0:00:00-0:04:20 - Nick's Intro

0:04:20-0:07:37 - Meet Jon Azzopardi and his unique philosophy

0:07:38-0:09:42 - Taking a look back (over the past 70 years)

0:09:43-0:13:11 - Nick and Jon are both Star Trek fans (Or, how to compete with China)

0:13:12-0:14:16 - Digital twins, according to Jon

0:14:17-0:16:40 - Advanced Manufacturing = Regional Flexible Manufacturing - J. Azzopardi

0:16:41-0:20:44 - The matter replicator on Star Trek as a business model for Ontario manufacturing

0:20:45-0:23:45 - What's needed is a shift in culture in manufacturing philosophy

0:23:46-0:27:15 - We haven't been challenged in a while, and it shows - Slow adoption of I4.0

0:27:16-0:30:32 - Industry 4.0 in mold making = commitment to excellence before you even start the process

0:53:28-0:33:28 - Why can't we build Nick's microphone in Canada?

0:33:29-0:36:30 - The threat of getting stuck on capital investment

1:05:39-0:41:33 - Investing in new and better machines and tech

0:41:34-0:43:43 - The risks of investing in scale manufacturing

0:43:44-0:45:59 - We are not challenged enough to innovate, revisited

0:46:00-0:48:59 - Canada's lost Piano industry - 'Who stole my cheese?'

0:49:10-0:53:17 - How can Trillium help? - Industry 4.0 guidance and demystification

0:00:00 – 0:04:31 – Nick’s intro

0:04:31 – 0:08:41 – Nick welcomes Paul and they discuss 3M

0:08:42 – 0:11:14 – What’s the view of Ontario from the 3M boardroom?

0:11:15 – 0:16:36 – How Paul defines advanced manufacturing – the 3M Poland story

0:16:37 – 0:19:56 – The 3M Brockville story

0:19:57 – 0:38:58 – Paul’s vision for Trillium

0:23:34 – 0:26:26 – SME’s need help adopting new tech

0:26:27 – 0:29:45 – 3M’s global/regional strategy – “We never left!”

0:29:46 – 0:31:11 – Can the 3M model be adopted by other manufacturers?

0:31:12 – 0:34:10 – Should Ontario be chasing scale? Depends on who our customers are

0:34:11 – 0:40:40 – Who? Are? Our? Customers??? Lessons from Ontario craft brewing

0:40:41 – 0:42:44 – Lot’s to think about for Trillium moving forward

0:00:00-0:02:06 – Nick’s Intro

0:02:06-0:04:41 – Lessons learned from season 1

0:04:42-0:08:31 – Chasing Scale – What’s all that about?

0:08:32-0:12:54 – Who are our customers?

0:19:20-0:22:05 – Our manufacturing sector, as a tax base, is based on scale

0:15:41-0:20:44 – The transition to electric has been slow but it is happening

0:20:45-0:31:46 – The workforce of the future – Manufacturers need to attract talent

0:31:56-0:35:00 – Gender diversity and its impacts in manufacturing

0:35:01-0:39:19 – The need for comfortable work places and the challenges of changing culture

0:39:20-0:46:41 – What are Nick and Brendan looking forward to?

0:00:00-0:04:38 – Nix Intro

0:04:38-0:18:04 – Intro to guests and Reshoring Canada

0:18:05-0:25:56 – Why do we need to reshore? Why did we de-shore?

0:25:57-0:33:23 – “We want to be solutions-based.” How to move the needle – Data!

0:33:24-0:41:33 – The roles of government, business, and …the consumer?

1:02:52-0:47:19 – Nick’s greying beard, Asimo the Robot, Sandra paints a Daruma doll, & Tony’s non-joke

0:47:20-0:51:54 – Ontario’s competitive advantage

0:51:55-0:55:08 – Sandra’s Ubisoft story

0:55:09-1:01:08 – The importance of civility in and after politics

0:00:00-0:04:05 – Nick’s Intro

0:04:06-0:09:36 – Intro to John and his quick fix on a $300,000 bottle capping machine

0:09-37-0:11:09 – From landing gear to brewing beer

0:11:10-0:17:23 – COVID19, supply chains, and Ontario craft brewing

0:17:24-0:22:18 – John has some big news…

0:22:19-0:27:11 – Brendan asks about the science of beer

0:27:12-0:29:26 – John takes influence for his craft from the music he listens to

0:29:27-0:32:31 – Brendan asks about the science of sour beer

0:32:32-0:40:27 – The evolution of Ontario craft brewing industry – Labour of Love

0:40:28-0:45:32 – The contentious co-packing discussion

0:45:33-0:48:21 – Competitors are his friends: the advantages of clustering

0:48:22-0:55:51 – The case-of-beer discussion.

0:55:52-0:55:43 – Has COVID19 forever changed how we buy beer?

0:58:52-1:02:22 – Brendan pitches an idea to John and they discuss

1:02:23-1:07:44 – John spins an industry yarn for Brendan

1:07:45-1:11:11 – Where is the industry going in 5 years? John’s concerns about distribution

1:11:12-1:16:16 – Nick the beer novice sees same challenges in brewing as other manufacturers

00:00-03:22 – Podcast Introduction

03:22-05:52 – Intro to Myers and NGen

05:53-08:53 – The importance of local manufacturing (direct and indirect impacts)

08:54-11:02 – How NGen ‘connects the dots’ in the ecosystem

11:03-14:28 – How Myers defines advanced manufacturing – Capabilities!

14:29-15:58 – Who’s seeing benefits from tech investment? Barely 50%.

15:59-18:16 – Advanced manufacturing is not a new term.

18:17-23:21 – Jay at CME – Telling resonant stories with data

23:22-29:04 – Running an industry association. How to create value for members

29:05-35:27 – What happened between 1980 and today?

35:28-40:29 – Why Canadian companies often lag behind some US companies – Scale

40:30-42:11 – How Canada and the US measure productivity

42:12-51:01 – Jayson discusses NGen’s Careers of the Future program

51:02-55:41 – Brendan and Jayson discuss how companies recruited employees in 1999

55:42-1:00:25 – What’s next for Ontario manufacturing? What’s the next pivot?

0:00:00 – 0:05:04 – Intro

0:05:05 – 0:07:51 – Getting to know Aaron’s industry and the Niagara region

0:07:52 – 0:09:44 – Aaron thanks Ontario for supporting trades/discusses sector challenges

0:09:45 – 0:16:54 – How Aaron retains talent – “How do we look after them?”

0:16:55 – 0:20:05 – The chaos of life from 17-25 years old

0:20:06 – 0:24:37 – Attention parents!!!

0:24:38 – 0:29:51 – Brendan and Aaron discuss getting more women on the shop floor

0:29:51 – 0:35:22 – The challenges of changing culture

0:35:23 – 0:42:04 – What would Minister Tisdelle do?

0:42:05 – 0:46:05 – ‘The Niagara shop floor’

0:46:06 – 0:51:47 – History of Girotti Machine and their nuclear work

0:51:48 – 0:53:32 – ‘A challenging and rewarding career in problem-solving for a living.’

0:53:33 – 0:58:42 – Board games and advanced manufacturing

0:58:43 – 1:01:03 – The size of the parts made and where they go in the world

1:01:04 – 1:05:04 – Addendum on employee retention (Aaron’s pay scale)

1:05:05 – 1:09:24 – The future generation is ready!

1:09:25 – 1:12:26 – Unlocking the door on immigrant skills, and the demographic cliff

1:12:27 – 1:19:48 – The connection between art and industry

0:00-4:24 – Intro

4:25-5:44 – Meeting the guests

5:45-10:55 – Business in the time of COVID19

10:56-11:42 – About Acetronic

11:43-19:14 – Gender Diversity in Ontario Manufacturing: Kim, Simmie’s, and Shannon’s take

19:15-21:10 – Barriers to women in Manufacturing – GET A DEGREE, NOT A DIPLOMA!!

21:11-28:30 – How Simmie got into Acetronic

28:31-30:25 – Kim on cultivating passion in her kids

30:26-39:59 – Acetronic’s past and future

40:00-51:25 – Shannon discusses HR policies in the plastics industry

51:26-54:42 – Women seeing other Women on the shop floor

54:43-1:00:19 – The normalization of sexual harassment in the workplace

1:00:20- 1:04:43 – The do’s and don’t of talking to women at work

1:04:44- 1:05:56 – What women are taught from a young age

1:05:57- 1:06:37 – More women in the workplace = women feeling comfortable and likely to stay

1:06:38-1:08:44 – Nick rants about toxic men

1:08:45- 1:09:36 – The need for more compassion in business

1:09:37-1:10:55 – Shannon discusses HR practices Acetronic uses

1:10:56- 1:13:39 – The CAMSC Award

0:00 – 5:00 – Intro

5:01 – 6:46 – Guest Introductions

6:47 – 10:45 – Axiom’s corporate culture – Christmas lights and lunch boxes

10:46 – 14:39 – History of Smart Attend

14:40 – 19:28 – Industry 4.0 – Idea vs. Reality: $till a pipe dream for many

19:29 – 22:22 – The challenges of/benefits for the old guard

22:23 – 28:05 – Robert’s day in 1989 vs today (How he’s using I4.0)

28:06 – 30:23 – Robert’s nap on a bus in China

30:24 – 32:28 – Smart Attend: What does it do?

32:29 – 40:25 – Robert’s Industry 4.0 question: “Can I schedule this new work?”

40:26 – 49:34 – Industry 4.0 & people – How Max and Rob build teams – Passion!

49:35 – 53:01 – Trades ‘brain drain’. People aren’t aware of the jobs!

53:02 – 59:20 – Talking to parents about jobs in trades. Why parents steer kids away.

59:21 – 1:00:01 – NGen Project discussion

1:00:02 – 1:04:40 – Masculinity in Manufacturing – “As a man, I don’t understand. But I understand that I don’t understand.” Max Preston

1:04:41 – End – How Axiom uses I4.0 data and how it doesn’t.