Released November 16, 2020
Miles Free & Renee Merker, Director of Communications and Events give listeners a behind the scenes peek at the planning of PMPA’s Annual Meeting and the ah-ha moments from the actual event held at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale Missouri.
Released November 29, 2021. Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the Why and the What that our customers are actually buying from our precision machining shops as well as some value adds to help you satisfy your customers going forward.
Released October 11, 2021. Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the change from manufacturing’s 3D’s (Dark, Dangerous and Dirty,) to the 4 S’s (Safe, Sustainable, Stable and Smart) and why Miles is thrilled that his son works in manufacturing.
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Contrarian View of Secondary Operations Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller discuss Miles’ contrarian view on secondary operations and attempts to dispel the notion that secondary operations is a lose-lose proposition in our shops. Published February 6, 2023 SHOW NOTES
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: PMPA’s Annual Meeting 2025 Primer with Renee Merker and Joe Jackson David Wynn and Renee Merker, and Joe Jackson give listeners a peek into what to expect from the upcoming Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas! Published September 29, 2025
PMPA Speaking of Suppliers Podcasts: Tool Grinders and Multi-Spindle All from One Company Miles Free interviews Jeff Reinert of Schutte USA as they discuss Schutte’s machine tools, CNC grinding machines and using technology to maintain low cycle times, high productivity, and precision as the batch sizes we quote decrease in volume. Published February 22, 2023…
Released November 22, 2021. Miles Free & PMPA’s Executive Director Cate Smith discuss all the ways the new the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard on Vaccinations and Mask Mandates affects our shops!