Within Tolerance

Dylan and Chris discuss constraints, focus, struggles in project management, saving money vs making money, Gantt charts and Pearson workboards, building a tool library for efficiency, recognizing when to start over, and the importance of hitting deadlines and maintaining focus.

Guest Jamie Underwood, Head of Programming at Hadrian, discusses team building in manufacturing, embracing diversity, innovation, post-mortem process, integrity, accountability, and learning culture. Also, insights on training tech school graduates, coding in data processing, and recent interests in cars, 3D printers, and gift ideas.

 Its a Dylan² episode!  Dylan Tanner joins the show this week to share his journey from tinkerer to designer and machinist at Schenk Knives.   The Dylans talk about starting in community college, pallet systems, Damascus machining, and more! Check out Dylan's IG @dylanrtanner ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

While many machinists dislike 304, this week's guest Chris Cameron started his manufacturing career cutting it.  Chris owns Performance Stainless Steel which specializes in automotive parts made from stainless.  Chris shares his background entering the industry with no machining background, learning the ropes quickly, and expanding on the business' product offering. Check out Chris's IG @performancesst ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

Dylan is rejoined by Paul Van Metre of ProShop this week.  Paul shares the growth and changes in ProShop since he was last on the podcast (all the way back in episode 62), and imparts experience and wisdom in how to find and manage customers as a shop grows.   Check out Paul's Podcast- Machine Shop Mastery https://machineshopmastery.com/ The Customer Scorecards Paul mentions: https://proshoperp.com/drive-profitability-with-customer-scorecards/ ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

Dylan is joined this week by a myriad of past guests to talk about their experiences at this years IMTS in Chicago. Chris Zappettini- @zap.consulting Easton Bednarek - @moria_manufacturing Pete Oxenham - @chatter.dev Chris Purceski - @cadchris Devin Bodony - @lichen_mfg Andrew Henry - @henryholsters Nick Polanosky - @p3dcreations Special thanks to @hermleusa for the amazing Sepp and all of your time, and to @igsdann and @kernprecision for letting me co-host a wonderful #instamachinist meetup ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

Dylan is joined by Chris Zappettini of Zappettini Consulting this week.  Chris shares how he found his machining spark in school, to being an application engineer at Methods, to starting his own consulting company.  Dylan and Chris discuss managing customer expectations, dealing with evolving processes and failure, and transitioning from a solopreneur to having a team relying on you.   Check out Chris's IG @zap.consulting ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

 What does it take to run a pair of machines 24 hours a day?  CJ Abraham of Precision Product Development joins Dylan this week to share how he does it.  CJ shares how he started in manufacturing, from a high school class, to working at Autodesk, to going full-time in his own business.   Dylan and CJ talk about deburring and finishing, software that helps CJ run his business, and more! Check out CJ's IG @cj.abraham ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

If you've ever wondered what its like to get all of Autodesk's numerous manufacturing offerings to work together, Al Whatmough might be able to share some insight.   Dylan is joined this week by Al Whatmough, Director of Product Management - Manufacturing at Autodesk. Al shares his origins in manufacturing, finding opportunity amid acquisitions, and learning to help teams with competing philosophies come together.   You can find Al on IG @al.whatmough ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

This week's guest is Melissa Ramos, owner and operator of M95 Machining.  Melissa talks about starting her business, dealing with adversity in the industry, a new robot cell, and a recent trip to Autodesk offices in the UK! Check out Melissa's IG @m95machining ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast