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  • A view of Moderna headquarters on May 08, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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    Moderna to spend $322M on new Massachusetts biomanufacturing facility

    The mRNA vaccine maker is expanding in its home state as it works to bolster its global manufacturing capacity.

    By • June 1, 2023
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    Campbell Soup sells Emerald nuts business to private manufacturer

    Flagstone Foods will add the company to its existing production of snack nuts, trail mix and dried fruits for other national brands.

    By Christopher Doering • May 31, 2023
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    Trendline

    Controlling Rising Manufacturing Costs

    How companies across the country are managing increased operational and supply costs to remain competitive. 

    By Manufacturing Dive staff
  • A portrait of REV Groups CEO and President Mark Skonieczny in a gray-blue blazer and a light blue shirt.
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    Courtesy of REV Group.

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    REV Group appoints CFO as official CEO

    Mark Skonieczny had been serving as the specialty vehicle manufacturer’s interim CEO since his predecessor Rod Rushing resigned in January.

    By • May 31, 2023
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    Apple strikes multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom

    Manufacturing and technology hubs across the U.S. will produce FBAR filters for the tech giant.

    By Ben Unglesbee • May 30, 2023
  • Two employees discuss findings on a tablet in a factory cleanroom.
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    Why drugmakers are thinking twice before adopting digital twins

    Cybersecurity concerns have pharmaceutical companies worried proprietary information could be compromised.

    By • May 26, 2023
  • Two people in suits shake hands with with a white background and Korean text; Hyundai Motor Group logo in blue on left; black and red LG Energy Solution logo on right.
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    LG Energy Solution, Hyundai to build $4.3B joint battery cell plant in Georgia

    The two South Korea-based companies will locate the facility near Hyundai’s upcoming EV campus.

    By • May 26, 2023
  • A woman with a sewing machine is making Covid masks
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    FDA teams with Veterans Health Administration to increase medtech manufacturing capacity

    The two agencies will have access to an advanced innovation hub to distribute manufacturing and digital stockpiles as needed.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • May 26, 2023
  • A dark gray additive manufacturing system with reflective dark glass windows behind it and a blurry person walking in front of it.
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    Courtesy of Dark Metal.

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    Stratasys, Desktop Metal merge in $1.8B deal

    Combining their portfolios and technological expertise will allow the companies to reach $1.1 billion in revenue by 2025.

    By • May 25, 2023
  • Shoppers crowd in huge numbers at a market area on November 12, 2022 in New Delhi, India.
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    The growth of electronics manufacturing in India

    The country is emerging as an alternative to China for production needs, with companies like Apple, Foxconn and Cisco establishing operations there.

    By Rebecca Heilweil • May 25, 2023
  • The GE turbine engine on a Boeing 787 dreamliner passenger aircraft at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
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    GE promotes insider to CFO, prepares for spin-offs next year

    The industrial manufacturer has promoted Rahul Ghai to take the financial helm as it works to expand to three other sectors.

    By Elizabeth Flood • May 25, 2023
  • Two employees in PPE work on a computer beside Applied Materials equipment.
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    Applied Materials expects Q3 sales drop as memory chipmakers cut spending

    The semiconductor toolmaker said it remains committed to investing in R&D even as consumers pull back on orders.

    By • May 25, 2023
  • A white Energizer sign with the pink Energizer bunny and a brown-gray building behind it surrounded by green landscape, and a parking lot on a cloudy day.
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    Courtesy of Energizer.

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    Energizer to spend $43M on equipment, hiring in North Carolina

    The investment comes months after workers were notified about closures of the battery maker's Wisconsin plants.

    By • May 24, 2023
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    Pair of Kraft-backed packaging facilities unveiled in Massachusetts

    Rand-Whitney Container's 384,000-square-foot site will manufacture cardboard boxes and protective packaging.

    By Maria Rachal • May 24, 2023
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    Courtesy of Microvast.

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    Energy Department cancels $200M Microvast battery grant

    The Texas-based battery maker said the decision will not impact its commitment to grow its U.S. manufacturing footprint.

    By • May 23, 2023
  • An image of an Enel solar panel production site.
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    Enel chooses Oklahoma as home of first US solar panel factory

    The $1 billion-plus factory will be located at the Tulsa Port of Inola, giving it easy access to rail and river transport.

    By • May 23, 2023
  • Four men sitting at a table with a black table cloth over with "Anovion Technologies" in white font.
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    Courtesy of Anovion Technologies.

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    Anovion Technologies to build $800M facility in Georgia

    The addition, expected to begin operations in 2025, will be the synthetic graphite maker's first large-scale facility.

    By • May 22, 2023
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    Food manufacturers stand by addition of sesame to products for ‘consumer safety’

    The American Bakers Association pushed back against new FDA guidelines it says leaves little flexibility for traces of the ingredient, which is difficult to fully remove from manufacturing processes.

    By Megan Poinski • May 22, 2023
  • A rendering of Applied Materials new research center in Silicon Valley.
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    Applied Materials plans $4B Silicon Valley R&D facility

    The semiconductor equipment maker aims to boost advances in chip manufacturing through the facility, where industry players can develop new technologies.

    By • May 22, 2023
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    Sun Pharmaceutical ordered to bring on manufacturing consultant for troubled India facility

    The generic drugmaker halted shipments to the U.S. after the FDA flagged its facility in Mohali for non-compliance last month.

    By • May 19, 2023
  • A neon green Symbotic robotic case-picking system building mixed-SKU pallets in a warehouse.
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    Courtesy of Symbotic.

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    Symbotic outsources manufacturing, ceases Montreal operations

    The shift is part of a broader cost-cutting plan at the robotics company.

    By • May 19, 2023
  • Workers put up scaffolding on a building owned by the contract manufacturer Foxconn International Holdings Ltd on November 28, 2010 in Shenzhen, China.
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    Foxconn begins building $500M factory in India

    The groundbreaking comes as Apple, one of the manufacturer’s largest customers, invests beyond China.

    By Ben Unglesbee • May 19, 2023
  • An overhead view of The Smart Factory at Wichita State University.
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    How Siemens, Deloitte and Wichita State University are building the next generation of smart factories

    The Smart Factory project aims to advance manufacturing technologies and help more companies integrate tools like digital twins into their own operations.

    By • May 18, 2023
  • A windowed building surrounded by trees with a sign "Baxter" in front
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    Baxter to sell contract manufacturing unit to private equity firm

    The medical equipment manufacturer said selling its biopharma solutions business will help it pay down debt.

    By Elise Reuter • May 18, 2023
  • Nel CEO Håkon Volldal (left) stands alongside Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (right).
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    Nel plans Michigan hydrogen factory near GM

    The Norway-based company will spend up to $400 million on an electrolyzer production site, a key way to make renewable hydrogen.

    By • May 17, 2023
  • A woman with a safety vest in a hardhat looks at a tablet on a construction site. She is looking at it intently.
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    How one employer tried a 4-day workweek for factory workers — and why it didn’t stick

    Experimenting with flexibility can be good in the long run, even if it doesn’t quite work as expected, experts said.

    By • May 17, 2023