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Lights Out in 2026

21 episodes, newest first.

  1. 23 OctAI Ethicist Rebecca Bultsma on Trust, Verification, and When NOT to Use AI in Your ShopEp. 5254m
  2. 9 OctAutomation, Machining, and a Coal Mine: What Vertical Integration Buys YouEp. 5152m
  3. 25 SeptThe $5 Automation Project Hiding in Your ShopEp. 5052m
  4. 11 SeptZero Setup Time: Inside Norbert Kempf CNC-Technik GmbH's 23-Machine Automated ShopEp. 4952m
  5. 28 AugYour Machines Have a Heartbeat: Here's What It's Telling YouEp #4852m
  6. 14 AugYou Can't Automate What You Can't Find: RTLS and the Data Foundation for Lights-OutEp. 4749m
  7. 31 JulInside Conexus Indiana: The Industry Network Driving Manufacturing Tech and TalentEp. 4652m
  8. 17 JulDon't Automate Chaos: Running Lights Out with Sarah Wierman of Fastems, Ep #4559m
  9. 3 JulYou Don't Have a Capacity Problem — You Have a Visibility Problem, Ep #4459m
  10. 19 JunBefore You Buy Another Spindle, Use the Ones You Have, #431h 00m
  11. 5 JunThe 20-Hour Machine: Automation, Throughput & Smarter Capacity Planning, Ep #4253m
  12. 22 MayLights Out Lenses: Engineering, Quality & the Leadership Behind Automation (Part 2), Ep #4152m
  13. 8 MayLights Out Lenses: Inside an Automation Journey from the Operations & Production Frontlines, Ep #4046m
  14. 24 AprDIY Automation That Actually Works: How One 80-Person Shop Cracked High-Mix Lights-Out Manufacturing, Ep #3954m
  15. 10 AprLights Out, Level Up: Inside Imago's Next Phase of Automation and Time Freedom, Ep #3847m
  16. 27 MarAdditive Manufacturing on the Shop Floor: Hype, Reality, and Where It Actually Works, Ep #3752m
  17. 13 MarLights Out Jeopardy: Additive, Automation, and Absolute Chaos, Ep #3653m
  18. 27 FebWho Killed the Cobot Dream? The Truth About Collaborative Robots, Ep #3541m
  19. 13 FebHybrid Manufacturing: Why Additive vs. Subtractive Is the Wrong Debate, Ep #341h 03m
  20. 30 JanLights Out at 20: Inside a One-Man, Multi-Axis Machine Shop with Michael King, Ep #3352m
  21. 16 JanFrom ROI to Reality — Measuring Success After You Automate, Ep #3238m