
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

Jun 6, 2023 • 23min
Episode 773: Fixing Everything Wrong with Outside Training Programs
Mark Fleming, Founder of the Academy of Business Training jumps right into the 3 major flaws of outside training programs and how the Academy has created its programs to deliver value and results to companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 5, 2023 • 24min
The Services ISM Report On Business With Anthony Nieves.
The latest Services ISM Report with Committee Chair Anthony Nieves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 1, 2023 • 27min
Episode 771: ISM PMI Drops Again but Manufacturing is in a Good Position – How, Why?
Tim Fiore, ISM’s Committee Chair for the Manufacturing Report on Business® covers a lot of good news within manufacturing despite the drop in the overall Purchasing Manager’s Index number. Has this soft landing been good for manufacturing versus a hard landing? June may cast the die for the balance of 2023 and 2024 if order books and backlog get any softer, but could improve rapidly if orders begin to flow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 30, 2023 • 21min
Episode 770: Bringing Manufacturing Downtown
Ilana Preuss, Founder of Recast City, discusses how to bring small-scale manufacturers downtown into vacant storefronts that benefit everyone, from foot traffic to incubating manufacturers.For more on Recast City visit https://www.recastcity.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 30, 2023 • 28min
Episode 769: Manufacturing Think Tank: AI and Manufacturing
Artificial Intelligence and its potential implications for the manufacturing industry Rob Seamans, Associate Professor at NYU's Stern School of Business and a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, joins host Cliff Waldman for this episode of 'Manufacturing Think Tank' to talk about the AI phenomenon shaking the world. During the course of the interview, Rob discusses the big questions- labor market impacts, productivity impacts, changes in educational needs, supply chain impacts, and global competition impacts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 25, 2023 • 22min
Episode 768: Moser On Manufacturing: Understand Total Cost Of Ownership
On this episode of Moser On Manufacturing, Manufacturing Talk Radio Host Lew Weiss and Harry Moser of the Reshoring Initiative discuss how manufacturers can establish Total Cost of Ownership in manufacturing using the Total Cost of Ownership Estimator Estimator. For more information visit https://reshorenow.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 24, 2023 • 26min
Episode 767: The Flagship Reports - Economic Conditions Continue to be Unpredictable
Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Partner at Armada Corporate Intelligence, discusses the unpredictable conditions that have economic prognosticators befuddled. The Fed’s attempts to break inflation by raising rates and triggering unemployment is vexed by manufacturers hanging on to skilled labor, who were difficult to find and expensive to hire. So far, the most accurate predictor of future manufacturing conditions is ASIS, or the Armada Strategic Intelligence System, with its excellent sector-by-sector analysis of manufacturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 23, 2023 • 22min
Episode 766: Creating From Concept To Completion
Mark Dohnalek, President and CEO of Pivot International presents how his firm help companies or individuals move their product, software, or system concept through the stages of development to complete a prototype or finished project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 16, 2023 • 23min
Episode 765: 5G in Manufacturing - Now a 'Must Have'
Liron Ben-Horin, President of OneLayer, discusses why 5G is vital for manufacturers, how to get it implemented on top of your existing network, and where it benefits overall operations and security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 15, 2023 • 26min
The ISM Semi-Annual Forecast
ISM Sees A Soft Expansion For Manufacturing And ServicesTim 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 for the balance of 2023. So far, conditions do not indicate that business is headed into a recession in 2023 as either a soft landing or a hard one, but rather a soft expansion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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