# Redefining Manufacturing in a Wartime Situation with Matthew Putman

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2020-04-07
- Length: 41m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-04-07-redefining-manufacturing-in-a-wartime-situation-with-matthew-putman
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com/14

## Summary

Matthew Putman, CEO of Nanotronics, explains how his company combines robotics, 3D imaging, and AI to redefine manufacturing through its Brooklyn Navy Yard smart factory. He details the use of reinforcement learning in additive manufacturing to improve product strength and discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for distributed, localized supply chains and synthetic biology. Putman emphasizes wartime-style leadership, focusing on purpose and proximity, while drawing parallels between jazz improvisation and creative problem-solving in engineering.

## Chapters

- [0:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-04-07-redefining-manufacturing-in-a-wartime-situation-with-matthew-putman#t=50) Introduction: Matthew Putman and Nanotronics
- [5:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-04-07-redefining-manufacturing-in-a-wartime-situation-with-matthew-putman#t=321) Nanotronics Technology and the Smart Factory
- [12:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-04-07-redefining-manufacturing-in-a-wartime-situation-with-matthew-putman#t=736) Reinforcement Learning in Additive Manufacturing
- [16:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-04-07-redefining-manufacturing-in-a-wartime-situation-with-matthew-putman#t=992) Supply Chain Disruption and Synthetic Biology
- [26:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-04-07-redefining-manufacturing-in-a-wartime-situation-with-matthew-putman#t=1566) Wartime Leadership and Localized Manufacturing
- [34:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-04-07-redefining-manufacturing-in-a-wartime-situation-with-matthew-putman#t=2052) The Intersection of Arts and Science

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Nanotronics (company)
- Brooklyn Navy Yard (other)
- Deep Mind (company)
- Alpha Go (product)
- Concept Systems (company)

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