Published January 2010
By Miles Free III
It’s January; the time when most of us resolve to do things better in the coming year.
Recorded: March 31, 2025 at National Technical Conference in Cleveland, OH. Speaker: David Wynn, PMPA Who would benefit: engineer, estimator, supervisor, lead setup, machinist, operator Experience track: Management Description Have you ever stopped to think about the same part over differing volume ranges? We explore how setup time and price change over volume, but the…
Status Report on RoHS Leaded Materials – January 10, 2017 The European Commission is almost a year late on providing their decisions on the RoHS exemptions that affect our industry. The attached report will help you make sense of the review on exemptions for lead in Steel (6a.), Aluminum (6b.), and Brass (6c.) as…
It is essential to assure that the machines with work are up and running every minute that they should.
Solutions to system problems nearly always require a team approach. This post gives you 7 steps you can take to increase machine productivity.
PMPA Craftsman Cribsheet #134: ISO Material Groups: Steel Published December 1, 2024 By David Wynn, Technical Services Manager, PMPA Download/View Cribsheet The letter “P” is for all steels in the ISO material group categories. Within that category there are subgroups. Most manufacturers break it into a range of four to seven categories. I find…
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Benefits of Turned and Polished Steel Barstock Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn discuss the benefits provided by turned and polished steel barstock, its differences from cold-drawn, when and avoiding unexpected performance issues. Published August 21, 2023
Published April 2014 By Miles Free III An employer may provide respirators and dust masks at the request of employees, even when they are not required. VIEW ARTICLE