PM Blog

4 Mar 2020

Webinar: Key Strategies of Top Aerospace Shops

Gardner Intelligence’s webinar on March 24 will present strategies manufacturers can use to deal with the challenges of the aerospace industry.

2 Mar 2020

A Focus on Management

Production Machining has added management topics to its editorial lineup this year. Here’s a look at how the continuous improvement strategies mentioned in this month’s management feature can apply well beyond the management level.

28 Feb 2020

Debunking the Deburring Process

A car manufacturer struggled with a complex and unreliable deburring process for its crank case production line until it was introduced to a tool designed specifically for cross-bore deburring.

Aerospace 27 Feb 2020

Flexible Manufacturing System Reduces Machining Times for Aerospace Parts

Orizon Aerostructures’ flexible manufacturing system, made up of nine Ecospeed five-axis machines from Starrag, is helping the company make more money producing complex aerospace parts.

Parts Cleaning 26 Feb 2020

A Conversation with Darren Williams, Ph.D

Dr. Williams, a professor of physical chemistry at Sam Houston State University, will host the Product Quality Cleaning Workshop, May 13-14, and co-chair Production Machining’s Parts Cleaning Conference at IMTS 2020 on Sept. 16.

PMPA 24 Feb 2020

Effective Communication

Communication breakdown can be more than frustrating, it can be detrimental. It is always important to say what you mean and mean what you say, but in today’s world there are many channels through which to say it. So how do you choose the appropriate channel?

PMPA 24 Feb 2020

OSHA Mandatory Emergency Exit Plans

Don’t let car keys, wallets, coats and cell phones sabotage your company’s emergency action plans.

PMPA 24 Feb 2020

Journey to Ownership

Eric Dales, owner of Adam’s Automatic Inc. in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, earned his GED, earned his machinist certificate, started work at Adam’s Automatic, became a Certified Journeyman Machinist through an apprentice program and bought the business in 2012.

PMPA 23 Feb 2020

PMPA Advocacy and Your Bottom Line

Your return on investment for PMPA’s Advocacy efforts can be seen on the increased depreciation and credits taken on capital equipment purchases, on the 100% tariffs that were avoided on the European-sourced copper and brass products that you machine and on the repeal of the 2.3% Medical Device Tax, the 1.9% Health Insurance Tax, and the 40% Cadillac Excise Tax on health care plans.