The Industrial Innovator's Podcast

It’s time you stopped using hydro test tools from the 90’s! Innovator Industrial Services created a Test Plug Toolbox that is a revolution in weld testing. Discover how this exciting new technology will help save time and money, and improve safety! 

Learn the history of test plug, new legacy technology and how various types of isolation test plug can help you solve most of your isolation and testing challenges you have ever had in the past. 

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This week on The Industrial Innovator's Podcast we have got the President of Russel NDE Systems, Dve Russell. He is on to talk all about an innovative new method of tube inspection, specific to corrosion under insulation, also known as CUI inspection. 

This week on The Industrial Innovator's Podcast we have got the director of business development at HydroPro, Stephen Waldron. He is on to talk all about HydroPro,  story, and their extremely innovative approaches to hydraulic tube expansion for use in leak repair. It is a fantastic conversation about a fascinating technology that you will not want to miss. 

This week on The Industrial Innovator's Podcast we have got the founder and COO of True North Valve Solution, Ken Braget. He is on to talk all about his company, his story, and the impact that he is trying to have on the Indigenous community.  Don and Ken share stories and discuss all the details throughout  their fantastic conversation that we know you will not want to miss. 

This week on The Industrial Innovator's Podcast we have got the General Manager of Innovator, Chris Coombs. He is on to talk all about composite repair and the various ways that you should be utilizing this technology and be on your way to building a leak free work environment. Don and Chris share stories and discuss technical details throughout their fantastic conversation that we know you will learn lots from.

This week on The Industrial Innovator's Podcast we have got the General Manager of Innovator, Chris Coombs. He is on to talk all about laser flatness inspection and the various ways that you should be utilizing this technology and be on your way to building a leak free work environment. Don and Chris share stories and discuss technical details throughout their fantastic conversation that we know you will learn lots from. 

Today on the Industrial Innovators Podcast, we have a special bonus episode as I talk about The Turnaround Optimizer Process and the book I recently wrote about it.

Too often turnaround services run over budget, with inspection standards missed, paperwork not submitted, and hours of valuable personnel time wasted due to lack of preparation.

The Turnaround Optimizer Process helps streamline your planning, utilize the right equipment, correctly staff projects, all while improving safety and reducing labour costs.

At Innovator, we've had fantastic success sharing and implementing this process with companies over the last 25 years. It's great to see the results they've had, and I'm excited to share the ideas with you in this episode.

If you are in the industrial turnaround space, this is one not to miss.

Today on the Industrial Innovators Podcast, we’re talking with Shona Mackenzie, Head of Sales for ICR, about the development of their composite repair solutions.

As a global maintenance and integrity company for the oil and gas, power, chemical, nuclear, and defense sectors, ICR has a wealth of experience in reducing downtime through fast and effective repairs, and Technowrap is their latest product that delivers a lightweight, hand-applied, corrosion-resistant solution.

This technology is exclusive to Innovator in Canada, and in our conversation, we were able to go deep into the innovation behind the rollout, the application it’s best suited to, and some of the unique benefits of this type of repair.

I really enjoyed the time with Shona and the insights she brings to the discussion.

Today on the Industrial Innovators Podcast, we're talking with my longtime friend and business associate, Colin Livingston, Founder of CanTorque, a leading manufacturer of bolting tools who offer torque wrench sales, rentals, and custom fabrications.

We discuss our long history together, technologies we're utilizing and developing, as well as where the industry is today, and what we see for the future.

This is a great episode. I always enjoy catching up with Colin, and there is a lot of our experience in the conversation.

Today on the Industrial Innovators Podcast, we're talking with longtime friend and business associate of Don's, Joel Wittenbraker, President of Mactech, a field machining solutions company offering a wide array of on-site machining services ranging from minor repairs and adjustments, to major repairs and reconstructions.

They discuss their long history together, technologies they're utilizing in the field, including Mactech's application of laser inspection integrated with field machining, where the businesses are at, and what they see for the future.

This is a great episode with a lot of their expertise in the conversation.