Speaking of Precision Podcast

By Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller

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Industry expert, Miles Free III, discusses a variety of valuable topics relevant to the precision machining industry including safety, regulations, management and more!


Episode Date
Talking Business Part 7 with special guest John Detterbeck
Sep 01, 2025
Everything CMMC Part 3
Aug 25, 2025
Everything CMMC Part 2
Aug 18, 2025
Everything CMMC Part 1
Aug 11, 2025
Talking Business Part 6 with special guest John Detterbeck
Aug 04, 2025
Have You Checked Your Quote Book Recently?
Jul 28, 2025
Change Leadership versus Change Management: Why You Need Both
Jul 21, 2025
Miles Free's Farewell
Jul 14, 2025
Generating Value with Generational Values
Jul 07, 2025
Interview with PMPA’s New Executive Director Emily Riley
Jun 30, 2025
Finding Hidden Talent
Jun 23, 2025
Tariffs, HTS Codes and Your Company’s Scope
Jun 16, 2025
What I Wish I Knew Then That I Know Now
Jun 09, 2025
Talking Business Part 5 with special guest John Detterbeck
Jun 02, 2025
Chipbreakers
May 26, 2025
Reframing Work-Life Balance and Development Opportunities
May 19, 2025
ISO Material Groups: Non-ferrous
May 12, 2025
Talking Business Part 4 with special guest John Detterbeck
May 05, 2025
What's Going On In Washington D.C. with Omar Nashashibi of Inside Beltway
Apr 28, 2025
Live from the 2025 PMPA PMTS Booth (Part 3)
Apr 21, 2025
Live from the 2025 PMPA PMTS Booth (Part 2)
Apr 14, 2025
Live from the 2025 PMPA PMTS Booth (Part 1)
Apr 07, 2025
Three Key Factors to Understanding the Machinability of Carbon and Alloy Steel
Mar 31, 2025
Identifying ISO Workpiece Material Groups: Cast Iron
Mar 24, 2025
Lost Art of Mastery
Mar 17, 2025
What Does the Future Hold for Leaded Steels?
Mar 10, 2025
Talking Business Part 3 with Special Guest John Detterbeck
Mar 03, 2025
Everything Tariffs with Omar Nashashibi of Inside Beltway
Feb 25, 2025
Preview of the 2025 Mastery Program
Feb 17, 2025
PMPA’s National Technical Conference 2025 - Maximize Potential
Feb 10, 2025
Talking Business Part 2 with special guest John Detterbeck
Feb 03, 2025
Keeping It In The Family With Maya, Adria and Aaron Bagshaw of W.H. Bagshaw Co. Inc.
Jan 27, 2025
PMPA’s Management Update Conference 2025 Primer with Renee Merker
Jan 16, 2025
Keeping It In The Family With Travis Donaldson of Donmac Precision Machining Inc.
Jan 13, 2025
Talking Business with special guest John Detterbeck
Jan 06, 2025
Speaking of Precision: Season 5 Finale (Blooper Reel)
Dec 30, 2024
The Quality Function – Value Added Overhead
Dec 23, 2024
Identifying ISO Workpiece Material Groups - Steel Edition
Dec 16, 2024
The Power of the Coating
Dec 09, 2024
Composition of Steel-Reporting Practices for Unspecified Elements
Dec 02, 2024
Update on PMPA Government Affairs Activity
Nov 25, 2024
Ductility as Measured by Tensile Testing
Nov 18, 2024
5 Must-Do Safety Contacts
Nov 11, 2024
Identifying ISO Workpiece Material Groups
Nov 04, 2024
First Aid or Recordable?
Oct 28, 2024
Slips, Trips and Falls
Oct 21, 2024
Single Point of Failure
Oct 14, 2024
Domain Mastery for Mastering Change
Oct 07, 2024
Macro Programming Basics
Sep 30, 2024
Psychological Safety
Sep 23, 2024
PMPA’s Annual Meeting 2024 Primer with Renee Merker
Sep 16, 2024
Can You Hold This Tolerance?
Sep 09, 2024
Recovery Month (with special guest Adria Bagshaw)
Sep 02, 2024
Cold Work
Aug 26, 2024
Task Prioritizing
Aug 19, 2024
Which Fire Extinguisher Should You Use
Aug 12, 2024
Rebooting Safety Programs
Aug 05, 2024
Do You Have a Quoting Process?
Jul 29, 2024
How To Beat The Heat
Jul 22, 2024
Is Utility What We Really Mean When We Say Value
Jul 15, 2024
Support is Essential to Success
Jul 08, 2024
The Relationship Between Continuing Claims and Job Openings
Jul 03, 2024
Shop Visitor Checklist
Jun 24, 2024
Ten Important Things to Know Before Working as a CNC Machinist
Jun 17, 2024
2024 PMPA National Technical Conference Wrap Up
Jun 10, 2024
The Factors That Control The Change in Microstructures in Metals
Jun 03, 2024
PMPA’s Business Trends: March 2024 Review
May 27, 2024
Honor Your Scope
May 20, 2024
Sales Is Not a Sprint It's a Marathon
May 13, 2024
7 Little Known Regulations
May 06, 2024
Who is Your Best Trainer?
Apr 29, 2024
Is There Lead In Steel?
Apr 22, 2024
Deep Dive on Delegation
Apr 15, 2024
PMPA’s National Technical Conference 2024 - Collaborating For a Better Future
Apr 10, 2024
Job Transitions: How David is Transitioning to Miles’ Position
Apr 08, 2024
Custom Tooling
Apr 01, 2024
Contract Review
Mar 25, 2024
ISO Charts
Mar 18, 2024
Strategic Planning
Mar 11, 2024
How Do You Know What To Do Next
Mar 04, 2024
PMPA’s Business Trends: December 2023 Review
Feb 26, 2024
Onshoring Weather Report: Strong Tailwinds!
Feb 19, 2024
How Behavioral Tests Can Improve Team Performance
Feb 12, 2024
PMPA’s Management Update Conference 2024 Primer with Renee Merker
Feb 05, 2024
Goals and Achievements for 2024
Jan 29, 2024
Tax Facts for 2024
Jan 22, 2024
Using Statistical Process Control Data
Jan 15, 2024
PMPA's 2023 Top 5
Jan 08, 2024
New Thinking from the New Generation for the New Year
Jan 01, 2024
Speaking of Precision: Season 4 Finale (Blooper Reel)
Dec 25, 2023
Contradicting Nature of Precision Machining
Dec 18, 2023
Machining Unleaded Materials vs Leaded Materials
Dec 11, 2023
Roles of Women in Manufacturing
Dec 04, 2023
Lean Up Your Business
Nov 27, 2023
Turning versus Milling
Nov 20, 2023
One Sign to Rule Them All
Nov 06, 2023
2023 Annual Meeting Recap
Oct 30, 2023
Company Culture
Oct 23, 2023
Reflection on 50 Years in Manufacturing
Oct 16, 2023
Safety Needs to Be Comfortable
Oct 09, 2023
The 2023 Mastery Program New England Tour Experience
Oct 02, 2023
Defeating the Hanging Cross-Hole Burr
Sep 25, 2023
Slings — Critical Infrastructure in Your Shop
Sep 18, 2023
Algebra for Continuous Improvement
Sep 11, 2023
Steel Market Update
Sep 04, 2023
Preventive Maintenance
Aug 28, 2023
Benefits of Turned and Polished Steel Barstock
Aug 21, 2023
E-Mobility: Opportunity, Not Existential Crisis
Aug 14, 2023
The 2023 Mastery Program Cincinnati Tour Experience
Aug 07, 2023
Shop Safety: A Dozen Indicators to Score Your Shop
Jul 31, 2023
Taking Advantage of PMPA’s Updated ListServe Communities
Jul 24, 2023
Pricing: An Interview with Nicole Donnelly of DMG Digital
Jul 17, 2023
Questions for Project Team Coaching
Jul 10, 2023
Cold Drawn Steel Bar Stock
Jul 03, 2023
Efficiency vs Effectiveness
Jun 26, 2023
Twist Drills for Success
Jun 19, 2023
Is Practice Considered Continuous Improvement?
Jun 12, 2023
Additive v. Subtractive Manufacturing
Jun 05, 2023
Preview of the 2023 Mastery Program
May 29, 2023
Critical Spares
May 22, 2023
Our Transformational Industry
May 15, 2023
2023 PMPA National Technical Conference Wrap Up
May 08, 2023
Live from the PMPA PMTS Booth
May 01, 2023
Precision Ground Barstock
Apr 24, 2023
Roundness
Apr 17, 2023
Adjustments You Can Make For The Year Ahead
Apr 10, 2023
Workforce - Knowing Our Markets
Apr 03, 2023
Automation is the Amplification of Human Talent
Mar 27, 2023
The Precision Machined Products Industry: 2022 Was a Very Good Year
Mar 20, 2023
Refocus. Reinvent. Refine. PMPA’s National Technical Conference 2023
Mar 13, 2023
Getting to know your PMPA Podcast Team
Mar 06, 2023
Interview with Joe Martinez
Feb 27, 2023
Central Bursts, Chevroning in Cold Drawn and Extruded Steels
Feb 20, 2023
Starting A Quality System From Scratch
Feb 13, 2023
Contrarian View of Secondary Operations
Feb 06, 2023
What is on Miles’ Agenda?
Jan 30, 2023
Training is More than a Skills Upgrade
Jan 23, 2023
Interview with Virginia Martinez and Laiken Carrillo of Technical Employment Training
Jan 16, 2023
PMPA’s Management Update Conference 2023 Primer with Renee Merker
Jan 09, 2023
Manufacturing Positivity
Jan 02, 2023
Speaking of Precision: Season 3 Finale (Blooper Reel)
Dec 22, 2022
Choosing Work Perks
Dec 19, 2022
Manufacturing in the US Economy — and Our Place in It
Dec 12, 2022
Behind the Scenes: Mastery Program 2023-2024
Dec 05, 2022
Three Phases of Annealing
Nov 28, 2022
Regulatory Heartburn
Nov 21, 2022
Interview with Dave Seabrook of Micron Manufacturing
Nov 14, 2022
Credibility Accounting
Nov 07, 2022
Don’t Mistake Movement for Advancement
Oct 31, 2022
Workmanship
Oct 24, 2022
Maximizing Output: 3 Ratios to Maximize Production Revenue
Oct 17, 2022
Adding Value, Creating Value
Oct 10, 2022
The Role of Nitrogen in Free Machining Carbon Steels
Oct 03, 2022
PMPA’s Annual Meeting Primer with Renee Merker
Sep 26, 2022
Strategy and Teamwork - Better Together
Sep 19, 2022
Unavailability of Bessemer Steels
Sep 12, 2022
An Approach to Productivity Improvement with W. Worthington Treasure
Sep 05, 2022
Long Game in Washington - Still Working on the 232 Tariffs
Aug 29, 2022
Understanding Steel Material Specifications on New Jobs
Aug 22, 2022
Golden Nuggets from Miles Blog
Aug 15, 2022
Take Your “Economist” to IMTS This Year
Aug 08, 2022
Interview with Johnny Freeze of GWS Tool Group, formerly Peterson Tool
Aug 01, 2022
Miles Free on his Testimony at the USITC on Section 232 Tariffs
Jul 25, 2022
Federal Government Spring 2022 Regulatory Agenda Part 2
Jul 18, 2022
Federal Government Spring 2022 Regulatory Agenda Part 1
Jul 11, 2022
Economics of Production Machining: Are You in the Speed or Feed Tribe?
Jul 04, 2022
Steel Basics - Where Do Steel Properties Come From
Jun 27, 2022
How PMPA Helps Members Deal with Their Current Material Challenges
Jun 20, 2022
Considerations in Today's Inflationary & Supply Constrained Economy
Jun 13, 2022
Four Tips to Gain Employee Acceptance to Change
Jun 06, 2022
Interview with Erick Frack, CEO of Enoch Precision Machining
May 30, 2022
2022 NTC & Mastery Program Review
May 23, 2022
Business Trends March 2022: Parabolic Edition
May 16, 2022
What NFL Teams, Street Gangs and Your Workforce Have in Common
May 09, 2022
Knowledge Retention – What’s Your Process?
May 02, 2022
What’s In a Name? Pride
Apr 25, 2022
Latest OSHA Statistics
Apr 18, 2022
Mastery Program Tour #2 Overview
Apr 11, 2022
Thriving with YOU in 2022: PMPA National Technical Conference
Apr 04, 2022
The Lie of National Security and the Tariff Agreements with The EU Japan and Great Britain
Mar 28, 2022
Workforce is Still Our Most Important Challenge
Mar 21, 2022
Interview with Jeff Ohlemacher, CEO of EMC Precision
Mar 14, 2022
PMPA's January 2022 Business Trends Report
Mar 07, 2022
Yield Loss In Your Shop
Feb 28, 2022
*FIRST ALERT* Quick Update on Potential Impacts of the Russian Ukrainian Situation In Our Shops
Feb 24, 2022
A New Year Resolution for Your Business
Feb 21, 2022
Lean Your Customer List
Feb 14, 2022
PMPA’s 2021 Business Trends Review
Feb 07, 2022
Safety in the Precision Machining Industry in 2022
Jan 31, 2022
SWOT for Employee Retention and Recruitment
Jan 24, 2022
Look At Your Chips
Jan 17, 2022
PMPA’s Management Update Conference Primer with Renee Merker
Jan 10, 2022
Interview with PMPA President, Aneesa Muthana of Pioneer Service Inc.
Jan 03, 2022
Speaking Of Precision: Season 2 Finale (Blooper Reel)
Dec 20, 2021
Supply Chain or Inflation? The Real Question
Dec 13, 2021
Forget About Parts: We're Really In The Satisfaction Business
Dec 06, 2021
Why and What Do Our Customers Buy From Us
Nov 29, 2021
All the Excitement Around the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Regarding the Vaccinations and Mask Mandates
Nov 22, 2021
What Can I Do Today That Will Make The Most Money For My Company
Nov 15, 2021
New - PMPA’s Market Insights
Nov 08, 2021
Current Events, Issues & PMPA Responses
Nov 01, 2021
A Candid Conversation with Charlie Kerr of Kerr Lakeside
Oct 25, 2021
Why You Should Be Thanking a Machinist by 8am
Oct 18, 2021
Manufacturing Careers: One Parent's View
Oct 11, 2021
Appreciation – Brought to you by PMPA’s August Business Trends Report
Oct 04, 2021
A Peek in Miles' Monday Inbox
Sep 27, 2021
How Important is Manufacturing to Our Economy?
Sep 20, 2021
Difficulty Machining: Is It Really a Shop Problem?
Sep 13, 2021
Top High Paying Jobs, No College Degree Required
Sep 06, 2021
Immersive Precision Machining Experience in Cleveland
Aug 30, 2021
Continuous Improvement: A Process for Eliminating Wasted Motion
Aug 23, 2021
Hierarchy of PMPA
Aug 16, 2021
Interview with PMPA’s Digital Marketing Intern Deb Feiler
Aug 09, 2021
6 Reasons Why Cold Finish Bar Straightness is Perishable
Aug 02, 2021
OSHA: Updated Inspection Priorities
Jul 26, 2021
Why Tool Life Can Vary: Carbon and Alloy Steels
Jul 19, 2021
Interview With Ron Herrera
Jul 12, 2021
What is Expected of the Part?
Jul 05, 2021
Heads-Up on Lead
Jun 28, 2021
What We're Seeing in Our Production Machining Shops Right Now
Jun 21, 2021
Good Traits of Leads or Supervisors in Manufacturing
Jun 14, 2021
Quality is the Absence of Waste
Jun 07, 2021
Five Questions (more or less) with Omar Nashashibi of The Franklin Partnership
May 31, 2021
PMPA’s National Technical Conference 2021 Preview
May 24, 2021
How Highest and Best Use can Improve Your Shop
May 17, 2021
What is PMPA’s New Mastery Program?
May 10, 2021
PMPA’s March 2021 Business Trends Report
May 03, 2021
What is Infrastructure?
Apr 26, 2021
How Emotional Intelligence Can Help Sustain Your Workforce
Apr 19, 2021
Why I’m Optimistic - Without Using Data
Apr 12, 2021
Lead Exemptions Under RoHS
Apr 05, 2021
Cold Work, Work-Hardening, and Your Precision Machining Shop
Mar 29, 2021
Five Questions for Greg Knight of Absolute Machine Tools
Mar 22, 2021
Adding Value, Creating Value
Mar 15, 2021
Data Driven Management - Your Shop’s Profitability GPS
Mar 08, 2021
Three Commitments to Sustain Success
Mar 01, 2021
Different Types of Wear in Your Shop
Feb 22, 2021
Are you Turning the Lights Out on Profitability?
Feb 15, 2021
What Does Your Monthly Sales Number Really Mean?
Feb 08, 2021
Made in America is Not What You Think It Is
Feb 01, 2021
What Isn’t Going to Digital
Jan 25, 2021
New Ideas for the New Year
Jan 18, 2021
Interview with PMPA’s Executive Director Cate Smith
Jan 11, 2021
Why You Should Consider Standard Work
Jan 04, 2021
Speaking Of Precision: Season 1 Finale (Blooper Reel)
Dec 28, 2020
2020 Wrap Up Show
Dec 21, 2020
What Sparks Joy for Precision Machining?
Dec 14, 2020
4 Questions for Customer Delight
Dec 07, 2020
Overall Equipment Effectiveness
Nov 30, 2020
The Secret to Understanding Steel
Nov 23, 2020
PMPA’s Annual Meeting 2020 Recap
Nov 16, 2020
4 Common Mistakes When Making Process Changes
Nov 09, 2020
Interview with Robin Rutschilling & Ernie Doering of Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc.
Nov 02, 2020
Workforce Development - What We Can Do Better
Oct 26, 2020
What You Should Know About Leaded Steel
Oct 19, 2020
Election 2020: Environmental, Human Resources and Workforce Training Issues
Oct 12, 2020
Election 2020: Trade and Taxes
Oct 05, 2020
2020 v. 2009 Better Today - Better Together
Sep 28, 2020
Mailbag Edition 4 – Business/Heat Treating
Sep 25, 2020
Washington Update: China Tariffs & Canadian Aluminum
Sep 21, 2020
Heat Treaters - What To Look For
Sep 14, 2020
Monday About Miles: An Interview with Miles Free
Sep 07, 2020
How Sulfur & Manganese Improve Machinability
Aug 31, 2020
Back After a Positive COVID-19 Test With Tanya DiSalvo of Criterion Tool
Aug 24, 2020
Full Conversation: Tanya DiSalvo of Criterion Tool
Aug 24, 2020
Beware of False Unemployment Claims Filed in Your Name
Aug 17, 2020
Speaking of Precision: Mailbag Edition: Steel
Aug 14, 2020
V.U.C.A.
Aug 10, 2020
Committing to Sustain Our Businesses
Aug 03, 2020
Six Factors for Tool Life
Jul 27, 2020
How to Fix American Manufacturing
Jul 20, 2020
Federal Government Spring 2020 Regulatory Agenda Part 2 (DOL & OSHA)
Jul 13, 2020
Federal Government Spring 2020 Regulatory Agenda Part 1 (NRLB & EPA)
Jul 13, 2020
Business Trend Indicators Proves Postive Economic Outlook
Jul 06, 2020
*FIRST ALERT* Potential 100% Duty on Imported Copper Materials from Europe
Jul 01, 2020
Interview with Scott Wiltsie of Vanamatic Company
Jun 29, 2020
Speaking of Precision: Mailbag Edition 2
Jun 26, 2020
OSHA Inspection Priorities
Jun 22, 2020
5 Advantages of Cold Drawn Bars
Jun 22, 2020
EEOC FAQs
Jun 15, 2020
New OSHA Guidance: Cloth Face Coverings
Jun 15, 2020
USMCA: What You Need to Know
Jun 12, 2020
Speaking of Precision: Mailbag Edition
Jun 12, 2020
OSHA: Emergency Action Plan
Jun 08, 2020
3-S During COVID-19
Jun 08, 2020
*FIRST ALERT* Update on USMCA
Jun 03, 2020
Discussing the new Outokumpu Machining Handbook
Jun 01, 2020
12 Cardinal Rules for Shop Safety
May 25, 2020
PPPP: Paycheck Protection Plan Podcast
May 25, 2020
Advocacy and Bottom Line
May 18, 2020
4 Keys to Business Sustainability
May 18, 2020
Policy and Communication Changes due to COVID19
May 11, 2020
5 Reasons Against Face Masks in Our Shops
May 11, 2020
Effective Associating- Ventilator Parts for COVID19
May 04, 2020
12 Working From Home Leadership Tips
May 04, 2020
What is Machinability?
Apr 28, 2020