World War II documentaries made Ethan Crane fall even harder for machining. The production it took just to keep up showed him how much this trade mattered then, and still matters now. #Machinist #ManufacturingHistory

Two weeks in, his new hires are touching off and changing tools. Four weeks in, they're running full setups. Jason Davis tells Ethan Crane why young machinists close the gap fast, if you keep giving them the next step. #Machinist #Workforce

Is manual machining dead? Ethan Crane doesn't think so. On a manual lathe you learn X and Z, you see the cut, you feel what the insert is doing. Skip that and we lose a great on-ramp for the next generation. #ManualMachining #Machinist

"I want to see the brush strokes." The more AI shows up, the more people value handmade work. Taylor Schultz, Carey Hart, and Satya Kraus on craftsmanship in an automated world. #Craftsmanship #Manufacturing

Timmy didn't get into the manufacturing internship program his sophomore year. So he did a 4-day summer tour of local plants, loved it, and applied again. This summer he interned at Jessup Manufacturing through the Manufacturing Pathways Consortium. #NextGenManufacturing

Some parts go in a piston that moves up and down. Some go on a loud, beautiful custom motorcycle. Either way, every product at IMTS started with a machinist. Satya Kraus, Carey Hart, and Taylor Schultz on building around what you love. #Machinist #MadeInAmerica

The best booth at IMTS 2026 felt like an experience, not a sales pitch. Carey Hart, Taylor Schultz, and Satya Kraus explain how Kennametal's custom Indian motorcycle build started with a few phone calls. #IMTS2026 #Manufacturing

One vise in the middle of a five-axis table leaves most of the envelope empty. Mark Christopher of DN Solutions: load the pallet with clamping stations, run all night, and come in for the morning harvest. #CNC #Automation

Most shop owners think their machines run 70-80% of the time. Mark Christopher of DN Solutions says they'd be doing well to hit half that, and they're only counting one shift. #Manufacturing #OEE

Mark Christopher of DN Solutions says if you're starting a shop on a tight budget, you probably shouldn't buy his machines. But the apps and service guys are what sell the second machine, not the first. #Manufacturing #CNC

Don't automate before you understand the process. Titan Gilroy: program for efficiency, use your whole work envelope, then automate. Run 60 parts on a pallet, not one or two. #CNC #Automation

Titan Gilroy says it's not a skills gap, it's an awareness gap. Young people have no idea they could be running CNC machines and robots, making rocket, car, and medical parts instead of working fast food. #Manufacturing #WorkforceDevelopment

Homeless. Imprisoned. Couldn't get a job at Home Depot. Then Titan Gilroy found CNC. Now 800,000+ students learn from him. His message: you can make six figures in manufacturing without college if you put the work in. #Manufacturing #CNC

The skilled trades are universal — machinists everywhere speak the same language. Politics disappears the moment you're troubleshooting together. Jason Wells & Alan Pearce on the brotherhood/sisterhood of the trade. #Manufacturing #SkilledTrades

Academia guessing what industry wants. Industry frustrated academia isn't getting it. Jason Wells says the Institute for Advanced Learning exists to get them talking — that's how ATDM was born. Alan Pearce hires its grads. #Manufacturing #WorkforceDevelopment

A whiz-bang machinist who can't talk to the guy across the aisle only gets you halfway there. Jason Wells says ATDM weighs soft skills — communication, problem solving, SOPs — as heavily as G and M code. Alan Pearce agrees. #Manufacturing #SkilledTrades

A booth theme is what people notice. Whether it sticks two years later is another thing. Kim Wilson & Matt Jacques told us why the experience — not the catalog — is what shop owners actually remember. Full episode's live. #IMTS2026 #Manufacturing

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