Zane Hengsperger is a manufacturing operator dedicated to optimizing legacy shops and driving them toward operational excellence. He is also a senior associate at Windsor-based Radical Capital.
He joins podcast host Chad Griffiths to discuss a wide range of issues surrounding manufacturing in Canada and North America. Among the topics they’ll touch on:
- 2:59 – What’s interesting in manufacturing?
- 4:41 – Can we de-throne China as the world’s factory?
- 9:21 – Automation vs. manual labour;
- 12:32 – Software integration;
- 13:37 – Anduril;
- 17:42 – What industries are interesting?
- 19:45 – Solving labour shortages;
- 23:15 – Reindustrialize;
- 24:08 – Make manufacturing cool;
- 28:08 – Site selection;
- 29:38 – Evaluating a business and the real estate;
- 34:29 – What makes or breaks a company?
- 36:40 – Optimizing factory space.
A graduate of the University of Michigan, Hengsperger began his career on the floor of a machine shop, where he developed a deep appreciation for the craftsmanship and efficiency of manufacturing.
Today, he focuses on helping great legacy operating shops grow, modernize and achieve peak performance.
Connect with Zane on X: @zanehengsperger.