Sometimes machining companies tell Graff-Pinkert they have long running, lucrative jobs supplying parts to the D.O.D., and it always has seemed a little mysterious to me. What are these parts they are

You may have noticed that I often talk about friction on this podcast. Thats because everyone has to fight friction in businessand there is A LOT of friction in the manufacturing business. Friction

Todays interview is an old favorite. Its a story about a young entrepreneur and his father producing minuscule parts with no other employees than themselves and Dans wife. On todays podcast we con

Why would anybody buy a CNC multi-spindle for $2 million? Or $3 million for that matter? My guest on todays podcast, Richard Kingsbury, has the answer. Richard is Managing Director of the Kingsbury E

Todays podcast is Part 2 of our interview with Dave Thuro, second-generation owner of Thuro Metal Products. In this episode, Dave discusses his growth philosophies. He believes in aggressively acquir

We are going back to the archives this week with an interview from our first year of the show! Great story and great company. ********* Todays podcast is part one of a two-part interview with Dave Th

Ive interviewed a lot of interesting business coaches for this podcast, and all the coaches had one thing in common. They focused on coaching a companys owner or management, rather than working with

This week on Swarfcast, weve been thinking a lot about some of the exciting tech that we saw last month at IMTS. One thing that always stands out to us are the robots. As our recent podcasts have tou

I encounter a lot of friction in my work. Too many obstacles get in the way of me doing the things I need to do and the things I like to do. I know all of you out there have friction in your work too,

If you have not already listened to Part I, you can find it here. After serving in the Navy SEALs for nine years, Bill Berrien retired from the military in 1999, ready for a new chapter in his life. H