5-S: Ask a Toolmaker
By: Miles Free -A place for everything and everything in its place. A visit to Fischer Special Tooling during PMPA’s Mastery Program provided a glowing example of the 5-Ss: Sorting, Setting in order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain.
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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 103: Advantages of CNC Machining
Provided by W.H. Bagshaw Co. Inc. in Nashua, New Hampshire
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SWOT for Employee Retention and Recruitment
By: Carli Kistler-Miller -Precision Machined Products AssociationWhat is your brand? Why should people want to work for your company? How can your brand improve? A SWOT analysis can help answer these questions — your employee retention and recruitment may count on it.
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Meet PMPA’s New President, Aneesa Muthana
By: Miles Free -The PMPA installed its new board president, Aneesa Muthana, CEO and co-owner of Pioneer Service Inc., at PMPA’s 88th Annual Meeting held in October 2021 in Charleston, South Carolina. In this interview, Aneesa shares her history, thoughts and goals for the association and the importance of makers/manufacturers and why it is time to shine.
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Economic Indicators
By: Miles Free -Miles Free III shares economic indicators that have the closest correlation to the PMPA Index.
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PM’s Top 10 Online Articles of 2021
By: Derek Korn -Production Machining magazineLast year, our magazine introduced readers to a range of technology and practices that precision CNC machine shops are applying or should consider applying. Here are the ones that got the most online eyeballs.
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Recruiting for Manufacturing Part 3
By: Carli Kistler-Miller -Precision Machined Products AssociationProducing recruiting material can seem daunting, but you may be surprised at how many resources you already have in your shop.
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Supply Chain or Inflation? The Real Question
By: Miles Free -The precision machined products industry is working overtime and outperforming the rest of the industry to ensure that people have the parts they need.
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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 101: Audit Certifications
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Recruiting for Manufacturing Part 2
By: Carli Kistler-Miller -Precision Machined Products AssociationBranding? Check. Stories (aka messaging)? Check. Now what should you do with them?
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