In this episode, we talk to Tom Burmeister, President of Profit Miners, Inc. a management consulting company focused on operational improvements for manufacturing clients. With over 40 years of experience working in, owning, and improving small to mid-sized machine tools and other manufacturing shops, Tom knows the ropes of this business and the ups and […]
energy
Manufacturing Operations – Gene Hubbard
In this episode, we talk to Gene Hubbard, Director of Global Purchasing, for one of the nation’s largest makers of bearings. He comes with 34 years of experience in manufacturing operations management and quality. As to the company’s products, one might not give any thought to bearings, yet these particular ones help wings to extend, […]
The road from EHS to ESG – Sue Schneiter
How do you take a company in so much trouble with the government over environmental violations that it was about to be shut down, and make it into an award winner 12 years in a row? We talk with Sue Schneiter, regional Director of EHS for a Fortune 300 multinational, who has over 25 years […]
Metal finishing in the 21st Century – Pete Mirabello
Rated the “Best Metal Finisher in New England” this company stays at the forefront through focused projects on reducing water, air, and chemical use, and energy efficiency. As one of the few NADCAP-certified Cadmium platers in the US, and a prime supplier for some of the largest manufacturing plants in Connecticut, Metal Finishing Technologies is […]
Welcome from your host – Mitch Kennedy
In this podcast, we explore the three major gaps facing manufacturing today. You may be familiar with the Skills Gap, but you may not be familiar with the Green Gap and the Maker Gap. All of these impact the speed of innovation, the speed to market, and the ability of factories to respond to their […]
Health Impacts of Global Climate Change
Summary: The climate is changing We did it to ourselves We must prepare for its (disease) effects We CAN do something about it
