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In this op-ed, manufacturing veteran and host James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, supply chain issues, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize engineering productivity of their daily operations. 

James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.

New episodes uploaded weekly. 

You can also watch these podcasts as videos on engineering.com TV: https://www.engineering.com/viewAll?category=end-of-the-line

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In this op-ed, manufacturing veteran and host James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, supply chain issues, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize engineering productivity of their daily operations. James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier. New episodes uploaded weekly. You can also watch these podcasts as videos on engineering.com TV: https://www.engineering.com/viewAll?category=end-of-the-line

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