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PMPA’s 2023 Top 5

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PMPA’s 2023 Top 5

Engagement on new ListServe Communities

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Manufacturing & Associate Members

 

  1. Don Corwin (Buell Automatics)
  2. Adria Bagshaw (W.H. Bagshaw)
  3. Charles Cline Jr (Penn Engineering & Manufacturing)
  4. Ron Herrera (Erie Specialty)
  5. Shelly Bell (Griner Engineering)

 

Technical Members

 

  1. Kevin Coffman (Champion Screw Machine Eng.)
  2. Jeremy Rose (Tajmac-USA)
  3. Ray Schnell (Valbruna Stainless)
  4. Johnny Freeze (GWS Tool Group)
  5. Tracy Nichols (Revolution Machine Works)

PMPA Podcasts

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Speaking of Precision Podcasts

 

  1. Live From The PMTS Booth
  2. PMPA’s Management Update Conference 2023 Primer with Renee Merker
  3. Manufacturing Positivity
  4. Training is More Than a Skills Upgrade
  5. What is on Miles’ Agenda?

 

Speaking of Suppliers Podcast

 

  1. All About Copper (Aviva Metals)
  2. Building Quality and Cleanliness in over 700 High Nickel Grades (Valbruna Stainless)
  3. Tool Grinders and Multi-Spindle All from One Company (Schutte)
  4. There is More to Tsugami than Just Swiss (Tsugami)
  5. From Box to Line Cleanliness Requirements (JCOM Import)

Final Cut of the Week

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  1. June 2, 2023
  2. Jan 13, 2023 
  3. Sept 22, 2023
  4. April 24, 2023
  5. July 28, 2023

 

Knowledge Center Topics

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  1. Designer’s Guide
  2. Five Ways Fine Austenitic Grain Size Affects a Machine Shop
  3. Steel Defects Seams on Rolled Steel Products
  4. Ra is Different than Rz
  5. Five Benefits of Cold Work in Steel

Dave & Davey Videos

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  1. Defeating the Hanging Cross-Hole Burr
  2. Paint Your Edge
  3. Twist Drills for Success
  4. A Little Dab to Prevent Machine Down Time
  5. Comfortable Safety in Shops

 

PMPA Articles on ProductionMachining.com

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Article published in 2023

 

  1. Turned and Polished Steel Barstock: How It Is Manufactured, How It Impacts Your Shop
  2. Cold-Drawn Steel Barstock: How It Is Manufactured, Benefits to Your Shop
  3. Machining Unleaded Materials — Reliability is Possible
  4. Craftsman Cribsheet No. 119: Defeating the Hanging Cross-Hole Burr
  5. Precision Ground Barstock: How It Is Manufactured, Benefits to Your Shop

Article viewed in 2023 (regardless of publishing date)

 

  1. The Difference Between Ra and Rz
  2. Rapid Methods for Determining the Weight of a Steel Bar (Imperial Units)
  3. 7 Causes of Quench Cracking in Steel
  4. Deal Differently with Certainty, Risk and Uncertainty
  5. SWOT for Employee Retention and Recruitment

PODCAST – Speaking of Precision: Season 4 Finale (Blooper Reel)

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Speaking of Precision: Season 3 Finale (Blooper Reel)

PMPA’s Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn had another podcast packed year recording the fourth season of Speaking of Precision throughout 2023. Too much fun? You be the judge. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Season 5 starts January 1st!!

Published December 25, 2023

 

PODCAST – Machining Unleaded Materials vs Leaded Materials

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PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

Machining Unleaded Materials vs Leaded Materials

With leaded steel no longer being produced in the United States, Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn dive into how our shops should approach machining unleaded brass and steel.

 

Published December 11, 2023

 

 

2024 Management Update Conference Invitation

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December 7, 2023

 

Fellow Members,

As Chair of the Management Update Committee I am excited to invite you to the 2024 Management Update Conference, which will be held February 29 – March 2 in Austin, Texas. This year’s conference will offer a wealth of valuable management content for you to absorb and bring back to your organization.

The 2024 conference will focus heavily on workplace culture and employee engagement/retention. We spend a lot of time, money, and effort to find and hire quality employees – it’s critical that we have the tools in place to keep them. 

Engagement and retention expert Lisa Ryan will teach us how to make sure our employees feel their contributions are valued, as well as making sure different working generations understand each other; Pete Tosh shares insights on how to effectively manage toxic employees; and Connor Lokar of ITR Economics returns to provide a much-anticipated economic update on what we can expect in the next few years.

Breakout Sessions on Friday afternoon will include AI in manufacturing, the benefits of talent assessment applications, and the latest regulatory updates from PMPA’s Miles Free. Returning after a few years’ hiatus are the ever-popular roundtable discussions featuring 10 relevant table topics that will undoubtedly spark engaging conversations!

Plan on joining us at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Austin, Texas, February 29 to March 2, to re-connect and network in-person with your industry peers, learn from knowledgeable speakers and each other, and bring home new ideas to strengthen your organization today and in the years to come. See you there!

Regards,

Mike Goldman

Mike Goldman

Chair – Management Update Committee 2024
Camcraft, Inc.

 

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PMPA/ITR Economics Forecast Report November 2023

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PMPA / ITR Economics Forecast Report November 2023

 

Slowing growth is the current status and outlook according to ITR’s latest PMPA member’s only report. US Housing starts were the only industry segment showing recovery, one of the few positive signs for future business for our shops. Core macroeconomic indicators are already in slow growth, and the outlook for 2025 appears to be  one of contraction, so a plan to muddle through is likely a positive one given these facts.

The purpose of these ITR forecasts is to help you anticipate your plan for how to get your business positioned for the inevitable (and eventual) recovery. “what did you wish you had done differently during the last downturn?” Plan on doing THAT in 2024.

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The Institute for Trend Research (ITR) quarterly reports focus on major areas of economic growth and decline in key market segments for the Precision Machined Products Industry. They are provided to PMPA members as part of the association’s overall business intelligence program and are used as a management tool to help PMPA members plan for what lies ahead and which markets they should focus on in a complex manufacturing environment.