MakingChips - MakingChips Podcast

The podcast that navigates the ups and downs of all things manufacturing.

Meet the Hosts

Paul Van Metre

Mike Payne

Nick Goellner

From Lego Bricks to Aerospace Dreams: How a 21-Year-Old Is Building a Machine Shop From Scratch, 517

Turn It Up to 11: From YouTube Learning to Aerospace Growth with Nick Preece, 516

From Model Trains to Machining: How a 26-Year-Old Founder Turned Passion Into Precision, 515

From Engineering Lab to 5-Axis Shop: How Two Founders Under 30 Built Three Rivers Precision, 514

Lights Out Isn’t the Future—It’s Already Here, 513

Low Overhead, High Conviction: A 20-Year-Old’s Approach to Manufacturing, 512

Building a One-Man Shop with Big Vision: Walter Peters on Low Overhead, Automation, and Freedom, 511

Reindustrializing America: How Zane Hengsperger Is Reinventing the Metal Supply Chain, 510

Achieve the Impossible: Inside IMTS 2026 and the Power of Six Days, 509

Workplace Safety Is Non-Negotiable: Addressing Violence, Harassment, and Responsibility in Manufacturing, 508

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