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@AuManufacturing Conversations

@AuManufacturing

@AuManufacturing Conversations is a regular interview program hosted by Brent Balinski (with other hosts occasionally) bringing you discussions with the folks who are contributing to a critical part of Australia"s economy.We hope to capture something of the variety of manufacturing, its place in the nation, its changing nature, and some of the personalities within it.From the boutique to the billion dollar, if it"s manufacturing and it"s Australian, then it likely matters to us. This podcast is an

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36:35

Episode 116 -- Dr Joe Berry from the University of...

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2025/05/01

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...

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19:11

Episode 115 -- Oliver Hunt from Medsalv

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2025/04/06

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...

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26:19

Episode 114 -- Dr Warren McKenzie from HB11 Energy

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2025/03/27

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 hear from Dr Warren McKenzie, co-founder and Managing Director of fusion energy hopef...

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28:02

Episode 113 -- Dr Ebbe Dommisse from IonDrive

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2025/03/16

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 com...

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16:10

Episode 112 -- Neil Goodman from Magnum Mining and...

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2025/03/09

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 I...

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39:39

Episode 111 -- Dr Chris Jeffery from Convergence Medical

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2025/02/27

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. Do you think you belong on @AuManufacturing’s list of Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers? Appl...

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31:32

Episode 110 -- Ayrton Sue from Element Engineering

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2025/02/18

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? Appl...

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24:38

Episode 109 -- Dr Farzaneh Ahmadi from Laronix

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2025/02/02

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? Ap...

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13:09

Episode 108 -- Vahid Montazeri from Innomerix

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2025/01/27

Send us a textWelcome 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 t...

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30:27

Episode 107 -- Professor Mark Kendall from WearOptimo

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2025/01/19

Send us a textWelcome 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 t...

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17:52

Epiosde 106 -- John Smith from Smith's BBQs

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2024/12/03

Send us a textWelcome 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 automatio...

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40:48

Episode 105 -- Jonathon Wolfe from Optera Solutions...

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2024/11/24

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 Director, Enterprise a...

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16:25

Episode 104 -- Tim Cheston from the Harvard Growth Lab

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2024/11/13

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 automation and...

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23:08

Episode 103 (Sponsored by Commonwealth Bank) -- Peter...

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2024/11/12

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 guide0:20 – An introduction to guests. 2:08 – Some observatio...

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31:39

Episode 102 -- James Bradley from Diffuse Energy

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2024/11/03

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 Solutions.Episode gui...

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25:12

Episode 101 -- Steve Camilleri from SPEE3D

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2024/10/17

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 ...

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18:52

Episode 100 -- Associate Professor Dilupa Nakandala...

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2024/09/30

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 guide0:38 – Background. Studied as an electrical/electronic engineer, worked in various roles at IBM World Trade Corporation (the first female engineer at the company) befo...

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22:15

Episode 99 -- Dr Nadia Court from the Semiconductor...

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2024/09/08

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 guide0:25 – An introduction to the guests.1:42 – BluGlass and its rarity as an Australian vertically-integrated semiconductor company.3:34 – Has the p...

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22:41

Episode 98 -- Colin Doherty, Managing Director of...

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2024/09/01

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 manufacturers enables real-time operational visibility over all aspects of your business, from finance to production floor and inventory management. M1 ERP software saves manufacturer...

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Episode 97 -- Dr Maryam Parviz from SDIP Innovations

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2024/08/01

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 guide0:26 – What SDIP does – next-generation bioresobable bone implants – and Parviz’s professional background.2:25 – Devel...

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