Manufacturing Talk Radio

Sharlene Vichness is founder and president of Language Directions, LLC, established in 2005. An experienced (NJ certified) instructor of foreign language and adult education, corporate sales professional, and course content innovator, she has had extensive experience conducting training seminars in English, foreign language, verbal communication,and cultural competency skills. Ms. Vichness and Language Directions have provided customized language and cultural assistance to businesses, manufacturers, government agencies, and individual professionals. She chats with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady about the multicultural workplace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Mindell is a professor or aeronautics and astronautics, and Dibner professor of the history or engineering and manufacturing at MIT. He is the author of 5 books, several dealing with man’s interaction with machines, and joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss how robots should complement our work without displacing humans. For more manufacturing news visit MFGTALKRADIO.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investing in robotic automation is one of the highest ROI investments a manufacturer can make. But only 5% of manufacturers are aware of how flexibly automation can work in enhancing their operations.  Hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady speak with Roger Paulson, Regional Automation Manager at Acieta about the benefits and ROI of robotic implementations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norbert Ore, Director of Industry Surveys for Strategas Research Partners, and Senior Correspondent with Manufacturing Talk Radio, joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the Purchasing Manager's Index reports around the globe and across the U.S. Expansion has weakened a bit and this may be the early indication that the Trump Tariffs are hurting all economies. Tune in to mfgtalkradio.com learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Nieves, CPSM, C.P.M., A.P.P., CFPM, Chair, ISM® Business Survey Committee and Timothy Fiore, Chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee join hosts Lew and Tim LIVE at ISM2018 in Nashville for an inside look at the Spring 2018 Semiannual Economic Forecast. Don’t miss this very important look at this vital forecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The economy is still rolling on. Join hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they welcome Tim Fiore, Chair, ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee for a live, inside look at the ISM Report. Don’t miss this live, in-depth look at this very important report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Howard is the president of Howard Steel, a steel manufacturer serving Charlotte and the surrounding areas for over 30 years. Mr. Howard talks abot the effect the recent steel tariffs have had on his business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philip J. Sutter is the Director of U.S. Regulatory Affairs, with responsibility for monitoring the progress, potential impact, and dissemination of strategic trade initiatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York based law firm of Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP is one of the largest law firms specializing in Customs law and related trade matters. Partner Robert Silverman joins MTR to discuss the recent steel tariffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stay tuned as Norbert Ore - Norbert Ore, Director of Industry Surveys and Senior Correspondent with Manufacturing Talk Radio discusses the international industry surveys he follows in Europe, Asia, South America and Africa, as well as several importanrt regional surveys around the U.S. which are always insightful and informative as the economy moves into the second quarter of 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad Moutray, Chief Economist for the National Association of Manufacturers provides his update and insights on the manufacturing economy as it enters the second quarter with the looming headwinds of tariffs and possible inflation on the horizon. Will tariffs roil and roll the GDP back into the 2 percent something range, or will it be able to generate growth into the 3+ percent range? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manufacturers trying to throttle up their internal data systems have many software suppliers to vet, and eventually have to settle on one - but how can you be sure it is the right one. Ultra Consultants is an advisory firm to walk manufacturers through the supermarket of software after discussing their manufacturing needs and wants for modern manufacturing software, as well as help during the installation process. While each software provider has their own internal team or outside implementors to modify the software for each manufacturer's use, they are focused on their solution. Ultra Consultants is focused on YOUR solution - what do you need, what do you want and how you can achieve it.  Big Difference. Hear hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady interview Jeff Carr, CEO of Ultra Consultants, and get a powerful infographic that lays out your software options at https://mfgtalkradio.com/ultra-consultants/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady interview Paul Ryznar, founder and CEO of OPS Solutions and creator of Light Guide Systems—a revolutionary augmented reality (AR) tool that uses projected lights and proprietary software to transform manufacturing, assembly and training processes in virtually every industry from automotive to medical. LGS combines the best of human intelligence and technology to optimize manual processes and works with operators to save and improve manufacturing jobs. Hear about a cool new technology in manufacturing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many manufacturers do not use the cloud to run their plants or gather data to increase efficiency or reduce time or material waste. Diego Tamburini joins co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss why manufacturers should use the cloud and the many benefits they can access by doing so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norbert Ore, Director of Industry Survey for Strategas Research Partners and an MBC contributor, discusses some of the 18 manufacturing industry surveys he follows around the world, as well as some always interesting regional surveys in the U.S.  Listen in as hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady get in-depth information on the ebb and flow of manufacturing information that provides crystal ball insight into the next few months of business activity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Jennifer Hagan-Dier, Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Director at the University of Tennessee explains how MEP’s support manufacturers “from the  front door to the back door, the C-suite to the plant floor”. Host Lew Weiss gets all the details important to any manufacturer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen as hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady discuss the Credit Manager's Index and the possible impact of tariffs on the U.S. economy. If the Fed gets overly aggressive with interest rates, and if the U.S. Government sweepingly applies tariffs, they we could be in for a very different 2018.  Listen and learn on this fascinating show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Institute for Supply Management calculates two key indicators each month on the strength of the U.S. economy that are released with in-depth reports by the committee chairs Tim Fiore for the Manufacturing Report on Business(R) and Anthony Nieves for the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business(R).  This information has been followed by the White House and major media outlets for decades, but you only hear a snippet of the information. Get the full story with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady on this episode of Manufacturing Talk Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Watkins is a financial advisor sharing his expertise in locating and recovering tax credits for manufacturers, including the Workers Opportunity Tax Credit, R&D tax credits, Tax Incentive Recovery, and others that are either overlooked or not seriously considered by manufacturers, even though the manufacturing industry has more tax credit incentives than any other industry in America. Listen as Lew Weiss and Tim Grady discuss where manufacturers are paying or have paid too much in taxes and could have more money in their bank accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Kennedy, President of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extention Program was joined by Lew Weiss, President of All Metals & Forge Group and co-host of Manufacturing Talk Radio summarizes their presentation to the New Jersey Legislative Bi-Partisan Manufacturing Caucus in Trenton, which was attended by other manufacturing leaders including Scott Mele, President of Tektite Industries, Matt Putt, Executive Director of Employment Horizons, Jim Minadeo, President of Zero Surge, Casey Muench-Bickhardt, President of GEMCO, and Gail Friedberg of ZaGO Manufacturing to discuss the minimum wage, the skills gap, workforce development and oppressive taxation with New Jersey State Senators Robert M. Gordon, Robert Singer and Linda Greenstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices