Published April 2007
By Miles Free III
Major appliance manufacturer Whirlpool recently told investors that the company expected its business to be impacted by about $400 million in 2007 by the increased costs of materials needed to make its products.
Published August 2013 By PMPA Staff The Precision Machined Products Association will be awarding Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to individuals who take part in the association’s various learning opportunities. VIEW ARTICLE
John Detterbeck shares a full picture of the details involved with the process of estimating and quoting: base knowledge and resources, to standard tooling costs, available software for estimating, working with toolrooms and tool vendors for the best pricing, suggestions about materials costs and potential hidden costs. Recorded: May 2, 2022 at National Technical Conference…
Published July 2011 By Miles Free III There is a lot of doom-and gloom being bandied about concerning manufacturing, particularly here in North America. VIEW ARTICLE
The Workforce Challenge and Why Traditional Hiring Isn’t Enough, Part 1 The workforce shortage is a business risk, not just a human resources problem. by Emily Riley Executive Director, PMPA Published March 1, 2026 Download Magazine Article For many precision machining shop owners, workforce challenges are often framed as an…
PMPA Craftsman Cribsheet #143: 3D Printing Technology for the Shop Published September 1, 2025 By David Wynn, Director of Technical Services & Industry Affairs Download/View Cribsheet Below is a basic breakdown of various 3D printing technologies and how they relate to work in our shops. The breakdowns are to represent a broad category of methods…
Released August 22, 2022 Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller review one of the most important aspects of quoting and running a new job in our precision machining shops!