Miles Free Director of Industry Affairs, PMPA
Too Many American Men are on Disability
It isn’t American men manufacturing the products being unloaded here, Mr.
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Precision Machining Industry: Rebuilding Our Bench
Our industry is addressing the Skills Gap by taking positive steps to increase employee knowledge and engage talented people seeking well-paying careers.
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It's More Than Just a Phone to IT Folks
As I am just a manufacturing guy among 4,000 computer, software and systems experts, I was in a unique position to see what our world looks like from the IT side of things.
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OSHA Needs to Enforce its Tower Regulations
Four communications tower related deaths have already occurred this year, according to OSHA, and more were killed last year than in the prior 2 years combined. Every one of them was preventable.
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Tooling Usually Causes Central Bursts in Cold Drawn Steel
This post will focus on the central bursts in cold drawn steel, especially from the point of view of a shop making parts on automated equipment.
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PMPA Member Wins Training Grant
North Easton Machine will be receiving $41,500 to help train 25 employees and create job opportunities for four additional staff over the next 2 years.
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Material Selection for Machined Product Applications
Here is a checklist for selecting materials for making parts by precision machining.
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Determine if Difficulty is Shop or Office Problem
There is no doubt that the shop people are closer to the problem. But is it their problem?
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Demonstrate 'Safety First' Leadership
How many safety violations do you see in this photo?
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Whatever Happened to ‘Thou Shalt Not Covet?' A Look at Tax Reform
Alan Beaulieu, president and principal economist at ITR, recently took a look at the Tax Overhaul Proposal authored by David Camp, chairman of the House Ways and Means committee. What he reports is chilling for small manufacturers, prospects for employment and the economy.
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New OSHA Recordkeeping Bulletin for Temporary Workers
Injuries and illnesses should be recorded on only one employer’s injury and illness log.
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Conversion of Hardness and Tensile Strength in Steels
Use of conversion charts and factors to convert hardness values in steels is widely done and typically based on ASTM methodology.
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