{"podcast":{"title":"Maintenance & Manufacturing Insights","slug":"maintenance-manufacturing-insights-7818475","podcast_index_feed_id":7818475,"rss_url":"https://www.maintenancemanufacturinginsights.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.maintenancemanufacturinginsights.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22253944/MMI_Cover_018i99b.jpg","author":"Martin Engster","episode_count":10,"summary":"Are you responsible for keeping machines running and production on track? If you’re a maintenance manager, tool crib manager, or shop leader at a manufacturing company, this show is for you. Host Martin Engster sits down for conversations with people who actually work in the trenches of industry, for real talk about what’s working, what’s not, and what they're dealing with day-to-day. From reducing unplanned downtime and managing MRO inventory to leading maintenance teams and optimizing tool crib workflows, Maintenance and Manufacturing Insights delivers practical, real-world stories you can learn from. Whether you’re struggling with spare parts chaos, implementing a new CMMS, or just trying to get through the week without a production stop — you’ll find honest insights from peers who’ve been there. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T02:19:30.542711+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/maintenance-manufacturing-insights-7818475"},"episode":{"title":"Building the Digital Reliability Engineer: Chris Skinner's Vision for Maintenance","slug":"building-the-digital-reliability-engineer-chris-skinner-s-vision-for-maintenance","published_at":"2026-06-18T14:14:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/maintenance-manufacturing-insights-7818475/building-the-digital-reliability-engineer-chris-skinner-s-vision-for-maintenance","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/maintenance-manufacturing-insights-7818475","url":"https://www.maintenancemanufacturinginsights.com/e/building-the-digital-reliability-engineer-chris-skinners-vision-for-maintenance/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p4p88aqbhf6q7vpi/Chris_Skinner_1_8qh16.mp3","summary":"This week, Martin Engster sits down with Army veteran and maintenance leader Chris Skinner to discuss how AI, IoT sensors, and knowledge management are changing the future of maintenance and manufacturing. Chris shares his journey from military aviation to Tesla and eventually to his current role as Facilities and Maintenance Manager at Technetics in South Carolina. Along the way, he developed a passion for reliability, predictive maintenance, and finding ways to preserve valuable knowledge before it disappears with retiring experts. In this episode, Chris explains how his team moved beyond reactive maintenance and began implementing predictive technologies using sensor data, trend history, and AI tools. He also shares a real-world story about saving a critical furnace operation by capturing decades of tribal knowledge from an experienced OEM technician. ------------------------- Are you responsible for keeping machines running and production on track? If you’re a maintenance manager, tool crib manager, or shop leader — we want to hear how you’re getting it done. Apply to be a guest on https://maintenancemanufacturinginsights.com/guest and share your expertise with a wide audience eager to learn about you.","meta_description":"This week, Martin Engster sits down with Army veteran and maintenance leader Chris Skinner to discuss how AI, IoT sensors, and knowledge management are ch…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1670,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/maintenance-manufacturing-insights-7818475/episodes/building-the-digital-reliability-engineer-chris-skinner-s-vision-for-maintenance/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/maintenance-manufacturing-insights-7818475/building-the-digital-reliability-engineer-chris-skinner-s-vision-for-maintenance.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}