303: Iowa Manufacturing: Exploring the Companies and Products Made in the Heartland

 There’s a lot more coming out of Iowa than corn.   Chris heads to Des Moines for a live conversation with four guests who each know Iowa manufacturing a little differently.   Dominique Hain and...

301: Manufacturing in New York City: Past, Present, and Future

 “New York City is where dreams come to audition”, and this goes for manufacturers too.   Recorded live at New Lab in Brooklyn, this episode is split into three segments and features seven...

Why Condition Monitoring Is All About Replacing Unplanned Downtime with Personal Downtime Featuring AssetWatch

 Some of the best manufacturing advice comes down to one simple idea – buy back your weekends. In this bonus episode of Manufacturing Happy Hour, Chris is joined by Patrick Carmitchel, VP of Product...

The Future of Intralogistics featuring Siemens’ Joel Thomas and Markus Thiel

 Digital, real, real, digital. It sounds simple, but it’s rewriting how a warehouse gets designed. Joel Thomas has spent over a decade in the Intralogistics space and now leads OEM Sales Data Center and Life...

297: Defense Spending, Contract Manufacturing, and Navigating Regulated Industries with Fathom CEO Rush LaSelle

 Fine tuning manufacturing like a guitar – that’s the kind of parallel you can expect from this episode.  This week Chris sits down with Rush LaSelle, CEO at Fathom, recorded on site at their Hartland,...

What is Software-Defined Automation? The Future of Flexible Control Systems

 Two worlds that have never previously spoken the same language are now building the same machine.  This week Chris sits down with David Nichols, CEO, Co-Founder and Engineer at Loupe, an alum of the show making his...