Apple’s Pickle
He has one arm being pulled by Donald Trump and the other by Xi Jinping, with his back pressed against a brick wall. Tim Cook, the head of Apple Corporation, is in a pickle of his own making, despite having pulled in trillions of dollars as head of one of

Precision Machining Class in Session, with Jared Daily-EP 207
My guest on today’s podcast, Jared Daily, could have been a mechanical engineer or even a doctor if he wanted to, but instead, he followed

What Men Hate to Talk About
This is a blog I hate to write, but I’m doing it anyway. Joe Biden has prostate cancer. It has metastasized and could end his

The Machining Revivalist with Chris Armstrong—EP. 243
Chris Armstrong has saved me more times than I can count—helping us at Graff-Pinkert through tough machinery deals, especially when it comes to Swiss machines.

Alaska Calls the Machinery Guy
Would you like to live in the Arctic? Frankly, it isn’t for me, yet I am fascinated by the TV shows that are popping up

How to Find New Manufacturing Talent, with Ann Wyatt — EP 170
It seems like every other day as a machinery dealer, I talk to someone who says they would purchase a machine from me, if only

Can AI Replace Your Shop’s Smartest Machinist?, with Riley Hutchinson-EP 242
Lately, I’ve been kind of on an AI bender using chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude daily. Whether I like it or not, AI is transforming