Manufacturing 8 August 2025 - 17 August 2025

Pegatron’s Texas factory deadline: Apple supplier targets end-March finish as AI server push heats up
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Pegatron’s Texas factory deadline: Apple supplier targets end-March finish as AI server push heats up

Pegatron will complete its first U.S. factory in Texas by the end of March, with trial production of AI servers using Nvidia chips set for late March or April. CEO Kuang-Chih Cheng said the plant marks Pegatron’s first U.S.-operated facility. The company expects triple-digit growth in AI server revenue this year and has secured orders for custom ASIC-powered servers.
January 23, 2026
artificial intelligence predictive maintenance
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AI Maintenance Is Quietly Saving Trillions: Guide to Predictive & Prescriptive Maintenance – What It Is, Who’s Winning, and How to Start

Siemens launched an Industrial Copilot for maintenance, integrating Senseye analytics and Azure. IBM added AI agents to Maximo. Studies show AI-based maintenance can cut downtime by up to 45% and reduce costs by 25–35%. Ford is deploying AI vision at scale to prevent rework and recalls.
August 17, 2025
active vibration isolator
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Silencing the Shake: How Dynamic Adaptive Vibration Isolators Are Revolutionizing Vibration Control

A KAIST team in 2023 unveiled an origami-based adaptive vibration isolator that reconfigures stiffness using a Yoshimura-pattern tube. Hybrid systems combining passive and active methods have achieved up to 90% vibration reduction, shifting resonant frequencies from 31 Hz to 13 Hz. NASA used six passive isolators to support the James Webb Space Telescope testing chamber, each bearing 10,000 lbs.
August 16, 2025
How Smart Production Lines Are Transforming Manufacturing
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Inside the Industry 4.0 Revolution: How Smart Production Lines Are Transforming Manufacturing

Xiaomi’s Changping “Dark Factory” runs 11 fully automated lines where robots produce a device every three seconds. Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory and BMW use AI-powered robots and vision systems to coordinate production and inspect defects. Analysts estimate Industry 4.0 could reach $3.7 trillion in value by 2025. The World Economic Forum projects 85 million jobs lost and 97 million created by 2025 due to automation.
August 10, 2025
What is Silicon Photonics and How Does It Work
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Silicon Photonics Revolution – Light-Speed Tech Transforming AI, Data Centers & More

Ayar Labs in 2024 demonstrated an optical chiplet delivering 8 Tbps bandwidth and raised $155 million from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel, pushing its valuation above $1 billion. Intel outsourced silicon photonics transceiver production to Jabil after shipping over 8 million units. Broadcom and InnoLight showed switch and transceiver prototypes up to 51.2 Tbps. Analysts expect the silicon photonics market to reach $54 billion by 2035.
August 9, 2025
3D Printing is Transforming Manufacturing
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From Sci-Fi to Factory Floor: How 3D Printing is Transforming Manufacturing (2025 Report)

Chuck Hull patented stereolithography in 1986 and launched the first commercial 3D printer by 1988. By late 2024, Boeing reported over 10,000 3D-printed parts in its aircraft. In 2022, a 3D-printed airway splint saved an infant’s life. Market forecasts project the global 3D printing industry could surpass $100 billion by 2032.
August 9, 2025
The AI-Driven Revolution Saving Factories Millions
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Predictive Manufacturing: The AI-Driven Revolution Saving Factories Millions

BMW cut quality-related rework by 31% in one year using predictive analytics on assembly lines. Samsung reduced semiconductor yield variation by 35% with deep learning. By 2024, 86% of manufacturing facilities had adopted AI solutions, up from 26% in 2022. Foxconn and GM also reported major drops in failures and downtime after deploying predictive models.
August 8, 2025