Released November 15, 2021.
Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss six answers to the question “What can I do today that makes the most money for my company?
Author: Joe Jackson
Released November 8, 2021.
Miles Free takes Joe Jackson from behind the audio mixer and in front of the mic to talk about Joe’s Market Insight column in Production Machining magazine. They discuss the different data and processes that go into creating this valuable deliverable.
November 2021
Craftsman’s Cribsheet #101
Quality documentation can aid in problem-solving but only if it is complete.
Published November 2021
By Miles Free III
Miles Free III interviews Smith & Richardson’s co-owners Rich Hoster and Phil Cowen to discover the secret to 100 years of success.
Published November 2021
By Joe Jackson
New housing construction is increasing exponentially and is the largest factor of the projected 7.8% major household appliance manufacturing industry growth in 2021.
Published November 2021
By Carli Kistler-Miller
Branding? Check. Stories (aka messaging)? Check. Now what should you do with them?
Released November 1, 2021.
Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the current events, concerns of our shops, and how PMPA is working on finding solutions to these issues.
PMPA Business Trends September 2021
Industry Sales Index Hit New Record High- We Are Meeting Demand!
Our piece of the supply chain is performing strongly!
In September 2021, the PMPA Business Trends Index came in at 157, now the index’s highest month of Sales. This 157 value for September 2021 is up 30 points from the five year average (2016-2020) for September of 127, an increase of 23.6 percent. This month’s new record of 157 is up 73 points or 86.9 percent from the April 2020 low of 84 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Seventy-one percent of respondent shops scheduled overtime in September. Our performance and sentiment indicators this month justify our continued optimism about the markets and employment prospects for our precision machining industry going forward in 2021. We are also noting that the high and leveling values for our sentiment indicators could be suggesting a “top.”
Released October 25, 2021.
Miles Free puts Charlie Kerr of Kerr Lakeside in the interview chair to talk about his extensive activity in the precision machining industry.
PMPA Welcomes New Executive Officers
At the recent PMPA Board of Directors meeting held on Thursday, October 7, 2021, prior to PMPA’s 88th Annual Meeting at the Charleston Place Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina, the following Officers were elected to serve on the Board:
Aneesa Muthana, Pioneer Service, Inc., Addison, IL, was formally elected President of the PMPA for 2021-2022.
PMPA 1st Vice President – John Habe, IV, Metal Seal Precision Ltd., Mentor, OH
PMPA 2nd Vice President – Steve Sorenson, Sorenson Engineering, Yucaipa, CA
Treasurer – Rich Hoster, Smith & Richardson Inc., Geneva, IL
And during their meeting at the Charleston Place Hotel on October 7th, the Technical Members elected Courtney Ortner, Absolute Machine Tools, Lorain, OH, to serve as Chairman, Kevin Coffman, Champion Screw Machine Engineering, Inc., Wixom, MI to serve as 1st Vice Chair, and Kyle Detterbeck, Lester Detterbeck Enterprises, Ltd. to serve as 2nd Vice Chair, representing the Technical Members on the Board of Directors.
The following individuals were officially nominated by the Nominating Committee and have been elected by a vote of the membership (Manufacturing voting members) to serve on the Board last month:
Director District IV: Bill Berrien, Pindel Global Precision, New Berlin, WI
Director District V: Samuel Prost, Weber Manufacturing & Supplies, Inc., North Venice, FL
At-Large Director: Adria Bagshaw, W.H. Bagshaw Co. Inc., Nashua, NH
At-Large Director: Mike Preston, Micron Manufacturing Company, Grand Rapids, MI
Congratulations to all our new officers, and a big thank you to outgoing PMPA President Tom Halladay.
Outgoing President Tom Halladay and Incoming President Aneesa Muthana