Online HR Management Service
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -The PMPA Human Resources Committee is offering its long-awaited Human Resource Information&Management System to PMPA members beginning summer 2001 via a password protected, secure Web site.
In Memoriam of Jack D. McNaughton
The members of the PMPA Staff would like to comment on the passing of Jack D. McNaughton, CAE, PMPA's Executive Vice President from 1992 to 2001, our boss and our friend.
Our Industry's Loss
As many of you are aware, Jack McNaughton, the executive vice president of the PMPA, passed away on Good Friday, April 13. Jack came to us in 1992, bringing with him a servant's heart and a dedication to his job and profession that made him unique. He set a high standard for those of us who had the chance to work along side of him.
NIMS - A Tool To Benchmark Workforce Knowledge And Skills
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -The Metalworking Skill Standards initiative led by the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) continues to grow in popularity, with companies and schools across the United States adopting the Standards as a tool to benchmark the knowledge and skills of the workforce and students.
Reading The Pulse Of The Precision Machined Products Industry, March 2001
By: PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association -While economic conditions for both the U.S. economy and our industry bottomed out in December to one of the lowest levels seen in years, the association looks for little chance of an overall recession in the economy as well as our industry. However, it is now recognized that with manufacturing slumping over the last half of 2000 and into January of this year, it goes without saying that the manufacturing sector of industry is in a recession.
PMPA News, Jan 2001
New PMPA Officers President: Bernard B. Bertsche, President, Camcraft Inc., Hanover Park, Illinois. First Vice President: David R. Knuepfer, President, DuPage Machine Products, Inc., Glendale Heights, Illinois. Second Vice President: Peter K. Rosenkrands, President, A. B. Heller, Inc., Milford, Michigan. Treasure
Reading The Pulse Of The Precision Machined Products Industry, January 2001
From a "robust pace" in the early months of 2000, to mid-year "softening," to a forecast of "plateauing" in the final quarter: This is the overall picture of the precision machined products industry after experiencing many unexpected "ups and downs" during the year.
New Educational Foundation Will Focus On Recruiting, Training And Retention
The Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA) creates an Educational Foundation to promote workforce development.