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Vol. 22, No. 3 May / June 2016

Rugo Machine Shop Services (RMSS)

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CONTRIBUTORSKim CarpenterTakashi SatoGene WirthHugh Taylor

Kate Carpenter

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“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” — Marie Curie

“Gifted individuals are those who demonstrate outstanding levels of aptitude (defined as an exceptional ability to reason and learn) or competence (documented performance or achievement in top 10% or rarer) in one or

more domains. Domains include any structured area of activity with its own symbol system (e.g., mathematics, music, language) and/or set of sensor motor skills (e.g., painting, dance, sports).”

The summer Olympics is fast approaching and it epitomizes the ‘exceptional gift of physical ability’. I know that I will be captivated watching many of our US sports heroes perform their magic. The nearly 3-week event will be hosted this summer in Rio de Janeiro, and it will feature 28 sports and a total of 41 disciplines and 306 events. More than 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will be represented, including first time entrants Kosovo and South Sudan. As I googled news and forecasts on the Olympics, I was very taken aback to learn that in many sports, athletes are not assured yet that they will make the flight to Rio de Janeiro. For example, in many disciplines, there are still competitions over the next months to determine qualifying athletes. I cannot conceive of the enormous dedication these athletes have to make day in and day out, and then to have some kind of misfortune, or a ‘bad day’, that eliminates them from the greatest sporting event that occurs for their sport only every 4 years.

Marketing Firm Infostrada Sports has made some predictions for how we as a country should perform:

• They forecast that the U.S. will finish atop the medals table, outperforming the likes of China and Russia.

• The U.S. women are expected to reach the podium more often than their male teammates.• “The only American male competitor projected to win more than one individual gold medal is legendary swimmer Michael Phelps,” Infostrada said.

• The company’s virtual medals table shows the U.S. with 47 golds and 97 total medals. China and Russia are projected to finish with 76 and 74 medals, respectively.

Perhaps less publicized and watched is the Paralympics, which will also be hosted in Rio de Janeiro early in the fall of this year. If being a gifted athlete means having an extraordinary aptitude in sensor motor skills, I can’t think of an athlete more gifted when he or she prevails despite a physical handicap — perhaps a tragedy that left him or her paralyzed. To master a sport in spite of this, is truly the definition of giftedness coupled with perseverance.

In our manufacturing industry, I meet so many gifted individuals. Our industry is all about precision machining, and it means that for machine shops, often small businesses, the owner and his team must continuously look for new methodologies to produce parts for their customers faster, more accurately, and then more cost effectively. It means looking at a part, analyzing it, finding new machining techniques, new tools, and doing this better than others. It must be a constant challenge, and I believe that in my years in this industry, I have met many who epitomize the gift of machining. You can read about such companies in this issue, including RMSS, IMCO Products, Whitley Machine, ARTL, and Horizon Aviation.

Until next issue, I wish you continued success, health and happiness in 2016 and God Bless our Troops! Let’s also pray for our US athletes in the Olympics this year!

Linda DalyPublisher

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Announcements & ReleasesHaas Demo Day 23 is Tuesday June 14, 2016!

H a a s F a c t o r y Outlet-Phoenix, a division of Ellison Ma c h ine r y C o. , LLC, invites you to join us in our

showroom in Tempe, AZ for Haas Automation’s Demo Day 23. All machines in the showroom will be running including the VF-4SS and VF-2SSYT Super-Speed Vertical Machining Centers, UMC-750SS Super Speed 5-Axis Universal Machining Center, the ST-30Y lathe with y-axis and the compact high-speed 40 taper DM-1 Drill/Mill Center. Haas Sales representatives will be on-hand to answer your questions. Representatives from major tooling, workholding, and CAD/CAM manufacturers will be on hand to share their insights and assist you in adapting the newest machine technology and manufacturing strategies to your shop floor. Seminars will be held throughout the day, presented by our industry’s leading partners.

Your Haas Factory Outlet Showroom is located at 1610 S. Priest Drive #101, Tempe, AZ 85281. The event will run from 10AM to 3PM – with machine live demonstrations throughout the day. Attend a seminar, have some lunch, and grab a free limited edition Haas T-shirt. To register and for more event details, visit us online at ww.ellisonaz.com or call (480) 968-5877.

On May 17th & 18th, ACC Machinery will be hosting its 2016 Technology Days with Bystronic Inc. and Timesavers LLC

The event will feature new trends in technology featuring the Bystronic Xpert 40 press brake with super high speed back gauge and ram that ensures the highest process efficiency to keep pace with today’s high speed Fiber laser cutting machines and also, the Timesavers Model 2211-05-9 Multi-Directional Rotary Brush machine that delivers true 360 degree deburring so that all holes, cutouts and edges are deburred evenly to a very high standard. 45 minute seminars will be held daily (10:30 am for the Bystronic brake and 1:00 pm for the Timesavers Rotary Brush Machine). Also available for demonstration will be the Marvel SA330WPC Automatic Mitering Horizontal Bandsaw and the PA260EPC Twin Post Automatic Bandsaw. Throughout the day there will be ACC and Factory application specialists on hand to answer questions finding cost effective, quality efficient solutions for successful ongoing productivity!

To find out more about this event, you can visit their showroom at 2622 S. 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ, call their office at 602-258-7330 or email: [email protected].

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You Know C&M Rigging For Their Super ior Machinery Moving /Rigging Services, But Did You Know They Offer Machinery Storage?

C&M Rigging, a family run business in the Valley since 2002, is renown for its superior service and competitive rates in machinery moving and storage. The business is owned by Johnny Miller, and operates daily by two of the original founders, Johnny and Jeff. The management team has combined experience of more than 75 years. The company wants to increase awareness of its storage and warehousing capabilities and offers competitive rates for both short and long term storage and warehousing.”

In the words of a couple of their customers who provided Online Reviews:

“Straight up guys who deserve every job and quote. They get it done fast, cheap, and then some.”

“We have used C&M for years and they are by far the best riggers to deal with in the entire country! We are very lucky to have them here in our backyard!”

For a family run company that takes pride in superior customer satisfaction, contact C&M Rigging for both your moving and storage needs. They can be reached at 602-253-8200.

LRW Cutting Tools Expands Their Machine List and Launches a New Website

With over 23 years operating in Phoenix, Arizona, LRW Cutting Tools is pleased to announce expansion in their machine list with the purchase of a new Walter Helitronic Power CNC tool grinder

as well as a Walter Helicheck measuring machine. Richard Windsor, owner of the company, says, “I’ve chosen to lead my business with the simple vision of delivering the highest-quality custom cutting tools,

while improving customer productivity.” It is this vision and focus on custom tooling that has driven the business growth and need for an expanding list of machines.

LRW has also launched a new website to better serve their customers. Richard says, “We’ve designed our website to make the customers’ buying experience much easier. Often a machinist doesn’t know exactly what tool they need for their application, or how they can optimize their process.” That’s why LRW is here. “With our website, they can upload a part print and we’ll help design the right cutting tool.” If you do know what you need, you can also choose from a list of tool options and customize the tool with the dimensions you need for your application. This site was designed with the customer in mind.

Visit lrwtool.com or call 877-845-7940 to learn how LRW Cutting Tools can increase your productivity.

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M a n u f a c t u r e r s B r o u g h t A b o u t Historic Victories throughout 2015 Statement issued by National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons praised NAM’s

“aggressive advocacy” and re-sulting “historic legislative and legal victories for manufactur-ers” in 2015. Timmons cited “landmark pro-visions in Congress’ year-end omnibus bill” as well as “wins throughout the year that will create jobs and grow the mid-dle class.” “These victories were no accident,” stated Timmons, who attributed success due to manufacturers’ raised voices.

“2015 brought a wave of historic legislative and legal victories for manufacturers, following months—and in some cases years—of aggressive advocacy from the NAM. Not only did we secure landmark provisions in Congress’ year-end omnibus bill, but we also achieved wins that will create jobs and grow the middle class.”

“We secured the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, passage of a long-term infrastructure bill and approval of Trade Promotion Authority, as well as made progress on important regulatory reforms, such as reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act and an extension of the Positive Train Control deadline. All of this will help small and large manufacturers better compete in the global economy.”

“For more than 20 years, the NAM has led the fight for a permanent research and development tax credit that can compete with the more robust research incentives of other countries—so that manufacturers will be better able to innovate here in the United States. As the year came to a close, that goal became a reality.”

“Manufacturers also secured other key tax provisions at the end of the year, such as the suspension of the medical device tax and a delay of the employee benefits tax, also known as the ‘Cadillac’ tax.”

“There’s still more work to be done in 2016, but we will build on our successes from 2015 so that manu-facturers can compete to win for America.”

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. To learn more about manufacturing priorities, visit www.nam.org.

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Your emergency is our emergency. So don’t panic. If anything goes wrong with your equipment, call Arizona CNC. You will get a quick response from an expert, factory certified service engineer. On-site or over the phone, AZCNC's team of expert service personnel can solve problems fast-usually within hours. Your uptime is our goal.

Keep in mind time spent preventing problems can save you the unwanted costs of having to fix them later. AZCNC offers preventive maintenance programs to help you avoid unexpected downtime through managed care of your equipment.

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Our goal is to provide you with the right solution and improve your profitability. The cheapest machine on the market is seldom the best value or the most cost effective. Our sales engineers are trained professionals with the ability to recognize and apply the appropriate manufacturing process for your needs. Their understanding of processes as well as product enables them to find the most efficient machine tool for your application. Our sales staff also can present you with the financing options that make your machine tool purchases more affordable.

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If you are looking for a partner to help solve your machining challenges and optimize your cycle times turn to our applications engineering department. You benefit from the knowledge and experience that comes with people who work full time solving tough problems for various companies every day. Whether it’s evaluating your parts to help you make your machine selection, training the people in your facility to maximize your productivity or providing you a full turnkey system we are committed to your success.

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Hardinge Announces Alliance with a Premier Distribution Company in the US

ELMIRA, NY: Hardinge Inc. (www.hardinge.com) is pleased to

announce an alliance with Arizona CNC Equipment, LLC. They will have exclusive sales and support responsibilities for Hardinge products in Arizona and portions of Nevada. Over a transition period of the next few months they will replace the current Hardinge distributor and service support group.

“We are honored to be working with this caliber of distributor that will sell and support our products.” said Rick Simons, President and CEO of Hardinge Inc. “Arizona CNC has been serving job shops and manufacturers in the region since last century. They bring a team of well trained sales, service and applications people to assist in future sales and provide service support on existing Hardinge equipment in the field. Their reputation as capable, comprehensive and a professional organization make for a perfect fit with Hardinge.”

“Hardinge is a strong company with strong brand names of Hardinge, Bridgeport, Kellenberger, Hauser and Tschudin. We have a loyal customer base who appreciates the benefits of buying machines and accessories with our brand names. We are confident in entrusting our customer relationships to this group and are also pleased that Arizona CNC has confidence in Hardinge. We believe our products complement their existing strong machine lines,” continued Mr. Simons.

Hardinge announced earlier this year its intention to further strengthen its brand reputation for precision, continuous machining accuracy and longevity through ongoing and increased focus on the advancement of our precision, SUPER PRECISION and SP

2 technology and products. Hardinge will continue to develop and introduce the

world’s finest lathes, machining centers, grinding machines and workholding to support and enhance the businesses of manufacturers around the world.

About Hardinge Inc. Hardinge is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of machine tools, specializing in SUPER PRECISION(TM) and precision CNC Lathes, high performance Machining Centers, high-end cylindrical and jig Grinding Machines, and technologically advanced Workholding & Rotary Products. The Company's products are distributed to most of the industrialized markets around the world with approximately 69% of the 2008 sales outside of North America. Hardinge has a very diverse international customer base and serves a wide variety of end-user markets. This customer base includes metalworking manufacturers which make parts for a variety of industries, as well as a wide range of end users in the aerospace, agricultural, transportation, basic consumer goods, communications and electronics, construction, defense, energy, pharmaceutical and medical equipment, and recreation industries, among others.. The Company has manufacturing operations in the United States, Switzerland, Taiwan, and China. Hardinge's common stock trades on NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol, "HDNG." For more information, please visit http://www.hardinge.com

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• BRIDGEPORT, manual knee mills to high-performance vertical and horizontal multi-tasking CNC machining centers.

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Haas Factory Outlet-Phoenix Invites Machinists to CNC Training

Mill and lathe classes are scheduled every other month. Each course consists of 3 days of hands on instruction led by a Haas Certified Instructor. Students will learn the basics of the Haas control, operation of machines, and Haas programming using G & M codes. Classes are help Monday through Wednesday from 3:30 to 7 pm.

Please join us for an upcoming session of the Haas CNC training. We recommend registering as early as possible as class sizes are limited. May 23rd – May 25th : Mill TrainingJune 20th – June 22nd : Lathe Training

Training is held at Haas Factory Outlet- Phoenix, a Division of Ellison Machinery, located at 1610 S Priest Drive, Tempe, AZ. To register or for additional information, call 480-968-5877 or visit ellisonaz.com

TalonTest Laboratories Welcomes You To Their New Facility - They’ve Tripled In Size!

Talon Laboratories, leaders in Non Destructive Testing Services, is please to announce its move to 6145 West Detroit St, in Chandler, Arizona. The new facility, at 25,000 square feet, triples the size of their facility. The company offers the following services:

• Ultrasonics Inspection• Bond and Pressure Testing• Radiographic,Liquid Penetrant, Magnetic Particle & Eddy Current Inspection

Talon is a NADCAP accredited test laboratory and they have approvals from such customers as: Boeing, Eaton, Bell Helicopter, Honeywell, Hamilton Sundstrand, MD Helicopter, Rolls Royce, Sargent Controls, GE, Pratt Whitney, Sikorsky, among others.

Founded in 1999, Talon Test Laboratories has facilities in CA, IN, and WA in addition to their Arizona location. They offer the most comprehensive range of Aerospace non-destructive inspection capabilities. To learn more, contact them at 602-454-2500 or visit TalonTestLabs.com

CaseTech Offers C u s t o m C a s e D e s i g n A s We l l As Stock Cases To Meet Your Unique Requirements

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Announcements & Releases ContinuedOur clients receive only the best – the best quality, the best selection and the best service. It’s not a statement it’s our commitment. We are dedicated to providing the latest in custom case design as well as stock cases to meet your unique requirements.

With our wide selection of protective cases and state-of-the-art materials, we can provide solutions for any case application. We can help alleviate your shipping and storage concerns by providing you a solution that will meet or exceed all your expectations. That’s the confidence and peace of mind which CaseTech provides.

If a standard case does not meet your needs, we will design a custom case to meet your exact requirements. The options are virtually limitless – custom foam inserts, shockmount, airtight, including pressure relief valves, casters; locks and more.

When your products and reputation are at stake, you can’t afford to take chances. We represent the finest cases available on the market today including Pelican Products, Pelican-Hardigg, Zarges and more. We also offer the Pelican Coolers, Luggage, Lighting and Backpacks.

At our Tempe location we have a large showroom and we stock a majority of the Pelican Classic, Pelican Storm, Coolers and backpacks for those immediate needs.

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ChemResearch Corporation Announces AS9100 Rev C Certification ChemResearch Corporation (CRC Surface Technologies) is pleased to announce the achievement of AS9100 Rev C Certification.

Sustaining Edge Solutions, Inc. worked with the ChemResearch management team delivering an operational gap assessment, defining expanded system requirements, and assisting with documentation design and development. This included performing a precertification internal audit, and delivering internal auditor training to company personnel. According to James Burriss, President & CEO at CRC Surface Technologies, “The AS9100 cer tification is the standard to which aerospace, aviation & defense suppliers are measured and reflects the continuous improvement efforts and commitment made by our employees to deliver the highest quality services to our customers. The addition of AS9100 compliments our NADCAP Certifications and highlights the company’s focus on supporting the stringent requirements of the aerospace, aviation, and defense industries. The quality team made the commitment to compliance then stepped up to the challenge of upgrading the quality management system, resulting in the successful achievement of AS9100C certification. It’s the perfect foundation as we work towards becoming a certified FAA repair station.” Founded in 1959, CRC Surface Technologies is an AS9100 & NADCAP certified, ITAR registered single-source metal finishing service provider for the aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor/electronics, space and heavy equipment industries. Located in Phoenix, AZ our multi-shift 60,000 sq. ft. processing facility services regional and national machine shops including OEMs such as Boeing, BAE Systems, Eaton, General Electric, Honeywell, Hamilton Sundstrand, Goodrich, Parker Aerospace, Bell Helicopter, Rolls Royce, Spirit AeroSystems, Space X and Woodward. Fo r m o re i n f o r m at i o n a b o u t ChemResearch services, visit www.chemresearchco.com. To improve your operational effectiveness, visit www.sustainingedge.com.

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Aerodyne Alloys – Now Stocking MP35N® and ALLOY-159® BAR

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Meet AZ Metals Newest Addition!

AZ Metals in Mesa, AZ continues to offer a wide selection of all metals in all shapes and sizes. Our business is growing and have added a Hyd-Mech H-12A high production saw to our line of services. This saw has a capacity of 12” square or round material and has a 1” blade. It

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Omega Morgan Celebrates 4 Years in the Valley!

Omega Morgan is celebrating its fourth year serving the machinery moving industry in Arizona. The 25-year-old company specializes in large-scale complex moving, rigging and transportation challenges as well as small, intricate moves, managing every aspect of the project from start to finish. The Omega Morgan team can provide these turnkey services because of the breadth of expertise they bring to the job and the equipment they own that helps get projects of all sizes done safely and on time.

Greg Tansey, president and CEO, sees tremendous opportunity for growth in the Arizona market as technology companies expand and move to or construct new buildings. All of their multimillion-dollar equipment must be carefully moved in – no sudden jolts allowed – and Omega Morgan is uniquely qualified for the job. On the opposite side, one aerospace company moved much of its business out – to China. Now it has decided to return to the Northwest and Omega Morgan benefits by having handled the outgoing and now the incoming transportation of their equipment.

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Productivity Inc. Partners With Moncktons Machine Tools

Productivity Inc., the Midwest’s largest dis-tributor of CNC machine tools and related metalworking equipment, has combined with Moncktons Machine Tools, a long-standing reputable machine tool company serving the Colorado and Rocky Mountain region since 1952. This new entity, also called MMT, LLC, A Division of Productivity (abbreviated from Moncktons Machine Tools) has offices in Den-

ver and Salt Lake City. While MMT, LLC will continue to service the Rocky Mountain region and maintain its employees and current loca-tions, it now has the capacity to add more resources as its capabilities increase to serve the metalworking sector. The logo was redesigned to reflect the partnership with Productivity Inc.

Moncktons represents Haas through its Haas Factory Outlets, as well as Makino and Citizen/Miyano, in addition to other lines, out of each office. Mark Smith is the VP General Manager of the Denver office, and Steve Polster is the VP General Manager of the Salt Lake City office.

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a shared commitment to its customers for reliable full service. In addition to MMT, LLC’s strong service focus, Productivity Inc. will be able to leverage its expertise in Tooling & Accessories, Robotics & Automation, Applications Engineering and Used Machines/Auctions to provide the Rocky Mountain region with a full service machine tool company.

Greg Buck, President, stated that “MMT, LLC intends to expand and deepen the excellent relationships that Tom Monckton and George Michel developed over the many years they managed the company.”

For more information on MMT, LLC, go to mmtproductivity.com or for the Denver office contact [email protected], or for the Salt Lake City office contact [email protected].

Productivity Inc., based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with facilities in Cedar Rapids and Omaha, is the leading distributor of machine tools and tooling accessories in the Midwest including Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska and Western Wisconsin. Since 1968, Productivity Inc. has been distributing a broad range of CNC machine tools, tooling and accessories and related metalworking products. As a single source machine tool supplier, Productivity Inc. offers Machine Tools, Tooling and Accessories, Service, Preventive Maintenance, Turnkey Solutions, Robotics and Automation, Machine- sused.com and a broad range of other services and products. For more information on Productivity Inc., please go to productivity.com or call 1.800.328.3272.

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-Overhead Vacuum Crane for laser material handling

Stainless Steel

Aluminum

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Productivity Inc. Partners With Moncktons Machine Tools

Productivity Inc., the Midwest’s largest dis-tributor of CNC machine tools and related metalworking equipment, has combined with Moncktons Machine Tools, a long-standing reputable machine tool company serving the Colorado and Rocky Mountain region since 1952. This new entity, also called MMT, LLC, A Division of Productivity (abbreviated from Moncktons Machine Tools) has offices in Den-

ver and Salt Lake City. While MMT, LLC will continue to service the Rocky Mountain region and maintain its employees and current loca-tions, it now has the capacity to add more resources as its capabilities increase to serve the metalworking sector. The logo was redesigned to reflect the partnership with Productivity Inc.

Moncktons represents Haas through its Haas Factory Outlets, as well as Makino and Citizen/Miyano, in addition to other lines, out of each office. Mark Smith is the VP General Manager of the Denver office, and Steve Polster is the VP General Manager of the Salt Lake City office.

The two firms have many synergies with the lines they represent and

a shared commitment to its customers for reliable full service. In addition to MMT, LLC’s strong service focus, Productivity Inc. will be able to leverage its expertise in Tooling & Accessories, Robotics & Automation, Applications Engineering and Used Machines/Auctions to provide the Rocky Mountain region with a full service machine tool company.

Greg Buck, President, stated that “MMT, LLC intends to expand and deepen the excellent relationships that Tom Monckton and George Michel developed over the many years they managed the company.”

For more information on MMT, LLC, go to mmtproductivity.com or for the Denver office contact [email protected], or for the Salt Lake City office contact [email protected].

Productivity Inc., based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with facilities in Cedar Rapids and Omaha, is the leading distributor of machine tools and tooling accessories in the Midwest including Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska and Western Wisconsin. Since 1968, Productivity Inc. has been distributing a broad range of CNC machine tools, tooling and accessories and related metalworking products. As a single source machine tool supplier, Productivity Inc. offers Machine Tools, Tooling and Accessories, Service, Preventive Maintenance, Turnkey Solutions, Robotics and Automation, Machine- sused.com and a broad range of other services and products. For more information on Productivity Inc., please go to productivity.com or call 1.800.328.3272.

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Doosan Welcomes Eugene Hendrix As New Western Regional ManagerDoosan Infracore America is pleased to announce that Eugene Hendrix has joined the company as Western Regional Manager. Andy McNamara, Director of Sales and Marketing for the company, says, “Eugene brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our distibution network in the western region. Not only did he start his career as a tool and die maker, he also supervised a CNC department years ago.” He continued,

“Eugene’s Engineering degree, coupled with his industry experience in a machine shop environment enables him to truly grasp his customers’ requirements.”

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Eugene says, “I am very excited to work for a great company like Doosan Infracore America. Not only do they provide the tools for their employees, but they also provide superior customer support coupled with a great line of machine tools.” You can contact Eugene at 973-618-6022 or email him at [email protected]

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Yamazen Inc. and Nachi Robotic Systems have partnered to bring better efficiency to CNC Machining with the NEW FLEX Robotic Arm The New FLEX-S and Flex-M, developed by Yamazen Inc. and Nachi Robotic Systems, Inc., provides Brother’s customers the advantage to increase their production, efficiency and profitability by implementing robotic capability to the compact machining center, SPEEDIO. The

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Customers with Brother SPEEDIO machines will appreciate the benefits that the FLEX Robotic arm can offer such as: longer unattended production runs, flexible handling of in-feed and completed parts, plug & play integration to Brother SPEEDIO Machines, and a Robot with single & multiple ID/OD gripper configurations.

Standard dimensions of the FLEX-S are 46.25” X 30” X 82” and 67” X 30” X 87” for the FLEX-M. There are three configurations to choose from for operation; the standard option is 2-drawer front, a two 2-drawer/ front and back is available for the FLEX-M only, and a stacked conveyor option. Other customized configurations are also availabler.

The FLEX Robotic arm includes an integrated robot safety enclosure with interlocked access door and structural frame connectors to Brother’s SPEEDIO CNC machines. Also included with FLEX is a CFD Control with Nachi Smart Color Teach Pendant and integrated PLC for seamless control and flexibility.

“The NEW FLEX was created and engineered so that Brother SPEEDIO machines could provide complete turn-key packages with automation,” said a senior sales representative from Yamazen Inc. “With Nachi’s outstanding relationship with Yamazen Japan and their excellent support and service here in the states, Nachi was chosen to partner with for this vision.”To learn more about FLEX-S and FLEX-M or to schedule a demonstration, contact your local Yamazen sales representative toll-free at 800.882.8558. Visit us online at www.yamazen.com.

Delcam To Show How To Boost Productivity At Rapid3D Event

At Rapid 3D Manufacturing Event Delcam, an Autodesk company since 2014 will show how its software and services can help manufacturing companies in a wide range of industries increase productivity, improve quality and reduce lead times. The conference will be held from May 16- May 19, 2016 at the Orange County Convention Center West Building in Orlando Florida.

Delcam offers a comprehensive collection of CAM systems: PowerMILL for high-speed and five-axis machining, FeatureCAM for quick and easy feature-based programming, PartMaker for the programming of turn-mill equipment and Swiss-type lathes and ArtCAM for artistic applications. This broad range means that Delcam’s larger customers can source all their CAM requirements from a single supplier, while also ensuring that smaller organizations can choose a system that matches their requirements.

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An example of how Delcam’s complete CADCAM solutions - PowerSHAPE, PowerMILL and PowerINSPECT - were used to reverse engineer the Rudy Project Windmax cycle helmet on multiple manufacturing platforms, including a Comau robot, CMS router, Isper machine tool and a Mazak Variaxis j600-5AX go to http://www.delcam.tv/delcam-video.asp?VideoId=382

PowerSHAPE Pro versatility will be displayed further at Rapid 3D with demonstration on how we can connect to most scanning hardware to capture and display scan data in real time. In the 2016 release, it is possible to switch between measuring modes when using devices that offer data collection by both laser scanning and point probing. A split-screen alignment option makes it quick and easy to combine multiple scans, taken, for example, from the opposite sides of a part. The method allows accurate snapping of alignment points, ensuring that the resultant single CAD model is a good representation of the scanned object.

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Delcam is the only international CADCAM Company that operates an in-house engineering workshop allowing thorough validation of all software before it is released. This facility, coupled with close relationships with suppliers of machine tools and other related equipment gives Delcam’s staff a unique knowledge of the problems face by their customers as so allows the development of solutions that are both powerful and practical.

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Mazak To Construct New Plant In Japan

Yamazaki Mazak officials have announced the construction of a new production facility in Inabe City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The new Yamazaki Mazak Inabe plant will combine – as key components of Mazak’s iSMART Factory concept – production automation and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology.

The Inabe plant follows suit with Mazak’s Kentucky plant where the iSMART Factory concepts are already established, as well as with the existing Yamazaki Mazak Oguchi Plant in Japan that will be a full iSMART Factory by the end of 2016. As an iSMART Factory and with 56,000m2 of planned floor space for manufacturing larger size machine tools, the new Inabe plant will boost productivity by more than 50%.

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OGP® Appoints New Representative in Arizona

OGP® (Optical Gaging Products), a division of Quality Vision International (QVI®), is pleased to announce that Innovative Measuring Systems (IMS) has been appointed to represent OGP throughout Arizona, effective April 1, 2016.

Mr. Ken Lambert, president of IMS, has over 20 years experience in manufacturing and quality. Formerly an OGP representative based in Utah for eight years, Ken has developed a proven track record providing sales, training, service and support to OGP customers. IMS will offer expert metrology support, equipment sales, training, calibration and maintenance services to OGP and VICIVISION measurement systems throughout Arizona.

IMS is an authorized distributor of all QVI brands and products, including RAM video measuring

systems, CCP optical comparators, VIEW Micro-Metrology systems and KOTEM dimensional analysis software.

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Faustson, a worldwide leader in the machining industry, emerged as the winner in the inaugural Colorado Manufacturing Awards’ contract manufacturing category. CompanyWeek noted that this, of the 10 categories the awards took nominations for, was the most difficult to judge.

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“Metal 3D printing innovator Faustson Tool and its blue chip roster of clientele emerged in a close vote.”

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named 10 winners at an event last week from three nominees in each of 10 categories. The theme for this year was “Competitiveness,” with a goal to recognize market-leading, uber-competitive companies building a sustainable competitive edge. Companies transforming industries with products, process, vision, leadership, workforce, strategy, or anything that gives them an edge.

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When Hi-Tech Machining & Engineering was asked to manufacture parts for an oil separator assembly for North America’s biggest jet maker, Vice President Jeremy Schalk turned to a surprising partner to help fill the order: Desert View High School.

Schalk knew better than most the capabilities of students and their instructor at Desert View High School, located in the Sunnyside Unified School District. He is a founding member of the Southern Arizona Manufacturing Partners (SAMP), a consortium of area manufacturers who in 2012 came to Arizona@Work for help in filling the critical shortage of skilled young machinists.

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American planemaker Boeing boasted of higher first-quarter orders and deliveries in comparison to its European counterpart Airbus. The latter experienced poor net orders owing to cancellations and delays from its aircraft engine partner Pratt & Whitney.

Boeing has always outpaced Airbus as far as deliveries are concerned, but this time the Chicago-based jetmaker left behind its rival in terms of cracking new deals and recording higher orders. The chart below gives an overview of the first-quarter figures.

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Airbus delivered 125 planes in the first quarter. The Toulouse, France-based planemaker’s deliveries were impeded by the engine issues of the re-engineered A320neo. According to industry sources, engine deliveries from Pratt and Whitney slowed owing to software and startup time issues. As a measure to improve the annual delivery count, Airbus is working to ramp up deliveries of the new A350. It delivered three A350s in March and intends to dispatch more than 50 this year. The company delivered two of its struggling superjumbos, the A380.

However, it also witnessed the cancellation of a couple of A380s by Air Austral. The company expects to record more A380 cancellations in the near future. Virgin Atlantic Airways has said that it is going to shed its plans to take deliveries of six A380s that it ordered earlier. Demand for jumbo jets has been a big challenge for both

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However, this does not seem to have finalized since it’s not appearing in the company’s order book yet. Airbus closed last month with an unfilled order backlog of 6,716 planes.

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Boeing delivered 176 aircraft during the first quarter, down 4.3% compared to last year’s first quarter. The decline is on account of weak demand for the company’s long-range 764 and the jumbo jet 747. The bread-and-butter aircraft program, the narrow-body 737, accounted for the majority of the deliveries at 121 but was flat compared to last year. The company had delivered 737s to United Airlines, and industry sources have it that it was sold at hefty discounts.

Deliveries of Boeing’s revolutionary airplane, the 787 Dreamliner, continue to be stable at 30; it was the second-best-selling plane. The company delivered 23 777s during the period compared with a dispatch of 24 units in the same period last year.

As far as orders are concerned, the jetmaker has recorded 140 gross orders and 122 units net of cancellations through April 5. The company saw 14 737 cancellations and four order withdrawals for the 787 Dreamliner.

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Boeing Co. has won a contract valued at $326 million to build 15,000 Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAM, smart bomb kits for the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Defense Department said.

The contract, which runs through March 29, 2018, covers the 15,000 Joint Direct Attack Munitions tail kits that add precision guidance capabilities to conventional bombs, as well as technical

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New iRobot Spinoff Eyes Big Pentagon Contracts

Now officially in business as an independent company, iRobot’s former defense unit is gearing up to compete for Pentagon contracts in a market that has changed dramatically since the PackBot bomb-clearing robot became a military staple in Afghanistan and Iraq more than a decade ago.

“There are a lot of opportunities,” said Sean Bielat, a former iRobot executive and now CEO of Endeavor Robotics. The company was acquired earlier this year by the private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners in a $45 million deal.

iRobot divested its defense arm to focus exclusively on the consumer market. The decision to spin off the defense unit is

“good for both companies,” Bielat said in an interview, as executives concluded that the vastly different defense and commercial businesses could no longer coexist.

Endeavor has about 100 employees and is preparing to bid on at least three large robot procurements over the next two years, including autonomous and remotely controlled devices used for battlefield reconnaissance, mine clearing and other duties considered too dangerous for humans.

The Army has a huge inventory of robots — estimated at about 7,000 — that it purchased under fast-track procurement authorities with contingency war funds — but now have become a significant logistics burden. The plan is to streamline a hodgepodge of systems into

“programs of record” with dedicated logistics support funding. The Army also is seeking more advanced features in its future robots and “open architectures” that allow for easier upgrades and digital linkages between humans and machines.

“We’re very excited about programs of record in the ground robots space over the next two years,” Bielat said. “We expect to see requests for proposals within the next year. We think we’re well positioned to win at least one if not all of them.” Bielat, like other contractor executives, are keen on programs of record that have more predictable funding streams and stable budgets for maintenance and upgrades. A lot of war equipment did not become a program of record and ended up either discarded or stored in disrepair.

An upcoming procurement that Endeavor is targeting is the CRSI, or common robotic system individual. The Army is seeking a 25-pound or lighter system for use at the squad level for chemical, biological and


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Bielat said this is major prize for the industry as the Army could buy up to 4,100 systems. The company is developing new technologies for the CRSI bid to meet Army requirements for interoperability and open architecture.

Another upcoming competition is for the Army’s MTRS increment 2, or man transportable robotic system. This is a larger remotely operated robot that will have bomb-detection functions similar to the Packbot’s.

Endeavor also will bid for the Naval Sea Systems Command’s advanced explosive ordnance disposal robotic system, or AEODRS, a family of systems that would be deployed with dismounted troops, in tactical operations and at fixed bases. Beilat said the program is attractive because it is intended to be used by multiple military services.

“The IED fight will be with us for a long time,” he said using an acronym for the roadside bombs that have killed and injured thousands of U.S. troops. “This will continue as long as we’re fighting asymmetric fights.” Robots are going to be essential in any battlefield, he added, because there they keep humans out of harm’s way.

The Army has bigger plans to deploy robotic trucks as logistics supply mules and in other roles, but progress has been slow. It’s like any new technology, Bielat said. The tactics and doctrine take a long time to catch up to the technology. It took the Army many years to codify the use of tanks in armored warfare. “I think you’ll see the same thing in robotics.” Also, the technology moves much faster than the defense acquisition process is able to procure, he said. “We need some fundamental reform in order to get technology out to the troops faster.”

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The additive manufacturing industry, consisting of all AM products and services worldwide, grew 25.9 percent (CAGR) to $5.165 billion in 2015. The CAGR for the previous three years was 33.8 percent, according to Wohlers Report 2016. Over the past 27 years, the CAGR for the industry is 26.2 percent.

The 2016 edition of the Wohlers Report marks the 21st consecutive year of its availability.

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The effort also included contributions from 80 experts in 33 countries. No other published analysis of the AM industry is supported by two decades of hard data, or the knowledge gained from it, as the basis for computing growth, analyzing trends, and forecasting the future.

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Raytheon Wins $1B Navy Contract for New Tactical Jammer

Raytheon Company has won a contract worth $1.0 billion from the U.S. Navy for the development of 15 Next Generation Jammer (“NGJ”) engineering development model pods. Contracting


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This contract covers the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the NGJ. The new tactical jammer will replace the ALQ-99 tactical jamming system, which is more than 40 years old. The ALQ-99 is presently used on the U.S. Navy EA-18G electronic attack aircraft manufactured by The Boeing Company.

In 2013, Raytheon was chosen for the program.

Under this phase, Raytheon’s work includes designing, producing, integrating, demonstrating and testing of the NGJ.

Per the contract, Raytheon will also manufacture 14 NGJ aero-mechanical test pods to guarantee flying qualities of the aircraft and the pod safe separation from the host aircraft. Supplying equipment for system integration laboratories and established manufacturing processes are also part of the contract.

Work is scheduled to be complete by Dec 2020. The company will carry out the majority of the work in El Segundo, CA, while the rest will be performed in Forrest, MS; Dallas, TX; McKinney, TX; Torrance, CA; Ft. Wayne, IN; Marion, VA; San Diego, CA; Andover, MA; and Tucson, AZ.

The contract will use fiscal 2016 research, development, testing and evaluation (Navy) funds.

The pod-based tactical jammer NGJ system has been built with open-architecture technology using Raytheon’s airborne radio frequency systems, jamming techniques, combat-proven antenna array technology, and enhanced solid-state electronics. The new jammer system was designed to address electronic warfare mission requirements of the Navy, while ensuring a cost-effective open systems architecture that can support future up-gradation.

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Air Force Announces Potential US Locations For F-35 Basing

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Humvee Replacement Delayed for Army and Marine Corps

The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle won’t reach initial operational capability on time, officials from both the US Army and Marine Corps are saying.

The delays are due mainly to the disruption in executing the program when Lockheed Martin filed a protest of the Army’s decision to award Oshkosh Defense a contract to build the Humvee replacement. Oshkosh

beat out Humvee-maker AM General and Lockheed for the $6.7 billion low-rate initial production contract award to build 16,901 vehicles.

The JLTV program was finally able to move ahead in December after work stopped on the program for 98 days during the protest period. Lockheed then filed a lawsuit in the US Court of Federal Claims because it claimed newly supplied Army information that emerged toward the end of the GAO’s protest process was enough to move the protest to court. Oshkosh did not have to stop work while the lawsuit played out in court. Lockheed dropped its lawsuit in February.

The Army is anticipating a six-month delay in reaching initial operational capability. The service originally expected to reach IOC in mid 2019 but expects to now reach that milestone in late 2019, Army spokesman Michael Clow told Defense News.

The Marine Corps IOC will be delayed by a year, Thomas Dee, the deputy assistant secretary of Naval Expeditionary Programs and Logistics Management, said Wednesday at a Senate Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee hearing. The original Marine Corps IOC was expected in the fourth quarter for fiscal 2018 and is now expected in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.

Both delays are significantly longer than the length of a protest period, but the Marine Corps and the Army explained that due to those delays testing schedules also had to be shifted.

“A 90-day delay grew into about six- or an eight-month delay just because of the difficulty of rescheduling a test phase that we were going to do, which then impacts the decision date for the full-rate production decision; which, in turn, puts our funding out of phase for the JLTV program ... which then allowed us to take a look at the time difference between the completion of testing and that whole rate production decision, and it ended up stretching out IOC about a year,” Dee explained.

“The program’s schedule is carefully sequenced to accomplish necessary testing and logistics development activities prior to conducting Multi-Ser vice Operational Testing and Evaluation (MOT&E),” Clow said. The MOT&E itself was originally scheduled in July 2017 and was moved to February 2018 because Marines and ranges would not be available in the November timeframe due to holidays and leave periods.

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Pratt Wins $1.04 Billion U.S. Deal For F-35 Fighter Engines

Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp, has won an additional $1.04 billion contract for F-35 fighter jet engines, bringing the total value of its work on a ninth batch of the engines to $1.4 billion, the Pentagon said last month.

The contract announced finalizes part of an agreement in principle that Pratt reached with the U.S. Defense Department in January for more than $3.0 billion in two separate contracts - a ninth batch of 66 F135 engines and a 10th batch of 101 engines.

The $1.04 billion contract comes on top of $360 million in funding that had already been awarded to Pratt to sustain the F135 engine production line.

Pratt said the deal would further reduce the cost of the engines it builds for the Lockheed Martin Corp fighter jets, with further cost reductions to be included in the contract for the 10th batch of jets.

The company said the contract includes 53 conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) engines and 13 short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) propulsion systems for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, and five other countries - Italy, Norway, Israel, Japan and Britain.

Mark Buongiorno, vice president of Pratt’s F135 engine program, said the F135 engine’s reliability rate was already over 90 percent, well ahead of a key 2020 requirement.

“We remain laser-focused on reducing costs, meeting our delivery schedule commitments, ensuring dependable engine performance, and preparing for global sustainment of the F-35 fleet,” he said in a statement.

To date, Pratt & Whitney has delivered 273 production engines for the advanced new stealth fighter.


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Work Back From China!It’s true. Whitley Machine, in business for more than 3 decades now, is using its screw machines (they have 11 CNC screw machines) to bring products that were being manufactured in China back to the USA. The family-run company offers so many machining services today, from EDM, to laser, to waterjet, to screw machining, to die repair and metal stamping. And today they are ISO 9001:2015 certified!

When you grow up in a family of machinists, and you are mechanically inclined, you just intuitively learn the trade. And when your entree to manufacturing was tool and die making, you are typically so skilled that you can pretty much learn any new machining technique. And that is what happened with Clifford Whitley — he learned from his father and uncle.

Jerry founded Whitley Machine as a tool and die shop back in 1982, and Clifford joined at year later. His daughter Terri joined in 1995. Years later, Clifford saw a need in the market for EDM machining; he says that in particular EDM would allow the company to get rid of form grinding, and it was just so much more accurate. Over the next few years, the company added faster wire EDMs. Years later the company purchased EDM Tech to add sinker EDM to their capabilities. Clifford says, “With the acquisition of EDM Tech, Whitley Machine could now support customers’ EDM requirements with wire/small hole and sinker EDM machining.”

Sadly, Clifford’s father Jerry passed away a few years ago, but the business is still family run, with Clifford’s sister Terri Chambers and her daughter Shanda active in the business. The company continues to invest in technology, with 1-2 new machine tool purchases each year. And while they still offer die repair, they also offer laser, waterjet cutting, and metal stamping.

Customers often help a business to expand, and Whitley Machine had a customer who was having difficulties with their supplier in China - from long lead times, to poor quality. 2 years ago, Clifford launched a new division to the company, called Specialty Turn Products (STP), to support production capabilities with screw machining. This entity is growing so

rapidly that today Whitley Machine owns 11 CNC screw machines, and they run 24x7. Nearly all of the screw machines are 5 years old or newer.

Clifford says, “Customers were asking us to certify to the ISO standards, and we knew that we would get more projects from these customers if we achieved certification. I could see where it could easily pay for itself.” He continued, “I asked around to colleagues in the industry, and Bretta Kelly, owner of BMSC, was very highly recommended.” Whitley Machine also contacted a local government entity, RevAZ, to find out that they could support Whitley Machine’s certification endeavor. In the end, they were confident in their decision to utilize BMSC as their consultant to prepare for ISO certification. “We waited to certify to the newest standard, ISO 9001:2015, and we also set the company up for AS9100 compliance”, Clifford said

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The first test of a new, lightweight F-35 helmet was successful, according to the program office, a promising sign that the Pentagon can qualify and implement all three fixes to the jet’s escape system by the end of the year.

Recently, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 conducted the first test combining all three solutions designed to reduce the risk of neck injury to F-35 pilots during ejection, according to spokesman Joe DellaVedova. Once the full gamut of testing is completed, hopefully by the end of the summer, the JPO can begin implementing the two modifications to the ejection seat and issuing the new Generation III “light” helmet to the fleet, he said.

The recent sled test, conducted with a 103-pound mannequin, is the latest sign that the JPO can make good on its promise to finish the three design fixes by November, allowing the military services to lift restrictions on lightweight pilots flying the F-35. Last year, Defense News first reported that pilots under 136 pounds were barred from flying the fifth-generation aircraft after testers discovered an increased risk of neck damage to lightweight pilots ejecting from the plane. The US Air Force has also acknowledged an “elevated level of risk” for pilots between 136 and 165 pounds.

The prototype helmet tested weighs about 4.63 pounds, approximately 6 ounces lighter than the original Gen III helmet, and is designed to ease some strain on smaller pilots’ necks during ejection.

Although the test was the first test of the new helmet, the JPO, Lockheed Martin and seat-maker Martin Baker have conducted at least seven other tests with the latest version of the seat, which is equipped with two modifications designed to reduce risk to pilots. The fixes to the ejection seat itself include a switch for lightweight pilots that will delay deployment of the main parachute, and a “head support panel,” a fabric panel sewn between the parachute risers that will protect the pilot’s head from moving backward during the parachute opening.

The program office has about another 10 tests planned, which will use a mix of low-, middle- and high-weight mannequins.

“This initial test had promising results and the F-35 enterprise is on a path to qualify the helmet ... by the end of this summer,” DellaVedova told Defense News. “The lighter helmet expected to be fielded by the end of the year is in line with the seat timeframe as well.”

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The company is a precision machine shop that supports customers in the medical, automotive, aerospace, commercial/industrial, and renewable energy industries.

RMSS opened for business a decade ago with Frank Sr., an accomplished machinist, and his son, Frank Jr., who was fresh out of college, having studied business at Arizona State University. Frank

Jr. says, “Frank Sr. had run several machine shops during his career, and he even had his own shop at one time. He had a strong technical background in machining and I was excited to combine that with my background in business.”

Frank Sr. agreed to open the business with his son. The 2 launched RMSS in 2006, with a couple of machines Frank Sr. had from his previous business, and they utilized Frank Sr.’s garage for their new entity. Frank Jr. says, “I moved back into my parent’s house, and we poured every bit of our earnings back into the business.”

Lindsey joined the business shortly after she and Frank married. Armed with a business degree from Arizona State University and an MBA from The Thunderbird School of Global Management, from the start Lindsey excelled at finding ways to maximize the company’s cash flow and profitability. In fact, in its early years of business, Lindsey pushed the company owners to purchase an ERP system. She says, “When

we bought our ERP System, Global Shop Solutions, we had mostly family members working at the company, and there were so few of us. Global Shop Solutions told us we were the smallest company ever to purchase their ERP system!” Frank Jr. says that this purchase and the implementation of the system was one of the best decisions the company made in its early years. “We would not have grown the way we have over the past decade if we didn’t have the processes an ERP system enables from the start.”

The entire RMSS team embraces technology. Frank says, “We always buy new machinery, and we select the machine tools needed based upon customer requirements, not because we favor one brand over another. We are fortunate to have a great team of machinists that are mechanically inclined and always open to learning to new technology.” RMSS today owns Haas 4-axis capable CNC mill machines, along with a breadth of turning centers from Haas, Ganesh, Bridgeport, Kia, and Citizen. Their turning capabilities range from your standard lathe to complex twin spindle twin turret mill/turn centers, and include Swiss-type CNC turning centers. Frank says, “We first purchased the Ganesh Cyclone 32 machines for a customer we were making nozzles for. To produce the parts competitively, we needed a Swiss style machine. We purchased the Citizen Cincom A20 for an aerospace customer we were building stainless steel connectors for. With our Ganesh and Citizen machines, we can support customers with volumes ranging from 1000 to 20,000, and we equip all our turning centers with bar feeders and parts catchers so we can run complete parts lights-out, 24x7.” Lindsey adds, “We invest in the technology to allow us to produce the same parts faster and with less set-up time.” The company’s machines are all Wi-Fi enabled so that they can be monitored for the few hours that the shop is unattended.

Not only does RMSS look to invest in the latest machine technology they also invest in technology to support their processes. Frank says, “We have attended every IMTS (International Manufacturing Technology Show), since we started the company. Every time we attend the show, we come back with a new manufacturing technology that we can put to work on our shop floor to improve productivity and efficiency.” A couple of the most recent investments have been an automated tool vending system by Supply Pro to track and control their perishable tooling, along

with Predator DNC software linked to their ERP system so that RMSS machinists just scan the bar code on their work order and the correct program is automatically loaded into their machining center every time.

RMSS has seen tremendous growth in its short existence, so much so that last year they made the ‘INC 5000 List of America’s Fastest Growing Companies’. In 2015, the company purchased the suite adjacent to the suite they owned — after completing the expansion at the end of last

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year they more than doubled their manufacturing square footage.

The expansion gave RMSS space to dedicate more square footage to a fully enclosed temperature controlled quality control inspection room. At the same time they added Russ, a full time quality control manager, to their team. Frank says, “A commitment to quality has been a driver of success for our company, and as we expand we want to make sure that commitment is unwavering.”

I mentioned that Lindsey is a researcher. Last year, she found a competition that awarded winners with monies to implement energy reduction. Lindsey says, “The contest was the ACA Energy Reduction Mini-Challenge Competition, and we were one of the winners.” The funds RMSS was awarded were used to install energy efficient lights and fans throughout the facility, and the company that was awarded their business was ‘Big Ass Solutions’. Lindsey says, “With our energy efficient installation, we are projecting reduced lighting consumption of 60%, and a reduction of 70% in our fans. In essence, with the grant, we will see a pay-back on our investment in less than 1 year, and we are proud to demonstrate good environmental responsibility.”

The team at RMSS has also capitalized on a grant available from RevAZ, a program of the Arizona Commerce Authority and MEP (Manufacturing Extension Program), to take their business to the next level with ISO 9001:2015 certification. Lindsey says,

“We contracted with Bretta Kelly, owner of BMSC for consulting to help us to achieve the certification.” Work to begin the process of certification started in November of 2015 and they achieved certification in March – a short 5 months.

Lindsey says, “I started looking at BMSC’s template package, which at $3500 would require our team to do all of the legwork in preparation for certification. That was about 3 years ago.” She continued, “At the time we couldn’t afford to dedicate one person to the process associated with getting certified. With the grant, we were able to capitalize on more support from BMSC to finally achieve this milestone.”

Frank says, “The team that we worked with from BMSC, including owner Bretta Kelly and her associate Debbie Hart, were outstanding. Not only are they extremely well versed in the ISO certification process, but also they are also very familiar with machine shops

and our industry. We knew we couldn’t go wrong because we always read about shops BMSC has been helping to achieve certification in the A2Z Manufacturing magazine!” Frank says that certifying was a very prudent decision for the company. He adds, “It wasn’t easy, but it is improving our processes every day. You are shooting yourself in the foot if you don’t certify your business.” Frank Jr. says that Frank Sr., who runs the company’s 2nd shift, always wanted RMSS to achieve certification.

Russ Coss, Quality Control Manager for RMSS, says, “I certified with another company many years ago, and it was so much better with BMSC. I felt like they worked with us and with our company culture — I never felt they were forcing procedures on us that weren’t necessary.”

Jeff Niebuhr, Purchasing Manager for the company, was also involved in the ISO 9001:2015 certification. Jeff says,

“The process with Bretta and Debbie was awesome. They looked at the way we did business, and then gave us some advice based upon their experience with other machine shops. They really listened, and helped develop a process that was perfect for RMSS.”

What’s next for RMSS? Lindsey says that they are optimistic that they will move up the list on the INC 5000 List of America’s Fastest Growing Companies. She says that with revenues Q1 2016 up 50% over the same period last year, they are confident that this is achievable. Frank says that the company will continue its ongoing quest for automation

– and he says that their next capital purchase will likely be a universal robotic arm for loading and unloading of parts.

If you are looking for a superior machine shop that takes calculated risks in investing in new technology, that strives to increase the efficiency for continuous improvement, and that is now ISO 9001: 2015 certified, contact RMSS at 623-780-5904 or visit their website at rugomachineshop.com. Lindsey says, “We are looking for an experienced Estimator, and we are always on the look-out for superior machinists wanting to join our team.” If you have the skills and desire, email Lindsey at [email protected]

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Boeing Projects Latin America Will Need 3,050 New Aircraft By 2036

Boeing has forecast that Latin American airlines will need 3,050 new aircraft valued at $350 billion in the next two decades, tripling the region’s current fleet size.

“Over the long term, Latin American economies will grow faster than the rest of the world,” Boeing president-Latin America

Donna Hrinak said. “This growth will create increased passenger traffic in the region and drive Latin American airlines to expand and compete for business that has traditionally been dominated by foreign operators.”

To meet increased passenger traffic, Boeing said the region will require more than 2,500 new single-aisle aircraft over the next 20 years, reflecting the continued growth of low-cost carriers and further expansion of networks in the region.

Widebody demand is forecasted at 340 new aircraft as regional carriers continue to compete more strongly on long-haul routes. Currently, over two-thirds of twin-aisle departures from Latin America are on Boeing products.

According to Boeing, Latin America and the Caribbean now feature a younger fleet than the world average. Average airplane age in the region’s fleet continues to drop, going from more than 15 years in 2005 to less than 10 years today. The region has been in a steady replacement cycle since the mid-2000s and that trend will continue as nearly 60 percent of the current fleet is replaced over the next two decades.

The addition of the 787 Dreamliner to the LATAM, Avianca and Aeromexico fleets has allowed the airlines to open new routes and gain access to markets that were previously not possible. Aeromexico operates a nonstop 787 Dreamliner flight from Mexico City to Tokyo, a route that previously required a refueling stop.

In 2015, LATAM operated the world’s first 787 ETOPS mission beyond 180 minutes from Santiago, Chile to Auckland, New Zealand. Later this year, LATAM will utilize the full 330 minute ETOPS on the same route, trimming 90 minutes off the flight tame and saving up to 2,500 gallons of fuel per trip.

According to Boeing, the 787 Dreamliner’s capability and low-cost economics allow Latin American airlines to “unlock more point to point connections over remote regions of the world, allowing the airlines to expand their business and attract more customers.”

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The House Armed Services Committee has been a bastion of the more-more-more club, rejecting administration reductions to defense programs, opposing mandated sequestration cuts and urging higher levels of arms spending.

The election-year markups issued Tuesday by the body’s subcommittees continue to reflect those practices, and the mark proposed by the seapower and projection forces panel is no exception, boosting ship construction spending by more than $2 billion — a 12 percent jump over the administration’s request.

“This mark increases shipbuilding to $20.6 billion, $2.3 billion more than the President’s budget, and the highest level of shipbuilding funding since the Reagan-Lehman era, adjusting for inflation,” subcommittee chairman Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., said in a statement.

“With this legislation, we are rejecting further budget cuts, bending the curve lines, and making a down payment on the 350-ship Navy we need for national defense,” Forbes added.

The seapower markup adds two new ships — a littoral combat ship (LCS) and an amphibious ship — and completes full funding of a par tially funded destroyer from last year, an addition the subcommittee is counting as a full ship. The mark seeks to prevent reductions in the cruiser, amphibious ship and mine warfare forces, and rules out the Navy’s proposal to eliminate a carrier wing.

The mark, a congressional source said, would prevent up to one-twelfth of the Navy’s active fleet from being retired.

Adding another LCS to the 2017 budget is a direct repudiation of Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s 2015 direction to cut LCS procurement to only one per year — a direction the Navy was able to partially overcome by requesting two LCSs in its budget proposal, a number based on industrial base considerations.

The markup opposes future proposals to reduce or eliminate carrier refueling overhauls — in essence affirming the legally mandated 11-ship carrier fleet — and moves to accelerate carrier procurement from one every five years to one every four years.

The subcommittee also supports full research and development funding for the Air Force’s B-21 Long-Range Strike Bomber; provides for 15 KC-46A air-refueling tanker aircraft; adds three C-130J Hercules and four C-40 airlift aircraft from the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps Unfunded Requirements lists; and funds development of the Carrier-Based Aerial Refueling (CBARS) unmanned jet aircraft.

The policy bill would move current research and development funding for the SSBN(X) Ohio Replacement Program (ORP) into the National Sea-Based Deterrent Fund, created as a possible holding account dedicated only to the ballistic missile submarine program. The account currently holds no funds, but the first ship is scheduled to begin acquisition funding in 2021.

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The United Launch Alliance will launch Bigelow Aerospace’s inflatable space hotel on its Atlas V rocket sometime in 2020, the two companies announced. ULA has reserved a launch slot for the habitat, but neither company would say if a launch contract has been signed yet.

“Bigelow plans to build two full-scale B330 stations by 2019”

Bigelow is working on an expandable space habitat, called the B330, that would be a so-called commercial space hotel. The modules are compact during launch and inflate in space. Fully inflated, it would provide 330 cubic meters (12,000 cubic feet) of internal volume for crew members in orbit. That makes more overall room for crew — or what the company is calling “amateur astronauts.” The company’s chief executive officer Robert Bigelow, said today the company plans to build two full-scale B330 stations by 2019. Both could be sent to space by 2020.

According to Bigelow, the Atlas V rocket is the only vehicle capable of launching the B330 into lower Earth orbit. (SpaceX’s rockets are smaller on top and can’t hold as much, he said.) His goal is to get his inflatable space habitat attached to the International Space Station. NASA would be his main customer, since the B330 would increase the ISS’s total volume by almost a third, the CEO said. But ideally, paying customers would live there, too. “Our hope is that NASA would be the primary customer for that structure and we’d be given permission [to commercialize it],” said Bigelow. “Essentially we’d be timesharing.” In the case of such a deal, Bigelow expects NASA’s commercial crew providers, SpaceX and Boeing, to transport people to and from the B330.

“Details on the ULA partnership aren’t clear”

The company already has one partnership with NASA, on a different inflatable habitat called BEAM. It launched to the ISS on a SpaceX resupply mission on Friday, April 8th. The BEAM will be attached to the ISS in the coming months. Once inflated, it will remain for two years in order to see how well expandable technology holds up in space. A suite of sensors on board the BEAM will gather data about the module’s stay at the space station and provide data to Bigelow; this data will inform the design of the B330.

The B330 hasn’t been built yet, and details on the ULA partnership aren’t clear. The companies declined to say how much the partnership would cost. Nor would Bigelow say how the company is paying for the Atlas V launch. “It’s premature to talk in specifics about these kinds of things,” Bigelow said. ULA’s CEO Tory Bruno said that they’re “exploring how to accomplish this.”

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The Pentagon awarded Lockheed a $18.5 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus, fixed-fee contract for development efforts for the F-35 Block 4 modernization program.

The contract includes $7.4 million, or 40 percent of the total, for the Air Force’s F-35As; $3.7 million, or 19.5 percent, for the Navy’s F-35Cs; $3.7 million, or $19.5 percent, for the Marine Corps F-35Bs; and $3.7 million, or 21 percent, for the international partners.

Although Lockheed’s work will apply to all F-35 variants, the contracting authority is Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland.

The Block 4 modernization program is expected to cost $3 billion over the next six years. The effort will include upgrades to maintain viability against evolving threats, as well as a switch to a so-called open systems architecture that would make it easier to swap out sensors and other equipment on the jets in the future.

Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, chief of the F-35 joint program office, said earlier this month he expects a contract award for Block 4 in late 2018. He also said the Pentagon’s Joint Requirements Oversight Council will likely approve a road map for Block 4 this summer.

These Arizona Companies Made Forbes’ Best Employer List Forbes has named seven Arizona companies among its America’s Best Employer list of 2016.

Chandler-based Microchip Technology, Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor Corp. and Phoenix-based Best Western International, the city of Phoenix, Pima County, Arizona Public Service Co. and Tempe-based Amkor Technology.

Microchip Technology Inc. of Chandler is riding high as chip sales reach record levels.

On Forbes’ midsize employer list, Microchip was the highest ranking at No. 63, while ON was No. 83 and Best Western No. 205.

On Forbes’ large company list, the city of Phoenix was ranked 217th, Pima County was 230th, APS ranked 296th and Amkor Technology landed at 368th.

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This is the second part of the six-step series that will help you plan for and then execute a business move. Each of these steps will help you coordinate your move to be organized and effective.

Step two is all about taking inventory of what your plant is currently doing, so you can decide what kind of move you need. To do this, ask yourself three questions.

Is this equipment running 24/7 or just five eight-hour shifts?

If you are running eight-hour shifts five days a week, why do you need a larger facility? This is a good time to ask yourself what you can do to improve your efficiency, while studying the micro level of your layout, which we discussed in step one.What is the downtime on the equipment and is there time to schedule maintenance?

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Burt Rutan, Dick VanGrunsven and former astronaut Charlie Precourt will be among an impressive panel of judges who will award the prize. Source: Flying online

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SpaceX hit a key milestone last month, successfully landing its Falcon 9 booster on a seagoing platform.

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Greg grew up in Northern California and he first learned the art of machining at the young age of 12. His father, Alvin Gallagher, was an engineer and a racecar driver. Greg helped his father with rebuilding and repairing racecars, even machining replacement parts. Alvin wasn’t just a bright engineer with a passion for racecar driving — in fact he was employed by Stanford University and he is a Nobel Prize Recipient!

In his early adult years, Greg was a serial entrepreneur, yet he alternated years of business ownership with subsequent years of working for others. He owned his first machine shop at the young age of 24. He sold the successful business a few years later and went to work for United Airlines repairing jet engine landing gear. And when Alvin retired from his career, and found retirement ‘boring’, the father and son team started up another machine shop, which they named Contour Machining Company. At this time Greg was married, parents were retired, and both families made the decision to relocate to Arizona from California. Greg says, “We moved the business with us.”

The father/son team operated Contour Machining for a few years, and then once again Greg went to work for someone else as an employee, still remaining in his career, that of a machinist. But after 9 years of being an employee, when another company acquired his employer, he once again decided that he wanted to run his own business.

It was in 2007, when Greg and his wife Vina launched IMCO Products. Greg says, “It is all or nothing with me. Once we decided to open a machine shop, I cashed in my 401K plan, leased a small space for the new shop, and opened for business.” Greg’s first machine tool purchase was a Haas VF2-SS, which the company still owns today. “Our Haas VF2-SS has been a workhorse for us for all these years, and while it is slower


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— we run the GibbsCAM software, and the two of us work together to analyze how we can make our jobs run more efficiently.” Jameson Pack, Business Manager for Ellison Machinery, distributor of the Haas machines in Arizona, supports IMCO Products. Jameson says, “Greg and Tim are outstanding. On a regular basis, each of them can run 3 machines simultaneously.” Greg was so impressed with Tim that he made Tim a partner in the company recently.

Jameson says, “This company runs unattended, to really maximize their productivity. They build their own tooling, and it is not unusual for Greg to come back into the shop late at night to do a change-over.” He continued, “Between the partners Greg and Tim, you get more than 50 years of experience.” IMCO holds a special place in Jameson’s heart, as they were the very first customer he sold a machine to.

Greg says, “We are a 100% Haas shop for our CNC machine tools. We continue to buy their machines because they are not only fast, but they are extremely user friendly. We can bring in a new fairly inexperienced machinist and with some mentoring he can be running a Haas machine in weeks – they are just so easy to learn. ” He continued, “One of the most important reasons why we continue to buy Haas machines, and we buy from Ellison Machinery, is that their service is exceptional. When we have an issue with a machine, an Ellison Machinery service technician is here on the same day or the next day. The last repair they did for us is the very first time they ever didn’t have the replacement part on their van, so that they could get us up and running the day they arrived. In this last case, the part had to be shipped to us overnight, and the Ellison Machinery service tech was at our facility waiting for UPS to deliver the part. You just don’t find this kind of service anymore.”

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Business at IMCO Products is very good, and Greg says it is fun. “We have great customers”, he elaborates. Greg guarantees you ‘Superior Quality’ and ‘On-Time Delivery’ when you select IMCO Products for your supplier. Don’t be surprised to learn that you will also receive very competitive pricing from this incredibly efficient machine shop. To learn how they can help you, call 480-632-2252 or visit IMCOProductsInc.Com

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With the terrorism fight spreading the military wants more drones to fight ISIS

President Barack Obama requested a healthy increase in the number of MQ-9 Reaper drones that the Pentagon will purchase next year, further reversing the brief trend in fewer drone purchases. The numbers show that the Reaper is becoming the military’s favorite weapon in its fight against ISIS. But some experts say that the modest bump won’t be enough to fix the military’s much bigger drone problem—a growing deficit of drone pilots.

The Reaper, as a machine, is very similar to the famous Predator drone, which the Air Force essentially stopped buying in fiscal 2015. Both the Predator and the Reaper are made by General Atomics and look a lot alike. The difference is a matter of size and, thus, carrying capacity.

The Reaper, with a wingspan of 66 feet and a length of 36 feet—compared to a 55 foot wingspan and a length of 28 feet for the Predator—can carry two 500-pound GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs (bombs), and as many as four Hellfire missiles. The Predator can carry two missiles and no bombs. Like the Predator, the Reaper carries a lot of electronic targeting equipment such as the Raytheon AN/DAS-1 multi-spectral targeting system and various other cameras. It also has a variety of radar packages that the Predator doesn’t.

The Pentagon will buy 29 Reapers in FY 2016 at a cost of $821 million, up from 24 in 2015 and 20 in 2014. They cost about $14 million apiece.

The 2014 drop reflected ambitions to move away from the Middle East, an actual decline in the number of high-value targets to pursue in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and build up forces in Asia. The emphasis in Asia was not on drones, which Chinese anti-air defenses could brush aside easily. A machine like the Reaper is most suitable for targeted strikes and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or ISR, in a place like Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria or Pakistan.

Paul Scharre, fellow at the Center for a New American Security, says the current situation in the Middle East is in part a reflection of the shortsightedness of previous plans to curb drone purchases. The allure of flashier systems that the military could use in an utterly unlikely war against China got in the way of common sense, he argues.

Military capabilities that will track terrorists and protect American lives should not be where the Pentagon should be looking for cuts.

“The Pentagon continues to look at investments through the flawed prism of a ‘most likely, most dangerous’ perspective when it comes to future contingencies. That is, they tend to look at conflicts against groups like ISIS as ‘most likely,’ but a major war against a sophisticated military as

‘most dangerous,’” Scharre told Defense One. “The president has clearly placed counterterrorism as his number one national security priority, but it isn’t the number one priority for the Pentagon. That needs to change. That doesn’t mean that the bulk of the Pentagon’s budget needs to be spent on counterterrorism. What it does mean is that it should be the

Semiconductor Companies Bet Billions On Securing Market

The long-suffering Valley semiconductor industry may be headed for new growth, thanks to a handful of companies and a global consolidation that is changing the face of the sector.

With two massive billion-dollar acquisitions planned by local semiconductor companies, the Phoenix market is expected to have long-term growth in the industry. That comes in the face of competition from cash-heavy Chinese firms that loom over the semiconductor industry, said Keith Jackson, ON Semiconductor Corp. president and CEO.

The ubiquity of semiconductors has expanded as nearly everything from personal computers to cars have their share of the devices. In the Internet of Things era, semiconductors have even more opportunities.

The past decade has seen plenty of consolidation in the sector, which is a natural result of a maturing industry where growth has slowed dramatically, according to experts.

As the consolidation is slowing and the smoke is clearing, the Valley still has a substantial industry with more than 33,000 employees, according to state and federal statistics, is at the leading edge of introducing new technology to the world.

The Valley’s semiconductor industry, while considered a secondary manufacturing hub by analysts behind Silicon Valley in California and Austin, Texas, has several well-known companies. Santa Clara, California-based Intel Corp. has a large presence in Chandler with more than 11,000 employees. Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor and Chandler-based Microchip Technology Inc. round out the three major semiconductor companies in the Valley.

All the companies are dealing with changes on a global level that have shaped the industry going back decades. From 1976 to 1999, the semiconductor sector grew at an annual rate of 17 percent. From 2000 to 2015, that growth rate has been in the low to mid single digits per year, said Microchip CEO and Chairman Steve Sanghi.

“At such low growth rates, there are too many companies making similar investments in research and development and infrastructure,” Sanghi said.

“The strong companies can handle it, but the weak ones are vulnerable and are getting acquired.”

But 2015 was a banner year for semiconductor consolidation. The historic wave of acquisitions was characterized as a “buy or be sold” mentality by many experts, said Brian Matas, vice president of market research for IC Insights, a Scottsdale-based semiconductor market research and consulting firm.

“It would be hard to characterize the huge wave of semiconductor mergers and acquisitions occurring in 2015 as anything but M&A mania, or even madness,” Matas said. “By late December 2015, announced semiconductor acquisition agreements in the year had a combined total value of $102.4 billion, which was more than eight times the annual average for M&A deals struck in the five previous years.”

In many ways, 2015 was the end result of years of acquisitions and mergers among major integrated-circuit suppliers, Matas said.


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There is no clear frontrunner in this tightly contested matchup, as both BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman have successfully tested prototypes at the culmination of a three-year development program that ended in March.

The Army notified contractors that there will be no more proposal revisions and asked them to submit their best and final offers.

Chris Ager, who oversees BAE Systems’ infrared countermeasures business, said both companies are strong contenders, but wonders if the Army will consider the proposals strictly on technical merit or whether it will also weigh the industrial implications of its decisions.

“There’s only two of us that do directional infrared countermeasures,” he said in an interview. The constant competition over the years has created a “vibrant industrial base” that could be weakened as a result of the CIRCM award, Ager said. If BAE wins, Northrop Grumman would still have a substantial workload supplying infrared countermeasures to the Air Force and Navy

for both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. If Northrop wins, Ager argued, the market may lose a competitor and become more consolidated.

“Competition does bring out some great innovation. A BAE win would maintain that,” said Ager. He cautioned that he has no knowledge of how the Army would factor industrial-base considerations in the selection process, if at all. “This could be an unintended consequence that has an impact on the industrial base.”

CIRCM will be the lighter, less expensive replacement for the advanced threat infrared countermeasures (ATIRCM) system that BAE developed for the Army in 2008 on an accelerated schedule in the wake of rampant missile attacks against Army helicopters in war zones.

When an aircraft comes under attack, a warning system detects the incoming missile and communicates the missile’s position relative to the aircraft, cueing the ATIRCM jam head to the missile’s location. ATIRCM then locates and tracks the incoming threat and emits a high-energy laser beam to thwart the missile’s infrared seeker, effectively

blinding its guidance system and preventing it from homing in on the aircraft.

The Army wants to eventually produce CIRCM in large quantities so it can provide aircraft with 360-degree coverage. “They didn’t build enough ATIRCM for the entire Army fleet because of weight and cost,” Ager said. With the lighter replacement, the Army plans to install two lasers kits in each aircraft to get near spherical coverage. “That’s one of the big advantages of CIRCM,” he said.

Whoever is selected next month will receive a 26-month development contract for 21 systems, with options for low-rate production and the possibility of supplying additional CIRCM units to the Navy. Full production would begin in 2019. The Army has budgeted about $1 billion over the next five years for the program, including contractor and government costs.

Defense industry consultant Loren Thompson said winning this contract is “crucially important” to BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman. “For the loser, living without the revenue from CIRCM will be a heavy blow,” Thompson wrote in Forbes.com. Source: National Defense Magazine

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Consolidation in the industry is inevitable because there were too many small companies competing for markets that were growing slowly, Jackson said.

“This leads to inefficient investments and lower returns for investors,” he said. “Scale in manufacturing and research and development mean a more efficient company with better prices for customers and better returns for investors.”

Through the years, as the original Valley semiconductor titan Motorola Inc. spun off companies such as ON Semiconductor and Freescale Semiconductor, it meant hundreds of layoffs in the Valley.

Last year provided several rays of light with major acquisitions among well-known players in the Valley.

ON Semiconductor is attempting to acquire San Jose, California-based Fairchild Semiconductor. The $2.4 billion purchase is complicated by a competing Chinese bid. ON Semiconductor plans to keep extending its offer until a decision is made by regulators and Fairchild.

The Phoenix-based company has 24,500

employees across 125 facilities globally, and buying Fairchild — one of the original semiconductor manufacturers — potentially will bring more employees to the Valley but not many, Matas said.

Since 2000, ON Semiconductor has acquired 13 companies. In 2014, it bought San Jose, California-based Aptina Imaging for $400 million and Truesense Imaging Inc., a provider of image sensor devices, for $92 million.

ON isn’t alone in purchases. Microchip Technology is acquiring San Jose-based semiconductor maker Atmel Corp. for $3.56 billion.

Since 2008, Microchip has acquired 16 companies. Seven of those have been based in California, six have been overseas and the remaining three are headquartered on the East Coast.

Microchip’s acquisitions have not had a major impact on its local employee count, Sanghi said, except one acquisition that had 45 employees from one business unit located in Phoenix.

Part of the issue for some smaller semiconductor companies is the outlay of money to produce the chips. The semiconductor industry is

“extremely capital intensive,” both in terms of equipment and working capital required to develop new technologies and manufacturing processes, said Phillip LoPresti, president and CEO of Everspin Technologies Inc., a Chandler manufacturer of computer memory.

Everspin, a spinout from Freescale, has to look for unique ways to grow its business in a competitive semiconductor segment, LoPresti said.

In 2014, Everspin, which has sales offices in Japan, Germany and India, began working with Santa Clara-based GlobalFoundries to develop silicon wafers for the latest version of its magnetoresistive random access memory.

While it may remain challenging for smaller players to remain in the market, let alone competitive, the market continues to grow with digital trends in consumer, industrial, automotive, computing and financial markets, LoPresti said.

“Phoenix can remain competitive in the industry with continued focus on lowering the cost of doing business in the area and providing good quality of life for the highly educated workforce required to build semiconductors,” he said. Source: Phoenix Business Journal

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On April 20th, LAI International invited customers and suppliers to its Additive Manufacturing Showcase. In the morning, guests heard about the company with presentations by LAI Site Leader Ed Carey, Vice President of Engineering Michael Koesling, and Additive Manufacturing Specialist Caitlin Oswald. Senator Andrew Sherwood was at the event and spoke to the audience.

Guests received a facility tour, where they learned more about the process of additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing Specialists Adam Rivard and Caitlin Oswald were the tour guides providing information about how additive manufacturing works. After a picnic lunch, guests engaged with LAI company experts in ‘Break out Sessions.”

The team at LAI International thank all of their guests for joining them in the Additive Manufacturing Showcase. Visit LAICo.com to learn how they can help you with your additive manufacturing needs.


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Steve Oldham, co-owner of Horizon Aviation & Machining with his wife Trish, does everything he can to support manufacturing in this country and he practices what he believes in. The ISO9001:2008/AS9100 Revision C certified company is a designated ‘Woman-Owned’ and ‘Veteran-Owned’ Business. What are he and Trish doing that is so remarkable?

Mentorship Within The Company

Steve readily admits that he prefers to hire great people who don’t have manufacturing experience. “Most companies don’t train their people”, he says, “so they have no reason to stick around. They will go next door for an extra dollar because they don’t see a future with their current employer.”

Steve has 3 exceptional long-term employees who are key to the company’s success. Husband and wife team Linda and Mike Montgomery and Sean Fleming are employees who Steve is mentoring to take over the company when he retires years from now. Steve says that the 3 all came from industries outside of manufacturing, but over the years they have learned the business and the industry, and they are his ‘succession plan’. “We are losing manufacturing expertise, and I want to do what I can to perpetuate this industry”, Steve adds.

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Steve has spent his entire career in manufacturing, here in Arizona. When his long-term employer’s promise of business partnership/ownership for Steve didn’t materialize, he and Trish made the decision to start their own business. Steve says, “We opened for business in our garage at our house, the business occupied about 1500 square feet, and we started with just one machine, a Haas VF1.” That was in 2000, less than 2 decades ago. Business grew from the onset, and sometimes, you can credit a little luck coupled with determination to succeed. “Trish was shopping and met a man who was trying to get his wicker table repaired. She referred him to me — I wasn’t happy because this wasn’t the business I was in.” He continued, “I repaired the table for the gentleman, and it turns out he worked for a major aerospace/defense company. About a year later, we were offered the opportunity to build parts for this company, and still today we are an approved supplier.”

When the business outgrew the Oldham’s garage, Steve looked for an industrial space to grow his business. “We had 4 machines at the time we were relocating, all Haas machines. Today, the facility is 17,000 square feet and Horizon Aviation & Machining owns 12 Haas machines.

Steve says, “The Haas machines offer price points that have allowed me to


expand at a much faster rate than I would have if I had purchased other, more costly machine tools.” He continued, “I value the fact that they are manufactured in the United States. Not only does this make me feel good, it also means that I can get service you wouldn’t get with a non-US made machine. I’ve experienced with past employment Japanese or Korean machines that go down and it takes months to get them serviced, up and running.”

Steve says that with the Haas machines, distributed and supported through local dealer Ellison Machinery, that if one of his machines go down, even at night, they always have the part on the truck same or next day. Steve says that the partnership between the Haas factory, his company and his local dealer is really good.

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The company is located in Surprise, Arizona. Though it is a suburb of Phoenix, it is a distance from many of the processing houses. Steve says, “We were the first aerospace machine shop to locate in Surprise, and both Maricopa County and the town of Surprise have been good to us.” Several years ago, Steve and the Horizon Aviation team made the decision to offer heat treat, painting, welding, and assembly all in-house. They also have full 5 axis inspection capabilities with their Wenzel CMM.

The company, long certified to ISO9001:2008 and AS9100, designed their own ERP software system, and Steve says that today they are nearly 100% paperless.

Supporting Small Companies in The Industry

For one, Steve is facilitating the growth of two companies he views as partners. Dimensional Analysis Technologies, Inc. offers CMM support, both as a reseller of the equipment, as well as a training entity to quality

departments. They also will inspect parts for companies that don’t have state-of-the-art CMM equipment in house. Steve says, “Steve Meredith, owner of Dimensional Analysis Technologies, has been invaluable to my company, and I wanted to help him — he is training our next generation of Quality Inspectors. He has shared his expertise in CMMs and in inspection overall with my team, and that is invaluable. I had some space that I was able to offer him, and it is working well for our partnership.”

Another company, called SecureTracks is manufacturing ambulatory patient support systems designed to prevent falls, improve patient outcomes and decrease post surgical pain. Secure Tracks improves the patients’ natural gait and ultimately helps them walk sooner. Founder Les Dace was a

‘walk-in’ customer to Horizon Aviation & Machining a few years ago. He had designed an ambulatory system for use in hospitals and rehabilitation centers to support patients who are practicing walking once they have had surgery. Les was in a bind — the machine shop he was utilizing to build his first production product wasn’t delivering, and he was scheduled to deliver the SecureTracks ambulatory system to his first customer. Steve says, “It was right before Christmas, and we agreed to take on the project to help Les meet his schedule.” Today, Horizon Aviation & Machining builds all of Les’ systems, and the partnership is so strong that Les now occupies space in Steve’s shop. “We are partners”, Steve says. Les not only appreciates what Steve and his team did in getting product manufactured on time, but , as Les says, “Steve has been instrumental in the design of our next generation products.”

It’s All About 5 -Axis!

Horizon Aviation makes some very di f f icult par ts, with tolerances as tight as .0002. When Chris Hansen, Business Manager for Ellison Machinery, took over the Horizon Aviation account, he immediately recognized the fact that his customer would benefit from 5 axis machining. Chris is an engineer by education, and was a general manager for a machine shop prior to joining Ellison Machinery, so he can easily determine the machine his customers need. Steve says,

“Chris was telling us for more than


a year how we would benefit from the Haas 5-axis machine, the UMC750. Sean and I just weren’t comfortable with the decision — we anticipated a large learning curve.” Finally, the management team looked at all the benefits that the 5-axis machine would bring to their company, and they trusted Chris when he told them they would get all the support they needed. Chris says, “We brought Tim Gaylor, our applications engineer in to Horizon Aviation for a full 2 day training session, and then Tim provides support

going forward on an as-needed basis (Haas offers training for the life of their machines).” Sean says, “We were up and running our first production parts in about 2 weeks.” Sean likens the new Haas UMC 750 to having an extra employee, though Steve says it is more like having several more people!

Sean says that while the Haas 5 axis UMC750 is still new to the company, they are already seeing astounding results. “With one part that took us 5.5 hours to machine, we are making this same part in 1.5 hours.

Horizon Aviation made the seemingly difficult decision to purchase their first 5-axis machine because of a customer’s parts. Sean says, “The size and contour called for 5 axis machining and the customer was requiring cost reductions. Technology was the only way we were going to meet his cost requirements.”

Steve says, “I thought learning the 5 axis machining would take 6 months — in reality it took about 2 weeks.” He continued, “Going forward, I am going to be all 5 axis. If I knew what I know today, I would tell every precision machine shop owner to purchase a 5-axis machine. I would even tell a person just opening their machine shop for the first time — buy a 5axis machine. And buy it from Ellison Machinery, the distributor for the Haas machines. It will make you much more efficient and competitive

— on one job, we were using 5 machines to make a part. With our 5 axis Haas UMC750, we are making the part on one machine.”

Horizon Aviation actually embraced 5 axis capabilities with the purchase of their CMM. Steve says, “We went from manual inspection to full 5axis inspection capabilities with our Wenzel CMM, purchased through partner Steve Meredith.”

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An Inside Look at Dimensional Analysis Technologies

Steve Mered i th i s an aviation nut. Immediately af ter col lege studying Aeronautical Engineering Te c h n o l o g y, h e w a s introduced to the world of CMMs (Coordinate Measur ing Mac h ines ) .

During the course of his career, Steve worked for aerospace giant Goodrich, and he supported customers as Western Regional Manager for a CMM manufacturer.

In 2012, Steve started his own company, called Dimensional Analysis Technologies, which not only carries the fine Wenzel line of products, but the company also offers CMM training for Quality departments. Steve says, “Our company additionally provides inspection services for customers who don’t have in-house CMM capabilities required for precision parts. When a company has a CMM and they need programming, we can write their programs for them offline and email them back. This way, our customer’s valuable machine time is not interrupted.”

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Les Dace and his wife had retired in Sun City, Arizona. Les is an engineer by education, and had had Executive Management positions in the medical software field. The Dace’s had relatives who had fallen while recovering from Arthroplasty surgery (e.g. hip/knee replacement) in the hospital. One night, Les says, his wife woke up during the night with an epiphany. “She described the device I needed to productize in tremendous detail — in fact the product we have developed is 90% of what she originally envisioned.”

Les says that 1 of every 10 patients falls while in the hospital. Of those, about 30% are injured severely.

SecureTracks is a mechanical therapy system consisting of a ceiling-mounted monorail track, an exclusive “patented” trolley and a support frame that allows patients to stand completely upright and walk with a natural gait. To date, SecureTracks systems are installed in hospitals and rehabilitation centers in Arizona, Nevada, and Minnesota.

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Survey: Manufacturers Have Positive View On Revenue Prospects

IndustryWeek reports that executives at US manufacturing firms are “increasingly bullish about prospects” for growth over the next 12 months, according to the Q3 2014 Manufacturing Barometer from PwC.

Firms raised their forecasts for growth over the next year by an average of 5.6 percent, higher than the 5.2 percent from three months ago.

The percentage of manufacturers saying they expect positive revenue growth increased 9 points from the second quarter to 86 percent this quarter.

Researchers Create Flexible Conductive Plastics

R&D Magazine reports that newly developed plastic materials that can conduct electricity called “radical polymers” could “bring low-cost, transparent solar cells, flexible and lightweight batteries, and ultrathin antistatic coatings for consumer electronics and aircraft.”

The article notes that researchers have identified “the solid-state electrical properties of one such polymer, called PTMA,” and quotes Purdue University chemical engineering professor Bryan Boudouris saying, “It’s a polymer glass that conducts charge, which seems like a contradiction because glasses are usually insulators.”

Seaborne Death Lasers Being Tested By Navy

Popular Mechanics reports “the Navy just completed an operational demo of a new ship-based Laser Weapon System (LaWS) in the Per-sian Gulf ” which is “meant to take out enemy drones or attack boats that might swarm a large vessel.” The system “already aced maritime tests in 2011 and 2012, but the Navy wanted to see how it would perform at sea under the kind of harsh conditions it could encounter in battle.” Unlike past lasers, “the new solid-state lasers are smaller, run on electricity, and cost only about $1 per shot.” The Navy hopes to have the system combat-ready by 2016.

Boeing Plans To Develop New Airplane To Re-place 737 Max By 2030

Boeing Co has sketched out plans to develop an all-new aircraft, with new engines and likely a composite structure, to replace its 737 MAX jetliner by 2030, Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney said.

The airplane will be slightly larger than the 737 but its shape won’t change dramatically from the current fuselage. The push for the new aircraft was being driven by competition from China and elsewhere, he said at an innovation summit.

“By 2030 we will have a new airplane,” he said, adding there’s “a good chance it will be a composite airplane.It will be slightly bigger, there will be new engines. The current look of the planes (shape) won’t change dramatically,” he continued.

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Arizona Set For Major ROI On Orbital ATK Gilbert Expansion

Arizona is poised for a hefty $25 million return on investment if Orbital ATK makes good on its recent expansion efforts in the Southeast Valley.

The Orbital expansion, which includes 60,000 square feet of additional space and 155 high-wage jobs, qualified for $750,000 from the Arizona Competes Fund.

To receive those funds, Orbital has to put its money into capital improvements and hiring first, then it can apply for quality job tax credits and reimbursements from the Competes Fund.

The company entered into an agreement first with Gilbert then with Arizona committing between $12 million and $19 million in the expansion of the SunCap Property Group-developed project in Gilbert. Orbital is also hiring a minimum of 155 new engineering positions.

Those jobs pay well over $130,000 each, said Dan Henderson, Gilbert economic development director.

“That’s before benefits,” he said. “We’re talking about a $21 million payroll in the city.”

Orbital isn’t waiting to fill the jobs. Barron Beneski, Orbital ATK vice president of investor relations and communications said the company is hiring now, looking to hire as locally as possible but also recruiting from out of state.

When Orbital saw its project volume was increasing in the satellite division, it looked at its Louden, Virginia, and Gilbert manufacturing facilities for expansion.

“We wanted to make a smart decision for this expansion,” said Beneski. “We have a great team in Gilbert and we like the workforce prospects.”

While Gilbert didn’t have to compete with other markets in a traditional site selection process, Orbital still looked at the costs of expanding in Virginia and Arizona. Sources close to the Orbital deal said there were some costs advantages on the Virginia side of the ledger but the investment from Arizona’s competes fund helped seal the deal.

As a sweetener that’s not part of the Gilbert deal, Orbital is also adding 100 administrative, engineering and manufacturing jobs at its launch vehicle assembly facility in Chandler.

All 255 jobs are open now, said Beneski.

“The multiplier effect is tremendous for jobs like this,” said Beneski. “At these salaries our employees are going to have more money to put into the community into housing, furniture and other purchases.”

Typically, industrial businesses add around $3 to the Arizona gross domestic product for each dollar in revenue generated, according to economists. The multiplier comes in with taking revenue generated out of state and using other local businesses as vendors, suppliers and for purchases. These business-to-business purchases are in addition to spending by employees for consumer products and services.

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More States Deploying Drones

That buzzing sound overhead may soon signal the arrival of the 21st-century version of a guy in a hardhat and bucket truck.

State transportation departments are increasingly studying the use of DRONES for everything from inspecting bridges to clearing car accidents.

Michigan transportation officials are set to begin a two-year study. Minnesota has tested a drone to help conduct safety inspections of bridges. Vermont is using federal grant dollars to study the use of drones to monitor river flooding and figure out how much material is needed to fix roads.

And in Massachusetts, a group has also been looking at the pros and cons of drone use, from potential threats to their possible use SURVEYING construction projects.

The states are among 33 that have studied or used drones, helped develop drone polices, or aided in drone research.

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The Michigan study is part of a longer review.In 2014, state transportation officials there conducted a study with the Michigan Tech Research Institute that found DRONES potentially useful for a range of transportation tasks, from assessing bridge decks and monitoring traffic to processing thermal data and inspecting confined spaces.

The first study determined that drones are safe, reliable, less expensive and help keep workers out of harm’s way, said Steven Cook, a Michigan Department of Transportation engineer.

Michigan officials estimate that a standard bridge deck inspection takes eight hours, a crew of four people and heavy equipment at a cost of about $4,600. The same inspection with a drone takes two people just two hours at an estimated cost of about $250.

At the University of Vermont, researchers using federal grant money are developing programs to let drones estimate how much fill it will take to repair a damaged roadway by feeding images collected from above the site through a COMPUTER program.

Drones aren’t welcome everywhere.Pilots are increasingly worried about drones operating too close to airports or in flight paths, fueling fears of a midair collision.

A report released last year counted at least 241 reports of close encounters between drones and manned aircraft, including 28 in which pilots had to veer out of the way.

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Raytheon won a contract during the quarter valued at as much as $20.9 billion over 10 years to provide training systems to the U.S. Air Force. The company also secured a munitions order from the Netherlands and a $634 million deal for work on sensors and autonomous systems for the U.S. Army.

The company booked $158 million for work on an air defense center for Qatar, extending an overseas push that has helped counter the slowdown in U.S. defense spending. Domestic sales fell last year to 71 percent of Raytheon’s total, the lowest share of revenue since at least 2000, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Raytheon bolstered its growing cyber capabilities this month with the acquisition of Herndon, Virginia-based Foreground Security. Earlier in the year, it agreed to invest $1.57 billion in a new cybersecurity firm, combining a Raytheon unit with Vista Equity Partners LLC’s Websense Inc.

Raytheon will continue to pursue “targeted, smaller, niche-type of acquisitions” under $1 billion, O’Brien said.

Volvo Studying Kan-garoos To Prevent Crashes

Volvo Cars is working on a kan-garoo detection system to avoid costly car crashes in Australia.

Volvo already has radar and camera-based technology that detects pedestrians and cyclists and automatically brakes to avoid a collision. It says the system reacts even more quickly than human drivers.

Volvo has tested the technology on slower moving animals like moose and cows in its home market of Sweden. Now, it’s studying kangaroos, which move more quickly and erratically.

A team from Volvo traveled to a nature reserve near Canberra this week to study kangaroos’ roadside behavior.

Volvo says there are more than 20,000 car-kangaroo accidents in Australia each year. Source: The Associated Press

Ball Buys Rest Of Brazilian Subsidiary For $400M

Ball Corp. said it was buying the remaining 40 percent of its Brazilian subsidiary for 6 million shares of its stock.

Ball established the Latapack-Ball beverage unit in Brazil in 1995 and supplies cans to the Brazilian market from four manufacturing facilities.

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The goal is to get the most capable vehicle -- with the biggest payload, best perfor-mance and most protection available -- for $250,000 or less per vehicle, Cavedo said.

“Meticulous work was done on finding out the right capabilities that were achievable at $250,000,” he said. The services don’t want industry “coming in with a $180,000 truck when you’ve traded away all of this capability.”

The Marine Corps and Army also considered lifecycle costs, including fuel efficiency and reliability, as part of its source selection strategy, he said.

The Army plans to buy 49,000 vehicles, while the Marine Corps plans to order 5,500.

The service is currently doing an analysis of alternatives to see whether it can support a requirement for the new vessel, Fahley said. That study will wrap up as early as this spring.

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Colorado to be one of 7 hubs of national digital manufacturing institute

Colorado will be one of seven hubs for a na-tional digital manufacturing institute — an opportunity to continue its efforts to grow its advanced-manufacturing sector, with some major financial help from the federal government.

President Barack Obama is expected to an-nounce the seven locations and further details about the project, but Ken Lund, executive director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, con-firmed last month that this state will be one of them.

With the announcement will come a federal grant of about $10 million to match the $10 million pledged already to the project by OEDIT and several universities in Colorado, he said.

“For Colorado to be at the forefront and to be able to build our hubs to help local businesses compete is really at the heart of our effort to be home to this,” Lund said. “It will allow us to be able to retrain our workforce to be able to compete in the future.”

Digital manufacturing is a rapidly evolving subset of the industry. It involves using computer tools such as simulations and 3D visualization to drive production.

Several Colorado companies already employ the practice, including Woodward Inc. in Fort Collins and Bal Seal Engineering Inc. in Colorado Springs, but the placement of three training “nodes” in the state will let more companies learn how to employ the technol-ogy, Lund said.

UI Labs of Chicago will be awarded the main $70 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to fund the Digital Lab for Manu-facturing project. That will be matched with $250 million in contributions from industry, academia and private sources to sustain the full nationwide network.

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Avnet Awards Scholarships At 11Th Tech Games

Phoenix-based Avnet, a global technology distributor, awarded 27 students with $1,000 scholarships each and nine faculty advisers received $2,700 for leading their winning teams to victory.

More than 200 competitors and faculty sponsors attended the event, with 12 Arizona community colleges and universities and 60 teams competing this year at the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe. About 100 volunteers assisted in the competition.

“When we began the Avnet Tech Games 11 years ago, we didn’t use the term STEM, but we knew that nurturing this discipline at the university and community college level was important,”

said Steve Phillips, senior vice president and chief information officer of Avnet, in a statement. “Each year, this event gets better, and we see more students competing for these valuable scholarships. Through the Avnet Tech Games, we are able to support educators and help prepare future technology leaders for a successful career.”

The winning teams were from Mesa Community College, University of Advancing Technology, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Scottsdale Community College, Glendale Community College and South Mountain Community College.

Since its inception in 2006, more than $360,000 in scholarship money and honorariums have been awarded to hundreds of the more than 3,000 students and 250 faculty members who have participated in the competition.

This year’s Avnet Tech Game sponsors included Amazon Web Services, CDW, Cisco, DP Air, HP Enterprise, Logicalis, Microchip Technology, Molex, NetApp, NXP, ON Semiconductor, Palo Alto Networks, NALSalt River Project, TDK-Lamda, University of Advancing Technology and World Wide Technology. Source: Phoenix Business Journal

General Dynamics Completes Massive Radar Array For Space Fence

General Dynamics has completed its 350-ton receive radar array for the orbital tracking system called Space Fence. “The structure stands 12 meters tall and is about the size of two regulation NBA basketball courts placed side-by-side,” said General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies in a statement. “It is designed to withstand earthquakes, hurricane force winds and extremes in temperature and humidity while maintaining a consistent surface flatness that varies less than one millimeter from one end of the structure to the other and from side-to-side.” Source: C4ISR & Networks

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“Meticulous work was done on finding out the right capabilities that were achievable at $250,000,” he said. The services don’t want industry “coming in with a $180,000 truck when you’ve traded away all of this capability.”

The Marine Corps and Army also considered lifecycle costs, including fuel efficiency and reliability, as part of its source selection strategy, he said.

The Army plans to buy 49,000 vehicles, while the Marine Corps plans to order 5,500.

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President Barack Obama is expected to an-nounce the seven locations and further details about the project, but Ken Lund, executive director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, con-firmed last month that this state will be one of them.

With the announcement will come a federal grant of about $10 million to match the $10 million pledged already to the project by OEDIT and several universities in Colorado, he said.

“For Colorado to be at the forefront and to be able to build our hubs to help local businesses compete is really at the heart of our effort to be home to this,” Lund said. “It will allow us to be able to retrain our workforce to be able to compete in the future.”

Digital manufacturing is a rapidly evolving subset of the industry. It involves using computer tools such as simulations and 3D visualization to drive production.

Several Colorado companies already employ the practice, including Woodward Inc. in Fort Collins and Bal Seal Engineering Inc. in Colorado Springs, but the placement of three training “nodes” in the state will let more companies learn how to employ the technol-ogy, Lund said.

UI Labs of Chicago will be awarded the main $70 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to fund the Digital Lab for Manu-facturing project. That will be matched with $250 million in contributions from industry, academia and private sources to sustain the full nationwide network.

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stealth fighter jet, House legislation released recently would direct the Air Force to look into restarting the assembly line.

At the direction of then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Lockheed terminated F-22 production at its Marietta, Georgia, and Fort Worth, Texas, facilities after producing just 187 aircraft — far short of the original requirement for 749 jets. But in light of the growing perception that the US military is losing its technological edge to adversaries like Russia and China, Congress has expressed keen interest throughout this year’s budget season in restarting the line. The F-22 has also drawn attention recently from several high-profile deployments to Europe and the Middle East.

However, Air Force officials have consistently dubbed reviving the Raptor line as a nonstarter, citing the enormous cost of the project. A 2010 RAND study commissioned by the Air Force placed the cost to buy just 75 more F-22s at $17 billion in 2008 dollars.The House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee’s markup for its section of the 2017 defense policy bill directs the Air Force secretary to conduct a study of the costs associated with procuring at least another 194 F-22s. The legislation would require a report on the study to the congressional defense committees no later than Jan. 1, 2017.

“In light of growing threats to U.S. air superiority as a result of adversaries closing the technology gap and increasing demand

from allies and partners for high performance, multi-role aircraft to meet evolving and worsening global security threats, the committee believes that such proposals are worthy of further exploration,” according to the bill.

Panel Recommends “Family Of Systems” Approach To Future USAir Power

The Air Force’s Air Superiority 2030 Enterprise Capability Collaboration Team is recommending a “family of systems” to protect US air superiority in the future. “The threat environment will continue to proliferate over the next 15 to 20 years, and we will face them in places and in spaces on this globe and above this globe that we don’t even anticipate right now,” said Col. Alex Grynkewich. Source: Defense News

NOAA Sees Growing Demand For Its Space Weather Prediction Center Products

The U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeing growing demand for its Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) that provides free space weather products and services. The agency’s National SWPC Physicist Terrance Onsager said April 4 the agency spends roughly $10 million per year on SWPC and likely more if the cost of assorted instruments on satellites like the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) and Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) are included. Onsager said the SWPC’s role is to provide forecast warnings and alerts necessary to provide resilience against space weather — variations in the space environment between the sun and Earth. Space weather, specifically, describes the phenomena that impacts systems and technologies in orbit and on Earth.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved W.L. Gore & Associates Inc.’s medical device to treat certain aneurysms when other treatments in the past would cause sexual dysfunction.

The treatment is designed to conquer the effects of previous treatments, which included reduced blood flow to the pelvic area, cramping pains in the buttocks and inflammation of the large intestine.

W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. now can begin marketing this medical device.

Based in Flagstaff, W.L. Gore has been expanding its operations in Phoenix over the past four years. That expansion will continue as its Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis, or IBE, device is manufactured in Phoenix, said Ryan Takeuchi, Gore Aortic Business leader.

The expansion will create the need to hire more engineers.

Of Gore’s 10,000 employees worldwide, 2,000 work in the company’s Flagstaff headquarters and another 500 are in the Phoenix operations, where Gore has more than 400,000 square feet, he said.“We have a commitment to continue to grow in Phoenix,” he said.

While the company doesn’t disclose how much it cost to get the device to market or how much revenue it will generate, Takeuchi said both numbers are in the millions.

The IBE is the first to be approved by the FDA to treat common iliac artery aneurysms or aortoiliac aneurysms.

The stent used to hold open collapsed arteries is different from previous ones because others are straight. It allows branch arteries to stay open instead of being blocked as previous stents did, which keeps blood flow moving to the pelvic area. In previous stents, it would simply block off all branch arteries, potentially causing the patient future circulation problems.

FDA approval is extremely important because it provides a solution for a patient group with a previously unmet treatment need, Takeuchi said.

Dr. Richard Heuser, an interventional cardiologist who has developed his own stents during the past several years, said he looks forward to using Gore’s new device. “It’s a good step forward, and it’s good to see that somebody in this state has done this,” said Heuser, who also serves as chief of cardiology for St. Luke’s Medical Center and professor of medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix.Cardiologists perform this as a minimally invasive procedure, allowing a quicker healing time than an open operation, he said.

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N at i o n a l I n s t i t u t e f o r Metalworking Skills and Gene Haas Foundation Announce Scholarships for Young Manufacturing Talent

NIMS, the precision manufacturing industry’s premier standards and certification body, and the Gene Haas Foundation (GHF), which provides scholarships to schools for students entering technical training programs, are partnering to provide scholarship funds directly to the near-future workforce. The scholarships will be given to select SkillsUSA students, who represent some of the nation’s top young talent in precision machining and metalworking.

The 2016 GHF-NIMS SkillsUSA Scholarship Program will award over $200,000 in scholarship funds to students competing in three manufacturing events at the 52nd

annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) in Louisville, Kentucky June 20-24, 2016. Competitors include high school and college students from all 50 states who have won their state-level competitions in CNC Technician, CNC Milling Specialist and CNC Turning Specialist. Upon their arrival at NLSC, they will be eligible to receive a $1,000 scholarship award recognizing their success. Medalists at each of the three competitions at each level will receive awards in the following amounts: Gold: $4,000; Silver: $3,000; and Bronze: $2,000.

“Recruiting and training a high-quality workforce is critical to sustaining and growing manufacturing in the U.S.,” said Peter Zierhut, vice president, Haas Automation.

“Building this workforce begins with providing opportunities for young people to explore careers in manufacturing and gain in-demand, 21st century skills century skills.”

“These students are the future of our industry,” said Jim Wall, executive director, NIMS.

“Their skills, experiences, and work ethic will enable our industry to innovate and compete in the global marketplace.”

The GHF-NIMS SkillsUSA Scholarship Program is part of a larger partnership led by

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NIMS is the developer of quality competency-based skills standards and credentials for jobs in manufacturing and related industries. Through these efforts, NIMS helps build and maintain a globally competitive workforce.

The Gene Haas Foundation was formed in 1999 to fund the needs of the local community and other deserving charities, at the discretion of its founder, Mr. Gene Haas. On top of the list of priorities of the Gene Haas Foundation is scholarship funding for students to attend colleges that teach machining based skills as well as training for the instructors to teach CNC machining. Additionally GHF supports select manufacturing education programs that inspire and educate young people about careers in manufacturing.

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Look out a similar window five or six years from now and you may see the next iteration of Aviation Partners ingenuity: flexible and continuous control surfaces that reduce drag by getting rid of sharp edges that cause turbulence.

The design of the first blended winglets was so successful, saving up to 6 percent of fuel on Boeing aircraft, that the two companies formed a joint venture to build and sell them.

Now, the membrane-like flexible wing flaps are expected to allow air to flow more smoothly over them. This could decrease fuel burn up to 3.5 percent if added to existing aircraft designs, and up to 12 percent if built into a new jet.

The technology was developed by Sridhar Kota, a mechanical engineer and professor at the University of Michigan.

In 2000 Kota founded FlexSys Inc., a company intended to commercialize the technology. FlexSys and Aviation Partners announced a joint venture to commercialize the flexible technology.

“It is robust, it is scalable, the technology is ready. Now it’s a matter of choosing the right application and getting it certified; that’s where Aviation Partners comes in,” said Kota. “They have the expertise, they’re a fantastic group.”

Aviation Partners CEO Joe Clark said his company, which continually comes up with new breakthroughs, is considering many different applications of the technology.“It’s pretty exciting, it’s pretty new,” Clark said in an interview. “We think it’s a breakthrough technology, we think it’s a disruptive technology.”He adds that the company will have certified equipment available in two years.

Frost and Sullivan aerospace analyst Michel Merluzeau agrees with the promise. “It really potentially is an interesting technology for future designs,” he said.

Just a few percent fuel savings is very significant for airlines, and efficiency increases are the key reason why the market has been so strong for Boeing and Airbus jets.

A NASA analysis says that winglets’ 4 percent to 6 percent fuel savings on a Boeing 737 can save about 100,000 gallons of fuel a year.

Aviation Partners tracks the fuel savings from winglets it has delivered, a number now above 5 billion gallons. The company predicts double that by 2020. Source: Puget Sound Business Journal.

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Honeywell signed an agreement with DARPA to provide the Ground X-Vehicle Technologies program with a virtual reality instrument panel that replaces glass windows with Honeywell’s display technology.

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Officials of the Army Contracting Command earlier this month awarded three contracts to Raytheon Co. and to DRS Technologies Inc. for components related to Army third-generation forward looking infrared sensor technology.

Electro optics experts at the Raytheon Co. Missile Systems segment won a $56.7 million contract for engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) of B-Kits for the third-generation forward looking infrared program.

B-Kits consist of components that will be integrated to sights of

ground vehicles, Army officials say. B-Kits for the third-generation forward looking infrared program consist of common components that will be integrated into vehicle sights for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition. These B-Kit upgrades will help Army infrared sensors aboard land vehicles provide a common picture across all host vehicles.

Common components include high-definition mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared dual-band focal plane array, Dewar Cooler Bench (DCB), optics, and electronics to convert thermal radiation into video images.

Also recently Raytheon Vision Systems in Goleta, Calif., won a $26.8 million contract to design and build a production Dewar cooler bench to improve the Army’s existing third-generation forward looking infrared sensor technology.

Finally, on 15 March the DRS Network & Imaging Systems segment in Dallas won a $26.1 million contract also to design and build a production Dewar cooler bench to improve the Army’s existing third-generation forward looking infrared sensor technology.

Raytheon and DRS are teaming to provide the Army with third-generation forward-looking infrared technology. The two companies also teamed on the Army’s second-generation forward-looking infrared program.

Third-generation FLIR technology will replace second-generation FLIR sights, starting with those in the Abrams tank and the Bradley fighting vehicle and may expand to include third-generation upgrades to the Long Range Advance Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3) and other current or future ground or aviation sights, Army officials say.


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3D Printing: Customers Taking Charge of the Supply Chain

The demand economy is disrupting every sector and causing those in the supply chain and manufacturing fields to be more innovative than ever before. A decade ago, consumers accepted waiting a week for their product but now with the infusion of companies such as Amazon and Alibaba, consumers are making their purchase decisions based on how quickly they will receive the product. In order to stay competitive in the marketplace, companies are turning to 3D printing to create their products quicker.

While it is true that manufacturing in certain locations can be low-cost, managing a global logistics network is not, especially as transportation costs continue to rise. That is where the opportunity for 3D printing lies. It is not surprising that analyst firm Canalys anticipates that the worldwide market for 3D printers and its associated materials and services will grow to $20.2 billion by 2019.

Supply chains are about to make a fundamental shift. Where traditionally supply chains followed something like the SCOR model (plan, source, make, deliver, return), 3D printing is innovating that model and putting consumers in the driver’s seat.

Make: 3D Printing Means Social Media

Globally, 3D printers seem likely to follow the same trajectory as mobile phones: many countries skipped installing expensive landlines and went directly to mobile technology, which requires less infrastructure investment and is more flexible and easier to upgrade. As with mobile technology, 3D printing means low infrastructure requirements, more mobility, more programmability and more adaptability. This means nearly all of the 95% of world consumers that live outside of the U.S. will eventually access technology superior to our current production systems.

The two technologies—mobile technology and 3D printing—go together. Consumers will demand the ability to use their mobile devices to customize goods with nearly instantaneous delivery, and that means online presence, social media and analytics. Very few manufacturers right now have a social presence, meaning that the 3D printing revolution will likely continue the shift of power toward retailers like Amazon that already have online ordering systems popular with consumers.

Deliver/Return: Rise of the Robots

The 3D printing revolution also means the advance of robots, especially delivery drones and artificial intelligence. The first automated urban drone package delivery happened on March 25th. TraPac LLC’s Los Angeles terminal already has two dozen robots moving containers.

Even formula racing is starting a Roborace division later this year. In addition to automating repetitive and detail-oriented tasks, robots and drones need less infrastructure and require minimal waste. Reliance on human drivers means having a vehicle big enough to carry the human, at which point investment costs require greater economies of scale


by accumulating enough packages to pay for both truck and driver.

Drones can be sized just big enough to transport a package. Self-driving trucks will still require highways, but smaller, airborne drones delivering the “last mile” will mean reduced congestion, faster deliveries, and less expensive infrastructure to maintain—not to mention other benefits like delivery straight to the customer rather than to a physical address.

Source: Gets a Lot Easier

Today’s supply chains suffer from global sprawl, with months required to design and source components, and then assemble them into a finished product. Much of the time and expense in supply chains derives from the need to negotiate with and monitor suppliers. All this is made worthwhile due to the benefits of accessing specialization and competitive advantages from around the world.

The specialization and economic benefits of globalization become outdated in a world where a 3D printer and some spools of wire or other generic inputs can make nearly any desired product relatively quickly. Generic inputs require far less negotiation and planning. They also do not become obsolete and the quality is standardized, meaning that there’s less need to monitor supplier performance. Since nearly all value is added by the 3D printer and inputs are relatively low value, standardized commodities, Just in Time Inventory (JIT) and other inventory reduction approaches will be needed less.

Plan: The Consumer Takes Charge

3D printing’s most amazing impact will be how it puts consumers in charge of the supply chain—and most companies are not ready. The old supply chain reference models put the company in charge of nearly the entire supply chain: developing new product offerings, sourcing all components, overseeing manufacturing and assembly, and finally distributing

products to the retail level. The customer only gets to order the product after all the work is done, choosing among available offerings. In this model, companies take a huge gamble on whether and how many of a product they will sell, leading to waste and diminished profitability.

3D printing means a greatly simplified, highly responsive, and infinitely flexible supply chain fulfills the order. In the future supply chain, the customer places the order first, and then a local, highly automated 3D printing shop produces the finished product and then delivers it, often via drones. Rather than plan, source, make, deliver, and return, a future supply chain model will start with the consumer order which will initiate make, deliver and return.

The demand economy is disrupting every sector and when paired with the advent of 3D printing, is a true game changer for the manufacturing industry.

It should be a warning sign for companies that if they don’t innovate their supply chains, they may become irrelevant as consumers will have more control of the production of their own products. Source: Industry Week


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The Army is budgeted in its five-year plan to start a competition for the radar in fiscal year 2017.

The analysis considered the baseline option of a Patriot system with an AESA radar, a Patriot AESA radar with three antenna arrays (enabling Patriot to see behind itself), a multifunction fire control radar (MFCR), an MFCR with a surveillance radar, and the Marine Corps’ Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) made by Northrop Grumman.

The Army looked at the risk and the cost associated with each alternative in order to fully integrate them into its future Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS). Northrop Grumman is developing and will field IBCS — the brains of the future missile defense system

— in fiscal year 2019.

And the analysis considered the growth potential for each option to defend against an evolving lower-tier threat, according to the slides.

To focus the study, the Army made several assumptions. For one, it assumed that any alternative could be fully integrated into the AIAMD network. Raid vignettes were designed to represent a single battery’s capability.

The Army also evaluated the cost based on 91 procured radars — four prototypes and 87 production assets — and 485 launchers consisting of four prototypes and 481 production assets.

The service figured the program schedule would reach initial operational capability ideally by fiscal year 2026 and procurement quantities would stay at 15 battalions as described in a Nov. 7, 2014, materiel development decision.

To assess capabilities, alternatives were weighed against the most stressing tactical ballistic missile threat to the front, according to the document.

Overall, the Army determined the baseline Patriot option had the highest operations and maintenance costs. However, the Patriot upgrades stay within the Army’s cost target and would show improvements over the baseline option in ad-dressing threats.

Replacement alternatives with X-band interceptor communi-cation arrays were determined to be the most costly, exceeding Army cost targets. But they “have the most improvement” over the baseline Patriot, according to the slides.

G/ATOR’s average procurement unit cost is between $147 million and $254.6 million, MFCR is predicted to cost $223.9 million per copy and the MFCR with a surveillance radar is estimated to cost $326.4 million.

The G/ATOR system — which would need 118 months to move through the acquisition cycle — was assessed as having high schedule risk in both the technology maturation and risk reduction phase (TMRR) and the EMD phase. The program could see schedule slippage, the Army predicts, anywhere from 14 to 18 months.

The Army concluded that upgrades and replacement radar options take nearly the same amount of time to field. The baseline Patriot would reach initial operational capability in fiscal year 2027, upgraded Patriot in early fiscal 2028, MFCR and MFCR with surveillance capability in late fis-cal ‘28. G/ATOR would take the longest to reach initial operational capability, according to the slides, reaching the milestone past fiscal 2029.

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A u t o m a t i o n B r i n g s Manufacturing Back HomeThough some argue that robots are putting Americans out of work, the flipside of that argument is that manufacturing wouldn’t be here at all without the robots. According to Jim Lawton, fleets of robots working alongside people will reduce costs, allow manufacturers to respond more quickly to customers, and “iterate design more rapidly”—all of which will enable

“lower costs and being able to operate in parts of the world that [manufacturers] might not otherwise be able to operate in because tariffs are too high and local labor is too high.”

It might not come as a surprise that the chief product and marketing officer of Rethink Robotics is bullish on robots, but he has support for his optimism. A Boston Consulting Group survey released in December showed that 31 percent of executives at companies with annual revenues of $1 billion and above planned to increase U.S.-based manufacturing over the next five years for goods to be sold in the U.S. Only 20 percent said they planned to ramp up production in China for such products. And automation, the survey found, is a key driver of the shift back to the U.S. from China. Fully 75 percent of respondents said their companies planned to increase investments in automation or advanced manufacturing technologies over the coming five years.

“Automation will always beat labor if it can be designed to replicate and deliver good quality product,” says John Gattorna, author of “Dynamic Supply Chains” and an Australia-based logistics consultant. Along with the promise of lower manufacturing costs enabled by automation, an increasing need to innovate quickly is also driving manufacturing closer to the place of consumption, he says. “This is what

I call the agile supply chain, and it has to be fast, therefore reshoring is vital.”

Gary LaPoint, professor of supply chain practice at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management, agrees. “Some products are becoming obsolete almost as fast as they come to market,” he notes. “This means the time period to recoup R&D, design and setup costs is greatly diminishing.” That means the quicker a company can get from concept to product, the better the bottom line, he explains. Automation, advanced manufacturing and reshoring point the way.

Key technologies

There are four major technologies making it all possible, according to Bobby Bono, U.S. industrial manufacturing leader at PwC: the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, augmented reality (AR) and 3D printing.

The value created by the IoT could constitute 11 percent of the total global economy by 2025, according to McKinsey & Company. McKinsey expects a third of that value to come from IoT’s use in manufacturing.

As just one example of the increased efficiencies that are already being realized through IoT, a PwC report co-authored by Bono titled “2016 Industrial Manufacturing Trends” cites a Black & Decker factory in Mexico that was able to use the IoT to boost equipment effectiveness by 24 percent, labor efficiency by 10 percent, and production by 10 percent.

With regard to robotics in manufacturing, the West and China are taking two different paths, according to the PwC report. Chinese firms aim to replace workers wholesale in manufacturing, even going so far as to launch the world’s first fully automated factory, a Changying Precision Technology plant in Dongguan that produces

mobile phone components.

In the U.S., however, the trend is more toward collaborative robotics, with the understanding that robots can enhance human abilities but can’t entirely replace them. In other words, the thinking goes, humans and robots do their best work together, so there will always be a place for people in factories.

Rethink Robotics is among the robot makers embracing this philosophy. The company’s Baxter and Sawyer robots communicate with workers around them through animated images of eyes and by moving their heads. “Those things, along with the facial expressions, they play a real role,” Lawton explains. “They’re not there to make the robot look cute. They’re there to help people get comfortable and confident in the way in which the robot’s going to operate.” Putting people at ease is just as important to the design of Rethink’s robots as their ability to assemble parts and perform other tasks in a factory.

On the AR front, Ford Motor Co. is among the manufacturers increasingly deploying wearable displays to workers that overlay information on top of the workers’ real-world view to help them manage production and boost productivity. Describing such AR applications in its report, PwC says, “Users simply follow the text, graphics, audio and other virtual enhancements superimposed onto goggles or real assemblies as they perform complex tasks on the factory floor. These tools can simultaneously assess the accuracy and timing of these tasks, and notify the operator of quality risks.”

Adoption of AR is accelerating, and investors are betting big on the technology. In February, AR startup Magic Leap announced that it had raised $793.5 million in series C financing, bringing the total invested in the company to $4.5 billion.

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The computer-controlled layering of materials to build up parts made of plastics, metals and other materials in the process known as 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is already in wide use as a prototyping tool. But it is gaining traction in production environments as well. The PwC report cites BAE Systems as an example of a major manufacturer that put 3D printing to work reducing costs. The company cut the cost to manufacture an aircraft part by more than 60 percent, eliminated tooling costs, and shortened the lead time for producing the part by two months with 3D printing.

The jobs question

Advanced technologies are not only spurring companies to bring manufacturing back to the U.S.; they are also changing the face of manufacturing, starting with the workers. “The industry is seeing a shift to a more tech-savvy worker, who possesses capabilities in coding and software development,” Bono says. In other words, new skills will be required for new and retooled manufacturing plants.

“Today’s and tomorrow’s factory workers need computer skills to operate and program the machines. They will need skills in how to repair these machines,” LaPoint says. “I see more support jobs coming.” He also anticipates a rising demand for design and 3D printing services to meet the need for more 3D-printed parts.

The necessary new skillsets will extend to management as well as workers, says Maxime St-Denis at CAI Global, a corporate investment consulting firm. “Managing a robot vs. a human being are two completely different tasks.”

All of this means that while reshoring will indeed bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S., they won’t be the same jobs that were here before.

“Reshoring will create more jobs in the U.S., but not at a one-to¬-one ratio, as compared to offshore locations prior to the reshoring,” Bono says.

Gattorna is a little more direct in his assessment. “Ultimately,” he says, “there will be fewer jobs required.” After all, automation is, by definition, the outsourcing of tasks formerly done by people to machines.

Even so, experts say that one of the biggest challenges to successful reshoring is actually a shortage of workers with the right skills. “I think one of the biggest threats to reshoring is talent acquisition,” LaPoint says. “We do not have an adequate supply of the right trained people.”

A report from The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte called “The Skills Gap in U.S. Manufacturing 2015 and Beyond” backs him up. It predicts that there will be 3.4 million manufacturing jobs in the U.S. by 2025—and only 1.4 million skilled workers to fill them.

It’s going to be up to a new generation of workers to fill those jobs. “With the traditional manufacturing model coming to an end and the rise of the technological era, this will result in the retirement of the aging working population in conjunction with the rise of the younger generation entering the workforce, thus replenishing and modernizing the ever-evol

Even collaborative robotics booster Lawton acknowledges the impact on employment that automation has brought and will continue to bring. “There is always going to be some element of what I call ‘the jobs question,’” he says, noting that managing the reactions of workers to increased automation is an important factor in deploying it effectively.

“Automation is designed to eliminate my job,

right? So why would I be interested in deploying this stuff?” That’s a typical reaction, Lawton says, adding, “How the organization has thought that through will have a big impact on how much this kind of technology is either embraced by the organization or how much reluctance there is to consider things like this.”

Looking toward the future

Despite the inevitable impact of automation on the workforce, Lawton is confident that, in the coming era of advanced manufacturing, workers and robots will peacefully coexist.

“Every factory worker, the first thing they’re going to get is a robot; and the robot is going to be an extension of them,” he says. “It’s going to be a tool they can use to help them do their job better, and they will control the robot and what it does.” That control, he says, is key to fostering the acceptance of robots by workers in the shared workspace.

The result of these and other technological developments will be the factory of the near future “almost living and breathing...just growing and getting better over time through its own operation,” Lawton says.

The goal is production that moves in harmony with demand, Gattorna says, “so that as one product is purchased, a replacement is immediately produced.”

But the future is still being defined, Lawton says. “As much as you and I and other people will speculate on what that future’s going to look like, it’s so open-ended in terms of the range of possibilities. There’s a certain amount of wonder associated with that that frankly hasn’t really been part of automation as much over the last 20 years or so. I think it’s going to be very exciting from that point of view.” Source: Automation World

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Boeing’s Mesa Plant Gets $1.5B Apache Contract

Boeing has been awarded a $1.5 billion contract to ‘remanufacture’ Apache helicopters for the U.S. Army.

The work will be done at Boeing’s manufacturing plant in Mesa.

Boeing Co. manufactures Apache helicopters at its Falcon Field plant in Mesa.

The program entails modernizing 117 Apaches into a newer model of the helicopter staple of the U.S.

defense arsenal.

The Apache remanufacturing could end up totaling 690 helicopters. Boeing officials said 290 Apaches already in the contract’s larger pipeline.

“With our integrated production, services and training teams, Boeing is able to affordably support the Army through each phase of the Apache’s lifecycle,” said Kim Smith, vice president for Boeing’s Attack Helicopter Programs in a statement.

The U.S. Army will return 117 Apaches in current use and they will be

updated and modernized by Boeing in Mesa into the newest version of

the military helicopter,

Solar Group Aims To Amend Arizona Constitution To Block Future Fees

A solar group is aiming to get a measure on the ballot in Arizona that would change the state constitution to prevent any further fees on solar customers.

The group, headed by former Arizona Corporation Commission Chairwoman Kris Mayes and backed by solar companies inside and outside the state, aim to amend the constitution to block the fees proposed by investor-owned utilities such as Arizona Public Service Co. and Tucson Electric Power, according to the Arizona Republic.

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The solar industry and APS have been fighting for several years about fees. The utility claims solar customers are pushing more costs on to non-solar customers, and it needs to have those customers pay for more of their share of the electric generation and grid.

APS is expected to introduce a rate case this summer where it tackles net metering, the process by which solar customers are paid for generating excess electricity that is then used by the utility.


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Pipe & Tube Benders/Notchers

ACC Machinery _______602-258-7330Moore Tool & Equipment __602-455-8904S&S Machinery Sales ____602-368-8542

Press Brakes ACC Machinery _______602-258-7330Adams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711Magnum Precision Mach __602-431-8300

Magnum Precision Mach _ 505-345-8389Mesa Mach Sales _____ 480-545-0275Moore Tool & Equipment _ 602-455-8904S&S Machinery Sales ___ 602-368-8542

Punch PressesAdams Machinery ______480-968-3711

Shearing MachinesACC Machinery ______ 602-258-7330Adams Machinery ______480-968-3711Moore Tool & Equipment _ 602-455-8904S&S Machinery Sales ___ 602-368-8542Magnum Precision Mach __602-431-8300WaterJet: Filtration/ChillersEbbco Inc __________800-809-3901WaterJet Cutting Systems

Flow International _____ 800-446-3569Global EDM Supply ____ 480-836-8330Flow Waterjet ________714-393-3783Flow Waterjet ________415-828-3569North-South Machinery __ 602-391-4696Omax Corp. ________ 800-838-0343

Waterjet AccessoriesBarton International ____800-741-7756GMA Garnet _________882-243-9300Lone Arrow_________480-507-8074

Welding EquipmentACC Machinery ______ 602-258-7330Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000

INSPECTION EQUIP3D Measurement Systems

Dimensional Analysis Tech _623-476-9953Perceptron __________ 734-414-6100Verisurf ___________ 714-970-1683

SAVAGE MACHINE TOOLS, LLC

Kevin Savage (480) 773-4080

AMADA / SODICK / YCM / USED

www.savagemachinetools.com

BARTON INTERNATIONALsales: 800.741.7756 cell: 951.551.2685 email: [email protected] web: barton.com

Global Leader in Garnet Abrasives Richard Amyn Regional Sales Manager

D. RANDY SMITHAPPLICATIONS ENGINEER




PHOENIX, AZ 85040

BUSINESS: 602-431-8300

FAX: 602-431-8301


patrick ellisonpresident

Telephone:Cell:Fax:

Email:

[email protected]

Haas Factory OutletA Division of Ellison Machinery Company

www.haascnc.com

1610 s. priest Dr., suite 101tempe, arizona 85281

JEFF TRIMBLESALES ENGINEER




PHOENIX, AZ 85040

BUSINESS: 602-431-8300

FAX: 602-431-8301



Coordinate Measuring Mach.Advanced Coordinate Tech _ 480-921-3370D & R Machinery ______ 480-775-6462Datum Inspection ______ 602-997-1340Dimensional Analysis Tech _ 623-476-9953Kerley Corporation _____ 530-306-1966Klontech Industrial Sales __ 480-948-1871OGP _____________ 480-889-9056Perceptron ___________734-414-6100Total Quality Systems ____ 480-377-6422Verisurf ___________ 714-970-1683

Gauging EquipmentAdvanced Coordinate Tech _ 480-921-3370Dimensional Analysis Tech _ 623-476-9953Kerley Corporation _____ 530-306-1966Klontech Industrial Sales __ 480-948-1871OGP _____________ 480-889-9056Total Quality Systems ____ 480-377-6422

Impression MaterialRoydent ____________480-607-1876

Metrology InstrumentsAdvanced Coordinate Tech _ 480-921-3370Apollos Industries ______ 714-708-3105Datum Inspection ______ 602-997-1340Dimensional Analysis Tech _ 623-476-9953Kerley Corporation _____ 530-306-1966Klontech Industrial Sales __ 480-948-1871Perceptron __________ 734-414-6100Total Quality Systems ____ 480-377-6422Washington Calibration ___480-820-0506

MicroscopesApollos Industries ______ 714-708-3105

Optical ComparatorsAdvanced Coordinate Tech _ 480-921-3370Datum Inspection ______ 602-997-1340Kerley Corporation _____ 530-306-1966Klontech Industrial Sales __ 480-948-1871OGP _____________ 480-889-9056Magnum Precision Mach __ 602-431-8300Magnum Precision Mach _ 505-345-8389

Perceptron __________ 734-414-6100Total Quality Systems ____480-377-6422

Punch PressesAdams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711

SPC Data Acquis.Equip.D & R Machinery ______480-775-6462Datum Inspection ______ 602-997-1340

Rapid Optical InspectionMesa Mach Sales ______480-545-0275Moore Tool & Equipment __602-455-8904Perceptron __________ 734-414-6100S&S Machinery Sales ____602-368-8542

Repair & CertificationAdvanced Coordinate Tech _480-921-3370OGP _____________480-889-9056Total Quality Systems ____480-377-6422Washington Calibration ___480-820-0506

Video Measuring SystemsApollos Industries ______ 714-708-3105Kerley Corporation _____ 530-306-1966Klontech Industrial Sales __ 480-948-1871Perceptron __________ 734-414-6100Washington Calibration ___480-820-0506WaterJet: Filtration/ChillersEbbco Inc __________800-809-3901

WaterJet Cutting SystemsFlow International ______800-446-3569

Global EDM Supply _____ 480-836-8330Flow Waterjet ________ 714-393-3783Flow Waterjet ________ 415-828-3569North-South Machinery __ 602-391-4696Omax Corp. _________ 800-838-0343

Waterjet AccessoriesBarton International ____ 800-741-7756GMA Garnet _________ 882-243-9300Lone Arrow _________ 480-507-8074

Waterjet Bricks/HoppersBarton International ____ 800-741-7756

Welding EquipmentACC Machinery _______ 602-258-7330Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000

USED MACHINERYACC Machinery _______ 602-258-7330EDM Network ________ 480-836-1782Ganesh Machinery _____ 888-542-6374K D Capital __________ 480-922-1674Methods West ________ 602-437-2220

10530 E. 59th Street • Indianapolis, IN 46236T: 317/826.4414 • TF: 877/240.2462 • F: 317/823.6822

[email protected] • C: 317/946.1235trustycook.com

Jeffrey F. Nawrot Vice President, Business Development

General Manager

BRALCO METALS929 E. Jackson StreetPhoenix. Arizona 85034

(602) 252-1918(800) 544-8052Fax: (602) 252-7813Cell: (602) [email protected]

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMCERTIFIED BY DNV

_ 1509001:2008_- AS9120:2002 -

.BRALCO,...".,Kevin RandallOutside Sales Representative


Automatic Barfeeds Of All Types

Moore Tool & Equipment __ 602-455-8904ReSell CNC West _______ 844-478-8181S&S Machinery Sales ____ 602-368-8542Savage Machine Tools ____ 480-773-4080TSM Machinery _______ 602-233-3757

ACCESSORIES Abrasives

Barton International ____ 800-741-7756Fives _____________909-263-9282GMA Garnet _________ 882-243-9300

Air Blast Cabinets, Blast Rooms

Lone Arrow _________ 480-507-8074Air Drying Systems

Magnum Precision Mach __ 602-431-8300Band Saw/ Blades

bandsawparts.com _____ 800-240-2932Echols Saw & Supply ____ 602-278-3918Marshall Tool & Supply ___ 602-269-6295Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000Roentgen USA ________ 847-787-0135sawblade.com ________ 877-501-7297

Bar FeedersArizona CNC Equip______ 480-615-6353Edge Technologies ______ 562-597-7824Ellison Machinery ______ 480-968-5335

Magnum Precision Mach __ 602-431-8300Bar Feeder Accessories

Edge Technologies ______ 562-597-7824Trusty-Cook _________ 877-240-2462

Blast AbrasivesBarton International ____ 800-741-7756GMA Garnet _________ 882-243-9300

Boring Tools: PrecisionIngersoll Cutting Tools ____ 480-599-0273Wohlhaupter _________ 937-885-1878

Cabinets, CustomLone Arrow _________ 480-507-8074

CarbideIngersoll Cutting Tools ____ 480-599-0273

Chip ManagementArizona CNC Equip______ 480-615-6353Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5335

Chip RemovalArizona CNC Equip______ 480-615-6353Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5335

Chuck JawsArizona CNC Equip______ 480-615-6353Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5335

ChucksAdams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711Arizona CNC Equip______ 480-615-6353

Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5335Marshall Tool & Supply ___ 602-269-6295

CleanersChemetall __________ 714-739-2821Larry Arroues & Associates _ 623-444-0430

Cleaners - UltrasonicLarry Arroues & Associates _ 623-444-0430

CNC Lathe AccessoriesTrusty-Cook _________ 877-240-2462Von Ruden Manufacturing _ 763-682-0322

CNC Collet ChucksRoyal Products ________ 800-645-4174

CNC Spindle LinersTrusty-Cook _________ 877-240-2462

Collet FixturesRoyal Products ________ 800-645-4174

Coolant SystemsChemetall __________ 714-739-2821DCM Tech __________ 800-533-5339Ebbco Inc __________ 800-809-3901Hangsterfers _________ 316-640-2462Star Metal Fluids ______ 800-367-9966

Cutting ToolsCutting Tools Consultants __602-277-1342 Fives _____________ 909-263-9282Ingersoll Cutting Tools ____ 480-599-0273Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000Sandvik Coromant ______ 480-233-0997Sandvik Coromant ______ 602-628-4242Schenk Intertech _______ 949-360-1512Von Ruden Manufacturing _ 763-682-0322

Digital Readout UnitsAdams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711D & R Machinery ______ 480-775-6462Lone Arrow _________ 480-507-8074Magnum Precision Mach __ 602-431-8300

Dust CollectorsLone Arrow__________480-507-8074

End MillsIngersoll Cutting Tools ____ 480-599-0273

Filtration Equip.Canyon State Oil ______ 800-894-7773Chemetall __________714-739-2821Ebbco Inc __________800-809-3901Qualichem, Inc. ______ 480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids ______800-367-9966

EDM Tooling SystemsDesert EDM Sales ______480-816-6300EDM Network ________480-836-1782EDM Performance ____ 800-336-2946Global EDM Supply ____ 480-836-8330

Filtermist Mist CollectorsRoyal Products _______ 800-645-4174

Fluid Control Products (Valves & Filters)

VACCO Industries ______626-443-7121Form Tools

Ingersoll Cutting Tools ___ 480-599-0273Guard & Vacuum Pedestals

For GrindersMidaco Corporation ____ 847-593-8420

InsertsIngersoll Cutting Tools ___ 480-599-0273

Live CentersRoyal Products _______ 800-645-4174

Division of Curran Manufacturing Corporation

200 Oser AvenueHauppauge, NY 11788U.S.A.

www.royalprod.com

Tel: 1-631-273-10101-800-645-4174

Fax: 1-631-273-10661-800-424-2082

[email protected]

(844) 478-8181 [email protected]

Mike MillsPresident West Division

Cell: 937/503-4708O�ce: 937/885-1878E-mail: [email protected]

Wohlhaupter Corporation10542 Success LaneCenterville, Ohio 45458

Nick HochuliSales Engineer

C O R P O R A T I O N

An ISO 9001 Company

Jeff Klimowicz

Senior Sales Engineer

Mobile: 480‐320‐0308

[email protected]

www.qualichem.com

Southwest Region: AZ, UT, NV, CO, ID

All Products Proudly Made in the USA


Live Tool Holders5th Axis Fixtures _______858-505-0432Schenk Intertech _______ 949-360-1512Von Ruden Manufacturing _763-682-0322

Lubricants / SystemsCanyon State Oil _______800-894-7773Hangsterfers _________ 316-640-2462Pioneer Distributing Co. ___602-278-2693Star Metal Fluids ______800-367-9966

Machine Tool AccessoriesSchenk Intertech _______ 949-360-1512Von Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322Magnetic Particle Ins Equip.

DCM Tech __________800-533-5339Milling and Turning ProductsVon Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322

Pallet SystemsAdams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711Arizona CNC Equip______480-615-6353D & R Machinery ______480-775-6462Ellison Machinery ______480-968-5335

Parts Washing EquipmentQualichem, Inc _______480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids ______800-367-9966R8 Quick-Change Tool SystemRoyal Products ________ 800-645-4174

Rota-Rack Parts AccumulatorRoyal Products ________ 800-645-4174

SpindlesGMN USA __________ 800-686-1679Setco Spindles & Slides ___ 866-362-0699

Static Tool HoldersSchenk Intertech _______ 949-360-1512Von Ruden Manufacturing _ 763-682-0322

Steel Service CenterApache Steel Company ___ 602-323-2200

Tooling ColumnsStevens Engineering _____ 602-272-6766

Vibratory EquipmentAdams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711

Vises and Vise Jaws 5th Axis Fixtures _______ 858-505-0432Arizona CNC Equip______ 480-615-6353Desert EDM Sales ______ 480-816-6300Stevens Engineering _____ 602-272-6766

Waterjet AbrasivesBarton International ____ 800-741-7756GMA Garnet _________ 882-243-9300Lone Arrow _________ 480-507-8074Waterjet Replacement Parts

Arizona CNC Equip______480-615-6353Barton International ____ 800-741-7756

GMA Garnet _________ 882-243-9300Work Holding

5th Axis Fixtures _______ 858-505-0432Ellison Machinery ______ 480-968-5335Kurt Manufacturing _____ 763-574-8320Schenk Intertech _______ 949-360-1512Stevens Engineering _____ 602-272-6766

CONSUMMABLESCleaners: Ultrasonic

Pro- Ultrasonics _______ 602-938-0603Cutting Fluids & Oils

(Coolants)Canyon State Oil _______ 800-894-7773Echols Saw & Supply ____ 602-278-3918Hangsterfers _________ 316-640-2462Marshall Tool & Supply ___ 602-269-6295Pioneer Distributing Co. ___ 602-278-2693Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000Star Metal Fluids ______ 800-367-9966

EDM Materials & SuppliesAdams Machinery ______480-968-3711Canyon State Oil _______ 800-894-7773D & R Machinery ______ 480-775-6462Desert EDM Sales ______ 480-816-6300EDM Network ________ 480-836-1782EDM Performance acc’s ___ 800-336-2946Global EDM Supply _____ 480-836-8330Qualichem Inc ________ 480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids ______ 800-367-9966

EDM FluidsHangsterfers _________ 316-640-2462Pioneer Distributing Co. ___ 602-278-2693

GarnetBarton International ____ 800-741-7756

GMA Garnet _________882-243-9300Impression Materials

Roydent ___________ 480-607-1876Machine Tool Cool. FiltrationCanyon State Oil _______800-894-7773D & R Machinery ______480-775-6462Qualichem, Inc _______480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids ______800-367-9966

Measurement Products for In Process/First Article

InspectionRoydent ___________ 480-607-1876

Solvents & Degreasing Agents

Canyon State Oil _______800-894-7773Pioneer Distributing Co. ___602-278-2693Qualichem, Inc _______480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids ______800-367-9966

HARDWARE MATERIALAlloys: High Temperature

Aerodyne Alloys _______860-289-3820Rolled Alloys _________800-521-0332Western States Metals ____801-978-0562

Alloys: SpecialtyAerodyne Alloys _______860-289-3820Apache Steel Company ___602-323-2200Interstate Steel Salvage ___623-536-2512

BAYER SYSTEMS

Jack Bayer

[email protected]

Productivity Innovations

602-448-9409

Phoenix, AZ 85016

www.bayersystems.com

Stan WatkinsIndustrial Account Sales& Technical Support

Canyon State Oil

A Division of SC Fuels

2640 N. 31st Avenue,

Phoenix, AZ 85009

(855) 400-2269

(602) 369-5185

(602) 269-2685

[email protected]

Tel

Mobile

Fax


Rolled Alloys _________800-521-0332 Aluminum

Apache Steel Company ___602-323-2200AZ Metals __________602-688-8003Bralco Metals Phoenix ____ 602-252-1918Bralco Metals Albuquerque _505-345-0959Ind. Metal Supply ______ 602-454-1500Coast Aluminum _______ 877-977-6061Fry Steel Company _____800-423-6651Interstate Steel Salvage ___ 623-536-2512Samuel, Son & Co. _____ 800-631-9765Tube Service Company ___602-267-9865

Aluminum ExtrusionsBralco Metals Phoenix ____ 602-252-1918Bralco Metals Albuquerque _505-345-0959Ind. Metal Supply ______ 602-454-1500Coast Aluminum _______ 877-977-6061Samuel, Son & Co. _____ 800-631-9765

Armor:CommercialKloeckner Metals ______480-389-2883

Armor:Military GradeKloeckner Metals ______480-389-2883

Bar: Large DiameterBralco Metals Phoenix ____ 602-252-1918Bralco Metals Albuquerque _505-345-0959Coastal Metals ________ 800-811-7466Reliance Metal Center ___ 602-275-4471

TW Metals __________ 800-203-8000Brass

Apache Steel Company ___ 602-323-2200AZ Metals __________ 602-688-8003Bralco Metals Phoenix ____ 602-252-1918Bralco Metals Albuquerque _ 505-345-0959Coast Aluminum _______ 877-977-6061Coastal Metals ________ 800-811-7466Fry Steel Company _____ 800-423-6651Ind. Metal Supply ______ 602-454-1500Interstate Steel Salvage ___ 623-536-2512State Industrial Prod ____ 602-275-0990Western States Metals ____ 801-978-0562

BronzeApache Steel Company ___ 602-323-2200AZ Metals __________ 602-688-8003Coastal Metals ________ 800-811-7466Ind. Metal Supply ______ 602-454-1500Interstate Steel Salvage ___ 623-536-2512State Industrial Prod ____ 602-275-0990Western States Metals ____ 801-978-0562

CarbonApache Steel Company ___ 602-323-2200AZ Metals __________ 602-688-8003Coastal Metals ________ 800-811-7466Ind. Metal Supply ______ 602-454-1500Fry Steel Company _____ 800-423-6651

Cast IronWestern States Metals ____ 801-978-0562

CastingsInd. Metal Supply ______ 602-454-1500

Chrome RodWestern States Metals ____ 801-978-0562

CobaltRolled Alloys _________ 800-521-0332United Performance Metals _888-282-3292

CopperApache Steel Company ___602-323-2200AZ Metals __________602-688-8003Bralco Metals Phoenix ____ 602-252-1918Bralco Metals Albuquerque _505-345-0959Ind. Metal Supply ______ 602-454-1500Coast Aluminum _______ 877-977-6061State Industrial Prod ____602-275-0990Western States Metals ____ 801-978-0562

Drill RodApache Steel Company ___602-323-2200

ExtrusionsTW Metals __________800-203-8000

FastenersRC Fasteners _________ 623-516-1551

LeadInd. Metal Supply ______ 602-454-1500

Material SalesSamuel, Son & Co. _____ 800-631-9765TW Metals __________800-203-8000

MetalsAdvanced Metal Sales ____623-434-8343Apache Steel Company ___602-323-2200AZ Metals __________602-688-8003

AZ Tool & Steel _______ 480-784-1600Bralco Metals Phoenix ____ 602-252-1918Bralco Metals Albuquerque _ 505-345-0959Coast Aluminum _______ 877-977-6061Davis Salvage Co ______ 602-267-7208Ind. Metal Supply ______ 602-454-1500Interstate Steel Salvage ___ 623-536-2512Kloeckner Metals ______ 480-389-2883Reliance Metal Center ___ 602-275-4471Rolled Alloys _________ 800-521-0332Samuel, Son & Co. _____ 800-631-9765State Industrial Prod ____ 602-275-0990Tube Service Company ___ 602-267-9865TW Metals __________ 800-203-8000United Performance Metals _ 888-282-3292Western States Metals ____ 801-978-0562

Metals-Bar & PlateApache Steel Company ___ 602-323-2200AZ Metals __________ 602-688-8003AZ Tool & Steel _______ 480-784-1600Bralco Metals Phoenix ____ 602-252-1918Bralco Metals Albuquerque _ 505-345-0959Coast Aluminum _______ 877-977-6061Davis Salvage Co ______ 602-267-7208Ind. Metal Supply ______ 602-454-1500Interstate Steel Salvage ___ 623-536-2512Kloeckner Metals ______ 480-389-2883

For!AZ,!NM,!and!NV!publication!Southwest!Edition!!

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Patty Negoro (800)337-3766 ext. 148 [email protected]

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O’Neal High-Performance Metals

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Brandon AndersonPresident

DIRECT:PHONE:

FAX:MOBILE:E-MAIL:

Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc.Fluid Power / Mechanical / Tool Products

1008 First Street NE - PO Box 699 - Buffalo, MN 55313 USA www.vonruden.com

ISO 9001:2008 Certified

Made in USA

Since 1946

Made in USADriven Tooling for the Machine Tool Industry

Omar Delfin Technical Sales Manager Arizona Territory

Chemetall US, Inc. 16961 Knott Avenue • La Mirada, CA 90638 Tel: 714-739-2821 • Toll Free: 800-331-1197 ext. 2672 • Fax: 714-670-6480 [email protected] • www.chemetallUS.com Cell: 619-208-8968

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Reliance Metal Center ___602-275-4471Rolled Alloys _________800-521-0332Samuel, Son & Co. _____ 800-631-9765

Nickel AlloysRolled Alloys _________800-521-0332

Steel SheetReliance Metal Center ___602-275-4471

Tool SteelApache Steel Company ___602-323-2200Davis Salvage Co ______602-267-7208

Titanium & HastelloyApache Steel Company ___602-323-2200 Rolled Alloys _________800-521-0332

Tubing & PipeApache Steel Company ___602-323-2200AZ Metals __________602-688-8003Ind. Metal Supply ______602-454-1500Reliance Metal Center ___602-275-4471Samuel, Son & Co. _____ 800-631-9765Tube Service Company ___602-267-9865INDUSTRIAL HARDWARE

Electronic Locking SystemsEMKA Inc. __________ 717-986-1111

GasketingEMKA Inc. __________ 717-986-1111

Handles & HingesEMKA Inc. __________ 717-986-1111

Locking SystemsEMKA Inc. __________ 717-986-1111

Qtr Turns/Rod ControlsEMKA Inc. __________ 717-986-1111

TOOLINGBoring Bars

B & T Tool & Engineering __ 602-267-1481Marshall Tool & Supply ___602-269-6295

CarbideB & T Tool & Engineering __ 602-267-1481Cutting Tools Consultants __602-277-1342 Helical Solutions _______866-543-5422Horizon Carbide _______480-968-0957LRW Cutting Tools ______ 602-269-1775Magnum Precision Mach __ 602-431-8300Marshall Tool & Supply ___602-269-6295The Tool Crib _________ 602-978-3130

ChucksBilz USA ___________800-227-5460

Cutting ToolsCutting Tools Consultants __ 602-277-1342Fives ____________ 909-263-9282Helical Solutions _______866-543-5422Horizon Carbide _______480-968-0957LRW Cutting Tools ______ 602-269-1775Sandvik Coromant ______480-233-0997Sandvik Coromant ______ 602-628-4242

Cutting Tools: CustomB & T Tool & Engineering __ 602-267-1481Horizon Carbide _______480-968-0957LRW Cutting Tools ______ 602-269-1775

DrillsCutting Tools Consultants __ 602-277-1342LRW Cutting Tools ______602-269-1775 Marshall Tool & Supply ___602-269-6295Moore Tool & Equipment __602-455-8904Sandvik Coromant ______480-233-0997Sandvik Coromant ______ 602-628-4242

End MillsCoast Aluminum Sales ___ 480-797-5162Cutting Tools Consultants __602-277-1342 Helical Solutions _______866-543-5422LRW Cutting Tools ______ 602-269-1775Marshall Tool & Supply ___602-269-6295Sandvik Coromant ______480-233-0997

Sandvik Coromant ______602-628-4242Fixtures

5th Axis Fixtures _______858-505-0432Form Tools

B & T Tool & Engineering __ 602-267-1481Coast Aluminum Sales ___ 480-797-5162Cutting Tools Consultants __ 602-277-1342Horizon Carbide _______480-968-0957LRW Cutting Tools ______ 602-269-1775

HoldersBilz USA ___________800-227-5460

Inserts, IndexableCoast Aluminum Sales ___ 480-797-5162Horizon Carbide _______480-968-0957Marshall Tool & Supply ___602-269-6295Sandvik Coromant ______480-233-0997Sandvik Coromant ______602-628-4242

Inserts, PCD/CBNCoast Aluminum Sales ___ 480-797-5162Horizon Carbide _______480-968-0957Marshall Tool & Supply ___602-269-6295

Reamers & Drills, PCDBilz USA ___________800-227-5460Coast Aluminum Sales ___ 480-797-5162Marshall Tool & Supply ___602-269-6295

Precision Toolholding Products

5th Axis Fixtures _______858-505-0432Von Ruden Manufacturing _ 763-682-0322

Thread MillsCoast Aluminum Sales ___ 480-797-5162Horizon Carbide _______480-968-0957Sandvik Coromant ______480-233-0997Sandvik Coromant ______602-628-4242

Tooling Columns/ Tomb-stones

Ellison Machinery ______480-968-5335Stevens Engineering _____ 602-272-6766

Tooling SystemsEllison Machinery ______480-968-5335

Global EDM Supply _____480-836-8330Sandvik Coromant ______480-233-0997Sandvik Coromant ______602-628-4242Von Ruden Manufacturing _ 763-682-0322

PALLET SYSTEMSManual & Automatic Pallet

SystemsBayer Systems _______ 602-448-9409Midaco Corporation ____ 847-593-8420

Manual Lift Off Pallet Systems

Bayer Systems _______ 602-448-9409Midaco Corporation ____ 847-593-8420

Manual Rotory Pallet Systems

Bayer Systems _______ 602-448-9409Midaco Corporation ____ 847-593-8420

ROBOTICSRobotic Part Loading

SystemsMidaco Corporation ____ 847-593-8420

CAD/CAMAdams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711Arizona CNC Equip______ 480-615-6353Cimatron ___________248-596-9700Delcam ___________877 335 2261Feature Cam _________602-502-9654MLC CAD (MasterCAM) ___480-696-6056MLC CAD (SolidWorks) ___480-696-6056SolidProducts ________480-206-0330

Software, Inv. ControlDelcam ___________877 335 2261Feature Cam _________602-502-9654MLC CAD (MasterCAM) ___480-696-6056

YOUR PARTNER IN CUSTOM TOOLING SOLUTIONS

CHRIS WINDSORDirector of Business Operations

p. 602.269.1775 • f. 602.269.0542 1735 N. 28th Ave #1 Phoenix, AZ 85009

[email protected] free 877.845.7940

Rob SchwisterRelationship Manager

[email protected]

alerusfi nancial.com

30 Years Experience

MIKE SMITH

602-397-4008

[email protected]

Arizona Machine Tool Service, AMTS

Opening a new chapter in my life, after 30 years, 22 in Arizona as Machinery Sales

Co. Senior Service Engineer, servicing Bridgeport, Cincinnati, Hardinge, Okamoto,

and many others, CNC and Manual Machine Tools, I will continue to provide service

and repair to Arizona,

Thank you

Mike Smith


MLC CAD (SolidWorks) ___ 480-696-6056SolidProducts ________ 480-206-0330Software, NC Programming

Adams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711Delcam ___________ 877 335 2261Ellison Machinery ______ 480-968-5335Feature Cam _________ 602-502-9654MLC CAD (MasterCAM) ___ 480-696-6056MLC CAD (SolidWorks) ___ 480-696-6056SolidProducts ________ 480-206-0330

Software, ServicingDelcam ___________ 877 335 2261Feature Cam _________ 602-502-9654MLC CAD (MasterCAM) ___ 480-696-6056MLC CAD (SolidWorks) ___ 480-696-6056SolidProducts ________ 480-206-0330

Tooling SystemsGlobal EDM Supply _____ 480-836-8330

PRODUCTS CASES

CaseTech __________ 480-671-9405PlaSteel __________ 888-752-7899

GunsLayke Tactical ________ 602-272-2654

Reusable Shipping CasesCaseTech __________ 480-671-9405

SERVICESBanks

Alerus Bank & Trust _____ 480-905-2407National Bank of Arizona __ 460-756-7124

Business ConsultingBMSC ____________ 480-445-9400Paramount Leadership Group 480-378-6205Quick Turn Financial _____ 480-385-1220

Rev AZ ____________ 602-845-1200Calibration Services

Advanced Coordinate Tech _ 480-921-3370Arizona CNC Equip _____ 480-615-6353Klontech Industrial Sales __ 480-948-1871Washington Calibration ___ 480-820-0506

Calibration: Repair & CertifyAdvanced Coordinate Tech _ 480-921-3370Washington Calibration ___ 480-820-0506

Computer/Web ServicesGartman Technical Services _ 602-788-8121

Consulting ABS Quality Evaluations ___ 702-644-2770BMSC ____________ 480-445-9400Paramount Leadership Group 480-378-6205Quality Training Consultants 928-284-0856Rev AZ ____________ 602-845-1200Sustaining Edge Solutions __ 888-572-9642

Contract InspectionKlontech Measure Sol _____480-626-8131

Contract ProgrammingAdams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711Ellison Machinery ______ 480-968-5335Klontech Measure Sol _____480-626-8131

CNC TrainingAdams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711Ellison Machinery ______ 480-968-5335Gateway Community College 602-286-8050

Design ServicesMetalcraft Inc.________480-967-4889

Engineering ServicesAdvanced Coord. Tech ___ 623-780-4137Metals Eng & Testing Lab. __ 602-272-4571Schenk Intertech ________949-360-1512

Financial ServicesAlerus Bank & Trust _____480-905-2407BMO Harris Bank ______602-650-3779National Bank of Arizona __460-756-7124Quick Turn Financial ____ 480-385-1738SBG Capital ________ 480-897-4988US Bank __________ 909-466-5020US Bank __________ 507-532-8437

HeavyhaulC&M Rigging ________602-253-8200IRH ___________ 800-334-2409Omega Morgan ______ 800-442-8141

Insurance ServicesNFP Property & Casualty _ 480-458-6052Sentry Insurance _____ 877-373-6879

ISO/AS9100 ConsultingABS Quality Evaluations __ 702-644-2770BMSC ____________480-445-9400Paramount Leadership Group 480-378-6205Quality Training Consultants 928-284-0856Rev AZ ____________602-845-1200Sustaining Edge Solutions __888-572-9642

IT/ Network SupportGartman Technical Services _602-788-8121

Leasing and FinancingAlerus Bank & Trust _____480-905-2407BMO Harris Bank ______602-650-3779Droeg Financial Services __480-345-6575National Bank of Arizona __460-756-7124Quick Turn Financial _____480-385-1220US Bank __________ 909-466-5020US Bank __________ 507-532-8437

Lean ManufacturingABS Quality Evaluations __ 702-644-2770BMSC ___________ 480-445-9400

Rev AZ ____________602-845-1200Sustaining Edge Solutions___888-572-9642

Management Systems Certification/Training

ABS Quality Evaluations __ 702-644-2770Paramount Leadership Group 480-378-6205

Machine Tool Utilization Tracking

E Solutions __________602-524-0192Manufacturers Rep

Quality Training Consultants 928-284-0856Machinery Moving

C&M Rigging ________602-253-8200IRH ____________800-334-2409MEI Rigging ________ 480-917-3870Omega Morgan ______ 800-442-8141

Machinery StorageC&M Rigging ________602-253-8200

Real Estate, CommercialNAI Horizon _________602-852-3433Phil Terry __________602-903-3762

RecyclingAuerbach Waste LLC _____ 623-536-1015Barry Metals _________602-484-7186Broadway Metal Recycling _602-795-6328Consolidated Resources Inc. _623-931-5009Davis Salvage Co ______602-267-7208

Jimmy WahbehCertified Sales Professional

Celebrating three decades of “Unbeatable Service”

800-364-1652 Ext 1080Email [email protected]

Phone 480-696-6056 Ext 1080Fax 866-465-0652

[email protected]

Mathew EvansSales and Marketing

7140 Engineer Rd, San Diego, CA 92111mevans@�fthaxis.com(858)505-0432www.�fthaxis.com

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Industrial Equipment Moving & Storage

Phoenix Metal Trading ___ 602-257-4660Reverse Engineering

BMSC ____________ 480-445-9400Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340Klontech Measure Sol ____ 480-626-8131Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889Metals Eng & Testing Lab. __ 602-272-4571

RiggingC&M Rigging ________602-253-8200IRH ____________ 800-334-2409Omega Morgan ______ 800-442-8141

Schools, Custom TrainingAZPMAP ___________ 602-723-8191Ellison Machinery ______ 480-968-5335Gateway Community College 602-286-8050

Schools, Machining & Training

Gateway Community College 602-286-8050Systems Integration

Ellison Machinery ______ 480-968-5877Testing, Metallurgical

ARTL _____________ 602-374-3770Metals Eng & Testing Lab. __ 602-272-4571

TransportationIRH ____________ 800-334-2409Transportation:Air/Freight/

GroundIRH ____________ 800-334-2409

Working Capital, Credit LinesDroeg Financial Services __ 480-345-6575Quick Turn Financial _____ 480-385-1220SBG Capital _________ 480-897-4988US Bank ___________909-466-5020

US Bank ___________507-532-8437REPAIR/DESIGNBar Feeder Repair

Edge Technologies ______ 562-597-7824Machine Tool Design/

Engineering Ellison Machinery ______480-968-5335

Machine Tool RebuildingAC/DC Engineering _____ 602-818-0157Advanced Precision _____ 602-525-0156API Services _________ 757-223-4157Adams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711AMTS _____________602-397-4008DM Machine Repair _____ 480-709-1450EDM Network ________ 480-836-1782Setco-Pope Spindles _____866-362-0699The Werks C&C, Inc _____ 602-569-1809

Machine Retrofitting/CNCAC/DC Engineering _____ 602-818-0157Adams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711API Services _________ 757-223-4157Arizona CNC Equip______ 480-615-6353

Machinery MovingAdvanced Precision _____ 602-525-0156API Services _________ 757-223-4157Klontech Measure Sol ____ 480-626-8131Omega Morgan ______ 800-442-8141

Contract ProgrammingAdams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711Ellison Machinery ______480-968-5335Klontech Measure Sol ____ 480-626-8131

CNC TrainingAdams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711Ellison Machinery ______480-968-5335Gateway Community College 602-286-8050

Design ServicesMetalcraft Inc.________480-967-4889

Engineering ServicesAdvanced Coord. Tech ___ 623-780-4137Metals Eng & Testing Lab. __ 602-272-4571Schenk Intertech _______ 949-360-1512

Financial ServicesAlerus Bank & Trust _____ 480-905-2407BMO Harris Bank ______ 602-650-3779Droeg Financial Services __ 480-345-6575National Bank of Arizona __ 460-756-7124Quick Turn Financial _____ 480-385-1738SBG Capital _________ 480-897-4988US Bank ___________ 909-466-5020US Bank ___________ 507-532-8437

Maint/Repair ServicesAC/DC Engineering _____ 602-818-0157Adams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711Advanced Precision _____ 602-525-0156AMTS _____________ 602-397-4008Arizona CNC Equip______ 480-615-6353DM Machine Repair _____ 480-709-1450D & R Machinery ______ 480-775-6462Ellison Machinery ______ 480-968-5335State Industrial Prod ____ 602-275-0990The Werks C&C, Inc _____ 602-569-1809White’s Niche Products ___ 602-290-9402

Mold RepairsB&B Tool ________ 520-397-0436

Stamping RepairsB&B Tool. ________ 520-397-0436

Prev. Maint ProgramsAC/DC Engineering ____ 602-818-0157Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Advanced Precision ____ 602-525-0156

AMTS____________602-397-4008API Services ________ 757-223-4157Arizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353DM Machine Repair ____ 480-709-1450D & R Machinery _____480-775-6462Ellison Machinery _____480-968-5335The Werks C&C, Inc ____ 602-569-1809

Repair -HydraulicAdvanced Precision ____ 602-525-0156The Werks C&C, Inc ____ 602-569-1809

Repair - PortableAdvanced Precision ____ 602-525-0156The Werks C&C, Inc ____ 602-569-1809

Spindle RebuildingAPI Services ________ 757-223-4157Setco-Pope Spindles ____ 866-362-0699GMN USA _________ 800-686-1679

Tool Repair, Coating, Treatment

Cutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342

SAFETYFire Protection Systems

Rotarex _________ 480-689-8756FOD Prevention

PlaSteel _________ 888-752-7899WATER TREATMENT

SYSTEMS Chemetall _________ 714-739-2821

DAVID MORENO



12025 ROJAS DR. SUITE A

EL PASO, TX. 79936

BUSINESS: 915-856-7900

FAX: 915-857-4700


Business insurance solutions for the precision manufacturing industry

[email protected]


Scott HAISCHSales ManagerCell: 1(480) [email protected]

221 Westec Drive – Westmoreland Technology Park IMt. Pleasant, PA 15666 – USA – www.firedetec.com

Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes

WESTERN CAST PARTS LLC

Steve Whisel Field Sales & Engineering 4024 E. Casitas Del Rio Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85050 Phone: (480) 284-6618 Cell: (480) 250-9764 Email: [email protected]


ADDITIVE MFG / 3 D PRINTING

Faustson ___________ 303-420-7422LAI International ______ 480-968-6228

ASSEMBLYAbrams Airborne Mfg _____520-887-1727Acme Metalworks _______480-926-4171CAID Industries ________520-294-3126Campro Mfg _________ 602-298-8700DNKB Inc __________ 480-659-7703Fry Fabrications ________602-454-0701GHT Services _________ 480-396-1800

Hi-Tech Machining & Eng ___520-889-8325Horizon Aviation & Machining 623-214-7424JD Machine __________801-782-4403KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331Morsch Machine ________ 480-961-7673Pierpont Manufacturing ____ 602-233-1335PlaSteel ___________ 480-491-8100Precise Metal Products ____602-272-2625Profiles Tool & Engineering __480-894-1008ProtoTech ___________520-579-9873Wrico _____________480-892-7800

Cable/Harness AssemblyBar-S Machine _________ 928-636-2115

Clean Room AssemblyJan’s Inc. ____________480-833-7305L&W Fluid ___________602-323-2560

Custom Creform AssemblyPlaSteel ___________ 480-491-8100

BRAZINGThermal-Vac _________ 714-702-0488

Brazing: Aluminum DipAbrams Airborne Mfg _____520-887-1727

BROACHINGAir Gear Industries _____ 602-275-7996Apache Gear, Inc ______ 623-934-7144Ayers Gear & Mach _____ 623-934-6913

CASTINGSAATC_____________602-268-1467

Dolphin ____________602-272-6747Western Cast Parts _____ 480-250-9764

A2Z METALWORKER • 55 •July/Aug 2011

Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes

ASSEMBLIESBar-S Machine ________ 928-636-2115Dayton Rogers _______ 763-717-6303Progway ___________435-656-9585RPM CNC Precision Machine 208-442-1999Steen & Sons Machine Shop 208-522-7341Superior Metal Products __ 303-791-7550Wasatch Laser Processing__ 801-972-3500Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800

Welded AssembliesWeiser/Mile High Precision 303-280-2778

BAR CODINGWestern Sintering _____509-375-3096

BENDINGJQ Enterprises _________801-975-0777

BRAZINGPrecision Casting Repair __ 801-972-2345

Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/ChromeCoating Technologies ___623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing __ 602-275-3117LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612

Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing __ 602-275-3117Powder Extreme Coatings _ 801-450-2819

Coating: PowderPowder Extreme Coatings _ 801-450-2819

COLD SPRAYAccuwright Industries ___480-892-9595

COMPOSITESS.A. Composites _______970-776-3877

CUTTINGMetal

Bandsaw LLC ________ 303-744-7181

Plasma CuttingBandsaw LLC _______ 303-744-7181

PlasticBandsaw LLC _______ 303-744-7181ImageTek _________ 303-806-8111

Saw CuttingBandsaw LLC _______ 303-744-7181

DESIGN/ CAD/CAM Bar-S Machine _______ 928-636-2115H& S Machine _______ 801-755-7627

DIESAble Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766

EDMEDM: Drilling Small Hole

Critical Cut _________ 480-785-1316Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300

BROACHINGPonderosa Ind ________303-298-1801Precision Mach’d Products 970-482-7676Specialty Steel Services __ 801-539-8252

Turning: AutomaticMatrix Machine ______ 480-966-4451

CASTINGSDie Casting

Watkins Tool & Supply __ 303-295-9603TVT Die Casting ______ 800-280-2278Die Casting: Aluminum/Zinc

TVT Die Casting ______ 800-280-2278Precision Investment CastingDolphin Inc. ________ 602-272-6747

COATINGDry Film Lubrication

Jet Processing _____ 623-869-6749 x117Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260

Ceramic High-TechPowder Extreme Coatings _ 801-450-2819

Coating: LiquidCollins Metal Finishing __ 602-275-3117Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146

A2Z METALWORKER • 55 • Sept/Oct 2013

www.daytonrogers.com 800-677-8881

● Complex Stampings ● Difficult Assemblies ● On Time Delivery ●Contract Mfg.

● Quality Assurance ●Design Assistance

Mark Erickson ● General Manager [email protected] 763-717-6303

Ph: [email protected]

2820 Brandt AveNampa, ID

83687

MICHAEL BUTLER

Sales Manager

[email protected]

Phone: 602-272-6747 Ext. 3335

ISO 9001, PED Directive 97/23/EC

Our company logo

Font Verdana size 9 (I dropped in this cell

because the “Precision Investment Castings”

on the logo is not very clear.

Font Verdana Size 9

MICHAEL BUTLER

Sales Manager

[email protected]

Phone: 602-272-6747 Ext. 3335


Precision Investment Castings Since 1972

www.dolphincasting.com

Precision Investment Castings Since 1972

www.dolphincasting.com

[email protected]: 602-272-6747 Ext. 3335


Joe TripiISO9001:2008 President

[email protected]

444 W. 21st Street / Suite 101 / Tempe, AZ 85282(480) 966-2300 / Fax (480) 966-2323

BAR CODINGWestern Sintering ______ 509-375-3096

BENDINGAdvanced Metal Sales ____ 623-434-8343AEI Fabrication _______ 480-733-6594AG Machining _________805-531-9595B&B Fabrication & Machine __623-271-6855Fry Fabrications ________ 602-454-0701Innovia ___________ 480-966-6090

Bending: CNCB&B Fabrication & Machine __623-271-6855Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625


ROBERT ASSENMACHER PRESIDENT

t 520.294.3126 c [email protected]

Castings: PrototypeAATC_____________602-268-1467


Castings: ProductionAATC_____________602-268-1467


COATINGArizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648

Collins Metal Finishing ____602-275-3117District 7 Powder Coat _____480-636-1145LA Specialties _________602-269-7612Louie’s Black Oxide _____ 602-257-0530Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260Southwest Powder Coating _ 602-272-0878

Coating: Black OxideCoating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing ____602-275-3117

LA Specialties _________602-269-7612Louie’s Black Oxide _____ 602-257-0530

Coating: CerakoteDistrict 7 Powder Coat _____480-636-1145Masic Industries ________503-232-9109

Coating: Chem FilmCollins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117FutureWeld _________ 602-437-2426Gold Tech Industries ____ _480-968-1930LA Specialties _________602-269-7612Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260Treffers Precision ______ 602-744-2636The Metal Man _______ 800-448-9448Sav-On Plating _________602-252-4311

Coating: Dry Film LubeCoating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648

Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260

Coating: LiquidCollins Metal Finishing ___ 602-275-3117Pilkington Metal Finishing _ 801-972-2146

Coating: Nickel/TeflonCoating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117LA Specialties _________ 602-269-7612

Coating: NP3Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648

Production and Design Technology and Precision Machining Education [email protected], AZ 85034602-286-8050

maricopaskillcenter.com/machininggatewaycc.edu/industrial

108 N. 40th St. Phoenix 1245 E. Buckeye Rd.


SPRINGS- STAMPINGS- MACHINEDPARTS- WASHERS-WIRE FORMS-FORMED TUBING-ASSEMBLIES

Spring & Manufacturing Co.,Inc.

Phone: (602)243-4329Cell: (602)370-5777

[email protected]

3325 East Wier AvenuePhoenix, Arizona 85040

A Complete Manufacturing Facility forFabrication, Machining and Assembly

President/C.O.O.Craig Roth

AEROSPRINGS- STAMPINGS- MACHINED

PARTS- WASHERS-WIRE FORMS-FORMED TUBING-ASSEMBLIES


Phone: (602)243-4329Cell: (602)370-5777

[email protected]




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Phone: (602)243-4329Cell: (602)370-5777

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Phone: (602)243-4329Cell: (602)370-5777

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Phone: (602)243-4329Cell: (602)370-5777

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Phone: (602)243-4329Cell: (602)370-5777

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Phone: (602)243-4329Cell: (602)370-5777

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AEROCoating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.

Chemetall ___________ 714-739-2821Coating Technologies _____ 623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117Louie’s Black Oxide ______ 602-257-0530

Coating:PassivationLA Specialties _________ 602-269-7612

Powder CoatingCollins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117District 7 Powder Coat _____ 480-636-1145AG Machining ________805-531-9595

Masic Industries _______503-232-9109Pilkington Metal Finishing _ 801-972-2146

CUTTINGAdvanced Metal Sales ____ 623-434-8343bandsawparts.com _____ 800-240-2932Echols Saw & Supply _____602-278-3918Harschco LLC _________ 602-617-7514Southwest Waterjet-Laser ___480-306-7748The Metal Man _______ 800-448-9448

Bandsaw Cuttingbandsawparts.com _____ 800-240-2932Echols Saw & Supply ____ 602-278-3918

CNC RouterMicropulse West _______ 480-966-2300

Die CuttingCGS Technologies _______623-434-3136

LaserAPMI _____________ 480-668-0024Desert Precision Mfg ____ 520-887-4433CGS Technologies _______623-434-3136Fine Line Laser Cutting ____602-863-3196

Tube Laser CuttingTube Service Company ___ 602-267-9865

DIE CASTINGTVT Die Casting _______ 800-280-2278

Die Casting/Aluminum & Zinc

TVT Die Casting _______ 800-280-2278DIES

Arizona Wire & Tool ______480-813-1002

Precision Die & Stamp’g __ 480-967-2038Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800

EDMEDM: Drilling Small Hole

Arizona Wire Specialists ___ 480-829-6530EDM Tech __________ 602-278-6666LAYKE, Inc. __________ 602-272-2654Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Milco Wire EDM/Waterjet ___714-373-0098Sun Tech ____________480-921-1665Wire-Tech ___________480-966-1591

EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking)EDM Tech __________ 602-278-6666Faustson ___________ 303-420-7422LAI International ______ 480-968-6228Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Milco Wire EDM/Waterjet ___714-373-0098Quality Mold _________ 480-892-5480Sun Tech ____________480-921-1665Wire-Tech ___________480-966-1591

EDM: Dialectric Systems/Filtration

Ebbco Inc __________ 800-809-3901EDM: Wire

3D Machine LLC _______ 480-239-8254

Arizona Wire & Tool _______480-813-1002Arizona Wire Specialists ____ 480-829-6530Auer Precision _________ 480-834-4637Continental Machining ____ 800-777-2483EDM Tech ___________ 602-278-6666Faustson ____________ 303-420-7422LAI International _______ 480-968-6228Micropulse West ________ 480-966-2300Milco Wire EDM/Waterjet ___ 714-373-0098PGI _____________ 505-884-5782Powill Manufacturing _____ 623-780-4100Quality Mold ___________480-892-5480Sun Tech _____________480-921-1665Thompson Machine ______ 505-823-1453WC Machine & Tool ______ 480-507-4620Whitley Machine________ 602-323-5550Wire-Tech ____________480-966-1591

21631 N. 3rd AvenuePhoenix, AZ 85027p (623) 492 9400 x215f (623) 492 [email protected] www.stewartmfg.com

Patrick H. Stewart IIPresident

Ilene Price: [email protected] Bangerter: [email protected]

4534 N. 44th Ave, Phoenix AZ 85031602-272-2625


Wrico _____________480-892-7800ENGINEERING/

PROGRAMMINGExactitude Precision ______ 602-316-6957K-2 Manufacturing ______ 602-455-9575Pierpont Manufacturing ____ 602-233-1335Profiles Tool & Engineering __480-894-1008

FAA REPAIR STATION Air Gear Industries ______ 602-275-7996

FABRICATIONAbrams Airborne Mfg _____ 520-887-1727Acme Metalworks _______ 480-926-4171Advanced Metal Sales _____623-434-8343AERO Spring & Mfg Co ____ 602-243-4329Aero Tech ___________ 801-292-0493Allfab Engineering_______ 602-437-0497Anovaprise ___________ 623-551-5775APMI _____________ 480-668-0024Arrow Sheet Metal _______ 303-427-6419AzMark ____________ 480-926-8969B&B Fabrication & Machine __ 623-271-6855BID Machine, Inc _______ 480-892-7304CAID Industries ________ 520-294-3126Continental Machining ____ 800-777-2483

CygnetStamping & Fab ____818-240-7574Creedbilt Inc __________623-939-8119Dayton Lamina ________248-489-9122Desert Precision Mfg ____ 520-887-4433Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339Fry Fabrications _______ 602-454-0701Fine Line Fabricating ____ 602-863-3506Gilbert Metal Stamping ___ 480-503-1283Group Manufacturing Serv _ 480-966-3952Hollow Metal Xpress _____ 866-936-7001Innovia ___________ 480-966-6090JD Machine _________ 801-782-4403K-2 Manufacturing _____ 602-455-9575Lynch Brothers Mfg _____ 602-267-7575 Metzfab ____________602-618-2841Nelson Engineering ______602-273-7114Phoenix Metalcraft _____ 602-279-4810

Pierpont Manufacturing ___ 602-233-1335PlaSteel ___________ 480-491-8100Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625Precision Metal Products __ 408-699-5037Scriven Precision _______ 480-961-9775Stewart Precision Mfg ____ 623-492-9400TMM Precision _______ 800-448-9448Weiser Engineering _____ 303-280-2778Whitley Machine_______ 602-323-5550Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800

Aluminum (Medium & Large)

Aero Tech __________ 801-292-0493Fabrication:

Custom MetalAllfab Engineering______ 602-437-0497Arrow Sheet Metal _______303-427-6419CygnetStamping & Fab ____818-240-7574Fine Line Fabricating ____ 602-863-3506K-2 Mfg ___________ 602-455-9575Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625Precision Metal Products __ 408-699-5037

Fabrication: Medium & Large

Abrams Airborne Mfg ____ 520-887-1727

Anovaprise ___________623-551-5775APMI ______________480-668-0024Arrow Sheet Metal _______ 303-427-6419Continental Machining ____800-777-2483Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339Fine Line Fabricating _____602-863-3506Fry Fabrications ________ 602-454-0701Fine Line Fabricating _____602-863-3506Fry Fabrications ________ 602-454-0701Hollow Metal Xpress ______866-936-7001Innovia ___________ 480-966-6090Jan’s Inc. ____________480-833-7305JD Machine __________801-782-4403Metzfab ____________ 602-618-2841Phoenix Metalcraft ______602-279-4810Pierpont Manufacturing ____602-233-1335PlaSteel ___________ 480-491-8100

[email protected]

district7powdercoat.com

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Precise Metal Products ____ 602-272-2625Precision Metalworks _____ 602-455-9575Precision Metal Products ___ 408-699-5037Stewart Precision Mfg _____ 623-492-9400TMM Precision ________ 800-448-9448Weiser Engineering ______ 303-280-2778

FINISHINGArizona Finishing _______ 602-438-4443Arizona Hard Chrome _____ 602-278-8671Coating Technologies _____ 623-581-2648

EPSI______________714-256-8950Gold Tech Industries ______ 480-968-1930LA Specialties _________ 602-269-7612Louie’s Black Oxide ______ 602-257-0530Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Phoenix Heat Treating_____ 602-258-7751Southwest Powder Coating __ 602-272-0878TVT Die Casting ________ 800-280-2278

Abrasive BlastingSTP Performance Coating LLC _ 602-276-1231

Dry Film LubricationPrecision Industrial Painting _ 602-256-0260

Electro-PolishingCollins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117

Finishing: One StopPerfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090

Glass Bead Clean Arizona Hard Chrome _____602-278-8671Byington Steel Treating ___ 408-727-6630Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930LA Specialties _________602-269-7612Southwest Powder Coating _ 602-272-0878

Glass Bead CleanA2Z Sandblasting ______ 602-716-5566Lone Arrow _________ 480-507-8074

Gun FinishingLouie’s Gun Finishing ____ 602-257-0530

PassivationCoating Technologies ___ _623-581-2648FutureWeld _________ 602-437-2426Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930L A Specialties _________602-269-7612

PolishingArizona Hard Chrome _____602-278-8671EPSI______________714-256-8950Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930L A Specialties _________602-269-7612

Powder CoatingDistrict 7 Powder Coat _____480-636-1145

Powder Coating: CustomDistrict 7 Powder Coating ___480-636-1145

Sand BlastingA2Z Sandblasting ______ 602-716-5566Byington Steel Treating ___ 408-727-6630Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648

District 7 Powder Coat _____ 480-636-1145Masic Industries ________ 503-232-9109Southwest Powder Coating __ 602-272-0878STP Performance Coating LLC _ 602-276-1231

StrippingCoating Technologies _____ 623-581-2648Southwest Powder Coating __ 602-272-0878

FIXTURESExactitude Precision ______ 602-316-6957ProtoTech ___________ 520-579-9873RB Machine Co, Inc ______ 602-272-6869

FORGINGS

R&D Specialty Manco _____ 602-278-7700

Forgings: TitaniumR&D Specialty Manco _____ 602-278-7700

FOUNDRYAATC ______________ 602-268-1467

GASKETSCGS Technologies _______ 623-434-3136ProtoTech ___________ 520-579-9873

GEAR CUTTINGAir Gear Industries ______ 602-275-7996Apache Gear, Inc _______ 623-934-7144Ayers Gear & Machine_____ 623-934-6913

GRINDING

Air Gear Industries ______ 602-275-7996Anovaprise ___________ 623-551-5775Arizona Hard Chrome _____ 602-278-8671Arizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002

Auer Precision _________480-834-4637AzMark ___________ 480-926-8969Blue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088ChemResearch _________602-253-4175Fives ____________ 909-263-9282GMN USA __________ 800-686-1679Grindworks __________623-582-5767JWB Manufacturing _____ 480-967-4600McFarland Machine & Eng __480-966-1388Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335Phoenix Grinding _______602-437-8401Powill Manufacturing _____623-780-4100Ron Grob Co. ________ 970-667-5320Steel Services Grinding ____800-662-0126Sun Grinding ________ 602-238-9595Superior Grinding _______888-487-9701

Grinding, Blanchard

Air Gear Industries _____ 602-275-7996

Industrial Precision Grinding _310-352-4700McFarland Machine & Eng __480-966-1388Steel Services Grinding ____800-662-0126Sun Grinding ________ 602-238-9595Superior Grinding _______888-487-9701

4045 W. WashingtonPhoenix, AZ 85009(602) 267-7575 office(602) 909-5239 [email protected]

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Grinding: CenterlessBlue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339Grindworks __________ 623-582-5767National Grinding & Mfg ___602-588-2869Osborn Products ________623-587-0335Phoenix Grinding _______602-437-8401Ron Grob Co. _________970-667-5320Sun Grinding _________602-238-9595Superior Grinding _______ 888-487-9701

Grinding, CNC/ContourBlue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088National Grinding & Mfg ___602-588-2869Powill Manufacturing_ ___623-780-4100Superior Grinding _______ 888-487-9701

Grinding… CylindricalGrindworks __________ 623-582-5767

Grinding… Double Disc

Industrial Precision Grinding _310-352-4700Phoenix Grinding _______602-437-8401

Grinding: ID/OD

Air Gear Industries ______602-275-7996Anovaprise ___________623-551-5775Arizona Hard Chrome _____ 602-278-8671

AzMark ___________ 480-926-8969Blue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088Grindworks __________623-582-5767National Grinding & Mfg __ 602-588-2869Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335Ron Grob Co. _________970-667-5320Superior Grinding _______888-487-9701

Grinding:MattisonSun Grinding ________ 602-238-9595

Grinding: ODArizona Hard Chrome _____602-278-8671Grindworks __________623-582-5767National Grinding & Mfg __ 602-588-2869

Grinding: SurfaceArizona Wire & Tool ______480-813-1002Blue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088Grindworks __________623-582-5767

Industrial Precision Grinding _310-352-4700National Grinding & Mfg __ 602-588-2869Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335Phoenix Grinding _______602-437-8401Quality Mold _________ 480-892-5480Sun Grinding ________ 602-238-9595Superior Grinding _______888-487-9701WC Machine & Tool _____ 480-507-4620

Grinding: Tool & CutterB & T Tool & Engineering ___602-267-1481CTE ______________ 800-783-2400Gilbert Metal Stamping ___ 480-503-1283Superior Grinding _______888-487-9701

GUNDRILLINGAcme Metal Works _______480-926-4171

HEAT TREATINGByington Steel Treating ___ 408-727-6630Controlled Thermal Tech’y ___602-272-3714Dayton Lamina ________248-489-9122

Phoenix Heat Treating_____602-258-7751Thermal-Vac __________714-702-0488

Heat Treating/ AerospaceByington Steel Treating ___ 408-727-6630Phoenix Heat Treating_____602-258-7751

Heat Treating/ISO9001/AS9100

Byington Steel Treating ___ 408-727-6630Large Capacity Drop Bottom Oven/Aluminum Heat Treat-

ingByington Steel Treating ___ 408-727-6630Lynch Brothers Mfg _____ 602-267-7575 Phoenix Heat Treating_____602-258-7751

HONING/LAPPINGGrindworks __________623-582-5767LAYKE, Inc. __________ 602-272-2654National Grinding & Mfg __ 602-588-2869Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335Phoenix Grinding _______602-437-8401Powill Manufacturing_____623-780-4100

IDENTIFICATIONLabels & Bar Code

AZ Laser Engraving ______602-708-1204EPSI______________714-256-8950

Mobile PartMarkingAZ Laser Engraving ______602-708-1204

Tool / PartMarking (Laser)AZ Laser Engraving ______602-708-1204B & T Tool & Engineering ___ 602-267-1481TechMark __________ 480-820--9444

Silk ScreenArizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260

INSPECTIONCalibration

Washington Calibration ___ 480-820-0506

Inspection, First ArticleDatum Inspection _______ 602-997-1340Dimensional Analysis Tech __ 623-476-9953Klontech Measure Sol _____ 480-626-8131Total Quality Systems _____480-377-6422

Inspection ServicesArizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002Challenger Aerospace _____ 480-894-0802Datum Inspection _______ 602-997-1340Dimensional Analysis Tech __ 623-476-9953East Valley Precision ______ 480-288-6601Klontech Measure Sol _____ 480-626-8131Metals Eng & Testing Lab. ___ 602-272-4571Micropulse West ________480-966-2300Sustaining Edge Solutions ___ 888-572-9642Total Quality Systems _____480-377-6422Inspection Services, Welding

Metals Eng & Testing Lab. ___ 602-272-4571Inspection: Ultrasonic, Radio-graphic, Particle, Penetrant

Talon Test Labs _________602-454-2500ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert.

BMSC_____________480-445-9400Gladhill Assoc _________ 623-939-4412Orion Registrar ________ 303-645-4017Sustaining Edge Solutions ___ 888-572-9642Quality Training Consultants _928-284-0856 ISO RegistrarOrion Registrar ________ 303-645-4017Process Improvement/ AuditBMSC_____________480-445-9400

AZ ASER ENGRAVING

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Quality Training Consultants 928-284-0856Sustaining Edge Solutions __ 888-572-9642

JIGSRB Machine Co, Inc _____ 602-272-6869

MACHININGMachining: 3D

3D Machine LLC _______ 480-239-8254Arcas Machine Inc _______480-632-9414Cassavant Machining ____ 602-437-4005Challenger Aerospace ____ 480-894-0802JD Ellen LLC _________ 623-587--0253L&W Machine Co ______ 602-323-2560Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Profiles Tool & Engineering _ 480-894-1008Pro Precision ________ 602-353-0022

Machining: 5 AxisAccutech ____________ 801-975-1117Cassavant Machining ____ 602-437-4005Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339East Valley Precision ______480-288-6601Faustson ___________ 303-420-7422Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325Horizon Aviation & Machining 623-214-7424Industrial Tool Die & Eng ___520-745-8771Lindel Engineering ______520-792-3160Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889Morsch Machine ________480-961-7673T-N Machining ________ 602-278-8665Uni-Tek ____________602-272-2601Wire-Tech ___________480-966-1591

McFarland Machine & Eng __480-966-1388Metzfab ____________ 602-618-2841Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Pierpont Manufacturing ____602-233-1335Profiles Tool & Engineering _ 480-894-1008ProtoTech __________ 520-579-9873T-N Machining ________ 602-278-8665TVT Die Casting _______ 800-280-2278Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800

Machining: CNC3D Machine LLC _______ 480-239-8254Accutech ____________ 801-975-1117Abrams Airborne Mfg _____520-887-1727Absolute Turning and Machine 520-624-5628Alpha Machine _______ 602-437-0322American Spirit Investments__480-367-9545Arcas Machine Inc _______480-632-9414Arizona Wire & Tool ______480-813-1002AzMark ___________ 480-926-8969B&B Fabrication & Machine __623-271-6855BID Machine, Inc ______ 480-892-7304CAID Industries ________520-294-3126Campro Mfg _________ 602-298-8700Challenger Aerospace___ _ 480-894-0802Continental Machining ___ 800-777-2483Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339East Valley Precision ______480-288-6601Evans Precision Machining _ 623-581-6200Faustson ___________ 303-420-7422Fives ____________ 909-263-9282

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Lynch Brothers Mfg ______602-267-7575 Matrix Machine ________ 480-966-4451Metalcraft Inc. _________480-967-4889Morsch Machine ________ 480-961-7673Nelson Engineering ______ 602-273-7114Osborn Products ________623-587-0335PGI ____________ 505-884-5782PlaSteel ___________ 480-491-8100Powill Manufacturing ____ 623-780-4100Precise Metal Products ____602-272-2625Pro Precision _________602-353-0022R&D Specialty Manco _____602-278-7700Service & Sales ________480-968-9084Southwest Swiss Precision __602-438-4670Uni-Tek ____________ 602-272-2601Wire-Tech ___________ 480-966-1591

Machining: ContractAbsolute Turning & Machine _520-624-5628Aero Design & Mfg ______602-437-8080AERO Spring & Mfg Co ____602-243-4329Arizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002Campro Mfg __________602-298-8700Evans Precision Machining __623-581-6200Flex-Pro ____________ 623-581-0551GHT Services __________480-396-1800Gibbs Precision Machine ___ 480-753-1166Gilbert Metal Stamping ____480-503-1283Group Mfg Serv. ________480-966-3952HK Machining ________ 602-278-6704 Horizon Aviation & Machining 623-214-7424Infinisys ____________ 602-276-2276Jan’s Inc. ____________480-833-7305JC Machine & Motorsports___ 602-790-2207JD Machine __________801-782-4403KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331Lindel Engineering ______ 520-792-3160

Machining: AerospaceAATC _____________ 602-268-1467Abrams Airborne Mfg _____520-887-1727Absolute Turning & Machine _520-624-5628Air Gear Industries ______602-275-7996American Spirit Investments__480-367-9545Arcas Machine Inc _______480-632-9414AzMark ____________480-926-8969B&B Fabrication & Machine __623-271-6855Backerworks Mfg _______505-342-2943Campro Mfg __________602-298-8700Cassavant Machining _____602-437-4005Challenger Aerospace _____480-894-0802Continental Machining ____800-777-2483Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339Evans Precision Machining __623-581-6200Gibbs Precision Machine ___ 480-753-1166Glover Precision Inc. ______480-464-0150Hi-Tech Machining & Eng ___520-889-8325HK Machining _________602-278-6704Horizon Aviation & Machining 623-214-7424Infinisys ____________ 602-276-2276JB’s Precision _________623-581-9088JD Ellen LLC _________ 623-587--0253JD Machine __________801-782-4403KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331L&W Machine Co ______ 602-323-2560LAI International ______ 480-968-6228LAYKE, Inc. ___________602-272-2654Lindel Engineering ______520-792-3160


Flex-Pro ____________ 623-581-0551GHT Services __________ 480-396-1800Gibbs Precision Machine ___ 480-753-1166Glover Precision, Inc. _____ 480-464-0150HK Machining _________ 602-278-6704Hi-Tech Machining & Eng ___520-889-8325HPMP _____________ 801-619-9850IMCO Products _________480-632-2252Infinisys ____________ 602-276-2276Jan’s Inc. ____________480-833-7305JB’s Precision _________623-581-9088JC Machine & Motorsports___ 602-790-2207JD Ellen LLC _________ 623-587--0253JD Machine __________801-782-4403Jemelco, Inc. __________480-804-9541KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331L&W Machine Co _______602-323-2560LAYKE, Inc. ___________602-272-2654Lindel Engineering ______ 520-792-3160Matrix Machine ________ 480-966-4451McFarland Machine & Eng __ 480-966-1388 Metalcraft Inc. _________ 480-967-4889Metzfab ____________ 602-618-2841 Micropulse West ________480-966-2300Milco Wire EDM/Waterjet ___ 714-373-0098Morsch Machine ________ 480-961-7673Osborn Products ________ 623-587-0335PGI ______________505-884-5782Pierpont Manufacturing ____ 602-233-1335PMBC ____________ _602-431-8131Powill Manufacturing _____ 623-780-4100Precise Metal Products ____602-272-2625Profiles Tool & Engineering __480-894-1008Pro Precision _________602-353-0022ProtoTech ___________520-579-9873Quality Mold __________480-892-5480

R&D Specialty Manco _____602-278-7700RMSS ____________ 623-780-5904T-N Machining _________ 602-278-8665Uni-Tek ____________ 602-272-2601Val-Tech Mfg __________ 480-966-7376WC Machine & Tool ______480-507-4620Wire-Tech___________480-966-1591 Wrico _____________480-892-7800

Machining CompositesAbsolute Turning & Machine _ 520-624-5628

Machining: LargeAlpha Machine ________ 602-437-0322Backerworks Mfg _______ 505-342-2943Continental Machining ____ 800-777-2483Empire Precision Mach. ____480-633-4580HK Machining _________ 602-278-6704KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331

Mach: Turning CNC3D Machine LLC _______480-239-8254Absolute Turning & Machine _ 520-624-5628Air Gear Industries ______ 602-275-7996Alpha Machine ________ 602-437-0322American Spirit Investments__ 480-367-9545Arcas Machine Inc _______ 480-632-9414AzMark ____________ 480-926-8969Bar-S Machine _________ 928-636-2115Campro Mfg __________ 602-298-8700Cassavant Machining _____ 602-437-4005Continental Machining ____ 800-777-2483Dynamic Machine & Fabrication _602-437-0339Exactitude Precision ______ 602-316-6957Flex-Pro ____________ 623-581-0551GHT Services __________ 480-396-1800Glover Precision, Inc. _____ 480-464-0150Hi-Tech Machining & Eng ___ 520-889-8325HPMP _____________ 801-619-9850

IMCO Products _________ 480-632-2252JC Machine & Motorsports___ 602-790-2207JD Ellen LLC __________623-587--0253JD Machine __________ 801-782-4403Jemelco, Inc. __________ 480-804-9541McFarland Machine & Eng __ 480-966-1388Metzfab ____________ 602-618-2841Morsch Machine ________ 480-961-7673Osborn Products ________ 623-587-0335PGI ______________505-884-5782Precision Metalworks _____ 602-455-9575Profiles Tool & Engineering __ 480-894-1008Rentzel Tool Compnay_____480-832-0700RMSS _____________ 623-780-5904Ron Grob Co. _________970-667-5320Stewart Precision Mfg _____ 623-492-9400Uni-Tek ___________ 602-272-2601Val-Tech Mfg __________ 480-966-7376Metalcraft Inc. _________ 480-967-4889Morsch Machine ________ 480-961-7673Uni-Tek ____________ 602-272-2601Wire-Tech ___________ 480-966-1591

Machining PlasticAbsolute Turning & Machine _ 520-624-5628East Valley Precision ______ 480-288-6601Glover Precision, Inc. _____ 480-464-0150PlaSteel ___________ 480-491-8100

Machining Precision3D Machine LLC _ ______480-239-8254 AATC _____________ 602-268-1467Accutech ____________ 801-975-1117Abrams Airborne Mfg _____ 520-887-1727Absolute Turning & Machine _ 520-624-5628Alpha Machine ________ 602-437-0322Anovaprise ___________ 623-551-5775Arcas Machine Inc _______ 480-632-9414Arizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002Auer Precision _________ 480-834-4637AzMark ____________ 480-926-8969Backerworks Mfg _______ 505-342-2943BID Machine, Inc _______ 480-892-7304Cassavant Machining _____ 602-437-4005

Challenger Aerospace _____ 480-894-0802Continental Machining ____ 800-777-2483Dynamic Machine & Fabrication _602-437-0339East Valley Precision ______ 480-288-6601Evans Precision Mach’g ____ 623-581-6200Faustson ____________ 303-420-7422Fives _____________ 909-263-9282Flex-Pro ____________ 623-581-0551Gibbs Precision Machine ___ 480-753-1166Glover Precision , Inc. _____ 480-464-0150Hi-Tech Machining & Eng ___ 520-889-8325HK Machining _________ 602-278-6704Horizon Aviation & Machining 623-214-7424HPMP _____________ 801-619-9850IMCO Products _________ 480-632-2252JB’s Precision _________ 623-581-9088JC Machine & Motorsports___ 602-790-2207JD Ellen LLC __________623-587--0253JD Machine __________ 801-782-4403Jemelco, Inc. __________ 480-804-9541JWB Manufacturing ______ 480-967-4600LAI International _______ 480-968-6228LAYKE, Inc. ___________ 602-272-2654Lindel Engineering ______ 520-792-3160Lynch Brothers Mfg ______ 602-267-7575Matrix Machine ________ 480-966-4451Micropulse West ________ 480-966-2300Metalcraft Inc. _________ 480-967-4889Morsch Machine ________ 480-961-7673Nelson Engineering ______ 602-273-7114Osborn Products ________ 623-587-0335PGI _____________ 505-884-5782Powill Mfg ___________ 623-780-4100Pro Precision _________ 602-353-0022ProtoTech ___________ 520-579-9873Quality Mold __________ 480-892-5480

AB UTESOL

Swami Subramanian860 East 46th Street, Tucson AZ 85713520-624-5628 • Cell 602-418-2171• Fax 520-624-5636www.atmswiss.com • [email protected]

TURNING & MACHINE

NATHAN CONSULTING, LLC dba


R&D Specialty Manco ____ 602-278-7700Rentzel Tool Compnay____ 480-832-0700RMSS_____________623-780-5904Service & Sales _______ 480-968-9084Southwest Swiss Precision _ 602-438-4670Stewart Precision Mfg ____ 623-492-9400Sun Tech ____________480-921-1665Uni-Tek ___________ 602-272-2601Val-Tech Mfg _________ 480-966-7376WC Machine & Tool _____ 480-507-4620Weiser Engineering _____ 303-280-2778Wire-Tech ___________480-966-1591

Machining: ProductionGHT Services _________ 480-396-1800HPMP _____________801-619-9850Innovia ___________ 480-966-6090Lindel Engineering _____ 520-792-3160JC Machine & Motorsports__ 602-790-2207Rentzel Tool Compnay____ 480-832-0700T-N Machining ________ 602-278-8665

Machining: PrototypeAATC____________602-268-1467

Absolute Turning & Machine 520-624-5628Accutech ____________ 801-975-1117Alpha Machine _______ 602-437-0322Anovaprise __________ 623-551-5775Arcas Machine Inc _______480-632-9414Backerworks Mfg ______ 505-342-2943Bar-S Machine _________928-636-2115BID Machine, Inc ______ 480-892-7304Continental Machining ___ 800-777-2483East Valley Precision ______480-288-6601Evans Precision _______ 623-581-6200Exactitude Precision ______602-316-6957Flex-Pro ____________623-581-0551GHT Services _________ 480-396-1800Gibbs Precision Machine ___480-753-1166Glover Precision, Inc. ____ 480-464-0150Horizon Aviation & Machining 623-214-7424HPMP _____________801-619-9850Infinisys ____________602-276-2276Jan’s Inc. ___________ 480-833-7305Jemelco, Inc. _________ 480-804-9541JC Machine & Motorsports__ 602-790-2207

JD Ellen LLC _________ 623-587--0253JD Machine _________ 801-782-4403JWB Manufacturing _____ 480-967-4600KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331L&W Machine Co ______ 602-323-2560LAI International ______ 480-968-6228Lindel Engineering ______520-792-3160McFarland Machine & Eng _ 480-966-1388Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335PGI_______________505-884-5782Rentzel Tool Compnay____ 480-832-0700Pro Precision ________602-353-00220ProtoTech __________ 520-579-9873R&D Specialty Manco ____ 602-278-7700RB Machine Co, Inc _____ 602-272-6869RMSS ___________ 623-780-5904Stewart Precision Mfg ____ 623-492-9400T-N Machining ________ 602-278-8665Uni-Tek ____________602-272-2601Val-Tech Mfg __________480-966-7376Wire-Tech ___________480-966-1591

Machining: Quick TurnFlex-Pro ____________623-581-0551Gibbs Precision Machine ___480-753-1166HK Machining ________ 602-278-6704JC Machine & Motorsports___602-790-2207Jemelco, Inc. __________480-804-9541RB Machine Co, Inc _____ 602-272-6869Rentzel Tool Compnay____ 480-832-0700RMSS_____________ 623-780-5904

Machining: Milling3D Machine LLC _______ 480-239-8254AG Machining ________ 805-531-9595Bar-S Machine _________ 928-636-2115Challenger Aerospace ____ 480-894-0802Exactitude Precision ______602-316-6957Fives ____________ 909-263-9282Flex-Pro ____________623-581-0551GHT Services _________ 480-396-1800Gibbs Precision Machine ___480-753-1166Glover Precision, Inc. ____ 480-464-0150

Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325Infinisys ____________602-276-2276JC Machine & Motorsports___602-790-2207JD Machine _________ 801-782-4403Jemelco, Inc. _________ 480-804-9541L&W Machine Co ______ 602-323-2560Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889Morsch Machine ________480-961-7673RMSS ____________ 623-780-5904Stewart Precision Mfg ____ 623-492-9400T-N Machining ________ 602-278-8665Uni-Tek ____________602-272-2601Wire-Tech ___________480-966-1591

Machining: SemiconductorKLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331L&W Machine Co ______ 602-323-2560

Machining: SwissAbsolute Turning & Machine 520-624-5628Bar-S Machine _________ 928-636-2115Cassavant Machining ____ 602-437-4005HPMP _____________801-619-9850Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing 503-557-9407Ron Grob __________ 970-667-5320Southwest Swiss Precision _ 602-438-4670

Machining: Ultra-PrecisionAuer Precision _________480-834-4637Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing 503-557-9407Southwest Swiss Precision _ 602-438-4670

Machining: Turning: Automatic

Absolute Turning and Machine 520-624-5628American Prec. Machine ___ 602-269-6298Anovaprise __________ 623-551-5775Ayers Gear & Mach ______623-934-6913AzMark ___________ 480-926-8969Challenger Aerospace ____ 480-894-0802Evans Precision Mach’g ___ 623-581-6200HPMP _____________801-619-9850JB’s Precision Ind ______ 623-581-9088LAYKE, Inc. __________ 602-272-2654Matrix Machine ________480-966-4451PGI ____________ 505-884-5782Rentzel Tool Compnay____ 480-832-0700RMSS ____________ 623-780-5904

Stewart Precision Mfg ____ 623-492-9400Weiser Engineering _____ 303-280-2778

MACHINING: LASERLaser Cutting

AEI Fabrication _______ 480-733-6594Allfab Engineering______ 602-437-0497EDM Tech __________ 602-278-6666Fine Line Laser Cutting ___ 602-863-3196CAID Industries _______ 520-294-3126K-2 Manufacturing _____ 602-455-9575KLK Ind. ____________602-267-1331LAI International ______ 480-968-6228McFarland Machine & Eng _ 480-966-1388Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625Precision Metal Products __ 408-699-5037Research Engineering Dev _ 602-484-8982Southwest Waterjet-Laser __ 480-306-7748The Metal Man _______ 800-448-9448TMM Precision _______ 800-448-9448Tube Service Company ___ 602-267-9865Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800Vacco Industries ________626-443-7121Weiser Engineering _____ 303-280-2778

Laser Cutting:Rotary AxisK-zell Metals, Inc. ______ 602-232-5882

Laser Engraving & EtchingTechMark __________ 480-820--9444Vacco Industries _______ 626-443-7121

Laser MarkingAZ Laser Engraving _____ 602-708-1204TechMark __________ 480-820--9444Wire-Tech ___________480-966-1591

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At a General Electric flight simulator here, the visibility has been set at near zero to mimic thick rain and clouds. But a video console near the pilot shows a vivid picture of nearby mountains precise enough to allow a plane to take off or land despite the conditions.

The system is one of several highly valuable next-generation technologies that GE has developed — and that the company has passed along to China as part of a joint venture with the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).

Access to the world’s second-largest economy is critical for nearly any global company. Yet this often comes at a cost: the transfer of the very technologies that leading business officials — including GE chief executive Jeffrey Immelt, who heads an Obama administration panel on U.S. jobs and competitiveness — cite as essential to the United States’ economic future. The “synthetic vision” system, for example, could be worth millions of dollars to airlines, which could significantly reduce costs from weather-related delays.

GE, like other companies, must weigh which technologies should be brought to joint ventures with China and how to protect them from being stolen or misused. These decisions face virtually any executive trying to develop a presence in the country — from the most sophisticated technology firms, which worry about software piracy, to old-line industrial equipment makers, which have seen knockoffs of their products pop up soon after making deals with Chinese partners. Under the agreement with AVIC, GE avionics will be on board a new Chinese commercial airliner that is likely to become a rival to aircraft produced by U.S.-based Boeing and Europe’s Airbus. The potential competition with Boeing, coming at a time when the United States is fighting to maintain its own manufacturing base, has stirred some American criticism.

But GE executives say they have had no second thoughts. China’s airplane market is booming, and the deal was too important to pass up, they said, even at the cost of sharing the avionics technology.

“We are all in and we don’t want it back,” said Lorraine Bolsinger, chief executive of GE Aviation Systems. She said new airplanes don’t come along that often, and that the chance to be part of developing a major new aircraft is not to be missed — even if most of the jobs will be in Shanghai or elsewhere in China.

“We don’t sell bananas,” she said in an interview here. “We can’t afford to take a decade off.”

But American business leaders wonder privately whether companies such as GE are at risk of giving up long-term strategic advantages when they agree to technology-transfer deals for shorter-term gain.GE executives maintain that is not the case. They say that they negotiated robust protections in their contract with AVIC. The 50-50 joint venture, for example, has strict limits on employing Chinese nationals who have a military or intelligence background. A board committee that monitors compliance with the joint venture agreement is effectively under GE’s control and can, in a dispute, overrule the full board, Bolsinger said.

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Factories ‘Reshore’ Some Work From Overseas

During the worst of the Great Recession, U.S. factory jobs were disappearing at a furious pace. As 2007 began, about 14 million Americans were working in manufacturing. Three years and one frightful recession later, only 11.5 million were. But since 2010, employment has been ticking back up, with companies adding about 400,000 jobs.

One reason for at least a small portion of that growth: the return of factory work from overseas. Experts say it’s difficult to accurately measure the number of jobs tied to work returning from other countries, but some employers say they know it is happening. Reversing A Herd Mentality Howard Hauser, a vice president with Hiawatha Rubber Co., says for a long time, manufacturers followed a herd mentality of sending work offshore. They all wanted components produced in low-wage, emerging markets like China. “They were looking at the piece price. And it looked like, ’We’re going to save a lot of money,’” he said. “But the bottom line was they didn’t save nearly as much as they thought. And with the quality issues, they’re just not getting product that’s acceptable for the customer.”

Now Hiawatha, based outside Minneapolis, is getting those contracts. And Hauser has himself decided to “reshore” production of a component that was being made in China. The move will result in three new hires at his plant. He says the part was not difficult to make, but the Chinese factory kept botching the job. He says Hiawatha, which makes rubber components for equipment such as printers and pumps, can do it better.

From Soup To Overtime As business picks up and hiring resumes, the employees at Hiawatha are feeling more confident now. But it’s still painful to recall the recent tough times when orders dropped off about 40 percent and production hours were slashed. One worker, Richard Beaulieu, says he had to make do while working just three or four days a week. That went on for nearly a year. His memory of that lean time: “Many, many months, and a lot of soup,” he says. “But you just buck it up and get through it.”

Beaulieu and the other 65 full-timers are back to normal hours now — and can even count on some overtime.

The U.S. Looks More Competitive Dan Meckstroth, an economist with the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, says labor in the United States is looking more competitive internationally for a number of reasons. For one, U.S. wages are still depressed because of the relatively slow overall recovery. At the same time, wages have been rising in emerging markets. In addition, the skill level of American workers is generally higher. And the supply chain disruptions after last year’s Japanese disasters made some companies skittish about outsourcing to Asia, he said.

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Continental Machining.......................96Controlled Thermal .............................94Creedbilt Inc....................................18,97Current EDM .........................................82Cygnet Stamping & Fab......................99D & R Mchy .........................17,71, 81,87Datum Inspection ...........................94Davis Salvage........................... 36,100Dayton Lamina ........................20,101Delcam. ................................... ........92Desert EDM Sales .....................39,84Desert Precision MFG .....................92Dimensional Analysis Tech.......62,83District 7 Powder Coat ...................93DM Machine Repair................ .......88DNKB .................... ..........................90Dolphin . ..........................................90Doosan Infracore America .............81Droeg Financial Services ..........32,89Dynamic Machine & Fabrication .37,94E Solutions .............. .......................88East Valley Precision ........1,42-44,98Ebbco Inc. ......................................82Echols Saw & Supply ......................81 Edge Technologies ........................84EDM Network ...........................24,85EDM Perform Access. .................... 86EDM Tech.......................................92Ellison Machinery .......5,47,57,81,83EMKA ...............................................87Empire Precision Mach. .................97EPSI .................................................99Evans Precision Mach’g .................93Exactitude ....................................100Faustson .........................................90Fine Line Fabricating Inc. ..............93Fine Line Laser Cutting .................99Fives ................................................82Flex-Pro......................................77,97Flow Corp ........................................81Foresight Finishing ......................100Fry Steel Co .................................... 85FutureWeld ....................................93Ganesh Machinery .........................83Gartman Tech Services ..........80,100Gateway Community College .66,91Geiger Electric Inc .........................82GHT Services LLC ...........................90Gibbs Precision Machine .............. 98Gilbert Metal Stamping .................90Gladhill Assoc ............................58,95Global EDM Supply .......................84Glover Precision, Inc. ..................... 95GMA Garnet ..............................46,83GMN USA...................................64,84Gold Tech Industries ................56,95GoSynergy .......................................31Grindworks .....................................91Group Manufacturing ...................92Hangsterfers .............................85,86Helical Solutions ............................88Hi-Tech Machining & Welding ..... 92HK Machining ................................ 96Hollow Metal Xpress .....................92Horizon Aviation & Machining .60-62,96Horizon Carbide ............................90HPMP ............................................100Hurco ...............................................17IMCO Products .........................54,55Ind. Metal Supply .....................58,86Ind.Tool Die ................................... 95Industrial Precision Grinding ........94Infinisys .....................................91,95Ingersoll Cutting Tools ................. 85Integrated Systems Inc ...............100Interstate Steel Salvage ...........28,87IPE Aerospace ................................12IPG .................................................. .94IRH ..................................................90ITDE ................................................ 95Jan’s Inc ........................................... 96J B’s Prec Ind....................................95JC Machine & Motorsports ......................97

JD Ellen ............................................ 95JD Machine ......................................90Jemelco Inc ......................................88K D Capital .......................................81K-2 Manufacturing.......................... 99K-Zell Metals, Inc. ............................92Kerley Corporation ..........................83KLK Inc ..............................................96Kloeckner Metals .............................85Klontech Indus. Sales ......................81KTR Machine ....................................82Kurt Manufacturing Co. ..................86Kwik Mark Inc ..................................82L&W Machine Co. ...........................95LA Specialties ...................................95LAI International ............................. 90Larry Arroues and Assoc. ................84Layke Inc ..........................................91Layke Tactical ................................. 89Lindel Engineering ..........................93Lone Arrow ......................................84Louie’s Black Oxide .........................92Louie’s Gun Finishing ......................94LRW Cutting Tools .................... 37,87Lynch Brothers .................................94Machinery Sales .............................. 83Magnum Prec.............15,49,81-83,89Makino ........................................21,81Marshall Tool & Supply ..................87MarZee .......................................50,93Mario Pinto ......................................88Matrix Machine ..........................90,91McFarland Machine .........................96MEI Rigging..................................... 89Mesa Machinery ........................66,83Metalcraft Inc. ..................................95Metals Eng & Testing Labs .............91Methods West ............................. 3,83Metzfab ............................................92Micropulse West ............................ 90Midaco Corp ....................................91Milco Wire EDM/Waterjet ..............91MLC CAD Systems ...........................88Moore Tool & Equip .......................83Morsch Machine ............................. 90MUT Cloud .......................................46NAI Horizon .....................................63National Bank of Arizona ............... 89National Grinding & Mfg. ...............93Nelson Engineering ...................76,92NFP Property & Casualty .................88North-South ...............................35,84OGP ...................................................82Omax ................................................83Omega Morgan .............................. 89ONA EDM USA .................................82Orion Registrar ................................95Osborn Products .......................91,93Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing .......48Paramount Leadership Group ........88Perceptron .......................................83Perfection Industrial Finishing .......98Perma-Finish Inc ............................. 99PGI ..................................................100Phoenix Grinding.............................91Phoenix Heat Treat .........................94Phoenix Metalcraft ......................... 99Phoenix Metal Trading .................. 89Pierpont Manufacturing .................97Pilkington Metal Finishing ...........100Pioneer Distributing Co. .................91PlaSteel .............................................92Powill Mfg ........................................94PPE Engineering ............................101Precise Metal Products ...................92Precision Die & Stamping ............. .90Precision Industrial Painting ...........91 Pro Precision ....................................93Profiles Tool & Eng ..........................92ProtoTech .........................................91Qualichem, Inc .................................85Quality Improvement Consulting... 89Quality Mold.....................................93

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Mynx – models 5400, 6500 or 7500

• For parts up to 60 x 30 x 24.6 inches

• Spindle motors from 20 to 40 HP and speeds to 12,000 rpm

• CAT 40 and 50 with Big Plus Dual Contact Spindle

• Rapid Traverse Rate 1,181 ipm

DNM – models 400, 500, 650 or 750

• For parts up to 85 x 30 x 25.6 inches

• Spindle motors from 15 to 30 HP and speeds to 15,000 rpm

• CAT 40 taper with Big Plus Dual Contact Spindle

• Rapid Traverse Rate 1,889 ipm

Looking for speed…power…precision…quick setups…conversational programming, all in a rugged, budget-beating VMC? Whatever you need, look for Doosan’s Mynx or DNM to have it.


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