At IMTS 2022, I had the privilege of interviewing Bryan Stusak and Steve Vanderink, two product specialists from Iscar Metals, world renown seller of cutting tools for machining. We talked about the latest developments in cutting tool technology that enable faster changeover, and how to save money by using inserts properly when removing small amounts [...] The post How to Save Money on Cutting Tools, with Bryan Stusak and Steve Vanderink–EP 165 first appeared on Today’s Machining World.

Are you vaccinated against the Virus?  Is your computer system prepared for the inevitable attack? Today’s podcast discusses the scary reality that manufacturers are the number one target of cyber attacks around the globe. Manufacturing companies are at risk for ransomware and intellectual property theft. It’s even possible for hackers to take control of a [...] The post Defending Your Manufacturing Company From Cyber Attacks, with Drew Phillips–EP 162 first appeared on Today’s Machining World.

Our guest on the podcast today is Shawn Gaskin, owner of Swiss Technologies of New England and Stone Medical in Plainville, Massachusetts. Shawn started Swiss Technologies over 20 years ago, with one L20 Citizen making parts out of sterling silver for Tiffany and Company. Over the years, his company has grown into a diversified shop, [...] The post Running a CNC Swiss Medical Shop, with Shawn Gaskin–Ep. 161 first appeared on Today’s Machining World.

Our guest on today’s podcast is Adar Hay, co-founder and CEO of Jiga, a company providing a web platform for manufacturing buyers and suppliers to communicate and establish new relationships. It’s ironic how in today’s world, in which we have so many channels to communicate and network, it’s still complicated to do those things well. [...] The post How to Connect Efficiently with Manufacturing Customers, with Adar Hay–Ep. 160 first appeared on Today’s Machining World.

I came into contact with Edwin Nyuysever Mbinkar a month ago, when he sent an email to Graff-Pinkert inquiring about an expensive Mikron 5-axis machining center on our website. He explained that he was the manager of a High Tech Centre (British spelling of “Center”) in Cameroon, and he wanted his school to have the [...] The post Manufacturing in Africa? With Edwin Mbinkar–EP 158 first appeared on Today’s Machining World.

Today’s podcast is an American Dream story. Our guest is Dulio Arellano, owner of Premier Swiss, a Tornos shop in Addison, Illinois, which he founded in 2017. Dulio came to the United States from Mexico when he was 18 years old. After working in various machine shops, Dulio got a job as a technician at [...] The post Best Of Swarfcast: Starting a Swiss Shop with Dulio Arellano—EP 68 first appeared on Today’s Machining World.

Today’s guest on the podcast is Matt Wardle, owner and President of JD Machine Corp. in Ogden, Utah. JD Machine currently produces around 4,000 active part numbers, serving a diverse group of sectors, which include aerospace, defense, and medical. Matt says he sometimes envies other machining companies who have a more narrow focus on the [...] The post Trading Sanity for Stability in a Machining Company, with Matt Wardle—EP 157 first appeared on Today’s Machining World.

Today we’re celebrating the milestone of 150 episodes of Swarfcast. This is actually Episode 155. We just didn’t get around to doing this one until now. I hope you enjoy as we look back at four of our favorite past episodes spanning the last four years. Four years! Not much has happened for me? Besides [...] The post 150 Episodes Often About the Machining World!—EP 155 first appeared on Today’s Machining World.

Tyler Jarosz sent me an email about a month and a half ago to ask if Graff-Pinkert would be interested in a used little parts washer he no longer needed in his machine shop. He found out about Graff-Pinkert from listening to Swarfcast, which I’m proud to say is the only podcast he has ever [...] The post How a Machinist Entrepreneur Retired at 40, with Tyler Jarosz—Ep. 154 first appeared on Today’s Machining World.

Our guest on today’s show is Steve Tamasi, owner and CEO of Boston Centerless, a distributor and manufacturer of ground bar stock. I asked Steve why there is such a shortage of raw materials for precision turning manufacturers and what companies can do to deal with this problem. We also talked about how the war [...] The post How to Navigate Material Shortages in Swiss Machining, with Steve Tamasi — EP. 153 first appeared on Today’s Machining World.