@AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski is a regular interview program, bringing you discussions with the men and women who are contributing to a critical part of the economy -- one that leads private sector R&D investment, employs well over a million Australians, and is just plain important to have around, as we’ve all been reminded in recent years. We hope to capture something of the variety to manufacturing, its place in the nation, its changing nature, and some of the personal ...
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Episode 97 -- Dr Maryam Parviz from SDIP Innovations
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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 So…
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Episode 95 -- Matthew Adams from Tekt Industries and Shai Terem from Markforged
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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.…
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Episode 96 -- Matt Hardie from Manuko and Maria Christina from Commonwealth Bank
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In episode 96 of @AuManufacturing Conversations, Matt Hardie discusses “having a midlife crisis early on”, giving up a corporate job aged 22, travelling the world and then deciding to make healthy treats, and Maria Christina shares some of the intelligence from the Commbank Manufacturing Insights Report. To read CommBank Manufacturing Insights Repo…
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Episode 94 -- Steve Milanoski from the Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility
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Our guest in this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations is Steve Milanoski, Director, Manufacturing Technology at the NSW Government's Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility. Steve tells us about the AMRF's goals for lifting technology adoption and skills among companies, the need for a Australia to have a manufacturing development institute,…
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Episode 93 -- Ben Chapman from Australian Turntable Company
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Episode 92 -- Cameron van den Dungen from Sleeptite
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Episode 91 -- David Fox from the Western Parkland City Authority
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Welcome to a special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski. This time around we’re featuring one of the sponsors that’s making our current series – Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers – possible. In this episode we hear from David Fox, Associate Director Research & Technology at the NSW Government's Western Parkland…
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Episode 90 -- Mike Bell from First Graphene
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Episode 88 -- Dr Heba Khamis from Contactile
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Episode 86 -- Mark Henry from Solidteknics
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Episode 85 -- Dr Lewis Dunnigan from Bygen
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Episode 84 -- Faz Pollard from Adarsh Australia
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Episode 83 -- Steve Camilleri from SPEE3D
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In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, Steve Camilleri from SPEE3D shares his thoughts on our national crisis of confidence when it comes to manufacturing, their approach to raising capital, why he prefers to live and work in Darwin rather than Melbourne, and more. You can download SPEE3D's new white paper Metal Addi…
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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. The 50 Most Innovative is an annual campaign by @AuManufacturing. This time around it has been made possible through the generous support of MYOB, CSIRO, and th…
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Episode 81 -- Brad Scott from Transmutation
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Episode 80 -- Dr Mobin Nomvar from Scimita Ventures
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Episode 79 -- Scott Kirkland from EMVision
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In the last episode for 2023, we hear from Ben Sorensen, Director of Innovation & Commercialisation at EPE. He tells us about the importance of collaborating with Australian researchers, EPE's role co-leading the ELO2 consortium hoping to build Australia's very first lunar rover, and more. Episode guide 0:22 – EPE’s focus: protecting people in haza…
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Episode 77 -- Dr Angus Forster from Vaxxas
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In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we speak to Dr Angus Forster, CTO of Vaxxas, at the company's Northshore Brisbane factory. He tells us about the plans for the site -- which was officially opened in June -- as well as some of the challenges of bringing biotech products to market. Episode guide 0:25 - Personal b…
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Episode 76 -- Launch webinar for Australia's 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign, 2024
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We are launching the second iteration of our Australia's 50 most innovative manufacturers campaign, or "the 50 most innovative" in its shorthand form. Just like last time around, we're seeking to identify and celebrate the country's most innovative manufacturers, learn about how they understand and go about innovating, and hopefully pick up some le…
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Episode 75 -- Xavier Orr from Advanced Navigation
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In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hear from Xavier Orr, co-founder and co-CEO of Advanced Navigation. Episode Guide 0.25 – Neural network-based navigation systems based on PhD research. 1:35 – Deciding on a stream at university while studying mechatronics and computer science. 2:12 – The big idea: a neural ne…
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Episode 74 -- Kathryn Anderson from University of South Australia
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In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hear from PhD scholar Kathryn Anderson. Anderson won the University of South Australia Three Minute Thesis (3MT) this year with her presentation on innovation districts, a topic she has a little more time to expand on in this episode. Episode guide 0:50 – Personal background …
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Episode 73 -- Adam Amos and Bradd Perkins from Robotic Systems
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Welcome to a special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we’re running as part of our The New Reinventors series, sponsored by business solutions provider Fusion5. Be sure to check out Fusion5’s free ebook – Manufacturing: The New Reinventors -- here. Episode guide 0:50 – An introduction to Robotic Systems, a co…
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Welcome to a special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we’re running as part of our The New Reinventors series, sponsored by business solutions provider Fusion5. Be sure to check out Fusion5’s free ebook – Manufacturing: The New Reinventors -- here. Episode guide 0:50 – An introduction to Bernie Quinn, Premcar…
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Episode 71 -- Jarrod Tuxworth from Fusion5
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Welcome to a special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we’re running as part of our The New Reinventors series, sponsored by business solutions provider Fusion5. Be sure to check out Fusion5’s free ebook – Manufacturing: The New Reinventors -- here. Episode guide 0:45 – Career path. Accounting and finance and …
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Episode 70 -- Joe Kenrick from Lunar Outpost Oceania
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In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hea from Joseph Kenrick, Program Manager at Lunar Outpost Oceania. He tells us about the EPE & Lunar Outpost Oceania Consortium, which is up against the AROSE consortium in a bid to build an Australian rover for the Trailblazer program. The winner's semi-autonomous rover coul…
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Episode 69 -- Dr Paul Falzon from Advanced Composite Structures Australia
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In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hear from Dr Paul Falzon, General Manager at Advanced Composite Structures Australia, in a lost-then-found recording made during our Australia's 50 most innovative manufacturers campaign earlier in the year. Falzon, whose company was part of the top 50, tells us about the ACS…
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Episode 68 -- Dr Phil Fox and Lachlan McLaren from Eco Detection/Grey Innovation
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In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hear from Dr Phil Fox and Lachlan McLaren, CTO of Eco Detection and Project Manager at Grey Innovation Group respectively. Eco Detection, part of Grey Innovation Group, was a Gold Award winner in our recent Australia's 50 most innovative manufacturers campaign. Fox and McLare…
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Episode 67 -- Paul Hutchings from Fusion5
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Welcome to a special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we’re running as part of our Spotlight on Scaleups editorial series, sponsored by business solutions provider Fusion5. Be sure to check out Fusion5’s free ebook – Scale up your manufacturing business for success. 4 ways an ERP can help -- here. In this epi…
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Episode 66 -- Meriel Chamberlin from Full Circle Fibres
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In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hear from Meriel Chamberlin, Founder & Creator at Full Circle Fibres, a textile scientist who has worked at many different points within the industry's supply chain over almost three decades. She tells us the difficulty of going from test tube to tonnes in R&D, why we need to…
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Episode 65 -- Keith Milne from Uncle Harry's Vegan Grill
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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…
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Episode 64 -- Malcolm Rigby from Open Welding
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Episode 63 -- Richard Simpson from Furnace Engineering
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Episode 62 -- Dr Munib Karavdic and Thomas Kerr from WAVE Design
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Episode 61 -- Paul Riley from Samsara Eco
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Episode 59 -- Mark Croudace from MGA Thermal
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Episode 58 -- Dario Valenza from Carbonix
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Episode 56 -- Lachlan Smart from Smartline
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Episode 55 -- Leigh Rust from Safetyline Jalousie
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Episode 54 -- Lieuwke de Jong from White Graphene
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Episode 53 -- Miheer Fyzee from Workspace Commercial Furniture
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Episode 52 -- Phil Scardigno and Corey White from The Hygiene Co
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Episode 51 -- Andrew Moore from AMSL Aero
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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. Episo…
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Episode 50 -- Ross and Lyn George from Austeng
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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 i…
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Episode 49 -- Jennifer Conley from the Geelong Manufacturing Council
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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 …
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Episode 48 -- Kheang Khauv from 1Millikelvin
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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…
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