Manufacturing Insights Podcast

Learn from today’s leading experts in design, sourcing, cost engineering, and executive management how they get the insights they need to decide how to make it and where to make it.
January 5, 2024
Michael Lynch is an AI expert in the manufacturing industry

AI and Process Digitization

Michael Lynch — CEO, Praxie
Artificial Intelligence can’t be used for profit until your core manufacturing processes are digitized and made available to deep learning.
December 14, 2023
AI pioneer Dale Bertrand predicts the impact of artificial intelligence on product design

AI-Powered Product Design

Dale Bertrand — CEO, Fire&Spark
AI pioneer and Electrical Engineer Dale Bertrand explains Generative vs Predictive Artificial Intelligence, and predicts the impact on product design.
November 2, 2023
Nic Meyer of ecoinvent says LCA data helps manufacturers design more sustainable products

What’s the Cost of Sustainability?

Nickolas Meyer — CEO, ecoinvent
ecoinvent gives manufacturers the data to know if they're sustainable. aPriori uses that data to give advanced insights on cost and carbon, as early as the design stage.
October 5, 2023
Jerry Collins is the founder of the society of cost engineers

What is Cost Engineering?

Jerry Collins — Founder, Society of Cost Engineers
The hardest part of the job for a cost engineer is not calculating costs -- it's bringing cost insights into the product design process.
September 20, 2023
Mark Rushton helps engineers overcome barriers to change

Barriers to Change in Engineering

Mark Rushton — Senior Product Marketing Manager, aPriori
Barriers to change stop engineers from innovating. New technology can help change management.
August 24, 2023
Procurement Software is evolving procurement to reduce cost and carbon, says Arnold Chatelain

Procurement Software to Reduce Cost and Carbon

Arnold Chatelain — Transformation Program Director, Signify
A forward-looking procurement strategy means bringing sustainability into the first steps of the procurement process.
August 10, 2023
augmented reality will have a huge impact on manufacturing

Augmented Reality and Manufacturing

Nate Taylor — Director, Transition Technologies
What is Augmented Reality? And what does it mean for manufacturing?
July 27, 2023
Myon Caruthers discusses Model Based Definition or MBD

Safeguarding the Future with Model Based Definition

Myon Caruthers — Sr. Engineering Specialist, Honeywell
Model-Based Definition or MBD can help ensure time to market for new designs, by integrating GD&T and other key data into the product design process.
July 13, 2023
David Mantey tells manufacturers 3 ways to attract new workers.

Manufacturing’s Labor Shortage

David Mantey — Editorial Director, Industrial Media
In this labor market, manufacturing companies need to evolve so that labor shortage does not lead to a shortage of profit or innovation.
June 21, 2023
Rick Hyde from aPriori shares his executive insight on this podcast about digital technology adoption.

Technology Adoption Drives Return on Investment

Rick Hyde — VP Customer Success, aPriori
Getting team-member buy-in for new technology is the number one driver of success for manufacturing companies seeking a return on their software investment. Learn the 3 steps to technology adoption.
June 9, 2023
Chief Customer Officer at aPriori, Chris Morris, defines Return on Investment from PLM software.

How to Find ROI with PLM

Chris Morris — Chief Customer Officer, aPriori
Getting a return on investment from your PLM solution means focusing on the right metrics and pushing change throughout the organization.
June 1, 2023
sustainability is calculated through carbon calculations in co2e

How is Carbon Footprint Calculated, and Why Does It Matter?

Stephanie Feraday — CEO, aPriori
The individual carbon footprint of the products we purchase is calculated by analyzing the geometry of individual manufactured parts and the unique processes that go in to their manufacture.

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