Making it in Ontario (ARCHIVED)

By Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing

The Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing has some exciting news: we are re-launching the Making it in Ontario podcast!

Like before, we'll talk to leaders in Ontario's advanced manufacturing se... more

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The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.

Making it in Ontario (ARCHIVED) episodes:

January 12, 2023 MDA
00:00-03:41 - Intro
03:42-06:41 - Meeting the guests, & an introduction to MDA
06:42-08:12 - Canadarm3 will be on a lunar mission
08:13-10:21 - Brampton's role in the 'Space Economy'
10:22-11:37 - Using satellite imagery
11:38-15:03 - The transition to commercial space flight
15:04-18:27 - Employment opportunities at MDA and in the future space economy
18:28-20:42 - Discussing Brampton & their preparation for the future economy
20:43-25:09 - What lessons does MDA have for other companies to diversify their workforce?
25:10-27:44 - Talking about employable land in Brampton
27:45-36:00 - Opportunities in the space economy and manufacturing things in space
36:01-36:46 - Canadian Spaceports?
36:47-41:04 - The GT(B)A's manufacturing strengths and what it means for MDA
...more
42min
December 15, 2022 Precision Record Pressing
00:00 - 04:00 - Intro
04:01 - 05:38 - Meeting Paul and Precision Record Pressing
05:39 - 07:41 - A quick history of Vinyl, why the decline, why the resurgance?
07:42 - 09:31 - Discussing the tools of the trade and what's changed
09:32 - 11:06 - Brendan asks about the resurgance of Vinyl
11:07 - 15:04 - The Loudness Wars!!! and how Vinyl can 'Put you in the Room'
15:05 - 17:45 - How Paul got into the recording-pressing business
17:46 - 20:19 - Quick history of Precision Record Pressing in Ontario
20:20 - 25:49 - An artist gives you their sound file: What happens next?
25:50 - 29:51 - Discussing the artwork of vinyl - The Winckler Machine...
29:52 - 32:41 - ...and how they got busier during the pandemic
32:42 - 33:50 - Waste not, Want not
33:51 - 38:20 - Their staff is diverse and ageless. How did that happen?
38:21 - 43:38 - Manual vs. automatic record presses
43:39 - 44:28 - What markets do they sell into?
44:29 - 47:48 - What's next?
...more
48min
December 05, 2022 Harbour Technologies Inc.
00:00-03:06 - Intro
03:07-05:06 - Meeting Scott, a quick history of Harbour Technologies, & their various pivots
05:07-08:58 - Life after auto, and what it takes to survive - "You gotta do the work!"
08:59-12:18 - Discussing the owners' philosophy & how it affected their work during the pandemic
12:19-14:10 - What are the differences working in nuclear vs. automotive?
14:11-16:36 - Harbour Tech's challenge filling their talent pipeline with the new battery plant next door
16:37-19:09 - So where DO they find talent?
19:10-21:56 - Scott's career path to manufacturing and his job today
21:57-28:12 - Advice for auto suppliers diversifying their portfolios - Don't WAIT for opportunity
28:13-30:33 - Using modern tech to bring costs down
30:34-32:26 - Chasing scale is kinda boring'
32:37-36:53 - Challenges remain in provincial procurement of medical PPE...
36:44-41:13 - ...and how Ontario CAN compete on unit costs with Asia
...more
42min
December 01, 2022 Optimotive Technologies Inc.
00:00-03:32 - Intro
03:33-05:50 - Meeting Scott, his company Optimotive, and IRIS2...
05:51-07:06 - ...and the box it comes in!
07:07-11:00 - Stealing jobs vs. task automation and how they are NOT the same thing
11:01-13:31 - Brendan could have used an IRIS2 robot when he was planting trees
13:32-15:47 - Discussing IRIS2's capabilities & onboard tech
15:48-16:50 - Scott HATES planned obsolescence and builds his robots to reflect that
16:50-17:43 - Robots as a service
17:44-19:31 - The history & future of Optimotive
19:32-21:56 - How easy is it to grow/scale as a manufacturer?
21:57-23:33 - The partners that helped them get where they are
23:34-24:23 - The talent pool in the Windsor Region
24:24-27:33 - Scott expands on how he started out (Shout out to First Robotics)
27:34-29:24 - How much does this service cost?
29:25-30:28 - Any plans to break into nuclear maintenance?
30:29-33:22 - "So you have a roadmap?"
33:23-34:29 - Why they don't use LIDAR
34:30-35:20 - Brendan asks about colour scheme of IRIS2
35:21-36:22 - Proving the doubters wrong, or, 'It's about reducing human suffering!'
36:23-39:21 - Scott explains what 'Windsor-Style' pizza is
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40min
November 15, 2022 Build a Dream
00:00-03:08 - Intro
03:09-05:30 - Meeting Nour & Build a Dream - How manufacturing has changed over 30 years...
05:31-07:19 - ...and what challenges still remain. (Attracting vs retaining vs advancing)
07:20-11:56 - Discussing the blindspots that everyone has and what to do about it
11:57-16:58 - Some sectors are doing better than others in this regard. Why is that?
16:59-20:24 - Nour shares kind words on Trillium & the importance of providing opportunities
20:25-23:42 - How to improve 'culture' on a shop floor? Normalize temporary discomfort
23:43-30:32 - Discussing #DreamerDayFest2022 & Nick's revelations from the day
30:33-33:35 - Nour's award-filled week in October
33:36-37:58 - Lauren Tedesco, Flavio Volpe, and the APMA discussion
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38min
November 08, 2022 Kepler Communications Inc.
00:00-03:04 - Intro
03:05-03:35 - Meeting the guests
03:36-06:29 - Kepler's founding & the history of their building - from suits to satellites in 100 years
06:30-10:43 - "What do your satellites do?" - or "The Kepler constellation of Satellites"
10:44-13:35 - Kepler's capabilities and resources on Spadina
13:36-14:57 - Diane's professional journey to Kepler and the rise of boutique satellite manufacturing
14:58-17:55 - Discussing the 'Space Market' and the growth of the Earth Observation industry
17:56-20:02 - Discussing Kepler's youthful/diverse staff - Not an accident
20:03-25:38 - Diane & Sara expand on their journeys to Kepler...
25:39-27:50 - ...and the lack of obstacles they faced as women compared to other sectors
27:51-29:51 - Getting to orbit
29:52-31:48 - How have satellites evolved since Sputnik?
31:49-34:43 - How satellites keep cool in space, and the environment they have to operate in
34:44-39:26 - Sara discusses attitude control, optical links between satellites, & reaction wheels
39:27-40:51 - Discussing 'Unbounded Connectivity'
40:52-43:49 - What are Sara and Diane looking forward to most in 2023?
43:50-45:52 - It was a busy pandemic for Kepler - 8 spacecraft in 2 months
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46min
October 03, 2022 Guelph Food Innovation Centre
00:00-03:25 - Intro
03:26-04:51 - Meeting the guests
04:52-06:55 - Addressing the stigma of 'processed' food
06:56-09:39 - A 100 year history of dairy - "We have cows on campus."
09:40-11:48 - We do a lot of work here at the GFIC on Ice Cream!'
11:49-14:34 - What's changed and what hasn't in the last 100 years
14:35-17:29 - What is GFIC doing today?
17:30-20:02 - How did COVID19 affect your operations?
20:03-22:55 - What kinds of flavours will we see moving forward?
22:56-28:02 - What are Derek's students up to? What are they learning?
28:03-31:17 - The plant-based protein market - or - Do we just need better meat?
31:18-34:45 - What careers are there in food science for young people?
34:41-37:21 - Looking at Derek's career path - He began as a chef
37:22-42:17 - The MASSIVE economic multiplier effect of dairy production & the importance of 'Local'
42:18-47:41 - How large & small companies can engage with the GFIC
47:42-51:49 - Discussing 'Extrusion' at the GFIC & other unique tech
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52min
September 21, 2022 Yorkville Sound
00:00-03:56 - Intro
00:00-05:53 - Meeting the guests
05:54-08:37 - An intro to Yorkville Sound's history in Toronto
08:28-10:45 - The 'Yorkville Difference', "...it starts with out ears!"
10:46-13:37 - The unique relationship between Yorkville Sound and Long & McQuade
13:38-16:24 - Yorkville's secret: Doing as much as possible under one roof
16:25-19:00 - "How do you do this all cost efficiently?" - B. Sweeney
19:01-22:02 - What's coming off their shop floor (and how they test it)
22:03-27:19 - Yorkville's talent pipeline & employee retention strategy
27:20-30:11 - Nick wants to talk Traynor and exporting Yorkville's manufacturing philosophy
30:12-34:26 - "How was COVID?" - the pivot from guitar amps to ventilator controls
34:27-37:57 - Ontario is a unique place where a speaker manufacturer can help make a ventilator
37:58-39:36 - The Yorkville and IMAX Partnership
39:37-41:24 - What's next?
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42min
September 08, 2022 Dimachem
00:00-03:39 - Intro
03:40-04:04 - Meeting our guests
04:05-07:37 - Dimachem - a history of auto, a future of innovation (A patented innovation for metal forming)
07:38-09:35 - How a recent patent...
09:36-13:09 - ...can reduce the env. impact of 'deep draw' metal forming + a quick lesson in metal manuf.
13:10-14:09 - Answering their customer's call for innovation
14:10-15:26 - Even a great idea is tough to sell during a pandemic
15:27-18:17 - Discussing 'The Buyback' from 2015
18:18-22:08 - ...and then in 2020, the world got sick - the Dimachem pivot
22:09-23:23 - How to pivot your production line in 48 hours and stay open
23:24-26:35 - And then came Clorox - "Short supply chains matter when things are disrupted" - Andrew
26:36-27:20 - Discussing ISO and other certifications
27:21-30:32 - The advantages of Windsor and their ESOP program
30:33-33:57 - Where does Dimachem find their workforce? - or - How to double your workforce in a pandemic
33:58-37:24 - The Jose discussion and their modernized workforce composition
...more
38min
August 25, 2022 Vineland
00:00 - 03:47 - Intro
03:48 - 04:47 - Meeting the Guests
04:48 - 08:57 - The Vineland 'Road Maps' & doing more with less post COVID 19...
08:58 - 10:27 - ...because, "It's not about replacing people with robots..."
10:28 - 13:34 - Nick picks some strawberries, and the commercial limits of current technology
13:35 - 15:04 - "The business case is challenging." The tech is there, but the ROI isn't
15:05 - 19:08 - Stepping Stones', mushroom harvesting, & collaboration partners
19:09 - 20:49 - The importance of data collection in food production for AI and machine learning
20:50 - 23:05 - How the road-maps helped raise awareness and collaboration in the industry
23:06 - 25:43 - How they created their 'Road Map', & the importance of taking small steps
25:44 - 28:10 - How a lack of scale can make getting (and developing) new tech a challenge
28:11 - 30:18 - Canadian agri-tech manufacturers are going to Europe to chase scale
30:19 - 34:16 - Vineland: A place to test, demonstrate, and commercialise your agri-tech
...more
35min

FAQs about Making it in Ontario (ARCHIVED):

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The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.