Ep. 17 | Prof. Chris Cook – Avoid death by a thousand cuts and automate!

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In this episode of Stirring the Pot, we talk with University of Wollongong Former Executive Dean of Engineering, Professor Chris Cook.

Chris was involved with the Facility for Intelligent Fabrication – who deliver expertise, technology, equipment and training in automating steel fabrication to help manufacturing businesses adapt and compete. Their knowledge and resources drawing on decades of research-based welding and automation expertise and training.

He also was part of a trip to New Zealand with colleague John Norrish to identify opportunities for improvement and automation at some of our member companies. Conducting audits and offering in-depth insight into the latest developments in the field of welding automation while here.

This podcast is great if you want to explore smarter ways of doing things, IP concerns, examples of automation in action and more.

Connect with Chris

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-cook-4096881/

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/350285397

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Read more about our automation cluster works: https://www.hera.org.nz/automation-defence-clusters/