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Manufacturing Talk Radio is a weekly Talk Radio Podcast broadcast to manufacturers of all sizes across the globe. Show host, Lew Weiss, and co-host, Tim Grady, present breaking manufacturing news and tackle business trends and economic forecasts in manufacturing for small, medium and large manufacturers across the globe.

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Episode 105: Robotic Advancements Bring US Manufacturing Jobs Home

Despite misconceptions to the contrary, robotics are actually creating jobs and spurring manufacturing growth. Join us as Drew Greenblatt, CEO of steel fabricator Marlin Steel and Harry Moser, Founder and President of The Reshoring Initiative discuss how automation is helping manufacturers expand their production, save companies and return jobs to the United States.

Episode 103: 2015 Recap – News, Events and What’s Next

As each year comes to an end, Manufacturing Talk Radio co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady present a summary of the year’s events, top stories, big news items, and what the next year might bring in smart, modern manufacturing. All the shows and interviews that were on the air are available to listeners under the …

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Episode 101: US Industrial Outlook, plus Marketing for Manufacturers

With us today are Daniel J. Meckstroth, Ph.D., Vice President and Chief Economist for MAPI Foundation, the research affiliate of the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation and Bruce McDuffee, Executive Director of the Manufacturing Marketing Institute. We open with Dan Meckstroth, who discusses the latest MAPI quarterly economic forecast for manufacturing sectors. Hear how the next three …

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Episode 100: Tax Credit for Business, PLUS ISM’s 2016 Business Forecast

Your business CAN qualify for the R&D Tax Credit.  Leading voices from Black Line Group Scott Schmidt, Principal and Founder and Rachel Bishop, Director of R&D Tax Credit Services unpack the R&D tax code for small to mid-sized manufacturers.  Then it’s a deep dive into the Institute for Supply Management’s 2016 Business Forecast with Brad …

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Episode 99: February 2016 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

February 2016 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® DO NOT CONFUSE THIS NATIONAL REPORT with the various regional purchasing reports released across the country. The national report’s information reflects the entire United States, while the regional reports contain primarily regional data from their local vicinities. Also, the information in the regional reports is not used in calculating …

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Episode 98: FABTECH 2015 Wrap-up: All the best from Chicago

Manufacturing Talk Radio was pleased to broadcast from FABTECH 2015 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, the premier industry trade show for metal fabrication, precision machining, welding, cutting and manufacturing engineering. This show is a 30 minute overview of the interviews and demonstrations conducted over four days at this fascinating event. Listen to the Wrap-up show …

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Episode 97: Fibernomics and Industry 4.0

Fiber laser technology has become a real game changer in the Fabrication industry.  Listen in as Frank Arteaga, head of product marketing, market region NAFTA, at BystronicUSA helps us gain a better understanding of the principles behind Fibernomics and the impact fiber lasers are having within the industry, both up and downstream.  Learn how bringing …

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Episode 96: Powerful insights into major manufacturing trends

What’s on the horizon for manufacturing? Join us as we unpack the latest Global Business Surveys with Norbert Ore, Director and Head of Industry Surveys for Strategas Research Partners and the former Chair of the Institute of Supply Management’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. And what about the radical changes taking place within the industry’s markets, …

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