Proactive Problem-Solving Decants a Bourbon-Bottle Mystery
... and more stories of empowering employees to deduce root causes on the plant floor.
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2025 IndustryWeek Best Plants Finalists Announced
Although the finalists differ in size, production processes deployed and technologies employed, they are united in their efforts to do great and be better.
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How Lean and Agile Help High School Team STEAMpunk Build a Better Robot
High school robotics team member Étienne Robitaille shares how STEAMpunk's continuous improvement efforts have advanced since 2018.
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Shining a Light on a Century of Manufacturing
What manufacturers have been around for 100 years or more? These seven have, and we salute them.
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Rebooting Operational Excellence at Barry-Wehmiller
Model plants, earning credibility and leaning into speed of improvement as a powerful tool for operational excellence.
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Kaizen, Lean and AI for Manufacturing Operational Excellence: Production Pulse
Continuous improvement experts shared how they'd use modern tools to bring manufacturing intelligence to the shop floor, getting the right tools in front of the people doing the...
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ISM Report: Manufacturing Activity Enters Expansion Territory Following 26 Months of Contraction
Eight out of 16 manufacturing industries reported growth in January.
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New US Manufacturing Lighthouses: So That Happened
IndustryWeek editors look into that story, what's going on with utility steel structures, a supply chain reading list and possible peace at Graftech.
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Revenue Operations: An Untapped Opportunity
Manufacturers recognize the value of RevOps but lack the resources, techniques and technologies to capture potential profits. Read this industry insights report to learn more....
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US Industrial Production Slump Extends into November
Among the major industry groups, the index for manufacturing rose overall, but the indices for mining and utilities both fell.
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