PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
How To Beat The Heat
It’s that time of year when working in a shop can be hot. Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn give us three P’s to beat the heat.
Published July 22, 2024
Author: Joe Jackson
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
Is Utility What We Really Mean When We Say Value
Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss Miles’ disdain for the phrase “Value Added” to discover what the real meaning is.
Published July 15, 2024
PMPA Speaking of Suppliers Podcasts:
Interview with CorpInfoTech
CMMC compliance is not just IT- it has broad Operational component as well. Listen as Lawrence Cruciana and Miles Free explore how this process will impact and change your practices across your shop.
Published July 10, 2024
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
Support is Essential to Success
Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn answer some hard-hitting questions that will reveal why support is essential to success-and everyone’s job- moving forward in our precision machining shops. “Everybody wins when you share knowledge.”
Published July 8, 2024
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
The Relationship Between Continuing Claims and Job Openings
Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn explore the data and the way it shapes the relationship between continuing claims and job openings in our precision machining shops.
Published July 1, 2024
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
Shop Visitor Checklist
Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn dive into why its important to have a shop visitor checklist for the inevitable visits to our precision machining shops.
Published June 24, 2024
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
Ten Important Things to Know Before Working as a CNC Machinist
Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn review ten important things to know for performers go into their CNC Machinist position to ensure longevity in a career in precision machining!
Published June 17, 2024
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
2024 PMPA National Technical Conference Wrap Up
Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn review the recent 2024 PMPA National Technical Conference in Cincinatti, Ohio and the positivity it showed us about precision machining!
Published June 10, 2024
PMPA Business Trends April 2024
The PMPA Business Trends Sales Index remained level and elevated at 149 for April 2024-up nine points or 6.4 percent from April 2023’s reading. Volatility is down, and we are tracking currently with the Federal Reserve’s industrial Production Indicator. Our Index has a strong correlation to the calendar year end for sales, and we forecast a more optimistic year for our shops than most would expect. But don’t take our word for it, look at the correlation data table, coefficients, and graph to see why we think that 2024 might just be your second-best year ever- despite the news.
If you are not currently participating in PMPA’s Monthly Business Trends reporting, you are missing an excellent peer benchmark and a tool to provide you with confidence for your business decisions. Contact Veronica Durden to sign up.
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
The Factors That Control The Change in Microstructures in Metals
Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss all the factors that can change the microstructure of the metals in our precision machining shops.
Published June 3, 2024