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Rebuilding America's Industrial Backbone

2024/11/11
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Bryon Hargis
领导Castelion公司，推动美国制造业创新和振兴的行业专家。
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Chris Power
领导Hadrian推动美国航空航天和国防制造业的自动化和效率提升。
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Jordan Black
领导Senra Systems推动美国制造业创新和复兴
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Jordan Black 认为制造业面临许多容易被忽视但很关键的挑战，线束制造就是一个例子。他强调自动化和软件的重要性，并认为垂直整合是提高效率的关键。 Chris Power 指出美国过度依赖金融实力，导致对工业基础的忽视。他认为制造业软件落后，垂直整合是解决这个问题的关键。他还强调了熟练技术工人短缺的严重性。 Bryon Hargis 认为工业生产能力对国家安全至关重要，并以高超音速武器系统为例说明了这一点。他强调在发展新技术时需要考虑规模化生产，并在质量和成本之间找到平衡。

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The discussion begins with an overview of America's manufacturing crisis, highlighting outdated regulations and the slow adoption of automation as key issues.
  • Manufacturing is suffering from 'death by a thousand paper cuts'
  • Outdated regulations and slow automation adoption are major issues
  • Founders discuss the need to revive the industrial base

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America is a country of immense wealth, but our manufacturing infrastructure is struggling to keep pace.

In this episode, we discuss the overlooked crisis of American manufacturing and what it means for our national resilience. a16z’s Oliver Hsu hosts a conversation with founders Jordan Black (Senra Systems), Chris Power (Hadrian), and Bryon Hargis (Castellan) on why we need to revive our industrial base — and fast.

From outdated regulations to the adoption of automation, they break down the “death by a thousand paper cuts” that has left our production capabilities lagging behind. Yet, it’s not all grim: these founders share how their companies are taking bold, vertically integrated approaches to reinvent the sector and reclaim America's industrial edge.

 

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