Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AI-Powered Supply Chain Software in Demand Amid Coronavirus Disruption
Jun 19 2020 // For the past seven years, a Munich-based firm called riskmethods has tried to interest companies in buying software that allows them to track all their suppliers in a way that minimizes risks in operating globally spread...
U.S. Automakers Revving Up Production, Stressing Covid Safety at Work and Home
Jun 18 2020 // Automakers are speeding up U.S. assembly lines to meet recovering demand, increasingly confident coronavirus safety protocols are working to prevent outbreaks in their plants but wary of the challenges workers face...
No-Deal Brexit Would Deepen Economic Pain for UK’s Coronavirus-Hit Companies
Jun 16 2020 // Trade talks between the EU and UK have struggled in recent weeks, increasing the prospect that Britain departs the bloc without a deal and that businesses face an extreme shock when the divorce takes effect. It’s a...
National Safety Board Urges Helicopter Manufacturers to Add Crash-Data Recorders
Jun 3 2020 // The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday urged six major manufacturers to equip turbine-powered helicopters with crash-resistant systems to record data, audio and images, after former NBA star Kobe Bryant...
U.S. to Mandate Safety Management for Aircraft Manufacturers
May 20 2020 // The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it would require Boeing Co. and other aircraft manufacturers to adopt new safety-management tools following two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people. The plan...
Judge in Las Vegas Shooting Case Seeks State Ruling on Gun Makers’ Immunity
May 20 2020 // A U.S. judge is asking Nevada’s highest court to decide whether state law allows gun manufacturers and sellers to be held liable for deaths as he considers a lawsuit from the parents of a victim of the deadliest mass...
Workers Protesting the Virus May Be Just the Start: Opinion
May 15 2020 // In recent weeks, employees at sites as diverse as Amazon warehouses, meat-processing plants and emergency rooms have raised the alarm over unsafe conditions posed by the new coronavirus. Workplace infections have been...
Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer Says Manufacturers Can Reopen on May 11
May 8 2020 // Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the state’s factories can reopen on May 11, removing one of the last major obstacles to North American automakers bringing thousands of laid-off employees back to work amid the...
North P&I Enters Blue-Water Hull, Machinery Market
May 5 2020 // Global marine insurer North P&I has entered the blue-water and hull and machinery market with a new insurance product line. The new offering from North is designed for larger ocean-going vessels and will complement the...
Illinois Manufacturer to Pay $275K to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Apr 24 2020 // An Illinois industrial device manufacturer will pay $275,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by federal officials. In its lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Houston-Area Manufacturer to Pay $225K to Settle Hiring Discrimination Suit
Apr 21 2020 // Champion Fiberglass Inc. (Champion), a Houston-area manufacturing company, has settled a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accusing the company of discriminatory hiring practices. The...
4 Ways COVID-19 Will Change Cannabis and Insurance
Apr 20 2020 // One may not need to be able to read the cannabis leaves to divine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cannabis and insurance. Some good guesses from any insurance professional with their foot in the door of a...
4 Ways COVID-19 Will Change Cannabis and Insurance
Apr 9 2020 // One may not need to be able to read the cannabis leaves to divine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cannabis and insurance. Some good guesses from any insurance professional with their foot in the door of a...
New Jersey Manufacturer Cited for Safety Lapse After Employee Amputation
Apr 3 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited BWay Corp., doing business as Mauser Packaging Solutions, for workplace safety and health hazards after an employee...
Judge Declines to Dismiss Class-Action Suit Against New Hampshire Gun Manufacturer
Mar 27 2020 // A judge has denied a motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against New Hampshire based gun manufacturer SIG Sauer. Judge Joseph Laplante found Monday that Derick Ortiz, who filed the lawsuit in September, had adequately...
Iowa Battery Manufacturer Cited for Safety Violations, Fined $42K
Mar 25 2020 // A battery manufacturer in eastern Iowa has been fined $42,000 for workplace safety violations, authorities said. The Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Exide Technologies, of Manchester, was cited for...
New Jersey Food Manufacturer Faces $77K in Penalties After Worker Injury
Mar 23 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited D.O. Productions LLC for lockout/tagout violations after unguarded machinery caused severe hand injuries to an employee at...
Manufacturers: Mostly On Their Own to Face Coronavirus Insurance
Mar 23 2020 // Remote Work Not Much Help for Assembly Lines Property/casualty insurance professionals are trying to provide advice and empathy to their manufacturing clients coping with the effects of the spread of the coronavirus. But...
Illinois Manufacturer Fined $258K for Exposing Employees to Machine Hazards
Mar 18 2020 // An Arcola, Illinois-based manufacturer faces over $258,000 in penalties and numerous citations for violations of federal machine safety standards, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
U.S. Probes Batch of Faulty Coronavirus Test Kits
Mar 2 2020 // The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Sunday that it is investigating a manufacturing defect in some initial coronavirus test kits that prompted some states to seek emergency approval to use their...
