Podcast Episodes

The Changing Nature of Recycling and Its Impact on Manufacturing

Episode 184

The rising volume of aluminum in automotive production is changing the requirements for - and the means by which - those raw materials are sourced, a…

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Recruiting Middle and High School Students into STEM and Manufacturing Careers [Production Pulse]

Episode 183

Manufacturers have known for more than 20 years that they needed more engineers and science/engineering/math-oriented students to work in their shops…

1 year, 9 months ago

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Lean Manufacturing: It's Still All About People, Darnit!

Episode 182

No one will ever accuse Dave Rizzardo, associate director of the Maryland World Class Consortia of being shy or dispassionate about lean manufacturin…

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The Myths of Fiber Optic Cables

Episode 181

Bust your misconceptions of fiber optic cables by learning about their construction, types, terminations, costs, and advantages when used for the ind…

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How To Identify and Eliminate Production Bottlenecks

Episode 180

It’s a story so familiar that it is also a children’s proverb: “for want of a nail, the kingdom was lost.” In this new podcast episode we cover how t…

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AI’s Potential in Manufacturing? The ‘Use Cases’ Keep Growing

Episode 179

Sean O’Meara is CIO of Monticello, Indiana-based heavy-duty generator and power enclosure maker Girtz Industries, and Jason Ryska is director of manu…

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Reshoring Manufacturing: Pharma, Trucking, Plastics Insights [Production Pulse]

Episode 178

The Reshoring Initiative's 2023 report shows jobs continuing to flow into the United States from Asia as companies look to shorten supply chains and …

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The Psychology Behind Safer Workplaces [Talking EHS]

Episode 177

In this “Talking EHS” podcast episode, you’ll learn about the new tools and strategies companies are using to foster psychologically safer workplaces…

1 year, 9 months ago

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Why Everyone Is Faking Their KPIs (But Shouldn’t Be) [Ask a Plant Manager]

Episode 176

Joe Kuhn, CMRP, former plant manager, engineer, and global reliability consultant, is now president of Lean Driven Reliability LLC. He is the author …

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Best Practices Are Boring. Hop on the Fad Bandwagon to Make Your Facility More Exciting.

Episode 175

Captain Unreliability is a satire of the state of the manufacturing industry in ’Merica today and is written by an industry professional known for us…

1 year, 10 months ago

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