Data Driven Manufacturing

In this episode of Data Driven Manufacturing , I sat down with Rupert Blackstone, Managing Director of Wattcraft, to unpack something a bit different—but just as crucial to the world of manufacturing: carbon impact. We kicked things off with a quiz that really made me stop and think—what actually has a bigger carbon footprint, cycling to work or driving? Rupert challenged some of my assumptions ri...

In this episode of Data Driven Manufacturing , host Rowan Easter-Robinson from TrackMyMachines welcomes Tom Smith, an experienced engineer with a background spanning CloudNC, Arrival, Fictive, and now Saeki. Recorded on-site at XY Engineering, the conversation dives into Tom’s third-generation roots in engineering and his mission to digitize tribal shopfloor knowledge to create scalable, repeatabl...

In this episode of Data Driven Manufacturing Steve Thompson, Engineering lead for HEXMON low cost industrial factory air quality measurement sensors talks about the importance of CNC coolant management and the impact on air quality in machine shops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Data Driven Manufacturing, we talk to well-known and excellent Manufacturing Engineer, Carl Parry. He's been working on production optimisation and new projects at Gardner Denver in Bradford for over 11 years. Having successfully lead a huge number of optimisation projects and with an exciting new capital investment for the site on the way, we're really happy to be talking to Ca...

In this episode of Data Driven Manufacturing , Rowan Robinson speaks with Erdem Öztürk, founder and CEO of Productive Machines. Öztürk shares his journey from building a CNC drilling machine as a student to pioneering advancements in machining dynamics. He discusses the challenges of bridging the gap between academic research and industry applications, his work at the AMRC, and how these experienc...

In this episode, I chat with Gareth Evans , a health and safety expert with a fascinating career in respiratory disease research and manufacturing safety. We explore: Health risks in machine shops. Contaminated lubricants and workplace aerosols. Using low-cost sensors to improve safety. 📺 Watch now: https://youtu.be/KexJ4yGW6nk 🎧 Stream future episodes: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10V...

This episode explores how data science, AI, and machine learning are used to improve manufacturing competitiveness, productivity, and sustainability. It highlights ShapeSpace's technology, which optimizes CAD model management and identifies component duplication in sectors such as aerospace and automotive. The discussion also covers the Data Driven Design and Manufacturing CoLab (D3M CoLab), an in...

Conor Mac Fadden is a Manufacturing Engineer at the National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland (NMIS). He's been working on manufacturing projects with the Universtity of Strathclyde for over 5 years to date. Recently he's been interested in connecting CNC machinery up to monitor their productivity. Having organised a Data in Manufacturing event at NMIS, Rowan managed to collar him to discuss in...