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Cole Studer

Cole Studer

CTO of Miltech Manufacturing (AS9100 CNC machining, Norton, Kansas) and CEO/co-founder of Mericron, a Kansas startup developing American-made wireless microcontroller silicon.

Sep 17, 2026

The ReForge Podcast

The ReForge Podcast

Modernize or Close Your Doors (with Cole Studer) | ReForge 026

Sep 17 · 36m

Colin RussHOST
16:59
So is that one of your biggest constraints is kind of that workforce side of it?
Cole Studer
Cole StuderGUEST
17:03
Yep.
Cole Studer
Cole StuderGUEST
17:04
Currently, I've been able to attract some talent.
Cole Studer
Cole StuderGUEST
17:06
We just got some guys that relocated from the East Coast.
Cole Studer
Cole StuderGUEST
17:11
I even pulled in a friend of mine.
Cole Studer
Cole StuderGUEST
17:13
I've known him since college.
Cole Studer
Cole StuderGUEST
17:14
He's been in the machining industry programming for like 12 or 14 years now.

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