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See the Part Before You Cut It, with Greg Walker and Bob Folts–EP 275

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Why Make a Robot That Looks Like Us, With Phil Zheng-EP 274

3

The Machinist with Purpose, with Doug Rizzo-EP 273

4

This Robot Can Grab a Beer, with George Konidaris-EP 272

5

Best of Swarfcast: A 67-Year Adventure in Swiss Machining Continues, with Paul Huber-EP 199

6

Why Onshoring Is Really Happening, with Lloyd and Noah Graff-EP 271

7

Why We Choke Under Pressure — And How to Fix It-EP 250

8

Best of Swarfcast: Talking Citizen CNC Swiss Lathes with Marc Klecka – EP 109

9

Can Work Make You Happy? Ask the Russian in Brazil, with Tatiana Koval-EP 270

10

Best of Swarfcast: Tai Chi, Machine Tools, and ALS, with Greg Knight — EP 240

11

Army, Amazon, Aerospace, with Nir Levy — EP 269

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Best of Swarfcast: What If The Employees Owned Your Company, with Rich Gaffney — EP 220

13

Your Scrap Tungsten Carbide Is a National Security Question, Nick Stevens and Joey Marks–EP 268

14

The Only Classic Car Wiper Business in the World, with Pat Parnell-EP 267

15

The Man Who Never Stops Teaching, with Logan McGhan-EP 266

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Manufacturing a $70,000 Wristwatch in the United States, with Josh Shapiro EP-174

17

Rifles, Racing, and Rhinos, with Tim Betts–EP 265

18

Be THE Leader, with Ryan Avery–EP 264

19

Courage to Be Rubbish – EP 263

20

Manufacturing Acquisitions with Purpose, with Mike Payne (Part 1)-EP 232 (Best of Swarfcast)

21

Why Some People Build Companies and Others Don’t, with Mike Payne (Part 2) – EP 233 (Best of Swarfcast)

22

Your AI Life Coach Is Lying to You, with Brooks Canavesi–EP 262

23

Robots that Know Where to Go, With George Konidaris (Best Of)

24

So You Want To Be More Confident?–EP 261

25

He Bought the Shop He Worked For, Federico Veneziano (Part II)-EP 260

26

Learning, Teaching, Owning, with Federico Veneziano-EP 259

27

Making Engineers Love Manufacturing, With Andrew Schiller-EP 258

28

Is 2025 the End of Cam Screw Machines? EP 257 (Reupload)

29

The Turnaround Formula, with Neil Lansing-EP 256 (Reupload)

30

Running a CNC Swiss Medical Shop, with Shawn Gaskin–Ep. 161

31

Attached to Multi-Spindles, with Elliott May—EP. 143

32

Pivoting to Manufacture a Product, with Michael Gimbel – EP 224

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Is 2025 the End of Cam Screw Machines? EP 257

34

How to Make Your Employees Want to Stay, with Adam Wiltsie–EP 130

35

The Turnaround Formula, with Neil Lansing-EP 256

36

Running a “First Class” Cold Heading Company, with Joe Bennett-EP 135

37

Another AI Episode (But This One’s Actually Useful)-EP 255

38

Citizen CNC Swiss Lathes, with Marc Klecka

39

Rare Earths Aren’t Rare, with Julie Klinger-Ep. 254

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Ep. 129 – Recruiting Long Term Shop Employees, with Bill Cox (Part 2)

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Ep. 128 – Building a Great Apprenticeship Program, with Bill Cox

42

How to Persuade Anyone Before You Even Speak-EP 253

43

Success of a Woman in the Machining Business, with Aneesa Muthana—EP 33

44

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

45

Where Rotary Transfers Fit, with Kris Fugate—EP. 144

46

AI That Actually Works in Manufacturing, with Adam Marsh-EP. 251

47

Defending Your Manufacturing Company From Cyber Attacks, with Drew Phillips–EP 162

48

Why We Choke Under Pressure — And How to Fix It-EP 250

49

How to Create an Awesome Manufacturing Culture, with Jim Mayer–EP 222

50

Machines vs Workers? With Noah and Lloyd–EP 249

51

Finding Customers Using Old-School Networking, with Jay Sauder–EP 121

52

Conversation Techniques That Changed My Life-EP 248

53

The Machining Business After Trump’s Tariffs-EP 247

54

Freeing Humans One Robot at a Time, with Malachi Greb-EP 203

55

Most Comfortable When I’m Uncomfortable in Business, with John Griner – EP 246

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Ep. 102 – Growing a Community of Passionate Customers, with George Breiwa

57

Stop Waiting to Feel Ready-EP 245

58

Selling Real Cow Bone to Machine Bone Screws! With Mary and Jim Rickert -EP 105

59

Tasmania to Tehran Fixing CNCs, with Donato Notaro-EP 245

60

Leaving your Father’s Manufacturing Company and then Founding Your Own, with Howard Sheldon-EP 214

61

How to Talk to Anyone—Even If You Disagree-EP 244

62

Precision Machining Class in Session, with Jared Daily-EP 207

63

The Machining Revivalist with Chris Armstrong—EP. 243

64

How to Find New Manufacturing Talent, with Ann Wyatt — EP 170

65

Can AI Replace Your Shop’s Smartest Machinist?, with Riley Hutchinson-EP 242

66

Should I Buy the Expensive or Cheaper CNC Machine? With Justin Tauber–Ep. 159

67

How to Sell a Commodity with Soul, with Mike Pelham–EP 241

68

Escaping Your Comfort Zone with Lean Manufacturing, Matthew Rassi-EP 216

69

Tai Chi, Machine Tools, and ALS, with Greg Knight-EP 240

70

Manufacturing Watches is Complicated and Spiritual, with Josh Hacko – EP 195

71

How to Sell to a Generation that Won’t Answer Your Calls, with Damon Pistulka-EP 239

72

Supplying Medical Parts Directly to Hospitals, with Thadd Mellott-EP 213

73

A 150-Year-Old Manufacturing Business Reinvented, Adria and Aaron Bagshaw–EP 200

74

How I Engineer Getting Lucky in Business-EP 238

75

Becoming the Machining Doctor, with Erez Speiser- EP 208

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Panama, Tariffs, and Power, with Andrew R. Thomas-EP 237

77

My STAR CNC Swiss Guru, with Dave Polito—EP 169

78

Destined to make CNC Tool Holders in the US, with Anthony Davis-EP 236

79

Getting Customers to Buy an Unfamiliar Brand, With Salim Awad–EP 186

80

What it Takes to Start a Multi-Spindle Shop, with Karl Drasgow–EP 235

81

Machining in Mexico, with Rogério Mezadri–EP 167

82

What the Heck is Our Strategy for 2025?–EP 234

83

How to Think Like an Entrepreneur—Not a Technician, with Steve Preda-EP 202

84

How Optimism Will Lead You to Luck in Business: Seeking Serendipity–EP 179

85

Why Some People Build Companies and Others Don’t, Mike Payne (Part 2) EP 233

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Manufacturing Acquisitions with Purpose, Mike Payne (Part 1)-EP 232

87

Reducing Your Mfg. Customers’ Pain, with Federico Veneziano-EP 119

88

3 Secrets to Buy Used Equipment like a Used Machinery Dealer-EP 231

89

Manufacturing Parts for the Department of Defense, with Mike Topolewski—EP 189

90

Your Shop Is Too Slow, with Const Ivanov-EP 230

91

Producing Tiny Parts with a Tiny Workforce on Swiss, with Dan Rudolph–EP 111

92

How a $2 Million Dollar INDEX Multi-Spindle MAKES You Money, Richard Kingsbury-EP 229

93

Growing a Machining Business, with Dave Thuro (Part 2)–EP 27

94

How to Grow a Machining Business with Dave Thuro, (Part 1)–EP 26

95

Why I Hired a Life Coach for My Machinists, with Tim Drinkwater–EP 228

96

Robots that Know Where to Go, With George Konidaris–EP 193

97

ISO Without the Headache, Adam Marsh-EP 227

98

How a Navy SEAL Runs a Machining Company, with Bill Berrien (Part II)—EP172

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How a Navy SEAL Runs a Machining Company, with Bill Berrien (Part I)–EP171

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3D Printing a Human Heart at IMTS–EP 226