Gary On Manufacturing - Gary Mintchell

Dec 20 2024 260 ep. 16 mins 266

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Writer/analyst Gary Mintchell shares thoughts on manufacturing and production technology, leadership, and marketing.

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A Tale of Two Trends

Dec 20 2024 16 mins

This podcast is sponsored by Inductive Automation. Two topics dominated my inbox this year--and will probably continue to do so. These are AI Large Language Models and Cybersecurity.

Apple, Google, Open, Too Large?

Oct 05 2024 19 mins

Looking at Google v DOJ and Apple v EU, Gary draws lessons for industrial automation.

Market Dynamics

Aug 16 2024 17 mins

Many times in my career I have hired into a company during the initial surge of a market. Good jobs. Excitement. Opportunity to work on new things. Then the market matured or collapsed usually due to external forces such as technology changes or consumer behavior. I hit recreation vehicles at a high point followed by high inflation and gasoline price surges. Then a consumer product

Boeing and Good Manufacturing Leadership

May 02 2024 16 mins

Gary offers observations on the continuing saga of former GE executives running Boeing changing the culture from engineering-driven to Wall Street-driven. Also thoughts on good manufacturing leadership.

Descent Into Normal--State of Automation Market

Apr 04 2024 27 mins

Gary discusses the current state of the automation and control market. Why it seems to be a stable market and why the media in the market are shrinking. He riffs from Seth Godin blog The Drift to Normal. As an organization grows in scale, the idiosyncrasy and distinctiveness that was originally informed by the taste of the founders moves toward the mean. Over time, things get more

Slow Productivity

Mar 24 2024 15 mins

Gary discusses productivity, slow productivity movement, busyness or pseudo-productivity. Sponsors Inductive Automation inductiveautomation.com and Magic Mind, magicmind.com/garym and use code GARYM20.

Standards, Standards Everywhere

Mar 06 2024 19 mins

I've seen successes of industry standards. I've also seen industrial standards struggle to break through the logjam of large companies drive to lock customers into their ecosystem. What is the latest of OPAF and what is the meaning of Schneider Electric's announcement of a product built with with Red Hat and IBM and development of a new computer communication standard? I have arran

Where Do Profits Come From?

Feb 09 2024 14 mins

Boeing is a company that has lost its way. I have no idea why the board has not sacked the CEO. The 737MAX program was a fiasco and continues to haunt the company. The 787 program ran way behind schedule costing the company billions. This is what happens when you ignore product and serving customers instead focusing solely on financial numbers. We are a business company not an engi

Leadership: The Art of Listening and Conversing

Dec 04 2023 12 mins

Gary gives leadership growth tips based on Dan Lyons "The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World" and David Brooks "How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen."

Why Are Industrial Technology Vendors Moving to Software?

Oct 11 2023 15 mins

After attending several technology supplier user conferences this summer and fall, a colleague asked why suppliers are emphasizing software. I ponder this question in this podcast essay. And ask what the new breed of engineers will bring with new ideas. Maybe Arduino control platforms? Worth asking.