Manufacturing Happy Hour
by Chris Luecke
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300: Chris Luecke’s Friends from High School Interview Him on His Own Podcast, LIVE in St. Louis
Sep 1, 2026
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BONUS: Predictive Maintenance: The Key to Replacing Unplanned Downtime with Personal Downtime (Sponsored by AssetWatch)
Aug 25, 2026
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299: Inside Connecticut's Manufacturing Ecosystem: Innovation, Workforce Development, and Industrial Leadership, Live from Hartford, CT
Aug 18, 2026
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BONUS: What Is Servitization? How OEMs Can Turn Their Installed Base Into Long-Term Revenue with PTC's Sam Neva
Aug 14, 2026
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BONUS: The Future of Intralogistics featuring Siemens' Joel Thomas and Markus Thiel
Aug 4, 2026
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| 9/1/26 | 300: Chris Luecke’s Friends from High School Interview Him on His Own Podcast, LIVE in St. Louis | 300 episodes of Chris asking all the questions, this week he is finally in the hot seat - and it’s his high school buddies doing all the grilling!Recorded live at Urban Chestnut Brewing, this episode is split into two parts. First, Chris sits down with a Missouri manufacturing panel - Michael Eaton, Joe Mazzola and Maria Berra to talk Apollo 13 battery cells, pepper spray, whiskey barrels, and keeping it in the family in St. Louis.In part 2, we are flipping the script. To celebrate this milestone episode, three of Chris's oldest friends, Pat, Rob and John take over, asking Chris about his 'magic drug' for keeping the show running for 300 episodes, reminiscing on his first experience of things taking a turn for the worst on stage, and a very exciting personal announcement.In this episode, find out:How Missouri became the birthplace of a surprising range of products that most wouldn't realizeHow a kid who dreamed of building rollercoasters ended up building a manufacturing podcast insteadWhy Chris's dad might be the most legendary guy in their entire high school networkWhy Chris wouldn't watch the Blues win the Stanley Cup live, despite being in BostonWhat Chris says helps you stand out when everyone in your industry is chasing the same trendWhere Chris would send you for the best food and drink in St. LouisEnjoying the show? Please leave us a review here. Even one sentence helps. It’s feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going!Tweetable Quotes:"I don't know if being an engineer is exactly what I wanted to be, but I was certainly going to take that problem-solving skill set and bring it wherever I go." - Chris Luecke, Podcast Host & Community Builder at Manufacturing Happy Hour"The more you can take that ‘all ships rise with the tide’ approach, those are the regions I see really being successful in manufacturing." - Chris Luecke, Podcast Host & Community Builder at Manufacturing Happy Hour”What are the things that you can talk about that are timeless, that highlight who you are, that highlight your expertise, that can allow you to stand out from the pack?” - Chris Luecke, Podcast Host & Community Builder at Manufacturing Happy HourLinks & mentions:AssetWatch and MaintainX, our partners for this leg of the All-American Manufacturing Summer Tour.The Missouri Association of Manufacturers, supporting manufacturers and driving turnout for this special St. Louis event.IMTS, hosted by AMT (the Association for Manufacturing Technology) - the country's largest manufacturing trade show.Urban Chestnut Brewing Company is an unconventional-minded yet tradition-oriented brewer of craft beer with authentic heritage and proven quality.Make sure to visit https://manufacturinghappyhour.com for detailed show notes and a full list of resources mentioned in this episode. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty.Mentioned in this episode:Get a free LEGO at IMTS 2026!If you're heading to IMTS 2026, make sure Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence is part of your game plan. Hexagon is the architect of innovation in manufacturing and a global leader in measurement technologies. Make sure to visit Hexagon in the East Building at Booth 134102 and tell them Chris from Manufacturing Happy Hour sent you to claim your LEGO MAESTRO CMM via the link below.Visit Hexagon and get a free LEGO at IMTS 2026 | — | ||||||
| 8/25/26 | BONUS: Predictive Maintenance: The Key to Replacing Unplanned Downtime with Personal Downtime (Sponsored by AssetWatch) | Some of the best manufacturing advice comes down to one simple idea - buy back your weekends.In this bonus episode of Manufacturing Happy Hour, Chris is joined by Patrick Carmitchel, VP of Product Management and Dustin Moore, Condition Monitoring Engineer Manager at AssetWatch, to break down what condition monitoring and predictive maintenance looks like in practice, no jargon required.They get into the differences between preventative and predictive maintenance, why the biggest ROI often comes from just doing one thing well, and how AssetWatch's own founding story led them from wireless power research into one of the fastest-growing names in industrial monitoring. Along the way, Dustin shares a personal philosophy that gives this episode its name.In this episode, find out:Why doing one thing well with your most critical assets can catch the majority of issues before you need to expand into other monitoring methodsHow a maintenance technician went from feeling threatened by AssetWatch to calling it the best thing that ever happened to his jobWhat criteria actually determine whether an asset is "critical" - and why size has nothing to do with itHow AssetWatch went from researching wireless phone charging to building one of the fastest-growing platforms in industrial monitoringEnjoying the show? Please leave us a review here. Even one sentence helps. It’s feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going!Tweetable Quotes:"The proof is in the pudding... once they start seeing the results on their end - that bearing running a lot cooler, a lot smoother - that's when they come around." - Dustin Moore, Condition Monitoring Engineer Manager at AssetWatch"You've got to start somewhere. Meet maintenance teams where they're at - they're all in different parts of their journey." - Dustin Moore, Condition Monitoring Engineer Manager at AssetWatch"Predictive maintenance means you're looking at early warning signs... it's about your ability to be able to plan so that you do not have unplanned downtime." - Patrick Carmitchel, VP of Product Management at AssetWatchLinks & mentions:AssetWatch combines vibration, temperature, and oil analysis in one platform for a holistic asset health view, detecting issues that a single technique might miss.Make sure to visit https://manufacturinghappyhour.com for detailed show notes and a full list of resources mentioned in this episode. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty. | — | ||||||
| 8/18/26 | 299: Inside Connecticut's Manufacturing Ecosystem: Innovation, Workforce Development, and Industrial Leadership, Live from Hartford, CT | We're not beating the drum this week… we're ringing Cici's bell.Filmed live at Trinity College's Innovation Hub - our first time in Connecticut, and our first ever 9:30am taping. Not quite our usual ‘happy hour’, but our guests and the “small-but-mighty" state of Connecticut brought the energy all the same.Chris sits down with Cici Bevin, sixth-generation President of Bevin Brothers Manufacturing and leader of the only remaining bell maker in the U.S, Andrew Gibson, CEO of AlphaQ, who came out of retirement to run a precision aerospace supplier for names like Sikorsky and Rolls-Royce, and Dustin Nord, Foundation Director at CBIA, tracking the trends shaping Connecticut's manufacturing future.Together, they get into what keeps a 200-year-old manufacturer relevant, how a turnaround can make you a top global supplier almost overnight, and why one of the priciest states to manufacture in has built such a strong industrial cluster. Expect a state role you've probably never heard of, a centuries-old invention with surprising staying power, and what it takes to grow tomorrow's manufacturing workforce.In this episode, find out:How Andrew Gibson turned a failing aerospace supplier with 0% on-time delivery into Rolls-Royce's #1 global supplierWhat surprising products are actually made in Connecticut, from Wiffle balls to Black Hawk helicoptersWhy Connecticut created a Chief Manufacturing Officer role, and why other states might want one tooHow a vicar from Wethersfield, Connecticut ended up inventing the first machine mill, and why that still matters todayHow Connecticut manufacturers collaborate with neighboring states like Massachusetts and Rhode IslandWhy Dustin believes no state has fully figured out manufacturing competitiveness, and what that means for the industryEnjoying the show? Please leave us a review here. Even one sentence helps. It’s feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going! Even one sentence helps. It’s feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going!Tweetable Quotes:"I don't think any state has the answer. That's what I learn the most when I look up what other states are doing. Everybody's experimenting." - Dustin Nord, Foundation Director at CBIA“When you make a change, you have to follow through. You've got to keep your word, even if it's adding a water cooler." - Andrew Gibson, CEO at AlphaQ"You have to have a vision. You've got to throw a rock out there tied to a string, and every day you want to make sure you can see that string." - Andrew Gibson, CEO at AlphaQLinks & mentions:CLA exists to create opportunities for clients, people, and communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, outsourcing, audit, tax, and consulting services.MaintainX is one platform for maintenance, repair, and operations keeping the physical world running.Make sure to visit https://manufacturinghappyhour.com for detailed show notes and a full list of resources mentioned in this episode. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty.Mentioned in this episode:Get a free LEGO at IMTS 2026!If you're heading to IMTS 2026, make sure Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence is part of your game plan. Hexagon is the architect of innovation in manufacturing and a global leader in measurement technologies. Make sure to visit Hexagon in the East Building at Booth 134102 and tell them Chris from Manufacturing Happy Hour sent you to claim your LEGO MAESTRO CMM via the link below.Visit Hexagon and get a free LEGO at IMTS 2026 | — | ||||||
| 8/14/26 | BONUS: What Is Servitization? How OEMs Can Turn Their Installed Base Into Long-Term Revenue with PTC's Sam Neva | Selling the equipment is the easy part. The real revenue shows up after the sale.Sam Neva, Vice President of Sales for Service Lifecycle Management at PTC, joined the show to talk servitization - what it means, and why it's becoming the difference between OEMs who scrape by on hardware margins and ones who build real recurring revenue. Chris caught up with him live at PTC's headquarters.Manufacturing folks, we didn't forget about you! This episode is geared squarely toward people building equipment. If you want to tighten up your sales process and make your customer relationships stickier, this one is for you.Sam and Chris get into what's holding most OEMs back from servitization, how AI is starting to change what proactive service looks like, and the math behind why the money shows up years after the original sale.In this episode, find out:Why the smartest OEMs are lowering the price of the original sale, and what they're betting on insteadThe three levels standing between a traditional OEM and a full servitization modelWhy ‘tribal knowledge’ is the hidden gap between engineering and service teamsHow AI is helping teams triage service issues before they need a technicianThe Harvard Business Review stat that shows just how much revenue gets left on the table post-saleWhat Schneider Electric did to grow revenue, win rates, and improve customer satisfaction at the same timeThe first question every OEM should ask before attempting servitizationEnjoying the show? Please leave us a review here. Even one sentence helps. It’s feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going!Tweetable Quotes:“You're reacting to a problem, instead of doing your best to extend and plan that time horizon to prepare for that problem." - Sam Neva, Vice President of Sales for Service Lifecycle Management at PTC“Step 1 is what do customers expect from us, why do they expect that, and how can we give them that?" - Sam Neva, Vice President of Sales for Service Lifecycle Management at PTC“The goal is how do I make money as the OEM, not just by selling you that box, but selling you the outcome of what that box provides.” - Sam Neva, Vice President of Sales for Service Lifecycle Management at PTCLinks & mentions:Benchmark your servitization strategy, a complimentary assessment where ServiceMax experts will evaluate your current service organization and identify opportunities to improve performance, profitability, and customer outcomes.ServiceMax, a PTC Technology, is on a mission to help customers keep the world running with asset-centric field service management software. As a recognized leader in this space, our cloud-based software and mobile apps provide a complete view of assets to field service teams.Make sure to visit https://manufacturinghappyhour.com for detailed show notes and a full list of resources mentioned in this episode. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty. | — | ||||||
| 8/4/26 | BONUS: The Future of Intralogistics featuring Siemens' Joel Thomas and Markus Thiel | Digital, real, real, digital. It sounds simple, but it's rewriting how a warehouse gets designed.Joel Thomas has spent over a decade in the Intralogistics space and now leads OEM Sales Data Center and Life Sciences at Siemens. Markus Thiel just crossed the six month mark as Head of Intralogistics, after years on the manufacturing operations and supply chain side of the business.Chris caught up with both of them live in Atlanta during MODEX, over a Weiss beer and a pilsner at Halfway Crooks. They talk about what Intralogistics is, and how it's changed since the days of pallet jacks and conveyor belts.From there the conversation covers the industry engineer shortage, robotics, AGVs versus AMRs, why standardization is becoming such a hot topic among vendors, and what a warehouse looks like when it's designed digitally.In this episode, find out:How the day-to-day work of moving goods within a warehouse has changed over the past decadeThe shift to robotics, AGVs, and AMRs, and why orchestrating all of it is now the hard partWhy standardization is gaining ground even though flexibility with vendors used to be the priorityHow AI is being used to spot bottlenecks and predict maintenanceWhat edge computing means for a warehouseWhat it takes to build a digital twin, and why Siemens tests new technology in its own factory firstWhether a conveyor-less warehouse is realistic, and who's already exploring itWhy e-commerce has been the single biggest driver of growth in the industryWhat's next for the space, software-defined automation and the IT/OT layerEnjoying the show? Please leave us a review here. Even one sentence helps. It’s feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going!Tweetable Quotes:"We want more individualized goods, and we want it faster and sooner, so that thing will not stop. It will further accelerate. It's great to see all the technology which is helping that development.” - Markus Thiel, Head of Intralogistics at Siemens“It was always about taking off your professional hat, and just being a person. Go out and talk to people and just introduce yourself. The one great thing that you can do in this industry is say, ‘Can I help?’” - Joel Thomas, Director of OEM Sales Data Center and Life Sciences at Siemens”If you asked me 7 years ago, I would say that Europe was way ahead when it came to automation technology. Now, I think the US has caught up, if not maybe surpassed it.” - Joel Thomas, Director of OEM Sales Data Center and Life Sciences at SiemensLinks & mentions:Siemens Intralogistics provides intelligent material handling tech that empowers intralogistics to meet demands and overcome challenges via AI-enhanced automation and sustainable design.MHI the nation's largest material handling, logistics and supply chain association - active since 1945.Halfway Crooks Beer is the Atlanta brewery where this episode was recorded, known for traditionally brewed lagers in the Summerhill neighborhood.Make sure to visit http://manufacturinghappyhour.com for detailed show notes and a full list of resources mentioned in this episode. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty. | — | ||||||
| 7/28/26 | 297: Defense Spending, Contract Manufacturing, and Navigating Regulated Industries with Fathom CEO Rush LaSelle | Fine tuning manufacturing like a guitar - that's the kind of parallel you can expect from this episode.This week Chris sits down with Rush LaSelle, CEO at Fathom, recorded on site at their Hartland, Wisconsin facility over a Spotted Cow beer. Rush's path into manufacturing started at Fanuc, moved through the early and unproven days of mobile robotics, and later took him into the highly regulated world of healthcare automation.They get into digital manufacturing today, how the Kiva and Amazon story changed the way people think about robotics and logistics, and why more defense spending doesn't automatically mean more manufacturing capacity. Rush also breaks down what this week's news around CMMC Phase 2 means for manufacturers who have already put in months of work preparing for it.Along the way, Rush makes one of the more memorable comparisons we've heard on the show, describing the people on his shop floor as creatives, and manufacturing itself as something closer to art than you might expect.In this episode, find out:How an early mobile robotics deal turned out to be worth $775 million, and what it taught the industryHow digital manufacturing evolved from CAD drawings to full supply chain integrationWhy additive manufacturing has moved way past its prototyping only reputationWhat manufacturers need before they can scale up to meet rising defense demandWhy the pause on CMMC Phase 2 has left some manufacturers in a tricky spotHow Rush sees manufacturing as a form of art, and why he calls his machinists creativesWhat's driving the ongoing talent war in manufacturing, and why skilled machinists take years to developWhy Rush believes physical AI is the most exciting shift happening in the industry right nowEnjoying the show? Please leave us a review here. Even one sentence helps. It’s feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going!Tweetable Quotes:“There is a talent war going on where everybody's trying to get the right level of folks on the floor. Despite all the automation and the augmentation, you still need talented people out there. The curve to get to a level three machinist is about seven years on the job.” - Rush LaSelle, CEO at Fathom“You take all the data that's available in these monstrous data farms and you start applying them to physical AI. Physical AI, in our case, could be getting better control over our machines, instead of 80% of our programming done on CNCs, making it 98%.” - Rush LaSelle, CEO at Fathom“We've had an erosion of our industrial base. You need to have 20, 30, 50 years' worth of visibility to revenue to put hundreds of millions of dollars in place. And the government doesn't always give you that level of visibility.” - Rush LaSelle, CEO at FathomLinks & mentions:Fathom Manufacturing helps companies simplify part sourcing with 25+ advanced manufacturing technologies and support services, all built around the way real programs actually move. Core capabilities include additive manufacturing, injection molding, CNC machining and sheet metal fabrication, with support across engineering, finishing, inspection, assembly and production.New Glarus Brewing Company philosophy is based on individuality, cooperation, and the employment of 100% natural ingredients to produce world-class, handcrafted beers like Spotted Cow, for our friends in Wisconsin.Make sure to visit http://manufacturinghappyhour.com for detailed show notes and a full list of resources mentioned in this episode. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty.Mentioned in this episode:Get a free LEGO at IMTS 2026!If you're heading to IMTS 2026, make sure Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence is part of your game plan. Hexagon is the architect of innovation in manufacturing and a global leader in measurement technologies. Make sure to visit Hexagon in the East Building at Booth 134102 and tell them Chris from Manufacturing Happy Hour sent you to claim your LEGO MAESTRO CMM via the link below.Visit Hexagon and get a free LEGO at IMTS 2026 | — | ||||||
| 7/21/26 | software-defined automationindustrial control+3 | David NicholsKristen Quasey+1 | LoupeSociety of Automation Software Engineers | — | automationindustrial control+3 | Siemens | 29m 18s | ||
| 7/17/26 | AI in manufacturingbuilding with intention+3 | Tyler Mincey | BaukunstApple | San FranciscoBoston | AI adoptionmanufacturing technology+4 | — | 46m 58s | ||
| 7/14/26 | reindustrializationAI in manufacturing+3 | Karan Talati | First ResonanceSpaceX | ChicagoSouthern California | manufacturingAI agents+5 | — | 47m 29s | ||
| 7/10/26 | AI in manufacturingAI strategy+3 | Joseph June | PTCServiceMax | — | AI strategymanufacturing+3 | — | 23m 24s | ||
| 7/7/26 | AI in industrysabbatical experiences+3 | Andres Naranjo | Software Toolbox | Japan | AIindustrial technology+5 | — | 1h 06m 41s | ||
| 6/23/26 | manufacturing leadershiptrust building+3 | Jason Woodard | Geislinger CorporationManufacturing Leadership That Works | — | manufacturingleadership+5 | — | 36m 03s | ||
| 6/16/26 | mechatronicsautomation+4 | VinodKevin+5 | Hapa's BrewingSilicon Valley+2 | San Jose, CA | manufacturingmachinists+5 | — | 56m 44s | ||
| 6/12/26 | factory orchestrationmanufacturing operations+4 | David Caputo | HarmoniISA-95 | Poland | efficiencymanufacturing+6 | — | 1h 00m 03s | ||
| 6/5/26 | workforce developmentmanufacturing collaboration+4 | Jim WaldronJohn Peterson+3 | Central Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance | Wausau, WICentral Wisconsin | manufacturingworkforce strategy+6 | — | 43m 45s | ||
| 6/2/26 | storytellingmanufacturing+4 | Danny Gonzales | IndustrialSage | — | manufacturingstorytelling+5 | — | 48m 32s | ||
| 5/26/26 | autonomyautomation+4 | Brett PhillipsDavid Griffin+1 | HellbenderSeegrid+1 | PittsburghSteel City+1 | autonomyautomation+7 | — | 56m 01s | ||
| 5/19/26 | women in skilled tradesnetworking+3 | Nush AhmedBrooke Laing | Sisterhood of Trades | Rochester, NYThe Manufacturing Exchange | skilled tradeswomen in industry+5 | — | 21m 33s | ||
| 5/12/26 | precision manufacturingautomation+4 | Matthew BradleyJames Greer+1 | Moog Inc.X-Bow Systems+1 | Rochester, NY | automationprecision manufacturing+5 | — | 49m 25s | ||
| 5/5/26 | regional manufacturinglocal execution+4 | Matt DuplinKyle Zeller+5 | TransDigm Advanced Manufacturing CenterCleveland State University+4 | Cleveland, OHNortheast Ohio | manufacturingNortheast Ohio+6 | — | 48m 51s | ||
| 5/1/26 | AI in manufacturingworkflows+3 | Angelo Stracquatanio | A1: The AI Agent for Manufacturing TeamsApprentice | — | AImanufacturing+5 | — | 45m 56s | ||
| 4/28/26 | reshoringmanufacturing+3 | Harry Moser | Reshoring Initiative | California | reshoringmanufacturing+5 | — | 53m 47s | ||
| 4/24/26 | inventory managementMRP vs ERP+3 | Shane DubbelmanSara Duff | MRPeasySmart Manufacture+2 | — | MRPERP+5 | — | 33m 38s | ||
| 4/14/26 | furniture makingentrepreneurship+3 | Kwadwo Som-Pimpong | Crafted GloryEaton+1 | Biltmore Forest Town HallAsheville+2 | furnitureCrafted Glory+5 | — | 47m 06s | ||
| 4/7/26 | warehouse automationlogistics+3 | Tony BarlettShawn Lambert | AutoStoreSumitomo Drive Technologies | Chesapeake, Virginia | warehouse automationSumitomo Drive Technologies+5 | — | 42m 33s | ||
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Chart history for Manufacturing Happy Hour
Peaked at #135 in SA, currently #135 in SA.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| SA | — | #135 | #135 | — |
| Brazil | — | #161 | #161 | — |
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2 placements across 2 markets.
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2 placements across 2 markets.