Show Me the Tungsten
Graff-Pinkert’s used machine tool business has been challenging for the last couple of years. It has always been a cyclical business that takes grit, creativity, and a willingness to pivot when times are grim. We have moved into consulting and matchmaking for machining companies and brokering expensive, sophisticated machines like
Attached to Multi-Spindles, with Elliott May—EP. 143
Our guest on today’s podcast is Elliott May, engineer at BME in Port Huron, Michigan. BME builds original custom attachments for cam multi-spindles. They also
Looking For My Tickle
Tickling your opponent to win a UFC fight. What comes to mind? Sheer unmanliness? Bush league? Genius? Something very close to that actually happened last
How a Cookie Crumbled
Children, let me tell you a story. There once was a wonderful little cookie with a delicious white filling between two chocolatey layers. My mother
Pivoting to Manufacture a Product, with Michael Gimbel – EP 224
Most of us don’t have a knack for pivoting. We follow the standard curriculum, and we keep going forward when we get in a lane,
It’s a Wonderful Business
The Denver Broncos have one of the best records in the National Football League. They also have the second highest number of punts, which is
Embrace the Mess
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