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In the bustling world of manufacturing and machining, efficiency and precision are key. The Manufacturing Transformed podcast is your peek into how companies benefit from being PoweredByProShop.
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63. Prepared + Persistent: How Coastal Machine Broke Into Aerospace & Defense (opens the original)
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I sat down with Kody Guidry of Coastal Machine & Supply for a conversation that was both fun and really meaningful. I've known Kody and the Coastal team for years now, and it has been incredible to watch their transformation from a 30-person oil and gas machine shop into a 60-person precision manufacturing company serving oil and gas, space, aerospace, and defense. In this episode, Kody shares how Coastal made the decision to diversify after the oil and gas downturn, pursued AS9100 and ITAR, and
62. Replacing Chaos With Visibility: How D&D Enterprises Improved Scheduling and On-Time Delivery (opens the original)
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I sat down with Jason Davis of D&D Enterprises for a conversation about what happens when a shop replaces constant schedule chasing with real visibility. D&D is a 50-year family-owned CNC machining business in central North Carolina that started with a manual mill and lathe in a small building behind Jason's family home. Today, they have around 50 employees, more than 30 machines, 50,000 square feet, and a strong mix of machining, assembly, and value-added manufacturing work. In this episode, Ja
61. From Amish Roots to CNC Success: Phil Miller's Star Machine Story (opens the original)
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I sat down with Phil Miller of Star Machine for a conversation that really captures what makes this industry so special. Phil's story starts long before CNC machining, back when he was a kid standing on a five-gallon bucket in his dad's shop, running a drill press and learning the feel, smell, and satisfaction of making things. Growing up Amish, technology wasn't a normal part of daily life for him, but once he found machining, he dove all the way in. In this episode, Phil shares how he went fro
60. From a Farm Hangar to 285,000 Square Feet: The Incredible Flying S Growth Story (opens the original)
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I've known the team at Flying S for close to nine years now, and every time I reconnect with them, I'm amazed by how much they've grown. What started in a farm hangar in rural Illinois has turned into a 285,000-square-foot aerospace manufacturing operation with around 170 people, about 50 CNC machines, advanced composites, machining, assembly, and some seriously impressive work happening under one roof. In this episode, I sit down with Cody Yager to talk about the systems behind that growth. We
59. 12,000 Work Orders a Year: How Low Country Aerospace Scaled Without the Chaos (opens the original)
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How does a 38-person aerospace shop process thousands of work orders a year without letting paperwork, handoffs, and daily firefighting take over? I sat down with Hunter Russell of Low Country Aerospace to unpack the systems behind their remarkable growth. With roughly a dozen CNC machines, waterjets, routers, and a press brake, the team is on track to process nearly 12,000 work orders this year, all while maintaining the responsiveness and quality their customers count on. Hunter shares how Low
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