# S7E23 Jordan Kapitanoff | Screw Manufacturing, LEAN Processes, and Investing for Engineers

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2026-05-29
- Length: 52m
- Episode: 23
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2026-05-29-s7e23-jordan-kapitanoff-screw-manufacturing-lean-processes-and-investing-for-eng

## Summary

Jordan Kapitanoff, Co-Founder of CoForge Technologies and Head Coach at Thinking Cap Personal and Career Coaching, discusses his journey from mechanical engineering at Extron Fastening Systems to leading operational excellence at G&W Electric and tmax Group. He details the manufacturing processes for screws, including header machines and roll threaders, and explains how he applied Lean and DMAIC methodologies to eliminate waste in engineering workflows. Kapitanoff also introduces the Engineering Capital Collective (ECC), a community focused on financial literacy and investing for engineers, and describes CoForge's role as an assembly and engineering services partner for the energy and medical sectors.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2026-05-29-s7e23-jordan-kapitanoff-screw-manufacturing-lean-processes-and-investing-for-eng#t=1) Introduction: Jordan Kapitanoff and Career Overview
- [9:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2026-05-29-s7e23-jordan-kapitanoff-screw-manufacturing-lean-processes-and-investing-for-eng#t=573) Screw Manufacturing: Forging, Headers, and Roll Threaders
- [16:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2026-05-29-s7e23-jordan-kapitanoff-screw-manufacturing-lean-processes-and-investing-for-eng#t=966) Lean Manufacturing and Eliminating Process Waste
- [27:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2026-05-29-s7e23-jordan-kapitanoff-screw-manufacturing-lean-processes-and-investing-for-eng#t=1669) Building Trust with Factory Floor Workers
- [36:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2026-05-29-s7e23-jordan-kapitanoff-screw-manufacturing-lean-processes-and-investing-for-eng#t=2188) Engineering Capital Collective (ECC) and Financial Freedom
- [42:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2026-05-29-s7e23-jordan-kapitanoff-screw-manufacturing-lean-processes-and-investing-for-eng#t=2526) CoForge Technologies: Assembly and Engineering Services

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- CoForge Technologies (company)
- Extron Fastening Systems (company)
- G&W Electric (company)
- tmax Group (company)
- Thinking Cap Personal and Career Coaching (company)
- Engineering Capital Collective (company)
- Kettering University (other)
- Aurora University (other)
- Villanova University (other)
- Pipeline Design & Engineering (company)
- PD Expo (other)

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