PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
How Do You Know What To Do Next
Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss how the values and culture determine how do we know what to do next?
Published March 4, 2024
Author: Joe Jackson
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
PMPA’s Business Trends: December 2023 Review
Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss the PMPA December 2023 Business Trends Report and examine the details behind the record performance in our precision machining businesses and what it might mean going forward.
Published February 26, 2024
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
Onshoring Weather Report: Strong Tailwinds!
Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn give their collective take on what kind of opportunity manufacturing is going to have going forward and the many factors that will contribute to the reshoring of manufacturing.
Published February 19, 2024
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
How Behavioral Tests Can Improve Team Performance
Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss their own behavior assessments and how you can use them in your shop to gain a deeper understanding of individuals’ personalities, motivations, and performance.
Published February 12, 2024
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
PMPA’s Management Update Conference 2024 Primer with Renee Merker
Miles Free, David Wynn, and Renee Merker, Director of Communications and Events give listeners a peek into what to expect from the upcoming Management Update Conference in Austin, Texas, February 29 – March 2nd!
For More information on Management Update Conference
Published February 5, 2024
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
Goals and Achievements for 2024
Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn explore the crucial role of goal setting and execution in precision machining shops.
Published January 29, 2024
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
Tax Facts for 2024
Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn discuss the recent R&D Tax compromise proposal and why Congressional approval is important to our precision machining shops and our workforce.
Published January 22, 2024
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
Using Statistical Process Control Data
Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn discuss using statistical process control data to better understand our processes, our customer’s needs, and reduce the friction when our processes perform exactly as we warranted.
Published January 15, 2024
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
PMPA’s 2023 Top 5
What was the number one podcast? Article? Final Cut video? Knowledge Center topic? Who was the most engaged on our new ListServe Communities? Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn reveal PMPA’s 2023 top 5 of these and more!
Published January 8, 2024
PMPA’s 2023 Top 5
Engagement on new ListServe Communities
Manufacturing & Associate Members
- Don Corwin (Buell Automatics)
- Adria Bagshaw (W.H. Bagshaw)
- Charles Cline Jr (Penn Engineering & Manufacturing)
- Ron Herrera (Erie Specialty)
- Shelly Bell (Griner Engineering)
Technical Members
- Kevin Coffman (Champion Screw Machine Eng.)
- Jeremy Rose (Tajmac-USA)
- Ray Schnell (Valbruna Stainless)
- Johnny Freeze (GWS Tool Group)
- Tracy Nichols (Revolution Machine Works)
PMPA Podcasts
Speaking of Suppliers Podcast
Final Cut of the Week
PMPA Articles on ProductionMachining.com
Article published in 2023
- Turned and Polished Steel Barstock: How It Is Manufactured, How It Impacts Your Shop
- Cold-Drawn Steel Barstock: How It Is Manufactured, Benefits to Your Shop
- Machining Unleaded Materials — Reliability is Possible
- Craftsman Cribsheet No. 119: Defeating the Hanging Cross-Hole Burr
- Precision Ground Barstock: How It Is Manufactured, Benefits to Your Shop
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