DIY Automation That Actually Works: How One 80-Person Shop Cracked High-Mix Lights-Out Manufacturing, Ep #39

Podcast: Lights Out: Technology and Automation Podcast by MakingChips · Nick Goellner

Opublikowano: 2026-04-24

Automation has a reputation problem. It's often painted as something reserved for massive factories, predictable part runs, and deep pockets. But what happens when a small, high-mix shop decides to challenge every one of those assumptions—and wins? In this episode of Lights Out, we sit down with Katie Murphy from Arcamed, an 80-person medical manufacturing company that did what most shops think is impossible: they built a fully functional, high-mix automation system… themselves. No massive integrator contracts. No perfect production environment. Just curiosity, grit, and a willingness to figure it out as they went. Kati...