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11/21/2025

🎙️“We were talking about AI assistants a year ago. Now we are deploying advanced AI agents on the factory floor, and that shift is transforming how manufacturers approach automation, data, and solving some of their biggest challenges.”

In this episode of the Manufacturing Matters podcast, Ozgur Tohumcu, General Manager for Automotive and Manufacturing at Amazon Web Services (AWS), joins TECH B2B Marketing's Winn Hardin and Jimmy Carroll to discuss how AI (agentic AI in particular), cloud computing, and digital transformation solutions are reshaping manufacturing. Tohumcu discusses the rapid evolution from AI assistants to agents and how these technologies are helping manufacturers conquer legacy infrastructure challenges, address labor shortages, and rethink their operations overall.

Additional topics include real-life examples of how AI agents have helped major corporations, strategies for building a strong data foundation, the role of generative AI in accelerating product design, and emerging trends like software-defined factories and humanoid robots on the factory floor.

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11/20/2025

We are so appreciative for the opportunity to speak with Jay Timmons, President and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, and Greg Magdanz, Vice President of OEM & Robotic at Schneider Electric, during this week.

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11/18/2025

We're here at Schneider Electric's Innovation Summit North America 2025 recording 4 episodes for the podcast with Schneider executives. Stay tuned for discussions with:

➡️ Agustin Lopez Diaz, North American Supply Chain Officer
➡️ Hany Fouda, Senior Vice President of Process Automation
➡️ Greg Magdanz, Vice President of OEM & Robotic
➡️ Andre Marino, SVP, Industrial Automation Business

If you're here in Vegas, don't be shy! Stop TECH B2B Marketing's Winn Hardin and Jimmy Carroll to talk about your business, offerings, and marketing needs. DM us now to schedule a meeting during the event!

11/14/2025

🎰We hope what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas next week!🎙️

TECH B2B Marketing's Winn Hardin and Jimmy Carroll have some great conversations lined up for you that they’ll be recording from Schneider Electric's Innovation Summit North America 2025! They’ll be in Las Vegas November 18-19 recording FOUR episodes of Manufacturing Matters that are sure to be engaging and insightful!

Keep an eye out for our conversations with Schneider’s:

➡️ Agustin Lopez Diaz, North American Supply Chain Officer
➡️ Hany Fouda, Senior Vice President of Process Automation
➡️ Greg Magdanz, Vice President of OEM & Robotic
➡️ Andre Marino, SVP, Industrial Automation Business

Are you going to the Innovation Summit? What are you most excited for? Tell us in the comments!

11/13/2025

When you walk into a data center and see thousands of cables connecting endless rows of servers, you're only viewing the tip of the bandwidth iceberg. The real bandwidth revolution is happening inside the semiconductor chip packages driving those connections.

Wolfgang Sauder, Senior Distinguished Engineer at Marvell Technology, takes us deeper into the world of advanced semiconductor packaging, where the future of AI and data processing is being built on ever higher density chip connections. From 3D chip stacking that packs more performance and memory bandwidth into the same footprint to co-packaged optics that bring higher bandwidth directly onto the processor, Sauder reveals how chip packaging has evolved from a simple protective housing to the key driver of next-generation computing.

In this episode of Manufacturing Matters, Sauder sits down with TECH B2B Marketing's Aaron Hand and Dan McCarthy to explore the manufacturing challenges of connecting chips and chiplets, cooling 4-kilowatt modules, and why the packaging for today’s processors has become as critical than the silicon inside them.

Watch the full episode here: https://hubs.ly/Q03T4yDp0

10/17/2025

In this episode of Manufacturing Matters, podcast host Winn Hardin speaks with Debra Phillips from NEMA and Tom Lawton of TESCO Metering about the impacts of tariffs on American markets. Winn’s guests share how both large and small enterprises are dealing with new complexities and supply chain management issues that started during the pandemic and continue during new tariff negotiations between global markets. They also discuss a number of efforts, including NEMA’s new Make It American program, for helping companies quantify and certify the percentage of each product that is actually manufactured in the United states, an important criterion for regulators and for U.S. government–funded projects.

Watch the full episode here: https://hubs.ly/Q03P6VLV0

10/02/2025

The National Association of Manufacturers reports that there were more than 400,000 manufacturing jobs open in June 2025. The labor shortage has been an ongoing challenge, but like many other challenges manufacturers face, some of the best minds are tackling the issue, with industry leaders like ABB leading the way. In this episode of Manufacturing Matters, co-hosts Jimmy Carroll and Amanda Del Buono Lilley talk to ABB Robotics’ Christelle Keefer, Global Segment Manager for Education, to learn how to fill these openings and build a pipeline for the future. They discuss the roles industry, education, and communities play in manufacturing workforce development, and how manufacturers large and small can contribute.

Watch the full episode here: https://hubs.ly/Q03L_Y-F0

10/01/2025

What are some of the most challenging aspects of fully autonomous mobile in ? At , we caught up with Saurabh Chandra, CEO of Ati Motors, to talk about where the is heading and how it can solve problems and create opportunities for manufacturers.

Stay tuned for the discussion, coming soon from ! Meanwhile, go check out Ati’s in person at in booth N-6918.

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09/26/2025

If you’re a first-time climber trying to tackle Mount Everest, the only way you’ll make it to the top and come back alive is if you’ve got a great set of Sherpas to carry your stuff and show you the way. That’s how Ted Larson, CEO and co-founder of OLogic, views his company’s role as it helps startup companies navigate their way from lab to volume production.

Building a good working prototype in an academic setting can be a far cry from building tens of thousands of production-grade products. But it’s not just startups that need help and guidance along the way. In this episode of Manufacturing Matters, Larson sits down with TECH B2B Marketing’s Aaron Hand and Dan McCarthy to share stories of opportunity and challenge from two decades in the trenches helping electronics and robotics manufacturers develop successful products.

Watch the full episode here: https://hubs.ly/Q03LccDM0

09/12/2025

When manufacturers miss deadlines for capital project startup, that can have a huge impact on product and business success. Operational readiness is not just about production hitting set goals — ultimately, it’s about getting product to consumers faster. For its latest Horizons report, Operational Readiness, project delivery experts at CRB surveyed almost 400 consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers to tackle questions from planning to commissioning — what works and what doesn’t. In this episode of Manufacturing Matters, Ken VonderHaar, director of client engagement at CRB, shares his insights with TECH B2B’s Aaron Hand and Dan McCarthy, discussing key takeaways and lessons learned. VonderHaar points to the four Ms: Minds, Machines, Materials, and Methods. Manufacturers tend to focus on the machines without paying enough attention to workforce training, material and ingredient availability, or operation and maintenance plans. Strong operational readiness strategies address all four elements.

Watch the full episode here: https://hubs.ly/Q03J82Qf0

09/05/2025

"Businesses in manufacturing and beyond face significant challenges today, whether their reshoring operations, skill shortages, labor shortages, or political strain, but today’s automation technologies can help solve these problems."

In this episode of the Manufacturing Matters podcast, Darcy Bachert, CEO of Prolucid Technologies and Chairperson of the A3 Board of Directors joins TECH B2B Marketing’s Winn Hardin and Jimmy Carroll to take a high-level look at some of the biggest challenges in manufacturing today and how automation fits in. Bachert also dives into some of the pain points that companies in the nuclear and medtech fields are experiencing today, and how his company has made their jobs easier through automation. In addition, the conversation touches on the role of AI in manufacturing today, working with integrators and engineering design service companies as a software development company, and why young people should start gravitating toward manufacturing jobs.

Watch the full episode here: https://hubs.ly/Q03H775Y0

08/29/2025

"While many applications within the food manufacturing space have been successfully automated, some gaps exist when it comes to high-mix automation, including the handling of prepared sandwiches, salads, and other meals. By augmenting robots with advanced AI, automation can be scaled to all parts of the food supply chain, starting with manufacturing."

In the automation of food manufacturing, certain challenges are inherent to the industry, particularly when it comes to handling a highly variable mix of organic and delicate items. Rajat Bhageria, president of the AI-enabled robotics company Chef Robotics, sought to tackle this challenge head-on when he founded the company in 2019. In this episode of the Manufacturing Matters podcast, Bhageria joins TECH B2B Marketing’s Jimmy Carroll to discuss Chef’s solutions for the food industry and how they can be used for difficult applications, whether it’s handling leafy greens and chicken breasts for fresh prepared meals or dealing with sticky foods like mac and cheese or peanut butter. Additional topics include the role of AI in paving the way for new automated tasks, conquering food industry automation challenges, and real-word examples of how Chef Robotics is automating food manufacturing.

Watch the full episode here: https://hubs.ly/Q03GbpGG0

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