Ien

Industrial Equipment News (IEN) is a business-to-business trade media property serving manufacturing and engineering professionals. Its output spans a daily email newsletter ("IEN Today"), a print/subscription magazine, product videos, and an audio podcast channel, IEN Radio, which describes itself as covering new industrial products, news and technical articles for manufacturing and engineering professionals.

Editorial coverage includes manufacturing operations and technology, industrial equipment and product introductions, workforce topics, supply chain and materials issues, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence in industrial settings, energy and nuclear projects, food and beverage manufacturing, automotive and aerospace suppliers, robotics, and macroeconomic indicators affecting manufacturers. Recurring podcast series include "Gen Z in Manufacturing" and "Made in America." IEN is published by Industrial Media, LLC, based at 199 East Badger Road, Suite 100, Madison, Wisconsin.

Business model

IEN distributes editorial content free to a professional audience and monetizes through advertising and sponsored content. Its newsletter includes advertiser-supplied placements and links to advertising and customer service pages, with a named contact for advertising opportunities.

Advertising and sponsored placements within newsletters and product video segments, alongside magazine subscriptions.

Traction

IEN Radio has published podcast episodes since 2019 and had 1,125 episodes as of the most recent listing, with new episodes released on a near-daily basis in August 2026.

Latest developments

As of late August 2026, IEN was publishing daily newsletter editions and podcast episodes covering topics such as aviation safety investigations, physical AI adoption in manufacturing, defense and marine manufacturing expansions, and food and beverage ingredient changes.