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Advanced Manufacturing Now
Welcome to the podcast for manufacturing professionals, powered by SME. Featuring a variety of guests from leading manufacturing companies, the Advanced Manufacturing Now podcast drives the conversation about making manufacturing smarter. SME Media is a leading source for news and in-depth technical information about advanced manufacturing in North America. To learn more about SME Media, visit us at AdvancedManufacturing.org.
Episodes
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Emuge-Franken's Bob Hellinger on the Next Generation of Manufacturing Workers
Hiring, training and retaining talent in a transforming industry, AI and growing demand. Emuge-Franken recently hosted "Explore the Future of Manufacturing" at…
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Unlocking Predictive Maintenance and Smarter Workflows with Limble CEO Gary Specter
On this episode of Advanced Manufacturing Now, Limble CEO Gary Specter talks to SME Media Editor Rachael Thomas about the company's new State of Maintenance…
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Precision Manufacturing and Business with Paul Van Metre
Paul Van Metre shares some of the insights from his new book with advice on how to build a successful machine shop.
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Top 10 Regions for Aerospace & Defense Investments
Which U.S. cities have the most market potential for the aerospace and defense industry? In a recent report, Global Location Strategies (GLS) highlights the…
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Previewing the November Issue of Manufacturing Engineering & Technology and the 2026 A&D Industry Report
The editorial team discusses the Aerospace & Defense Industry Report and features on giving production data context, high-mix/low-volume production, why smart…
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What's Next for the Global A&D Market?
Passenger air travel, defense contracts and the emerging space market are all booming. But production, supplier and workforce constraints threaten to create…
Advanced Manufacturing NowAdvancing the Line - AI in Manufacturing: How Edge Computing Empowers Operators
In the second episode of Advancing the Line: AI in Manufacturing, SME's Tim Wilson sit down with Dr. Bijan Sayyar-Rodsari, Director of the AI Center of…
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Manufacturing in Michigan: A Conversation with Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel
On this special Manufacturing Day edition of Advanced Manufacturing Live, SME Senior Editor Michael McConnell speaks with Macomb County (Mich.) Executive Mark…
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IMTS 2026: Post-Show Impressions
Join SME Chief Editor Steve Plumb, Editor Rachael Thomas and Associate Editor Nicole Franzese-Damron for a discussion of the sights and sounds—and how tired…
Advanced Manufacturing NowAdvancing the Line - AI in Manufacturing: The Pilot Purgatory Problem
In the premiere episode of Advancing the Line: AI in Manufacturing, SME's Tim Wilson sit down with Adam Marsh, CEO of Ledge Inc., to explore how artificial…
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How AI can Expand the Skilled Manufacturing Workforce
Key opportunities include advanced manufacturing, maintenance and repair, and quality and lab technicians. Steve Shepley and Victoria Bloom discuss these and…
Advanced Manufacturing NowWEBINAR : Root Cause Analysis That Actually Works
If your organization struggles to prioritize the right issues - or continues to face the same problems repeatedly - this webinar is designed for you. In this…
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Onshoring at Maximum Velocity
On this pre-recorded episode of Advanced Manufacturing Live, Kent Savage, founder and executive chairman of the Velocity Group in Ohio, explains why he's a…
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How Outstanding Faculty Advisers Are Shaping the Future of Manufacturing Education
In this episode of the Advanced Manufacturing Now podcast, SME Media Senior Editor Michael McConnell sits down with Dr. Basel Alsayyed of Western Carolina…
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Countdown to IMTS: Paul Boris, CEO of Murray Mentor
Check out the latest advanced manufacturing technologies at the Smart Manufacturing Experience Showcase at IMTS in Chicago.
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Can Humans and Robots Safely Work Side by Side?
On this episode of Advanced Manufacturing Live, Ole Marius Hoel Rindal, PhD, co-founder of Sonair, will explain why most industrial robots are still caged even…
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Countdown to IMTS with Will Healy of Universal Robots and Jake Hall, the Manufacturing Millennial.
AI and Automation will take center stage at the Smart Manufacturing Experience Showcase during IMTS (Sept. 14-19) in Chicago. Jake Hall and Will Healy join…
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The Unsung Heroes of American Manufacturing
Author and host of Manufacturing Talks Jim Vinoski shares the inspirations of his new book, "American Manufacturing," which profiles 22 of the country's most…
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MET: September Preview
SME Media senior editor Michael McConnell, editor Rachel Thomas, and associate editor Nicole Franzese-Dameron sit down to preview the upcoming September issue…
Advanced Manufacturing NowReady, Set, Go: Empowering K-12 Students Through Robotics — Advanced Manufacturing Live
SME Media Editor Rachel Thomas is joined by Shannon Marimón, Executive Director of ReadyCT, and Christine Lawlor-King, Director of STEM and Manufacturing…
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IMTS Unscripted—Real Conversations, Real Solutions
The manufacturing industry is changing at an unprecedented rate. With this in mind, the upcoming Smart Manufacturing Experience Showcase at IMTS will address…
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Trending Insights From 450 Manufacturing Facilities
Cara Walton shares the latest benchmarking results about efficiency, ROI, automation, workforce trends, IMTS and more from the consulting company's annual…
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How Augmented Reality Accelerates Hands-On Welding Education
Rachael Thomas, editor at SME Media, hosts welding instructors Makayla Baker and Darrell Buchanan from the Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing (ATDM)…
Advanced Manufacturing NowWEBINAR : Attract, Retain, Repeat: Building a Resilient Manufacturing Workforce
In today's rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape, workforce challenges aren't just about filling roles—they're about building a sustainable, skilled talent…
Advanced Manufacturing NowData Centers in Space and Other Out-of-the-World Manufacturing News — Advanced Manufacturing Live
Atomic-6 CEO Trevor Smith makes a case for putting data centers in space, the OCD marketplace and other outer-limit advances. Plus the latest news on tariffs…
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Manufacturing Economy Hits 4-Year High
The manufacturing sector has expanded for the seventh consecutive month, according to the July 2026 Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing PMI…
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Inside the Smart Manufacturing Experience at IMTS 2026
What can manufacturers expect from the Smart Manufacturing Experience at IMTS 2026? In this episode of Advanced Manufacturing Now, Steve Plumb is joined by…
Advanced Manufacturing NowWEBINAR : Accelerate Your FAI Process by 90% - Without Sacrificing Accuracy
FAI creation is an essential element of quality control programs but can consume a significant amount of time. In this webinar, we will discuss a tool that…
Advanced Manufacturing NowWhy Manufacturers Need to Embrace Social Media — Advanced Manufacturing Live
Teacher. TV host. Digital content creator. Ian Johnson has done all that and more. On the latest Advanced Manufacturing Live, Johnson traces his manufacturing…
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Rethinking Process Consolidation to Optimize Manufacturing Efficiency
Tech consultant and contributing editor Meaghan Ziemba spoke with industry experts about how to improve CNC operations via a holistic approach. She previews…
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How AI & Smart Manufacturing Are Narrowing Time to Market
What happens when the brightest minds in manufacturing research, industry and government come together to shape the future of advanced manufacturing? In this…
Advanced Manufacturing NowThe State of Smart Manufacturing — Advanced Manufacturing Live
It's no longer a question of whether to adopt digital technology. The question is how to do it. Those are among the findings in Rockwell Automation's 11th…
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The Six Keys to a Successful Milling Application — Advanced Manufacturing Archives
Today, we're revisiting a conversation from the Advanced Manufacturing Now archives. In this episode, host Bruce Morey speaks with Chuck Somerville of…
Advanced Manufacturing NowWEBINAR : Using Computer Vision and edge AI for Defect Detection
Join Sundeep Ahluwalia, Chief Product Officer at TDK SensEI, as he explores the future of industrial manufacturing and computer vision. In this webinar…
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Robotics, AI, and the Future of Automation: Insights from Automate
Steve Bauer, Digital Content Producer for SME Media, joins Editor-in-Chief Steve Plumb to share his experiences and insights from his visit to the Automate…
Advanced Manufacturing NowIncreasing the Ranks of Women in Manufacturing — Advanced Manufacturing Live
We're joined by Heidi Balestrieri, engineering director at Sentry Equipment. Balestrieri discusses what led her to a manufacturing career and why she's so…
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Instilling Manufacturing Enthusiasm Early with SME PRIME
In this episode of Advanced Manufacturing Now, host Steve Plumb is joined by educators Chris Desmond from Hopewell High School and Jason Hyatt from Cazenovia…
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Humans in the Loop: Expanding Roles on the Shop Floor
In this episode of Advanced Manufacturing Now, the team previews the June/July issue of Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, available to read now on…
Advanced Manufacturing NowPhysical AI Gets Real — Advanced Manufacturing Live
Satyandra K Gupta, co-founder and chief scientist for GrayMatter Robotics, talks with SME Media about the company's new agreement with defense prime Huntington…
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Speeding up Manufacturing's Metabolism with AMT
In this episode of Advanced Manufacturing Now, Steve Bauer sits down with Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) Vice President of Technology Ryan…
Advanced Manufacturing NowWEBINAR : The Real Game Plan for AI-Driven Growth - Transforming Legacy Data into Strategic Insights
The uncomfortable truth? Most AI initiatives fail - not because of the technology, but because engineering data is fragmented, tribal knowledge lives in…
Advanced Manufacturing NowManufacturing in Uncertain Times — Advanced Manufacturing Live
From supply chain volatility and geopolitical unrest to workforce challenges and transformative technologies, manufacturers need to learn how to survive—and…
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A State-by-State Look at American Innovation
On the latest episode of Advanced Manufacturing Now, the editorial team discusses the 250th anniversary of the United States, and the spirit of innovation they…
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Executive Perspectives from RAPID + TCT 2026: Additive Manufacturing's Shift to Production
This episode of Advanced Manufacturing Now brings together three Executive Perspectives from RAPID + TCT 2026, exploring where additive manufacturing stands…
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How to Market Yourself for Career Growth
The job market for manufacturing engineers may be stronger than in other industries, but uncertainty still persists for job seekers. Industry veteran and…
Advanced Manufacturing NowWEBINAR : Efficient Inspection and realtime quality monitoring for ultra-precision polishing of Inertial Confinement Fusion Shells
On December 5, 2022, researchers at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieved a landmark breakthrough in Inertial…
Advanced Manufacturing NowThe Role of 3D Printing in Medical Manufacturing — Advanced Manufacturing Live
Senior Editor Michael McConnell speaks with Jason Rolland, PhD, chief technology officer at Carbon, a California-based 3D printing technology company, about…
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How Schools are Closing the CNC Skills Gap
In this episode of Advanced Manufacturing Now, we speak with Heather Curtis of Tormach and Joe Leonhard of Sheboygan Central High School about how their…
Advanced Manufacturing NowWEBINAR : Hole Making Strategies for Productivity and Precision
Hole making remains one of the most critical and cost‑intensive operations in metal cutting. From initial drilling to high‑accuracy finishing, choosing the…
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Is the Next Industrial Revolution Here?
Manufacturers expect levels of tech enablement and automation to more than double by 2030, according to PwC's Global Industrial Manufacturing Sector Outlook…
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Leveraging Military Research for Commercial Use
We're joined by Stephen Luckowski, director of the Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology program's Technology Transfer, Transition, and Commercial…
Advanced Manufacturing NowWEBINAR : Scaling Wire Harness Production Without Rework or Chaos
Wire harness manufacturing is facing rising complexity, tighter timelines, and zero tolerance for errors - yet many teams still rely on physical formboards and…
Advanced Manufacturing NowThe Price of Offshoring, The Call for Reshoring — Advanced Manufacturing Live
SME Media Editor-in-Chief Steve Plumb and Senior Editor Michael McConnell sit down with Harry Moser, president of the Reshoring Initiative, to explore the…
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Celebrating 250 Years of Freedom, Innovation and Manufacturing
On July 4, 2026, America will officially celebrate 250 years of independence. But the festivities have already started, with a barrage of local parades, tech…
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Tackling Configuration Challenges with AI
We sit down with Laura Beckwith, Director of Product Management at Configit, to explore the evolving role of generative AI in manufacturing—and why it's not as…
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What's Next for an Original Rosie the Riveter
Mae Krier has lived an amazing life. She started working at Boeing, riveting the wings of B-17 and B-29 planes during World War II, and has been a fierce…
Advanced Manufacturing NowWEBINAR : The Manufacturer's Guide to R&D Tax Credits - How Do Manufacturers Qualify & What Changed With the OBBB
The R&D Tax Credit is a tax credit that businesses can claim for qualified U.S. research and development spending — things like developing or improving…
Advanced Manufacturing Now2027 Defense Budget Proposal and a Visit to Newlab — Advanced Manufacturing Live
SME Media Editor Rachael Thomas and Associate Editor Cary Gitter sit down for an industry update, discussing recent news on the Manufacturing Extension…
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Manufacturing Strength is National Security, a Conversation with Brett Conner
We sit down with SME's chief Manufacturing Officer, Dr. Brett Conner, to discuss the National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy, and what they…
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How Work-Based Learning Is Changing Workforce Readiness
We speak with Alexandra Levit, workforce futurist and founder of Inspiration at Work, and Stephanie Loeck, vice president of strategic development at GPS…