Published March 2011
By PMPA Staff
The Precision Machined Products Association recently retained the services of the Institute for Trend Research (ITR).
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Ductility as Measured by Tensile Testing Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss tensile testing to determine ductility and use it to understand suitability of material for our processes and product applications. Published November 18, 2024
Published April 2012 By Miles Free III What’s the right strategy? What is Strategy anyway? VIEW ARTICLE
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This article lists 9 variables NOT in control of the heat treater, and 14 that are under their control (furnace temperature uniformity, load configuration) or shared by the customer ( process selected, batch size, part size).
“By controlling the important variables, dimensional changes in heat treatment can be controlled.” Patrick McKenna
Variability is the enemy in our precision machining shops, and reducing variability is a key to sustaining our businesses and improving our capabilities.
Recorded: March 31, 2025 at National Technical Conference in Cleveland, OH. Speaker: Anthony Longoria, Cox Manufacturing Who would benefit: supervisor, lead setup, machinist, management, operator Experience track: Management Description his session is intended for shops/individuals interested in implementing basic lean principles, laying the groundwork to becoming a lean shop. ACCESS Access grants unlimited online…
STATE OF MANUFACTURING – Florida Manufacturing by Joe Jackson Marketing & Events Assistant, PMPA Published December 1, 2023 Download Magazine Article Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing is a subsector of manufacturing that makes critical goods from metal components. Precision Turned Products Manufacturing is a subsector of fabricated metal product manufacturing that makes the components that MAKE…