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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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