Podcast

Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders

Author: Nick Goellner, Mike Payne, Paul Van Metre
Feed episode count: 531
Official site: http://makingchips.com
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Summary

Manufacturing is tough—but you don't have to go it alone. If you're leading a manufacturing business, you face constant pressure: staying competitive, adopting new tech, managing people, and driving growth. MakingChips helps you tackle those challenges head-on. Since 2014, we've been equipping manufacturing leaders with the knowledge and inspiration they need to succeed. With hundreds of episodes and over a million downloads, MakingChips is a top resource for the metalworking nation—covering leadership, operations, technology, and workforce development. If making chips is part of your daily grind, this is your podcast. Join hosts Nick Goellner, Mike Payne, and Paul Van Metre for real talk on the issues that matter most.

Episodes

Jul 13, 2026 · not_requested

The AI Everyone Will Actually Care About at IMTS 2026, Ep #530

Duration seconds: 3447
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/the-ai-everyone-will-actually-care-about-at-imts-2026-ep-530

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Jul 6, 2026 · not_requested

Why Starting a Machine Shop Felt Less Risky Than Another Corporate Job, Ep #529

Duration seconds: 3033
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/why-starting-a-machine-shop-felt-less-risky-than-another-corporate-job-ep-529

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Jun 29, 2026 · not_requested

The Fast Eat the Slow: A Strategy Playbook for the Future of Your Machine Shop, 528

Duration seconds: 2969
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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

Stop Complaining About the Skills Gap and Do This Instead, Ep #527

Duration seconds: 3299
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/stop-complaining-about-the-skills-gap-and-do-this-instead-ep-527

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Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested

Two Brothers, One Tormach, and the Mission to Bring Honor Back to American Manufacturing, #526

Duration seconds: 3136
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Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested

Built on Saying Yes: Inside a One-Man Machine Shop, 525

Duration seconds: 3057
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/built-on-saying-yes-inside-a-one-man-machine-shop-525

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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

From Classroom to Career: The Talent Pipeline Manufacturing Needs, 524

Duration seconds: 4193
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/from-classroom-to-career-the-talent-pipeline-manufacturing-needs-524

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May 25, 2026 · not_requested

SendCutSend and the Future of Manufacturing: Speed, Scale, and Specialization, 523

Duration seconds: 4143
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May 18, 2026 · not_requested

How Melissa Ramos Leveraged Social Media to Create a Manufacturing Movement, 522

Duration seconds: 2479
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/how-melissa-ramos-leveraged-social-media-to-create-a-manufacturing-movement-522

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May 11, 2026 · not_requested

Printing the Future: How One Shop Is Winning with Additive + Machining, 521

Duration seconds: 3141
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/printing-the-future-how-one-shop-is-winning-with-additive-machining-521

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May 4, 2026 · not_requested

Supply Chain Reality Check: Risk, Resilience, and What's Next, 520

Duration seconds: 3895
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/supply-chain-reality-check-risk-resilience-and-whats-next-520

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Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested

From Accidental Machinist to Automation Advocate: Why the Future Belongs to the Bold, 519

Duration seconds: 3186
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/from-accidental-machinist-to-automation-advocate-why-the-future-belongs-to-the-bold-519

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Apr 20, 2026 · not_requested

Building the Next Generation of Machinists: Inside a 100-Year-Old Talent Pipeline, 518

Duration seconds: 3007
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/building-the-next-generation-of-machinists-inside-a-100-year-old-talent-pipeline-518

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Apr 13, 2026 · not_requested

From Lego Bricks to Aerospace Dreams: How a 21-Year-Old Is Building a Machine Shop From Scratch, 517

Duration seconds: 2786
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/from-lego-bricks-to-aerospace-dreams-how-a-21-year-old-is-building-a-machine-shop-from-scratch-517

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Apr 6, 2026 · not_requested

Turn It Up to 11: From YouTube Learning to Aerospace Growth with Nick Preece, 516

Duration seconds: 3099
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/turn-it-up-to-11-from-youtube-learning-to-aerospace-growth-with-nick-preece-516

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Mar 30, 2026 · not_requested

From Model Trains to Machining: How a 26-Year-Old Founder Turned Passion Into Precision, 515

Duration seconds: 2996
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/from-model-trains-to-machining-how-a-26-year-old-founder-turned-passion-into-precision-515

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Mar 23, 2026 · not_requested

From Engineering Lab to 5-Axis Shop: How Two Founders Under 30 Built Three Rivers Precision, 514

Duration seconds: 3851
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/from-engineering-lab-to-5-axis-shop-how-two-founders-under-30-built-three-rivers-precision-514

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Mar 16, 2026 · not_requested

Lights Out Isn't the Future—It's Already Here, 513

Duration seconds: 3929
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Mar 9, 2026 · not_requested

Low Overhead, High Conviction: A 20-Year-Old's Approach to Manufacturing, 512

Duration seconds: 2518
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/low-overhead-high-conviction-a-20-year-olds-approach-to-manufacturing-512

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Mar 2, 2026 · not_requested

Building a One-Man Shop with Big Vision: Walter Peters on Low Overhead, Automation, and Freedom, 511

Duration seconds: 2861
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/building-a-one-man-shop-with-big-vision-walter-peters-on-low-overhead-automation-and-freedom-511

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Feb 23, 2026 · not_requested

Reindustrializing America: How Zane Hengsperger Is Reinventing the Metal Supply Chain, 510

Duration seconds: 3505
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/reindustrializing-america-how-zane-hengsperger-is-reinventing-the-metal-supply-chain-510

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Feb 16, 2026 · not_requested

Achieve the Impossible: Inside IMTS 2026 and the Power of Six Days, 509

Duration seconds: 2865
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/achieve-the-impossible-inside-imts-2026-and-the-power-of-six-days-509

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Feb 12, 2026 · not_requested

Workplace Safety Is Non-Negotiable: Addressing Violence, Harassment, and Responsibility in Manufacturing, 508

Duration seconds: 3636
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/workplace-safety-is-non-negotiable-addressing-violence-harassment-and-responsibility-in-manufacturing-508

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Feb 9, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 4007
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/never-too-young-to-be-taken-seriously-building-credibility-with-discipline-and-systems-507

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Feb 2, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 4301
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/advice-you-cant-google-larry-robbins-on-building-shops-careers-and-character-506

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Jan 26, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 4257
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/starting-young-thinking-long-term-a-new-generation-of-cnc-shop-owners-505

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Jan 19, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2081
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/workforce-is-the-foundation-what-new-manufacturers-can-learn-from-north-carolina-504

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Jan 12, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2525
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/more-than-words-defining-our-core-values-for-2026-503

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Jan 5, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2262
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/we-put-ai-in-the-hot-seat-machine-shop-advice-from-chatbots-502

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Dec 29, 2025 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 3166
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/building-shops-that-last-the-final-lesson-of-machine-shop-mba-501

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Dec 22, 2025 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 6635
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/at-the-boring-bar-rare-perfection-real-talk-and-the-systems-that-separate-top-shops-500

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Dec 15, 2025 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 3769
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/from-scarcity-to-sales-pipeline-how-smart-shops-take-control-of-growth-with-factur-499

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Dec 8, 2025 · not_requested

Chaos, Curiosity & Chipmaking: Larry Robbins' Wild Ride Through Manufacturing, 498

Duration seconds: 2849
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/chaos-curiosity-chipmaking-larry-robbins-wild-ride-through-manufacturing-498

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Dec 1, 2025 · not_requested

The Double Your Value Mindset: Planning, Growth & Real Talk from the EGS Event, 497

Duration seconds: 2693
Source: https://makingchips.libsyn.com/the-double-your-value-mindset-planning-growth-real-talk-from-the-egs-event-497

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