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  October 12, 2026
 
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Also, new concrete foundations power buildings and exhausted employees create cybersecurity risk.

 

 
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They lived there for 40 years.

 
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Proponents insist a factory boom is underway.

 

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The so-called “safe” approach to updating enterprise-level software and data systems has proven to be more harmful than helpful in many situations. Manufacturing.net editors Jeff Reinke and Anna Wells break down the four biggest risks of taking a conservative approach to upgrading.

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The expansion project will include the demolition of existing buildings.

 
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Mainstream economists say the relatively open global trading system had benefited the U.S.

 

Small and medium-sized manufacturers encounter the same pressures as large manufacturers: rising costs, labor shortages, and growing operational complexity. But conventional digital transformation programs are often out of reach due to budget, time, and skills constraints.

 
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Improving agility while protecting margins.

 
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The hard part is choosing the one that best fits your application.

 

As more files, devices, suppliers, and OT data flows become connected, cyber risk expands in an industry already targeted more than any other. Learn how to protect critical operations in the age of AI.

 
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The tiered approach helps manage access to evolving capabilities.

 
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Investigations have not been able to determine how access was gained or who was responsible.

 
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The blocking and tackling that OT security is missing, and the far-reaching impacts this has.

 

 
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