“Rare earths aren’t actually rare, nor are they earths,” Julie Klinger told me. Julie is an associate professor at UW Madison and literally wrote the book on rare earth elements—Rare Earth Frontiers: From Terrestrial Subsoils to Lunar Landscapes. I interviewed her last week, the day after Trump signed a rare…
UPS, Amazon, and FedEx are all fully engaged in their annual employee purge. UPS says…
In part 1 of my interview with Bill Cox, owner of Cox Manufacturing in San…
Unlike the majority of machining companies right now, struggling to find enough skilled people to…
PODCASTS

Rare Earths Aren’t Rare, with Julie Klinger-Ep. 254

Ep. 129 – Recruiting Long Term Shop Employees, with Bill Cox (Part 2)

Ep. 128 – Building a Great Apprenticeship Program, with Bill Cox

How to Persuade Anyone Before You Even Speak-EP 253

Success of a Woman in the Machining Business, with Aneesa Muthana—EP 33

How To Get Lucky (It’s Easier Than You Think)–EP 252

Where Rotary Transfers Fit, with Kris Fugate—EP. 144

AI That Actually Works in Manufacturing, with Adam Marsh-EP. 251
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To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Hydromat brought in Orange County Choppers to create a commemorative motorcycle. The bike, including its reveal at IMTS 2018, will be featured on the show “American Chopper” on February 12.
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SCHAUMBURG, IL (January 2019) – Long machine tool axes are increasingly being equipped with linear drives, and…





