Augmented Ops

Episode 166: Giving Robots "Common Sense": Inside RightHand Robotics with Yaro Tenzer

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robotics has promised to transform manufacturing and logistics for decades — but turning intelligent machines into reliable, everyday operators rema...

Episode 165: The Future Process Engineer with Chris Luecke of Manufacturing Happy Hour

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does the future of process engineering look like in an era shaped by AI, automation, and rapid operational change? In this episode, Chris Luecke ...

Episode 164: AI, Industry, and the Human Story with MIT’s David Mindell

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI is often described as a revolution, but every technological leap has deep roots in the human story. In this episode of Augmented Ops, MIT Professor...

Episode 163: AI for Operations: From Everyday Tools to Agentic Systems

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Manufacturing is entering a new phase of AI adoption, one where intelligent systems don’t just generate insights but take action in context. In this...

Operations Calling 2025 Recap: From AI Hype Into Real World Results

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kicking off Season 6, Natan and Tulip CMO Madilynn Castillo reflect on Operations Calling 2025 (http://www.OperationsCalling.com)—recorded just afte...

Reindustrializing in 2025 — AI, Scale, and the Future of U.S. Manufacturing with MIT’s Liz Reynolds

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode, our guest is Liz Reynolds, manufacturing and workforce expert at MIT and strategic advisor to Tulip.. Fresh from Detroit's Rein...

AI, Agility, and Enterprise Architecture – Reflections on Season 5 of Augmented Ops

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week marks the final episode of Season 5 of Augmented Ops! Natan and Erik look back and share their biggest takeaways from conversations with CEO...

The Future of Quality and Validation with AstraZeneca’s Bob Buhlmann

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Bob Buhlmann (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-buhlmann-4182244/), Head of Quality Digital and Computer Strategy at AstraZeneca....

The Rise of the Frontline Engineer: Driving Digital Transformation on the Shop Floor

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guests are Ryan Infantozi (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-infantozzi-202ab723b/) of VEKA, Esmeralda Gonzalez (https://www.linkedin.com...

Lighthouses, Lean, and the Human Factor in Digital Transformation with AstraZeneca’s Jim Fox

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Jim Fox (https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-s-fox/), SVP of Americas Supply Operations at AstraZeneca. Jim explains how digital ...

Rethinking Governance, eBR, and the CIO Role from the Ground Up with NextPharma’s Joel Fidalgo

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Joel Fidalgo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-fidalgo-7b6347121/), CIO of NextPharma. Joel shares how NextPharma is bridging I...

Hannover Messe Unfiltered: The Real State of AI in Manufacturing

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Natan Linder (https://www.linkedin.com/in/linder/), Co-Founder and CEO of Tulip (https://tulip.co/) sits down with Madilynn Castillo (https...

Preview: Hannover Messe Special

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we're at Hannover Messe, the world’s largest industrial trade show. We’re foregoing our usual episode this week, but, we’ll be recor...

Operational Excellence at Enterprise Scale with Stanley Black & Decker’s Audrey Van de Castle

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Audrey Van de Castle (https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-van-de-castle/), Senior Director of Operational Excellence Technology ...

Digital Twins, Industrial AI, and the Future of Manufacturing with TwinThread's Erik Udstuen

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Erik Udstuen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-udstuen-00000), Co-founder and CEO of TwinThread. Erik shares insights from his ...

Augmenting Craftmanship with Digital Technology at a Luxury Jeweler with Nicolette Naya

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Nicolette Naya (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolettenaya/), Senior MES Engineer at a leading luxury jewelry manufacturer. Nico...

Scaling Open Source in Manufacturing with FlowFuse’s ZJ van de Weg

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is ZJ van de Weg (https://www.linkedin.com/in/zegerjan/), CEO of FlowFuse. ZJ shares his journey from an intern at GitLab to now l...

From Sony to Semiconductors: Digital Transformation in the Asia-Pacific with Vijay Chinnasami

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Vijay Chinnasami (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijayan-chinnasami-6595a931/), former COO of Ultra Clean Technology. Vijay shares...

Interoperability for Industry 4.0 with HighByte’s John Harrington

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is John Harrington (https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-harrington-142906a/), co-founder and Chief Product Officer of HighByte. John ...

How AI Agents are Closing the Loop with Composabl’s Kence Anderson

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Kence Anderson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kence), CEO of Composabl. Kence and Natan explore the role of AI agents in industri...

Bringing Open Source to Industrial Automation with Arduino’s Fabio Violante

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Fabio Violante (https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabioviolante), CEO of Arduino. Fabio and Natan explore the importance of open sour...

Frontline Operations in NASCAR with RFK Racing's Kevin Kidd

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Kevin Kidd (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-kidd-5ab572113/), Director of Software and Analytics at RFK Racing. While advance...

Inside a Next-Gen Medical Device Manufacturer

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Marc Nash (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcnash1/), SVP of Operations and R&D at Outset Medical. In an industry dominated by le...

Uniting the Frontline Operations Community at Operations Calling

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Natan Linder (https://www.linkedin.com/in/linder/), Co-Founder and CEO of Tulip (https://tulip.co/) sits down with Tulip CMO Madilynn Casti...

A New Approach to Pharma Manufacturing with Roche’s Daniele Iacovelli

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Daniele Iacovelli (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniele-iacovelli-8684a9b2/), SVP, Global Head of Digital, Analytics (AI) & Oper...

The Past, Present, and Future of Industrial Software with Rick Bullotta

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Rick Bullotta (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickbullotta/), longtime veteran of the industrial software space and co-founder of ...

Episode 141: Reindustrializing America with Liz Reynolds

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode, Elisabeth Reynolds—MIT Professor of the Practice, former White House policymaker, and now Strategic Advisor to Tulip—joins ...

Episode 140: A Frontline Perspective on Industry 4.0 – Reflections on Season 1 of Augmented Ops

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week marks the final episode of Season 1 of Augmented Ops! Natan Linder and Erik Mirandette sit down to discuss their takeaways from the first se...

Episode 139: How to Architect Your Digital Strategy with Jeff Kramer

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Jeff Kramer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-kramer-a367906/), VP Technology & Digital Factory at Kason Industries (https:/...

Episode 138: Democratizing Computer Vision with LandingAI’s Kai Yang

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Kai Yang (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaiyangtw/), VP of Product at LandingAI (https://landing.ai/). Kai discusses the need for...

Episode 137: AI for the Frontline Engineer with Instrumental’s Anna Shedletsky

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Anna Shedletsky (https://www.linkedin.com/in/annakatrinashedletsky/), Co-Founder and CEO of Instrumental (https://instrumental....

Episode 136: AI Takes Center Stage at Hannover Messe

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Natan Linder (https://www.linkedin.com/in/linder/), Co-Founder and CEO of Tulip (https://tulip.co/) sits down with Madilynn Castillo (https...

Episode 135: Bringing Spatial Intelligence to Operations with Zerokey's Matt Lowe

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Matt Lowe (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwlowe/), Co-Founder and CEO of ZeroKey (https://zerokey.com/). Not only is he a contrib...

Episode 134: Building Industrial Architectures with MQTT with HiveMQ’s Dominik Obermaier

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Dominik Obermaier (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dobermai/), Co-Founder and CTO of HiveMQ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/hivem...

Episode 133: Rethinking Our Approach to AI with Dr. Jay Lee

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Jay Lee (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-lee-116ba59/), Director of the Industrial AI Center at the University of Maryland (htt...

Episode 132: Open Source Software for Manufacturing with UMH's Alex Krüger

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Alex Krüger (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-krueger/), Co-founder and CEO of United Manufacturing Hub (https://www.link...

Episode 131: MQTT, Unified Namespace, and The New Industrial Data Stack with Litmus’s Vatsal Shah

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Vatsal Shah (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vatsal12/), Founder and CEO of Litmus (https://www.linkedin.com/company/litmus-automat...

Episode 130: Democratization, Gen AI, and the Future of Industrial Analytics with Seeq’s Lisa Graham

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Dr. Lisa Graham (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisagraham2/), CEO of Seeq (https://www.linkedin.com/company/seeqcorporation/). Dr...

Episode 129: AI and the Human Element in Industry 4.0 with Jeff Winter

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Jeff Winter (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyrwinter/), Sr. Director of Industry Strategy for Manufacturing at Hitachi Solut...

Episode 128: From Tailor to Technologist: A Digital Transformation Journey with Joachim Hensch

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Joachim Hensch (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joachim-hensch-consulting), Founder of Joachim Hensch Consulting (https://www.joach...

Episode 127: Venture Capital's Role in Digital Transformation with Lior Susan

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Lior Susan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/liorsusan/), founder of Eclipse Ventures. With the digital transformation of critical ...

Episode 126: Transforming Manufacturers’ Organizational Strategy with Dr. Jörg Gnamm

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Dr. Jörg Gnamm (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerggnamm/), Senior Partner & Global Head of Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 Pract...

Episode 125: Rethinking Quality Control for Pharmaceuticals with Mark Buswell

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is GSK’s Mark Buswell (https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbuswell), VP of Quality Tech. Mark draws on over two decades of experienc...

Episode 124: Industrial Data Interoperability with Erich Barnstedt

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Microsoft’s Erich Barnstedt (https://www.linkedin.com/in/erich-barnstedt-9a84685), Chief Architect Standards, Consortia & Ind...

Episode 123: Building a Manufacturing Software Marketplace with Diego Tamburini

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Diego Tamburini (https://www.linkedin.com/in/diegotamburini/), Category Manager for Manufacturing for the Microsoft Commercial ...

Episode 122: Fixing the Failures of Industry 4.0 with Antonio Padovano

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Antonio Padovano (https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoniopadovano/), Assistant Professor at the University of Calabria. In this co...

Episode 121: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode, Trond introduces Natan Linder, CEO of Tulip and co-author of Augmented Lean, as the new host of Augmented Season 4. Trond and...

Episode 120: Digital Manufacturing in Turkey and Beyond with Efe Erdem

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Efe Erdem, Executive Director of the MEXT Technology Center takes us on a journey through Turkey's manufacturing landscape and its pivotal role in adv...

Episode 119: Industrial Design with Kimberly Andersson

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. The topic ...

Episode 118: Digital Manufacturing in the Cloud with Jon Hirschtick (Rebroadcast)

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. The topic ...

Episode 117: Manufacturing with Jessica Yen

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 117 of the podcast, the topic is manufacturing. Our guest is Jessica Yen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-yen-49753019/), Head of Custo...

Episode 116: The Market of Marketplaces with Jason Ray

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 116 of the podcast, the topic is: The Market of Marketplaces. Our guest is Jason Ray (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasontray/), Co-Founder a...

Episode 115: Bridging the Physical-Digital Divide in Industrial Tech with Rony Kubat

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 115 of the podcast, the topic is: Bridging the Physical-Digital Divide in Industrial Tech. Our guest is Rony Kubat (@kubat), CTO and co-fou...

Episode 114: The Industry 4.0 Journey with Scott Phillips

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. Scott Phill...

Episode 113: The Business Model of Lean with Jim Huntzinger

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. Jim Huntzin...