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.
Podcasting since 2021 • 118 episodes
Manufacturing Talks
Latest Episodes
We need smarter energy policies - and our favorite scientist Mark Mills is on the job!
Polymath Mark Mills joins us again for a rousing discussion of what's ailing America when it comes to ensuring affordable and reliable energy.Mark is putting the finishing touches on his new outfit - he's now the Executive Dire...
September 10, 2024
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44:34
Are software vulnerabilities costing your factory big dollars? He's here to help!
Adam Gluck was a founding engineer on Uber's engineering strategy team, where got an early education in development and operations (DevOps). He quickly learned how industrial coding errors and cybersecurity breaches are increasingly a very cost...
September 03, 2024
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31:46
They use 3D printing to make more environmentally friendly (and extremely cool!) furniture
Model No. produces high-end light fixtures and furniture with a new end in mind: elevating the experience while eliminating the waste. They collaborate with architects and designers along with industry partners to use regenerative and biodegrad...
August 27, 2024
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35:29
Jim Vinoski on why pork-driven plant construction spending doesn't make a manufacturing boom
There have been countless breathless reports about the ongoing "boom" in American manufacturing. After all, look at the countless billions of dollars being spent to build plants! Good times are back!Except they aren't. Actual manufactur...
August 20, 2024
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12:06
How are maintenance fundamentals the foundation of good business? He's here to tell us
It was fascinating speaking with Nick Haase, who co-founded MaintainX to bring modern tech solutions to manufacturing maintenance. You'd think that's a pretty niche application, and yet almost every central element of his platform he brought up...
August 13, 2024
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