Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , we hear from Keith Milne, the owner and director of Uncle Harry's Vegan Grill. Milne bought the business in 2018 at the age of 70, and has no plans to retire soon. He tells us about what made him buy a struggling vegan food business, what he did after that, what he hates about a lot of the vegan/vegetarian products he sees in supermarkets, and the positives of running a business at his age. Episode guide 0:18 ...
Jul 25, 2023•14 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers. Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers is a new campaign by @AuManufacturing . It has been made possible by the generous support of MYOB , SMC Corporation Australia , and Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions . Be sure to check our website and social media channels for regular updates,...
Jun 25, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers. Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers is a new campaign by @AuManufacturing . It has been made possible by the generous support of MYOB , SMC Corporation Australia , and Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions . Be sure to check our website and social media channels for regular updates,...
Jun 12, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers. Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers is a new campaign by @AuManufacturing . It has been made possible by the generous support of MYOB , SMC Corporation Australia , and Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions . Be sure to check our website and social media channels for regular updates,...
Jun 06, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers. Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers is a new campaign by @AuManufacturing . It has been made possible by the generous support of MYOB , SMC Corporation Australia , and Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions . Be sure to check our website and social media channels for regular updates,...
May 21, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers. Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers is a new campaign by @AuManufacturing . It has been made possible by the generous support of MYOB , SMC Corporation Australia , and Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions . Be sure to check our website and social media channels for regular updates,...
May 08, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers. Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers is a new campaign by @AuManufacturing . It has been made possible by the generous support of MYOB , SMC Corporation Australia , and Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions . Be sure to check our website and social media channels for regular updates,...
Apr 30, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers. Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers is a new campaign by @AuManufacturing . It has been made possible by the generous support of MYOB , SMC Corporation Australia , and Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions . Be sure to check our website and social media channels for regular updates,...
Apr 23, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers. Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers is a new campaign by @AuManufacturing . It has been made possible by the generous support of MYOB , SMC Corporation Australia , and Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions . Be sure to check our website and social media channels for regular updates,...
Apr 16, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers. Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers is a new campaign by @AuManufacturing . It has been made possible by the generous support of MYOB , SMC Corporation Australia , and Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions . Be sure to check our website and social media channels for regular updates,...
Apr 10, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers. Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers is a new campaign by @AuManufacturing . It has been made possible by the generous support of MYOB , SMC Corporation Australia , and Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions . Be sure to check our website and social media channels for regular updates,...
Apr 02, 2023•18 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers. Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers is a new campaign by @AuManufacturing . It has been made possible by the generous support of MYOB , SMC Corporation Australia , and Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions . Be sure to check our website and social media channels for regular updates,...
Mar 26, 2023•18 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers. Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers is a new campaign by @AuManufacturing . It has been made possible by the generous support of MYOB , SMC Corporation Australia , and Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions . Be sure to check our website and social media channels for regular updates,...
Mar 22, 2023•17 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Send us a text Welcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers. Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers is a new campaign by @AuManufacturing . It has been made possible by the generous support of MYOB , SMC Corporation Australia , and Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions . Be sure to check our website and social media channels for regular updates,...
Mar 16, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations With Brent Balinski , we hear from Andrew Moore, co-founder and CEO of AMSL Aero. Moore tells us about progress so far after starting the eVTOL company in 2017, how its meeting the challenges of locating talent and suppliers in Australia, the exciting prospects that e-aviation offers, and more. Episode guide 0:26 – Career and the AMSL story. “I think I always wanted to design and build airplanes. So I did. Eventually.” 1:46 – The p...
Mar 15, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , we hear from Ross and Lyn George, the Managing Director and Corporate Director respectively at Austeng. Following episode 49's interview with Jennifer Conley of the Geelong Manufacturing Council, the Georges tell us about their place in the region's reinvention, and their work in helping some of the company's most interesting manufacturing startups realise their potential. Episode guide 0:30 – Introduction and...
Mar 12, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , we hear from Jennifer Conley, CEO of the Geelong Manufacturing Council, recorded the day of the organisation's 25th anniversary celebration and awards dinner. Episode guide 0:30 – Introduction, career path etc. 2:20 – The Geelong Manufacturing Council’s heritage and its 25-year anniversary. 4:40 – The census data support the feeling that manufacturing is on the up in Geelong. 5:50 – Major projects underway or ...
Mar 05, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , we hear from Kheang Khauv, Managing Director at 1Millikelvin. This conversation took place at the Avalon 2023 Australian International Airshow, shortly after Khauv's company won both the National and the SME Innovation Awards at the show's Innovation Awards. Khauv tells us about his quest to bring a clever Australian invention, which visualises stress in metal as it occurs, to a global audience. Episode guide ...
Mar 02, 2023•17 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , we hear from Dr Jehan Kanga, founder and CEO of Rux Energy. Kanga tells us about their research and commercialisation of metal organic frameworks, how these nanoporous materials can be used to boost the efficiency of hydrogen storage, how quickly the green hydrogen era is approaching us, and much more. Relevant links Rux Energy's website https://ruxenergy.com/ "Multiple awards for the world famous Kanga family...
Feb 19, 2023•40 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , we hear from Dr Andrew Horsley, co-Founder and CTO of Quantum Brilliance, who tells us about growing qubits in diamond chips, why the growth of the quantum computing industry will need tonnes of roles involving non-quantum specialists, the company's $US 18 million raise this week, and more. Episode guide 0:30 – introduction to Horsley’s career as a physics researcher and his company’s origins. 2:16 – Getting p...
Feb 16, 2023•19 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , we hear from Ahmed Mahil, founder and CEO of Luyten. Mahil tells us about his company, which began in 2020 and is the country's first maker of 3D concrete printers, adoption of their technology here and abroad so far, why the country needs a stronger electronics industry, and more. Episode guide 0:35 – An introduction to Luyten and to the issues it is addressing. 2:55 – The team’s background in mechatronics re...
Feb 12, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations With Brent Balinski , we hear from Rachael Barritt, Business Operations Manager at Dovetail Electric Aviation. Barritt is co-founder at Dovetail, a company developing electric propulsion systems to retrofit to light aircraft. She tells us about her career in e-aviation manufacturing -- first at MagniX, now at Dovetail, the path to certification and commercialisation, her new role as Founder In Residence at Swinburne University, and...
Feb 07, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , we hear from Matt Holloway and Jim Prior, CEO and COO respectively of injection moulding specialist Holloway Group. Episode guide 0:30 – The second-generation company’s history, beginning in the mid-1980s. 2:35 - Jim Prior, COO, joins company via acquisition of Biax in Sept 2021 4:50 – What the company does and what its products are. 7:04 – Are people procuring locally? What they are noticing. “I think there i...
Feb 05, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , we hear from Dr Will Gilbert from Diraq, who tells us about computing with puddles of electrons, and his unusual career so far. Episode guide 0:30 – Career background. Engineering, electronics and music. 3:45 – Joining Professor Andrew Dzurak’s team at UNSW. 4:45 – An explanation of CMOS chips, puddles of electrons, and computing with electron spins and magnetic fields. 7:40 – Reaching millions or even billion...
Jan 29, 2023•19 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Send us a text In the first episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski for 2023, we hear from Kristi Riordan, co-founder of plant-based food ingredient maker Harvest B. Episode guide 0:30 – What they do plus Riordan’s entrepreneurial background “in areas where categories were rapidly transforming.” 2:00 – Migrating to Australia and identifying a new venture aligned with Australia’s competitive advantage in agriculture. 4:10 – Identifying “a complete lack of innovation” in a pa...
Jan 26, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Send us a text In episode 40 of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , we hear from independent semiconductor professional Dr Steven Duvall. Duvall hits some of the important points from his excellent four-part series, co-authored with Glenn Downey, contributed to @AuManufacturing 's "Australia's place in the semiconductor world" editorial series. From a very basic starting point -- an explanation of what semiconductors are and what they do -- he describes their importance in the m...
Dec 15, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , we hear from Professors Gavin Ash and Kerryn Phelps, the bid leader and Chair Elect respectively of the hemp Cooperative Research Centre. The pair speak about what the CRC hopes to do to grow the nascent hemp industry, which with its low water and fertiliser requirements, and its abundance of food, fibre and other uses, could hold a wealth of opportunities. Episode guide 0:30 – an introduction to the guests 1:...
Dec 15, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Send us a text In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski , Kite Magnetics founder and CEO Dr Richard Parsons shares his path from materials engineering researcher to founder of an early-stage startup, why he chose the aviation industry, preparing to showcase their first product at the upcoming Avalon Air Show in March, and more. Episode guide 0:26 – Introduction to Parsons and to Kite, which is building smaller, lighter and more efficient electric propulsion systems f...
Dec 14, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Send us a text In episode 37 of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski we hear from Marten Jurg, co-founder and CEO of Additive Assurance. We learn about the company’s $4.1 million funding round last week, its progress since beginning 2019, what Jurg has noticed about investment appetite for high-tech manufacturing startups, the challenges that metal additive manufacturing companies need to address, and more. Episode guide 0:28 – discovering a new way to spot very small defects in la...
Dec 11, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Send us a text In episode 36 of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski we hear from John Lake and Rob Fisher, the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder/CEO, respectively, of Bodd Technologies. We take a look at a startup that seems on the cusp of great commercial success, and which is at the same time hard to categorise. Are they a manufacturer? An SaaS business? A data analytics company? And do any of these questions even matter? Episode guide 0:30 – Introduction to guests and to w...
Dec 08, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 36
