# Advancing Manufacturing Through Public and Private Sector Collaboration w/ Abby Smith

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2024-09-17
- Length: 31m
- Episode: 223
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-09-17-advancing-manufacturing-through-public-and-private-sector-collaboration-w-abby-s
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-207e5d73-0aae-4fb3-81b2-6dd8bbc98155

## Summary

Abby Smith, President and CEO of Team Pennsylvania, explains how her organization acts as a statewide public-private partnership to help manufacturers adopt advanced technologies. She details the creation of the PA Manufacturing Future tool, a resource designed to help companies assess their technology integration maturity and connect with regional support networks. Smith discusses the barriers to adoption, such as capital gaps and workforce challenges, and emphasizes the importance of collaboration to navigate complex regulatory and financial landscapes.

## Chapters

- [0:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-09-17-advancing-manufacturing-through-public-and-private-sector-collaboration-w-abby-s#t=38) Introduction and Team PA Overview
- [7:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-09-17-advancing-manufacturing-through-public-and-private-sector-collaboration-w-abby-s#t=436) The PA Manufacturing Future Tool
- [14:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-09-17-advancing-manufacturing-through-public-and-private-sector-collaboration-w-abby-s#t=861) Barriers to Technology Adoption
- [20:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-09-17-advancing-manufacturing-through-public-and-private-sector-collaboration-w-abby-s#t=1227) Defining the Factory of the Future
- [23:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-09-17-advancing-manufacturing-through-public-and-private-sector-collaboration-w-abby-s#t=1421) Replicating Collaboration Models

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Team Pennsylvania (company)
- PA Manufacturing Future (product)
- Gorilla 76 (company)
- Teach for America (company)
- Pennsylvania Department of Education (company)

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