
Manufacturing Talk Radio
Manufacturing Talk Radio is a podcast for listeners in all manufacturing industries. The show is hosted by Mr. Lewis A. Weiss, President and Founder of All Metals & Forge Group, and co-host Mr. Tim Grady. Presented by Jacket Media Co., each show provides the guest with an opportunity to present more broad or in-depth information from their area of expertise that is important to America’s manufacturers. Visit us online at www.mfgtalkradio.com. Presented by All Metals & Forge Group, www.steelforge.com.
Latest episodes

Mar 3, 2020 • 23min
Pick-By-Vision Smart Glasses Revolutionize Logistics Workflow
On this episode of Manufacturing Talk Radio, Hosts Lew and Tim welcome Johanna Bellenberg, Director Marketing & Communications for Picavi, all the way from Germany. Picavi's full line of assisted reality and augmented reality glasses enable logistics workers to keep important information in front of them yet keep their hands free, visually guiding them through the picking process, increasing productivity and accuracy. Listen to this episode for a closer look at this amazing product, only on Manufacturing Talk Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 24, 2020 • 26min
Manufacturing Matters: The Lean Manufacturing Paradigm
In this episode, Ray Keefe, President of Lean Enterprise Strategies, LLC and former Vice President of Manufacturing for Emerson discusses the Lean manufacturing paradigm. After defining Lean and providing an overview of its progress in US manufacturing, Ray discusses Lean metrics and Lean benefits. He then explains the impact of digitization on Lean implementation. The episode concludes with a discussion of the change management challenges brought about by the Lean journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 24, 2020 • 25min
MaaS - Manufacturing as a Service
Learn what Xometry can do for your business from Greg Paulson, Director of Application Engineering, as he discusses Xometry's on-demand manufacturing service with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady that opens up capabilities for your manufacturing needs. This is Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS) at its best! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 24, 2020 • 37min
Improving Profitability Through Price Optimization
Patirck Moorhead, Chief Marketing Officer for start-up PriceFX joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to chat about the current state and future of price optimization in manufacturing. Learn how to rapidly improve profitability through price optimization! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 17, 2020 • 26min
Global Purchasing Manager’s Indexes - A Shift In The Making
Nobert Ore, Senior Correspondent for Manufacturing Talk Radio, discusses the Purchasing Manager's Indexes of other countries and regions of the U.S. with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. There is a manufacturing shift in the making - find out what it is!
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Feb 17, 2020 • 13min
Cliff Notes Vol. 3: The Latest on Manufacturing from The Federal Reserve, The PMI and a Coronavirus Update
In the third episode of ‘Cliff Notes on the Global Manufacturing Picture’, host Cliff Waldman reviews the latest manufacturing growth data from the Federal Reserve as well as the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index from the Institute for Supply Management. For macroeconomic context, he then discusses the most recent US and global economic data. The impact of the spreading novel coronavirus is discussed. Cliff concludes the episode by giving a short-term forecast for US manufacturing growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 17, 2020 • 27min
Nicole Wolter Discusses The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Nicole Wolter, President of HM Manufacturing in Wauconda, IL, joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the USMCA. She was an advocate for passage for small and midsize businesses across America.
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Feb 10, 2020 • 22min
Cliff Notes - The Impact Of The Coronavirus Outbreak On US Manufacturing
In this episode of ‘Cliff Notes on the Global Manufacturing Picture’, host Cliff Waldman discusses the potential impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak on US manufacturing growth. Cliff describes the outlines of a flow chart that he designed for clarifying the impact of the virus outbreak on key economic parameters. He offers a worst-case scenario forecast for Chinese economic growth and US manufacturing growth and lists the US manufacturing subsectors that are most impacted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 10, 2020 • 28min
Selling Outcomes Instead Of Selling Products
Servitization focuses on after-the-sale service, and has birthed PaaS - Product as a Service, both of which are and will be changing major industries. Learn more as Gary Brooks, Chief Marketing Officer at Syncron, chats with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady about selling outcomes instead of selling products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 10, 2020 • 24min
ForwardX Robotics
Nic Temple joins hosts Lew Weiss and Time Grady to discuss ForwardX Robotics, a company that automates consumer and industrial equipment, from carry-on luggage to vision-based autonomous forklifts and pallet jacks, to reduce workplace injuries and make work more efficient, including managing multiple mobile robotic devices simultaneously in real time applications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices