Machine Shop Growth
Mike Fritz
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Episode #35: Don’t Buy Another CNC Machine Until You Run Lights Out
Episode #35: Don’t Buy Another CNC Machine Until You Run Lights Out
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The Machine Shop Growth Podcast gives a fresh perspective to help you grow your shop by focusing on 3 key factors - Sales, Marketing and Efficiency. For decades the machine shop industry was build on a “good-ol-boys” mentality and was full of great machinists and engineers that made great parts. What has been discovered is many of those amazing shops have plateaued or are starting to decline - because they didn’t put enough emphasis on getting more work and making more money with the work they had.
On this podcast you will hear first hand advice from machine owners and mangers how they are getting more work and how they are making more money. Now let’s Grow Your Shop!
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- Episode #35: Don’t Buy Another CNC Machine Until You Run Lights Out · 52 dkYour machines probably sit idle for 16 hours a day. What would one of those hours be worth? In Episode 35 of Machine Shop Growth, host Kirk Phelps goes solo with an update from…
- Episode #34: From Machinist to Machine Shop Owner | My First 60 Days · 56 dkKirk Phelps didn't just talk about starting a shop — he went and did it. In Episode 34 of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Kirk gives you a raw, unfiltered look at the first 60…
- Episode #33: Stop Underquoting—How Smart Machine Shops Price for Profit · 47 dkMost shops quote aerospace work the same way they quote everything else. That's the problem. In Episode 33 of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Kirk Phelps gets into the tactical…
- Episode #32: AS9100 Certification—What Machine Shops Need to Know Before Entering Aerospace · 59 dkEveryone talks about the opportunities in aerospace. Very few talk about the costs. In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Kirk Phelps breaks down what machine shops…
- Episode #31: From Machine Operator to Shop Leader: Manufacturing Career Advice for Young Machinists · 38 dkFrom Machine Operator to Shop Leader: Manufacturing Career Advice for Young Machinists | MSG Episode 31 Most machinists start in the same place: Standing at a machine. Pushing a…
- Episode #30: How to Start a Shop from Scratch · 53 dkYou don’t start a machine shop by buying a machine. You start it by solving a problem. In this episode, Mike Fritz and Kirk Phelps unpack the reality behind building a machine…
- Episode #29: Tool Holders, Setup Time, and the 80/20 Rule for Machine Shop Growth · 55 dkSetup time is stealing more money from your shop than you think. In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Kirk Phelps digs deeper into standardization—specifically…
- Episode #28: The 5 KPI’s to Track for Shop Growth · 35 dkYour shop may be busy… But is it actually growing? In this episode, Mike Fritz breaks down the 5 KPI’s every machine shop should track if they want more control over sales…
- Episode #27: Before You Buy a Robot, Standardize Your Process · 52 dkBefore you buy the robot… Fix the process. In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast: Operations Edition, Kirk Phelps breaks down what shops need to standardize before…
- Episode #26: Should You Start a Second Shift for Growth · 49 dkA second shift sounds like growth. More hours. More output. More revenue. But what if adding a second shift is actually the fastest way to multiply your problems? In this joint…
- Episode #25: Your Price Is KILLING You · 36 dkYour shop isn’t struggling because you’re too expensive. It might be struggling because you’re still pricing like you’re afraid. In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth…
- Episode #24: The Skilled Machinist Shortage… And Why It’s Our Fault · 1 sa 4 dkThe skilled labor shortage didn’t happen by accident. We built it. In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Kirk Phelps sits down with Andrew Skoog of Machinist X to…
- Episode #23: How to Get Aerospace Work for Your Machine Shop (Certification, Margins & Strategy) · 56 dkThe Truth About Aerospace Work for Machine Shops Aerospace manufacturing is often seen as the ultimate growth opportunity for machine shops. Higher margins, better customers, and…
- Episode #22: Why Young People Aren’t Choosing Manufacturing — And How to Change That · 1 sa 5 dkYoung people aren’t avoiding manufacturing because they hate it. Most of them simply don’t know it exists as a career path. In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast…
- Episode #21: One of The Most Important Decisions for Your Machine Shop · 33 dkYou don’t need more leads. You need the right customers. In this episode, Mike Fritz breaks down one of the most important strategic decisions you’ll ever make for your machine…
- Episode #20: Machine Shop Profit | How to Handle the 20% of Jobs You Lose Money On · 55 dkAre you losing money on jobs in your machine shop without realizing it? In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Mike Fritz and Kirk Phelps break down how to identify…
- Episode #19: OEE & the Cost of Perfection: Are You Making Enough Scrap? · 46 dkYou don’t have an OEE problem. You have a perfection problem. In this episode, Kirk Phelps breaks down Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and challenges one of the most…
- Episode 18: How to Make More Sales for Your Machine Shop (Without Hiring a Sales Team) · 50 dkYou don’t need more RFQs. You need a better sales system. In this episode, Mike Fritz sits down with Nick Goellner to break down what sales actually look like in…
- Episode #17: You Don’t Need More Machines —Your OEE Is Telling You the Truth · 45 dkYou don’t need more machines. You need to stop wasting capacity. In this episode, Kirk Phelps breaks down why most shops misdiagnose growth problems and how operations—not…
- Episode #16: How to Make Sure Your Machine Shop WINS in 2026 · 33 dk2026 isn’t about staying busy—it’s about winning on purpose. In this episode, Mike Fritz breaks down a simple, proven framework to grow your shop using Top Line, Bottom Line, and…
