Manufacturing Talk Radio

In this episode, I engage in a fascinating discussion with Tom Duesterberg, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, on evolving shifts in the global trading order and their implications for U.S. manufacturing interests. Bringing the combined perspective of an historian, a policy researcher and a policymaker, Dr. Duesterberg agrees that demographic shifts as well as changes in manufacturing production processes and the increasing size and complexity of global manufacturing supply chains are affecting both the economics and the politics of trade. The second part of the interview touched upon issues with specific countries, notably China, Japan, and India. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they discuss tariffs and Brexit with senior international correspondents Royce Lowe who reports on the EU, and Chong Wang who provides the perspective from China. Then Lew and Tim address new upcoming shows on the Manufacturing Talk Radio channel, as well as new shows on the Women And Manufacturing channel to provide insight for manufacturers across America. To watch the video interview, visit https://mfgtalkradio.com/global-perspectives/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Rob Atkinson is questioned on a range of issues related to the global competitiveness of the U.S. manufacturing sector. While asserting that there isn’t a comprehensive measure of competitiveness, Dr. Atkinson notes that trade imbalances are troubling. Microeconomic issues support such macroeconomic concerns. Rob points to data, for example, which shows that U.S. manufacturing is lagging in the implementation of increasingly important disruptive process technologies. He also overviews his thinking on human capital inadequacies in U.S. manufacturing in a global competitive context and discusses policy implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior International Correspondent Norbert Ore joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the 18 global Purchasing Manager’s Indices he follow from countries around the world, as well as the U.S. ISM PMI and U.S. regional indices to present a broad picture of the world economy. The U.S. still leads all countries. As the tariff wars take their toll on our trading partners causing slowdown, the obvious question is when those ripple effects will reach the U.S. economy. Tune in to learn more. For more visit MFGTALKRADIO.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Manufacturing Matters Dr. Michael Mandel, chief economic strategist at the Progressive Policy Institute in Washington D.C. and senior fellow at the Mack Institute of Innovation Management at the Wharton School (UPenn) describes the dynamic and discusses the implications of the U.S. manufacturing sector’s evolution to a digitized production and distribution model. In response to questions, Dr. Mandel explains the potentially favorable impacts of digitization for both customer interfacing and new product development. Issues related to the workforce and to security are also discussed as is the role of all levels of government in the digitization transition. For more visit MFGTALKRADIO.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the premiere episode, I interviewed Chad Moutray, Chief Economist for the National Association of Manufacturers. Chad discussed both the short-term and the longer-term outlook for the U.S. manufacturing sector. After overviewing the slow pace of the factory sector’s rebound from the Great Recession, Dr. Moutray gave his forecast for 2019. In discussing the longer-term outlook for U.S. manufacturing, Chad responded to questions about the impact of disruptive technological change, about the promise of frontier markets, particularly in Africa, and about the readiness of the domestic U.S. manufacturing workforce to respond to 21st-century competitive challenges. For more visit Manufacturing Matters on Manufacturing Talk Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the Manufacturing Report on Business(R) softened a bit, tune in to hear Anthony Nieves, ISM Committee Chair for the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business, present the details behind the overall number in a conversation with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Non-Manufacturing represents the majority of the U.S. economic activity, so get the critical data as 2019 rolls out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Chris Kuehl, author of the monthly Credit Manager’s Index report, joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the latest details in the world of credit managers, as well as general economic conditions in the manufacturing industry. For more, visit us at mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wish you a merry new year and trust you will tune in each month to hear the ISM Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) report presented by Tim Fiore, Committe Chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Report on Business(R) as he discusses it with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady in this episode of Manufacturing Talk Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior International Correspondent Norbert Ore joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss economies of other countries, along with the tariff stand-off with China. Gain an understanding of how global economies are performing. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Ledversis with Newcastle Systems startled hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady with the percentage for the absenteeism rate in the average manufacturing and distribution plant at 33.4 percent. Coupled with a turnover rate of 3.6%, there is a 37% problem that can lead to big problems on the production line. This directly translates into a significant reduction in productivity and a hit on profitability. Listen to this episode to hear simple, cost-effective solutions to reduce the turnover rate and compensate for absenteeism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Fiore, Committee Chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Report on Business and Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair of the ISM’s Non-Manufacturing Report on Business join Manufacturing Talk Radio co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss their semi-annual forecast for 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Linda Dempsey is the vice president of international economic affairs policy at the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). In this capacity, Ms. Dempsey leads the NAM’s efforts to improve the global competitiveness of manufacturers in the United States by advocating intellectual property protection, increased export financing and the elimination of trade barriers as well as pushing for agreements and treaties to open up new export markets to create jobs. Ms. Dempsey is noted for her experience on a wide range of international trade and investment policy issues and discusses the USMCA and potential agreement with China with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Burt from EHIIP Consulting discusses the issues that arise when companies are challenged by growth. Lean Manufacturing is a methodology to help organizations create a self-sustaining, continuous improvement culture that addresses immediate issues and enables the resolution of future strategic initiatives surrounding growth, including maintaining quality, managing the labor expense, controlling COGS, and overcoming the push-back to change so that growth actually results in greater profitability, not just more revenue that yields equal or less bottom-line profit. Lew and Tim discuss real-world examples with Jason, whether the company has 10 employees or vastly more people on staff. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior Correspondent, Norbert Ore, reports on the 18 Purchasing Manager’s Indices recorded in countries around the world for the month of October, which shows a general weakening of the expanding economies. Hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady dive deeper to reveal the story behind the sound bite in this insightful discussion. If you export, import, or your suppliers or customers have a supply chain that stretches overseas, then you need to tune in. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two-thirds of employees worldwide are not engaged with their jobs. Manufacturing plants and distribution centers experience up to 37% job turnover. With difficult conditions like this, find out how to improve productivity from Peter Schnorbach, Senior Director of Product Management at Manhattan Associates as hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady drill down into these staggering statistics. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Dr. Chris Kuehl, Partner at Armada Corporate Intelligence and economist for the FMA International along with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady with solid insight into the Credit Manager’s Index and some additional comments on the economy and federal government activity impacting manufacturing and the service sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Kitterman, founder and CEO of 180 Skills, explains to co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady the need for training employees so they don't leave for a few dollars more somewhere else. The key to a more skilled employee is for the employee to do a 180 and head in a new direction for their career path, and for the employer to look internally first for candidates to take to the next level. Learn how your company can tap into over 700 existing courses and solve your training issues. For more visit MFGTALKRADIO.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Johnston, president of US Minerals joins cohosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the kinds and uses of the abrasives manufactured by US Minerals, which include sand, coal slag, garnet, crushed glass, aluminum oxide, walnut shells, steel grit and steel shot that quickly and cost effectively remove rust, coatings and imperfections. Mike discusses some of the normal uses of these industrial abrasives as well as some of the unusual ones. He also discusses logistics because these materials before use have significant weight in bulk, so the distance from the work site has to be figured into the cost. Thus, US Minerals is strategically expanding to reduce the distance from shipping point to end use point. Learn more when you listen to this intriguing episode on industrial abrasives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they discuss global conditions in purchasing and manufacturing with Senior International Correspondent Norbert Ore as he reports on 18 global PMI surveys overseas and several reports in regions of the U.S. With every index above 50, manufacturing is humming worldwide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they chat with Dr. Chris Kuehl of Armada Corporate Intelligence as he discusses the Credit Manager’s Index for the National Association of Credit Management, along with other economic harbingers that may make 2019 a wilder ride than many currently expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ISM Committee Chair Anthony Nieves presents the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business(R) that includes 18 non-manufacturing industries: Mining; Utilities; Retail Trade; Educational Services; Wholesale Trade; Construction; Transportation & Warehousing; Public Administration; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Real Estate, Rental & Leasing; Finance & Insurance; Other Services; Arts, Entertainment & Recreation; Management of Companies & Support Services; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Accommodation & Food Services; Information; and Health Care & Social Assistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Fiore, committee chair of the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Report on Business(R) looks at the current report with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady and the present economic cycle, and whether or not it will become an economic super cycle that may last into 2020 and become the longest economic expansion in U.S. history. So far, unless something substantially disrupts the economy, the fundamentals are present to support an economic expansion into 2020. Listen to this episode to learn before you submit your budgets to the C-Suite. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryan Sapot, Director of Sales and CEO of SensrTrx discusses some of the nuances of equipment efficiency based on true availability with Manufacturing Talk Radio hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. After listening to this show, you may discover hidden pockets of equipment availability than can improve you workflow and output, and learn how to schedule downtime so it has the least impact on your production. The implementation cost of sound OEE software is quickly recovered in just a few months. Listen to this show and get the benefit of true OEE. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manufacturing Talk Radio senior correspondent Norbert Ore discusses 18 surveys he follows in countries across the globe, as well as many regional surveys in the U.S. to get a forward feel for the mood of manufacturing as seen from new orders and the supply chain. Manufacturers can participate in this survey and gain access to two forward-looking reports each month for free as survey respondents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Fiore, Committee Chair for the ISM’s Manufacturing Report on Business delivers a live report to hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady on the PMI (Purchasing Manager’s Index) number that is tallied every month, along with an in-depth analysis of new orders, production, employment, supplier deliveries, inventories, customer inventories, prices, backlog of orders, new export orders and imports. 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. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is Mark Dohnalek, President & CEO of Pivot International, a US-based, global product design, engineering, and manufacturing firm with strengths in industrial design, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and software development. In this episode Mr. Dohnalek talks with hosts Lew and Tim about growth through acquisition and how what they are doing at Pivot has been critical to their accelerated growth which includes 5 acquisitions in the past 2 years as well as 3-D printing trends, global supply chain trends and more. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ISM Committee Chair Anthony Nieves presents the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business(R) that includes 18 non-manufacturing industries: Mining; Utilities; Retail Trade; Educational Services; Wholesale Trade; Construction; Transportation & Warehousing; Public Administration; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Real Estate, Rental & Leasing; Finance & Insurance; Other Services; Arts, Entertainment & Recreation; Management of Companies & Support Services; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Accommodation & Food Services; Information; and Health Care & Social Assistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Lew Weiss welcomes Tim Fiore, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing Business Survey Committee with an unprecidented look inside look at the ISM Manufacturing Report On Business for July 2018. Don’t miss this live report for a deep dive into the reprt and a close look at the latest developments through the world of manufacturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Lewis Weiss and Tim Grady welcome Sarah Boisvert, founder of Fab Lab Hub, an organization that helps start new maker spaces, conducts workforce and entrepreneurship training in digital fabrication, and organizes the annual DigiFabCon. Find out how they help people “Dream it…Design it…Fabricate It…Change Your World!” only on Manufacturing Talk Radio. For more episodes visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Lew Weiss welcomes Craig Cegielski and John Silveria from The American Center for Student-Run Manufacturing Businesses to talk about their amazing solution to the manufacturing skills gap in America. Their program creates a self-funding, self-sustaining student-run business with local industry partners. Students run every part of the business from using CAD/CAM software, welding, machine tool operation as well as marketing and shipping. Learn more in this episode of Manufacturing Talk Radio. For more episodes visit MFGTALKRADIO.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norbert Ore, Director and Head of Industry Surveys for Strategas Research Partners who returns to provide comparative commentary on 18 Purchasing Managers Index reports that are compiled worldwide. For more episodes visit MFGTALKRADIO.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conrad Mercurius, Coordinator of Advanced Manufacturing Tech, joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the programs available at Raritan Valley Community College for students to improve their knowledge of advanced manufacturing, and the participation of employers. For more visit https://mfgtalkradio.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to the other half of the supply chain equation that accounts for 70 to 88% of the U.S. economy when host Tim Grady speaks with Anthony Nieves, ISM committee chair on the Non-Manufacturing Report On Business. Gain key insights into what is happening and the outlook for purchasing managers as the second half of 2018 begins. For more episodes visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Kuehl joins host Tim Grady to discuss the most recent Credit Manager's Index report and provide economic updates on the U.S. economy and tariffs. The road is becoming a bit bumpy ahead. Listen to find out when the bumps turn into potholes or fissures - because the "R" word appears to be coming to America brought to you by tariffs and trade wars sponsored by the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mainstream media has viewers focusing on the form, but not the substance and solutions on the immigration issue. Listen to Immigration lawyer, Michael Wildes from Wildes Weinberg, discuss with co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady the immigration problem that the 115th Congress - this Congress - needs to solve, whether the immigration issue is foreign students in this country without a pathway to employment, immigrants at our borders without a pathway to living and working in the U.S., or individuals already in this country without a pathway to citizenship. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2,905,500 recordable cases of workplace injuuries and 4,836 deaths were reported in 2015. Some number of these were preventable, and many were heat-related. Terry DeRise is the Manufacturing Director at Portacool, LLC for portable evaporative cooler manufacturing. Hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady discuss hazard assessment and solution with Terry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norbert Ore, Director and Head of Industry Surveys for Strategas Research Partners who returns 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.fm/adchoices

Jason McNew, CEO of Stronghold Cybersecurity joins co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss cybersecurity threats to U.S. manufacturing, data for sale on the dark web, and other security concerns for business and industry online. For more on Manufacturing Talk Radio visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Kuehl, author of the monthly Credit Manager's Index report, joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the latest details in the world of credit managers, as well as general economic conditions in the manufacturing industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they discuss with ISM Committee Chair Anthony Nieves the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business(R) that includes 18 non-manufacturing industries: Mining; Utilities; Retail Trade; Educational Services; Wholesale Trade; Construction; Transportation & Warehousing; Public Administration; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Real Estate, Rental & Leasing; Finance & Insurance; Other Services; Arts, Entertainment & Recreation; Management of Companies & Support Services; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Accommodation & Food Services; Information; and Health Care & Social Assistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Fiore, committee chair for the ISM's Manufacturing Report on Business updates hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady on the PMI (Purchasing Manager's Index) number that is tallied every month, along with an in-depth analysis of new orders, production, employment, supplier deliveries, inventories, customer inventories, prices, backlog of orders, new export orders and imports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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