This week's episode brings together 3 guys who have volunteered time to serve a great cause, Sacramento Valley Manufacturers. It was a pleasure to interview 3 of the co-founders of the Sacramento Valley SME. They cumulatively with the rest of the chapter bring together a lot of knowledge and resources to manufacturers in the region. Listen to the perspective of Jeff Briggs, … [Read more...]
Servicing Sacramento Valley Manufacturers
When I first met Jeff Briggs from the Sacramento Valley SME, I was excited about his passion for the industry. Jeff was my first point of contact at the organization. At my first SME meeting, I met then Mike Bell and Matt Valine, two of the other co-founders of the organization. I sat down with Matt, Mike, and Jeff recently to record episode 5 of the Manufacturing Advocates … [Read more...]
Doing the Impossible Since 1972 EP2
When the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station was being built in Herald, CA there was a problem. They needed to train and test welders faster. At the time, they were having to send the pipe out to a machine shop to have it beveled. There could be zero defects in weld quality. It was clear that a more efficient solution was needed. They needed to prep the ends of the pipe … [Read more...]
Growing up a Manufacturing Advocate
When I first met Joe Wernette I had been a temporary fixture in the machine shop at Tri Tool. I was working in their machining department implementing some software that integrated with their CNC machines. During that time I was called into a meeting to discuss something, and Joe was one of the people present. I didn't know it then, but Joe was the next CEO of Tri Tool and … [Read more...]