Published June 2019
By PMPA Staff
Today, JC Gibbons Manufacturing is run by Jerry Gibbons’ sons, Jeff and Dan Gibbons, and has become a leading manufacturer of precision CNC machining services and screw machine products for a number of different industries, including automotive, HVAC, specialty and custom fasteners, defense, electronics and musical instruments.
Published April 2020 By Carli Kistler-Miller Peterson Tool Company was founded in 1958 by John L. Peterson, Sr., with a $500 loan and 1,000 sq ft barn in a town outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Over 60 years later, Peterson Tool fills 40,000 sq ft between two adjacent facilities and serves 30 countries. VIEW ARTICLE…
Released Feburary 7, 2022. Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss PMPA’s Business Trends report from the past year and what it means going forward in 2022. View the latest PMPA December 2021 Business Trends report Here
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: The Precision Machined Products Industry: 2022 Was a Very Good Year Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn take a dive into the data from 2022 to support the continued optimism for precision machining industry with a little economic off the rails discussion included. Published March 20, 2023 …
Simple Strategies for Meaningful Involvement Engaging employees shouldn’t be hard. Try these ideas. by Veronica J. Durden Events Coordinator, PMPA Published March 1, 2025 Download Magazine Article There have been countless discussions about how keeping employees engaged helps reduce turnover. When employees aren’t engaged, companies often experience lower productivity, strained coworker relationships…
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Talking Business Part 8 with Special Guest John Detterbeck Carli Kistler-Miller, Emily Riley, and David Wynn are joined by John Detterbeck for part 8 of this special limited series where John shares lessons learned in his life in the precision machining industry. Published October 6, 2025
PMPA Business Trends November 2023 The PMPA Business Trends Sales Index declined modestly to 138- a 3 point or 2.1 percent decline- from the October value of 141. We believe that our leveling thesis is still valid. Our YTD average of 146 has held for the second consecutive month. This month’s 141 is the…