If there’s one characteristic shared by all the companies on this year’s Most Innovative Companies in Manufacturing list, it would be a commitment to working smarter. Whether that means using machine ...

Manufacturing clusters serve as vibrant networks where businesses, specialized suppliers and service providers in specific industries converge within a defined geographic area. Sharing resources, ...

The manufacturing industry, traditionally associated with assembly lines and heavy machinery, is undergoing a remarkable transformation driven by innovative information-age startups. In this article, ...

Twenty years ago, getting a handle on sustainable manufacturing meant cutting energy costs. The world has changed dramatically over the past two decades. Now, sustainable manufacturing involves ...

Sustainability may not be the first word that comes to mind when you think of mill products industries, such as metals and building materials manufacturers, but it’s top-of-mind for CEOs working in ...

More than 5,000 leaders, including businesses and investors, have said they will slash U.S. carbon emissions by half by 2030, and work toward net-zero by 2050. Manufacturing stands to play a ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Alan Liao For decades, ...

Recent decades have been marked by global growth in manufacturing and a growing acknowledgement of the human impact on the environment. The proponents of that point add that changes in climate ...

As of November 2022, the U.S. Space Surveillance Network reported 25,857 artificial objects in orbit above the Earth from discarded rockets and satellites. More debris that is too small to be tracked ...