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💴 This Week in Manufacturing

Ford’s assembly line. Walker’s hair products. Kraft’s foods. Intel. Apple. 

For centuries, American manufacturing has stayed on the leading edge using a growth mindset. Testing product innovations. Adapting emerging technologies. Entering new markets. All part of growing pains. Let’s explore how growth is driving today’s organizations.

In headlines, new facilities are opening across the US and across industry lines. Emmi Roth’s specialty cheeses in WI, Oerlikon’s 3D Printing in North Carolina, and $3 Billion in semiconductor funding nationwide. Talk about growth!

Our feature company, Vobev, has focused on incremental growth. By providing higher quality service at a reasonable price, they are outperforming their competition and expanding coast to coast.

Finally, in podcasts, this week’s Augmented Ops episode highlights the many applications of IT and OT for industrial settings. How far can your company grow by applying the latest tech?

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⚙ Manufacturing Headlines

• Specialty cheese producer opens new US HQ [Food Business News]

• CHIPS for America’s $3B semiconductor program [ARC]

• Heliene expands its US solar manufacturing, again [electrek]

• Oerlikon Consolidates 3D Printing Ops in the US [3D Print.com]

• Plasser American’s New Manufacturing Facility [RT&S]

FOOD & BEVERAGE

♨️ VOBEV

Director of Business Development John Saalwachter sees huge strides taking place at this stealthy, groundbreaking company that's manufacturing and filling cans for customers.

"We're entering this industry as a real disruptor," says Saalwachter about Vobev's place in the can-making, beverage-producing, and can-filling world.

While the company isn't making anywhere close to as many cans as a major producer like Ball, Saalwachter attests to the quality of Vobev's manufacturing capabilities. Traditionally, as part of its supply chain, a small to mid-sized beverage brand will order aluminum cans from a large can-making company -- if the can-maker even has the willingness to deal with someone interested in a smaller volume.

Upshot: "We saw a need in the Western United States for both empty cans and filled cans. We're getting a lot of interest from Colorado through the West Coast."

FROM THE FEED

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 🤨 Did You Know?

US Manufacturers Perform

~62%

of the nation’s private sector R&D

^{Source: The Manufacturer}

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