How to Enable a Manufacturing Renaissance

The podcast features a discussion between a host and two guests, Ian Cinnamon, CEO of Apex, and Chris Power, CEO of Hadrian, focusing on the challenges and shifts in American manufacturing, particularly within the aerospace and defense industries. They address the need to compete with China, the aging workforce, and the importance of combining software and manufacturing expertise. The conversation covers location benefits, specifically Los Angeles, and infrastructure issues like high power rates and permitting delays. They also explore the increasing interest in American dynamism and hard tech, the difficulties in scaling manufacturing, supply chain problems, and the role of software. Finally, they discuss policy recommendations, such as tariffs, onshoring supply chains, and making manufacturing appealing to the younger generation, as well as the importance of exporting to allies.