Published September 2017
By Sterling Gill III
Education and training have undergone many changes. What types of changes? How do these changes affect the quality of educational programming?
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Published June 2007 By Miles Free III This week, I received a Manufacturing Sector Report from the Environmental Protection Agency covering motor vehicle parts manufacturing. VIEW ARTICLE
Published December 2012 By PMPA Staff The greatest challenge facing the precision machining industry is the lack of skilled workers,” said Mike Duffin, Executive Director of the Precision Machined Products Association. VIEW ARTICLE
What is the True Value of Your Finished Goods Inventory ? Keeping a large finished stock inventory is the surest way to turn a large fortune into a small one. by Miles Free III Director of Industry Affairs, PMPA Published February 1, 2023 One of my favorite learning moments was a discussion between myself and…
The scheduling of PM to take advantage of equipment idle time is key to keeping it economically feasible. PM should be accomplished on lunchbreaks, during changeovers, or on back turns. Every minute that a machine resource is scheduled, it should be producing; PM should be scheduled for when it’s not. Take my Lunchroom Test to see if you need to change your PM program.
PMPA Business Trends May 2025 May Sales Normalizing After Dip May business trends came in at 147, up by 2.1% from April and up 1.4% from May the previous year. The index is settling back into a normal range. The PMPA Business Trends Sales Index recorded its third highest value ever for May. Sentiment…