Thomas Industry Update Podcast
1) Is No-Code Programming Key to Making Robots Accessible?
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute's goal is to foster collaboration between those who create and maintain robotics and those who leverage it. This episode dives into how Chris ...Show More
2) Hydro Flask Founder Says Bringing Manufacturing Back Home Must Be a Priority
Over a decade ago, Travis Rosbach decided he was tired of using single-use plastic water bottles and visited a local sporting goods store in Hawaii to buy a reusable plastic bottle. When he found the ...Show More
Hydro Flask Founder Says Bringing Manufacturing Back Home Must Be a Priority
22:39 | May 23rd, 2023
3) Creating a Truly Circular Economy with RAIN RFID Wireless Technology
RAIN RFID — a wireless technology that connects billions of everyday items to the internet — is already connecting nearly 30 billion items every single year, according to Megan Brewster, the Vice Pres...Show More
4) Forecasting 2023's Industrial Production in Manufacturing Outlook
"The problem is that we didn't see anyone in the marketplace accurately predicting industrial production and manufacturing," said Keith Prather. “So we set out on a study. We discovered 18-20 differen...Show More
5) The Sky Is the Limit: How Tele-manufacturing Could Be Used on the Space Station
Tele-manufacturing enables workers to operate functional equipment from a distant console to complete critical manufacturing processes like welding, machining, and inspecting remotely. “What we want...Show More
The Sky Is the Limit: How Tele-manufacturing Could Be Used on the Space Station
17:58 | Mar 1st, 2023
6) Scale Production, Consolidate Supply Chains with This AI-powered Solution
"As soon as we can quote, we can make," said Greg Paulsen, director of application engineering at Xometry. In this episode, Xometry's Vice President of Platform Growth and Engagement Cathy Ma chats wi...Show More
7) Is This the Secret to Managing Vendor Relationships?
“We started validating [our] tool with CEOs, CFOs, heads of product, and they all said, ‘This is something we can use, and we need it sooner rather than later,’” said Tasneem Manjra, CEO and co-founde...Show More
8) Using Technology to Predict Future Supply Chain Strains
"The question really is do we move back, or do we build new factories? I don’t really see the move back. I think what happens is there is additional production, and that additional production will be ...Show More
9) Putting Off Automating? You Can Now Use Robots by the Hour
"The thing that we've heard over and over and over again from our customers is 'Yeah, we've been planning to automate. We're right about to do it. We've been planning this project for the last five or...Show More
10) Programming Note: Looking Forward to 2022
This will be our last episode for the year as our production team takes a short break to gear up for next year’s lineup of new podcast episodes. Until then, have a wonderful holiday season, a happy ne...Show More