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The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
Manufacturing is the physical engine of the global economy, yet most business coverage ignores its day-to-day realities. In each episode, Lucas and Luna walk the factory floor — metaphorically and sometimes literally — to examine how goods are made, moved, and improved. They analyze production data from the Institute for Supply Management and the Federal Reserve's industrial production index, discuss real bottlenecks at ports and chip fabs, and explore how tier-one suppliers are automating…
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The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial BusinessWhy a Japanese Factory Is Making Air Conditioners from Recycled Ocean Plastic
Today Lucas and Luna look at Daikin, the Japanese air-conditioning giant, which is now molding fan blades and grilles from plastic recovered from the Pacific…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Nebraska Factory Turns Cow Manure into Power
In this episode, Lucas and Luna visit a Nebraska factory that transforms 500 tons of cow manure per day into renewable natural gas and fertilizer. They break…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Factory in Denmark Turns Farm Waste into Protein
On this episode of The Manufacturing Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a Danish biorefinery that's turning agricultural residues into protein for animal…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
Inside the Factory Making Wheat Straw into Paper
In this episode of The Manufacturing Podcast, Lucas and Luna visit a factory in the US Midwest that turns wheat straw—a byproduct of grain farming that's…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Factory in Germany Is Making Bioplastic from Beet Waste
In episode 166, Lucas and Luna explore a niche but growing corner of the plastics industry: bioplastics made from agricultural waste. They focus on a German…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How Factories Are Using Waste Heat to Cut Energy Bills
Most factories throw away more heat than they use. Lucas and Luna explore how industrial facilities are capturing that waste heat and turning it into…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Texas Factory Turns Trash into Jet Fuel
In this episode, Lucas and Luna visit a Texas facility that's turning municipal solid waste into sustainable aviation fuel. They break down the chemistry…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Norwegian Factory Turns Salmon Waste into Fertilizer
In this episode, Lucas and Luna visit a Norwegian factory that's turning salmon farming waste into high-quality organic fertilizer. They explore the…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Factory in Norway Is Making Ammonia from Wind
In this episode of The Manufacturing Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a Norwegian plant that is turning wind power into green ammonia, a chemical that could…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How Molten Salt Factories Store Solar Power All Night
In this episode of The Manufacturing Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the industrial side of concentrating solar power (CSP) — specifically the factories that…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Factory in Ohio Is Making Steel From Old Tires
In this episode, we visit a steel plant in Ohio that has found a way to replace a chunk of its coal with an unexpected ingredient: recycled tires. The factory…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Danish Factory Is Making Sugar from Straw
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the work of a Danish factory that has turned straw—an agricultural byproduct—into a fermentable sugar that can replace…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
Why a Danish Factory Is Turning Straw Into Sugar
In this episode of The Manufacturing Podcast, Lucas and Luna visit a Danish factory that transforms wheat straw into sugar for fermented products like insulin…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How Digital Twins Are Cutting Factory Energy Use
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how digital twin technology is helping manufacturers slash energy consumption and carbon emissions. They dive into a…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Swiss Factory Is Making Chocolate from Cacao Pods
This episode digs into a quiet revolution in chocolate manufacturing: a factory in Switzerland that processes the whole cacao pod, not just the beans. We look…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
Why One Factory Chose Digital Twins Over New Machines
Digital twins are everywhere in software, but what does one actually do on a factory floor? This week Lucas and Luna visit a mid-sized German plant that…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a French Factory Is Turning Grape Waste into Power
In Episode 154 of The Manufacturing Podcast, Lucas and Luna tour the story of a French winery that is turning grape pomace — the skins, seeds, and stems left…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Tesla Supplier Is Using 5G to Build Smarter Factories
In this episode of The Manufacturing Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how 5G networks are transforming factory floors, using the example of a Tesla supplier…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Factory Is Making Steel from Methane
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a breakthrough in steelmaking: a pilot plant in Texas that uses methane gas to produce steel with a fraction of the…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Swedish Factory Is Making Battery Silicon from Wood
In this episode of The Manufacturing Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a Swedish factory that is turning wood pulp into silicon for lithium-ion batteries. Using…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a German Factory Is Making Carbon Fiber from Air
In this milestone 150th episode, Lucas and Luna explore a breakthrough in carbon capture and manufacturing: a German factory that turns atmospheric carbon…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Japanese Factory Recycles Wind Turbine Blades
In this episode of The Manufacturing Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a factory in Japan is tackling one of the toughest waste streams in renewable energy…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a German Factory Is Turning Old Wind Turbine Blades into Bridges
Every year, thousands of decommissioned wind turbine blades end up in landfills. This episode looks at how a German factory is solving that problem by turning…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a French Factory Is Making Vanillin from Wood Waste
It smells like vanilla, but it comes from wood. In this episode, Lucas and Luna visit a factory in eastern France that's turning lignin — a byproduct of…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Factory Is Printing Organs for Surgery Practice
In this episode, we take you inside a Cleveland-based factory that uses 3D printers to produce realistic synthetic organs for surgical training. Lucas and Luna…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How Bosch Uses AI to Catch Defects on the Assembly Line
In this episode of The Manufacturing Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into how German automotive supplier Bosch is using deep learning and computer vision to…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How Old Factories Are Getting a High-Tech Retrofit
Episode 144 of The Manufacturing Podcast explores the growing trend of retrofitting legacy factory machines with IoT sensors for predictive maintenance. Lucas…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How Robotic Tape Laying Makes Carbon Fiber Wings
Lucas and Luna visit a factory in Washington state where robots lay carbon fiber tape to build wing skins for next-generation aircraft. They explore why…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Brazilian Factory Turns Pineapple Leaves into Leather
In northeast Brazil, a factory is transforming pineapple leaves—a byproduct typically burned or left to rot—into a leather-like material called Piñatex. We…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Swedish Factory Is Making Steel from Hydrogen
Steelmaking generates nearly nine percent of global carbon emissions. But a factory in northern Sweden is proving it can be done differently. SSAB's…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Dutch Factory Makes Sneakers from Chewing Gum
Every year 560 billion pieces of gum are discarded. But one Dutch factory is turning that sticky waste into something you can actually wear. We dive into the…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How an Indiana Factory Is 3D Printing Custom Hip Implants from CT Scans
Episode 139 takes us to Warsaw, Indiana, where a manufacturing facility is using metal 3D printing to produce custom hip implants tailored to each…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a German Factory Makes Rubber from Dandelions
Dandelions are more than a lawn nuisance. In northern Germany, a factory is using the sap of a specific Russian dandelion variety to produce natural rubber for…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a California Factory Is Making Jet Fuel from Carbon Dioxide
We take you inside Twelve's new plant in Berkeley, California, where captured CO₂ and water are turned into jet fuel using electrolysis and…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a UK Factory Is Making Packaging from Seaweed
This episode takes you inside a UK factory that turns seaweed into biodegradable packaging for takeaway containers and condiment sachets. Lucas and Luna talk…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a US Factory Is Making Leather from Mushroom Roots
MycoWorks has perfected a process to grow mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, into a leather-like material at its South Carolina factory. Lucas and Luna…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Finnish Factory Turns Wood Into Clothing Without Chemicals
In Jyväskylä, Finland, a factory called Spinnova is producing textile fiber from wood pulp using a mechanical process that requires no toxic chemicals, almost…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Belgian Factory Is Making Bricks from Cigarette Butts
In this episode, Lucas and Luna visit a factory in Belgium that has found a way to turn discarded cigarette butts into construction bricks. They dive into the…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Swiss Watch Factory Is Machining from Recycled Titanium
Episode 132 of The Manufacturing Podcast visits a Swiss watch factory that is machining high-end watch cases from 100% recycled titanium, sourced from…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a UK Factory Is Making Bricks from Construction Waste
Lucas and Luna visit a brick factory in the UK that turns 95 percent of its raw material from demolished buildings into new bricks, cutting carbon emissions by…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a French Factory Turns Textile Waste Into New Fabric
In this episode of The Manufacturing Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the circular textile revolution taking place in northern France. They focus on a specific…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a French Factory Is Making Vanilla from Wood Waste
Lucas and Luna look at a new factory in eastern France that’s turning wood pulp byproducts into natural vanillin — a molecule otherwise extracted from vanilla…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Swedish Factory Is Making Batteries from Wood
Episode 128 of The Manufacturing Podcast explores how Swedish startup Ligna Energy is manufacturing carbon-based supercapacitors from lignin, a waste product…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Danish Factory Is Making Protein from Methane
Most of the protein we eat starts on a farm — crops or livestock. But a Danish company called Unibio has built a factory that grows protein from methane gas…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a German Factory Is Growing Diamonds in a Lab
Episode 126 of The Manufacturing Podcast visits a German factory that grows diamonds in reactors instead of mining them. Lucas and Luna walk through the…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Texas Factory Is Making Steel from Wind Turbine Blades
Lucas and Luna visit a factory in Texas that is shredding retired wind turbine blades and melting them down to make high-quality steel. They break down the…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a French Factory Is Making Perfume from Recycled CO2
Lucas and Luna visit a factory in Grasse, France, that captures CO2 from industrial emissions and ferments it into ethanol, then distills it into…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Spanish Factory Is Making Leather from Wine Waste
Lucas and Luna travel to Spain to visit a factory that transforms grape skins, seeds, and stems from winemaking into a durable, vegetable-tanned leather…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Swiss Factory Is Making Printer Ink from Trash
Swiss startup Xpress Ink has built a factory near Zurich that turns unrecyclable mixed-waste plastic into high-quality printer ink. The process uses pyrolysis…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Japanese Factory Is Making Salmon from Cell Cultures
This episode dives into the world of cellular agriculture with a focus on a Japanese factory that is producing cultivated salmon without a single fish. Lucas…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a German Factory Is Making Vanilla from Plastic Waste
Episode 120 of The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo dives into a groundbreaking German factory that is turning plastic waste into vanilla flavoring. Lucas…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a German Factory Is Making Vanilla from Plastic Waste
Vanilla is one of the world's most popular flavors, but most of it is synthetic and made from petrochemicals. A German chemical factory has found a way to…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a German Factory Is Making Chemicals from CO2 and Sunlight
Episode 118 of The Manufacturing Podcast visits a factory in Darmstadt, Germany, where a company called SunChem is using rooftop solar panels and captured CO2…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a German Factory Turns Cow Manure into Biogas
Lucas and Luna visit a biogas plant in Lower Saxony, Germany, where 80,000 tonnes of cow manure are converted into enough electricity to power 4,000 homes per…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a German Factory Is 3D Printing Houses with Recycled Concrete
Lucas and Luna travel to Beckum, Germany, where a family-owned factory called Peri is using industrial 3D printing to turn demolition waste into load-bearing…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a US Factory Is Making Steel from Trash
Lucas and Luna visit a factory in Indiana that turns municipal waste into high-grade steel using a plasma gasification process. The episode explores the…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a US Factory Is Recycling Solar Panels into New Glass
Lucas and Luna visit a first-of-its-kind solar panel recycling facility in Georgia that recovers 98 percent of materials from decommissioned photovoltaic…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Finnish Factory Is Making Protein from Air
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a Finnish startup called Solar Foods is producing a protein called Solein — a yellow powder made from carbon…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Swiss Factory Is Printing Transparent Solar Panels
Episode 112 visits Insolight, a Swiss startup that has figured out how to print transparent photovoltaic cells onto glass using roll-to-roll manufacturing…
- The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business
How a Japanese Factory Is Making Fish Feed from Insects
Lucas and Luna visit a factory in northern Japan where black soldier flies are reared and processed into high-protein feed for aquaculture. The episode reveals…