Year: 2021
If you missed our discussion of federal, state and local legislative and regulatory issues that affect the daily operations of PMPA members in the State of Ohio by John Guzik, Founding Partner of The Franklin Partnership, PMPA’s Legislative Affairs then click the button below to see what you missed!
Akshat Thirani from Amper Technologies
As demand for manufacturing capacity increases, more and more precision manufacturers are exploring what machine monitoring systems have to offer. However, there are many mistakes factories make while implementing machine monitoring that prevents them from ever getting off the ground or reaching their full productivity potential. Join Amper CEO, Akshat Thirani, as he walks you through some key takeaways the Amper team has learned from conducting dozens of machine monitoring implementations. He’ll reveal why common implementations fail & provide a 90 day game plan to ensure a successful machine monitoring implementation.
Released May 3, 2021.
Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the PMPA March 2021 Business Trends Report and examine the details behind the record high performance in our Precision Machining Businesses.
Published May 2021
By Carli Kistler-Miller
The lack of available skilled workers is an ongoing issue. A leader with Emotional Intelligence can leverage those skills to keep the workers they have.
Published May 2021
By Joe Jackson
The precision machining industry provides the automotive parts manufacturing industry with the parts that provide the critical functionality and safety performance needed. The automotive and automotive parts markets are the largest served by our precision machining industry.
Published May 2021
By Miles Free III
OSHA Emphasis Programs, also called directions, directive or instructions, impact precision machining nationally and regionally. Miles has researched and listed the programs relevant to precision machining.
The PMPA March 2021 Business Trends Report showed an increase in Net Sales Indicator of 16.9 percent, to a new record high of 152. Interestingly, the hours of production scheduled increased just 0.6 hour or 1.4 percent.
64 percent of shops scheduled overtime in March. The Business Trends Sales Index outperformed the Federal Reserve’s Total Industrial Production, and manufacturing production indicators for March. Quarter4 2020 to Quarter 1 2021 our Index rose 7.03% while the Fed reported Q4 2020 to Q1 2021 GDP to have increased 6.4% annualized.
The actual performance and forward looking sentiment of our responding shops continues to reinforce our positive outlook for business as long as we can obtain necessary raw materials and supplies.
In an attempt to boost the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, President Joe Biden announced yesterday that small- and medium-sized employers offering vaccine-related paid leave will be eligible for a significant tax credit. The tax credit will fully offset the cost of providing paid time off to employees not only to get inoculated but also for any time needed to recover from vaccination side
effects. As explained below, however, obtaining this tax credit is not entirely new, nor is it free of related requirements.
Released April 26, 2021.
Infrastructure is being heard in the news. Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the exact meaning of infrastructure so their listeners understand this broad and, sometimes, confusing term.
COVID-19 vaccinations passed the 200-million mark in the United States last week, which means certain workforces might have the majority of employees fully vaccinated. In recent months, we’ve discussed guidance from the EEOC and California’s DFEH regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates, vaccine incentives, tracking employee vaccinations, and even vaccine passports. However, the
question remains — what measures can employers take once employees are vaccinated?
Other than input on requiring “proof” of vaccination, there is limited guidance on what employers may do or say about employees’ vaccination status. Consistent with other challenges employers have faced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccinations in the workplace present new and unique privacy considerations. You must maintain a safe workplace while balancing the privacy interests of employees, customers, and the public. Below we tackle some of the vaccination-related questions
many employers are grappling with.