# BONUS: Exploring Manufacturing Partnerships Part 1, Live from IMTS 2022 (brought to you by KUKA)

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2022-11-08
- Length: 35m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-11-08-bonus-exploring-manufacturing-partnerships-part-1-live-from-imts-2022-brought-to
- Listen: https://manufacturinghappyhour.com/KUKApartners

## Summary

Host Chris Luecke and co-host Jake Hall interview five leaders at IMTS 2022 about their partnerships with KUKA. Evandro Maia of KUKA discusses friction stir welding for EV battery trays, while Juan Vega of Reliabotics details a robotic subway modernization project and the role of AI in finishing. Warren Reynolds of I-Cubed explains 3D waterjet cutting, Nick Johnson of One Off Robotics covers accessible metal 3D printing, and Travis Turner of Eckhart discusses factory-of-the-future consulting.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-11-08-bonus-exploring-manufacturing-partnerships-part-1-live-from-imts-2022-brought-to#t=0) Introduction and Friction Stir Welding with Evandro Maia
- [6:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-11-08-bonus-exploring-manufacturing-partnerships-part-1-live-from-imts-2022-brought-to#t=403) Reliabotics Subway Automation and AI with Juan Vega
- [13:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-11-08-bonus-exploring-manufacturing-partnerships-part-1-live-from-imts-2022-brought-to#t=831) 3D Waterjet Cutting with Warren Reynolds
- [22:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-11-08-bonus-exploring-manufacturing-partnerships-part-1-live-from-imts-2022-brought-to#t=1339) Metal 3D Printing with Nick Johnson
- [29:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-11-08-bonus-exploring-manufacturing-partnerships-part-1-live-from-imts-2022-brought-to#t=1743) Factory of the Future Consulting with Travis Turner

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- KUKA (company)
- Reliabotics (company)
- I-Cubed Industry Innovators Inc. (company)
- One Off Robotics (company)
- Eckhart (company)
- IMTS 2022 (other)

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