Why are CNC Machinists so Difficult to Find?
The hand that rocks the cradle is responsible for our shortage of CNC machinists…
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February ISM PMI- Stronger Than The Pundits Let On
“The February PMI® registered 54.2 percent, an decrease of 2.4 percentage points from the January reading of 56.6 percent…Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February, and the overall economy grew for the 118th consecutive month.“- Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee While the…
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February ISM PMI- Stronger Than The Pundits Let On
“The February PMI® registered 54.2 percent, an decrease of 2.4 percentage points from the January reading of 56.6 percent…Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February, and the overall economy grew for the 118th consecutive month.“- Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee While the…
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Change for the Better, Better Together
“Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.”-Khalil Gibran The PMPA Executive board (with the full support of your PMPA staff) has been working on a new approach to ensure that we continue to provide our members with the technical support, information and networking deliverables that our team has…
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Change for the Better, Better Together
“Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.”-Khalil Gibran The PMPA Executive board (with the full support of your PMPA staff) has been working on a new approach to ensure that we continue to provide our members with the technical support, information and networking deliverables that our team has…
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PMPA Business Trends Year-end Summary- Optimism for 1Q 2019!
“2018 was a strong year for the precision machining industry. With sales up 7.2% our shops outperformed nearly every benchmark in terms of sales and performance including prior year and 5-year averages. Sentiment indicators bode well for the first three months of 2019.” PMPA Business Trends Report Year-end Summar We remain optimistic regarding manufacturing outlook…
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PMPA Business Trends Year-end Summary- Optimism for 1Q 2019!
“2018 was a strong year for the precision machining industry. With sales up 7.2% our shops outperformed nearly every benchmark in terms of sales and performance including prior year and 5-year averages. Sentiment indicators bode well for the first three months of 2019.” PMPA Business Trends Report Year-end Summar We remain optimistic regarding manufacturing outlook…
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Ignore the Hysteria- December ISM PMI is a Positive Indicator
December ISM PMI index at 54.1 remains solidly positive indicating continued manufacturing expansion.
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2018-On Track to a Strong Finish for Precision Machining
Despite challenges with material supply and tariffs on critical raw materials, the Precision Machining Industry is on pace for the strong finish we predicted last April.
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BLS October Jobs Report: Great News in October- Unless you are looking for workers
Job gains beat consensus expectations, Unemployment is at its lowest level since I was a junior in High school, Participation rate matches its best level this year, and private nonfarm wages have risen 3.1% this year according to this BLS jobs report.