Lean Built: Manufacturing Freedom

This episode of the Lean Built Podcast starts in the shop but ends up on stage. Andrew  and Jay begin by discussing machining decisions—when to model details in CAD versus when to let CAM and shop sta...

22 Syys 202559min

What’s better: a locked-down, push-button system or total control over every parameter? In this episode, Andrew and Jay wrestle with that question across the shop floor and beyond. They start with Haa...

15 Syys 202558min

Jay and Andrew unpack the recent sale of Heller to DN Solutions and what it reveals about brand value, culture shifts, and the economics of high-ticket, low-volume machines. They move from industry ne...

8 Syys 202553min

Scarcity sells. But at what cost? In this episode of Lean Built, Jay and Andrew dig into the world of false urgency, hype marketing, and smoke-and-mirrors business tactics. From eBay nostalgia to NFT ...

1 Syys 202551min

This week’s conversation covers a little bit of everything. Andrew shares stories from his trip to Japan, including what he noticed at Matsuura’s factory and a clever little chip briquetting machine t...

25 Elo 202534min

In this solo debrief, Andrew recounts his visit to Matsuura’s plants in Japan, where he observed firsthand the discipline and detail that define Japanese manufacturing. He describes how Matsuura train...

18 Elo 202552min

Jay and Andrew swap stories about the constant balancing act between buying, making, renting, borrowing, and outsourcing. From renting camera lenses for product shoots to resisting the emotional pull ...

11 Elo 202543min

Andrew and Jay unpack a thought-provoking article from The Systems Thinker on the tension between learning and performance. How do you actually learn from failure? Is it a given that you will? The con...

4 Elo 202537min