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3M announced it will exit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturing and work to discontinue the use of PFAS across its product portfolio by the end of 2025.

MT. PLEASANT, MI—A documented cost reduction program helped a manufacturer of refrigeration equipment to cut costs and improve brazing operations.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford plans to triple the production capacity of its electric F-150 Lightning vehicle after a six-week retooling and expansion project at the Michigan plant.

BLUE RIDGE, GA—For MES software to improve KPIs, it cannot sit in isolation from other manufacturing systems.

LAFAYETTE, GA—GE Appliances, a Haier company, recently unveiled a revamped plant here that assembles Roper ranges and ovens. 

SOUTHFIELD, MI—New software from Dürr Systems Inc. can give manufacturers an overview of their consumption of energy, water and other resources across the entire production facility.

MUNICH—Industrial robots in Europe are on the rise: Manufacturers in the European Union’s 27 member states installed almost 72,000 robots in 2022, a 6 percent increase from 2021, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

BREA, CA— Mullen and the Shoshoni tribe have agreed to a pilot program that will evaluate the Mullen Class 1 cargo vans and campus EVs in several use cases across Harrah's daily operations. The collaboration between Mullen and the Shoshoni tribe represents a step towards a greener future and serves as a model for other organizations and communities to follow.

Tunica, MS—On August 24, 2023, Southern California-based automotive company Mullen an emerging electric vehicle (“EV”) manufacturer, will hold an event to commemorate the first Class 3 vehicles rolling off the production line, ready for customer deliveries.

FOSHAN, China—Some 100 six-axis robots weld, bond and package EV batteries at the FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co. Ltd. assembly plant here. The factory produces 300,000 battery packs annually.