Rethinking Automation for Gen Z

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With more Gen Zers joining the manufacturing workforce, there are significant culture shifts needed to accommodate how these new workers (born from 1996 – 2010) view automation. As the first Gen Zer member of the Manufacturing Media Consortium (founded by Thomas R. Cutler, 23 years ago, before I was born) I can vouch for this…

This Is Industrial Talk

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Many have asked me “What is Industrial Talk”?  In short, it is the one and only location designed to bring industrial learning and education to everyone around the world.  It features industrial leaders who shape our futures and make our lives better. At Industrial Talk, we view these individuals and companies as elite industrial athletes…

Successful Are The Sacrificial

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The Business Beatitudes dive deep into the motivation of Leaders and what drives them to succeed. In short, it is a matter of the heart, an unquenchable desire to sacrifice for others. Many have a DRIVING noble Purpose, but for some, that Purpose is malignant and fed by the stirrings on a darkened heart.  Sacrifice…

Wisdom of Warren: 4 Habits

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Warren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, turns 91 in August. Remarkably, at an age where most people’s cognitive functions have entirely regressed, where many are now at the hands of caretakers, Buffett still captures the world’s attention as the fifth richest person on the planet. The greatest investor of this generation has amassed a following of millions who’ve learned, like…

Reshoring is Booming!

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Reshoring manufacturing is booming – but reshoring cannot simply be defined as reestablishing new factories in the U.S. that were once in China. Reshoring is defined more broadly to include: Manufacturing returned to America New sourcing of raw materials and parts in the U.S. Expanding operations in America vs. going overseas Foreign direct investment in…