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DIfM Live

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Driving Impact for Manufacturers Live is a LinkedIn Live series from NWIRC leading up to DIFM26 on March 25. Each episode features manufacturing leaders, operational experts, and industry partners discussing workforce challenges, operational excellence, leadership, technology investment, and practical strategies that drive results. The series creates space for real conversations that help manufacturers prepare, think strategically, and continue the dialogue in person at DIFM26.

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Episode 6: Missed DIFM26? Here’s What You Need to Know 29.04.2026 39:02

DIFM26 brought together manufacturers dealing with many of the same challenges, even if they don’t always realize it day to day. In this episode, Robin Keller sits down with Jeffrey Craig, CMRP, MS, Senior Project Manager at Fuss & O'Neill Manufacturing Solutions, to reflect on what stood out from the conference and the conversations happening across the floor. With experience in industria...

AI in Manufacturing: What Leaders Need to Know Now 29.04.2026 29:11

Artificial intelligence is rapidly shaping how businesses operate, but many manufacturing leaders are still trying to understand what it truly means for their organizations. In this episode of Driving Impact for Manufacturers Live, Robin Keller is joined by Andreas Welsch, an internationally recognized AI strategist, author, and former Vice President at SAP. Andreas has spent more than two decades...

Episode 4: Upgrade Manufacturing: Capture Know-How, Document Better, Train Smarter 12.03.2026 23:42

Manufacturers across the industry are facing a growing challenge as experienced workers retire and decades of hands-on knowledge leave with them. Much of that expertise was never formally documented, making training, productivity, and operational consistency more difficult for the next generation of workers. In this episode of Driving Impact for Manufacturers Live, host Robin Keller is joined by B...

Episode 3: Automation Strategy for Manufacturers 02.03.2026 21:46

Technology investments can accelerate growth or create costly complexity. As automation continues to reshape manufacturing, leaders are under pressure to make smart decisions that improve productivity, reduce risk, and deliver measurable returns. The challenge is not simply adopting new technology. It is knowing what to invest in, how to evaluate the return, and how to choose the right partner to...

Episode 2: Operational Excellence in Practice 25.02.2026 20:18

Operational excellence is built through observation, engagement, and continuous improvement, not assumptions or shortcuts. In this episode of Driving Impact for Manufacturers Live, Robin Keller is joined by Chad Courtney, Operational Excellence Specialist II, for a practical conversation on how tools like Gemba walks support better decision-making, stronger workflows, and more effective leadership...

Episode 1: Driving Impact for Manufacturers Live: It’s Go Time! 25.02.2026 25:05

Manufacturing leaders are navigating real challenges related to workforce, leadership, retention, onboarding, operations, and emerging technology. They do not need buzzwords. They need strategies that work. Driving Impact for Manufacturers Live is a new LinkedIn Live series from NWIRC created to spotlight the conversations, insights, and people behind DIFM26, NWIRC’s second annual manufacturing co...