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    Maintenance Mindset: 5 metrics to help manufacturers navigate economic uncertainty
    A lull in production might be the right time for much needed maintenance and repairs.
    Podcast: Building a culture of candor and constructive conflict on the plant floor
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn explains why spirited debate beats superficial agreement at your plant.
    Podcast: How agile supply chain design helps manufacturers navigate global disruptions
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Ji Li and Darrell Edwards share how multi-sourcing strategies build supply chain resilience.
    Podcast: How plant managers fail as leaders, mentors, and mentees
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn reveals how skipping floor time leads to flawed leadership and missed improvements.
    Podcast: From frontline worker to plant manager — Leadership lessons in manufacturing
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, James Lane from Trivium Packaging discusses how to keep 14 production lines running 24/7 while training the next generation...
    Podcast: The pulse of ProMat 2025 — Top trends and breakthrough technologies in manufacturing and materials handling
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, we share highlights from the industry’s largest showcase of manufacturing and supply chain solutions.
    Podcast: Maintenance vs. reliability engineers — Key differences and how they work together
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn discusses which engineer works long-term strategic, and which one works the tactical day-to-day and why it...
    Podcast: Overcoming manufacturing challenges by leveraging continuous improvement and tech innovations
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, our experts say the challenge in continuous improvement is not just finding solutions but learning and adapting from...
    Maintenance Mindset: Honoring the people and programs advancing plant reliability and operations
    Plant Services has partnered with the University of Tennessee’s Reliability and Maintainability Center on the Reliability of Everything Culture Improvement Awards.
    Navigating the hero’s journey in plant management: A tale of success and setbacks
    Joe Kuhn says the road to excellence is not always the easy course with challenges and enemies.
    Podcast: Smart strategies for training your maintenance team, no matter your budget
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn provides guidance on where to spend your training dollars and how to train your maintenance and reliability...
    Leading maintenance and reliability for the future workforce
    This eHandbook explores how to be a better leader, as well as how to address the skills shortage.
    How technology is driving industrial sustainability
    This eHandbook focuses on the technologies already in use to measure and improve industrial sustainability.
    Materials handling innovations lift industry expectations to new heights
    Sheila Kennedy collects the advanced technologies that add simplicity and efficiency to manufacturing logistics.
    Maintenance Mindset: What’s next for Trump’s tariffs, and how quickly will manufacturers feel the effects?
    Managing Editor Anna Townshend goes down the tariff rabbit hole to explore the process and presidential authority for enacting new global tariffs.
    3 ways to align leadership and maintenance teams for AI success
    New study shows that manufacturers are increasingly turning to AI as a critical enabler of efficiency and productivity.
    From worker to leader: Navigating the transition to frontline supervisor
    Joe Anderson maps out the essential capabilities and critical skills required for effective supervision.
    Chelsea Building Products invests in new 228,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania 
    Solx invests $64M to open solar panel manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico 
    Thermo Fisher Scientific invests $2B to expand life sciences manufacturing facilities in the United States 
    Hitachi Energy invests $22.5M to expand transformer manufacturing facilities in Virginia 
    It's just business: Manufacturing moves from WiM, Siemens, Sandvik, and more
    Maintenance Mindset: The business case for ICML 55.1 — Better lubrication, fewer breakdowns, higher profits
    RBW EV Cars invests $8M to build electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Virginia 
    Worker falls to death at manufacturing plant, East Riding Sacks Ltd fined £533K