ICYMI- In Case You Missed It
by Joe Jackson
Director of Communications & Events, PMPA
Published January 1, 2026
New Members
- Rimeco Products Inc.
- Southern Michigan Center for Science and Industry
- Swisset Tool Company
- Comet Tool Inc.
Past Events
- PMPA Illinois Chapter Dale Carnegie Workshop: Communicating with Different Personality Styles
Speaking Of Precision Podcasts
- Talking Business Part 11 with John Detterbeck
- Powder 3D Printing for the Shop Six Reasons Steel is Vacuum Treated
- Speaking of Precision: Season 6 Finale (Blooper Reel)
- Decarburization
- Talking Business Part 12 with John Detterbeck
- Regulatory Update
Committees
PMPA’s IT Committee met at INDEX Corporation in Noblesville, IN to start planning
their sessions for Management Update Conference 2026 (March 5-7 in Charlotte, NC)
and for the National Technical Conference 2026 (May 3-5 in Toledo, OH.)
ListServe Communities Topics
Have a specific question or challenge? PMPA’s ListServes — Technical, Quality, HR, IT, and Corporate — let you tap into
the right community of peers who’ve been there, solved that! Here are the top conversations in the Listserve Community
last month:
- Technical : Optical Measuring System Recommendations: Member looking for new optical measuring system.
- Technical : Oil Mist / Exhaust: Member looking for solutions to machine leaking oil mist.
- Corporate : Switzerland Trade Deal: Conversation between members of 15% flat rate tariffs for Switzerland.
- IT : Building your own AI using C#:Member shared information on the ease of building an AI system.
- Quality : Clean spec questions: Members sharing information on Industry 4.0 for small and medium machine shops
Interested in Membership?
Email Harry Centa at gro.apmp@atnech
Author
Joe Jackson
Director of Communications & Events, PMPA
Email: gro.apmp@noskcajj — Website: pmpa.org.