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Shop Talk with Meaghan Ziemba

In this kickoff episode, our guest breaks down why robotics and advanced manufacturing, while powerful, can’t replace the human craftsmanship required in industries like medical. From tight nooks and complex geometries to critical finishing work, this conversation highlights the irreplaceable value of skilled technicians and the “human touch” behind truly high-quality part
09 Dec 2025
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Transcript - Shop Talk with Meaghan Ziemba

Transcript – Shop Talk with Meaghan Ziemba

So, yes, I think robotics is needed, but as we saw back there with Kodia, the finishing process, there’s a lot of things that advanced technologies cannot do, like get into that nook and crannies that are important for the medical industry. So without that human touch, they wouldn’t be able to get those parts out the door because as Rush said, it’s that human touch, that craftsmanship, that’s really getting into the nitty gritty of some of those parts that machines can’t touch, unfortunately. And we don’t talk about that enough. So I think robotics and advanced manufacturing is getting overhyped to an extent.

And a lot of people are forgetting that we still need the human touch to actually create these parts and get them out the door.