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. 

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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. ?

Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the leadership advantages to emotional intelligence, how it can help sustain skilled performers and what steps to take to learn emotional intelligence.

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Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the optimism for precision machining going forward, why the outlook is optimistic, and the transformation that is happening currently in our industry.

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Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the existing RoHS Annex III exceptions for steel and copper based alloys, when it expires, the decision process and what all this means for your shop.

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Miles Free and Carli Kistler-talk about cold work and work-hardening as well as what it means, why its used and what effects it can have inside your precision machining shop.

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Miles Free puts Absolute Machine Tool’s Greg Knight in the interview chair as Greg dives into his introduction to the machining industry at a young age, how the industry (not just the technology) has changed over the years, and how we might better deal with the changes going forward.

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Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller explore the differences between adding and creating value.

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Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller to talk about a profitability GPS for data driven management, the three indicators that will help keep the quoting process on track as well as divulging what data should be used to drive the quoting process.

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Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller review three commitments to sustain success in your shop and explain why, without commitment, neither luck nor talent can assure you success.

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Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller overview wear in your shop: how it's determined and why it happens.

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Miles Free and PMPA’s Marketing & Event Assistant Joe Jackson share some personal experiences as it relates to profitability and business success. They also explore some examples why you shouldn’t sacrifice your shops earning power on the altar of time justification.

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Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller go over what your monthly sales number really means and how it relates to PMPA’s Business Trends Report. They also peel back the curtain and explain how this data is gathered, explains some of the details that go into the report and why this report provides clarity and insight into your shop.

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Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller review the Made in America Executive Order signed on January 25, 2021. They also explain the differences between Buy America, Buy American, Made in America and Made in USA and why it’s important to know the difference.

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Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller explain what important institutional knowledge isn’t going to digital and steps you can take to ensure this critical information can be found and shared.

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It’s finally 2021! Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller go over some new goals and new ideas for our shops going forward as we venture into uncharted territories this year.

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Miles Free puts PMPA’s Executive Director Cate Smith in the interviewee chair to talk about her journey to becoming PMPA’s Executive Director, her takeaways from her first year on the job and some of her thoughts on 2021. 

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Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller dive into standard work, its practices and why improvement in this critical area can be beneficial to all facets of your shop.

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PMPA’s Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller had a great time recording Speaking of Precision’s first season. Maybe a little too much fun. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Season 2 starts January 4, 2021!

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