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Manufacturing Talks — 206 episodes
This Startup Makes Machine Shops More Competitive! Benny Buller with Uptool
Jim Vinoski On The Energy Future Forum and His New Book!
Making Machines to Help People with Special Needs: Enabling Devices!
GM, Hyundai and Xerox veteran John Suh on AI, robotics, and industrial policy
The Great Shipbuilding Debate with Lance Lemcool and Colin Grabow
David Rashid on Trade Cheating and Trade Fraud
Episode 200!!! Denny LaVé on his faith, the trades, building a business, and running for high office
Canada-USA Relations, Cool Manufacturing Stories, and Much More!
The Iran War - Crises in Energy and Shipbuilding, Oh My!!!
Need Help With AI in Manufacturing? Here You Go!
Getting America's Shipbuilding Game Back
Nuclear energy, military dominance, and reshoring!
My Manufacturing Book is Coming Soon!
Shipbuilding: Colin Grabow of the Cato Institute brings the free-market viewpoint
Keep Your Factory Equipment Running with AI from MaintainX!
Solutions to America's Shipbuilding Crisis
The American Shipbuilding Crisis: Identifying the Problems
Why Can't We Talk About How We Can't Build Ships?
Why Can't the US Build Ships?
What will it take to reindustrialize America?
Use Your Existing Data to Make Your Operation Better!
He makes the best pistol grips money can buy!
Cost-cutting in your manufacturing operation? Chuck Deise from EFESO will help you do it right!
Mush Khan with Alchemy Industrial on reshoring, energy storage, AI and more!
Dave Goerlich with The Refinery on educating young entrepreneurs
Dustin DeVito: Get DEI Out of Defense Contracting!
Tony Gunn, Machining and Manufacturing Advocate Extraordinaire!
Mastercam's awesome CAD-CAM and machining software!
A new way to get funding for your manufacturing business! Scott Peper from Mobilization Funding
Brent Sadler from the Heritage Foundation on rebuilding US shipbuilding and revitalizing our Navy
Michael Goerlich from Raven Concealment Systems on growing a small Rust Belt manufacturing business
Author Zach Hanson on the immense value of learning trade skills for yourself!
In the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination, Mike Becker and Jim Vinoski discuss their differences
Scott MacKenzie from Industrial Talk on making manufacturing cool again!
Angie Simon and Maria Ford discuss the Heavy Metal Summer Experience, introducing youth to trades
Filip Aronshtein from Dirac on how automated digital work instructions can supercharge your ops
Andre Marino of Schneider Electric talks industrial automation
Episode 169: Shep Hickey on the manufacturing and workforce landscape
Author Paul Tice brings us good news about regulations, ESG, and the Endangerment Finding
Jim Belosic from SendCutSend on modern tech revolutionizing manufacturing
Lawrence Reed talks free markets, liberty, character, and the best business policies
Merrin Muxlow on investment casting, metal, and American manufacturing
Author Jeff Leimbach on his book about the decline of US manufacturing - and what to do about it
Ed Marsh on driving revenue growth with the right sales process for manufacturers
Patrick Anderson on the flagging EV transition, auto prices, tariffs, and the economy
Business strategy guru Peter McDonald talks about the ups and downs of our CPG companies
Mike Rowe discusses his new partnership with PureTalk to bring military vets to the skilled trades
Our host Jim Vinoski on the nonexistent rule about rich countries always being service economies
Noel Joyce on his open-source adaptive mountain bike design
Matt Horine on Veryable's on-demand labor app for manufacturing and warehousing
Clay Martin gives us all the lowdown on hiring skilled workers from Puerto Rico
Isaac Orr joins us once again to talk about how renewable energy makes electricity more expensive
Chris Merida on all the latest in manufacturing recruiting
Episode 153 - Jim Vinoski explains how over-regulation is the #1 problem for US manufacturing
Rory Francis Comiskey on how advanced manufacturing technology enables reshoring
Martha Njolomole talks about gratitude for the blessings of liberty and capitalism
Dan Meyer talks about everything you need to know to start with second-chance hiring
Ed McGinnis with CURIO on how to make our nuclear waste into new fuel - and more!
Tony Demakis talks machine sales, family-owned business, and building the team
Seth Glauberman from Malco Products chats about making auto detailing chemicals
Chris Kuntz on Augie, the AI-enabled digital production floor work assistant
Jeff Borello of Andromeda Technology on the critical nature of manufacturing IT
John Broadbent on Future-Proofing Manufacturing with Industry 4.0 and Leadership Transformation
Melanie Hellwig-White on making sway bars and helper springs
Jason Murphy and Brandon Teets talk 3D printing
Viren Popli from Mahindra talks to us about the farm tractor business
Our favorite journalist Eric Starkman sings Subaru's praises
Miss America '23 Grace Stanke updates us on her new career as a nuclear engineer
Mush Khan talks about the state of manufacturing and how to win in today's marketplace
Want your business to run better? Want to manage your plant's assets well? Vivek Joshi tell you how!
Chuck Coxhead on winning in manufacturing - workforce, product, strategy, automation and more!
The latest on the manufacturing ERP - Kerrie Jordan gives us the update from Epicor
Want your paint to stick? Your bearing to roll? Mark Malburg on why surface metrology is important
Is it time for nuclear? Expert Dan Malburg says yes, and he's here to tell you why
Will it take an army of robots? No! She's here to tell you how to get the workforce you need
He calls it "the silver tsunami!" Colin Dowd from Armanino on how to address the workforce challenge
Electrification? Pedro Robredo from ABB is here to talk all about it!
The guys from Aprio are back for the latest update on the state of US manufacturing and the economy
Ian Peterman from Peterman Design Firm tells us all about designing for sustainability
Gloria Kee from Model N talks all things semiconductors!
Mark Peters from Butterball Farms on second chance hiring and running a business right
Recruiter Taylor Evans talks about using professional recruiting methods for skilled trades workers
Anthony Constantino of Sticker Mule on making stickers and standing up to trash media outrage
Lester Young gives us his personal experiences with second chance hiring
Mikhail Taver educates us about investing in industrial AI
John Bowman tells all the amazing stories from his career in advertising!
Green cement that's economically competitive? Ryan Gilliam from Fortera says yes!
Anna Frounfelker is the Woman of Steel!
We need smarter energy policies - and our favorite scientist Mark Mills is on the job!
Are software vulnerabilities costing your factory big dollars? He's here to help!
They use 3D printing to make more environmentally friendly (and extremely cool!) furniture
Jim Vinoski on why pork-driven plant construction spending doesn't make a manufacturing boom
How are maintenance fundamentals the foundation of good business? He's here to tell us
Running a family business? Workforce development? Cycling? Matt Guse says check, check, and check!
Want to reduce absenteeism? She says to make it easier for your workers to communicate!
Manufacturing digitalization? Heck yes - these guys are here to tell us why and how!
Wanna hear about the totally cool Giant Magellan Telescope?
How to grow a fifth-generation family company? Diversify!
Tommy's Express does manufacturing too? Yep - he's here to tell us why...
Clare Epstein from Vector Solutions talks about the latest and greatest in keeping your workers safe
Lori Waiser and Brian Hollowaty of Los Angeles Brands tell their manufacturing success story
Paul H. Tice tells us about his dire warnings about ESG and global finance from his recent book
Quality guru Michelle Brydalski gives us the all the latest scoop about food safety
Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling of Always On Energy Research on why we're heading for an energy disaster
Konstantin Christoulakis shares his encyclopedic knowledge of metal markets and mining
Your host Jim Vinoski explains how Biden's regulations blitz is the industrial suicide of America
Our gravelly-voiced announcer John Farabee joins us for Episode 100 to talk supply chains
Artem Kroupenev from Augury talks about using AI to improve plant capacity and predictability
David Schild and the PCBAA are on a mission to rebuild America's printed circuit board industry
Frank Seidel of Wamser Batra USA explains why and how US manufacturers should expand into India
Shawn Connors of the Atomic Garage Movement explains why he's a staunch advocate for nuclear energy
Aaron Halfacre of Modiv chats about how and why his company invests in manufacturing properties
Simeon Wallis and Michael Lange from Aprio bring us the latest quarterly manufacturing outlook
Ankush Malhotra talks about Fluke Reliability's use of AI to improve preventive maintenance
James Hohman of the Mackinac Center tells why subsidies for manufacturers are bad news
Harry Moser of the Reshoring Initiative discusses how to bring more manufacturing back to America
Nuclear engineer and Miss America 2023 Grace Stanke shares why we need a lot more nuclear energy!
Former Broadway star Michael Lynch of Praxie talks about all things AI!
Energy guru Dr. Lars Schernikau tells us why the touted "energy transition" is completely off-base!
Blake Teipel of Nexa3D gives us all the latest news about the 3D printing scene!
Governor Greg Gianforte of Montana tells us about his free-market efforts to attract manufacturers!
Jeffrey Korzenik, author of *Untapped Talent,* talks about second chance hiring!
The true legends of manufacturing livestreaming are here, Curt Anderson and Damon Pistulka!
Our favorite scientist Mark Mills is back to talk about his book, *The Cloud Revolution!*
Grid expert Meredith Angwin joins us once again to talk about the fragility of our electric supply!
Our favorite journalist Eric Starkman talks about Ford and GM's woes and Michigan's energy mandates
Ryan Kuhlenbeck of Pico MES joins us to talk about software solutions for your factory floor workers
Magda Dexter of Saint-Gobain talks about workforce development
The guys from Aprio are here to tell us the state of the manufacturing biz!
He's a walking encyclopedia about the bicycle industry!
Our host tells about the craziness happening with electricity in Michigan and what it means for you!
He want to bring bicycle manufacturing back to the US!
She runs an amazing boat building school in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula!
They made gears for all the Mars rovers!!
He started his own company to make transmissions and gearing systems!
These guys are into just about everything when it comes to making gears!
She never meant to take over her husband's business. But then...
"Hey! It's all ball bearings nowadays!"
He tells us about Bourn & Koch, a fascinating machine tool company in Rockford, Illinois!
She is a firestorm of energy and tells us all about HM Manufacturing and much, much more!
These two ladies tell us all about what forging is!
Hear about gearmaking and the American Gear Manufacturers Association's MPT Expo from the top dog!
It's our favorite independent journalist Eric Starkman... LIVE!
He's here to tell us how lots of what you hear about environmental matters simply isn't true!
Follow the science! Our favorite scientist is back to tell us about his book and much more!
He founded Skymall. His new startup is disrupting home construction with robotics and modularity!
She's an expert on electric grids, and she says blackouts are on their way!
No, wind and solar and storage did NOT save the Texas power grid during this summer's heat wave!
It's a CALL TO ACTION for manufacturing leaders and execs to develop our workforce of the future!
He's a Lean manufacturing guru who learned what works (and what doesn't) the right way!
Our guest doesn't think too highly of industrial policy or tariffs or protectionism - find out why!!
This economic guru is hear to tell us what we need to do to get our economy back on track!
His company can replicate the years of barrel aging for whiskey and rum in just a single day!
She says manufacturing needs more people asking questions and questioning assumptions. We agree!
He writes kids' books that can help us create the manufacturing workforce of the future!
What's more manufacturing-focused than gears?
He's back! Independent journalist Eric Starkman updates us on coming blackouts and car recalls!
He's helping Hyundai make a car that walks!
"Follow the science!" This scientist says there aren't enough minerals for our clean energy dreams.
He has to have the coolest job ever! Isn't that true of every job at the Zamboni Company?
In case you haven't been paying attention, a severe energy crisis is coming. Our host explains why.
He travels the world to photograph as many steel mills as he can get himself into!
Make textiles in America? Anna and Mark at Red Land Cotton say, "HECK YES!"
She engraved the amazing dueling pistols you'll see in the John Wick 4 movie!
For this one, it's your host, Jim Vinoski, giving a recent speech out in Montana!
He's the CEO of a huge industrial automation company... and he's here to help the little guys?? Yes!
He worked at Tiffany & Co. Now he's a silversmith in Montana!
Episode 39: Nadav Goshen, CEO of UltiMaker
Episode 38: Eric Starkman, journalist at Starkman Approved
Episode 37: Paul Van Metre, co-founder at ProShop
Episode 36: David Blackmon, energy writer, analyst, and consultant, and "miner of absurdities"
Episode 35: Scott Sehnert, President of the Montana Manufacturing Association
Episode 34: Gabe Draper, co-founder at Factur
Episode 33: Melissa Martin, Director of Marketing at LAB Midwest and Producer of the TechEd Podcast
Episode 32: Kerrie Jordan, VP of Product Management at Epicor
Episode 31: Dan Burgos, President and CEO of Alphanova Consulting
Episode 30: Neil Friedman, co-founder and COO of BodiMetrics
Episode 29: Aaron Marks, founder and President of Aspire Marketing Group
Episode 28: Jake Manthei, President of Aster Brands
Episode 27: Mark O'Brien, Founder and Principal at O'Brien Communications Group
Episode 26: Craig Cegielski, Tech Ed Teacher and Founder at Cardinal Manufacturing
Episode 25: Dave Yonkman, President of DYS Media
Episode 24: Jason Ray, CEO and co-founder of Paperless Parts
Episode 23: Nikki Gonzales, partnerships guru at Quotebeam and podcast co-host at Automation Ladies
Episode 22: Shane Cooper, Founder, President, and Chief Sockologist of DeFeet International
Episode 21: Ashleigh Walters, President of Onex, Inc.
Episode 20: Brandon Acker, President of Titan Abrasive Systems
Episode 19: Katie Lyon, co-founder of Allegiance Flag Supply
Episode 18: Chris Panagiotu, Owner of CAPitalize Your Finances, LLC
Episode 17: Brad King, co-founder and CEO of Orbion Space Technologies
Episode 16: John Stitt and Joe Bradley of KA-BAR
Episode 15: Dianna Huff, President of Huff Industrial Marketing, Inc.
Episode 14: Eric Girouard, CEO of BRUNT Workwear
Episode 13: Aimee Ridella, Communications Strategist at DTE Energy
Episode 12: Mike Wisnefski, co-founder and CEO of MaterialsXchange
Episode 11: Mike Kinder, CEO and co-founder of Veryable
Episode 10: Chip Barletto and Cory Bonnet of Patterns of Meaning
Episode 9: Jason Brownell, Director of Engineering at Mold In Graphics - Polyfuze
Episode 8: Jake Hall, The Manufacturing Millennial
Episode 7 Gretchen Philyaw, founder of USA LOVES MFG and President of Magenta Technologies
Episode 6: Dean Wegner of Authentically American
Episode 5: Tom Sega, CEO of Duluth Pack and Spring Creek Manufacturing
Episode 4: Ben Findlay, CEO of Machine Compare
Episode 3: Bob Jacquart of Stormy Kromer and Jacquart Fabric Products
Episode 2: Empowering Women - Amy Robbins of Alexo Athletica
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