In the last year, our used machinery company, Graff-Pinkert, has been successfully growing our business brokering division. This podcast and Todays Machining World have played a huge part in our mark

Todays episode is Part II of our interview with Roger Duffy, owner of F&F Machine Products. In Part I we touched on Rogers natural entrepreneurial instinct and how he loves to push himself to get ou

How many times has something happened to you that really sucked but then eventually turned out to be a good thing or even a great thing that happened for you? Today, Im going to tell you a story abo

Recently, we have seen a growing number of mergers and acquisitions in the manufacturing space. After these deals are finalized theres a lot of uncertainty for the employees caught in the middle of r

At Graff-Pinkert, Ive sold a lot of machine tools to successful entrepreneurs, including my guest on todays show, Roger Duffy, owner of F&F Machine Products. But, just a few people like him really h

I cant hire a cam multi-spindle operator who knows what theyre doing! Im throwing out my multi-spindles and going all CNC. These old Acmes, Wickmans, or New Britains pay for themselves every thr

Have you ever dreamed about combining your expertise and passions to become an entrepreneur? My guess on todays podcast did just that. Erez Speiser is the creator of machiningdoctor.com, a site for p

As the housing market has slowed recently in our current economy, alternative types of construction such as 3D printing with concrete have become more and more relevant. It brought me back to a classi

My guest on todays podcast, Jerod Dailey, could have been a mechanical engineer or even a doctor if he wanted to, but instead, he followed his passion and became a journeyman machinist right out of h

Have you ever wondered if bone screws could actually be machined from real tissue? If that were possible, where could one get such bone? What animals would be safe enough? Heres an old favorite episo