Published December 2013
By PMPA Staff
At the PMPA Management Update Conference, February 21-23 in Las Vegas, John Wirtz will present a business development session on winning larger contracts, or “whale hunting,” for precision machined parts manufacturers.
Published December 2007 By Miles Free III The beginning of a new year is a time to anticipate. It’s also the time that most writers trot out their expectations for the year ahead. VIEW ARTICLE
Released April 26, 2021. Infrastructure is being heard in the news. Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the exact meaning of infrastructure so their listeners understand this broad and, sometimes, confusing term.
It is the increase in the lot size that is the
most powerful determinant of the amortization of cost of setup.
ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY is in your customer’s control and ultimately delivers drives far greater savings than your cutting set up time in half, and in half again as we have just shown.
Released August 2, 2021. Miles Free & Carli Kistler–Miller review the 6 ways cold finish bars can lose their straightness as well as identifiers to look for to find and solve the problems when bar straightness problems arise in our shops!
Have You Checked Your Quote Book Recently? Check your quote book to get a glimpse of where your business is positioned. by David Wynn Director of Technical Services & Industry Affairs, PMPA Published July 1, 2025 Download Magazine Article When looking at business conditions, we must self-normalize data. Business is an easy…
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: IT Series: Interview with Michael Vay Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn have a spirted and in-depth conversation with Kirk Precision’s Michael Vay to discuss all things AI and the effect it has on our lives as well as our precision machining shops. Published January 19, 2026 …