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Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders

Manufacturing is challenging, but if you are connected to a community of leaders, you can elevate your skills, solve your problems and grow your business! MakingChips was launched in 2014 to equip and inspire the metalworking nation. Hundreds of episodes and a million downloads later, it’s an industry-leading source of information, inspiration, and entertainment for manufacturing leaders of all types. It’s hosted by Jason Zenger and Nick Goellner, two multi-generational manufacturing leaders, and they’re joined by a rotating panel of expert guests – including Titan Gilroy (TITANS of CNC), John Saunders (NYC CNC), Mark TerryBerry (Haas Automation), and many more. Join us as we tackle the topics that keep you up at night - leadership, operations, technology, growth, workforce development and culture.
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Aug 28, 2023

What is going on with the economy? We’re all feeling a slowdown in the manufacturing industry. So what gives? What happens in the economy can be directly impacted by politics. It can be impacted by war. It can be impacted by interest rates and the rising costs of consumer goods.

Nicole Wolter—the President and CEO of HM Manufacturing—joins us again to dissect what we see happening with the economy and what you can do to start marking more chips. Because if you aren’t MakingChips, you aren’t making money. BAM!

– Jason

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  • [0:15] Netsuite by Oracle 
  • [4:04] Nicole’s experience representing manufacturing at the white house
  • [9:25] Lessons from manufacturing leaders: How AI will help manufacturing
  • [15:23] What is the manufacturing economy like right now? 
  • [18:27] The Lean Setup Guide from ProShop
  • [26:05] Why are we in our current economic position? 
  • [31:01] What should you do when the economy is down?

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Aug 22, 2023

Today’s controversial topic: What is a woman…in manufacturing? We need to inspire the next generation of women to pursue a career path in manufacturing. But is the “sex sells” movement killing any chance of that? I’m Nicole Wolter—the President and CEO of HM Manufacturing. In this episode of MakingChips, I share how we can attract more women to manufacturing. Because if you’re not making chips, you’re not making money. BAM! Segments

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  • [0:19] Netsuite by Oracle 
  • [2:44] Introducing Nicole Wolter
  • [3:35] What’s the chip on your shoulder?
  • [8:57] Is “Sex sells” corrupting the women in manufacturing movement?
  • [13:06] How do we attract more women to manufacturing? 
  • [15:17] Everyone is welcome in manufacturing
  • [18:45] The Lean Setup Guide from ProShop
  • [19:24] The “booth babe” rant
  • [24:58] Getting girls interested in manufacturing 
  • [27:38] What is a Woman in Manufacturing?
  • [31:40] How to support other women in manufacturing

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Aug 11, 2023

Many companies strive to move toward digital transformation. Some struggle with the process. Others—like JJR Fabrication—see remarkable results. They’ve seen enormous efficiency and throughput improvements by embracing digital workflows while ensuring the physical side of their shop is in full alignment. 

This includes doing things like lean manufacturing work, Kaizen activities, and really embracing the ProShop way of doing things. Kevin Richards and Lynne DuBose from JJR Fabrication join us in this episode of MakingChips to share how their leap toward a digital transformation was a game-changer for their business. 

Because if you’re not being efficient, you’re not making chips, and if you’re not making chips, you’re not making money. BAM!

– Paul Van Metre

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  • [0:12] Learn more about Netsuite by Oracle
  • [4:44] Lessons for manufacturing leaders
  • [7:47] Introducing Kevin Richards and Lynne DuBose
  • [11:09] How I met Kevin and Lynn
  • [12:41] Making the transition to ProShop
  • [20:20] The physical changes they’ve implemented
  • [24:17] The premise of the book “2 Second Lean”
  • [27:25] Why they implemented a morning meeting
  • [29:16] Creating a thoughtful pre-production checklist
  • [35:47] 4 Lessons for a successful digital transformation
  • [37:33] The Lean Setup Guide from ProShop

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