Published October 2011
By PMPA Staff
Lyn-Tron, Inc. provides precision-engineered electronic and connector hardware to the computer and electronics industries, as well as custom-machined parts to a variety of markets.
Published May 2012 By Miles Free III Differences in material machining performance is probably the number one issue that skilled operators face on the job. VIEW ARTICLE
Domain Mastery for Mastering Change What are the positions on your team’s roster to ensure that you win the game of ‘change?’ by Miles Free III Director of Industry Affairs, PMPA Published October 1, 2024 Download Magazine Article I just wanted to do my job, but they closed the plant and used dynamite…
Three primary criteria for selecting bar steels are 1) suitability for end use, 2) suitability for manufacturing process, 3) economical delivery of the requirements. Buyers may want to get the cheapest price per pound of steel purchased; Savvy buyers want to buy the steel that results in the lowest cost per finished part- assuring that costs are minimized for the total cost of production of their product.
Published May 2015 By Miles Free III 2015 and 2016 are poised to be very profitable years for our shops, employees and industry, if we have the courage to manage our businesses, rather than just avoid the challenges. How will you meet the challenges? VIEW ARTICLE
PMPA Craftsman Cribsheet #131: FANUC Macro Programming Basics Published September 1, 2024 By David Wynn, Technical Services Manager, PMPA Download/View Cribsheet Macros are an essential part of high-production CNC programing because they allow for blocks of code to be simplified. They also allow programs to easily be used on families of parts. Macros…
Published February 2014 By Miles Free III Making decisions when there is uncertainty is a different process than when you know the outcomes (certainty) or the expected range of outcomes (risk) for your machining business. VIEW ARTICLE