#450 Growth eats cash for breakfast
From Business of Machining by John Grimsmo & John Saunders
March 27, 2026 · 51 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges of business growth in machining, including cash flow issues and various technical topics.
Topics: * SMW buys more machines - growth eats cash for breakfast * Oil contaminating encoders * Fusion sketch slowness and diffraction gratings * Coolant maintenance * ShopVR * Watchmaking deep dive
People in this episode
Hosts: John Grimsmo, John Saunders
Topics covered
- business growth
- machine acquisition
- coolant maintenance
- technology in machining
- watchmaking
Keywords
- business growth
- cash flow
- machining technology
- coolant maintenance
- watchmaking
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SMW, ShopVR
Products: encoders, Fusion sketch, coolant
Books & works: watchmaking
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