Maintenance & Manufacturing Insights
Are you responsible for keeping machines running and production on track? If you’re a maintenance manager, tool crib manager, or shop leader at a manufacturing company, this show is for you. Host Martin Engster sits down for conversations with people who actually work in the trenches of industry, for real talk about what’s working, what’s not, and what they're dealing with day-to-day. From reducing unplanned downtime and managing MRO inventory to leading maintenance teams and optimizing tool crib workflows, Maintenance and Manufacturing Insights delivers practical, real-world stories you can learn from. Whether you’re struggling with spare parts chaos, implementing a new CMMS, or just trying to get through the week without a production stop — you’ll find honest insights from peers who’ve been there. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts.
Episodes
What does it take to keep a manufacturing plant running when some machines date back decades and others are brand new?
In this episode of Maintenance Manufacturing Insights with Martin Engster, Martin talks with Tony Ingram, Senior Maintenance Supervisor at Daikin Applied in Faribault, Minnesota.
Tony shares what maintenance really looks like inside a facili...
What does it take to keep more than 280 manufacturing assets running with a small maintenance team?
In this episode of Maintenance Manufacturing Insights, Martin Engster talks with Trevor Kennedy, Plant Manager for Parker Hannifin's HELAC hydraulic actuator operation.
Trevor shares what maintenance looks like inside a busy manufacturing plant producing hydra...
In this episode of Maintenance Manufacturing Insights with Martin Engster, Martin talks with Sean Archer, a maintenance manager in the steel manufacturing industry. Sean leads a maintenance team responsible for keeping the equipment, systems, and facility operating safely and reliably.
Sean explains why good maintenance cannot simply be about waiting for something to break. Preventi...
In this episode of Maintenance Manufacturing Insights with Martin Engster, Martin sits down with Lucas Richards, Associate Manufacturing Supervisor at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, to explore a side of manufacturing that most people never get to see.
Lucas works in an environment where teams assemble the panels and systems used to help monitor, control, and protect critical p...
What does it take to lead maintenance teams in one of the world's most demanding production environments?
In this episode of Maintenance Manufacturing Insights, Martin Engster sits down with Joshua Kroll, Facilities Maintenance Supervisor at Trinchero Family Estates, to discuss his journey from serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy's ...
What does it take to keep a large distribution center running while preparing for the future of automation?
In this episode of Maintenance Manufacturing Insights, Martin Engster sits down with Gabe Little, a maintenance leader with experience at Jacobson Logistics, Amazon, ThredUP, and Ross Stores. Gabe shares how his career evolved from HVAC tech...
Every minute of downtime matters in manufacturing. In this episode, Martin Engster sits down with Nathan Santiago, Facilities Engineer at C&H/New Holland, to discuss what it really takes to keep a large manufacturing campus operating efficiently.
Nathan shares how preventive maintenance goes far beyond simply following OEM schedules. He explains how maintenance teams adapt service inte...
What does it really take to keep the lights on for thousands of people?
In this episode of Maintenance Manufacturing Insights, Martin Engster sits down with Helmuth Lara, an experienced mechanical engineer and plant manager whose career has spanned nearly three decades in oil & gas, gas turbines, rotating equipment, and power generation. From his early days working in South American re...
Most people never stop to think about where the medical tubing inside catheters, stents, and other life-saving devices actually comes from. In this episode, Martin Engster sits down with Cory James, Plant Manager at Zeus Industrial Products, to pull back the curtain on one of the most important—but least visible—parts of medical manufacturing.
Cory shares how Zeus Industrial Pr...
Every building, office, and home depends on glass, but few people ever stop to think about the complex manufacturing process behind it.
In this episode of Maintenance Manufacturing Insights, Martin Engster sits down with Josiah Peterson, Maintenance Manager at Oldcastle Building Envelope, to discuss what it takes to keep a modern glass manufacturing facility operating efficiently. J...
Small problems often create the biggest losses. In this episode, James Harris shares how focusing on defects, root causes, and reliability transformed struggling operations and delivered major improvements.
Martin Engster sits down with James Harris, a U.S. Army Reserve officer and experienced maintenance and engineering professional. James discusses his journey through manufacturing, process improvement, and military leadership.
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What does it take to keep thousands of automotive glass components moving through production every day? In this episode, Martin Engster sits down with Todd Gibbs, Maintenance Manager at Carlex Glass, to discuss more than four decades of maintenance experience and the importance of building reliability into manufacturing operations.
Todd shares how his time serving in the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine program helped shape his approa...
In this episode of Maintenance Manufacturing Insights, Martin Engster sits down with Korey Mertz of Advanced Machine Engineering to discuss why preventive maintenance is often overlooked and how manufacturers can move from reactive repairs toward a more proactive approach. The show notes follow recommended practices for strong podcast descriptions and listener engagement.
Korey shares his journey from studying mechanical engineerin...
This week, Martin Engster sits down with Army veteran and maintenance leader Chris Skinner to discuss how AI, IoT sensors, and knowledge management are changing the future of maintenance and manufacturing.
Chris shares his journey from military aviation to Tesla and eventually to his current role as Facilities and Maintenance Manager at Technetics in South Carolina. Along the way, he developed a passion for reliability, predictive ...
In this episode of Maintenance Manufacturing Insights, Martin Engster sits down with James Brett, Senior Facilities Manager at Carbon Aerospace, to discuss the challenges of maintaining more than 1,200 assets across a large aerospace manufacturing operation. James shares how his team supports the production of carbon fiber aerostructures used on commercial aircraft, including control surfaces and engine components found on Boeing p...
In this episode of Maintenance Manufacturing Insights with Martin Engster, Martin sits down with Ian Long, Senior Manufacturing Supervisor at Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages, to discuss the realities of high-speed manufacturing, maintenance coordination, leadership, and continuous improvement.
Ian shares his journey from starting as a floorhand order builder to leading multiple production lines and overseeing teams responsible for ke...
Martin Engster runs Centerline Incorporated, a family-owned CNC spindle repair shop based in the middle of the United States. In this episode, Martin explains what a CNC spindle is, why it matters to manufacturers, and how his team helps companies get back up and running fast when a machine goes down.
Martin also shares how military structure shows up in the way they work: keeping things simple, staying disciplined, and paying clos...
In this episode, host Dave Dubeau sits down with entrepreneur and Marine veteran Martin Angster from Centerline Inc. to talk about the fascinating world of spindle repair, CNC machine services, and industrial manufacturing solutions.
Martin shares the inspiring story of how his family immigrated from Germany to the United States in pursuit of the American dream. What started with his father’s passion for machinery and cowboy ...
Are you responsible for keeping machines running and production on track? If you’re a maintenance manager, tool crib manager, or shop leader at a manufacturing company, this show is for you.
Host Martin Engster sits down for conversations with people who actually work in the trenches of industry, for real talk about what’s working, what’s not, and what they're dealing with day-to-day.
From reducing unplanned downt...
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