EMPOWER YOUR TEAM WITH SYSTEM KNOWLEDGE

PMPA’s Mastery Program consists of three bus tours which provide an unparalleled experience!  PMPA member and non-member contract manufacturers will see the precision machining supply chain, receive two valuable reference books and instruction from industry expert, Miles Free III and David Wynn. Develop your team. 

RECEIVE

• Instruction from industry expert, Miles Free III David Wynn.
• Two books filled with invaluable reference materials: What You Should Know about STEEL and the Craftsman Cribsheet Collection.

Who should attend?

Engineers, machinists, purchasing agents, operations, owners.
If the people responsible and having the authority to solve problems are more knowledgeable about their sources and their processes, they can use their judgement to better understand the likelihood and unlikelihood of the issues they face being due to a supplier, or in their own process.

WHAT WILL YOU SEE?

Aviva Metals 
State of the art vertical and horizontal caster for bronze including laboratory and quality control. Where our chips become value added product again.

Bucci Industries
Barloading of our automatic machines is a critical capability often taken for granted. Learn  how this under-appreciated automation solution-  and other automation technologies- can  improve your productivity, reduce setup, idle time and labor 

Charleston Metal Products
See how the legacy technology of our industry, alongside the latest precision technology can provide a compelling solution to customers needing highest volumes and highest precision.

Criterion
See how management systems ensure manufacturing meets the can’t fail challenge of machining a variety of exotic materials into human safety-critical applications.

Dixon Quick Coupling 
Focus on manufacturing safe connections for flow control ensures that you will see manufacturing systems and procedures set up for long runs and consistent performance despite a high mix of parts produced.

EMC Precision
Service culture, innovative implementation of engineering and technology into shop processes. Operational best practices.

Fischer Special Tooling
Both manual and CNC toolmaking technologies; what does ‘toolmaking’” look like from the supplier’s side? 5-S implementation to calibrate your experience.

Marcegaglia 
Stainless steel processing including heat treatment and cold drawing have the greatest impact on our machining operations. See what happens at the mill to make it happen right in your operations for your applications.

NUCOR
See how Electric Arc Furnace continuous casting converts scrap steel into billet, hotrolled bars, minimizing energy and emissions. Then see how hot rolled bars are cold finished to optimize performance in our precision machining operations.

Rayco Tools 
See how tool and gage making is equal parts precision engineering, material science, manufacturing savvy, and heat treat expertise.

Valbruna Stainless 
See the scale of steel melting operations from melt and casting through rolling, peeling and cold drawing and nondestructive testing to better understand the growing share of stainless jobs in your shop.

Vanamatic
See how Manufacturing/engineering, chip processing/shipping, tool room/maintenance process, quality control, Intelligent management and rational work rules integrate to make a shop and its people supplier of choice.

Wieland Chase
Integrated brass melt shop, caster, processor for leaded and eco-brass materials. See what happens to the chips you return to the mill.

– Registration is limited to contract manufacturers (PMPA members or non-members).  
– Registration is not transferable — to benefit from the program, the same person must attend all three tours.

REGISTRATION FEE

PMPA members $2,500 for one attendee or $2,000 each for multiple attendees

Non-members $3,500 per attendee