makeintheUSA

US manufacturer for over 25 years. I've seen some shit.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@CalebChamberla6 Making it past year 5 means you are in an elite class. You are almost to year ten which is even more rare. Year 20 will be here before you know it and the others will be long gone.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@zanehengsperger I once (reluctantly) loaded 3500 lbs of a36 into the back of a customer’s Ford Ranger and the front wheels came off the ground.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@zachglabman Mill contracts give you the ability to plan, which is worth more than sporadic savings from spot price.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@CalebChamberla6 You don’t need investors for decades-long growth, you already have the recipe. Cash flow + time will get you there. Real momentum starts at years 15-20, and you have all the control. No investor wants to commit for more than 5 years no matter what they tell you.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@broblas Too bad that can’t be formed

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@EdwardMehr Huntsville is underrated. If I had to start over I’d be in AL. The state actually wants businesses.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@jimbelosic I always used a staffing service.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@zanehengsperger Never become too smart. It makes you cocky.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@67Designs @CalebChamberla6 One of my competitors grew fast in the free spending dot com days. Then they collapsed under their own weight. It worked out for me because I was able to get their near new equipment at the liquidation. The long game is undefeated.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@CalebChamberla6 Congratulations.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@_baldtires Stamping made me the most money with the least effort in my career.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@photoncmndr Not a problem in Florida. The tradeoff is iguanas.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@kegrocket A skillsaw

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@CalebChamberla6 @mikeman2022 @heskelbalas @jimbelosic @KennethCassel @fabworks_guy @zanehengsperger Laser-cut tube is the best solution if it is easy to access. Caleb is doing exactly that.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@photoncmndr I always removed office space in order to fit more machines. Office people can work from a rented trailer, machines need dedicated space.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@zanehengsperger The “build vs buy” equation is so much easier today than in the 1990s. There is much more information available today so you can build from scratch with lower risk.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@CalebChamberla6 I paid for my son’s house with “arcane” manufacturing. There is money to be made for those who look in the right places.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

@CalebChamberla6 @nicolasrenold @Solenoidfan There’s a lot of business in that phrase. Perhaps millions.

[makeintheUSA @oldguyMFG]

Our job shop used to serve dozens of customers. Then came the “enterprise” customers who needed white glove service. Guess where our quoting team spent their time? Guess where our sales team spent their time? Guess who bought new equipment just to serve these “enterprise” customers? At first it looked good on paper, and then our customer concentration changed. A few customers now made up 40 percent of our revenue. Then guess what happened when they left for a lower bidder?

[Zane Hengsperger @zanehengsperger]

the goal is same or next day metals for all factories in america