Manufacturing Think Tank

Monthly Series: Manufacturing Think Tank with Cliff Waldman

Go beyond the mainstream media headlines with Cliff Waldman throughout his series on Manufacturing Talk Radio where he focuses on forces that are catalyzing rapid structural changes in the companies and sectors that comprise the dynamic manufacturing industry. Tune in on the last Tuesday of every month to hear the latest episode!

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Episode 812: Manufacturing Think Tank for November 2023

On this episode of Manufacturing Think Tank, our Host Cliff Waldman welcomes Eric Fins, Vice President of Grove Climate Group, an organization that helps startups, companies, governments, nonprofits, universities, and trade groups achieve their climate goals. Don’t miss this important episode!

Episode 789: Manufacturing Think Tank August 2023

In this episode of ‘Manufacturing Think Tank’ host Cliff Waldman is joined by Dr. Chad Moutray, Chief Economist of the National Association of Manufacturers. After discussing the path of U.S. inflation and the likelihood of a near-term U.S. recession, Chad discusses the recent manufacturing slump and the manufacturing industries that have been most impacted. The …

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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, …

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Episode 751: Manufacturing Think Tank with Cliff Waldman

In this episode of Manufacturing Think Tank, host Cliff Waldman welcomes Mark Vitner, Chief Economist at Piedmont Crescent Capital to the show. Mark and Cliff discuss the current crisis in the global banking system, what further steps policy makers can take in the wake of the SVP and Credit Suisse situations, Mark’s outlook for the …

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Episode 744: Manufacturing Think Tank with Cliff Waldman for February 2023

In this episode of ‘Manufacturing Think Tank’, host Cliff Waldman welcomes noted economist and technology expert Shawn Dubravac, President of the Avrio Institute and author of New York Times bestseller Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Transform the Way We Work, LIve, and Communicate. The episode begins with a discussion of the …

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U.S. Silicon Metal Producers: ITC Finds Harm Caused by Imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Malaysia, and Kazakhstan

Globe Specialty Metals, Inc., a subsidiary of Ferroglobe PLC, and Mississippi Silicon LLC (“MS”), collectively representing the majority of American silicon metal production, today announced that the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) will continue investigating …

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South Africa’s Mines Set to Shut Down Amid Lockdown

In order to slow the spread of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, countries around the world are locking down their borders and enforcing people to stay at their homes. Due to these restrictions, many industries are …

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African Nations Partner With NASA To Fight Illegal Mining

In response to rampant illegal mining operations, Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ghana, and Tanzania last year formed the Africa Regional Data Cube. This is a forum for sharing and analyzing NASA’s satellite imagery to advance national goals …

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Episode 812: Manufacturing Think Tank for November 2023

On this episode of Manufacturing Think Tank, our Host Cliff Waldman welcomes Eric Fins, Vice President of Grove Climate Group, an organization that helps startups, companies, governments, nonprofits, universities, and trade groups achieve their climate goals. Don’t miss this important episode!

Episode 789: Manufacturing Think Tank August 2023

In this episode of ‘Manufacturing Think Tank’ host Cliff Waldman is joined by Dr. Chad Moutray, Chief Economist of the National Association of Manufacturers. After discussing the path of U.S. inflation and the likelihood of a near-term U.S. recession, Chad discusses the recent manufacturing slump and the manufacturing industries that have been most impacted. The…

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,…

Episode 751: Manufacturing Think Tank with Cliff Waldman

In this episode of Manufacturing Think Tank, host Cliff Waldman welcomes Mark Vitner, Chief Economist at Piedmont Crescent Capital to the show. Mark and Cliff discuss the current crisis in the global banking system, what further steps policy makers can take in the wake of the SVP and Credit Suisse situations, Mark’s outlook for the…

Episode 744: Manufacturing Think Tank with Cliff Waldman for February 2023

In this episode of ‘Manufacturing Think Tank’, host Cliff Waldman welcomes noted economist and technology expert Shawn Dubravac, President of the Avrio Institute and author of New York Times bestseller Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Transform the Way We Work, LIve, and Communicate. The episode begins with a discussion of the…

Episode 716: Cliff Notes On The Global Manufacturing Picture for October 2022

In this episode of “Cliff Notes on the Global Manufacturing Picture”, host Cliff Waldman offers the high points of a series of talks that he will be giving on the outlook for the increasingly troubled global economy. He begins by identifying the confluence of forces that have created the most difficult global inflation problem in…

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