Send us a text This episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations is the “It can happen here” session recorded at our June 25 Spotlight on Scaling Up seminar. The panel features leaders from three established manufacturing companies that have grown handsomely through international leadership within their respective niches. How have they changed their industry? How do they continue to stay relevant? And how do they address the challenges of doing this from Australia? The moderator is David Martin, th...
Jul 17, 2025•35 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , published in partnership with Hannover Messe’s Industrial Transformation Australia event, Professor Veena Sahajwalla tells us about working at “the exciting new frontier” of recycling, where Australian companies can contribute globally, and more. @AuManufacturing is a media partner for Industrial Transformation Australia 2025. You can find more information about this free event – to be held July 22-24 at The Dome, Sydney Olympic ...
Jul 14, 2025•11 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Send us a text This episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations is the "Patient capital: how long tech takes at times" session recorded at our June 25 Spotlight on Scaling Up seminar. SoSU was hosted by @AuManufacturing in partnership with BDO, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, and the Australian Business Growth Fund. The panel featured three high-tech businesses, each of which took many years to develop and prove their technology through to eventual adoption, and each of which remains str...
Jul 10, 2025•36 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations, Simran Gill speaks to Dr Ian Mann, CTO of semiconductor business BluGlass, about why deep tech companies must prepare for scale from day one and embrace long development timelines. Further reading BluGlass raises $5.3 million in SPP BluGlass secures $2.9 million sub-contract through US microelectronics hub BluGlass to provide chips for blue ocean LiDAR project BluGlass completes GaNWorks acquisition BluGlass launches laser diode r...
Jul 08, 2025•30 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations, John Broadbent tells us about the worrying prevalence of fully-depreciated equipment in Australia's industry, explains why a smart factory he helped build in 2011 has only become more productive in the years since, and more. @AuManufacturing is a media partner for Industrial Transformation Australia 2025, which Broadbent will be a speaker at. You can find more information about this free event – to be held July 22-24 at The Dome, ...
Jul 02, 2025•11 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Send us a text When a critical medication that protects Australia's most vulnerable communities runs short, who pays the price? A new investigation reveals the shocking gaps in our pharmaceutical sovereignty. In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations, Simran Gill learns about Australia's pharmaceutical manufacturing challenges and the experts' detailed proposals for sovereign medicine production. Featuring - Dr Rosemary Wyber, Senior Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia...
Jun 30, 2025•31 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Send us a text Spotlight on Scaling Up is an event by @AuManufacturing and sponsored by BDO, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, and the Australian Business Growth Fund. Join us at UTS Building 8, 14–28 Ultimo Road to learn the importance of the issue at an economy-wide level, how world-class local enterprises have grown out of the small business category and beyond, and how you can apply their lessons to your business. TICKETS AND INFO HERE here: https://events.humanitix.com/spotlight-on-...
Jun 16, 2025•12 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , Rachel Reilly from Ethical Clothing Australia tells us about the shape of the Australian TCF sector and its workforce, the importance of government procurement, what international trade issues could mean, and more. You can find out about the Ethically Made In Australia Week Pop-Up Event here . It runs Thursday June 26 – Sunday June 29, 2025, at 306-308 Brunswick St, Fitzroy VIC Episode guide 0:30 – Career path 1:50 – What Ethical...
Jun 12, 2025•22 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign. It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC. In this episode, Simran Gill speaks to David Smirk, who explains how a vindictive equipment operator's act...
Jun 01, 2025•54 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , Simran Gill speaks to Dr Joe Berry and Dr Peter Sherrell, from the University of Melbourne and RMIT University respectively, who have discovered that water generates an electrical charge up to 10 times greater than previously understood when it moves across a surface. The pair reveal their groundbreaking "stick-slip" motion research and what it means for manufacturing, fuel safety, and energy storage. Further reading Scientists s...
May 01, 2025•37 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign. It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC. Be sure to join us on May 7 at the Crown Melbourne for our awards event and the unveiling of this year's 5...
Apr 06, 2025•19 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign. It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC. In this episode we hear from Dr Warren McKenzie, co-founder and Managing Director of fusion energy hopeful...
Mar 27, 2025•26 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign. It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC. In this episode we hear from Ebbe Dommisse, CEO of IonDrive, an ASX-listed battery recycling company comme...
Mar 16, 2025•28 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , we hear from Neil Goodman, a 45-year veteran of the steel industry who helped pioneer Hi-smelt technology globally. Neil explains how this direct smelting process works, its environmental advantages over traditional methods, and why it might be the perfect solution for Whyalla steelworks. Episode guide 00:00 Introduction 2:06 What is Hi-smelt technology? 4:55 Environmental advantages 7:47 Limitations and challenges 8:58 Implement...
Mar 09, 2025•16 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign. It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC. Do you think you belong on @AuManufacturing’s list of Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers? Apply ...
Feb 27, 2025•40 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign. It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC. Do you think you belong on @AuManufacturing’s list of Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers? Apply ...
Feb 18, 2025•32 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign. It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC. Do you think you belong on @AuManufacturing’s list of Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers? Apply ...
Feb 02, 2025•25 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign. It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC. Do you think you belong on @AuManufacturing’s list of Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers? Apply ...
Jan 27, 2025•13 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign. It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC. Do you think you belong on @AuManufacturing’s list of Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers? Apply ...
Jan 19, 2025•30 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign. It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC. In this episode we speak to John Smith, owner of Smith's BBQs, about the company's investments in automati...
Dec 03, 2024•18 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign. It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC. In this episode, we are joined by Jonathon Wolfe, founder/CEO at Optera, and Don Wright, Executive Directo...
Nov 24, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Send us a text This episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations looks at the most recent Economic Complexity Index figures, compiled by the Growth Lab at Harvard University. In it, Senior Research Manager at the Growth Lab Tim Cheston tells us about some of the recent shifts, what he thinks of the infamous assessment that “Australia is rich, dumb and getting dumber”, and more. The conversation is brought to you by APS Industrial. Providing exclusive access to the market-leading Siemens industrial ...
Nov 13, 2024•16 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Send us a text This episode was produced in cooperation with Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and features Peter Cox, Managing Director of Gelista, and Camilla Waterhouse, Executive Manager of Environment, Social and Governance in CommBank's Business Banking unit. They discuss the background to the upcoming climate reporting obligations, as well as how companies can use sustainability to create value and reduce risk for their business. Episode guide 0:20 – An introduction to guests. 2:08 – Some o...
Nov 12, 2024•23 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations we hear from James Bradley, former CTO of Diffuse Energy, a micro-wind turbine business that its founders decided to end this year. He tells us about the company’s big idea, the progress it made before supply chain issues made it difficult to continue, the reality that university spinout businesses don’t always succeed, and why he’s still passionate about working with startups. This episode is proudly brought to you by ECI Solution...
Nov 03, 2024•32 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Send us a text In episode 101 of @AuManufacturing Conversations , SPEE3D's co-founder and CTO Steve Camilleri returns as a guest. He tells us about the enduring consideration of “how do I make a perfect space printer?”, why companies need a guiding vision, the importance of in-field testing for product development, celebrating the company’s capable Australian suppliers, the complementarity of cold spray AM alongside wire arc AM, and more. Editor's note: This episode is not "paid media", though i...
Oct 17, 2024•25 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , we hear from Dilupa Nakandala, Associate Professor at Western Sydney University’s School of Business, about her research and her new policy paper, Recharging SME manufacturing in NSW: Opportunities for government to boost adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies . Episode guide 0:38 – Background. Studied as an electrical/electronic engineer, worked in various roles at IBM World Trade Corporation (the first female engineer at the com...
Sep 30, 2024•19 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , we hear from Dr Nadia Court and Stefanie Winwood about the state of Australia's semiconductor sector and some ideas on how to strengthen it. The conversation comes ahead of the Semiconductor Australia 2024 conference, to be held October 24. More information on the event is available here . Episode guide 0:25 – An introduction to the guests. 1:42 – BluGlass and its rarity as an Australian vertically-integrated semiconductor compan...
Sep 08, 2024•22 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Send us a text Welcome to episode 98 of @AuManufacturing Conversations , sponsored by ECI Solutions. ECI has the leading ERP software for small and medium-sized manufacturers. With solutions to suit all types of manufacturers, they have manufacturing software that can scale as your business grows. M1 ERP for discrete and complex manufacturer s enables real-time operational visibility over all aspects of your business, from finance to production floor and inventory management. M1 ERP software sav...
Sep 01, 2024•23 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations , Dr Maryam Parviz from bone filler business SDIP Innovations tells us about why better bone implants are needed, the company's road to commercialisation, why the company decided in-house production was the only way after considering contract manufacture, and more. This episode is sponsored by ECI Software Solutions . Episode guide 0:26 – What SDIP does – next-generation bioresobable bone implants – and Parviz’s professional backgr...
Aug 01, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations, sponsored by Markforged, we hear from the company's CEO Shai Terem, as well as Matthew Adams, founder and CEO of Australian company Tekt Industries. This conversation was recorded at an event at Tekt's facility in late-May as part of Markforged's FX10 Launch Roadshow.
Jul 28, 2024•25 min•Season 3Ep. 17
