Tsugami BS20, Mfd. 2008, CNC Swiss Lathe.With LNS barfeed, Chip conveyor, Coolant blaster, Royal products filter mist.Machine ran oil onlyMainly Stainless or Standard Steel

Tsugami SS32 CNC Swiss Lathe Mfd. 2012 32mm Diameter 6 Axes, (plus 2 C Axes) With Fanuc 32i Controller IEMCA Mini Boss 322-E Bar Feeder Tri-Mist 850 Mist/Dust Collector High Pressure Pump LNS Turbo HB Chip Conveyor

On today’s podcast we continue our series about Swiss machining. Our guest is John Belmonte, owner and President of Mitotec, a precision turning company in Necedah, Wisconsin.Recently Mitotec purchased a Tornos MultiSwiss 8X26 multi-spindle screw machine. The unique design of the MultiSwiss enables such quick change...

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, I’m going to tell you a story about when a big machinery deal went to hell and then how its failure led to an amazing turn of events—a way better resul...

At Graff-Pinkert, I’ve sold a lot of machine tools to successful entrepreneurs, including my guest on today’s show, Roger Duffy, owner of F&F Machine Products. But, just a few people like him really have stood out for their outward ballsiness in business.Roger says he loves being an entrepreneur because it allows hi...

Recently, we have seen a growing number of mergers and acquisitions in the manufacturing space.After these deals are finalized there’s a lot of uncertainty for the employees caught in the middle of reorganization.Our guest on the podcast today is Jennifer Fondrevay. Jennifer is a best selling author and the Founder ...

“I can’t hire a cam multi-spindle operator who knows what they’re doing! I’m throwing out my multi-spindles and going all CNC.”“These old Acmes, Wickmans, or New Britains pay for themselves every three months. They’ve left a wide open field for me!”Selling used screw machines at Graff-Pinkert, we hear both stories e...

Have you ever dreamed about combining your expertise and passions to become an entrepreneur?My guess on today’s podcast did just that. Erez Speiser is the creator of machiningdoctor.com, a site for professionals in the machining industry to get technical information to simplify their work. The site offers resources ...

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 ...