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Swarfcast

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Noah Graff, used machine tool dealer and editor of Today’s Machining World, interviews machining company owners, equipment gurus, and experts with insight to help and entertain people working in the machining field. We discuss topics such as how to find quality employees, customer acquisition, negotiation, and the best CNC equipment options for specific jobs.
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Episodes

Ep. 14 – Scott Livingston on Combining Cycling and Citizens in His Machining Business

Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Scott Livingston. Scott Livingston’s Grandfather Horst, after whom Horst Engineering Company in Connecticut was named, often talked about bicycles with Scott during his childhood. Cycling was part of Horst’s life in Germany before he fled from the Nazis in 1938 and came to America. Horst started his [...]

Oct 12, 201850 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Swarfcast Ep. 13 – Jason Zenger on “Making Chips” and the Industrial Supplies Business

Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Jason Zenger. In today’s podcast I interviewed Jason Zenger, president of Zenger’s Industrial Supply, in Melrose Park, Illinois, a company that specializes in selling tooling and industrial supplies to the metal working industry. Jason also has a popular podcast called “Making Chips,” which he cohosts with Jim [...]

Oct 04, 201832 min

Swarfcast Ep. 12 – Logan McGhan on Reinventing a Career in the Machining World

Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Logan McGhan. In today’s podcast we interviewed Logan McGhan, a used machine tool dealer at the firm KD Capital. Logan’s journey to selling used equipment spanned numerous stages. At around age 7, his father, who also worked in machining, brought home a complex part from a trade [...]

Sep 28, 201835 min

Swarfcast Ep. 11 – Mike Fair of Rethink Robotics on Friendly Cobots

Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Mike Fair. At the 2018 International Machine Tool Show I recorded a podcast with Mike Fair, Product Manager of Rethink Robotics, a robotics company specializing in collaborative robots for use on the factory floor. What sets Rethink Robots apart from several of the other collaborative robot companies [...]

Sep 21, 201824 min

Swarfcast Ep. 10 – John Griner, Twists and Turns of a Hydromat Shop

Scroll down to listen to the podcast with John Griner. In today’s Podcast we interviewed John Griner, founder of Griner Engineering in Bloomington, Indiana. John has been cranking out turned parts for the last 40 years, and since the ‘90s his bread and butter has been the legacy Hydromat business. He’s a renaissance man. He [...]

Sep 14, 201835 min

Swarfcast Ep. 9 – Russell Ethridge Small Business Lawyer

Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Russell Ethridge. Today Brett Kavanaugh is being interrogated in hearings of the Senate Judiciary Committee as he attempts to thread the political needle to become a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. In today’s podcast I interviewed Russell Ethridge, a solo practitioner lawyer in Detroit, who also listens to [...]

Sep 06, 201834 min

Swarfcast Ep. 8 – Electric Cars and 3-D Printing with Jeff Reinke

Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Jeff Reinke. In today’s podcast we interviewed Jeff Reinke, Editorial Director of Industrial Equipment News (IEN). He gave his take on several of the fastest emerging trends in the machining business, including electric cars and 3-D printing. Reinke said that right now Elon Musk is suffering the [...]

Aug 30, 201819 min

Swarfcast Ep. 7 – Dr. Martin Levine D.O. Talks Health Care in America

Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Dr. Martin Levine. In today’s podcast we interview Dr. Martin Levine D.O. Martin is a third generation Osteopathic physician who worked in a family practice for 30 years, treated Olympic athletes and gave Mike Tyson a pre-fight physical—twice. He also happens to be my first cousin once [...]

Aug 23, 201844 min

Swarfcast Ep. 6 – The Mind of an Auctioneer with Robert Levy

Scroll down to listen to the podcast interview with Robert Levy. In today’s podcast we interviewed Robert Levy, longtime industrial auctioneer and owner of Robert Levy Associates, a firm that consults with companies looking to monetize their industrial assets. Robert joined his family auction business, Norman Levy Associates, in 1980 but only had the opportunity to [...]

Aug 08, 201845 min

Ep. 5 – Esben Østergaard of Universal Robots

Scroll down below the blog to listen to the podcast interview with Esben Østergaard. Today’s Swarfcast is an interview Noah and I recently conducted with Esben Østergaard, founder and chief technology officer of Universal Robots, a Danish firm that sold out in 2015 to automation conglomerate Teradyne for $285 million. Esben started the company on a [...]

Aug 02, 201831 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Ep. 4 – Our Family Treasure Hunting Business

Listen to the podcast with the player below. In today’s podcast Lloyd Graff and his son Noah delve into their family used machine tool biz… er treasure hunting business. They discuss how Noah came to work at Today’s Machining World and Graff-Pinkert, what it’s like working together and basic alchemy. Question: Would you like being in [...]

Jul 26, 201831 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Ep. 3 – Part 2 of Miles Free Interview

Miles Free, Director of Research and Technology at the Precision Machined Products Association, opines on electric cars, economic patriotism and how American machine shops have evolved to thrive in today’s economy. Question: Are tariffs aimed at China economic patriotism or a tool for the enemy? Listen to Swarfcast in the player below.

Jul 20, 201829 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Ep. 2 – Talking Tariffs with Miles Free

Listen to Swarfcast in the player below. In Episode #2 of Swarfcast, Today’s Machining World’s podcast, Noah interviewed Miles Free of the PMPA (Precision Machined Products Association). Free is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the steel trade. They discussed how the recently implemented tariffs on raw materials into the United States affect the [...]

Jul 11, 201829 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Ep. 1 – TMW Launches Swarfcast

Listen to Swarfcast in the player below. At long last, Swarfcast, Today’s Machining World’s podcast, is up! Swarfcast centers around similar topics that readers have enjoyed in Today’s Machining World during its first 18 years. Wow, that’s awhile. Each week, Lloyd and Noah Graff will interview colorful people who will give their take on the [...]

Jun 29, 201825 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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