Author: Joe Jackson
Released December 20, 2021.
PMPA’s Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller had a great time recording the second season of Speaking of Precision. Maybe too much? You be the judge! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Season 3 starts January 3rd with our 100th episode special. Tune in to find out who joins us!
The 2022 Holiday Time-Off surveys have been compiled and calculated, and the 2022 Holiday Time-Off Reports are attached. Our thanks to the 82 member companies who completed and returned a survey. Please remember that the results of the survey indicate which 2022 holidays those companies plan to offer their employees off with pay. It does not indicate which, if any, holidays they may offer off, without pay.
The 2022 Holiday Time-Off Reports will be available for reference throughout the year on the Reports page of the PMPA website.
Released December 13, 2021.
Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the hot button question that is dominating news these days….. Supply chain issues! We dive into why the precision machined products industry is working overtime and outperforming the rest of the industry to deliver the parts they need.
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Released December 6, 2021.
Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller explore what the meaning of satisfaction is as it relates to our customers and how it affects our precision machining shops.
December 2021
Craftsman’s Cribsheet #102
These are the economic Indicators that I use in my weekly Manufacturing Positivity posts as well as correlate to our PMPA Business Trends Sales indicator. The three resources with an asterisk after the name – Industrial Production, Durable Goods and Total Vehicles Assembled – have the closest correlation to our Index. I do not follow many of the employment indicators as they are after the fact, not leading or contemporaneous.
Published December 2021
By Joe Jackson
The parts that our precision machining shops manufacture provide essential functionality for the electric motors, power generators and motor generator sets that are so important in our daily lives.
Published December 2021
By Carli Kistler-Miller
Producing recruiting material can seem daunting, but you may be surprised at how many resources you already have in your shop.
Published December 2021
By Miles Free III
The precision machined products industry is working overtime and outperforming the rest of the industry to ensure that people have the parts they need.
Industry Sales Index Remains Unseasonably High- We Are Meeting Demand!
“PMPA’s Latest Business Trends Report for October reflects both a current and ongoing positive reality for our precision machining shops, and the Industrial Production Market we serve. Our performance and sentiment indicators this month justify our continued optimism about the markets and employment prospects for our precision machining industry going forward. They are remarkably high going into this first month of this final Fourth Quarter.”
Despite expected seasonal slowdowns, PMPA’s October Business Trends Report posted its third highest value ever at 149. Sentiment indicators remained level or softened slightly, but maintained high positive values for the next three months. While hours of work scheduled reduced slightly, 63 percent of responding shops scheduled overtime in October.