American Honda—Exporting More Cars than Importing
By: Miles Free -We love foreign direct investment. We love the fact that Honda is paying the wages of about 13,700 employees here in Ohio.
PMPA Member Participates at White House CEO Roundtable
By: Miles Free -Michael Tamasi, CEO of Accurounds, was called to the White House to share AccuRounds’ successes in building a partnership to re-employ local residents in the manufacturing industry.
Defining Deburring and FOD
Burrs and foreign object damage (FOD) are considerations that are increasingly critical as precision machined parts are engineered from more challenging materials and to demanding geometries and applications.
Toxic Release Inventory Reporting: What You Need to Consider
By: Miles Free -“If your shop used, for example, over one truckload of leaded steel, or over four truckloads of 303 stainless steel, or over 42,000 pounds of 360 brass last year, you need to read this.”
Four PMPA Members Honored by STEP Awards
By: Miles Free -四个Manufacturin PMPA成员被荣幸的g Institute’s second STEP Awards for excellence in manufacturing.
Transfer Knowledge and Implement Lessons
“There are so many things that people have learned through experience that are not in books or databases,” says Diane Thielfoldt, co-founder of The Learning Café and PMPA National Technical Conference speaker.
5 Positive Facts About U.S. Manufacturing
By: Miles Free -Great news for manufacturing from the latest Bureau of Economic Analysis news release on revised GDP statistics by industry.
PMPA Members to be Awarded Manufacturing Institute’s STEP Award
By: Miles Free -PMPA congratulates the four PMPA members to be awarded the 2014 STEP Award by the Manufacturing Institute.
Craftsman's Cribsheet: Three Contributors to Plating Problems on Steel Parts
By: Miles Free -Plating difficulties are invariably related to three potential contributors: inadequate cleaning, insufficient stock removal and features of the part being plated.
Technical Training for Employees Factors into Company Success
Griffith Training provides in-plant training and consulting for quality, productivity and improvement for manufacturers.