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Modern Machine Shop – ERP and Process Changes Increase Shop’s Revenue 64% YoY “You don’t know how much waste you have until you address it,” says James Marzilli, founder and president of Marzilli Machine, a high-end component manufacturer located in Fall River, Massachusetts. Marzilli has been running his shop since 2011, but even after adopting a simple ERP system in 2013, managing the shop and ensuring its efficient operation was

Making Chips Podcast Featuring Jamie and Lee I met Jamie and Lee Marzilli at ProShop ERP’s happy hour event while we were at IMTS 2022. When I heard how they founded and grew a machine shop as a married couple, I knew we needed to have them as guests on MakingChips. So in this episode, Jamie and Lee share their background in machining and how they built Marzilli Machine from

Lee Discussing Connect Pay Benefits Lee Marzilli from Marzilli Machine Co. has seen firsthand the benefits of using direct deposit in her small manufacturing company. Throughout the video Lee talks about how her business uses direct deposit as a recruiting tool for new employees and to retain the great employees she currently has. Watch Video

Machine Shop Mastery Podcast – Relentless Documentation of SOPs, Paying Yourself First, and Other Advice for Shop Owners In this episode, James Marzilli shares his journey from trade school, becoming a tool and die maker, and eventually starting his shop in 2011 when his grandmother co-signed on a loan for him. Jamie has a great story and an infectious passion for the trade and continuing to push himself and his

The Herald News – Marzilli Machine Co. making items to help fight spread of coronavirus FALL RIVER – Marzilli Machine Co., a local precision machine shop, announced Wednesday that it has been deemed the primary manufacturer of essential parts, assemblies and services required in the production of the necessary medical testing equipment to be used in the fight against coronavirus, according to a press release. Continue Reading…

Modern Machine Shop Publication – “Soft” Automation is Long Overdue Digitalizing and systemizing the clerical work of quoting and quality control is more achievable and more urgent than ever.

Modern Machine Shop Online – Digitalized Job Shop Scales Up “Everybody was doing the right thing, but somehow we still weren’t making any money.” Job shop owner James Marzilli was discussing a specific job when he said this, but the problem was bigger than any single project. One lesson of this Boston area manufacturer’s recent, rapid growth is that mismanaged inventory, lack of standardization, documentation errors and other systematic inefficiencies

The Herald News – Masschusetts manufacturing grant winners announced in Fall River Marzilli Machine Company qualified for the maximum amount of $250,000. Its president James Marzilli, a graduate of Fall River’s Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School, started the company in 2011 with his wife Lee Anne who acts as its chief executive. Continue Reading….

Marzilli Machine Company – Brooks Associates Marzilli Machine Company, a precision CNC machine, OEM, and Parts Supplier based in Fall River, MA has experienced incredible growth over the past 5 years. Owner, James Marzilli, started the company in 2011 with just one machine and it has already increased tenfold with the company now running 14 machines, with 11 employees on 2 shifts just to keep up.Continue Reading