Swarfcast

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Latest Episodes

Destined to make CNC Tool Holders in the US, with Anthony Davis-EP 236
February 04, 2025

My guest on todays podcast, Anthony Davis, told me that since age 10 he and his brother knew they wanted to join their family business, Global CNC, a tooling manufacturer for CNC lathes and mills. To

Getting Customers to Buy an Unfamiliar Brand, With Salim Awad–EP 186
January 27, 2025

Spinner is a German CNC machine tool brand thats been around for 73 years. The company sold 1,200 CNC mills turning centers, and automation systems in Europe last year, yet in the United States, a la

What it Takes to Start a Multi-Spindle Shop–EP 235
January 18, 2025

It takes tremendous balls to start a machining company from scratch. And, maybe a little extra chutzpa to start a shop that primarily runs cam screw machines making millions of parts for automotive. A

Machining in Mexico, with Rogério Mezadri–EP 167
January 14, 2025

Our guest on the podcast today is Rogrio Mezadri, Director of SAMOT Mexico, a 200-employee automotive machining company in Guanajuato, Mexico. Rogrio and I discussed the challenges running a machini

What the Heck is Our Strategy for 2025?–EP 234
January 07, 2025

Damn. Its already 2025? I was just getting used to the idea that it was 2024. Today, Lloyd and I are reflecting on what worked and didnt work in our used machinery business and our personal lives ov

How to Think Like an Entrepreneur—Not a Technician, with Steve Preda-EP 202
January 01, 2025

Do you ever ask yourself why the majority of businesses out there are struggling to survive while an elite handful are crushing it? On todays podcast we are discussing that question. Our guest is Ste

How Optimism Will Lead You to Luck in Business: Seeking Serendipity–EP 179
December 22, 2024

One of my favorite machinery dealers we work with is from Brazil. He specializes in sending machine tools to South America. A used machinery deal is usually a challenge to closeeven if a customer sa

Why Some People Build Companies and Others Don’t, Mike Payne (Part 2) EP 233
December 17, 2024

I often ponderwhy do some people own and build companies, while most people are destined to spend their careers as employees. In Part II of my interview with Mike Payne, owner of Hill Manufacturing &

Manufacturing Acquisitions with Purpose, Mike Payne (Part 1)-EP 232
December 10, 2024

On todays podcast, Im talking with Mike Payne, owner of Hill Manufacturing and Fabrication in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, to peek inside the mind of a prolific acquirer of manufacturing companies. Befor

Reducing Your Mfg. Customers’ Pain, with Federico Veneziano-EP 119
December 04, 2024

Todays show is the first episode of a multi-part series about how machining companies acquire new work. Our guest is Federico Veneziano, CFO and COO of American Micro Products Inc., a precision mach