Advancing Workforce Talent: PMPA Joins Forces with Navy Talent Pipeline Program (BRECKSVILLE, OH) – The Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA) is expanding its collaboration with the U.S. Navy’s Talent Pipeline Program (TPP) to support talent acquisition, training, and retention across the Navy’s defense industrial base (DIB). As highlighted in recent industry reports, critical…
PMPA Craftsman Cribsheet #141: 10 Things We Learned at Horn Technology Days 2025 Published July 1, 2025 By David Wynn, Director of Technical Services & Industry Affairs | Miles Free, Director Emeritus, PMPA Download/View Cribsheet Horn Technology Days 2025 is an exposition that both teaches and demonstrates technology so you can experience the entire process. It…
Change Leadership vs. Change Management: Why You Need Both Change is necessary for continuous improvement. Knowing the distinction between change leadership and management can be the difference between success or failure. by Carli Kistler-Miller Director of Programs & Marketing, PMPA Published July 1, 2025 Download Magazine Article Change. It’s inevitable and necessary…
Have You Checked Your Quote Book Recently? Check your quote book to get a glimpse of where your business is positioned. by David Wynn Director of Technical Services & Industry Affairs, PMPA Published July 1, 2025 Download Magazine Article When looking at business conditions, we must self-normalize data. Business is an easy…
Generating Value — Generational Values Accounting accounts for costs. How does a successful multigenerational business account for value(s)? by Miles Free III Director Emeritus, PMPA Published July 1, 2025 Download Magazine Article I have attended every Horn Technology Days program since 2011. Regardless of economic or geopolitical news, every two years Horn has…
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The ITR Economics quarterly forecast report gives us insight into eight industries that are the primary drivers of our shops’ success. The ability to consistently look into the future with actionable data gives us a competitive edge. The reason that PMPA members closely follow the ITR Quarterly forecast report is that…
PMPA Craftsman Cribsheet #140: How To Read an HTS Code Published June 1, 2025 By David Wynn, Technical Services Manager, PMPA Download/View Cribsheet With tariffs at the forefront of everyone’s mind, it is important to understand how Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes work. Careful consideration is required because a simple digit error can be the…
STATE OF MANUFACTURING – Washington Manufacturing by Joe Jackson Director of Communications & Events, PMPA Published June 01, 2025 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…
Tariffs, HTS Codes and Your Company’s Scope Scope creep has become a tsunami! by Miles Free III Director of Industry Affairs, PMPA Published June 1, 2025 Download Magazine Article Tariffs have become the number one item of concern and conversation in our manufacturing industry. Every day, every hour, it seems there is…