Author: Debbie Feiler
Published March 2019
By Miles Free III
PMPA’s mission is to provide information, advocacy and networking opportunities that advance our members. Where do you turn to get guidance and clarity to make clear your responsibilities in each of these areas?
Published March 2019
By PMPA Staff
On Oct. 4, 2018, Michael Reader of Precision Plus in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, was formally elected as PMPA’s next president. The election was held at the organization’s board of directors meeting at PMPA’s 85th Annual Meeting at the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes hotel in Orlando, Florida.
Published March 2019
By PMPA Staff
AccuRounds was founded in 1976 by an Italian immigrant, Len Tamasi, when he purchased a company called B&F Swiss in Canton, Massachusetts. Wanting to focus on manufacturing highly precise round components, Mr. Tamasi changed the name to AccuRounds,
Published February 2019
By PMPA Staff
For more than 50 years, PFI Precision Machining has evolved and changed to remain a steady supplier of high quality, cost-effective, close-tolerance component parts and mechanical assemblies to a number of different industries, including automotive, food processing equipment, off-highway machinery and aerospace.
Published February 2019
By Miles Free III
Knowledge is picked up from a variety of channels, not all of which are formal. At our National Technical Conference, we have prepared more than 30 sessions to provide your attendees with knowledge in a variety of areas.
Published December 2018
By PMPA Staff
ABF found early success in manufacturing components for push-pull cables and fluid control parts. As technology advanced within certain industries, ABF learned to pivot to other industries and now offers production machining, milling, drilling and other services for industries including aircraft, automotive, consumer goods and marine.
Published December 2018
By Miles Free III
Before we make our predictions for the coming year, perhaps a brief review of what we thought was ahead last year might be in order.
Published November 2018
By PMPA Staff
One of the premier benefits of PMPA membership, with dozens of sessions spread out over three days, is that there is no better place to be in order to learn, grow and build your career or business.
Published November 2018
By PMPA Staff
In 1911, Lovejoy Chaplet Corp. opened for business in the small town of Hoosick Falls, New York. The company was originally a manufacturer of foundry works parts, mostly tin shelled chaplets and hinge tubes, and had a bank of Browne and Sharpe screw machines that ran off power shafts from the ceiling of the plant floor.
Published November 2018
By Miles Free III
One of the most important aspects of successfully quoting and running a new job is to fully understand the material specifications of the material to be machined and its impact on your operations.