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3M Posts Q3 Sales Increase, Announces Agreement With Amazon
Amazon would purchase billions in 3M data center products under the agreement.
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H.B. Fuller site, Lüneburg, Germany.
Operations
Adhesives Giant Rejects Activist Investor’s $1.2B Offer
But H.B. Fuller also said it would conduct a “market check” of its “segments and product lines.”
October 20, 2026
Motion branch, Val-d'Or, Quebec.
Earnings
Motion Posts 6% Jump in Sales
The company maintained its full-year forecast and remains “on track” for an early 2027 separation.
October 20, 2026
Echo Electric branch, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Company Expansion & Consolidation
Sonepar Subsidiary Expands in South Dakota, Iowa
The company has added a new branch and relocated another.
October 19, 2026
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Capital Machine Acquires Ohio Robotics Company
The deal is the machinery distributor’s first since its 2025 partnership with a private equity firm.
October 19, 2026
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Operations
Wajax to Appoint New Executives for Industrial, Equipment Businesses
The company announced “organizational changes” as part of a new strategy roadmap.
October 16, 2026
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Grand opening of All State Fastener's distribution center in Chillicothe, Ohio, Oct. 13, 2026.
All State Fastener Opens New Ohio Distribution Hub
October 15, 2026
Patriot Pumps campus, Wolfforth, Texas.
Oregon Pump Manufacturer Moves Headquarters to West Texas
October 15, 2026
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Distribution Solutions Group to Acquire the Owner of Winzer, FastServ Supply
October 14, 2026
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Maryland Distributor Partners With Private Equity Firm
October 14, 2026
Winsupply of East Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla.
Winsupply Adds Ferguson Veteran to Lead ‘Strategic Metro Expansion’
October 14, 2026
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Fastenal’s Q3 Sales Climb 15.5%
October 14, 2026
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Rensa Filtration Acquired by Private Equity Firm, Canadian Investment Fund
October 13, 2026
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Phantom Demand: The Hidden Inventory Risk Undermining Distributor Performance
October 13, 2026
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Metalworking Machinery Orders Up Over 36% in August
October 12, 2026
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Is Rising Revenue Hiding an Execution Problem?
October 12, 2026
First Supply LLC
First Supply Adds Automation Capabilities at New Distribution Hub
October 9, 2026
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BlackHawk Industrial Expands in Southern Michigan
October 8, 2026
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October 16, 2026
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Company Expansion & Consolidation
Machine Designer to Create More Than 125 New Jobs in U.S. Expansion Effort
Conair is bringing new life to a shuttered factory that sat vacant for 10 years.
October 20, 2026
Yellow cardboard boxes moving on industrial conveyor belt in packaging facility with blue machinery
Operations
How Do 2D Barcodes Improve Product Tracking Across Industrial Supply Chains?
Why 2D barcodes eliminate inventory visibility gaps.
October 20, 2026
Speaker presenting at TITE and IHE Expo 2026 conference podium with event signage displaying Taiwan president information
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Taiwan's President Lauds Country's Hardware Resilience Amid Tariffs, Supply Chain Shifts
He reaffirmed the government's commitment to supporting SMEs at the TiTE x IHT expo.
October 20, 2026
Modern industrial warehouse facility with blue and white facade, parking lot with vehicles, and landscaped grounds at dusk
Operations
Medline to Build New 800,000-Square-Foot Facility in Michigan
It's expected to begin serving customers in late 2028.
October 19, 2026
An electronic price tag at a Kroger store in Monroe, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2024.
Technology & Software
Consumer Apprehension Grows as Retailers Adopt AI Pricing Tools
Terms like “dynamic pricing” and “surveillance pricing” are stirring anxiety.
October 19, 2026
Modern FANUC Training Academy building with glass and tan facade, featuring yellow accent entrance and landscaping
Operations
Fanuc Opens Largest Automation Training Center in the U.S.
The $18 million facility covers 132,000 square feet.
October 19, 2026
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Technology & Software
How to Avoid AI Adoption Stalls and Build Buy-in That Lasts
Selecting the right platform is only step one.
October 19, 2026
Scott podcast episode 290 featuring vintage car manufacturing, sponsored by Siemens
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Scout Sued by Old Couple; Rivian's Ghostbusters Collab; Blue Origin's Massive Texas Project | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 290
Also on the podcast, cyberattacks spoil food at supermarkets, invisible tattoos can be "turned on" and a startup addresses an old health problem.
October 19, 2026
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Oct. 16, 2026.
Economy
Fed Chair Says Price Stability Is Key but Shies Away From Signals About Rates
Stubbornly elevated inflation appears likely to lead the Fed to again hike its key interest rate.
October 16, 2026
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Company Expansion & Consolidation
Rite-Hite Expands Suburban Memphis Plant
The company said that the project doubled the factory’s occupied space.
October 16, 2026
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Economy
Is the World Pricing the Risk of a U.S. Diesel Export Ban?
The move would split the U.S. and world markets for diesel.
October 16, 2026
A Coherent manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas, June 16, 2026.
Economy
Wholesale Inflation Reaches Levels Last Seen in 2022
The Labor Department’s producer price index soared 6.3% year-over-year.
October 16, 2026
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Company Expansion & Consolidation
M.C. Dean's $412M Virginia Expansion to Add Two Factories, 1,950 Jobs
The plans include a 442,000-square-foot building and a 1.5 million-square-foot facility.
October 15, 2026
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Economy
Retail Sales Up a Better-than-Expected 0.8% in September
Many Americans continue to spend despite skyrocketing gas prices.
October 15, 2026