by Chris Luecke | Jul 29, 2025 | Culture, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Podcast, Smart Manufacturing
The reindustrialization movement is fully underway, and cities like Detroit are leading the charge. But how do we accelerate the timescale it takes to get America back to the ‘golden days’ of manufacturing? The key, as you’ll hear in this episode, isn’t to keep...
by Chris Luecke | Jul 22, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Podcast, Robotics, Smart Manufacturing
What if accepting failure was the key to entrepreneurial success? Mark DeSantis has built and sold multiple companies over the years and like any entrepreneurial journey, it’s been a mixture of ups and downs, failures and successes. But in this episode, we hear...
by Chris Luecke | Jul 15, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Entrepreneurship, Events & Conferences, Investment, Leadership, Podcast, Robotics, Smart Manufacturing, Technology
You’ll want to grab yourself a pilsner for this episode. Manufacturing Happy Hour heads overseas to sample some fine German beer in the city of Munich…and we also headed to automatica 2025 while we were there. Europe’s biggest AI and automation event is a must-visit...
by Chris Luecke | Jul 8, 2025 | Entrepreneurship, Investment, Leadership, Podcast, Smart Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Technology
You might be surprised to learn what the biggest challenge manufacturers say they’re facing right now. The talent gap comes up a lot on this podcast, but early survey findings from the New American Industrial Alliance (NAIA), show that “access to capital” is...
by Chris Luecke | Jul 4, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Digital Transformation, Operations, Podcast, Robotics, Smart Manufacturing
“The hardest part of robotics isn’t actually doing robotics. It’s providing a solution that solves a real customer problem.” Melonee Wise’s quote from this episode is a good summary of what we talk about in this episode – practical, real-world...
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