Training the Next Generation: The Need for Professional Development
By: Sterling Gill, III -Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA)Establish a training program that identifies the necessary requirements to be fulfilled.
PMPA Member Smith & Richardson Manufacturing Finds Success in Employee Training and Equipment Investment
Smith & Richardson offers machining, stamping and forming services for a number of different industries, including sports and gaming, aerospace, medical, hydraulics and gas and oil.
Indicators that Drive Your Shop’s Performance
By: Miles Free -There are indicators that drive what gets managed in our business. What indicators do you follow to drive your company’s performance? Are they the correct indicators for what you are trying to achieve?
Craftsman's Cribsheet No. 60: Decarburization and Your Precision Machine Shop
By: Miles Free -Most defects in steel workpieces encountered in precision machine shops are longitudinal in nature. While their presence alone is enough to concern us, for the purposes of corrective action, it becomes important to identify where in the process the longitudinal imperfection first occurred.
Training the Next Generation: Thinking About New Employee Outreach from the Shop’s Perspective
We are all faced with a challenge regarding today’s new workforce. We all need to think outside the box about our company culture, training systems, operational strategies and relationships with high schools and vocational institutions. Here are some other things to think about that we have found to be helpful.
PMPA Member Laurel Steel Finds Success in Quality Products and Workplace Safety
Laurel Steel is headquartered in a state-of-the-art, 350,000-square-foot facility in Burlington, Ontario, and primarily manufactures cold-drawn steel bar products for the service center, fluid power and automotive industries.
PMPA Membership Value
By: Monte Guitar -PMPA member value can be broken down into four core buckets: benchmarking, networking, savings and training.
Craftsman’s Cribsheet: Overall Equipment Efficiency
Every shop strives to have busy machines and production lines that are making the right product and making the product right. This is one perspective on OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency).
PMPA Members Save with Partnership
PMPA members get a nice return on their membership dues investment when they take advantage of our Partnership Freight Savings Program.
PMPA Member Montague Tool and Manufacturing Finds Success in Workholding Innovation and Creativity
Innovation in milling and workholding is what Montague Tool and Manufacturing does best. Before it was a 60-employee, full-service milling company capable of high-volume production across many different industries, it was a modest machine shop run by an owner with a knack for milling ingenuity.