Technical Member Profile: Northwest Oil Company
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -Northwest Oil Company is a supplier of industrial lubricants and specialty fluids, including cutting oils, water-based coolants, grinding fluids, cleaners, degreasers and corrosion inhibitors. The company had its beginnings as a Union 76 truck stop in Wapakoneta, Ohio, owned by Dick Mowery.
The New Domestics
By: Miles Free -The automotive market is an important sector served by the precision machining industry. Until 2008, it was the single, largest market served, according to the PMPA’s Annual Business Forecast Report.
Material Impacts on the Precision Machining Industry - June 2009
By: Miles Free -An abnormal state in which the normal flow is slowed or stopped is called "stasis." With the exception of copper and brass (up ~ 40 percent since January 2009) stasis is a good descriptor of raw materials pricing trends these days. Demand for final products, not availability of raw materials, is the primary determinant of raw material prices. It doesn't matter how much iron ore you have in your mine, if no one is buying cars, that ore is just rocks in the ground. Several 'Green Shoots' are identified as indicating a possible bottom for manufacturing.
Keep Your Web Site Strong
By: Chris Felix -Production MachiningRegardless of the current economic conditions and your general business activity, your Web site can and should remain a positive source for leads and brand recognition.
Member Profile: EMC Precision Machining
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -EMC Precision Machining, manufacturers of precision machined products and assemblies, has a long history with PMPA, but has an even longer history of being a family-run business dedicated to its employees, customers and community. Brad Ohlemacher, the current president of EMC Precision Machining, is the fourth generation of Ohlemachers to work for the company.
The Art of Management
By: Miles Free -One of the best lessons learned from my MBA experience was that there are three value disciplines that a company can embody. It is very rare that any company can master more than one.
Vision--Strategy--Success: Be Part of Your Industry's Annual Meeting
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -The Precision Machined Products Association Annual Meeting is our industry’s most influential, strategically oriented event. From October 24 to 28, at The Westin Savannah, in Savannah, Ga.
The One Thing I Know for Sure
By: Miles Free -Revisiting what has worked during the past year will help you sustain your company this year.
Technical Member Profile: 2L Technoogies
2L Technologies is one of the newest members of the PMPA, having been founded in 2008. However, the company’s roots go back more than 30 years.
PMPA Discount Shipping Program Adds UPS Freight
The PMPA Discount Shipping Program recently announced the addition of UPS Freight to its stable of carriers for less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments. "UPS Freight is another great carrier choice now available to PMPA members," says Harry Centa, program manager for PartnerShip, the Ohio-based organization that administers the program for PMPA.