PRECISION MACHINED PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

What's the Right Strategy?

What's the Right Strategy?

By: Miles Free -

What’s the right strategy?

Ditch the Book

Ditch the Book

By: Miles Free -

Which book? That “big honkin’ binder” out in the shop with all of your Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs).

Technical Member Profile: Lester Detterbeck Enterprises Ltd.

Technical Member Profile: Lester Detterbeck Enterprises Ltd.


In the precision machining industry, the Detterbeck name goes back to the days of overhead belt-drive screw machines.

Skills Development for Precision Machinists

By: Monte Guitar -

The precision machining industry relies on the best and the brightest people in manufacturing to produce safety-critical parts for numerous applications.

Setup Reduction– One Discipline You Must Master

Setup Reduction– One Discipline You Must Master


Setup reduction is the gold standard for continuous improvement.

How do you Calibrate Your Business?

How do you Calibrate Your Business?

By: Miles Free -

Every precision machining shop has a calibration system to assure that its products are dimensionally compliant and meet the expectations of its customers.

Speaker Profile: Art Turock

Speaker Profile: Art Turock


“Competence is Not an Option” and “Developing Good Managers into Great Leaders” are the two presentations that Art Turock will make at the 2012 PMPA Management Update Conference.

Keeping Your New Year’s Resolution

By: Rob Kiener -

Great Lakes Automation Services Inc. (GLASi) was established only 10 years ago, but its roots go back much farther.

Maximize Your Company’s Performance—Benchmark with the Industry’s Leaders at PMPA Management Update 2012

Maximize Your Company’s Performance—Benchmark with the Industry’s Leaders at PMPA Management Update 2012

By: Rob Kiener -

In these turbulent economic times in which we operate our businesses, it’s critical to get the very best from our people—the most important asset in our companies.

Member Profile: Great Lakes Automation Services Inc.

Member Profile: Great Lakes Automation Services Inc.


Great Lakes Automation Services Inc. (GLASi) was established only 10 years ago, but its roots go back much farther.