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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A Global Perspective - Dr. Sanford interviews H...
Janet E. Lord is a senior fellow at Harvard Law School Project on Disability, where she writes and researches on international law and policy relating to the human rights of persons with disabilities. She is also a member of the board of directors of Amn...
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S10-E8: 10,552 Manufacturers Can't Be Wrong!
John Kennedy, CEO of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NJMEP) joins co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss NJMEP's launch of its Manufacturing Caucus, a face-to-face discussion with New Jersey legislators about the needs and wants ...
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S10-E7: PMI’s Well Above 50 Mark Almost Worldwide
Purchasing Manager’s Indices are totaling above 50 in almost every developed country of the world as manufacturing strengthens it footing after a long and sluggish recovery from The Great Recession. In addition, few headwinds are present, so manufacturin...
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S10-E6: From Cell Door to Shop Floor
Sean Osborne is an inspirational individual who made a decision to stop doing things that got him in trouble with the law and use his hands-on skills and intelligence in manufacturing. Learn what that decision was like and the results he has experienced ...
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ISM's Non-Manufacturing Index at 53.9
The ISM's Non-Manufacturing Index rolled up to 53.9, 3.5 points less than July activity that was reported in early August. All categories that make up the index fell which may be an indicator of summer vacations in August. Hear Anthony Nieves, Committee ...
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S10-E3: Need an Executive for a Dump Truck or a...
The Skills Gap presents great challenges in finding skilled technicians and another level of complexity finding skilled executives to oversee everything from concept and design to unique body building and customer delivery of vocational vehicles. With a ...
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Gregorio G. Canales
Gregorio has been a professor at the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (EGADE), Assistant Professor of International Law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho and has participated as a member of the editorial board of the business sec...
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S10-E2 SME Education Foundation and Shape Corpo...
As part of a nationwide effort to help close the swelling skills gap, the SME Education Foundation established PRIME® (Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education), its program to attract youth to manufacturing and prepare high school students for ca...
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S10-E1a The Global Show part 2
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S10-E1: Global Reports: More Tailwinds than Hea...
Each month, Manufacturing Talk Radio reaches out to its Senior International Correspondents to get their read on manufacturing around the world in this global economy. Royce Lowe reports from France and Europe and the United Kingdom, Chong Wang reports f...
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Special: ISM's Committee Report on Non-Manufact...
Anthony Nieves joins Manufacturing Talk Radio to discuss the ISM's Committee report on Non-Manufacturing, which includes all of the service sector companies, retail trade, mining and construction. This sector uses or sells many of the parts and materials...
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S9-E21: How to Avoid the Failures of Change
It is not the process that causes projects to fail. Change tends to fail because people fail to buy in to the change itself. Given that change is inevitable, and coming along more rapidly every year, tune in to hear Barbara Trautlein of Change Catalysts ...
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Manufacturing Talk Radio on BusinessRadioX
Hear about Manufacturing Talk Radio from an interview in BusinessRadioX.
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Two (2) Very Different Discussion on Manufactur...
Lew & Tim talk to guests from two very different businesses. Aaron Schieving is the Director of Sales & Marketing for Lifecycle Biotechnologies which includes Chata Biosystems, VI (6) Plastics and Boval BioSolutions – all manufacturing operations that se...
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S9-E18: Manufacturing Growth Globally in More T...
Manufacturing is strong in all the major economies, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Asia (both China and Japan), the UK and the EU. Here from the National Association of Manufacturers Chief Economist Chad Moutray, Senior International Correspondent f...
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A Global Perspective with Dr Adrianna Sanford f...
Dr. Sanford’s guest is Mr. Peter Lambert, Senior Vice President at Willis Towers Watson for Mergers & Acquisitions Group.
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S9-E17: Non-Manufacturing Surges Upward to 57.4...
Co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady interview Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the ISM’s Non-Manufacturing Report on Business(R) that has surged upward to 57.4 on strong new orders, production and business activity. Coupled with the strength in the 57.8 ...
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ISM PMI at 57.8; CMI at 56.1 - Great Numbers! ...
Tim Fiore, Committee Chair for the ISM's Manufacturing Report on Business(R) and Dr. Chris Kuehl, economist with FMA International, join co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the direction and meaning of the numbers behind the numbers with the PMI ...
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S9-E15: The $1.6 Trillion Junk Bond Bubble – is...
As if the housing bubble wasn’t enough, it appears that another financial bubble could be near or here – this one comprised of corporate junk bonds. Remember all the people who bought homes with No Doc loans but really couldn’t afford them, and when rate...
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S9-E14: Around the World in 58 Minutes, or Less
Co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady speak with Norbert Ore about the 18 PMI surveys he follows internationally, as well as several regional ones for the U.S., along with an incredible "Golden Nugget" of information about when to offshore production of your ...
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3 Interesting Reports on Manufacturing
Join co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they discuss the state of manufacturing in America and the EU/UK with Chad Moutray, Chief Economist with the National Association of Manufacturers, Dr. Chris Kuehl with Armada Corporate Intelligence and economist ...
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S9-E12: Two Resources for Manufacturers to Look...
Max Christenson, Digital Sales and Marketing for AirFreight.bid joins co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss a new platform for managing airfreight costs and analysis. It may be better than anything you have ever used before! Then hear from Charlie ...
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S9-E11 – ISM PMI at +54.9 and NMI at 56.9
Lew Weiss and Tim Grady discuss the manufacturing and non-manufacturing reports which continued in positive territory for May 2017 as the economy produces the third longest expansion since World War II at 96 months (Feb 1961 – Dec 1969 at 106 months and ...
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ISM PMI Holds Steady at 54.9
Mr. Tim Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, joins the discussion of the PMI (purchasing managers' index) in place of Brad Holcomb who retired at the end of May. Tim has 40 yea...
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Bruce Zagaris on "A Global Perspective"
Bruce Zagaris talks international enforcement cooperation on tax and related matters. Zagaris advises governments, entities and individuals on international business, especially regulatory and enforcement matters. Since 1981, he has served as a consultan...
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