Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAre You Putting Too Much Trust in Your Supply Chain?
Episode 403
How important is building relationships and trust with your vendors? When you do have established relationships, are you placing too much trust in th…
2 years, 5 months ago
How Businesses Can Collaborate with Technical Education
Episode 402
What are the benefits of working closely with a local career & technical education center? You can have a huge impact on the local community, educati…
2 years, 6 months ago
SZN1: Should Women Entrepreneurs Choose the Manufacturing Industry?
Episode 401
POV: You're a woman with an entrepreneurial edge. You want to start a business. Why not consider the manufacturing industry? There are only 6,431 wom…
2 years, 6 months ago
Lights Out: How to Prioritize Flexibility when You Invest in Automation, 400
Episode 400
POV: You've decided to start the process of implementing automation in your machine shop—but it isn't as easy as flipping a switch. It's a process th…
2 years, 6 months ago
Do We Need More Manufacturing Entrepreneurs?
Episode 399
There are around 17,000 contract manufacturing job shops in the US. That sounds pretty great, right? The truth is that growth is down 16% since 2008.…
2 years, 6 months ago
MakingSparks: Staying Connected through Your Front Line Leaders Part 2
Episode 398
How can leadership remain connected to what's happening on the shop floor? At Nix, we've found a creative way to bridge a gap that many businesses ex…
2 years, 6 months ago
MakingSparks: Growing Shop Floor Front Line Leaders Part 1
Episode 397
How do we recruit more young talent to fabrication? How do we navigate rapid growth balanced with training and development? How do we help develop yo…
2 years, 7 months ago
MakingSparks: Manufacturing Precision and Processes with BWXT GM Nate Foote
Episode 396
BWXT Mount Vernon produces components for naval nuclear reactors, used in submarines and aircraft carriers. Their sprawling facility is home to CNC m…
2 years, 7 months ago
MakingSparks: How Technology Drives Innovation on the Other Side of Metalworking Nation
Episode 395
What are the pros and cons of plasma cutters vs. water jets vs. lasers? How does cutting with nitrogen differ from cutting with oxygen? How is techno…
2 years, 7 months ago
An Important Update on Jason Zenger and the Leadership Lessons We Learned from It, 394
Episode 394
On December 7th, 2023, Jason had a heart attack, the type well-known as the "widow-maker." Miraculously, Jason survived. Then he survived a heart tra…
2 years, 7 months ago