Underground Vinyl Plant Busted; F-150's Gas Tank Problem; America's Transformer Crisis | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 287

Editor's note: Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast. The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN). This episode is brought to you by Siemens. Small and medium-sized manufacturers encounter the same industry-wide pressures as large manufacturers: rising costs, labor shortages, and growing operational complexity. But conventional digital transformation programs are often out of reach for smaller manufacturers due to budget, time, and skills constraints. This paper from ARC Advisory Group, "How Siemens Is Positioning Xcelerator for Small-Medium Manufacturers," outlines a more practical way for these manufacturers to do more with less and see results faster. Download "How Siemens Is Positioning Xcelerator for Small-Medium Manufacturers" right now.  Every week, we cover the three biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week: - America's Transformer Crisis Is a Sign of What's Coming - F-150 Gas Tanks Could Detach in Latest Ford Recall Filing - Police Bust $3.5M Underground Plant With 70-Year-Old Vinyl Presses In Case You Missed It - Pirelli Bets $1.2B to Expand U.S. Plant With Autonomous Modular Robotics - Bacteria Evolved to Survive and Eat Industrial Pollution - Manufacturers Are Moving Past Pilots and Scaling AI Deployments  Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. And to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at Anna, Jeff or [email protected], with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line. Subscribe to our daily and weekly newsletters.