Episódios

  • How To Get Lucky (It’s Easier Than You Think)–EP 252

    How To Get Lucky (It’s Easier Than You Think)–EP 252
    Oct 7 2025
    Today I’m going to tell you how to get lucky. It seems like some people are always in the right place at the right time getting all the lucky breaks, while the rest of us watch from the sidelines. I often feel like I’m in that sideline category too. But as used machinery dealers, our [...]
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    11 minutos
  • Where Rotary Transfers Fit, with Kris Fugate—EP. 144

    Where Rotary Transfers Fit, with Kris Fugate—EP. 144
    Oct 1 2025
    My guest on today’s show is Kris Fugate, President of Revolution Machine Works, a prominent rotary transfer machine rebuilder, specializing in Hydromats. Hydromats can seem strange and overwhelming to those unfamiliar with them. Some say they their circular shape with 12 or 16 work stations reminds them of a UFO, and the machines can crank [...]
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    46 minutos
  • AI That Actually Works in Manufacturing, with Adam Marsh-EP. 251

    AI That Actually Works in Manufacturing, with Adam Marsh-EP. 251
    Sep 23 2025
    What if I told you there’s a tool that can look at a photo of your weld and tell you exactly what you screwed up. The tool could also help you figure out that your machining problem isn’t your end mill, it’s actually your coolant, and it costs less than hiring one person? On today’s [...]
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    1 hora e 23 minutos
  • Defending Your Manufacturing Company From Cyber Attacks, with Drew Phillips–EP 162

    Defending Your Manufacturing Company From Cyber Attacks, with Drew Phillips–EP 162
    Sep 18 2025
    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 [...]
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    43 minutos
  • Why We Choke Under Pressure — And How to Fix It-EP 250

    Why We Choke Under Pressure — And How to Fix It-EP 250
    Sep 9 2025
    I highly recommend you watch the video version of this podcast. Click on the link to go to the video. I won a few big matches on my high school Tennis team, but I was never awesome. I never won the big tournaments. What killed me was that I always had more fun and played [...]
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    11 minutos
  • How to Create an Awesome Manufacturing Culture, with Jim Mayer–EP 222

    How to Create an Awesome Manufacturing Culture, with Jim Mayer–EP 222
    Sep 3 2025
    “This is how it’s always been done.” Businesses sometimes can do OK with a philosophy like that. Maybe even make good money. But it sucks being just ok, because you know you could be so much better. Today on the podcast we are joined by Jim Mayer, founder of the Manufacturing Connector and host of the [...]
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    45 minutos
  • Machines vs Workers? With Noah and Lloyd–EP 249

    Machines vs Workers? With Noah and Lloyd–EP 249
    Aug 26 2025
    If you had $100,000 to spend on your machine shop, what would you spend it on? When I polled people on LinkedIn, out of 170 responses, 46% said they would buy a new machine, 33% said “robots and automation.” Only seventeen percent said “hire and train people.” Does this mean American shops have basically given [...]
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    28 minutos
  • Finding Customers Using Old-School Networking, with Jay Sauder–EP 121

    Finding Customers Using Old-School Networking, with Jay Sauder–EP 121
    Aug 19 2025
    During my career as a used machinery dealer, I’ve met many successful companies in the machining business who have no social media presence and don’t even have a website. Surprisingly they use some of the most advanced equipment and have more customers than they need. Today we’re pulling out a favorite podcast episode about a [...]
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    36 minutos