Most engineers know how to draw parts.But very few truly understand how machines actually make them.That gap between CAD design and manufacturing reality is the real reason “simple” engineering designs turn into expensive problems on the shop floor — blown budgets, delayed production, frustrated machinists, and parts that never behave the way they looked on screen.In this powerful episode of Manufacturing Runs The World, we break down why so many engineering designs fail in real production — and why the problem usually isn’t the machine, the shop, or the quote… it’s the disconnect between design and how parts are actually made.If you’ve ever wondered why a part that “should” cost $150 suddenly costs $10,000…Why machinists push back on drawings…Or why production timelines explode after design sign-off…This episode will fundamentally change how you see engineering and manufacturing.Jeremy Wagley is a manufacturing leader at Engineered Tooling & Manufacturing (ETM) with more than 30 years of hands-on experience across sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, welding, grinding, and shop-floor operations. He started his career on the CAD side, becoming highly skilled at drawing parts — but like many engineers, he didn’t fully understand the real-world consequences of his designs until he began making those parts himself.That shift — from screen to shop floor — taught him something most engineering programs never do: machine intuition.This episode exposes the real gap between CAD design and manufacturing reality. Modern CAD software like SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and Fusion 360 makes designing fast and visually perfect. But real manufacturing isn’t clean lines and ideal geometry — it’s tooling limitations, setups, tolerances, recalls, bending constraints, material behavior, welding time, grinding time, inspection, rework, and human labor.When engineers ignore those realities, costs explode and production slows.Jeremy shares unforgettable, real shop-floor stories that reveal the hidden risks behind manufacturing decisions — including building a massive robot chassis that was dropped off a truck and scrapped, and producing hundreds of parts for a client who went bankrupt, leaving the shop surrounded by inventory no one could ship or sell.These stories aren’t just entertaining — they expose the business realities behind quoting, fabrication, and production that most engineers never see until it’s too late.This episode is for:Mechanical engineersManufacturing engineersProduct designersCAD designersMachinists and fabricatorsShop owners and operations managersEngineering and trade studentsIf you work with CNC machines, press brakes, laser cutters, welding stations, grinding rooms, or use tools like SolidWorks, Fusion 360, AutoCAD, or Mastercam, this conversation will help you design better parts, reduce manufacturing cost, and avoid painful redesigns.CHAPTERS00:00 Introduction01:52 Meet Jeremy Wagley03:40 CAD Without Shop Experience04:14 Learning by Making05:30 Shop Culture & Reality06:33 Old vs New Manufacturing08:04 Wild Shop-Floor Stories09:14 Pretty CAD vs Reality09:50 $10,000 vs $150 Parts10:05 Robot Chassis Story11:09 Client Bankruptcy Reality12:52 Manufacturing Lessons That StickA big thank you to our sponsors for supporting Manufacturing Runs The World and helping us share real stories from the factory floor.🔹 Ellison TechnologiesEllison Technologies delivers advanced manufacturing solutions and machine tools that help shops work smarter, faster, and more competitively.🔹 GSC – Industry Leading Reseller of SOLIDWORKS & Markforged 3D PrintersGSC is one of the nation’s leading resellers of SOLIDWORKS CAD software and Markforged industrial 3D printers, empowering engineers and manufacturers with cutting-edge design, simulation, and additive manufacturing solutions.