An economist's outlook on manufacturing, metal fabrication, and watermelons

Dr. Chris Kuehl, an economist with Armada Intelligence and a contributor to FMA's Fabrinomics e-newsletter, joins The FABRICATOR editors Dan Davis and Tim Heston to talk about how the futures of metal fabrication and manufacturing are expected to be influenced by several trends, including advances in technology, changes in customer preferences, and global economic factors. Also, what can watermelons tell us about where the economy is headed? Jump to 09:08 for our conversation with Dr. Kuehl. At the top, Editor Amanda Carlson-Hicks joins the crew to talk about embarrassing haircuts: perms, flattops, and rat tails. Email us at podcast@thefabricator.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions.

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The Fabricator Podcast brings you conversations with people who make things out of metal. We speak with manufacturing leaders, metal fabricators, welders, job shop owners, small business entrepreneurs, artists, marketers, educators, and more. Host Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief of The Fabricator, and a rotating co-hosts also go beyond discussing just manufacturing and the skilled trades, and chats about pop culture, current events, food, music, movies, comedy, and, of course, robots. Episodes drop on Tuesdays. The Fabricator Podcast is presented by the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association and part of the FMA Podcast Network.