Swarfcast

Swarfcast


Latest Episodes

How to Cut Machine Setup Time in Half, with Paul Van Metre – EP 97
May 22, 2024

This week on Swarfcast, were sharing an interview we originally did back in 2020 with Paul Van Metre, Co-Founder of ProShop ERP. During our discussion, Paul shares a lot of valuable and timeless info

How to Buy and Sell Machines Like a Used Machinery Dealer–EP 217
May 15, 2024

Do you ever wonder how I make a living buying and selling old iron? Sometimes Graff-Pinkerts used machinery business boggles our own minds too. But we have some tricks of the trade that make it possi

Pasta Machines and Precision Parts, with Antonio Adiletta — EP 140
May 08, 2024

Pasta machines operate a lot like cam screw machines, Antonio Adiletta told me when I interviewed him for this weeks podcast. Antonio is co-owner of Arcobaleno and GAM Precision in Lancaster, Pennsyl

Escaping Your Comfort Zone with Lean Manufacturing, Matthew Rassi-EP 216
May 01, 2024

Working in the machining industry I hear the term lean manufacturing mentioned a lot. But what does the word lean really mean in this context? And how do you implement it in your company? To help

Innovating New Attachments for Screw Machines, with Elliott May—EP 143
April 24, 2024

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
April 17, 2024

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
April 10, 2024

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
April 03, 2024

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
March 27, 2024

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
March 20, 2024

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