Episode 121 -- John Broadbent from Realise Potential
Episode description
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, Sydney Olympic Park – at this link.
Episode guide
0:56 – An introduction. Approaching a 50th anniversary in the industry.
3:28 – Industrial Transformation Australia and his message on practical transformation and not getting stuck in “pilot purgatory”.
4:15 – Why organisations need bottom-up and top-down buy-in and get to “proof of value”.
6:16 – A lack of understanding from many companies on what Industry 4 is.
7:10 – Poor level of industrial sophistication in Australia.
8:10 – A remarkable number of factories not on a stable network that can mine data in real time, plus an anecdote about inefficient operations at one company.
9:58 – The need for investment and, again, strategy.