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Augmented Ops

210 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 52 ratings

Augmented Ops is a podcast for industrial leaders, shop floor operators, citizen developers, and anyone else that cares about what the future of frontline operations will look like across industries. We equip our listeners with the knowledge to understand the latest advancements at the intersection of manufacturing and technology, as well as actionable insights that they can implement in their own operations. This show is presented by Tulip, the Frontline Operations Platform.

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Episode 135: Bringing Spatial Intelligence to Operations with Zerokey's Matt Lowe

April 10, 2024 04:15 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB

This week’s guest is Matt Lowe (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwlowe/), Co-Founder and CEO of ZeroKey (https://zerokey.com/). Not only is he a contributor to major open source projects like Linux and Arduino, Matt is the inventor of Quantum RTLS, a system that uses ultrasound to achieve 3D position tracking of objects with an unmatched level of fidelity. He explains what makes ultrasound-based positioning systems ideal for manufacturing environments, how spatial intelligence offers new ways to ...

Episode 134: Building Industrial Architectures with MQTT with HiveMQ’s Dominik Obermaier

March 27, 2024 04:30 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

This week’s guest is Dominik Obermaier (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dobermai/), Co-Founder and CTO of HiveMQ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/hivemq-gmbh/). With over 10 years of experience serving on the MQTT technical committee and helping organizations build their data foundations using HiveMQ’s MQTT platform, Dominik shares his deep expertise on the technology. He explains what makes MQTT such an important communications protocol, why the emergence of the Unified Namespace matters for ma...

Episode 133: Rethinking Our Approach to AI with Dr. Jay Lee

March 13, 2024 04:15 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

This week’s guest is Jay Lee (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-lee-116ba59/), Director of the Industrial AI Center at the University of Maryland (https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-maryland/). Dr. Lee shares his experiences from the early days programming machines with punch cards, to eventually developing advanced machine learning applications for industry. He explains how AI and ML are reshaping manufacturing, the workforce, and global supply chains. Plus, he lays out his vision f...

Episode 132: Open Source Software for Manufacturing with UMH's Alex Krüger

February 28, 2024 05:30 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MB

This week’s guest is Alex Krüger (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-krueger/), Co-founder and CEO of United Manufacturing Hub (https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-manufacturing-hub/), or UMH. Alex shares his journey from working on integration projects in consulting fresh out of college, to founding UMH and building an open source alternative to the offerings from incumbent vendors. He breaks down the role of the open source software movement in manufacturing, how the Unified Namespac...

Episode 131: MQTT, Unified Namespace, and The New Industrial Data Stack with Litmus’s Vatsal Shah

February 14, 2024 05:30 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB

This week’s guest is Vatsal Shah (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vatsal12/), Founder and CEO of Litmus (https://www.linkedin.com/company/litmus-automation/). Vatsal discusses his journey from an automation engineer at Rockwell, to building a new industrial data platform from the ground up after becoming frustrated with the limitations of the offerings from established vendors. He discusses manufacturers’ exodus from on-prem to cloud systems, the pros and cons of data protocols like MQTT and Spar...

Episode 130: Democratization, Gen AI, and the Future of Industrial Analytics with Seeq’s Lisa Graham

January 31, 2024 05:30 - 29 minutes - 27.8 MB

This week’s guest is Dr. Lisa Graham (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisagraham2/), CEO of Seeq (https://www.linkedin.com/company/seeqcorporation/). Dr. Graham discusses her journey from process engineer, to using Seeq’s platform as a customer, and now leading the company as CEO. Drawing on her extensive experience in operations, she discusses how advanced analytics, generative AI, and the emergence of an interoperable technology ecosystem are reshaping industries. Plus, she shares best practice...

Episode 129: AI and the Human Element in Industry 4.0 with Jeff Winter

January 17, 2024 05:30 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

This week’s guest is Jeff Winter (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyrwinter/), Sr. Director of Industry Strategy for Manufacturing at Hitachi Solutions (https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachi-solutions-america/). Jeff offers his insights into the history of the Industry 4.0 movement and how he expects it to evolve in the coming years. His discussion highlights the balance between AI and human ingenuity, the role of frontline workers in an increasingly automated manufacturing environment, a...

Episode 128: From Tailor to Technologist: A Digital Transformation Journey with Joachim Hensch

January 03, 2024 05:15 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB

This week’s guest is Joachim Hensch (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joachim-hensch-consulting), Founder of Joachim Hensch Consulting (https://www.joachimhensch.com/) and former Managing Director of the Hugo Boss factory in Izmir, Turkey. Hensch shares invaluable lessons learned about digital transformation through his over three decades of experience working in the apparel industry in roles from the shop floor all the way to management. His unique journey from tailor to digital transformation l...

Episode 127: Venture Capital's Role in Digital Transformation with Lior Susan

December 06, 2023 05:15 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MB

This week’s guest is Lior Susan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/liorsusan/), founder of Eclipse Ventures. With the digital transformation of critical industries like manufacturing now at the forefront of many nations’ economic priorities, Lior discusses the role that venture capital can play in helping drive this change. He addresses the growing importance of integrating IT and OT in industrial settings, and how technology can be used to augment the global workforce. Plus, key insights on the f...

Episode 126: Transforming Manufacturers’ Organizational Strategy with Dr. Jörg Gnamm

November 15, 2023 05:15 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB

This week’s guest is Dr. Jörg Gnamm (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerggnamm/), Senior Partner & Global Head of Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 Practice at Bain & Company (https://www.bain.com/). In order to successfully transform their business, Jörg calls on manufacturers to take a systemic approach to technology adoption by enabling interdisciplinary collaboration, and focusing on use cases that drive value for the business. He draws on his extensive experience with real-world implementatio...

Episode 125: Rethinking Quality Control for Pharmaceuticals with Mark Buswell

November 01, 2023 04:15 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MB

Our guest this week is GSK’s Mark Buswell (https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbuswell), VP of Quality Tech. Mark draws on over two decades of experience in pharma manufacturing as we explore the challenges of quality control in the industry. Our discussion sheds light on the hurdles of adopting emerging technologies in regulated industries as Mark presents his vision of how to enable 'Quality by Design' with new tech and methodologies. He explains what the future of quality labs will look like,...

Episode 124: Industrial Data Interoperability with Erich Barnstedt

October 18, 2023 04:15 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

Our guest this week is Microsoft’s Erich Barnstedt (https://www.linkedin.com/in/erich-barnstedt-9a84685), Chief Architect Standards, Consortia & Industrial IoT, Azure Edge + Platform. Erich brings his perspective as we try to get to the bottom of why–despite overtures from some of the biggest vendors in the space–we still have not achieved true data interoperability in the manufacturing industry. We explore what really goes on behind the curtain at standards committees, and why it is so impor...

Episode 123: Building a Manufacturing Software Marketplace with Diego Tamburini

October 04, 2023 04:30 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB

Our guest this week is Diego Tamburini (https://www.linkedin.com/in/diegotamburini/), Category Manager for Manufacturing for the Microsoft Commercial Marketplace. We explore what the modern manufacturing software landscape looks like from the consumer and vendor perspective, and take a deep dive into what software providers can do to enable an open, interoperable tech stack for manufacturers. We also highlight the importance of collecting data and putting the operator first as manufacturers l...

Episode 122: Fixing the Failures of Industry 4.0 with Antonio Padovano

September 20, 2023 04:30 - 22 minutes - 21 MB

Our guest this week is Antonio Padovano (https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoniopadovano/), Assistant Professor at the University of Calabria. In this conversation, we discuss the failures of practically implementing Industry 4.0 on the shop floor, and his vision for how we can address these with a new approach that respects both humans and technology. Augmented Ops is a podcast for industrial leaders, shop floor operators, citizen developers, and anyone else that cares about what the future of ...

Episode 121: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

August 23, 2023 04:15 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB

In this special episode, Trond introduces Natan Linder, CEO of Tulip and co-author of Augmented Lean, as the new host of Augmented Season 4. Trond and Natan review four great interviews from 2022, and Natan previews what’s to come in 2023–with new episodes that go beyond interviews to include brainstorms, debates, and the occasional stream of consciousness. Augmented Episode 74: DMG MORI's Digital Lean Journey (https://www.augmentedpodcast.co/74) Augmented Episode 78: Life Science Manufacturi...

Episode 120: Digital Manufacturing in Turkey and Beyond with Efe Erdem

August 09, 2023 16:15 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

Efe Erdem, Executive Director of the MEXT Technology Center takes us on a journey through Turkey's manufacturing landscape and its pivotal role in advancing digitalization across the MENA region. We delve into the motivation behind establishing the MEXT Technology Center, its unique approach in providing end-to-end services to manufacturers, and the impact of their initiatives on digital transformation in various sectors, including automotive, steel, and textiles. Efe shares valuable insights...

Episode 119: Industrial Design with Kimberly Andersson

July 26, 2023 04:15 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. The topic is Industrial Design. Our guest is Kimberly Andersson, Head Of Design at Tulip Interfaces. The conversation between Trond and Kimberly revolves around the topic of design, particularly in the context of industrial software and digital tools for manufacturing processes. Kimberly shares her insights on the power of design, the tension between user-...

Episode 118: Digital Manufacturing in the Cloud with Jon Hirschtick (Rebroadcast)

July 12, 2023 04:15 - 1 hour - 49.6 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers.  The topic is: Digital Manufacturing in the Cloud. Our guest is Jon Hirschtick, Head of SaaS, Onshape and Atlas Platform, PTC. In this conversation, we talk about the story of SolidWorks, using agile methods, listening to the market, charting the evolution of CAD into SaaS, and its emerging and future iterations in the open source cloud and beyond Afte...

Episode 117: Manufacturing with Jessica Yen

June 28, 2023 04:15 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MB

In episode 117 of the podcast, the topic is manufacturing. Our guest is Jessica Yen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-yen-49753019/), Head of Customer Success at Tulip (https://tulip.co/). In this conversation, we talk about how it's interesting to see that changes are happening in manufacturing but that these changes aren't fast. It's a moving target, manufacturing, but certainly, complexity is there. The Augmented podcast is created in association with Tulip, connected frontline operatio...

Episode 116: The Market of Marketplaces with Jason Ray

June 14, 2023 04:15 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

In episode 116 of the podcast, the topic is: The Market of Marketplaces. Our guest is Jason Ray (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasontray/), Co-Founder and CEO of Paperless Parts (https://www.paperlessparts.com/). In this conversation, we talk about the importance of implementing a growth mindset in manufacturing, procurement, and industrial supply chains. The Augmented podcast is created in association with Tulip, connected frontline operations platform that connects the people, machines, devic...

Episode 115: Bridging the Physical-Digital Divide in Industrial Tech with Rony Kubat

May 31, 2023 04:15 - 17 minutes - 16.7 MB

In episode 115 of the podcast, the topic is: Bridging the Physical-Digital Divide in Industrial Tech. Our guest is Rony Kubat (@kubat), CTO and co-founder, Tulip In this conversation, we talk about the complexity of the shop floor and programming a physical-digital environment. What does Digital Lean mean to you? What is augmentation? What's next in industrial tech? Augmented is a podcast for industrial leaders, process engineers and shop floor operators, hosted by futurist Trond Arne Undh...

Episode 114: The Industry 4.0 Journey with Scott Phillips

May 17, 2023 04:15 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. Scott Phillips, founder of i4Score, joins us in this episode for a deep-dive conversation about the journey towards a data-driven culture. We discuss the three big challenges small- to medium-sized manufacturers face when trying to adopt new technology; the core principles of Industry 4.0; and how to use technology to automate, autonomize, and augment. If ...

Episode 113: The Business Model of Lean with Jim Huntzinger

May 03, 2023 04:15 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. Jim Huntzinger, President of Lean Frontiers, joins us in this episode for a deep dive into the lean business model and all things lean accounting. We explore value stream versus product costing, the importance of lean coaching, the principles of Toyota Kata, and how these strategies can drive processes improvement and product development simultaneously. Th...

Episode 112: Humans, Robots, and the Future of Manufacturing with Anna Waldman-Brown

April 19, 2023 04:15 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode, we’re speaking with Anna Waldman-Brown, PhD candidate in political economy and researcher at MIT. Our discussion dives deep into how manufacturers are automating welding processes, the role humans and robots will play in the future of the industry, and what these trends mean for small- and medium-sized enterprises in particular. We also ex...

Episode 111: Operator 4.0 with David Romero

April 05, 2023 04:15 - 43 minutes - 56.6 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is Operator 4.0. Our guest is David Romero, Professor of Advanced Manufacturing at Tecnológico de Monterrey University in Mexico (https://tec.mx). In this conversation, we talk about the emergence of a smart and skilled operator who is helped by cognitive and physical augmentation, how this trend emerged, and how i...

Episode 110: Executing on Manufacturing Technology with Jane Arnold

March 22, 2023 04:15 - 34 minutes - 40.8 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Executing on Manufacturing Technology" and our guest is Jane Arnold, board member at Aperio.ai (https://aperio.ai/about/) and former VP of Manufacturing Technology at Stanley Black & Decker (https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/). In this conversation, we talk about advanced manufacturing technology, the impor...

Episode 109: Augmenting Workers With Wearables with Andrew Chrostowski

March 01, 2023 05:15 - 41 minutes - 47.4 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Augmenting Workers With Wearables." And our guest is Andrew Chrostowski, Chairman and CEO of RealWear (https://www.realwear.com/). In this conversation, we talk about the brief history of industrial wearables, the state of play, the functionality, current approaches and deployments, use cases, the timelines, an...

Episode 108: Lean Operations with John Carrier

February 15, 2023 05:00 - 32 minutes - 36.9 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Lean Operations." Our guest is John Carrier, Senior Lecturer of Systems Dynamics at MIT. In this conversation, we talk about the people dynamics that block efficiency in industrial organizations. If you like this show, subscribe at augmentedpodcast.co (https://www.augmentedpodcast.co/). Augmented is a podcast ...

Episode 107: Explainability in AI with Julian Senoner

February 01, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes - 34.5 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Explainability and AI." Our guest is Julian Senoner, CEO and Co-Founder of EthonAI (https://ethon.ai/). In this conversation, we talk about how to define explainable AI and its major applications, and its future. If you like this show, subscribe at augmentedpodcast.co (https://www.augmentedpodcast.co/). If you...

Episode 106: Post Lean with Frode Odegard

January 18, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes - 51.1 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Post Lean." Our guest is Frode Odegard, Chairman and CEO at the Post-Industrial Institute (https://post-industrial.institute/). In this conversation, we talk about the post-industrial enterprise going beyond digital and higher-order organizations. If you like this show, subscribe at augmentedpodcast.co (https:...

Episode 106: Post Lean with Frode Odegaard

January 18, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes - 50.9 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Post Lean." Our guest is Frode Odegaard, Chairman and CEO at the Post-Industrial Institute (https://post-industrial.institute/). In this conversation, we talk about the post-industrial enterprise going beyond digital and higher-order organizations. If you like this show, subscribe at augmentedpodcast.co (https...

Episode 105: Product Lifecycle Management's Momentum in Manufacturing with Jim Heppelmann

December 07, 2022 05:00 - 46 minutes - 56.9 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Product Lifecycle Management's Momentum in Manufacturing." Our guest is Jim Heppelmann, CEO of PTC (https://www.ptc.com/). In this conversation, we talk about the why and the how of product lifecycle management's momentum in manufacturing. If you like this show, subscribe at augmentedpodcast.co (https://www.aug...

Episode 104: A Scandinavian Perspective on Industrial Operator Independence with Johan Stahre

November 30, 2022 05:00 - 44 minutes - 56.9 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "A Scandinavian Perspective on Industrial Operator Independence." Our guest is Johan Stahre (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstahre/), Professor and Chair of Production Systems at Chalmers University in Sweden. In this conversation, we talk about how the field of human-centered automation has evolved, the contempor...

Episode 103: Human-First AI with Christopher Nguyen

November 23, 2022 05:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is Human-First AI. Our guest is Christopher Nguyen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ctnguyen/), CEO, and Co-Founder of Aitomatic (https://www.aitomatic.com/). In this conversation, we talk about the why and the how of human-first AI because it seems that digital AI is one thing, but physical AI is a whole other ballgam...

Episode 102: Lean Manufacturing with Michel Baudin

November 16, 2022 05:00 - 49 minutes - 58.8 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is Lean Manufacturing. Our guest is Michel Baudin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelbaudin/), author, and owner of Takt Times Group. In this conversation, we talk about how industrial engineering equals the engineering of human work and why manufacturing and industrial engineering education needs to change because...

Episode 101: How Academia Shapes Manufacturing with John Hart

November 02, 2022 04:00 - 41 minutes - 50.8 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "How Academia Shapes Manufacturing". Our guest is John Hart (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajhart/), Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director at the Center for Advanced Production Technologies at MIT. In this conversation, we talk about John's research on micro and nanotechnology and material science, whic...

Episode 100: Innovating Across the Manufacturing Supply Chain

October 19, 2022 04:00 - 58 minutes - 77.1 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is Innovating Across the Manufacturing Supply Chain. Our guest is Antonio Hill (https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-hill-3a4916244/), Head of Manufacturing Digital Solutions, Global Supply Chain at Stanley Black & Decker (https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/). In this conversation, we talk about lean leadership,...

Episode 99: Augmented Lean: The Book

October 12, 2022 04:00 - 33 minutes - 35 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is "Augmented Lean Prelaunch." Our guest is Natan Linder (https://www.linkedin.com/in/linder/), in conversation with host, Trond Arne Undheim. In this conversation, we talk about the background of our co-authored book, Augmented Lean (https://www.amazon.com/Augmented-Lean-Human-Centric-Framework-Operations/dp/11199...

Episode 98: Decarbonizing Logistics

October 05, 2022 04:00 - 41 minutes - 53.2 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is Decarbonizing Logistics. Our guest is Alan McKinnon (https://www.alanmckinnon.co.uk/), Professor of Logistics at the Kühne Logistics University of Hamburg (https://www.the-klu.org/). In this conversation, we talk about the huge tasks of mitigating and adapting to climate change throughout industrial supply chai...

Episode 97: Industrial AI

September 21, 2022 04:00 - 47 minutes - 47 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. The topic is Industrial AI. Our guest is Professor Jay Lee, the Ohio Eminent Scholar, the L.W. Scott Alter Chair Professor in Advanced Manufacturing, and the Founding Director of the Industrial AI Center at the University of Cincinnati (https://www.iaicenter.com/). In this conversation, we talk about how AI does many things but to be applicable; the indus...

Episode 96: The People Side of Lean

September 07, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutes - 56 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. The topic is "The People Side of Lean." Our guest is Jeffrey Liker, academic, consultant, and best-selling author of The Toyota Way (https://www.amazon.com/Toyota-Way-Management-Principles-Manufacturer/dp/B09BDC3525/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2JABTVWQBAZC8&keywords=the+toyota+way&qid=1661872838&sprefix=the+toyot%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-1). In this conversation, we talk abou...

Episode 95: Smart Manufacturing for All

August 31, 2022 04:00 - 46 minutes - 32.4 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers.  In episode 17 of the podcast (@AugmentedPod), the topic is: Smart Manufacturing for All. Our guest is John Dyck, CEO at CESMII, the Smart Manufacturing Institute. After listening to this episode, check out CESMII as well as John Dyck's social profile: CESMII: (@CESMII_SM) https://www.cesmii.org/  John Dyck: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsdyck/  In...

Episode 94: Digitized Supply Chain

August 24, 2022 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.8 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers.  In episode 43 of the podcast (@AugmentedPod), the topic is: Digitized Supply Chain. Our guest is Arun Kumar Bhaskara-Baba, Head of Global Manufacturing IT, Johnson & Johnson. In this conversation, we talk about why J&J puts operators at the center of its strategy, the empowerment effect of frontline operations apps, the evolution of personalized produc...

Episode 93: Industry 4.0 Tools

August 17, 2022 04:00 - 46 minutes - 32.5 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers.  In episode 27 of the podcast (@AugmentedPod), the topic is: Industry 4.0 Tools and Analytics. Our guest is Carl B. March, Director, Industry 4.0 at Stanley Black & Decker. In this conversation, we talk about what industry 4.0 means, the importance of upskilling the entire manufacturing industry, and the lessons from Stanley Black & Decker's digital tra...

Episode 92: Emerging Interfaces for Human Augmentation

August 10, 2022 04:00 - 51 minutes - 37.9 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers.  In episode 24 of the podcast (@AugmentedPod), the topic is: Emerging Interfaces for Human Augmentation. Our guest is Pattie Maes, Professor at the MIT Media Lab. In this conversation, we talk about augmenting people instead of using or making smart machines, AI summers and AI winters, parallels between AI and expert systems and why we didn't learn our ...

Episode 91: Reimagine Training

August 03, 2022 16:00 - 23 minutes - 17.3 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In episode 3 of the podcast, the topic is: Re-imagining workforce training. Our guest is Sarah Boisvert, Founder and CEO Fab Lab Hub, LLC and the non-profit New Collar Network. In this conversation, we talk about re-imagining workforce training, industry 4.0., what do you mean by “New Collar” jobs? We discuss the mushrooming of Fab Labs. What skills are ...

Episode 90: A Renaissance in Manufacturing

July 27, 2022 04:00 - 38 minutes - 27.2 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers.  In episode #4 of the podcast, the topic is: A Renaissance of Manufacturing. Our guest is Enno De Boer, Partner, Digital Manufacturing Lead, McKinsey. Augmented is a podcast for leaders, hosted by futurist Trond Arne Undheim, presented by Tulip.co, the manufacturing app platform, and associated with MFG.works, the manufacturing upskilling community launc...

Episode 89: The Fourth Industrial Revolution post-COVID-19

July 20, 2022 04:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers.  In episode 9 of the podcast (@AugmentedPod), the topic is: The Fourth Industrial Revolution post-COVID-19. Our guest is Francisco, Betti, Head of Advanced Manufacturing and Production, World Economic Forum. In this conversation, we talk about why he got into manufacturing and how the World Economic Forum works. We discuss how the Forum has changed over...

Episode 88: The Future of Digital in Manufacturing

July 13, 2022 04:00 - 43 minutes - 30.3 MB

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In episode 21 of the podcast @AugmentedPod, the topic is: "The Future of Digital in Manufacturing." Our guest is Çağlayan Arkan, VP of Manufacturing Industry at Microsoft (@Caglayan_Arkan).   In this conversation, we talk about where manufacturing has been in the past, why manufacturing has been lacking a sense of urgency in the sense of industry 4.0 but...

Episode 87: A Brief History of Manufacturing Software

July 06, 2022 04:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB

In episode 10 of the podcast (@AugmentedPod (https://twitter.com/AugmentedPod)), the topic is “A Brief History of Manufacturing Software.” Our guest is Rick Bullotta, Partner, TwinThread, and co-founder, ThingWorx. In this conversation, we talk about how Rick has shaped manufacturing software history and the lessons learned from being an early employee of Wonderware, the famous precursor to manufacturing automation, back in 1993, a company first sold to British engineering giant Siebe in 1998...

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