Manufacturing Talk Radio

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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

Lew Weiss and Tim Grady interview Royce Loew, Senior International Correspondent for Manufacturing Talk Radio covering Europe and the UK. Economic indicators are all moving in a positive direction and there is even a remote possibility that the U.S. could see a 4.0 GDP at least in one quarter of 2018, especially as our trading partners around the world experience their own manufacturing renaissance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they interview Norbert Ore, Director of Industry Surveys for Strategas Research Partners. Economic indicators are all moving in a positive direction and there is even a remote possibility that the U.S. could see a 4.0 GDP at least in one quarter of 2018, especially as our trading partners around the world experience their own manufacturing renaissance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join forces with co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they interview Chad Moutray, Chief Economist for the National Association of Manufacturers. Economic indicators are all moving in a positive direction and there is even a remote possibility that the U.S. could see a 4.0 GDP at least in one quarter of 2018, especially as our trading partners around the world experience their own manufacturing renaissance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business is booming! Anthony Nieves, committee chair for the Institute for Supply Management's Non-Manufacturing Report on Business(R) joins co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the 12-month index high and the strength of the underlying factors that have pushed the report into the rarified air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For months now, Dr. Chris Kuehl, noted economist for the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association International and managing partner at Armada Corporate Intelligence enlightens listeners on the month-by-month ups and downs of the Credit Manager's Index for the National Association of Credit Managers. Join co-hosts Lew Weiss and Time Grady who query Chris why, in spite of a growing economy, the index has not been able to establish a steady course in either direction. Then, learn a bit about the overall economy and manufacturing as Dr. Kuehl discusses the general state of affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-Hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady have been discussing the Skills Gap problem and exploring solutions. On this show, Judy Savage, Executive Director of the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools shares how these high schools and adult education facilities prepare students for jobs when they graduate or a head start and focus on their college degree. They also work directly with employers to gear students up to meet the skill sets required for jobs. Each county has these Vo-Tech schools preparing students for up to 30 different career paths. Listen and then visit www.careertechnj.org for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Wildes, partner in the law firm Wildes and Weinberg, discusses DACA with co-hosts Lew Weiss and Time Grady. If DACA isn't fixed by Congress, what is the impact on manufacturing? How many employees working in manufacturing plants will be deported? Can Congress step up and do its job without poisoning the well with aspects of a bill that simply won't pass the House or Senate? These unknown issues will clearly adversely impact manufacturing across the country if Congress can't fix DACA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to Gary Slawik, Manager of Apprenticeship and Training Programs at Bihler of America talks about vocational training then and now for careers in manufacturing which are the future of good-paying, steady, interesting and challenging careers. The solution is showing teenagers and young adults that this career path can be more rewarding than others they are considering, and providing parents proof that manufacturing has a plethora of pathways for the future of their children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior International Correspondents Royce Lowe and Chong Wang update listeners on manufacturing activity in the EU, the UK and Asia, including the ongoing Brexit saga along with the positives happening in Europe and China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norbert Ore, Director and Head of Industry Surveys, shares his insights with co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady about the synchronicity of global manufacturing growth. Although a few countries are weakening, most of Europe and Asia are showing strong performance in durable goods, and the South American recovery is going strong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manufacturing Talk Radio welcomes Ed Delia of Delia Associates to the show for a look at how they help manufacturers build, rebuild and revitalize their brand. B-to-B brand management comes with a unique set of challenges. Listen as Mr. Delia shares how Delia Associates’ patented Brand Leadership Solution can effectively establish, express and project a highly impactful brand image for your company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Nieves, NMI Committee Chair joins co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the Institute for Supply Management's Non-Manufacturing Report on Business(R) which continues to roll up above 50 although some softening occurred in December. Listen to the segment at mfgtalkradio.com while you review the report also found linked to this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Chris Kuehl, author of the National Association of Credit Managers (NACM.org) CMI report (Credit Manager's Index report) explains why the CMI is not in sync with the PMI, with the CMI showing areas of concern after the robust new orders and purchasing activity of the past several months. Although the CMI has been in a one-month-up and one-month-down cycle in 2017, there are potential positive winds like lower corporate taxes and more consumer discretionary income that could trigger inflation. Tune in to hear what that might mean for the economy in 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Lewis Weiss and Tim Grady take a look back at the top manufacturing stories of 2017 including the skills gap, robotics, additive manufacturing, the prison labor issue, Washington’s effect on manufacturing, Women And Manufacturing and much more. Stay tuned to hear predictions for the coming year with insight from industrial and economic reports from the Institute for Supply Management and others. Take a look back at 2017 and get a head start on 2018 with this important episode only on Manufacturing Talk Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a 2-part show with Chad Moutray, Chief Economist for the National Association of Manufacturers and three Manufacturing Talk Radio International Correspondents reporting in, all indicators in manufacturing are showing strong performance with expectations that 2018 may be a solid year for continued industry growth. Join co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they discuss global manufacturing conditions with Royce Lowe covering the EU and UK, Chong Wang speaking on Asia and Norbert Ore discussing the various Purchasing Manager Indices. In Part 1, Chad Moutray is followed by Norbert Ore. In Part 2, Royce Lowe is followed by Chong Wang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a 2-part show with Chad Moutray, Chief Economist for the National Association of Manufacturers and three Manufacturing Talk Radio International Correspondents reporting in, all indicators in manufacturing are showing strong performance with expectations that 2018 may be a solid year for continued industry growth. Join co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they discuss global manufacturing conditions with Royce Lowe covering the EU and UK, Chong Wang speaking on Asia and Norbert Ore discussing the various Purchasing Manager Indices. In Part 1, Chad Moutray is followed by Norbert Ore. In Part 2, Royce Lowe is followed by Chong Wang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Wildes, managing partner with Wildes and Weinberg P.C., a 3rd generation immigration law firm that has clients including First Lady Melania Trump, famed artists Sarah Brightman, Lionel Richie, Boy George, many of the former Miss Universes’ as well as soccer icon Pele, master Chef Jean-Georges, and other talented artists, discusses DACA and our broken immigration system. Without a doubt, manufacturing, agriculture, and many other industries will be negatively impacted if the U.S. government fails to fix the system. 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 joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss a very strong Purchasing Manager's Index number and the in-depth report behind it, followed by Dr. Chris Kuehl, Partner at Armada Corporate Intelligence and economist for the FMA International 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

Ultra Consultants is an independent advisory firm for manufacturers who want to transform their business performance with an emphasis on competitive advantages and the ROI on their software investment. Jeff Carr, CEO and Founder of Ultra Consultants leads a team of more than 40 process improvement and software experts to help companies from $10 million to $2 billion identify their desired business outcomes to justify buying and implementing ERP, Product Life Cycle Management, Field Service Management, CRM, Marketing Automation, eCommerce, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain Management, Demand Management, Transportation Management, Advanced Planning and DRP, Finite Scheduling or Manufacturing Execution Systems software. Listen to Jeff Carr explain to Lew Weiss and Tim Grady how Ultra Consultants helps manufacturers across America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our three International Correspondents give critical insight from around the globe featuring reports from Europe, China, and the US. These important, up-to-the-minute reports on manufacturing provide valuable insight into what’s happening now and what’s next. Don’t miss these reports today, November 21st at 1 PM ET right here at mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cameron Hoy is a man who was dissuaded from manufacturing but migrated back to it. Listen as Lew Weiss and Tim Grady hear the story of someone fascinated by the fascinating world of manufacturing, where you can see and touch what is made by your hands or the machine in your control. Cameron learned from the grind and the ground up, in the tool and die field. Hear his path forward and what he believes the future holds in tool and die manufacturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manufacturing Talk Radio wraps together the three pivotal index reports to bring you the latest information from NACM Economist Chris Kuehl, Ph.D. on the Credit Manager’s Index, ISM Committee Chair Tim Fiore on the Manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index Report of Business(R), and Committee Chair Anthony Nieves on the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business. Listen to this show with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady at mfgtalkradio.com. You will also find a New Show – WAM – Women And Manufacturing that launches on Wednesday, November 8 and a history-making interview with Anna Hess, one of the original “Rosie the Riveters” from the 1940’s during the World War II years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ISM’s Tim Fiore, Committee Chair of the Manufacturing Report on Business(R) covers the October ISM number, still strong at 58.7 but slightly lower than September that hit 60.8. The 60’s tend to be unsustainable for long periods of time unless the economy is overheating, which then typically ends badly. The 50’s are more solid for the long-term health and strength of the economy, so 58.7 is a solid number in the upper range that reflects the 3.0 GDP just reported. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole Wolter is the President and CEO of HM Manufacturing with a background in engineering and finance. She has overseen the complete renovation of the company’s technology and engineering processes to become a 21st Century manufacturer. She is also dedicated to promoting STEM and manufacturing to future generations. Listen in as Lew and Tim discuss how Nicole got to where she is and the intrigue and excitement of being in manufacturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane Fox, Co-Founder and CEO of LINK3D.codiscusses how software is now being used to streamline and optimized additive manufacturing for companies of all sizes with both in-house solutions and outsourced solutions. If you wish to outsource, your business can have parts produced in any of 160 manufacturing centers across 32 countries with access to over 1,000 printers producing pieces in more than 200 polymers and metals adhering to 18 ISO and ITAR certifications with volume from prototype to full production runs. Or, access LINK3D’s knowledge to learn how to implement 3D in your manufacturing operation. Learn more in this exciting interview with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady on Manufacturing Talk Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Purchasing Manager’s Indices have rolled in and rolled up to the high 50’s and low 60’s for most of the largest producer countries around the globe, and previously troubled countries are experiencing upward movement above 50 for their own manufacturing sectors during the current 101-month manufacturing economic expansion, now the 3rd longest economic recovery since the end of WWII. Senior International Correspondents Norbert Ore and Royce Lowe discuss this positive growth from their respective areas of study on Manufacturing Talk Radio. In addition, refer to the Manufacturing Report on Business(R) and Non-Manufacturing Report on Business(R) issued by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) earlier this month to round out the picture globally as well as by industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Nieves joins Hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady for an inside look at the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Fiore, Committee Chair of the ISM’S Manufacturing Report on Business discusses the eye-popping Purchasing Manager’s Index number followed by Chris Kuehl, Chief Economist for the FMA International and the NACM.org who reveals a Golden Nugget on the air with co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Both interviews provide revelations not heard anywhere on main stream media! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady interview Mr. Paul Oster, CEO of Better Qualified, a business in Eatontown, NJ that can help owners and finance executives improve their credit rating to unlock the value in a business and increase the credit capacity the business can access to fund business growth. Learn the process, the nuances, and discover how quickly your business can achieve a solid credit rating – even positioning it to stand on its own and get your personal credit and assets released from business loans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Janet E. Lord is a senior fellow at Harvard Law School Project on Disability, where she writes and researches on international law and policy relating to the human rights of persons with disabilities. She is also a member of the board of directors of Amnesty International USA and the United States International Council on Disability. Lord participated in all negotiations which led to the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. She has worked in more than 40 countries worldwide on advancing the human rights of the most marginalized members of society. An expert facilitator, Lord has designed and facilitated disability rights and awareness training for the International Labor Organization, non-profits and several large and small companies. She holds three law degrees including an LLB and LLM from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and an LLM in international and comparative law from George Washington University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Kennedy, CEO of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NJMEP) joins co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss NJMEP's launch of its Manufacturing Caucus, a face-to-face discussion with New Jersey legislators about the needs and wants of the manufacturers already operating in the state. The Manufacturing Caucus is a grass roots conversation between manufacturers and legislators on issues facing their business and the industry. Manufacturing Talk Radio will keep tabs on this ongoing effort in future interviews John Kennedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Purchasing Manager’s Indices are totaling above 50 in almost every developed country of the world as manufacturing strengthens it footing after a long and sluggish recovery from The Great Recession. In addition, few headwinds are present, so manufacturing is in the enviable position to make so long-term strategic moves now and in the near term instead of the tactical dance it has embraced for over 99 months of a recovery that seemed uncertain and often sluggish. Tune in to hear Manufacturing Talk Radio Senior International Correspondents Royce Lowe, Norbert Ore and Chong Wang discuss what is happening outside the U.S., and how it favors the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Osborne is an inspirational individual who made a decision to stop doing things that got him in trouble with the law and use his hands-on skills and intelligence in manufacturing. Learn what that decision was like and the results he has experienced as he raised himself up at Wagner Machine, a full service custom machining and fabrication shop in Norton, Ohio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ISM's Non-Manufacturing Index rolled up to 53.9, 3.5 points less than July activity that was reported in early August. All categories that make up the index fell which may be an indicator of summer vacations in August. Hear Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair of the ISM's Non-Manufacturing Report on Business(R), goes into detail about the report and the categories to give listeners a solid sense of what is happening in this large segment of the U.S. economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Skills Gap presents great challenges in finding skilled technicians and another level of complexity finding skilled executives to oversee everything from concept and design to unique body building and customer delivery of vocational vehicles. With a truck body at its core, vocational vehicles are designed to suit a particular purpose, such as dump trucks, ambulances, fire engines, handicapped buses, or other specific uses. Hear more as Lew Weiss and Tim Grady interview John Parden, and Executive Recruiter from Management Recruiters – Indianapolis North in this intriguing discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gregorio has been a professor at the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (EGADE), Assistant Professor of International Law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho and has participated as a member of the editorial board of the business section of Grupo Reforma newspapers. He also worked as a foreign associate for two major US law firms on the east and west coasts. Among other activities, Gregorio is the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Korea in North Eastern Mexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As part of a nationwide effort to help close the swelling skills gap, the SME Education Foundation established PRIME® (Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education), its program to attract youth to manufacturing and prepare high school students for careers in the industry. The Foundation works closely with manufacturing businesses and associations to develop partnerships with local high schools that provide students with the knowledge and hands-on technical skills using state of the art technology and industry relevant equipment. Shape Corporation, a concept, design, engineering, and manufacturer of auto body structures has joined forces with the SME Foundation to form a new partnership to bring advanced manufacturing education to Grand Haven High School in Grand Haven, Mich. Shape will invest $300,000 in the Foundation's PRIME program which will kick off at the Grand Haven High School in the 2018-2019 academic year. Hear about this creative partnership as it begins to expand across the U.S. through the SME Education Foundation, and locally for a global corporation in Grand Haven, Michigan during a Manufacturing Talk Radio conversation with Brian Glowiak, Vice President of the SME Education Foundation and Doug Peterson, Global Vice President of Human Resources for Shape Corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices