Noah Graff, used machine tool dealer and editor of Today’s Machining World, interviews machining company owners, equipment gurus, and experts with insight... more
“This is how it’s always been done.” Businesses sometimes can do OK with a philosophy like that. Maybe even make... more
Today’s episode is Part II of our interview with industrial auctioneer Robert Levy. In Part I, I tried to get... more
Auctions are always on our mind at Graff-Pinkert. Since Internet bidding became ubiquitous in the last 15 years they’ve become... more
I’ve had a LinkedIn profile for a long time, but I didn’t pay much attention to it until two years... more
The concept of an ESOP to me has always seemed extraordinary yet at the same time a little hard to... more
My guest on today’s show is Kris Fugate, President of Revolution Machine Works, a prominent rotary transfer machine rebuilder, specializing... more
Using savings to buy a 20-year-old Swiss machine that’s been sitting idle for year is a gamble. Buying one to... more
Our guest on the podcast today is a machinist, entrepreneur, and master craftsman. Josh Shapiro is the owner and founder of... more
My guest on today’s show immigrated to the United States from Mexico at 18 years old, went to tech school,... more
This week on Swarfcast, we’re sharing an interview we originally did back in 2020 with Paul Van Metre, Co-Founder of... more
Do you ever wonder how I make a living buying and selling old iron? Sometimes Graff-Pinkert’s used machinery business boggles... more
Pasta machines operate a lot like cam screw machines, Antonio Adiletta told me when I interviewed him for this week’s... more
Working in the machining industry I hear the term “lean manufacturing” mentioned a lot. But what does the word “lean”... more
In honor of this weekend’s PMPA National Technical Conference, we’re resharing a podcast we did last year with Elliott May,... more
I’m dealing with a customer right now who seems interested in some CNC machines Graff-Pinkert has for sale. They told... more
On this week’s classic episode of Swarfcast, we’re talking about preventing fires inside of machinery. Our guest is Mike Campo,... more
Our guest on today’s show, Howard Sheldon, grew up working in his family’s third generation precision turning company. He planned... more
It seems that today’s younger generations of workers, such as millennials, want to understand why they are instructed to do... more
My guest on today’s show, Thadd Mellott, called us at Graff-Pinkert because he needed a Star SB20 CNC Swiss machine.... more
In the last year, our used machinery company, Graff-Pinkert, has been successfully growing our business brokering division. This podcast and... more
I’m dealing with a customer right now who seems interested in some CNC machines Graff-Pinkert has for sale. They told me they... more