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Noah Graff, used machine tool dealer and editor of Today’s Machining World, interviews machining company owners, equipment gurus, and experts with insight to help and entertain people working in the machining field. We discuss topics such as how to find quality employees, customer acquisition, negotiation, and the best CNC equipment options for specific jobs.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Swarfcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Swarfcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Swarfcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Connecting the “Right People” at the Right Times: Seeking Serendipity–EP 188

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05/30/23 • 10 min

Steve Jobs once said, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” Today, I’m going to tell you a story about how dots in my past came together serendipitously to help me solve problems and [...]

Manufacturing Acquisitions with Purpose, Mike Payne (Part 1)-EP 232

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12/10/24 • 37 min

On today’s podcast, I’m talking with Mike Payne, owner of Hill Manufacturing and Fabrication in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, to peek inside the mind of a prolific acquirer of manufacturing companies. Before purchasing Hill in 2018, Mike spent 20 years in M&A, orchestrating over 100 deals across nearly every industry. Since then, Mike has acquired four [...]

Panama, Tariffs, and Power, with Andrew R. Thomas-EP 237

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02/18/25 • 53 min

When Trump was elected President for a second term, I expected there would be a lot of talk about tariffs, but I didn’t anticipate all the attention on the Panama Canal and Greenland. So, it seemed like the perfect time for Lloyd and I to talk to one of our favorite geopolitics experts, Dr. Andrew [...]

Ep. 109 – Citizen CNC Swiss Lathes with Marc Klecka

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01/21/21 • 34 min

Today’s show is the first episode of our new season about Swiss-Type CNC machining. Our guest is Marc Klecka, founder and president of Concentric Corporation, a prominent distributor of Citizen-Cincom CNC Swiss lathes in Cleveland, Ohio. Scroll down to read more and listen to the podcast, or listen with Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts or your favorite [...]

Freeing Humans One Robot at a Time, with Malachi Greb-EP 203

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11/29/23 • 50 min

Malachi Greb, my guest on today’s show, has a mission, “freeing humans, one robot at a time.” He is the founder of Elite Automation, a company that designs automated systems for manufacturing clients, taking manual processes and automating them with robotics, conveyors, vision, and more. They also provide robotic welding systems. Malachi and I talked [...]

Getting Customers to Buy an Unfamiliar Brand, With Salim Awad–EP 186

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01/27/25 • 51 min

Spinner is a German CNC machine tool brand that’s been around for 73 years. The company sold 1,200 CNC mills turning centers, and automation systems in Europe last year, yet in the United States, a large amount of people in the machining industry have never even heard of them. At the 2023 Precision Machining Technology [...]

Ep. 1 – TMW Launches Swarfcast

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06/29/18 • 25 min

Listen to Swarfcast in the player below. At long last, Swarfcast, Today’s Machining World’s podcast, is up! Swarfcast centers around similar topics that readers have enjoyed in Today’s Machining World during its first 18 years. Wow, that’s awhile. Each week, Lloyd and Noah Graff will interview colorful people who will give their take on the [...]

Ep. 118 – Coping with Stress at Work with Darcy Gruttadaro

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04/15/21 • -1 min

Disclaimer: Many employees face incredible pressure from a variety of angles, often juggling their work and personal responsibilities. It’s no wonder many feel the high levels of stress and low energy that indicate burnout. Unfortunately, many people don’t have the bandwidth to even begin to navigate it. To that end, HelpGuide.org created this resource, Burnout [...]

Ep. 41 – John Habe IV on Growing a Machining Business through Acquisitions

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05/31/19 • 21 min

Today’s podcast is part 1 of a two part interview we did with John Habe IV of Metal Seal Corporation, a machining company based in Mentor, Ohio. Scroll down to listen to the podcast. John and his two brothers own Metal Seal and several other machining companies, along with some granite countertop firms. He told [...]

Precision Machining Class in Session, with Jerod Dailey-EP 207

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01/17/24 • -1 min

My guest on today’s podcast, Jerod Dailey, could have been a mechanical engineer or even a doctor if he wanted to, but instead, he followed his passion and became a journeyman machinist right out of high school. Then he fell into a career 24 years ago, teaching precision machining to high schoolers at South Adams [...]

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How many episodes does Swarfcast have?

Swarfcast currently has 241 episodes available.

What topics does Swarfcast cover?

The podcast is about Entrepreneurship, Podcasts, Technology and Business.

What is the most popular episode on Swarfcast?

The episode title 'Ep. 99 – Machining a Successful Product for 160 Years, with Howard Smith' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Swarfcast?

The average episode length on Swarfcast is 35 minutes.

How often are episodes of Swarfcast released?

Episodes of Swarfcast are typically released every 7 days, 5 hours.

When was the first episode of Swarfcast?

The first episode of Swarfcast was released on Jun 29, 2018.

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