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A UAE aluminum giant could bring the US its first new aluminum plant since 1980

3 days ago | manufacturingdive.com | Nathan Owens

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Emirates Global Aluminum, one of the world’s largest aluminum producers, is moving forward with plans to invest $4 billion to develop a primary production plant in Inola, Oklahoma. The project, expected to be operational by the end of 2026, will have the capacity to produce 600,000 tons of primary aluminum and create 1,000 jobs, according to a memorandum of understanding between EGA and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt.
Deere buys Minnesota drone technology startup

4 days ago | manufacturingdive.com | Nathan Owens

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Deere & Co. has purchased Sentera, a St. Paul, Minnesota-based agriculture startup that uses smart imagery technology to monitor crop health via drone cameras. The acquisition, announced May 23, allows the John Deere tractor maker to integrate Sentera’s technologies into its digital farm management system to help farmers make more data-backed decisions.
Materion expands chip materials production to South Korea

5 days ago | manufacturingdive.com | Nathan Owens

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Engineered materials maker Materion is expanding its global semiconductor production with the purchase of a manufacturing facility in South Korea, the Ohio-based company said May 29. The investment, expected to close within 90 days, would strengthen Materion’s position as a leading supplier of tantalum products used in semiconductor chips for high-performance computing and artificial intelligence applications.
The Commerce Department recalled funding for 6 manufacturing tech hubs. What happens next?

5 days ago | manufacturingdive.com | Nathan Owens

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Six U.S.technology and manufacturing hubs that were previously approved for a total of $210 million in federal grants must now reapply for the funding after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick decided to revamp a Biden-era investment program last month.
Manufacturing continues to stall as the industry grapples with tariff uncertainty: PMI

6 days ago | manufacturingdive.com | Kate Magill

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The manufacturing industry's monthslong struggle with the Trump administration's tariff policies continued in May, with demand still down and prices up, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s May Purchasing Managers’ Index. ISM's index registered 48.5% in May, down 0.2 percentage points compared to the month before. A PMI index below 50.0% shows an industry in contraction.
Transformer, breaker backlogs persist, despite reshoring progress

6 days ago | manufacturingdive.com | Brian Martucci

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. In July, U.S. steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs revealed plans to build an electrical distribution transformer plant on an idled industrial site in Weirton, West Virginia. The proposed project, which Cliffs said could eventually employ 600 union workers recently laid off from a neighboring facility, was a big enough deal to attract the state’s Republican governor to a press conference onsite.
Motorola to acquire defense radio maker for $4.4B

1 week ago | manufacturingdive.com | Nathan Owens

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Motorola Solutions is set to acquire defense radio maker Silvus Technologies for $4.4 billion, the Chicago-based technology, communications and security company said Wednesday. The all-cash agreement, expected to close by the end of 2025, would expand Motorola’s portfolio to include technologies that address safety, security and defense use cases for autonomous systems and secure high-bandwidth communications.
Nvidia logs 69% Q1 revenue jump despite Trump export controls

1 week ago | manufacturingdive.com | Kate Magill

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Nvidia had another blockbuster quarter, with revenue up 69% year over year to $44.1 billion in Q1 of the company’s 2026 fiscal year. The jump was largely fueled by continued data center demand, which spiked 73% YOY to $39.1 billion. The company’s success comes despite recent export controls placed on H20 artificial intelligence chips to China, costing it $4.5 billion in Q1 due to excess inventory and purchase obligations.
Power enclosure maker AVL to establish its first US plant

1 week ago | manufacturingdive.com | Nathan Owens

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Canada-based AVL Manufacturing has agreed to invest $56 million to establish its first U.S. production facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, to make industrial enclosures for large-scale power generators. The 232,000-square-foot plant, expected to open in September, will create about 300 jobs for the area, according to AVL. Hiring is set to begin in June.
US tractor sales continue to fall amid trade concerns

1 week ago | manufacturingdive.com | Nathan Owens

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. U.S. sales of tractors and combines continued to fall in April as farm equipment manufacturers navigated ongoing headwinds from a mix of tariffs, high interest rates and increased input costs. The total number of two-wheel- and four-wheel-drive tractors sold for the month fell 12.3% to 22,201, according to recent data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, a difference of 3,116 units.