Hardware Is Forever

In this episode, we're joined by Nick Theoret of Centri Group, a client of Amtech and like-minded leader to Amtech CEO Jay Patel. Developing platform-agnostic hardware comes with unique challenges an…

Overlooking quality for quantity risks eroding customer trust and straining resources. In this episode, we explore how prioritizing quality over quantity aligns with Deming’s principles and his Tenth…

Without realistic goals, teams can start to experience trust issues and demotivation. One tried and true corporate band-aid is to cover up poor strategy with enthusiasm - "Let's work harder and get t…

Organizational silos can stifle growth and create inefficiency, as Deming's Point 9 illustrates with the instruction to "Break down barriers between departments." Amtech CEO Jay Patel helps us explor…

What are you afraid of? What are you afraid of at your job? And what happens when fear is driven out of the workplace? In this episode, we examine the idea of driving out fear in the workplace, inspi…

In this episode, we examine the significant shift in modern business from the traditional command-and-control approach to the empowering method of servant leadership. We look at Deming's 14 managemen…

This episode explores the importance of on-the-job training, which is point six of Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s Fourteen Points of Management. Jay Patel, CEO of Amtech, shares insights on how consistent a…

In this episode of "Hardware is Forever," we explore the fifth of Dr. W. Edwards Deming's Fourteen Points of Management: Constantly improving the system of production and service. Jay Patel, CEO of A…

In this episode we continue our series on Deming's Fourteen Points of Management, focusing on his Fourth point and the critical shift from price-driven transactions to value-driven partnerships. Jay …

We're diving deeper into Dr. W. Edwards Deming's 14 Principles of Management, focusing on his third point, "Cease dependence on inspection to achieve quality." In this episode, Jay Patel, CEO of Amte…

In today's episode, we explore the strategic advantages of Tier 1 partnerships for growth and innovation in small- and medium-sized businesses. Jay Patel, CEO of Amtech, shares how leveraging Tier 1 …

We're continuing our series on Dr. W. Edwards Deming's 14 Principles of Management with a conversation on Adopting the New Philosophy - Deming's second point. Amtech CEO Jay Patel joins us to talk ab…

In our first episode where we're diving in earnest into Dr. Deming's 14 Points of Management, we're working to discover the key to long-term success by creating constancy of purpose. As Jay Patel, CE…

In this episode we're starting our exploration of the 14 Points of Management from Dr. W. Edwards Deming and how his revolutionary approach transforms how we think about quality control in electronic…

Join us as we embark on a transformative journey, immersing ourselves in the world of Dr. W Edwards Deming and his 14 revolutionary ideas on management. In this first episode of a multi-part series, …

Today we're talking about ways we've accelerated the growth of our electronics manufacturing business at Amtech. With the help of outside professionals, fractional experts and people with great ideas…

In today's episode, Amtech CEO Jay Patel explores why a measured, sometimes slower approach to decisions, business leadership, and even life, often leads to more successful results...faster. We discu…

We get asked a lot about the name of our #podcast, Hardware Is Forever. Today, we're talking about its origins (hat tip to the TV series Halt and Catch Fire) as both a nod to the early days of comput…