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Author: Debbie Feiler

ARTICLE – Core Powered Fills Needs for Customers, PMPA and Veterans

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Published October 2014

By PMPA Staff 

Core Powered Inc., founded in 2004, serves tooling needs for companies in the United States, Canada, Europe and around the globe.

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Posted in 2014 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Topic Pages

ARTICLE – What is Expected of the Part?

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Published October 2014

By Miles Free III

As a former steel mill metallurgist, helping customers determine the best grade of steel to use for a part was one of my favorite parts of the job.

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Posted in 2014 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Content-Engineering - Materials, Topic Pages

ARTICLE – Southwest Florida Awaits: Join PMPA at the 2014 Annual Meeting October 17-21, 2014

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Published September 2014

By PMPA Staff 

PMPA heads to the Naples – Fort Myers area for its 2014 Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, October 17-21.

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ARTICLE – Kenneth Gronbach Presents Business Session at PMPA Annual Meeting

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Published September 2014

By PMPA Staff 

Kenneth W. Gronbach, president of KGC Direct, LLC and author of the best-selling book, “The Age Curve: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Storm,” will present the business session of the 2014 PMPA Annual Meeting.

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Posted in 2014 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Content-Industry Trends, Topic Pages

ARTICLE – It Takes a Factory to Make a Manufacturer …

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Published September 2014

By Miles Free III

PMPA helps our members intelligently manage regulatory risk by paying attention to proposals in Washington D.C. that could have a harmful effect on manufacturing and their businesses.

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Posted in 2014 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Content-Regulatory, Topic Pages

ARTICLE – Metal Seal Precision Invests in Growth

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Published August 2014

By PMPA Staff

Metal Seal Precision Ltd. is a full-service manufacturer of precision metal components and subassemblies, located in Mentor, Ohio.

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ARTICLE – Inside a Successful Manufacturing Day: Finding Talent

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Published August 2014

By Rachel Kerstetter

Albert and David Thuro, of Thuro Metal Products, are more at ease today than they were last fall, when it comes to filling the skills gap in their shop.

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Posted in 2014 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Content-HR/ Workforce, Content-Leadership, Topic Pages

Factoryless Goods Producer Fact Sheet

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Factoryless Goods Producer Fact Sheet

Tuesday July 15, 2014

The attached factsheet is from the U.S Census Economic Classification Policy Committee. PMPA has filed Comments opposing the creation of this classification.

 

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ARTICLE – Index Celebrates 100 Years in Business

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Published July 2014

By PMPA Staff 

Together with its subsidiary company, Traub, Index Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of CNC turning machines.

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Posted in 2014 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Topic Pages

ARTICLE – Don’t Tell Them. Show Them.

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Published July 2014

By Miles Free III

Precision manufacturing today is far different from the dirty factories that most people remember from the days of black and white television.

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Posted in 2014 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Content-Leadership, Content-Safety, Topic Pages

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