Lights Out - MakingChips Podcast

A podcast all about automation.

Meet the Hosts

Eric Nekich

Dave Vuyk

Nick Goellner

Zero Setup Time: Inside Norbert Kempf CNC-Technik GmbH’s 23-Machine Automated Shop | Ep. 49

Your Machines Have a Heartbeat: Here’s What It’s Telling You | Ep #48

You Can’t Automate What You Can’t Find: RTLS and the Data Foundation for Lights-Out | Ep. 47

Inside Conexus Indiana: The Industry Network Driving Manufacturing Tech and Talent | Ep. 46

Don’t Automate Chaos: Running Lights Out with Sarah Wierman of Fastems, Ep #45

44. You Don’t Have a Capacity Problem — You Have a Visibility Problem

43. Before You Buy Another Spindle, Use the Ones You Have

The 20-Hour Machine: Automation, Throughput & Smarter Capacity Planning, Ep #42

Lights Out Lenses: Engineering, Quality & the Leadership Behind Automation (Part 2), Ep #41

Lights Out Lenses: Inside an Automation Journey from the Operations & Production Frontlines, Ep #40

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