04. Perseverance and Transformation with Kurt Boquet at Kajan Perfection

After getting fed up with the lack of getting good data from their 3rd ERP system, Kurt discovered ProShop ERP and decided that it was the system for them. Once they overcame the fears of change and objections from some of their more senior employees, they ditched the paper and never looked back. They now feature ProShop on their building sign, business cards, and company advertisements. Amazing!! Kurt also shares their innovative solution for recruiting new employees and may other valuable insights in this episode. Enjoy!

About Kajan Perfection:
Kajan Perfection has been in business since 1980, first starting out as a small job shop—repair shop. We are a quality oriented, family owned and operated business keenly aware of the importance of quality parts and on time deliveries. Since our founding we have grown into a quick turnaround, small quantity prototype facility with experience in most stainless, titanium, nickel alloys including Nitronic and HyMu, and many other exotic materials as well as the standard 4140/4130 and mild steel grades. We are also experienced in machining aluminum and many types of plastics. Throughout the years we have had the opportunity to build and perfect the manufacturing process for parts such as gage carriers, setting tools, various types of manifolds, flow control equipment, housings, landing nipples, flanged parts, crossover subs, and test and separation equipment. From the simplest boat anchor to the most complicated flow control devices to immaculately machined acrylic show pieces, we have over 300 years of combined experience here at Kajan Perfection and we have never turned down the challenge of a complicated part.

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Website: www.kperfection.com
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03. From Investment Banker to Making Space Parts with Matt Lindsay from Autopilot

Matt Lindsay was an investment banker, spending lots of time in airports and different cities. He was also an avid fly-fisherman. When he saw an article about a local fly fishing reel manufacturing company and decided to ask the company for a tour to see how the reels were made, that sparked a conversation about him buying into the business. The existing owner, an excellent machinist and engineer, who wanted to grow the business but didn’t have the business skills, was looking for a partner to help grow the company. Matt joined in 2018 and got bitten by the manufacturing bug. After running the business on paper forms and spreadsheets for several years, he learned about ProShop and realized there was a better way. Four years later, they’ve doubled in size, gotten AS9100 certified, and could not imagine living without ProShop today. It feels great to be able to support a company like Autopilot. Enjoy this episode!

About Autopilot:
Our vision at Autopilot is to be a world class design and manufacturing company headquartered in Bozeman, Montana. From Fortune 100 companies to small innovation groups, we approach every project as a challenge that has a best-path and a best-result. We provide a broad range of design and manufacturing services to meet many specific needs and utilize both designers and machinists to ensure continuity in our process.

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Website: www.autopilotdesign.com
IG: @autopilot_cnc
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02. A College Course in Machine Shop Management with James Marzilli from Marzilli Machine Co.

James started his shop on a dare from his wife. For the first many years he did the best he could and grew the shop, but it was chaotic and a struggle. Once he implemented ProShop, he describes it as getting a college level education on HOW a machine shop should actually be run. From there, he grew Marzilli Machine 64% the next year with the same staff and machines. And he and his wife have taken more vacation in subsequent years than in the decade before. This is a true transformation story which we are lucky to be able to capture in person. Enjoy this episode.

About Marzilli Machine Co.:
Marzilli Machine strives to be the best machine shop in our area. We have the ability to make the complicated parts that other shops are unwilling to. We are constantly improving processes and techniques to bring our customers the best value. Our goal is to help our customers achieve their needs within their budget. Marzilli Machine will take your parts and deliver them to you complete with paint or finish that you desire.

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Website: www.marzmachine.com
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IG: @marzilli_machine_co