# Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders

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Author: Nick Goellner, Mike Payne, Paul Van Metre
Episodes: 531

## Resource

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.

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## Episodes
- [The AI Everyone Will Actually Care About at IMTS 2026, Ep #530](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/the-ai-everyone-will-actually-care-about-at-imts-2026-ep-530) — 2026-07-13T10:00:00+00:00
- [Why Starting a Machine Shop Felt Less Risky Than Another Corporate Job, Ep #529](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/why-starting-a-machine-shop-felt-less-risky-than-another-corporate-job-ep-529) — 2026-07-06T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Fast Eat the Slow: A Strategy Playbook for the Future of Your Machine Shop, 528](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/the-fast-eat-the-slow-a-strategy-playbook-for-the-future-of-your-machine-shop-528) — 2026-06-29T10:00:00+00:00
- [Stop Complaining About the Skills Gap and Do This Instead, Ep #527](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/stop-complaining-about-the-skills-gap-and-do-this-instead-ep-527) — 2026-06-22T10:00:00+00:00
- [Two Brothers, One Tormach, and the Mission to Bring Honor Back to American Manufacturing, #526](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/two-brothers-one-tormach-and-the-mission-to-bring-honor-back-to-american-manufacturing-526) — 2026-06-15T10:00:00+00:00
- [Built on Saying Yes: Inside a One-Man Machine Shop, 525](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/built-on-saying-yes-inside-a-one-man-machine-shop-525) — 2026-06-08T10:00:00+00:00
- [From Classroom to Career: The Talent Pipeline Manufacturing Needs, 524](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/from-classroom-to-career-the-talent-pipeline-manufacturing-needs-524) — 2026-06-01T10:00:00+00:00
- [SendCutSend and the Future of Manufacturing: Speed, Scale, and Specialization, 523](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/sendcutsend-and-the-future-of-manufacturing-speed-scale-and-specialization-523) — 2026-05-25T05:00:00+00:00
- [How Melissa Ramos Leveraged Social Media to Create a Manufacturing Movement, 522](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/how-melissa-ramos-leveraged-social-media-to-create-a-manufacturing-movement-522) — 2026-05-18T10:00:00+00:00
- [Printing the Future: How One Shop Is Winning with Additive + Machining, 521](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/printing-the-future-how-one-shop-is-winning-with-additive-machining-521) — 2026-05-11T10:00:00+00:00
- [Supply Chain Reality Check: Risk, Resilience, and What's Next, 520](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/supply-chain-reality-check-risk-resilience-and-what-s-next-520) — 2026-05-04T10:00:00+00:00
- [From Accidental Machinist to Automation Advocate: Why the Future Belongs to the Bold, 519](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/from-accidental-machinist-to-automation-advocate-why-the-future-belongs-to-the-bold-519) — 2026-04-27T10:00:00+00:00
- [Building the Next Generation of Machinists: Inside a 100-Year-Old Talent Pipeline, 518](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/building-the-next-generation-of-machinists-inside-a-100-year-old-talent-pipeline-518) — 2026-04-20T10:00:00+00:00
- [From Lego Bricks to Aerospace Dreams: How a 21-Year-Old Is Building a Machine Shop From Scratch, 517](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/from-lego-bricks-to-aerospace-dreams-how-a-21-year-old-is-building-a-machine-shop-from-scratch-517) — 2026-04-13T10:00:00+00:00
- [Turn It Up to 11: From YouTube Learning to Aerospace Growth with Nick Preece, 516](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/turn-it-up-to-11-from-youtube-learning-to-aerospace-growth-with-nick-preece-516) — 2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00
- [From Model Trains to Machining: How a 26-Year-Old Founder Turned Passion Into Precision, 515](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/from-model-trains-to-machining-how-a-26-year-old-founder-turned-passion-into-precision-515) — 2026-03-30T10:00:00+00:00
- [From Engineering Lab to 5-Axis Shop: How Two Founders Under 30 Built Three Rivers Precision, 514](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/from-engineering-lab-to-5-axis-shop-how-two-founders-under-30-built-three-rivers-precision-514) — 2026-03-23T10:00:00+00:00
- [Lights Out Isn't the Future—It's Already Here, 513](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/lights-out-isn-t-the-future-it-s-already-here-513) — 2026-03-16T10:00:00+00:00
- [Low Overhead, High Conviction: A 20-Year-Old's Approach to Manufacturing, 512](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/low-overhead-high-conviction-a-20-year-old-s-approach-to-manufacturing-512) — 2026-03-09T11:00:00+00:00
- [Building a One-Man Shop with Big Vision: Walter Peters on Low Overhead, Automation, and Freedom, 511](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/building-a-one-man-shop-with-big-vision-walter-peters-on-low-overhead-automation-and-freedom-511) — 2026-03-02T11:00:00+00:00
- [Reindustrializing America: How Zane Hengsperger Is Reinventing the Metal Supply Chain, 510](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/reindustrializing-america-how-zane-hengsperger-is-reinventing-the-metal-supply-chain-510) — 2026-02-23T11:00:00+00:00
- [Achieve the Impossible: Inside IMTS 2026 and the Power of Six Days, 509](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/achieve-the-impossible-inside-imts-2026-and-the-power-of-six-days-509) — 2026-02-16T11:00:00+00:00
- [Workplace Safety Is Non-Negotiable: Addressing Violence, Harassment, and Responsibility in Manufacturing, 508](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/workplace-safety-is-non-negotiable-addressing-violence-harassment-and-responsibility-in-manufacturing-508) — 2026-02-12T16:00:00+00:00
- [Never Too Young to Be Taken Seriously: Building Credibility with Discipline and Systems, 507](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/never-too-young-to-be-taken-seriously-building-credibility-with-discipline-and-systems-507) — 2026-02-09T11:00:00+00:00
- [Advice You Can't Google: Larry Robbins on Building Shops, Careers, and Character, 506](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/advice-you-can-t-google-larry-robbins-on-building-shops-careers-and-character-506) — 2026-02-02T11:00:00+00:00
- [Starting Young, Thinking Long-Term: A New Generation of CNC Shop Owners, 505](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/starting-young-thinking-long-term-a-new-generation-of-cnc-shop-owners-505) — 2026-01-26T11:00:00+00:00
- [Workforce Is the Foundation: What New Manufacturers Can Learn from North Carolina, 504](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/workforce-is-the-foundation-what-new-manufacturers-can-learn-from-north-carolina-504) — 2026-01-19T11:00:00+00:00
- [More Than Words: Defining Our Core Values for MakingChips, 503](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/more-than-words-defining-our-core-values-for-makingchips-503) — 2026-01-12T11:00:00+00:00
- [We Put AI in the Hot Seat: Machine Shop Advice from Chatbots, 502](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/we-put-ai-in-the-hot-seat-machine-shop-advice-from-chatbots-502) — 2026-01-05T11:00:00+00:00
- [Building Shops That Last: The Final Lesson of Machine Shop MBA, 501](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/building-shops-that-last-the-final-lesson-of-machine-shop-mba-501) — 2025-12-29T11:00:00+00:00
- [At the Boring Bar: Rare Perfection, Real Talk, and the Systems That Separate Top Shops, 500](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/at-the-boring-bar-rare-perfection-real-talk-and-the-systems-that-separate-top-shops-500) — 2025-12-22T11:00:00+00:00
- [From Scarcity to Sales Pipeline: How Smart Shops Take Control of Growth with Factur, 499](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/from-scarcity-to-sales-pipeline-how-smart-shops-take-control-of-growth-with-factur-499) — 2025-12-15T11:00:00+00:00
- [Chaos, Curiosity & Chipmaking: Larry Robbins' Wild Ride Through Manufacturing, 498](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/chaos-curiosity-chipmaking-larry-robbins-wild-ride-through-manufacturing-498) — 2025-12-08T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Double Your Value Mindset: Planning, Growth & Real Talk from the EGS Event, 497](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-chips-podcast-for-manufacturing-leaders-439170/the-double-your-value-mindset-planning-growth-real-talk-from-the-egs-event-497) — 2025-12-01T11:00:00+00:00

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