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Swarfcast

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 m... Read more

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

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

Last week, I heard a story about an old customer of Graff-Pinkert who lost three key machinists because a shop down the ... Read more

20 Jul 2023

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How a Small Manufacturer Becomes Secure Enough for the DoD, with Jayme Rahz–EP 192

How a Small Manufacturer Becomes Secure Enough for the DoD, with Jayme Rahz–EP 192

Today’s guest on the podcast is Jayme Rahz, CEO of Midway Swiss Turn, a small precision machining job shop in Wooster, O... Read more

12 Jul 2023

36mins

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How Unexpected Help Creates Profitable Relationships: Seeking Serendipity–EP 191

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In November of 2015, our used machine tool company, Graff-Pinkert, bought a Schütte S32PC, mfd. 2002, in Cologne, German... Read more

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Do You Have Any Business Starting a Podcast? With Kevin Chemidlin–EP 190

Recently, I’ve talked to a few Swarfcast listeners who are considering starting their own podcast shows, so I thought it... Read more

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

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

Sometimes machining companies tell Graff-Pinkert they have long running, lucrative jobs supplying parts to the D.O.D., a... Read more

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Connecting the “Right People” at the Right Times: Seeking Serendipity–EP 188

Connecting the “Right People” at the Right Times: Seeking Serendipity–EP 188

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Running a Machine Shop like a Tech Company, with David Wynn–EP 63

Running a Machine Shop like a Tech Company, with David Wynn–EP 63

Lately, Graff-Pinkert has seen a lot of new opportunities for our used machinery business–particularly in the category o... Read more

25 May 2023

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Automating a Machining Business with David Wynn–EP 64

Automating a Machining Business with David Wynn–EP 64

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How I Discover New Leads and Deals–EP 187

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