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Welcome to Making it in Ontario, the official podcast of the Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing. This podcast features candid discussions with industry leaders about the opportunities and challenges facing Ontario's advanced manufacturing ecosystem. Come see for yourself how the best companies in the world are Making it in Ontario. Learn more about the Trillium Network at trilliummfg.ca

Making it in Ontario Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing

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Welcome to Making it in Ontario, the official podcast of the Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing. This podcast features candid discussions with industry leaders about the opportunities and challenges facing Ontario's advanced manufacturing ecosystem. Come see for yourself how the best companies in the world are Making it in Ontario. Learn more about the Trillium Network at trilliummfg.ca

    Toronto Global

    Toronto Global

    00:00-03:59 - Nick's Intro
    04:00-05:15 - Meeting our guest
    05:16-09:22 - How did Matthew and Brendan meet? Opining on Aerospace
    09:17-13:53 - What is 'The Industrial Commons'?
    13:54-17:06 - Are companies more open now to story-telling than before the pandemic?
    17:07-20:00 - Putting a cost on an insecure supply chain
    20:01-22:55 - The manufacturing that left Ontario vs. what's coming back - chatting about EVs
    22:56-28:33 - Inventing the un-invented - or - Brendan's block heater story from the 1980s
    28:34-34:05 - Discussing the definition of 'Risk'
    34:06-39:41 - Should we chase scale or embrace risk? - or - Matthew's opinions on Excel
    39:42-43:24 - Discussing gaps in the industrial commons
    43:25-48:14 - What's keeping you awake at night? -or- "Which one is the priority? I don't know!"
    48:15-51:12 - What are Matthew and Brendan looking forward to?

    • 51 min
    Promation & Nuclear Promise X (NPX)

    Promation & Nuclear Promise X (NPX)

    00:00-03:46 - Nick's Intro
    03:47-08:16 - Meeting the guests
    08:17-12:23 - The good, the bad, & the great about nuclear power
    12:24-19:08 - "Where does your technology end up going in the plants?"
    19:09-22:57 - Discussing innovations in nuclear automation. What's getting innovated?
    22:58-28:12 - How automation can remove paper from the tracking process
    28:13-33:48 - When your industry regulator WANTS innovation, it leads to great things!
    33:49-38:14 - Discussing a specific innovation & the award it won
    38:15-41:37 - Bridging the gap between human experience & automation
    41:38-44:27 - Darryl describes the nature of the players in the sector - "Compet-a-Mates"

    • 44 min
    DAIR: Workforce Development

    DAIR: Workforce Development

    00:00-03:20 - Nick's Intro
    03:21-08:12 - Meeting the guests
    08:13-14:03 - Why re-shoring aerospace manufacturing makes sense now
    14:04-15:19 - "This sounds like automotive manufacturing..."
    15:20-23:06 - Nick saw students in class. What were they learning?
    23:07-25:35 - How Michelle and Centennial College design courses
    25:36-28:21 - Paper usage in aerospace manufacturing
    28:22-34:42 - How Michelle and Centennial College design courses - continued
    34:43-42:08 - How do we inspire youth to get involved in aerospace?
    42:09-46:35 - The Green Fund was great. What else is DAIR working on?

    • 46 min
    Linamar’s Innovation Hub

    Linamar’s Innovation Hub

    00:00-04:11 - Nick's Intro
    04:12-04:41 - Meeting the guests
    04:42-08:21 - Quick history of Linamar and their capabilities
    08:22-15:40 - Introducing the Linamar Innovation Hub (iHub) - the 6 new verticals
    15:41-16:37 - Linamar and the City of Guelph - a long history & a bright future
    16:38-19:40 - How the iHub hit the ground running during the COVID19 pandemic
    19:41-22:15 - The challenges facing innovators & inventors, & how Limamar can help
    22:16-23:44 - Discussing the Food Vertical
    23:45-25:45 - Automobility & the iHub
    25:46-30:04 - Linamar & their Municipal/Academic/Industrial partners
    30:05-34:11 - Vision2100 - or - The importance of having a strategy
    34:12-37:49 - How Brett and Somila got to where they are today
    37:50-41:34 - Get to know the iHub! - or - "We want to meet startups" -Linamar
    41:35-43:07 - What's next?

    • 43 min
    Invest WindsorEssex

    Invest WindsorEssex

    00:00-02:29 - Intro
    02:30-04:53 - Meeting the guest, and reviewing Windsor's automotive history
    04:54-06:55 - The shift to Automobility and the new players entering the game
    06:56-09:40 - The challenges of making the shift - or - It's not only rock and roll
    09:41-12:31 - Discussing the academic (and other) supports for Windsor's transition
    12:32-19:39 - Reviewing the vast capabilities of the VR Cave
    19:40-23:02 - The view from outside of Windsor
    23:03-26:39 - Taking a deep dive into the academic partners' course offerings
    26:40-35:11 - The evolving nature of Economic Development -or- Understanding your product
    35:12-38:47 - How does Steven grow his team?
    38:48-45:30 - Automobility - a different kind of disruption
    45:31-48:50 - The view of Windsor from outside of Windsor

    • 48 min
    Eclipse Automation

    Eclipse Automation

    00:00-03:09 - Intro
    03:10-04:11 - Meeting the guests
    04:12-05:20 - Starting at the beginning - Eclipse's history...
    05:21-08:06 - ...and how it shaped their culture today
    08:07-10:48 - Let's talk tech - or - the rise of data in industrial automation
    10:49-15:52 - Adopting new technology & Eclipse's approach to complex problems
    15:53-20:01 - Explaining Eclipse's 'entrepreneurial mindset' from top to bottom
    20:02-23:08 - How Eclipse keep their staff engaged through complex & challenging projects
    23:09-28:15 - Where Nick & Jacquelyne met, & discussing their 'talent pipeline'
    28:16-33:57 - What more can industry do to attract talent?
    33:58-39:41 - Discussing some of their finished work
    39:42-43:00 - The advantages of operating in Cambridge
    43:01-48:44 - The recent acquisition of Eclipse by Accenture - What's all that about?
    48:45-54:30 - No job too small!

    • 54 min

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