Clocking In Podcast

Voices of NC Manufacturing, your host Phil Mintz, Director of the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP). We will be interviewing some of the manufacturers who have made North Carolina manufacturing the powerhouse it is today.

Latest Episodes

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E-31: Putting Customer Success Before Profit

E-31: Putting Customer Success Before Profit

Quis Machinery: Jason Dingess
Mintz and Dingess discuss how Dingess got into the woodworking industry, the solutions Quis Machinery provides, how their customer’s ideas influence the way they do business, how reshoring back to North Carolina is becoming a trend and more.

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E-30: Threading the Needle of Quality

E-30: Threading the Needle of Quality

FairyStone Fabrics: Chris Rojas
Mintz and Rojas discuss Chris Rojas’ background, the products Fairystone fabrics provide, how they’re comparing supply chain issues and more.

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E-29: Community Colleges Provide a Pathway to Business Success

E-29: Community Colleges Provide a Pathway to Business Success

The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS): Dr. Bruce Mack
Mintz and Dr. Mack discuss the relationship between NCMEP and NCCCS, the journey Dr. Mack took to become the vice president of the NCCCS, what solutions NCCCS provides to North Carolina business and more.

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E-27: Breathing Easy

E-27: Breathing Easy

Bleep Sleep: Rebecca Holland New and Stuart Heatherington We discuss the invention of Bleep Sleep’s Dreamport, how Stuart came up with the concept of Bleep Sleep, how Rebecca optimizes her years of expertise to take Bleep Sleep to new heights and more.

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E-26: Economic Check-Up with Dr. Walden

E-26: Economic Check-Up with Dr. Walden

Dr. Michael Walden
In this episode, we discuss where the NC and US economy stands today. Also, about how different factors including the continued global uncertainty of the virus may continue to have an impact for several months to come and more.

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E-24: Medical Stockings with a Higher Standard

E-24: Medical Stockings with a Higher Standard

Elastic Therapy, Inc.: Chris Harrington
We discuss the history of ETI, how Chris got into the hosiery industry, how the pandemic has impacted ETI’s game plan, the future of the hosiery industry and more.

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E-23: Textiles Continues to Evolve as a Powerful NC Industry

E-23: Textiles Continues to Evolve as a Powerful NC Industry

NC State University Wilson College of Textiles: Melissa Sharp
Phil Mintz speaks with the associate director of Zeis Textiles Extension (ZTE), Melissa Sharp. Phil and Melissa discuss how Melissa got into the textile industry, highlights of the Wilson College of Textiles’ services, some of the breakthroughs being made with textile innovation, thoughts on where the textiles industry is headed and more.

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E-22: Turning Students into Project Engineers of the Future

E-22: Turning Students into Project Engineers of the Future

North Carolina A&T State University: Dr. Paul Stanfield
In this episode of Clocking In we discuss the solutions NC A&T provides for North Carolina manufacturers, Dr. Stanfield’s professional background, what manufacturers can expect when working with NC A&T students on their senior design projects and more.

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