The 10 Year Plan that Built this Machine Shop

About this episode

Chris Basgall discusses the 10 year plan that led to the success of Catamount Machine Works, focusing on automation and compliance certifications.

Chris Basgall is the CEO of Catamount Machine Works, whose 10 year plan, covered in this video, has secured their AS9100 Certification, their ITAR Registration, their JCP Certification, and are CMMC 2.0 Compliant. This conversation covers this 10 year plan, incorporating automation, the value of certifications, the role of leadership in implementing the plan, and how they create the incentives necessary to maintain compliance. This is an amazing conversation anyone can learn from! Visit their Website! https://catmw.com/ Nate Wheeler is the owner of weCreate, a nationally recognized marketing agency that helps manufacturers grow, save money, and become more efficient. Reach out to us below. https://www.wecreate.com/services/marketing-consulting/ https://www.wecreate.com/contact/ Want to be a guest? Join the Manufacturing Insiders Network and fill out an application on our website! https://mfginsiders.com/

People in this episode

Host: Nate Wheeler

Guest: Chris Basgall

Topics covered

• 10 year plan
• machine shop
• certifications
• automation
• leadership
• compliance

Keywords

• machine shop
• 10 year plan
• AS9100
• ITAR
• CMMC
• leadership
• automation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catamount Machine Works, weCreate, AS9100 Certification, ITAR Registration, JCP Certification, CMMC 2.0, Manufacturing Insiders Network

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