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Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:
Replacing Basketball's Wood Courts With Glass - @2:30
ASB GlassFloor makes floors made of fused-together layers of safety glass covering LED panels. The courts are more dynamic than the old wood paneling, because you're playing on a giant screen.
Trump's Tariffs Send Shockwaves Through Sporting Goods Industry - @10:59
Roustan Hockey is the oldest hockey business in the world.
Boomers and GenX Business Leaders Are Making a Big Mistake - @26:39
Think Gen Z is the issue? Ralf Weiser, senior leader at Chadwick Optical, says maybe it’s you – not them – who need to change.
Flooring Manufacturer Raided for Alleged Labor Trafficking - @38:49
Wellmade Industries in Cartersville, Georgia was recently raided as part of an “active, ongoing labor trafficking investigation."
Trump Pardons Nikola Founder - @44:27
Nikola founder Trevor Milton was convicted of fraud and sentenced to prison, but then he received a full and unconditional pardon from President Donald Trump.
In Case You Missed It
EPA Offers Industrial Polluters Way to Avoid Rules on Mercury, Arsenic, Other Toxic Chemicals - @54:49
Environmental groups called the offer a "polluters' portal."
Top 10 Passwords Hackers are Using to Access Remote Desktops - @1:00:26
Do you use one of them?
World’s Smallest Pacemaker Can Be Inserted with a Syringe - @1:04:21
Northwestern University engineers have developed a pacemaker so small it can fit inside the tip of a syringe — and be non-invasively injected into the body.
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