Innovation Ahead by IRI
Innovation Ahead by IRI
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Go inside the minds of today’s top innovation leaders. In each episode, IRI spotlights boundary-pushing thinkers shaping the future of innovation. From operational breakthroughs to strategic foresight, get the insights you need to lead with confidence and stay ahead of change.
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The podcast explores themes around innovation leadership, sustainability, and regulatory challenges, with episodes covering topics such as generative AI in R&D processes, strategies for achieving water sustainability, and the implications of Extended Producer Responsibility regulations on manufacturing, highlighting actionable insights for industry professionals.
Go inside the minds of today’s top innovation leaders. In each episode, IRI spotlights boundary-pushing thinkers shaping the future of innovation. From operational breakthroughs to strategic foresight, get the insights you need to lead with confidence and stay ahead of change.
This IRI podcast episode brings together winners of the Innovation Excellence Award—Whirlpool, PPG, and IPG Photonics—to discuss their collaboration on laser curing for powder coatings, including DOE support and a pilot line in Strongsville.
They explain how selective laser heating dramatically speeds cure times, reduces natural gas use and factory footprint, improves worker conditions, and outlines next steps toward commercialization and a ‘15‑minute’ paint‑shop vision.
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