ABOUT THIS EPISODE
The headlines say American manufacturing has a workforce crisis. Alex Torrey, co-founder and CEO of AIC, America's Innovation Corporation, will tell you the real constraint is workflow. He sees component shops running at 20 to 50 percent utilization when world class is north of 90, held back by decision-making infrastructure built for a world that doesn't exist anymore. In this episode, we'll explore physical AI, the shift from software that moves data to software that moves matter, and the small, founder-led manufacturers whose components make it possible. You'll hear why Alex calls those shops national treasures, why he thinks the goal is outmaneuvering dependence on China rather than outproducing it and what owner-operators nearing a transition should know about the third option most of them have never been offered.
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