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FMG No. 19 – Stretch Goals and Time with AI

April 29, 2025 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Using AI

I recently "vibe coded" (described what I wanted an app to do in plain language, and an AI tool wrote the actual code for me) an app I use every single day, all day, to work smarter and faster. I opened Cursor, described the need in plain English, and let it do its thing while I was guiding the effort. If that sounds impossible, remember how quickly tool-chains evolved around … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AI, Gemba Tagged With: AI, AI copilot, continuous improvement, Cursor IDE, Data as Currency, Decimal to DMS, Feynman breaks, Five Minute Gemba, Grok3, Kaizen, Lean, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Night-Shift learning, personal productivity, Python, Right Triangle Solver, vibe coding

Manufacturing Led Workforce Development is Key to Resolving Skills Gap Crisis

June 25, 2018 by Joe Hackman 2 Comments

It is a great, but terrifying time to be a manufacturer in the United States. New manufacturing plants are popping up and existing manufacturers are pushing their capacity to the limit. The big issue that remains however, is the skills gap. Retiring baby boomers are vacating skilled manufacturing jobs. To complicate matters our culture tends to emphasize academics more than job … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beyond the Shop Floor, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: GMI, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Advocates Podcast, SJVMA, SVMI

Industry President becomes US Manufacturing Advocate EP8

February 22, 2017 by Joe Hackman 1 Comment

At the intersection of experience, intellect, and passion you will find Harry Moser, founder, and president of the Reshoring Initiative. Harry is a strong advocate for US manufacturing. His organization takes this issue head-on providing advocacy, data, and tools to influence better outcomes. Listen to find out when Harry decided to dedicated his energies to the advocacy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advocacy Tagged With: Apprenticeships, Difference Makers, Economics, Harry Moser, Illinois, Manufacturing, Reshoring Initiative, Skills Gap, Trade

California Manufacturers and Technology Association EP6

January 11, 2017 by Joe Hackman 1 Comment

Learn how a business association can perform roles ranging from educating educators and regulators to inexpensive workers compensation insurance under one roof. The CMTA has been in existence for close to 100 years and its role has never been more critical than it is today. Will California step up to the challenge of leading a US Manufacturing Renaissance? If CMTA President … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advocacy Tagged With: California, Difference Makers, Dorothy Rothrock, Manufacturing, Sacramento

Beyond the Shop Floor: Manufacturing Advocates Podcast

October 4, 2016 by Joe Hackman 1 Comment

One thing you will quickly discover if you get to know people in the manufacturing industry is how busy they are. I guess it should be no surprise that they stalwarts of their local communities in terms of jobs and direct economic output. How so? We'll address that shortly. People in the industry seem to juggle so many balls that they are unable to participate in things like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beyond the Shop Floor, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: Advocacy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Advocates Podcast

Making Manufacturing Cool for Current and Future Generations

May 5, 2014 by Joe Hackman 1 Comment

SpaceX Huge Multimedia Images Tell a Story

The Image Problem with Manufacturing in the USA To say Manufacturing in the US has an image problem is putting it lightly. Even Walmart's attempt to rally support for their commitment to US Manufacturing portrayed factories as dingy, dirty, grit encrusted environments. When you talk about manufacturing it conjures up a vision of huge factories in the far east with unskilled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: Gen Y, Hackathon, Images, Manufacturing, Millennials, Skilled Jobs, SpaceX, Stories, Tesla, Video

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