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PMA’s Metalforming Insights produces four annual reports with our partner, Wipfli. By partnering with Wipfli, we are combining manufacturing, metalforming and market expertise to provide an unmatched resource of business-critical data and insights for PMA members.
PMA’s Metalforming Insights Executive Report, powered by Wipfli, runs April through early July, with the final executive benchmarking report delivered by the end of August.
By fully completing all sections of the study, your company will receive a comprehensive, data-driven report covering operations, workforce, sales and financial performance—giving you the clarity to act with confidence, not guesswork.
Why participate?
This section focuses on financial performance that will help shed light on issues affecting manufacturers and prepare companies for the future. The section will provide a review of the key trends impacting your business, including productivity, throughput, profitability and CapEx investment.
The focus is on firmographics and the general pulse of the manufacturing industry. We recommend the owner, CEO or president complete this section.
This section will identify gaps and opportunities as well as help prepare companies for a continuously evolving marketplace by exploring the operational performance of metalforming companies, including differences in those producing at different volume levels and complexity.
Use this knowledge to generate a stronger sales team, marketing strategy and improved forecasting, allowing you to better manage your resources and win more business. The section also will help to identify areas for improvement and assist companies to be more competitive.
Labor continues to be a leading challenge for manufacturers. Learn what best-in-class companies are doing to manage the talent crisis and understand new strategies for attracting and retaining your workforce.
Wanting to know how to get the most from the report? Wipfli is offering PMA members a discount for a custom report, where you can see how your company compares to competitors on the same page. This comes with a discussion during which Wipfli team members review the custom report with you, answer your questions, and provide additional insight. Members must complete all five sections above to be eligible. Benchmarking is an essential part of assessing your business and the reports will help you better understand how your business is performing as well as identify opportunities to improve profitability and competitiveness.
Survey opens July 7, 2026. The report is distributed on August 26, 2026.
This report contains a compilation of wages related to the metalforming industry to assist manufacturers in evaluating prevailing wage rates and establishing a realistic baseline for comparing the relative cost of healthcare.
Valuable information on executive salaries and bonuses is presented for 11 critical job positions specifically designed for C-Suite executives and senior management to attract and retain the best and brightest professionals.
Survey opens September 8, 2026. The report is distributed on October 21, 2026.
This report is conducted across manufacturing processes from several associations. It is a comprehensive report that provides a real-time health check of both the manufacturing and metalforming industries. The report provides an in-depth executive summary, manufacturing index, cross-analysis, manufacturing overview and specific metalforming insights.
If you don’t see your question listed, feel free to reach out—we’re happy to help!
Log in to the PMA Member Surveys and Reports Portal to take the surveys and view the reports.
You must be a PMA member first. Your primary contact at your company is able to assign who can take and view the surveys and reports. If you don’t know who your primary contact is, contact Cindy Minn.
There are annual, quarterly and monthly surveys. Please view the dates listed on the above webpage for the dates of each survey.
Yes, all data that each member company provides is confidential to you, PMA and the report provider. No other PMA member has access to view your data/information.
