# Lights Out: Technology and Automation Podcast by MakingChips

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Author: Nick Goellner
Episodes: 48

## Resource

Inspiring and teaching Manufacturing Leaders in the areas of automation.

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## Episodes
- [Inside Conexus Indiana: The Industry Network Driving Manufacturing Tech and Talent | Ep. 46](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/inside-conexus-indiana-the-industry-network-driving-manufacturing-tech-and-talent-ep-46) — 2026-07-31T10:00:00+00:00
- [Don't Automate Chaos: Running Lights Out with Sarah Wierman of Fastems, Ep #45](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/don-t-automate-chaos-running-lights-out-with-sarah-wierman-of-fastems-ep-45) — 2026-07-17T10:00:00+00:00
- [You Don't Have a Capacity Problem — You Have a Visibility Problem, Ep #44](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/you-don-t-have-a-capacity-problem-you-have-a-visibility-problem-ep-44) — 2026-07-03T10:00:00+00:00
- [Before You Buy Another Spindle, Use the Ones You Have, #43](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/before-you-buy-another-spindle-use-the-ones-you-have-43) — 2026-06-19T10:00:00+00:00
- [The 20-Hour Machine: Automation, Throughput & Smarter Capacity Planning, Ep #42](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/the-20-hour-machine-automation-throughput-smarter-capacity-planning-ep-42) — 2026-06-05T10:00:00+00:00
- [Lights Out Lenses: Engineering, Quality & the Leadership Behind Automation (Part 2), Ep #41](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/lights-out-lenses-engineering-quality-the-leadership-behind-automation-part-2-ep-41) — 2026-05-22T10:00:00+00:00
- [Lights Out Lenses: Inside an Automation Journey from the Operations & Production Frontlines, Ep #40](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/lights-out-lenses-inside-an-automation-journey-from-the-operations-production-frontlines-ep-40) — 2026-05-08T10:00:00+00:00
- [DIY Automation That Actually Works: How One 80-Person Shop Cracked High-Mix Lights-Out Manufacturing, Ep #39](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/diy-automation-that-actually-works-how-one-80-person-shop-cracked-high-mix-lights-out-manufacturing-ep-39) — 2026-04-24T10:00:00+00:00
- [Lights Out, Level Up: Inside Imago's Next Phase of Automation and Time Freedom, Ep #38](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/lights-out-level-up-inside-imago-s-next-phase-of-automation-and-time-freedom-ep-38) — 2026-04-10T10:00:00+00:00
- [Additive Manufacturing on the Shop Floor: Hype, Reality, and Where It Actually Works, Ep #37](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/additive-manufacturing-on-the-shop-floor-hype-reality-and-where-it-actually-works-ep-37) — 2026-03-27T10:00:00+00:00
- [Lights Out Jeopardy: Additive, Automation, and Absolute Chaos, Ep #36](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/lights-out-jeopardy-additive-automation-and-absolute-chaos-ep-36) — 2026-03-13T10:00:00+00:00
- [Who Killed the Cobot Dream? The Truth About Collaborative Robots, Ep #35](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/who-killed-the-cobot-dream-the-truth-about-collaborative-robots-ep-35) — 2026-02-27T11:00:00+00:00
- [Hybrid Manufacturing: Why Additive vs. Subtractive Is the Wrong Debate, Ep #34](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/hybrid-manufacturing-why-additive-vs-subtractive-is-the-wrong-debate-ep-34) — 2026-02-13T11:00:00+00:00
- [Lights Out at 20: Inside a One-Man, Multi-Axis Machine Shop with Michael King, Ep #33](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/lights-out-at-20-inside-a-one-man-multi-axis-machine-shop-with-michael-king-ep-33) — 2026-01-30T11:00:00+00:00
- [From ROI to Reality — Measuring Success After You Automate, Ep #32](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/from-roi-to-reality-measuring-success-after-you-automate-ep-32) — 2026-01-16T11:00:00+00:00
- [How to Calculate Automation ROI — The Right Way, Ep #31](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/how-to-calculate-automation-roi-the-right-way-ep-31) — 2025-12-26T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Automation Adoption Boom: Why ROI is the 2026 Metric That Matters, Ep #30](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/the-automation-adoption-boom-why-roi-is-the-2026-metric-that-matters-ep-30) — 2025-12-12T11:00:00+00:00
- [Facing the Future: Automation Truths from 40 Years on the Shop Floor with Mike Gamache, Ep #29](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/facing-the-future-automation-truths-from-40-years-on-the-shop-floor-with-mike-gamache-ep-29) — 2025-11-28T11:00:00+00:00
- [From SWAT to Spindles: How Johnny Goode Led MSP Manufacturing's Lights-Out Transformation, Ep #28](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/from-swat-to-spindles-how-johnny-goode-led-msp-manufacturing-s-lights-out-transformation-ep-28) — 2025-11-14T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Real Takeaways from EMO: Monitoring, AI, and the Changing Face of Automation, Ep #27](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/the-real-takeaways-from-emo-monitoring-ai-and-the-changing-face-of-automation-ep-27) — 2025-10-31T10:00:00+00:00
- [Coached—Not Just Monitored: How the Best Shops Turn Data into Action, Ep #26](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/coached-not-just-monitored-how-the-best-shops-turn-data-into-action-ep-26) — 2025-10-17T10:00:00+00:00
- [Adaptive Over Aggressive: Redefining Lights-Out Manufacturing with Camoren Schley, Ep #25](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/adaptive-over-aggressive-redefining-lights-out-manufacturing-with-camoren-schley-ep-25) — 2025-09-26T10:00:00+00:00
- [From Fixed to Mixed: Mindset Shifts That Power Lights-Out Manufacturing, Ep #24](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/from-fixed-to-mixed-mindset-shifts-that-power-lights-out-manufacturing-ep-24) — 2025-09-12T12:00:00+00:00
- [Carrying the Legacy Forward: Yuto Matsuura on Family, Precision, and the Future of Automation, Ep #23](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/carrying-the-legacy-forward-yuto-matsuura-on-family-precision-and-the-future-of-automation-ep-23) — 2025-08-29T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Automation Trap: Turning Struggle into a Lean Legacy, Ep #22](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lights-out-technology-and-automation-podcast-by-makingchips-7058706/the-automation-trap-turning-struggle-into-a-lean-legacy-ep-22) — 2025-08-15T10:00:00+00:00

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