Manufacturing Dive

03/07/2025

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending package is in the final stages of debate as members of the House look to pass it by the Fourth of July holiday.

Here's some of the key provisions affecting manufacturers:

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28/06/2025

New tariffs. Changing parcel shipping rules. Maritime network decoupling from China.

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26/06/2025

In the decades since, a wave of lawsuits and regulatory actions have been unleashed against the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and the companies that produce them, with states taking the lead to pass laws banning and restricting forever chemicals.

Stay up to date on the status of pending legislation in 2025 as more states pass laws to restrict the use of PFAS in manufacturing processes and consumer products.

26/06/2025

Manufacturing Dive is tracking the status of bills related to PFAS oversight and use during states’ legislative sessions in 2025 and beyond, with updates to be added over time. Read on for the status and details of each bill.

Stay up to date on the status of pending legislation in 2025 as more states pass laws to restrict the use of PFAS in manufacturing processes and consumer products.

25/06/2025

The law covers smartphones, laptops, tablets and other consumer electronics, but does not apply to medical device electronics, motor vehicles, farm equipment, video game consoles or large commercial or industrial equipment.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s approval of a consumer electronics right-to-repair law is a first for a Republican-led state.

25/06/2025

The law, which takes effect Sept. 1, 2026, calls for manufacturers of consumer electronics with a wholesale price of more than $50 to provide replacement parts, tools and repair documentation to both consumers and independent repair technicians.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s approval of a consumer electronics right-to-repair law is a first for a Republican-led state.

24/06/2025

The investment enables GE Appliances to add automated technology to its lines such as robotic cells that can assemble glass cooktops, program control boards and rotate units, according to the press release.

The $180 million investment added robotic cells to the factory’s lines for expedited cooking product assembly.

24/06/2025

GE Appliances has completed a $180 million expansion of subsidiary Roper Corp.’s cooking products manufacturing facility in LaFayette, Georgia, the company announced earlier this month.

The $180 million investment added robotic cells to the factory’s lines for expedited cooking product assembly.

23/06/2025

Dubbed the Safer Materials Advisor, the technology also suggests alternatives the company can use in place of “forever chemicals,” if there are viable substitutes available.

The company’s research division leveraged artificial intelligence to help identify forever chemicals in its work, as well as suggest available alternatives.

23/06/2025

IBM has developed and implemented an artificial intelligence-powered PFAS screener tool that helps identify and eliminate fluorochemicals from its research operations.

The company’s research division leveraged artificial intelligence to help identify forever chemicals in its work, as well as suggest available alternatives.

21/06/2025

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20/06/2025

Texas Instruments' historic investment will add fabs to three manufacturing sites in Sherman, Texas, and Richardson, Texas, as well as Lehi, Utah.

The investment will bolster U.S. manufacturing capacity for 300mm chips used by Apple, Ford, Medtronic and other customers ushering in the next wave of electronic devices.