Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast

Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast offers news and information for the people who make, store and move things and those who manage and maintain the facilities where that work gets done. Manufacturers from chemical producers to automakers to machine shops can listen for critical insights into the technologies, economic conditions and best practices that can influence how to best run facilities to reach operational excellence. Contributing to the podcast are 14 seasoned manufacturing journalists from Endeavor Business Media’s Manufacturing Group.

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Podcast: Desktop Metal’s comeback and the future of binder jetting in manufacturing
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Bryan Wisk shares insights on industrial additive manufacturing’s potential in Fortune 500 supply chains.
Oct. 9, 2025
Podcast: Practical strategies to stop playing it safe with your industrial safety programs
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Mike Jones discusses moving from compliance to ownership in industrial safety programs.
Oct. 7, 2025
Podcast: Leadership lessons for manufacturing—Why system problems, not workers, hold plants back
In this episode of Great Question: a Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn discusses how new plant managers can build credibility in maintenance and operations
Oct. 2, 2025
Podcast: Modular manufacturing, energy resilience, and the future of flexible production lines
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, PwC's Ryan Hawk highlights energy independence trends based on a survey of more than 500 industry leaders, and the ...
Sept. 30, 2025
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Podcast: Manufacturers must prepare for increased ICE enforcement
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Laura Putre and Jorge Lopez explore preparing manufacturers for audits and site visits.
Sept. 25, 2025
Podcast: Why IT and OT remain out of sync in modern manufacturing
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Scott Achelpohl and Almog Apirion discuss bridging the IT/OT gap in modern manufacturing, and why secure connectivity...
Sept. 23, 2025
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Sept. 19, 2025
Podcast: 25 years of Compressed Air Challenge and the future of industrial training
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Ghislain, Frank Moskowitz, and Ron Marshall of Compressed Air Challenge discuss changes in how the manufacturing...
Sept. 18, 2025
Podcast: Why Coca-Cola Consolidated is campaigning for safety
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Dennis Padget of Coca-Cola Consolidated discusses using telematics to improve fleet safety in addition to tactics like...
Sept. 16, 2025
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In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, learn the difference between wireless bridges and access points to keep your industrial facilities reliably connected...
Sept. 9, 2025
Podcast: Overcoming common blind spots in preventive maintenance programs
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn discusses why protecting planned work drives down emergency calls and unplanned work
Sept. 4, 2025
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Podcast: How Co-Line and Hexagon are combining robotics and human talent in manufacturing
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Denny Williams and Doug Wood discuss how Co-Line Manufacturing leverages a strong workplace culture, apprenticeships...
Sept. 3, 2025
Podcast: How AI is reshaping supply chain planning and decision-making
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Dave Blanchard reports that advanced AI integration is setting the standard for future supply chain technology as costs...
Sept. 2, 2025
Podcast: Teradyne Robotics group president asks what's the point of humanoid robots
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Ujjwal Kumar of Teradyne Robotics stresses focusing on function over appearance in robotics.
Aug. 29, 2025
Podcast: Why agentic AI is revolutionizing enterprise asset management
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Chris van den Belt and Berend Booms discuss how Ultimo is integrating agentic AI into enterprise asset management, ...
Aug. 21, 2025
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In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Fastenal's Ryan Tucker and Sara Weaver share how the company’s BIG4 program targets critical hazards by integrating...
Aug. 19, 2025
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Podcast: Ford offers hype, investment promises for EVs in Louisville
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Robert Schoenberger of IndustryWeek discusses Ford's plans on creating a new manufacturing paradigm in Kentucky, and...
Aug. 14, 2025
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In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, we break down what "capable of" ASTM A388 really means and why ultrasonic testing matters for forged components.
Aug. 12, 2025
Podcast: Leadership insights on coaching, reliability culture, and overcoming maintenance challenges
Joe Kuhn, CMRP, former plant manager, engineer, and global reliability consultant, is now president of Lean Driven Reliability LLC. He is the author of the book “Zero to...
Aug. 7, 2025
Podcast: What manufacturers need to know about the shift toward recycled aluminum alloys
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Robert Brooks of American Machinist reviews Ames Lab’s high-temperature superalloy breakthroughs.
Aug. 6, 2025
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How Faith Technologies is embedding mental health into manufacturing safety culture
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Rocky Rowlett and Alyssa Kwasny of FTI share how they build a culture of care and wellness at work.
Aug. 5, 2025
Podcast: Manufacturing Careers Straight out of High School: 1950s Throwback or Modern Possibilities?
This episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast highlights how Texas' International Motors partners with greater:SATX to attract high school students into manufacturing...
Aug. 2, 2025
Podcast: From lean tools to problem solvers — the new role of leadership in Industry 5.0
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Sarah Tilkens of The KPI Lab explores how Industry 5.0 brings humans back to the center of innovation.
Aug. 1, 2025
Podcast: How Amazon and UE Systems partnered to scale up a global condition monitoring program
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In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Pat Caron and Chad Coleman of Amazon join Chris Hallum and Jeremy Bey of UE Systems to discusses challenges of implementing...
July 30, 2025