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Ep. 126 – Creating a Successful Diverse Workforce, with Aneesa Muthana (Part 1)
July 15, 2021

Several months ago, I called Pioneer Service Inc. when I noticed online they had a used Doosan for sale. The woman who answered the phone beamed with enthusiasm. She told me that she couldn’t wait to

Best of Swarfcast: Ep. 75 – Using Blockchain in Manufacturing with Jim Regenor
July 01, 2021

Today’s guest on the podcast is Jim Regenor, founder of VeriTX, a company which helps clients dramatically reduce lead times and increases readiness for military and airline customers with blockchain

Best of Swarfcast – Ep. 85 – Kaizen Principles for Personal Growth with Darrell Sutherland
June 24, 2021

Note: The Swarfcast team is enjoying a short summer break this weekend. We’ll be back next week with a fresh blog. In the meantime, enjoy this great episode from 2020 on incorporating Kaizen principals into your daily life,

Ep. 124 – Valuing Employees, with Scott Eighmy
June 17, 2021

Today’s show is the first episode in our new season about hiring and retaining good employees in machining companies. Our guest is Scott Eighmy, co-owner and CEO of American Turned Products, a medium-sized precision machining company in Erie,

Ep. 123 - How to Find Serendipity with Christian Busch
June 03, 2021

Our guest on today’s podcast is Christian Busch, author of the new book, The Serendipity Mindset: the Art and Science of Finding Good Luck. Have you ever noticed how certain people always seem to get lucky breaks?

Best of Swarfcast – Ep. 104 – Machining the Perfect Pen with Ian Schon
May 28, 2021

Happy Memorial Day from the Swarfcast team! We’re enjoying some family time this holiday weekend as the summer weather is finally upon us. We will return next Wednesday with a fresh blog for your enjoyment. In the meantime,

Ep. 122 – Using Thomasnet.com to Find Customers and Suppliers with Tony Uphoff
May 20, 2021

Today’s podcast is Part IV in our series about how machining companies find new work. Our guest is Tony Uphoff, CEO of Thomas, the parent company of Thomasnet.com, an online directory of over 500,000 North American manufacturers that was founded 123 ye...

Best of Swarfcast – Ep. 61 – Facilitating a Manufacturing Network with Xometry’s Greg Paulsen
May 13, 2021

This season we’re talking about how your machine shop attracts new customers. Today, we wanted to share a podcast from our second season which we feel provides a useful solution to finding fresh business. Tune in to our interview with Greg and share yo...

Ep. 120 – Constantly Quoting Work with Wes Szpondowski
April 29, 2021

On today’s podcast we continue our season about how machining companies acquire new work. Our guest is Wes Szpondowski, plant manager of Wyandotte Industries, a multi-spindle job shop near Detroit that predominantly runs good old ACME-GRIDLEY screw mac...

Ep. 119 – Minimizing Your Customers’ Pain with Federico Veneziano
April 22, 2021

Today’s 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 machining company in Batavia, Ohio.