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by Endeavor Business Media’s Manufacturing Group
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 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.
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- Today11 min
Why System Integration Is Critical to AI-Ready Manufacturing (Smart Industry)
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Smart Industry's Scott Achelpohl speaks with E Tech Group CEO Matt Wise about the evolving role of system integration in modern manufacturing. They explore how AI adoption is increasing the need for seamless connectivity between operational technology, equipment and production data. Wise also explains why manufacturers should move beyond project-by-project engagements and treat system integrators as long-term strategic partners who preserve institutional knowledge and support continuous improvement.
- 5 days ago15 min
How to Prioritize Maintenance Work During a Holiday Shutdown (Ask A Plant Manager)
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 Hero: How to Jumpstart Your Reliability Journey Given Today’s Business Challenges” and the creator of the Joe Kuhn YouTube Channel, which offers content on starting your reliability journey and achieving financial independence. In the monthly podcast miniseries, Ask a Plant Manager, Joe talks with Plant Services editor in chief Anna Townshend and considers a commonplace scenario facing the industry and offers his advice, as well as actions that you can take to get on track tomorrow. This episode explores how to make the most of a holiday shutdown.
- 1 weeks ago13 min
The Most Frequent OSHA Violations and Other Highlights from NSC 2026 (Talking EHS)
EHS Today's podcast review of the NSC 2026 Safety Congress & Expo, including a countdown of OSHA's Top 10 Most Frequent Violations.
- 1 weeks ago18 min
IFS Unleashed Reveals the Next Phase of Industrial AI (IndustryWeek)
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Dennis Scimeca and Scott Achelpohl discuss key announcements and emerging trends from the IFS Unleashed Conference, where industrial AI dominated the conversation. They explore new partnerships between IFS, Siemens and Aveva, the evolution of agentic AI and digital workers, and how manufacturers are using AI to automate workflows and improve operations. The conversation also examines growing concerns about AI governance, cybersecurity and the gap between factory-floor adoption and executive oversight.
- 2 weeks ago9 min
5 Products Readers Couldn’t Stop Clicking in October (New Equipment Digest)
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Laura Davis of New Equipment Digest breaks down the five most popular products on New Equipment Digest in October. Learn what each one does, the specs that matter, and which operations stand to benefit most: Chicago Pneumatic’s THS and THL/TR hydraulic torque wrenches Enerpac’s Armor Stack modular tool cases ABB Robotics’ IRB 1700 and IRB 1700ID industrial robots, Epson’s AX6 collaborative robot Exair’s redesigned EFC Electronic Flow Control.
- 2 weeks ago22 min
How Is Physical AI Moving Into Actual Manufacturing? (American Machinist)
In the wide universe of artificial intelligence, Physical AI is a confluence of perception, reasoning, and execution - as Michael Kenworthy, CTO of VulcanForms helpfully explains. Physical AI builds on foundations like large language models (LLMs) and vision-language-action frameworks - and bridges internet text intelligence with physical robotics. Now Physical AI is spreading out from the realm of automation and into more pragmatic applications. In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Kenworthy uses his insights in metal additive manufacturing to describe the potential for Physical AI, how it is maturing, how to prepare to apply it, and where to watch for its impact.
- 3 weeks ago11 min
The Top 10 Forklift Manufacturers of 2026 (Supply Chain Insider)
Dave Blanchard, editor-in-chief of Material Handling & Logistics, presents MH&L's annual list of the 10 largest global manufacturers of forklifts, and offers some analysis of current market conditions and trends.
- 3 weeks ago18 min
Agentic CI – The Next Evolution of Continuous Improvement (IndustryWeek)
Manufacturers have spent decades refining continuous improvement and the next evolution isn’t about replacing those proven methods with AI. It’s about making them dramatically more effective. In this sponsored episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, IndustryWeek senior editor for technology Dennis Scimeca talks with Fabriq co-founder Octave Lapeyronie about the emergence of Agentic Continuous Improvement: putting AI inside the daily management rituals manufacturers already rely on, while keeping frontline teams firmly in control. The episode is sponsored by Fabriq. Go to www.fabriq.tech to learn more.
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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 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.
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