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MBT Today
 
  October 20, 2026
 
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Worker in blue surveying large industrial metal pipes arranged on sandy ground from above

It's working with a Pennsylvania-based producer for materials and components.

 

 
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There's no remedy yet.

 
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Manufacturers must adopt AI to "re-engineer" a struggling business model.

 

Why? It adds duplicate work, doesn’t match how your team sells, or leaves order, inventory, and service data in separate systems. Join our webinar on Thu, Oct 29 at 1:00 PM CDT to learn whether your adoption problem is really about training or workflow.

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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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Industrial warehouse interior with tall storage racks, branded signage including Goulds Pumps and Rexnord logos, pallets, and orange safety markers on concrete floor.

The company makes engineered pumps for critical applications.

 
Electronics factory workers assembling and inspecting green circuit boards on an industrial production line

How suppliers can grow in an increasingly complex market environment.

 

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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Americans want EVs, but federal policy and production cuts are making them impossible to find.

 
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Conair is bringing new life to a shuttered factory that sat vacant for ten years.

 

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.

 
Speaker presenting at TITE and IHE Expo 2026 conference podium with event signage displaying Taiwan president information

He reaffirmed the government's commitment to supporting SMEs at the TiTE x IHT expo.

 
A Chinese takeout container with fried rice inside is photographed in Phoenix, May 12, 2026.

The American story of the Chinese food carton.

 
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Scott podcast episode 290 featuring vintage car manufacturing, sponsored by Siemens

Also on the podcast, cyberattacks spoil food at supermarkets, invisible tattoos can be 'turned on' and...

 

 
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