John Ratzenberger Tells It Like It is in Manufacturing Today on Podcast - Predicts an Industrial Tsunami

Star of Cheers, Made in America, Dancing with the Stars, Pixar among other Hollywood shows talks on the Better Process Podcast about his favorite topic - Manufacturing in the USA.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) March 17, 2008 -- John Ratzenberger discusses the past, present, and future of manufacturing in America. John's vast experience visiting many many factory floors with Travel Channel and John Ratzenberger's Made in America, the comments are well founded in first hand experience.

John stated optimistically that the future of manufacturing in this country is in our youth. Organizations such as the FMA Foundation (http://www.fma-foundation.org) and the Nuts Bolts and Thingamajigs Foundation (http://www.nutsandboltsfoundation.org) strive to bring kids into manufacturing by bringing the fun of manufacturing to them. "It is a national hunger right now for our youth to get hands on and actually create something," said John. These organizations organize and fund camps that allow kids to create something they can build and actually feel good about making rather than just showing up and breathing.

The former "Cheers" sitcom star and actor John Ratzenberger, long-time proponent for introducing young people to the exciting career opportunities in manufacturing, also introduces Florida teenage race car driver and welder Brennan Palmiter as the new face of youth manufacturing for the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA). The FMA and its publication Practical Welding Today will sponsor Palmiter for the 2008 racing season as well.

Hosted by Ken Rayment, the Better Process Podcast is a daily podcast focusing on manufacturing and industry. "American manufacturing is the engine of our economy," says Rayment. "As an engineer working in industry, I got tired of hearing only bad news about American manufacturing. I launched the Better Process Podcast to share the success stories and be the voice of the small and mid-sized manufacturing firm. John's discussion about what is needed for manufacturing today is the kick in the pants that our country needs to hear. This is exactly the kind of story I want to tell on my program."

The free podcast can be heard at:

http://www.podcasternews.com/bpp/4985/industry-report-john-ratzenberger-fma-foundation/

About the Better Process Podcast

Based in Colorado and across the US via Skype, the Better Process Podcast interviews small and mid-sized manufacturing companies, and the companies that service these companies. Shows are free to download from iTunes (search for Better Process Podcast in iTunes music store) and are available most business days. More information on the show can be found at http://www.BetterProcess.com. The Better Process Podcast is the voice of the small and mid-sized manufacturing firm.

About the FMA Foundation

The mission of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Foundation is to serve as a charitable organization to provide funding for training, grants, scholarships, research and publishing information relating to the sector of the manufacturing community which utilizes metal forming, fabricating and product assembly.

About the Nuts Bolts and Thingamajigs Foundation

The mission of Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs Foundation is to avert a growing crisis in America, one that is occurring because too few young people now develop the kind of manual skills required by industries, workshops, and engineering practices. Through mentoring programs, education, and media awareness, NBTF will once again introduce young people to the pleasures of tinkering. And in that way, we will create the next generation of artisans, inventors, engineers, repairmen and skilled workers - in short, a self-sufficient, self-sustaining society.

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