

Manufacturing Talk Radio
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.
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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Jul 18, 2016 • 18min
Chad Moutray, Chief Economist with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
Chad Moutray, Chief Economist with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) gives us his perspective on Brexit and what’s in store for manufacturers here and abroad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 12, 2016 • 1h 10min
S7-E5 What does Brexit mean for your data’s privacy?
Professor Adriana Sanford, Mfg Talk Radio’s Senior International Correspondent for Corporate Compliance and Ethics, and Clinical Associate Professor at the W.P. Carey School of Business, visiting research professor of the Universidad de Talca, Facultad de Economia y Negocios, and a Dean’s Visiting Scholar of Georgetown University Law Center will be with us to discuss the legal and ethical issues behind Brexit, privacy, data protection and the transatlantic flow of data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 5, 2016 • 60min
S7-E4 ISM’s Report on Business for June 2016, plus the Credit Manager’s Index
Mr. Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the ISM’s Report on Business® presents the latest in-depth information on the PMI® Purchasing Manager’s Index covering June 2016. Brad offers listeners keen insights into the meaning behind the numbers. Then stay with us as Armada Corporate Intelligence’s Chris Kuehl, PhD and economist with the FMA, adds humor and wit to the service and manufacturing sector’s Credit Managers’ Index. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 28, 2016 • 59min
5 Proven Ways Apprenticeship Programs Solve Workforce Woes
Todd Berch, Manager, Office of Apprenticeship Training with the Connecticut Department of Labor, and Gary Coviello, Technical Support/Safety Manager at The Carby Corporation, are with us to discuss the state’s apprenticeship training program and how together they’re bridging the skills gap. Through this tremendously successful partnership of public and private enterprise, manufacturers across the state are meeting the challenges of 21st Century manufacturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 22, 2016 • 17min
Robots/Manufacturing/Workforce Training
"Common Sense Radio" w/Jim Brown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 21, 2016 • 1h 19min
The Jim Bohannon Show
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Jun 21, 2016 • 58min
Top 6 Effects of Collaborative Robots (Co-Bots) and the Manufacturing Workforce
Jeff Burnstein, President of the Association for Advancing Automation, joins us to discuss the realities and misperceptions of how collaborative robots are transforming the manufacturing landscape. Many feel automation is threatening the industry’s workforce, but we’ll address manufacturing’s evolution and what’s in store for the coming years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 21, 2016 • 54min
The State of the Machine Tool Industry
James Anderton, Content Director for www.engineering.com joins us for a look at the state of the machine tool industry. The US used to be the leader in machine tooling, but now Japan and Germany are the leading producers. How and why did this change take place, and why is it critical that we regain our former position? Is the government helping or hindering the industry’s recovery and what can be done to broaden the understanding of the machine tooling industry’s importance in the economy here and abroad? These are just some of the questions we’ll address in our episode focusing on the machine tool industry; past, present and future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 17, 2016 • 1h 14min
Recruiting and Retaining Veterans: A Business Imperative
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) hosts a panel discussion on th best practices for hiring Veterans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 10, 2016 • 9min
The rise of robotics and it's effect on manufacturing
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