Advanced Manufacturing Now
Hosted by Michael McConnell and Rachael Thomas and Rachel Thomas and Steve Plumb and Tim Wilson · SME Media
4.6from 29 ratings
- 656
- Episodes
- 219
- Transcribed
- 29
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2015
- First episode
- 460K
- YouTube views
About Advanced Manufacturing Now
Welcome to the podcast for manufacturing professionals, powered by SME. Featuring a variety of guests from leading manufacturing companies, the Advanced Manufacturing Now podcast drives the conversation about making manufacturing smarter. SME Media is a leading source for news and in-depth technical information about advanced manufacturing in North America. To learn more about SME Media, visit us at AdvancedManufacturing.org.
- Publisher
- SME Media
- Category
- business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Jun 2015
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
219 of 656 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Advanding the Line - AI in Manufacturing: How Edge Computing Empowers Operators
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Manufacturing in Michigan: A Conversation with Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
IMTS 2026: Post-Show Impressions
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Advanding the Line - AI in Manufacturing: How Edge Computing Empowers Operators
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But even beyond a governance sign, you get physics of time. When a system needs an immediate equipment or process decision – it benefits by operating close to the machine rather than further away, right? So a good example, that's kind of like a high-speed stamping where decisions have to be made in like milliseconds to this, right? And so when you talk about what Bijan was really focusing on is how do we get close to the machine? How do we help it to make decisions that are just in real time or instantaneous? And how do we protect it all at the same time? And I think that's what is some of the architectures that manufacturers are looking for. […]
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- Bijan Sayyar-Rodsari
- Mark Hackel
- Adam Marsh
- Steve Shepley
- Victoria Bloom
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- YouTube views
- 459,954
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 21 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100
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- 97
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts Advanced Manufacturing Now?
Michael McConnell and Rachael Thomas and Rachel Thomas and Steve Plumb and Tim Wilson host the show. Published by SME Media.
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