a2z manufacturing magazine aug-sept 2014

Regional Manufacturing Magazine West Coast Edition (WA, OR, and CA)

Vol. 4, No. 3, Aug/Sept 2014Front Cover Story

Regional Manufacturing Magazine

Vol. 4, No. 3, Aug/Sept 2014Front Cover Story

A.R.E. ManufacturingThe Manufacturing LeaderAchieving The Long Term

Prosperity Of TheirCompany, Employees, And

Customers

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DMI International Is Your Plus-Manufacturing Partner

Precision Quality + So Much More

DMI International is a North Plains, Oregon manufacturing company specializing in precision machining and high end assembly solutions. DMI has been bringing manufacturing solutions to their customers for over 25 years.

+ Proven Track Record Of Delivering On Time+ 3-Axis Vertical CNC Machining + Guaranteed Quality And Conformance To Specifications.+ Fast Turn Around Times + Measurement Equipment, Certified To National Bureau Of Standards+ Design Services And Engineering.+ Surface Finishing Including Paint, Silkscreen Nomenclature, Embossing, And Plating.+ Certified ITAR Compliant.+ Fabrication Services.+ 3D Printing In PLA, ABS, And Other Materials.+ Welding, For Stainless, Aluminum, and Steel.+ Manufactures PlasticFab-3D.com Components

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Welcome to Cascade Systems Technology

Proud American Electronics Manufacturer

ISO 9001:2008ITAR RegisteredISO 13485:2003UL Approved for PCB and Cable AssembliesRoHS Compliant

Cascade Systems Technology (CST) is a Hillsboro, Oregon based contract electronic manufacturing company. CST was founded in 1989 and we have been providing quality electronics manufacturing and engineering services to our customers for over 20 years. We specialize in the design and manufacture of electronic assemblies for a variety of applications.

+ Prototype and QTA Capabilities with Turnkey, Kitted and Consignment+ Seamless Transition to Production+ Fine Pitch, BGAs, MLF Packages+ Lead Free Processes+ Engineering Design Services+ High Density and Double-Sided Capabilities+ Flying Probe, and Functional Testing+ Supply Chain Management+ Electro-Mechanical and Sub-Assembly Builds+ High Speed SMT Lines+ Automated Conformal Coat+ OSP Process+ Microelectronics+ Flip Chip Technology+ Wire Bonding+ Die Placement+ Encapsulation

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Demonstrated Technology Leadership Starts with CSTOur Goal is 100% defect free products and to exceed our customers requirements.

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Published bi-monthly to keep precision manufac-turers abreast of news and to supply a viable sup-plier source for the industry.

Circulation: A2Z Manufacturing West Coast maintains a master list of over 14,000 decision makers consisting of fortune 1000 companies, small manufacturing companies, engineering firms, DOD & Scientific Lab facilities, machine shops, fab-shops, and secondary source businesses. It has an estimated pass on readership of more than 25,000 people. The majority of our readers are based in CA, OR, WA area!

Advertising Rates have remained the same since 1999, deadlines and mechanical requirements furnished on our website at: www.a2zManufacturing.com.

All photos and copy become the property of A2Z Metalworker.

The Publisher assumes no responsibility for the contents of any advertisement, and all representations are those of the advertiser and not that of the publisher.

The Publisher is not liable to any advertiser for any misprints or errors not the fault of the publisher, and in such event, the limit of the publisher's liability shall only be the amount of the publishers charge for such advertising.

CONTRIBUTORSLinda Daly, Hugh Taylor, Eugene Wirth, Stephen

Hannemann, Kate Carpenter

CoverThis Month’s Cover - Shop Profile, & Articles:

A.R.E. MFG & Ellison Technologies,Northwest Swiss & BMSC,

SigmaTEK, Helical

Published by:A2Z Manufacturing West Coast

PUBLISHERS/EDITORSKim Carpenter & Linda [email protected]

Mail Address: PO Box 33857Portland, OR 97292

Telephone: (480) 773-3239Website: www.A2ZManufacturing.com

E-mail:[email protected]

A2Z MANUFACTURING West Coast • 4 • AUG/SEPT 2014

Announcements/Releases ....................6-21Front Cover & Shop Profile .............1,24-25Feature Articles .............................. 34,43,50Buyers Guide Equipment ....................70-75Buyers Guide Processes ......................76-81Card Gallery ........................................70-81Index Of Advertisers ...............................82Editorial .................................. Throughout

The American way…

Author William Herberg offers the following definition:

The American Way of life is individualistic, dynamic, and pragmatic. It affirms the supreme value and dignity of the individual; it stresses incessant activity on his part, for he is never to rest but is always to be striving to “get ahead”; it defines an ethic of self-reliance, merit, and character, and judges by achievement: “deeds, not creeds” are what count. The “American Way of Life” is humanitarian, “forward-looking”, and optimistic. Americans are easily the most generous and philanthropic people in the world, in terms of their ready and

unstinting response to suffering anywhere on the globe. The American believes in progress, in self-improvement, and quite fanatically in education. But above all, the American is idealistic. And because they are so idealistic, Americans tend to be moralistic; they are inclined to see all issues as plain and simple, black and white, issues of morality.

The People and Cultures:

If everyone in the United States were in a line, that line would go around the world almost seven times. There are over 150,000 different last names and at least 5,000 different first names. Many come from other countries, and that is why the United States is called a “Melting Pot.” By bringing culture from other countries, the people have added to the richness and variety of this country. We are like a giant tapestry woven into it the ideals, dreams, desires, and values of many citizens.

• Spanish (37.6 million). Spanish is the most widely spoken language in the US besides English; it can now be heard in cities and towns across America.

• Chinese (2.9m) Major concentrations of Chinese speakers are in San Francisco and New York, though Chinatowns can be found in dozens of smaller cities throughout the US.

• Tagalog (1.6m) The main language of the Philippines, Tagalog is the third most widely spoken foreign language in US homes. Chicago, Houston, and Washington, D.C. all have significant Tagalog communities.

• Vietnamese (1.4m). Vietnamese immigrants came to the US in large numbers after the Vietnam War ended. Over half of Vietnamese speakers reside in two US states—Texas and California.• French (1.3.m). The two biggest French strongholds in the US are in Louisiana and New England. • Korean (1.1m). There is a Koreatown in both L.A. and New York. In fact, the ethnic Korean population of the entire New York City metropolitan area is second only to that of Korea.

• German (1.1m). German’s influence can be traced to waves of immigration, notably that between 1820 and 1870, when some 2 million landed on US shores. Today, there are pockets of German speakers throughout the US, with two of the most well-known concentrations in Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

• Arabic (952,000). According to the Arab-American Institute, California and Michigan have the highest numbers of Arabic-Americans in the country. Over 40% of the population of Dearborn, Michigan is of Arabic ancestry.

• Russian (906,000). Russian enjoys minority status in some two dozen countries—including the US. Major Russian enclaves are in San Francisco and New York City.

Americans are passionate, we are hard working, we are independent, we are honest, we are people who make a difference, and we will never back down from what we founded our country on, Freedom. Freedom to be individuals: Speech, Religion, and Thinking. We think, therefore we are! Period! If we will continue to be great, all we need to do is: Think it, Live it, and Do It.

We hope to see you at one of the greatest machine tool shows in the world, IMTS. Until next issue, God Bless our American Troops and God Bless American Manufacturing!

Kim Carpenter

Editor’s Corner

Ryerson simplifies customer manufacturingand procurement. From one-of-a-kindcomponents to parts in productionquantities, our one-stop shopping reducesoverall costs and streamlines operations.

Lower Production CostsTrim outsourcing handling costs andinspection points. Eliminate scrap handlingcosts and inspection points. Minimize capitalexpenditures. Our ready-to-assemble partsreduce customer work-in-process inventory.

Consolidate Supplier BaseSave transportation and administrativecosts. We’re responsible for all work

performed, even for services of our extendedfabrication network. We screen and audit allof our sources.

Increase FlexibilityTest new designs and prototypes withouttying up machines or employees. We knowfabrication and materials and recommendthe best for customer applications.

Meet Demand FluctuationsEliminate bottlenecks. Avoid capacityoverloads. Eliminate capital tied up inunderutilized equipment. We help customersfocus on core competencies and meetprocessing requirements.

Carbon Steel Bar• CF1018 ROUNDS – 3/16" THRU 6"• CF1018 SQUARES – 1/4" THRU 6"• CF1018 FLATS – 1/8" X 1/2" THRU 3-1/2" X 6"• CF1045 ROUNDS – 3/4" THRU 6"• CF1144 STRESSPROOF ROUNDS – 1/2" THRU 4-1/2"• CF12L14 ROUNDS – 1/2" THRU 6"

Alloy Steel Bar• CF4140ANN ROUNDS – 3/4" THRU 4-1/2"• CF8620ANN ROUNDS – 1-1/8" THRU 4-3/4"• CF4140HT ROUNDS – 3/4" THRU 3-1/2"• HR4140ANN ROUNDS – 1-1/2" THRU 24"

Carbon Steel Tube• ERW STEEL TUBE – 1/2"OD X .049W THRU 6"0D X .188W• ORN STEEL TUBE – 1/2"SQ X .065W THRU 4"SQ X .120W• STRUCT STEEL TUBE – 1-1/2"SQ THRU 6"SQ X .250W

(INCLUDING RECTANGLES)

Stainless Steel Bar• 303, 304L, 316L, 17-4 ROUNDS – 1/8" THRU 12"• 304L, 316L PLATE CUT FLATS – 1/8" X 1/2" THRU 1/2" X 8"• 303, 304L, 316L ROLLED BAR – 1/4" X 3/4" THRU 1-1/2" X 2"• 304L, 316L ANGLES – 3/4" X 3/4" X 1/8" THRU 4" X 4" X 1/2"• 304L, 316L CHANNELS – 2" X 1" X 1/8" THRU 6" X 4" X 3/8"

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Stainless Steel Tube• 304 SQUARE TUBE – 1/2"SQ X .065W

THRU 12"SQ X .500W• 304 RECTANGLE TUBE – 1/2" X 1" X .065W

THRU 12"SQ X 8" X .500W• 304 ROUND TUBE – 1/2"OD X .065W

THRU 6.0"D X .375W• AVAILABLE IN MILL FINISH AND

180 GRIT POLISHED

Aluminum Bar• 6061 EXTR & CF ROUNDS – 3/16" THRU 12"• 6061 EXTR SQUARES – 1/4" THRU 6"• 6061 EXTR RECTANGLES – 1/8" X 1/2"

THRU 4" X 8"• 6061, 6063 EXTR ANGLES, CHANNELS, BEAMS• 2024 CF ROUNDS – 3/8" THRU 4"

Tube & Pipe• 6061, 6063 EXTR SQUARE TUBE – 3/4"SQ X

.065W THRU 8"SQ X .500W• 6061, 6063 EXTR RECTANGLE TUBE –

3/4" X 1-1/2" THRU 2" X 8" X .250W• 6061 EXTR ROUND TUBE – 1/2" X .125W

THRU 8"OD X .250W• 6061 EXTR PIPE – 1/2" SCH40 THRU 8" SCH80

Carbon & Alloy PlateWe routinely stock:• Carbon from general purpose to structural, PVQ

and improved machining grades.• Alloy in construction, case hardening, PVQ,

aircraft quality and abrasion resisting grades.

Plate processing:Oxy-fuel CuttingPlasma CuttingShearing

Aluminum PlateWe routinely stock:• Heat treatable, cast tooling and cast mold plate• Standard thicknesses to 16”• Widths to 60.5”• Standard lengths of 96”, 120”, 144”, 240” and 288”• Diamond Tread plate

Plate processing:SawingBand Saw CuttingShearingCutting to Length

Stainless PlateWe routinely stock:• All standard grades• Plate up to 4” thick• Coiled plate inventory: 36, 48, 60, 72” wide• Stainless floor plate in 1/8, 3/16 and 1/4” thickness

Plate processing:Plasma CuttingSawingShearingCutting to LengthPrecision Leveling



Announcements & Releases Coastal Metals Serving The West From The West,

With The Best In Customer Service

“You can’t sell what you don’t have.” This attitude continues to drive Coastal Metals’ committment to their customers in the WesternStates. To them it’s all about local stock. For that reason, Coastal Metals considers advertising partners like A2Z Metalworkera vital component in spreading the news about their extensive inventory of large diameter carbon and alloy bars.

“A high profile is worthless unless it’s a good profile,” explains Jerry Brooks, Coastal Metals’ owner. “Our service builds ourbusiness, as well as our reputation for having the stock to cover an order. We work hard and invest a lot of capital to earnthat image”.

Coastal Metals’ distribution hub and two sales offices in California offer 1-day delivery to most of its customers, including Arizona, where a new sales and distribution center is anticipated by 2015.

“Our sales staff has an average work experience of over 25 years,” Brooks says, “and we’re not afraid to use it. We all come from a service background and use it to keep Coastal Metals as the place to try first.”

For more information, call 1.800.811.7466 or visit http://www.coastalmetals.com.

Swiftcarb Will Have A Machine At IMTS Run-ning Their Superior Products IMTS booth

W-1194

SwiftCarb is now offering additional met-ric radii sizes

for our Superbee indexable corner rounding product line. Radii in En-glish standard and now metric sizes are available from .010 to 1”. Superbee indexable corner rounding inserts are designed with wash-out eliminating mismatch and lines. Their positive geometry allows for more aggressive

cutting while creating much better finishes. Proudly made in the US, please call us for details and come see us in Chicago at

IMTS booth W-1194.Ofc: 800-227-9876 Fax: 800-225-9876

[email protected]. SWIFTCARB.COM

TCI Precision Machine-Ready BlanksIMTS, Booth W-1267

Save on material prep time, set up time and cycle time, chip-to-chip

TCI Precision Metals will be showing its high precision Ma-chine-Ready Blanks capabilities to customers at IMTS, 2014, Sep-tember 8th – 17th, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, in the Tooling and Work Holding Systems Pavilion, booth W-1267.

“TCI Machine-Ready Blanks help shops make parts faster, increasing throughput up to 25%. This effectively increases shop capacity without adding overhead,” said John Belzer, President. With a single purchase order customers receive custom precision blanks ready to load directly into their CNC machining centers. Precision blanks eliminate the need for in-house sawing, grinding, flattening, squar-ing operations and outside processing. Each blank arrives deburred, clean and to customer specifications – guaranteed as close as +/-

.0005” dimensionally and as close as .0002” flatness, squareness, and parallelism. “Customers can use the time they previously spent in setup and prep for more productive use of CNC machining centers, adding to their bottom line profitability.

TCI Precision Metals will be distributing Blank Checks at IMTS for customers to use towards their next production machining job. The Blank Check entitles the bearer to receive a FREE Machine-Ready Blank to their exact specifications, +/-.0005” dimensionally and .0002” flatness, squareness and parallelism, along with a quotation for matching blanks in specified quantities. “This offer allows the customer to see exactly what they will be receiving before ever placing an order with us,” said Belzer.

Founded in 1956, TCI Precision Metals is a family-owned precision manufacturer producing precision Machine-Ready Blanks from alu-minum, stainless steel and other alloys. Sawing, Grinding, Milling and Finishing operations with the added benefit of being a plate and sheet distributor make TCI Precision Metals a one stop source for quality aluminum, stainless and other alloy blanks.

For more information, call 800-234-5613, or visit: http://tciprecision.com


Full Circle Development has been bridging the gap between de-signers and fabricators for more than 15 years, bringing an unusual combination of design and manufacturing experience.

Many small businesses cannot afford to keep engineering staff available, and many creative people with great ideas seek experi-enced help in getting their ideas translated into drawings and more importantly, into a machine-readable format. With more than 30 years of industry high-tech design experience, and a wide range of manufacturing process knowledge, Full Circle Development can be the right solution for the early phases of design.

Bill Gellatly, Full Circle’s owner, has the range of skills to listen carefully to initial ideas and concepts and then translate those ideas into sketches for conversation prior to investing in making complete CAD models. As designs emerge, requirements can be refined and honed to assure satisfaction. This application of early engineering work can be a big advantage in sensing the potential of a new product in the market, as well.

As owners or managers in fabrication shops, you are undoubtedly often approached my potential customers who are unfamiliar with the product development process. As a seasoned designer, Full Circle can bridge that gap, providing design guidance, screening for theoret-ical and practical aspects and bringing you designs documented for success. For more information call 503-867-6514 or email: [email protected]

Increase Productivity And Decrease Downtime. Midaco Pallet Changers Adapt To Virtually Any Size Machine Center. IMTS 2014, Booth S-9347.

Celebrating over 45 years in business, MIDACO CORPO-RATION of Elk Grove Village, Illinois USA, manufactures Pal-let Changers which adapt to all machining centers with travels up to 150” x 50” (3810mm x 1270mm). These systems reduce spindle downtime related to part loading and fixture change-over adapting to virtually all types of NEW and EXISTING machining centers. The Automatic Pallet Changers are servo driven and are designed to offer a fast pallet change time.

Today’s “Just in Time” marketplace is causing companies to experi-ence smaller lot sizes. These short run jobs cause significant spindle downtime due to fixture change over. When combined with part loading, first article inspection and emergency job interruption tasks, experts estimate that today’s average machining center is idle up to

70% of the time. At a conservative shop rate of $75.00 per hour this down time can add up to over $56,000.00 of lost profit per year, per each machine owned. MIDACO pallet changers are a proven way to eliminate unnecessary spindle downtime and rescue lost profit.

Once a pallet or load of parts is complete, the next pallet or job is transferred into the machine in seconds. Because all part loading and job set-up tasks are performed offline (without the operator leaning into the machine) both productivity and safety is maximized. MIDACO Automatic Pallet Systems are easily installed on the right side or the left side or sometimes both sides of a new or existing machine center to reduce floor space.

In addition to Automatic Pallet Changers, MIDACO has Manual Pallet Changers with pallet sizes from 16” x 14” (406mm x 356mm) up to 60” x 30” (1524mm x 762mm), Manual Rotary Pallet Changers with round pallets from 8” (203mm) to 12” diameter (304mm), and Micro Pallet Systems with 12.75” x 10.5” (324mm x 267mm) size pallets. Other products include Automatic Door Systems for Single and Double Door Vertical Machining Centers and Lathes.

Visit MIDACO at IMTS 2014, Booth S-9347 and WWW.MIDA-CO-CORP.COM to see how to KEEP YOUR SPINDLE RUN-NING! Contact your local authorized distributor or MIDACO at 847.593.8420 for complete information.

Announcements Continued Next Page

A2Z MANUFACTURING West Coast • 8 AUG/SEPT 2014

Doug Banks Sales Manager For Fahey Machinery In Lake Oswego, OR

Fahey Machinery has been serving the precision metal fabricating industry in the Pacific Northwest since 1962. Fahey Machinery is a small family owned business providing sales, service and support for the metal fabricating industry.

Doug Banks, Sales Manager came to Fahey in February of 2014 because he admired the great name Fahey Machinery has in the industry. Doug worked with Bill Fahey Sr. while he was the industrial sales manager at

Elumatec North America. Doug said, “Bill is an admirable man and I wanted to work for someone like him. I also wanted to work for a small strong company that allowed me to be myself and to have some fun and bring my sales skills too. Work is just work unless your having fun doing it. I really like my Fahey team and it’s a pleasure working here. I cover the territories of WA and HI, and I lived in Hawaii for 16 years. Prior to my business career I was a professional golfer. I decided to get a real job when I started my family back in 1985. Since I started what I call my real job I worked for Williams Form Engineering Corp., which was another great family owned business for roughly 16 years. They manufactured steel reinforcement for earth & concrete, such as bridges, tunnels & slope stabilization. After that I pursued a career in the steel industry, working for companies like L.B. Foster & TPL Metals. When construction decreased prior to 2010 so did the steel industry as TPL closed, that’s when I went to work for Elumatec out of Germany setting up dealers like Fahey Machinery as a distributer in one of 15 States that I covered. That’s when I met Bill Fahey Sr. and the rest is history.”

Doug loves his territory, beautiful Washington to the north and beautiful Hawaii his former homeland. Doug believes in solution selling and doesn’t believe in just making a sale. He works hard to find out exactly what the customer’s business needs to increase their business and then gets them what

they need to succeed. Also creating relationships in this industry is extremely important as people buy from people they like. Doug says,

“My goals and Fahey Machinery’s goals are exactly the same, we want to help our customers succeed. We will find them what they need even if we don’t sell it.”

Fahey Machinery is without a doubt your solution provider for the ultimate in precision fabrication equipment.

For more information on Fahey Machinery call Doug: 503-351-8692, [email protected],

www.faheyinc.com

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We believe first impressions are everything and are meticulous with our fabrication processes toensure quality throughout your order, from design to your doorstep. We believe anything ispossible. Our 6,000-Watt Amada LC3015F1-NT laser system cuts up to 1.25-inch steel, up to.75-inch stainless steel/aluminum and is the only precision laser cutting system of its kind in Arizona.

At AEI, we believe in our business and want to turn your first impression into a lasting relationship. Call on us today and let us show you why we are your West Coast fabrication source.

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Announcements Continued


Chevalier Machinery Engineers To Demonstrate 9 Machines At IMTS

Trade-show attendees can watch a Chevalier lathe team with a FANUC intelligent robotic demonstrating production efficiency.

Other innovative Chevalier machines will run their paces at the show.Chevalier plans to exhibit nine machines September 8-13 in Chicago’s enormous McCormick Place. The machines, many of which have been designed to increase production and efficiency, will be running their paces in a 5,000-square-foot booth on the IMTS showroom floor. Chevalier’s own engineers will be on hand throughout the duration of the show to answer any questions.

Chevalier’s exciting line-up of breakthrough machines include the new FSG-2440ADS automatic grinder, the new FBB-110L horizontal boring machine and the new FBL-520D heavy-duty horizontal turning lathe. IMTS attendees will also watch a FANUC intelligent robotic team with a Chevalier heavy-duty horizontal turning lathe, demonstrating increased production efficiency through automation. “IMTS is a great show to meet with the brightest minds and see the newest technology. And there’s no better place to learn, connect and network,” says Johnson Lan, Chevalier’s vice president and top expert on grinding systems.

“Chevalier values the opportunities only an in-person event of this magnitude can deliver to our clients. We will exhibit how our newest

state-of-the-art machines solve production issues. We’ll also discuss how we’re able to work with our clients to meet their production goals.”

For more information on turning and milling machines, please contact Herbert

Hou of Chevalier Machinery at: (562) 903-1929, extension 128. For information

on grinding machines, please contact Johnson Lan of Chevalier Machinery at (562) 903-1929, extension 126 or email:

[email protected] or visit us on the web at www.chevalierusa.com



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Ganesh Machinery To Exhibit At IMTS 2014

Ganesh Machinery to introduce latest innovative machines at this year’s highly anticipated IMTS 2014 event, where they will give live demonstrations and more.

Ganesh Machinery, the popular machine tool industry experts, has announced their participation at this year’s upcoming International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2014. The major industrial trade show takes place every two years and is one of the largest of its kind, featuring over 1,900 exhibitors and attracting over 100,000 visitors. Ganesh Machinery will be located at Booth # S-8045 & S-8048, where they will introduce their new multi-tasking CNC lathe machines, high speed vertical machining center, and a heavy duty CNC big bore lathe. IMTS 2014 is slated to take place September 8-13, 2014 at McCormick Place, Chicago.

Ganesh Machinery is set to unveil their latest multi-tasking CNC lathes at booth # S-8045, located on the main floor. Visitors will be given demonstrations on the new Cyclone-76 TMY (single turret twin spindle 4 axis, CNC turn mill center), Cyclone 52-BY2 (“ B” axis, 9 axis multi-tasking lathe 2” bar capacity, 36 tools are available with 18 driven tools & 12 driven B axis tools), and the Cyclone-32 CS (1.375” (36mm) bar capacity, with 27 tools and 11 live tools, parts catcher with conveyor, chip auger 10HP 6,000 RPM spindle).

In addition, Ganesh will display their VFM-2818 Express (vertical machining center), with 27.95” X 17.71” travel, CAT-40, 12,000 RPM inline direct-drive beltless spindle, rugged cross-roller linear guide-ways, 1,417 IPM rapid rates, and more. Also, attendees will be introduced to the Ganesh Heavy Duty GTW-3060 CNC Big Bore Oil Country Lathe, which features both front and rear chuck mounts constructed with fine grain, high-density Meehanite processed cast iron.

Ganesh Machinery is looking forward to displaying their latest high quality machines at this year’s IMTS 2014 event. They recommend interested parties visit their website today, www.ganeshmachinery.com, to make an appointment for the upcoming event and to peruse their wide selection of multi-axis & multi-tasking CNC milling and turning machines, CNC Swiss machines, Manual & CNC Big Bore Oil Country Lathes, 3-5 Axis VMC options, CNC slant bed lathes, and more. Or call them at:

1-888-542-6374 to speak to a live customer service representative.

www.industrialmetalsupply.com, 818-729-3333



New Spindle Sales and Repair ServiceHigh Speed - High Torque - High Quality

See GMN At IMTS Booth #N-7151

Superior Grinding & Sales, Inc. Continues Its Quality Improvement Initiatives

S u p e r i o r G r i n d i n g certified to ISO 9001:2008 some

time ago, but they are pleased to announce that they just recertified successfully with Eagle International. Wendie Flitton, President of the company, says, “We are very focused on continuous improvement for our customers. Along with recertifying to ISO 9001:2008, we additionally expanded our quality department with the addition of our new Quality Control Manager, Jeff Soelberg. Jeff has extensive experience in the processes required to manage a superior company, and we are delighted that he has joined our team.”

Superior Grinding is not just continuously improving their quality, but they continue to expand their capabilities with new machines and technology.

To learn more about Superior Grinding & Sales, and what they can do for your business, contact them at 801-487-9700, or visit them at superiorgrinding.com.

GMN USA Announces Their Presence At The

2014 IMTS Show In Booth N-7151

GMN USA is a subsidiary of GMN Germany, a world-wide supplier of high-speed machine spindles, high precision ball bearings, freewheel clutches, Spindle Repair Service and Spindle Sales and seals for over 85 years. Our well staffed facility in Farmington, Connecticut, provides spindle manufacturing, sales and service for the North American market area.

GMN has been designing and producing precision machining spindles for more than 75 years. This wealth of experience, coupled with the latest production technologies, is the basis for the design, development and manufacturing of the latest generation of spindles for today’s demanding machining applications. From high speed grinding to high power milling applications, GMN has the solution for all your machining needs.

In addition to a comprehensive range of standard spindle types, GMN also will design and develop special spindles to meet the specific requirements of our customers. GMN is a market leader for spindle technology worldwide, especially in the field of innovative solutions for precision and high speed machining.

For more information on GMN USA Call: Donald Loveless, 800-686-1679 or email:

[email protected], www.GMNUSA.comAnnouncements Continued Next Page

A2Z METALWORKER • 30 • Sept/Oct 2014 800-460-9014www.northsouthmachinery.com

North South Machinery4221 E Raymond St, Suite 100Phoenix, AZ 85040Local Office: 602-438-4291Cell: 602-391-4696

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The New York Times reports that according to research published in PNAS, “a doughnut created in a lab and made of silk on the outside and collagen gel where the jelly ought to be can mimic a basic function of brain tissue.” Specifically, bioengineers have “produced a kind of rudimentary gray matter and white matter in a dish, along with rat neurons that signaled one another across the doughnut’s center.”

After researchers “dropped weights on the material to simulate traumatic injury, the neurons in the three-dimensional brain model emitted chemical and electrical signals similar to those in the brains of injured animals.”

New Reports Hold Positive News For Service Sector, Manufacturing

Bloomberg News reports the ISM’s “non-manufacturing index increased to 58.7, exceeding the highest estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists, from the prior month’s 56,” and showing growth “at the fastest pace since December 2005.”

Factory Orders Rise 1.1 Percent. The Sacramento Bee reports US factory orders rose to a seasonally adjusted 1.1 percent in June, according to a Commerce Department report. Aircraft demand jumped 8.4 percent, but increases in other sectors “point to businesses investing with the expectation of economic growth.” Orders for machinery rose 2.9 percent, iron and steel mills rose 1.7 percent, and computers and electronic products rose 2.9 percent. Over the past year, orders were up 2.5 percent, and factory orders rose 1 percent from May to June when military hardware orders are excluded.

Home Solar Panel Installations Continue To Rise

NBC News reports that installing home solar panels remains expensive, but “a confluence of plummeting equipment prices, rising utility bills, new financing schemes and a raft of federal, state, and local incentives are encouraging homeowners across America to take the plunge and put photovoltaic panels on their roofs.”

In 2013, 792 megawatts of solar capacity was installed on homes, and that is “expected to increase 61 percent in 2014 and another 53 percent in 2015, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.”

Apple Receives Patents Related To Wireless Power System

Forbes reported that Apple “received two patents related to wireless power.” The patents “describe a system that would let you power up your mouse, keyboard and possibly iPhone, iWatch, etc. simply by plugging your Macbook Air into a power supply.” The computer would then “create ‘a charging region’ that would transfer wireless power ‘to any number of suitably configured devices.’”

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Faustson Tool, a worldwide leader in five-axis manufacturing technology, is expanding its reach and adding to the capabilities it offers clients to help maintain and extend the lead Colorado has established in high-tech manufacturing and precision machining. The company continues to push manufacturing in Colorado ahead through the adoption of new technology and its involvement with industry organizations and innovative partnerships.

Awards & RecognitionImplementing these innovations and providing quality work that sets industry standards has brought the company recognition. This spring Faustson was named by Ball Aerospace as its Platinum Supplier of the Year; and was nominated and selected as a finalist and Top 100 company in the state by the 2014 Colorado Companies to Watch awards program.

New 3D Metal Printing TechnologyFaustson’s motto, “We accept your challenge,” puts Faustson’s ability to manufacture and deliver anything the imagination can create front and center. An exciting new development for the company is the addition of 3D metal printing in 2014.

3D metal printing utilizes a variety of powdered metals and alloys to create complex, high-quality products from 3D CAD data. This new technology promises to deliver high precision and reduce design cycle times, and can create products that can’t otherwise be made using

traditional machining techniques. Adding 3D metal printing follows on the company’s decades-long track record of studying, acquiring, and implement ing the newest innovations in manufacturing technology, and bringing a variety of new capabilities to Colorado to better serve its clients locally and worldwide. New Industry Partnerships & AffiliationsFaustson President Alicia Svaldi has been appointed to both the Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (CAMA) and Manufacturer’s Edge (formerly Colorado Association for Manufacturing Technology/CAMT) boards, and she is encouraged by the developments taking place within the industry in Colorado. The company has been able to streamline its workflow with a recent partnership with Manufacturer’s Edge, freeing up time on its machines to satisfy a higher volume of client needs and allowing the Faustson team to focus on new developments. Faustson Vice President Heidi Hostetter sits on the Advanced Industries Accelerator (AIA) board for the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (COEDIT). Faustson is also working with a variety of academic, state, industry and manufacturing entities to help create a 3D printing curriculum for higher education in Colorado.

For more information, visit www.faustson.com, email [email protected], or call (303) 420-7422.


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Lambie Engineering applies its expertise in lean manufacturing to its equipment design offering its customers high quality cost effective solutions that eliminate waste in the production process. The company is 4 years old and is experiencing continued growth.

Two new employees were recently hired, Scott Brown, a Mechanical Engineer and graduate of Colorado State University, and Peter Aleksandrov, who is a graduate of Spokane Community College’s Automation and Electrical Maintenance program.

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American Manufacturing will be on Displayat Two West Coast Design-2-Part Shows

Design-2-Part (D2P) Shows, America’s largest design and contract manufacturing trade shows, will present two West Coast shows this October.

Up first, D2P will present the annual Southern California Design-2-Part Show on October 15 & 16, 2014, at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA. The show is expected to be the largest D2P Long Beach show ever so even returning visitors should have plenty of new potential suppliers to explore.

After very successful shows in 2008, 2009, and 2012, D2P will return to Portland, Oregon for the fourth time with the Northwest Design-2-Part Show on October 29 & 30, 2014 at the Portland Expo Center. The show is on track to be the largest design and contract manufacturing show ever held in the Pacific Northwest.

From design ideas, to custom and stock parts, thru final assembly, show attendees will find the instant answers they need at a Design-2-Part Show. For over 39 years, manufacturers nationwide have relied on D2P Shows as the best place to meet high-quality, reliable American job shops and contract manufacturers who can help them build their products better.

The shows feature exhibiting companies covering more than 300 manufacturing and service categories for the metals, plastics, rubber, and electronics industries. Attendees will get their best opportunity of the year to meet face-to-face with new suppliers that can improve their quality, reduce their manufacturing costs, and shorten time-to-market.

The Long Beach Convention Center is nestled on the waterfront of the ocean-side community of Long Beach, CA. The center is situated at the end of Interstate 710 and conveniently located within minutes of I-110, I-605 and I-405. Show hours are 9:30-4:00 on Wednesday, October 15 and 9:30-3:00 on Thursday, October 16.

The Portland Expo Center is a first-class state-of-the-art facility with plenty of free on-site parking for D2P attendees. The center is conveniently located along Interstate 5, between downtown Portland and Vancouver, Washington and is accessible from I-84, I-405 and I-205. Show hours are 9:30-4:00 on Wednesday, October 29 and 9:30-3:00 on Thursday, October 30.

For more information about the Design-2-Part Shows or to register for free show admission, please visit www.D2P.com.

SCT-USA Will Be At IMTS Booth # W-2228

More than 35 year s ago, Scientific Cutting Tools, Inc. was established as an innovative tool business based upon the simple marketing concept of providing customers with superior products, competitive prices and uncompromising service. The owners and employees started SCT with a fresh perspective in tool design techniques and an inspired ambition to succeed. SCT entered the tool business with one product, one customer, and one driving goal

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Fabricator Assists Customer Re-Engineer And Expand Line

Metalcraft Industries Inc, a precision components manufacturer, was recently approached by its customer to help develop their next generation of industrial protective computer enclosures. Metalcraft had previously been contracted Bytebox LLC to perform a complete overhaul of their enclosures. As the hardware industry has changed over the past five years, it became evident that another design change would be required and engaging Metalcraft was again

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ReSell CNC Announces ‘ReSell CNC West’

ReSell CNC opened it’s doors 8 years ago with plans to change the way used machinery is bought and sold. The company offers assistance

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Mike Mills, president of the new entity, will run the West Coast Division for the company. Mike

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Northwest Swiss Certifies For ISO And AS9100 Rev. C

Nor thwest Swiss i s a precision machine shop using both CNC and CAM Swiss automatic screw machines. Our business has made precision parts for the Aerospace, Defense, and Medical fields for over 30 years. We have an outside diameter limit of one (1)

inch in diameter and overall length of up to thirty six (36) inches. Our quantity varies from only one (1) piece to millions. We currently run over sixty-five (65) Swiss automatic screw machines for just in time deliveries. We specialize in hard to turn materials such as inconel,

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Northwest Swiss Announces our AS9100 Rev. C Cerification. We are a proud Made In America Manufacturing Company. We would like to be your partner for precision components and manufacturing. For more information on Northwest Swiss Contact them at: 208-772-4011, www.NWswiss.com

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Industrial Metal Supply hosted a Customer appreciation Party at the newly remodeled store in Riverside, CA. IMS had some West Coast Custom cars there along with a nice free lunch, live music, and they offered 20% off of all purchases for the day. Here are some of the pictures the A2Z Magazines took during the event. www.industrialmetalsupply.com

AEI Fabrication Acquires AMADA LC-3015F1 NT Precision Laser Cutting System

AEI’s nearly 20 years of working closely with and listening carefully to its customers has resulted in an acquisition of a high-speed AMADA LC3015 F1 NT Laser Cutting System to fulfill all precision metal cutting processes. The AMADA LC3015 F1 NT enables AEI Fabrication to cut metal up to 1.5-inch thickness with tremendous, error-free laser precision. Even the most complex designs are simplified and executed in 3X less time by AEI Fabrication’s AMADA laser, one of a handful in the United States.

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Plasticfab-3D is a new company manufacturing 3 dimensional printers t h a t m a n u f a c t u r e s commercial grade quality printers. The market is ful l of low quality, untested, un-reliable printers. The 12 Cubed printer was created to fill a niche for low cost high quality, and high volume printing. This printer is designed to last many years without issues.

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Nine and a half years ago, in 2005,two talented machine tool service engineers left the machine tool dealer they were both working at to start up an independent machine service business, which they called R&C Service Solutions. The 2 owners of this new business entity were Ray Beauregard Jr. and Cornel Loghin.

R&C Services was so successful that it was purchased by a national company in 2012, when it was just 7 years old.

Things just changed for the two partners when they bought their business back, and renamed it CNC PROS. Ray says,

“The acquisition by a national company was good for our business, but it didn’t allow us to expand our machine tool service business into other growth opportunities.”

Cornel says, “We have been asked over the years by some builders to represent their lines. We view our service business as a specialized repair business, and we didn’t want to represent a commodity style line of machine tools.” He continued, “When Miyano approached us to take on their line in Arizona and Southern California, we were delighted to accept.”

The Miyano philosophy is explained by Keiichi Nakajima, presidentof Citizen Machinery Miyano. He says, “In the manufacturing field of the 21st century, there are two extreme trends; one is ‘mass production and mass sales’ caused

by commoditization and standardization. Another is ‘production of many models in small quantities and/or production of various kinds and various volumes’, caused by diversification and individualization of customers’ needs. Thus manufacturing that pursues efficiency for

‘volume’ and diversity for ‘individualism’is required. We consider that ‘innovative manufacturing’ which achieves and fuses both of these directly opposed ‘mass’ and ‘individualized’ productions as a new value of manufacturing in the 21st century, and it expresses the value as ‘Ko No Ryosan’. To provide new added value and contribute to society through realizing ‘Ko No Ryosan’ is our business vision ...” This is the vision of Miyano.

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Optomec announced today that the company has been awarded a major project from America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute. The “Re-Born in the USA” project will focus on advancing additive manufacturing technology for the repair of aerospace metal components for the U.S. Air Force. Specifically, the team led by Optomec will leverage the unique advantages of LENS 3D metal printing technology, and the expertise of some of the world’s leading aerospace companies and industry organizations, to advance a reliable, cost-effective approach to replace conventional repair processes such as manual welding. The potential benefits of

using additive manufacturing to repair high value metal components include lower costs, higher quality, longer life and faster return to service.

Optomec will lead a project team consisting of 23 partners, including aerospace industry leaders GE Aviation, Lockheed Martin, United Technologies Research Center and Rolls-Royce, as well as a group of technical experts serving as lead contributors, including EWI, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, TechSolve, the Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Lab and Concurrent Technologies Corporation. The term of the project is two years and is valued at $4 million ($2.6 million public share and $1.4 million private cost share). This is the third America Makes project awarded to Optomec this year.

The goal of the project is to develop a set of specifications and a knowledge base of best practices in advancing additive manufacturing methods to repair aerospace metal components. This includes definition of optimum powder feedstock characteristics, improvements in process monitoring and control, and recommendations for part repair and sustainment applications specifically for the Air Force.

At the core of the project is Optomec’s LENS metal 3D printing technology. Unlike “powder-bed” additive manufacturing approaches, the LENSprocess can add metal onto an existing substrate of almost any 3-dimensional shape. Powder-bed processes require a flat, 2-dimensional horizontal base. This makes the LENS Additive Manufacturing process well qualified to perform repair operations. LENS machines are already in use around the world conducting repairs of ground-based high value components for defense and other industries.

“This award is significant because it highlights that repair is indeed a leading application area in the additive manufacturing landscape. Additionally, it helps to demonstrate that printing onto existing structures in 3D space is a unique and enabling aspect of Optomec 3D printing technologies,” said Dr. Richard Grylls, Optomec LENS General Manager and Re-Born in the USA project leader. “We are looking forward to working with our partners to deliver a repair methodology that addresses the current challenges faced by the Air Force and provides a framework for the potential adoption of additive manufacturing repair processes throughout the aircraft industry. Together we will demonstrate the benefits of additive manufacturing over traditional welding techniques and enable a

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About America Makes

America Makes is the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute. As the national accelerator for additive manufacturing and 3D printing (3DP), America Makes is the nation’s leading and collaborative partner in Additive Manufacturing and 3DP technology research, discovery, creation and innovation. Structured as a public-private partnership with member organizations from industry, academia, government, non-government agencies, and workforce and economic development resources, we are working together to innovate and accelerate Additive Manufacturing and 3DP to increase our nation’s global manufacturing competitiveness. Based in Youngstown, Ohio, America Makes is the pilot institute for up to 45 manufacturing innovation institutes and is driven by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM). For more information about America Makes, visit http://americamakes.us.

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Optomec is a privately held, rapidly growing supplier of production grade Additive Manufacturing systems. Optomec patented Aerosol Jet systems for printed electronics and LENS 3D Printers for metal components are used by industry to reduce product cost and improve performance. Together, these unique printing solutions work with the broadest spectrum of functional materials, ranging from electronic inks to structural metals and even biological matter. Optomec has more than 150 marquee customers around the world, targeting

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Boeing, Sikorsky to develop JCA for Army

Boeing and Sikorsky h a v e b e e n c h o s e n to develop the Joint Common Architecture (JCA) standard for the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Science and Technology program. JMR is part of the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) initiative to develop next-generation utility and attack helicopters.

The companies were selected by the Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, said a Boeing news release. “The Army considers the JCA to be the ‘digital backbone’ through which mission systems will be seamlessly integrated into the FVL system’s design,” said Samir Mehta, president of Sikorsky Defense Systems & Services.

Boeing and Sikorsky have also teamed up to propose a next-generation helicopter, the SB1 Defiant, which uses counter-rotating coaxial main rotors, a pusher propeller and advanced fly-by-wire system. Four teams are competing to provide a development aircraft, with the Army expected to pick the winning design in 2017.


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At a young age Alvin knew he liked making things from wood and metal. He grew up on a small farm in Rainier, Oregon and learned how to work with his hands. Alvin says,

“Machining was the only thing I ever wanted to do.”

“My first machining job lasted 30 minutes”, Alvin said. “I was set in front of a band saw and a drill press and was told, “Cut these parts and put holes in them”, and the person walked away. I was fired 30 minutes later -- I wasn’t given an opportunity to learn.” Alvin didn’t give up after this disappointment; he later enrolled at the Oregon Institute of Technology.Alvin says, “I take a lot of time with the kids that come in here. I want them to succeed. We mentor our employees, we take them out and show them how to do the job, we watch them make the parts, then we come back later and check to make sure the employee understands the training and that they’re still doing the job right.” A good company training program was so important to Alvin that he brought his daughter Megan in for a few years to develop an in depth training program. The training program is rooted in safety and is a key training tool for successful A.R.E. machinists today.

A.R.E.’s tool sales professional from Ellison Technologies is Steve Witmer. Steve has been working as a team member with A.R.E. for many years and really appreciates the culture at A.R.E. Steve said, “There are many entrepreneurs and startup businesses that have grown up in the Portland area and when they need a company to work with them from the prototype stage and make their ideas manufacturable, Alvin is always there to help. The A.R.E. team sits down with the customer and reviews their sketches/models and helps them with design concepts that will save them money and that will work in a practical methodology when they eventually go into production mode.”

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Alvin learned a long time ago the importance of helping people and the mantra of giving and receiving. He often helps sponsor interns through his company. He says, “About 7 years ago we sponsored a young aspiring engineer as an intern and now he’s an engineer at a major company. He came to us with a new project and he brought his head of engineering to go over the prints with us. We spent a lot of time helping them design cost out of the project. The production of this new design will basically come from sponsoring a young high school kid for 3 summers, working and learning the ways of precision manufacturing. The youth out there today need opportunities, and thankfully A.R. E. can offer this.”

Fresh out of college, Alvin went to work for Sherwood Instruments, a medical instrument manufacturing company. After 2 years there Alvin felt the desire to start his own business. The CNC machines he used at Sherwood were all Mori Seiki machines. Sherwood was a great employer, and Alvin says they allowed their employees to make parts after hours on the company machines. Alvin has this same philosophy today and allows his employees to run parts after hours on his machines at no charge. Alvin also encourages youth to look at machining as a vocation and is very active in youth groups throughout Oregon.

Alvin continued working at Sherwood Instruments for another 4 years after starting his business and divided his time between his job and the new business. Alvin says, “My marketing plan was to do it right and wait for them (the customer) to come back, funny but true. If I had a chance to make some parts for someone, I made sure the parts exceeded their expectations and they came back, and they told other people to use my shop. Soon I was working 80 plus hour weeks.” Eventually A.R.E. work overshadowed the time Alvin had and he made the decision to work full time for his business.

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A.R.E. most recently purchased a new DMG Mori Seiki NHX 4000 machine with a 5-station pallet pool. This machine is over 80% American built in a large manufacturing facility in Davis CA. Steve says, “I know A.R.E. can manufacture customers’ parts and compete globally. When a customer comes in here and he compares the cost of doing business in China or another competitive country, I guarantee he will get a better value and a lot less headaches, from rejects to logistics and communication.”

The last thing I asked Alvin is what he attributes the company’s success to and he said, “I think the real success of our company comes down to our people. We are where we are because of the employees at A.R.E. They have put in the effort, diligence, and hard work to make us what we are today.”

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Aerojet Rocketdyne, Orbital Sciences Launch Successful To Resupply Space Station

Aerojet Rocketdyne motors Sunday successfully helped boost an Antares rocket and a Cygnus cargo spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station.

Aerojet Rocketdyne motors Sunday successfully helped boost an Antares rocket and a Cygnus cargo spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station.

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Tax-Credit Bills Signal California Is Putting

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Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX, at the unveiling of the Manned Dragon V2 Space Taxi in Hawthorne, California, on May 29. The company is one of several high-tech manufacturers that California lawmakers hope to keep or attract through tax incentives.The governor’s recent signing of a massive tax credit for Lockheed Martin and a smaller carrot for Tesla Motors speaks to an emerging pattern by lawmakers and the Brown administration: Handing tax breaks to industries that promote high-end manufacturing jobs.

Chevron might be California’s largest company, but big oil hasn’t received any special tax treatment from Gov. Jerry Brown this year. Neither has the leisure and hospitality sector, which is driving much of California’s lower-wage job growth. Advanced manufacturing, particularly across technology sectors, appears to be this administration’s priority.

Days after Toyota announced in April that it was cutting 3,000 jobs from a Southern California plant and moving operations to Texas, the governor signed a ten-year tax break for commercial aircraft manufacturers. The bill was pushed by private space flight company SpaceX, run by magnate Elon Musk.

In June, about a month after Musk said California probably wouldn’t house the $5 billion battery factory being developed by his other company, Tesla Motors, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development rolled out a tax-and-regulatory-reform incentive package for the electric car manufacturer.

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The outgoing head of the US Air Force Space Command said the time is right for a new rocket engine to be developed in the United States, regardless of whether current engine sales are cut off by Russia.

“For our industrial base, for our leadership in rocket propulsion, it would be interesting to do a national program on a new engine to regain what I think is required world leadership,” Gen. William Shelton told reporters Tuesday.

He said he expects to know more about the future direction of a potential engine replacement in the “next couple of months.”

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In the past, Shelton has indicated the need for caution given the potentially high price tag on the program. However, if money was no object, he indicated a new engine would be his preference.

“I would say yes, let’s go, for those reasons,” he said. “I think there is a national security imperative here, the need for a mitigation strategy, and I think the industrial base would benefit greatly.”

Shelton acknowledged ULA for an initiative, announced in June, to fund research into a next-generation engine.

Boeing Awarded $250 M to Modernize NATO AWACS Fleet

Boeing has received a con t r a c t f rom NATO worth approximately $250 million to install digital flight decks and avionics on 13 of the alliance’s Airborne Warning and Control System

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The new technology ensures compliance with current and future air traffic control and navigation requirements, giving the aircraft broader access to airspace around the world.

“Increasing airspace access means greater mission efficiency by saving time and fuel during operations,” said Jon Hunsberger, Boeing AWACS program manager. “The improvements also provide the pilot and co-pilot user-friendly and customizable engine, navigation and radar data.”

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Revised Pentagon mid-year projections call for $26b more in procurement, research outlays by Sept. 30 than first estimates, according to newly disclosed figures.

Pentagon’s on-paper estimate now projects spending $110.7b on procurement by end of fiscal yr, up from $92.1b April forecast; as well as $63.3b in research, up from $56b, according to Pentagon spokesman Navy Commander Bill Urban.

Industry analysts in April said defense spending might plunge, based on Pentagon’s “Green Book” blueprint indicating drop in outlays for weapons, research of combined 18.5% compared with FY13.

Todd Harrison, defense analyst for non-partisan Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, says “new outlay projections” mean “near-term will not be so bad for U.S. defense firms as DOD previously projected”.

“However, I suspect most defense firms were not basing their internal projections on DOD’s prior outlay forecast, so it may not mean any material change for these companies,” he says.

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The contract, which kicks off funding for a second batch of full-rate production jets, runs through April 2018, the Defense Department said in its daily digest of major weapons contracts.

Boeing won a $2.1 billion contract in February to build the first batch of 16 P-8A Poseidon long-range maritime spy planes for the Navy, which came on top of $300 million in funds awarded earlier for certain materials that take longer to procure, such as titanium.

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Honda A i rcra f t Company announced today that the first production HondaJet achieved its initial flight, marking another milestone toward a ircraft certification and entry into service in 2015.

“With this first flight, the HondaJet program has entered the next exciting phase as we prepare for delivery,” said Honda Aircraft Company President and CEO Michimasa Fujino. “Today’s celebration is the culmination of extensive engineering and production efforts, and this is an important achievement in bringing the world’s most advanced light jet to market.”

The first production aircraft lifted off from the Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO) at 10:18 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. During the 84-minute flight, the aircraft climbed to 15,500 feet and reached a speed of 348 Knots True Airspeed (KTAS). Following a smooth landing, the aircraft and its crew were greeted by more than 1,000 Honda Aircraft team members to commemorate the milestone.

The aircraft was flown by test pilot Warren Gould, pilot-in-command. The crew completed several checks during the flight including low and high speed handling characteristics, avionics and system functionality including landing gear, flaps and speed brake operations.

This aircraft is finished in the new signature HondaJet paint scheme in a deep green pearl with a gold stripe. The new color introduction is in addition to four exterior color options available to customers, which also include silver, red, yellow and blue.

Aircraft production continues its steady pace in advance of entry into service. This steady build-up supports the company’s objective to have aircraft ready for delivery immediately after Federal Aviation Administration type certification is achieved. The HondaJet will be single-pilot certified and is currently offered for sale in North America and Europe through the HondaJet dealer network.

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Apple suppliers “have started manufacturing new iPads, according to people with knowledge of the matter.” Bloomberg says that according to two individuals, “mass production” of the 9.7-inch screen iPad “is already under way, with an unveiling projected for the end of this quarter or early next,” while a new version of the iPad Mini is “also entering production and will probably be available by the end of the year.”

California Legislature Expected To Pass Potential Tax Credit For Northrop Grumman

“With almost no debate, the state Assembly on Monday unanimously approved a nearly half-a-billion dollar potential tax credit for Northrop Grumman Corp. should it win a new Air Force bomber contract and build the aircraft in California,” the Los Angeles Times (8/11, Lifsher) reported. Now, the bill returns to the Senate where it is expected to pass. The Times reported that the bill is being “rushed through the Legislature” since Northrop Grumman pointed out in June that California lawmakers “were about to approve a potential tax break for Lockheed Martin Corp., which together with Boeing Co., is competing for the same defense contract.”

Stanford Researchers Make Progress Toward Developing Lithium Anode Battery

NBC Nightly News reported that Stanford University researchers “have taken a big step toward designing a lithium anode battery that would triple or quadruple battery life in all of our electronics.” The new battery

“could also help with some big ticket items like all electric cars and storing power on municipal grids.”

Forbes reports researchers at Stanford University “have designed a pure lithium anode with the potential to increase the capacity of existing battery technology 400%.” The researchers achieved their breakthrough by building nanospheres on top of the pure lithium anode. The protective layers of carbon have a honeycomb structure which stops the lithium ions from expanding and the anode from reacting with the electrode. The nanoshpere is only 20 nanometers thick.

Economy Adds 209,000 Jobs In July

The US economy added 209,000 jobs, according to a government report on Friday, “cementing the view of a firming US economic recovery.” The streak of six consecutive monthly jobs gains of 200,000 is a first since 1997. With the new jobs numbers, unemployment rose to 6.2 percent as more people are returning to the labor force looking for work. However, data on hourly wages show an increase of only 2 percent, which shows virtually no gain in purchasing power for wage earners and explains why many Americans aren’t feeling the full benefits of the recovery. The manufacturing sector added 28,000 jobs in July.


Boeing Breaks Ground On Wing Factory For New 777X

Boeing (BA.N: Quote) executives and state political leaders took sledgehammers to a 1960s office block on Wednesday to help clear the way for a factory that will make composite wings for the company’s newest jet, the 777X.

The 1.3-million-square-foot composite wing center at the site of Boeing’s massive aircraft assembly operation should cement the company’s growth in Washington state for decades to come, and reflects Boeing’s desire to bring more of its operations under its own roof. The previous generation of composite wings, used on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, are made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (7011.T: Quote) in Nagoya, Japan.

“We’re going to be a here for a long, long time,” Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Executive Ray Conner told a crowd of about 100

that included Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Governor Jay Inslee, senior Boeing executives, employees and officials from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 751.

The decision to build the wing in the U.S. marks a major shift in Boeing’s strategy after it outsourced wings and other major pieces of its carbon-composite 787 to suppliers around the world, a process that led to production problems and made the aircraft three years late in reaching customers.

Boeing’s decision should also ensure decades of stability and growth for hundreds of suppliers located near the factory and across the state, who will provide crucial 777X components.

“We’re bringing this wing home from where it is built for the 787. It is a hometown wing,” Gov. Inslee said.

The new wing factory will house three of the world’s largest autoclaves used for curing composite material. Each autoclave is large enough to hold two 737 fuselages, Boeing said.

The building will be occupied starting in 2016. The first 777X is due to be delivered in 2020. The new jet, which carries a list price of up to $389 million and has garnered 286 orders, is expected to be 12 percent more fuel efficient than the current 777, which was introduced in 1995 and has become one of Boeing’s most popular and reliable wide-body planes.

Conner thanked the machinists’ union for approving an eight-year extension to their labor contract earlier this year. The agreement essentially traded union members’ defined-benefit pension plan for the guarantee of future work on the 777X.

Boeing said the extension was necessary to ensure the wing factory and the 777X assembly plant would be placed in Washington, and not in another state. But the vote bitterly divided union members.

IAM District 751 Local C President Ron Coen, who was among the dignitaries taking a swing at the wall, told the crowd he didn’t agree with the vote.

“But that’s the past,” he said. “We’re here today about the future, about promises made and kept by the Boeing Company.”

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Air Force Moves to Develop New Bomber

In a program so secret no one is sure how mature it is, the Air Force announced it was moving forward with competitive bidding to begin building the nation’s next generation of bombers.

“The new bomber is a top modernization priority for the Air Force and will provide the United States with the option to hold any target at risk at any point around the world,” the US Air Force stated in a July press release. Dubbed the Long Range Strike Bomber, or LRS-B, a request for proposal (RFP) was released to two pre-qualified industry teams.

In the press release, the U. S. Air Force revealed plans to purchase 80–100 LRS-B aircraft at a $550 million average unit procurement cost in base year 2010 dollars with an initial capability in the mid-2020s.

The aircraft design may have been fully developed using classified funds. The two teams consist of Northrop Grumman facing off against a Lockheed-Martin/Boeing team. Even more surprising is that the program may not be for a typical

single-design aircraft “but is perhaps several aircraft working together.”

If this sounds like a stealth procurement for a stealth bomber, that fact is confirmed by Breaking Defense (7/10, Freedburg), which writes “The Long-Range Strike Bomber is supposed to be stealthy, like the current batwinged B-2, but faster and significantly cheaper.” In fact, the RFP

may be “largely a formality rather than a real competition. But we simply don’t know.”

It has been so secret that, in fact, the announcement of the RFP was made to a select group of journalists prior to the press release, according to the Washington Post (7/11, Lamothe), who titled their piece

“mysterious as ever.” The article reports that the funding profile supports an already-in-production program, with $258 M in FY 2013 that ramps-up to $3.4 B in 2019. “…prior development would also help explain how the Air Force intends to get the system from a Request for Proposals to initial operational capability in about 10 years, when equally or less-complicated systems like the F-22 and F-35 have taken more than 20.” The article also raises speculation that it might more about streamlining a major purchase out of the public eye, unlike the difficult tanker replacement program.

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The U.S. subsidiary of British defense giant BAE Systems Plc is confident the Army will begin buying its kits to convert unguided rockets on helicopters into “smart” heat-seeking missiles, a company official said.

The so-called Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, or APKWS, converts a 2.75-inch Hydra rocket into a “smart” munition by adding a semi-active laser guidance and control mid-section.

It’s a low-cost option for precision strike, costing some $30,000 apiece, roughly a third of the price tag of an AGM-114 Hellfire missile made by Lockheed Martin Corporation.The system is one of several competing products targeting the global market for upgrades to the 70mm rocket. There are hundreds of thousands of the munitions in military inventories around the world.

Other products include the Direct Attack Guided Rocket, or DAGR, made by Lockheed; the Cirit made by the Turkish missile-maker Roketsan and the Talon developed jointly by Raytheon and United Arab Emirates.

BAE a few months ago announced its first international sale of the product, a $5.5 million deal with the kingdom of Jordan to arm a pair of Casa CN-235 gunships with the guided munitions.

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The Army’s lead office for missiles and space has already expressed a need for the technology and the service’s budget request for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 references it, he said. The request includes a $27 million line item for 741 Hydra rockets and other components, including about $4 million for 66 guidance sections,

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The Navy this year began testing the system in new 19-tube digital rocket launches aboard MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters. The launcher is almost triple the capacity of seven-tube launches on Cobras and Hueys.

U.S. Central Command last year test-fired the system on fixed-wing aircraft, including the A-10 Warthog gunship, the F-16 fighter jet and the AV-8B Harrier jump-jet.


Sub killers on Whidbey: High-tech Boeing attack planes to arrive in 2016

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The Boeing 737-derivatives, fitted out with anti-submarine weapons and sonar instead of seats packed with vacationers as found on civilian 737s, will start arriving at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in 2016, said Mike Welding, public affairs officer for the base.

Within three years the entire six squadrons of 42 P-8A aircraft will be at the Whidbey base, and the four squadrons of four-engine Lockheed Martin Electra-based P-3 aircraft will leave. Those have been in service since 1962.

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This will be a significant step for the Boeing-built submarine attack aircraft, also called the Poseidon, which have been a success story for Boeing. Assembled in the same building where Boeing builds wings for all its 737 models, the P-8A Poseidons are completed as surveillance and attack aircraft at a large hangar off Boeing Field.

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Boeing is turning to robots to assemble 777 fuselages to drill about 60,000 holes per fuselage and install the necessary fasteners.

The step, which Boeing has been suggesting for some time, is designed to increase the efficiency and quality of building aircraft. It also reduces the number of people needed to build the planes, which could be very good for Boeing’s bottom line and potentially bad for the local workforce.

The robots could help Boeing save money and build the aircraft to more effectively compete against Airbus, which is what is driving the innovation.

“This is the first time such technology will be used by Boeing to manufacture wide body commercial airplanes and the 777 program is leading the way,” said Elizabeth Lund, vice president and general manager of the 777 program, in an announcement.

Boeing will start using the technology on the current 777 line, in preparation for assembling the re-engined 777X, which starts in 2017.

In the longer run, robotization will help Boeing compete against future aircraft that could be built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, or Comac. This is because, as the Chinese also turn to robotization, the country’s historic labor cost advantages are to some degree being neutralized.

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Inslee added that Boeing has said it won’t directly reduce employment as a result of the robots.

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precision machining capabilities now include Multi-axis CNC Swiss lathes, computer-based “real time” SPC systems, and Computer Aided Design (CAD) technology for tooling and process development.

Today, NW Swiss is an ISO and AS9100 Rev. C Certified and a Honeywell Certified Supplier doing business in many sectors including aerospace, medical, energy and many more. The company recognized that the key to their continued success was their ability to help their customers to succeed in a competitive marketplace. NW focused on utilizing “lean manufacturing” tools and principles to drive continuous improvement in quality, delivery, safety and cost competitiveness.

Monty said, “Quality has always been a key factor for success and something we have always practiced. We’ve always had good processes in

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Carla Braden, Quality Manager for NW Swiss has been with the company for over 14 years. Carla said, “The NW Swiss Team has always been a high quality company and I had to make very few changes in how we handled things to comply to the ISO/AS9100 standards. The team embraced most of what I instituted and once they realized the changes were

for the good of the company and there was no option, they made the new system their own. The shop is running smoother, the job travelers and workflow instructions are more concise with a few more operations and detailed directions on what needs to be done and how to do it.”

Carla continued, “We contracted with a wonderful person Bretta Kelly of BMSC (Business Management Systems Consulting) and she and her partner Debbie were so easy to work with. Bretta gave me the confidence I needed to be sure I knew what I was doing. I needed that little push; “Yes you are going in the right direction and yes you are living the certification.” Bretta and her team interacted with our whole company and helped us all get into the swing of AS9100.”

Son Randy concurred and said, “When I first met Bretta I thought, this lady can take us to where we need to be. Bretta always had us meet as a team and act as a team. It made things easier to accomplish. The certification procedure was very easy and she was right, it wasn’t rocket science. It was a very reassuring process and helped us feel like we were precise, precisely where we needed to be and it verified we are a very precise machine shop.”

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Alcoa Continues Aerospace Push With $1.1 Billion Pratt & Whitney Deal

Alcoa recently signed a 10-year agreement worth $1.1 billion to supply jet engine components to jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corporation. As per the terms of the agreement, Alcoa will supply several key engine components, including the forging for the first ever aluminum fan blade for jet engines.

The deal is the latest in a series of developments for Alcoa in the aerospace sector. Aerospace remains at the center of Alcoa’s shift towards value-added products, as it looks to reduce its dependence on its commodity businesses.

Alcoa’s Aerospace Push

According to the terms of the deal, Alcoa will supply components for Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1000G, V2500, GP7000 and several other regional jet and military engines. The PurePower engines will be used in some of the world’s highest volume aircraft, including the next-generation Airbus A320 neo. The transaction includes UTC’s ‘One Company’ terms and conditions, which provide a common contracting approach between UTC and Alcoa divisions and thus facilitate future collaboration.

Alcoa is betting big on its aerospace customers to drive sales of its value-added products. The company maintained its outlook of 8-9% global sales growth in 2014 for the aerospace segment, during its second quarter earnings conference call. The large commercial jet segment is expected to grow at 12.1%, driven by a strong commercial jet order book, which represents nine years of production. The strong order book is also

reflected on the jet engines side with 23,000 engines on firm order. Demand for regional jets is expected to grow at 13.2%. For Alcoa, this represents sustained demand for its aerospace products for the medium term. Hence, it has increased its exposure to the aerospace segment.

In 2014 alone, several major developments in the aerospace segment have taken place for Alcoa. In June, the company announced the $2.85 billion acquisition of jet engine components maker Firth Rixson. Prior to that, it had announced a $25 million expansion of the Alcoa

Power and Propulsion facility in Hampton, Virginia. The company had also announced the setting up of a $100 million facility in La Porte, Indiana for the production of nickel-based superalloy jet engine parts. It also signed a long-term agreement worth $290 million to supply aluminum sheet to Spirit AeroSystems over five years. Spirit is one of the largest designers and manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial, military, business and regional jets in the world.

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CBS News reports that the National Federation of Independent Business released the May edition of its Small Business Optimism Index, which continued to show confidence rising as the impact of the harsh winter fades. NFIB said that the index rose 1.4 points in May to 96.6, the third straight monthly gain. It is also the index’s highest reading since September 2007. NFIB said in its release, “This is one of the best readings since mid-2007, with the exception of a few months in early 2012 when the economy made an attempt to pick up the pace of economic growth.” Still, NFIB warned that the index remains well below where it should be this far into a recovery.

Silicon Valley Leading Development Of Solar Storage Technologies

The San Jose Mercury News reports that commercial and residential “battery-based energy storage” is becoming “a hot new industry in Silicon Valley,” spurred on by new technologies in battery chemistry along with state incentives. The article highlights efforts by Tesla in particular to develop new methods of solar energy storage, as Tesla Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel notes that “We have to get to a 100 percent renewable grid, and storage becomes an absolute imperative to get there.” Additionally, California mandated that state utilities “collectively buy 1.3 gigawatts of energy storage capacity by 2020.”

Feasibility Of Solar Roads Examined.Popular Mechanics (6/12, Belfiore) examines the popular effort to raise funds for “solar roadways,” in which conventional roads would be replaced by solar panels and heavy-duty glass, which has raised more than $2 million in crowdsourced funding. The article highlights both the possibilities of such a concept as well as its popularity, noting a California Energy Commission study this year which “recommends building a piezoelectric road demonstrator to gather more

data on the feasibility of harvesting the vibrational energy of traffic passing over the road’s surface.” Popular Mechanics also cites comments by University of Michigan urban planning professor Jonathan Levine, who pointed out the technical and bureaucratic obstacles which prevent widespread construction of solar roads.

Google to spend $1B to boost global connectivity Google plans to invest more than $1 billion in an effort aimed at getting unreached parts of the globe connected to the Internet, using a fleet of 180 low-altitude satellites. “Google and Facebook are trying to figure out ways of reaching populations that thus far have been unreachable,” said Susan Irwin, president of satellite communications firm Irwin Communications Inc. “Wired connectivity only goes so far and wireless cellular networks reach small areas. Satellites can gain much broader access.” Source: The Wall Street Journal

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Boeing’s 20-year industry forecast calls for 36,770 new airplanes over the next 20 years. That’s an increase of 4.2 percent compared to last year’s forecast.

“We believe we’re well positioned for fu-ture growth,” said Tinseth.

Narrow body boom - The biggest growth in new airplanes is expected to come in the narrow body market.

Boeing believes the industry will need 25,680 single-aisle planes over the next 20 years.

“The single-aisle market is the backbone of the airline system,” said Tinseth. Boeing’s narrow body 737 has long been the most popular plane sold by the company. By late 2017 Boeing will start delivering the 737 MAX, a newer, more fuel-efficient version of the 737 which has already has a backlog of more than two thousand orders.

Boeing’s competitor, Airbus, will start delivering its new narrow body plane, the A320neo late next year.

Both planes will be in demand by low-cost airlines adding service on new routes over the next 20 years.

China, Asia booming - Another reason single-aisle planes are in demand is the rapidly growing airline markets in Asia, especially China.

In fact, Boeing expects the Asia Pacific region to require 13,460 new planes by 2033, with ma-jority being single-aisle planes.

China Eastern Airlines this month announced plans to start a low-cost carrier. The airline, which is run by the government, gave no indication when it will start its budget airline but, like other discount carriers, it will likely rely almost exclusively on single-aisle planes.

“Based on the overwhelming amount of orders and deliveries, we see the heart of the single-aisle market in the 160-seat range,” said Tinseth. “There’s no question the market is converging to this size, where network flexibility and cost efficiency meet.”

Through the first half of this year, Boeing has delivered 342 new planes while the total for Airbus was 303.

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Gigafactory gamble: Tesla picks Nevada for first site

Tesla Motors has broken ground in Reno, Nevada, for the Gigafactory. That doesn’t mean Albuquerque is out

of the running, the company said in its quarterly earning release.

“In June, we broke ground just outside Reno, Nevada, on a site that could potentially be the location for the Gigafactory. Consistent with our strategy to identify and break ground on multiple sites, we continue to evaluate other locations in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas,” the company said.

The company said it will determine the final site for the first Gigafactory in the next few months, but before that the four other states competing will still be locked in a bake-off to determine where the second site will be, the company said.

“We see these concurrent efforts as prudent,”

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The company also said it will increase its manufacturing capacity at its Fremont, Calif., facility.

Tesla, which makes electric cars, said in early March that New Mexico was one of four states that it was looking at for the new factory. The company needs to develop its battery making capacity to bring down the price of the most expensive part of its all-electric cars as it looks to make a less expensive, mass-market, version.

Tesla said the factory could be as large as 10 million square feet, and have a footprint of as much as 1,000 acres.

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Shift to Value-added Products

Alcoa’s aerospace push is central to its shift towards its value-added products, as it looks to reduce its dependence on its commodity businesses. The sale of aluminum and alumina constitutes Alcoa’s upstream commodity businesses. Demand for these commodities is broadly correlated with economic growth. These commodities suffered a steep decline in prices as the European debt crisis and slowing Chinese growth contributed to the decline in aluminum demand over the last few years. On the supply side, production capacity, particularly in China has not been reduced corresponding to the fall in demand. This resulted in an oversupply situation, which kept prices subdued. High London Metal Exchange aluminum inventory levels relative to demand also kept a lid on prices. This inventory has been built up partially as a result of aluminum being tied up in financing deals, which were made possible due to low interest rates.

In view of uncertainty regarding aluminum prices, the company has shifted its focus towards value-added products, which command greater pricing premiums and higher margins as compared to the upstream businesses. Alcoa’s shift towards value-added products is reflected in its revenue figures. The percentage contribution of the Global Rolled Products and the Engineered Products and Solutions segments, which represent Alcoa’s value-added businesses, to the company’s total revenues has steadily increased. This figure stood at 52.1%, 54.4%, 55.7% and 58% at the end of 2011, 2012, 2013 and first half of 2014, respectively. In calculating these figures, we have only considered third-party sales. The company’s value-added products accounted for 72% of its total segment after-tax operating income in the first half of 2014.

Thus, Alcoa’s business strategy seems to be quite clear- a shift towards value-added products, driven by the aerospace segment.

Machinists Unionize Leading Seattle Manufacturing Powerhouse Jorgensen Forge

One of Seattle’s oldest and most powerful manufacturers has been unionized by the Machinists, the most recent in a string of union successes.

The two-thirds vote by 100 workers to unionize Jorgensen Forge was certified by the National Labor Relations Board late this week, opening the door for contract negotiations to start between management and Machinists District Lodge 751.

The Seattle-based unit of the Machinists International is best known for representing Boeing assembly workers, but it has been organizing a stream of aerospace suppliers and other companies in recent years.

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Insitu is based in Bingen, Wash. Hartman will lead the roughly 800 employees that the company employs. The bulk of these employees are in the Columbia River Gorge.

“Insitu invested the agile small tactical unmanned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance category and continues to be a leader in the industry,” said Steve Nordlund, Boeing’s vice president for unmanned airborne systems programs in a written statement.

“As Insitu enters its third decade of operation, Ryan is ideally suited to push technologies and processes to continue Insitu’s strong, global growth trajectory.” Hartman is a veteran of the U.S. Airforce and U.S. Navy.

Insitu’s portfolio includes the ScanEagle and Integrator unmanned aircraft and Hartman will be responsible for building on that portfolio. The company designs, develops and manufacturers unmanned systems for commercial, civil and military applications.

As Oregon works to become a hub of unmanned aerial vehicles, the history of Insitu in the region is seen as major benefit for that effort. People with Insitu ties are already starting their own companies in the emerging space of civilian drone use and there are people already here with the know-how to help them.

Boeing signals it might further speed up 737 jetliner output

Boeing gave a further signal that it is getting close to a decision on whether to further accelerate output of its popular 737 narrowbody jetliner, which could lift production to 52 a month.

“We continue to see very strong demand,” Chief Financial Officer Greg Smith said at an investor conference, speaking about Boeing’s commercial jetliner business.

“In particular on the 737 there is more pressure on the upside, and we will address that in the months to come,” he said.

Increasing output by opening up more production slots allows the


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Boeing is currently making forty-two 737s a month, a rate it achieved earlier this year. It has announced plans to lift that rate to 47 a month in 2017, and has told suppliers that demand is sufficient to go to 52 a month later in the month.

A Boeing spokesman said the company constantly evaluates its production rates but declined to comment further.

Boeing’s Renton, Washington, factory is preparing to build the 737 MAX, a new version of the stalwart, single-aisle 737 that has new engines, much lower fuel consumption and is scheduled to enter service in 2017.

The 737 MAX competes with the Airbus Group A320neo, which also carries new engines and is due to enter service in the fourth quarter of 2015.

U.S. Factory Orders Rise 1.1 Percent In June

Orders to U.S. factories increased in June, led by demand for aircraft, industrial machinery and computers and electronics.

Orders rose a seasonally adjusted 1.1 percent compared to the previous month, the Commerce Department reported. Factory orders had fallen 0.6 percent in May after three straight months of gains.An 8.4 percent jump in demand for commercial aircraft fueled the latest gains. But there were additional increases outside this volatile category that point to businesses investing with the expectation of economic growth.

Orders for machinery rose 2.9 percent. Iron and steel mills had a 1.7 percent increase in demand, while orders for computers and electronic products were up 2.9 percent.

Excluding military hardware, factory orders rose 1 percent in June from May. Over the past year, factory orders were up 2.5 percent.

The improved outlook for business spending has helped drive growth. The economy grew at an annual rate of 4 percent in the April-June quarter, after slipping 2.1 percent during the first three months of the year when brutal winter weather closed some assembly lines.

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The increased demand has fueled hiring. The Labor Department said that employers added more than 200,000 jobs in July for the sixth straight month. Factories accounted for 28,000 new jobs in July. Over the past year, manufacturers have added 178,000 jobs, best 12-month stretch of hiring since November 2012.


Innovation Hubs Are Accelerating American Manufacturing

There’s a renaissance underway in American manufacturing. Even as rising wages and energy costs in China are leading more U.S. companies to bring manufacturing stateside, economic indicators point towards real industrial progress. The Institute for Supply Management’s monthly Report on Business shows that 15 of 18 manufacturing industries grew in June, and a composite index based on five industry indicators shows a steady expansion in manufacturing for the 13th consecutive month.

“Now, we need to shift the conversation to what’s behind the return of the American manufacturing industry,” wrote Forbes contributor TJ McCue in a recent article. “What can be done about the decline in traditional manufacturing jobs? and … how new breakthroughs in technology can alter mainstream manufacturing and affect national competitiveness.”

The Obama administration is proposing new program that could lead to breakthroughs in manufacturing technologies. In August 2012, the President laid the early groundwork for a plan to help revitalize American manufacturing through the development of innovative technologies and processes that could address McCue’s challenge. At the center of the administration’s plan are so-called Manufacturing Innovation Institutes—public-private hubs comprised of industry leaders, universities, and the federal government working together to advance manufacturing. Funding comes from an initial government investment over five years that must be matched or exceeded by corporate and educational partners.

The administration said in 2013 that it hopes to eventually establish a network of 45 institutes across the U.S., up from its original goal of 15. Germany’s Fraunhofer Society, a similar network of 67 institutes, is a partial model for the U.S. initiative.

The federal National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining established the program with $30 million, and an additional $40 million came from partners of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII). The flagship additive manufacturing and 3D printing institute, America Makes, opened in Youngstown, Ohio in 2012.

Since then, three more Manufacturing Innovation Institutes have been announced, each geared toward a particular field of manufacturing development and funded in a similar fashion. At North Carolina State University at Raleigh, an innovation hub known as the Next Generation Power Electronics National Manufacturing Innovation Institute was launched in January 2014 and tasked with improving energy efficiency. N.C. State and its partners will tackle the broad challenge by advancing the technology and production of special power-oriented semiconductors to improve efficiency in applications ranging from electronic devices to electric vehicles.

President Obama followed that with a February press conference that introduced Manufacturing Innovation Institutes for Detroit and Chicago. The Michigan institute, based just west of Detroit in Canton, began operations this spring looking at lightweight materials. Chicago now houses a Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute focused on digital technology and data management advancements.

At less than four year old, the program is still in its infancy, but the initiative is drawing praise from manufacturing leaders, including Proto Labs, the technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer of plastic and metal prototype parts I work for in Minnesota. Vicki

Holt, our CEO, applauded the government’s commitment. “The future of our industry lies in the integration of hardware and advanced software to maximize the efficiency, quality and affordability of manufacturing processes,” Holt says. “Leveraging the innovation of the American software community is the key to making American manufacturing competitive once again.”

Four more Manufacturing Innovation Institutes are slated to open in 2014. The administration is pushing forward on the first one with a competition led by the Department of Energy. The competition challenged industry leaders and universities around the country to prepare bids for a Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Composites Materials and Structures.


“If we want to attract more good manufacturing jobs to America, we’ve got to make sure we’re on the cutting edge of new manufacturing techniques and technologies,” said President Obama in a February press conference. “Typically, a lot of research and development wants to be co-located with where manufacturing is taking place—because if you design something, you want to see how is it working and how is it getting made, and then tinker with it and fix it…. So if all the manufacturing is somewhere else, the lead we’ve got in terms of design and research and development, we’ll lose that too. That will start locating overseas. And we will have lost what is the single most important thing about American economy, and that is innovation.”

Intel Unveils First 14nm Processor Aimed At Mobile Computing Devices

Chipmaker Intel is developing its first processor based on 14nm micro-architecture that will be

“thinner and run silent and cool” to power tablet PCs and thin laptops.

The Core M processors will first be available towards the end of 2014, before becoming broadly available in early 2015. The company’s micro-architecture marks its race to address the low-power computing needs of the growing mobile device market.

In addition to the Core M processors, Intel plans to add further products based on the 14nm architecture, codenamed Broadwell. The Broadwell chips are designed to run faster and more efficiently than the first processors in Intel’s Haswell line of micro-architecture processors.

The chip designers have packed Haswell-like performance in the Core M processors which offer longer battery life, are 30% more energy-efficient and do not need a fan to run.

“Intel’s 14nm technology uses second-generation tri-gate transistors to deliver industry-leading performance, power, density and cost per transistor,” said Mark Bohr, Intel senior fellow, technology and

manufacturing group. “Intel’s investments and commitment to Moore’s law is at the heart of what it has been able to accomplish with this new process.”

Core M, currently under mass production, comes several months later than Intel originally intended. In October 2013, the chipmaker admitted that the production of its next-generation Broadwell chip would be delayed by a quarter. At that time, chief executive Brian Krzanich said the delay was due to a technical glitch, dismissing it as “a small blip” in the schedule.

The systems will provide high-performance and low-power capabilities to serve a broad array of computing needs and products, ranging from cloud-based infrastructure and the internet of things, to personal and mobile computing.

The new micro-architecture will lead to new form factors, experiences and systems that are thinner and run silent and cool, according to Intel.

From a user perspective, it means the thickness of devices powered by the new chip will reduce from 26mm (in 2010) to 7.2mm (2014 with Broadwell), said Rani Borkar, Intel vice-president and general manager of product development.

“Intel’s integrated model – the combination of our design expertise with the best manufacturing process – makes it possible to deliver better performance and lower power to our customers and to consumers,” said Borkar.

“This new micro-architecture demonstrates the importance of our outside-in design philosophy that matches our design to customer requirements.”

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I am happy to join our existing team of Jim Elmore and Joaquin Gonzalez serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah. These gentlemen have been doing a great job representing SigmaTEK, but we just needed more people to respond to the sheer number of requests we had from companies in the area. We are excited for this opportunity to expand our coverage and physically visit more of our current and future SigmaNEST customers.

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SigmaNEST version 10 features the industry’s most advanced nesting engine to date, but that’s sort of expected as we have been doing that with each new release for many years. What I think needs to be emphasized is the ease of use, and the additional improvements our development team has made for the SigmaNEST user, based on their feedback.

SigmaTEK listens to, works with, and develops features to improve the way SigmaNEST is used by our customers. It’s a little like having a design team of 10,000 people offering practical insight to help guide enhancements. When our customers need a tool to help improve how they work, it needs to do the job well, but it also needs to fit within their manufacturing process. That only comes by having great features, in a flexible user environment.

You mentioned Steel Service centers prior to our interview today. Are Service centers a major focus for SigmaTEK?

The simple answer to that is “Yes”, but certainly not to the point of exclusivity. Our customers run the full range and include those who process steel, composites, wood, glass, fabrics, etc… We optimize the operations of laser, plasma, oxy-fuel, water jet, punch, router, knife, tube cutting, and press brakes. From the smallest job shop to the giants of the manufacturing industries -- all are searching for areas where cost can be saved and productivity improved. SigmaTEK offers a range of products and services for measurable improvements for all size companies.

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Any place where there is redundancy or wasted steps, SigmaTEK has examined it, turned it upside down, and looked at it again. Our in-house development team is passionate about improving where companies can find savings, and consistently adds industry-first features to improve these areas.

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During the past recession manufacturers were forced to scrutinize all areas of their business – with the shop floor being front and center. Manufacturers who clung to ‘business as usual’ are for the most part gone. As a result today there is a premium placed on automation. We have seen a tremendous return on investment for manufacturers who invest in best in class software to drive fabrication machinery and related manufacturing processes.

SigmaTEK CEO, Ben TerreBlanche had a vision 10 years ago, and began to build what is today the SigmaTEK Services Group. Headed by Director, John Leuzinger, SigmaTEK’s Services Group creates custom, Built-to-Spec solutions for companies trying to fill the void left by downsizing. Today automation breakthroughs have led to a stronger manufacturing return to the United States, and we like to think we have done our small part to help.

You seem very passionate about manufacturing; where does that come from?

Like many Americans I am fortunate to have a hobby, in my case its woodworking. Every weekend, I am in my workshop designing, fabricating and building projects. It’s not too much of a stretch to say I face some of the same issues my customers face in the manufacturing process. All fabricators are problems solvers, and when you have the right tools, ideas and passion, the results can be extraordinary.

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We recently launched a new web site (www.sigmanest.com) that details our products and services. There is even an opportunity to try the latest version of SigmaNEST through the interactive Welcome Screen. In addition the site has information and links on upcoming webinars, videos, and social media. Of course we encourage anyone interested to contact any of our team members:

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Trade Gap Narrows

The U.S. trade deficit fell in June to its lowest level since January as imports dropped sharply, led by lower shipments of cellphones, petroleum, and cars.

The trade deficit fell 7 percent in June to a seasonally adjusted $41.5 billion, from $44.7 billion in May, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Exports rose 0.1 percent to $195.9 billion, a record high. Imports fell 1.2 percent, the most in a year, to $237.4 billion.

Imports of petroleum products fell, cutting the trade deficit in petroleum to its lowest in four years.

The unexpected decline suggests that growth may have been stronger in the second quarter than the government initially estimated. A lower trade deficit can boost economic growth when it shows Americans are buying more U.S. products and fewer overseas goods.

The economy grew at a 4 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, the government said last week. But that figure included an estimate of the June trade deficit that was higher than Wednesday’s figure.

Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said in a note to clients that the deficit figures indicate growth may have been as high as 4.3 percent in the second quarter. The government will revise its figure for the April-June quarter later this month.

Imports surged in the first four months of this year, pushing the trade deficit to a two-year high in April. A slowdown in imports was likely after the surge, economists said.

June’s decline comes after the trade deficit was a huge drag on the economy earlier this year, slowing growth by 1.7 percentage points in the first quarter. The economy shrank at a 2.1 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate in that quarter, the worst showing since the recession.

But the government estimates that the trade gap was a much smaller

drag in the second quarter, subtracting 0.6 percentage points from growth.

The trade deficit has widened in the first six months of this year to $260 billion, up from $242.7 billion in the first half of 2013. While exports have increased, imports have risen even more. But higher imports suggest that consumers and businesses are spending more.

In 2013, the trade deficit declined by 11.4 percent. That reflected in part a boom in U.S. energy production that cut into America’s dependence on foreign oil, while boosting U.S. petroleum exports to a record high.

The nation’s trade balance in oil has continued to improve this year. The U.S. had a petroleum trade deficit of $105.3 billion in the first half of this year, down from $125.7 billion last year.

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An innovative personal theater system that’s scheduled for beta release has won Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland one of three new R&D 100 awards.

Technology developed at the national lab in Richland is being used for the Glyph, a headset display system. The lab also has been honored by R&D Magazine for technologies that enable better scientific analysis at the molecular level and that improve the efficiency of natural gas power plants.

The magazine annually selects the 100 most innovative and technological breakthroughs of the past year. The three awards announced Friday bring PNNL’s total to 93 since the start of the awards in 1969.

The research that led to the Glyph started as a way to improve the sight of soldiers on dark battlefields without creating eye strain.

Allan Evans, formerly an electrical engineer at PNNL with a background in medical devices, started thinking about how people see and tried to copy that, working with PNNL scientist Bruce Bernacki, an optics expert.

“All we tried to do is create light the same way that it goes into your eye,” Evans told the Herald after a Kickstarter internet crowd-funding campaign for the Glyph was started at the first of the year.

Evans and Bernacki came up with a headset display that reflects light onto the back of the viewer’s eyes.

PNNL has teamed with Avegant, of Ann Arbor, Mich., a company that Evans cofounded to demonstrate military applications for the headset, such as maneuvers at night and piloting armored or unmanned vehicles. There also may be applications for surgery or virtual training.

But its first use is expected to be for entertainment with the Glyph, a headset system with a bar that folds down in front of the eyes. It displays media from a computer, TV, game console or other device with a screen on the bar close to the eyes. The picture seen is comparable to looking at an 80-inch screen from eight feet away, according to PNNL.

The technology works like a miniature projector, using a micromirror device to reflect light into the eye’s retina. It effectively uses the back of the eyeball as a screen, according to Avegant.

Because the technology mimics natural vision, it produces a look more natural than an image on a screen and it reduces nausea and eye strain that can be caused by other display systems, according to PNNL.

The Kickstarter campaign brought in $1.5 million, more than five times its fundraising goal. The beta version of the Glyph is expected to be shipped to Kickstarter donors by the end of the year.

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PNNL’s other R&D 100 awards this year are for STARS and SALVI, short for Solar Thermochemical Advanced Reactor System and System for Analysis at the Liquid Vacuum Interface.

STARS allows natural gas power plants to use 20 percent less fuel when the sun is shining by injecting natural gas with solar energy.

That produces an energy-rich fuel called syngas, which power plants can burn to make electricity.

With the United States using more inexpensive natural gas for energy, STARS has the potential to reduce the carbon footprint of power production. DOE estimates that natural gas will be used to produce 27 percent of the nation’s electricity by 2020.

STARS uses a mirrored dish to concentrate sunlight to heat natural gas flowing through a chemical reactor. The reactor includes a catalyst to help turn natural gas into syngas. The system also has a heat exchanger to help recycle heat left over from the chemical reaction gas.

The system has set a world record with 69 percent of the solar energy that hit the mirrored dish converted into chemical energy, according to PNNL. STARS also can produce other chemicals, such as methanol and hydrogen.

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and sell this technology.

The team recognized for developing the technology includes current PNNL employees Robert Wegeng, Paul Humble, Robert Dagle, Daryl Brown, Dustin Caldwell, Richard Cameron, Richard (Feng) Zheng, Brad Fritz and Ward TeGrotenhuis, as well former PNNL staff members Shankar Krishnan, Steven Leith, Dan Palo and Jair Lizarazo-Adarme.

SALVI can be used to help scientists gain new insights about nanoparticles, bacteria, batteries and more, according to PNNL.

The system can be connected to certain scientific instruments to image liquid samples in real time to study how solids and liquids interact on a molecular level. Getting real-time imaging on the molecular level has been a challenge for liquids because they evaporate in the vacuum of certain instruments, including some ion mass spectrometers and scanning electron microscopes.

SALVI can take a sample as small as two drops and flow it down a channel to a window the size of a pinhole. There an ion beam performs analysis. Surface tension keeps the liquid from escaping the window.

The system has other benefits, including being able to be used by more than one analytical instrument at a time and eliminating the need for freezing or drying cells being studied.

Structure Probe in Pennsylvania is expected to bring the product to market by the end of the year.


First Leap-1As For A320neo Enter Production

Core assembly of the first pair of CFM International Leap-1A engines to power the Airbus A320neo is underway, marking the start of a production run that has already amassed firm orders for more than 7,500 engines across all three new-generation variants.

The A320neo flight-test engines are being assembled at General Electric’s production facility in Durham, North Carolina, at the same time as the first Leap-1C for Comac’s C919 is prepared for evaluation on the company’s 747-100 flying testbed in Victorville, California. Ground tests of the Leap-1B variant for the Boeing 737 MAX are also underway following the start of engine runs at Snecma’s Villaroche facility in France last June. The combined activity means the joint GE-

Snecma engine development effort is entering its most crucial phase yet.CFM’s initial market success with the Leap makes it imperative the engine performs as designed from the start, as the A320neo entry-into-service target of mid-2016 leaves almost no schedule margin for performance recovery or post-test modifications. While engine makers are used to pressurized development programs, the sheer number of new Leap engines on order for the growing wave of A320neo and 737 MAX in particular—added to the ambitious guarantees on better fuel burn and the rapid production transition to the new models—takes pressure to a whole new level. The engine competes head-to-head with Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G for the A320neo market, but is the exclusive powerplant for the 737 MAX and C919.

The Leap-1A will be the first CFM powerplant to fly in the No. 2 engine position on GE’s newly delivered Boeing 747-400 flying testbed. Credit: Negrerie Manuel

“We will be certifying the Leap 1A at the engine level in the second quarter of 2015 and then it goes on to power the NEO,” says Gareth Richards, Leap program manager for GE. The first two A320neo units, Nos. 101 and 102, are considered non-standard engines “because they have a lot of instrumentation,” says Richards, who adds that the units will be delivered to the Airbus facility in Toulouse near

the end of the year. The Leap-powered A320neo flight-test program is scheduled to run for one year and will be followed by similar-length test phases for the A319neo and A321neo.

The first Leap-1C engine has in the meantime been transported to Victorville where it will be attached to the first of GE’s two 747 flying testbeds with the aim of starting flight tests in early September. The first -1A, which is due to arrive in California about a month later, will be installed on GE’s more recently acquired 747-400 testbed. The two engines will then be tested side-by-side for several months from the fourth quarter onward, marking the first time GE’s flight-test unit has undertaken such an intensive evaluation period.

“We have tripled the staff at Victorville,” says Richards. “We are going from 50 to close to 150 by the time we are finished, and we are at over 100 already. Not only will we have another aircraft, we will be testing


the engines in parallel, so they are actually going to operate together. We will have two flight-test crews and two teams of mechanics operating three shifts, seven days a week.” The special test pylon, which attaches the Leap-1C to the 747, was delivered by Comac at the end of 2013 and has been configured with test wiring and is “ready to go,” he adds.

CFM expects to deliver the first flight-compliance engines to Comac in the second quarter of 2015. The revised schedule now calls for certification of the C919 to be completed by late 2017, with entry into service set for early 2018. The Chinese manufacturer revealed in early 2013 that it was extending the development schedule for the 158-seat airliner; at that time it expected to delay first flight from mid-2014 to mid-2015.

“Comac’s first aircraft is in assembly. We have seen it and it is coming along very well,” says Richards.

Despite the schedule change at Comac last year, CFM opted to adhere to its original test plan because of the similarities between the engines for the C919 and the A320neo. “Other than the externals and mounting, the turbomachinery and part numbers are common. Whatever we learn from the performance and operability of the -1C will be applicable to the -1A. The control software adjustment for the -1A will be based on the -1C experience, so we don’t see it as the -1C first and the

-1A second. We see it as two flight tests of basically the same engine,” Richards says.

The Leap-1C will be the first CFM engine to be supplied with a new-generation nacelle, and that factored into test-program planning. The nacelle was developed by Nexcelle, a joint venture between Safran subsidiary Aircelle and GE Aviation’s Middle River Aircraft Systems.

The nacelle configuration incorporates a one-piece composite O-Duct which replaces the conventional two-piece “D” doors in a standard thrust-reverser arrangement. When deployed, the O-Duct moves aft to the reverse-thrust position, eliminating drag links in the engine’s secondary flow path and increasing the efficiency of the reverser.

The Leap-1A following closely behind is a dedicated flying testbed engine with externals and structural modifications to enable it to fit

onto the 747-400. “That aircraft is in Victorville and has finished its modification and is also going to go through the same sequence. The pylon needs to be installed; the key difference is that it has Airbus systems. We are providing the pylon and Aircelle is providing the nacelle.” For the initial test-campaign units, Aircelle has contracted the work back to GE Middle River. “Officially, it is still an Airbus nacelle,” he adds.

While the upcoming flying testbed work is “a highly visible part of the program, it is not a difficult test from an engineering point of view,” says Richards.

“It is all about calibration and performance. What’s important to certification is everything else such as the [150 hour] block test, the icing test, fan blade out, ingestion, hail, rain, IMI [maintenance intervals] and extended range operations.”


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This summer, we’ve pretty much covered everything, hosting chats on marketing, heatlh care, education and sustainability.

in July, reporter Wendy Culverwell helped lead a Business Journal Roundtable discussion on manufacturing. She went into the event wanting to know one key thing: Why, exactly, do our state’s leading manufacturers do business here?

It’s a relevant question if only because of the industry’s heft. Manufacturing employs nearly 175,000 Oregonians, according to the National Association of Manufacturers, or more than one-in-10 private sector jobs in the state.

Of that, export-related manufacturing represents 22 percent of the total.

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Army And Marines Developing Driverless Car

Systems

The Army Times reports the Army and Marine Corps are developing driverless vehicle technology that they can roll out by 2025 as part of the Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System (AMAS). The AMAS system uses radar and lidar to read the road surface, lanes, and curves of the road, as well as detecting obstacles.

A “drive-by-wire” kit interacts with the controls of the car and the sensors that cause the car to react when it nears an obstacle. A June demonstration showed that vehicles were able to dodge obstacles and move in a convoy at about 40 mph.

Every parking spot at the International Space Station is currently occupied

The International Space Station currently has five spacecraft docked to it — the most that can be currently attached. If any of the world’s


space agencies, or private companies like SpaceX were to send up another spacecraft today, they’d need to circle until another parking space becomes available.

The spacecraft docked to the ISS are as follows: Soyuz TMA-12M, Soyuz TMA-13M, Cygnus 2, Progress 56, and ATV-5. The two Soyuz spacecraft are for ferrying Expedition 39/40 and 40/41 to and from Earth. The remaining three capsules are unmanned resupply vehicles. In case you’re wondering, no, I don’t know how NASA captured the photo at the top of the story — presumably there’s a camera on the far edge of the ISS’s solar array? Or it’s a render.

Cygnus 2 is the second commercial resupply mission by Orbital Sciences, which so far, in addition to SpaceX, is the only other space company to have picked up a lucrative NASA commercial resupply contract. Unlike the SpaceX Dragon capsule, Cygnus cannot return to Earth, instead burning up in the atmosphere. In other words, after delivering up to 2,000 kilos (4,400 lbs) to the ISS, the Cygnus is essentially a glorified waste disposal machine. (The astronauts aboard the ISS load it up with waste, and then kick it off into Earth’s atmosphere.)

ATV-5 is notable as the European Space Agency’s last resupply mission to the ISS. The ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle, is a beastly spacecraft with a payload of up to 7,700 kilos (17,000 lbs) — about twice that of any other resupply spacecraft. It too lacks the ability to return to Earth, instead

burning up in the atmosphere.

There are actually t wo r e m a i n i n g docking points on the International Space Station — PMA-2 and PMA-3

— but since the retirement of the Space Shuttle, there haven’t been any vehicles that can use them. PMA-2, which stands for Pressurized Mating Adapter, will probably be used by whoever wins the race to develop the next manned spacecraft — most likely Boeing’s CST-100 or SpaceX’s Dragon V2. PMA-3 is scheduled to be used next year by the

Bigelow Expandable Act i v i t y Modu le — a t e m p o r a r y module that will test whether inflatable/expandable spacecraft are viable or not. P M A - 1 , i n c a s e you’re wondering, is permanently in use: It’s where the US (Unity) and Russian (Zarya) halves of the space station join.

The Cygnus capsule is scheduled to be jettisoned soon. Some of Expedition 40 will then leave on the Soyuz TMA-12M capsule on September 11, and then SpaceX’s CRS-4 Dragon capsule will arrive a few days later on September 18.


AMTEC - Workforce Infusion

Students already enrolled in classes on the Everett Community College campus in Everett, Washington are currently scattered in temporary facilities over a 30 mile radius. They will take up residence in the 37,000 sq. ft. newly remodeled Advanced Manufacturing Training Center (AMTEC) building in late September. Welding, fabrication, plasma cutting, and water jet comprise just one area for the Certified Welding program. Areas for Composites, CNC machining and programing round out the comprehensive program that will soon be housed under one roof.

Pleas coming from area manufacturers calling for an infusion of qualified talent into our manufacturing workforce are about to receive a colossal response. A dedicated construction crew is working long hours as the new AMTEC facility rapidly nears completion. The framing, drywall and trim work is mostly complete. Classrooms are all but finished. Several large electrical service panels are installed in strategic locations, their mouths agape, looking much like a bad hair day as the final breaker connections are made for the dedicated equipment. One new partially uncrated piece of equipment sits against a wall in anticipation of filling lines with rotary compressed air. All the while the folks a t E v e r e t t Community C o l l e g e along with an estimated 200 local businesses and some 500 students are rapt with anticipation as the slated O c t o b e r 1 g r a n d o p e n i n g draws closer.

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Whether you are a sport fisherman, a conservationist, or simply like to eat good fish, the havoc wreaked by massive dams on river-spawning fish (like salmon) should concern you. Salmon are incredible athletes, able to propel themselves several feet vertically, but they can’t scale concrete walls by themselves. To get them over small dams, fish ladders or lifts are often constructed. Getting past major barriers, like the dams on the Columbia River, requires catching the fish and transporting them upstream

— n process that is too expensive to be implemented everywhere it is needed.

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Whooshh has built systems that can transport fish 230 feet with a 15 foot vertical lift, but says that its technology could be used to build transporters that would work at ten times those distances. It is already able to move fish at the rate of nearly one per second, but thinks that number could also be increased for large scale deployments. It actually doesn’t take that much pressure to move the fish through the tube — typically from 1 to 2 psi. Fish as heavy as 15 kilograms have been successfully transported, and the opening of the tube is scaled so that fish too large to transport can’t enter it. Importantly, fish seem more than willing to swim into the entrance of the tube, so there is no need to catch or artificially corral them.

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(Reuters) - The prospect of huge time savings, less waste and more design options have drawn aerospace firms to invest in additive layer manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, though it may be years before parts made this way are common in planes and weapons.

In 3D printing, components are made by building up layers of titanium or other raw materials using computer-driven machines, compared with traditional casting which involves taking a piece of material and cutting away to create the desired part.

The new technology has found a use in a wide range of industries, from designing shoes to dental technology, because it means complex prototypes and products can be shaped much more quickly and with much less wastage of expensive materials.

Analysts predict rapid growth over the next decade, which could boost the shares of companies that make the printing machines, such as 3D Systems, Stratasys, ExOne , Voxeljet, Arcam and SLM Solutions

. Another big company in the sector is EOS of Germany.

A McKinsey report this year estimated 3D printing could have an economic impact of up to $550 billion a year by 2025, mainly from consumer uses and manufacturing.

The technology is expected to have far-reaching consequences for the aerospace industry too, and especially the maintenance repair and overhaul business, because it reduces the time and effort needed to produce parts or find spare parts. Because 3D parts are often lighter, the process could also have a profound impact on the way aircraft and satellites are designed.

Aerospace and defence companies such as Airbus, Lockheed Martin, GE, Pratt & Whitney, GKN and BAE Systems are all investing in the technology, with BAE executives calling it “game-changing” at the Farnborough Airshow.

GE Aviation announced plans to invest $50 million in its own additive

facility in Alabama, while GKN said it was leading a consortium in a 13.4 million pound ($22.9 million) additive manufacturing research project.

In some cases, the technology is already being tried out.

The U.S. Navy, for example, is experimenting with 3D printers that could go aboard its aircraft carriers to print out replacement parts on site instead of waiting days or weeks for parts to be found and delivered.

Lockheed’s space business, meanwhile, has a 3D part flying on a NASA spacecraft called Juno that was launched in 2011, and is working with the U.S. Air Force to qualify parts that could be used on military satellites in the future.

Still, industry watchers caution it will be a while before the technology will be in widespread use.

GKN is looking at projects in its aerospace business and its metallurgy unit for the powders that form the basis of the process, but says it will take a while to generate profits.“It could be very important to GKN but it’s a long way off. It’s 10 years at least before it’s important,” Chief Executive Nigel Stein told Reuters.

While widely used in prototyping, it’s mostly only small, non-critical parts such as brackets for Airbus’s new A350 jet, hooks, or camera stands for fighter jets, that have been manufactured so far using the process.

That’s mainly due to stringent safety testing in the industry, where new technological innovations or even getting the use of mobile phones approved on flights can take years.

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“Being able to replace parts such as seat buckles and door handles without massive lead times is really interesting. If you can win hearts and minds that way, then you can move onto structural applications,” he said.

The technology opens new design possibilities too.

“Where we drill a hole in a part for the cooling air to run through, today we’re limited by a straight hole,” said Allen Paxson, executive vice president at engine maker CFM.

“Additive manufacturing allows you to drill a hole to be any shape you want. It could even be a corkscrew.”

CFM, a joint venture between GE and Safran, is taking the technology a step further and giving it a tougher test. The fuel nozzles on its new LEAP engine, due to enter into service in 2016, are made using a 3D printing process and GE is investing $50 million into an additive facility in Alabama.

BAE Systems, which has used 3D printed plastic parts as protective covers for items such as radio and shafts on the UK’s fleet of ageing Tornado fighter jets, is working with Cranfield university on a much larger metallic part - a 1.2 metre long titanium component known as a spar.

The piece takes 37 hours to produce, compared with around 12-18 months previously, BAE said. It hopes the technology will be ready to move out of the research phase within 2.5-3 years.

Livermore, Berkeley National Labs Win Seven R&D Awards

Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore and Lawrence Berkeley national laboratories have won a total of seven R&D 100 awards for 2014, recognizing the world’s top 100 industrial inventions for last year.

The trade journal R&D Magazine on Thursday announced four awards would be handed out to Livermore lab scientists for advances in thin-layer chromatography, a new spectrometer that measures X-rays 10 times more precisely than current technology, an optical technology

combining many small laser beams into a single high-power beam, and a method of optical polishing for use in the National Ignition Facility.

This year’s award winners, according to Livermore lab officials, could aid in identifying explosives and illegal drugs, make high-accuracy X-ray fingerprinting available to nonexpert users, upgrade fiber lasers for defense applications, and offer new techniques for polishing high-quality glass optics.

The Livermore lab has captured 152 R&D awards since 1978.

Lawrence Berkeley Lab scientists will take home three R&D awards, for developing faster ways to analyze the chemical composition of cells, new genetic tools to improve crops, and a bioinformatics platform for screening 3-D cell models.

The technologies could lead to advances in biofuels, food crops, drug screening and biomaterials, and to a better understanding of microbial communities, Berkeley lab officials said.

The Berkeley lab has won 73 R&D 100 awards.The winners will be honored Nov. 7 in Las Vegas.

Bell Helicopter, Boeing-Sikorsky To Move Forward In JMR-TD Program

Flight Global reported that both Bell Helicopter, with its V-280 Valor tiltrotor, and Boeing-Sikorsky, with its compound coaxial rotor called the SB-1, will build “flying prototypes” for the Joint Multi-Role – Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) program; both aircraft are expected to fly in fiscal 2017 for three years.

Moving forward, Bell and Boeing-Sikorsky will each receive “tens of millions of dollars” from the Army for the continued development of their aircraft, while AVX and Karem must find other ways to further finance their respective concepts.

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Membership at Surf Air has more than tripled to 900 this year.

Surf Air, a members-only luxury airline in California, has been making headway with its unusual business model: unlimited flying on its scheduled, in-state flights for a monthly fee. Now, the startup intends to significantly expand with firm orders for 15 new planes financed by a $65 million debt facility arranged almost by accident.

The Santa Monica company, which has raised $17 million in seed capital from a number of venture-capital firms and individual investors, took wing in June 2013, flying three used Swiss-built Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. planes, single-engine turboprops that seat seven passengers, from small airports in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara and Truckee, Calif. The number of members has grown to more than 900 from 250 this year, with another 350 on the waiting list, said Jeff Potter, the chief executive. F o u n d i n g m e m b e r s enro l led for $1,350 a month; the fee will rise to $1,750 on Sept. 1.

To meet the demand, Surf Air has ordered 15 new Pilatus PC-12 NG aircraft and taken options on 50 more. The planes have a list price of $4.6 million, according to the manufacturer, and with eight passengers and two pilots, they can travel 800 nautical miles without refueling. Fitted out in high style with interiors designed by BMW, BMW.XE -1.83% the planes are pressurized, can cruise at 30,000 feet and even have an enclosed lavatory, although Surf Air warns that it’s best used only in emergencies.

Mr. Potter, former CEO of discounter Frontier Airlines and membership-only vacation-destination Exclusive Resorts, was recruited early this year to work out the early kinks, which are manifold for a startup in this industry. He said demand so far shows that growth opportunities await on routes to other California cities, including Carlsbad, Sacramento, Palm Springs, Monterey, Oakland, San Jose and Orange County.

Once Surf Air wins regulatory approval to fly on interstate routes, Mr. Potter said, it may expand to another region in the U.S. Possibilities include Texas, Florida and the Northeast. The company also offers

“friends and family” and corporate plans.

The company faces plenty of competition. Commercial airlines have more frequent, often cheaper flights, but can’t match Surf Air’s use of small, luxurious airports, concierge check-in and lack of security screening. Charter operators and fractional programs offer on-demand, private travel but at much higher prices.


Commercial Aviation Market Soaring: Boeing

Increasing demand from low-cost airlines and booming airline travel in Asia – China in particular – drove Boeing to raise its forecast for new airplanes.

“It’s a market that’s exceeded our expectations,” said Randy Tinseth, vice president of Marketing,Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “With new and more efficient airplanes entering service, the growth in air travel is being driven by customers who want to fly where they want, when they want.”

Boeing’s 20-year industry forecast calls for 36,770 new airplanes over the next 20

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In fact, Boeing expects the Asia Pacific region to require 13,460 new planes by 2033, with majority being single-aisle planes.


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Increasing demand from low-cost airlines and booming airline travel in Asia – China in particular – drove Boeing to raise its forecast for new airplanes.

“It’s a market that’s exceeded our expectations,” said Randy Tinseth, vice president of Marketing,Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “With new and more efficient airplanes entering service, the growth in air travel is being driven by customers who want to fly where they want, when they want.”

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Public opinion of big business improves, but small business still rules

As the economy improves, more Americans have a positive view of big business, but they’re still more likely to trust small business.

That’s according to a survey conducted by the Public Affairs Council, a trade association for public affairs professionals. The survey found that 69 percent of Americans have a very or somewhat favorable opinion of large corporations, up 9 percentage points from a year ago. But 91 percent look favorably on small businesses.

Plus, even some folks who look favorably on big businesses don’t trust them to act ethically. The survey found that 47 percent say that have little or no trust in major corporations when it comes to ethics.

The telephone survey of 1,609 adults nationwide also found that businesses in some industries are viewed more favorably than others. Technology companies, retailers and manufacturers are trusted the most, while health insurers, pharmaceutical companies, banks and energy companies are trusted the least. This matters when it comes to public policy, because Americans are more likely to want more regulation of industries they trust less.

Overall, the public gives good marks to big businesses for providing useful products and services, and serving their customers well. But they say corporations aren’t doing enough to create jobs, and they

think big businesses pay their top executives too much and their rank-and-file employees too little.

Personal experience has a much bigger impact on Americans’ opinions about corporations than social media, the survey found.

Meanwhile, before politicians bash business, they should consider this: Government’s favorability ratings are far below those of businesses. Only 45 percent of Americans have a favorable opinion of the federal government, and 60 percent have a favorable view of state government.

Most Americans also think businesses should speak out on public issues, ranging from racial and gender discrimination to climate change. One exception is gay marriage — although most Americans believe same-sex couples should have the same rights as heterosexual married couples, 65 percent think corporations should stay out of the debate over gay marriage.

Americans also are uncomfortable with corporate lobbying — 50 percent said they’d feel less favorable about a company that hires lobbyists. But most support lobbying for to protect jobs, open new markets, create a level playing field., reduce business costs or even to secure government funding or grants.

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Construction of the $3 billion D1X research fab at Intel Corp’s Ronler Acres campus in Hillsboro dwarfs a nearby home. Thanks in part to Intel, Portland’s west side suburbs are booming with low vacancy rates, new construction and a major economic development win.

Intel Corp. has agreed to invest another $100 billion into Washington County as part of the extension of an incentive program that is entering its third decade.

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“Intel is a global icon that could focus future investment anywhere in the world, and they are choosing Oregon,” said Sean Robbins, Business Oregon’s director, in a release. “A planned $100 billion investment represents an unprecedented commitment and it speaks volumes about where Oregon’s economy is headed and our state’s increasingly competitive role on the global stage. This announcement also showcases the ability of the city, county, state and private sector in Oregon to collaborate and get things done.”

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EDM Materials & Supplies

Desert EDM Sales __________ 480-816-6300EDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782EDM Performance __________ 800-336-2946Global EDM Supply __________ 480-836-8330

End MillsHorizon Carbide ___________ 480-335-7688Micro 100 ______________ 208-888-7310Scientific Cutting Tools _________ 805-584-9495S.L. Fusco San Leandro ________ 510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez ________310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City ________ 619-477-7733Swift Tool Co, Inc. ___________ 800-562-0900

Filiter Mist CollectorsRoyal Products ____________ 631-273-1010

Fixturing/FixturesRyansDovetails.com _________ 253-876-9981

Guide Bushings, SwissEdge Technologies __________314-692-8388

Indestructable KeyboardsByte Box ________________888-bytebox

InsertsHorizon Carbide ___________480-335-7688Scientific Cutting Tools _________805-584-9495Seco Tools Inc. ____________503-267-4805Swift Tool Co, Inc. ___________800-562-0900

Jaws

Desert EDM Sales __________480-816-6300EDM Network ____________480-836-1782RyansDovetails.com _________ 253-876-9981US Shop Tools ____________ 800-243-7701

Live CentersRoyal Products ____________ 631-273-1010

Load Unload SystemsEdge Technologies __________314-692-8388

Lubricants / SystemsCutting Tool Control Inc. ________ 206-617-2201

DCM Tech _____________ 800-533-5339Hangsterfer’s _____________316-640-2462Hangsterfer’s _____________760-580-1357S.L. Fusco San Leandro _______ 510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez _______310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City ________619-477-7733Swift Tool Co, Inc. __________ 800-562-0900

Machine Tool AcccessoriesUS Shop Tools ____________800-243-7701Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. ___ 763-682--3122

Machine Tool Cool. Filtration

Cutting Tool Control Inc. ________206-617-2201DCM Tech _____________ 800-533-5339S.L. Fusco San Leandro _______ 510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez _______310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City ________619-477-7733

Milling & Turning ProductsVon Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. ___ 763-682--3122

Modular Spray SystemsSwift Tool Co, Inc. __________ 800-562-0900

Optical Mouse-Silicone BasedByte Box _______________ 888-bytebox

Parts Washing EquipmentEbbco Inc _______________800-809-3901

DCM Tech _____________ 800-533-5339Polishing

JRC & Associates, Inc. ________ 503-720-6354Precision Bearings

C & M Precision Spindle, Inc._ _____503-691-0955Safety Products

US Shop Tools ____________800-243-7701Saw Blades & Replacement Parts

Rocky Mountain Saw Blades ____ 303--761-3000Roentgen USA ____________760--900-1110SawBlade.com ___________ 800--240-2932

Solvents & Degreasing AgentsDCM Tech _____________ 800-533-5339

Solvents: Vapor degreasing Petroferm Inc. ____________317-371-8899

Solvents:Hand WipePetroferm Inc. ____________317-371-8899

Solvents: Mil PRF 680 Petroferm Inc. ____________317-371-8899

SpindlesSetco-Pope Spindles _________ 866-362-0699

Thread MillsMicro 100 ______________208-888-7310Scientific Cutting Tools _________805-584-9495

Cutting Tool Control Inc. ________

Sales Office23180 SW Price TerraceSherwood, OR 97140Email: [email protected]: 253Cell: 253

DCM Tech 800-533-5339Filiter Mist Collectors

LNlIMACHINERY INC.

Edward GieblewiczAccount Manager

970 Industry DriveTukwila, WA 98188

Toll Free: 1-866-437-7315Cell: (206) 300-3945Fax: (780) 437-7328

[email protected]

Web: www.newusedmachines.com

S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez 310-868-1010


Carlos R. LugoSales Manager

NORTH WESTERN, - ,- - - '"

MAC H I ~_ E R Y -

1222 S. Weller St.Seattle, WA 98144www.nwmachinery.org

(206) 583-2333Fax (206) 583-0698Cell (206) 898-6900

[email protected]


Jeff Saltness Manufacturer Representative - Oregon

Company Office 1410 E. Pine Avenue

Meridian, ID 83642 800-421-8065 208-888-7310 208-888-2106

Toll Free: Ph:

Fax:

www.micro100.com

Sales Office 23180 SW Price Terrace Sherwood, OR 97140 Email: [email protected] Office: 503-625-1578 Fax:503-715-0430 Cell: 503-330-5414

Tooling SystemsCutting Tool Control Inc. ________ 206-617-2201Horizon Carbide ___________ 480-335-7688Micro 100 ______________ 208-888-7310RyansDovetails.com _________ 253-876-9981

S.L. Fusco San Leandro ________ 510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez _______ 310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City ________ 619-477-7733Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 763-682--3122Western Sintering ___________ 509-375-3096

Vises & Vise JawsRyansDovetails.com _________ 253-876-9981

WorkholdingInnovative Tool Sales _________ 714-780-0730

APPRENTICESHIPS & TRAININGAerospace & Advanced Manufacturing

ApprenticeshipsAJAC _________________ 206-737-8342

Machining ApprenticeshipsAJAC _________________ 206-737-8342

Precision Metal Fabrication Apprenticeships

AJAC _________________ 206-737-8342Training & Education

AJAC _________________ 206-737-8342CAD/CAM/CAE CONSULTING AND

ENGINEERING SERVICESAnalysis, Design, Manufacturing

Daystrom Technologies ________ 303-619-3341Full Circle Development ________ 503-867-6514

Training & Technical SupportDaystrom Technologies _________ 303-619-3341

DISIGN FOR MANUFACTURABILITY3-D Plastics, Inc. _________ 503-720-0572

DOOR SYSTEMSAutomatic Door opening Systems

Midaco Corporation ___________847-593-8420FINANCING

Quick Turn Financial __________415-608-5692U.S. Bank Equipment __________206-948-0022

FORK LIFTSBixby Machine Tool Supply _______509-534-1208

GRINDING3, 4 & 5 Axis Grinding Machines

Chevalier USA _____________ 562-903-1929Custom Machines

Campbell Grinders Co. _________480-370-3800Grinding Filtration

Campbell Grinders Co. _________480-370-3800S.L. Fusco San Leandro _________510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez ________ 310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City _________619-477-7733

Grinding MachinesBixby Machine Tool Supply _______509-534-1208Campbell Grinders Co. _________480-370-3800Chevalier USA _____________ 562-903-1929CNC Machine Services __________425-788-4500DCM Tech _______________800-533-5339Ellison Technologies ___________206-669-3578Gosiger _________________ 937-586-5067Machine Toolworks ___________800-426-2052

North-South Machinery ________ 253-333-2439North Western Machinery _______ 206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools ______ 510-249-1000Starrag Group ____________ 859-534-5201Guard & Vacuum Pedestals For Grinders

Midaco Corporation __________847-593-8420Aircraft brake rotor

DCM Tech ______________800-533-5339Grinders, Rotary

Campbell Grinders Co. ________480-370-3800CNC Machine Services _________ 425-788-4500

Silicon & QuartzDCM Tech ______________800-533-5339

Manual Lathes & MillsGanesh Machinery __________ 888-542-6374Machine Toolworks __________ 800-426-2052North Western Machinery _______ 206-583-2333

Sawing MachinesBixby Machine Tool Supply ______ 509-534-1208Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031North Western Machinery _______ 206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools ______ 510-249-1000Rocky Mountain Saw Blades _____ 303-761-3000Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 206-818-6813 Western Machine Center _______ 408-955-1000

Saw Replacement PartsRocky Mountain Saw Blades _____ 303-761-3000SawBlade.com ____________800--240-2932

Punch & DieDCM Tech ______________800-533-5339

Used Grinding MachinesCampbell Grinders Co. _______ 480-370-3800

INSPECTION EQUIPCutting Tool Control Inc. ________ 206-617-2201OGP ________________480-889-9056Rosco Precision Machinery ______206-818-6813S.L. Fusco San Leandro ________510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez _______ 310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City ________619-477-7733

CMM ProbesOGP ________________480-889-9056

Coordinate Measuring Mach.OGP ________________480-889-9056

Laser TrackersMetrology Instruments

OGP ________________480-889-9056Optical Comparators

OGP ________________480-889-9056Particle Inspection Mach

DCM Tech ______________800-533-5339MATERIALAluminum

Coast Aluminum ___________877-398-6061Fry Steel _______________800-423-6651Gorilla Metals Inc. ___________855-516-3825Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______818-729-3333Laser Cutting Services, Inc _______ 503-612-8311Ryerson Corporation _________425-204-2601TCI Precision Metals __________800-234-5613

Aluminum ExtrusionsAluminum Precision _________805-889-7569

Tooling Systems

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]

North-South Machinery 253-333-2439

Expeditious, Accurate, Less Cost Why wouldn’t you?

3 2 1 Fixtures 503-329-0560 [email protected]

77 7th Ave • Seaside, OR 97138

Eric Macdonald



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DAVID LADZICK MANAGER

NORTHWEST REGION

SECO TOOLS INC., 8215 SW TUALATIN-SHERWOOD ROAD, SUITE 200 TUALATIN, OR 97062

CELL: 503-267-4805

OFFICE: 248-528-5990 FAX: 503-404-2440

E-MAIL: [email protected] www.secotools.com

DAVID LADZICK MANAGER

NORTHWEST REGION

SECO TOOLS INC., 8215 SW TUALATIN-SHERWOOD ROAD, SUITE 200 TUALATIN, OR 97062

CELL: 503-267-4805

OFFICE: 248-528-5990 FAX: 503-404-2440

E-MAIL: [email protected] www.secotools.com

UNITEDP E R F O R M A N C E M E TA LSO’NEAL HIGH PERFORMANCE METALS GROUP

888.282.3292 | www.upmet.com

14941 E. Northam Street | La Mirada, CA 90638

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www.SwiftTool.com

Coast Aluminum ___________ 877-398-6061Armor:Commercial

Service Steel _____________503-224-9500Temtco Steel _____________480-389-2883

Armor: Military GradeService Steel _____________503-224-9500Temtco Steel _____________480-389-2883

Brass Coast Aluminum ___________ 877-398-6061Coastal Metals ____________ 800-811-7466Fry Steel _______________800-423-6651Gorilla Metals Inc. ___________ 855-516-3825Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______818-729-3333Ryerson Corporation _________425-204-2601Sequoia Brass & Copper _______800-362-5255

BronzeCoastal Metals ____________ 800-811-7466Sequoia Brass & Copper _______800-362-5255

Carbon SteelCoastal Metals ____________ 800-811-7466Fry Steel _______________800-423-6651Laser Cutting Services, Inc _______ 503-612-8311Ryerson Corporation _________425-204-2601

Cobalt AlloysAerodyne Alloys ___________800-337-3766United Performance Metals ______888-282-3292

CopperCoast Aluminum ___________ 877-398-6061Gorilla Metals Inc. ___________ 855-516-3825Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______818-729-3333

Ryerson Corporation _________ 425-204-2601Sequoia Brass & Copper _______ 800-362-5255

Drill RodAZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600

Electrical SteelsFry Steel _______________ 800-423-6651

GarnetGMA Garnet Group __________209-6-63-9931

High Temperature AlloysUnited Performance Metals ______888-282-3292

Laser Cut MaterialLaser Cutting Services, Inc _______ 503-612-8311

LeadIndustrial Metal Supply Co. ______ 818-729-3333

Material SalesCoast Aluminum ___________ 877-398-6061Coastal Metals ____________ 800-811-7466Fry Steel _______________ 800-423-6651Laser Cutting Services, Inc _______ 503-612-8311Temtco Steel _____________480-389-2883United Performance Metals ______888-282-3292

Metals: Bar & PlateCoast Aluminum ___________ 877-398-6061Fry Steel ________________800-423-665Ryerson Corporation _________ 425-204-2601Sequoia Brass & Copper _______ 800-362-5255United Performance Metals ______888-282-3292

Nickel AlloysAerodyne Alloys ___________ 800-337-3766 Fry Steel _______________ 800-423-6651

Marzee Inc. ______________ 602-269-5801United Performance Metals _____ _888-282-3292

Plate: Wear and StructuralChapel Steel ____________ _503-928-7442Ryerson Corporation _________ 425-204-2601Temtco Steel _____________ 480-389-2883United Performance Metals _____ _888-282-3292

Precision Ground FlatAZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600TCI Precision Metals __________ 800-234-5613

Sheet & CoilChapel Steel ____________ _503-928-7442Ryerson Corporation _________ 425-204-2601

Stainless Steel & SteelAerodyne Alloys ___________ 800-337-3766AZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600Coast Aluminum ___________ 877-398-6061Fry Steel ________________800-423-665Gorilla Metals Inc. ___________ 855-516-3825Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______ 818-729-3333Laser Cutting Services, Inc ________503-612-8311Ryerson Corporation _________ 425-204-2601TCI Precision Metals __________ 800-234-5613Temtco Steel _____________ 480-389-2883United Performance Metals _____ _888-282-3292

Titanium Rod, Bar, & WireAerodyne Alloys ___________ 800-337-3766

Tool SteelAZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______ 818-729-3333

TCI Precision Metals ___________800-234-5613MACHINERYBoring Mills

Starrag Group _____________ 859-534-5201Chuckers

CNC-PROS _______________602-344-9753CNC & Engine Lathes

Automatics & Machinery Co., Inc ____ 303-990-6190Chevalier USA _____________562-903-1929Ellison Technologies ___________206-669-3578Ganesh Machinery ___________888-542-6374Gosiger _________________ 937-586-5067Machine Toolworks ___________800-426-2052Muratec _______________ 949-466-8255North Western Machinery ________206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools _______ 510-249-1000Rosco Precision Machinery _______206-818-6813Selway Machine Tool __________ 503-314-3165Selway Machine Tool __________425-931-1680

3 , 4, & 5 Axis CNC MillsAutomatics & Machinery Co., Inc ____ 303-990-6190Bixby Machine Tool Supply ______ 509-534-1208Chevalier USA _____________562-903-1929Ellison Technologies ___________206-669-3578Ganesh Machinery ___________888-542-6374Gosiger _________________ 937-586-5067LMI Machinery Inc. ___________ 866-437-7315Machine Toolworks ___________800-426-2052North Western Machinery ________206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools _______ 510-249-1000

TCI Precision MetalsTCI Precision Metals 800-234-5613

4740 NE 166th AvenuePortland, OR 97230

(503) 224-6061(877) 398-6061

Fax (503) 253-1790Cell (503) 572-9331

[email protected]

John Palmer Jr.Vice President: Northwest Region

FAB-LINE

MACHINERY, LLC

Robert Herling

West Coast Regional

Sales Manager

1900 EAST TYLER ROAD

BUILDING 800

ST. CHARLES, IL 60174 USA

1-866-466-8298

OFFICE 630-587-0505

CELL 206-972-6215

E-MAIL [email protected]

www.fab-line.com


Cell: 206-604-4928 Bellingham, WA Office: 360-318-7534 Salem, OR Office: 503-585-8741 Email: [email protected]

Ron Rankin, President4058 Hammer Drive, Unit B-101Bellingham, WA 98226

Router • Plasma • Knives • Waterjet • Laser • Cutting Solutionswww.appliedcuttingsolutions.com

Cell: 206-604-4928 Bellingham, WA Office: 360-318-7534 Salem, OR Office: 503-585-8741 Email: [email protected]

Ron Rankin, President4058 Hammer Drive, Unit B-101Bellingham, WA 98226

Router Router • Plasma • Knives • Waterjet • Laser • Cutting Solutionswww.appliedcuttingsolutions.com

Router

Kwik Mark Inc

www.kwikmark.com

Dot Peen Marking Systems

Phone 815 363 8268Fax 815 363 [email protected]

Kwik Mark Inc4071 Albany Street

McHenry IL 60050

For AZ, NM, and NV publication Southwest Edition

Delivering Alloy Solutions Worldwide

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

www.aerodynealloys.com

O’Neal High-Performance Metals

Delivering Alloy Solutions Worldwide

O’Neal High-Performance Metals

For No. CA, OR, and WA publication Northwest Edition

Bill Voden (800)337‐3766 ext. 152 [email protected] www.aerodynealloys.com

Nickel Cobalt Titanium Stainless

Nickel Cobalt Titanium Stainless

A2Z METALWORKER • 90 Sept/Oct 2011

Infor VISUAL ERP:http://go.infor.com/visual/abouterpvisual/

Sheila BerruAccount Executive

Direct: 310 753 7104Email:[email protected]: infor.com

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Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 206-818-6813Selway Machine Tool __________503-314-3165Selway Machine Tool _________ 425-931-1680Starrag Group ____________ 859-534-5201Tornos USA. ______________ 951-240-0818

CNC 3 & 5 Axis Routing MachinesACS/MultiCamNW __________ 360-318-7534Ellison Technologies __________ 206-669-3578Impact Machine Tools __________253-219-0119

CNC Swiss Turn MachinesAutomatics & Machinery Co., Inc ___ 303-990-6190Ellison Technologies __________ 206-669-3578Ganesh Machinery __________ 888-542-6374Gosiger ________________ 937-586-5067LMI Machinery Inc. __________ 866-437-7315Machine Toolworks __________ 800-426-2052North-South Machinery ________ 253-333-2439North Western Machinery _______ 206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools ______ 510-249-1000Starrag Group ____________ 859-534-5201Tornos USA. _____________ _951-240-0818

Custom Design/Build MachinesLambie Engineering _________ 509-868-3100

Dot Peen MarkersKwik Mark Inc ____________ 815-363-8268

Double Column Vertical Milling Machines

Chevalier USA ____________ 562-903-1929Drill Presses

EDM Filtration

Desert EDM Sales __________ 480-816-6300EDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782

EDM Machines4

Desert EDM Sales __________ 480-816-6300EDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782North-South Machinery ________ 253-333-2439

EDM Service


EDM Tooling Systems

Desert EDM Sales __________ 480-816-6300EDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782Global EDM Supply __________ 480-836-8330

Gantry & Bridge SystemsEllison Technologies ___________206-669-3578

Horizontal Boring & Milling Machines (CNC )

Chevalier USA _____________562-903-1929Large Milling Machines

Starrag Group _____________859-534-5201Lathes

Bixby Machine Tool Supply ______ 509-534-1208CNC-PROS _______________602-344-9753Chevalier USA _____________562-903-1929

Parts WashingGosiger _________________937-586-5067

Sub Spindle Lathes

Chevalier USA _____________562-903-1929Turning Centers

CNC-PROS ______________ 602-344-9753Used Wire EDM Machines


MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONSULTING

Design to CAD to Build

Full Circle Development ________ 503-867-6514NEW MACHINERY

FABRICATIONBixby Machine Tool Supply ______ 509-534-1208Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031Jorgensen Machine Tools ________800-952-0151

Band & Cut Off SawsHydmech Sawing Solutions _______714-620-5560Innovative Tool Sales _________ 714-780-0730Jorgenson Machine Tools ________801-214-7309North Western Machinery _______ 206-583-2333

CNC Knife Cutting with RegistrationACS/MultiCamNW ___________360-318-7534

CNC Turret PunchesMuratec _______________ 949-466-8255

Drill LinesFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031

Cold Saws/SawsFahey Machinery Co., Inc. ______ _503-620-9031Hydmech Sawing Solutions _______714-620-5560

Hardware InsertionFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031

Iron WorkersFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031Jorgensen Machine Tools _______ 800-952-0151

Laser CuttingACS/MultiCamNW __________ 360-318-7534Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031

Magnetic Drills/CuttersInnovative Tool Sales _________ 714-780-0730

Material Handling SystemsHydmech Sawing Solutions ______ 714-620-5560

Metal Marking SystemsKwik Mark Inc ____________ 815-363-8268

NotchersFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031

Plasma/Gas Cutting Tools/SystemsACS/MultiCamNW __________ 360-318-7534Fab - Line Machinery _________ 206-972-6215Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 206-818-6813

Plate Bending & RollsFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031Jorgensen Machine Tools _______ 800-952-0151

PressesBixby Machine Tool Supply ______509-534-1208

Press Brakes Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031Fab - Line Machinery _________ 206-972-6215Jorgensen Machine Tools ________800-952-0151

PunchesFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031

Marc GoerlichBusiness Manager

GOSIGER NORTHWEST21911 68TH Ave SouthKent, WA 98032T 253.826.3921C 253.278.1110E [email protected]

Exclusive provider of OKUMA

EDGEA DIVISION OF HYDROMAT INC

TECHNOLOGIES

11600 Adie RoadMaryland Heights, MO 63043

main: 314.692.8388 x3927cell: 951.440.1574fax: 314.692.5152

James PetersonRegional Service Technician

[email protected]

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Rolling MachinesFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031

Shearing MachinesFab - Line Machinery __________206-972-6215Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031Jorgensen Machine Tools ________800-952-0151

Sign & Graphic Cutting SolutionsACS/MultiCamNW ___________360-318-7534

ToolingFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031

Welding EquipmentRocky Mountain Saw Blades ______303-761-3000

PALLET SYSTEMSManual & Automatic Pallet Systems

Midaco Corporation __________ 847-593-8420Manual Lift Off Pallet

SystemsMidaco Corporation __________ 847-593-8420

Manual Rotory Pallet SystemsMidaco Corporation __________ 847-593-8420

Shipping SolutionsPerry Pallet Co. ____________ 360-366-5239

Wood PalletsPerry Pallet Co. ____________ 360-366-5239PRECISION TOOLHOLDING PRODUCTS

ToolingVon Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 763-682--3122

Tooling SystemsVon Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 763-682--3122

PROG. SYSTEMS

Factory Automation/LogisticsMuratec _______________949-466-8255

CAD/CAM Software, CADAutomatics & Machinery Co., Inc ___ 303-990-6190Delcam Software ___________ 877-DELCAM1

MRP SoftwareSigmaTEK ______________ 513-595-2022

Nesting SoftwareSigmaNEST ______________ 513-595-2022

Software, Solid ModelingDelcam Software ___________ 877-DELCAM1Shop Floor ______________ 877-611-5825

PROTOTYPE MACHINERYSanta Cruz Electronics ______ 831-479-5444

REPAIRCNC-PROS ______________ 602-344-9753Derest Machine Tool Repair ___ 480-226-3128

Bar Feeder RepairEdge Technologies __________562-243-4659

ROBOTICSEllison Technologies __________ 206-669-3578LMI Machinery Inc. __________ 866-437-7315

Robotic Part Loading SystemsMidaco Corporation __________847-593-8420

ROUTERSRosco Precision Machinery ______ 206-818-6813

SERVICES

AS9100 Registration

Great Western Registrar _________623-580-1881Financial Services

Intech Funding _____________800-553-9208Quick Turn Financial __________415-608-5692U.S. Bank Equipment __________206-948-0022

ISO Consulting/RegistrationGladhill Associates ___________719-239-9830Great Western Registrar _________623-580-1881

Lean Consulting TrainingGladhill Associates ___________719-239-9830Lambie Engineering __________ 509-868-3100

ISO / AS9100 CertificationBMSC_________________ 602-445-9400Gladhill Associates ___________719-239-9830Sustaining Edge Solutions ________888-572-9642

Machine Tool RebuildingEDM Network _____________480-836-1782

Management Systems TrainingBMSC_________________ 602-445-9400Gladhill Associates ___________719-239-9830Sustaining Edge Solutions ________888-572-9642

Supply Chain AssessmentsGladhill Associates ___________719-239-9830Sustaining Edge Solutions ________888-572-9642

SIX SIGMA TRAININGSustaining Edge Solutions ________888-572-9642

SOFTWARE CAD CAMMachining

Cimatron _________ 248-596-9700 ext. 237Delcam ______________877-335-2261Solid Products __________ 480-206-0330

Mechanical DesignCimatron _________ 248-596-9700 ext. 237Delcam ______________877-335-2261

SPINDLES & SLIDESSpindle Rebuilding/Repair

C & M Precision Spindle, Inc._ ______503-691-0955GMN USA LLC______________800-686-1679Setco _________________714-222-6523

Spindle Sales NewC & M Precision Spindle, Inc._ ______503-691-0955GMN USA LLC______________800-686-1679Setco _________________714-222-6523

USED MACHINERYEDM Network _ ___________480-836-1782Jorgensen Machine Tools _______ 800-952-0151K.D. Capital Equipt __________ 480-922-1674Machine Tools Northwest _______206-650-8999North Western Machinery _______ 206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools ______ 510-249-1000

WATERJET CUTTINGACS/MultiCamNW __________ 360-318-7534Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031Flow International __________ 909-620-5707Jorgensen Machine Tools _______ 800-952-0151 Machine Toolworks __________ 800-426-2052

Waterjet & Blast AbrasivesBarton Mines _____________ 951-551-2685GMA Garnet Group __________209-6-63-9931

Waterjet Replacement PartsBarton Mines _____________ 951-551-2685EDM Performance __________800-336-2946

WOOD PRODUCTSPerry Pallet Co. ____________360-366-5239

David BELLHOUSERegional Sales Manager – Cutting Tools | Abrasives

[email protected] +1 909 263 9282 - F +1 909 494 7989

Cinetic Landis Corp. Manufacturer of CITCO tools & Gardner abrasives7605 Disovery LaneConcord Twp., Ohio 44077 - USAwww.fivesgroup.com

Great Western Registrar

Gladhill AssociatesLambie Engineering

BMSC_________________Gladhill AssociatesSustaining Edge Solutions

PERRY PALLET CO.O. JOSH PERRY Sales Manager Phone: (360)366-5239 Email: [email protected]

Capabilities: Web: www.PerryPallet.com

Serve your pallet, crate & lumber needs Heat-Treat (HT) for export shipment

PERRY

Great Western Registrar

Intech FundingQuick Turn FinancialU.S. Bank Equipment

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Don Klein

Phone: 415-491-4456Cell: 415-902-5302800-810-0038

121 Perry St. • Saginaw, MI 48602http://www.fullertontool.com

E-Mail: [email protected]

Tel: 989-799-4550800-248-8315

Fax: 989-792-3335Cell: 303-478-3497

Jeff BridgettRegional Sales Manager

Tool Company Inc.Tool Company Inc.

LATE BREAKING ADDITIONS

Burrs, Countersinks, Drills End Mills, Keyseat Cutters, Reamers, Countersinls,

Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD) is synthetic diamond

Fullerton Tool Company _____ 303-478-3497

www.fullertontool.com

EDM Automation

ONA EDM USA ___________602-328-0881EDM Die Sinking Machines

ONA EDM USA ___________602-328-0881Wire EDM Systems

ONA EDM USA ___________602-328-0881

www.ONAedmUSA.com


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MarZee Inc.2345 N. 34th Dr.Phoenix, AZ 85009

602-269-5801FAX 602-269-58101-877-885-1059

[email protected]

Innol/ative

Tool !!iales

Manufacturers Representatives

Randall J. Wilson

Industrial Products Manager

755 East Debra Lane ITSOffice, (714) 780-0730

Anaheim. CA 92805 Weld Shop: [7 I 4) 533- 1690

[email protected] Fax, [714] 780-0735

www.innovativetoolsales.com [ell, (714) 51 2-73 I 4

3D TOOLS3D Printing

DMI International ________ 800-886-1468Peak Solutions __________ 503-944-9438

3D ScanningPeak Solutions __________ 503-944-9438

3D SoftwarePeak Solutions __________ 503-944-9438

ASSEMBLIESCascade Systems Technology __ 503-640-5733

BENDINGMandrel

Aeroform, Inc. ___________360-403-1919Buyken Metal Products _____ 206-947-9122Howell Precision _________ 623-582-4776Laser Cutting Services, Inc ________ 503-612-8311

BRAZINGPrecision Casting Repair _____ 801-972-2345

BROACHING

Ponderosa Ind ___ _______303-298-1801Specialty Steel Services _____ 801-539-8252

CASTING

Investment Casting-PrecisionDolphin Investment Castings___ 602-272-6747

CHEMICAL ETCHINGPMA Photometals ________ 480-773-3239

COATINGCoating Technologies ______ 623-581-2648Controlled Thermal Tech ____ 602-272-3714

CUTTINGBar & Plate Cutting

AZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600

Coating: Black OxideCoating Technologies ______ 623-581-2648

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

Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/ChromeCoating Technologies ______ 623-581-2648

Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.Coating Technologies ______ 623-581-2648

DIE CASTINGSMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226TVT Die Casting _________ 800-280-2278

DIESTool & Dies

Micropulse West Inc. _______ 480-966-2300Plastic Injection Molding _____ 509-531-2634

EDGINGUnited Performance Metals __ _888-282-3292

EDMEDM: Dialectric Systems

/FiltrationEbbco Inc _____________586-716-5151

EDM: Drilling Small Hole

Layke Inc. ____________ 602-272-2654EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075

EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking)Micropulse West, Inc. ______ 480-966-2300Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. ______ 714-373-0098Stevens Tool & Die ________ 503-682-3185

EDM: WireEDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075Micropulse West, Inc. ______ 480-966-2300Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. ______ 714-373-0098Metal Products Company ____ 800-345-2069Micropulse West, Inc. ______ 480-966-2300Jet Processing ________ 623-869-6749x117Plastic Injection Molding _____ 509-531-2634Stevens Tool & Die ________ 503-682-3185

ELECTRO MECHANICALSub-Assembly Builds

Cascade Systems Technology __ 503-640-5733ENGINEERING/DESIGN

PLLCRWE Richard D. Widdle, PhD, PE

Mechanical Engineer / Principal

[email protected]

www.richardwiddle.comPO Box 1793 Duvall WA 98019

CAGE Code: 64GH7NAICS Codes: 541330, 541420

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Cascade Systems Technology __ 503-640-5733Hexatron Engineering ______ 801-363-8010Lambie Engineering _______ 509-868-3100Mohawk Metal _________ 541-556-6095RWE, PLLC ____________ 425-281-3180

FABRICATION

Fabrication: Sheet MetalAEI Fabrication __________ 480-733-6594Aeroform, Inc. __________ 360-403-1919Aero Tech MFG __________ 801-891-2740Buyken Metal Products _____ 206-947-9122Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____ 818-240-7574Howell Precision _________ 623-582-4776Metalcraft Industries _______ 888-280-7080Mohawk Metal _________ 541-556-6095Mountain View Machine _____ 435-755-0500QUAL-FAB, Inc. ___________206-762-2117SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951

Fabrication: Custom MetalAEI Fabrication __________ 480-733-6594Buyken Metal Products _____ 206-947-9122Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____ 818-240-7574Group Mfg Serv _________ 480-966-3952Howell Precision _________ 623-582-4776

Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878Metalcraft Industries _______888-280-7080QUAL-FAB, Inc. __________ 206-762-2117SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951Weiser/Mile High Precision ___303-280-2778Wrico_______________480-892-7800

Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication: Medium & Large

AEI Fabrication _________480-733-6594 Aeroform, Inc. __________ 360-403-1919Buyken Metal Products _____ 206-947-9122Group Mfg Serv _________480-966-3952Howell Precision _________ 623-582-4776Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878Marketcraft ___________ 503-329-7678Metalcraft Industries _______888-280-7080QUAL-FAB, Inc. __________ 206-762-2117SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226Solid Form Fabrication ______ 503-435-1400Weiser/Mile High Precision ___303-280-2778

FINISHINGArizona Finishing ________602-438-4443Arizona Hard Chrome ______ 602-278-8671Coating Technologies ______623-581-2648

Gold Tech Industries ________480-968-1930Galvanizing: Hot Dip

TMM Precision ___________800-448-9448Glass Bead Clean

Byington Steel Treating, Inc. ____408-727-6630Coating Technologies _______623-581-2648

Gold Tech Industries ________480-968-1930Liquid Painting

Aero Tech MFG ___________ 801-891-2740MPI International _________956-631-6880

PassivationCoating Technologies _______623-581-2648

Gold Tech Industries ________480-968-1930Polishing

Arizona Hard Chrome _______ 602-278-8671Powder Coating

Aero Tech MFG ___________ 801-891-2740Sandblasting

Byington Steel Treating, Inc. ____408-727-6630Silk Screening

Arizona Finishing _________602-438-4443

FORGINGSAluminum

Aluminum Precision ________ 714-227-2098

Hand ForgingsAluminum Precision _______ 714-227-2098

TitaniumAluminum Precision _______ 714-227-2098

GASKETS3-D Plastics, Inc. _________503-720-0572

GRINDINGAZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600ChemResearch __________ 602-253-4175EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878Mountain View Machine _____435-755-0500Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320Superior Grinding ________ 801-487-9700TCI Precision Metals _______ 800-234-5613

Grinding, BlanchardAZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600Diversified Metal Services ____ 801-972-6093Superior Grinding ________ 801-487-9700 TCI Precision Metals _______ 800-234-5613

Grinding, CenterlessRon Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320

Grinding, Double DiscTCI Precision Metals _______ 800-234-5613

Grinding: OD

Gold Tech Industries



Shawn Carlin [email protected]

Arizona Hard Chrome ______ 602-278-8671Precision Tech __________ 801-285-7288Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320Superior Grinding ________ 801-487-9700

Grinding: SurfaceChemResearch __________ 602-253-4175Superior Grinding ________ 801-487-9700TCI Precision Metals _______ 800-234-5613

Grinding: Tool & CutterSuperior Grinding_________888-487-9701

HEAT TREATINGByington Steel Treating______408-727-6630Controlled Thermal Tech______602-272-3714Inland NW Metallurgical______800-379-2231MET-TEK Heat Treating______503-519-9864

Phoenix Heat Treating_______602-258-7751Cryogenics

Phoenix Heat Treating ______ 602-258-7751Heat Treating/ISO/AS9100

Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630Phoenix Heat Treating_______602-258-7751

Heat Treating/AerospaceByington Steel Treating______408-727-6630Inland NW Metallurgical______800-379-2231Phoenix Heat Treating_______602-258-7751

Large Capacity Drop Bottom Oven/Aluminum

Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630MET-TEK Heat Treating_______503-519-9864

VacuumInland NW Metallurgical______800-379-2231

HONINGValley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951

HYDRAULIC REPAIRArizona Hard Chrome ______ 602-278-8671

INJECTION MOLDSPlastic Injection Molding _____ 509-531-2634

INJECTION MOLDINGPlastic Injection Molding _____ 509-531-2634

INSTALLATIONMohawk Metal _________ 541-556-6095

LASER CUTTINGLaser Cutting

AEI Fabrication __________480-733-6594Buyken Metal Products _____ 206-947-9122Howell Precision _________ 623-582-4776Marketcraft ___________ 503-329-7678Metal Products Company ____800-345-2069Mohawk Metal _________ 541-556-6095United Performance Metals ___888-282-3292Wrico_______________480-892-7800

Laser Cutting: MicroHowell Precision _________ 623-582-4776

Laser Cutting: 3DHowell Precision _________ 623-582-4776

E-CoatMPI International ________956-631-6880

EMI/RFI ShieldingIndustrialEX ___________ 303-456-6847

Laser EngravingMarketcraft ___________ 503-329-7678PMA Photometals ________480-773-3239

Laser MarkingPMA Photometals ________ 480-773-3239

Precision Etched PartsPMA Photometals ________ 480-773-3239

LEVELINGUnited Performance Metals __ _888-282-3292

MACHININGAlpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381Bar-S Machine, Inc. _______ 928-636-2115Central Valley Machine _____ 435-752-0934DMI International ________ 800-886-1468EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075Faustson _____________ 303-420-7422Howard Precision Machine ____ 801-619-9850Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742Metalcraft Industries _______ 888-280-7080Metal Products Company ____ 800-345-2069Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320St. Vrain _____________ 303-702-1529SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821TVT Die Casting _________ 800-280-2278Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951

Machining: 5-AxisAccutech Machine Inc _______801-975-1117St. Vrain _____________ 303-702-1529Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821

Machining: Aerospace

Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381Bar-S Machine, Inc. ________928-636-2115Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700Layke Inc. ____________ 602-272-2654Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212St. Vrain _____________ 303-702-1529SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226Teton Machine __________ 208-642-9344Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821

Machining: ChemicalNW Etch _____________ 408-364-6001

Machining: Proto-R & D Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381Bar-S Machine, Inc. ________928-636-2115Central Valley Machine _____ 435-752-0934DMI International ________ 800-886-1468Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212Proto Technologies. ________509-891-4747Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821TVT Die Casting _________ 800-280-2278

Machining: CNC MillingAccutech Machine Inc _______ 801-975-1117Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381A.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 503-538-0350Bar-S Machine, Inc. __ ______928-636-2115Central Valley Machine _____ 435-752-0934DMI International ________ 800-886-1468EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075

Doug Mielenz Sales [email protected] 541.556.6095 Toll-free 1.855.JIT.SHOP (548.7467)

Oregon Washington www.mohawkmetal.com

888-280-7080 | [email protected]

Darrin J. CaschettePresident

ISO 9001:2008


Shelly Conti

[email protected]

www.tfcplating.com

503-771-0969 [email protected]

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Faustson _____________ 303-420-7422Howard Precision Machined Prod. _801-619-9850Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700Layke Inc. ____________ 602-272-2654MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742Metalcraft Industries _______ 888-280-7080Metal Products Company ____ 800-345-2069Micropulse West, Inc. ______ 480-966-2300Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226Stevens Tool & Die ________ 503-682-3185Teton Machine __________ 208-642-9344Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951

Machining: LargeAccutech Machine Inc _______ 801-975-1117Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951

Machining: MedicalPortland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212Teton Machine __________ 208-642-9344

Machining: ProductionAccutech Machine Inc _______ 801-975-1117Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381A.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 503-538-0350DMI International ________ 800-886-1468Howard Precision Machined Prod. _801-619-9850Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212

Teton Machine __________ 208-642-9344

Machining: SwissBar-S Machine, Inc. ________928-636-2115Howard Precision Machined Prod. 801-619-9850Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320Teton Machine __________ 208-642-9344

Machining: TurningAccutech Machine Inc _______ 801-975-1117A.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 503-538-0350Bar-S Machine, Inc. ________928-636-2115EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075Faustson _____________ 303-420-7422Howard Precision Machined Prod. 801-619-9850Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700Layke Inc. ____________ 602-272-2654MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742Metalcraft Industries _______ 888-280-7080Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226Teton Machine __________ 208-642-9344Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951

Machining: Turning Large

Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951MANUFACTURING VALUE ADDED

Contract ManufacturingAEI Fabrication __________480-733-6594Aeroform, Inc. __________ 360-403-1919Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381Cascade Systems Technology __503-640-5733G & G Custom Metal Fab ____ 503-931-7069Group Mfg Serv _________480-966-3952Howell Precision _________ 623-582-4776Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742Metalcraft Industries _______888-280-7080Metal Products Company ____800-345-2069QUAL-FAB, Inc. __________ 206-762-2117Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212Teton Machine __________208-642-9344Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821TVT Die Casting _________800-280-2278

Turnkey Product ServicesAero Tech MFG __________ 801-891-2740

METAL POLISHINGCommercial Polishing

Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109Metal Polishing By Timothy ___503-253-5294

Custom Airplane to Marine PolishingMetal Polishing By Timothy ___ 503-253-5294

Personal Collectables PolishingMetal Polishing By Timothy ___ 503-253-5294

Production PolishingMetal Polishing By Timothy ___ 503-253-5294

TimesavingMasic Industries _________ 503-232-9109

METALIZINGControlled Thermal Tech ____ 602-272-3714

MOLDING: RUBBERMolds: Plastic Injection

Plastic ______________ 509-531-2634Plastic Injection Molding _____ 509-531-2634SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226

MOLDS Aero Tech MFG __________ 801-891-2740Arizona Finishing ________ 602-438-4443Jet Processing ________623-869-6749x117Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. ______ 714-373-0098Plastic Injection Molding _____ 509-531-2634

Molds: High Volume Class 100Stevens Tool & Die ________ 503-682-3185

Rebecca PrenticeBusiness Manager

www.IndustrialMachineServices.comwww.IndustrialMachineServices.com

SCOTT FERGUSONMarketing & Sales Manager

[email protected] (503) 625.2821

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Faustson 303-420-7422

Hugh Taylor

[email protected]

Business Development

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KOTLOFFRON

[email protected] W. Birchwood AvenueMesa, Arizona 85210

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AEIFABRICATION


Molds: Fast Turn Prototype and Bridge Molds

Stevens Tool & Die ________ 503-682-3185

Molds: Expertise in Overmold and Insert Molding

Stevens Tool & Die ________ 503-682-3185

PAINTING & POWDER COATINGA.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____503-538-0350Marketcraft ___________503-329-7678Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109Precision Industrial Painting ___602-256-0260

Intricate MaskingPrecision Industrial Painting ___602-256-0260

Passivation

TFC Plating ____________503-771-0969PC BOARDS

Surface Mount & Thru HoleCascade Systems Technology __503-640-5733

PLASTIC MACHININGMacKay Manufacturing _____509-922-7742Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212

PLASTIC MOLDING3-D Plastics, Inc. _________503-720-0572Plastic Injection Molding _____509-531-2634SMH Inc LLC ___________360-341-2226

Mold Making3-D Plastics, Inc. _________503-720-0572Plastic Injection Molding _____509-531-2634

PLATINGChemResearch __________ 602-253-4175East Side Plating _________503-654-3774EPSI _______________ 714-519-9423Foresight Finishing________480-772-0387Gold Tech ____________480-968-1930Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109

AnodizingChemResearch __________ 602-253-4175

Bright TinForesight Finishing________ 480-772-0387

Chrome/Nickel/PalladiumEPSI ________________714-519-9423Gold Tech ____________ 480-968-1930Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109

Copper

Gold Tech Industries _______ 480-968-1930Foresight Finishing________ 480-772-0387Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109

TFC Plating ____________ 503-771-0969Embrittlement Relief

EPSI ________________714-519-9423Electroless Nickel


TFC Plating ____________ 503-771-0969Gold

EPSI ________________714-519-9423Foresight Finishing________ 480-772-0387Gold Tech ____________ 480-968-1930

Hard ChromeArizona Hard Chrome ______ 602-278-8671

Nickel-Bright


TFC Plating ____________ 503-771-0969GTin / Zinc Plate

EPSI ________________714-519-9423Gold Tech ____________ 480-968-1930Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109

TFC Plating ____________ 503-771-0969Olive Drab-Chromate

Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109Silver Plating

EPSI ________________714-519-9423Gold Tech ____________ 480-968-1930

TFC Plating ____________ 503-771-0969Tin Plating

TFC Plating ____________ 503-771-0969PLASMA CUTTING

G & G Custom Metal Fab ____ 503-931-7069Oxy Fuel-Plasma Cutting

Chapel Steel ____________ _503-928-7442

PRECISION FORMINGAeroform, Inc. ___________360-403-1919Cygnet Stamping & Fab ______818-240-7574Pacific Tool, Inc __________ 425-882-1970QUAL-FAB, Inc. ___________206-762-2117SpringWorks Utah _________801-298-0113Wrico_______________ 480-892-7800

PRINTING

UV LED PrintingStratavision Industries ______ 951-272-5700

Flat Bed Digital PrintingMarketcraft ___________ 503-329-7678

PROCESSING: METAL

Acid PickleMPI International ________ 956-631-6880

Chemical

LA Specialties ___________602-269-7612

MPI International ________ 956-631-6880Chem-Film Conversion

Precision Industrial Painting ___ 602-256-0260Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109

Dry LubePrecision Industrial Painting ____ 602-256-0260

Plating AlodineMPI International __________956-631-6880

PhosphateMPI International __________956-631-6880

PROTOTYPESCascade Systems Technology ___ 503-640-5733

PUNCHINGAEI Fabrication ___________ 480-733-6594Cygnet Stamping & Fab _______ 818-240-7574Group Manufacturing Serv ____ 480-966-3952Mohawk Metal ___________541-556-6095Pacific Tool, Inc ____________425-882-1970QUAL-FAB, Inc. ____________ 206-762-2117

RECYCLING MATERIALSAluminum, Brass, Copper, Nickel, Plastics,

Stainless Steel, Steel, TinCalbag Metals Company ______253-283-8657Metro Metals Northwest ______503-819-1284

Bin ServiceCalbag Metals Company ______253-283-8657

Excess Material HandlingCalbag Metals Company ______253-283-8657

Full Service Scrap ManagementCalbag Metals Company ______253-283-8657

Scrap Metal PrrocessingCalbag Metals Company ______253-283-8657

Waste Metal ManagementCalbag Metals Company ______253-283-8657

Wood Products

Perry Pallet Co. ______________360-366-5239REPAIR

CNC-PROS ________________ 602-344-9753Derest Machine Tool Repair _____480-226-3128

Heather CutlerSales ManagerOFFICE 503-406-3774 MOBILE 503-853-6234

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ROUTING -CNCMarketcraft __________ 503-329-7678

SANDBLASTINGByington Steel Treating, Inc. __ 408-727-6630Masic Industries ________ 503-232-9109

SAWS: AUTOMATICA.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ___ 503-538-0350

SHEARINGMohawk Metal ________ 541-556-6095 United Performance Metals _ _888-282-3292

SIGNAGE & DISPLAYSMarketcraft __________ 503-329-7678Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. _____ 714-373-0098

SILICONE3-D Plastics, Inc. ________ 503-720-0572

SINTERINGWestern Sintering _______ 509-375-3096

SLITTINGUnited Performance Metals _ _888-282-3292

SOFTWAREMachining

Delcam _____________877-335-2261Mechanical Design

Delcam _____________877-335-2261SPLINES

Specialty Steel Services ____ 801-539-8252SPRINGS

SpringWorks Utah ________801-298-0113STAMPING PRECISION

AEI Fabrication _________ 480-733-6594Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____818-240-7574 Metal Products Company ___ 800-345-2069Metalcraft Industries ______ 888-280-7080Pacific Metal Stampings _____661-257-7656Precision Die & Stamping ___ 480-967-2038SpringWorks Utah ________801-298-0113Weiser/Mile High Prec. ____ 303-280-2778

Stamping: Aerospace

Pacific Metal Stampings _____ 661-257-7656Stamping: Bending

Pacific Metal Stampings _____ 661-257-7656Stamping:Design

Pacific Metal Stampings _____ 661-257-7656SpringWorks Utah ________ 801-298-0113Weiser/Mile High Prec. _____303-280-2778

Stamping:Flat FormingMetalcraft Industries _______888-280-7080SpringWorks Utah ________ 801-298-0113

Stamping: LightMetalcraft Industries _______888-280-7080Pacific Metal Stampings _____ 661-257-7656SpringWorks Utah ________ 801-298-0113

Stamping: Production/Precision

Precision Die & Stamping ____480-967-2038Stamping: Short Run

Pacific Metal Stampings _____ 661-257-7656SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Cascade Systems Technology __503-640-5733TESTING

Testing: Corrosion, Product Stress, Vibration

Cascade TEK ___________888-835-9250Testing: Non-Destructive

Noranco Jet Processing _____ 623-869-6749THERMAL SPRAY

Controlled Thermal Tech ____602-272-3714TOOL & DIE DESIGN

Metal Products Company ____800-345-2069Wrico_______________480-892-7800

TOOL Cutting & GrindingPowerhaus Precision _______480-225-8845

TOOLINGDMI International ________800-886-1468

Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878Lambie Engineering _______ 509-868-3100Mountain View Machine _____435-755-0500RyansDovetails.com _______ 253-876-9981

TUBE BENDING &

CUTTING FABACygnet Stamping & Fab ____ 818-240-7574Howell Precision _________ 623-582-4776

WATERJET CUTTINGAccutech Machine Inc ______ 801-975-1117Aeroform, Inc. __________ 360-403-1919Marketcraft ___________ 503-329-7678Marzee Inc. ___________ 602-269-5801Milco Waterjet __________ 714-373-0098United Performance Metals __ _888-282-3292

WELDINGCustom Metal Fabrication ____ 503-788-5701Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____ 818-240-7574G & G Custom Metal Fab ____ 503-931-7069Howell Precision _________ 623-582-4776Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878Mountain View Machine _____435-755-0500Weiser/Mile High Prec. _____ 303-280-2778Weld Metal Works ________ 503-788-5701

Welding: Aluminum Medium & Large

G & G Custom Metal Fab ____ 503-931-7069Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878

Welding: PrecisionA.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____503-538-0350

Inland Northwest Metallurgical Services, Inc. 16203 E Marietta Ave

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

Dan Tabish

509-922-7663 800-379-2231 509-922-7626 Fax

President

Now Bright Hardening Superalloys!

[email protected] www.inlandmet.com 509-939-1590 Cell

Industrial Machine Svcs 503-240-0878

G & G Custom Metal Fab _____503-931-7069Howell Precision __________623-582-4776Industrial Machine Svcs ______503-240-0878Weiser/Mile High Prec. ______303280-2778

Welding: MIG-TIGA.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 503-538-0350G & G Custom Metal Fab _____503-931-7069Howell Precision __________623-582-4776Industrial Machine Svcs ______503-240-0878



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ONA EDM USA...75Optical Gaging Products Inc...73Pacific Metal Stampings...77Peak Solutions...81Perry Pallet...15,75Phoenix Heat Treat...78Pinnacle Precision...78Plastic Injection Molding...77Plastic Machining...76Portland Precision...79Precision Die & Stamping...77Precision Industrial Painting...80Proclamp...75QUAL-FAB, Inc....76Quick Turn Financial...56,74ReSell CNC...47 Rocky Mountain Saw Blades...75Roentgen USA...71Ron Grob...77Rosco Precision Machinery...59,71Royal products...45,72RWE, PLLC...76Ryans Dovetail Fixtures...80Ryerson...5,70S.L. Fusco...83Santa Cruz Electronics...21Saw Blade.com...84Scientific Cutting Tools...46,71Seco...73Selway Machine Tool Co WA...70Selway Machine Tool Co OR...72Sequoia Brass & Copper...73Setco Spindles & Slides...75SigmaTEK...50,74SMH Inc LLC...58,76Solidcam...16,73Solid Products...26,74Specialty Steel...77Spring Works Utah...77St. Vrain Manufacturing...77Starrag...10,73Steel Services Grinding...76Stevens Tool & Die...76Stratavision Systems...76Superior Grinding...53,77Sustaining Edge...38,73Swift Tool...12,28,62,73TCI Precision Metals...51,70TechShop...79Teton...79TFC Plating...78Tornos...13,70Treske...20,79Trusty Cook...33,70TVT Die Casting...60-61,76Ulbrich..29,71United Performance Metals...56,73US Bank Equipment ...75US Shop Tools...63,74Valley Machine Shop...78Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc...71VTN Manufacturing...76Weiser Engineering...78Western Sintering...42,76Wrico Stamping...32,76Yamazen...78


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