PODCAST – Roundness
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PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:
Roundness
How can we possibly thrive in the turned product industry without a great understanding of roundness? As it turns out there is quite a bit to understand.
Published April 17, 2023
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Published April 17, 2023
Released April 19, 2021. Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the leadership advantages to emotional intelligence, how it can help sustain skilled performers and what steps to take to learn emotional intelligence. EI Article Part 1 EI Article Part 2
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: Talking Business Part 2 with Special Guest John Detterbeck Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn are joined by John Detterbeck for part 2 of this special limited series where John shares lessons learned in his life in the precision machining industry. Published February 3, 2025
PMPA Speaking of Suppliers Podcasts: How Culture is the Key of Precision Ground Stock Miles Free discusses culture with Laurent Cros of Boston Centerless a Shigeo Shingo Award winning company. The discussions digs into how Boston Centerless uses BC vision to run their business. The importance of internal customers in manufacturing. Laurent ties culture back…
Guiidelines to estimate footage of stock to make parts are provided. in addition to part length, Loss due to cutoff of each piece, and bar ends are included in the guideline.
College no longer guarantees employment, or a better standard of living.
College does guarantee debt, (one in ten graduates has over $40,000 in loans)
42% take longer than 4 years to graduate.
53.6% of college graduates are under- or unemployed.
We need to help talent find a career in manufacturing.
I was privileged to be able to witness the live cast of the Falcon Heavy Lift vehicle today. The photo above shows two booster engine modules simultaneously and autonomously landing. This was just a small part of the technology displayed today by the Falcon Heavy launch. But here is why I say that a new…