Show Me the Tungsten
Graff-Pinkert’s used machine tool business has been challenging for the last couple of years. It has always been a cyclical business that takes grit, creativity, and a willingness to pivot when times are grim. We have moved into consulting and matchmaking for machining companies and brokering expensive, sophisticated machines like
Lean to Excess
The Ford F-150 pickup trucks, with an average selling price $40,000, are sitting unfinished in assembly plant parking lots. For lack of computer chips, they
Ep. 122 – Using Thomasnet.com to Find Customers and Suppliers with Tony Uphoff
Today’s podcast is Part IV in our series about how machining companies find new work. Our guest is Tony Uphoff, CEO of Thomas, the parent
Junk or Treasure Revisited
May of 2021, after over 50 years of treasure hunting in the machinery business, I am still making a living by searching for overlooked items
My Quest for Serendipity
Wednesday I sold a LICO LNT-42S CNC lathe to an old customer (assuming I’m not jinxing the deal by writing about it now). I confess,
Best of Swarfcast – Ep. 61 – Facilitating a Manufacturing Network with Xometry’s Greg Paulsen
This season we’re talking about how your machine shop attracts new customers. Today, we wanted to share a podcast from our second season which we
A Year of Misery and Vitality
It is finally a moment to look back on the Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020 and think about the changes in America it has hastened. Many