MakingChips - MakingChips Podcast

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

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Paul Van Metre

Mike Payne

Nick Goellner

Never Too Young to Be Taken Seriously: Building Credibility with Discipline and Systems, 507

Advice You Can’t Google: Larry Robbins on Building Shops, Careers, and Character, 506

Starting Young, Thinking Long-Term: A New Generation of CNC Shop Owners, 505

Workforce Is the Foundation: What New Manufacturers Can Learn from North Carolina, 504

More Than Words: Defining Our Core Values for MakingChips, 503

We Put AI in the Hot Seat: Machine Shop Advice from Chatbots, 502

Building Shops That Last: The Final Lesson of Machine Shop MBA, 501

At the Boring Bar: Rare Perfection, Real Talk, and the Systems That Separate Top Shops, 500

From Scarcity to Sales Pipeline: How Smart Shops Take Control of Growth with Factur, 499

Chaos, Curiosity and Chipmaking: Larry Robbins’ Wild Ride Through Manufacturing, 498

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