Lean Built: Manufacturing Freedom
By Henry Holsters and Pierson Workholding
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Two successful entrepreneurs talk about manufacturing, lean principles, and the freedom they are pursuing in life and business.
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Going to IMTS 2026? 7 Tips for Machine Shop Owners | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E158
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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When a Good Employee Isn’t the Right Employee | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E157
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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Why Simplicity Beats Complexity in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E156
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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Your Team Doesn’t See You the Way You Think They Do | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E155
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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Don’t Let AI Do Your Thinking | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E154
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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Why Every Machine Shop Should Take More Shop Tours | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E153
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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Your Memory Is Not a Management System | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E152
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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The More You Optimize, The More Things Break | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E151
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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The Hidden Cost of Being the Easy Button (and 14 other lessons from Japan) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E150
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Why Great Companies Can’t Be Copied | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E149
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Six Types of Working Genius (w/ John Grimsmo) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E148
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May 25, 2026 |
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Is A Good Leader A Dictator? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E147
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May 18, 2026 |
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The Dangerous Line Between Confidence and Delusion in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E146
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May 11, 2026 |
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Why “Too Big to Fail” Is a Lie (and What Actually Keeps You Alive)| Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E145
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May 04, 2026 |
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When Your Shop Fix Doesn't Solve the Problem | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E144
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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What Actually Made The Machining Summit Worth It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E143
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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The Factory Caught Fire—Here’s What Saved the Business (w/ Brian Meyers) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E142
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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When Selling Through a Dealer Backfires | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E141
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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The Hidden Labor Cost That’s Killing Your Margins | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E140
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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You’re Making Parts Too Fast (And It’s Hurting Your Shop) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E139
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Why Some Operators See Problems And Others Don’t | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E138
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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The Best Meeting Is No Meeting | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E137
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Safety Over Throughput: The Leadership Test Shop Owners Fail | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E136
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Beyond ‘Fix What Bugs You’ w/ Russell Watkins | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E135
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Make Defects to Eliminate Defects | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E134
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Why Goodwill Beats Winning in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E133
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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The Quiet Way Lean Improvements Fail | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E132
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Just Because You Can Cut It Doesn’t Mean You Should Quote It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E131
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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When Simple Systems Beat Smart Ones | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E130
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Business Growth Isn’t a Solo Game | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E129
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Andrew Is Fired: Letting Go of the Owner-Hero Trap | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E128
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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The Point of Lean is People | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E127
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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When Shipping Fails, You Fly | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E126
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Running Your Shop at 100% Capacity Is a Mistake | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E125
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Majoring On The Majors | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E124
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Lean Saved Their Factory: Fire Prevention, Inventory Wins & Q4 Strategy | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E123
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Building a Company That Can Survive Without You | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E122
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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The Best First CNC Machine | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E121
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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The Power of Looking Back | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E120
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Lessons from the Gemba Summit in Belfast | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E119
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Think in Seasons, Not Sprints | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E118
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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The Power of Fractional Expertise | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E117
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Stolen Trailer | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E116
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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The 95% Rule: Finish What You Start | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E115
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Building Systems That Don’t Break | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E114
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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From Toolpaths to Turntables | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E113
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Flexibility vs. Control | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E112
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Defending Against Knockoffs | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E111
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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The Lie of Urgency | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E110
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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What Happens When the Boss Leaves? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E109
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Inside Matsuura: Andrew's Japan Trip | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E108
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Why We Bought It, Sold It, or Never Should Have Owned It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E107
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Actually Learning From Mistakes | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E106
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Firing Bad Customers | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E105
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Red Tag Everything | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E104
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Why We Don’t Baby Our Machines | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E103
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Taking the Right Risks | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E102
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Inbox Zero is a Trap (+ Vacuum Workholding Deep Dive) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E101
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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We Answer Your Questions For Episode 100 | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E100
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Yellow Tags and Micro Frustrations | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E99
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Your Lean Is Not My Lean | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E98
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Constraints Give You More Freedom | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E97
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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What a Tornado Taught Us About Manufacturing Risk | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E96
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May 26, 2025 |
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The Cut Didn’t Sound Right | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E95
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May 19, 2025 |
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Remote Work That Works: Tools, Culture & Communication Tactics | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E94
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May 12, 2025 |
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Why We’re Not Typing SOPs Anymore | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E93
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May 05, 2025 |
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Matsuura MX Update: Why We Chose It, How It’s Going, and What We’ve Learned | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E92
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Why Smart Owners Get Their Hands Dirty | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E91
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Modular Mayhem: What Holsters Teach Us About Lean Manufacturing | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E90
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Other People’s Lead Times Are Killing Me | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E89
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Improv and the Art of Listening | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E88
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Stop and Fix: Building a Culture of Lean Accountability | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E87
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Shipping Woes & Business Wins: A Lean Approach to Logistics | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E86
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Surviving the Install: The High-Stakes World of CNC Machine Setup | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E85
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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The Decision-Making Hack That Frees Up Time | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E84
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Smart Failure vs. Dumb Failure | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E83
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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The Art of Hiring: Finding the Right Fit Without Micromanaging | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E82
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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No Questions? No Job! Why Incurious People Are Bad Employees | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E81
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Hack Your Business With Automation, Routine, & Memory | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E80
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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SHOT Show 2025 Debrief | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E79
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Loathing Las Vegas (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Trade Show) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E78
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Buy The Machine, Buy The Culture | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E77
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Shop Insights with John Saunders| Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E76
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Lessons from 2024 and Exciting Ventures for 2025 | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E75
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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The 5-Step Innovation Process | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E74
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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5-Axis CNC Showdown: The Machine That Won the Day| Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E73
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Craftsmanship, Innovation, and Lean: From Electric Bass Design to Everyday Efficiency | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E72
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Sales That Don't Cheapen Your Brand | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E71
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Should You Bet On Yourself Or Somebody Else? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E70
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Do You Get Paid By Ideas or Hours? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E69
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Numbers Without Decisions Are Noise | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E68
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Standards Are Gorgeous | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E67
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Effort Doesn't Equal Output | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E66
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Anything Worth Doing is Worth Doing Poorly? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E65
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Self-Limitation for Success | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E64
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Is Clean Lean? (The Aesthetics of Efficiency) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E63
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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What Makes More Money—Spindles or Pallets? (Plus More IMTS Followup) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E62
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Eliminate Choices, Solve ACTUAL Problems | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E61
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Live from IMTS 2024 | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E60
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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IMTS Trick 'n' Tips | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E59
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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The Bullet Tells The Truth | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E58
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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The Dark Side of Lean | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E57
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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The Power of Staying In Your Lane | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E56
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Crossroads & Clarity: Navigating Big Decisions in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E55
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Don't Be Blind To The Future | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E54
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Creating A Company You Can Sell One Day | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E53
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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When Saving Money Costs Too Much | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E52
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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How Companies Die | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E51
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Just Try It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E50
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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The Art of Customer Disappointment | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E49
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Eat, Sleep, Succeed | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E48
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Document or Die | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E47
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Days Off That Are Days On | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E46
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Layout Or Location? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E45
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May 27, 2024 |
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Morning Meetings That Actually Work | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E44
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May 20, 2024 |
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Terrible Design That MAKES You Mess Up | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E43
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May 13, 2024 |
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Don't Hire Too Quickly | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E42
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May 06, 2024 |
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Prioritize Finishing Before Starting | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E41
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Buy Machines the Smart Way | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E40
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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I'm The One Who Sets Me Up To Fail | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E39
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Avoiding Decision Fatigue | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E38
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Grow Fast or Grow Slow? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E37
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Machine Malfunctions to Avoid | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E36
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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When Does Analog Beat Digital? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E35
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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The Power of Deletion | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E34
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Using Kanban To Expose Weaknesses | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E33
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Find the Answer Where You Ask the Question | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E32
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Lessons from a Lathe | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E31
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Money Buys You an Easy Button | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E30
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Technology Should Never Be The Bottleneck | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E29
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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The Best Expeditor is No Expeditor | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E28
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Inflexible Lean is Bad Lean | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E27
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Buying Ahead can be a Big Mistake | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E26
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Lulled in by Robots | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E25
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Handling a Backlog with Lean | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E24
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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"Use it or lose it" is a losing philosophy | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E23
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Free, New and NOBODY Wanted It! | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E22
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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The data is never fully pristine | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E21
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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'Monkey Like Shiny' Syndrome | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E20
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Would you start over with what you know now? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E19
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Where are the problems happening? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E18
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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I Paid $3,000 for THEIR Mistake! | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E17
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Don't Burn Up Goodwill | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E16
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Construction, Shop Layout and Unknowns | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E15
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Company Culture IS a Magnet! | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E14
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Relying on memory is a process without guardrails | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E13
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Optimizing processes that shouldn't exist | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E12
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Fixing problems, not symptoms | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E11
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Communicate, Communicate then Over-Communicate | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E10
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Real Value vs Perceived Value | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E9
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Our Lego Test for Hiring | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E8
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Do you have a Competitive Advantage? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E7
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Don't Sell, Provide Value | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E6
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Fixing what's not working | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E5
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Keys to Resting Well | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E4
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Intuitive designs, Please! | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E3
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Is Chasing Rewards a path to Burnout? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E2
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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The Balance of time, money and energy | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E1
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Sep 19, 2023 |