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Featured Machine Video: Tsugami BS20

Tsugami BS20, Mfd. 2008, CNC Swiss Lathe.

With LNS barfeed, Chip conveyor, Coolant blaster, Royal products filter mist.

Machine ran oil only

Mainly Stainless or Standard Steel

Tough For Ford

I wish I hadn’t bought the story.

Ford, the pickup truck gorilla, was going to take over the electric pick up market which was going to crush the gas and diesel portion over the next few years.

Ford knows the pickup business like nobody else. The Japanese and Koreans know new cars, but trucks are a mystery for them. The Germans can spell BMW, but for hauling a boat or a jalopy, “nein.”

Manufacturing Recession?

In the financial world of banks and funds, stupid follows stupid, which then follows stupid.

How to Save Money on Cutting Tools, with Bryan Stusak and Steve Vanderink–EP 165

Steve Vanderink and Bryan Stusak of Iscar Metals Interviewed by Noah Graff at IMTS 2022

At IMTS 2022, I had the privilege of interviewing Bryan Stusak and Steve Vanderink, two product specialists from Iscar Metals, world renown seller of cutting tools for machining. We talked about the latest developments in cutting tool technology that enable faster changeover, and how to save money by using inserts properly when removing small amounts of material.

How Many IMTSs Do You Get?

For me, the initials stood for I am Missing That Show.

But as I started thinking more deeply about this piece, I began to change my mind.

Pay For It If You Believe In It

If you really wanted to buy something that you thought could be important in your life, would you be willing to walk away from the opportunity because the price tag seemed higher than it should be or because you felt offended by the seller? I ran into this dilemma this week.

How to Connect Efficiently with Manufacturing Customers, with Adar Hay–Ep. 160

Our guest on today’s podcast is Adar Hay, co-founder and CEO of Jiga, a company providing a web platform for manufacturing buyers and suppliers to communicate and establish new relationships. It’s ironic how in today’s world, in which we have so many channels to communicate and network, it’s still complicated to do those things well. Jiga’s mission is to simplify those processes.

Should I Buy the Expensive or Cheaper CNC Machine? With Justin Tauber–Ep. 159

Our guest on today’s podcast is Justin Tauber, co-owner and Vice President of Integrated Machinery Systems (IMS), a machine tool distributor in Itasca, Illinois.

Justin’s company sells a wide variety of machine tools, ranging from turning machines, machining centers, grinders, 3D printers and automation equipment. In our interview, Justin discussed the merits of high-end expensive European machine tools as well as the advantages of lower cost brands built in Taiwan. If you’re currently thinking about purchasing a new CNC machine, I think you will find this interview useful.

Cheaper Brass, Rising Celery

What if the popular wisdom is wrong? As usual.

For many decades, the consensus was that if inflation gets too hot, the Federal Reserve must raise interest rates to tame it. Reduce demand for goods and services by making them more expensive, then people will purchase less and the pressure on prices will seep out like air in a balloon. It makes sense, seemingly. The Fed is the only powerful force capable of doing this in the American economy because Congress and the President have become helpless beasts stuck in Washington sludge, incapable of reducing federal spending.

Inflation, Recession, Pretzels?

You are confused about inflation, interest rates, recession—your job. I’m not going to act like the Wall Street economist who knows less than nothing, but proclaims there is a 10% to 90% chance of recession to justify their million-dollar paycheck.

I’m going to tell you what is going to happen over the next year. Give me a grade next July 4th when the fireworks go off.

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