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
Melanie Hellwig-White on making sway bars and helper springs
Gearheads unite! Episode 143 features the CEO of Hellwig Products, Melanie Hellwig-White, chatting about how they make cool aftermarket parts like helper springs and sway bars.
It's a great fourth-generation manufacturing business story. Here are some highlights.
Chapters:
00:00 - intro
01:00 - how Melanie landed in the family business
03:00 - helper springs and the founding of Hellwig Products
04:45 - Jim's helper spring experience
07:15 - the ag workforce in Visalia, California knows how to work
09:30 - Melanie's move up the ladder
12:30 - the breadth of Hellwig's product range
15:00 - the company's ability to shift as vehicles change
18:45 - the sway bar side of the business
22:00 - dealing with vendor price increases and business craziness
24:00 - how Melanie's generation and her Dad's compliment one another
And there's so much more! It's a marvelous story - tune in for the whole thing! And as always, leave us your questions and comments, like and subscribe, and share it with your friends.