The Manufacturer Podcast

Hello listener, ready for a new series? This time, it's Supply Chains themed, and sponsored by our partners, ERIKS. We've got another first rate interview taken from The Manufacturer Studio; Clare Bailey, Supply Chain Master Data Manager at Safran Seats discusses the importance of getting organisations "enabled and upskilled sufficiently" to master digital and data capture technologies. There's be...

We're back, listener. It's been too long. We bring our Technology Series, sponsored by Sugar CRM, to a close. We've got the thoughts of Martin Crangle, IT Business Relationship Manager at BorgWarner. He spoke to us about data driven decision making, arguing that technology enables us to make sense of data, we've just got to trust it. But we start this episode with the news that James is expecting...

In this episode of The Manufacturer Archives, we feature Rash Jayasekara, Director of Digital and Technology at GSK. Listen to this full interview with Rash, who was one of the keynote speakers at Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024.

In this episode of The Manufacturer Archives, we have an interview with John Robinson, creator of The Quorum Principle. John is heading up a new initiative to improve UK manufacturing, and has organised a press launch in London on 5 September 2024.  100 senior leaders from across the UK manufacturing will come together to mark the formal start of a proposed paradigm shift, that will seek to solve...

In this episode of The Manufacturer Archives, we feature Top 100 2024 Exemplar Gemma Ferris, of Dechra Pharmaceuticals, and Manish Popli of InspireXT. Manish nominated Gemma for this year's Top 100, in this interview he explains why, he also talks discusses the reasons why InspireXT chose to sponsor this year's Top 100 programme. Speaking with our magazine Editor Joe Bush, both Gemma and M...

Alright listener? In today's episode, we feature an interview with James Jones from MasterMover, taken from this year's Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week. In a round-up of the latest headlines, we explain UK manufacturing's drop to 12th in the world rankings, according to the latest official figures available published by Make UK. And where did the Allen Key come from? And do...

Back again, listener? 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...

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...

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 th...

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 plan...

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,...

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...

This is our last episode before Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week, where we very much hope to be saying hello to you, listener. In today's episode, Joe, James and Molly remind Tom of all the things that could have killed him during his recent trip to Perth, Western Australia. Listen back to some of the brilliant technology start-ups that were present at last year's show, and could...

In this episode of The Manufacturer Archives, we interview David Pownall, Vice President of Services for Schneider Electric in the UK and Ireland. This interview was conducted from Schneider's Connected Services Hub in Warrington.

In this episode of The Manufacturer Archives, we feature Joe Gerstl, Director of Product Management Smart Factory at GE Vernova, who discusses various insights and trends in digital manufacturing.

Good day, listener The UK manufacturing sector is in dire need of a clear industrial strategy. Stephen Phipson, CEO of Make UK, speaks to us in an exclusive interview on The Manufacturer Podcast. Much of the conversation we have here with Stephen will revisited, no doubt, in the content and networking of this year's Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week, taking place on 5th and 6th June a...

Present your ears for filling, listener. Episode two of our People & Skills Series features the winners of the Special Recognition category at The Manufacturer MX Awards 2023, Evtec Automotive. These guys are truly phenomenal, proving to us that with patience, flexibility and training, anybody can work in a production facility. With just over 40% of their workforce having some form of disabili...

Hello there listener, well done for making it through another week. Your reward? A podcast for your ears. Episode one of our People & Skills Series also doubles as a preview episode for the highly anticipated Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week in June. In this episode, we feature interviews from Dr Hilary Leevers, CEO of Engineering UK, and Russell Smith, Managing Director of industria...

Here you go listener, a belter of an episode to round off a splendid series. Our series sponsors Analog Devices join us on this episode, as we have the great pleasure of interviewing Fiona Treacy, Managing Director of Industrial Automation. In our round up of news, we touch on the latest S&P Global UK Manufacturing PMI® figures, that have revealed an upturn in growth for first time since July...

Happy Good Friday listener, This is an Easter Special, where we discuss our thoughts on Easter. Who likes it? And who among the team do you think "gives volleys to chocolate?" (it's Joe, Joe gives volleys to chocolate) If you find yourself browsing the website this week then there's loads of great content on there. And now, you can sit back and have our stories read to you, with...

In this episode of The Manufacturer Archives, Asif Moghal, Autodesk’s Director of Market & Industry Development, cuts through the jargon when it comes to discussions about digital, and explains the five superpowers of digital transformation. This was first heard at our Manufacturing Leaders' Summit in November 2023.

Oh hi there, listener. In Ep 5 of this Digital Transformation Series, sponsored by Analog Devices , we visit a new chocolate factory in Barnsley set up by JJA Snack. Along with Siemens, the company is aiming to teach school children about engineering process and the innovative technology that runs through the entire chocolate bar. We also discuss a couple of recent articles on our website, includi...

Yes! Listener. We've got loads to chat about in this episode. Joe discusses his recent trip to Siemens in Spain, where he visited a string of food and beverage manufacturers. We also discuss the annual Make UK conference which took place in Westminster this week. The industry body has called for a 15% GDP target for UK manufacturing We do the usual check of headlines on our website, which this...

In the first of two episodes this week, we have the second of our Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week preview episodes. This episode is on the theme of sustainability, which will be a huge focus area at SMEW, which takes from 5th-6th June at the NEC in Birmingham. We have a keynote speaker from one of our Design and Technology Theatre at the show - Geoff Mackey, UK Country Head at Plastics...

The warmest of welcomes back to you, dear listener. We've got a belter of an episode today. From a recent site visit to Aurrigo International plc, we peered into the world of autonomous vehicles. From its manufacturing facility in Coventry, Aurrigo designs and builds auto-vehicles for use on the road, but the real area of recent growth has come in aviation support. Partnering with airports acr...