The best podcasts for manufacturers
We recently launched a brand new podcast, Data in Depth. And it got us thinking about the other manufacturing podcasts we listen to, learn from, and love.
Want more industry insight on your playlist? Check our roundup of the top 10 manufacturing-focused podcasts.
10. Manufacturing Talk Radio | Listen
This weekly podcast is in its 5th season with more than 350 episodes. Hosts Lewis Weiss and Tim Grady cover a wide range of topics from additive manufacturing and advanced technology to cybersecurity and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
9. Make it Right | Listen
This podcast, hosted by Janet Eastman, was launched as a way to share advancements, challenges, and opportunities in the manufacturing industry. Episodes feature guest experts who discuss the ways manufacturing CEOs and their teams can “make it right” and find success in the industry.
8. The Manufacturing Connection | Listen
Host Gary Mintchell examines “where Operations Technology and Information Technology come together” in this podcast that features both interviews and essay reviews.
7. State of the Industry: Your Guide to the Future of Smart Manufacturing | Listen
This podcast is hosted by David Vasko with Rockwell Automation and discusses critical issues that impact the future of manufacturing.
6. Digital Transformation Pioneers | Listen
This podcast is produced by Jitterbit and includes interviews with experts and industry leaders to discuss innovation and how to "unlock the hidden value of fundamental tools like Salesforce, SAP, NetSuite, Jira, Workday, and more".
5. MFG TMW | Listen
This series, produced by the Ohio Manufacturing Institute at The Ohio State University, focuses on innovations, solutions, and partnerships in advanced manufacturing. Guests discuss topics including, products, processes, and relationships that are crucial to manufacturing innovation in the U.S.
4. Advanced Manufacturing Now | Listen
In this podcast, host Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, invites guests – including policymakers, manufacturing experts, and factory workers – to discuss what it takes to create more blue-collar jobs and strengthen the USA’s industrial base.
3. The Manufacturing Report | Listen
In this podcast, host Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, invites guests – including policymakers, manufacturing experts, and factory workers – to discuss what it takes to create more blue-collar jobs and strengthen the USA’s industrial base.
2. IndustrialSage | Listen
This weekly video-podcast began as a way to share digital marketing advice specific to manufacturing and industrial organizations. Host Danny Gonzales delves into topics including digital integration, automation, and personalization.
1. Making Chips | Listen
This weekly podcast, hosted by Jason Zenger and Jim Carr, aims to “elevate your manufacturing leadership, find solutions to your challenges, and increase your speeds and feeds.” This podcast typically runs about 45 minutes and is broken down into categories including leadership, processes, technology, growth, workforce, and community.
And of course, we’d love for you to check out our own show, Data in Depth. Data In Depth explores the world of advanced analytics, business intelligence, and machine learning in the manufacturing industry. New episodes are released twice per month.
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