Dragos Axinte's guest appearances

Dragos Axinte

Finding Genius Podcast

Show de Vie Podcast w/Mike G

Ikigai Stories

Bar Hacks

Radio Imbibe

J Scott

Bill Barhydt

Whitney Johnson

Alex Mashinsky

Ross Ulbricht

Lyn Ulbricht

Jameson Lopp

Marco Peereboom

Eric Silverstein

Megan Ramos

Danny Flood

Abel James

Nir Eyal

Perry Marshall

Scott Young

OwlTail

Dragos

This year’s Imbibe 75 highlights people, businesses, and organizations working to build a better drinks world. For this episode, we talk with Dragos Axinte, the founder and CEO of Novo Fogo, about how he incorporates environmental and social sustainability into every aspect of his cachaça business, from running an organic, carbon-negative operation to investing in the reforestation of threatened native trees in Brazil, and supporting wellness programs for bartenders in the U.S.Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we dive into liquid culture, exploring the people, places, and flavors of the drinkscape through conversations about cocktails, coffee, beer, spirits, and wine. Keep up with us at imbibemagazine.com, and on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and if you're not already a subscriber, we'd love to have you join us—click here to subscribe.

This year’s Imbibe 75 highlights people, businesses, and organizations working to build a better drinks world. For this episode, we talk with Dragos Axinte, the founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.novofogo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Novo Fogo</a>, about how he incorporates environmental and social sustainability into every aspect of his cachaça business, from running an organic, carbon-negative operation to investing in the <a href="https://www.novofogo.com/trees/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reforestation of threatened native trees</a> in Brazil, and supporting wellness programs for bartenders in the U.S.Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we dive into liquid culture, exploring the people, places, and flavors of the drinkscape through conversations about cocktails, coffee, beer, spirits, and wine. Keep up with us at <a href="https://imbibemagazine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">imbibemagazine.com</a>, and on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/imbibe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/imbibe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/imbibe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and if you're not already a subscriber, we'd love to have you join us—<a href="http://imbibemagazine.com/podcast-sub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a> to subscribe.

Episode 16: Dragos Axinte

Sam talks with Dragos, Founder and CEO of Novo Fogo, a 100% Certified Organic and Zero-Waste Cachaça distillery in Morretes, Brazil.  Forbes calls Novo Fogo “a case study in conscientious capitalism” given their efforts across the stakeholder ecosystem. This includes their latest project, The Un-Endangered Forest, an effort to save native Brazilian trees from extinction.  Dragos discusses his personal journey growing up in Romania, fleeing when the iron curtain fell, and launching a successful company with his father. The company’s rise and fall would serve as an inspiration for Novo Fogo’s ethos of “doing well by doing right.”

Sam talks with Dragos, Founder and CEO of Novo Fogo, a 100% Certified Organic and Zero-Waste Cachaça distillery in Morretes, Brazil.  Forbes calls Novo Fogo “a case study in conscientious capitalism” given their efforts across the stakeholder ecosystem. This includes their latest project, The Un-Endangered Forest, an effort to save native Brazilian trees from extinction.   Dragos discusses his personal journey growing up in Romania, fleeing when the iron curtain fell, and launching a successful company with his father. The company’s rise and fall would serve as an inspiration for Novo Fogo’s ethos of “doing well by doing right.”

Dragos Axinte, Founder + CEO, Novo Fogo

Dragos Axinte, Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, The University of Nottingham, gives us a glimpse into the complex world of advanced robotic technology. Axinte is an experienced professional specializing in manufacturing engineering. Throughout his impressive career he has held two NATO Research Fellowships in Italy and Denmark. He has been an active part of the groundbreaking research teams at the University of Birmingham as well as the University of Nottingham. Axinte was named Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineer (IMechE) and Fellow of the International Academy of Production Engineering (FCIRP), and continues to contribute to the dialogue internationally in his industry. As the prominent Director of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology, Axinte works with his team to develop a range of robotic technologies that can enable engines to be inspected and repaired at remote locations, all while remaining on-wing. Axinte discusses the form and design of the robots they are creating. He mentions that they are making snake-like robots, for this design is best for entering tiny spaces that are impossible for other forms to access. He provides detailed information on how the robots access these interior spaces and exactly the kinds of jobs that they perform, such as engine maintenance, and more. Axinte talks about the various technologies that they have developed at Rolls-Royce. He provides details on their current designs and his expectations for future redesigns and improvements. He speaks about their challenges in design and use, and the importance of making their robotic technology easy to use by untrained operators, so extensive training is not necessary. Speaking about future advances, he provides information on other operational challenges they will face in development. Axinte states that there are many opportunities to utilize their technology in the aerospace, oil and gas, and defense industries. Axinte hopes that the future will bring more integrated use of artificial intelligence in their robotic manufacturing, and he and his team are working toward this and other goals.

Dragos Axinte, Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, The University of Nottingham, gives us a glimpse into the complex world of advanced robotic technology. Axinte is an experienced professional specializing in manufacturing engineering. Throughout his impressive career he has held two NATO Research Fellowships in Italy and Denmark. He has been an active part of the groundbreaking research teams at the University of Birmingham as well as the University of Nottingham. Axinte was named Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineer (IMechE) and Fellow of the International Academy of Production Engineering (FCIRP), and continues to contribute to the dialogue internationally in his industry. As the prominent Director of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology, Axinte works with his team to develop a range of robotic technologies that can enable engines to be inspected and repaired at remote locations, all while remaining on-wing. Axinte discusses the form and design of the robots they are creating. He mentions that they are making snake-like robots, for this design is best for entering tiny spaces that are impossible for other forms to access. He provides detailed information on how the robots access these interior spaces and exactly the kinds of jobs that they perform, such as engine maintenance, and more. Axinte talks about the various technologies that they have developed at Rolls-Royce. He provides details on their current designs and his expectations for future redesigns and improvements. He speaks about their challenges in design and use, and the importance of making their robotic technology easy to use by untrained operators, so extensive training is not necessary. Speaking about future advances, he provides information on other operational challenges they will face in development. Axinte states that there are many opportunities to utilize their technology in the aerospace, oil and gas, and defense industries. Axinte hopes that the future will bring more integrated use of artificial intelligence in their robotic manufacturing, and he and his team are working toward this and other goals.

Snake Robots Are Coming! – Dragos Axinte, Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, The University of Nottingham – Exploring the World of Advanced Robotic Technology for Industry 