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Author: Debbie Feiler

ARTICLE – How VIBCO Achieved Lean

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Published April 2013

By PMPA Staff

VIBCO is committed to quality, innovation and producing a complete product portfolio that is 100 percent made in the USA.

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Posted in 2013 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Topic Pages

ARTICLE – PMPA: Your Business Assurance

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Published April 2013

By Miles Free III

Managing a business today demands intelligently managing a lot of risk: market risk, regulatory risk, and performance risk.

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Posted in 2013 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Topic Pages

ARTICLE – What Gives Your Shop Traction?

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Published March 2013

By Miles Free III

It is winter, and for those of us in the northern part of the continent, issues of traction (vehicular and personal) are a daily focus.

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Posted in 2013 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Content-Shop Operations, Topic Pages

ARTICLE – Mastercam software is driven with PMPA member needs in mind

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Published March 2013

By PMPA Staff

Mastercam®, developed by CNC Software, Inc., is the most widely used CAD/CAM software in the world.

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ARTICLE – PMPA Member Solves Precision Machining Problems

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Published February 2013

By PMPA Staff

Tsugami REM Sales, LLC, a division of Morris Group, Inc., was formed in 1978 and is the exclusive North American importer of Precision Tsugami machine tools.

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Posted in 2013 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Topic Pages

ARTICLE – Maintain to Improve

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Published February 2013

By Miles Free III

Continuous improvement begins with understanding and maintaining the capabilities of what we have.

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ARTICLE – PMPA Membership Provides Countless Benefits to AMT Machine Systems

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Published January 2013

By PMPA Staff

AMT Machine Systems, Ltd. provides innovative, modular motion control components and systems to the automation industry.

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Posted in 2013 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Topic Pages

ARTICLE – Three Critical Issues for the Year Ahead

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Published January 2013

By Miles Free III

Anticipation is the key aspect of managerial success. Intelligent management of risk is the real job of management.

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Posted in 2013 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Content-HR/ Workforce, Content-Industry Trends, Content-Regulatory, Topic Pages

ARTICLE – Skilled Workforce: Our Industry’s Greatest Challenge

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Published December 2012

By PMPA Staff

The greatest challenge facing the precision machining industry is the lack of skilled workers,” said Mike Duffin, Executive Director of the Precision Machined Products Association.

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Posted in 2012 PM, Articles, Content - Business/Continuous Improvement, Content-HR/ Workforce, Content-Shop Operations, Topic Pages

ARTICLE – A Shop Owner’s List to Change the Perception

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Published December 2012

By Miles Free III

There are many good reasons to improve our shop housekeeping and aesthetics. Improved safety of our employees springs immediately to mind.

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Posted in 2012 PM, Articles, Content-Shop Operations, Topic Pages

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