Today’s guest on the show is Zac Bogart, founder of Productive Robotics.Productive Robotics manufactures a 7-axis collaborative robot called the OB7. Zac says that the OB7 is different from other robots because it can’t be programmed with code, it only works by the operator showing it what to do. Also, by featuring ...

We just recorded the biggest gain in stock prices for any quarter since 1998 with American unemployment at unprecedented levels. You don’t need to read the obvious in this blog, so let’s talk Yeezy, Kanye West, and Gap.Gap stock rose 42% in one day last week when Kanye West announced he was designing a clothing line...

Today’s guest on the podcast is Darrell Sutherland, founder and owner of Dylan Aerospace in Auburn, Washington, a Tier 1 supplier for Boeing.Scroll down to listen to the podcast. Or listen on your phone on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.Darrell is also a professional mentor. He believes in using the Kaizen manuf...

Our guest on today’s podcast is Ben Cohen, sports writer for the Wall Street Journal and author of the new book, The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks.Scroll down to listen to the podcast.In the book, Ben analyzes many types of hot streaks, from basketball shooting streaks, to investing streaks, even a st...

Today’s guest on the podcast is Taber West, founder of Gravity Worx, the manufacturer of a high performance suspension electric bike, called the E160FS.Scroll down to listen to the podcast.When Taber was younger he raced bikes professionally, but as he aged and gained weight he no longer could do the type of cycling...

On today’s podcast we interviewed Rick Wheeler, owner of O’Malley Manufacturing in St. Petersburg, Florida, a company originally founded in 1910.Scroll down to listen to the podcast.Over the years O’Malley has had a knack for finding niche products to produce such as the Hair Snare, Lint Snare and Bait Bucket, which...

Our guest on today’s show is Eric Fogg, co-founder and head of machine connectivity at MachineMetrics. MachineMetrics produces a device that connects directly with machine tool PLCs and controls to track realtime and historical data on equipment. Operators use the data to assess how machines are truly performing, wh...

On today’s podcast we’re delving into a topic that’s been on many people’s minds these days, the coronavirus.Scroll down to listen to the podcastOur guest is automotive supply chain expert Dan Hearsch, Managing Director at AlixPartners. Dan is briefed daily by his associates in China about how people in manufacturin...

Today’s guest on Swarfcast is Michele Tajariol, an old friend of ours and co-owner of TAJMAC-ZPS, one of the world’s most prominent producers of multi-spindle screw machines.Scroll down to listen to the podcast.In the interview, Michele discussed how his family’s business grew from a used machine tool dealer in Ital...

Today’s podcast is an American Dream story. Our guest is Dulio Arellano, owner of Premier Swiss, a Tornos shop in Addison, Illinois, which he founded in 2017. Dulio came to the United States from Mexico when he was 18 years old.After working in various machine shops, Dulio got a job as a technician at Tornos USA. At...