Published August 13, 2024
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Custom Tooling Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss all the important aspects of when, why and where to use custom tooling to make our precision machining shops more efficient. Published April 1, 2024
Published January 2021 By Miles Free III The pros and cons of cold work, work-hardening. VIEW ARTICLE
Recorded: March 31, 2025 at National Technical Conference in Cleveland, OH. Speaker: David Wynn, PMPA Who would benefit: engineer, estimator, supervisor, lead setup, machinist, operator Experience track: Management Description Have you ever stopped to think about the same part over differing volume ranges? We explore how setup time and price change over volume, but the…
Recorded: April 17, 2023 at National Technical Conference in Cleveland, OH. Speakers: John Kiffner, GWS Tool Group Clive Komlenic, Mikron Tool Who would benefit: Upper & Middle Management, Setup, Machinists, Estimators, Engineers, Foremen, Leadmen, Operators Experience track: Mastery Description This session focuses on fundamentals of Swiss — type machining, the capabilities that set Swiss apart…
Five reasons to anneal steel include:To alter the grain structure;
To develop formability;
To improve machinability;
To modify mechanical properties;
To relieve residual stresses.
Recorded: April 17, 2023 at National Technical Conference in Cleveland, OH. Speaker: Brad Eichman, Gray Defined Engineering Johnny Freeze, GWS Tool Mastery Track Who would benefit: Foremen, Leadmen, Setup, Machinist, Engineers, Estimators Experience track: Mastery Description Become more efficient with your cam machines. In this session you will learn how to develop the machine set-up,…