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Innovating New Attachments for Screw Machines, with Elliott May—EP 143
In honor of this weekends PMPA National Technical Conference, were resharing a podcast we did last year with Elliott May, engineer at BME in Port Huron, Michigan. BME builds original custom attachme
Ghosted by a Customer, What Do You Do?—EP 215
Im dealing with a customer right now who seems interested in some CNC machines Graff-Pinkert has for sale. They told me they needed this type of machine ASAP! And these machines are RARE! They even s
How to Prevent Fires in Your Machine Tools with Mike Campo-EP 98
On this weeks classic episode of Swarfcast, were talking about preventing fires inside of machinery. Our guest is Mike Campo, Midwest Regional Sales Manager with Firetrace International, makers of f
Leaving your Father’s Manufacturing Company and then Founding Your Own, with Howard Sheldon-EP 214
Our guest on todays show, Howard Sheldon, grew up working in his familys third generation precision turning company. He planned to eventually take over the business from his father, but unfortunatel
The Benefits of a Manufacturing Business Sharing Financials with its Employees, with Reid Leland-EP 132
It seems that todays younger generations of workers, such as millennials, want to understand why they are instructed to do their jobs in a certain way more than their predecessors. Many of todays em
Supplying Medical Parts Directly to Hospitals, with Thadd Mellott-EP 213
My guest on todays show, Thadd Mellott, called us at Graff-Pinkert because he needed a Star SB20 CNC Swiss machine. His company, Circle M Spring, in Warsaw, Indiana, produces medical parts, including
How to Market a Manufacturing Business by Becoming a Thought Leader, with Joe Sullivan-EP 137
In the last year, our used machinery company, Graff-Pinkert, has been successfully growing our business brokering division. This podcast and Todays Machining World have played a huge part in our mark
Breaking Your Machining Business Out of Its Goldfish Bowl, Roger Duffy (Part II)-EP 212
Todays episode is Part II of our interview with Roger Duffy, owner of F&F Machine Products. In Part I we touched on Rogers natural entrepreneurial instinct and how he loves to push himself to get ou
How to Turn a Business Failure Into an Opportunity—Seeking Serendipity EP 211
How many times has something happened to you that really sucked but then eventually turned out to be a good thing or even a great thing that happened for you? Today, Im going to tell you a story abo
How Do You Manage Employees When a Company is Acquired? With Jennifer Fondrevay—EP 175
Recently, we have seen a growing number of mergers and acquisitions in the manufacturing space. After these deals are finalized theres a lot of uncertainty for the employees caught in the middle of r