Hosted by Augury · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 45 episodes
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Your place for real talk about working efficiently and kicking back on your downtime. Pull up a chair and join manufacturing veterans Ed Ballina and Alvaro Cuba as they break down factory life.
Augury hosts Manufacturing Meet Up, a business show with 45 episodes published.
Augury and IndustryWeek just dropped the State of Production Health 2026 report, and the findings are worth talking about. Ed and Alvaro dig into what 500+ manufacturing leaders said about their biggest challenges, where
P&G is projecting $1.5 billion in savings from Supply Chain 3.0. PepsiCo is piloting AI and digital twins. Hershey just announced $100 million in inventory reductions. So why does McKinsey report that not a single manufa
When the pressure's on to cut costs, maintenance budgets are usually first on the chopping block. Ed and Alvaro have both been in that room, and they've got a lot to say about why that decision almost always costs more t
Doc Palmer, author of McGraw-Hill's best-selling maintenance planning handbook, joins Ed and Alvaro to talk about why most plants are leaving enormous money on the table without knowing it. If your team is stuck in react
Most plant managers think they're doing okay. Ricky Smith, CMRP, has walked enough plant floors to know better. Ed and Alvaro sit down with one of the most credentialed voices in maintenance and reliability to talk about
Season 3 is here, and the "barbarians at the gate" brought company: $5.70 diesel, supply chain chaos, and labor gaps that won’t quit. When the pressure hits, the knee-jerk reaction is to slash the maintenance budget. But
Ed and Alvaro are back with their year-end crystal ball episode…and boy, they nailed some predictions while completely whiffing on others! In this episode, they score their 2025 predictions (spoiler: sustainability was a
What if your maintenance tech could pick up shifts like an Uber driver, but with the right skills and certifications guaranteed? In this game-changing episode, Ed and Alvaro speak with Rahil Siddiqui (Founder of Wilya) a
You know that maintenance hero who gets the 2 AM call when the line goes down? The one who always saves the day? Ed and Alvaro have a hot take—that hero culture might be killing your plant's performance. In this episode,
Ever been that stellar mechanic who gets tapped for supervisor, only to realize your overtime-inflated paycheck is about to take a hit? Or maybe you're the technical wizard who wants absolutely nothing to do with managin
With Halloween around the corner, Ed and Alvaro shine a light on the machine failures lurking in your plant. In this “ask me anything” episode, they tackle maintenance questions with real shop floor experiences—including
Ed and Alvaro tackle the million-dollar question everyone's asking: Is all this AI investment actually paying off? Spoiler alert: When done right, the numbers are mind-blowing. But here's the catch – you need the right K
Ever wonder how someone successfully leads 17 plants across the Americas? Andres Oviedo joins Ed and Alvaro for a conversation that's part leadership masterclass, part coffee shop wisdom. Building on the “Innovation Ment
Let’s get ready to rumba! With a nod to Hispanic Heritage month, Ed and Alvaro welcome Cuban-American author/leadership consultant Glenn Llopis to the show. The guys dig into Glenn's Innovation Mentality —six strategies
Welcome to graduate school, manufacturing style! Ed and Alvaro level up from last episode's basics to tackle the advanced skills that separate individual contributors from true business leaders.They dive into what it rea
Time to hit the books, manufacturing style! Ed and Alvaro are trading their signature hats for caps and gowns in this "Back to School" episode, where they break down the essential skills every manufacturing pro needs to
Ed's rocking his Harley Davidson hat, and Alvaro's got golf on the brain as they tee up the question everyone's asking: Can American manufacturing actually compete in 2025? Spoiler: Their answer might surprise you. From
Ed and Alvaro dive into the latest State of Production Survey published by Industry Week, and the results are eye-opening. With survey data collected from 500 manufacturing executives, this report reveals some wild contr
It’s one of manufacturing's biggest challenges: building a genuine safety culture that actually works. If your safety initiatives aren't moving the needle, this conversation is for you. On this episode, Ed and Alvaro wel
Ed and Alvaro are tackling one of manufacturing's biggest challenges head-on: that massive skills gap keeping plant managers up at night. With over 500,000 open positions today and a projected 2.5 million worker shortage
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