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A former plant worker received an eight-year prison sentence for committing wire fraud and cheating his employer out of nearly $500,000, the Department of Justice announced.
The perpetrator, 57-year-old John Laakso — who also went by John Trebesch — reportedly worked as a contractor and later became an engineering manager at GAF Materials Corporation’s roofing factory in Savannah, Georgia. His responsibilities included securing equ...
Next month, Mecum Auctions hopes to cash in with a 1995 Corvette ZR1 Phase 5 engine still sealed in its original crate. The engine will go up for sale at Mecum's Kissimmee (kuh-si-mee) 2026 sale.
The factory‑sealed LT5 crate engine underscores a growing demand for standalone powerplants as collectibles. Mecum has seen a surge in “component collectibles” as enthusiasts are increasingly bidding on rare transmissions, engines, and...
Jaguar’s longtime design chief Gerry McGovern – and designer of the 00 – has reportedly been fired this past week.
Last Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that Taylor Farms New Jersey, a vegetable processing subsidiary of bagged salad maker Taylor Farms, faces more than $1 million in fines following an inspection triggered by a workplace fatality in Swedesboro, New Jersey.
The investigation began in May 2025 after a worker was killed while cleaning a machine, and OSHA inspectors found 16 willful and repeated safety violations rel...
Within the studio’s ‘Invent and Integrate’ design approach, Mask Architects has unveiled a fully self-chargeable solar motorcycle named Solaris. At its core, Solaris looks a little bit like any other bike, but upon charging, retractable photovoltaic wings unfold, collecting rich sunlight to supply energy to the bike’s lithium storage unit.
The project serves as an exploration of autonomous mobility, focusing on vehicles capable of g...
Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast where I talk to young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the industry and what they are looking for from an employer.
For this episode, I welcome 23-year-old Roman Andrew, an applications engineer at Fristam Pumps USA.
Andrew spent nearly two years interning at Fristam Pumps while in college, gaining experience in design engineer...
Last Friday, Able Groupe pleaded guilty to a pair of felony charges for smuggling illegal baby formula into the United States.
According to the Justice Department, the company, which also did business as Little Bundle and Huggable, sold European infant formula to U.S. consumers beginning in the spring of 2019 on LittleBundle.com.
https://www.ien.com/food-beverage/video/22955484/guilty-pleas-follow-scheme-to-smuggle-illegal-baby-for...
Aluminum manufacturer Novelis suffered a third fire in two months at its plant in Oswego, New York. The company announced on its website that the fire began around 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 20 and that multiple local fire departments extinguished it by 3:25 p.m. The company added that all workers safely evacuated.
The Wall Street Journal cited anonymous sources who said the incident appeared to occur in the same area as the first blaze in S...
In March 2024, a nearly 1,000-foot-long container ship lost power and crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing the structure to collapse. Six highway workers were killed in the accident and estimates for replacing the bridge are as high as $5.2 billion.
And now it looks like the whole tragic accident was caused by a single loose wire.
Ford has revealed a new sales strategy that’s incorporating the biggest e-commerce seller in America.
The automaker recently announced that, starting this week, buyers can purchase pre-owned Ford vehicles on Amazon.
California Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday announced nearly $100 million in tax credits spread across nine different companies to create new jobs and strengthen manufacturing in the Golden State.
The Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development awarded $99.9 million in California Competes Tax Credits to support some 2,752 new jobs with an average weighted annual salary of $139,000. According to Governor Newsom, the i...
Tesla is asking suppliers to remove all Chinese components used in the manufacturing of its cars for the U.S. market.
According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, the company had previously stopped using Chinese suppliers for automobiles destined for the U.S. market, and now it's asking suppliers to do the same.
Tesla yesterday issued a recall for its Tesla Powerwall 2 AC Battery Power Systems. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the lithium-ion battery cells in about 10,500 Powerwall 2 systems can cause the unit to stop functioning during normal use.
The systems are overheating. Tesla has already received 22 reports of malfunctioning devices, including six in which the unit started smoking and five fires that resulted in ...
On the heels of securing an $89 million U.S. Army modernization contract and introducing a new family of multi-mission autonomous vehicles, Oshkosh Defense is making headlines again; this time for workforce reductions.
Following a $52.8 million decline in third-quarter sales, the company announced plans to lay off 160 employees at its Oregon Street plant in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, effective January. The decision was confirmed by both Al...
Honda has issued a massive recall impacting hundreds of thousands of Civic models and the root cause is, you guessed it, a mixup with a fence in Italy.
The automaker warned that 18-inch aluminum alloy wheels that were sold as accessories could detach from the vehicle due to a manufacturing error. As the company points out, having the wheels fly off your car can result in “a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.”
A fascinating feat of automotive engineering is set to be auctioned later this month. The 'Beast' is a 19-foot long, two-door station wagon made in 1972 by British engineer John Dodd, and combines an aircraft-derived engine in a custom chassis. Station wagons are typically 15 feet to 16 feet long.
According to Historics Auctioneers, which will set the Beast free to the highest bidder on November 29, 2025, the unique car t...
The Boring Company, a tunneling firm founded by Elon Musk, received a fine of about $500,000 for dumping wastewater at two sites across its Las Vegas project, Fortune reported.
Musk’s company wants to build a network of tunnels beneath cities to decrease traffic congestion. The company’s website mentions that it has received approval for 68 miles of tunnel and 104 stations for its Vegas Loop.
However, Clark County Water Reclamation D...
Novelis announced in its latest quarterly report that it plans to restart a hot mill damaged by a fire at its Oswego, New York plant. The metal manufacturer expects operations to resume in December.
A McAdenville, North Carolina carpet factory will be closing its doors, with layoffs set to begin just two days after Christmas.
Mannington Mills is a fifth generation family-owned business based in Salem, NJ that’s produced flooring products for 110 years. On its website, the company claims to have more than 3,500 associates and multiple locations globally.
But those figures will be shifting measurably near the end of the year, acco...
Last month, Andersen Corporation, a leading manufacturer of windows and doors, sued automation company ATS Corporation, for allegedly failing to deliver equipment for a multi-million dollar factory project at its Iowa subsidiary, Eagle Window and Door Manufacturing, Inc.
Andersen claims it poured millions into the facility to increase production of its high-end E-Series windows for the custom homebuilding market.
Andersen claimed ATS...
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