Clocking In Podcast
Voices of NC Manufacturing, your host Phil Mintz, Director of the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP). We will be interviewing some of the manufacturers who have made North Carolina manufacturing the powerhouse it is today.
Podcast Episodes
E-06: Taking Aerospace Manufacturing to New Heights
VX Aerospace
Dynamic composites are extremely useful in the advancement of the aerospace industry. The use of composites can reduce the weight of aerospace vehicles up to 20 to 50%. They have a high thermal stability and are resistant to fatigue and corrosion. With the ever growing demand within the industry for something state-of-the-art, it is vital that aerospace manufacturers be both adaptable and innovative.
E-05: Going With the Flow
Hoffer Flow Controls
Measurements make a difference. The wrong measurement of fluids could make or break a product or operation. In your home, a flow meter determines the difference between a $50 water bill and a $250 water bill. In the aerospace industry, a flow meter determines whether a space shuttle receives enough rocket fuel to launch into outer space.
E-04: Stepping Outside the Box
Package Craft
Virtually every item we receive comes in a package… whether it’s a brand new computer, clothes you ordered online or food you bought last minute for dinner. Probably most of us put little or no thought into where the packaging is actually manufactured and how it’s made.
E-Special-03: Clocking In with the Partners of NCMEP
E-S-03B: Manufacturing Solutions Center (MSC)
E-S-03C: Polymers Center of Excellence (PCE)
E-S-03E: Industry Expansion Solutions (IES)
E-Special-02: MFGCON 2019 Company Interviews
E-S-02A: Fairystone Fabrics
E-S-02B: SylvanSport
E-S-02C: Carolina Growler
E-03: CASHION FISHING RODS ANGLING TO IMPROVE YOUR FISHING GAME
Cashion Fishing Rods
The economy was rough after Matthew Cashion graduated from Virginia Tech in 2009. With a doctorate in chemistry and concentration in advanced materials science, he was having no luck finding full-time employment.
E-Special-01: The State of the North Carolina Economy for Manufacturing
Dr. Michael Walden
When people talk about the general economy and the economics surrounding the manufacturing industry, we may get lost in all the technical and jargon-riddled analysis. We want answers, that’s why I sat down with the guy who has the scoop, N.C. State University economist Dr. Michael Walden.
E-02: Tri-County Industries Fosters Strong Work Discipline, Sense of Worth and Inclusion
Tri-County Industries
Tri-County Industries is a unique blend of private enterprise, government funding and local volunteers working together since 1966. Its philosophy of rehabilitation is to help people develop a strong work discipline and a sense of self-worth while obtaining hands-on job experience in a realistic work environment.
E-01: Not Your Grandmother’s Formica Laminate!
ATI Laminates
ATI Laminates is a family owned and operated manufacturing facility located in Greensboro, North Carolina. They are maniacally focused on developing innovative surfaces for the hospitality, retail, healthcare and institutional markets.