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This Week in Manufacturing

A full-service manufacturing company can easily become a trusted partner. Loyalty is a rare commodity and one that proves profitable. Today’s feature company is providing services to all and doing it with a five-person team. Let’s dive in!

Our feature company is Duron Industries out of Long Beach, California. Duron is small but mighty, growing a client base across multiple industries while focusing on semiconductor support. At the same time, Duron is championing the advancement of women in manufacturing. Here’s to breaking barriers!

This week’s podcasts dive into the opportunities and challenges inherent to the electronics industry that Duron supports. First, “The future of ultrafast electronics” from The Future of Everything. Second, “Automation in High-Mix, High-Variability Environments” from The Manufacturing Executive.

This week’s headlines cover domestic expansion and innovation in areas such as lithium-sulfur batteries, DLP light engines, solar power, and more. Purdue MEP would be proud!

Our weekly Fun Fact highlights the lingering gender gap in manufacturing that Duron is working to erase.

Finally, this week’s Social Video is ASMR for all manufacturing enthusiasts.

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⚙ Manufacturing Headlines

• Lyten to invest over $1B in Nevada lithium-sulfur battery factory [ET Auto]

• Visitech Opens First US DLP Light Engine Factory in Texas [3DPrint.com]

• Indiana organization supports manufacturing growth [CompanyWeek]

• Powering Progress: How U.S. Manufacturing Drives Innovation And Growth [Forbes]

• ePropelled Introduces New Falcon Propulsion Systems [Drone Life]

• Greening to Supply Renewable Energy with New Solar Plant [NA Clean Energy]

INDUSTRIAL & EQUIPMENT

♨️ Duron Industries

Helping customers develop electronic components is a passion for Larissa Duron, but she actually made the decision to go her own way and create Duron Industries while she was recovering from a motorcycle accident in 2020.

The bulk of Duron Industries' work is currently in the semiconductor area, but they also are providing services for electric vehicle and charging station manufacturers, and the aerospace industry, and are looking to make inroads into utility industries.

The dedication and passion of the CEO and COO are evident in the uphill battle they’re waging to prove themselves in what is still a mostly male-dominated engineering field. In fact, a long-range goal for the company is to establish an internship program for women and veterans interested in entering science-related fields.

Upshot: “We are really huge on educating our clients so that they know what questions to ask so that we can make sure their product is safe and fully functional.”

FROM THE FEED

📱Semiconductor Manufacturing Process

 🤨 Did You Know?

Women make up only

27% of manufacturing employees

even though they make up nearly 50% of the total US labor force.

^{Source: Deloitte}

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