Innovating New Attachments for Screw Machines, with Elliott May—EP 143
In honor of this weekend’s PMPA National Technical Conference, we’re resharing a podcast we did last year with Elliott May, engineer at BME in Port Huron, Michigan. BME builds original custom attachments for cam multi-spindles. They also rebuild Acme-Gridley screw machines. Elliott and I talked about a lot of fascinating
Industry Scuttlebutt
Assorted thoughts while waiting for the Sweet 16 to unfold. In our business world, 3D printing is the technology the lathe and mill guys pooh-pooh,
Work Hard, Play Hard
Two weeks ago, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Zurich, Switzerland — a beautiful, unique, and expensive place that is probably hard to
To Rent or Buy?
The U.S. stock market has been acting like a yoyo. Up and down, up and down. The reason is understandable. Higher interest rates orchestrated by
Confessions of a Happy Man
I am celebrating today for no good reason – except the best reason, I’m alive to celebrate 2140 days after my crucial heart artery, the
When Students Run a Business
With unemployment at 5.5% and baby boomers starting to retire it is vital for manufacturing to tap into the high schools and colleges for fresh
Be Happy, The Economy is Good
Brian Beaulieu led off the Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA) San Antonio conclave last Friday morning. I have heard Brian and his twin brother Alan