Published October 2018
By PMPA Staff
In 1988, best friends Steve Ortner and Hayden Wellman founded Absolute Machine Tools in Mr. Wellman’s father’s garage in Lorain, Ohio, with little more than a small line of machining centers to sell and support.
Author: Debbie Feiler
Published October 2018
By Miles Free III
According to our analysis of the PMPA Business Trends Sales Index, the demand for our products has shifted steadily upwards in the market.
Published September 2018
By PMPA Staff
Precision machined products industry professionals are invited to participate in PMPA’s Annual Meeting this fall at the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. This is the place for senior management and company owners to connect and learn from one another by actively participating in this conference.
Published September 2018
By Miles Free III
Congratulations on your graduation! Congratulations on persevering and completing a major life milestone. Your experience with completing your education through high school bodes well for your continued success in life.
Published August 2018
By PMPA Staff
The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2018 is set to take over Chicago’s McCormick Place from Sept. 10-15.
Published August 2018
By PMPA Staff
Established more than a century ago, Ashley Ward Inc. has become one of the United States’ largest companies in the screw machine industry, with five locations across the country.
Published August 2018
By Miles Free III
PMPA’s latest “Business Trends Report” shows that shops are busy working overtime and juggling their schedules to produce the almost unprecedented demand for components from our customers.
Published July 2018
By PMPA Staff
When it was founded in 1976, H & R Screw Machine Products was no more than a single Brown & Sharpe screw machine in a small building located behind the home of founder, David Halladay.
Published July 2018
By Miles Free III
On Tuesday morning at the National Technical Conference this year, I presented during a session discussing regulatory requirements that apply to our precision machining shops. Occupational safety and environmental compliance were the two main topics of this session.
Published June 2018
By PMPA Staff
In 1953, Swiss immigrant Gerard Paroz left his home country for New York City to find work in the United States in the machine tool industry. He eventually found work in Cincinnati, Ohio, at Gruen Watch Co., where he has mastered his skills in mechanical engineering and Swiss turning technology