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Stadler
Stadler has opened rail vehicle manufacturing facility expansion in Utah
The expansion adds 245,000 square feet of manufacturing space and is expected to create up to 300 new local jobs, including youth apprenticeships.
July 7, 2026
Inkas
Inkas invests in armored vehicle manufacturing facility expansion in North Carolina
The expansion is expected to more than double the company's North American production footprint by July 31, 2026.
July 7, 2026
Velo3D
Velo3D expands metal additive manufacturing production facility in California
The new production campus is designed to support more than 100 large-format additive manufacturing systems as customer demand continues to grow.
July 6, 2026
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FormFactor invests $140 million to $170 million to build probe card manufacturing facility in Texas
The new facility will produce probe cards used to test integrated circuits during wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing.
July 2, 2026

Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast

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Podcast: Your AI strategy Is built on a blind spot
Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Nick Hasselbeck and Matt Martin of E Tech Group discuss how legacy OT systems and lack of network visibility are quietly...
July 7, 2026
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Podcast: How to stay cool on the job as temperatures soar
Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Nicole Stempak of EHS Today and Maggie Morrissey discuss OSHA's updated heat emphasis program.
July 7, 2026
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Podcast: CT scanning plus AI is a QA breakthrough
Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Roger Wende of Hexagon explains when computed tomography meets up with artificial intelligence, it’s capable of analyzing...
June 30, 2026
Podcast: How smart manufacturers use 5G, robots and MES
Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Dennis Scimeca of IndustryWeek showcases lessons learned from John Deere, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Viridi...
June 25, 2026

Predictive Maintenance

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10 non-negotiables for a reliability culture
Learn the key leadership behaviors, maintenance processes, and planning disciplines that distinguish high-performing manufacturing plants from average operations.
June 9, 2026
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Best of May 2026 articles
Plant Services’ top stories last month explored reliability leadership, motor efficiency, predictive maintenance, and planning strategies.
June 1, 2026
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Manufacturers balance innovation, safety, and performance, supporting reliability challenges, and evolving supply chain strategies.
May 1, 2026
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Maintenance Mindset: What color is your bearing? (and why that matters)
Heat isn’t the cause of bearing failure… it’s the confession that technicians didn’t act quickly enough when bearing color started changing.
April 22, 2026

Planned Maintenance

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Summer Reading Series
Catch up on Plant Services' most-read stories this year, covering maintenance, AI, leadership, reliability and energy efficiency in manufacturing.
June 29, 2026
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Maintenance Mindset
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From lubrication programs to hydraulic cleanliness, statistics reveal whether operational changes truly work.
June 24, 2026
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Rethinking OEE for grain handling
Why traditional OEE fails in bulk material handling and how a flow-based approach delivers better results.
June 23, 2026
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From the Plant Floor
Excessive preventive maintenance can create failures, waste labor resources, and reduce plant efficiency.
June 22, 2026

Motors & Drives

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A short guide to high efficiency motor selection for system designers
Abandon the “one-size-fits-all” approach in favor of balancing motor sizing, energy loss, and operational cost factors to find the most productive fit for your application.
April 28, 2026
NASA
Quiz: What makes the upgraded RS-25 engines ready for Artemis II?
Legacy Space Shuttle engines were modernized with new manufacturing methods, higher performance targets, and reliability improvements for NASA’s next crewed Moon mission.
April 17, 2026
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The Industrial Science Report
RS-25 engine upgrades reveal lessons in additive manufacturing and high-performance propulsion systems.
April 10, 2026
Northrop Grumman
The Industrial Science Report
From thrust to separation, Artemis II boosters showcase industrial precision, simplified designs, and enhanced reliability.
April 10, 2026

Compressed Air

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Ask the Experts
Compressed air experts explain how controls, storage, pressure management, and operator training reduce industrial energy waste.
June 8, 2026
Industrial compressor preventive maintenance checklist
A step-by-step guide to air compressor PM schedules, inspections, and best practices for industrial and manufacturing facilities.
Feb. 3, 2026
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Test your knowledge of this critical component and see if you know how it affects energy efficiency, pressure stability, and compressor performance.
Oct. 3, 2025
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From leak detection to pressure control, do you know the proven strategies to optimize compressed air performance?
Aug. 29, 2025

Lubrication

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Maintenance Mindset: The bearing didn’t fail, the system did
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Rethinking root cause in rotating equipment to correct the most misdiagnosed failure in the plant.
April 29, 2026
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Why the difference between hydrodynamic and hydrostatic lubrication can impact your reliability program
Understanding the differences between these two lubrication methods enables engineers to make informed decisions that enhance the performance, efficiency, and longevity of mechanical...
April 20, 2026
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Maintenance Mindset: What recent lubricant acquisitions reveal about the future of reliability
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Market patterns over the past two years indicate that industry is no longer just selling grease – it is selling outcomes.
March 25, 2026
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Maintenance Mindset: The chemistry of quiet failure:
Mike Holloway explains why oxidation outpaces contamination in hydraulic reliability.
Feb. 25, 2026

Learning Resources

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May 15, 2026