The Job Shop Show – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, Jay interviews Michael Gimbel, founder and CEO of Gimbal Automation. Michael's entrepreneurial journey is truly remarkable. At 19, he decided to leave Johns Hopkins and start a 3D printing company. Today, he leads a rapidly growing automation business. 

Listen as Michael discusses the challenges of building his company, key lessons in management and delegation, and the innovative automation solutions his company offers to manufacturers. This episode is essential listening for anyone in the manufacturing industry looking to explore smart, cost-effective automation strategies. Learn more at www.gimbelautomation.com.

In this episode of The Pricing Series, Jay Jacobs and Jeff Gorman are joined by Justin Quinn: President at Focused on Machining. Justin is a previous guest on the show and long-time customer of Paperless Parts.

Earlier this year at Paperless Parts' first-ever user conference, POWER 2023, Justin sat in on a presentation Jeff gave on the platform's Advanced Analytics. Lightbulbs went off, and Justin laid out his vision for a Pipeline Report. Jeff built the report for Justin, and within just a couple of weeks, Justin was able to make better decisions that drove his win rate up by 5%.

Listen as Justin shares why this Pipeline Report was so valuable and everything he walked away with as a result of the event that he wants to impart to others.

Resources

• Watch a snippet of Jeff's presentation at POWER 2023 East on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/SKd9sl9Ow0E

On this episode we speak with Justin Quinn, owner of Focused on Machining in Denver, Colorado.  Justin bought Focused on Machining eight years after it started.  As a former commercial banker Justin offers us a unique perspective on buying a shop through the bank's perspective, including what is underwriting, how banks make money and how to make your shop look attractive to a bank.

Jay speaks with Jeff Trevorrow, owner of Columbus Advanced Manufacturing Systems (CAMS).  While CAMS can print and machine parts, they are unique in that they also offer solutions for software, training, printers and systems.  

We speak with Joel Niekamp of Wesco Machine and Tool.  After a career in private equity and investment banking with a specialty in mergers and acquisitions Joel opted to switch gears and purchased a Job Shop himself. Many job shop owners are reaching the point where they're looking to exit their business. And this is a great opportunity to get the perspective of someone on the other side who actually pulled the trigger and bought a shop.

On today’s episode, Ali Bahar discusses how he and his neighbor, George Brinzey conceived their idea for Mammoth Machine while hanging out on Friday nights.  Hear how they have developed their scanning technology to allow them to reverse engineer challenging parts.

On this episode we speak with Peter Sameulson of S&S Machine, another family run business here in New Hampshire.  Hear how Peter's early career in tooling gives his shop a unique advantage and perspective on cutting tools. Also, hear how S&S wins the hard jobs that other shops are to afraid to even quote!

Jay speaks with Damian Forsythe, owner of Impact Manufacturing in Loomis, California.  A natural self-starter Damian speaks about his successes as well as his failures and how it's led him to his own success.  He also offers us a fresh perspective on CAM software and why he prefers NX.

Welcome to the Job Shop Show!  In our first episode, our host, Jay Jacobs, speaks with Brian LeMoine of Brian's Machine Shop a family run business here in New Hampshire.  As a self-proclaimed "old school" job shop owner Brian is embracing technology giving him more freedom to travel and participate in his hobbies as retirement is approaching and his son gets prepared to take over the family business.

How are 3D printed sand molds and cores changing the metal casting industry? Brandon Lamoncha is the Director of Additive Manufacturing at Humtown: an organization first established by Brandon's grandfather as a pattern shop in 1959 that has since grown to become the industry’s first conventional sand core and mold manufacturer to commercialize 3D sand printing. Humtown offers both conventional manufacturing (Humtown Products) and 3D printing (Humtown Additive), and they're consistently taking their knowledge of being a successful production shop to find unique ways to succeed with new technology. In this episode, Brandon shares his story of getting started in the business, how technology helps him successfully work remotely, tips for safe global shipping, the benefits of 3D printing over conventional methods, how Humtown optimizes their processes for efficiency, how they've dialed in their tolerances, and more.

To learn more, visit www.humtown.com.