Published March 2017
By Tyson Ortiz and Jeffrey Liker
Join best-selling author Mike Rother and Lean Champion Dan Vermeesch of Micron Manufacturing Co. at PMPA’s April National Technical Conference.
Author: Debbie Feiler
Published March 2017
By PMPA Staff
At the turn of the century, Oscar Mueller followed in his father’s entrepreneurial footsteps and convinced his brothers to build a factory in Port Huron, Michigan.
Published March 2017
By PMPA Staff
Titan Gilroy will be joining attendees at PMPA’s National Technical Conference in Columbus, Ohio, April 23-25.
Published February 2017
By Bernie Nagle
For more than 40 years, through good times and bad, the Management Update Conference has been providing members with the education, insights and management tools to help your businesses adapt and thrive. The 2017 conference is no exception.
Published February 2017
By PMPA Staff
When it was founded in 1953 by Albert “Al” Goodman, the headquarters of Eaton Steel Bar Co. (ESBC) was not much more than a few overturned orange crates in the warehouse of his father’s sporting goods store in Detroit, Michigan.
Published February 2017
By Bryan Albrecht
Like many technical education machining and manufacturing programs, Gateway faced a difficult challenge in 2014.
Status Report on RoHS Leaded Materials – January 10, 2017
Wednesday January 11, 2017
The European Commission is almost a year late on providing their decisions on the RoHS exemptions that affect our industry.
The attached report will help you make sense of the review on exemptions for lead in Steel (6a.), Aluminum (6b.), and Brass (6c.) as per the recommendations by the consultants. This information will help you understand and evaluate the likely usage and availability of these leaded materials for our industry going forward.
Existing exemptions remain in effect until the European Commission takes action on the consultants’ report.
Published December 2016
By Miles Free III
If our shop’s mission is the creation, protection and provision of goods and services to customers, what are the means that we use to do this?
Published December 2016
By PMPA Staff
PMPA announced Doug Coster as its new president for the upcoming term.
Published November 2016
By Miles Free III
This year’s Manufacturing Day is officially behind us, but it’s never too early to start the conversation on how to make next year’s even better.