The CNC Report

In this week's episode, host Jay Pierson interviews Ed Cross from Oxygen Education. The company has developed a program for learning Haas controls appropriately found at LearnHaas.com. Plus, learn a little more about what Jay thinks of today's formal educational system.

In this week's episode, host Jay Pierson gives his Top Ten list of Do's and Don'ts for quoting jobs. He'll cover everything from choosing which jobs you should quote to double checking your spelling and math! A special focus will given to users of MFGQuote.com. Be sure and tune in Sunday nights at 9pm central for new episodes.

We're back with the Season 2 Premiere of The CNC Report Weekend Podcast. In this week's episode host Jay Pierson will review some of the hottest topics and articles posted on cncreport.com over the past few months. Future shows will air Sunday nights at 9pm central.

In this week's episode we'll cover three cam packages for the hobbyist/novice to the small or startup shop. The three systems we mention are the free one from 2L found at www.2linc.com, TurboCADCAM at www.turbocad.com and BobCAD at www.bobcadcam.com.

Back from a short hiatus, Jay Pierson fills us in on where he's been and what is coming up for future shows. Plus a surprise announcement about the future of CNC-Today.com.

This week we cover Polygonal Turning and Rotary Broaching. These two technologies have been available to the industry for decades, however don't often see much use or consideration in everyday production. We'll talk about what it takes to bring these technologies into everyday shop use. Jay Pierson hosts.

In this episode our host Jay Pierson interviews his father, Joel Pierson as he recounts a business nightmare of his own. Remember we're still looking for your stories to share for future shows. Join us next week as we cover Polygonal Turning in more depth.

This week we throw out an open invitation to send us your manufacturing nightmares! These can range anywhere from Vendor Customer relations to difficult jobs. Stay tuned... the best (or worst) story might have a prize coming to them. Our host Jay Pierson ties in one of his nightmare stories into some key points.

This week our host Jay Pierson discusses the two types of home machinists; one for hobby and one for profit. Jay will also discuss the troubles and advantages of running a manufacturing business in a rural location. We will continue to release new episodes on Sunday nights at 9pm Central.

In this episode our host Jay Pierson discusses a couple industry myths such as the boxway vs. linear guide debate and do faster machines really mean more profit? Also, everyday bottlenecks in machine shops kill productivity and slow profits. Jay will discuss the problems and solutions.

Our weekend podcasts air Sunday nights at 9pm Central.