Published April 2021 By Carli Kistler-Miller The lack of available skilled workers is an ongoing issue. It’s easier to keep a good employee than to find one. A leader can leverage Emotional Intelligence skills to keep the workers they have. VIEW ARTICLE
Published April 2021 By Miles Free III A production machining shop is one that makes the things that give us the highest standard of living and safety and quality of life VIEW ARTICLE
Published March 2021. By Joe Jackson Automotive and Light Truck Industry spends $249 billion on materials, components, supplies, minerals and machinery. It’s our industry’s largest market served. VIEW ARTICLE
Published March 2021. By Carli Kistler-Miller To keep your business going, you need more than workforce, equipment and materials. PMPA Affinity Partners can enhance your workforce safety, protect your investment in plant and equipment, provide lower costs for energy and shipping as well as expedite your quoting process. VIEW ARTICLE
Published January 2021 By Miles Free III The pros and cons of cold work, work-hardening. VIEW ARTICLE
Published March 2021. By Miles Free III What data drives your shop? An unexpected look at the kinds of data that you ought to be using to make your shop the most competitive and sustainable that it can. Spoiler alert — no new sensors or IT technologies required to get the payback from these…
Published December 2020 By Carli Kistler-Miller PMPA’s executive director, Cate Smith, shares her first experience at PMPA’s Annual Meeting which took place in-person on October 22-25 at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgeville, Missouri. VIEW ARTICLE
Published December 2020 By Miles Free III Is new technology the change? The essential workers that have been making parts that make a difference are the real change — and it is a positive change that bodes well for manufacturing, workforce, and our economy. VIEW ARTICLE
Published November 2020 By Carli Kistler-Miller Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio harnessed their talent, experience, capabilities and PMPA network to deliver 50,000 sets of ventilator parts to Ford Motor Company. VIEW ARTICLE
Published November 2020 By Miles Free III In the real estate industry, the secret to understanding how any property transaction will be priced is “Location. Location. Location.” In order to understand steel, it is Carbon. Carbon. Carbon. VIEW ARTICLE