HELLA is one of the top 50 automotive suppliers globally. Headquartered in Lippstadt, Germany, HELLA designs and manufactures a variety of automotive lighting and electronic components. Assembly Audible Multimedia Content Specialist Jennifer Pierce connects with Huri Mendoza and Jorge Garcia Zavala to gain insight on how their multiple-award-winning automotive company, HELLA sustains excellence and quality year over year. This editorial podcast is sponsored by: ​

Dr. Mike Williamsen, Author of Delivering Safety Excellence: Engagement Culture at Every Level, a practical how-to course in safety excellence, joins us to share insight into developing an interactive and living culture of safety excellence. Delivering Safety Excellence is a guidebook used at facilities worldwide to address the question: How does a team turn a weak operations culture into a world-class, zero error, globally dominant culture? This editorial podcast is sponsored by: ​

Senior VP and CITO for Lexmark International, Vishal Gupta talks about digital transformation in manufacturing, sustainability, Lexmark's Optra IoT Solutions, and more. This editorial podcast is sponsored by: ​

John Sprovieri, Chief Editor of Assembly, and Austin Weber, Senior Editor of Assembly, count down the top 10 manufacturing stories from 2021.

Look back on the changes and challenges of the past two years. Learn what opportunities exist for automating in new ways, automating for the first time and increasing resiliency when manufacturing computers and communication devices, sensors, automotive components, tools and more.

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In the second installment of this two-part series breaking down Assembly’s annual Capital Spending Survey, Assembly Chief Editor John Sprovieri shares what equipment manufacturers are buying, which technologies are up out and which technologies might experience a slide. (Buy the full survey at www.ClearSeasResearch.com.)

Assembly Chief Editor John Sprovieri shares his expectations for the coming year, including which industries will drive growth as well as why manufacturers will purchase new equipment, in the first of this two-part series breaking down Assembly’s annual Capital Spending Survey. (Buy the full survey at www.ClearSeasResearch.com.)

Schneider Electric continues to innovate and be a leader in the industry as it drives forward towards sustainability with its Lexington, Kentucky location being recognized as a lighthouse facility. Innovation leader at Schneider Electric Mike Labhart talks about that accomplishment and what it takes to achieve such an award. He also details what other companies should consider as they look towards driving sustainability in their own factories.

Bhushan Joshi- Head of Sustainability for Ericsson North America breaks down how it designed its Lewisville Texas Smart Factory to be innovative and groundbreaking from the very start. Utilizing measures such as Solar, Augmented Realty, Ice Cooling System and more have lead it to be awarded as a Lighthouse Facility.

Ethan Karp, President and CEO of Magnet has devised a “Blueprint For Manufacturing” and shares how anyone can use it as a roadmap to success. The conversation goes in depth on how to implement the steps and how you can download the blueprint right now! A must listen for companies that are looking ahead at how to build a better workforce, futureproof the industry and more!