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Ford is putting $2 billion into its Louisville plant to replace the century-old moving line with a three-branch 鈥渦niversal production system鈥� for affordable EVs. The first, a $30,000 midsize pickup, launches in 2027. Using large unicastings, modular kits, and fewer parts, the process is 15% faster and cuts components by 20%. With UAW buy-in, Ford鈥檚 bet aims to make EVs cheaper, safer to build, and competitive with global rivals by closing the old program and opening a new one.
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Freshly spun out from Intel, RealSense raised $50 million to push its AI-powered vision tech deeper into robotics, biometrics, and automation. Known for depth cameras embedded in 60% of AMRs and humanoid robots, RealSense is scaling manufacturing, adding engineers, and chasing fast growth in robotics and facial biometrics. With products like the new D555 depth camera and a portfolio that鈥檚 80 patents deep, it鈥檚 aiming to make machines see and work smarter, safer, and more reliably.
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Great CAM and simulation don鈥檛 guarantee great parts! The handoff from engineering to the shop floor matters just as much. Missing setup details, unclear offsets, and mismatched speeds and feeds can turn a perfect virtual toolpath into scrap. A solid process will document fixtures, tooling, probing, and risk checks so the real-world run matches the digital plan. Nail the translation, and you鈥檒l stop fixing parts that looked fine on screen. This is the way 鈥� the Way of the Mill.
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Sandia National Labs is the first national lab to join the National Semiconductor 九色视频 Center, where it will push chiplet design, quantum-ready processors, and STEM workforce growth. With CHIPS Act backing, its MESA (Microsystems Engineering, Science, and Applications) facility is working to secure advanced chip production, share high-security R&D resources, and train the next wave of scientists. The goal: Keep the United States ahead in the chip game and avoid any Half-Life-style 鈥渦nexpected consequences.鈥�
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Mars Wrigley is putting $2 billion into U.S. manufacturing by 2026, adding capacity for candy, snacks, and pet food while boosting domestic production above its current 94%. Projects include a new Nature鈥檚 Bakery plant in Utah and the world鈥檚 largest Royal Canin dry pet food facility in Ohio. With automation upgrades and a reshoring push, Mars aims to innovate faster, cut supply risks, and meet demand.
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