Aashay Kumar

Modernizing Manufacturing at Tri-Form, Inc (TFI). Ex McMaster-Carr.

[Aaron Slodov @aphysicist]

gm we are going to win

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

@MLFiuk @MLFiuk would be great to talk supply chain and machined/welded components as we are engaged with several emerging robotics companies in Pittsburgh!

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

Heading to Reindustrialize. If you’re building onshore in aerospace, defense, energy, robotics, etc. and need a machining&fab partner with McMaster-level responsiveness, let’s connect. We are AS9100-certified supporting prototypes (qty 1) through production volumes. @reindsummit

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

@jakeknudsen5 @jakeknudsen5 look forward to seeing you there!

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

@danielmitchell @boxcardavid 🤣 🤣

[REINDUSTRIALIZE SUMMIT @reindsummit]

ONE WEEK OUT

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

@reindsummit Lfg!!

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

@pmitu College roommate and I sold our social calendaring app in 2015 to the university we went to school at. We thought it was gonna be the next Facebook when we first had the idea and built the first version out 😂

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

@aphysicist Recently heard a search fund investor recommend a room of MBAs to “stay away from manufacturing, it’s too capital intensive” and to go towards IT services and “other blue collar work”…

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

@andrewkornuta Interesting. I would’ve expected the 67% to be closer to 90%. Completing 90% of quotes in <24 hours should be standard. With raw material prices more transparent (shoutout @noxmetals) and AI-reviewing STEPs, it’s minutes per part (seconds when fully automated).

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

@HiLanden @HiLanden I own a shop in Pittsburgh, Tri-Form Inc. (TFI), and we have capacity. Plz have your friend send requests to [email protected] and we’ll respond quickly. I worked at McMaster-Carr before this and am aiming to bring that level of service to the machining world.

[Ian Miles Cheong @ianmiles]

Marc Andreessen just revealed the Elon Musk philosophy that completely broke his brain: "The best product in the world shouldn't even need a logo."

We all know Elon is relentless about quality. As Marc puts it: "Do you want the best car in the world or not, right? Like that's Elon's mentality... And it's working very well."

But at a recent event, Elon took this mindset to a completely different level. He dropped a perspective so jarring that Marc initially thought it was a joke.

Elon’s thesis? "You shouldn't even have to have your name on the product. It's just obvious. Everybody knows."

The logic is brutal but simple. If you build the undeniable, undisputed best thing in the world, everybody uses it. And because everybody uses it, you don't need to slap your branding all over it to prove it's yours.

Think about that. We spend endless hours agonizing over marketing, tweaking brand colors, and putting our logos on every square inch of what we build. But the ultimate flex isn't a flashy logo. The ultimate flex is building something so undeniably brilliant that its mere existence is the brand.

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

Great clip. Markets don’t lie. They’re pulling a generation of builders back toward infrastructure, energy, defense—toward things that actually move the world.

Reindustrialization isn’t a trend, it’s a necessity.

#LetsBuild

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

@ThaaatColin We’re trying to solve this as well. Automation is definitively an aspect of the solution, but so is McMaster-level of service. The responses this customer received are unacceptable. We need to raise the customer service standard in manufacturing to properly reindustralize.

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

@zanehengsperger Lead time would likely provide additional context. Customers pick McMaster for speed and reliability knowing it may cost them a few extra bucks, so this isn’t a surprising view by itself.

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

@nicetrygrover You’re looking at a machine that inspects glass for tiny defects.

We make a lot of the metal components that support the machine and its sensors.

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

CAD models and drawings rarely tell the full story.

We visited one of our customers this week, and seeing their inspection systems assembled in person revealed a few opportunities to simplify the sub-assemblies.

#manufacturing #PrecisionMachining #TFITuesday

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

@danielmitchell @danielmitchell hasn’t felt like a leap — more like a smooth walk.

The added visibility has been huge for how we track, discuss, and act on utilization week to week. Keep it up!

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

@danielmitchell @danielmitchell I can’t take credit— McMaster hires for capability and trains for empathy. The goal was never to keep customers on the site longer but to respect their time, get them what they need quickly, and let them get back to work. That’s reflected in the speed you see.

[Aashay Kumar @aashaykumar92]

@MorellCarson Thank you for coming by and look forward to being part of Takton’s Partner Network!