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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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