Published December 2017
By PMPA Staff
PMPA’s Management Update Conference will be held Thursday-Saturday, March 8-10, 2018, at the San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina in San Diego, California.
Published July 2003 By Michael B. Duffin Like many of you manufacturers, I have been following the transformation of manufacturing and the world economy for the past several years. We all recognize that globalization has radically impacted the competitive balance of our businesses. And, most acknowledge that this issue is the single greatest challenge we…
June 2014 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #22 Plating difficulties are invariably related to 3 potential contributors: Inadequate cleaning, insufficient stock removal and features of the part being plated. The location of the plating problems on your parts gives you a key to determining the mechanism of failure. VIEW/DOWNLOAD
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Cold Work Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss how the cold work of cold drawing can affect machining performance in your shop. Published August 26, 2024
PMPA Business Trends January 2025 The January 2025 Report on Business Trends comes in at 138. Despite a rocky start, the sentiment remains significantly positive pointing to our bright future. January sales are down when compared to the last five years but are up when compared to the long-term January average. Several outside factors are…
“When machinists think that there is a problem with the material that they are trying to cut, if the cutoff tool is fine but another tool is not, it’s probably not the material.”
Published April 2020 By Carli Kistler-Miller Peterson Tool Company was founded in 1958 by John L. Peterson, Sr., with a $500 loan and 1,000 sq ft barn in a town outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Over 60 years later, Peterson Tool fills 40,000 sq ft between two adjacent facilities and serves 30 countries. VIEW ARTICLE…