# Connecting Advanced Machining Strategies to Business Results Part 1

- Show: [Lights Out](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lights-out)
- Published: 2024-11-20
- Length: 28m
- Episode: 6
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lights-out/2024-11-20-connecting-advanced-machining-strategies-to-business-results-part-1
- Listen: https://8819970d-2c51-481c-b08a-4d2a806885b2.libsyn.com/connecting-advanced-machining-strategies-to-business-results-part-1

## Summary

Host Nick Goellner and guests Mike Payne (AME) and Caleb Mertz (Dynomics) discuss how machine monitoring data must be paired with coaching and advanced machining strategies to drive business results. They analyze recent manufacturing technology order data, highlighting the divergence between OEM investment and job shop caution due to interest rates. The conversation emphasizes that monitoring is useless without behavioral change, illustrating how adaptive feed rate controls and tooling optimization enable reliable 'lights out' automation by balancing cycle times with tool life.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lights-out/2024-11-20-connecting-advanced-machining-strategies-to-business-results-part-1#t=0) Introduction and IMTS Elevate Overview
- [2:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lights-out/2024-11-20-connecting-advanced-machining-strategies-to-business-results-part-1#t=147) What We Listen To at Work
- [7:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lights-out/2024-11-20-connecting-advanced-machining-strategies-to-business-results-part-1#t=420) Manufacturing News: Technology Orders Grow
- [14:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lights-out/2024-11-20-connecting-advanced-machining-strategies-to-business-results-part-1#t=866) ProShop for Cutting Tool Management
- [16:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lights-out/2024-11-20-connecting-advanced-machining-strategies-to-business-results-part-1#t=971) Coaching is More Important Than Monitoring
- [20:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lights-out/2024-11-20-connecting-advanced-machining-strategies-to-business-results-part-1#t=1244) Adaptive Controls and Tooling Optimizations

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- IMTS 2024 Elevate (other)
- ProShop (tool)
- Dynomics (tool)
- AME (company)
- Industrial Distribution (other)
- AMT (company)
- ChillHop Radio (other)
- Pop Goes Classical (other)
- Erica Violet (other)

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- [The Value of Data Democratization in Manufacturing | MachineMetric's Graham Immerman](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-09-01-the-value-of-data-democratization-in-manufacturing-machinemetrics-graham-immerma) (IoT For All Podcast)
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