Why Hard-Tech Breakthroughs Can Fail To Reach Commercial Scale
Moving from a promising hard-tech prototype to commercial-scale success is often far harder than proving the underlying science or engineering works.
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The Robots Going Viral Aren't The Robots Changing GDP
The robots and demos getting attention right now are products. The robots quietly reshaping logistics, manufacturing and energy are infrastructure.
U.S. Manufacturing Gauge Rises To Highest Level in Four Years
New orders and output measures rose sharply in May. | Economy
India Manufacturing Growth Strongest In 3 Months
India's manufacturing activity expanded at the fastest pace in three months, driven by quicker rises in new orders, output, and input buying amid precautionary ...
My best 3D print wasn't a PC mod, but it replaced five failed commercial solutions
A seemingly trivial detail with tremendous benefits
MNRE’s June 2026 ALMM mandate pushes up India’s solar cell production
The upcoming mandate for the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for solar PV cells from June 1, 2026 has helped push up manufacturing with 5 gigaw...
Chicago PMI Sees Historic Surge, New Orders Highest Since 2022
A closely watched gauge of Midwest business activity posted one of its largest monthly gains on record, suggesting that U.S. economic growth accelerated this sp...
Trump admin demands 50% US content in USMCA talks
The US demand for a 50% US-specific floor effectively writes Canada out before negotiations have even formally included it. By Stewart Burnett
Producer price index growth slows in April
THE producer price index (PPI) for manufacturing in April slowed but remained positive, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Friday.
The Battery Show Europe 2026 Set to Convene Battery Manufacturing Supply Chain with Expanded Programming and Immersive Activations
Manufacturing by Informa’s European event continues to grow through an expansive education slate and innovative activations.
The Next Just-In-Time? How Agentic AI Is Rewiring The Factory
Just-In-Time reshaped manufacturing once. Agentic AI is doing it again, starting with the quoting bottleneck that quietly drains every factory's most valuable h...
There Was No 'China Shock,' There Was a Huge China Boom
Detroit’s existing workers weren’t harmed by a global influx of people in pursuit of Henry Ford’s $5/daily wage. The impressive pay Ford offered as a way ...
Food manufacturing confidence collapses as firms warn of price rises
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Composable rocket motor that can meet several needs to be built in US
Two companies in the U.S. will deliver a composable motor capable of meeting multiple mission needs by adjusting thrust on demand.
Mercedes-Benz ‘willing’ to move into defense production – CEO
Mercedes-Benz is considering entering defense production if it would make “business sense,” the German carmaker’s CEO has told the Wall Street Journal
Breitbart Business Digest: Manufacturing Roars While Jerome Powell Cleans Out His Desk
This week saw Jerome Powell give up his crown but insist on still lurking in the cloakroom. | Economy