Published April 2021
By Carli Kistler-Miller
The lack of available skilled workers is an ongoing issue. It’s easier to keep a good employee than to find one. A leader can leverage Emotional Intelligence skills to keep the workers they have.
Author: Debbie Feiler
Published April 2021
By Miles Free III
A production machining shop is one that makes the things that give us the highest standard of living and safety and quality of life
Published March 2021.
By Joe Jackson
Automotive and Light Truck Industry spends $249 billion on materials, components, supplies, minerals and machinery. It’s our industry’s largest market served.
Published March 2021.
By Carli Kistler-Miller
To keep your business going, you need more than workforce, equipment and materials. PMPA Affinity Partners can enhance your workforce safety, protect your investment in plant and equipment, provide lower costs for energy and shipping as well as expedite your quoting process.
Published January 2021
By Miles Free III
The pros and cons of cold work, work-hardening.
Published March 2021.
By Miles Free III
What data drives your shop? An unexpected look at the kinds of data that you ought to be using to make your shop the most competitive and sustainable that it can. Spoiler alert — no new sensors or IT technologies required to get the payback from these data tools.
Published December 2020
By Carli Kistler-Miller
PMPA’s executive director, Cate Smith, shares her first experience at PMPA’s Annual Meeting which took place in-person on October 22-25 at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgeville, Missouri.
Published December 2020
By Miles Free III
Is new technology the change? The essential workers that have been making parts that make a difference are the real change — and it is a positive change that bodes well for manufacturing, workforce, and our economy.
Published November 2020
By Carli Kistler-Miller
Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio harnessed their talent, experience, capabilities and PMPA network to deliver 50,000 sets of ventilator parts to Ford Motor Company.
Published November 2020
By Miles Free III
In the real estate industry, the secret to understanding how any property transaction will be priced is “Location. Location. Location.” In order to understand steel, it is Carbon. Carbon. Carbon.