ASSEMBLY Audible

There's no doubt about it, a creative, diverse, and unconventional approach to business is the way to success in advanced manufacturing. Thought leaders are developing new technological strategies in automated assembly. One such leader is Peng Cau, VP at ATS Automation. In this episode, Peng tells us about her approach to successfully developing Symphoni Technologies.

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Imagine a scenario where you can manufacture products from home—an operating Internet of Production, possible from anywhere in the world with a laptop and internet connection. How would such a platform disrupt the industry, and could it solve larger issues? That is the topic of conversation on ASSEMBLY Audible with Joel Tortolero, the CEO of Wikifactory. 

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The key to attracting, hiring, and retaining talent in 2023? Flip the Script. ASSEMBLY Audible podcast host Jennifer Pierce talks to leading talent strategy advisor Alex Chausovsky. Alex is the Director of Analytics and Consulting at Miller Resource Group. Alex tells us how to find and keep the right leaders. His holistic (and data-driven) talent strategies are sure to provide insight. 

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The power of social media platforms such as LinkedIn to share and spread a message is undeniable. For example, who could have guessed that people would be so interested in and opinionated about robotics? Our guest on the podcast, Lukas Ziegler, has tapped into and developed a significant following based on his passion for spreading awareness about robotics. In this episode, we chat about everything from history to common misconceptions and current standout technologies. ASSEMBLY Audible goes Robotics 101 according to an influencer with a refreshing perspective.

Who could ever imagine that manufacturing would have influencers? Well, it does. And a handful are leading the movement. Jake Hall has quite a larger-than-life presence on social media which led to building an audience of over 50,000 followers and 50 million views on social in less than two years. His advocacy for the manufacturing industry is backed by over a decade of experience working with manufacturers, system integrators, and distributors in the manufacturing and automation industry. Listen to his perspective on various matters, including his mission, trade shows, and how to get more young people involved in the industry.

ASSEMBLY Magazine's three editors: John Sprovieri, Chief Editor; Austin Weber, both of whom have been journalists with the magazine for 20-plus years, and Jennifer Pierce, Multimedia Editor and the host of ASSEMBLY Audible, put their heads together to recap ASSEMBLY Show 2022 highlights. The editors discuss the show's keynote presentation, ASSEMBLY's Plant of the Year Award, which new products stood out on the show floor, who had the most exciting booth, and how things have changed over the years. Listen to the Editor's Round-Up for the latest in assembly technology, processes, and products.

In September 2022, Deloitte released its 2022 Manufacturing Supply Chain Study, "Meeting the Challenge of Supply Chain Disruption." The study examines how traditional manufacturing supply chains are evolving to balance costs, efficiency, and resilience. We're joined by Stephen Laaper, Principal and Smart Factory Leader, Deloitte Consulting, to discuss the studies' findings and how one may develop strategies from those findings. Stephen draws upon a comprehensive mix of industry, consulting, and technology experience to focus on creating value at the intersection of operations and technology. Read the study here.

What does the factory of the future entail? Will manual assembly involve a preconfigured, turnkey workstation powered by augmented reality software? Our winner of The ASSEMBLY Show factory of the future product, LightGuide, has seen a 90 percent improvement in quality, 50 percent improvement in throughput, and 30 percent improvement in training effectiveness in environments with user-friendly light guide workstations in use. Chris Bala discusses LightGuide's strategic and innovative approach. Learn more at www.lightguidesys.com.

Panasonic secured the new product award for fastening tools at The ASSEMBLY Show in Rosemont with the AccuPulse 4.0, a cordless mechanical pulse tool equipped with four onboard microcomputers and a built-in torque transducer for quality control, accuracy, and data collection on the assembly line. Panasonic's Aziz Lokhandwala joins us for a podcast recording to tell us more about the development of their assembly tool award winner. Find out more at http://na.panasonic.com/us/assemblytools.

Congratulations to DELO Industrial Adhesives on winning the best product award for Adhesives, Dispensing & Curing at The ASSEMBLY Show 2022. DELO developed a new process for applying UV-cure adhesives that combines dispensing and preactivation in a single step, called DELO-Activis 600. Devyesh Rana of DELO joins us from the ASSEMBLY Audible booth at the show to tell us what makes their award-winning product unique. Learn more about the process at www.delo-adhesives.com/us.