Connected Shopfloor Podcast

In this episode, Marco Tschan sits down with Júlio Leite, Operations Manager at WEDRONE , a company that is redefining the intersection of tradition and innovation. Established in 2020 as an R&D powerhouse, WEDRONE made...

After 30 years as a high-level executive for global giants like Unilever, Barry Callebaut, and Bunge, Maurizio decided to take a leap of faith during a global pandemic. In this episode, we dive deep into his decision to...

In this episode of the Connected Shopfloor Podcast , host Marco Tschan welcomes a specialist who truly understands what happens when the high-level theory of the boardroom meets the gritty reality of the machine. Mike...

In this episode, we sit down with Miguel Félix, Production Director at Prenso-Metal, to explore the front lines of industrial transformation. From its roots in 1992 to becoming a Tier 1/Tier 2 powerhouse in the...

Masha Vis-Mertens, currently CHRO at Corbion, is a "Career Chameleon" with over 20 years of leadership at Cargill and Barry Callebaut. Her expertise spans the high-pressure world of Global Sales to the complexities of...

In this episode of the Connected Shopfloor Podcast, Marco Tschan welcomes Luis Moreno, the Plant Manager at Megapack in Peru, for an in-depth discussion on the transformation of the flexible packaging industry. The...

𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆’𝘀 "𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿" 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲? In this keynote from the 3rd Connected Shopfloor Summit, Marco Tschan, CEO of proGrow, challenges industrial managers to bridge the...

In this episode of the Connected Shopfloor Podcast , Marco Tschan sits down with Rui Cernadas , the Chief Operating Officer at Adalberto Textile Solutions , to explore the intersection of high-level strategy and the...

In this episode of the Connected Shopfloor Podcast, we explore the essential bridge between precision engineering and strategic business vision. We are joined by João Rodrigues, Business Development Lead at IDentPrint...

In this presentation, Rui Baptista, CEO of WEDRONE, details the company's strategic journey to modernize industrial operations and move away from manual processes. The session focuses on the transition from paper-based...

In this episode of the Connected Shopfloor Podcast, Marco Tschan talks with Francisco Duarte, professor at the University of Minho and affiliated researcher at CCG. They share essential advice for engineering students...

On October 23, 2025, at the Connected Shopfloor Summit 2025, Ricardo Tschan Carvalho, COO at proGrow, moderated a roundtable discussion on Artificial Industry or Industrial Intelligence? with industry leaders Filipe...

Are We Prepared to Go 5.0? In the second episode of Season 2, we sit down with Oscar Sroor, Senior Manager of Business Transformation & Continuous Improvement at STERIS, to explore what truly drives progress in a world...

Are we truly prepared to rethink how we lead our industrial teams? In this opening session of the Connected Shopfloor Summit 2025, Ignacio delivers a powerful message: technology alone doesn’t transform factories...

Where Craftsmanship Meets Technology… Is the Furniture Industry Ready for the Future? In the first episode of the new season we sit down with Margarida Silva, COO at AM Furniture Group, to explore how leadership...