Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDemocratizing Industrial Automation w/ Etienne Lacroix
Season 1 Episode 229
Traditionally, for a lot of small and medium-sized manufacturers, lower production volume has made it difficult to justify major investments in autom…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Manufacturing Apprenticeship Opportunity w/ Jason Woodard
Season 1 Episode 228
In today's conversation, Plant Manager at Geislinger Corporation Jason Woodard will be talking everything apprenticeships. He'll dive into: – The v…
1 year, 11 months ago
Matchmaking Supply and Demand for Parts Manufacturing w/ Markus Seibold
Season 1 Episode 227
Finding the right suppliers can be challenging for manufacturing leaders. Especially on a short timeline, and when quality control and lead times are…
1 year, 11 months ago
Automation in High-Mix, High-Variability Environments w/ Ariyan Kabir and SK Gupta
Season 1 Episode 226
If common belief holds that high-mix, high-variability manufacturing applications are not meant for automation, then my two guest today are here to b…
1 year, 11 months ago
Managing the Challenges of Leadership Transitions w/ Jon Summers
Season 1 Episode 225
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 bran…
1 year, 11 months ago
Why Manufacturing Leaders Must Understand the Global Chemical Supply Chain w/ Doug Friedman
Season 1 Episode 224
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 suppl…
2 years ago
Advancing Manufacturing Through Public and Private Sector Collaboration w/ Abby Smith
Season 1 Episode 223
Abby Smith, President and CEO of Team Pennsylvania, has figured out how to bring together the public and private sectors to move manufacturing forwar…
2 years ago
How to Prepare for a Manufacturing Facility Expansion w/ Alex Garland and Christopher Yows
Season 1 Episode 222
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 pr…
2 years ago
Perspectives on Finding and Keeping Manufacturing Talent w/ Jon Franko
Season 1 Episode 221
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 design…
2 years ago
Quality Management in a Changing Manufacturing Environment w/ Naveen Poonian
Season 1 Episode 220
Quality management isn't just about the mitigating defects to optimize profit or to increase customer satisfaction. In mission-critical environments…
2 years, 1 month ago