Best Jim Vinoski Podcasts (2024)

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Jim Vinoski on why pork-driven plant construction spending doesn't make a manufacturing boom 12:06

3h ago12:06

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Send us a Text Message. There have been countless breathless reports about the ongoing "boom" in American manufacturing. After all, look at the countless billions of dollars being spent to build plants! Good times are back! Except they aren't. Actual manufacturing activity is down, and has been in contraction mode for a long time. Tune in and learn…

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How are maintenance fundamentals the foundation of good business? He's here to tell us 32:11

1d ago32:11

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Send us a Text Message. It was fascinating speaking with Nick Haase, who co-founded MaintainX to bring modern tech solutions to manufacturing maintenance. You'd think that's a pretty niche application, and yet almost every central element of his platform he brought up also proved to be a fundamental good business practice. Here are the highlights: …

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Running a family business? Workforce development? Cycling? Matt Guse says check, check, and check! 34:27

7d ago34:27

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Send us a Text Message. Matt Guse started in machining as a teenager and eventually took over the machine shop his dad founded. Along the way he became a fierce advocate for his team members and for new ways to develop the workforce of the future. Oh, and a committed bicyclist just like your host, so be ready for some serious bike talk toward the e…

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Want to reduce absenteeism? She says to make it easier for your workers to communicate! 29:59

14d ago29:59

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Send us a Text Message. Calling off work is the easiest thing to do, right? Maybe not, and maybe that breakdown in communications is costing you a lot more than you think. Sheila Stafford, co-founder and CEO of TeamSense, joined us for Episode 112 to explain how her company's platform to facilitate offtime call-ins for your team members can actuall…

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Manufacturing digitalization? Heck yes - these guys are here to tell us why and how! 31:05

21d ago31:05

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Send us a Text Message. Alex Krüger is the co-founder and CEO of United Manufacturing Hub (UMH), our subject company, and Frank Thelen is co-founder and CEO of Freigeist, a venture capital fund that's backing them. They joined us for Episode 111 to explain all about why digitalization is now a must for manufacturing companies, and how you can best …

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Wanna hear about the totally cool Giant Magellan Telescope? 43:20

2M ago43:20

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Send us a Text Message. Bruce Bigelow joins us for Episode 110 to share the latest and greatest in one of the biggest coming pieces of science technology ever. The Giant Magellan telescope, which is being constructed in Chile, will open up vistas of our universe we couldn't even have dreamed about a few years ago. This instrument features some extr…

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How to grow a fifth-generation family company? Diversify! 33:36

2M ago33:36

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Send us a Text Message. Multiple generations of ownership of a family business make for a great story - but they also historically make for increasing difficulties in making the business work. Matthew Nix. President and CEO of Nix Companies, took the industrial company that his ancestors originally started as a blacksmith shop over 120 years ago an…

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Tommy's Express does manufacturing too? Yep - he's here to tell us why... 30:15

2M ago30:15

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Send us a Text Message. Who knew the fast-growing car wash smash hit company Tommy's Express is also into manufacturing? When you learn why, it makes perfect sense. Ed Ouellette, the company's National Franchise Development Manager, joined us for Episode 108 to explain how so many of the cool and user-friendly features you see at Tommy's are there …

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Clare Epstein from Vector Solutions talks about the latest and greatest in keeping your workers safe 24:14

3M ago24:14

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Send us a Text Message. It should be job one for everyone, but especially for manufacturers, to ensure the people who work for us go home every night in at least as good condition as they were in when they showed up for the job. Among other offeringss, Vector Solutions focuses on providing training that helps make that happen every single day. Clar…

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Lori Waiser and Brian Hollowaty of Los Angeles Brands tell their manufacturing success story 34:04

3M ago34:04

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Send us a Text Message. Nothing like throwing yourself a challenge! Los Angeles Brands has its production of skin care and beauty products right there in the LA area, just to make things interesting. Then they launch their products against some of the biggest, best-known, and best-funded brands there are! Lori Waiser and Brad Hollowaty joined us to…

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Paul H. Tice tells us about his dire warnings about ESG and global finance from his recent book 46:00

3M ago46:00

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Send us a Text Message. This is the most important episode we've done so far. That's because, if we don't heed the call to action from author Paul Tice in his book, *The Race to Zero: How ESG Investing Will Crater the Global Financial System,* our economy and our way of life are doomed. He joined us for Episode 105 to tell us why. According to Tice…

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Quality guru Michelle Brydalski gives us the all the latest scoop about food safety 36:16

3M ago36:16

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Send us a Text Message. The terrible headlines of recalls and foodborne illnesses can have people thinking our food supply is a disaster. But the fact is that while it's safer now than at almost any time in the past, there are always places where our producers can improve. Michelle Brydalski, VP of Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory at Charcuteri…

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Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling of Always On Energy Research on why we're heading for an energy disaster 31:13

3M ago31:13

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Send us a Text Message. Having just founded Always On Energy Research, Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling -experts on power generation and our creaky grids - joined us to give us their unique perspectives on America's electricity situation. They publish routinely on the subject on their Substack, "Energy Bad Boys." Isaac is the VP of Research and Mitch is…

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Konstantin Christoulakis shares his encyclopedic knowledge of metal markets and mining 40:59

4M ago40:59

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Send us a Text Message. For our 102nd episode, your host is joined by his pal who helped him with a Forbes article about mining a year ago, and who has been his go-to guy for metals intelligence ever since. Konstantin Christoulakis is a senior manager of procurement and risk for a metals trading company, and has oodles of experience in supply chain…

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Your host Jim Vinoski explains how Biden's regulations blitz is the industrial suicide of America 15:18

4M ago15:18

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Send us a Text Message. In a recent Forbes article, your host explained how Germany was undergoing the beginnings of deindustrialization as a result of its horrible energy policies, and how that should be a warning to America. Unfortunately the current administration's regulatory policies now have the US on an even worse path than Germany. This is …

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Our gravelly-voiced announcer John Farabee joins us for Episode 100 to talk supply chains 35:02

4M ago35:02

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Send us a Text Message. Yes indeed, Episode 100 is upon us! We could have a celebrity or a head of state as a guest, but it was obvious the right choice was a guy that fans of the show have heard from many times before! John Farabee, our intro and outro voice-over guy, is also one of the most knowledgeable and insightful supply chain gurus we know.…

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Artem Kroupenev from Augury talks about using AI to improve plant capacity and predictability 35:52

4M ago35:52

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Send us a Text Message. Augury got its start using a unique way to monitor manufacturing machine health: the sound of the equipment! It's one of those ideas that, once you hear it, seems so blindingly obvious - except you didn't think of it! Now they have over 150 of the largest manufacturers as customers, and they continue to grow. The company use…

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David Schild and the PCBAA are on a mission to rebuild America's printed circuit board industry 27:47

5M ago27:47

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Send us a Text Message. Like too much of American manufacturing, our domestic production capacity for printed circuit boards - the things on which the computer chips that power so much of our world anymore reside - departed decades ago for other lands. Now we're too dependent on foreign nations for that supply, and especially worrying is how much w…

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Frank Seidel of Wamser Batra USA explains why and how US manufacturers should expand into India 33:08

5M ago33:08

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Send us a Text Message. Manufacturing looks like it's turning the corner here in the US, so now is a good time for our domestic producers to look at expanding their businesses. Frank Seidel, Managing Director at Wamser Batra USA, thinks India is a great market to look at, and he joined us to tell us why that is and what companies here need to do ab…

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Shawn Connors of the Atomic Garage Movement explains why he's a staunch advocate for nuclear energy 38:07

5M ago38:07

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Send us a Text Message. At one time, when he lived in the shadow of southwest Michigan's Palisades nuclear power plant, former business owner, author, and employee communications guru Shawn Connors opposed nuclear energy. But then he decided to do his own research and discovered that the horror stories in the media that had convinced him nukes were…

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Aaron Halfacre of Modiv chats about how and why his company invests in manufacturing properties 31:15

5M ago31:15

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Send us a Text Message. Modiv is a real estate investment trust (REIT). That's company uses investor money to trade in real estate. For Modiv, it's not just any real estate - the company focuses entirely on manufacturing properties, investing in industrial properties via long-term net leases. Their CEO, Aaron Halfacre, joins us for Episode 95 to te…

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Simeon Wallis and Michael Lange from Aprio bring us the latest quarterly manufacturing outlook 28:51

6M ago28:51

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Send us a Text Message. Episode 94 once more features our friends from Aprio, a CPA-led advisory firm with over 700 clients in their Manufacturing and Distribution Practice. Simeon Wallis and Michael Lange join us to discuss their latest quarterly "Manufacturing and Distribution Insights" report, which is a great look into the state of business for…

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Ankush Malhotra talks about Fluke Reliability's use of AI to improve preventive maintenance 26:42

6M ago26:42

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Send us a Text Message. Fluke Reliability has been a mainstay in manufacturing maintenance for a long, long time. With tools like temperature and vibration monitors and acoustic and thermal imaging, they've helped make true preventive maintenance a reality for industry. So it was extremely informative for Episode 93 to chat with their president, An…

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James Hohman of the Mackinac Center tells why subsidies for manufacturers are bad news 36:53

6M ago36:53

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Send us a Text Message. Doesn't it seem like every single day now brings fresh news of another monstrous dollop of tax money is being given away somewhere in the US to coerce some manufacturer to build and "create jobs?" That's great news, right? Not so much, and James Hohman, Director of Fiscal Policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy right…

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Harry Moser of the Reshoring Initiative discusses how to bring more manufacturing back to America 41:16

6M ago41:16

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Send us a Text Message. Starting first with the supply chain and production disruptions of the pandemic, and now being reinforced by the unrest in the Middle East, the idea that outsourcing manufacturing is always a cost savings move has been shown to be wrong. Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative, has been saying that for…

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Nuclear engineer and Miss America 2023 Grace Stanke shares why we need a lot more nuclear energy! 36:51

6M ago36:51

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Send us a Text Message. Grace Stanke spent her reign last year as Miss America promoting nuclear energy. And she knows what she's talking about - in December she graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in nuclear engineering! She joined us for Episode 90 to talk about why nuclear is safer and less expensive than you might think, an…

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Former Broadway star Michael Lynch of Praxie talks about all things AI! 32:02

7M ago32:02

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Send us a Text Message. Appearing on Broadway in Les Misérables... playing a part on General Hospital... and launching an AI-driven industry software services company? Yep, yep, and yep, if you're Michael Lynch. He joined us for Episode 89 to chat about all of it. After earning a living singing, dancing, and starring on stage and screen, Michael se…

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Energy guru Dr. Lars Schernikau tells us why the touted "energy transition" is completely off-base! 40:08

7M ago40:08

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Send us a Text Message. Episode 88 is another must-listen. Energy economist, entrepreneur, commodities trader, and author Dr. Lars Schernikau joins us to talk about his latest book, *The Unpopular Truth about Electricity and the Future of Energy,* which he co-wrote with Professor William Hayden Smith. Lars dives into just why our current path of ra…

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Blake Teipel of Nexa3D gives us all the latest news about the 3D printing scene! 31:36

7M ago31:36

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Send us a Text Message. It's been a while since we covered 3D printing here. Who better to chat with about it than Blake Teipel, who joined us for our Episode 87? He co-founded Essentium, maker of high-speed extrusion 3D printers and materials, and they were just acquired by Nexa3D. Now Blake is Chief Strategy Officer for the combined company, and …

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Governor Greg Gianforte of Montana tells us about his free-market efforts to attract manufacturers! 28:14

7M ago28:14

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Send us a Text Message. Montana isn't just one of America's fastest-growing states in population. It's also rapidly expanding its manufacturing base, growing it by 14% last year alone! Why? Not because of giant dollops of taxpayer-funded subsidies. Governor Greg Gianforte, a serial entrepreneur and former small businessman himself, and the Montana …

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Jeffrey Korzenik, author of Untapped Talent, talks about second chance hiring! 42:50

7M ago42:50

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Send us a Text Message. For our Episode 85, we're joined by Jeffrey Korzenik, chief economist at one of our major American banks and author of the very important book, Untapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community. He tells us all the critical reason we should all be taking a look at hiring those who've previou…

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The true legends of manufacturing livestreaming are here, Curt Anderson and Damon Pistulka! 38:29

7M ago38:29

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Send us a Text Message. If you're doing any kind of show about manufacturing, then you want to be just like Damon Pistulka and Curt Anderson, creators and hosts at Manufacturing eCommerce Success! These two wrote the book on how to make engaging content focused on industry. Plus they were some of the originators at LinkedIn Live, showing the rest o…

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Our favorite scientist Mark Mills is back to talk about his book, The Cloud Revolution! 52:08

8M ago52:08

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Send us a Text Message. The funniest polymath around joins us once again, this time to do a deep dive into his latest book. Mark P. Mills, now Distinguished Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Contributing Editor at City Journal, waxes poetic about his predictions for a whale of a decade in *The Cloud Revolution: How the Convergence of…

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Grid expert Meredith Angwin joins us once again to talk about the fragility of our electric supply! 45:03

8M ago45:03

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Send us a Text Message. Guru on all things power generation Meredith Angwin comes back to the show, this time to focus entirely on the big points of her superb book, *Shorting the Grid: The Hidden Fragility of Our Electric Grid.* (https://www.amazon.com/Shorting-Grid-Hidden-Fragility-Electric/dp/1735358002/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=17…

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Our favorite journalist Eric Starkman talks about Ford and GM's woes and Michigan's energy mandates 48:01

9M ago48:01

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Send us a Text Message. Eric joins us once again for Episode 81! We chat about the recent news of the $10 billion share buyback at GM, the continuing news of the huge scaling back of the pork-laden Ford battery plant in Michigan, and general discussion of how those companies seem to be going off the rails. Eric also offers his take on the recent cl…

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Ryan Kuhlenbeck of Pico MES joins us to talk about software solutions for your factory floor workers 32:56

9M ago32:56

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Send us a Text Message. With a background as an engineer on the production front lines for GM and Tesla, Ryan Kuhlenbeck set out to found a tech company focused on helping the floor operators solve their biggest problems. He's co-founder and CEO of Pico MES (https://www.picomes.com/), which facilitates solutions such as visual task instructions on …

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Magda Dexter of Saint-Gobain talks about workforce development 29:27

9M ago29:27

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Send us a Text Message. If you're a manufacturer almost anywhere in the world, you're having some challenges hiring the people you need. That's been Magda Dexter's specialty at Saint-Gobain North America, where she's Sr. VP of Communication and Human Resources. She joins us to tell all about their excellent efforts to attract the talent they need, …

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The guys from Aprio are here to tell us the state of the manufacturing biz! 30:39

9M ago30:39

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Send us a Text Message. For Episode 78, we're joined by Adam Beckerman and Simeon Wallace at Aprio, a CPA-led Advisory Firm with over 700 clients in their Manufacturing and Distribution Practice. Their quarterly "Manufacturing and Distribution Insights" report is a great look into the state of business for American industry. Simeon is Chief Investm…

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He's a walking encyclopedia about the bicycle industry! 41:47

10M ago41:47

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Send us a Text Message. Mark Stemmy joins us for our Episode 77 to talk about all things cycling. He's the founder of Optimized Cycling Solutions (https://optimizedcycling.com/), "a bicycle studio focused on bespoke products and services, offering custom frames and complete bikes, built in the U.S.A. and Italy." Plus he's spent decades in the busin…

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Our host tells about the craziness happening with electricity in Michigan and what it means for you! 13:15

10M ago13:15

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Send us a Text Message. Manufacturers uniquely rely on affordable, reliable energy for their business models. Unfortunately, legislators in Michigan's House of Representatives just last week passed a bill that will make our electricity a lot more expensive and a lot less reliable. Here are the basics: Even before last week's bill, Michigan was alre…

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He want to bring bicycle manufacturing back to the US! 33:08

10M ago33:08

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Send us a Text Message. I can't believe I got to Episode 75 before doing anything on bicycles! But we went big - Tony Karklins, CEO of Time Bicycles and Cardinal Cycling Group, joined us for a great discussion of my favorite sport! Tony digs into: - His own background and how he got to be where he is - including owning his own bike shop as a teenag…

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She runs an amazing boat building school in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula! 34:11

10M ago34:11

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Send us a Text Message. I learned about the Great Lakes Boat Building School while on a sailing adventure with the Boy Scouts several years ago, when we spent the night docked in Hessel, just a few miles away from Cedarville, where the school is located. For Episode 74, we have Nikki Storey, the school's president, here to tell us all about the his…

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They made gears for all the Mars rovers!! 28:00

10M ago28:00

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Send us a Text Message. Finally! The end of our broadcasting day came at Huntington Place in Detroit on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, where we did all-day interviews at the Motion + Power Technology Expo put on by the American Gear Manufacturers Association. We finished strong! Forest City Gear's Kika Young, CEO, and Jared Lyford, Director of Operations,…

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"Hey! It's all ball bearings nowadays!" 25:04

10M ago25:04

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Send us a Text Message. Our big day at the American Gear Manufacturers Association's Motion + Power Technology Expo was rolling right along as we progressed through the afternoon! Beau Hallavant sat down with us for Episode 69 and told us all about his company, WD Bearing Group. Now, you may think ball bearings are an industry that's pretty locked …

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He started his own company to make transmissions and gearing systems! 24:17

10M ago24:17

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Send us a Text Message. We were getting close to the end of our livestreaming day at the MPT Expo in Detroit when Michael Cinquemani joined us for our Episode 72. Michael brings us full circle on what's represented at this show put on by the American Gear Manufacturers Association. We started with forging and heard from machine makers, toolmakers, …

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Hear about gearmaking and the American Gear Manufacturers Association's MPT Expo from the top dog! 30:27

10M ago30:27

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Send us a Text Message. Matt Croson, President of the AGMA, joins us once again for our Episode 65, recorded live from the floor of the Expo at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit! Matt kicked off a whole day of livestreamed interviews, telling us what the show is all about and what the AGMA does for its membership. Plus there's a little talk abou…

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He tells us about Bourn & Koch, a fascinating machine tool company in Rockford, Illinois! 28:19

10M ago28:19

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Send us a Text Message. Joe Goral keeps our big day of livestreaming moving, joining us for our Episode 68, recorded live from the floor of the Motion + Power Technology Expo at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit. Joe shares the ins and outs of his company, Bourn & Koch, a machine tool outfit. They make parts for a bunch of machines made by compa…

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She never meant to take over her husband's business. But then... 22:22

10M ago22:22

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Send us a Text Message. Ruthie Johnston from Croix Gear & Machining in Hudson, Wisconsin, kept our afternoon of livestreaming from the American Gear Manufacturers Association's Motion + Power Technology Expo at Huntington Place in Detroit moving right along! She joined us for our Episode 70, and told us how she quite unexpectedly took the CEO role …

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She is a firestorm of energy and tells us all about HM Manufacturing and much, much more! 26:28

10M ago26:28

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Send us a Text Message. Nicole Wolter, CEO of HM Manufacturing (who does LOTS of other stuff too!), joins us for our Episode 67, recorded live from the floor of the Motion + Power Technology Expo at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit. Nicole tells us all about her family-owned machine shop that makes gears and more. Plus she tells us all the fabu…

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These two ladies tell us all about what forging is! 27:33

10M ago27:33

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Send us a Text Message. Lori Brown and Cindy Hall join us for our Episode 66, recorded live from the floor of the Motion + Power Technology Expo at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit! Lori and Cindy tell us all about their company, Clifford-Jacobs Forging in Champaign, Illinois. We put them in as our first company interview because forging is the…

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