MXD
July 12, 2022 at 11:30 CST
1415 North Cherry Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60642
The Illinois Roundtable was a hit. Everyone was able to connect and reenergize.
Month: June 2022
Each material has a specification that covers requirements that apply to characteristics important to our machining and processing as well as end use of parts. Learn what to expect – what to do and not do – to avoid and minimize material issues that can negatively affect your processing.
Recorded: May 2, 2022 at National Technical Conference in Milwaukee, WI.
Speakers:
Joe Gentile, Hangsterfer’s Laboratories
Matt Schubert, Round Ground Metals
John Pechan, Round Ground Metals
Ray Schnell, Valbruna Stainless
Jack Horner, Wieland Chase
Who would benefit: Setup, Machinists, Estimators, Engineers, Foremen, Leadmen, Operators, Quality
Experience track: Mastery
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Comments from attendees:
- Good discussions with all of the speakers
- Great job by everyone who spoke. Informative and relevant.
- Good info
- A lot of really good knowledge.
- Very insightful session. strong material insights and also great to include Hangsterfers.
- I enjoyed the presentations
- Enjoyed the conversation on all metals.
- Very interesting – thank you
Released June 27, 2022.
Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller provide a technical lesson on the properties of the steel materials that we machine in our shops.
PMPA Business Trends May 2022
PMPA’s May Business Trends Report showed the precision machined products industry’s Sales up 38 points or 29 percent from May 2021. Sales were up 7 percent from the prior month, achieving a new second highest value ever at 167. Three of four sentiment indicators were positive, with only Lead Times softening slightly- its first decline since December 2021. The PMPA shops participating in our Business Trends reporting are substantially outperforming the broader Industrial Production sector.
If you are not currently participating in PMPA’s Monthly Business Trends reporting, you are missing a great peer benchmark and a tool to provide you with confidence for your business decisions. Contact Veronica Durden to sign up.
iSwiss Tools Corporation
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
161 Sanrico Drive
Manchester, CT 06042
PMPA had a great time with members in Connecticut. 
Recorded: May 3, 2022 at National Technical Conference in Milwaukee, WI.
Speakers:
Kevin Johnson, Fischer Special Tool
Brandon Buckhout (filling in for Osny Fabricio, Balzers)
Who would benefit: Setup, Machinists, Estimators, Engineers, Foremen, Leadmen, Operators
Experience track: Mastery
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Comments from attendees:
- Great explanation of various coating how they appear
- Very good and valuable information
- Good info.
- Pretty interesting presentation
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Tucson, Arizona
October 6 – 10, 2022
Dear PMPA members,
As PMPA President, I would like to invite you to our PMPA Annual Meeting! This year’s
meet-up occurs from October 6-10 at the lovely Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in
Tucson, Arizona. I cannot overstate the opportunities for knowledge and networking
at this event. Bruce Mehlman heads our esteemed list of speakers.
Even as the pandemic recedes, unfortunately, we face challenges with inflation, rising
fuel costs, and political unrest both home and abroad. While COVID weighed heavy
on our people and hospitals, manufacturing rose to meet the challenge. We may not
have all the answers, but we have enough solutions to make a difference, and I have
never been prouder to be part of manufacturing.
Another reason to smile…after several years of inactivity, the PMPA Educational
Foundation is up and running again and they will be hosting a golf outing at the
Annual Meeting! The first Educational Foundation grants were awarded in December
2004. I look forward to hearing more success stories about funding training in the
industry.
Thank you for your support of PMPA. I encourage all to attend our meetup this
October. There is no better opportunity to connect with people who have succeeded
in the face of supply chain disruption, skilled labor shortages, and other issues–and
have a blast doing it! I hope to see you there!
Kind regards,
Aneesa Muthana
PMPA President
CEO and President, Pioneer Service Inc.
Parts are what the front office sells to customers, but chips are what we produce to make those parts. In this session, Miles will challenge you to reexamine your machining practice by learning to see and understand what the chips that you make are telling you about the process. Vocabulary of chip types, conditions and how to apply in your shop.
Recorded: May 3, 2022 at National Technical Conference in Milwaukee, WI.
Speaker: Miles Free III, PMPA
Description: Parts are what the front office sells to customers, but chips are what we produce to make those parts. In this session, Miles will challenge you to reexamine your machining practice by learning to see and understand what the chips that you make are telling you about the process. Vocabulary of chip types, conditions and how to apply in your shop.
Who would benefit: Setup, Machinists, Estimators, Engineers, Foremen, Leadmen, Operators
Experience track: Mastery
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$100 for PMPA Members who did not attend.
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Comments from attendees:
- Best session of the entire conference!!
- Very informative
- Very well presented. I like the real-world samples given.
- Great presentation, well presented by Miles!
- Very informative for an inexperienced machinist. Miles was a great speaker and very knowledgeable
- Great and very informative. Very well explained.
- Great presentation with great speaker. Very informative session
- Very good information
- I will use this knowledge to be a better “detective” at my shop. Great course!
- Great, informative presentation
- Excellent sharing of fundamentals. Continue this!
- Great power point show. Really help to break it down for us so we understand what we are seeing
PMPA Northern Ohio Chapter Golf Outing
Friday, September 30, 2022
12:00 PM Shotgun Start (Scramble Format)
Valleaire Golf Club
6969 Boston Road
Hinckley, OH 44233
A big thank you to all the members and guests who showed up for a great outing. 
110 Grill
1 Lumber Street Hopkington, MA 01748
PMPA had a great time in Eastern New England. 
