Published March 2009
By Monte Guitar
PMPA’s Technical Program Committee has developed new and exciting programming targeted for your technical, quality and management personnel.
September 2012 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #1 The machinability of steel bars is determined by three primary factors: Cold work, Thermal treatment, and Chemical composition. VIEW/DOWNLOAD
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Turning versus Milling Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn take a deep dive into milling and turning for our precision machining shops. Published November 20, 2023
October 2025 Public Policy Webinar View/Download Slide Deck View Webinar
Published December 2017 By PMPA Staff Established in 1921, Smith & Richardson Manufacturing didn’t make its mark as a global supplier of precision machined parts until it bought a small screw machine shop in 1986. VIEW ARTICLE
Published February 2005 By Monte C. Guitar Take a walk through “Anyshop USA” and observe the actions being taken to serve the customer. Rarely will you see someone with an open work instruction book reading about how his or her particular task is to be completed. The vast majority of shop employees know what it…
PMPA Business Trends June 2018 With 84 companies responding, the PMPA Business Trends Index for June 2018 held steady at 138, highest June on record and tied with May 2018. The calendar year average remains 136. The 2018 June index of 138 is 2.2% higher than June 2017’s 135 value. This is our Index’s…