Tag: Factory
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10 notable factory cancellations or openings in 2025
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Major U.S. manufacturing construction projects are in flux this year. In the first quarter of 2025 alone, 16 clean energy and electric vehicle manufacturing projects worth $8 billion were canceled, according to environmental group E2. In May,…
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How Factory Managers Cut Costs with Smart Air Leak Detection
A tiny 3mm compressed air leak could cost your factory over $2,500 every year. Many companies spot these leaks during audits but don’t follow through with fixes. Your compressed air systems might leak up to 10% even in perfect conditions. The situation gets much worse in industrial settings, where leakage often hits 40-50%. Here’s the…
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Startup JetZero to build $4.7B factory in North Carolina
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Aerospace startup JetZero unveiled plans on Thursday to build its first manufacturing and assembly facility in Greensboro, North Carolina as it looks to break into commercial aerospace production. The $4.7 billion plant is expected to…
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Factory reset – Construction Management
In the north-east, Merit is turning construction on its head, designing and building from the inside out. Kristina Smith visited its manufacturing base to find out how. Merit doesn’t deliver just any type of building. It is focused on certain sectors: pharma, biosciences, healthcare, semiconductor, aerospace, battery tech and education. “We have stuck with more…
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Factory reset: inside Merit’s new MMC base
In the north-east, Merit is turning construction on its head, designing and building from the inside out. Kristina Smith visited its manufacturing base to find out how. Merit doesn’t deliver just any type of building. It is focused on certain sectors: pharma, biosciences, healthcare, semiconductor, aerospace, battery tech and education. “We have stuck with more…
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JCB plans San Antonio factory expansion to dodge Trump’s tariffs
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Heavy machinery maker JCB announced earlier this month that it’s doubling the size of its upcoming San Antonio factory in an effort to evade President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The revised Texas site plan, which is still…
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System P4 – A Predesigned Modular Housing Factory Solution Unveiled
Pioneers in modular construction and car factory automation have teamed up to advance the construction industry. U.S. modular housing pioneer, Waypaver International and German automation leader KUKA unveiled a predesigned automation solution to produce modular housing. The solution, System P4, provides everything a factory owner needs for an automated modular housing operation, off the shelf.…
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Autovol: An Automated Volumetric Modular Factory Taking Shape
Prefab Logic, in conjunction with Autovol™ ownership, is leading the development of a first-of-its-kind factory for volumetric modular construction that combines human and robotic functions. Autovol will produce large-scale multiunit housing and hotel complexes; complete with all wiring, plumbing, and final fixtures before they ship from factory to building site. Construction preparations at the Autovol…