Manufacturing Talk Radio

The April jobs report shows labor market conditions that nobody alive today has ever seen before. Cliff Waldman, National Economists Club Board of Governors Chair, CEO of New World Economics and Host of Manufacturing Matters reviews the report and its implications for the economy as a whole, for the manufacturing sector, and for key manufacturing subsectors. Don’t miss this historic report, brought to you by Manufacturing Talk Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is impossible to predict what the economic recovery will look like, and even dour indicators don't give a great indication of the future. But, listen to this Credit Manager's Index report and Dr. Kuehl's comment on the economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hydraulic manifolds regulate fluid flow to control the transfer of power between actuators and pumps. Nimit Patel, president of Hydraulic Manifolds discusses the engineered to order (ETO) work his company does for OEMs and standard uses for hydraulic manifolds with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Adriana Sanford joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the supply chain. She has authored two books about the supply chain, in addition to her many other accomplishments. Listen to find out if your manufacturing operations will be affected and what you can do about it. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Daniel N. Watter a founding partner of the Morris Psychological Group, P.A., in Parsippany, New Jersey, who joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the psychological effects of a pandemic on people, and how they cope with the fear of isolation, sickness and death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of ‘Cliff Notes on the Global Manufacturing Picture’, host Cliff Waldman continues his discussion of the deepening, pandemic-driven downturn in the US manufacturing sector. He explores the data from the latest survey report from the Institute for Supply Management as well as the latest industrial production report from the Federal Reserve. He reveals his forecast for U.S. manufacturing growth for 2020 and 2021 and outlines the key issues for U.S. manufacturing recovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior Correspondent Norbert Ore discusses the latest Purchasing Managers Index reports coming in from around the globe - just as the global pandemic began to hit. Prepare yourself for next month by gaining an understanding of this discussion with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this NEC webinar, Cliff Waldman of New World Economics, Kristin Dziczek of the Center for Automotive Research and Don Leavens of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association will discuss the impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic on US manufacturing. Panelists will discuss the hit to total manufacturing growth and the growth of key manufacturing subsectors before considering plausible recovery scenarios. The discussion will also include an assessment of longer-term effects on such critical matters as sourcing and supply chain, innovation investment, automation, and workforce development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seems so simple – it has wheels on it, you load it up and move it – until it becomes industrial. Then, casters matter, weight matters, direction matters, speed matters – and someone who knows the right casters for the right application matters. Hear Joe Lyden discuss the oft-overlooked science of casters with co-hosts, Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristjan Vilosius is CEO of Katana, a unique software as a service to help manufacturers move from spreadsheets to modern software, and open the new and exciting channel of DTC - Direct to Consumer sales of product. This is a growing trend in manufacturing that hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady have been hearing about in interviews, industry periodicals and events, and it is something you can explore in this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Credit Manager's job is to evaluate the ability to get paid, but what happens when the economy shuts down? Dr. Chris Kuehl discusses the unprecedented possibilities with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is legacy lunacy? Modern, cloud-based software creates efficiencies with favorable ROIs when integrated correctly. Listen as Tushar Patel, Chief Marketing Officer of CLEO, discusses their solutions in designing, deploying, operating and optimizing the integration of legacy systems with modern software, with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sunny Han, founder and CEO of Fulcrum, joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss integrating legacy software and paper-based processes with one software system to provide manufacturers with end-to-end visibility of their production operations so they can actually improve the process rather than merely managed it. This is a jump into Industry 4.0 without the pain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norbert Ore, Senior Correspondent for Industry Surveys for Manufacturing Talk Radio, discusses crisis management, and why risk management is key to surviving the impact of an unexpected event, in this discussion with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Preparing for the next crisis will help you get through this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is unlikely that very many economists ever thought they would have to contemplate the impact of a rapidly spreading, globally menacing pathogen on the economic outlook. But that day is upon us. Of course at Manufacturing Talk Radio, our focus is on the US manufacturing sector. In this episode of ‘Cliff Notes on the Global Manufacturing Picture’, host Cliff Waldman will discuss the just-released report on February industrial production as well as the most recent report on manufacturing from the Institute for Supply Management to begin to offer a picture of how the coronavirus crisis is impacting US industry. He will conclude by putting the data in the context of a rapidly changing set of circumstances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember when Elon Musk unveiled the Tesla truck and the windows shattered?  It didn't have to be!  Hear Shawn Kitchell, President and CEO of Madico, a coating solutions manufacturer that makes coatings for windows discuss the many solutions they provide for business, industry and consumers in this fun discussion with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Shawn DuBravac, Chief Economist of IPC, and Falan Yinug, Director of Industry Statistics and Economic Policy at the Semiconductor Industry Association, discuss the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak on the electronics and semiconductor industries. Both guests respond to questions about fundamental price and employment outcomes but also discuss broader issues such as the lessons from previous crises as well as the appropriate policies for mitigating the damaging effects of the coronavirus shock on global manufacturing performance. The interview concludes with a discussion of potential longer-term industry consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Marsh is CEO of Scout Systems. He travels the world helping manufacturers implement Industry 4.0 technology. Learn how to do it in this interview with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Chris Kuehl, senior economic correspondent for Manufacturing Talk Radio always brings in so much more insightful commentary as he discusses the latest Credit Manager's Index report and other economic situations, including the coronavirus in this conversation with host Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Manufacturing Talk Radio, Hosts Lew and Tim welcome Johanna Bellenberg, Director Marketing & Communications for Picavi, all the way from Germany. Picavi's full line of assisted reality and augmented reality glasses enable logistics workers to keep important information in front of them yet keep their hands free, visually guiding them through the picking process, increasing productivity and accuracy. Listen to this episode for a closer look at this amazing product, only on Manufacturing Talk Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices