Josh Cable
Former Senior Editor, IndustryWeek
Former Senior Editor Josh Cable covered innovation issues -- including trends and best practices in R&D, process improvement and product development. He also reported on the best practices of the most successful companies and executives in the world of transportation manufacturing, which encompasses the aerospace, automotive, rail and shipbuilding sectors.
Josh also led the IndustryWeek Manufacturing Hall of Fame, IW's annual tribute to the most influential executives and thought leaders in U.S. manufacturing history.
Before joining IndustryWeek, Josh was the editor-in-chief of Penton Media's Government Product News and Government Procurement. He also was an award-winning beat reporter for several small newspapers in Northeast Ohio.
Josh received his BFA in creative writing from Bowling Green University, and continued his professional development through course-work at Ohio University and Cuyahoga Community College.
A lifelong resident of the Buckeye State, Josh currently lives in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. When the weather cooperates, you'll find him riding his bike to work, exercising his green thumb in the backyard or playing ultimate Frisbee.
Josh's Recent activity
It's a New Era for American Energy -- and Energy Exports
Why the U.S. is positioned to be a global energy export leader for the foreseeable future.
Logistics providers can help take the worry and complexity out of entering foreign markets.
The Golden Age of Internal Combustion
Thanks to a host of engineering advancements -- from turbocharging to direct fuel injection to cylinder deactivation -- the century-old internal-combustion engine is leaner, meaner and greener than it's ever been.
'Systems Approach' Needed to Meet CAFE Standards
The internal-combustion engine has come a long way in recent years. But the Obama administration's looming CAFE standards -- which require automakers to nearly double fuel economy to 54.5 mpg by 2025 -- are forcing...
A Manufacturing Comeback in Cleveland
Reversing a two decade trend manufacturing is now fueling Cleveland's recovery.
Workforce: Homegrown Talent
Warren Rupp Mansfield's success in recent years has opened up opportunities for managers to advance within the company.
2012 IW Best Plants Winner: Pumping up Productivity
A redesign of the factory layout has cut lead times, boosted on-time delivery and served as a catalyst for continuous improvement.
Innovation: Customer-Led Innovation
Focus on helping your customers grow, not "protecting your market share," says Motorola Solutions research chief Graham Marshall.
Manufacturing Hall of Fame 2012 Inductee: Jim McNerney
As the CEO of Boeing since July 2005, McNerney has brought much-needed stability to the aerospace giant's executive suite, leading Boeing to record revenue and helping the company reclaim its crown as the world...
Manufacturing Hall of Fame 2012 Inductee: Robert Curl
The Rice University emeritus professor shared the 1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry by virtue of his role in the discovery of the "buckyball," which paved the way for a new branch of chemistry -- nanotechnology.