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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

What Should I Charge for My Parts?, Jay Jacobs (Part II)

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

27 Sep 2023 · 35 minutes
How to Calculate the Value of a Machining Business, with John Habe IV

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

21 Sep 2023 · 24 minutes
A Shop that Makes Promises Like Domino's Pizza, Jay Jacobs (Part 1)

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

13 Sep 2023 · 45 minutes
Developing a World-Class CNC Turning Company with Mike Reader

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

07 Sep 2023 · 28 minutes
Manufacturing Watches is Complicated and Spiritual, with Josh Hacko

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

30 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
Innovation from Playing with Machines, with Mike Taylor

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

24 Aug 2023 · 36 minutes
How to Persuade Customers to Buy Your New Product

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

18 Aug 2023 · 10 minutes
How a Machinist Entrepreneur Retired at 40, with Tyler Jarosz

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

10 Aug 2023 · 45 minutes
Robots that Know Where to Go, With George Konidaris

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

03 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Listening to Customers and Selling Hammers with Joel Trusty

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

28 Jul 2023 · 35 minutes
How to Make Your Employees Want to Stay, with Adam Wiltsie

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

20 Jul 2023 · 34 minutes
How a Small Manufacturer Becomes Secure Enough for the DoD, with Jayme Rahz

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

12 Jul 2023 · 36 minutes
How Unexpected Help Creates Profitable Relationships: Seeking Serendipity

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

06 Jul 2023 · 7 minutes
Should I Hire Ex-Felons?, with Kathryn Shibelski

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

29 Jun 2023 · 28 minutes
Do You Have Any Business Starting a Podcast? With Kevin Chemidlin--EP 190

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

26 Jun 2023 · 45 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

08 Jun 2023 · 42 minutes
Connecting the "Right People" at the Right Times: Seeking Serendipity

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

30 May 2023 · 10 minutes
Running a Machine Shop like a Tech Company with David Wynn

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

25 May 2023 · 30 minutes
Automating a Machining Business with David Wynn

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

24 May 2023 · 23 minutes
How I Discover New Leads and Deals

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

19 May 2023 · 28 minutes
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How to Make Your Employees Want to Stay, with Adam Wiltsie
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Last week, I heard a story about an old customer of Graff-Pinkert who lost three key machinists because a shop down the... more