About this episode

The episode covers interviews from Australian Manufacturing Week 2026 in Brisbane, focusing on robotics, ERP, and the use of Excel in manufacturing.

Australian Manufacturing Week 2026 has landed in Brisbane for the first time ever — and we're recording live from the show floor. Part 1 of our AMW 2026 coverage brings you six exhibitor interviews covering robotics, autonomous material handling, ERP, 3D metrology, automation hardware, and the grant landscape for Australian manufacturers. Paul Mason and Shane Williams are joined by locals Phil Seboa from the Unplugged IIoT podcast, and Clare Treston to talk to leaders across the show about what's working, what's broken, and where the smart money is going in advanced manufacturing. In this episode you'll hear: - Manglesh Singh (Konica Minolta) on mobile cobots and AMRs that have clocked 16,000+ kilometres moving 500 pallets a day - Amanda (Freelance Robotics) on how cobot welding and the Blue Dragon framework are giving injured welders and boilermakers a way back into meaningful work - Mark and Trevor (Lily Works / PFM Works) on why nine out of ten manufacturers still run production on spreadsheets — and why replacing your ERP isn't the answer - Sara (RSM) on R&D tax incentives, CRC-P projects, and the Transforming Queensland Manufacturing grant programme offering $100K to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Shane Williams, Paul Mason

Guests: Phil Seboa, Clare Treston, Manglesh Singh, Amanda, Mark, Trevor, Sara, Danilo, Michael

Topics covered

• Australian Manufacturing Week
• Robotics
• ERP
• Grants
• Automation
• Manufacturing

Keywords

• Australian Manufacturing Week
• robots
• ERP
• grants
• automation
• Excel
• manufacturing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Konica Minolta, Freelance Robotics, Lily Works, PFM Works, RSM, Hi-Tech Metrology, Mectec

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