See the Part Before You Cut It, with Greg Walker and Bob Folts–EP 275
I was touring a shop once, and the owner told me the engineers can draw up whatever they want. It never comes out like that on the machine. At IMTS, I brought that up with Greg Walker and Bob Folts of Spacial Integrated Systems. They told me it can. As

HVAC is Your Competition
What did visitors tell us at IMTS? One shop owner said, “I’ve got a ton of orders, but I can’t find the people to make

Why Make a Robot That Looks Like Us, With Phil Zheng-EP 274
A few years ago, Richtech Robotics would call hospitality groups and offer them robots. They got laughed out of the office. The answer was always

What If I Didn’t Stop Myself?
I worked remotely last week to keep an eye on my son Abe while he was off school. Amazingly, he played with toys for several

We Have Changed
I was driving down Governors Highway, a four-lane street I often take to my office, when I heard a loud thump on my right front

The Machinist with Purpose, with Doug Rizzo-EP 273
My guest today, Doug Rizzo, has been working in machine shops for over 55 years, and he’s only 62. Doug worked in his father’s company

Why the Cubs
Eighteen years ago today, the Cubs were playing Houston, and Ryan Dempster was pitching. I remember hearing the game on the radio as they were

