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Making Engineers Love Manufacturing, With Andrew Schiller-EP 258

What happens when a mechanical engineering instructor actually comes from industry—not academia? My guest on today’s podcast is Andrew Schiller from Utah Tech, who spent six years at Caterpillar and GE, and studied theology at seminary, before landing in the classroom. He’s teaching students to think like business owners—understanding costs,

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5 Spindles of Fury

New Year, new opportunities. I foresee a flurry of activity in 2018 in acquisitions in the machining world. Recently one of the largest screw machine

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Gratitude 2017

Soon I’ll be 38 years old. I often question whether I have used my time wisely so far to reach a daily happy existence and

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Good Morning!

For the last 10 years my general sleep pattern usually consisted of going to bed sometime between 12:00 A.M. and 1:00 A.M (sometimes later) and

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Book It

It’s holiday gift giving time for those of us fortunate enough to be able to do it. Let me make a suggestion. If you have

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Machine Sabatoge

I spent last weekend in Prague, Czech Republic—a wonderful place. One of the most famous tourist attractions in the city is the Prague Astrological Clock

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Has the NF Fell?

Does the National Football League bore you like it does me? I used to love the games. Thanksgiving was the day I would gorge myself

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