Published June 2008
By Miles Free III
In the Midwest, we see the China trade issue pretty simply.
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Honor Your Scope Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn review how your quality systems scope minimizes risks in your shop as well as describes what you do. Published May 20, 2024
PMPA / ITR Economics Forecast Report March 2023 The data shows a number of factors pointing to the likelihood of a broad , economic slowdown. While recession is coming, its arrival time is not yet clear. This report discusses, for the markets that our shops serve, expectations of timelines, severity and recovery…
Knowing how to calculate the Carbon Equivalent of a heat of steel will help determine whether or not pre- or post- weld heat treatment may be needed. As long as CE is no more than .35, you probably won’t need to preheat or post weld stress relieve your welded parts. above .35 CE, you may need either or both depending on section thickness and CE.
Prices of raw materials used to make precision machined products are up substantially, ranging from 44% to 114% from March 2009- March 2010 for 6 of the 7 materials we track.
March 2021 Craftsman’s Cribsheet #94 In our shops we typically process metallic materials that have been cold worked. This cold working provides advantages over the initial hot-rolled material: improved mechanical properties (increased yield to tensile strength ratio), reduced ductility (crisper chip), improved dimensional characteristics including reduced out of roundness and improved straightness. Cold worked materials…
Published January 2004 By Miles Free Do you produce parts for shipment overseas, say to Europe? Do you now or are you thinking about importing parts from overseas? Are you up to speed on the international phytosanitary requirements as they might apply to your shipments? VIEW ARTICLE