Explore every episode of the podcast Cliff Notes Podcast: Lead manufacturing
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| SCU Motorsport: Revolutionising Motorsport Education with Alan O'Neill | 21 Feb 2025 | 00:33:00 | |
Alan O'Neill brings decades of motorsport experience to education, having worked with historic Grand Prix cars and run multiple race teams. In 2010, he transitioned to teaching motorsport engineering, where he identified significant gaps between education and industry needs. Show Sponsor - for your manufacturing website needs: Holdingbayhttps://holdingbay.co.uk Learn from the cliff notes on Motorsport Education
Show Notes: Resources: Website: SCU Motorsport Visit: LinkedIn SCU Motorsport Contact email: SCU Motorsport
Credits: Host: Tristan Bailey If you or a friend would be a good guest with a story about People, Process or Technology that moved them forward, then book a quick call on the website. REVIEWS: FOLLOWS: https://twitter.com/cliffnotespod Subscribe to the show to keep listening or via email, form on the website. | |||
| 62: Vehicles To Vaccines, British Manufacturing since 1951 with Philip Hamlyn-Williams | 30 May 2024 | 00:38:31 | |
Following on from the interview on "How Britain Shaped the Manufacturing World", discover the secrets behind successful companies and the minds that cover all the bases between automotive and pharmaceutical. Join into the stories of visionary entrepreneurs, inventors and small businesses, uncovering the strategies that propelled their inventions and Great Britain to new heights. Philip Hamlyn-Williams, a renowned historian and author latest book "Vehicles To Vaccines" continues the fascinating history of Britain's manufacturing prowess after 1951 to present day. Show Sponsor - for your manufacturing website needs: Holdingbayhttps://holdingbay.co.uk Learn from the cliff notes on British Manufacturing History
Show Notes: Resources: Credits: Host: Tristan Bailey If you or a friend would be a good guest with a story about People, Process or Technology that moved them forward, then book a quick call on the website. REVIEWS: FOLLOWS: https://twitter.com/cliffnotespod Subscribe to the show to keep listening or via email, form on the website. | |||
| 53: Enhancing Business Presentations with Interactive Digital Solutions with Ian Woodley at Pitchflex | 23 May 2023 | 00:39:45 | |
In this episode with Ian Woodley, we dive into the world of dynamic business presentations with Pitchflex (formerly StiloTouch), a revolutionary platform that goes beyond traditional slide decks. Join us as we explore how Pitchflex is transforming the way companies engage their audience and showcase their expertise. Show Notes: Steven's website: Show Sponsor - for your manufacturing website needs: Holdingbay
CREDITS: If you or a friend would be a good guest with a story about People, Process or Technology that moved them forward, then book a quick call on the website. REVIEWS: FOLLOWS: Subscribe to the show to keep listening or by email, form on the website. | |||
| 52: Steven L. Blue The Top Silent Business Killers in Manufacturing | 23 Mar 2023 | 00:30:49 | |
The interview is with Steven L. Blue is President and CEO of Miller Ingenuity, a keynote speaker and author. He has written five books and won awards for his writing and speaking. Steve has over 40 years of experience in manufacturing, having worked his way up from a factory supervisor to the CEO and director of the company. He believes in lifelong learning and values both education and experience. Steve advises people to take on every job in order to gain valuable experience and lead. We get into chatting about his list of Silent Business Killers and how these can impact any manufacturing business. Show Notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/52/ Steven's website: https://www.stevenlblue.com/ CREDITS: Host: Tristan Bailey Music: Drinks On The Bar - Dougie Wood If you or a friend would be a good guest with a story about People, Process or Technology that moved them forward, then book a quick call on the website. REVIEWS: FOLLOWS: Subscribe to the show to keep listening or by email, form on the website. | |||
| 51: Jason Azevedo MRC's Focus on Employee Ownership and Continuous Improvement in Manufacturing | 02 Jan 2023 | 00:34:04 | |
Jason Azevedo is the Chief Strategy Officer at MRCA, a private equity firm that buys and connects legacy manufacturing companies in the US. MRCA has a focus on employee ownership and has experienced benefits in terms of profitability, employee morale, and lower turnover. The company is currently working on a range of products, including retail displays and control panels for nuclear power plants. MRCA has also expanded its portfolio nationally, allowing employees to move to different locations within the organisation. The company places a strong emphasis on continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles. Show Notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/51/ MRCA: https://mrca.net/ CREDITS: Host: Tristan Bailey Music: Drinks On The Bar - Dougie Wood If you or a friend would be a good guest with a story about People, Process or Technology that moved them forward, then book a quick call on the website. REVIEWS: FOLLOWS: Subscribe to the show to keep listening or by email, form on the website. WAYS TO SUPPORT THE SHOW: Donation: Buy me a Coffee, next time we meet, or share this episode with one firend. Business: If you would like to work with my company Holdingbay, we would love to support you on your digital website journey. https://holdingbay.co.uk Advertisers, Sponsors & Affiliates: Contact us for rates of show, if you are a good fit. A quick thank you for listening, always appreciate you, where ever you listen. | |||
| 50: Vats Vana at KX with IoT and 5G powering industry | 19 Oct 2022 | 00:34:13 | |
Powering Real Time Analytical Insights on Edge, if we move our thinking forward and then build the path. Vats Vanar from KX covering IoT and 5G on Cliff Notes Podcast 50. Vice President of Product & Strategy for IoT at KX. He helps manufacturing and automotive clients leverage the power of streaming and real-time distributed analytics architectures to drive better business and financial outcomes. https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/50/ Learn more: https://kx.com For Industrial companies looking to grow with Digital Web Agency
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| 49: Caddify Companion Apps for shipping with tools, Justin Halfpenny | 26 Aug 2022 | 00:29:59 | |
Justin Halfpenny has been CEO of Caddify for the last 4 years, building on the success and needs of previous product offering. We talks about Nocode, companion apps, customer success and product adoption in manufacturing. As Justin puts it "Every product will be shipped with a Companion App". Show Notes. https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/49/ Learn more: https://caddify.com/ Sponsor: https://holdingbay.co.uk | |||
| 48: Raj Kundalia Cyber Readiness From Cyber Criminals | 18 Jun 2022 | 00:27:31 | |
CYBIONE to the Rescue, with Raj Kundalia Managing Director. It’s a frightening thought, isn’t it? That 95% of cyber security breaches are caused by human error? 68% of business leaders feel their cyber security risks are increasing. Is your business safe? Show Notes https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/48/ | |||
| 47: Stephen Harrison assets measured at source | 12 May 2022 | 00:28:32 | |
Stephen Harrison predictive asset condition monitoring in the field Stephen has over 30 years experience in the field of systems analysis, development, integration and business intelligence. Most recently Stephen has been heavily involved in systems relating to programme / project management, Asset Management and Monitoring, information capture and analysis often working directly on client sites alongside their own resources. Show notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/47/ | |||
| 46: Grant Broome digital inclusion accessibility | 11 Apr 2022 | 00:34:28 | |
Getting into accessiblity and inclusion affects all workforces and customers, of digital interfaces. Grant Broome, works to make this better and help others. https://diginclusion.com/services/
Show Notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/46/ | |||
| 45: Adam teaches us how Net Zero is in reach of SME | 07 Feb 2022 | 00:37:03 | |
Adam teaches us how Net Zero is in reach of SME. With a target for 1 Million Small Businesses to Net Zero By 2025. 96% of the UK economy has less than 9 employees. They lack the resources and support to achieve Net Zero.
Show Notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/45/ | |||
| 44: Ron Rock getting value for building stakeholders with IoT | 03 Jan 2022 | 00:32:49 | |
Ron Rock is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Microshare, with three decades of experience as a bridge builder between new technology strategies and legacy enterprises. Create a safer more efficient environment Indoor asset tracking is core feature, to track from wheelchair, to beds to forklifts. To track the most expensive assets after staff to understand how much is being utilised. Show Notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/44/ Show sponsor, for websites that move manufacturing forward: https://holdingbay.co.uk/ | |||
| 61: Special Episode : Southern Manufacturing 2024 from the show floor | 08 Feb 2024 | 00:22:57 | |
Southern Manufacturing and Electronics is the first show of the year for many people in the UK manufacturing community. So it was great to get out to meet friends and partners and many new faces this week. We took the microphone out and recorded with visitors and companies running stands. Many of whom are part of the ConeX Portal a community with a mission is to help UK engineering and manufacturing businesses thrive. Show Sponsor - for your manufacturing website needs: Holdingbayhttps://holdingbay.co.uk Learn from the cliff notes on The Voice of UK Manufacturing
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Credits: Host: Tristan Bailey If you or a friend would be a good guest with a story about People, Process or Technology that moved them forward, then book a quick call on the website. REVIEWS: FOLLOWS: https://twitter.com/cliffnotespod Subscribe to the show to keep listening or via email, form on the website. | |||
| 43: Mick Tilley - Spectrum of hires show magic at Tried&True, Sunderland | 04 Nov 2021 | 00:33:56 | |
Mick Tilley is Owner at Tried&True in North Yorkshire, a distributed agency. He’s a failed comedian, a failed lawyer and a failed MMA fighter but when it comes to marketing, he is it. Founded in 2019, often disruptive and always innovative, but our philosophy is simple: marketing isn’t a one-size fits all discipline. We bring tried and true strategies and tactics together to build bespoke solutions that fit you like a metaphorical glove. Get the show notes https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/43/ | |||
| 42: Matt Lacey from H V Wooding on precision components, tight tolerances and single load shipping | 02 Aug 2021 | 00:25:25 | |
Matt Lacey is Sales & Marketing Manager at H V Wooding a precision component, motor lamination and busbar manufacturer. With over 20 years in companies across the industry Matt talks about busbars, wire erosion, laser cutting, electric vehicles and british manufacturing. Show Notes : https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/42/ For H V Wooding: https://www.hvwooding.co.uk/ebrochure/ Learn with the Cliff Notes on precision components * H V Wooding for busbars, motor laminations, bespoke precision components, as a subcon manufacturer we don't have our own products. * We love to see new prototype projects come in, we have seen a lot from electric manufacturers at the moment As the electric vehicle industry is still young we are able to offer advice and guidance * Reshoring has been very big for us. With Covid19 and Brexit a window of opportunity opened up with clients worried about supply chain * Reshoring cost driven at first, then not needing to order in quantity, goods in transit risks, carbon footprint and also it is much easier to talk to a local in same country on the phone * The feedback we have seen has been amazing and the cost that were perceived to be there were not really there * We have not experienced teething problems with new brexit export rule, we mainly export on single loads without problem, mixed loads with other companies have had more paperwork problems. * We use a lot of copper that is imported but not on other lines * Most of our work is single load and also a safety-net * People are realising the impact of Reshoring and how positive it can be to them | |||
| 41: Kevin Snook on process improvement | 02 Jul 2021 | 00:33:40 | |
Looking a deep dive into process and improvement in health product production, Kevin and Tristan have a lively conversation. Kevin Snook is the author of "Make It Right", CEO Saxagon and LUCIDi4. Kevin helps manufacturing leaders take control of the operations, with their current people, to deliver breakthrough results and have the time to work on strategic growth. For 17 years a leader in P&G, with hands-on experience of producing billion dollar brands such as Pampers, Always and Gillette. Taking experience in industrial process at P&G in 2015 Kevin and his technology partner Vincent Casagrande founded LUCIDi4 to build and implement the platform that would allow production machines to speak directly to frontline employees through Real Time Data Analytics. Show Notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/41/ Show Sponsor, for your manufacturing web platform needs: https://holdingbay.co.uk | |||
| 40: Ellie Dix gets all the family involved in Game Manufacturing and Kickstarter | 17 May 2021 | 00:40:51 | |
Sharing the passion for board games with Ellie Dix, owner of The Dark Imp. The education quality and passion to innovate on product releases through a pandemic. Having used crowd funding successfully before she is also spearheading the latest big box family game Uranus on Kickstarter. Using her education expertise in production and partners to manufacturing the different parts of the game in the UK and China. The strong branding visuals and keeping the challenging game mechanics creative in play but inclusive to all the family Dark Imp targets. As a drive to get children (and parents) away from screens and all around the same table for some fun and learning. Show Notes: Contact Ellie at The Dark Imp for great games : | |||
| 39: SME Manufacturing growth with digital processes Sara Duff at Smart Manufacture | 31 Mar 2021 | 00:37:35 | |
Sara Duff, Sales and Marketing Director at Smart Manufacture and Smart Quality, is passionate about helping SMEs achieve their business goals through implementing effective business growth strategies. Supported by best of breed cloud based business and industry specific software. Full show notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/39/ Smart Manufacture https://smartmanufacture.co.uk | |||
| 38: Growth looking good in branded work wear with James Worthington, MyWorkwear | 19 Feb 2021 | 00:26:23 | |
Workwear companies are the barometers of growth, and James should know, opening back up to support orders after lock down. MyWorkwear support manufacturing growth in large and small companies during pandemic. MD, James Worthington even invested time to re-brand Show Notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/38/ "Almost doubled the work force to cope with demand" | |||
| Where are the Embedded Systems for IoT with Ed Kuzemchak | 04 Jan 2021 | 00:42:54 | |
Gather sensor data in the field at the edge and use the cheap could power to gain more learning from your own systems on The Cliff Notes Podcast: Lead Manufacturing. Ed is the founder and CTO of Software Design Solutions. He has been creating embedded software solutions for nearly 30 years. In this episode Ed Kuzemchak gets into IoT and embedded systems at the edge to benefit manufacturing industry to lead manufacturing with the Cliff Notes Podcast audience. Show Notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/37/ https://softwaredesignsolutions.com/
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| 36: Offering customers 10% manufacturing improvement guarantee Dennis Cocco with 10in6 | 30 Nov 2020 | 00:29:02 | |
Actionable data in your operators hands, simplified process monitoring improves production and reports to Excel spreadsheets. Dennis Cocco CEO of 10in6 inc. and industry veteran helps us understand why monitoring processes with data is not to berate the operators with but to give them the tools to grow on this Cliff Notes Manufacturing with host Tristan Bailey. At 10in6 his mission for the last 12 years has been "To provide simple and cost effective ways of improving manufacturing productivity by leveraging plant floor information". Having left behind the heavy expensive monitoring of past company to put the tools in hands of everyone. | |||
| 35: Get your 8 Process Wastes in order with 5s and Giles Johnston valuable advice | 08 Oct 2020 | 00:53:23 | |
This episode Giles Johnston consultant and published author shares advice on what your business can get from working with Smartspeed Consulting with Cliff Notes: Lead manufacturing host Tristan Bailey. His interest began when about 14 years old. He visited a forging plant on an open day and was allowed to have a play with the controls of some very large hammers. Roll on a few years and was running a business unit with 35 operators running a 24/5 shift pattern. Not one to sit still he eventually moved into business for himself and helping other companies. Optimising systems and re-engineering business processes. He tells some great stories from working with sections and people that were under valued, until they were buffed Lean and lead the group. Learn from the Cliff Notes on 8 Wastes. Show Notes And try out Electronic Specifier Insights podcast.
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| 34: Fixer of dirty data, classification and data accuracy - Susan Walsh | 14 Sep 2020 | 00:27:20 | |
This episode Susan Walsh - The Classification Guru gives us a whirlwind tour of what money is going missing in bad data She can clean it up quickly and affordably, saving your team hours of messing around in Excel and with product code mix ups. Show Notes Susan Walsh
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| 60: Supply Chain Visibility Optimisation, Harrison Wells of LeanDNA | 30 Jan 2024 | 00:39:11 | |
Did you know that increasing the number of parts in manufacturing can lead to a higher number of exception messages during assembly, making streamlined processes and supply chain optimization even more crucial? Podcast on the intricacies of supply chain management and optimization, exploring the challenges and opportunities faced by manufacturing business owners in today's complex market. Show Sponsor - for your manufacturing website needs: Holdingbayhttps://holdingbay.co.uk Learn from the cliff notes on Supply Chain Show Notes: Links and resources:
Credits: Host: Tristan Bailey If you or a friend would be a good guest with a story about People, Process or Technology that moved them forward, then book a quick call on the website. REVIEWS: FOLLOWS: https://twitter.com/cliffnotespod Subscribe to the show to keep listening or via email, form on the website. | |||
| 33: Fitting Additive Manufacturing in right parts with Colin Cater of Tri-Tech 3D and Cadspec | 17 Jun 2020 | 00:33:48 | |
This episode we get into a good conversation with Colin Cater of Tri-Tech 3D and Cadspec on Additive Manufacturing. Colin truly is an AM veteran working from the traditional days of the factory floor toolmaking to now working with state of the art 3D Printers and CAM software. This recording was made over the phone during Covid-19 lock-down so hope the experience of Colin shines though. Show Notes http://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/33/
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| 32: Passing Internal Audits for International Standards with Peter Hartland | 14 May 2020 | 00:22:36 | |
Peter Hartland of Acorn Quality Services shares advice on what your business can get from working with International Business Standards with Cliff Notes: Lead manufacturing host Tristan Bailey. Get access to more contracts and raise standards in your business. What you'll learn with cliff notes on International Standards
Peter Hartland joined me on Cliff Notes this month. Based in Wooster and working around the area helping many businesses pass the standards they have chosen. Show Notes https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/32/ Acorn Quality Services Ltd https://www.acornqualityservices.co.uk/
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| 31: Bonus #GivingTuesdayNow to share support of the community | 13 May 2020 | 00:02:02 | |
On the 12th May it is #GivingTuesdayNow day and many podcasts around the world will be doing their part to mention other shows that as the host enjoy. There is no exclusive time in the week so if we can do a tiny part of helping another show with the time they put in for free to give back. Some show recommendations for you
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Some Industrial Podcasts I listen to and recommend
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| 30: Open Standards for Transport and Mobility account interoperability with Hayden Sutherland | 05 Mar 2020 | 00:30:15 | |
This episode Hayden Sutherland of Open Transport shares Transport and Mobility account interoperability with Cliff Notes Podcast: Lead manufacturing host Tristan Bailey. Get on board with the initiative as it picks up steam with a set of open standards. For many years Hayden has worked for and then moved to advising and delivering for transport companies digital solutions. He shares the sort of companies and bodies that have input into the initiative and are now working with the benefits. What you'll learn with cliff notes on transport open standards
Show Notes https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/30/ Open Transport https://opentransport.co.uk/about-us/ | |||
| 29: How to Niche business to improve focus, Jason Resnick helps us better align with customers | 30 Jan 2020 | 00:45:52 | |
This episode of lead manufacturing, Jason Resnick talks to host Tristan Bailey. Jason runs rezz.com his own business and for many years helping independents and business build recurring revenue through better specialisation. He walks me though a niche workshop activity to identify where clients are aligning, then to the next step of landing pages to align and test this special focus. Show Notes https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/29/ Rezz.com for Jason's business https://rezzz.com | |||
| 28: Applegate procurement marketplace with Jack Richards, tips to make more business | 16 Dec 2019 | 00:24:26 | |
This episode Jack Richards is the Marketing Manager at Applegate on the role of bringing your best game to selling and buying on a Procurement Marketplace. Tips for improving your conversions, readiness for possible Brexit, and where does this service fit in growing your bottom line. He shared some of his experience of apprenticeships in the company and the changing market. Growing in a company that has adapted to the modern market and HR standards. Bringing in new machine learning and ai, along with personal relationships with the businesses, to smoothly match needs, and not just be a static directory of the past. Cliff Notes Podcast - bandwidth sponsor, holdingbay.co.uk Show notes and more: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/28/ | |||
| 27: How Comms for Manufacturing can Excel with Dale Parmenter of DRPG | 15 Nov 2019 | 00:27:20 | |
Dale Parmenter Founder & group CEO of DRP Group has been in the presentation and communication industry for over 40 years. He left school with one goal: to run his own business.
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| 26: Mark Amphlett Plastic Injection Moulding and Manufacturing | 30 Oct 2019 | 00:17:27 | |
Get into discussing management and growth in the UK manufacturing with Plastic Injection Moulding with Mark Amphlett, former General Manager at Amtek. A determined and passionate GM and Director, with experience of leading and developing individuals, and inspiring these individuals to become part of a highly motivated team. Ability to work constructively and communicate on a pier to pier basis with all members of the team from the boardroom to the shop floor. Ensuring his team is working towards and within the goals of the organisation. His passion to be the very best in the industry shows through. Show Notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/26/ | |||
| 25: Gary Ramsey Iterating faster with a nimble Digital Transformation | 18 Sep 2019 | 00:42:14 | |
This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Lead manufacturing, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Gary Ramsey for the Cliff Notes podcast. Gary is a business leader with 12 years experience of IoT and Digital Transformation. He shared some of his visions of the near future in management and manufacturing. As business gets more complex and looking for an edge, he suggests management look to smaller startup mentality of learning form and adapting to change. Collect all your sources from customers feedback, machine reports and staff knowledge to build an evolving picture and trust in data driven. The conversation takes Gary from cleaning a pool, to the disappearance of mobile phones, by way of Immersive Reality in the Factory. Gary Ramsey award-winning, forward-thinking, B2B enterprise sales/marketing entrepreneur and business leader with 12 years of experience in IoT/M2M. Show notes and links | |||
| 24: Katy Toms Returns from STEM Malawi Engineering Expedition | 06 Aug 2019 | 00:22:39 | |
Katy Toms is an accomplished Civil Engineer and Chair of Institution of Civil Engineers Plymouth, and Senior Vice Chair of ICE South West Regional Committee. She is currently at WSP as Senior Engineer. We caught up after she and the large group of women returned from Malawi Expedition. The passion she has for working with others and having a possible effect on the community with Engineering shows through in this as well as all her past work. As Katy put it "Working in engineering and construction gives you the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself." What you'll learn * The come back to normal life after such an expedition * They all learnt brick laying, plastering, painting * Katy - "Everyone embraced every role" * Ran ten STEM activities on trip for the students * Two nurses on trip, and try ran first aid classes too and with the teachers * Similar to hands on sessions in UK, from electrical engineering to planning and cleaning water * Made sure all people helping were paid fairly * Potential for thousands of students to benefit * Advice for other groups who are inspired to do an expedition - Katy happy to speak to you * Recommend [Orbis Expeditions](http://www.orbis-expeditions.com) they make the right connections and make it sustainable * Katy - "It is so rewarding" This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Lead manufacturing, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Katy Toms for the Cliff Notes podcast. Katy is an accomplished Civil Engineer and Chair of ICE Plymouth, Top 50 Women In Engineering 2017 and now a Senior Engineer at WSP. As a personal journey Katy went to Malawi with group of women from across the UK in May 2018 and then back in 2019 to trade skills with Malawian women entrepreneurs and build new school classrooms . Resources * Contact her at https://twitter.com/katytoms1 * Follow the project https://twitter.com/STEMBuildMalawi * Tailer for the documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgCvQnceLoQ&feature=youtu.be * More about WSP http://www.wsp-pb.com/en/WSP-UK/ * Tweet to us https://twitter.com/cliffnotespod | |||
| 59: From Whiteboards and Spreadsheets to Connected Planning: Michael Lynch's Digital Transformation Advice | 02 Jan 2024 | 00:34:44 | |
Join us as we discuss bringing the day to day running data and action items from visual management and paper notes, to a connected and full cycle solution. My guest, Michael Lynch, Co-Founder of Praxie, shares insights into the evolving landscape of AI, its practical applications, and how businesses can leverage this transformative tool to gain a competitive edge. The conversation delves into the role of so many data points in manufacturing and the challenges faced by companies in managing diverse processes, often relying on tools like Excel sheets. Praxie aims to address this by offering a digitisation platform that allows companies to start small and gradually build custom applications tailored to their needs. Michael emphasises the significance of digitising processes to gather intelligence and optimise manufacturing. He highlights the long tail of manufacturing processes, often managed through traditional methods like Excel sheets and explains how it helps replace these with digital solutions, improving efficiency and transparency. Show Sponsor - for your manufacturing website needs: Holdingbay https://holdingbay.co.uk Learn from the cliff notes on Prototypes 3D modeling
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Credits: Host: Tristan Bailey If you or a friend would be a good guest with a story about People, Process or Technology that moved them forward, then book a quick call on the website. REVIEWS: FOLLOWS: https://twitter.com/cliffnotespod Subscribe to the show to keep listening or via email, form on the website. | |||
| 23: Manufacturing using OEE performance improvement with Joern Steinbeck | 02 Jul 2019 | 00:26:01 | |
How can you get more effective production from the same machines? For OEE Joern Steinbeck starts with Availability, Efficiency and Quality to monitor overall throughput of process not people, and see if you can find waste to remove and turn into profit. Joern talks about his time at Porsche and now building tools on OEE.cloud
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| 22: Women’s Engineering Expedition to STEM Build Malawi | 04 May 2019 | 00:30:49 | |
Follow the journey of 20+ women engineers who will collaborate to design and build a STEM classroom at Rainbow Hope School in Malawi - May 2019. Katy Toms was on the show last year to talk Civil Engineering. Now the trip is just around the corner, I talked to two more of the world wide team, Gemma, business and marketing and Jess, student. Fund raising https://www.gofundme.com/stem-expedition-to-malawi?member=819964 Twitter https://twitter.com/STEMBuildMalawi This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Lead manufacturing, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Gemma and Jess for the Cliff Notes podcast. Both professional ladies bring a mix of expertise and sharing getting hands on on the the build. There will be a documentary team following the journey so watch their social media to see how it goes. | |||
| 21: Using Contracts for Imports, Exports and Brexit clauses with Giles Dixon | 22 Apr 2019 | 00:19:03 | |
Giles Dixon is the founder and managing director of ContractStore. An English solicitor with many years’ experience in drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial and construction contracts for use in the UK and internationally. During his career he has worked as an in-house lawyer as well as in private practice and spent 12 years living overseas. ContractStore documents: https://www.contractstore.com/business-services/manufacture-supply/ Giles Dixon: giles@gilesdixon.com Brexit Clause contract: https://www.contractstore.com/business-services/agents-distributors/brexit-clauses-template/ Exporting Made Easy: http://exporting-made-easy.com/book/ This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Lead manufacturing, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Giles Dixon for the Cliff Notes podcast. Giles has been working in the legal profession for many years with a focus on clear and simple language for clarity of use. Working in the middle east and the UK on import and export contracts lead him to co-author Exporting Made Easy – A Practical Guide: Selling Services and Products Overseas Through Agents and Distributors (including the Legal Bits!), a business book that introduces the process for exporting goods and services. We sat down together for the first inperson podcast, to talk about his experience and dealing with clear contracts and keeping them easy to use. Show Notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/21/ | |||
| 20: Robots move STEM kids from Sheffield to China | 26 Feb 2019 | 00:11:17 | |
Kirin has been going along to the Discovery STEM robotics club for a few months, and was able to take part in the UK WER competition. He was on a successful team and then invited to the winners trip to represent UK in China at the World finials. The first time he had been on a plane, and meeting kids for Mexico and Croatia. World Education Robot Seminar, with 10,000 competitors, aged 4-18. He has become proficient building and programming the robots in Open Source Scratch 2.0 or C to follow out tasks on the floor. When they compete it is also in small teams, and all preparation must be in your head. Working on the tasks of "Robots in Factory" dealing with moving e-waste.
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| 19: Electrical and Interiors PR supporting Sales with Suzi Baker | 18 Jan 2019 | 00:33:32 | |
Suzi Baker, Founder, PR and marketing consultant, Balance Web Marketing. Tailored services bringing energy and focused solutions to marketing campaigns for business owners. Specialising in interiors, British manufacturing, construction. Suzi contact: Tweet at @cliffnotespod This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Suzi Baker for the Cliff Notes podcast. Suzi has been working inside companies on marketing and PR for British manufacturing business for many years. We talk about the effect promotion work can raise a companies brand, and that it can also be an enabler. Working with interior designers and creatives to come together and better use the client who she represents lighting, electrical fittings and getting them in press in the hands of buyers. Show Notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/19/ | |||
| 18: Talking APIs evolving serverless with Rob Allen | 23 Nov 2018 | 00:27:51 | |
Rob specialises in web APIs and working with modernising legacy software for companies. The development agency Nineteen Feet was formed in 2013 by Rob Allen. A published author and long term public speaker who also contributes to Open Source projects including leadership roles in Slim Framework and Zend Framework. Rob has also has an interest in Serverless solutions, in particular the Apache OpenWhisk project and its commercial implementation on IBM Cloud Functions. Rob contact: Rob's company: Tweet at @cliffnotespod This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Rob Allen for the Cliff Notes podcast. Rob has been programming and advising companies on long term strategy for many years. We get into talking about APIs and how they can adapt and grow your systems while offering a cost reduction to future work and collaboration with other business systems. Show Notes: https://cliffnotespodcast.com/podcasts/18/
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| 17: Alex Gassman STEM apprentice journey from BAE to Eibach | 27 Oct 2018 | 00:24:51 | |
Getting an early successful racing start with his dad working on the cars and sponsorship paying for them. Alex Gassman spent time with McLaren Racing and West Surrey Racing in touring cars. His love of physics and maths took him to skipping university and becoming an apprentice with part time work and studies. Having been successful with the STEM program he latter gave back guiding other younger people as intakes got more diverse. Now after 7 years with BAE Systems, has moved to Project and Design Engineer at Eibach UK. Responsible for designing and working with custom suspension systems. Alex contact: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKr8KRaCQZX_mxfFgP6QAWw/videos Tweet at @cliffnotespod
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| 16: Nicky Raby takes stress out of running own business | 25 Sep 2018 | 00:33:10 | |
Joined this time by Nicky Raby, and get into talking about her work improving peoples work balance and efficiency when they have moved out of corporate business of many departments to be a business of one. "Do more of what you love and less of what you don't..." Then on to the growth of side business and products that can bring in passive income or lead to larger engagements. Wrap up with helpful advice using Instagram to get closer and talk to your audience.
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| 15: Salli Jaaska ERP Expert | 20 Jul 2018 | 00:27:06 | |
While working on second Masters and moving countries and industries from Steel in Finland to Pharma in Holland, Salli Jaaska took time to talk with us. Offering a guide to better implementing a system by blending it to the IT not IT first. An experienced consultant with implementing and integrating ERP systems to large manufacturing companies. Linkedin contact https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallijaaska/ Contact Tristan at holdingbay.co.uk This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Salli Jaaska for the Cliff Notes podcast. Salli is an MES Consultant for Pharma Manufacturing with experience from several industries (IoT, healthcare, steel service centers, shipyards) and systems (ERP, MES, PDM/PLM systems). Matching company's goals, processes to IT systems using agile and Lean principles. Show Notes: https://holdingbay.co.uk/cliff-notes/podcasts/15/ | |||
| 14: Pragmatic GDPR with Michael Bailey | 22 May 2018 | 00:36:08 | |
Michael Bailey has been Senior Web Developer at Pragmatic Web in Brighton for a few years. Joining the Pragmatic team in the spring of 2014 by persuasive director David Lockie. Writing code and working on current role of compliance officer for both ISO security standard and GDPR. We talk here about Michael's journey through understanding the GDPR regulations to practical steps and learning along the way. How he has been able to set about working thorough issues for improvement in their own systems and client contracts. Read more at https://pragmatic.agency/ Contact https://holdingbay.co.uk/contact/ This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Michael Bailey for the Cliff Notes podcast. Michael is Senior Web Developer at Pragmatic Web and DPO for GDPR. The websites he builds are clean, modern and elegant in design and function. Most of the websites are built using the WordPress content management system. Which Pragmatic specialises in for large companies. Show Notes: | |||
| 58: From Napkin Sketches to Prototypes Journey with Scott Tarcy | 28 Nov 2023 | 00:27:26 | |
Ever wondered what it takes to turn a wild idea into a tangible creation? In this episode, we're diving into the fascinating world of 3D printing with Scott Tarcy. How does he transform concepts into reality? Meet Scott, mechanical engineer turned entrepreneur, and president of CADdesignhelp. With over 15 years of experience, Scott has carved a niche in the 3D modeling and printing universe, helping clients move from idea to possible. Show Sponsor - for your manufacturing website needs: Holdingbay https://holdingbay.co.uk Learn from the cliff notes on Prototypes 3D modeling
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| 13: Katy Toms Civil Engineering and STEM | 11 Apr 2018 | 00:22:56 | |
Katy Toms is an accomplished Civil Engineer and Chair of Institution of Civil Engineers Plymouth, and Senior Vice Chair of ICE South West Regional Committee. This year she moved to WSP as Senior Engineer. Finding her self nominated for all her work for Top 50 Women Engineers 2017. We sat down to talk STEM, apprenticeships and the passion she has for working with others and having a possible effect on the community with Engineering. As Katy put it "Working in engineering and construction gives you the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself." Read more at https://twitter.com/tomskt10 More about WSP http://www.wsp-pb.com/en/WSP-UK/ Contact https://holdingbay.co.uk/contact/ This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Katy Toms for the Cliff Notes podcast. Katy is an accomplished Civil Engineer and Chair of ICE Plymouth, and Senior Vice Chair of ICE South West Regional Committee. Now a Senior Engineer at WSP. This year she will be part of the organising committee to put on events for 200 years of Engineering adversary, and Uk government's the Year of Engineering 2018. ICE Plymouth to celebrate ICE 200 with Nigel Overton, Curator for Plymouth City Museum and Nick Ely, Area Coastal Engineer for the Environment Agency on the 1st May 2018 Evening on the water As a personal journey Katy goes to Malawi with group of women from across the UK in May 2018 to trade skills with Malawian women entrepreneurs. Help raise money for the Scholarships Show Notes: | |||
| 12: Tony Denyer inhouse.tech offer interim CTO | 20 Mar 2018 | 00:27:16 | |
Tony Denyer works as Interim CTO for hire, with his consulting business inhouse.tech he offers to lead and grow your technical team, and deliver digital projects at scale. Together with entrepreneurs, they turn unique ideas into successful products and companies. Acting as the perfect partner or co-founder to build strong and independent startups. They can help you build out your tech team and, when you’re ready, they will take the training wheel off. We talk about business of considering outsourcing your work, or bringing in more developers in-house. The need then for a professional experienced hand is not always the skill existing management teams. His consulting then reduces friction and lets him talk business with management and lead code with coders. Read more at https://inhouse.tech/ Twitter follow https://twitter.com/tonydenyer Contact https://holdingbay.co.uk/contact/ This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Tony Denyer of inhouse.tech for the Cliff Notes podcast. Tony brings his years of experience with large business from pharma to asbestos auditing to publishing. Working in lean, agile and efficient ways to come in house with you for a period of time and scale and integrate your development team. Technical people need technical leadership and Tony can bridge that gap and get results. Show Notes:
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| 11: Malcolm Myers on LabVIEW for QA testing | 02 Mar 2018 | 00:22:27 | |
Malcolm Myers of AMH Test System takes us on a learning journey of how applicable and scaleable LabVIEW software and testing equipment is for him and hundreds of other engineering and electrical business around the UK and World. Recognised as a Chartered Engineer, Certified LabVIEW Architect and National Instruments Alliance Partner, he knows his craft. Working with audio, acoustics, power tools, telecommunications and renewable technologies around the UK since 1996. We talk about what you need to get started and how an engagement works for him. Using this graphical programming software and wiring up the testing devices on site. So join us and see if we PASS/FAIL the test. Read more at http://www.amhtestsystems.co.uk/about-us/ Follow on twitter https://twitter.com/photovalve Contact https://holdingbay.co.uk/contact/ This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks Malcolm Myers. He has enjoyed a varied career with a broad engineering background, particularly in the areas of audio, acoustics, power tools, telecommunications and renewable technologies. Having used LabVIEW since 1996 he has now branched out on his own to provide expert testing services to industry. Show Notes: | |||
| 10: Darren Teague - R&D on Fitness product HighRoller | 04 Jan 2018 | 00:21:54 | |
Darren and HighRoller are working on a great new product and bringing it to the UK market, becoming recognised as the most effective foam roller for physio recovery or post workout. Working themselves to add to the R&D and improve the quality of this already highly regarded professional product from Finland. I know Darren Teague and HighRoller though their marketing lead Esther Cochrane from many years ago working together on launching the John Lewis website. So it was good to catch up and we pick up the conversation where I learn what Darren has been doing with improving and marketing this product with Trade Shows, Pro Athletes and Retail. Read more at https://highrollerfitness.co.uk/ This episode of Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask a leader, host and founder of Holdingbay Tristan Bailey talks to Darren Teague of High Roller for the Cliff Notes podcast. Darren is one of the owners and a strength and conditioning coach working with a variety of athletes including professional footballers, cricketers, amateur athletes, young athletes and more recently clients who have had brain injuries, has found the HighRoller to be an invaluable tool for soft tissue muscle management. Show Notes:
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