Eric Niemi
Appears in 5 Episodes
Speed Without Compromise: Hitting the Data Center Schedule While Safety Stays the Standard
Every data center in the country is racing two clocks at once. Investors want it powered up yesterday — and every day of delay can mean hundreds of millions of dollars...
The Compact Handler: Telehandler Versatility Where a Crane Won't Fit
This July 4th, America turns 250. So here's a fair question for a manufacturing podcast: walk onto any job site in this country, find the compact crane doing the tight...
Semiconductors, Satellites, and Cosmetics: The Cleanroom Lift Problem
A satellite finds its way by reading the stars. Get one speck of dust on it during assembly, and it can mistake that speck for a star — and lose its bearings in orbit....
Class, Division & Group: How Hazardous Environments Get Classified
Flour. Sugar. Sawdust. Harmless in a bowl — and explosive the second it's airborne. That's not a hypothetical. In 2008, sugar dust leveled a refinery in Georgia and ki...
Built in a Goldilocks Zone: The Lift Company Too Niche for Large OEMs, Too Technical for Your Machine Shop
A scissor lift. In a hazardous environment. With nothing but EX tires protecting it. That's a real story — and it's exactly the kind of mistake that happens every day ...
