The Masters of Engineering Podcast
Cool Products, the People Who Develop Them, and How They Do It. Host Jon Hirschtick chats with innovators in product development and explores what it takes to turn ideas into reality.
Episodes
32 episodes
Automating Agriculture with Robotics – Rory Aronson, Founder and CEO of FarmBot
Did you know there are robots that make growing food as easy as playing Farmville?
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24:52
Miniaturizing Manufacturing with Micro 3D Printing - Domenico Foglia, Founder and CEO of Nanovoxel
Ever see a 3D-printed part that’s so tiny that it’s practically invisible?
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16:34
Embracing Change in Engineering – Mark Lugowski, Project Manager at HMFT Inc.
Catalyzing change within a company is no easy task, but Mark Lugowski has successfully implemented new systems and processes in several organizations. He improves efficiency and drives innovation in engineering projects by examining how other i...
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19:25
Pulling off the “Engineering Hat-Trick” – MIT Prof. John Hart, Co-founder of VulcanForms and Desktop Metal
As the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, a leader in manufacturing science and technology research, and a co-founder of multiple successful businesses, Prof. John Hart’s career is an “engineering hat-trick.” His contribut...
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36:33
Inspiration From a 1,600-pound Mechanical Spider - Leigh Christie, Co-founder of MistyWest
Serial inventor Leigh Christie is well known for his famous side projects such as the
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35:53
The “Accidental” 3D Printing Company - Christina Perla, Co-founder and CEO of Makelab
Not many successful entrepreneurs call their startup “a total accident,” but Christina Perla, Co-Founder and CEO of
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Episode 27
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31:44
Advancing Casting and Manufacturing Technologies - Jeff Burek | Masters of Engineering
Founded in 1902, Massachusetts-based
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Episode 26
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31:08
Revolutionizing Restaurant Automation – Daniel Fukuba, Co-founder & CTO of Hyphen
The fast-food and restaurant industries have worker turnover rates as high as 150%. Daniel Fukuba, co-founder & CTO of California-based
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35:13
Sera Evcimen: Coaching Hardware Startups to Success | Masters of Engineering Podcast
In the world of hardware startups, building cutting-edge products comes with a unique set of challenges. Founders sometimes lose sight of their goals by falling in love with their first solution, and not fully focusing on the problem itself. En...
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Episode 23
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24:35
Product Launch Lessons from Sneakers to Electric Vehicles – Braden Ball, Founder of Threaded
After years of launching products for behemoth brands like Amazon, Caterpillar, Tesla, Carbon and Rivian, Braden Ball discovered that design and manufacturing teams experienced similar bottlenecks for collaboration. He’s now the founder of
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Episode 24
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29:53
A Deep Dive into Sustainable Fish Farms – Tony White, Director of Innovation at Forever Oceans
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Episode 22
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32:52
Robotic Sign Language Interpreters – Samantha Johnson, Founder and CEO of Tatum Robotics
In the DeafBlind community (people who cannot hear or see), only 10 percent are able to communicate through traditional braille, which first requires knowledge of a primary spoken language like English. Most DeafBlind people depend on tactile s...
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33:35
Uber for Potatoes – Automotive Engineers Natalie Dowsett & Kristiana Hamilton, of OX Delivers
Rwanda’s mountainous dirt roads are notoriously dangerous terrain for the country’s farmers, who struggle to get their crops to market before it spoils. UK-based
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Episode 20
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27:00
Treating Product Design Like a Sport – Too Tall Toby, Speed Modeling Enthusiast
Does using product development software give you an adrenaline rush? If so, you may want to start competing in Too Tall Toby’s
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37:38
Can Seaweed Reverse Climate Change? – Laurel Tincher and Arin Crumley, Co-Founders of Pull to Refresh
Seaweed is not only a trendy health food for humans and abundant nourishment for marine life, it’s also a potential tool for reversing climate change. Backed by an XPRIZE Carbon Removal grant, Pull to Refresh is a startup aiming to balance glob...
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33:39
Craig Derian: Building a House Like a Car | Master's of Engineering Podcast
Conventional home construction is typically slow, unpredictable, and expensive. But what if the best practices from auto manufacturing were applied to house building to make the process more efficient? Craig Derian, VP of Engineering at Cover, ...
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33:18
Mark Sanders: Design Should Be Elegant | Master's of Engineering Podcast
Folding bikes have been around since at least World War I, but Mark Sanders always found modern versions too heavy or clunky for urban commutes. So during his student days at Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art, he created his ...
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Episode 15
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33:55
Byron Bloch: A Half-Century Fight for Auto Safety | Master's of Engineering Podcast
Auto safety design expert Byron Bloch has dedicated his 50+ year career to preventing needless injuries and deaths on the roads. He has testified in numerous landmark auto defect cases, specializing in fuel tank fires, truck underride hazards, ...
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Episode 14
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30:17
Baseball Pitching Robots – Joshua Pope, Co-Founder and CEO of Trajekt Sports
Behind the scenes, at least seven Major League Baseball teams are training their hitters with intelligent pitching robots. The teams will not go public yet for competitive reasons, but these robots can potentially change the way every professio...
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Episode 13
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31:25
Jake Hall: The Manufacturing Millennial | Master's of Engineering Podcast
An estimated 2.1 million manufacturing jobs could go unfilled in the United States by 2030, but young people aren’t stampeding toward those careers. Industry advocate Jake Hall hopes to change that – one social media hit at a time. Better known...
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Episode 12
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27:11
Ben Eadie: Making Things That Go “Kaboom!” | Masters of Engineering Podcast
Welcome to the Masters of Engineering podcast, hosted by Jon Hirschtick. Every month Jon will sit down with engineering leaders to discuss their products and the stories behind developing them. Not every car or building explosion in a H...
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Episode 11
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31:35
Matt Kressy: Cross-Pollination Between Business & Engineering | Masters of Engineering Podcast
Welcome to the Masters of Engineering podcast, hosted by Jon Hirschtick, EVP, Onshape. Every month Jon will sit down with engineering leaders to discuss their products and the stories behind developing them. In this edition of the ...
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37:17
Rony Abovitz: Bringing Star Wars to Life with Magic Leap and Mako Surgical
In this episode, Jon talks with Rony Abovitz - the founder of Magic Leap, co-founder of Mako Surgical, and currently the founder/CEO of Sun and Thunder. Jon and Rony discuss raising over $3 billion in funding, the vision of Magic Leap, meeting ...
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Episode 9
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1:05:34
Eco-Friendly 3D Printing: Samantha Snabes, Co-Founder of re:3D
Inspired by her travels with the Johnson Space Center’s “Engineers Without Borders” team, Samantha Snabes has helped launch some of the largest and most affordable industrial 3D printers in the world. Her company,
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Episode 8
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26:42