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A Manufacturing Podcast. We talk with the owners, suppliers, partners, and customers of custom manufacturers. Listen and learn the secrets of top performing Job Shops. The tools, techniques and backgrounds that have made them successful. All in the quest for raising the bar for Custom Manufacturing.
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Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Episode 10: Commercial Banking with Len Morrissey
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
In this week's episode, Jay interviews Len Morrissey, former CFO and President at RAPID. Len shares tips and recommendations on how job shops can work successfully with banks, leveraging the 17 years he spent in commercial banking before moving into manufacturing.
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Episode 9: Metalmite
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Metalmite is a full service machine shop and Tom is a second generation owner as well as a third generation machinist. We will talk about the handing off of a business from one generation to another from the son perspective as well as gears and splines, very tricky parts to machine!
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Episode 8: Datron Dynamics
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
We change things up a bit on this episode and speak with Chris Hopkins of Datron Dynamics, a manufacturer of high speed milling machines. We will talk about some of the things Chris sees that successful shops are implementing as well as the advantages of high speed milling, where it fits in and how best to use it.
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Episode 7: Focused on Machining
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
On this episode we speak with Justin Quinn, owner of Focused on Machining in Denver, Colorado. Justin bought Focused on Machining eight years after it started. As a former commercial banker Justin offers us a unique perspective on buying a shop through the bank's perspective, including what is underwriting, how banks make money and how to make your shop look attractive to a bank.