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.
Episodes
209 episodes
inFlow Inventory Marries Multimedia With its SaaS Business Strategy!
It was great to return the favor of podcast guesting with Melinda Tse, Louis Leung, and Jared Plumb from inFlow Inventory. They had our host Jim Vinoski on their show, "The Secret Life of Inventory," a few months ago.For their visit wit...
The latest newsletter from the National Center for Energy Analytics is FIRE!
Your host Jim Vinoski discusses the latest newsletter from the National Center for Energy Analytics (NCEA), highlighting key articles. He praises Jonathan Lesser and Portia Roberts' critique of wind power, noting its low capacity factor (25%) c...
Why is everything made in America so much more expensive? REGULATIONS!
Your host, Jim Vinoski, goes solo and discusses the impact of regulations on American manufacturing, emphasizing that hyper-regulation has driven jobs offshore and hinders reindustrialization efforts. He highlights the Trump administration's de...
This Startup Makes Machine Shops More Competitive! Benny Buller with Uptool
Software for manufacturing feels like a minefield sometimes. These guys get it.Benny Buehler from Uptool, a startup focused on improving American machine shops, joined us this week. Benny, with a background in metal additive manufacturi...
Jim Vinoski On The Energy Future Forum and His New Book!
We've got a shorter episode for you this week. Your host Jim Vinoski flies solo for deep dive into the event he attended last week, the Energy Futures Forum by the National Center for Energy Analytics. It was a pow-wow with some very smart folk...
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...
Canada-USA Relations, Cool Manufacturing Stories, and Much More!
For Episode 199, we dive into a whole host of important topics with our longtime pal Gail Robertson. She's the "recovering journalist," entrepreneur, and fellow manufacturer and podcaster who has been on several times before and helped with our...
The Iran War - Crises in Energy and Shipbuilding, Oh My!!!
Note: this episode was recorded on Wednesday, March 11. That's important to know given the incredibly dynamic situation in the Middle East.We have a confluence of potential crises to analyze here, and who better to help us wit...
Need Help With AI in Manufacturing? Here You Go!
Prepare to be challenged in how you think about the effects of AI on manufacturing!Radu Spineanu and Mike Carroll have done the deep thinking and exhaustive research on what AI means for the industrial world so you don't have to.
Getting America's Shipbuilding Game Back
Yep, we're back to shipbuilding again!Because it's vital.This time, industry insider Lance Lemcool, an executive who has spent his whole career in the shipbuilding world, discusses the current state of American shipbuilding, hig...
Nuclear energy, military dominance, and reshoring!
You guys know I'm all about reliable and affordable energy, a strong military, and rebuilding America's industrial might. That's what makes Tom Holm such a great fit as a guest! As he put it, it's "preaching to the preacher."Tom, who is...
My Manufacturing Book is Coming Soon!
This show is a solo promo for my upcoming book, which went to the publisher last week.In it, I discuss the book, tentatively titled, "Inspiring American Makers," which profiles 22 American manufacturers to counter the misconception that...
Shipbuilding: Colin Grabow of the Cato Institute brings the free-market viewpoint
Yep, we're right back to discussing the American shipbuilding crisis!During our January focus on shipbuilding, one of the best articles we used as a resource was one on the Jones Act co-authored by Colin Grabow at the Cato Institute.
Keep Your Factory Equipment Running with AI from MaintainX!
Too many manufacturers still struggle with effective maintenance management, and still scratch their heads over what they should be doing with AI.MaintainX has answers for them on both counts. They're leading the digital revolutio...
Solutions to America's Shipbuilding Crisis
It's the fourth and final week of the monthlong solo efforts by our host Jim Vinoski and his deep dive into the crisis in American shipbuilding.This week's episode focuses on identifying solutions to the tremendous problems we face....
The American Shipbuilding Crisis: Identifying the Problems
It's the third week of solo efforts by our host Jim Vinoski to do a deep dive into the crisis in American shipbuilding. This week's episode is focused on identifying the causes of the problems.Jim discusses the crisis in American shipbu...
Why Can't We Talk About How We Can't Build Ships?
It's a second week in a row with a solo show by our host Jim Vinoski!Jim discusses the reluctance he has encountered repeatedly in his efforts to address the crisis in American shipbuilding. Despite significant declines—from 60% to 0.3%...
Why Can't the US Build Ships?
This week we've got a solo effort by our host, Jim Vinoski.He's going over the basics of an article from a year ago last September by Brian Potter with the same title as our episode.Jim discusses the decline of American shipbuil...
What will it take to reindustrialize America?
Nick Reinhart has a good chunk of the answer.Nick founded Kreate, which makes toolboxes and storage totes for Home Depot, and a whole lot more.Nick discussed his company's rapid growth in plastic injection molding in the U...
