Swarfcast

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Latest Episodes

Knowing What Your Machines Are Up To, with Jeff Rizzie–EP 168
October 27, 2022

Do you know what is really going on with your machines? Have you actually listened to them lately? Todays guest on Swarfcast is Jeff Rizzie, Director of Digital Enablement at Sandvik Coromant. Sandv

Machining in Mexico, with Rogério Mezadri–EP 167
October 13, 2022

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

Manufacturing Rockets in College, with Anirudh Pal and Xander Wells—EP 166
September 29, 2022

At IMTS 2022, I stumbled upon a booth with an impressive 28 foot rocket on display, constructed by students from the Purdue University Bechtel Innovation Design Center. Anirudh Pal, an operations mana

How to Save Money on Cutting Tools, with Bryan Stusak and Steve Vanderink–EP 165
September 22, 2022

At IMTS 2022, I had the privilege of interviewing Bryan Stusak and Steve Vanderink, two product specialists from Iscar Metals, world renown seller of cutting tools for machining. We talked about the l

Defending Your Manufacturing Company From Cyber Attacks, with Drew Phillips–EP 162
August 26, 2022

Are you vaccinated against the Virus? Is your computer system prepared for the inevitable attack? Todays podcast discusses the scary reality that manufacturers are the number one target of cyber att

Running a CNC Swiss Medical Shop, with Shawn Gaskin–Ep. 161
August 10, 2022

Our guest on the podcast today is Shawn Gaskin, owner of Swiss Technologies of New England and Stone Medical in Plainville, Massachusetts. Shawn started Swiss Technologies over 20 years ago, with one

How to Connect Efficiently with Manufacturing Customers, with Adar Hay–Ep. 160
July 28, 2022

Our guest on todays podcast is Adar Hay, co-founder and CEO of Jiga, a company providing a web platform for manufacturing buyers and suppliers to communicate and establish new relationships. Its iro

Manufacturing in Africa? With Edwin Mbinkar–EP 158
June 30, 2022

I came into contact with Edwin Nyuysever Mbinkar a month ago, when he sent an email to Graff-Pinkert inquiring about an expensive Mikron 5-axis machining center on our website. He explained that he wa

Best Of Swarfcast: Starting a Swiss Shop with Dulio Arellano—EP 68
June 23, 2022

Today’s podcast is an American Dream story. Our guest is Dulio Arellano, owner of Premier Swiss, a Tornos shop in Addison, Illinois, which he founded in 2017. Dulio came to the United States from Mexi

Trading Sanity for Stability in a Machining Company, with Matt Wardle—EP 157
June 10, 2022

Today’s guest on the podcast is Matt Wardle, owner and President of JD Machine Corp. in Ogden, Utah. JD Machine currently produces around 4,000 active part numbers, serving a diverse group of sectors,