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Manufacturing Happy Hour

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Chris Luecke

Welcome to Manufacturing Happy Hour, the podcast where we get real about the latest trends and technologies impacting modern manufacturers. Hosted by industry veteran Chris Luecke, each week, we interview makers, founders, and other manufacturing leaders that are at the top of their game and give you the tools, tactics, and strategies you need to take your career and your business to the next level. We go beyond the buzzwords and dissect real-life applications and success stories so that you can tackle your biggest manufacturing challenges and turn them into profitable opportunities. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty.

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263: Change Management and Making Robotics More Digestible for the Workforce featuring Ben Perlson a...

Robots are becoming more and more mainstream in manufacturing, but most organizations stil... more

25 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:41

25 Nov 2025

#316

BONUS: How Manufacturers Should Prepare for an AI Implementation featuring CADDi's Aaron Lober

Many manufacturers are taking the wrong approach to artificial intelligence, picking the w... more

21 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:33

21 Nov 2025

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262: Reimagining Manufacturing: How a Return to First Principles is Reshaping Factories, Hard Tech, ...

It’s rare to find someone whose career spans 18 years in automotive manufacturing and vent... more

18 Nov 2025

56 MINS

56:30

18 Nov 2025

#314

261: Energy Transition Explained: How Manufacturers Can Save Energy and Build a Sustainable Future f...

Sustainability goals are everywhere in manufacturing; net-zero by 2030, carbon neutral by ... more

11 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:52

11 Nov 2025

#313

BONUS: Gaps in the Manufacturing Industry (and what to do about them), LIVE from Fathom's Manufactur...

What's better than a live podcast? I live podcast AND a factory tour. For today's episode,... more

07 Nov 2025

42 MINS

42:06

07 Nov 2025

#312

260: Innovations Transforming Automotive Manufacturing featuring STÄUBLI, RAM Solutions, and More

The automotive industry has come a long way from three-piece suits and mechanical producti... more

04 Nov 2025

50 MINS

50:12

04 Nov 2025

#311

259: Data Centers, Modularity, and Mission Critical Manufacturing featuring Keith Hutchens of BW Des...

Data centers are popping up all over the country, and for good reason. Capacity is doublin... more

28 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:18

28 Oct 2025

#310

258: Mentorship, Mid-Career Entrepreneurship, and Inspiring Women in Manufacturing with Patti Nowak,...

Patti Nowak is a business leader in tech with stories so inspiring you’ll want to take not... more

21 Oct 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:37

21 Oct 2025

#309

257: Thinking Differently About Access to Capital in Manufacturing featuring CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen...

What does it really take to help manufacturers grow? It’s not just about cutting costs or ... more

14 Oct 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:42

14 Oct 2025

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256: Timeless Industrial Marketing Strategies and New Ways Manufacturers Can Reach Their Ideal Custo...

It's been five years since Wendy Covey, CEO and Co-Founder of TREW Marketing, and Joe Sull... more

07 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:17

07 Oct 2025

#307

BONUS: The State of Robotics in 2025: Investing in the Next Wave of Automation with Sanjay Aggarwal ...

This episode is brought to you by RoboBusiness 2025, the preeminent show for learning abou... more

03 Oct 2025

21 MINS

21:39

03 Oct 2025

#306

255: How AI is Reshaping Security and OT Network Requirements featuring Felipe Sabino Costa, Sr. Pro...

It’s been over a year since we’ve talked about cybersecurity on Manufacturing Happy Hour, ... more

30 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:54

30 Sep 2025

#305

254: From Steel City to Robotics Powerhouse: Pittsburgh’s Industrial Legacy featuring Jay Douglass, ...

Before Silicon Valley, there was Pittsburgh in the early 1900s. Young entrepreneurs with s... more

23 Sep 2025

37 MINS

37:42

23 Sep 2025

#304

253: Rapid Execution in Industrial Automation: From FEED Study to Recommissioning in Five Months fea...

Manufacturers know that automation is table stakes in 2025, and yet it’s still a bit of an... more

16 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:48

16 Sep 2025

#303

252: Adaptive Production, Resilient Manufacturing, and "Lightbulb Moments" in AI featuring Chris Ste...

Manufacturers (not just the guys on the shop floor, but the C-suite behind them) are on a ... more

09 Sep 2025

46 MINS

46:18

09 Sep 2025

#302

251: What is a Corporate Venture Studio? An Interview with Joel Reed, President of Premier Labs

We just can’t stay away from Pittsburgh’s robotics scene! So we’re back, this time turning... more

02 Sep 2025

33 MINS

33:11

02 Sep 2025

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250: How to Uncover Your "Hidden Factory" and Extract More Value from the Plant Floor featuring Tri ...

As manufacturers are under pressure to do more with less and somehow fill roles in an incr... more

26 Aug 2025

51 MINS

51:15