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 classic podcast episode we did a while back.The technology has advanced since we recorded this episode in 2019, but still y...

Happy New Year everybody!On today’s podcast, Lloyd Graff and I reflect on the ups and downs of machining world in 2023 and give our thoughts about what we might see 2024. As you would expect, we discuss a number of topics in addition to precision machining, such as the US’s unpredictable economy, anti-semitism, and ...

My guest on today’s 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 high school.Then he fell into a career 24 years ago, teaching precision machining to high schoolers at South Adams Hig...

Last night, I watched the film, It’s a Wonderful Life, with my wife, Risa, and my daughter’s family in California.I wept profusely, as I always do watching my favorite movie, and my son-in-law, Scott, did too. My oldest granddaughter, Eliana, wanted to know why I was affected so emotionally.Through my drying tears, ...

Today I’m debuting a new episode series under the Swarfcast umbrella that I’m going to put out every so often.From April 19, 2018, until April, 19, 2019, I spent an entire year meeting at least one stranger every day and documented everyone I met.Some days I met 10 people, other days I was lucky to have a short conv...

Have you considered whether your business is salable? My guest on today’s podcast says only a small fraction of companies have built an organization and leadership structure that makes them attractive to buyers.Damon Pistulka is founder of Exit Your Way, a firm that helps businesses sell their companies. What’s uniq...

The photo above is a Graff-Pinkert ad in the Serial Number Reference Book For Metalworking Machinery 7th Edition from 1979. Graff-Pinkert & Co. has undergone a lot of changes since my grandfather Leonard Graff and his cousin Aaron Pinkert started the used machine tools business back in 1941. We've been in business a...

Malachi Greb, my guest on today’s show, has a mission, “freeing humans, one robot at a time.”He is the founder of Elite Automation, a company that designs automated systems for manufacturing clients, taking manual processes and automating them with robotics, conveyors, vision, and more. They also provide robotic wel...

When you’re shopping for machines do you find yourself wondering if the more expensive option for a machine is the better one?Does a taiwanese brand perform worse than a German brand?Will one machine last longer than another?Are some machines pretty similar between certain brands?The truth is, paying more money for ...

Do you ever ask yourself why the majority of businesses out there are struggling to survive while an elite handful are crushing it? On today’s podcast we are discussing that question.Our guest is Steve Preda, founder of Steve Preda Business Growth. He is also an author of three books and the host of the Management B...