PMPA's Blueprint For The Future
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -It's been more than 10 years since PMPA conducted a member needs study. PMPA's president, Dave Knuepfer, and new executive vice-president, Tim Andrassy, agreed that conducting the study now was especially important, because it would add additional member input to the new Strategic Plan and help PMPA focus its resources on those areas and services valued most.
Reading The Pulse Of The Precision Machined Products Industry, July 2002
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -We seem to have entered a period that could be characterized like the movie, 'The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly.' The good news for the precision machined products industry is that as of April, we have finally put together back-to-back months of industry-wide sales increases per PMPA's index of sales. In fact, this is the first time since March of 1999 that we ended up with 2 consecutive months of gains in this index. The downside to this is that we continue to be off from what PMPA's 2002 Forecast projected for the first 4 months of 2002, and also considerably down for the year-to-date January-April as compared to last year for the corresponding period.
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Requests For Exclusions From The President's Steel Tariff Decision
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -As is well known, President Bush has announced imposition of the most protectionist tariffs since the end of World War II on imported steel. The tariffs are up to 30 percent of the entered value of steel. Coupled with the tariffs (and a tariff rate quota or TRQ on steel slabs) is a provision for 'product exclusions.'
Waging The Ongoing Battle For Obtaining And Retaining Skilled Help
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -最近发布的2002年PMPA工资福利与工作Schedule Report is a major resource helping PMPA members make sure they are competitive in the skilled employee marketplace. As the name of the report suggests, the report covers wages for most hourly wage jobs found in the shop as well as an overview of benefits provided, including costs to the employees and a look at work schedules throughout the industry.
President's Message
Please join me in welcoming Tim Andrassy to PMPA as our new executive vice president. Tim brings more than 25 years of association experience to PMPA, and he is only the fourth executive vice president in our 69-year history.
PMPA Launches Online HR Management System
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -The PMPA's newest human resource information and management tool—the PMPA Human Resource Management System (HRMS)—was officially launched during the first week of December 2001.
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Marketing Committee Releases Revised Buyer's Guide
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -The Precision Machined Products Association's marketing committee recently revised its Buyer's Guide, which has been fully updated to include the latest information on the purchasing of precision machined products. The committee released this document via the PMPA Web site, and it is available to purchasers of precision machined products worldwide.
Steel Users Testify At ITC 201 Hearing
三个成员的消费产业贸易交流tion Coalition (CITAC) testified recently during the 'injury phase' of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Section 201 investigation hearings. They pointed out that access to steel imports is critical to the survival of steel consuming industries in the United States, and they urged the commission to consider the impact of import restrictions on consuming industries.
PMPA Hands Out Awards
At the annual meeting, awards were handed out to individuals and companies. The Gold Micrometer Award was presented to T.R. Phillips, president of Pacific Precision, Inc. (San Dimas, California).
The Steel Issue
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -Forces are in motion that will have consequences for U.S. steel users, as well as producers. How will they respond?