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Safety Wins!

Staff wearing "Safety Begins With Me" shirts.

Unlike many other endeavors that are celebrated this time of year with soaring statistics and crazy hoopla (can you say Super Bowl? March Madness?), SAFETY…

Master Scraper Still at Work

Bob Boltz.

Today’s that ‘SPECIAL’ day for Bob Boltz.  As profiled a few years ago, February 6, 1974 was the long-ago starting point for Bob’s career at…

Out with the New, In with the Old

Peiffer Machine technicians in machine shop.

Huh? It’s THAT time of year when everyone’s talking about New Year’s resolutions, making improvements in their lives or homes, and ringing in the New…

Teamwork

Kelly Ressler in the Peiffer Shop.

What does teamwork look like where you work?  At Peiffer, it’s whatever’s required to get the job done.  Sometimes, we’re like a football team, moving…

Happy Anniversary, Peiffer!

Robert L. Ressler.

May 1st is a special day for Peiffer People and the Ressler family, as it marks the anniversary of the day in 1974, when Robert…

Another Small Miracle….

Damaged VTL.

“What, if anything, can you do to help us out with this one?”  An earnest question from a customer who reported “an incident” with their…

The Next Generation

BCTC Grad at Work.

Every spring and fall, we take the time to participate in the Occupational Advisory Committee meetings for our local Career and Technology Centers (back in…

Saving the Droop & Rein

Droop & Rein heavy duty vertical mill in process of being repaired.

In our world, this is an epic tale of man and machine.  Ask anyone who works at Peiffer (or has worked at Peiffer) and they’ll…

The Importance of Scraping

When we talk about skills that are essential for working on machine tools, scraping is among the most important. Fundamentally, it’s the best way to restore…

The “Original” Peiffer Employee

Bob Boltz.

This past Friday marked 41 years of service to Peiffer Machine and its customers for Bob Boltz, the “original” Peiffer employee. Forty-one years! Who among…