Hacker News with Generative AI: Manufacturing

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: White Labeling and Partnerships in the HVAC Industry (heatpumped.org)
Heat pump manufacturing is a maze of re-branding, white labeling, and complex partnerships. Despite the seemingly endless array of brands on the market, there are only a handful of factories actually manufacturing equipment behind the scenes. What looks like a diverse selection of options often boils down to the same product with a different name slapped on the side.
HVAC, Partnerships, Business, Industry, Manufacturing
21 points by ssuds 34 days ago | 4 comments
Trump Demands US iPhone Production, Threatens 25% Tariff (macrumors.com)
President Donald Trump escalated his trade rhetoric Friday, targeting Apple with a potential 25% tariff unless the company manufactures iPhones domestically rather than anywhere else.
Trade Wars, Politics, Apple, Technology, Manufacturing
17 points by tosh 35 days ago | 1 comments
Trump threatens Apple with a 25% tariff if it doesn't build iPhones in America (cnn.com)
Politics, Trade, Apple, Manufacturing, United States
15 points by speckx 35 days ago | 4 comments
Trump says a 25% tariff 'must be paid by Apple' on iPhones not made in the U.S. (cnbc.com)
Politics, Trade, Apple, Manufacturing, Tariffs
14 points by srameshc 35 days ago | 2 comments
Trump Threatens 25% Tariffs on Apple If iPhones Not Made in US (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc. faces escalating pressure from President Donald Trump to do what many analysts insist would be nearly impossible: move production of its iconic iPhone to the US from overseas.
Politics, Trade, Apple, Manufacturing, United States
65 points by impish9208 35 days ago | 33 comments
What happened to American manufacturing is not unusual (waldrn.com)
President Trump’s chaotic implementation of new tariffs has roiled markets and wrecked decades of international cooperation and free trade agreements.
Trade, Manufacturing, Politics, Economics
18 points by nabla9 38 days ago | 19 comments
The secretive US factory that lays bare the contradiction in America First plan (bbc.com)
Among the cactuses in the desert of Arizona, just outside Phoenix, an extraordinary collection of buildings is emerging that will shape the future of the global economy and the world.
Manufacturing, Politics, US Economy, Globalization, Arizona
7 points by ranit 39 days ago | 1 comments
The Long Arc of Semiconductor Scaling (chipstrat.com)
I planned to write a chiplets explainer this week while traveling to and from CadenceLIVE in San Jose… but I got sucked into the broader chiplets backstory while doing research. After all, chiplets are a semiconductor manufacturing and scaling story of sorts!
Semiconductors, Chip Design, Manufacturing
12 points by rbanffy 40 days ago | 4 comments
InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that's stronger than steel (techcrunch.com)
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but it actually comes from a lab in Maryland.
Materials Science, Innovation, Sustainability, Manufacturing
487 points by LorenDB 40 days ago | 430 comments
GlobalWafers to invest 4B dollars in wafer manufacturing in the USA (tomshardware.com)
Semiconductors, Manufacturing, Investments, USA
9 points by 01-_- 42 days ago | 4 comments
Trump has "a little problem" with Apple's plan to ship iPhones from India (arstechnica.com)
Donald Trump has hit out at Apple’s plans to produce more iPhones in India as a way of avoiding US tariffs on Chinese-made goods, as he continues to push the tech group to manufacture its best-selling device in America.
Politics, Trade, Technology, Apple, Manufacturing
10 points by duxup 43 days ago | 0 comments
InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that's stronger than steel (techcrunch.com)
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but it actually comes from a lab in Maryland.
Materials Science, Innovation, Manufacturing
3 points by signa11 44 days ago | 1 comments
"How did porcelain go from a rare luxury to a commodity?" (reddit.com)
How did porcelain go from being such a rare luxury item to being able to buy a 50kg toilet made of the stuff for £200?
History, Manufacturing, Economics, Consumer Goods
7 points by areoform 45 days ago | 0 comments
How the US built 5k ships in WWII (construction-physics.com)
Among the most impressive manufacturing achievements of the US during WWII was the number of ships it produced.
History, Manufacturing, Military
126 points by rbanffy 50 days ago | 133 comments
Globalization did not hollow out the American middle class (noahpinion.blog)
For years, I’ve been calling for the U.S. to promote manufacturing. When Americans started getting excited about reindustrialization, I cheered. I was a big supporter of Joe Biden’s industrial policy, and I even praised Donald Trump for smashing the pro-free-trade consensus in his first term.
Economics, Manufacturing, Trade, United States
65 points by alihm 50 days ago | 66 comments
Medical device maker Masimo warns of cyberattack, manufacturing delays (bleepingcomputer.com)
Medical device company Masimo Corporation warns that a cyberattack is impacting production operations and causing delays in fulfilling customers' orders.
Cybersecurity, Manufacturing, Healthcare
5 points by gnabgib 51 days ago | 2 comments
How the US Built 5k Ships in WWII (construction-physics.com)
Among the most impressive manufacturing achievements of the US during WWII was the number of ships it produced.
History, Manufacturing, Engineering
21 points by chmaynard 51 days ago | 14 comments
Novel High Resolution 3D Printing Method for Metals and Ceramics [video] (youtube.com)
3D Printing, Materials Science, Manufacturing, Engineering, Video
7 points by grugagag 52 days ago | 1 comments
Europe's last maker of antibiotics ingredients shuts biggest domestic factory (ft.com)
Pharmaceuticals, Europe, Manufacturing, Business, Supply Chain
28 points by JumpCrisscross 52 days ago | 1 comments
Design for 3D-Printing (rahix.de)
Over the past years, I have gotten deeper and deeper into 3d-printing. One thing that fascinates me a lot is how different it is from other manufacturing methods. And how this, in turn, means a completely different design philosophy is needed to create good designs for 3d-printing.
3D Printing, Design, Manufacturing
837 points by q3k 54 days ago | 207 comments
The Whitworth Three Plates Method (2017) (ericweinhoffer.com)
A key contribution to precision machine tools was the understanding of the importance of flatness, and the development of processes that are used to make surfaces very flat.
Manufacturing, Engineering, Machine Tools
4 points by Tomte 55 days ago | 0 comments
Making Steel for Offshore Wind Turbines, Now with Union Labor (jacobin.com)
In a slow month for large-unit elections, the United Steelworkers won a key victory at JSW Steel, which manufactures components for offshore wind turbines. Despite their green, ethical self-portrayal, the union says JSW fought them hard.
Offshore Wind, Labor Unions, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy
4 points by PaulHoule 56 days ago | 0 comments
US Manufacturing Activity Shrinks by the Most Since November (bloomberg.com)
US manufacturing activity shrank in April by the most in five months as lean order books and the repercussions from tariffs prompted the steepest output contraction since 2020.
Manufacturing, Economics, US Economy
13 points by JumpCrisscross 57 days ago | 0 comments
Raspberry Pi cuts product returns by 50% by changing up its pin soldering (arstechnica.com)
Combining both the big and little solder jobs made a big difference.
Raspberry Pi, Manufacturing, Hardware, Electronics
11 points by rbanffy 57 days ago | 2 comments
China is making stainless steel tanks for its future super heavy-lift rockets (spacenews.com)
HELSINKI — A Chinese state-owned rocket maker is making progress in producing large diameter stainless steel tanks for its next-generation launch vehicles.
Space Exploration, China, Rocketry, Manufacturing
4 points by rbanffy 57 days ago | 0 comments
PC case maker HYTE discusses their cost structure and tariffs [video] (youtube.com)
PC Hardware, Manufacturing, Business, Tariffs
33 points by prof-dr-ir 57 days ago | 0 comments
Apple Would Be Worth Half as Much If It Stopped Manufacturing in China (nytimes.com)
The world’s most valuable company has become so reliant on Chinese suppliers and sales that it would be worth half as much or less without them.
Apple, China, Manufacturing, Business, Valuation
7 points by reaperducer 57 days ago | 3 comments
Raspberry Pi Cuts Product Returns by 50% by Changing Up Its Pin Soldering (arstechnica.com)
Combining both the big and little solder jobs made a big difference.
Raspberry Pi, Hardware, Manufacturing, Electronics, Supply Chain
8 points by m463 58 days ago | 0 comments
Made in America: The Price Tag of Patriotism (newinternet.tech)
We build beautiful narratives about our values. We tell stories about what matters—local manufacturing, sustainability, ethical production.
Manufacturing, Sustainability, Economics, Politics
10 points by jeffmorrisjr 60 days ago | 1 comments
China Has an Army of Robots on Its Side in the Tariff War (nytimes.com)
China’s secret weapon in the trade war is an army of factory robots, powered by artificial intelligence, that have revolutionized manufacturing.
China, Trade Wars, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing
7 points by thelastgallon 60 days ago | 2 comments