{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Manufacturing Mavericks","title":"From Hog Shed to Top Shop—The Evolution of a Family Business with Kylan Hastreiter","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/315a8c88\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2483,"description":"Greg McHale interviews Kylan Hastreiter, Vice President of Hastreiter Industries, located in Marshfield, WI. Kylan’s parents started the shop in the late 1980s in a hog shed with one Makino LeBlond lathe. Today, they specialize in complex parts for the aerospace industry and are a driving force in introducing young people in Wisconsin to manufacturing—even creating a makerspace for students at their facility. Every kid has a machine shop in their basement, right? ( 5:11)Turning over the reins to the next generation & rebranding the business (8:13)Introducing kids to STEM as part of the long game to build up a local workforce and a thriving manufacturing industry (12:48)It’s fun to have the latest & greatest technology! (21:47)Building a culture that embraces change  (24:55)Investments that had the biggest impact (27:08)Getting two machines for free  (29:22)How Hastreiter Industries impacts Wisconsin’s cheese industry  (31:46)Predictions for the next 7 years (33:58)Kylan answers the classic  “What do you know now, that you wish you knew then” question. (37:14)Links Referenced:Datanomix: https://datanomix.io/Hastreiter Industries: https://hastreiter.industries/Shiloh Bound: https://www.shilohbound.org/C2 Makerspace: https://www.c2makerspace.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084244807677LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/c2-makerspace/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/c2makerspace_marshfield/mfgmavericks.com: https://mfgmavericks.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Wr_w-oo6aTIctp9w_AOZ1TojVk76iB9zID4YOsrFvus/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ0MDYzLzE2OTIw/MzUyMjItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}