Manufacturing Talk Radio

The skills gap has spurred a revival of apprentice programs, a trend supported by help from Federal, state and local programs. Listen in to learn how enterprise and education are working together when Raymond Vacarri, Director of NJ Advanced Manufacturing Talent Network, Ian Trammell, Exercutive Director of MechaForce, Michael Marchetti, Manager of “Dream it Do it” and Joerg Klisch, VP Opersations...

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With us today are Daniel J. Meckstroth, Ph. D., Vice President and Chief Economist for MAPI Foundation, the research affiliate of the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation and Bruce McDuffee, Executive Director of the Manufacturing Marketing Institute.  We open with Dan Meckstroth, who discusses the latest MAPI quarterly economic forecast for manufacturing sectors. Hear how the ne...

Your business CAN qualify for the R&D Tax Credit.  Leading voices from Black Line Group Scott Schmidt, Principal and Founder and Rachel Bishop, Director of R&D Tax Credit Services unpack the R&D tax code for small to mid-sized manufacturers.  Then it’s a deep dive into the Institute for Supply Management’s 2016 Business Forecast with Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the ISM's Manufacturing Report...

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Fiber laser technology has become a real game changer in the Fabrication industry.  Listen in as Frank Arteaga, head of product marketing, market region NAFTA, at BystronicUSA helps us gain a better understanding of the principles behind Fibernomics and the impact fiber lasers are having within the industry, both up and downstream.  Learn how bringing real-time data to the forefront of manufacturi...

Lew talks about the Republican debate from a manufacturer's point of view. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lewis talks about manufacturing and climate change with Terry Moore on his program on CFAX 1070AM radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Lewis Weiss talks climate change and it's effect on manufacturing on The Moneywise Guys, KERN 96.1 Bakersfield, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manufacturing Talk Radio was pleased to broadcast from FABTECH 2015 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, the premier industry trade show for metal fabrication, precision machining, welding, cutting and manufacturing engineering. This show is a 30 minute overview of the interviews and demonstrations conducted over four days at this fascinating event.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

What’s on the horizon for manufacturing? Join us as we unpack the latest Global Business Surveys with Norbert Ore, Director and Head of Industry Surveys for Strategas Research Partners and the former Chair of the Institute of Supply Management’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. And what about the radical changes taking place within the industry’s markets, processes and technologies, supply...

Tuesday, Nov 3, 2015 1:00-2:00pm Eastern – Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the ISM Manufacturing Report on Business puts into context the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers Index number for October 2015. Then stay on to learn what the expansion and optimization approaches will be for US manufacturers as Jennifer Callaway, Council Director at Manufacturers Alliance for Productiv...

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 1:00pm EST - The ExIm Bank continues to twist in the Washington wind as Republican supporters in Congress use a discharge petition to force a vote over the objections of House Financial Committee Chairman, Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R., Texas). Even if passed by the House, any reauthorization will still have to be passed by the Senate, likely as a rider to another bill. In the...

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 1PM ET – The net you’re casting to capture manufacturing talent may be riddled with holes. As the manufacturing skills gap looms larger every year, companies will be missing valuable opportunities to meet their needs if the talent pool of Americans with disabilities is overlooked. Listen-in as Tim Grady and Lew Weiss discuss recruitment and employment practices, enterp...

Norbert Orr, Director and Head of Industry Surveys for Strategas Research Partners and the former Chair of the Institute of Supply Management’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee joins us to provide comparative commentary on 18 Purchasing Managers Index reports that are compiled worldwide. Find out how and why they’re performing as they are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

Thursday, October 1, 2015 3:00pm Eastern Time – Manufacturing Talk Radio will be airing a special episode today, Thursday October 1, with Brad Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management(R) (ISM(R)) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee who will discuss the September Manufacturing Report on Business(R). This show goes beyond the simple sound bite of the ISM PMI number into...

Tuesday, Sept 29, 2015 1:00-2:00pm ET – Chandra Brown, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing at the International Trade Administration, Ed Youdell, President and CEO of The Fabricators and Manufacturers Association (FMA), and Jennifer McNelly, President of The Manufacturing Institute join hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss to share all that’s happening this year for MfgDay ®, the nationwide cele...

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 1:00-2:00pm Eastern time – Cliff Waldman, Director of Economic Studies at the Manufacturer’s Alliance for Productivity and Innovation Foundation regularly writes and speaks on U.S. and global economic trends. He will be with us presenting the MAPI quarterly economic forecast covering all sectors of the manufacturing industry. This in-depth discussion on economic indicat...

Tuesday, Sept 15, 2015 1:00-2:00pm ET – Join Christian Koestler, Vice President of Operations for STIHL, Inc., and Michael Daly, Director of Operations for Hypertherm, as they discuss lean manufacturing and eliminating waste and overburdened systems from your manufacturing processes with hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss.  Then stay on as Norbert Orr, Director and Head of Industry Surveys for Stratega...

Tuesday, September 8, 2015 1:00-2:00pm Eastern time – The case for women in manufacturing continues as we’re joined by Teresa Beach-Shelow, Owner and President of Superior Joining Technologies, Inc. and Traci and Lori Tapani, Co-Owners of Wyoming Machine to discuss programs designed to inspire women to enter, or further, careers in manufacturing. Whether you’re just starting out, hitting your prof...

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 1:00-2:00pm Eastern time - Michael Schwerdtfeger, managing Director of Chapman Associates, Middle Market Mergers & Acquisitions, joins hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss to outline the options available to retiring owners faced with decisions about closing, selling or merging their manufacturing business. Then stay with us as Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the Institute for...

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 1:00-2:00pm Eastern time – The case for women in manufacturing has never been stronger. Join us for the first of our two-part series on women in manufacturing as Allison Grealis, President of Women in Manufacturing and Karen Norheim, Executive Vice President of American Crane discuss the evolution of women in manufacturing and the business case for creating, and maintainin...

Tuesday, August 18, 2015 1:00-2:00pm ET: Economic indicators predict a bright future for manufacturing, but significant workforce challenges pit the landscape and darken its horizon. Join us as Gardner Carrick, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for The Manufacturing Institute, Mario Hernandez, President of the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation, and Gale Tenen Spak, Prime Contact, M...

Increasingly, remanufacturing operations hold significant roles in sustainability initiatives.  Listen in as two leading voices in remanufacturing,  John Disharoon, Director of Market Access for Caterpillar’s Cat Reman and Dr. Nabil Nasr, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Director of The Golisano Institute for Sustainability, discuss remanufacturing’s role in the circular economy with co-...

Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Report on Business puts into context the ISM’s Purchasing Managers Index number for July 2015. Then Professor Adriana Sanford discusses why Dodd-Frank was created and asks does it go far enough? Who is the average whistle blower? What should you do if you stumble upon something suspicious that may be the tip of th...