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

October 30th, 2025  |  Season 6  |  22 mins 10 secs

4ir, agentic ai, ai, ai agents, automation, digital transformation, industry 4.0, management, manufacturing, operations, supply chains, technology, workforce

Manufacturing is shifting from dashboards to decision-making AI. Tulip’s product leaders share how agentic systems are reshaping work and amplifying human expertise.

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

October 16th, 2025  |  Season 6  |  31 mins 20 secs

4ir, agentic ai, ai, automation, digital transformation, industry 4.0, management, manufacturing, manufacturing ai, operations, supply chains, technology, workforce

Post-event reflections on Operations Calling 2025 — Tulip CMO Madilynn Castillo joins Natan to unpack the energy and community behind a turning point for operational AI and the next era of continuous transformation.

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

August 14th, 2025  |  Season 5  |  22 mins 36 secs

4ir, ai, automation, digital transformation, economy, industry, industry 4.0, management, manufacturing, operations, policy, politics, supply chains, technology, workforce

Fresh from Detroit's Reindustrialize conference, Liz Reynolds, manufacturing and workforce expert at MIT, joins Natan to discuss America's reindustrialization momentum, AI adoption in operations, and the massive scale challenge facing US manufacturers globally.

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

January 17th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  35 mins 52 secs

4ir, ai, automation, data, digital transformation, generative ai, industry, industry 4.0, it, manufacturing, operations, ot, software, technology, workforce

Jeff Winter delves into Industry 4.0’s evolution, the role of humans vs automation, and the future impact of generative AI in manufacturing.

Episode 123: Building a Manufacturing Software Marketplace with Diego Tamburini

October 4th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  22 mins 20 secs

4ir, digital transformation, industry 4.0, manufacturing, microsoft, software, supply chains, technology, workforce

Diego Tamburini–Category Manager for Manufacturing at Microsoft Commercial Marketplace–helps us unpack the future trajectory of the industry, and the challenges manufacturers face in building a cohesive tech stack using solutions from different vendors.

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

September 20th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  22 mins 41 secs

4ir, industry 4.0, manufacturing, supply chains, technology, workforce

In episode 122, we speak with Assistant Professor at the University of Calabria Antonio Padovano, discussing the failures of practically implementing Industry 4.0 on the shop floor, and his vision for how we can address them with a new approach.

Episode 121: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

August 23rd, 2023  |  Season 3  |  41 mins 1 sec

4ir, industry 4.0, management, manufacturing, operations, supply chains, technology, workforce

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 Natan review four great interviews from 2022, and Natan previews what’s to come in 2023–with new episodes that go beyond interviews to include brainstorms, debates, and the occasional stream of consciousness.

Episode 112: Humans, Robots, and the Future of Manufacturing with Anna Waldman-Brown

April 19th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  40 mins 14 secs

automation, industry 4.0, manufacturing, robotics, upskilling, welding, workforce

In this installment of the Augmented podcast, we hear from Anna Waldman-Brown, a PhD candidate in political economy and researcher at MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Our discussion dives deep into automation of welding processes, the role of humans and robots in the future of manufacturing, and what these trends mean in particular for small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Episode 110: Executing on Manufacturing Technology with Jane Arnold

March 22nd, 2023  |  Season 3  |  34 mins 14 secs

factory operations, frontline operations, management, manufacturing, supply chain, technology, workforce

In this episode "Executing on Manufacturing Technology" with guest is Jane Arnold, board member at Aperio.ai and former VP of Manufacturing Technology at Stanley Black & Decker, we talk about advanced manufacturing technology, the importance of material flow, transparency, throughput, cost cutting, and captivating users with digital tools.

Episode 94: Digitized Supply Chain

August 24th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  45 mins 10 secs

digital factory, manufacturing, supply chains, workforce