Welcome to the rebooted Manufacturing Talk Radio!    After a year-long hiatus, hosts introduce the new 2.0 version of the show with new co-host, Amy Nicklaus. The episode covers a recap of the past year's key developments in manufacturing, including AI, labor shortages, supply chain stabilization, and reshoring.    New episodes promise more engaging discussions on sustainability, digitization, and the US economy with industry leaders and experts.    Subscribe, share, and stay tuned for candid, informative, and exciting conversations ahead. 00:00 Welcome Back to Manufacturing Talk Radio 2.0 01:00 Meet the New Co-Host: Amy Nicklaus 01:40 Topics and Trends in Manufacturing 03:39 Recap of the Past Year in Manufacturing 05:11 Sustainability and Digitization in Manufacturing 06:42 Future Discussions and Closing Remarks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Manufacturing Think Tank just one of many shows on Manufacturing Talk Radio, host Cliff Waldman explores the profound impact of quantum computing on manufacturing and the broader economy, with guest Floreta Teodoridis. This conversation highlights the potential to revolutionize areas such as simulating physical systems for material and drug discovery, solving complex optimization problems like logistics in manufacturing, and analyzing large datasets to speed up the search and potentially crack current encryption methods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manufacturing Talk Radio is BACK! Well... almost! But we are too excited and too many important things are happening in the world of manufacturing to delay any longer. This special report features manufacturing and economic expert insights from friends of the show Harry Moser and Jeremy Leonard, hosted by longtime MTR contributor Cliff Waldman. This is a conversation you won't want to miss. Stay tuned for new episodes coming soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Fiore, Committee Chair for the Manufacturing Report on Business® and Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the Services Report on Business® join hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the results of ISM’s survey on business conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Chris Kuehl speaks about the economies of various countries, how some are affected by war in the Middle East, how others are waning because of a 5,000% wage increase, and the developing nations waking up to become producers, exporters, and even investors in building production operations in low-cost producing countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take a detailed look at the latest ISM Services Report On Business from the source, Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair, Services ISM® Report on Business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Fiore, Committee Chair for the ISM’s Manufacturing Report on Business® indicates that there is stability in the most recent report, with New Orders increasing and moderate contraction in production and employment. Companies continue to operate on lower, tightly controlled inventories while suppliers try to deliver orders early to make their year-end numbers. Overall, the report does not indicate recession even though portions of it are in contraction with GDP growth expected to be 2.4% in the fourth quarter of 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Moser On Manufacturing, Harry and Lew discuss Harry's recent experience at the Forging Industry Association's Fall Meeting. Harry was a speaker at the event and shared with us his experience at the event meeting with OEMs, contract manufacturers, and other forging industry luminaries. Lew and Harry also discuss the continued importance of closing the skills gap by encouraging young people to consider a career in the forging industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Manufacturing Think Tank, Host Cliff Waldman welcomes Eric Fins, Vice President of Grove Climate Group, an organization that helps startups, companies, governments, nonprofits, universities, and trade groups achieve their climate goals. Don't miss this important episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than 70% of business owners lack an exit plan, and their average age is 67. If they cannot find the next owner, the business will simply wind down, and whatever they make will become unavailable. David Braun, Founder and CEO of Capstone Strategic discusses ways to mitigate this crisis that is happening now before it becomes worse than the COVID shutdowns and supply chain disruption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Lynch, CEO of Praxie, discusses a smarter, easier way to transform your legacy information, Excel spreadsheets, and disparate databases by wrapping it in a practical software application that interfaces with the various sources to give you what you want - in a few weeks, not months or even years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Kuehl discusses the growing GDP, the worker shortage skills gap, and why the people coming into the U.S. are not likely to be the answer. He also touches on the Green Economy and the difficulties it is encountering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the Services Report on Business(R) discusses the strengths in the Services sectors, which show significant growth in New Orders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Months of Manufacturing Contraction but No Recession -Tim Fiore, Committee Chair of the ISM's Manufacturing Report on Business(R) joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as Manufacturing Talk Radio to discuss October and the last 12 months of manufacturing contraction that have not yet triggered a general recession. Manufacturing typically leads the country into every recession and out of every recession, but so far, recession hasn't arrived. It is possible that the soft landing may be just a touch-and-go landing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Anderson, President and CEO of the Anderson Economic Group, joins host Cliff Waldman to discuss the UAW strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryan DeBois, Director of Industrial AI at RoviSys speaks about AI in manufacturing - why we should embrace it rather than fear it, and where it is the logical next step in production control and analysis. AI isn't disrupting manufacturing any more than PLCs did when GM introduced them in 1968. AI in manufacturing is a tool to manage large volumes of data to get actionable information, and only when action is taken does ROI happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Moser On Manufacturing, Harry and Lew welcome Harold Schoch, Chief Executive Officer of Fives Machining Systems Inc. and Matt Shockey, President of the Grinding Ultra Precision business line of the Fives Group. Fives designs and manufactures machines, process equipment, and production lines for the world’s largest industrial groups. From the first railway lines to the Eiffel Tower lifts and Factory 4.0, for over 200 years Fives has been designing the disruptive solutions and technologies that make up the industry. As a pioneer of decarbonization and digitalization, Fives is always one innovation ahead thanks to its ability to anticipate customer needs. Harry, Lew, Harold, and Matt discuss the skilled trades gap, supply chain challenges, the importance of reshoring, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Chris Kuehl discusses conditions in various sectors of the economy and the uncertainty in D.C., along with employment and interest rates that are keeping manufacturers up at night. Thankfully, the construction sector of manufacturing is doing well with plant expansions. One of the countries doing particularly well is Mexico, which has become a replacement for China in lower-cost labor. And that talk of recession is still an undercurrent that hasn't yet become a riptide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode is the second of a two-part series featuring Kerrie Jordan, Vice President of Product Management – Data Platform at Epicor. Kerrie discusses the most important report for your manufacturing business's health, strength, and sustainability, Voice Of The Manufacturing Manager 2023. Part one of this series covered Epicor’s Voice of The Essential Manufacturing Worker report. In these two reports, 1,000 manufacturing leaders and frontline workers reveal their impressions about the technology they’re using and embracing, the shifts they’re making and experiencing in the workplace, and how they view the future of the industry. Key takeaways include: Technology and Modern Manufacturing ·       58% of manufacturing leaders consider their company “very modern.” ·       But only 48% of frontline workers say the same. Workplace Flexibility and Morale ·       64% of manufacturing leaders believe company morale is high. ·       But only 52% of frontline workers say the same. Company Loyalty and Industry Prospects ·       81% of manufacturing leaders plan to stay in their job for the next 12 months. ·       But only 44% of frontline workers say the same. Don't miss this critical episode of Manufacturing Talk Radio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of Manufacturing Talk Radio, we're joined by Ed Marsh from Consilium Global Business Advisors. Consilium is a consulting firm that focuses on working with middle-market manufacturers with an emphasis on revenue growth through marketing and sales. For many manufacturers, sales and marketing can be an issue. Consilium works with senior management to help develop a better understanding of how to grow revenue in a landscape of near-constant transformational change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices