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Why Onshoring Is Really Happening, with Lloyd and Noah Graff-EP 271

The first quarter of 2026 stunk for Graff-Pinkert’s used machinery business. But fortunately, in the last few months, we’ve made some really good deals, selling old Davenport and Acme screw machines, as well as some expensive late model CNC multi-spindles. Today, Lloyd Graff and I give our take on why

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Mayday Mayday

Around the world May 1 is May Day, a holiday celebrated by Labor as a demonstration of its power and determination. In the United States

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Winner's Bag: Francesco Molinari's gear at the Quicken Loans National

Machining the Fair Way

Francesco Molinari, the Italian professional golfer who has entered the top tier of pros who are factors in every major tournament, led by two strokes

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Lloyd, Noah, and Rex at the Graff-Pinkert Booth, PMTS 2019

Machining Show Business

I attended PMTS, the exhibition put on by the Precision Products Association last week, not really to sell screw machines, but to learn and connect.

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