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MBT Today
 
  November 3, 2026
 
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Business executives and officials holding ceremonial shovels at a groundbreaking event under a tent with corporate signage

WATCH: Looking to link iron ore production in Minnesota to EAF-driven steelmaking in Arkansas.

 

 
Mercedes-Benz digital display technology for rear and side windows showing safety warnings and personalized information on a highway scene

Politely, of course.

 
Abandoned industrial factory building with destroyed metal framework and rubble, showing extensive damage and deterioration

Strikes impact 25% of national steel output while export attacks strand grain in silos.

 

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WAGO’s 753 I/O system offers all the functions required for every fieldbus, reducing wiring expenses, but also preventing unplanned downtime and associated service costs.

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Elderly person in orange jacket shopping at supermarket frozen food refrigerated display cases

Attacks on European refrigeration systems showed how easily bad actors could exploit infrastructure.

 
Industrial manufacturing facility with large blue machinery, white cylindrical equipment, overhead yellow crane, and American flag displayed on white wall.

The $420 million project will create 650 new jobs.

 

Interpower® IEC 60320 Inlets, Outlets, and Sheet E Rewirable Plug Connectors are IEC components made in the U.S.A. Need C13s/C14s, C19s/C20s? Each country-specific plug powers up to 10 devices using IEC 60320 components with Accessory Power Strips.

 
Modern gray Mazda dealership building with white lettering against blue sky and clouds

The automaker hopes to achieve carbon neutrality at its global manufacturing facilities by 2035.

 
View of the cranes at the Fos-Marseille container port in Marseille, France, Oct. 30, 2026.

Organizers said more than 100 ports across several countries had joined the protests.

 

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.

 
Yellow and black underwater ROV with propeller and sensor equipment mounted on tripod stand

The modules can remotely detect, locate and classify undersea mines.

 
Military transport aircraft parked on desert runway with tan and dark green livery

They will use Oshkosh's Wisconsin-based manufacturing infrastructure.

 
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BMW logo on wet surface with Today in Manufacturing Episode 292 podcast branding and Siemens sponsorship

Also, Halloween's slow candy sales, Gen Z's problem with swing shifts and a ship sinks on purpose.

 

 
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