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