Harry Moser founded the Reshoring Initiative in 2010 to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. Prior to starting the Initiative, he held leadership positions at GF Machining Solutions, formerly known as GF AgieCharmilles, where he began in 1985 as the company’s president and retired in 2010 as Chairman Emeritus

Glenn Daehn, Ohio Manufacturing Institute’s executive director and Mars G. Fontana Professor of Metallurgical Engineering at Ohio State, outlines how manufacturers and universities can best work together. He also provides details about the latest trends in metal forming and lightweighting. As founding director of OMI, Daehn developed the initial mechanisms to promote and improve engineering… Continue reading Glenn Daehn, OMI executive director and distinguished Ohio State metallurgy professor

Building upon the 125+ years of innovation at Abbott, Matthew focuses on driving market opportunities across the company’s food, nutrition and well-being sectors. This has led to outstanding results for the company’s commercial and research functions, where Roberts has led teams that have introduced over 100 new products to market. He also has assisted in… Continue reading Matthew Roberts, Abbott Nutrition

Earlier this year, Edward W. (Ned) Hill, dean and professor of economic development at the Cleveland State University Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, was invited to The Ohio State University to present on “The role of higher education in development and the role of economic development in higher education.” He talks all things… Continue reading Ned Hill, dean of Cleveland State University Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

Dave Mayewski from Rockwell Automation discusses how big data, the Internet of Things, and automation technology affect the manufacturing production floor and administration on this podcast. Dave is a Regional Industry Manager for Rockwell Automation in Twinsburg, Oh responsible for Manufacturing Business in the Eastern Region of the US. In this role he represents Rockwell… Continue reading Dave Mayewski, Rockwell Automation

Chuck Speelman, superintendent of Tri-Rivers Career Center, visited the Manufacturing Tomorrow studio recently. He has been the superintendent at Tri-Rivers Career Center in Marion, Ohio since 2007. During that time he has worked locally and at the state level to develop and operationalize educational initiatives – including the Robotic & Advanced Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative… Continue reading Chuck Speelman, Tri-Rivers Career Center Superintendent

Manufacturing Tomorrow invited Becky Bach, Global Director of Continuous Improvement for Anheuser-Busch InBev, to give us the inside scoop on the world’s largest brewer’s workforce culture . She is responsible for the Lean Six Sigma program growth from 60 to 700+ participants in four years and the success of their Business Excellence Programs. Before AB-InBev,… Continue reading Becky Bach, Anheuser-Busch InBev

This week’s Manufacturing Tomorrow podcast features Milt Kniss, adult education RAMTEC coordinator at Tolles Career & Technical Center and former vice president of operations at Autotool. Autotool is a single source tooling and automation supplier of complete automation systems and custom automated weld cells in Plain City. Prior to Autotool, Kniss was operations manager for… Continue reading Milt Kniss, Autotool

This week’s Manufacturing Tomorrow podcast features Alex Bandar, founder and CEO of Columbus Idea Foundry. At the Foundry, Alex and his all-volunteer team teach classes on design and fabrication, provide consulting and production resources, perform micro-manufacturing services for local businesses, and incubate 30+ individuals, artists, entrepreneurs and small businesses within the walls of the shop.… Continue reading Alex Bandar, founder and CEO, Columbus Idea Foundry

This week’s Manufacturing Tomorrow podcast features Mark Russell, president and COO of Worthington Industries, a world leader with sales of $3.1B annually in diversified metal processing for automotive, industrial, and commercial products.