Does practice make perfect? Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn investigate if continuous improvement is discouraged by frozen practices, locked in processes, and rote practice.
Published June 12, 2023
PMPA Speaking of Suppliers Podcast: Thread Rolling Solutions with Support and Delivery Carli Kistler-Miller interviews Liberato Pietrantoni, Joe Carr, and Paul Allart of CJWinter and they discuss how CJWinter helps precision machining shops.. Released November 2, 2022
January 2018 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #62 PMPA’s Business Trends Report has been reporting an eight percent or more increase in the level of sales and shipments for our industry in 2017. We and our favorite economists see that trend continuing in the first half of 2018. Here’s what I think is in store…
Released May 3, 2021. Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the PMPA March 2021 Business Trends Report and examine the details behind the record high performance in our Precision Machining Businesses. March 2021 Business Trends
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Talking Business Part 10 with Special Guest John Detterbeck Carli Kistler-Miller, Emily Riley, and David Wynn are joined by John Detterbeck for part 10 of this special limited series where John shares lessons learned in his life in the precision machining industry. Published December 1, 2025
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Twist Drills for Success Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn go through the criteria to consider when choosing a twist drill for machining precision parts. Published June 19, 2023
PMPA Speaking of Suppliers Podcasts: Producing Parts at the Speed of Demand Miles Free speaks with Ryan Bavineau and John Henderson of Davenport Machine about dropping complex parts complete at lightening fast speeds. Index times at .4 seconds saves literal hours of time over millions of pieces. They also talk about their Hybrid machine that…