MARKET INSIGHT – Small Electric Appliance Manufacturing NACIS 335210 | $63,905,068,000 by Joe Jackson Marketing & Events Assistant, PMPA Published July 1, 2022 The parts that our precision machining shops manufacture provide essential functionality to the many critical household appliances that are important to our day-to-day functions such as cooking, cleaning, food preparation and personal…
Thriving With You in 2022: Sharing Solutions PMPA’s National Technical Conference 2022 (held at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 1-3, 2022) had packed sessions, excited attendees and a lot of learning, sharing and networking. by Carli Kistler-Miller Director of Programs & Marketing, PMPA Published July 1, 2022 I wrote the first draft of…
Economics of Production Machining: Are You in the Speed or Feed Tribe? Optimizing for multiple factors, not just minimizing cost for a single factor, will lead to profitable production machining. by Miles Free Director of Industry Research and Technology, PMPA Published July 1, 2022 Production machining is a manufacturing domain where economics are the controlling…
July 2022 Craftsman’s Cribsheet #108 The table lists the standards cited by Federal OSHA for The Precision Turned Product Manufacturing NAICS code in FY 2021. General requirements for all machines, handling materials, and hazard communication were the top three citations by penalty amount for our industry. Finding and fixing any shortcomings in these areas would…
Released June 27, 2022. Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller provide a technical lesson on the properties of the steel materials that we machine in our shops.
Released June 20, 2022. Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller examine the various tools that PMPA provides to help members deal with their material challenges.
Minnesota Chapter President’s Round Table Monday, August 22, 2022 Micro-Matics Inc. 8050 Ranchers Road Minneapolis, MN 55432 PMPA had a great time visiting members in Minnesota. No delayed flights were going to stop us. REGISTER HERE
Released June 13, 2022. Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller touch on some key areas to consider while strategically navigating the uncertainty that is our current economic climate.
Released June 6, 2022. Miles and Carli Kistler-Miller share four tips on how to gain employee acceptance to change-without acceptance, the change is doomed to fail.
MARKET INSIGHT – Motorcycle, Bicycle and Parts Manufacturing NACIS 336991 | $6,950,898,000 by Joe Jackson Marketing & Events Assistant, PMPA Published June 1, 2022 The consumer market for motorcycles and bicycles is growing at a rapid pace. Dual- purpose motorcycles (street and off-road) sales grew 22% from 2019-2021 with a 45% uptick for bicycles from…