Forget About Parts--We Are Really In The Satisfaction Business
By: Miles Free -Several times this year, I have presented a "Cost of Quality" talk to local meetings of PMPA districts or chapters around the country. This program makes the case for why we have to adopt Lean Manufacturing techniques in our shops.
PMPA Member Profile: Mansfield Screw Machine Products
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -Mansfield Screw Machine Products Company has been providing precision machined components to customers since 1945. That was when Joseph L. Witchey and two partners founded the manufacturing operation in a small garage in downtown Mansfield, Ohio. In those early days, the company produced parts for two local thermostat manufacturers.
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Will My Products Go? The Real China Question
By: Miles Free -毫无疑问,中国加入的影响into the World Trade Organization and its growth as "workshop to the world" in global manufacturing has had a dramatic impact on manufacturing in North America and worldwide. Demand for essential raw materials continues to drive up the prices of machining materials to unprecedented new heights.
5个问题持续改善
Every company operates in relationship to an environment that surrounds it. A company both acts upon its environment and is acted upon by its environment. For this reason, the effort to improve a company’s internal processes should be guided by a vantage point that reflects the reciprocal relationship between a company and its environment.
Important Machining Factors of Carbon Steels
By: Miles Free -Learn the factors that contribute to carbon steels and their machinabililty as well as the 1214 steels, 1215 steels and 1018 steels, other grades, and more.
Technical Member Profile: Index Corporation
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -The Index Group, located in Esslingen, Germany, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of precision turning and multitask machine tools. Its products include single- and multi-spindle equipment, as well as sliding headstock machines.
Precision Machining Industry Transforms To Serve Population Dynamics
By: Miles Free -Demand for the medical implants in the United States is expected to grow by 11 percent annually through 2007. The market for knee and hip replacements alone in Europe is expected to grow from 1.4 billion U.S. dollars to more than 1.83 billion in 2010. At the heart of each of these procedures is a manufactured, precision-engineered implantable component, the ultimate application of machining technology to improving human quality of life.
Critical Skills For Effectiveness In Today's New World--Part 2 of 4
By: Miles Free -The four trends that define the differences between yesterday's and today's way of maximizing effectiveness include the following: 1) Solo to team performance; 2) Stand-alone company to link in supply chain; 3) From problem detection to process failure prevention; and 4) From managing data to empowering decision making. This month's article looks at the second of these trends.
Interaction With An Auditor
By: Monte Guitar -A recent PMPA Listserve thread indirectly referred to the role of the outside auditor. Are such auditors called in to measure you to the standard to which you are trying to be certified or are they there to provide advice and direction? How should your management representative interact with these auditors?
European Environmental Directives Impact The North American Machining Industry
By: Miles Free -The PMPA Technology Services Department has recently published a technical overview of five European directives and regulations. The report is available only to PMPA members.