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From the Shop Floor
Manufacturing stories, factory tour reports, podcast insights, and hard-earned lessons from 25+ years in the industry.
What Sponsors Get Wrong About Manufacturing Influencers
B2B manufacturing sponsorships don't work like B2C brand deals. Here's what brands get wrong — and how to actually partner with manufacturing content creators.
The 5 Manufacturing Events That Changed My Career
From Expo Manufactura in Monterrey to SIAMS in the Swiss Jura — the trade shows and industry events that fundamentally shifted how I think about manufacturing.
200 Episodes Later: What The Machinists Club Podcast Taught Me About Manufacturing
After 200 episodes and hundreds of conversations with machinists, shop owners, and manufacturing leaders — here's what I've learned about this industry and the people in it.
Inside the Qualichem Factory: What I Saw Will Change How You Think About Coolant
A factory tour through Qualichem's manufacturing facility reveals why your metalworking fluid is more important than you think — and why most shops are getting it wrong.
Why I've Spent 25 Years Walking Factory Floors Around the World
From a CNC lathe in Ontario to 500+ factories across 40 countries — the origin story of how a kid who needed a job became obsessed with manufacturing.