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PMPA’s Award-Winning Mastery Program

PMPA’s Mastery Program wins ASAE 2022 Gold Circle Award for Excellence in the New Product/Service Launch category. But the real reward was realized on the tours.

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PMPA: Providing Ways to Meet Material Challenges

“Our PMPA members are members because they’ve witnessed the results that show we’re better together. Despite multiple significant challenges, our numbers are growing. PMPA provides services to help their members meet the challenges that they face daily.” – Aneesa Muthana, PMPA President

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Craftsman Cribsheet #106: Weights of Bars

Determining the weight per foot of steel.

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4 Tips to Gain Employee Acceptance to Change

Change is a good thing, right? Maybe not to all, and if you don’t have employee acceptance to change, the change is doomed to fail.

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Chips — Our Real Product

We don’t make parts. Parts are the result of the chips we make. And the chips can tell you all you need to know. 

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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 105: Yield Loss Due to Bar End Remnants

Yield loss on raw materials can become a hidden way of losing money in your shop. Using a chart and sample calculations can help you better understand why you might be better off buying longer bars for your process to reduce yield loss dollars.

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What NFL Teams, Street Gangs and Your Workforce Have in Common

A sense of belonging is important for successful teamwork, retention and job performance.

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Knowledge Retention — What’s Your Process?

Our processes and work instructions provide the information needed for our performers to understand “the who, what and how” to do the task. But where do we keep the information needed so everyone understands “the why and the reasons behind” our work?

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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 104: Common Applications of CNC Machining

Provided by W.H. Bagshaw Co. Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire

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What’s in a Name? Pride.

Titles matter to employees. Are your operators actually operators? Or do they read prints, check quality, change tooling and adjust oil lines like a machinist? Hmmm...

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