Born with no intention of becoming a machinist, Greg Knight says he was drafted into “indentured servitude” at age 16 when his father started a Brown & Sharpe machine shop in their garage. Despite his initial distaste for manual labor, fate had other plans for the psychology, philosophy, religion, and…
My beloved Chicago Cubs lost 17 to 1 to the St. Louis Cardinals last…
Nir Levy was nineteen years old when he was already commanding a unit in the…
The NBA is a league of 7-foot stars and 10-foot egos. This year the championship…
PODCASTS

Best of Swarfcast: Tai Chi, Machine Tools, and ALS, with Greg Knight — EP 240

Army, Amazon, Aerospace, with Nir Levy — EP 269

Best of Swarfcast: What If The Employees Owned Your Company, with Rich Gaffney — EP 220

Your Scrap Tungsten Carbide Is a National Security Question, Nick Stevens and Joey Marks–EP 268

The Only Classic Car Wiper Business in the World, with Pat Parnell-EP 267

The Man Who Never Stops Teaching, with Logan McGhan-EP 266

Manufacturing a $70,000 Wristwatch in the United States, with Josh Shapiro EP-174

Rifles, Racing, and Rhinos, with Tim Betts–EP 265
Industry News
KOMA Precision Showcases Shop Floor Productivity Technology and End-to-End Integration Expertise at IMTS 2026 Booth 338754
[EAST WINDSOR, CT – July 2026] – KOMA Precision, the largest distributor of NC rotary…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (June 23, 2026) – IACMI–The Composites Institute®, a national manufacturing institute that connects industry, government,…
The digitalisation of industrial processes is no longer the challenge – their integration is. The…




