ASSEMBLY Audible

Congratulations to DELO Industrial Adhesives on winning the best product award for Adhesives, Dispensing & Curing at The ASSEMBLY Show 2022. DELO developed a new process for applying UV-cure adhesives that combines dispensing and preactivation in a single step, called DELO-Activis 600. Devyesh Rana of DELO joins us from the ASSEMBLY Audible booth at the show to tell us what makes their award-w...

Without a doubt, forming and fastening are crucial elements of any successful assembly process. Jennifer Pierce, Multimedia Editor, is joined by two longtime assembly experts and ASSEMBLY Show exhibitors, Jake Sponsler, the President of Orbitform, and Bryan Wright, Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Orbitform designs, manufactures, and builds assembly machines to fasten and form parts perman...

Recorded from The ASSEMBLY Show in Rosemont, we connect with one of ASSEMBLY Audible's biggest supporters throughout 2022, Bill Eppich, the CEO of the WEISS Group. WEISS is a longtime manufacturer of rotary indexing tables, robotics, and motion control solutions with global headquarters in Buchen, Germany, and regional headquarters for the Americas in Cleveland, OH. We chat with Bill from the show...

Symphoni is a mesmerizing symphony of digital assembly automation technology that operates quickly, precisely, efficiently, and even gracefully. Our guest on this episode, recorded from the energetic ASSEMBLY Show floor, is Peng-Sang Cau, Vice President of LS Emerging Markets and Symphoni. Peng is responsible for the commercialization of Symphoni™; a technology ATS acquired from Transformix Engine...

The ASSEMBLY Show floor is one of the best places to connect with and learn about the most influential figures in our industry. The excitement is tangible as we discuss the many facets and history of Promess with the company's president, Glenn Nausley. Promess is a leading manufacturer of highly adaptive servo-controlled assembly presses, torque systems, and monitoring systems used by companies to...

FANUC's High-Payload CR-35iB Cobot is The ASSEMBLY Show's New Product Award Winner in the Robotics category. Bryan J d'Ouville joins us at the ASSEMBLY Audible booth from the show floor after receiving the award to give us a rundown of what makes this lightweight, high-payload (eye-catching bright green) cobot an award winner and standout amongst FANUC's customers. For more information about The C...

Multimedia Editor Jennifer Pierce speaks with Kevin Konkos, VP of Sales with Launchpad from The ASSEMBLY Show floor, about Launchpad's product award winner, The Digitool. The Digitool is a standardized, modular automated assembly cell that learns and executes manufacturing tasks based on a product CAD file without custom software or fixtures. The Digitool can perform various assembly tasks, includ...

Learn about Toyota's vehicle development strategy and how TMNA R & D introduces new technology and systems directly from the source with Kristen Tabar, Group Vice President of Vehicle Development and Engineering at Toyota Motor North America Research and Development.  Sponsored By:

We connect with longtime Assembly Magazine columnist Harry Moser, founder of reshorenow.org. Learn more about the many facets of reshoring in this podcast episode and by visiting Moser on Manufacturing. Sponsored By:

What are the most significant differences between establishing manufacturing plants in rural and urban areas? What is the current state of manufacturing in U.S. cities, and why are assembly plants increasingly located in rural areas? We discuss this with Tanu Kumar and Audra Ladd, two experts from Urban Manufacturing Alliance's advisory board. Sponsored By:

In this episode, we connect with Dr. Olga Eliseeva, Project Engineer at EWI and ASSEMBLY Show 2022 workshop presenter, to discuss the fundamentals of her specialty and what her workshop will entail. 

Meet The ASSEMBLY Show's Keynote Presenter, Charles Wetherington. Chuck is the President and COO of BTE Technologies, a manufacturer of hi-tech medical devices for physical rehabilitation. He also represents almost 12 million workers and 13,000 small to medium manufacturing companies in his work with the National Association of Manufacturing (NAM). Chuck is presenting "Using Lean to Prepare for Ma...

What is plastic welding, really? In this podcast episode, Dr. Miranda Marcus, Applications Engineer with EWI, outlines features of plastics welding as a precursor to her ASSEMBLY Show Workshop, "Fundamentals of Plastics Welding." Miranda's workshop will take place on the first day of the show, October 25th, from 1:00 to 4:00. Register for The ASSEMBLY Show and Miranda's fascinating workshop that w...

ASSEMBLY Audible connects with Mark Manglicmot, Senior Vice President of Security Services, with Arctic Wolf for a discussion about the worst cyberattacks in manufacturing and how to prevent it from happening to you.

This podcast episode delves into the facets of Jamie Flinchbaugh's latest book, People Solve Problems. Explore how to improve problem-solving skills within your organization with Flinchbaugh, the founder of JFlinch and an author with over 30 years of experience helping leaders build and improve teams across various industries. 

According to Gallup, a global analytics and advice firm, only 21% of employees worldwide and 32% in the U.S. fall in the "engaged" category. We're joined by Dr. Jim Harter, Chief Scientist of Workplace Management and Wellbeing at Gallup. Jim is the primary researcher and author of the study, listen in to see what we found out about employee engagement in manufacturing.

Take a walk down manufacturing history lane as we learn about transitioning from Industry 0.5 to 1.0 during the American Revolution with our guest Dr. Robert Smith, provost of Valley Forge Military College and author of the book Manufacturing Independence: Industrial Innovation in the American Revolution. Smith's book recounts how the Continental Congress mobilized the nation's manufacturing secto...

We discuss aspects of technology road mapping and development with Olivier de Weck, Ph. D., author of the new book Technology Roadmapping and Development: A Quantitative Approach to the Management of Technology. He takes us through fascinating aspects of history, his research, and work, highlighting the what, why, and how of technology road mapping. Sponsored By:

Women in Manufacturing is an organization making an impact. The mission-driven trade association, founded in 2010, hosts resourceful events in virtual learning, networking, and a signature event series called Moms in Manufacturing, the first event of its kind launched just last year. Moms in MFG is gearing up for their second annual virtual conference, an event called Rise Together, Thrive Togethe...

This episode of Assembly Audible is an in-depth conversation with Jacob Horne, Chief Security Evangelist with Summit 7 Systems, on the Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 program and how it will impact assembly plants. 

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. manufacturers had 858,000 unfilled jobs in November 2021. Why is that, and what can manufacturers do about it?

Discover facets of lean manufacturing process development from the experts and co-authors of the book, The Power of Process, A Story of Lean Process Development, published in October 2021 by Productivity Press. From discussing their "6CON" framework for process development to lean manufacturing advice, get an inside perspective from two experts with over sixty years of experience.

Manufacturers are becoming increasingly concerned with the environmental impact of their assembly operations and the products they churn out. They are evaluating the environmental effects of their products across their entire life cycles, from raw material production to use and obsolescence. 

In this episode of Assembly Audible, we speak with Douglas Schuster, vice president and general manager for global systems at Johnson Controls International. Johnson Controls International is one of the world's leading fire, HVAC, and security equipment manufacturers for buildings. The company operates 29 manufacturing facilities worldwide, including several award-winning assembly plants in the U....

Tune in to an Assembly Audible discussion with Rob Threlkeld, senior global manager of energy strategy at GM. In "GM's Energy and Carbon Footprint Strategy," we gain insight into how GM plans to reach its renewable energy goal ahead of schedule by following the company's four-pillar strategy.