Manufacturing Talk Radio

Manufacturing Talk Radio was pleased to broadcast from FABTECH 2015 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, the premier industry trade show for metal fabrication, precision machining, welding, cutting and manufacturing engineering. This show is a 30 minute overview of the interviews and demonstrations conducted over four days at this fascinating event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s on the horizon for manufacturing? Join us as we unpack the latest Global Business Surveys with Norbert Ore, Director and Head of Industry Surveys for Strategas Research Partners and the former Chair of the Institute of Supply Management’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. And what about the radical changes taking place within the industry’s markets, processes and technologies, supply and distribution channels , and the workforce that keeps it all humming? Stephen Gold, President and CEO of Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) is with us to discuss the key trends driving the 21st century’s manufacturing revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday, Nov 3, 2015 1:00-2:00pm Eastern – Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the ISM Manufacturing Report on Business puts into context the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers Index number for October 2015. Then stay on to learn what the expansion and optimization approaches will be for US manufacturers as Jennifer Callaway, Council Director at Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) and Matt Highfield, Director, Deloitte Consulting LLP join us to discuss “Footprint 2020,” a survey of senior manufacturing executives that provides insights into their key drivers for plant locations over the next five years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 1:00pm EST - The ExIm Bank continues to twist in the Washington wind as Republican supporters in Congress use a discharge petition to force a vote over the objections of House Financial Committee Chairman, Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R., Texas). Even if passed by the House, any reauthorization will still have to be passed by the Senate, likely as a rider to another bill. In the meantime, thousands of employees in the U.S. are losing their jobs as major companies move production work to other countries that have an export-import banking mechanism, and at least one factory in Wisconsin is in the process of being shutdown. Want to hear more? Listen to Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 1PM ET – The net you’re casting to capture manufacturing talent may be riddled with holes. As the manufacturing skills gap looms larger every year, companies will be missing valuable opportunities to meet their needs if the talent pool of Americans with disabilities is overlooked. Listen-in as Tim Grady and Lew Weiss discuss recruitment and employment practices, enterprise-wide access, and community engagement and support services with Michael Murray, Chief Operating Officer for American Association for People with Disabilities (AAPD), Lisa Montalbano, Director of Business Development for Employment Horizons. Also joining the program will be Michael DiDonato, President of Team Hoyt Running Chairs and leading voice in sales and marketing for Southbridge Tool & Manufacturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norbert Orr, Director and Head of Industry Surveys for Strategas Research Partners and the former Chair of the Institute of Supply Management’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee joins us 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

Thursday, October 1, 2015 3:00pm Eastern Time – Manufacturing Talk Radio will be airing a special episode today, Thursday October 1, with Brad Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management(R) (ISM(R)) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee who will discuss the September Manufacturing Report on Business(R). This show goes beyond the simple sound bite of the ISM PMI number into the detail of the report including New Orders, Production, Employment, Supplier Deliveries and other sub-indices that make up the PMI number. Tune in to get all the information you need to make sound business decisions at mfgtalkradio.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday, Sept 29, 2015 1:00-2:00pm ET – Chandra Brown, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing at the International Trade Administration, Ed Youdell, President and CEO of The Fabricators and Manufacturers Association (FMA), and Jennifer McNelly, President of The Manufacturing Institute join hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss to share all that’s happening this year for MfgDay ®, the nationwide celebration of modern manufacturing that’s inspiring our next generation of manufacturers. Listen in as common misperceptions about manufacturing are dispelled, and hear all about the coordinated efforts by public and private enterprises to address the skilled labor shortage facing the industry. Learn how your company can engage, invest in and inspire the tomorrow’s manufacturing workforce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 1:00-2:00pm Eastern time – Cliff Waldman, Director of Economic Studies at the Manufacturer’s Alliance for Productivity and Innovation Foundation regularly writes and speaks on U.S. and global economic trends. He will be with us presenting the MAPI quarterly economic forecast covering all sectors of the manufacturing industry. This in-depth discussion on economic indicators, employment trends, global competitiveness for U.S. manufacturers,iIndustrial economics, and macroeconomic conditions is a must listen for manufacturing executives across America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday, Sept 15, 2015 1:00-2:00pm ET – Join Christian Koestler, Vice President of Operations for STIHL, Inc., and Michael Daly, Director of Operations for Hypertherm, as they discuss lean manufacturing and eliminating waste and overburdened systems from your manufacturing processes with hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss. Then stay on as Norbert Orr, Director and Head of Industry Surveys for Strategas Research Partners and the former Chair of the Institute of Supply Managment’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee provides comparative commentary on 18 Purchasing Managers Index reports that are compiled worldwide and find out how and why they’re performing as they are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday, September 8, 2015 1:00-2:00pm Eastern time – The case for women in manufacturing continues as we’re joined by Teresa Beach-Shelow, Owner and President of Superior Joining Technologies, Inc. and Traci and Lori Tapani, Co-Owners of Wyoming Machine to discuss programs designed to inspire women to enter, or further, careers in manufacturing. Whether you’re just starting out, hitting your professional stride, or changing careers, manufacturing holds a dynamic future for women of any age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 1:00-2:00pm Eastern time - Michael Schwerdtfeger, managing Director of Chapman Associates, Middle Market Mergers & Acquisitions, joins hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss to outline the options available to retiring owners faced with decisions about closing, selling or merging their manufacturing business. Then stay with us as Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Report on Business puts into context the ISM’s Purchasing Managers Index number for August 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 1:00-2:00pm Eastern time – The case for women in manufacturing has never been stronger. Join us for the first of our two-part series on women in manufacturing as Allison Grealis, President of Women in Manufacturing and Karen Norheim, Executive Vice President of American Crane discuss the evolution of women in manufacturing and the business case for creating, and maintaining, a strong presence of women leaders in the industry today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday, August 18, 2015 1:00-2:00pm ET: Economic indicators predict a bright future for manufacturing, but significant workforce challenges pit the landscape and darken its horizon. Join us as Gardner Carrick, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for The Manufacturing Institute, Mario Hernandez, President of the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation, and Gale Tenen Spak, Prime Contact, ManufactureNJ Talent Network and the Associate VP for Continuing and Professional Education at New Jersey Institute of Technology discuss how the industry is preserving its brain-trust of seasoned workers, recruiting and retaining fresh minds that are inspired by exciting innovation and re-training the workforce caught in transition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Increasingly, remanufacturing operations hold significant roles in sustainability initiatives. Listen in as two leading voices in remanufacturing, John Disharoon, Director of Market Access for Caterpillar’s Cat Reman and Dr. Nabil Nasr, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Director of The Golisano Institute for Sustainability, discuss remanufacturing’s role in the circular economy with co-hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss. Get up to speed on the intricate elements and challenges of the remanufacturing process today, and hear all about the R&D for tomorrow that will insure manufacturers keep non-renewable resources in circulation and costs down long after the original product would have hit the landfill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Report on Business puts into context the ISM’s Purchasing Managers Index number for July 2015. Then Professor Adriana Sanford discusses why Dodd-Frank was created and asks does it go far enough? Who is the average whistle blower? What should you do if you stumble upon something suspicious that may be the tip of the iceberg or the entire iceberg? Whether you are on the manufacturing floor, a supply chain professional, in receiving, or a corporate executive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/28 - Environmental responsibility and financial costs needn’t be at odds for manufacturers to be successful at “going green.” Listen in as Danny Mishek, Managing Director and Co-Owner of SelfEco, Kate Bachman, Editor at the Sustainable Manufacturer Network and David Podmayersky, Chief Sustainability Officer of EarthColor, discuss with hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss manufacturers’ growing engagement in environmentally responsible practices through cleaner production processes, more efficient resource management and measurable reductions in waste and pollution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Meckstroth, Vice President and Chief Economist for the MAPI Foundation, the research affiliate of the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) joins us to report on the US Industrial Outlook, published in late June 2015. Don’t miss this informative LIVE show only at mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Collaborative robotics are transforming the manufacturing shop floor and ushering in a new era in factory automation. Join us as Jim Lawton, Chief Product and Marketing Officer for Rethink Robotics shares how they’ve brought technologies like compliant motion control, embedded vision and advanced AI together; removing today’s industrial bots from the cage and placing them directly on the line to work interactively with people. Flexibility and versatility have been redefined so listen-in to learn how robots Baxter and Sawyer are bringing this revolution to a variety of manufacturers, large and small. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every manufacturer in the U.S. could be adversely affected by the outcome of the Microsoft case and the Dublin emails. Learn why ten briefs have been signed by 28 leading technology and media companies, 35 leading computer scientists, and 23 trade associations and advocacy organizations that together represent millions of members on both sides of the Atlantic from Senior International Correspondent Professor Adriana Sanford as she explains what this case is about and why it could negatively touch every manufacturer across America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the ISM Manufacturing Report on Business puts into context the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers Index number for June 2015 at 53.5 released July 1, 2015. Then stay tuned to hear how every manufacturer in the U.S. could be adversely affected by the outcome of the Microsoft case and the Dublin emails. Learn why ten briefs have been signed by 28 leading technology and media companies, 35 leading computer scientists, and 23 trade associations and advocacy organizations that together represent millions of members on both sides of the Atlantic from Senior International Correspondent Professor Adriana Sanford as she explains what this case is about and why it could negatively touch every manufacturer across America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 30, 2015 Evolving issues of privacy, security and regulation are not preventing the UAV market from boldly moving forward. But is this nearly unregulated industry growing faster than solutions to critical problems and how are we pushing technology from academia to market? Brian Taylor, Director of the University of Minnesota Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Laboratory and Andrew Amato, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE join hosts Time Grady and Lew Weiss to discuss what’s happening in an industry that’s literally flying under the radar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guests and Hosts speak on the status of the reauthorization of the ExIm Bank, the federal bank on the verge of losing its charter because Congress can agree that the government should continue to support a financial institution that supports over one million jobs in the U.S., contributes over a half billion dollars to the U.S. treasury, and facilitates the sales of billions of dollars in U.S. goods to overseas buyers. She will be joined by Dan Clifton, head of Policy Research for Strategas, an institutional investment firm and later by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, Representative for Michigan’s 12th congressional district who will speak on why reauthorization is a problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Small to mid-sized industrial manufacturers often overlook the substantial benefits of engaging existing and potential customers via virtual forums. This week, hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss are joined by Derek Edmond, Managing Partner, Director of SEO and Social Media Strategies for KoMarketing Associates and Danny Mishek, Managing Director of VistaTek to discuss effective strategies for creating, maximizing or taking to the next level, your company’s online presenc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear discussions with chief financial officers from several corporations talking about today's business climate from the CFOStudio Innovation Conference held at MetLife Stadium. This pre-recorded show is full are tidbits of helpful information for your business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear discussions with chief financial officers from several corporations talking about today's business climate from the CFOStudio Innovation Conference held at MetLife Stadium. This pre-recorded show is full are tidbits of helpful information for your business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pietsch, Director of the Office of Aerospace for the State of Washington and Lawren Markle, Director of Public Relations and Marketing, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporations join our hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss for the final episode of our Aerospace series, “Aerospace on the West Coast.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the ISM Manufacturing Report on Business put into context the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers Index number for May 2015. Senior International Correspondent for Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Professor Adriana Sanford, discusses Report on counterfeit parts and products in the supply chain by Manufacturing Talk Radio’s . A must-listen show for everyone, top floor to shop floor, involved in all aspects of manufacturing from the front office to production to loading dock including staff in retail, wholesale, and distribution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Susan Lavrakas, Consultant to the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) on Workforce Issues, Kevin Wolfe, General Manager of Powill Manufacturing and Michael Chrobak, Executive Vice President of Lead Generation for TexasOne as they discuss Aerospace in the Southwest with hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19th at 2:00PM ET - Professor Adriana Sanford, Senior International Correspondent for Corporate Compliance and Ethics, who also teaches at Arizona State University, discusses several topics that can impact U.S. manufacturers, especially those sourcing raw materials or component parts overseas or in Latin America, as well as companies who have goods assembled offshore or near shore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday, May 19, at 1PM ET - Steve Calantuoni, Vice President of Marketing for The Tecma Group of Companies, Aldo Rodriguez, Director at Noranco, Inc., and Gale Thompson,renown industry expert and retired Vice President of Int'l Operations for The Offshore Group as they discuss Mexico's vibrant and growing aerospace industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Rising supply chain stars recognized by ISM and ThomasNets 30 Under 30. Purchasing and supply chain touches almost every area within a company, not just production. Learn from these leading young professionals why purchasing and supply chain is so vital to an organization and the immediate impact it makes on the bottom line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special guests from ADTRAV joined MFG talk radio to speak at ISM 2015. ADTRAV Travel Management provides Service Nonstop for corporate, government, and non-profit (NGO) travel. They were able to converse about their service model, including live agent access, cost reduction strategies & risk mitigations as it applies to travel management for small and large businesses alike. They deliver innovative technology, custom solutions, and thorough data reporting, while delivering savings and exceptional service to travelers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get caught up on the latest Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) number from Brad Holcomb, chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee who issues the Manufacturing Report on Business(R), followed by Tom Derry, CEO of ISM who will announce ISM’s new mastery model for advanced expertise in purchasing and supply chain careers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Wolfe, General Manager of Powill Manufacturing, and Kristin Carty, Audience Outreach Director of ThomasNet along with top performer, Wes Whitney in supply chain and purchasing from ThomasNet’s “30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars” join our hosts on Mon., May 4th at 1:00pm (ET) to bring you the latest on the annual program showcasing exciting careers and the leading Millennial personalities fast-tracking it to the top. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The transformation of manufacturing from closed to open systems is creating opportunities for everyone; including hackers poised to poach data and disrupt production. What’s the best strategy to deal with the cyber attacks that process automation invites and how can manufacturers quickly pivot to protect their data, systems and resume production? Tune in as Sid Snitkin, Vice President and GM, Enterprise Advisory Services, ARC Advisory Group discusses “Cyber Security and Manufacturing” with Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is today’s landscape of connected manufacturing and what’s driving interest in the Industrial Internet? Greg Gorbach, Vice President of Information-Driven Manufacturing for ARC Advisory Group, and two of the leading voices at General Electric; Jeremiah Stone, GM of Industrial Data Intelligence, and Jennifer Bennett, GM of Manufacturing Software, both with GE Intelligent Platforms, join Manufacturing Talk Radio to discuss the technologies available now, the main elements inherent in any IoT system, and all the hows and whys that every small to mid-sized manufacturer needs to know to get connected now. Tune in April 21st at 1:00pm (ET) and listen as we explore the brave new world of the Industrial Internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Justice, Director of Georgia’s Center of Innovation for Aerospace and Amy Kohler Hudnall, Deputy Director joins us to talk about the global aerospace industry and how entrepreneurial and educational partnerships are insuring the Southeast remains a leader in aerospace. Steve Justice brings 35 years of aerospace experience at Lockheed-Martin, Gulfstream, Northrop, Delta and The Ginn Group to Mfg TalkRadio. Listen for the opportunities for your company to participate in an industry that will build more than 40,000 aircraft over the next 20 years, with 20,000 built in China and 20,000 built elsewhere around the globe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mr. Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the ISM’s Report on Business presented the latest in-depth information on the PMI Purchasing Manager’s Index covering March 2015. Brad offers listeners keen insights into the meaning behind the numbers. Mr. Holcomb will be joined by Dr. Ray Perryman who is President and CEO of The Perryman Group, an economic research and analysis firm based in Waco, Texas. Dr. Perryman has held numerous academic positions in his career including ten years as Herman Brown Professor of Economics and five years as University Professor and Economist-in-Residence at Baylor University, as well as five years as Business Economist-in-Residence at Southern Methodist University. He has authored several books and more than 400 academic papers, and has served as President of both the Southwestern Economic Association and the Southwestern Society of Economists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/31/15 - Special Guests - Al Samuel, Exec. Director of Aerospace Component Manufacturers “The World’s Aerospace Alley” ACM: World Leaders in Aerospace Since Flight Began ACM comprises one of the largest, most experienced concentrations of world-class aerospace companies, the world's AEROSPACE ALLEY! Our firms grew up where aerospace was born. Thier precision components take to the skies every day, in every corner of the globe, as they have since the inception of powered flight.ACM member companies are united by a single goal; be the world leader in providing customers with aerospace components of unsurpassed quality, at competitive prices and always, on-time delivery.ACM Informational VideoACM March 2015 Newsletter Update Max McIntyre, Vice President of Turbine Technologies in Farmington, CTTTi provides CNC Sinker Electric Discharge Machining (EDM), Wire Electric Discharge Machining (WEDM), High Speed Hole (HSH) and 5 Axis Milling services for the aerospace and IGT engine markets. The company has earned wide recognition for high quality, responsiveness, and lean enterprise that adds value and delights customers. Paul Rocheleau, CFO of HABCO in Glastonbury, CTn 1970 HABCO Industries was founded by Henry A. Backmann, a former Pratt & Whitney aircraft engineer with a focus on custom test solutions. Henry went on to develop the first GSE with PWA for JT9D Fuel Nozzles. In 2000 Henry sold HABCO to Kristin Muschett, who introduced ground support equipment for rotary winged aircraft to the company profile. After Kristin took over, HABCO went on to win an array of awards. In 2004 HABCO won the “Fast Fifty Award”, in 2007 they won the United Space Alliance SFA Supplier Award, and shortly after they also won the “Excellence in Manufacturing Award” from the Association for Manufacturing Excellence. A few years later, in 2010, the decision was made to move HABCO to a larger, more modern facility to allow for future growth. Two years later, HABCO achieved Supplier Gold Status with UTC for perfect delivery and quality to all UTC divisions as well as exceptionally high scores on the Lean Assessment and Market Feedback Assessment. In 2012, Kristin sold the business to HABCO Industries. Commissioner Catherine Smith - Connecticut Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentThe Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is in the business of growing your business.DECD is the state's lead agency for the development and implementation of policies, strategies and programs that support business growth and innovation. The department offers a wide range of programs and services to help companies prosper in Connecticut Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LIVE Today at 1PM EST - Buyers overseas love Made in the USA and they’re willing to pay for the quality parts and products your employees produce. With the help of US Department of Commerce’s Export Assistance Center, many small and mid-sized manufacturers can develop a new revenue stream for their business selling their products outside the country.Listen to Ryan Hollowell, and Katie Carney, and Christopher Almonte discuss the financing programs and logistics support available to all US manufacturers to help move your products out of the starting gate and into the hands customers overseas. If you’re not exporting your products, you are missing a rich and profitable revenue stream.Special Guest Katie Carney, Director of International and Customs Compliance, Livingston International, has 38 years experience in Customs Regulations and Logistics. She began her career in 1975 and obtained her customs brokers license in 1980. She currently sits on the Virginia Port Authority Advisory Conference and the Customs Committee of AAEI. Katie joined Livingston in 2011 as part of an acquisition bringing fifteen years of FTZ experience to the company.Currently Ryan is a Senior International Trade Specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce in the Northern New Jersey Office, as well as the co-lead for the Department’s Renewable Energy Team. Prior to joining the Northern New Jersey Office, Ryan served as the Director for International Business Development for Lumi•Solair, a New York City based grid-free renewable energy solutions provider.Christopher Almonte is the International Sales Manager at Spectra Colors Corp (SCC), a small business manufacturing specialty dyes and colorants for a wide variety of applications. Since joining SCC in 2010, Mr. Almonte has engaged with key emerging and developed global markets, creating new business opportunities for the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/17/15 – 3D Printing has been around for more than 25 years, but how is it being used in manufacturing? How can it be used? Special Guest Terry Wohlers, President of Wohlers Associates Inc. joins us at MFG Talk Radio to discuss new developments and trends in rapid product development and additive manufacturing. In their 28 year history, the Colorado-based independent consulting firm has provided advice to 150 companies in the investment community, most being institutional investors that represent mutual funds, hedge funds, and private equity valued at billions of dollars. In addition to these companies, Wohlers Associates’ past work has involved over 240 client organizations in 24 countries around the world. Rick Lucas, Chief Technology Officer at ExOne will be on hand to talk about two areas where 3D Printing is currently useful: R&D rapid prototyping and replacement parts. Gain a sense of when/if 3D Printing will become a production line volume technology or will it be limited to R&D and replacement parts. 3D Printing will impact manufacturing in many ways – learn how it might evolve in your shop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady chat with Kristin Carty, Audience Outreach Manager at Thomasnet a co-sponsor with ISM of the 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars program and two of the winners, Jennifer Wolff, Supply Chain Strategy Manager with Masco Cabinetry and Wes Whitney, Sourcing Specialist with Enterprise Products. Kristin will give highlights of the program while Jennifer and Wes will provide their insights about the exciting aspects of a career in the supply chain field, as well as the great working qualities of young workers. In addition, all 30 winners will be named on the show while bios about each one can be found at ThomasNet.com Comments 0 comments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mr. Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the ISM's Report on Business® will present the latest in-depth information on the PMI® Purchasing Manager’s Index covering February 2015. Brad offers listeners keen insights into the meaning behind the numbers, and listeners are encouraged to obtain a copy of the report at www.ism.ws prior to the show so that they can follow along, especially making notes about their own industry highlighted in the report.Mr. Holcomb will be joined by Dr. Chris Kuehl, an economist who adds a touch of humor to what is happening and what may be coming in the ups and downs of America’s business engine. Chris also provides his quick wit comments on economies around the globe; what countries are doing well, which ones are blundering, and where the hot spots or soft spots appear.Brad Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, is chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. In that role, he is responsible for compiling, writing and releasing the ISM Manufacturing Report On Business®, based on the survey results of approximately 350 supply management professionals across 18 different industry sectors. The Report On Business® is released on the first business day of each month, and features the PMI Index as its key measure.Dr. Kuehl has been the economic analyst for the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association International for the past eight years. He is the author of FMA’s twice monthly economic e-newsletter titled Fabrinomics®, specifically designed to aid business decision-making by management and shop owners in the metal forming and fabricating industry. He also conducts workshops for FMA at major conferences and trade shows. FMA is a professional organization with more than 2,500 members working together to improve the metal forming and fabricating industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/24/15 – “The Holy Grail” of manufacturing could be here within this century, says futurist Michio Kaku. The current trends involving mass customisation and 3D printing are expected to accelerate. Joining us to discuss 3D printing will be Elizabeth Lennon Phd and Peter Lindner Phd of Manhattan College.Topics covered will be basic 3D printing processes (extrusion vs. stereo-lithography), industrial and personal 3D printing systems, rapid prototyping, and the perspective impact in different sectors (healthcare, advanced specially devices, mass produced items). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think the West Coast port situation doesn’t affect you – or your kids? Think again! Special Guest U.S. Congressman Rod Blum joins us LIVE to discuss the worsening situation at the ports. Tune in to hear how the intentionally created congestion at the ports, and the products needed by America’s manufacturers to keep the jobs engine firing on all cylinders, is being ignored by the White House while retailers squirm under the scrutiny of customers who don’t understand why they can’t get the goods they ordered or the products they want. The ripple effects of raw materials not making it to manufacturing assembly lines, retail goods from the holidays arriving late but clogging warehouses, and retail products not being available for your spring shopping season are throwing sand in the gears of commerce across America and around the globe as the waves of disruption increase in size and intensity, washing against our productivity shores and erode America’s GDP, dragging more and more pieces of the 2015 economy out to sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will They? Won't They? It Looks Imminent, Mr. President!With no contract, will the ILWU walk off the job and strike? Will the PMA lock out the workers as they did in 2002? If the West Coast ports are shut down at a cost to the country of nearly $2 billion a day, which seems likely given the breakdown in contract negotiations, thousands of containers coming into the U.S. and thousands more head out stuff with our exports will sit idle at the docks. Will the president invoke the Taft-Hartley Act to force the sides back to work by declaring a national emergency? Tune in to Manufacturing Talk Radio and get the latest update on how a port strike could further cripple America's manufacturing and potentially the whole economy for 2015.For those who have been following the recent ISM reports, and stories on mfgtalkradio.com one of the recurring concerns of respondents in both the manufacturing and service sector has been the congestion at West Coast Ports - which handled 43.5% of containerized cargo in the U.S and where transiting cargo accounted for 12.5% of US GDP - as a result of reduced work output by the local unions who have been more focused in recent weeks on ongoing wage hike negotiations.And according to the latest update from the 29 west coast ports that serve as the entry point of the bulk of Asia/Pac trade into and out of the US, things are about to get far worse for America's manufacturing base, because as RILA reported earlier, talks between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) representing port management, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) officially broke down on Wednesday, and without an agreement, experts have suggested that nearly 30 west coast ports could be shut down within a week.Special GuestsJoin us this Tuesday at 1PM EST with returning special guest Peter Friedmann: Executive Director, Agriculture Transportation Coalition, who plays a key role in developing U.S. and international ocean and waterborne transportation policy.Joining Peter will be Mark Hirzel, President, Los Angeles Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association, Inc., Mark is the Customs Consultancy Manager for DHL Global Logistics, responsible for DHLs professional consulting services team in the United States. Mark consults with DHL’s largest clients on developing internal audits and programs, to insure compliance with import and export laws and regulations.Also joining us will be Jonathan Gold, who is vice president of supply chain and customs policy at the National Retail Federation. In this role, Gold is a primary spokesperson and is responsible for representing NRF before Congress and the Administration on supply chain, international trade, and customs related issues impacting the retail industry.We also welcome special guest, Jason Brewer from The Retail Industry Leaders Association. At RILA, Brewer is responsible for developing communications and grassroots strategies to help advance legislative efforts on key policy initiatives.Another special guest is Chad Moutray, Chief Economist for the National Association of Manufacturers, where he serves as the NAM's economic forecaster and spokesperson on economic issues. He frequently comments on current economic conditions for manufacturers through professional presentations and media interviews. He has appeared on Bloomberg, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox Business, Fox News, and Reuters television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Linda Rigano, Executive Director of Media Relations of ThomasNet, and M.L. Peck, Senior Vice President of Program and Product Development at ISM, gave listeners an exciting update on the 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars program and winners.The January PMI® discussed with Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. Purchasing Managers’ Indices (PMI) are economic indicators derived from monthly surveys of private sector companies. The two principal producers of PMIs are Markit Group, which conducts PMIs for over 30 countries worldwide, and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), which conducts PMIs for the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/27/15 - Learn about the shift from “Us VS Them” to “Us & Them” as global sourcing of raw materials and components rewrites “Made in the USA.” Cliff Waldman, Director of Economic Studies at MAPI, the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation talks with Mfg TalkRadio’s hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady and presents his findings on the “Made in USA” label and the impact on the global supply chain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices