Published January 2006
By PMPA Staff
Ms. Kim Korth, management consultant and founder of IRN, Inc., will present the keynote speech at the PMPA Management Update Conference.
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Slips, Trips and Falls Causing nearly 700 fatalities a year plus many more serious injuries, Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss the keys to keeping these accidents away from your shop. Published October 21, 2024
Lead is an important contributor to economic machining. However, its contribution to lower cost higher quality machining come at a potential cost in the potential for voids, porosity and visible lead stringers. Carefully consider the advantages and disadvantages of specifying a leaded material for machined parts.
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Talking Business Part 13 with Special Guest John Detterbeck Carli Kistler-Miller, Emily Riley, and David Wynn are joined by John Detterbeck for part 13 of this special limited series where John shares lessons learned in his life in the precision machining industry. Published March 3, 2026
1.Communicate. At the very least, make a fact sheet of basic company information and your products. Use your website to keep insiders and outsiders informed. 2.Your website is on 24/7 worldwide. Why not use it to help you provide facts and minimize rumors.
3.Don’t oversell quality. But the fact is that in complex systems even redundant backups don’t always work. Statistically, outlying events can and will occur.4.Do demonstrate your sincerity, and discuss the steps that your company is taking to identify the problem, get the problem contained, and the immediate and long term corrective actions that your team is working on. 5.Don’t speculate on “Cause” nor “Blame.”
Precision Ground Barstock: How It Is Manufactured, Benefits to Your Shop Understanding the benefits provided by precision centerless ground barstock can help you avoid false economy and optimize the work you quote by maximizing benefits to your manufacturing process and customer. by Miles Free III Director of Industry Affairs, PMPA Published April 1, 2023 How…
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Safety Needs to Be Comfortable Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn discuss the importance of comfortability when it comes to performance in our precision machining shops apart. Published October 9, 2023