Weekly Wrap Up for October 28, 2022

In this episode of Moser On manufacturing, Harry Moser and Lew Weiss discuss a variety of topics as they relate to reshoring including skilled labor and immigration, and how it relates to the challenge of growing the GDP. As Harry explains, in order to grow the GDP, you need to increase the workforce, production, or ideally both. Harry also talks about Germany’s looming energy crisis brought on by their manufacturing industry’s reliance on Russian natural gas. Could this result in production moving to the U.S.? All this and more on this episode of Moser On Manufacturing.


Frank joins Lew and Tim to discuss machine integrations in manufacturing and why they are possible for small to mid-sized companies.


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 four decades. Cliff explains that growing tensions with Russia and China have added to the outlook risks of a world economy that is contending with high inflation, rapidly rising interest rates and currency instability. He concludes by discussing a number of permanent changes that will come from this period of great challenge.


Guidewheel is a global software company on a mission to empower all the world’s factories to reach sustainable peak performance and their CEO Lauren Dunford is on a mission to show everyone how Guidewheel is making this a reality. Lauren sits down with WAM Host Frances Brunelle to share how even the oldest manufacturing equipment can take advantage of Guidewheel’s technology to achieve peak performance. Their simple, non-invasive sensors clip over the power supply of any machine or auxiliary equipment. Data is sent securely to the cloud in real time, analyzed, and translated into key metrics and visuals accessible on any device, anywhere. Lauren covers not only the many benefits of Guidewheel’s services but also her personal journey from Stanford University to CEO.