PODCAST – Why Tool Life Can Vary: Carbon and Alloy Steels
Released July 19, 2021.
Miles Free & Carli Kistler–Miller dive into different variations in carbon and alloy steels that can affect tool life in your shop.
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ARTICLE – Have You Checked Your Quote Book Recently?
Have You Checked Your Quote Book Recently? Check your quote book to get a glimpse of where your business is positioned. by David Wynn Director of Technical Services & Industry Affairs, PMPA Published July 1, 2025 Download Magazine Article When looking at business conditions, we must self-normalize data. Business is an easy…
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ARTICLE – Difficulty Machining: Shop or Office Problem?
Published May 2014 By Miles Free III Machining difficult materials is a challenge that shops are increasingly facing these days as traditional free machining materials are not being selected for the higher performance, higher-engineered applications in technology today. VIEW ARTICLE
PODCAST – 5 Advantages of Cold Drawn Bars
Released June 22, 2020. Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the 5 advantages of cold drawn bars and Miles breaks all five down into detail.
Washington Action: Clarifying EPA's Proposed "Clarification" of the Article Exemption
PMPA provided an analysis to OMB and EPA showing that the burden of the proposed “Article Clarification” for TRI 313 Reporting on just the precision machining industry in the US would be of the order of $3.5 million, fabricated metal industry, $66 million, and over $209 million for the entire 33 NAICS code including precision machining, fabricated metal, and machinery manufacture.
How to Get Profitable Volume (NTC 2024)
Recorded: April 29, 2024 at National Technical Conference in Cincinnati, OH. Speaker: David Wynn, PMPA Who would benefit: Engineer, Estimator, Setup, Upper and Middle Management Experience track: Management Description Have you ever stopped to think about the same part over differing volume ranges? We explore how setup time and price change over volume, but the process…
PODCAST – Made in America is Not What You Think It Is
Released February 1, 2021 Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller review the Made in America Executive Order signed on January 25, 2021. They also explain the differences between Buy America, Buy American, Made in America and Made in USA and why it’s important to know the difference. SHOW NOTES