The PMPA Business Trends Report Sales index for November plummeted 23 points from 132 to 109, a drop of almost 17%. Here are 5 reasons why we are unconcerned by what most would call a panic-worthy drop. The November value of 109 actually “just happens to be” the arithmetic average of the index for the last…
On Friday, December 12, the NLRB released the “Ambush Election” rule, which limits the amount of time employees have to consider whether or not to join a union to as little as 10-14 days, down from an average of 56 days.
The ability of a material to deform plastically without fracturing, is called ductility. In the materials usually machined in our shops, ductility is measured by determining the percent of elongation and the percent reduction of area on a specimen during a tensile test. Our earlier post about Ductility showed how ductility can impact our shops. In…
” Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in November for the 18th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 66th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®.” ” “The November PMI® registered 58.7 percent, a decrease of 0.3 percentage point from October’s reading of…
We have many blessings in our lives, the love of family, friends chief among them. Thanksgiving is a day for us to recalibrate and reflect on the blessings that collectively we share.
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Ductility is exhibited in our machining shops primarily by chip issues. Failure to understand and control ductility and its effects on our chips can result in safety hazards to machine operators resulting from be ing struck, cut or entangled in resulting chips.
Titled “More High Schools Teach Manufacturing Skills” the article confirms that ” U.S. high schools that have launched or revived manufacturing programs in recent years to guide students toward good-paying jobs and help fill a critical shortage of skilled machinists, welders and maintenance technicians.” Here are a couple of points that they make that are worth…
A new wallet card explaining the changes in OSHA injury reporting that go into effect January 1, 2015 is available from OSHA. Review with your supervisors now.
“The October PMI® registered 59 percent, an increase of 2.4 percentage points from September’s reading of 56.6 percent, indicating continued expansion in manufacturing. The New Orders Index registered 65.8 percent, an increase of 5.8 percentage points from the 60 percent reading in September, indicating growth in new orders for the 17th consecutive month. The Production…
Precision Plus, Inc. is featured in the latest issue of Wisconsin STEM Pathways Magazine. The article, entitled Companies in the Classroom–Putting the Classroom in the Workplace, chronicles the company’s two year journey from a concept to the reality of having an internship and a apprenticeship program for high school and college students, as well as…