Ahead of the Curve
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -As the 1980s drew to a close, Tad Korndoerfer knew that if his Long Island, New York-based company was to survive, it was going to have to undergo a paradigm shift in the way it did business. No longer, he felt, could Action Machined Products be content to compete in the commodity-type business on which it had grown up. Price pressures from the consuming industries were eating the margins of Action Machined Products. Plus, while low cost foreign competition was just starting to become a factor in the precision machined products industry, it was obvious which way things were headed. Action Machined Products, which up until then produced the lion’s share of its parts on aging Brown&Sharpe machinery, needed to evolve to the next level.
A LOOK At 2003: Some Improvements, But Changes Must Be Made
The top official of the Precision Machined Products Association is expecting 2003 to be a year in which his industry could see some recovery, but he cautioned that many member companies shouldn’t believe that good times will come back and that they can expect a plethora of incoming orders.
Solving Your Technical Problems
Sharing technical and shop information and working with others in the industry to solve problems in these areas are the biggest benefits of attending the Precision Machined Products Association’s annual National Technical Conference (NTC), to be held May 3 - 5 at the Greater Columbus (Ohio) Convention Center.
How To Impress Young Recruits: Take Them To PMTS
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -Jerry Eighmy sees the world in a different light. Where others may see a potential problem, he sees an opportunity. While some in the precision machined products industry believe the labor pool for talented young adults is thin, Mr. Eighmy is working to increase the size of the pool.
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Award Winners
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -The Mitchel Brothers Global Players and Gold Mic Award Winners
Training Shows and More
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -PMPA Training partner PMPA Training Partner Receives ISO Certification The Adult Career Center at Lorain County Joint Vocational School (Lorain, Ohio) recently received Quality ISO 9001: 2001 Site designation. The school has been partnering with the Precision Machined Products Association since 1988, offering the employees of companies within the industry continuing education programs in machining, tool setting and estimating. (See related story on CD training programs on page 18.
Networking And Information Sharing Are Key Reasons To Belong To PMPA
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -Networking And Information Sharing Are Key Reasons To Belong To PMPA
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By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -The past year has been a turbulent one for the precision machined products industry. Parts producers watched as their market share waned in the face of a down market and an increase of imports from Pacific Rim and European countries. Consolidation continues to be a significant issue for our industry as well.
The Threat From China
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -Traditional thinking is that the threat from China in precision machined products will come from the juggernaut that is the state-owned and run precision machining shops, but that thinking may be flawed, according to an expert on the country and its economy.
PMPA Annual Meeting Will Provide Useful Information And Ideas
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -With China and other offshore producers continuing to loom ever closer on the horizon, this year's PMPA annual meeting, to be held October 19-23 at Westin Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, California, will serve as a primer for competing successfully in what has become a global marketplace.