By Advanced Manufacturing Podcast
This is our first guest episode of the podcast! The folks over at Renew Rural Iowa were kind enough to allow us rebroadcast rights for the interviews they do with their monthly Leader Award winner....
In this episode of AMP I traveled to Sheffield Iowa to tour a household name in agricultural manufacturing, Sukup. Sheffield is a town of just 1,200 and Sukup employs around 600 people! Sukup is a family-owned global...
Wow, where to begin??? Basecamp 2017 was a smashing success. a dozen middle school-aged kids for the second year in a row took over Summit Products in Altoona, Iowa, for a weeklong summer camp focused...
In this episode of AMP I travel to Sheffield Iowa to tour a household name in agricultural manufacturing, Sukup. Sheffield is a town of 1,200 and Sukup employs around 600 people so they’re certainly a staple...
This episode of AMP is a vast departure from our normal Q&A with a guest. Host, Gabriel Glynn, gives you an introduction to his trip around the eastern half of the US with the folks...
In this episode of AMP I get a chance to visit with a great friend and advocate of the podcast, Mike Ralston. Mike has been the president of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry for...
In this episode of AMP we have a call with Dave Opsahl, VP of Corporate Development for Tech Soft 3D. Dave is passionate about manufacturing and how their technology can dramatically improve operations in the...
In an unsuspecting building in downtown Cedar Rapids some really cool things are being made. In this episode of AMP we travel to BeraTek Industries to hear the story of how this startup manufacturing company is...
In this episode I travel to NW Iowa to a town called Rock Valley, to see something truly unique and interesting. Do you remember shop class in high school? You know, where you got a chance...
Part 2 of our conversation with surfboard maker, Donny Brink, takes us down several paths. We start out learning about the business side of Brink Surf and how surfboards are made. Materials, the process, the...
“Surfing is an incredibly deep activity that has us from various walks of life enjoying the many feelings and fruits it holds. I feel the responsibility to better a customers experience in the water is...
Started by two brothers in 1946, Thombert began making church pews, kitchen cabinets, and other wood products. Fast forward 70 years and the company now makes polyurethane wheels for fork trucks and other industrial equipment....
In this episode of AMP we are joined on the phone from Crystal Lake, Illinois by a man who is no stranger to manufacturing. Brian Cowell has spent his career helping bring innovative products to the marketplace for...
With the election right around the corner it seems on point to mention that the company in this episode has survived 23 US Presidencies. From their humble beginnings as a blacksmithing shop in George, IA...
This is our first international episode for AMP! We get a chance to speak with Ben Kolp, Partner at Orca Social in England. They help B2B manufacturing companies create and execute digital marketing strategies. If a namufacturing...
In this episode of AMP we find out how a potato is partially responsible for what is now 35+ year old metal company located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Like many of our interviews we get to...
In this episode of AMP I get the chance to sit down with the president of Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), Rob Denson. You may be wondering what DMACC or Rob have to do with...
In this episode of AMP we talk with the 4th generation owner of Johnson Machine Works, Jeff Johnson. Located in Chariton, IA, JMW has a rich history that includes triumph and tribulation, success and failure,...
This is a very unique episode of AMP. We are usually interviewing longtime manufacturing businesses or folks that have been in the industry for decades, but not in this episode. For the first time we...
In this episode of AMP we talk with the founder of America’s Job Honor Awards, Kyle Horn. After working for years at Manpower, Kyle set out on a mission to recognize some of the very folks...
This episode is something special. I was honored to be asked by a former guest of the show, Albert Marasco, to participate as a counselor for his inaugural manufacturing camp, called Base Camp. They has selected...
In this episode of AMP we talk with the owner of Kreg Tool, Mr. Todd Sommerfeld. The story of Kreg Tool is incredible. With the advice of an uncle this global tool manufacturer was born back in...
In this episode of AMP we talk with the Senior Engineer for EMC Insurance, Chris Murphy. Chris’ life journey, like so many, was impacted by the events of 9/11. After college he found a home...
In this episode of AMP we explore the future of manufacturing, nano technology, challenges in education, being “anti-fragile”, how to motivate your workers, and how to embrace failure. We cover a ton of ground in...
In the inaugural episode of AMP we kick things off BIG with a conversation with Aaron Johnson, Vice President of Marketing and Customer Strategy for Accumold. Accumold is one of the worlds leading micro manufacturers and Aaron...
