Miles Free Director of Industry Affairs, PMPA

Workforce Development 15 Feb 2016

Training the Next Generation:Students: Prepare for the World of Advanced Manufacturing

85% of PMPA shops responding to our monthly surveys state that the outlook for employment is steady or improving.

15 Feb 2016

Recovering customer-caused waste in your shop, Part 2

At least half of the eight wastes of lean can be identified and assigned as customer-caused losses to a manufacturing shop’s bottom line.

15 Jan 2016

Top Ten OSHA Violations

Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA’s directorate of enforcement programs, presented the “OSHA Top Ten” at the National Safety Council 2015 Safety Congress.

15 Jan 2016

Recovering customer-caused waste in your shop, Part 1

What are you doing to recover customer-caused waste in your shop?

1 Dec 2015

The Good Word on NIMS from the Gene Haas Foundation

“The growth and passion I have seen in in manufacturing education and credentialing in only a short time has been amazing.”

17 Nov 2015

Report from the Team

Here's what we've accomplished for our members at PMPA this year.

10 Nov 2015

OSHA Fines will Increase 80%

Federal penalties for workplace safety violations were increased for the first time since 1990, thanks to a provision of the budget bill signed into law by President Barack Obama.

27 Oct 2015

Congressman Visits PMPA Member Company

Congressman David Joyce toured PMPA member company JM Performance Products Inc. to see how district manufacturing jobs create value for the entire country and how important STEM is to manufacturing.

19 Oct 2015

4 Keys to Long-Term Sustainability

Solve problems first, solve problems for good, understand that lowest cost over the long term is not the lowest price over the short term, and spend less time and money on maintenance by actually planning it.

15 Oct 2015

Heat Treat Colors for Steel

The chart shows the heat treat colors for steel by temperature.

15 Oct 2015

Energy in Your Shop: It’s More Than Just Utilities

The existing power plant carbon emissions rule is said to only raise your electricity bill by 6 to 12 percent, according to the EPA. Energy bills are only 2.5 to 3.0 percent of sales in our industry. So, what’s the big deal?