Manufacturing Talks
There are millions of cool stories in manufacturing. Your host, Jim Vinoski, helps share them by talking to the people who are making them happen. Manufacturing is where the rubber meets the road. There's no hiding. You're either making good products people will buy for enough to keep you in business, or you're not. Meet the amazing folks who thrive in that survival-of-the-fittest world.
Manufacturing Talks
Latest Episodes
Making Machines to Help People with Special Needs: Enabling Devices!
What an amazing episode!Our guests this week are Seth Kanor and Vinny Livoti from Enabling Devices, a company that creates assistive technology for people with disabilities. Seth's father, a medical engineer, founded the company in the ...
GM, Hyundai and Xerox veteran John Suh on AI, robotics, and industrial policy
What a treat it was to have John Suh as our guest to talk broadly about how advanced tech will help reindustrialize America!John is a seasoned engineer with experience at Hyundai, Xerox, and General Motors, and he discussed his innovati...
The Great Shipbuilding Debate with Lance Lemcool and Colin Grabow
The wide range of opinions on the right path forward to revitalize American shipbuilding gave us an idea: how about having a couple previous guests with differing opinions on to debate them?Many thanks to Colin Grabow of the Cato Instit...
David Rashid on Trade Cheating and Trade Fraud
David Rashid, an expert on trade cheating, discussed his experiences and the challenges of combating trade fraud. He detailed how his competitor shifted production from China to Thailand to avoid tariffs, leading to a significant loss of busine...
Episode 200!!! Denny LaVé on his faith, the trades, building a business, and running for high office
For our 200th episode, we have a guy who has one whale of a life story!Denny LaVé, a US Senate candidate from Idaho, talks about his background in the trades, entrepreneurship, and faith. Denny discusses his company, Precision Precast E...