Manufacturing Talk Radio
Your Everything Manufacturing Podcast. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just curious about the industry, we’ve got something for you!
Manufacturing Talk Radio is led by two dynamic hosts, Lewis Weiss and Amy Nicklaus, who bring expertise and fresh perspectives to the industry. Lewis, with five decades of hands-on experience, simplifies complex manufacturing challenges, offering actionable insights on technology, workforce strategies, and industry transformation. Amy brings an engaging approach, exploring the real-world impact of innovations in technology, logistics, and workforce dynamics. Together, they create a compelling and insightful podcast that keeps professionals informed, inspired, and ready for the future of manufacturing.
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Moving Manufacturers From Spreadsheets To Moder...
Kristjan Vilosius is CEO of Katana, a unique software as a service to help manufacturers move from spreadsheets to modern software, and open the new and exciting channel of DTC - Direct to Consumer sales of product. This is a growing trend in manufacturi...
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The Credit Manager's Index and the Impact of a ...
The Credit Manager's job is to evaluate the ability to get paid, but what happens when the economy shuts down? Dr. Chris Kuehl discusses the unprecedented possibilities with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady.
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Integrating Legacy Systems With Modern Software
Is legacy lunacy? Modern, cloud-based software creates efficiencies with favorable ROIs when integrated correctly. Listen as Tushar Patel, Chief Marketing Officer of CLEO, discusses their solutions in designing, deploying, operating and optimizing the in...
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Jump Into Industry 4.0 Without The Pain
Sunny Han, founder and CEO of Fulcrum, joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss integrating legacy software and paper-based processes with one software system to provide manufacturers with end-to-end visibility of their production operations so the...
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In the Midst of This Crisis, Begin Preparing fo...
Norbert Ore, Senior Correspondent for Industry Surveys for Manufacturing Talk Radio, discusses crisis management, and why risk management is key to surviving the impact of an unexpected event, in this discussion with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Prepar...
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Cliff Notes On The Global Manufacturing Picture...
It is unlikely that very many economists ever thought they would have to contemplate the impact of a rapidly spreading, globally menacing pathogen on the economic outlook. But that day is upon us. Of course at Manufacturing Talk Radio, our focus is on th...
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Coating Solutions Manufacturer Madico
Remember when Elon Musk unveiled the Tesla truck and the windows shattered? It didn't have to be! Hear Shawn Kitchell, President and CEO of Madico, a coating solutions manufacturer that makes coatings for windows discuss the many solutions they provide...
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Manufacturing Matters - How The Coronavirus Out...
In this episode, Shawn DuBravac, Chief Economist of IPC, and Falan Yinug, Director of Industry Statistics and Economic Policy at the Semiconductor Industry Association, discuss the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak on the electronics and semiconductor ...
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How DO You Implement Industry 4.0 Technology?
Ben Marsh is CEO of Scout Systems. He travels the world helping manufacturers implement Industry 4.0 technology. Learn how to do it in this interview with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady.
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The Latest Credit Manager's Index Report
Dr. Chris Kuehl, senior economic correspondent for Manufacturing Talk Radio always brings in so much more insightful commentary as he discusses the latest Credit Manager's Index report and other economic situations, including the coronavirus in this conv...
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Pick-By-Vision Smart Glasses Revolutionize Logi...
On this episode of Manufacturing Talk Radio, Hosts Lew and Tim welcome Johanna Bellenberg, Director Marketing & Communications for Picavi, all the way from Germany. Picavi's full line of assisted reality and augmented reality glasses enable logistics wor...
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Manufacturing Matters: The Lean Manufacturing P...
In this episode, Ray Keefe, President of Lean Enterprise Strategies, LLC and former Vice President of Manufacturing for Emerson discusses the Lean manufacturing paradigm. After defining Lean and providing an overview of its progress in US manufacturing, ...
25 min
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MaaS - Manufacturing as a Service
Learn what Xometry can do for your business from Greg Paulson, Director of Application Engineering, as he discusses Xometry's on-demand manufacturing service with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady that opens up capabilities for your manufacturing needs. This...
24 min
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Improving Profitability Through Price Optimiza...
Patirck Moorhead, Chief Marketing Officer for start-up PriceFX joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to chat about the current state and future of price optimization in manufacturing. Learn how to rapidly improve profitability through price optimization!
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Global Purchasing Manager’s Indexes - A Shift I...
Nobert Ore, Senior Correspondent for Manufacturing Talk Radio, discusses the Purchasing Manager's Indexes of other countries and regions of the U.S. with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. There is a manufacturing shift in the making - find out what it is!
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Cliff Notes Vol. 3: The Latest on Manufacturing...
In the third episode of ‘Cliff Notes on the Global Manufacturing Picture’, host Cliff Waldman reviews the latest manufacturing growth data from the Federal Reserve as well as the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index from the Institute for Supply Management....
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Nicole Wolter Discusses The United States-Mexic...
Nicole Wolter, President of HM Manufacturing in Wauconda, IL, joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the USMCA. She was an advocate for passage for small and midsize businesses across America.
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Cliff Notes - The Impact Of The Coronavirus Out...
In this episode of ‘Cliff Notes on the Global Manufacturing Picture’, host Cliff Waldman discusses the potential impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak on US manufacturing growth. Cliff describes the outlines of a flow chart that he designed for clarif...
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Selling Outcomes Instead Of Selling Products
Servitization focuses on after-the-sale service, and has birthed PaaS - Product as a Service, both of which are and will be changing major industries. Learn more as Gary Brooks, Chief Marketing Officer at Syncron, chats with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady...
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ForwardX Robotics
Nic Temple joins hosts Lew Weiss and Time Grady to discuss ForwardX Robotics, a company that automates consumer and industrial equipment, from carry-on luggage to vision-based autonomous forklifts and pallet jacks, to reduce workplace injuries and make w...
24 min
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CMI and the Overall Economy on Today's Episode
Along with an update on the Credit Manager's Index from the National Association of Credit Managers, get an overall picture of the U.S., Chinese, UK and EU economies in this fun discussion between noted economist Dr. Chris Kuehl and hosts Lew Weiss and T...
40 min
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How Can I Link My Data Silos?
Data silos, islands of information, here, there and everywhere but not connected create chaos in businesses all across the world. As companies move into more data and big data, links must be built between the data silos and islands of information. Join h...
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NEW SHOW - Cliff Notes on the Global Manufactur...
In the first episode of this new show, ‘Cliff Notes on the Global Manufacturing Picture’, host Cliff Waldman discusses the latest (December 2019) Federal Reserve report on U.S. manufacturing production growth and reviews factory sector activity for all o...
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Harry Moser from Reshoring Initiative at Reshor...
On today's episode, Harry Moser from Reshoring Initiative returns to Manufacturing Talk Radio to give us an update on his efforts to bring manufacturing jobs back to America.
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Inventory Handling is a Key Part of the Supply ...
Travis Smith is Chief Technology Officer and Founder of WithoutWire Inventory Services, which provides an instant view of inventory and the movement of goods, and discusses key shifts in that space on a mobile device with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady.
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