Published July 28, 2025
Published November 2018 By PMPA Staff In 1911, Lovejoy Chaplet Corp. opened for business in the small town of Hoosick Falls, New York. The company was originally a manufacturer of foundry works parts, mostly tin shelled chaplets and hinge tubes, and had a bank of Browne and Sharpe screw machines that ran off power shafts…
Published May 2015 By Miles Free III The federal government affects every aspect of your business. VIEW ARTICLE
Published May 2007 By Miles Free III Activity-Based Costing (ABC) is often mentioned in conversations between shop owners, but it seems to be an idea that most shops never get around to fully investigating. VIEW ARTICLE
Released March 1, 2021 Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller review three commitments to sustain success in your shop and explain why, without commitment, neither luck nor talent can assure you success.
Published May 2018 By Miles Free III Two PMPA members were honored by the Manufacturing Institute’s 2018 STEP Awards for excellence in manufacturing. VIEW ARTICLE
Released November 16, 2020 Miles Free & Renee Merker, Director of Communications and Events give listeners a behind the scenes peek at the planning of PMPA’s Annual Meeting and the ah-ha moments from the actual event held at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale Missouri.