Making it in Ontario (ARCHIVED)

Making it in Ontario (ARCHIVED)

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Making it in Ontario (ARCHIVED) episodes

  • 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
    42 min
  • 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?
    48 min
  • 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
    42 min
  • 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
    40 min
  • 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
    38 min
  • 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
    46 min
  • 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
    52 min
  • 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?
    42 min
  • 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
    38 min
  • 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
    35 min

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