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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:

- Rivian Reportedly Laying Off 600 Workers

- The Six-Pound Case That Wants to Change How You Use Your Phone

- Why You Just Saw the World’s Largest Playable Gaming Screen Carried by a Helicopter in Miami

- Former Employees Reopening Shuttered Gunite Factory

- Up to 28,000 Pounds of Explosives Detonated in Deadly Factory Accident in Tennessee

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- Wearable Robots You Can Wear Like Clothes

- Ag Drones Are Taking Off Globally, Saving Farmers Time and Money

- Statistics Say Trick-or-Treaters May Bag More Gummy Candy than Chocolate This Halloween

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The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN).

This episode is brought to you by Workday. Start future-proofing your talent strategy today. Prepare your workforce for whatever the future holds and download "The Manufacturer’s Guide to a Future-Ready Talent Strategy."

Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- The Pros and Cons of Smartphone Bans in Manufacturing

- Hypersonic Space Plane Promises Delivery in One Hour, Anywhere on Earth

- Nestlé Cuts 16,000 Jobs As Part of An Intensifying Cost-Cutting Campaign

- Faulty Engineering Led to Implosion of Titan Submersible Headed to Titanic Wreckage, NTSB Finds

- SpaceX 'Behind' on Moon Mission, NASA to Reopen Contract

In Case You Missed It

- Eye Implant Paired with AR Glasses and AI Helps Blind Patients Read

- This Edible Fungus Could Make Fabric, Paper Liquid Proof

- LEGO MRI Scanner Sets Shown to Ease Anxiety for Pediatric Patients

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff, or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN).

This week's episode is brought to you by Workday. About 96% of manufacturers are increasing AI investments, mostly focusing on improving factory floor operations.

This new eBook, "Rethinking AI in Manufacturing" teaches you how to transform day-to-day processes across your organization with AI to benefit the workforce and stakeholders.

Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Study Helps Robots Understand When to Take Over and When to Hand Off to a Human

- Forklift Companies Charged With Dodging Tariffs, Defrauding U.S. Out of $1M

- Ag Equipment Maker, Citing Tariffs, to Shift Work Out of U.S.

- Midair Emergency Sparks New Alarm Over Safety of Boeing Dreamliner

- EV Prototype Explodes, Damages Company HQ

In Case You Missed It

- Buildings Turn to 'Ice Batteries' for Sustainable Air Conditioning

- Jaguar Land Rover Restarts Production; Provides Lifeline to Critical Suppliers

- From Composting to Solar Panels, NFL Stadiums Are Working to Be More Sustainable

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff, or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.