Emerging Leader Graham Immerman Leads with Passion
By: Julia Hider -Additive Manufacturing MediaBy displaying passion and empathy, the MachineMetrics marketing director is able to communicate the ideas of Industry 4.0 in an easy-to-understand and inspiring way.
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#PMPAstories: Tell Us Your Story
By: Carli Kistler-Miller -Precision Machined Products AssociationThere are so many stories to tell, and Carli encourages PMPA members to share their PMPA professional and personal stories.
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Lean Thinking Results with 'Blu Balls' Coolant Nozzle
Although Lean thinking often results with an elimination of a step or waste, Bill Hovey, owner of Telemark CNC LLC, used lean thinking to develop a new coolant nozzle.
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Improvement Starts in the Men’s Room
Dan Ignasiak, owner of Sepco-Erie in Erie, Pennsylvania, wanted to improve the productivity and efficiency of his shop, so he started with the men’s room and implemented processes and a new way of thinking.
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Rapid Methods for Determining the Weight of a Steel Bar (Imperial Units)
By: Miles Free -Counting bars in a bundle and multiplying by weight per bar allows a quick “reality check” on whether or not the tag weight is correct, or how much weight is left in the rack.
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Where Steel Properties Come From
By: Miles Free -The properties of the steel materials we machine in our shops are the result of a complex interplay between chemical composition, developed by hot and cold work, and further controlled by various thermal treatments to develop microstructures.
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4 Questions for Customer Delight
By: Miles Free -Operational excellence, product leadership, customer intimacy—one of these rules them all. Miles Free visited PMPA member, Horn, at its headquarters in Germany and returned home with four questions that can be used to determine customer delight.
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PMPA ListServes are Power: A Peek Behind the Scenes at PMPA
By: Carli Kistler-Miller -Precision Machined Products AssociationCarli explores the power behind PMPA ListServes that provide answers, recommendations and solutions through a peer-to-peer email network.
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失败不是一个Option at Criterion
Founded in 1953 by Mike Ondercin as a general machine shop, third-generation owner, Tanya DiSalvo, shares how Criterion Tool and Die in Brookpark, Ohio, continuously improves in “no failure” industries.
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Emerging Leader Kyle Zabrensky Embraces Customer Service
By: Julia Hider -Additive Manufacturing MediaThe inventory/fulfillment manager goes above and beyond for customers and takes initiative to improve and streamline processes.
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