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Tooling Manufacturer Plans $800M Montana Factory

The company expects the project to eventually create over 2,000 jobs.

European Building Materials Firm to Establish HQ, New Factory in Georgia

The company expects to invest over $100 million in the project.

Compass™ 2 software combines the scalability of an industrial PC for user interface and path planning with the real-time motion and logic control of Yaskawa’s iC9200 controller, providing machine builders with a highly optimized CNC control solution.

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The BinMaster LTX-100 Gateway - Your "Everything" Gateway

In today’s operations, data is everything. But connecting your sensors shouldn’t be complicated. Too many devices. Too many protocols. Too much complexity. Managing sensor networks across your operation can be costly, time-consuming, and difficult to scale.

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A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018.

SpaceX's IPO Will Likely Be the Biggest Ever

And make Elon Musk a trillionaire.

Goodyear's 'Lunar Tires' Picked for Lunar Outpost's Moon Rover

They're designed to withstand extreme temperature swings and rocky surfaces.

‘Licorice’ Safety Glasses

Lightweight, adjustable temples, and a soft, pivoting nosepiece.

Improving Water and Energy Usage in Your Facility

Manufacturers often use way more utilities than needed for production. In this video, sustainability experts share how a single adjustment drastically reduces water and energy consumption, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars and, in some cases, millions.

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President Donald Trump and Kevin Warsh arrive at Warsh's swearing-in ceremony as Fed chair, May 22, 2026.

Executive Order Moves Toward Vetting Top AI Models for National Security Risks

The directive was characterized as a voluntary collaboration with participating “frontier labs.”

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, front right, visits a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels at an undisclosed place in North Korea Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: 'KCNA' which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.

North Korea's New Factory to Make Fuel for Nuclear Weapons

Leader Kim Jong Un announced plans to bolster the country's nuclear forces "at an exponential rate."

SMT Half Pitch DIP Switches for Space-Critical Applications

Available in Gullwing and J-bend terminations, the versions are optimized for automated SMT assembly.

Defense in Depth: Why It's Key for Data and Automation Systems

The combination of notorious hackers and unintentional employer errors can put key portions of your operation at risk. This is why it has become essential for manufacturers to learn more about threat modeling, secure code analysis, and third-party penetration testing to address vulnerabilities.

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Airport Employees Injured as Boeing Nose Gear Suddenly Retracts

WATCH: The incident occurred with the Dreamliner was parked at the gate.

This image provided by NASA shows four-in-one photos of Mars taken by NASA's Maven spacecraft that's been orbiting the red planet since 2014? Maven is no more, NASA just declared it dead.

NASA Declares Mars Maven Spacecraft Dead After 6 Months of Silence

It's going to stay up there for a while.