Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, was the last day before my supposed vacation started, which is today, as I write this. I felt like I was slogging through the mud, just trying to get through it. I felt like I wasn’t doing a good enough job. I felt like a mess,…
Is an Acme-Gridley the mink coat of machine tools? A well made product that still…
Fernando Mendoza is an odd name for a Heisman Trophy candidate college quarterback, much less…
Last week, I heard a story about an old customer of Graff-Pinkert who lost three…
PODCASTS

Is 2025 the End of Cam Screw Machines? EP 257

How to Make Your Employees Want to Stay, with Adam Wiltsie–EP 130

The Turnaround Formula, with Neil Lansing-EP 256

Running a “First Class” Cold Heading Company, with Joe Bennett-EP 135

Another AI Episode (But This One’s Actually Useful)-EP 255

Citizen CNC Swiss Lathes, with Marc Klecka

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

Ep. 129 – Recruiting Long Term Shop Employees, with Bill Cox (Part 2)
Industry News
Rosemont, IL – September 16, 2024 – The ASSEMBLY Show and the Surface Mount Technology Association (organizers of SMTA International) are…
CHICAGO, Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The executive leadership team at Okuma America Corporation is pleased to announce their…
New AI solution launched to accelerate the CNC machining estimating process and eliminate quoting bottlenecks
(Sept 11, 2024 – London, England) CloudNC – a manufacturing technology company – today announces…





