You’ve been slogging along for 40 years and the cement floor bites harder every day. You are wondering if it is time to sell the company, but you have no idea what it is worth or if anybody would want it. I’ve been helping folks buy and sell machining businesses…
Federico Veneziano didn’t just buy the machine shop he worked for — he became the…
When Donald Trump announced his grandiose plan for trade tariffs on April 2, 2025 some…
At 12, he was cutting metal in northern Italy. By 21, he was teaching DMG’s…
PODCASTS

He Bought the Shop He Worked For, Federico Veneziano (Part II)-EP 260

Learning, Teaching, Owning, with Federico Veneziano-EP 259

Making Engineers Love Manufacturing, With Andrew Schiller-EP 258

Is 2025 the End of Cam Screw Machines? EP 257 (Reupload)

The Turnaround Formula, with Neil Lansing-EP 256 (Reupload)

Running a CNC Swiss Medical Shop, with Shawn Gaskin–Ep. 161

Attached to Multi-Spindles, with Elliott May—EP. 143

Pivoting to Manufacture a Product, with Michael Gimbel – EP 224
Industry News
Affolter Group Expands Capacity and Positions for Growth in Robotics and High-Precision Markets
Malleray, Switzerland (March 2, 2026) – Affolter Group (www.affoltergroup.ch), the Swiss family-owned enterprise and global…
BETE’s FlexiSan™ Modular Spraying System offers a portable, cost-effective spray solution that enables mobility and…
When people talk about mechatronics, it’s often framed as something futuristic — the next big…




