Toolbox Talk - Manufacturing 101
Event Information
Date: August 12, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Categories: Event
Phone: 952-564-3041
Email Address: cindy@mpma.com
Event Location:
Location TBD
Do you want to host this event at your shop? Reach out to Cindy.
Additional Information: We have so many people ask us questions about the industry we decided to make this an event! No dumb questions at this presentation. Strengthen your jargon game!

New to the precision manufacturing industry?
Have employees new to the industry?
After a conversation with a manufacturer are you left thinking, what all did that mean?
What is a lathe?
What is a Swiss machine?
What is CNC?
What is a bar feeder?
What is a turret?
What does 5-axis REALLY mean?
What is the x - y - z axis?
What does work holding mean?
What is a cobot?
What is CMMC?
What is ITAR
And so much more!
We have you covered!
This Toolbox Talk is for anyone who is new to manufacturing. Maybe they work in HR, accounting, or a customer service rep. Are you an MPMA affiliate that works with manufacturers, this is for you as well. We will run through about 30 different industry terms and jargon. Don't worry there will not be a test at the end! This is meant to be a fun interactive quick learning session. We have so many people ask us for a resource guide or questions about the industry. We "got" you!
This will be a morning coffee session from 8:00 am - 9:30 am. Ideally we will tour the facility we are hosted at. Speaking of location. We are looking for a shop to host this event. If you are interested in hosting reach out to our Event Coordinator, Cindy Docteur-White at cindy@mpma.com.
Have questions about the event?
Contact Cindy at cindy@mpma.com