Published January 2009
By Miles Free III’
When I grew up—way back in the mid-20th century—everyone aspired to have a job with a major national publicly traded company.
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Defining and Preventing Errors Carli Kistler-Miller, Emily Riley, and David Wynn continue their discussion on the relentless pursuit of eliminating all errors. This time, they focus on defining how to prevent errors, ensuring that our shops consistently ship high-quality parts. Published November 17, 2025
Published August 2021 By Joe Jackson With precise high-quality fittings being necessary for the fluid power manufacturing industry, they are predominantly produced by our industry by using precision turning technology. VIEW ARTICLE
Released July 27, 2020. Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller dive into the technical side of Precision Machining. In this episode they dive into the six factors that can improve tool life in your shop. SHOW NOTES
Published August 2018 By Miles Free III PMPA’s latest “Business Trends Report” shows that shops are busy working overtime and juggling their schedules to produce the almost unprecedented demand for components from our customers. VIEW ARTICLE
November 2020 Craftsman’s Cribsheet #90 Cribsheet provided by PMPA member, Pioneer Service, Inc. in Addison, Illinois There are a variety of surface finishing techniques that add to or alter the surface layer of metal for a precision turned component. These finishing techniques can be utilized for aesthetic reasons, to protect the part from environmental factors…
Recorded: March 30, 2025 at National Technical Conference in Cleveland, OH. Speaker: Anthony Longoria, Cox Manufacturing Corbin Embrey, Shamrock Precision Who would benefit: engineer, estimator, IT, operator, management Experience Level: Mastery Description An introduction on how to introduce automated inspection in your shop to provide best quality products to your customer. ACCESS Access grants…