Natan the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tulip, a manufacturing technology company and World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer. Tulip provides a cloud IoT software platform that is deployed at some of the largest global manufacturers, helping customers drive their Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation initiatives. Natan is Co-Founder and Chairman of Formlabs, a pioneer and industry leader in professional desktop 3D printing. He has over 15 years of experience as a leader at companies like Samsung, Sun Microsystems, and Rethink Robotics and holds a depth of expertise in computer science, product design and entrepreneurship. Formerly, Natan was Co-Founder and General Manager of Samsung Electronics’s R&D Center in Israel, spearheading the group’s innovation efforts in mobile and shipping multiple products to the global market. Natan was Entrepreneur-in-Residence with Jerusalem Venture Partners, a leading Israeli venture capital firm. He holds a PhD from the MIT Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces Group and a MSc in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT. His work aims to fuse design and engineering to create novel human experiences.
Natan Linder has hosted 28 Episodes.
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Rethinking Governance, eBR, and the CIO Role from the Ground Up with NextPharma’s Joel Fidalgo
April 23rd, 2025 | Season 5 | 29 mins 4 secs
ebr, governance, pharma, quality
Joel Fidalgo, CIO of Next Pharma, shares a CDMO’s perspective on how to bridge IT and operations, taking a new approach to MES and eBR, and the challenges of agility, quality, and data integration in the pharma space.
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Hannover Messe Unfiltered: The Real State of AI in Manufacturing
April 9th, 2025 | Season 5 | 23 mins 53 secs
ai, hannover messe
Live from Hannover Messe, Natan Linder and Madilynn Castillo unpack the AI hype in manufacturing—cutting through marketing noise, legacy tech in disguise, and why real transformation starts with empowering frontline workers, not just flashy tools.
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Preview: Hannover Messe Special
April 2nd, 2025 | Season 5 | 1 min 24 secs
hannover messe
We're skipping our usual episode this week as we're at Hannover Messe, the world’s largest industrial trade show. Stay tuned for our annual on-site episode where we’ll cut through the hype and explore which new tech will truly impact the shop floor.
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From Sony to Semiconductors: Digital Transformation in the Asia-Pacific with Vijay Chinnasami
January 22nd, 2025 | Season 5 | 28 mins 11 secs
asia pacific, semiconductor, supply chain
Vijay Chinnasami, former COO at Ultra Clean Technology explores the evolution of electronics manufacturing in the Asia-Pacific, the shifting balance of humans vs. automation, and best practices for developing a culture of continuous improvement.
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How AI Agents are Closing the Loop with Composabl’s Kence Anderson
December 18th, 2024 | Season 5 | 34 mins 19 secs
ai, composability, llm, machine learning
Kence Anderson, CEO of Composabl explains how AI agents are changing the way industrial companies operate, why LLMs alone cannot solve complex manufacturing problems, and his take on composable manufacturing systems.
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Bringing Open Source to Industrial Automation with Arduino’s Fabio Violante
December 4th, 2024 | Season 5 | 30 mins 20 secs
arduino, embedded systems, iot, open source, plc
Fabio Violante, CEO of Arduino shares how the company went from supporting makers and hobbyists, to enabling an open source revolution in industrial automation with enterprise-grade hardware and software.
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Uniting the Frontline Operations Community at Operations Calling
October 23rd, 2024 | Season 5 | 21 mins 11 secs
community, ecosystem, operations calling
Madilynn Castillo, CMO at Tulip joins Natan Linder for a retrospective on the second annual Operations Calling conference, the importance of community, and a look ahead at how the industry is evolving.
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A New Approach to Pharma Manufacturing with Roche’s Daniele Iacovelli
October 9th, 2024 | Season 5 | 34 mins 18 secs
ai, architecture, citizen development, composability, mes, pharma, validation
Daniele Iacovelli, SVP, Global Head of Digital, Analytics (AI) & Operational Excellence at Roche discusses Roche’s digital transformation, his perspective on citizen development, and why the traditional software validation approach is no longer sufficient.
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The Past, Present, and Future of Industrial Software with Rick Bullotta
September 25th, 2024 | Season 5 | 36 mins 18 secs
ai, iiot, machine learning, mes, thingworx
Rick Bullotta, serial entrepreneur and longtime veteran of the industrial software space joins Natan Linder to discuss the state of the industry, what we can learn from the past, and where industrial tech is headed in the next 5 years.
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Episode 141: Reindustrializing America with Liz Reynolds
July 1st, 2024 | Season 4 | 28 mins 12 secs
4ir, ai, automation, economy, engineering, industry, industry 4.0, machine learning, manufacturing, policy, politics, science, software, tech, technology, trade, venture capital
Elisabeth Reynolds, MIT Professor of the Practice and former White House policymaker joins Natan Linder to discuss the building momentum around reindustrialization in the United States, and what it means for the economy, national defense, and manufacturing.
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Episode 140: A Frontline Perspective on Industry 4.0 – Reflections on Season 1 of Augmented Ops
June 26th, 2024 | Season 4 | 34 mins 44 secs
4ir, ai, automation, computer science, digital transformation, engineering, industry, industry 4.0, machine learning, manufacturing, mes, science, software, tech, technology
Natan Linder and Erik Mirandette recap what they learned from Season 1 of Augmented Ops, highlighting the advancements in AI, the value of democratization and open ecosystems, the need to focus on the frontline worker, and more.
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Episode 139: How to Architect Your Digital Strategy with Jeff Kramer
June 12th, 2024 | Season 4 | 29 mins 51 secs
4ir, ai, automation, computer science, data science, digital strategy, digital transformation, engineering, industry, industry 4.0, machine learning, manufacturing, mes, quality, science, software, tech, technology
Jeff Kramer, VP Technology & Digital Factory at Kason Industries lays out best practices for manufacturers to develop their digital strategy, including citizen development, governance, balancing IT vs OT, and more.