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IW 500: Pharma and Biotech Revenue Climbs 7.4% as Eli Lilly Jumps to No. 2- Category performance: Pharmaceutical and biotechnology sales on the 2026 IW 500 grew 7.4% to $559 billion in fiscal 2025. - Top spot unchanged: Johnson & John...
Eli Lilly Rockets to No. 2 as Pharma and Biotech Makers Post 7.4% Growth on 2026 IW 500- Category performance: Pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers on the 2026 IW 500 grew sales 7.4% to $559 billion in fiscal 2025. - Eli Lilly's surge: R...
Tooling Woes, Reshoring Roadmaps and AI: Inside IndustryWeek's Weekly Review- Tooling competitiveness warning: A new study finds US automotive tooling is no longer competitive, citing unfavorable payment structures and pricing standards...
Tooling, Reshoring and AdditiveThe tooling finding sits next to a roadmap to reshoring success, highlighting the importance of domestic production and the commercial health of the supply base...
Tooling Pressure, Reshoring Math and AI’s Shop-Floor Pull Dominate IndustryWeek’s Weekly Review- Tooling warning: US automotive tooling is being squeezed by unfavorable payment structures and pricing standards. - Reshoring lens: The 9-Step Roadmap to Resh...
Gustavo Suarez: Process Engineering Where Science Meets TeamworkGustavo Suarez was drawn to manufacturing by the satisfaction of being part of a team that creates physical products.
Manufacturing Day 2026: Opening Plant Doors to Close the Perception Gap- Event scope: Manufacturing Day 2026 featured tours and celebrations across the U.S., with Honda, Lincoln Electric, and Rockwell Automation among the companies...
Manufacturing Day 2026: Plant Tours Put Modern Manufacturing on Display- Initiative origins: Manufacturing Day launched as a national initiative in 2012 to highlight engaging, rewarding manufacturing careers and counter outdated pe...
Manufacturing Expansion Holds as Leaders Refocus on People, Gemba and Sustainment- Investment posture: Manufacturers remain challenged but confident about growth and prepared to invest. - Lean sustainment: “Lean Myths Debunked” defines true ...
Expansion continues, but not evenlyManufacturing expansion continues, and manufacturers say they are prepared to invest. A September report highlighted the industry's growth, with 12 manufacturin...
Manufacturing Extends Expansion Streak to Nine Months as Leaders Double Down on Growth and People- Workforce pressure: The 2026 skilled labor shortage, driven by an aging workforce and reshoring, is being addressed through new manufacturer strategies explor...
Expansion Streak ContinuesLast month, 12 manufacturing industries reported growth, while two reported contraction, according to the ISM. This data reflects a broad-based momentum rather ...
Showing Is Believing: Fotofab's Jacob Cartee on the Wow Factor of Photochemical Etching- Customer education focus: Fotofab's customers are often unfamiliar with photochemical etching, making education central to Cartee's sales role. - Broad end ap...
After 100 Years in the U.S., ZEISS Research & Quality Solutions Takes Aim at Manufacturing's Silo Problem- Hidden barrier: Silos remain one of manufacturing's hidden barriers to speed. - Century of experience: ZEISS Research & Quality Solutions draws on 100 years i...
From Warehouse Temp to Team Lead: Charles Thomas's 11-Year Rise at Big Ass Fans- Career progression: Charles Thomas started as a warehouse temp at Big Ass Fans and worked his way up to team lead over 11 years. - Production responsibility: ...
AI clocks, lean myths and the two-cent part- Plant signal: Rockwell’s Singapore Lighthouse plant uses AI across machine learning and agentic AI systems. - Trade exposure: U.S.-China lists span 77 categor...
A Wide Agenda, One Underlying TensionThis week's IndustryWeek manufacturing review highlights key topics including Rockwell Automation's Lighthouse plant, U.S.-China trade discussions, and challeng...
Manufacturing's Slow-Speed Dilemma: AI Ambition Meets Shop-Floor Reality- Lean discipline tested: "Lean Myth 12" argues that feeling "too busy for lean" may reflect other corporate woes, and "Lean Myths Debunked" holds that kaizen s...
IndustryWeek's Weekly Review: AI Transformation, Lean Myths, and U.S.-China Trade Talks Top Reader Attention- Reader attention: The IndustryWeek community focused on AI transformation, U.S.-China trade talks, lean myths, and food and beverage leaders in the Weekly Rev...
2026 Operations Leadership Summit to Feature BMW, Spartanburg Steel Plant Tours- Event details: The 2026 IndustryWeek Operations Leadership Summit runs Oct. 20-22 in Spartanburg SC, with 22 sessions and 2 keynotes on AI, lean manufacturing...
PepsiCo Holds Top Spot as Food & Beverage Earnings Slide 32.5% on 2026 IW U.S. 500- Revenue vs. earnings: Sector revenue rose 3.14% year over year while earnings fell 32.5%. - Category leader: PepsiCo repeated as the top performer, with reven...
Small Failures, Hidden Constraints: What Held Manufacturing's Attention This Week- Uninstrumented failure modes: A two-cent part shut down a factory for a month — a failure no one had thought to monitor. - External constraints: Operations le...
Small Failures, Outside Constraints: What Manufacturing Leaders Read This Week- Constraint lesson: A two-cent part stopped a factory for a month because the failure mode was not instrumented. - Capability focus: Operations leaders may fin...
The Failure Nobody InstrumentedThe standout story is almost absurd on its face: a two-cent part shut down a factory for a month. The reason is the part that should worry every operations lead...
When a Two-Cent Part Stops a Factory: What Manufacturing Professionals Are Reading Now- Small failures, big costs: A two-cent part idled a factory for a month via an uninstrumented failure mode. - Capability over capacity: The week's debate frame...
The Two-Cent Bolt That Beat the Sensors- The triggering failure: A specialized bolt costing about two cents broke, going undetected because it was never instrumented, and had to be ordered from a spe...
The Two-Cent Part That Shut Down a Factory for a MonthIt wasn't one of the failure modes that anyone had thought to instrument.
The Two-Cent Bolt That Exposed a Blind Spot in Predictive Maintenance- The outage trigger: A specialized two-cent bolt, ordered from a specific supplier, kept a machine down for weeks — the costliest failure that year despite bei...
AI Disruption Has Operations Leaders Rethinking the Basics — and Leaning on Each Other- Workforce complexity: With AI's arrival, leaders are effectively managing six generations — five human, one machine — making communication and culture more cr...
Chip Constraints, Rare Earth Revival Top Manufacturing Community's Agenda- Chip supply concerns: Memory chips are in short supply, a constraint that could slow progress and raise costs for American consumers, even as US rare earth pr...
Memory Chip Shortage, Rare Earth Revival Top IndustryWeek's Weekly Review- Supply chain pressure: Memory chips are in short supply, a constraint that could slow progress and raise costs for American consumers, while US rare earth pro...
Chip Constraints, Rare Earth Resolve, and the AI Imitation Problem: What Held Manufacturing's Attention This Week- Reader focus this week: IndustryWeek's Sept. 18, 2026 review shows the manufacturing community concentrated on chip shortages, rare earth production, the skil...
Three Openings for Every Graduate: Inside Manufacturing's 1.3 Million-Worker Skilled Trades Gap- The gap in numbers: Lightcast reports three skilled trades job openings per training program graduate, a 1.3 million-worker shortfall, with 9% of U.S. jobs in...
1.3 Million-Worker Gap: Manufacturers Turn to Upskilling, Apprenticeships and AI- The gap quantified: Lightcast data shows three skilled-trade job openings for every training program completer, a 1.3 million-worker shortfall, with 9% of U.S...
Three Openings for Every Graduate: The Math Behind Manufacturing's Skilled Trades Gap- The gap in numbers: Lightcast finds three skilled trades job openings for every training program completer — a 1.3 million-worker talent gap. - Demographic pr...
The 1.3 Million-Worker Question: How Manufacturers Are Confronting the Skilled Trades Gap in 2026- Talent gap quantified: Lightcast data shows three job openings per training program graduate, creating a 1.3 million-worker skilled trades gap, with 9% of U.S...
Cyberthreats, More Tariff Turmoil and Lean Myths That Need to Go: IndustryWeek's Weekly ReviewThe IndustryWeek manufacturing community turned its attention to those topics, as well as how the IW US 500 performed, middle managers' bad rap, what Rivian spi...
Cyberattacks, Tariff Escalation and Lean Realities Dominate Manufacturing's Attention- Escalating cyber risk: Threat actors are using AI-generated code to attack critical infrastructure, with Siemens PLCs among the targets. - Tariff escalation: ...
Tariffs, Cyberthreats and Lean Hard Truths: What Manufacturing Leaders Are Reading Now- Trade rupture: US-Canada talks broke down, triggering 50% US tariffs and Canadian counter-tariffs of 15% to 50% hitting steel, dairy and electronics. - Infras...
Ransomware, Tariffs and a $500-Strong Scorecard: A Busy Week for U.S. Manufacturing- Cybersecurity incidents: GE, Philips and Shell suffered breaches attributed to a ransomware gang. - Retail signal: U.S. retail sales in July 2026 saw the shar...
Ransomware Gang Strikes; Big Manufacturers' Big Dollars: IndustryWeek's Weekly ReviewThe IndustryWeek manufacturing community focused on several key topics this week, including cybersecurity threats, economic indicators, international trade deve...
Cybersecurity Breaches Hit Major Manufacturers as IW 500 Financials Level Off- Ransomware exposure: The Clop gang claimed breaches at GE, Philips, and Shell plus forty other attacks, highlighting manufacturing's cybersecurity vulnerabili...
Ransomware Hits GE, Philips, and Shell as 2026 IW 500 Shows Manufacturing Revenue Holding Steady- Revenue picture: The 2026 IW U.S. 500 shows financial performance leveling off after a dramatic decline in 2024. - Cybersecurity exposure: GE, Philips, and Sh...
Ransomware Hits GE, Philips and Shell as 2026 IW U.S. 500 Shows Manufacturing Finances Leveling Off- Financial stabilization: After a dramatic decline in 2024, the 2026 IW U.S. 500 — the 500 leading publicly held U.S. manufacturers by revenue — leveled off la...
Ransomware Attacks and Economic Woes: Key Concerns for Manufacturers in 2026- Cybersecurity Threats: Major manufacturers like GE, Philips, and Shell face breaches from the Clop ransomware gang. - Geopolitical Tensions: The Strait of Hor...
Cybersecurity Breaches Hit Major CorporationsIn a significant cybersecurity incident, the Clop ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for attacks on GE, Philips, and Shell, along with forty other compa...
Ransomware Claims Hit GE, Philips and Shell as 2026 IW U.S. 500 Shows Stabilizing Revenues- IW U.S. 500 stabilization: After a dramatic decline in 2024, financial performance across the 500 leading publicly held U.S. manufacturers leveled off. - Rans...
Clop Claims Breaches at GE, Philips and Shell as IW 500 Revenue Holds Steady- Cybersecurity breaches: GE, Philips, and Shell suffered attacks claimed by the Clop ransomware gang, among more than forty claimed incidents. - Financial perf...
Missiles, Middle Managers, and Myths: A Week That Put Manufacturing's Foundations Under the Microscope- Industrial base warning: A featured IndustryWeek piece argues missile stockpile gaps are a symptom of a factory capacity problem years in the making. - Mixed ...
Factories, Jobs and Europe's Reform Push: What Manufacturing Leaders Are Watching- Industrial capacity debate: IndustryWeek's top article argues the US constraint is factories and replenishment speed, not missile stockpiles. - Jobs data: The...
Factories, Middle Managers, and 23,000 Lost Jobs: What Manufacturing Leaders Are Reading This Week- Industrial base shortfall: An IndustryWeek analysis argues the US can expend industrial capacity in months that takes years to replace — the factories, not th...
Factory Capacity, Job Losses, and Europe's 2035 Push: The Week in Manufacturing- Industrial base strain: IndustryWeek's coverage argues America's challenge is factory capacity and timely replenishment, not missile stockpiles. - Labor marke...
The Industrial Base Under the MicroscopeThe IndustryWeek manufacturing community focused on several key issues this week, including the challenges of factory capacity, unexpected job losses, and PPG's...
Factory Capacity Is the Constraint NowThe IndustryWeek manufacturing community spent the week on a hard operational theme: output is not only about demand, labor, or capital. It is about whether the...
US Sheds 23,000 Jobs in July as Manufacturing Scrutinizes Its Own Foundations- Labor market signal: The US Labor Department reported 23,000 jobs lost in July, even as manufacturing posted slight growth. - European policy target: The Indu...
Factory Capacity, Labor Signals and Europe’s 2035 Target Converge- Capacity crunch: America’s factory shortage was presented as a critical industrial-base issue. - Mixed labor signal: US Labor Department data showed 23,000 un...
US Manufacturing Growth Hits Fastest Pace in More Than Four Years as Stellantis Reworks North America- Cost discipline: Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa is targeting cost cuts and efficiency gains in North American operations tied to more than 40% of revenues. - S...
ITW and Nucor Signal Manufacturing Growth With Staying Power- Raised guidance: ITW lifted its 2026 organic sales outlook after strong gains across all divisions. - Broad-based growth: Every ITW division grew faster in Q2...
ITW and Nucor Executives See Multi-Year Runway for Manufacturing Growth- Raised guidance: ITW raised its 2026 organic sales outlook after strong gains across all divisions. - Broad-based growth: Every division at ITW grew more quic...
ITW and Nucor Point to a Longer Industrial Runway- Outlook raised: ITW lifted its 2026 organic sales outlook after strong gains across all divisions. - Broad momentum: Every ITW division grew more quickly than...
ITW Raises 2026 Outlook as Industrial Upswing Gains Momentum- Raised guidance: ITW lifted its 2026 organic sales outlook after strong gains across all divisions. - Above-trend growth: Every ITW division grew more quickly...
Toyota Commits $3.6 Billion to Texas Assembly as Trade Uncertainty Clouds North American Supply Chains- Texas capacity expansion: Toyota will invest $3.6 billion in Texas, build a second San Antonio assembly line, and add 150,000 units of annual capacity while m...
July 10, 2026 | 3 min readThe past two weeks delivered a dense slate of developments for manufacturing professionals — 13 top stories in all, spanning capital investment, trade policy, a...
Toyota's $3.6 Billion Texas Bet Headlines a Packed Fortnight for Manufacturing- Toyota's reshoring move: Toyota will invest $3.6 billion in Texas, building a second San Antonio assembly line that adds 150,000 units of annual capacity whil...
Toyota Boosts US Production Amidst Shifting Global Manufacturing Landscape- Investment in US Production: Toyota plans to invest $3.6 billion in Texas, moving production from Mexico to increase capacity by 150,000 units. - Trade Agreem...
Toyota Boosts US Production Amidst Shifting Global Dynamics- Investment in US Production: Toyota plans to invest $3.6 billion in Texas, adding a second assembly line to increase production by 150,000 units. - Trade Nego...
IndustryWeek Focuses on USMCA, AI in Procurement, and China's Production Strategy- USMCA Updates: Manufacturers must reassess supply chains to comply with new trade regulations, particularly the 75% rule for automobile components. - AI in Pr...
Toyota Expands San Antonio Factory with Second Assembly Line to Boost Production by 150,000 Units- Problem: Toyota's San Antonio plant was struggling to meet the growing demand for its vehicles, necessitating an expansion. - Solution: Construction of a seco...
Century-Old Manufacturers Embrace Modernization Amidst Global Shifts- Century-Old Manufacturers: Companies like GE and Siemens are leading the charge in modernization, using IoT, AI, and cloud computing to increase efficiency an...