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    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.
    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...
    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.
    Maintenance Mindset: Manufacturers prepare for impact of new U.S. tariff policy
    With a planned 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, and potential wider implementation of a 'universal tariff,' manufacturers are preparing for significant operational...
    Podcast: Why process management is key to reducing drift and improving operational efficiency
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn discusses why giving workers ownership over an individual process also gives structure and discipline to your...
    Are real-time KPIs helping or hurting manufacturing performance?
    Joe Kuhn argues that proper time span of control can stop too much focus on metrics and emergency work.
    NOVONIX invests $4.6M to open synthetic graphite manufacturing facility in Tennessee
    LGM Pharma invests $6M to expand drug manufacturing facility in Texas
    Angelalign Technology to open 52,000-square-foot clear aligner manufacturing facility in Wisconsin
    Training tomorrow’s workforce: How manufacturing partnerships with schools are evolving
    Flock Safety opens $10 million manufacturing facility in Georgia
    It's just business: Manufacturing moves from Sintavia, Apptronik, TriMas, and more
    Industry report roundup: Perspectives on manufacturers’ priorities, AI adoption, industry challenges, and more
    Nortian Foodtech invests $22.2M to build protein manufacturing facility in Missouri