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John Grimsmo of Grimsmo Knives and John Saunders of NYC CNC discuss their success, struggles, goals and more as machinists, business owners and entrepreneurs.
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Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders
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Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders
MakingChips LLC
MakingChips is hosted by a set of multi-generational manufacturing leaders who are on the factory floor everyday, living their lives in the world of manufacturing—they know first hand that manufacturing can be challenging. Founders Jim Carr and Jason Zenger released their first podcast in late December 2014—releasing over 300 episodes to-date, reaching more than 650,000 downloads—all while striving to deliver on their mission, to “equip and inspire the metalworking nation.” In 2019, Nick Goe ...
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TOPICS: Interviewing and hiring people Lasers! Bambu 3D printer Shipping processes and job turnover Willemin and oil
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What are Your Root Motivations as a Manufacturing Leader? 351
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Did you know that we all operate from one of three root motivations? The majority of the decisions we make are because we’re striving for respect, value, or approval. When you know your root motivations as a leader—and in turn learn your team’s—it can help you become a better leader. Dennis Humphrey Ph.D. LCPC joins us in this episode of MakingChip…
TOPICS: Willemin progresses from both teams! Shipping mistakes led to innovation Lifestyle creep Bambu 3D printer dedicated tools in machines
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Does IMTS Really Change the Manufacturing Economy? 350
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What is the greatest show on manufacturing Earth? IMTS. Every two years, the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) draws manufacturers from around the world to Chicago for six days. IMTS not only makes a huge impact on the economy in Chicago but also on the manufacturing industry. Peter Eelman—the Chief Experience Officer at AMT— joins…
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#313 "Ways to automate a shop without spending 6 figures"
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Topics: Origin of John and John meeting in 2015 Saunders gave a speech: "Ways to automate a shop without spending 6 figures" Youtube content! Willemin! swiss machines and dual channel machines DIY Spectrometer and lasers visit shops and bring questions can we implement automated workholding?
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MakingChips Seasons: Small Shop Owners Can Thrive with a PEO, 349
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I’m Mike Payne, the President and Owner of Hill Manufacturing & Fabrication and the first guest host for MakingChips Seasons. When I first bought my company, I had to take on many of the HR functions. Enter Thrive PEO: Jon Scoggins came into the picture and took a lot off my plate. So in this episode of MakingChips, Jon joins us to share what a PEO…
Topics: Willemin updates! Cutting wood in Grimsmo's router to clean endmills Lasers!!! Saunders had a huge win on the Horizontal Cast Iron lapping plates Visit to Borne and Co
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Growth Roadmaps: Planning the Work and Working the Plan, 348
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Where have we been? Where are we now? Where are we going? These three questions are a simple way to structure how we communicate the vision for our company. But to reach the goals we’ve outlined in our vision, we need a plan. And then we need to work the plan. During our upcoming annual sales summit, I’ve asked my sales teams to create growth roadm…
Topics: Lapping plates wood blocks in the router Willemin! Okuma is running deep into the night expensive power bills Machining Cast iron Material inventory Sharing responsibilities breaking taps sacrificial wood block in the router Inspecting parts and improving processes
We know that 2023 is going to be a challenge. After all, a recession is being purposefully orchestrated. The Fed is trying to curb inflation. And truthfully, recessions are a normal part of the economic cycle. Will a recession negatively impact the manufacturing industry? Or will we be left untouched? Will a recession actually lead to new opportuni…
Topics: Machining cast iron is dumb Grimsmo making hand-lapping plates Saunders giving a keynote speech on Okuma 2023 Technology Showcase Link: https://www.okuma.com/events/okuma-2023-technology-showcase CNC training classes Bambu 3d printer Willemin Lasers! Packaging! Inventory of products
Reflecting on the past and learning from it helps shape our future decisions as leaders—both personally and professionally. I’ve worked in my family business for 25 years and recently spent some time reflecting on what I’ve learned. So in this episode of MakingChips, I share 10 things I’ve learned during my time at ZENGERS. You need to learn and gr…
Topics: "the world is not perfect". Making parts to tolerance. cutting foam Insurance claims Lasers! making small parts with vacuum Lapping parts to ultimate flatness Willemin install at SMW
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Recruiting Manufacturing Leaders is a Lot Like Selling, 345
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As a manufacturing leader, one of the most important things you can do is hire the right people. As I’ve been working through the recruiting process, I started to realize that it closely parallels the sales process. And if you excel as a salesperson, you’ll find it easier to recruit than you think. In this episode of MakingChips, we talk about recr…
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#308 Hiring Shipping Staff and Leading a Team
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Topics: Team meetings hiring shipping staff and leading a Team feedback from listeners Detent ball dropper in Grimsmo's Kern works! Tool load monitoring on the Okuma laser engraving! Saunders has the LS3655 100w laser Saunders' Willemin machine arrives tomorrow!
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Fanatical Prospecting to Make Your Manufacturing Company Recession Proof, 344
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This is a good time of year to start thinking about your sales pipeline and hunting for new business. Prospecting is one of the most important things you can do to grow your business—but it’s also something that everyone hates—even salespeople. So what is the concept of “Fanatical” prospecting? How do you bite the bullet and get started? We share s…
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MakingChips Reviews Our Own Performance Reviews, 343
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Are you conducting performance reviews in your business? Have you found a way to structure them to be useful? In this episode of MakingChips, Jason and I talk about how we structure our performance reviews, why we do them consistently, and why they matter. Your teams need to be performing at a high level. Why? If they’re not achieving their goals, …
Topics: Distractions and losing time tool life hacks on Haas machines Grimsmo's router works! Grimsmo's Willemin works too! Henry Holsters visited SMW Inventory and sub assemblies Detent ball dropper designs CAM help for Saunders
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MakingChips Interviews ChatGPT about Manufacturing Leadership, 342
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ChatGPT is a chatbot that is making waves in artificial intelligence. It’s not your typical chatbot that produces canned robotic answers. So in this episode of MakingChips, we put ChatGPT to the test. We asked the bot five questions about manufacturing and its answers will surprise you. Plus, we share how this AI can be useful to the manufacturing …
Topics: oil failure on Okuma horizontal Grimsmo's Kern got a new tool changer dampener vacuum pump for CNC Router all about returning products process bins! drilling an angled hole logging information, standardizing
Topics: Grimsmo's CNC Router Saunders got a Saga pen for Christmas Machining copper tips and tricks process bins
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Are Dogs a Manufacturing Leader's Best Friend? 341
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Are you looking for a way to give back to your local community? We started MakingChips as a way to serve the manufacturing nation with no strings attached. Mike Payne—the President of Hill Manufacturing & Fabrication—found a unique way to do just that. He and his team started fostering dogs last year as a way to give back to their community. How ha…
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#304 Python script for tool setup is working!
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Topics: Saunders is getting a Willemin! Purchase process, options chosen, etc. Machine shop insurance Saunders python script for tool setup is working! ChatGPT and Dall-E
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A MakingChips Farewell to a Classic Carr, 340
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It’s official: Jim Carr is leaving MakingChips. He’s stepping back to take more time to focus on Carr Machine & Tool. Jim has been an integral part of the success of MakingChips. So in this episode, I’ll share six things I’ve learned from Jim that are impactful in both business and life. We’ll sure miss our banter, but we’ll keep MakingChips, becau…
Topics: Surface grinding blades, milling fixture plates, flatness flatness flatness! ISO9001 certification Implementing procedures through the shop Dedicate tools for dedicated parts Inventory count Foam
In this special episode of MakingChips, we are taking my journey with MakingChips full circle by recording a follow-up episode to our very first episode, “Social Media in Manufacturing,” which aired in December 2014. This episode will cover why we still care about social media in manufacturing and what platforms you should leverage. Because if you …
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Extreme Ownership for the Manufacturing Leader, 338
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Have you read the book, “Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win” by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin? The book talks about the mindset of Navy SEALs and how the techniques they employ in and out of combat can be embraced by leadership. So in this episode of MakingChips, we break down some of the facets of extreme leadership and share how t…
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#302 Growing a team, getting them to solve problems
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Topics: New full-time employee at SMW Hiring and firing Grimsmo's lathe machinist taking a month vacation really tough week at SMW complicatons of robots sharing your vision Fusion 360 video Growing a team, getting them to solve problems
Topics: Saunders went to North Carolina, shop ran well without him! Autodesk event Grimsmo working on improving his Kern, toured a flavor factory Saunders toured an egg factory Tracking process flow through the shop Managing your tasks Crashing machines
Topics: I love lathes Planning workflow on automated CNC machines Saunders updating fixtures Grimsmo's router and custom foam custom oil bottles for nano oil
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Using Discretion in Your Collection Tactics: It May Cost You the Customer
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When do you ask customers to pay their invoices? How do you ask your customers to pay their invoice(s)? Collecting on a debt that’s owed is an art and a science. You have to be careful so you don’t lose a customer. In this episode of MakingChips, we cover a recent frustrating situation I dealt with that should have been handled differently—because …
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#299 Custom Fusion 360 Tool Management script!
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Topics: Grimsmo's CNC router is coming together Design review meetings Custom Fusion 360 tool management script! Willemin coolant or oil. IMTS tooling claim PNMU insert for 4140
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People, Process and Performance (CV Manufacturing Conference)
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We believe that there are three components to running a great manufacturing company: People, process, and performance. And properly managing each of these areas will drive the success of your business. In this episode of MakingChips, we moderate a panel at the CV Manufacturing Conference with special guests Mike Allison and Ryan Howard. We cover ev…
