How do you know what to charge for your product? How do you negotiate with customers and leave the least money... more

As Graff-Pinkert has gotten more into consulting machining businesses who want to sell their companies, we are constantly learning new... more

Imagine a sheet metal prototype shop that was so fast and reliable it never turned down a job if it... more

Today’s podcast is the fourth episode of our season interviewing people involved in CNC Swiss machining. Our guest is Mike... more

Josh Hacko is a fourth generation watchmaker. He says he was born into his vocation, but in reality his work... more

I love this classic episode because it emphasizes how having fun with your product (or service) and feeling free to... more

This podcast has been going for five years now, and those people who listen to it frequently might be tired... more

Editor’s Note: This podcast was recorded in Spring of 2022. Tyler has now been retired for over 2 years, and... more

George Konidaris is the cofounder of the startup, Realtime Robotics. He’s also a Professor of Computer Science and the director of the Intelligent... more

On today’s podcast we continue our season talking to successful companies who produce their own products. Today’s guest is Joel... more

Last week, I heard a story about an old customer of Graff-Pinkert who lost three key machinists because a shop... more

Today’s guest on the podcast is Jayme Rahz, CEO of Midway Swiss Turn, a small precision machining job shop in... more

In November of 2015, our used machine tool company, Graff-Pinkert, bought a Schütte S32PC, mfd. 2002, in Cologne, Germany, from... more

On today’s podcast I interviewed Kathryn Shibelski. Kathryn is a second chance hiring advocate. Her firm, KES HR Consulting, works... more

Recently, I’ve talked to a few Swarfcast listeners who are considering starting their own podcast shows, so I thought it... more

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

Steve Jobs once said, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you... more

Today’s Swarfcast is part one of an interview we did with David Wynn, CFO of ABF Engineering and Machining, a... more

Today’s podcast is part two of an interview we did with David Wynn, CFO of ABF Engineering and Machining, a... more

On today’s episode, we’re shaking things up. We’re playing an episode from a podcast I guested on, the Business Growth... more