In this episode of Advanced Manufacturing Now, Anthony Offredi, Director of the Customer Advisory Team at Quickbase, and Chris Mahar, Managing Editor at SME Media, discuss the current trends and challenges in manufacturing. They also emphasize the importance of people, equipment, and safety in shop floor management and they explore how Quickbase's no-code platform can help manufacturers connect a variety of systems and improve operations.

The pandemic and other recent global political events and natural disasters laid bare the vulnerabilities of widespread supply chains. But relocating factories takes time and money, and in some cases simply isn’t possible. In this podcast, Rosemary Coates, executive director of the Reshoring Institute and SME Media Editor-in-Chief Steve Plumb discuss the challenges and opportunities of moving offshore manufacturing back to the U.S.

In this episode, Amy Bryson, contributing lead editor of Smart Manufacturing, talks with Dr. Nikunj Mehta, founder and CEO of Falkonry, about the impact of AI on advanced and smart manufacturing. They discuss the challenges and opportunities of AI in the manufacturing industry, including time series data and the need for automation and explainability. Dr. Mehta also shares how Falkonry is simplifying AI adoption for manufacturers, as well as contributing to their sustainability efforts.