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Today, we have part of an interview from Chris Rea, Managing Director at AESSEAL, who discusses how his company is currently deploying AI.



One such deployment is Brighty, the world’s first artificially intelligent mechanical seal expert, that can serve up complex industrial specs in seconds.



Tune in for that, all the latest headlines, and a serious discussion about whether or not we should still be using tents.

This episode means we're half way through our Technology Series, and we're glad to have you back with us listener.

Today, we bring you the news, if you haven't already heard, that Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week won the Best Tradeshow / Consumer Exhibition category at the Conference & Events Awards.

From that now award winning show, we bring you part of an interview with Rob Clifford of BAE Systems, who was one of our keynote speakers.

Our series sponsors Sugar CRM did a webinar with us earlier in the week, which delved into the findings of the Unlocking Manufacturing Growth report. Listen to a segment of that which focusses on understanding the importance of technology.

Hear about some of the latest news on The Manufacturer website, as well as the stories that have recently peaked our interest.

And we reflect on a night of drama after England make it through to the final of Euro 2024. Gareth Southgate, a man who has absolutely never been slandered on this podcast, is in touching distance of bringing football home.

The UK has woken up to a new government. Our editorial team gathered the day before to give you this podcast.

Hear their thoughts on a finding from our recently published Unlocking Manufacturing Growth Report, produced in partnership with our podcast sponsors Sugar CRM. Why are only 10% of manufacturers "very confident" about accurately forecasting sales?

We also give you a brief run through of news and features currently on The Manufacturer website.

There's that, and plenty more, in today's episode.

Here's another episode of The Manufacturer Podcast for you, listener. Our brand spanking new Technology Series is sponsored by Sugar CRM.

Craig Charlton, CEO of Sugar CRM is joined by Paul Black, former CEO and Founder of sales-i, recently acquired by Sugar. They tell us about the delivery of their AI-powered revenue intelligence that leverages the data of a business’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and CRM.

We browse the latest news in manufacturing, with companies such as Akzo Nobel, Samuel Taylor Limited and Greggs getting a mention.

And with a whole month of international football coming up, a couple of our editorial team are positively gripped by Euros fever.

The editorial team of The Manufacturer brings you this special episode from the show floor of Smart Factory Expo at Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024.

Listen to some of their show highlights, as well as a few of the brilliant minds, solutions and initiatives that are at the forefront of UK manufacturing today.

They also discuss the triumphant delivery of the annual late night kebab, and stay tuned until the end to hear an authentic tale from our 'Made by a Moron' archives, all the way from The Philippines. "Gawang tanga!"

This is an interview with Richard Noble OBE, the land speed world record holder between 1983-1997. Richard, as project director of Thrust SCC, set the record again in October 1997 with Andy Green as the driver - a record that still stands today.

Now, Richard and the Thrust WSH team are in the early stages of attempting something even harder, the water speed record.

However, the project has a long way to go – speaking to us just before Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024, Richard says that the first, vital step of the project is an education programme linked to the science and technology which will be used for the boat.

He is urging all in the industry to fill in a survey that was launched in the build up to Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024.


Click here to participate in the survey