Latest Episodes
Circular Dairy Packaging: Closing the Virgin Cost Gap
How dairy processors can close the recycled plastic cost gap with backhauled bottle returns and food-grade HDPE reuse. Recorded live at CeMAT 2027, Shane hosts a panel discussion with Ben McCulloch from Martog & Company, Edward Vaudrey from Popit Recycling, and...
CeMAT 2026: Robotics, Humanoids, and AI That Actually Work in Warehouses
From cold chain robotics to humanoid AI, what will actually deliver value on the warehouse floor in 2026 might surprise you.At CeMAT 2026, Shane and Paul sat down with John Sauer from OPEX, Daniele Farioli from Modula, Maryam Ziaee from Slimstock, and Adam Frank from...
CeMAT ’26: Industry 4.0 from Training to Robotics
How Australian manufacturers can adopt Industry 4.0 using training, collaboration, and emerging robotics technologies. In this episode, recorded live at CeMAT 2026, Vikram Sachdeva from Swinburne University, Andrew Brown from the Association for Manufacturing...
Australia’s Biggest Manufacturing Sector Is Being Squeezed, Here’s How to Fix It | Angeline Achariya
Food manufacturing is Australia’s largest manufacturing sector, yet it’s under pressure from every direction, squeezed margins, rising costs, global competition, and ongoing underinvestment. In this episode, Paul sits down with Angeline Achariya from Innovation...
Inside Australian Manufacturing Week 2026: robotics, software, skills and productivity
Australian Manufacturing Week 2026 delivered more than just machines on stands. It surfaced the real conversations manufacturers are having about productivity, automation, software, skills, and how to stay competitive. In this episode, Paul Mason and I speak with a...
AMW 2026 Brisbane Part 1: Robots, ERP & Grants, and why Manufacturers still run on Excel
Australian Manufacturing Week 2026 has landed in Brisbane for the first time ever — and we're recording live from the show floor. Part 1 of our AMW 2026 coverage brings you six exhibitor interviews covering robotics, autonomous material handling, ERP, 3D...
Why siloed projects kill manufacturing competitiveness
Manufacturers keep investing in automation, ERP, AI, and capital projects, yet many still struggle with cost, resilience, and execution. The problem is not the tools, it is fragmentation.In this episode, Shane Williams and Paul Mason are joined by Oliver North and ...
Making ERP More Useful with AI | Epicor
Most manufacturers do not need another AI tool. They need better decisions from the ERP and data they already have. In this episode, Graeme Evans and Ian Macdonald from Epicor explain how embedded AI is helping manufacturers move ERP from a system of record to a...
79. From Cloud to Concrete, Practical AI Use Cases in Manufacturing with Troy Smithells
In this episode, we sit down with Troy Smithells from Xenon Tech to cut through the AI hype and get practical. We explore real world manufacturing use cases, from converting hand drawn sketches into production ready CAD files, to physical AI robots inspecting pipes,...
78. Story Intelligence with Gabrielle Dolan
In this episode, we sit down with storytelling expert Gabrielle Dolan to unpack why authentic stories matter now more than ever in a world saturated with AI generated content. We explore how manufacturers can connect across teams, simplify complex ideas, overcome...
78. Story Intelligence with Gabrielle Dolan
In this episode, we sit down with storytelling expert Gabrielle Dolan to unpack why authentic stories matter now more than ever in a world saturated with AI generated content. We explore how manufacturers can connect across teams, simplify complex ideas, overcome...
77. Practical Robotics Playbook for Growth, Sovereign Capability, & AI Readiness with Nicci Rossouw
Nicci Rossouw, CEO of Robotics Australia Group, joins us again to unpack how Australia’s robotics ecosystem is evolving, and what’s changed since our last conversation.We talk about the growth and momentum across the sector, the National Robotics Strategy, and why...
76. Industry 6.0, Dark Factories and the Future of Manufacturing with Nick Doyle
In this episode, we sit down with Nick Doyle from ANCA Manufacturing Solutions in Thailand. Nick is right in the centre of one of the most active manufacturing regions in the world, leading factory expansion and helping organisations across Australia and Southeast...
75. Grants and Support to Help Manufacturers Scale in 2026
In this episode, we take a practical look at the grants, incentives, and support programs that manufacturers can access in 2026. This isn't a boring deep dive into every scheme in detail, we step back and talk about the broader landscape, what is changing this year,...
74. AI on the Factory Floor, Learning in the Flow of Work and the Rise of Vibe Coding
In this episode of Manufacturing Tech Australia, we sit down with Murali Sastry to cut through the hype around AI and focus on what really matters for manufacturing. How AI can augment people, not replace them. We explore what vibe coding actually means in practice,...