All Episodes

Lights Out Lenses: Inside an Automation Journey from the Operations & Production Frontlines, Ep #40

DIY Automation That Actually Works: How One 80-Person Shop Cracked High-Mix Lights-Out Manufacturing, Ep #39

Lights Out, Level Up: Inside Imago's Next Phase of Automation and Time Freedom, Ep #38

Additive Manufacturing on the Shop Floor: Hype, Reality, and Where It Actually Works, Ep #37

Lights Out Jeopardy: Additive, Automation, and Absolute Chaos, Ep #36

Who Killed the Cobot Dream? The Truth About Collaborative Robots, Ep #35

Hybrid Manufacturing: Why Additive vs. Subtractive Is the Wrong Debate, Ep #34

Lights Out at 20: Inside a One-Man, Multi-Axis Machine Shop with Michael King, Ep #33

From ROI to Reality — Measuring Success After You Automate, Ep #32

How to Calculate Automation ROI — The Right Way, Ep #31

The Automation Adoption Boom: Why ROI is the 2026 Metric That Matters, Ep #30

Facing the Future: Automation Truths from 40 Years on the Shop Floor with Mike Gamache, Ep #29

From SWAT to Spindles: How Johnny Goode Led MSP Manufacturing's Lights-Out Transformation, Ep #28

The Real Takeaways from EMO: Monitoring, AI, and the Changing Face of Automation, Ep #27

Coached—Not Just Monitored: How the Best Shops Turn Data into Action, Ep #26

Adaptive Over Aggressive: Redefining Lights-Out Manufacturing with Camoren Schley, Ep #25

From Fixed to Mixed: Mindset Shifts That Power Lights-Out Manufacturing, Ep #24

Carrying the Legacy Forward: Yuto Matsuura on Family, Precision, and the Future of Automation, Ep #23

The Automation Trap: Turning Struggle into a Lean Legacy, Ep #22

The Automation Trap: Saving a Shop with Systems, Not Spindles, Ep #21

The Connected Advantage: Solving Real Problems with Hexagon's Digital Workforce, Ep #20

The Automation Trap: One Shop's Hard Lesson in Lean Thinking, Ep #19

The Automation Trap: Why Automating Chaos Won't Save You, Ep #18

Dimming the Lights: How to Build a Shop Ready for Automation, Ep #17

Is Coaching the Key to Lights-Out Success? Ep #16

The Quiet Cut That's Loudly Threatening Small Manufacturing

The Juice-to-Squeeze Ratio: Why Time Freedom Isn't Optional for Shop Owners, Ep #15

Automation: The Key to Time Freedom in Machining, Ep #14

The AI Revolution: Rethinking Automation with Al Whatmough, Ep #13

Make the Right Chips, Do the Right Work, Ep #12

The Throughput Mindset: How Automation and Culture Drive Success, Ep #11

Business Moves at the Speed of Trust with Wade Anderson, Ep #10

Chip and Coolant Management for Machining Automation with Blaser Swisslube and Hennig, Ep #9

Are You Even Prepared to Run a Lights Out Shop? Ep #8

Connecting Advanced Machining Strategies to Business Results Part 2

Connecting Advanced Machining Strategies to Business Results Part 1

A Samurai's Journey to Automation, Ep #5

How to Prioritize Flexibility when You Invest in Automation, Ep #4

How a Prototyping Shop is Shattering the Status Quo with Automation, Ep #3

Automation 101 with Chris Luecke Manufacturing Happy Hour, Ep #2

Training Machinists with an Automation Mindset with Titan Gilroy, Ep #1

Lights Out Intro