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Latest Episodes

Best of Swarfcast – Ep. 35 – Graeme Sinclair on Precision Machining in Australia
September 03, 2020

Our podcast team is taking a short break to enjoy Labor Day weekend with our families. In the meantime, in keeping with the international theme of Season 4, we hope you will listen again to the podcast we did with Graeme Sinclair,

Ep. 95 – The Machining Business in Canada with Sander Boelen
August 27, 2020

This week we head to Canada, as we continue our season exploring the diverse world of machining around the globe. Our guest is Sander Boelen, founder of Allegiant 3D in Montreal, Canada. Allegiant 3D engineers and produces prototypes for OEMs in the ph...

Ep. 94 – The Machining World of South Africa with Peter Frow
August 20, 2020

On today’s show we’re discussing the machining business in South Africa. Our guest is Peter Frow. Peter has been immersed in the machining business and has also been a participant in the social change of South Africa over the last 50 years.

Ep. 92 – Machining Brass Fittings in India with Mayank Patel
August 06, 2020

On Season 4 of Swarfcast, we’re talking to people involved in the machining industry around the globe. On this week’s show, we visit India. Today’s guest is Mayank Patel, director of Mayank BrassFit in Jamnagar, India.

Ep. 91 – Producing Automotive Parts in Brazil with Rogerio Salvatico
July 31, 2020

On this week’s episode we’re continuing our tour of the machining world outside the United States. Today’s stop is Brazil, where I’m speaking with Rogerio Salvatico, Industrial Manager at Engemet, a major precision parts supplier for Tier 1 and Tier 2 ...

Ep. 90 – Running a CNC Swiss Shop in the UK with Tom Pearce of CIRC Manufacturing
July 23, 2020

Today’s podcast is the second episode of a season in which we’re talking to folks in the machining world outside of the United States. We’re making a second stop in the UK to talk to Tom Pearce, founder of CIRC Manufacturing in Westbury, England,

Ep. 89 – Machining in the United Kingdom with Joe Reynolds of MTD
July 16, 2020

Today’s podcast is the first episode in a multi-part series in which we’re interviewing people in the machining world outside the United States. Our first stop was England, where we interviewed Joe Reynolds. Joe is Director of MTD,

Ep. 88 – Collaborative Robots on Haas Mills with Timo Lunceford
July 10, 2020

Today’s guest on the show is Timo Lunceford, general manager of Swiss Productions, a 25,000-square-foot Swiss CNC shop in Ventura, California, that specializes in fluidic medical components. Recently Swiss Productions introduced two 7-axis collaborativ...

Ep. 87 – A 7-Axis Collaborative Robot for Non-Programmers, with Zac Bogart
June 25, 2020

Today’s guest on the show is Zac Bogart, founder of Productive Robotics. Productive Robotics manufactures a 7-axis collaborative robot called the OB7. Zac says that the OB7 is different from other robots because it can’t be programed with code,

Ep. 86 – Work is Coming Back from China, with Mike Micklewright
June 18, 2020

On today’s show, we’re talking about manufacturing returning to the United States from overseas. Our guest is Mike Micklewright, Director of the Kaizen Institute. Mike says we may have finally reached a tipping point when manufacturers accept that it m...