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David Johnston, right, a worker at Mercedes, thanks UAW President Shawn Fain following a press conference in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on May 17, 2024, after workers at two Alabama Mercedes-Benz factories voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers union.
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Alabama Mercedes Employees Overwhelmingly Vote Against Joining Union
Nearly 93% of workers eligible to vote cast ballots.
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The Racer is Airbus' $217 million successor to the X3, which debuted in 2010.
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New Airbus Aircraft Is Half Plane, Half Helicopter, All Fast
The Racer is the $217 million successor to the X3.
May 17, 2024
Nestlé Purina is investing about USD $220 million to expand the company's pet food plant in Silao, Guanajuato in Mexico.
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Nestlé Purina Expanding Mexico Pet Food Plant
The project will make the plant the largest pet food factory in Latin America.
May 17, 2024
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Labor
Key Boeing Supplier Spirit AeroSystems is Laying Off 450
Production for the troubled 737s has slowed down.
May 17, 2024
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Automotive
UAW's Push to Unionize Southern Factories Faces Test in Vote at 2 Mercedes Plants
The vote ends today.
May 17, 2024
Visitors check out a BYD ATTO 3 at the Munich auto show in 2023.
Trade
History Says Tariffs Rarely Work
But Biden's 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs could defy the trend.
May 17, 2024
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A 3D-printed cookie made out of plastic waste at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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CEO Convicted in Shipbuilding Scheme
May 13, 2024
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Flexible Magnetic Mat Provides Compact, Versatile Work Area
Rated to hold between 35 to 40 pounds.
May 17, 2024
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ATS To Acquire Packaging Machine Provider Paxiom
Paxiom provides packaging machines in the food and beverage, cannabis, and pharmaceutical industries.
May 17, 2024
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French Bakery Producer Announces $220M Utah Plant
The Salt Lake City-area facility will be its fifth in North America.
May 17, 2024
This image made from video provided by ABC15 shows emergency vehicles as they respond to the TSMC semiconductor plant under construction in Phoenix, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, after a worker was fatally injured when a tank holding waste material depressurized.
Safety
Fatal Accident at TSMC Construction Site in Arizona
A tank holding waste material depressurized.
May 17, 2024
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Automotive
Honda Debuts Class 8 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Concept
The fuel cell systems are now in mass production at a joint venture production facility with GM.
May 17, 2024
Tim Kuniskis, head of Dodge Brand talks about the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT concept before its unveiling on Aug. 17, 2022, in Pontiac, Mich. Kuniskis, the unofficial voice of American muscle cars, is retiring from Stellantis after nearly 32 years with the company.
Automotive
The Unofficial Spokesman for the American Muscle Car is Retiring
Tim Kuniskis, CEO of the Ram and Dodge brands, is hanging it up after 32 years.
May 17, 2024
The first temperature control unit offered as a JULABO Subscription, a PRESTO A45t Highly Dynamic Temperature Control System, was shipped in April 2024 to MacroCycle Technologies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The sale occurred just days following the program’s unofficial launch earlier in the month.
Technology
Julabo USA Taps Into Subscription Economy for Lab Equipment
The subscription affords any size company access to liquid temperature control equipment.
May 17, 2024
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Automation
RS Offers Banner Engineering’s Portfolio of Sensor Products for Industrial Automation
The sensors feature photoelectric, laser and radar technologies.
May 17, 2024
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NIST Awards Over $1.2 Million to Small Businesses
To advance cybersecurity, biopharmaceuticals, semiconductors and more.
May 17, 2024
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Automotive
Tesla's Revised Expansion Plan Approved in Germany
The EV maker wants to add a freight depot and logistical space to its factory, which opened in 2022.
May 17, 2024
The groundbreaking ceremony in Charleroi, Beligum commences the construction of Aerospacelab's Megafactory.
Aerospace
Aerospacelab Breaks Ground on 'Megafactory'
It will be the third-largest satellite factory in the world.
May 16, 2024
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Cybersecurity
Report Breaks Down Surge in Cloud Attacks
More data is flowing into the cloud, and the bad guys know it.
May 16, 2024
Elon Musk arrives at the 10th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, April 13, 2024.
Automotive
Former Tesla Supercharger Staffers Reveal Details of Department Fallout, Aftermath
Elon Musk disagreed with the charging chief, so he fired everyone.
May 16, 2024
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CISA Releases Data on Defending Against Pro-Russia Hacktivists
Although the tactics are not complex, the results can be disastrous.
May 16, 2024
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Aerospace
Boeing's 777-200ER ecoDemonstrator Testing Single-Engine Taxi
It could reduce fuel use and enhance safety by reducing pilot workload.
May 16, 2024