Training Is More Than a Skills Upgrade
Training is more than a skills upgrade. Training is a process that creates a virtuous cycle for your performers, culture and shop. Why do we train? Why do we need to train?
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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 113: PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcasts — Leadership
PMPA’s Speaking of Precision podcasts can be found on major platforms or on PMPA.org.
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Choosing Work Perks
Workforce is tight and there are a lot of ideas to retain your skilled workers. How do you choose?
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Manufacturing in the US Economy — and Our Place in It
Manufacturing is essential to our economy and Precision Machining is just as essential to manufacturing.
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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 112: PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcasts — Business/Continuous Improvement/Workforce
PMPA’s Speaking of Precision podcasts can be found on major platforms or on PMPA.org.
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You Didn’t Read My Email?
Communication between customers, co-workers and vendors needs to be clear and concise.
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Overall Organizational Effectiveness: How Do You Know?
Sales are great! I think. How do you know unless you can compare to your peers? PMPA’s Business Trends Report can help.
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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 111: PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcasts — Quality and Shopfloor Operations
PMPA offers daily access to a full range of programs and services — including podcasts covering a wide range of safety and regulatory issues — all designed to help members meet operational challenges and focus on new business opportunities.
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Don’t Mistake Movement for Advancement
Advancement is essential for a sustainable and viable shop. Make sure your shop is advancing and not just moving.
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Maximizing Output: 3 Ratios to Maximize Production Revenue
Revenue is generated by machines that are running. Use these three ratios to ensure your machines are running at an optimal level.
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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 110: PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcasts — Safety and Regulatory
PMPA offers daily access to a full range of programs and services — including podcasts covering a wide range of safety and regulatory issues — all designed to help members meet operational challenges and focus on new business opportunities.
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Strategy and Teamwork: Better Together
A company can have a strategy. A company culture can promote teamwork. Put those two together and you get results.
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Unavailability of Bessemer Steels
Bessemer Steel is no longer produced. So why isn’t it produced and what do you do when the print says “Bessemer steel”?
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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 109: PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcasts — Engineering and Material Resources
The Precision Machined Products Association offers a variety of resources to its members.
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Useful Emotionally Intelligent Phrases
It is not always easy to communicate your message in a way that your employee is willing to hear it. Emotionally Intelligent (EI) managers have to be able to translate.
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Take Your “Economist,” Not Your Engineer, to IMTS This Year
Heresy! Of course, you should take your engineers. And your leads, and your setup and operators. Why the heck should you take your economist? Does your shop even have one?
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Craftsman Cribsheet #108: OSHA Citations in FY 2021 for NAICS 332721 — Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
Watch out for the common OSHA citations listed below. Manufacturers should aim to find and fix any shortcomings in these areas to eliminate recognized hazards and reduce the risk of violations in your shop.
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Thriving With You in 2022: Sharing Solutions
PMPA’s National Technical Conference 2022 (held at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 1-3, 2022) had packed sessions, excited attendees and a lot of learning, sharing and networking.
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Economics of Production Machining: Are You in the Speed or Feed Tribe?
Optimizing for multiple factors, not just minimizing cost for a single factor, will lead to profitable production machining.
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Craftsman Cribsheet #107: Quick Cross-Reference for Foreign Designations for Stainless Steels
This table provides a quick reference for some of the most common stainless steel grades — showing Chinese, Japanese and European/German Werkstoffe numbers and grade designations.
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