TOPICS:

• Grimsmo finally have their Willemin machine fully functional and ready for parts.
• CAM Programming tips and tricks.
• Material shortages and price hikes.
• Preparing for a slowdown.
• Grimsmo has swiss coolant pump issues.
• Making tombstones for horizontal machines.
• Saunders will be judging on Project MFG in Kansas next week!

TOPICS:

• Grimsmo's Willemin Works!
• Saga Pen Clips & Workholding Brainstorm Session
• Brother Speedio & Zeiss CMM: Lead Times Could Cause Time Crunch
• SWISS CHEESE? A New Pump Could Solve the Tornos Oil/Coolant Issue
• IMTS 2022 & Autodesk University
• Saunders talks additional building, Okuma Horizontal Production Workflow, & Re-Starting Training Classes!
• Digital Depth Micrometers
• Saunders and Alex embark on a DIY Tombstone Design for the Horizontal
• Grimsmo Wiki: The Place Where Odd Fanuc Stuff Lives
• 86 GERP, We'll Take Google App Sheets, PLEASE!

• Lending companies for buying machines & early payment policies.
• Sauders root story, attitude towards prepayment.
• Saunders shop tour with Adam Demult
• Horizontal machining challeneges.
• Air compressor maintenance time with Grimsmo.
• Willemin updates.

TOPICS:

- Process Capability Index (CPK) - Six Sigma?  - Batch Production in the Auto Industry - 3D Printed Haas Parts Catcher & Grimsmo Knives Fixture Loader - Heat Treat Sandwich & Stacking Blades - Vendor Relationships: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DETAILED PRINTS - Okuma Post Modifications: Almost a Catastrophe - GAME CHANGER: The "Compare To" Feature in Visual Studio Code - Shop Computers & Remote Desktop - Lights Out Production & Air Compressor Ball Valve Solution

TOPCIS:

• Saunders is probing on the horizontal.
• Grimsmo is finalizing their Brother Speedio purchase.
• Installing tools on the horizontal.
• Saunders' had a bad day.
• Grimsmo Tornos oil updates.
• Willemin updates & CMM purchases.

TOPICS: 

- Okuma Horizontal: After Hours Machining Dream - Why We Bought a Horizontal Video - Fusion 360: Changing Tools at Master Library Level?  - Renishaw Probing, Okuma Probing, and Macro Variables - Fixturing, Solving Tolerance Issues, Post Modifications - Multiple Tolerance Ranges - Metrology Tools - Update on Grimsmo's Swiss Coolant/Clarified Butter

• Grimsmo is expanding!
• Never Split The Difference - Buy Now
• Dedicating employees are doing so much more!
• Saunders had a dumpster fire of a morning.
• Grimsmo probing issues on the Kern.
• Saunders is thinking about getting a Brother Speedio before Grimsmo pulls the trigger on theirs.
• Small business healthcare in the USA.
• CMM fixture plates for Grimsmo's new Zeiss CMM.

Topics: 

• Okuma MB-4000H Arrives at SMW
  • 3 Tombstones Loaded
  • Training on Collision Avoidance to Begin
  • Delayed Chip Conveyor Appears
  • Important PSA about Buying CNC Machines & Paying Invoices
• Zeiss DuraMax CMM for Grimsmo Knives
  • Active VS Passive Scanning: Zeiss Tour
  • Part Deviation
  • Fixturing/ Work Holding
  • Bourn & Koch Tour
  • Occam's Razor & Eliminating Setups
• Air Quality Meters
  • Temtop M2000
  • Tsunami 21999-0440-R
• Leadership & Management
  • At least we're not THAT person!

COMING SOON

• • Manager Meetings at SMW
  • Creations Unlimited Tour with Dennis Rathi

• John & John share their recent persectives on life & sharing information online.
• Custom quotes in Shopify.
• Choosing manager, book on "setting the table".
• Grimsmo is going to play in a CMM room for a day.
• Saunders provides a horizontal update.
• Grimsmo is still dealing with swiss althe oil problems. 

Topics:

• Grimsmo's Swiss could have an air leak OR a bad batch of coolant
• Okuma MB-4000H is here but the coolant tank is delayed!
• Willemin, Kern, and Speedio Updates
• Saunders shares his tour experience at Creations Unlimited - Video Coming Soon!
• Decision Making & Organizational Chart Changes
• Emphasis on Communication, ERP Data Tracking

GOOD READS

Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business by Daniel Meyer

Small Giants: Companies that Choose to be Great Instead of Big by Bo Burlingham

High Output Management by Andrew Grover