Released January 25, 2021 Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller explain what important institutional knowledge isn’t going to digital and steps you can take to ensure this critical information can be found and shared.
Released January 18, 2021 It’s finally 2021! Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller go over some new goals and new ideas for our shops going forward as we venture into uncharted territories this year.
Released January 11, 2021 Miles Free puts PMPA’s Executive Director Cate Smith in the interviewee chair to talk about her journey to becoming PMPA’s Executive Director, her takeaways from her first year on the job and some of her thoughts on 2021.
4 Released January 4, 2021 Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller dive into standard work, its practices and why improvement in this critical area can be beneficial to all facets of your shop.
January 2021 Craftsman’s Cribsheet #93 Cribsheet provided by PMPA member, Pioneer Service, Inc. in Addison, Illinois There are several surface finishing techniques that “remove or reshape the surface layer” of a precision machined component. These finishing techniques can be applied to a wide variety of materials, and provide increased durability, tighter tolerances, better aesthetics and…
Released December 28, 2020 PMPA’s Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller had a great time recording Speaking of Precision’s first season. Maybe a little too much fun. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Released December 21, 2020 Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller review the crazy year that was 2020. Season 2 starts January 4, 2021!
Released December 14, 2020 Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller run down a list of THIRTY ONE scenarios that sparks joy in precision machining. Did they miss something? Use your social media platform to hashtag #PMPAJoy to share with us the ones we missed!
Released December 7, 2020 Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller review 4 questions for customer delight and how improvements in this critical area can improve business.
December 2020 Craftsman’s Cribsheet #91 Cribsheet provided by PMPA member, Pioneer Service, Inc. in Addison, Illinois There are a variety of surface finishing techniques that add to or alter the surface layer of metal for a precision turned component. These finishing techniques can be utilized for aesthetic reasons, to protect the part from environmental factors…