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Jan 21st, 2025
As host of this podcast, I've had many conversations about how to reach the next generation, expose them to opportunities in manufacturing and skill them up accordingly.But what about skilling up the EXISTING workforce?My guest today, the Owner and CEO of Pindel Global Precision, poses the question: "When's the las...
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Jan 14th, 2025
From government regulations, to recent supply chain challenges to consumer-driven pressure, we're living in a world where demand for sustainable manufacturing practices is coming from all around us.Noah Helman, Co-Founder and CEO of iMicrobes, is leading a company that's using renewable, low-carbon feedstocks to crea...
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Jan 7th, 2025
2024 was a year of uncertainty for many manufacturing leaders. The economy was unpredictable. High interest rates created hesitation in making investments. And we awaited the outcome of a very polarized election.But here were are beginning a fresh year. So what's ahead?My guest today, Cara Walton, is a manufactur...
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Dec 31st, 2024
My guest today, Doug Woods, is President of AMT (The Association for Manufacturing Technology).And as he'll tell you, from opportunities being created by reshoring to major government investments to advanced technology that includes additive, AI, machine learning, augmented reality, robotics and automation, he believ...
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Dec 24th, 2024
"Your equipment may be complex, but selling it shouldn't be." This is the headline you'll find on the company website home page of today's guest, Le'ora Lichtenstein.Co-founder and CEO of Corbel, a modern equipment finance business, Le'ora will talk about how the way CapEx equipment can be both bought and sold is e...
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Dec 17th, 2024
In this conversation, CEO of Squint, Devin Bhushan, talks about augmented reality.First of all, what exact IS it?And secondly, how the heck does it fit into a conversation about manufacturing?From training and troubleshooting to quality and worker productivity, Devin dives into the wide range of opportunities cre...
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Dec 10th, 2024
Social media. Manufacturing. Do these two things REALLY fit together? And if so, how? Should I as a manufacturing leader really care about things like:– Building brand awareness?– Or telling our company story?– Or establishing an influential voice in our product category?And is social media truly a place wher...
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Dec 3rd, 2024
In this conversation, Thom Walstrum, a principal business economist in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, talks about the current state of US manufacturing.He'll share his thoughts about the manufacturing outlook for 2025, trends in the manufacturing sector's share of our nation'...
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Nov 26th, 2024
In many instances where we put AI technology to use in our personal lives today – whether that means using ChatGPT to research a subject or taking recommendations from Netflix about what other shows or movies we might like – the stakes are pretty low.But as CEO of Fero Labs, Berk Birand, will tell you, on the shop fl...
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Nov 19th, 2024
We all know there are labor gaps on the manufacturing front lines. But today my guest, CEO of TBM Consulting Group, Bill Remy, will argue that those gaps are also emerging (and will continue to emerge) in manufacturing leadership as well.In our conversation, he'll talk about not only WHY this leadership problem is ...
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Nov 12th, 2024
This episode is conversation that I recently recorded with Wendy Covey – CEO and Co-Founder of TREW Marketing – a marketing agency that works exclusively with companies marketing to engineers in industries that range from embedded design to control and automation.And as you'll learn shortly, Wendy and her company TRE...
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Nov 5th, 2024
In this conversation, product configuration expert and co-founder of Configit, Henrik Hulgaard, talks about product modeling ahead of production.More specifically, he'll dive into the ways model-based engineering can help manufacturers:- Reduce product complexity- More easily meet sustainability requirements and ...
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Oct 29th, 2024
Traditionally, for a lot of small and medium-sized manufacturers, lower production volume has made it difficult to justify major investments in automation.But if the technology can be made simple enough for practitioners on the shop floor to manage it themselves, new automation opportunities can be unlocked.In this...
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Oct 22nd, 2024
In today's conversation, Plant Manager at Geislinger Corporation Jason Woodard will be talking everything apprenticeships.He'll dive into:– The value an apprenticeship program creates for your organization AND for the apprentice– How to get started with building a program– Where to find resources to support you...
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Oct 15th, 2024
Finding the right suppliers can be challenging for manufacturing leaders. Especially on a short timeline, and when quality control and lead times are at risk for customers.And on the supplier's end, filling capacity and expanding into new business opportunities can be equally challenging.My guest today, Markus Seib...
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Oct 8th, 2024
If common belief holds that high-mix, high-variability manufacturing applications are not meant for automation, then my two guest today are here to bust that myth.In this conversation, Co-Founders of GrayMatter Robotics, Dr. Ariyan Kabir and Dr. SK Gupta will talk about:- How the advancement of robotics technology ...
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Oct 1st, 2024
Leadership transitions are hard.They're hard for the leader who's on his or her way out. They're hard for the incoming leader, stepping into a brand new role. And they're hard for everyone else at the organization living through the disruption and uncertainty that naturally comes along with a big change.Jon Summers...
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Sep 24th, 2024
Think about your most important product. Who are your suppliers? Do you know who's supplying THEM? And in turn, do you know who's supplying the suppliers of your suppliers?CEO of BioMADE, Doug Friedman, is an expert in the biochemical manufacturing space. And today, he's here to explain why every manufacturing leader...
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Sep 17th, 2024
Abby Smith, President and CEO of Team Pennsylvania, has figured out how to bring together the public and private sectors to move manufacturing forward in her state.She'll talk about exactly what they're doing and how they're doing it.My hope is that some of you listening today will walk away feeling inspired and tr...
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Sep 10th, 2024
When you're leading a manufacturing organization that's thriving (or even growing bit by bit), somewhere along the way you're likely to run into a problem you can't ignore. And that is: We're out of space.In this conversation, Alex Garland and Christopher Yows from Burns & McDonnell will talk about the different laye...
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Sep 3rd, 2024
My guest today (and my business partner of 18+ years), Jon Franko, is also the host of The Manufacturing EMPLOYER podcast.Whereas my show is designed for CEOs, Presidents, Owners and those leading manufacturing organizations, Jon's show is directed at those responsible for recruiting and retaining talent (as well as ...
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Aug 27th, 2024
Quality management isn't just about the mitigating defects to optimize profit or to increase customer satisfaction.In mission-critical environments, quality management means keeping people safe when lives are at stake.Naveen Poonian, President and CEO of iBase-T, is a manufacturing leader whose software for the def...
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Aug 20th, 2024
Digital twins. Digital threads. Cloud computing. Edge computing. Simulations. Brownfield. Greenfield. If you're a manufacturing leader and your blood pressure starts rising when you see terminology like this, you're not alone!Because ultimately what matters to you is that production in your facility is running smooth...
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Aug 13th, 2024
I've had a lot of conversations on this podcast about bringing manufacturing jobs back onto American soil. But my guest today, John Gardner, goes a layer deeper – asking us to rethink the idea of free trade altogether.John, the author of "How to Make America the Manufacturing Super Power of the World", passionately...
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Aug 6th, 2024
In today's conversation, we're talking about the Inflation Reduction Act.What it's all about? Why's it matter to manufacturing leaders? What impact will it continue to have on our economy, regardless of whether we see a Kamala Harris or a Donald Trump administration take the reins in 2025?More broadly, we'll discus...
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