manufacturing

Stablecoins Hand Manufacturers a Working Capital Windfall, if CFOs Move

Stablecoins Hand Manufacturers a Working Capital Windfall, if CFOs Move
Stablecoins Hand Manufacturers a Working Capital Windfall, if CFOs Move
October 02, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Stablecoins are technically capable of eliminating one of global manufacturing’s oldest financial inefficiencies. The simple, persistent, and compounding friction of money that spends too much...

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Ford and Rockwell Fast-Track Rookie Technicians With AI
Ford and Rockwell Fast-Track Rookie Technicians With AI
October 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A mechanic at a Ford dealership who has never pulled the engine from a Super Duty pickup can now follow instructions from artificial intelligence (AI)...

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P&G Takes Its AI Scrap Killer Global
P&G Takes Its AI Scrap Killer Global
September 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Procter & Gamble is expanding an artificial intelligence (AI) quality inspection system across its manufacturing operations worldwide, turning a tool that proved itself on individual...

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S&P Global Data Shows Fastest US Business Growth Since Post-COVID Reopening
S&P Global Data Shows Fastest US Business Growth Since Post-COVID Reopening
September 23, 2026  |  Economy

U.S. business activity grew in September at the fastest rate for over five years, according to the S&P Global US Flash PMI released Wednesday (Sept. 23). The...

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Physical AI’s Biggest Market Is 280,000 Aging US Factories
Physical AI’s Biggest Market Is 280,000 Aging US Factories
September 15, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The physical AI boom is easy to picture as a new factory filled with humanoid robots and autonomous machines. The bigger opportunity may be much...

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Squint’s Founder Turns Factory Know-How Into AI’s Starting Point
Squint’s Founder Turns Factory Know-How Into AI’s Starting Point
September 11, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Ask a veteran factory technician how to fix a machine that’s acting up, and the answer might sound less like an engineering manual and more...

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800 AI Agents Now Run GE Appliances’ Factory Floor
800 AI Agents Now Run GE Appliances’ Factory Floor
September 03, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

GE Appliances has deployed more than 800 artificial intelligence agents across its manufacturing, logistics and supply chain operations, using Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise, the company...

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PepsiCo Tests Its Factories in Software Before Steel
PepsiCo Tests Its Factories in Software Before Steel
August 11, 2026  |  Innovation

Before PepsiCo spends money physically expanding a plant, it builds a digital twin of that plant first. Using Siemens’ Digital Twin Composer and running on...

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