Minnesota Chapter Presents Technical Gems to Bring Back to your Shop at Top Golf Wednesday, September 25, 2024 (3pm - 7pm US/Eastern) Top Golf 6240 N. Camden Ave [map] Brooklyn Center, MN 55430

The registration period for this meeting has ended.

Join PMPA’s Technical Tag Team- Miles Free and David Wynn- as they review key aspects of our craft. Miles and David will share some secret gems they have uncovered in their precision machining journey including:
• Geometric nature of bar straightness
• How sulfur aids machinability and surface finish
• How differences in process paths can create processing differences in your
operations
• Brief look at how chips are the voice of the process
• How to troubleshoot various drilling issues
• Importance of axial float when tapping
• How paper can be your most powerful setup tool
• Dealing with reamers
• Cybersecurity issues (which seem to be abundant these days) including the new
CMMC,
• Managing debt in your small business
• How to automate things that aren’t typically automated
Plus a Q&A! Have a question? Bring it and try to stump our speakers.

Meeting Schedule:
3:00 p.m. Networking | Presentations
5:00 p.m. Golf

Cost:
Member: $50 per Attendee

Deadline to Register: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Sponsorships available: https://www.pmpa.org/forms/meeting/MeetingFormPublic/view?id=14A1D800000064

Speaker Information:
Miles Free, III serves as the Director of Industry Affairs for the Precision Machined Products Association and has over 50 years of experience in manufacturing, quality, and steelmaking. Before joining PMPA in 2003, Miles was Director of Quality and Development at Republic Engineered Products. He has authored hundreds of articles for the manufacturing industry and has over a million views on his blog, PMPASpeakingofPrecision.com.

David Wynn, MBA, is an experienced Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the precision machined parts industry in every position from the floor to the C-suite. He is skilled in sales, strategic planning, management leadership, and project management. Being part of a small family shop David experienced lots of time on the shop floor. David took a small family shop from Brown & Sharpe into the modern age of Swiss CNC, and brought along his experience on mechanical equipment adapting old ways to new machines. David also has experience in IT, having spent time in web development and database software design. He later took that into the shop programming Arduino to do basic tasks and designing a shop control system by integrating home control technology into his family’s shop environment.

Who Should Attend:

Bring your entire team!

For more information please contact:

Mr. Harry L. Centa Jr.
Director of Membership
Precision Machined Products Association
Phone: (440) 526-0300 x5331
Fax: (440) 526-5803
Email: hcenta@pmpa.org