We Could Open Two Factories a Year (with Caleb Chamberlain) | ReForge 028

In this episode, Matthew Chang and Colin Russ talk with Caleb Chamberlain (Co-Founder and CEO at OSH Cut) about building a fabrication company that competes on predictability and software instead of cash burn, and why that model scales across the country. If you care about manufacturing, automation, supply chain, industrial AI, capital, this one is for you. What we cover Monte Carlo simulation for capacity and bottleneck planning Why OSH Cut picked Cincinnati for site two Dropping shops where traditional shops already cluster Bootstrapping with a HELOC instead of venture capital Data center demand displacing everyone else's capacity Chapters 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro  01:11 Caleb's Journey to OSHCut  05:37 Scaling OSHCut with R&D and Smart Capacity  25:53 Why Cincinnati Matters  29:23 Scaling Shops Nationwide  40:13 Funding Moats and Wrap Hosts: Matthew Chang and Colin Russ Guest: Caleb Chamberlain, Co-Founder and CEO at OSH Cut Find Caleb Chamberlain: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-chamberlain-a4029711/?isSelfProfile=false https://oshcut.com | https://x.com/CalebChamberla6 Find Matthew Chang: https://x.com/MatthewChang | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewachang/ Find Colin Russ: https://x.com/ThaaatColin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinruss/ Find Chang Robotics: https://changrobotics.ai | https://www.linkedin.com/company/changrobotics/ Seven Steps to Reindustrialize America: https://www.thereforgepodcast.com/7steps Resources mentioned Seven Powers by Hamilton Helmer ISM Purchasing Managers Index for manufacturing Follow ReForge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-reforge-podcast/ X: https://x.com/thereforgepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thereforgepod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thereforgepod Website: https://thereforgepodcast.com/ Want to be a guest or partner? If you're building, funding, operating, or shaping the future of U.S. manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you.  Email: [email protected] About ReForge ReForge is a podcast featuring conversations with the leaders reindustrializing America.  This show exists to prove American reindustrialization is possible, pivotal, and pressing.  Hosted by Matthew Chang and Colin Russ. Produced by Chang Robotics.