PODCAST – The Largest Continuous Caster in North America Talks Red and Yellow Metals (Speaking of Suppliers)

PMPA Speaking of Suppliers Podcasts: The Origins of Swiss Machining in the US The origins of Swiss Machining in the US are not what you think. We look at it through the family history of Stefan Brusky, several PMPA member companies that were involved, then move into a look at Tornos’ role in that history…

PMPA Speaking of Suppliers Podcasts: Family Business, Machines and Media All-in-One A longer form podcast as Miles Free goes deep and explores “all things Graff – Pinkert” with Lloyd And Noah Graff. Published November 30, 2022   Timestamps:  1:00 – Advantages of having a family business/working with family  7:00 – The team at Graff –…

PMPA Speaking of Suppliers Podcasts: From Fuel to Cutting Fluids Miles Free interviews Mike Grivna of PMPA Technical Member RD Holder, discussing the company, the challenges our members face when using metalworking fluids, and brief discussion of the different types of fluids encountered in our shops. Published December 14, 2022  

PMPA Speaking of Suppliers Podcasts: Maximize Your Metal Removal Rates and Pay for Your Tools Miles Free interviews Steven Baier, VP of Sales of Haimer USA, highlighting the four critical aspects for workholding: Rigidity, Accuracy, Balance, and Security as well as the advantages of tool presetting and standard work to reduce set-up time. Published January 11,…

PMPA Speaking of Suppliers Podcasts: Leading Cause of Supply Chain Disruption is Factory Fires Miles Free, Shannon Nelson, and Trevor discuss how fire suppression systems can help you manage the risk of fire in your manufacturing operations. Published February 8, 2023  

PMPA Speaking of Suppliers Podcasts: A New Way to Monitor Your Shop Miles Free and Akshat Thirani, CEO of Amper Technologies Inc. discuss the unexpected ways that using process data can impact our precision machining shops operations and the business. Published December 28, 2022