Woodward, Inc.: 2 tracked 2026 layoff event(s), 0 workers counted, highest AI score 4.
AI score 4 (80% interval 3–4) · evidence grade D · US · Electronics / Semiconductors
Stated reason: On January 12, 2026, Woodward, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a plan to wind down its on-highway natural gas truck manufacturing operations in China (the “China OH business”). This decision follows prior unsuccessful efforts to divest the China OH business and is a strategic step to align the Company’s Industrial segment portfolio with priority end-markets and long-term growth opportunities. The China OH business has …
Why 4: Plant, store or site closure · Drivers: contrary evidence −0.6, industry AI exposure +0.6
Signals: attribution 0.0, primary 0.0, exec 0.0, role exposure 0.186, industry exposure 0.858, AI investment 0.0, contrary 0.4 · named roles: Machinists, Production Workers, All Other
Headcount basis: not disclosed
AI score 4 (80% interval 3–5) · evidence grade D · US · Electronics / Semiconductors
Stated reason: On September 15, 2026, the Board of Directors of Woodward, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a plan to transition production out of its Santa Clarita, California, facility to streamline its portfolio and refine its manufacturing footprint. Production of military fixed-wing and rotorcraft flight control actuation will move to the Company's Spartanburg, South Carolina, aerospace manufacturing campus, which is currently und…
Why 4: Plant, store or site closure · Drivers: contrary evidence −0.6, industry AI exposure +0.6, role AI exposure +0.1
Signals: attribution 0.0, primary 0.0, exec 0.0, role exposure 0.457, industry exposure 0.858, AI investment 0.0, contrary 0.4 · named roles: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, Computer and Information Systems Managers, Flight Attendants, General and Operations Managers, Machinists, Produ
Headcount basis: not disclosed
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