ISO Without the Headache, Adam Marsh-EP 227

October 1, 2024 - 1:32pm -- Selcuk Gulboy

I encounter a lot of friction in my work. Too many obstacles get in the way of me doing the things I need to do and the things I like to do.

I know all of you out there have friction in your work too, and if you’re in the manufacturing business you likely encounter friction when you have to achieve the necessary quality to be ISO certified.

Today’s guest on the show, Adam Marsh, has a company called Ledge Inc. that guides manufacturers through the ISO certification process.

Pivoting to Manufacture a Product, with Michael Gimbel – EP 224

August 19, 2024 - 12:01pm -- Selcuk Gulboy
 Michael Gimbel holding a CNC mill robot gripper

Most of us don’t have a knack for pivoting. 

We follow the standard curriculum, and we keep going forward when we get in a lane, whether we believe it’s the right direction or not.

But for Michael Gimbel, my guest on today’s show, seeing setbacks as serendipity and then pivoting is a natural gift.

Michael built a CNC router in his garage by age 12. He dropped out of an elite university after one year to start a company selling 3D printing technology that he invented.

How Crazy Ideas Fuel Your Business–EP 223

August 14, 2024 - 4:37pm -- Selcuk Gulboy

Often the best deals and business decisions happen when you’re doing something that seems crazy to other people and even a little bit crazy to yourself. As used machinery dealers, putting our money down to stock old, dirty machines that we’re only interested in for resale, we have to have chutzpa. To some people, the business model seems a bit ridiculous, but it’s how we eat.

These days I often question if it even makes sense stocking machines. Often we make a good profit brokering machines we’ve spent no money on, selling them right off the owner’s floor. 

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CNC Swiss Mad Scientist, Chris Armstrong–EP 110

August 1, 2024 - 12:00pm -- Selcuk Gulboy

Today’s show is the second episode in our season about Swiss machining.

I interviewed Chris Armstrong last week while he was parked at a rest stop somewhere in Texas. He was en route on an all day trip to service a customer’s Citizens. I met Chris and his partner, Ryan Madsen, owners of Texas Swiss, a few years ago, trying to sell them some Citizen L20s from Asia.

How to Create an Awesome Manufacturing Culture, with Jim Mayer–EP 222

July 25, 2024 - 11:24am -- Selcuk Gulboy
Jim Meyer, The Manufacturing Connector

“This is how it’s always been done.”

Businesses sometimes can do OK with a philosophy like that. Maybe even make good money. 

But it sucks being just ok, because you know you could be so much better.

Today on the podcast we are joined by Jim Mayer, founder of the Manufacturing Connector and host of the Manufacturing Culture Podcast. Jim is a manufacturing advocate who helps companies break free from the “it’s always been done this way’ mindset. 

The Story of Today’s Machining World

July 19, 2024 - 11:48am -- Selcuk Gulboy

I stare at the artistic montage of Today’s Machining World covers that rests against the wall behind my son, Noah. Boxes filled with old issues of Screw Machine World and Today’s Machining World lay behind my chair. We moved Graff-Pinkert’s offices last week, 700 ft. down 166th Street in Oak Forest, Illinois, and those precious copies of my magazines will not be left behind. 

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