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Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:
High-Value Manufacturing Purchases Undergoing Rapid Transformation
Industrial Equipment News recently partnered with B2B manufacturing marketing agency R.H. Blake to conduct a study on the B2B buyer’s journey.
Ukrainian Drone Startup Revolutionizes Defense Innovation
The Associated Press recently gained an exclusive look inside one of Fire Point’s dozens of covert factories.
AirBorn Closing Facility as Contract Manufacturing Deemed ‘No Longer Viable’
AirBorn is a designer and manufacturer of interconnect solutions for industrial, defense, aerospace and medical applications. A little more than a week ago, AirBorn announced plans to close its facility in Taunton, Massachusetts.
6 People Found Dead At a Colorado Dairy. Authorities Suspect an Accident Involving Gas Exposure
Last week, an accident at a dairy in rural Colorado killed six people. Crews recovered the bodies from a confined space at the Prospect Valley Dairy, which is about an hour northeast of Denver.
This Church Is Being Moved Before a Mine Swallows Town
The Kiruna Church in Sweden is being moved this week as part of an entire town’s relocation.
In Case You Missed It
Toto Expands U.S. Toilet Production, Leans Heavily on Automation to Make Luxury Loos
Toto USA last week opened a $224 million manufacturing facility in Morrow, Georgia, reshoring production of high-end, one-piece toilets from the Toto Group’s plants in Asia.
International Paper to Close 2 Georgia Mills, Cut 1,100 Jobs
The company plans to stop making cardboard in Savannah and Riceboro by the end of September.
NASA Wants to Put a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon
But choosing where exactly is tricky.
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