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Today's Machining World

Noah Graff, used machine tool dealer and editor of Today’s Machining World, interviews machining company owners, equipment gurus, and experts with insight... more

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Episodes

Supplying Medical Parts Directly to Hospitals, with Thadd Mellott-EP 213

My guest on today’s show, Thadd Mellott, called us at Graff-Pinkert because he needed a Star SB20 CNC Swiss machine.... more

17 Mar 2025 · 44 minutes
A 150-Year-Old Manufacturing Business Reinvented, Adria and Aaron Bagshaw

On today’s podcast episode, you’re going to hear the story of a thriving fifth-generation family manufacturing business that is constantly... more

11 Mar 2025 · 47 minutes
How I Engineer Getting Lucky in Business-EP 238

Today we’re running a podcast that I guested on in September of 2024 called “Networking and Marketing Made Simple.” The... more

03 Mar 2025 · 28 minutes
Becoming the Machining Doctor, with Erez Speiser

Have you ever dreamed about combining your expertise and passions to become an entrepreneur? My guess on today’s podcast did... more

25 Feb 2025 · 49 minutes
Panama, Tariffs, and Power, with Andrew R. Thomas-EP 237

When Trump was elected President for a second term, I expected there would be a lot of talk about tariffs,... more

18 Feb 2025 · 53 minutes
STAR CNC Swiss Guru, with Dave Polito

Dave Polito is my Star CNC guru. He’s always been there when I’ve had questions, whether I was asking about... more

11 Feb 2025 · 40 minutes
Destined to make CNC Tool Holders in the U.S., with Anthony Davis-EP 236

My guest on today’s podcast, Anthony Davis, told me that since age 10 he and his brother knew they wanted... more

04 Feb 2025 · 35 minutes
Getting Customers to Buy an Unfamiliar Brand, With Salim Awad

Spinner is a German CNC machine tool brand that’s been around for 73 years. The company sold 1,200 CNC mills... more

27 Jan 2025 · 51 minutes
What it Takes to Start a Multi-Spindle Shop–EP 235

It takes tremendous balls to start a machining company from scratch. And, maybe a little extra chutzpa to start a... more

19 Jan 2025 · 37 minutes
Machining in Mexico, with Rogério Mezadri

Our guest on the podcast today is Rogério Mezadri, Director of SAMOT Mexico, a 200-employee automotive machining company in Guanajuato,... more

14 Jan 2025 · 28 minutes
What the Heck is Our Strategy for 2025?–EP 234

Damn. It’s already 2025? I was just getting used to the idea that it was 2024. Today, Lloyd and I... more

07 Jan 2025 · 49 minutes
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur and Not a Technician, with Steve Preda

Do you ever ask yourself why the majority of businesses out there are struggling to survive while an elite handful... more

01 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
How Optimism Will Lead You to Luck in Business: Seeking Serendipity

One of my favorite machinery dealers we work with is from Brazil. He specializes in sending machine tools to South... more

22 Dec 2024 · 5 minutes
Why Some People Build Companies and Others Don’t, Mike Payne (Part 2) EP 233

I often ponder—why do some people own and build companies, while most people are destined to spend their careers as... more

17 Dec 2024 · 33 minutes
Manufacturing Acquisitions with Purpose, Mike Payne (Part 1)-EP 232

On today’s podcast, I’m talking with Mike Payne, owner of Hill Manufacturing and Fabrication in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, to peek... more

10 Dec 2024 · 37 minutes
Minimizing Your Customers’ Pain with Federico Veneziano

Today’s show is the first episode of a multi-part series about how machining companies acquire new work.  Our guest is... more

04 Dec 2024 · 35 minutes
3 Secrets to Buy Used Equipment like a Used Machinery Dealer-EP 231

Have you ever wondered how a used machinery dealer like myself approaches buying secondhand equipment? About a month ago, I... more

26 Nov 2024 · 25 minutes
Manufacturing Parts for the Department of Defense, with Mike Topolewski

Sometimes machining companies tell Graff-Pinkert they have long running, lucrative jobs supplying parts to the D.O.D., and it always has... more

19 Nov 2024 · 42 minutes
Your Shop Is Too Slow, with Const Ivanov-EP 230

You may have noticed that I often talk about friction on this podcast. That’s because everyone has to fight friction... more

12 Nov 2024 · 55 minutes
Producing Tiny Parts on Swiss with Dan Rudolph

Today’s interview is an old favorite. It’s a story about a young entrepreneur and his father producing minuscule parts with... more

06 Nov 2024 · 32 minutes
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Do you ever ask yourself why the majority of businesses out there are struggling to survive while an elite handful are crushing... more