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Noah Graff, used machine tool dealer and editor of Today’s Machining World, interviews machining company owners, equipment gurus, and experts with insight to help and entertain people working in the machining field.
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The Machinist with Purpose, with Doug Rizzo-EP 273 (opens the original)
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My guest today, Doug Rizzo, has been working in machine shops for over 55 years, and he’s only 62. Doug worked in his father’s company through good times and terrible, and did applications for Doosan. Now, he’s a plant manager by day and runs his own shop for six or seven hours at night. Doug [...] The post The Machinist with Purpose, with Doug Rizzo-EP 273 appeared first on Today’s Machining World .
This Robot Can Grab a Beer, with George Konidaris-EP 272 (opens the original)
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Open your fridge and grab a beer without knocking anything else over. It’s usually not hard for a human to do it. But getting a robot to do the same task can take an engineer weeks or months. George Konidaris is a professor of computer science at Brown University, director of the Intelligent Robot Lab, [...] The post This Robot Can Grab a Beer, with George Konidaris-EP 272 appeared first on Today’s Machining World .
Best of Swarfcast: A 67-Year Adventure in Swiss Machining Continues, with Paul Huber-EP 199 (opens the original)
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Today’s guest on the show is Paul Huber, CEO of COMEX, in Monroe Connecticut. Paul is a machinery dealer specializing in cam Swiss automatics. That’s cam Swiss, not CNC. I’m talking about Bechlers, Stroms and Escomatics, not Citizens. Paul is 84, but proudly says feels like he is 60 as he raises his 17-year-old son. [...] The post Best of Swarfcast: A 67-Year Adventure in Swiss Machining Continues, with Paul Huber-EP 199 appeared first on Today’s Machining World .
Why Onshoring Is Really Happening, with Lloyd and Noah Graff-EP 271 (opens the original)
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The first quarter of 2026 stunk for Graff-Pinkert’s used machinery business. But fortunately, in the last few months, we’ve made some really good deals, selling old Davenport and Acme screw machines, as well as some expensive late model CNC multi-spindles. Today, Lloyd Graff and I give our take on why the year unfolded this way and what we predict the machining industry will look like for the rest of the year. We’re optimistic because it seems like onshoring is real and tariff surprises are no l
Why We Choke Under Pressure — And How to Fix It-EP 250 (opens the original)
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We’re on vacation this week. So we’re publishing one of my favorite Blog/Videos that’s been on my mind lately. I highly recommend you watch the video version of this podcast. Click on the link to go to the video. I won a few big matches on my high school Tennis team, but I was never awesome. I never won the big tournaments. What killed me was that I always had more fun and played better in practice than in big matches when pressure made my muscles tight. For the last few months, I’ve been fascin
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