Join PMPA and experience BETTER TOGETHER for your company.

TRY PMPA AT A DISCOUNTED RATE!

We are so convinced that you will benefit from a PMPA membership that we are offering new Manufacturing and Associate members half off of dues for one year with full benefits. 

Contact Cate Smith at gro.apmp@htimsc or 440-262-5326 for more information 

 

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POWER UP With These Essential Benefits!

Find solutions
Problem-Solving, Resources & Networking
Find solutions
No need to solve technical, HR, quality and business problems by yourself. Get access the member-to-member solutions, resources and recommendations.
Be competitive
Trends & Benchmarking Reports
Be competitive
Find out if you are competitive in industry operating benchmarks, and paying your employees the market wage. Receive industry economic forecasts.
Be informed
Legislative & Regulatory Updates
Be informed
Receive timely updates on legislative & regulatory issues that affect the precision machining industry. We track them so you don’t have to. Have a voice in D.C .
Develop relationships
National & Local Events
Develop relationships
Develop valuable, strategic relationships.
Take advantage of the personal interaction and the expert, industry education to further your business
Learn more
Online Education
Learn more
You are busy, but never too busy to learn more. You can learn in the office/shop or on the road with free educational webinars and podcasts.
Save money
Member Discounts
Save money
Save money! Help your bottom line with the discounts on products and services you already use and need.

 

 

 

“Our company would not be where it is today without all of the things we have learned through the PMPA.”
– Mike Reader  |  Precision Plus Inc in Elkhorn, WI

 

“We are celebrating our 75th anniversary. I will tell you with absolute certainty, with no qualifications, that had we not been members of PMPA we wouldn’t have celebrated a 30th anniversary.”
– Charlie Kerr | Kerr Lakeside, Euclid, OH

Manufacturing Membership

SPECIAL TRIAL OFFER!

 

Special One-Year Trial Membership Discount – Half off Dues (Dues are calculated on net sales)

A Manufacturing Member of the Precision Machined Products Association is a business entity that manufactures precision machined products for sale to or use by others.

FULL BENEFITS! 

ACCESS TO:

Email ListServes

All resources, reports & updates

National  & local meetings

Free Technical Tuesday webinars

Member discounts

and more!

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Technical Membership

 A Technical Member of the Precision Machined Products Association is a business entity which can provide goods or services to the industry.

FULL BENEFITS!

ACCESS TO:

PMTS Booth Discount*

Sponsorship opportunities

Webinar presentation opportunities

Email ListServes

Resources & updates

National & local meetings

Member discounts

and more!

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“We’ve learned and grown our
business by being PMPA members. It’s helped us grow and develop our team.”
– Rich Hoster  |  Smith & Richardson, Chicago, IL
 

“As a small business owner, I have access to so many resources, I don’t feel like such a small business.”
– Adria Bagshaw  |  W.H. Bagshaw in Nashua, NH 

 

“I am proud to be a PMPA member for multiple reasons.”
– Aneesa Muthana | Pioneer Services Inc, Addison, IL
 

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Associate Membership

An Associate Member of the Precision Machined Products Association is a business entity that manufactures precision machined products solely for its own use, assembly and incorporation into products it markets and catalogs.  Description

FULL BENEFITS!

ACCESS TO:

Email ListServes

All resources, reports & updates

National & local meetings

Free Technical Tuesday webinars

Member discounts

and more!

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Affiliate Membership

Any non-profit educational institution that provides training or other programs to the precision machining industry is eligible to become an Affiliate member. Feature Description

FULL BENEFITS!

ACCESS TO:

Email ListServes

All resources & updates

National & local meetings

Free Technical Tuesday webinars

Member discounts

and more!

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Listserve Communities are one of the best benefits of being a PMPA member.”
– John Habe IV  |  Metal Seal Precision & Little Mountain Precision, Mentor, OH

“I love working with the PMPA staff…very professional and they always get right back to you.”
– Lib Pietrantoni |  CJWinter in Rochester, NY

“You make friends you didn’t know you were going to make. Then you make more friends and you end up with more and more knowledge.”
– Johnny Freeze |
GWS Tool Group, Nashville, TN

“Many, many difficult challenges were met with the help and assistance from other members of the Association.”
– James Wrenn  |  Hudson Precision Products, Broadview, IL

Like Feeds and Speeds, PMPA and You Work Better Together 

We know it’s not easy to be in an ever-changing industry faced with constant pressure from global competition and government regulations. But what if you had the ear of more than 400 other companies across North America going through the exact same issues? What if you had constant access to the most up-to-date, specific and actionable business information and insights designed to make your company better from top industry leaders? For more than 85 years, PMPA has provided its members with countless resources and networking opportunities to ensure they have all the tools to improve their business practices and achieve long, sustainable success.

Problem-Solving, Resources & Networking

Find Solutions

You are not alone. No need to solve technical, HR, quality and business problems by yourself. Get access to the member-to-member solutions, resources and recommendations.

  

“PMPA has a wealth of resources we use for our company that have helped us in numerous instances.”
– Kevin Coffman  |  Champion Screw Machine Eng., Wixom, MI

ACCESS TO:

  • PMPA ListServes (Technical, HR, Quality, Corporate, CEO, IT)
  • Knowledgeable Staff
  • Fisher-Phillips
  • National and local meetings
  • Online education
  • Subscription to Production Machining magazine ($20 value)

Be Competitive

Find out if you are competitive in industry operating benchmarks, and paying your employees the market wage. Receive industry economic forecasts.

“Wage Survey…Business Trends…these are just two examples of the valuable information available to PMPA members.” – Tom Halladay | H & R Screw Machine Products, Reed City, MI 

ACCESS TO:

  • Monthly Business Trends Report
  • Annual Wage Report
  • Biennial Executive & Office Support Salary Report
  • Economic updates from ITR

Legislative, Regulatory, Health & Safety Updates

Be Informed

Be the first to receive the latest info on COVID-19, PPP, USMCA and more! We track legislative and regulatory issues that affect the precision machining industry so you don’t have to. Have a voice in D.C with the Washington D.C. Fly-ins.

ACCESS TO:

  • Timely updates on legislative, regulatory, health and safety issues that affect the precision machining industry
  • Washington D.C. Fly-In.
  • Industry Impacts: COVID-19 Resource Center, USMCA Info and PPP Info. 

National & Local Events

Develop Relationships

Develop valuable, strategic relationships.
Take advantage of the personal interaction and the expert, industry education to further your business. Keep up with the latest technology at the biennial trade show (PMTS).

 

“There are lots of folk here with common interest. It’s great networking.”

–  Travis Donaldson, with Jamie Smith, Glenn Donaldson and Brandon Curtis | Donmac Precision Machining, Foxboro, ON

ACCESS TO:

  • National Meetings: Update Conference, National Technical Conference and Annual Meeting
  • Regional Tech Talks
  • Local Chapter meetings
  • Supplier Nights
  • Biennial Precision Machining Technology Show (PMTS)

 

“One of the things that I value with the PMPA was meeting a few guys in my same position in the industry. We connected and it’s been an invaluable resource.  Plus, the members who have been around for a while are willing to share their experiences.  These importance of these connections and resources cannot be overstated.”  – Parrish Castor,  DACRUZ Manufacturing

Online Education

Increase Knowledge

You are busy, but never too busy to learn more. You can learn in the office/shop or on the road with free educational webinars and podcasts.

 

“Truly, the technical sharing is great.”
– Greg Knight, Absolute Machine Tools, Lorain, OH

ACCESS TO:

  • Free Technical Tuesday Webinars
  • PMPA podcasts
  • Third-party webinars that are pertinent to the precision machining industry

Member Discounts

Save Money

Save money! Help your bottom line with the discounts on products and services you already use and need.

ACCESS TO:

  • Discounts and shipping programs
  • PMPA podcasts
  • Third-party webinars that are pertinent to the precision machining industry

PMPA Partners

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Federated Insurance

Member Discounts Available

Federated Insurance is the endorsed Commercial Property and General Liability insurance provider for PMPA. They offer comprehensive insurance solutions for PMPA member shops across the country.

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grainger

Member Discounts Available

Grainger helps PMPA members “get it done”. For everything from ladders to safety glasses to cutting tools, Grainger has over two million industrial supply, safety, maintenance and repair and metalworking items in stock and ready to help your business grow.

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partnership

member discounts available

The one-stop shipping solution for PMPA members. Whether its Fed Ex small package, LTL freight, full truckload or now international shipping, Partnership provides the shipping solutions you need at that right price.    

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GARDNER BUSINESS MEDIA/

PREcision Machining Technology Show (PMTS)

 

PMPA partners with Gardner Business Media to produce the Precision Machining Technology Show (PMTS) held in Cleveland on the odd years.  PMTS is the biggest trade show for the precision machining industry and features exhibits, education and networking. 

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GARDNER BUSINESS MEDIA/

PRODUCTION MACHINING MAGAZINE

SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE

PMPA partners with Gardner Business Media to publish our industry monthly magazine, Production Machining Magazine.  Subscribe for free.

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FISHER PHILLIPS

 

Fisher Phillips is PMPA’s retained counsel to help our members make sense of the challenges they face in Labor market and regulations. Regulations applicable to employers are constantly changing. Fisher Phillips is a resource to help our members stay on track.

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APPI ENERGY

 

APPI Energy provides PMPA members an opportunity to save on energy costs and have access to energy audits, LED lighting, solar panel installations and utility bill management.

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Franklin Partnership

The Franklin Partnership

 

The Franklin Partnership is PMPA’s Representation in Washington D.C. The Franklin Partnership helps PMPA priorities become Agency policy or Law by advocating proactively for positive change based on sound science and a commitment to keeping North American Manufacturing competitive.

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VERIFYLE

 

First full year is free for all PMPA members.
Verifyle is an extremely simple-to-use cloud storage and sharing tool that offers the most powerful encryption technology available on the web (Cellucrypt®), using six unique encryption keys for each individual item stored or shared in Verifyle.

Not only does Verifyle help to keep your communications private and secure, it also provides a polished and professional way to present yourself to colleagues and clients.

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