Manufacturing SOP creation is breaking down as critical process knowledge remains trapped in training videos and

According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), an industry association, there were around 4.7m industrial robots operational worldwide as of 2024—just 177 for every 10,000 manufacturing workers.

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American manufacturers shed about 8,000 jobs in December, according to the Labor Department, marking the eighth straight month of losses since President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs in April. The recent declines have extended a slow-but-steady contraction in which about 200,

Goods-producing sectors, which also include mining and logging, wholesale trade, and transport and warehouse struggled over the past year.

By the time Mr Trump took office in January, America had been in a two-year manufacturing recession, according to purchasing managers’ surveys. This, the president vowed, would change. The logic was simple: “If you want your tariff rate to be zero”,

How catalysts and enzymes are becoming one of the most powerful and least visible forces in low-carbon manufacturing.

Illinois is investing $24M to create six new manufacturing training academies at community colleges. Applications open until April 30, 2026.

Republican Sen. Jon Husted says he has been calling the Commerce Department weekly as Cleveland's MAGNET faces up to 40 layoffs from the funding gap created by the suspension.