Paul Van Metre Releases New Manufacturing Business Book
The former shop owner provides a strategic guide for machine shops aiming to improve operations.
Updated on Oct. 23, 2026 in Manufacturing
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On September 3, 2026, Paul Van Metre released his new book, Precision Manufacturing, Precision Business: How the Best Machine Shops Turn Discipline into Profit. The text outlines strategies for shop owners to manage operational discipline amid rising reshoring demand.
Why it matters
As reshoring initiatives increase the pressure on domestic production, many machine shops are struggling with operational bottlenecks. This book provides a framework for these businesses to improve their internal systems and profitability.
The new guide features insights from more than 50 shop owners to address job costing and system documentation. It follows the author's prior career experience managing Pro CNC, which operated near Seattle.
The players
Paul Van Metre
He is the author of the book and the former owner of the machine shop Pro CNC who has hosted the Machine Shop Mastery podcast.
Mitch Free
He is an industry professional who contributed the foreword to the book.
ProShop ERP
This is a software company that provides operational management systems currently used in over 700 machine shops across North America.
The details
The book serves as a culmination of Van Metre's 30 years of shop-floor experience and draws on interviews with industry leaders. It aims to help shops modernize their financial tracking and documentation to better handle current market demands.
Timeline
Paul Van Metre co-founded Pro CNC in 1997.
The book was released for sale on September 3, 2026.
The article was published on October 23, 2026.
Market Landscape
This publication arrives as shops face mounting pressure to scale their operations to meet the requirements of the reshoring of manufacturing to North America. It positions these businesses to better compete by replacing legacy tracking methods with modern, disciplined systems.
Shop owners and managers can use these new strategies to improve their daily financial tracking and job costing processes. By implementing the documentation techniques outlined in the book, businesses may be able to reduce operational bottlenecks during high-demand periods.
The takeaway
Operational discipline is essential for machine shops to survive in a high-demand market. By adopting systematic documentation, owners can turn complex workflows into predictable, profitable business processes.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by MoldMakingTechnology.
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