ARTICLE – Technical Member Profile: Lester Detterbeck Enterprises, Ltd.
Published March 2012 By PMPA Staff In the precision machining industry, the Detterbeck name goes back to the days of overhead belt-drive screw machines. VIEW ARTICLE
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ARTICLE – Skills Development for Precision Machinists
Published March 2012 By Monte Guitar The precision machining industry relies on the best and the brightest people in manufacturing to produce safety-critical parts for numerous applications. VIEW ARTICLE
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ARTICLE – How Do You Calibrate Your Business?
Published February 2012 By Miles Free III Every precision machining shop has a calibration system to assure that its products are dimensionally compliant and meet the expectations of its customers. VIEW ARTICLE
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ARTICLE – Speaker Profile: Art Turock
Published February 2012 By PMPA Staff “Competence is Not an Option” and “Developing Good Managers into Great Leaders” are the two presentations that Art Turock will make at the 2012 PMPA Management Update Conference. VIEW ARTICLE
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ARTICLE – Setup Reduction – One Discipline You Must Master
Published February 2012 By Jeff Wiltsie Setup reduction is the gold standard for continuous improvement. VIEW ARTICLE
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2012 PM | Articles | Content - Business/Continuous Improvement | Content-Engineering - Materials | Content-Leadership | Content-Regulatory | Topic Pages
ARTICLE – Keeping Your New Year’s Resolution
Published January 2012 By y Rob Kiener Every year, millions of Americans make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, stop smoking, spend more time with family… and the list goes on. VIEW ARTICLE
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ARTICLE – Member Profile: Great Lakes Automation Services, Inc.
Published January 2012 By PMPA Staff Great Lakes Automation Services, Inc. (GLASi) was established just ten years ago, but its roots go back much farther. VIEW ARTICLE
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2012 PM | Articles | Content - Business/Continuous Improvement | Content-Industry Trends | Content-Leadership | Topic Pages
ARTICLE – Reducing Variation: The Only Way to Reduce Cost
Published January 2012 By Miles Free III Hidden variation is what increases your costs. VIEW ARTICLE
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ARTICLE – For Minor Servicing and Maintenance Lockout is Not Mandatory
Published December 2011 By Julie O-Keefe PMPA member companies are engaged in making parts that require precision machining. This necessitates multiple, routine adjustments throughout a shift. VIEW ARTICLE
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2011 PM | Articles | Content - Business/Continuous Improvement | Content-Industry Trends | Topic Pages
ARTICLE – “The Economy: Where Do We Go From Here?”
Published December 2011 By Rob Kiener February’s PMPA Management Update Conference in San Diego will feature Howard C. Fletcher III as the keynote speaker. VIEW ARTICLE