Manufacturing Talk Radio

Manufacturing Talk Radio is excited to announce an expansion of its network broadcasts with the launch of A Global Perspective with Dr. Adriana Sanford, a show that will cover some of the risks and ramifications for multinational corporations doing business in Europe, South America or Asia when jurisdictional laws conflict with U.S. law, as both Microsoft and Apple have experienced. Dr. Sanford’s...

Manufacturing Talk Radio is expanding its network of shows under MBC, the Manufacturing Broadcasting Corporation, by launching its newest show, A Global Perspective with Dr. Adriana Sanford with Executive Producer and Show Host Dr. Adriana Sanford. Dr. Sanford will cover international jurisdictional legal topics that can put U.S. manufacturers, their executives and even their employees at risk of...

We discuss the potential ramifications of Apple vs the FBI with Adriana Sanford, Senior International Correspondent for Corporate Compliance and Ethics. Where will it lead us as the FBI looks for an encryption breaker, or weaker encryption, that could be hacked? Would releasing to China, the NSA, the CIA, other countries, other agencies and state and local law enforcement be next? If you think you...

Each month, Manufacturing Talk Radio updates our listeners on the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) performance for other countries around the world, especially Asia, the UK, and the EU. In addition, we explore regional surveys in the U.S. to give listeners a picture of the flow of world economies. For March 2017, the reports are strong and positive so tune in to get turned on about manufacturing. L...

Manufacturing Talk Radio strives to deliver the most helpful content to the manufacturing industry. If your company is – or will be – involved with 3D Printing, learn the risks and how to insure to ensure your company is covered from Mike Thoma of Travelers Insurance. Then listen in as Mike Scher explains how B2B salespeople can breakthrough to develop new accounts and grow your top line results....

Manufacturing Talk Radio interviews Mr. Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the Institute for Supply Management's Manufacturing Report on Business(R) and Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair of the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business(R) along with Dr. Chris Kuehl, noted economist with Armada Corporate Intelligence and economist for the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association International, all of whom...

Join Hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady for an in-depth discussion of today's ISM Report presented by Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair for the Manufacturing Report on Business® Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Felix Nater, founder and owner of Nater Associates, joins Manufacturing Talk Radio hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss Workplace Violence, and there is a lot more to this topic than just a physical assault. Learn all the different forms of workplace violence, some of which are going to surprise you.  Then hear from Rob Stramara, Chief Operating Officer of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extensio...

Manufacturing Talk Radio's Senior International Correspondents report in from Asia, North America and Europe about positive PMI figures coming out of most developed countries. A handful of established countries continue to struggle while developing countries are a mixed bag. Co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady add commentary to this at the end of the show. Tune in and stay tuned. Learn more about you...

Many manufacturers may be struggling to understand how they transition their manufacturing operations into the 21st Century without dumping their legacy equipment. Now you can learn how to hook up legacy machines to your ERP or other operational systems, along with the more advanced technology on today’s machines. Learn what free outside resources are available to help you and the websites you sho...

Lew Weiss and Tim Grady speak with the executives from Voodoo Manufacturing, about one fast way to get plastic parts in your hands in a hurry. Whether it is 1 part tomorrow or 10,000 parts in two weeks, hear Jim Allen, Director of Manufacturing and Max Friefeld, company CEO speak on 3D Printing from their factory in Brooklyn, New York, where they can make parts at a cost comparable to plastic inje...

As 2016 wound to a close, there were indicators of expansion in the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Report on Business(R) and the ISM’s Non-Manufacturing Report of Business(R).  Listen to Committee Chairs Brad Holcomb for Manufacturing and Anthony Nieves for Non-Manufacturing present the details and the trends as the U.S. economy ties the record for the third longest expansion sinc...

Mr. Brad Holcomb, ISM Committee Chair for the Manufacturing Report on Business(R) presents the just released and northward-bound PMI number along with the all-important sub-indices of New Orders, Production, Employment, Supplier Deliveries and Inventories of raw materials or components used to make parts and products in manufacturing that show significant expansion in this critical industry sector...

We have all heard about the Skills Gap and efforts at within state and federal government, academia and the industry to fix it – but that fix could take years. Tune in to hear a fix for factory workers that is as available as your next Uber ride. Then catch up on the economic good news from the author of the Credit Manager’s Index, Dr. Chris Kuehl who will cover the CMI report and overall or over-...

The digital and dynamic world of modern manufacturing is developing so quickly that industry conferences and seminars are a must to stay ahead of the curve – or catch up to the curve. Manufacturing Talk Radio will be highlighting events hosted by ISM, FMA and the NJMEP on today’s show along with a calendar of events at www.mfgtalkradio.com for all participating industry organizations and academic...

Tune in to Manufacturing Talk Radio to hear some of the most positive news we have broadcast in over 3 years and Senior International Correspondents from Asia, the U.K. and E.U. update listeners on the major expanding economies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-by-one, companies are recognizing that the solution to the Skills Gap in manufacturing which exists around the world is a combination of cooperation with community and technical colleges, high schools and universities mixed with a heavy emphasis on in-house training programs.  Listen as Manufacturing Talk Radio’s Lew Weiss interviews Festo Didactic executives Torsten Schimanski, the Head of th...

Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair of the Institute for Supply Management's Non-Manufacturing Report on Business(R) reports on Manufacturing Talk Radio about the December 2016 findings from survey participants in the industries of the non-manufacturing sector, some of which feed the manufacturing sector in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen in as co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady discuss the current state of manufacturing with Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Report on Business(R) as they delve into the categories of the Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) that has recently strengthened, and Chris Kuehl, Managing Partner of Armada Corporate Intelligence discusses the Credit Manag...

Manufacturing Talk Radio’s Senior International Correspondents and the NAM’s Chief Economist, Chad Moutray, discuss what is happening in manufacturing around the globe both above and below the equator. Overall, the shakiness of 2016 seems to be stabilizing as economic growth returns to most of the major country economies as we enter 2017. While there isn’t a wildly optimistic point of view going i...

Each December, the Institute for Supply Management compiles and condenses an analysis of its' respondents feel for the upcoming year. Tune in to Manufacturing Talk Radio for a brief overview of the 21-page report presented by Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair for the Manufacturing Report on Business(R) and Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business(R) which can also b...

Manufacturing Talk Radio discusses the ISM’s Manufacturing Report on Business® and the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business® with Anthony Nieves, committee chair with the ISM, followed by a review of November’s Credit Manager’s Index report with Chris Kuehl, Ph. D. and economist with Armada Corporate Intelligence. Show hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady present questions on variables that impact this v...

Jim Wall, Executive Director of NIMS, the National Institute for Metalworking Skills talks with Manufacturing Talk Radio about the 52 distinct NIMS skill certifications including stamping, press break, roll forming, laser cutting, machining, tool and die making and other precision metalworking skills for modern manufacturing employees, followed by Russ Green, Executive Vice President and Partner w...

EDI: old technology or upgrade technology with Peter Edlund, VP of Di Central. Also new technology - Augmented Reality with Patrick Ryan from Newport News Shipbuilding explains how to inspect the construction of a aircraft carrier in 90 minutes instead of 9 days Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manufacturing Talk Radio brings together three of its senior international correspondents along with Chad Moutray, Chief Economist with the NAM, to discuss how manufacturing looks around the world this November, including discussions on Brexit, international reaction to Trump as President-Elect, the automobile industry outlook, and Purchasing Manager's Indices for all major global economies. Learn...