Manufacturing Momentum

Manufacturing Momentum
Podcast Description
Manufacturing is evolving fast—are you keeping up? I’m Justin Schnor, and on Manufacturing Momentum, I talk with industry leaders, innovators, and problem-solvers about the tech, trends, and strategies shaping the future of manufacturing.
No fluff—just real conversations to help you stay ahead. Let’s get into it.
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Content Themes
The podcast emphasizes a range of topics including automation, advanced manufacturing techniques, and workforce development. Specific episodes explore themes such as the impact of robotics on job roles in welding, rapid prototyping innovations in foundry production, and the transformative potential of open-source 3D printing. The show also touches on market dynamics, like the challenges faced by manufacturers amid talent shortages and supply chain issues.

Manufacturing is evolving fast—are you keeping up? On Manufacturing Runs The World, I talk with industry leaders, innovators, and problem-solvers about the tech, trends, and strategies shaping the future of manufacturing.
No fluff—just real conversations to help you stay ahead. Let’s get into it.
A stamping machine goes haywire because someone hit play on a Netflix movie. Welcome to the hidden chaos of factory networks.
In this episode, Justin sits down with John Rinaldi, founder of Real Time Automation, to expose the hilarious (and horrifying) tech issues that haunt modern manufacturing—from ghost nodes and dying Ethernet cables to the real reason Industry 4.0 often fails.
If you're a future engineer, this episode is your crash course in everything they don’t teach you in school—but will absolutely call you at 3am to fix.
This is why engineers can’t have nice things.
Topics include:
- Why IT and OT are basically oil and water
- The 1919 tea machine that still runs like a champ
- Why documentation dies the second an intern leaves
- How to become the most valuable person in the plant

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