Manufacturing Happy Hour

The podcast that's like "TEDx meets How It's Made" 🎙️ | Discussing the latest trends and tech over a drink 🍺 | Not on here frequently so please email me ⚙️

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A San Jose shop owner introduced his "least tenured" machinist to James Greer.

The least tenured had been on the floor for 24 years. Take that in for a second.

Catch episode 287 on the website.

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Have you ever worked for a leader like this?

Jason Woodard reflects on an early-career experience that shaped his attitude towards accountability in manufacturing.

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The willingness for the sum to be greater than the parts.

In this clip from the first stop of our Rust Belt Renaissance tour, Adam Artman, from Manufacturing Works, speaks on what makes Northeast Ohio’s manufacturing ecosystem work.

Catch episode 286 on our website.

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Is your software fully adopted or just fully bought?

Nick Haase of MaintainX draws on his B2C background to argue frontline workers deserve intuitive experiences.

Listen to episode 292 and subscribe to our newsletter, link in bio.

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Jason Woodard joins Chris for Ep 293 to talk blame culture, building trust, and why leading yourself must come before leading anyone else.

Link in bio.

What's the biggest leadership lesson you've learned in manufacturing?

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Twelve years. Molecular-level trust. One co-founder filling every gap the other did not see.

Angelo Stracquatanio on building a team that lasts, in this bonus episode.

Catch it on the website.

[Ben Conrad @benc0nrad]

Great hearing @MfgHappyHour interview leaders in Wausau, employer-led coordination is the only way
https://t.co/nMKFUO5jDI

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Is your organisational structure keeping your best people down?

Harmoni Co-Founder David Caputo built his company on a simple principle, if you have something to contribute, you should never feel constrained from doing so.

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The result is also “I got a new hat!”

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A live demonstration of multi-agent industrial autonomy.

A humanoid robot and AMR work within the same operational environment, executing complementary tasks while remaining synchronized through a centralized control system.

The result is coordinated physical execution across multiple robotic platforms rather than isolated automation.

This is the One Factory Language.
This is Interoperability.
Come see it live at Newlab tonight.

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Full episode here: https://t.co/uXLLi9Lwrd

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What can Silicon Valley teach manufacturers, and what are they getting wrong about each other?

Episode 292 brings together mechatronics experts and startup founders live from San Jose.

Listen now, link in bio.

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Hearing from the companies with the highest Adventure Index (AI) at @reindsummit…

Takeaway: If you’re not running from feral dogs in the mountains of the Middle East, you don’t want it enough.

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@c0nst This is a good point. That said, we still gotta capture as much of that tribal knowledge as we can.

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SOUNDS ON 🔊 Rove and @AndrewLonsberry of @PathRobotics sharing what it’s all about…

📍 @reindsummit

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Art.

📍 @reindsummit

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@PaulySchecks IDEA! We turn the “Walker’s Point Innovation District” into a place where people are actually building products and companies rather than something that - 1 year later - is still in name only.

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The right group to cover what it takes to scale in manufacturing. Down-to-earth and actionable tips that any manufacturer can leverage. Loved @jimbelosic’s bathroom and parking lot test for being great indicators on when to scale.

Do it. Build it. Then scale. Thanks for keeping it pragmatic, gents.

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48 hours in Detroit. Off to a great start. Here for @reindsummit. ⚙️

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🎧 Now live: Industrial Autonomy Explained 🚀 Hear from @MfgHappyHour, Hellbender, Seegrid & Mine Vision Systems on how robotics & AI are moving from pilot projects to real-world deployment in manufacturing, logistics & mining.

🎙️ Listen now: https://t.co/2HvkJn5gev

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Small manufacturers often go looking for ERP software when what they need is MRP.

Shane Dubbelman from MRPeasy explains the difference and why it matters.

Listen to the full episode on our website.