Manufacturing Happy Hour

Autor: Chris Luecke

Welcome to Manufacturing Happy Hour, the podcast where we get real about the latest trends and technologies impacting modern manufacturers. Hosted by industry veteran Chris Luecke, each week, we interview makers, founders, and other manufacturing leaders that are at the top of their game and give you the tools, tactics, and strategies you need to take your career and your business to the next level. We go beyond the buzzwords and dissect real-life applications and success stories so that you can tackle your biggest manufacturing challenges and turn them into profitable opportunities. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty.

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309: How Physical AI Is Changing What's Possible in Warehouse Automation – Manufacturing Happy Hour
308: From Prototype to Production: Inside Chicago’s Hardtech Innovation Engine with mHUB's Bill Fienup and Kim Blomquist – Manufacturing Happy Hour
307: Building the Factory of the Future - LIVE from Revere Electric's Executive Forum at UWM's Connected Systems Institute (Milwaukee, WI) – Manufacturing Happy Hour
306: From Systems of Record to Systems of Action: Putting AI to Work in Manufacturing with Sanjay Brahmawar – Manufacturing Happy Hour
304: How to Build a Manufacturing Company from First Principles with Supersede CEO Sean Petterson – Manufacturing Happy Hour
303: Made in Iowa: Ag Equipment, Butter Braids, and Women in Manufacturing (WiM) – Manufacturing Happy Hour
302: Philly's Answer to the Talent Shortage (LIVE in King of Prussia, PA) – Manufacturing Happy Hour
IMTS After Hours: Your Unofficial Guide to IMTS 2026 featuring Jim Mayer and Emily Wilkins – Manufacturing Happy Hour
301: NYC's Role in Reindustrialization and American Manufacturing (LIVE from Brooklyn) – Manufacturing Happy Hour
IMTS 2026 Preview: Live Drone Production, the Industrial AI Arena, and More – Manufacturing Happy Hour
300: Chris Luecke’s Friends from High School Interview Him on His Own Podcast, LIVE in St. Louis – Manufacturing Happy Hour
BONUS: Predictive Maintenance: The Key to Replacing Unplanned Downtime with Personal Downtime (Sponsored by AssetWatch) – Manufacturing Happy Hour
299: Inside Connecticut's Manufacturing Ecosystem: Innovation, Workforce Development, and Industrial Leadership, Live from Hartford, CT – Manufacturing Happy Hour
BONUS: What Is Servitization? How OEMs Can Turn Their Installed Base Into Long-Term Revenue with PTC's Sam Neva – Manufacturing Happy Hour
298: Exploring Massachusetts' Aerospace & Defense Industry, LIVE in Canton, MA – Manufacturing Happy Hour
BONUS: The Future of Intralogistics featuring Siemens' Joel Thomas and Markus Thiel – Manufacturing Happy Hour
297: Defense Spending, Contract Manufacturing, and Navigating Regulated Industries with Fathom CEO Rush LaSelle – Manufacturing Happy Hour
BONUS: Software-Defined Automation: The Future of Industrial Control (sponsored by Siemens) – Manufacturing Happy Hour
296: The Art of Building in the Age of AI with Baukunst Co-Founder Tyler Mincey – Manufacturing Happy Hour
295: Reindustrialization, AI Agents, and the Future of Manufacturing with First Resonance CEO Karan Talati – Manufacturing Happy Hour
BONUS: AI in Manufacturing: What’s Broken, What’s Working, and How Manufacturers Can Succeed with AI featuring PTC's Joseph June – Manufacturing Happy Hour
BONUS: From a Sabbatical to Building the First Full-Stack Industrial AI Company with Andres Naranjo, CEO of Software Toolbox – Manufacturing Happy Hour
294: "One in Four Bites"...Inside California’s Food and Manufacturing Heartland (LIVE from the Central Valley) – Manufacturing Happy Hour
293: Manufacturing Leadership That Works with Author and Geislinger CEO Jason Woodard – Manufacturing Happy Hour
292: What Manufacturers Can Learn from Silicon Valley: Mechatronics, Startups, and More (LIVE from San Jose, CA) – Manufacturing Happy Hour
BONUS: Factory Orchestration: The Next Frontier of Manufacturing Operations with Harmoni Co-Founder David Caputo – Manufacturing Happy Hour
BONUS: What Manufacturers Can Learn from Central Wisconsin's Workforce Strategy (LIVE from Wausau, WI) – Manufacturing Happy Hour
290: Why Danny Gonzales Thinks Manufacturing Has a Storytelling Problem – Manufacturing Happy Hour
289: Beyond the Hype: How Autonomy Is Scaling Across Critical Industries (LIVE from Pittsburgh) – Manufacturing Happy Hour
288: Inside the Sisterhood of Trades: Why Women Are Choosing Skilled Trades Careers – Manufacturing Happy Hour