On Record

The briefing, spoken

Conversations with people who specify and buy. Twenty-five to thirty-five minutes. Edited like Monday. If a partner underwrites an episode, you will not hear a product in it.

Episode 12 · Talent · 28 min

The technician is the constraint

A fab training director on why new tools arrive faster than people who can keep them in spec — and what operators should stop pretending.

The Industrial Brief with Karin Holm · 16 Sept 2026

Episode 11 · Supply Chain · 31 min

What dual-source actually costs

A metals buyer on the difference between a second name on the AVL and a second plant that can ship to drawing.

The Industrial Brief with Priya Shah · 9 Sept 2026

Episode 10 · Automation · 24 min

Lights-out is a people story

An automation lead on why the last 15% of a ‘unmanned’ cell is always a human who knows when the cell is lying.

The Industrial Brief with Tomasz Kowal · 2 Sept 2026