MARKET INSIGHT – Construction Machinery Manufacturing NACIS 333120 | $34,588,790,000 by Joe Jackson Marketing & Events Assistant, PMPA Published March 1, 2022 The construction machinery manufacturing industry is expected to grow significantly in 2022 and beyond due to increasing demand for equipment as well as the passing of a new Infrastructure Bill. Top 5…
What’s in a Name? Pride. Titles matter to employees. Are your operators actually operators? Or do they read prints, check quality, change tooling and adjust oil lines like a machinist? Hmmm… by Carli Kistler-Miller Director of Programs & Marketing, PMPA Published March 1, 2022 What’s your title at work? Does it match what you do…
Workforce Is Still the Most Important Challenge It is as true today as it was 10 years ago…workforce is top of mind for precision machining shops. by Miles Free Director of Industry Research and Technology, PMPA Published March 1, 2022 In November 2012, after returning from IMTS, I wrote an article for these PMPApages titled “The…
PMPA/ITR Economics Forecast Report February 2022 Now is when your efforts at managing can really make a difference! Despite all of the angst and nail biting issues in the press these days, the US economy is strong and will continue to be strong in the coming years. Continued (but SLOWER!) growth is likely…
Released February 28, 2022. Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller discuss yield loss in your shop, what inflation has to do with it and how to combat it with your decision making.
Released February 21, 2022. Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the importance and value of mission statements, vision statements and core values and how they help leadership, employees and workforce recruitment.
Released February 14, 2022. Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller explore why you should evaluate your customer list and how important it is to recognize customer-caused waste.
Released Feburary 7, 2022. Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss PMPA’s Business Trends report from the past year and what it means going forward in 2022. View the latest PMPA December 2021 Business Trends report Here
Driving Improvements with Data: How a PMPA Member Saved $1.4M in 11 Months Join Mitotec General Manager, Clinton Pouillie and Operations Manager, Bob Fourtounis as they discuss how Amper’s factory operating system helped them save $1.4M in 11 months. In this 30-minute session, you’ll learn how they used utilization and downtime data to drive…
Verifyle Pro and Its Practical Uses For Security-Conscious PMPA Members Learn how to put Verifyle’s ultra-secure messaging, document sharing and storage, and electronic signatures to use for your business. This proven and easy-to-use PMPA benefit will increase the security of your communications while raising your sense of awareness about what’s occurring on the receiving…