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Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders

Manufacturing is challenging, but if you are connected to a community of leaders, you can elevate your skills, solve your problems and grow your business! MakingChips was launched in 2014 to equip and inspire the metalworking nation. Hundreds of episodes and a million downloads later, it’s an industry-leading source of information, inspiration, and entertainment for manufacturing leaders of all types. It’s hosted by Jason Zenger and Nick Goellner, two multi-generational manufacturing leaders, and they’re joined by a rotating panel of expert guests – including Titan Gilroy (TITANS of CNC), John Saunders (NYC CNC), Mark TerryBerry (Haas Automation), and many more. Join us as we tackle the topics that keep you up at night - leadership, operations, technology, growth, workforce development and culture.
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Now displaying: April, 2017
Apr 26, 2017

Hello Metalworking Nation! Today we welcome Eric Fogg, Co-Founder and Partner of MachineMetrics, to the MakingChips Podcast. Eric started as a CNC machinist and identified an area in the throughput process that he believes can significantly help increase spindle uptime through a machine monitoring system called "MachineMetrics". MachineMetrics is a cloud solution that improves transparency and production efficiency for manufacturing facilities by automatically collecting, analyzing, and visualizing data from people, parts, and machines. Eric tells his story and shares the benefits of the system. He’s traveled all the way from Boston, Massachusetts to join us today and we are thrilled to have him in our studio.


Episode Outline:
[01:45] - Birthday and Books
[03:30] - Manufacturing News
[08:25] - DMG MORI - Innovation Days
[10:18] - Introducing Eric Fogg
[10:42] - The “A-ha” Moment
[14:10] - Machine Metrics
[17:35] - Providing Useful Data
[19:16] - Success Stories
[22:00] - Building the Dashboard
[26:04] - Focus on Production
[30:15] - Empowering the Employee
[34:49] - Customer Benefits
[36:20] - The Right Shop
[38:30] - Customer Success Managers
[40:25] - Tracking Utilization
[42:57] - Money Back Guarantee
[45:28] - Marketing Series w/ Red Caffeine
[46:10] - Make & Elevate | MakingChips TV

Mentioned in this Episode:
Manufacturing News
DMG MORI - Innovation Days
Machine Metrics
10% Off MachineMetrics
MakingChips TV
Eric Fogg | LinkedIn

We Want to Hear From YOU, The Metalworking Nation:
• Jim@makingchips.com
• Jason@makingchips.com
• Ryan@makingchips.com
Telephone: (312) 725-0245

Apr 19, 2017

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Hello Metalworking Nation! We are back in Burr Ridge, IL -- headquarters of the Tuthill Corporation for Part 2 of our interview with CEO Tom Carmazzi.


"It's the foundation of our success and it's something we require of each other no matter what our role or what day it happens to be." -Tuthill (Four Sticks)

Tom shares with us his lessons on leadership - the foundation of Tuthill's success. We'll hear about the "Four Sticks", a favorite symbol of the company, and Tom tells the story of Tuthill's "Wake the World" campaign.

Episode Outline:
[01:23] - You Have to Make Your Stand
[04:13] - “We’ll Never Stop”
[06:40] - From Values to Behaviors
[08:15] - The Four Sticks
[11:33] - Wake the World
[12:56] - Team Rubicon
[16:22] - Show Your Heart
[19:30] - Conclusion of Episode

Mentioned in this Episode:
The "Four Sticks"
Wake The World
Team Rubicon
Workshops for Warriors
Leadership and Self Deception Book by Arbinger Institute
Tom Carmazzi | LinkedIn

We Want to Hear From YOU, The Metalworking Nation:
• Jim@makingchips.com
• Jason@makingchips.com
• Ryan@makingchips.com
Telephone: (312) 725-0245

 

Apr 13, 2017

Hello Metalworking Nation! We are coming to you from Burr Ridge, IL -- headquarters of the Tuthill Corporation where we welcome CEO Tom Carmazzi to the MakingChips Podcast. Tuthill Corporation, established in 1892, has been manufacturing pumps, meters, vacuum systems, and blowers for use in a variety of foundational markets including agriculture, construction, chemical, water & waste water, energy & power, and medical.

On Part 1 of this two part interview, Tom shares some leadership principles that Tuthill uses to facilitate an environment where individuals are both motivated and effective. Tom takes us through Tuthill's cultural journey starting from their early days in brick manufacturing all the way to today, where they continue their journey to become a Conscious CompanyIn manufacturing news, we talk about U.S. Manufacturing's continued growth.

Episode Outline:
[02:00] - Manufacturing News
[03:41] - Patricia Miller at the White House
[05:15] - Welcome Tom
[07:00] - From Horses to Pumps
[09:15] - Shrink to Grow
[12:36] - The Human Heart
[14:00] - Conscious Company
[17:00] - Aware & Awake
[20:24] - It Starts With Me
[22:00] - Seeing the Value
[23:45] - Conclusion of Episode

Mentioned in this Episode:
Manufacturing News
Patricia Miller at the White House
Tuthill Corporation
Tom Carmazzi | LinkedIn

We Want to Hear From YOU, The Metalworking Nation:
• Jim@makingchips.com
• Jason@makingchips.com
• Ryan@makingchips.com
Telephone: (312) 725-0245

Apr 6, 2017

Hello, Metalworking Nation! We are excited to team up with Julie Poulos and Red Caffeine Marketing to bring you an exclusive MakingChips Marketing episode.

On today's show, we welcome two guests from Red Caffeine; Kacey Keegan and Dan Mantilla. Kacey- Content Writer & Strategist, shares her knowledge on Image and Brand Messaging. Dan - Digital Strategist, takes us through Digital Competitive Analysis and highlights what you can do to identify keyword opportunities in your company.

In Manufacturing News, we talk about Mars Candy's plans to reinvestment $70 million in U.S. manufacturing.

Episode Outline:
[02:25] - Manufacturing News
[05:50] - Jim Carr’s Business Succession
[07:10] - Marketing Mistress
[12:41] - Getting started with competitive analysis
[19:00] - Service and Industry Matrix
[21:37] - Digital Competitive Analysis
[25:10] - Direct Competition

Mentioned in this Episode:
Manufacturing News
Red Caffeine Marketing + Technology
Julie Poulos | LinkedIn
Kacey Keegan | LinkedIn
Dan Mantilla | LinkedIn

We Want to Hear From YOU, The Metalworking Nation:
• Jim@makingchips.com
• Jason@makingchips.com
• Ryan@makingchips.com
Telephone: (312) 725-0245

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