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What If Machining Isn't the Point?
Advance CNC Machining takes its mission statement seriously. The company's leaders explain what it means to put families and neighbors ahead of…
Nov 5
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Peter Zelinski
Robot Strategy: Automate the Work You Already Know How to Do Well
Mike Garner of Phillips Commercial says robots are often misapplied to complex applications.
Oct 29
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Peter Zelinski
The Challenges of the 2-Hour Drone
The Z Axis interviews Angel Aerial Systems' founder on the inventor's journey, facing doubts, and using additive manufacturing to achieve a drone with…
Oct 22
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Peter Zelinski
This Chicken Farmer Now Runs a Thriving CNC Machining Business
The secrets of a business leader who discovered the power of manufacturing at age 54.
Oct 8
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Peter Zelinski
Is the Story of This Machine Shop the Story of America?
Manufacturing and innovation go together.
Oct 1
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Peter Zelinski
Use the Open Time to Build Expertise (The Z Axis)
When expected business did not come, Lifestyle Additive seized the opportunity to develop expertise by using the open time for trial-and-error test…
Sep 24
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Peter Zelinski
The Case for Automation as an In-House Competency
Galley Support Innovations re-engaged with automation as a DIY project. The result carries the value of automation farther than the previous third-party…
Sep 17
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Peter Zelinski
Process Oversight and the Challenge of Slowing Down
Increasingly precise and automated processes change the nature of employee involvement. Employees normalized to other production environments often…
Sep 3
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Peter Zelinski
Quality Standards Are Not About Excellence but Productivity (The Z Axis)
How Allied Cycle Works got everyone to see paint the same way. The story has implications for any organization slowed down by the subjective differences…
Aug 20
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Peter Zelinski
As Manufacturing Technology Advances, Humans Become More Important
"The Z Axis" visits CNC machining cutting tool maker Fullerton Tool in Saginaw, Michigan.
Aug 6
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Peter Zelinski
3D Printer Filament: Made in America
Specifically, made in Arkansas. What does it take to succeed with a (seemingly) commodity product made in the USA?
Jul 23
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Peter Zelinski
What Kind of Production Is Best Suited to U.S. Manufacturing? (The Z Axis first episode!)
From carbon dreams to machining reality. Getting real about reshoring with Allied Cycle Works.
Jul 9
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Peter Zelinski
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