All Axes: A Podcast From Mazak
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Combining Operations in a Machining Process
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Multi-Tasking technology has revolutionized manufacturing and nowadays is a necessity in machining operations. Combining operations into one machine c...
Programming at the Machine vs. Programming Away from the Machine
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When and where you program can have a large impact on the efficiency and productivity of your shop. In this episode, Kenzie Roaden, Product Group Mana...
Improve Operations Through Inspection
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Skulan, General Manager of Industrial Metrology with Renishaw, joins us in this All Axes Podcast episode to discuss how to increase machine effici...
Protect your shop from unwanted cyber threats
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What measures can you take to prevent a cyber attack in your shop and what do you do when it happens? In this episode of All Axes, Peter Zelinski, Edi...
Maximize Uptime With Spindle Health Monitoring
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Spindle downtime costs money in more ways than one – even a single idle machine can hold up an entire production process, and delayed production mea...
Dispelling the fears and misconceptions of Multi-Tasking
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mazak continues to prove itself as a pioneer in multi-tasking technology. Its machines allow today’s manufacturers to process virtually any type of ...
Tech Zone: Pre-engineered vs. Custom Automation
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Which works best for your shop? Mazak Sales Engineering Assistant Manager Joe Sanders and Machining Center Product Group Manager Jared Leick walk thro...
Tech Zone: Scales or No Scales?
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you need scales for accurate machining? Learn why some machines depend on them – and find out whether scales are today's best answer to pr...
The Future of Additive Manufacturing
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's the future of additive manufacturing? Georgia Tech researcher Lauren Heinrich explores advanced technologies and explains where they fit o...
Customer Spotlight: Magnum Machining
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Second-generation shop owner and CEO Mike Bowman of Magnum Machining talks about continuing the legacy of his father's company and running a busi...
Tech Zone: On machine part probing?
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Tech Zone!Join Joe Kraemer, Cybertec Product Manager, and Mike Kerscher, Applications & Technical Specialist as they take a deep dive i...
Customer Spotlight: Tomak Precision
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the All Axes Podcast, we have a Mazak customer spotlight, featuring Tomak Precision. Al "AJ" Schaeper, General Manager ...
How to Get the Most Out of Your Machine
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Janka, president, and CEO of Mazak Corporation joins us for an in-depth discussion on how to maximize your shop's machine investment. Drawing...
How Job Shops Benefit From Automation
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month the All Axes Podcast welcomes Robert Oswell from Roswell Marine. Roswell Marine has been designing boat accessories in the USA since 1998, ...
Five Tips To Keep Your Machine Running
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you keep your machines running? Joining us in this All Axes Podcast episode is Jason Fights, National Service Manager at Mazak who will discuss...
Closing the Skills Gap with MAZATROL
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can MAZATROL help you increase productivity and quickly train your shop's workers? Knox Machinery's Samuel Patterson joins the podcast t...
All Axes LIVE September Event Bonus Preview Episode
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What can you expect to see at our September All Axes LIVE digital event? Get a sneak peek of each live demo we'll be featuring at the event in th...
All Axes LIVE Bonus Episode: MAZATROL SmoothAi CNC Preview
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We'll be demonstrating our next-generation MAZATROL SmoothAi CNC at our upcoming All Axes LIVE digital experience on August 11. National Applicat...
All Axes LIVE Bonus Episode: Mazak Automation Systems
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Learn more about the capabilities of our automation systems, including the technologies we'll be demonstrating at our upcoming All Axes LIVE digi...
All Axes LIVE Bonus Episode: VARIAXIS C-600 Preview
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Bates, General Manager of the Mazak Midwest Technology Center, gives an advance preview of the new VARIAXIS C-600, which will debut at our upcom...
How Your Shop's Culture Can Solve Your Skills Gap
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To combat the skills gap, Westminster Tool changed its hiring process and transformed its company culture. Hillary Coombs explains how this approach r...
The Five Common Missteps Job Shops Make and How to Avoid Them
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mazak's Chuck Birkle shares the five most common missteps he's witnessed jobs shops make during this tenure in the industry and offers tips ...
Hiring More Women in Manufacturing
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How does manufacturing benefit from women's increasing involvement in the industry? Courtney Ketchie Silver of Ketchie Inc. describes the positiv...
The State of the Manufacturing Industry
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's the current state of manufacturing? Mazak President Dan Janka shares his thoughts on where we are as an industry and where we're head...
Building Winners – Team Penske's Machine Shop: Part Two
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Penske Racing's shop prepares cars for 5 series and more than 10 drivers, with full teardowns between races. In part two of our conversation with...
Building Winners – Team Penske's Machine Shop: Part One
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Penske Racing's shop keeps its cars ready to roll. Get an inside look at the manufacturing arm of the racing dynasty in part one of our two part ...
Mitigate Your Shop's Risk With Multi-Tasking
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mazak's Chuck Birkle discusses how shops can mitigate their risk during periods of uncertainty through investments in Multi-Tasking machines and ...
How reshoring can help us overcome supply chain disruptions
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can reshoring help us overcome major supply chain disruptions? Teelin chats with Reshoring Initiative founder Harry Moser to learn how your shop c...
What are tariffs and how do they affect supply chains?
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do tariffs affect your supply chain? Teelin chats with Pat McGibbon and Amber Thomas from The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) about...
DISCOVER 2019: Adaptive Learning & Smart Machines - Dr. Tom Kurfess, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Thomas Kurfess, Chief Manufacturing Officer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology, shares his thoughts on the future of ...
DISCOVER 2019: The Benefits of Machine Tool Automation and Where to Begin - Mike Cicco, FANUC America
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Cicco, president and CEO of FANUC America, joins Teelin to discuss how shops can benefit from automating their operations.
DISCOVER 2019: The Connected Factory - Bryce Barnes, Cisco Systems Inc.
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What will the factory of the future look like? How can shops use the digital connectivity technology available now to dive deeper into their operation...
The First Five: Bryce Barnes - Cisco Systems Inc.
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can you make the IoT a reality in your shop? Teelin discusses the connected factory and the technology that can build scalable digital solutions i...
The First Five: Tom Kurfess - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How can we prepare for the growing trend of advanced digital manufacturing? Teelin discusses adaptive learning and smart machining with Dr. Tom Kurfes...
The First Five: Mike Cicco - FANUC America
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Cicco, president and CEO of FANUC America, joins us to discuss the many ways automation can enhance uptime and quality.This episode is a sneak pr...
The First Five: Greg Jones - AMT
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Jones, vice president of SmartForce for AMT, joins us to discuss the many ways the industry can develop the workforce of the future.This episode ...