From today forward, I am being the point guard. For years selling used machinery, I’ve constantly thought about how I need to delegate, how I need to stop trying to do everything. When I try to do too much, it’s a mess. I don’t do as good a job as…
Born with no intention of becoming a machinist, Greg Knight says he was drafted into…
My beloved Chicago Cubs lost 17 to 1 to the St. Louis Cardinals last…
Nir Levy was nineteen years old when he was already commanding a unit in the…
PODCASTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rifles, Racing, and Rhinos, with Tim Betts–EP 265
Industry News
Announcing Top Shops Conference 2026: Benchmarking & Business Improvement from Machined Part to Finished Product
Join us October 6-7, 2026 at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, OH for the…
ANN ARBOR, Michigan – April 28, 2026 – The Association for Advancing Automation (A3), today…
If you run automated manufacturing systems, you already know the frustration. You program a chip…




