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15 Oct
By makingchips

Automation Begins Before Machining with Toolpath, Part 1
How does a machinist from Canada end up leading a California tech startup? In Episode #432 of MakingChips, Al Whatmough shares his unique journey—from the shop floor to becoming the CEO of Toolpath, a company dedicated to improving machining through smart software solutions.
03 Oct
By makingchips

The State of Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing, 429
In the wake of 9/11, the aerospace and defense industry experienced a dramatic transformation, with new regulations like the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 reshaping how manufacturers handled sensitive data. 
20 Sep
By makingchips

Brewing Success for Manufacturing Leaders with ShopFloor Coffee, 426
The two biggest complaints in any business are always the quality of the toilet paper and the coffee. Joking aside—coffee is a crucial part of any shop’s function. You need to have good coffee on the shop floor.
17 Jul
By makingchips

Is Work-Life Balance a Fallacy? Part 2, 417
What if your life has little distinction between work and play? What if you’re so passionate about what you do that the time you spend on it is inconsequential? We began to explore the idea of work-life integration in part 1 of this series. 
12 Jul
By makingchips

Is Work-Life Balance a Fallacy? Part 1, 416
Work-life balance. It’s a phrase that’s often thrown around. Many of us struggle feeling like we’ll never achieve some sort of balance. Work usually fills a greater space than we think it should. But what if that’s okay? 
28 Jun
By makingchips

MakingSparks: What’s Keeping You Up at Night? An Update from Matthew and Casey, 414
What’s keeping you up at night? What are you excited about? It’s important to reflect on the good, the bad, and the ugly. Why? First and foremost, to learn from our mistakes. But secondly, to embrace gratitude. Even despite challenges and setbacks, there’s always room for gratefulness and thankfulness.
07 Jun
By makingchips

MakingSparks: Women in Welding, 411
Did you know that only about 6% of welders are women? Women bring a much-needed perspective and expertise to the table. So how do we get more women in welding? NIX has actively been trying to recruit, hire, and retain more women.
12 Mar
By Joel Miller

Do We Need More Manufacturing Entrepreneurs? 399
There are around 17,000 contract manufacturing job shops in the US. That sounds pretty great, right? The truth is that growth is down 16% since 2008. Now, more than ever, we need new entrepreneurs in the manufacturing industry.
26 Dec
By makingchips

SZN1: Manufacturing Fuels Gratitude with Drew Crowe and Kyle Stoff, 388
Kyle Stoff spent his high school years doing parkour and making butterfly knives by hand. By the end of his Junior Year in high school, he’d decided he wanted to get into manufacturing to perfect his knife-making process. He skipped his Senior Year and dove into a full-time program at Ranken, becoming one of my best—and youngest—students.
05 Dec
By makingchips

How Can the Golden Rule be Applied in Business? with Mike Ruge, 385
What separates successful shops from unsuccessful ones? The people. As a leader, taking care of your people is paramount. So how do you manage and lead your people better? By following the Golden Rule. How do you apply the “Golden Rule” in business?

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