Published December 2011
By Miles Free III
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Published December 2017 By Miles Free III “What gets measured gets managed.” -Peter Drucker There are indicators that drive what gets managed in our business. What indicators do you follow to drive your company’s performance? Are they the correct indicators for what you are trying to achieve? VIEW ARTICLE
STATE OF MANUFACTURING – North Carolina Manufacturing by Joe Jackson Marketing & Events Assistant, PMPA Published September 1, 2024 Download Magazine Article Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing is a subsector of manufacturing that makes critical goods from metal components. Precision Turned Products Manufacturing is a subsector of fabricated metal product manufacturing that makes the components that…
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Talking Business Part 7 with Special Guest John Detterbeck Carli Kistler-Miller, Emily Riley, and David Wynn are joined by John Detterbeck for part 6 of this special limited series where John shares lessons learned in his life in the precision machining industry. Published September 1, 2025
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Roles of Women in Manufacturing Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn recap The Roles of Women in Manufacturing series which started in the January 2023 issue of Production Machining Magazine which featured the journey and advice of over 20 women in different roles. Published December 4, 2023 …
PMPA / ITR Economics Forecast Report May 2023 The purpose of our precision machining shops is to manufacture components that provide functionality that is needed by our customers. Knowledge of our craft is important. But knowledge of our craft can be made irrelevant by events and circumstances beyond our control. This month’s…
July 2013 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #11 Problems with drills and hole-making are getting even more frequent as more jobs are being run in non-free-machining steels. Here is a drilling checklist to aid in your problem solving: VIEW/DOWNLOAD