A2Z Metalworker Rocky Mountain Edition Jan Feb 2013

Vol. 6, No. 1 Jan/Feb 2013Vol. 6, No. 1 Jan/Feb 2013

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“Ishallarguethatstrongmen,conversely,knowwhentocompromiseandthatallprinciplescanbecompromisedtoserveagreaterprinciple.”

AndrewCarnegie

As we are reading on a daily basis, and timely after the president’s inaugural speech, it is clear our political leaders aren’t advocates of the principles of compromise.

In its true form, Webster’s dictionary defines compromise as “An amicable agreement between parties in controversy,

to settle their differences by mutual concessions.”

You often hear about the merits of compromise - it is one of the most frequently used words in average evening news. “Unions compromised with the company”, “the depart-ment of transport reached a compromise with the pressure group”, etc.

In fact, compromise is something we do everyday. If we are married, in a relationship, have children, have friends, belong to a team or association, go to work with others -- if we don’t compromise we will never be successful in life. Imagine never bending from your desires and principles. You would be a very lonely person in life...alone in your satisfaction with always winning at the expense of others.

Martin Luther King, Jr., who would have celebrated his 84th birthday last month if he were still living, once said that the people in our country “must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” Hum.

The US Democrat and Republican elected officials typically proceed from the same premise - that they should be in charge of the people, that they should be directing people’s (our) lives. It appears that our elected officials have walked away from a historic opportunity to reduce the deficit because of their obsessive insistence that not one penny come from higher revenues. Interestingly, with the discussion of higher taxes for the rich, or higher taxes for all, recent polls suggest that the American people are not so obstinate and are more than willing to accept some increase in taxes to reduce the deficit. There is a high degree of consistency in every poll I could find on this topic. Some showed a willingness margin of 2:1. If the US budget problem were a household problem, wouldn’t one consider both reducing spending and increasing revenues to solve the problem? Yes, I would cut down my expenses, by prioritizing my spending and cutting out those things that were luxuries, and I might also have to get another job in order to increase my revenue stream if I could not solve my problems through cutting expenses.

Let us all look within ourselves to be better at compromise. And let us hope that our political representatives begin to see that a compromise that helps to fulfill the ultimate goal, United States solvency, is in the best interest of every single person in this great United States.

Until next issue, I wish you success, compromise, and happiness, and God Bless our Troops!

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Announcements & Releases

Announcements Continued Page 8

J.M..Grisley.Machine.Tools.Service.Technician.Wins.Award.For.Exemplary.Service!

Doosan has Recognized Dave Allen of J.M. Grisley Machine Tools as an Exemplary Dealer Service Technician. Dave is be-ing recognized for his excellent reputation in field service and his commitment to training. In 2012, Dave spent 2 weeks at the Doosan factory in Pusan, South

Korea and another week in Doosan headquarter for comprehensive maintenance training. JMG is committed to having the best trained service force in the market. For more information on J.M. Grisley Machine Tools, contact them at 801-554-7830.

SPRINGWORKS.Utah.Achieves.AS9100.Rev..C.Certification!

Spring Works Utah is pleased to announce that they recently certified to the AS9100 Revision C Standard.

The company has been certified to the ISO 9001:2008 standard for the past 6 years. Eli Mongeon, Vice President of the company, says,

“The AS9100 Revision C Standard was a natural progression we felt we needed to take in order to better serve our aerospace customers throughout the world. Our customers, new and old, will appreciate that we have been proactive in achieving this certification in advance of many others in the industry.”

Spring Works Utah has specialized in the manufacture of springs, wire forms, and stampings for any conceivable industrial application for nearly 30 years. The team at Spring Works Utah has the ability to help solve complex component problems, help improve products and processes, and produce and deliver a wide range of precision components reliably and at the right price.

For more information, contact Spring Works Utah by phone at 801-298-0113, by email at [email protected], or via their website at www.springworksutah.com.

Star.Metal.Fluids.Adds.New.Member.to.Team.to.Support.Utah,.Idaho.and.Wyoming!

Jason Hicken has joined the Star Metal Fluids sales team with pri-mary responsibility for Utah with extended coverage into Idaho and Wyoming.

Jason has worked the past nine years with a primary Utah supplier

of aerospace, military and medical preci-sion machined parts. Having this working knowledge is a real asset for Star Metal Fluids and our valued customers.

Aaron Kurzawski (Manager of Sales) said, “We took our time in finding the right person to entrust our customer base. We had to make sure that our new man in Utah believed in our long-time proven principles of service, on-time delivery and technical expertise. Our customers will soon experience the “Jason Factor” by noticing his work ethic, follow-through and ability to build strong customer relation-ships. Jason is just what we needed to continue our growth in Utah”.

You can reach Jason directly at 801-641-2214 or toll-free at 800-367-9966. Find Star Metal Fluids online atwww.metalfluids.com with local inventory in our newly expanded warehouse located in West Valley Utah.

Rocky.Mountain.Tooling. and.Machining.Association.(RMTMA).Welcomes.its.Newest.Members!

The Rocky Mountain Tooling and Machining Association (RMTMA) is pleased to announce its newest members.

OrganizedLightTechnology,Inc. Organized Light Technology’s professional services include Laser Engraving, Laser Etching and Laser Marking on just about any mate-rial known. We also offer Laser Welding for most metals and some plastics as well as Laser Drilling and Laser Cutting services. We are

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WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES

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Announcements Continued from the Colorado School of Mines. The two each have16 Years of experience in machining and engineering.

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GF.AgieCharmilles’.New.Training.Academy.Extends.Employee.Expertise..

GF AgieCharmilles, a leading provider of wire and die-sinking EDM systems, 3- and 5-axis mill-ing machines and laser texturing technology, recently opened a new training academy at its Ge-neva, Switzerland headquarters. The academy’s state-of-the-art

facility and curriculum will accelerate the expertise and skills of the company’s applications and service engineers worldwide.

The new training academy features a massive machining center area

with space for training, an updated metrology area, technical and train-ing labs as well as classrooms – all of which are intended to further leverage the company’s ever-expanding knowledge base.

According to Gisbert Ledvon, director of business development for GF AgieCharmilles in North America, the advanced technical expertise of GF AgieCharmilles employees helps drive the company’s pioneering work in the development of new technologies, products and services for the manufacturing of high-precision parts and components devel-oped over the last 60 years.

GF AgieCharmilles customers include moldmakers and manufactur-ers across a wide range of industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical, information and communications technology, electronics and watchmaking. With the latest investment in GF AgieCharmilles employees, the academy opening sets the stage to build on a culture of excellence. GF AgieCharmilles employs 2,712 across 50 sites world-wide. The company’s U.S. headquarters is located in Lincolnshire, Ill.

Solar.Atmospheres.Welcomes.New.Regional.Sales.Manager

Solar Atmospheres of Western PA (SAWPA) has named John (Jack) Giacobbi as their new Regional Sales Manager. Mr. Giacobbi will manage established accounts and develop new business in the Mid-

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West U.S. territory. He previously held a position with similar responsibilities as an account manager at Bodycote in Rochester, NY.

“The expansion of our sales team further strengthens our ability to meet the needs of our customers,” noted Robert Hill, SAWPA President. “Jack’s comprehensive understanding of heat treating sales and processing will help us connect with new customers and improve our client service. As an award-winning sales person, we are confident that Jack will make a valuable contribution to our continued success.”

Sandvik.Coromant.Adopts.ISO.13399 Cutting tool and tooling systems manufacturer Sandvik Coromant has adopted the ISO 13399 standard for simplifying cutting tool data representation and exchange. Customer benefits include lower cost for tool information management and more accurate and efficient use of manufacturing resources. For example, there is no longer any need to change existing programming settings to use Sandvik Coromant tooling. ISO 13399, an international standard for the computer-interpretable representation and exchange of industrial product data, was developed jointly by Sandvik Coromant, the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, French Cetim (technical center for mechanical engineers) and other players in the metal cut-ting sector. Its aim is to offer a mechanism that is able to describe product data pertaining to cutting tools, independent of any specific system. This makes it suitable not only for neutral file exchange, but also as a basis for implementing and sharing product databases and archiving.

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S e c o . T o o l s.Recognized.for.Best.Human. Resources.Practices

For the second year in a row, the National Association for Busi-ness Resources (NABR) named Seco Tools one of the nation’s

“Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.”

Seco, a leading provider of ad-vanced metalcutting solutions for the manufacturing industry, received the honor for uphold-ing the highest quality human resources initiatives, including employee engagement, work-life balance, open-door policies, training programs and employee events.

According to Dan Sikora, direc-tor of operations and human resources, the company makes recruiting and retaining talented employees a top priority, which is critical in a time when skilled workers within the manufac-turing sector are at a premium. Seco offers several programs to reward dedicated, responsible and creative employees, as well as fosters an environment that listens to employees.

In addition to this national recognition, Corp! Magazine recently listed Seco as one of

“Metropolitan Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.” This 2012 honor marks the fourth year in a row where the magazine has recog-nized Seco for providing a highly motivating and rewarding work experience to employees.

For more information, please contact Lisa Seidl, [email protected], visit www.secoto-ols.com/us.


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BP.Report.Projects.North.American.Shale.Boom.Will.Continue

The Wall Street Journal reports BP issued its annual energy forecast, and said rising North American shale oil production will pressure OPEC to cut its crude production, leaving the largest buffer in global oil supplies in more than 10 years. The Journal says BP’s forecast underscores the map re-drawing effects of the current North American shale boom. The forecast, which discussed the global energy industry through 2030, also said that by that time there wouldn’t be a significant shale boom outside of North America, as investment conditions for unconventional gas and oil in Asia and Europe will remain less favorable. BP chief economist Christof Ruehl said the US might surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s biggest hydocarbon liquids producer this year, highlighting the rapid progress of growth in the shale oil and gas fields.

The report also predicted by 2030 the US will be importing only 1% of its yearly energy needs, versus 30% in 2005.

Lockheed.Martin.Receives. $755M.Contract. For.Production.Of.PAC-3.Missiles.

Lockheed Martin received a contract totaling $755 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for hardware and services associated with the combat-proven PATRIOT Advanced Capabil-ity-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment program.

The contract includes Fiscal Year 2013 (FY’13) missile and command launch system production for the U.S. Army and a follow-on sale of the PAC-3 Missile to Taiwan. In 2009, Taiwanbecame the fifth international customer for the PAC-3 Missile.

The contract includes production of 168 hit-to-kill PAC-3 Missiles, 27 launcher modification kits

and associated tooling, as well as program management and services. This is the 14thproduction buy of the PAC-3 Missile Segment by the U.S. government.

“The PAC-3 Missile remains in demand from the U.S. and gov-ernments around the world,” said Richard McDaniel , vice president of PAC-3 programs at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “In fact, we continue to see expanding inter-est from all PATRIOT-using nations as well as from countries that want to acquire the PAC-3 Missile Segment for the first time.”

Lockheed Martin is the prime con-tractor on the PAC-3 Missile Seg-ment upgrade to the PATRIOT air defense system. The PAC-3 Missile Segment consists of the PAC-3 Mis-sile, a highly agile hit-to-kill inter-ceptor, the PAC-3 Missile canisters, a fire solution computer and an en-hanced launcher electronics system and launcher support hardware.

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NASA.begins. robotic. refueling.mission.on. International.Space.Station. Testing techniques that may lead to robotic

tenders that can refuel and repair satellites in orbit, NASA begins new manipulations of the International Space Station robotic arm known as Dextre. If Dextre can do it, NASA says even satellites not designed to be refueled may one day be, and that would be a huge cost savings over building and launching new ones.

“Every satellite has a lifespan and eventual

retirement date, determined by the reliability of its components and how much fuel it can carry,” Benjamin Reed, deputy project manager of NASA’s Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office, or SSCO, said in a NASA news release. Repairing and refueling satellites already in place could save millions, even billions of dollars and many years of work, he said.

If these techniques work, scientists envi-sion robot tenders servicing some of the 400 satellites now orbiting at what is called geosynchronous Earth orbit. That orbit, 22,000 miles above Earth and far above the space station, is a spot that allows a satellite to remain stationary over a particular land location to beam entertainment, weather or communications down to the ground.

The washing machine-sized RRM test platform was built specifically to test robotic work in space and carried to the station on July 8, 2011 on the last space shuttle flight. Read more about it and Dextre here, and watch an earlier test of its capabilities below. Immediately below is a video of controllers explaining how their missions work.

In the earlier test, NASA says Dextre “suc-cessfully snipped two twisted wires -- each the thickness of two sheets of paper -- with only a few millimeters of clearance: a task essential to the satellite refueling process.”

Physicist. Sees. Solar.Energy.Use.In.Off-Grid.Applications.In.Future

The “SciGuy” blog in the Houston Chron-icle carries an essay by Seamus Curran, a physicist at the University of Houston, who writes about the future of solar energy. Curran believes that solar energy will be able to meet the electricity needs of the US. He says the US was “behind the rest of the world when it came to solar cell manufac-turing” in 2003 but has now become a “real competitive player” in the solar industry.

Curran says the US has made progress by “looking at other micro materials other than silicon to generate electricity. We now see the use of CdTe and CIGS, also known as ‘thin film’ solar cells being the next competitor to silicon, and possibly the replacement.”

He writes, “The big use of solar in the fu-ture will move beyond ‘solar farms.’ I see it being used in non-conventional ways, such as off-grid applications, replacing diesel generators with portable solar generators.”

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A top executive at SpaceX said that the rocket company hoped to launch U.S. astronauts into orbit as early as 2015 — with the twist that these space-farers would be SpaceX employees and not NASA personnel.

The goal was announced during a NASA news conference held at Kennedy Space Center intended to broadly update the public on the agency’s efforts to use commercial companies to ferry its astronauts to the International Space Station.

The 2015 demonstration flight by SpaceX — along with a similar mission planned by Boeing in 2016 for its new capsule — are being encouraged by NASA as a precursor to launching agency astronauts.

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To fix that situation, NASA began a “space taxi” program that aimed to put NASA astronauts on commercial rockets by the end of the decade.

The effort is a continuation of an earlier NASA program to help com-mercial companies develop rockets and capsules to ferry cargo to the station. SpaceX began doing that work last year, including an October flight that delivered 882 pounds of supplies to the orbiting observatory; another cargo mission is scheduled for March, according to a NASA launch manifest.

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The Detroit Free Press reports, “Gen-eral Motors sold 9.285 million ve-hicles throughout the world in 2012, up 2.9%, but placing the automaker behind Toyota for the spot as top au-tomaker in the world.”

Toyota “was expected to sell about 9.7 million vehicles in 2012, surging back to the top spot after losing the ranking in 2011 because of production capac-ity problems caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.”

CNNMoney reports, “A federal bailout and growth in China helped GM’s global sales to rebound much more quickly than many believed possible, especially as China, where GM is the No. 1 automaker, became the largest market for car sales. When the Japanese earthquake and tsunami disrupted Toyota’s production and sup-ply in 2011, GM recaptured the lead.”


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Dozens of companies have sprung up in the last few years making remote controlled, mini-aircraft mounted with cameras, that are in-creasingly being used for commercial and even entertainment purposes.

But these aren’t the remote controlled helicopters you remember flying as a kid. Today’s drones are lighter, have better software, longer lasting batteries and vastly improved camera technology.

On the higher end of the cost spectrum are drones with high defini-tion cameras that can operate a mile or more from the person flying it. They can cost tens of thousand of dollars, and are aimed at a variety of commercial uses.

Law enforcement agencies and border patrol are using them to keep tabs on suspected scofflaws. Journalists and sports photographers use them in lieu of expensive helicopters. Real estate agents employ them for aerial photos and video. Wildlife researchers and search-and-rescue outfits are using them or studying the potential. Even the utility industry is interested in having them hunt for downed power lines after a storm.

One of the most promising uses might be in agriculture, said Chris Anderson, former editor of Wired magazine who now runs the drone maker 3D Robotics.

3D Robotics makes a $500 drone that flies itself via GPS, scouring fields for information on crop conditions including water levels, pest infestations and other signs of trouble. Currently, Anderson said farmers pay $1,000 an hour for aircraft flyovers, a cost that’s prohibitively expensive.

“Farmers have no idea what’s going on in the fields,” said Anderson. “It can lead to over irrigation, over pesticide use, all sorts of problems.”

There is also a growing market for smaller, simpler drones marketed to kids and adults for recreational use. For example, the Parrot AR Drone, has a range of about 160 feet, is controlled by a smart phone app, and can be bought at Toys R Us for $300. It’s aimed at teens and adults that want an enhanced video game experience. Parrot said sales have already exceeded 500,000.

Regulation: The Federal Aviation Administration was instructed by Congress in 2012 to open up the nation’s airspace to routine com-mercial drone use and is in charge of issuing permits for drones that operate at 400 feet or higher. Since 2009, the number of permits has more than doubled, going from 146 to 345 in 2012.

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Triton provides a detailed picture of surface vessels to identify threats across vast areas of ocean and littoral areas and complements many manned surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.

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More.Than.450.Girls.Attend.ATK-sponsored.Science.and.Math.Event

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Pending. Sales.Of. Existing.Homes. Reached.Highest.Level.In.Over.Two.Years

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The U.S. Air Force declined to confirm that it had received only one bid for a $6.8 billion helicopter competition, but said it had procedures in place that would allow the acquisition to continue regardless of the number of bidders.

All but one of the contractors expected to bid to build a new combat search and rescue helicopter for the Air Force an-nounced last month that they would not compete, raising the prospect that the Air Force would have to adopt a different approach to the acquisition program.

Sikorsky Aircraft did submit a bid for the competition, based on its H-60 helicopter, according to a company spokesman.

Other potential competitors confirmed that they had decided to skip the bidding, and at least one of the companies said it was exploring a possible legal challenge to the terms of the competition.

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Gulick said the Air Force remained “committed to a fair, open and transparent process” to pick a new, affordable Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) that met the military’s requirements, but could only release details after selecting a winning bidder.

Lieutenant General Charles Davis, the top military official in charge of Air Force acquisition, told Reuters in an interview last month that the helicopter competition was structured to tell potential bidders exactly what capabilities the Air Force wanted and what it could afford.

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Back in 1992, Dr. Raymond L. Dennis (also known as “Ray” to his staff and friends), an Australian hunter and shooter had a problem. You see, hunting at night in Australia is not only legal, but also wildly popular. Several years earlier, Ray had founded LIGHTFORCE in Australia to manufacture the finest hand-held sporting/spotlights on the planet. LIGHTFORCE then went forward into manufacturing high-performance automotive driving lights for night hunting. The new automotive lights coupled with the hand-held sporting lights vastly improved the hunter’s ability to find and spot targets in the darkness.

Trouble was, there was no riflescope on the market of sufficient quality to take advantage of Ray’s superb lights. So he set out to build his own. He founded NightForce Optics, and he based his start-up company in ‘Gods Country’, in a small town in Idaho, called Orofino.

The principles he followed then have remained unchanged over two de-cades—to gather the finest materials, utilize the most advanced technology and talent, cut no corners whatsoever, and build what is simply the most rugged, most precise, most uncompromising riflescope money can buy.

Judging by the growth of the company he founded, he succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. The company remains privately held today, and Dr Den-nis splits his time between two country towns in two continents: Adelaide, Australia and Orofino, Idaho, USA. Needless to say, Dr. Dennis does not practice as a dentist anymore.

Today, Nightforce riflescopes are used by professional and competition shooters, avid hunters and our armed forces under incredibly demanding conditions in every corner of the globe.

There are a number of reasons why Nightforce riflescopes are the best in the industry, but one key advantage comes from products that are designed, inspected, built and serviced by Nightforce riflescope users: more than 60% of the team at Nightforce are avid users of the products they make.

Every single scope Nightforce sells is thoroughly inspected and tested by hand at their Idaho headquarters. Each scope is hand built and is checked at 70 to 130 different points, depending on the model, and must pass a battery

of tests that would, frankly, destroy a lesser-quality scope. The tests include forward impact, side impact, tracking accuracy and resolution integrity.

All Nighforce riflescopes are subjected to abuse during product develop-ment that would quickly destroy lesser optics. Pre-production riflescopes are tested in a pressure tank simulating 100 feet of water for 24 hours, ensuring absolute waterproof integrity. Then, they are tested for thermal stability by freezing them to -80ºF, then heating them to 160ºF within a one-hour period. Function is checked at both temperature extremes.

The most important features to look for in a long-range rifle scope are absolute point of impact and unconditional adjustments that yield the utmost in repeatable and precision adjustments values. Many riflescope manufactures try to cloud the issue by touting optical excellence, or some revolutionary ballistic compensation system. However, without mechani-cal precision and quality control processes to ensure the product delivered is perfect, fancy adjustments and great optical performance are useless.

The first and most important function a riflescope must perform is pre-cise aiming. If the lens elements shift, or the lens cells don’t fit precisely, the aiming point can shift from the slightest impact and even mild recoil. Nightforce tests every single riflescope for off axis point of impact shift along with dozens of other causes of aiming error. If the scope doesn’t pass, it doesn’t ship.

It almost isn’t fair. Nightforce NXS™ and Precision Benchrest riflescopes already have taken more long-range world records than any other brand. Now, with the introduction of their 15-55×52 Competition™, the bar has been raised to lofty new heights. It is a riflescope so good, so advanced, that you will blow away your competition. Not literally, of course. Nightforce is a proud member of a number of industry associations, including the NRA and the National Sports Shooting Foundation (NSSF), and actively promotes safe gun handling.

With several years of double-digit growth, Nightforce embarked on a $1 million expansion of their headquarters in 2011. It was completed


The hole you see in the well-used Nightforce 3.5-15 x 50 NXS rifle-scope was made by an enemy 7.62×39 round fired at a U.S. soldier.

The bullet completely penetrated the erector tube—the heart of the scope’s optical system. We’re happy to report that the soldier was not injured, and the only casualty is the riflescope’s magnification ring, frozen on 15x. Its focus, tracking, and all other functions work just fine. It holds point of aim like new.

The soldier wrapped the riflescope in duct tape to keep out sand and dirt, and used it without a problem for the next three days, completing his mission. Because Nightforce riflescopes are used in active theaters by most of the elite special forces worldwide, they are subjected to— and survive— the most brutal conditions imaginable.

last year, just in time to support their most extraordinary growth in the history of the company. The expansion facilitated faster delivery times, more R&D capabilities, and even better customer service. It has also resulted in the introduction of 3 new riflescopes this year!

Until a few years ago, Nightforce was handwriting their programs. As the company grew, this was no longer a feasible option, Nightforce programmer Aaron Snyder said. “ I was very familiar with other CAM programs from school, but hadn’t had any experience with Delcam’s FeatureCAM software. The package that the management team selected prior to me joining about 5 years ago.”

Aaron said. “Today, I am a true believer in the software! It is the most user friendly CAM software on the market, it is faster to learn than other software packages, and I can make changes much quicker than what is possible with other packages.” The company utilizes the Delcam software in both their production and R&D environments. Aaron elaborated, “We use FeatureCAM for everything from making minor changes in a part to designing a part from just a print or an idea. We use FeatureCAM to program parts of a scope or tooling to make the scope tech’s job easier. FeatureCAM makes it very easy for me to accommodate these needs in the company.”

Jesse Daniels, management team member, says, “When we are looking at a new R&D project, with Delcam, Aaron hops on the computer, and put together a CAM program, and within a month we’ve got a full functioning component prototype. This is invaluable to our business.”

The team at Nightforce finds Delcam’s customer support to be outstand-ing. Aaron says that whenever he has a question, Sales Engineer Ben Gowers is just a call away. And if it is something Ben can’t fix or assist the team at Nightforce with, he gets Delcam’s Technical Support involved

immediately. Aaron admits that, given Delcam’s ease of use, calls to Ben and the Delcam technical support center are infrequent.

AbouttheB.E.A.S.T.TM

The U.S. military spoke. Nightforce listened. The playing field in warfare has changed. Our military snipers are engaging targets at ever-increasing ranges; extremely difficult targets demanding levels of positive identi-fication, accuracy and optical performance that were impossible with existing technology. Recognizing this, the U.S. military threw out all the conventions associated with tactical day scopes, and requested a riflescope unlike any ever created.

Why is the most advanced riflescope on the market today called the B.E.A.S.T? It has nothing to do with size, weight, or appearance. Night-force’s engineers were asked to do what was thought impossible…to cre-ate a riflescope the likes of which had never been built before. To invent radical new technologies that solve old problems inherent to competitor’s products. And to include capabilities and features that for years had been nothing but pipe dreams. Cut no corners, they were told. Then build it. It was a challenge so demanding, so taxing, at times so overwhelming, that the concept became known as “a beast,” both for the difficulties it presented and for the times when it seemed they had created a monster. When they succeeded, and it came time to give the newest Nightforce riflescope a name, nothing else seemed appropriate. “But you can’t call a riflescope a

‘”beast,’” some folks said. What does that stand for? What will customers think? They’ll think it stands for “Best Example of Advanced Scope Technol-ogy.” Because that’s what it is.

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Dawne Hickton has seen the future—and it is old people. After building a business largely on selling titanium to the U.S. defense industry, Ms. Hickton is turning her sights to health care.

RTI International Metals Inc., of which Ms. Hickton is chief executive, last year paid $182 million to buy a medical-device business, gaining access to the market for spinal implants and other products for the nation’s growing numbers of senior citizens. “That’s a future for us—the elderly population,” Ms. Hickton says. “That’s a growing market. We don’t know what the defense market is going to do.”

Over the past three years, she says, Pittsburgh-based RTI’s defense work has been cut in half, falling to 20% of the company’s revenue from 40%.

Faced with more defense cuts on the horizon, RTI is part of a broader shift by defense companies, large and small, looking for ways to contend with lost business. Some of them are diversifying. Others are shedding unprofitable segments. Many are looking to increase sales on the international market.

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The challenge stems from the Obama administration’s attempts to move from a post-Sept. 11, 2001, “war on terror-ism” mind-set to a post-Afghanistan-war period. That shifting worldview has led to an agreement with Congress to cut $487 billion from the defense budget over the next 10 years.

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Those factors are generating anxiety among defense companies. “Nothing changes table manners faster than a smaller pie,” a top industry executive says. “And we are all competing for less.”

The last big decline in military spending came at the end of the Cold War in the 1990s, when the U.S. closed 350 mili-tary installations. Defense companies responded with a series of mergers that shrank the number of major contractors working with the Pentagon.

In 2011 the top five U.S. defense con-tractors secured more than a quarter of all military spending. The Obama administration is opposed to moves that would decrease competition further, so analysts don’t expect any consolidation at the top of the food chain.

But European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co.’s unsuccessful attempt last year to purchase Britain’s BAE Systems sug-gests that at least one merger among the next tier of Pentagon contractors could be on deck within a few years. BAE, in particular, holds an especially coveted New Hampshire unit that makes equip-ment for military surveillance.

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Boeing Co.is closing operations in Kansas and California. Boeing said in November that it would cut 30% of its management jobs and consoli-date units in its defense, space and security business. The Chicago-based company has cut $2 billion in costs since 2010 and plans to slice another $1.6 billion through the consolidation, says spokesman Todd Blecher.

Smaller defense contractors also are looking to streamline and to focus on new areas, such as cybersecurity or unmanned vehicles. L-3 Com-munications spun off its consulting and government-services work in July as it moved to reinvent itself.

The New York company paid $130 million to buy a British aircraft training-and-simulation business. In February L-3 paid $210 million for a unit of Danaher Corp. that makes sophisticated electrical units for U.S. Navy submarines.

L-3 Chief Executive Michael Strianese says defense companies have to be careful as they move into new ventures. “I don’t think it’s a good strategy for defense companies to wander too far outside their core areas,” he says. “We’ve all done that at some point in our lives, and it usually doesn’t end well.” Mr. Strianese says.

To make up for dwindling opportunities in the U.S., companies also are looking to increase sales overseas, with emerging markets in Brazil and India appearing especially fruitful. As the U.S. shifts more strate-gic resources to Asia, arms sales to U.S. allies in the region are also expected to rise.

To help facilitate that effort, the Obama administration has moved to ease export controls to help companies sell arms abroad. In November L-3 secured a $23 million deal to help train some Iraqi military pilots.

Overseas sales to developing nations by U.S. defense contractors qua-drupled in 2011 to a record $56.3 billion, according to the Congres-sional Research Service, as the administration approved deals with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries.

American companies have been lobbying Washington to ease export controls further. They recently secured support from Congress to ex-pand satellite sales abroad, something that could give a boost to Boeing, among others.

Meanwhile, though, U.S. defense contractors are facing new competi-tion in the U.S. market from foreign companies, including EADS and Switzerland’s Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.

They also face more pressure from nontraditional rivals, such as consult-ing firm Accenture and computer makers Apple Inc. and Dell Inc. Such nontraditional defense contractors account for about 40% of major new post-Cold War hardware programs and services sold to the Pentagon, says Booz’s Mr. Fischer.

Old-line defense contractors will have to become more nimble to compete with the new rivals, according to Booz. “Defense companies need faster development and fielding cycles to remain relevant for large portions of their core markets,” Mr. Fischer says.

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AboutRAM’sLinearSolenoidsRAM Company’s linear solenoids encompass a vast array of design features and design ap-plications, with strokes ranging from .005” to 3”, push or pull performance, and pressurized or non-pressurized cavities. The company supports its customers with a wide array of performance requirements, including those related to the following:

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RAM’sRotarySolenoidValvesThe RAM Company rotary solenoid is a pure rotary device utilizing the angles of a balanced armature within a magnetic field. By eliminating the need for cams or races that convert linear motion into rotary, as used in other rotary solenoid designs, RAM Company is able to offer distinct design advantages.

SolenoidValvesfromRAMCompanyDesigned and manufactured at RAM, solenoid valves are the fastest growing segment of their business. This type of valve lends itself to simplicity and high efficiencies. Designs are available in two or three way flow as well as direct or pilot operated. Pneumatic solenoid valves can be designed up to operating pressures of 10,000 psig. Hydraulic solenoid valves can be designed to yield flow rates of up to 20 gallons/minute.

ManufacturingatRAMCompanyAll manufacturing performed in house features the best quality CNC equipment. RAM’s CNC lathes and mills operate in very tight tolerances, and their in-house special processes include honing, welding, brazing (copper, silver, and nickel), coil winding, plating, transfer molding, EB welding, and soldering, among others. The most recent addition to their in-house capabilities was the implementation of a heat treat operation.

The company provides Hydraulic test capability up to 5000 PSIG & 35 GPM (Red oil, Skydrol & Stoddard), and Pneumatic test capability up to 15,000 PSIG (Nitrogen). They offer Static impulse testing up to 9000 PSIG, and their temperature testing ranges from -100 to 600 °F.

From the onset, Ray Ganowsky believed in purchasing the best machine tools to manufacture products. But the best machine tools weren’t enough. RAM Company’s ability to provide superior service to their customers also meant that their best-in-class machine tools had to be serviced and maintained by a superior machine tool distributor, one willing to support them in the small town of Saint George, Utah.

Kevin says “Smith Machinery Sales, based in Salt Lake City, is our partner. They sell the supe-rior Mazak machine tool line, and we began purchasing from them nearly 30 years ago. Today,

Clark Smith owns Smith Machinery, and my dad bought our first machine from his father, Tracy Smith. When you really look at it, there are only a handful of machine tool builders that produce a machine as good as Mazak does. ”

He continued, “When you get down to it, a superior machine tool isn’t enough. I don’t buy a Mercedes Benz because I can’t get it serviced in Saint George. We work closely with Clark Smith’s team, because we continue to receive superior support from them. If a machine goes down, they are here quickly. Our latest purchases include two Mazak Multiplex machine tools: Multi-Tasking, dual-spindle, dual turret machines. With one, we have added a Mazak GL Gantry robot (for unattended operation), and with the second, we have a barfeed. These machine tools are so beneficial to us, as our portfolio is comprised of high mix, low quantity products. The cell we have set up with the Mazak Multiplex machines facilitates our set-up reduction and work-flow efficiency.”

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Just what this future will look like and how the US might get there is the subject of a technology showcase at The Pennsylvania State University, sponsored by the school’s Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition (CIMP-3D), along with the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute.” NAMII “is the first of 15 ‘innovation institutes’ to be established by Pres. Obama’s $1-billion National Network for Manufacturing Innovation strategy introduced in March.”

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Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has completed all performance testing for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope aft-optics subsystem (AOS) under contract to the Northrop Grumman Corporation.

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The AOS is a precision beryllium rectangular optical bench that houses the tertiary and the fine steering mirror installed at the center of Webb’s primary mirror. The AOS is surrounded by a shroud that eliminates stray light, and two large radiator panels that keep the assembly cold. This subsystem collects and focuses the light from the secondary mirror and feeds it into the science instruments.

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GE Aviation expects to produce more jet engines in 2013 and foresees more of its engines in use as its commercial business grows.

The company and its joint ventures are also developing new engines with better fuel efficiency, and have already sold some of these engines for airplanes still under development, said Rick Kennedy, spokesman for GE Aviation.

Overall engine production by GE and GE’s joint ventures will grow from 3,400 engines in 2012 to 3,600 engines this year. The number of GE and joint venture engines in service — engines placed in ac-tive aircrafts — will grow from 25,000 today to about 40,000 by 2020. It is key to build a large base of engines in service, and then provide spare parts and maintenance for them over a long period, Kennedy said.

GE jet engines power commercial aircraft made by Airbus, Boeing, Embraer of Brazil and Bombardier of Canada, as well as military aircraft. GE Aviation employs about 40,000 worldwide, and about 8,600 people in the Cincinnati-Dayton area.

“Commercial aviation is doing extremely well. It’s across the industry,” said Dan Stohr, spokesman for trade group Aerospace Industries As-sociation. Growing or developing markets include China, the Middle East and across Pacific Asia, he said.

GE Aviation has a joint venture with French company Snecma to make the CFM56 engine, which powers the narrow body jetliners Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. The joint venture, CFM International, has a new engine under developmentthat will come to market in 2016.

Called the LEAP engine, the new engine will also power future Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 airplanes, as well as new planes under development — the Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 MAX and COMAC C919 from China.

The LEAP engine is GE Aviation’s biggest development program right now. “The company has already sold more than 4,000 engines on three different airplanes under development, and the first engine hasn’t even run yet. So, it’s an extremely important program for GE, and is being designed to deliver both outstanding reliability and better fuel burn,” Kennedy said. “Achieving both is very challenging.”

GE Aviation is also in the early stages of development for an engine called GE9X, which will be the successor to its current GE90 engine that powers the Boeing 777 jumbo jet. Boeing is looking into a new-generation 777 aircraft, for which GE will provide the engine.

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meet the U.S. Marine Corps’ requirement for a rifled, 120mm, Precision Extended Range Mortar (PERM). ATK’s Armament Systems division will serve as the prime contractor to the Marine Corps for the 24-month PERM development program that will demonstrate a precision mortar cartridge capable of reliably providing accuracy within 20 meters circular error probable and can then be quickly transitioned to production and ultimately fielding.

ATK has teamed with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) to bring the most mature capabilities to the program. The ATK / GD-OTS PERM technical solution combines ATK’s patented and operationally-proven precision guidance fuze technology with the GD-OTS extended-range rifled mortar energetic subsystems developed during the PERM Technical Demonstration program.

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ATK guidance fuze technology is currently being used by the U.S. Army to meet precision guidance requirements for 155mm artillery projectiles (XM1156) and 120mm mortar cartridges (XM395). The ATK / GD-OTS PERM projectile will capitalize on these ongoing U.S. Army development and production programs to incorporate design commonality, lessons learned, and future product improvements.

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NASA expects to award multiple firms a Certification Products Contract (CPC), each of which will run for 15 months and be worth up to $10 million. The program dovetails with the agency’s ongoing partnerships with Boeing, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Sierra Nevada Corp. to develop privately owned space transportation systems capable of flying astronauts to the space station.

CPC’s first phase is scheduled to begin in February and run through May 30, 2014. The timing is intended to influence commercial spaceship design and operations plans early enough to meet NASA’s space station mission requirements and minimize potentially costly changes and schedule delays later in the development process.

After three rounds of Space Act Agreements that leveraged U.S. government funding with private investment to stimulate development of passenger spaceships, NASA is shifting to fixed-priced, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)-based awards for the CPC

effort. The first buy will be for data products related to “an end-to-end Crew Transportation System (CTS) for an ISS design reference mission,” NASA wrote in its Sept. 12 solicitation.

“The government expects that only Phase 1 contractors will be capable of successfully competing for Phase 2,” NASA wrote.

NASA intends to run its ongoing, 21-month, $1.1 billion Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) projects with Boeing, SpaceX and Sierra Nevada separately from any awards the companies may win under the Certification Products Contract.

Under its existing program, NASA was not able to formally evaluate if a company’s design met agency requirements for flying crew to the station.

“This bridge will allow us to either move down the road toward getting design concurrence assessment or potentially waivers for areas where we don’t fully meet all the design requirements,” said John Mulholland, Boeing vice president and program manager for commercial space programs.

“The big benefit of [CPC] is that bridge is going to allow us to move down together and hopefully get certified to fly to the international space station and fly NASA crew,” Mulholland told Space News. Proposals are due Oct. 12.

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Bloomberg News reports, “Pratt & Whitney won an agreement to build jet engines for redesigned Embraer SA jets currently powered by General Electric Co.” The plane will use Pratt’s geared turbo-fan, “which the company has said reduces fuel burn by as much as 15 percent, curbs noise by using a gear to slow the engine’s outer fan. Combined with wing improvements, full fly-by-wire flight controls and other alterations, it will provide “double-digit” im-provements in efficiency and maintenance costs for the revamped jets, Embraer said.”

This is a “significant victory for Pratt’s campaign to penetrate the single-aisle market, and is a major blow for General Electric which was believed to be in pole-position with a mix of the next-generation NG34 and de-rated CFM Leap.”

Autoliv. saving.more. lives…delivers.half. a.billion.airbags.for.side.protection

Autoliv, Inc.reports that the company has delivered over half a bil-lion airbags for side protection since the company invented these safety devices in 1994.

Side airbags were first introduced to the automotive market when Autoliv, in cooperation with Volvo launched the world’s first side-impact airbag on the Volvo 850. This airbag was designed to reduce injuries and fatalities to the occupant’s chest in side-impact collisions. Subsequently, in 1998, Autoliv introduced another “World’s First”. This was the Inflatable Curtain, which is an airbag that covers the whole upper side of a vehicle in a side-impact collision to protect the head of occupants sitting on the struck side of the vehicle. This patented airbag was launched in cooperation with Volvo and Mercedes.

“These products continue to provide a very important benefit to society and human life” commented Jan Olsson, Vice President of Autoliv Research. “We estimate that our side airbags in the field will save at least 15,000 lives over the years while in service. In addition, we believe there is significant savings to society in medical and re-habilitation costs related to fewer injuries due to our side airbags” .

“Our company’s primary focus is to save more lives”, stated Jan Carlson CEO of Autoliv while presenting his keynote address during a recent employee management conference. “It gives us a real sense of pride and accomplishment when we hear from people who have survived automobile crashes because of the products our dedicated employees design and produce every day”.

Side airbags (both chest side airbags and head curtain side airbags) will become mandatory on all new light vehicles sold as of September next year according to federal law. Despite this improvement, only 50% of the passenger light vehicles produced in the world are cur-rently equipped with side airbags.


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Lockheed Martin Corp sees good prospects for selling new coastal warships and helicopters it is building for the U.S. Navy to other countries, especially given a planned U.S. pivot to the Asia-Pacific region, company executives said recently.

The U.S. Navy’s plans to send Lockheed’s first Littoral Combat Ship, or LCS-1, to Singapore in mid-April, could deepen international interest in the new warship, said Michele Evans, vice president of business development for Lockheed’s mission systems and training business.

Lockheed and other U.S. weapons makers are scrambling to increase foreign military sales to maintain revenue in coming years as they brace for cuts in U.S. military spending after sharp growth over the past decade.

Lockheed’s upbeat view comes as its first LCS ship, the USS Freedom, a steel single hull vessel, prepares for a six-week voyage to Singapore, where it will be deployed for nine months.

Unlike earlier warships, littoral combat ships can operate in shallower coastal regions, have smaller crews and can be easily reconfigured for different missions, such as surface warfare or mine-hunting.

The U.S. unit of Australia’s Austal is also building a separate LCS ship for the U.S. Navy, based on an aluminum trimaran design.

The Navy is proceeding with the Singapore deployment of LCS despite continued prob-lems with the ship’s 30 mm and 57 mm guns and a mine countermeasures system identi-fied in a new report by the Pentagon’s chief weapons tester.

The report also noted that “LCS is not expected to be survivable” since it was not designed to continue operating if it took a significant hit in a hostile combat environ-ment.

The Pentagon’s office of Operational Test and Evaluation said it was deferring tests of the ships’ overall survivability, and separate shock trials for at least a year.

Lockheed executives said they were in talks with six to seven possible foreign buyers in the Middle East and Asia for the ship, down from 22 countries that initially were interested.

The Navy plans to buy 55 of the new smaller warships in coming years, a key part of its drive to replace aging vessels and increase the overall number of ships in the Navy.

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NRL.Designs.Multi-Junction. Solar. Cell. to.Break.Efficiency.Barrier.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory scientists in the Electronics Technology and Science Division, in collaboration with the Imperial College and MicroLink Devices, Inc. have proposed a novel triple-junction solar cell with the potential to break the 50 percent conversion efficiency barrier, which is the current goal in multi-junction photovoltaic development.

“This research has produced a novel, realistically achievable, lattice-matched, multi-junction solar cell design with the potential to break the 50 percent power conversion efficiency mark under concentrated illumination,” said Robert Walters, Ph.D., NRL research physicist. “At present, the world record triple-junction solar cell efficiency is 44 percent under concentration and it is generally accepted that a major technology breakthrough will be required for the efficiency of these cells to increase much further.”

In multi-junction (MJ) solar cells, each junction is ‘tuned’ to different wavelength bands in the solar spectrum to increase efficiency. High bandgap semiconductor material is used to absorb the short wavelength radiation with longer wavelength parts transmitted to subsequent semiconductors. In theory, an infinite-junction cell could obtain a maximum power conversion percentage of nearly 87 percent. The challenge is to develop a semiconductor material system that can attain a wide range of bandgaps and be grown with high crystalline quality.

By exploring novel semiconductor materials and applying band structure engineering, via strain-balanced quantum wells, the NRL research team has produced a design for a MJ solar cell that can achieve direct band gaps from 0.7 to 1.8 electron volts (eV) with materials that are all lattice-matched to an indium phosphide (InP) substrate.

The primary innovation enabling this new path to high efficiency is the identification of InAlAsSb quaternary alloys as a high band gap material layer that can be grown lattice-matched to InP. Drawing from their experience with Sb-based compounds for detector and laser applications, NRL scientists modeled the band structure of InAlAsSb and showed that this material could potentially achieve a direct band-gap as high as 1.8eV. With this result, and using a model that includes both radiative and non-radiative recombination, the NRL scientists created a solar cell design that is a potential route to over 50 percent power conversion efficiency under concentrated solar illumination.

Recently awarded a U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) project, NRL scientists, working with MicroLink and Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y., will execute a three year materials and device development program to realize this new solar cell technology.

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Report:.Auto.Production.Highest.Since.2007

The Detroit News reported, “Michigan’s auto production in 2012 rose to 2.26 million vehicles - its highest level since 2007,” according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The

“report on Michigan’s economy said auto production in Michigan rose 3.5 percent in 2012. The 2012 production is 1.12 million vehicles higher than 2009, when car production fell to lowest level in decades in Michigan to just 1.14 million vehicles as General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC both filed for bankruptcy and idled their operations for significant stretches.”

Army.Told.to.Pick.Combat-Vehicle. Contractor.Next.YearThe Army must choose a single contrac-tor next year to complete development and build the service’s Ground Combat Vehicle, a potential $32 billion program, according to the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer.

BAE Systems Plcand General Dynamics Corp. have been competing to produce the tank-like replacement for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Previous plans called for both companies to continue development work beyond 2014, after which one would probably have been selected for the production phase.

“The combination of fiscal pressures and the need for additional devel-opment time led” to the change of plans, Defense Undersecretary for Acquisition Frank Kendall wrote in a directive issued. The revision will save as much as $4 billion through 2018.

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Bloomberg News reports, “The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said that its leading economic indicator suggests that the global economy is stabilizing as the US, UK, China and India return to growth. The composite leading indicator for the US climbed to 101 in November from 100.8 in October, the” OECD said on Monday. “The reading for the UK rose to 100.7 from 100.5, while China’s reading climbed to 99.7 from 99.5. The euro-area reading rose to 99.5 from 99.4.”

AFP reports, “For several months, international economic forecasting organizations have warned that the eurozone debt crisis was one of the main threats to the outlook for the global economy, which struggled towards the end of last year. But in recent weeks, sentiment on financial markets has edged toward the view that the eurozone is getting on top of its crisis.” In the US and the UK, “which is not a member of the eurozone, the overall indicator ‘continues to point to economic growth firming,’ the OECD said. ‘In China and India, signs of a turning point are more marked than in last month’s assessment.’”

GE.Aviation.To.Increase.Engine.Production

The Dayton (OH) Daily News reported, “GE Aviation expects to produce more jet engines in 2013 and foresees more of its engines in use as its commercial business grows.” The “company and its joint ventures are also developing new engines with better fuel efficiency, and have already sold some of these engines for airplanes still under development,” according to spokesperson Rick Kennedy.

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Metalformers.see.growth.in.2013….but.the.cliff.looms

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Last year Jeff Immelt, the boss of General Electric, declared that outsourcing was “mostly outdated as a business model”. GE’s vener-able Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky, is opening a string of new assembly lines to build refrigerators, water heaters and washing machines, bringing home jobs from China and Mexico.

President Barack Obama has trumpeted this wave of “insourcing”, while Hal Sirkin of the Boston Consulting Group foretells a US “manufactur-ing renaissance”. Even as the news from Washington reeks of heedless brinkmanship, the news from the people who actually make stuff sounds refreshingly hopeful.

How real is this renaissance? It is tempting to dismiss it out of hand. Manufacturing has experienced a steady relative decline in just about all advanced economies. Between 1980 and 2010, German manufac-turing value added fell from 30 per cent of gross domestic product to 21 per cent, according to World Bank data, while Japan’s fell from 27 per cent to 19 per cent.

But there are a few exceptions. After its financial crisis in 1992, Sweden boosted manufacturing value added as a share of output and held on to the gains for more than a decade. The question is whether Sweden’s conditions exist in the US. The first requirement is a weak currency. After its peak in 1992 Sweden’s real effective exchange rate fell 27 per cent. Since the dollar peaked in 2002, it has fallen 21 per cent, enough to make a major difference.

In 2000 US wages were almost 22 times higher than China’s. By 2015 that multiple will have declined to four. The other Swedish ingredient is a productivity boom. In 1995 Sweden joined the EU and opened its economy to foreign investment. The country’s industrial champions responded by investing twice as much in vocational training as their EU rivals and restructuring aggressively. Between 1996 and 2009, this yielded a cumulative boost to manufacturing productivity of 57 per cent, according to the OECD.

By contrast, Germany managed only 17 per cent. If Sweden sounds impressive, here is the surprise: over the same period American manufacturers piled up an even larger productivity gain of 69 per cent. Again, competition contributed: the US joined the North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organisation, and its continent-sized economy generates plenty of internal competition. But in the US case, the impetus from trade and competition has been powerfully reinforced by a jolt from technology.

Despite much fashionable chatter, this is not mainly about fracking. The new extraction technology has cut the price of natural gas in the US to a fraction of the Asian level, but, as the McKinsey Global Institute observed recently, the industries that are most energy-intensive are not actually very trade-intensive. US paper mills and oil refineries will enjoy the cheap gas bonanza but not much production in these sectors is likely to shift to US shores.

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At a General Electric flight simulator here, the visibility has been set at near zero to mimic thick rain and clouds. But a video console near the pilot shows a vivid picture of nearby mountains precise enough to allow a plane to take off or land despite the conditions.

The system is one of several highly valuable next-generation technologies that GE has developed — and that the company has passed along to China as part of a joint venture with the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).

Access to the world’s second-largest economy is critical for nearly any global company. Yet this often comes at a cost: the transfer of the very technologies that leading business officials — including GE chief executive Jeffrey Immelt, who heads an Obama administration panel on U.S. jobs and competitiveness — cite as essential to the United States’ economic future. The “synthetic vision” system, for example, could be worth millions of dollars to airlines, which could significantly reduce costs from weather-related delays.

GE, like other companies, must weigh which technologies should be brought to joint ventures with China and how to protect them from being stolen or misused. These decisions face virtually any executive trying to develop a presence in the country — from the most sophisticated technology firms, which worry about software piracy, to old-line industrial equipment makers, which have seen knockoffs of their products pop up soon after making deals with Chinese partners. Under the agreement with AVIC, GE avionics will be on board a new Chinese commercial airliner that is likely to become a rival to aircraft produced by U.S.-based Boeing and Europe’s Airbus. The potential competition with Boeing, coming at a time when the United States is fighting to maintain its own manufacturing base, has stirred some American criticism.

But GE executives say they have had no second thoughts. China’s airplane market is booming, and the deal was too important to pass up, they said, even at the cost of sharing the avionics technology.

“We are all in and we don’t want it back,” said Lorraine Bolsinger, chief executive of GE Aviation Systems. She said new airplanes don’t come along that often, and that the chance to be part of developing a major new aircraft is not to be missed — even if most of the jobs will be in Shanghai or elsewhere in China.

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Factories ‘Reshore’ Some Work From Overseas

During the worst of the Great Recession, U.S. factory jobs were disappearing at a furious pace. As 2007 began, about 14 million Americans were working in manufacturing. Three years and one frightful recession later, only 11.5 million were. But since 2010, employment has been ticking back up, with companies adding about 400,000 jobs.

One reason for at least a small portion of that growth: the return of factory work from overseas. Experts say it’s difficult to accurately measure the number of jobs tied to work returning from other countries, but some employers say they know it is happening. Reversing A Herd Mentality Howard Hauser, a vice president with Hiawatha Rubber Co., says for a long time, manufacturers followed a herd mentality of sending work offshore. They all wanted components produced in low-wage, emerging markets like China. “They were looking at the piece price. And it looked like, ’We’re going to save a lot of money,’” he said. “But the bottom line was they didn’t save nearly as much as they thought. And with the quality issues, they’re just not getting product that’s acceptable for the customer.”

Now Hiawatha, based outside Minneapolis, is getting those contracts. And Hauser has himself decided to “reshore” production of a component that was being made in China. The move will result in three new hires at his plant. He says the part was not difficult to make, but the Chinese factory kept botching the job. He says Hiawatha, which makes rubber components for equipment such as printers and pumps, can do it better.

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Beaulieu and the other 65 full-timers are back to normal hours now — and can even count on some overtime.

The U.S. Looks More Competitive Dan Meckstroth, an economist with the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, says labor in the United States is looking more competitive internationally for a number of reasons. For one, U.S. wages are still depressed because of the relatively slow overall recovery. At the same time, wages have been rising in emerging markets. In addition, the skill level of American workers is generally higher. And the supply chain disruptions after last year’s Japanese disasters made some companies skittish about outsourcing to Asia, he said.

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So the stage is at least half set for a US manufacturing revival, even if obstacles – poor education, poor infrastructure – remain. But what might a revival mean? Not, unfortunately, a cure for unemployment. Since a trough in January 2010, the US has generated just over half a million new manufacturing jobs but the bounce mostly reflects the collapse during the recession.

For an advanced economy to create manufacturing employment inde-pendently of a cyclical rebound is almost unheard of. Even as it boosted manufacturing as a share of output between 1993 and 2007, Sweden lost almost a 10th of its manufacturing jobs.

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Higher productivity means higher pay for surviving employees: American manufacturing workers are on average paid better than American service workers. And consumers benefit from the productivity windfall. Since 1985 the quality-adjusted price of US durables has scarcely budged while the cost of services has more than doubled.

A US manufacturing renaissance is possible, not certain. But Americans are right to celebrate the early indicators – from Siemens, which has just begun shipping US-made turbines to Saudi Arabia; from Toyota, which exports US-made cars to 21 countries; and of course from that chief insourcer, GE’s Mr Immelt.

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Dimensional Gaging Specialists

Machine Tool Cool. FiltrationBlaser____________ 801-722-4095Castrol____________ 800-894-7773Christensen_Oil_ ______ 800-654-0438Hangsterfer’s_ _______ 316-640-2462Hangsterfer’s_ _______ 760-580-1357Marshall_Tool_&_Supply___ 602-269-6295Star_Metal_Fluids_ _____ 800-367-9966

MotorsFadal_CNC__________ 208-855-9426

Parts Washing EquipmentBlaser____________ 801-722-4095Star_Metal_Fluids_ _____ 800-367-9966

RevolversFadal_CNC__________ 208-855-9426Solvents /Degreasing AgentsBlaser____________ 801-722-4095Castrol____________ 800-894-7773

Hangsterfer’s_ _______ 316-640-2462Hangsterfer’s_ _______ 760-580-1357Star_Metal_Fluids_ _____ 800-367-9966

SpindlesFadal_CNC__________ 208-855-9426GMN_USA_ _________ 800-686-1679Setco_Spindles_&_Slides___ 866-362-0699

Thread MillsMicro_100_ _________ 208-888-7310Sandvik_ __________ 801-362-3618

Tooling SystemsAIT______________ 800-321-3195Almar_Tools_ ________ 503-255-2763Blackhawk_Industrial_ ___ 303-744-1205Micro_100_ _________ 208-888-7310Sandvik_ __________ 801-362-3618Seco_Tools_Inc.________ 248-528-5960

Vices and Vice Jaws5th_Axis_Fixtures_______ 858-505-0432Desert_EDM_Sales______ 480-816-6300

WaycoversFadal_CNC__________ 208-855-9426

Work Holding5th_Axis_Fixtures_______ 858-505-0432AIT______________ 800-321-3195CALIBRATION SERVICESAdvanced_Coord._Tech_____ 303-469-6161Klontech_Industrial_Sales_ _ 480-948-1871Total_Qual._Syst._______ 480-377-6422

GRAPHITE FOR EDMAerospace

Toyo_Tanso_USA_______ 630-248-3885Fine Detail Electrodes

Toyo_Tanso_USA_______ 630-248-3885

Forging DiesToyo_Tanso_USA_______ 630-248-3885

Carbide BurningToyo_Tanso_USA_______ 630-248-3885

Threaded ElectrodesToyo_Tanso_USA_______ 630-248-3885

GRINDINGGrinding Machines

DCM_Tech__________ 800-533-5339Blackhawk_Industrial___ 303-744-1205Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ _ 303-571-4933Triad_Machine_______ 303-424-0268

Aircraft brake rotor DCM_Tech__________ 800-533-5339

Grinders, RotarySilicon & Quartz

DCM_Tech__________ 800-533-5339

922-1674

www.kdcapital.com

Machine Tool Cool. Filtration Forging Dies

TECHNOLOGY THAT WORKS

angsterfer’s



11042 N. 24th Ave. Suite 101 Phoenix, AZ 85029

Manual Lathes & MillsAME,_Inc._ ________ 303-922-9266

Pedestals for GrindersMidaco___________847-593-8420

Sawing MachinesAIT______________ 800-321-3195Blackhawk_Industrial___ 303-744-1205Jorgensen_Machine_Tools_ 800-952-0151Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ _ 303-571-4933Rocky_Mountain_Saw_Blades__303-761-3000_

Saw Replacement PartsRocky_Mountain_Saw_Blades__303-761-3000_ Tool Grinders Punch &

DieDCM_Tech__________ 800-533-5339

_INSPECTION EQUIPAdvanced_Coord._Tech_____ 303-469-6161Gage_Lab_Products______ 801-716-2972Klontech_Indust._Sales____ 480-948-1871OGP_ _ ___________ 480-889-9056Total_Qual._Syst._______ 480-377-6422

CMM ProbesDatum_Inspection______ 602-997-1340Gage_Lab_Products______ 801-716-2972

Klontech_Industrial_Sales_ _ 480-948-1871OGP_ ___________ 480-889-9056Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422

Coordinate Measuring Mach.

Advanced_Coordinate_Tech__ 623-780-4137Datum_Inspection______ 602-997-1340Klontech_Industrial_Sales_ _ 480-948-1871Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ _ 303-571-4933OGP_ ___________ 480-889-9056Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422

Gauging EquipmentAdvanced_Coord._Tech__ __303-469-6161Gage_Lab_Products______ 801-716-2972Klontech_Industrial_Sales_ 480-948-1871OGP_ ___________ 480-889-9056Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422Low Temp InstrumentationHigh_Precision_Devices_ _ 303-447-2558

Metrology InstrumentsAdvanced_Coord._Tech__ __303-469-6161Datum_Inspection_____ 602-997-1340Gage_Lab_Products______ 801-716-2972Klontech_Industrial_Sales_ 480-948-1871

OGP______ __________ 480-889-9056Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422

Optical ComparatorsAdvanced_Coord._Tech__ __303-469-6161Datum_Inspection_____ 602-997-1340Gage_Lab_Products______ 801-716-2972Klontech_Industrial_Sales_ 480-948-1871OGP_ ___________ 480-889-9056Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422

Particle Inspection MachDCM_Tech__________ 800-533-5339Video Measuring SystemsAdvanced_Coordinate_Tech_ ___ 623-780-4137Gage_Lab_Products______ 801-716-2972Klontech_Industrial_Sales_ 480-948-1871Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422

HARDWAREHorizon_Carbide_Tool___480-968-0957Metal_Supermarkets_ __ 801-972-2441Utah_Metal_Works,_Inc.__ 801-364-5679

METALS & MATERIALSAZ_Tool_Steel_LLC_ _____ 480-784-1600Coastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466

Erickson_Metals______877-543-6061Metal_Supermarkets_ __801-972-2441Ryerson__________303-227-6310Samuel,_Son_&_Co._ __ 303-422-8282TCI_Precision_Metals_ __800-234-5613United_Performance_Metals_888-282-3292Western_States_Metals_ _801-978-0562Alloys: Corrosion Resistant

Haynes_Intl__________ 713-937-7597United_Performance_Metals__888-282-3292

Alloys: High TemperatureHaynes_Intl_ ________713-937-7597United_Performance_Metals__888-282-3292

Alloys: Nichel & CobaltHaynes_Intl_ ________713-937-7597United_Performance_Metals__888-282-3292

AluminumTCI_Precision_Metals_ __800-234-5613

BrassCoastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466Ryerson___________303-227-6310United_Performance_Metals_ 888-282-3292

BronzeCoastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466

Automatic Barfeeds of all Types

7140 Engineer Rd. San Diego, CA 92111

Mathew EvansDirector of Sales and Marketing

www.5axisfixtures.com [email protected] (858)-505-0432

5 AXIS FIXTURES Innovative solutions for all 3, 4, and 5 axis machines.

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Manual Lathes & Mills


VP/General Manager

An ISO 9001 Company

Jeff Klimowicz

Senior Sales Engineer

Mobile: 480‐320‐0308

[email protected]

www.qualichem.com

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

All Products Proudly Made in the USA

CarbonCoastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466Ryerson___________303-227-6310

Metals: Bar & PlateAZ_Tool_Steel_LLC_ _____480-784-1600Coastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466Ryerson___________303-227-6310

Mold SteelAZ_Tool_Steel_LLC_ _____480-784-1600

Nickel AlloysAZ_Tool_Steel_LLC_ _____480-784-1600Marzee_Inc.________602-269-5801Ryerson__________303-227-6310United_Performance_Metals__888-282-3292

_Plate-Precision Saw CutErickson_Metals______877-543-6061

Pre-Honed TubeWestern_States_Metals_ _801-978-0562

RubberMarzee_Inc.________602-269-5801

Sheet MetalSelf_Clinch_Direct_ ____ 801-746-2689

Stainless SteelAZ_Tool_Steel_LLC_ ____ 480-784-1600Coastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466Metal_Supermarkets_ __ 801-972-2441Ryerson__________303-227-6310Samuel,_Son_&_CO.____ 303-422-8282TCI_Precision_Metals_ __800-234-5613United_Performance_Metals__888-282-3292

SteelAZ_Tool_Steel_LLC________480-784-1600Coastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466Marzee_ __________ 602-269-5801Metal_Supermarkets____801-972-2441Ryerson___________303-227-6310Samuel,_Son_&_CO.____ 303-422-8282TCI_Precision_Metals_ __800-234-5613

Titanium Tube & PipeHaynes_Intl_ ________713-937-7597Supra_Alloys,Inc_______805-388-2138Titanium, Rod, Bar & Wire

Supra_Alloys,Inc_______805-388-2138Titanium, Sheet & Plate

Supra_Alloys,Inc_______805-388-2138Washers

LeeSpring_________480-539-5704METAL DISTRIBUTORS

Erickson_Metals______ 877-543-6061Coastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466

Haynes_Intl__________713-937-7597Metal_Supermarkets_ __ 801-972-2441Ryerson___________303-227-6310Samuel,_Son_&_CO.____ 303-422-8282Supra_Alloys,Inc_______805-388-2138United_Performance_Metals__888-282-3292Western_States_Metals_ _ 801-978-0562

NEW MACHINERYCHIP CUTTING

CNC Drilling/TappingMethods_West_______ 602-437-2220

CNC MillsAction_Machine_ _____ 303-532-2900AME,_Inc._ ________ 303-922-9266Blackhawk_Industrial___ 303-744-1205Foothills_Machinery____ 303-466-3777Hartwig_Inc.________ 303-373-9450J.M._Grisley________ 801-486-7519King_Machine_______ 208-345-9600Methods_West_______ 602-437-2220Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ _ 303-571-4933Smith_Machinery_Co_ ___801-263-6403Todd_Machinery_______801-294-6390Tornos_USA_ ________951-695-0342Triad_Machine________303-424-0268

CNC LathesAction_Machine_ _____ 303-532-2900AME,_Inc._ ________ 303-922-9266Blackhawk_Industrial____303-744-1205Foothills_Machinery____ 303-466-3777J.M._Grisley______ ______801-486-7519Hartwig_Inc._________303-373-9450King_Machine_______ 208-345-9600Methods_West_______ 602-437-2220Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ __303-571-4933Muratec__________ 949-466-8255Smith_Machinery_Co_ ___801-263-6403Todd_Machinery_______801-294-6390Triad_Machine________303-424-0268

CNC Swiss Turn MachinesAME,_Inc._ ________ 303-922-9266Methods_West_______ 602-437-2220Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ _ 303-571-4933Muratec_________ 949-466-8255Tornos_USA_ ______ 951-695-0342Triad_Machine_______ 303-424-0268

EDM MachinesAction_Machine_ _____ 303-532-2900AME,_Inc._ ________ 303-922-9266Desert_EDM_Sales_____ 480-816-6300

EDM_Network_______ 480-836-1782Methods_West_______ 602-437-2220Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ _ 303-571-4933Smith_Machinery_Co_ __ 801-263-6403Todd_Machinery______ 801-294-6390Triad_Machine_______ 303-424-0268

EDM Tooling SystemsDesert_EDM_Sales_____ 480-816-6300EDM_Network_______ 480-836-1782EDM_Perform._Access.____ 800-336-2946Global_EDM__Supply____ 480-836-8330

End MillsHelical_Solutions_ ____ 866-543-5422

NEW MACHINERYFABRICATION

PrecisionFab_Inc._____303-779-9180Band Saws

AIT______________ 800-321-3195Fabricating_Equip_Sales__ 303-466-7342King_Machine_______ 208-345-9600Marshall_Tool_&_Supply___ 602-269-6295

Bar FeedersEdge_Technologies______ 562-597-7824Trusty-Cook_ ________ 877-240-2462

Cold SawsFabricating_Equip_Sales___ 303-466-7342

CNC Punching CentersBlackhawk_Industrial___ 303-744-1205PrecisionFab_Inc._____303-779-9180S&S_Machinery_Sales___ 602-368-8542

Iron WorkersAIT______________ 800-321-3195Fabricating_Equip_Sales__ 303-466-7342Jorgensen_Machine_Tools_ 800-952-0151S&S_Machinery_Sales___ 602-368-8542

Laser CuttersAction_Machine_ _____ 303-532-2900Blackhawk_Industrial___ 303-744-1205Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ _ 303-571-4933Muratec_________ 949-466-8255PrecisionFab_Inc._____303-779-9180S&S_Machinery_Sales___ 602-368-8542Sidley_Diamond_Tool_ __ 800-544-9070Triad_Machine_______ 303-424-0268Pipe & Tube Benders/NotchersFabricating_Equip_Sales__ 303-466-7342S&S_Machinery_Sales___ 602-368-8542

Plasma/Gas CuttingSystemsMuratec_________ 949-466-8255

Plate RollsFabricating_Equip_Sales__ 303-466-7342Jorgensen_Machine_Tools_ 800-952-0151

Press Brakes Blackhawk_Industrial___ 303-744-1205Fabricating_Equip_Sales__ 303-466-7342Jorgensen_Machine_Tools_ 800-952-0151King_Machine_______ 208-345-9600

PrecisionFab_Inc._____303-779-9180S&S_Machinery_Sales___ 602-368-8542

Shearing MachinesAction_Machine_ _____ 303-532-2900Blackhawk_Industrial___ 303-744-1205_Fabricating_Equip_Sales__ 303-466-7342Jorgensen_Machine_Tools_ 800-952-0151King_Machine_______ 208-345-9600S&S_Machinery_Sales___ 602-368-8542

Turret PressMuratec_________ 949-466-8255PrecisionFab_Inc._____303-779-9180

Welding EquipmentRocky_Mountain_Saw_Blades_ _303-761-3000

OTHER ACCESSORIESTooling Systems

Desert_EDM_Sales______ 480-816-6300USA_EDM_Supply_ _____ 480-836-8330

PALLET SYSTEMSAutomatic Pallet Systems

Midaco___________ 847-593-8420Automatic Door Opener Systems

Midaco___________ 847-593-8420Manual Rotary Pallet Systems

Midaco___________ 847-593-8420Robotic Part Loading Systems

Midaco___________ 847-593-8420PROG. SYSTEMS

Factory Automation/LogisticsMuratec_________ 949-466-8255

CAD/CAMSoftware, CADAME,_Inc._ ________ 303-922-9266Delcam_ __________ 877-35-2261Feature_Cam_ ______ 602-502-9654PROTOTYPE MACHINERY3D_Parts_To_Go________801-380-7935

RECYCLINGRecyclable Metals

Iron_&_Metals,_Inc_____ 303-292-5555Utah_Metal_Works,_Inc.___801-364-5679

Scrap Metal RecyclingIron_&_Metals,_Inc_____ 303-292-5555Utah_Metal_Works,_Inc.___801-364-5679

REPAIR PARTS

BeltsAll_World_Machinery_Supply_ 815-943-9111

Bearings(Precision)All_World_Machinery_Supply_ 815-943-9111

Carbon


Haynes Intl 713-937-7597

EDMMethodsMoncktonsSmithToddTriad

Haynes

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

3475 Symmes Road | Hamilton, OH 45015

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Metric O-RingsAll_World_Machinery_Supply_ 815-943-9111Switches (Proximity, Limit)

All_World_Machinery_Supply_ 815-943-9111Valves (Hydraulic, Pneumatic)

All_World_Machinery_Supply_ 815-943-9111ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT

Integrated_Systems_Inc__ 928-649-9600

SERVICES AS9100 Certification

ABS_Quality_Evaluations_ 702-371-7591BMSC_ __________ 602-445-9400MEP_ ___________ 801-863-7001Sustaining_Edge_Solutions__ 888-572-9642

Calibration ServicesAdvanced_Coord._Tech__ __303-469-6161Klontech_Industrial_ ____480-948-1871Western_States_Calibration___ 801-466-1700

Consultant, ISOABS_Quality_Evaluations_ 702-371-7591BMSC_ __________ 602-445-9400MEP_ ___________ 801-863-7001Sustaining_Edge_Solutions__ 888-572-9642Western_States_Calibration_ 801-466-1700Calibration: Repair & CertifyWestern_States_Calibration___ 801-466-1700

Calibration ServicesAdvanced_Coord._Tech__ __303-469-6161Klontech_Industrial_ ____480-948-1871Western_States_Calibration___ 801-466-1700

Calibration TrainingWestern_States_Calibration___ 801-466-1700

Contract InspectionAdvanced_Coord._Tech__ __303-469-6161Klontech_Measure_Sol___ 480-626-8131Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422

Contract ProgrammingTotal_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422

EducationCollege_Of_Western_Idaho__ 208-562-2346Ogden-Weber__Tech_College_ 801-395-3795

Engineering ServicesAdvanced_Coord._Tech__ __303-469-6161

FinancingIEC_ __ __________ 303-593-0403Intech_Funding_ ______480-699-2512

First Article InspectionAdvanced_Coord._Tech______303-469-6161Datum_Inspection_ _____ 602-997-1340Western_States_Calibration___ 801-466-1700

HeavyhaulIRH_ __ ___________801-972-5581

Injection Molding3D_Parts_To_Go_ _____ 801-380-7935

ISO900/AS9100 AuditsAmerican_Global_Standards_ 617-838-4648Great_Western_Registrar_ 623-580-1881ISO900/AS9100 Registration

American_Global_Standards_ 617-838-4648Great_Western_Registrar_ 623-580-1881

Inspection ServicesAdvanced_Coord._Tech______303-469-6161Datum_Inspection_ _____ 602-997-1340Team_Industrial_Services___ 801-397-2202Team_Industrial_Services___ 602-269-7868

Insurance ServicesSentry_Insurance_ ____ 303-619-4476

Lean ConsultingABS_Quality_Evaluations_ 702-371-7591

Machine Repair/ServicingJorgensen_Machine_Tools__800-952-0151

MAG ParticleTeam_Industrial_Services___ 801-397-2202Team_Industrial_Services___ 602-269-7868Process Improvement/ Audit

ABS_Quality_Evaluations_ 702-371-7591BMSC_______________ 602-445-9400Sustaining_Edge_Solutions__ 888-572-9642

X-RayCertified_Inspection_Service_ _602-267-0661Semiray____________602-275-1917Team_Industrial_Services___ 801-397-2202Team_Industrial_Services___ 602-269-7868

ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert.American_Global_Standards_ 617-838-4648BMSC_______________ 602-445-9400

Gladhill_Associates_______719-495-8045Great_Western_Registrar____623-580-1881MEP_ _ ____________801-863-7001Orion_Registrar_________303-645-4017Sustaining_Edge_Solutions__ 888-572-9642

ISO RegistrarAmerican_Global_Standards_ 617-838-4648Great_Western_Registrar____623-580-1881Orion_Registrar_________303-645-4017

Lean ManufacturingMEP_ _ ____________ 801-863-7001Sustaining_Edge_Solutions__ 888-572-9642

Machine Tool RebuildingEDM_Network_______ 480-836-1782

Process ImprovementBMSC_______________ 602-445-9400Sustaining_Edge_Solutions___ 888-572-9642

Rapid Prototyping3D_Parts_To_Go_ _____ 801-380-7935

Reverse EngineeringAdvanced_Coord._Tech______303-469-6161Diversified_Metal_Services____801-972-6093Klontech_Measure_Sol_____480-626-8131

RiggingIRH_ _____________801-972-5581

Spindle RebuildingGMN_USA_ _________ 800-686-1679Setco-Pope_Spindles______866-362-0699

StaffingResource_Mfg_________801-265-1999Statistical Process ControlTotal_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422

SHOP FLOOR AUTOMA-TION

Hardware: USBBytebox____________ 888-ByteboxShop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825

SchedulingShop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825

Serial PortBytebox____________ 888-Bytebox


Shop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825_Software:CNC Networking

Bytebox____________ 888-ByteboxShop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825

RS232 CablingShop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825

TransportationIRH_ _____________801-972-5581

Virtual CNCShop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825

TOOLINGArc Cutting Tools

Helical_Solutions_______866-543-5422TRAINING

CAD/CAM TrainingCollege_Of_Western_Idaho__ 208-562-2346Davis_Applied_Tech_College___801-593-2483CNC/Conventional MachiningCollege_Of_Western_Idaho__ 208-562-2346Davis_Applied_Tech_College___801-593-2483

Machining SoftwareCollege_Of_Western_Idaho__ 208-562-2346Davis_Applied_Tech_College___801-593-2483

USED MACHINERYEDM_Network_ ________ 480-836-1782Jorgensen_Machine_Tools___800-952-0151King_Maching_______ 208-345-9600K.D._Capital_Equipment____480-922-1674Methods_West_________602-437-2220PrecisionFab_Inc._____303-779-9180S&S_Machinery_Sales_____602-368-8542

WATERJET CUTTINGMACHINERY

Action_Machine________303-532-2900Fabricating_Equip_Sales___ 303-466-7342Flow_International_______800-446-3569Global_EDM__Supply_____480-836-8330Jorgensen_Machine_Tools___800-952-0151King_Machine______208-345-9600OMAX_Corp_________800-838-0343Triad_Machine_______ 303-424-0268

JEFFREY F. NAWROTVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

10530 E. 59th StreetIndianapolis, IN 46236ph317.823.6821 / 877.240.2462cell317.946.1235 / home317.823.8615fax317.823.6822www.trusty-cook.comemail-trustycook@sbcglobal.net

A2Z METALWORKER • 55 •July/Aug 2011

Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes

ASSEMBLIESBar-S_Machine_________ 928-636-2115Dayton_Rogers_ _______ 763-717-6303Prescott’s_Manufacturing___ 719-482-5826Progway____________435-656-9585Riegert_Precision_Machine_ _ 208-442-1999Superior_Metal_Products___ 303-791-7550Wasatch_Laser_Processing___801-972-3500

Welded AssembliesWeiser/Mile_High_Precision_ 303-280-2778

BAR CODINGWestern_Sintering______509-375-3096

BENDINGJQ_Enterprises__________801-975-0777

Mandrel BendingBK_Machine_Inc.________801-253-1929

BRAZINGPrecision_Casting_Repair_ __ 801-972-2345

Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.Coating_Technologies____623-581-2648Collins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117Powder_Extreme_Coatings__ 801-450-2819

Coating: PowderPowder_Extreme_Coatings__ 801-450-2819

COLD SPRAYAccuwright_Industries____480-892-9595

COMPOSITESS.A._Composites________970-776-3877

CUTTINGPlastic

ImageTek___________ 303-806-8111

DESIGN/ CAD/CAM Bar-S_Machine_________928-636-2115H&_S_Machine_________801-755-7627

DIE CASTINGWatkins_Tool_&_Supply_ __ 303-295-9603

TVT_Die_Casting_______ 800-280-2278Die Casting: Aluminum/Zinc

TVT_Die_Casting_______ 800-280-2278DIES

Able_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766EDM

EDM: Drilling Small HoleBK_Machine_Inc.______801-253-1929Critical_Cut__________ 480-785-1316Micropulse_West_______ 480-966-2300EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking)Innovative_Precision____ 801-334-6317Maverick_Mold_&_Machine_ 970-535-4604Micropulse_West_______ 480-966-2300Prec._Mach’d_Products____ 970-482-7676

EDM: WireAdvanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256Critical_Cut__________ 480-785-1316

BROACHINGPonderosa_Ind_________303-298-1801Precision_Mach’d_Products_ 970-482-7676Specialty_Steel_Services___ 801-539-8252

Turning: AutomaticMatrix_Machine_______ 480-966-4451

COATINGCeramic High-Tech

Powder_Extreme_Coatings__ 801-450-2819Coating: Liquid

Collins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117Pilkington_Metal_Finishing_ 801-972-2146

Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/Chrome

Coating_Technologies____623-581-2648Collins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117LA_Specialties________ 602-269-7612


BROACHING

www.daytonrogers.com 800-677-8881

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

● Quality Assurance ●Design Assistance

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

ASSEMBLIES

Kelly MartinezMachine Shop

Lifetime Products, Inc.P.O. Box 160010, Freeport Center, Bldg D-11

Clearfield, UT 84016T: 801.726.5312 F: 801.728.1979email: [email protected]

Foremaster_Tool_ ______801-737--0265Innovative_Precision______801-334-6317Micropulse_West_______ 480-966-2300Paramount_Machine_ ___ 801-282-2755H&R_Precision_________801-975-7400Jet_Processing________ 623-869-6749LA_Specialties________ 602-269-7612

ELECTROPOLISHINGCollins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117ENGINEERING/DESIGN

AzMark_ __________480-926-8969Hexatron_ _________801-363-8010

FABRICATIONAero_Tech________ 801-292-0493Arrow_Sheet_Metal_Prod_ 303-427-6419Cygnet____________ 818-240-7574D&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699

Dayton_Rogers_ ______763-717-6303EMJD_Corporation_____303-761-5236Focused_on_Machining_ __303-922-3076GBC_ ____________303-988-6450Hexatron_ _________801-363-8010Howell_Precision_______623-582-4776Kustom_Koncepts_ _____307-472-0818MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367Mountain_View_Machine__ _435-755-0500Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559

Custom Auto/Truck/BikeH&_S_Machine_______ 801-755-7627Fabrication: Filament WindingS.A._Composites_______ 970-776-3877

Fabrication: CompositesS.A._Composites_______ 970-776-3877

Fabrication: EnclosuresFalcon_Sheet_Metal___ 801-298-5064Kustom_Koncepts_ _____307-472-0818_

Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559Fabrication:

Medium & LargeArrow_Sheet_Metal____303-427-6419EMJD_Corp_ _______303-761-5236Falcon_Sheet_Metal___ 801-298-5064GBC_ ____________303-988-6450Group_Mfg_Serv_______480-966-3952Howell_Precision_______623-582-4776MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367Kustom_Koncepts_ _____307-472-0818Weiser/Mile_High_Precision_ 303-280-2778

Fabrication: Non-MetalWesco_Laser_Mchg._ ____ 303-765-5916

Fabrication: PlasticImageTek___________303-806-8111

Fabrication: SheetMetalArrow_Sheet_Metal_Prod_ 303-427-6419

AzMark_ __________480-926-8969Cygnet____________ 818-240-7574D&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699Denver_Machine_Shop____303-295-6000EMJD_Corporation_____303-761-5236Falcon_Sheet_Metal___ 801-298-5064GBC_ ____________303-988-6450Group_Mfg_Serv_______480-966-3952Hexatron_ _________801-363-8010Howell_Precision_______623-582-4776Kustom_Koncepts_ _____307-472-0818Laser_Concepts_Inc._ ____ 801-280-7723MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367Precision_Tech________801-285-7288Richards_Fab_ _____ 801-409-0392Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559Weiser/Mile_High_Precision_ 303-280-2778Wrico_ ___________ 480-892-7800

Foremaster Tool ______801-737--0265


AzMarkDayton Rogers 763-717-6303______801-737--0265

A2Z METALWORKER • 57 •July/Aug 2011

Fabrication: SteelEMJD_Corp_ ______ 303-761-5236Falcon_Sheet_Metal___ 801-298-5064Precision Electronic Sheet MetalD&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699

FINISHINGArizona_Finishing______602-438-4443Coating_Technologies____623-581-2648Collins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117Foresight_Finishing_ ____ 480-921-0000Phoenix_Heat_Treating_ __602-258-7751Precision_Mach’d_Prod____ 970-482-7676Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559Superior_Grinding______801-487-9700TVT_Die_Casting_______800-280-2278

De-RustingGlass Bead Clean

Coating_Technologies____623-581-2648

Hand Deburring: PrecisionH&R_Precision________801-975-7400

Liquid PaintingIndustrialex_______ 303-456-6847

PassivationCertified_Inspection_Service___602-267-0661Coating_Technologies____623-581-2648Jet_Processing_____ 623-869-6749x117

Powder CoatingArizona_Finishing______602-438-4443Industrialex_______ 303-456-6847LA_Specialties________ 602-269-7612Pilkington_Metal_Finishing_ 801-972-2146Powder_Extreme_Coatings__ 801-450-2819Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559

SandblastingPowder_Extreme_Coatings__ 801-450-2819

Silk ScreeningArizona_Finishing______602-438-4443Industrialex_______ 303-456-6847

Potting/EncapsulationIndustrialex_______ 303-456-6847

Wet Paint/CARCMicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367

Aluminum (Medium & Large)Aero_Tech________ 801-292-0493

FOUNDRYMay_Foundry_&_Machine_ 801-531-8931State_Brass_Foundry_&_Mach._ 801-467-9461

GALVANIZINGJordan_River_Galvanizing__801-282-9375

Galvanizing: Hot DipJordan_River_Galvanizing__801-282-9375

Galvanizing: ZincJordan_River_Galvanizing__801-282-9375

GAS NITRIDINGBlanchard_Metals_Proc.___801-972-5590

GEAR CUTTINGPonderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801Reata_Engineering_&_Mach._ 303-936-1350Specialty_Steel_Svcs____801-539-8252

Gear Hobbing Ponderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801

GRINDINGAzMark_ __________480-926-8969ChemResearch________ 602-253-4175Diversified_Metal_Services__801-972-6093Focused_on_Machining_ __303-922-3076GMN_USA_ ________ 800-686-1679A2Z METALWORKER • 57 • Jan/Feb 2013

Image Tek Business Card 2011 (Neil Daley: President)3.5” Wide by 2” High

Fabrication: SteelFabrication: SteelF Hand Deburring: PrecisionHand Deburring: PrecisionH Silk Screening

Shawn Carlin [email protected]

Prec._Mach’d_Products____ 970-482-7676Precision_Tech________801-285-7288Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320Steel_Services_Grinding_ __800-662-0126Superior_Grinding______ 801487-9700Superior_Metal_Products___ 303-791-7550TCI_Precision_Metals_ __800-234-5613

Grinding, BlanchardDiversified_Metal_Services__801-972-6093Steel_Services_Grinding_ __800-662-0126Superior_Grinding______ 801487-9700 TCI_Precision_Metals_ __800-234-5613

Grinding, CenterlessRon_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320

Grinding, Double DiscTCI_Precision_Metals_ __800-234-5613

Grinding: ODAzMark_ __________480-926-8969Focused_on_Machining_ __303-922-3076Precision_Tech________801-285-7288Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320Superior_Grinding______ 801487-9700Superior_Metal_Products___303-791-7550

Grinding: SurfaceChemResearch________ 602-253-4175Superior_Grinding______ 801487-9700

Passivation

Gold_Tech_Industries_____ 480-968-1930Polishing

Gold_Tech_Industries_____ 480-968-1930

Selective CoatingsImageTek___________303-806-8111

FORMINGD&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559Wasatch_Laser_Processing__801-972-3500

HEAT TREATINGBlanchard_Metals_Proc.___801-972-5590Phoenix_Heat_Treating_ __602-258-7751Pilkington_Metal_Finishing__801-972-2146Reata_Engineering_&_Mach._ 303-936-1350Temperature_Processing___303-772-0250

CustomTemperature_Processing___303-772-0250

CryogenicsTemperature_Processing___303-772-0250

AluminumTemperature_Processing___303-772-0250

NitridingTemperature_Processing___303-772-0250Vibrational Stress Testing-Temperature_Processing___303-772-0250

INSPECTIONInspection, First Article

Klontech_Measure_Sol____ 480-626-8131Inspection Services

Klontech_Measure_Sol____ 480-626-8131Micropulse_West_______480-966-2300Sustaining_Edge_Solutions__888-572-9642

IRON STITCHINGPrecision_Casting_Repair__801-972-2345

LASER CUTTINGLaser Cutting

Arrow_Sheet_Metal_Prod_303-427-6419EMJD_Corporation_____303-761-5236GBC_ ____________303-988-6450Howell_Precision_______623-582-4776Kustom_Koncepts_ _____307-472-0818Laser_Concepts_Inc._ ____ 801-280-7723Progway___________ 435-656-9585Richards_Fab_ _____ 801-409-0392Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559

Wasatch_Laser_Processing__801-972-3500Wesco_Laser_Mchg._ ____ 303-765-5916Wrico_ ___________480-892-7800

Laser Cutting: Non-MetalWesco_Laser_Mchg._ ____ 303-765-5916

Laser Cutting: Pipe&TubeWasatch_Laser_Processing__801-972-3500Wesco_Laser_Mchg._ ____ 303-765-5916

EMI/RFI ShieldingIndustrialex_______ 303-456-6847

LaminatingWesco_Laser_Mchg.___303-765-5916

Laser Engraving4_Axis_Machining_Inc.____ 303-295-1544

Laser Marking4_Axis_Machining_Inc.____ 303-295-1544

LINE TOOLINGRiegert_Precision_Machine__ 208-442-1999

MACHININGAdvanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450D&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699Focused_on_Machining_ __303-922-3076GBC_ ____________303-988-6450H&R_Precision________801-975-7400Mountain_View_Machine_ _435-755-0500Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755R&H_Machine_________801-621-7922RD_Machine_&_MFg____ 801-977-0447Radtech__________ 303-789-4247Riegert_Precision_Machine_ 208-442-1999Skydandee_Mfg______ 801-774-8031St._Vrain__________ 303-702-1529Superior_Metal_Products____303-791-7550TVT_Die_Casting_______ 800-280-2278

Machining: 3DAdvanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256Micropulse_West_______480-966-2300

Machining: 5 Axis4_Axis_Machining_Inc.____303-295-1544

5th_Axis_Fixtures______ 858-505-0432Accutech_Machine______ 801-975-1117Advanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256AzMark_ __________480-926-8969Cling’s_Manufacturing____ 480-968-1778Faustson___________303-420-7422Howard_PMP__ _______ 801-808-4106Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755S.A._Composites_______ 970-776-3877St._Vrain__________ 303-702-1529Superior_Metal_Products_ 303-791-7550

Machining: AerospaceAdvanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256AzMark_ __________480-926-8969H&R_Precision________801-975-7400CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450Howard_PMP__ _______ 801-808-4106Matrix_Machine_____ 480-966-4451Micropulse_West_______480-966-2300Mountain_View_Machine_ _435-755-0500Paramount_Machine_ ___801-282-2755Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722Ponderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801Precision_Mach’d_Products_ 970-482-7676Precision_Tech________801-285-7288Prescott’s_Mfg________719-482-5826Quick_Turn_Precision_____801-334-6800Radtech__________ 303-789-4247Reata_Engineering_&_Mach._ 303-936-1350RD_Machine_&_MFg____ 801-977-0447

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Skydandee_Mfg______ 801-774-8031St._Vrain__________ 303-702-1529Superior_Metal_Products_ 303-791-7550

Machining: CNC4_Axis_Machining_Inc.____303-295-1544Able_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072Advanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256Accutech_Machine______ 801-975-1117American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072Bar-S_Machine_______ 928-636-2115BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929Cling’s_Manufacturing_ _ 480-968-1778CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450DMSI___________801-972-6093Faustson__________303-420-7422Focused_on_Machining_ __303-922-3076Foremaster_Tool_____ 801-737--0265GBC_ ____________303-988-6450H&R_Precision_______ 801-975-7400H&_S_Machine_______ 801-755-7627Hexatron_ _________801-363-8010Howard_PMP__ _______ 801-808-4106Innovative_Precision_ __ 801-334-6317L.A.R._Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505Leading_Edge_Machine__435-563-9425_Maverick_Mold_&_Machine_ 970-535-4604MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722R&H_Machine_________801-621-7922RD_Machine_&_Mfg____ 801-977-0447Reata_Eng.&_Mach_ ___303-936-1350Riegert_Precision_Machine_ 208-442-1999St._Vrain__________ 303-702-1529Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559Superior_Metal_Products_ 303-791-7550

Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404Machining: Contract

American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494Howard_PMP__ _______ 801-808-4106Paramount_Machine_ ___801-282-2755Radtech__________ 303-789-4247Skydandee_Mfg______ 801-774-8031

Machining: DoDCM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450

Machining: LaserAzMark_ __________480-926-8969Faustson__________303-420-7422Foremaster_Tool______ 801-737--0265Gerome_Mfg________520-622-8402Innovative_Precision_ __ 801-334-6317L.A.R._Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505Matrix_Machine______ 480-966-4451MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367Paramount_Machine_ __ 801-282-2755Reata_Engineering_&_Mach_ 303-936-1350RD_Machine_&_Mfg_ ___ 801-977-0447

Machining:MedicalAdvanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722Prescott’s_Mfg________719-482-5826

Machining: MillingAdvanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494Cling’s_Manufacturing____ 480-968-1778Focused_on_Machining_ __303-922-3076

Mountain_View_Machine__435-755-0500Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755Ponderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801Prec._Mach’d_Products__970-482-7676Precision_Tech________801-285-7288Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404

Machining: Mold BaseMaverick_Mold_&_Machine___970-535-4604

Machining: Mold MakingR&H_Machine_________801-621-7922

Machining: PlasticImageTek__________ 303-806-8111

Machining: ProductionAble_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450Faustson__________303-420-7422Focused_on_Machining_ __303-922-3076H&R_Precision________801-975-7400Howard_PMP__ _______ 801-808-4106Innovative_Precision_ __ 801-334-6317L.A.R._Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505Newport_Tool_ _______801-295-7411Paramount_Machine_ __ 801-282-2755Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755Ponderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801Prescott’s_Mfg_______ 719-482-5826R&H_Machine_________801-621-7922Radtech__________ 303-789-4247RD_Machine_&_Mfg_ ___ 801-977-0447Reata_Engineering_&_Mach_ 303-936-1350Riegert_Precision_Machine__ 208-442-1999Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404

Machining: Prototype4_Axis_Machining_Inc.____303-295-1544Able_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766Accutech_Machine______ 801-975-1117Advanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072Bar-S_Machine_______ 928-636-2115BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929Cling’s_Manufacturing_ _ 480-968-1778Faustson___________303-420-7422Focused_on_Machining_ __303-922-3076Foremaster_Tool______ 801-737--0265H&R_Precision________801-975-7400Innovative_Precision_ __ 801-334-6317L.A.R._Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505Leading_Edge_Machine__ 435-563-9425Micropulse_West______ 480-966-2300Mountain_View_Machine_ 435-755-0500Newport_Tool_ _______801-295-7411Quick_Turn_Precision_ __ 801-334-6800R&H_Machine_________801-621-7922Radtech__________ 303-789-4247RD_Machine_&_Mfg_ ___ 801-977-0447Riegert_Precision_Machine__ 208-442-1999Skydandee_Mfg______ 801-774-8031S.A._Composites_______ 970-776-3877St._Vrain__________ 303-702-1529Superior_Metal_Products_ 303-791-7550Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404

Machining: Precision4_Axis_Machining_Inc.___ 303-295-1544Able_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929

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CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450Focused_on_Machining_ __303-922-3076MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367H&R_Precision________801-975-7400Howard_PMP__ _______ 801-808-4106_Newport_Tool_ _______801-295-7411Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722Ponderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801Precision_Machined_Prod.__ 970-482-7676Precision_Tech________801-285-7288Riegert_Precision_Machine__ 208-442-1999Superior_Metal_Products___303-791-7550Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404TVT_Die_Casting_______ 800-280-2278

Machining: R & D American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755

Prescott’s_Mfg_______ 719-482-5826Reata_Engineering_&_Mach._ 303-936-1350Superior_Metal_Products___ 303-791-7550Wasatch_Laser_Processing__801-972-3500

Machining: SwissBar-S_Machine_______ 928-636-2115HowardPMP________ 801-619-9850Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320White_Rock_Inc________ 435-750-6414

Machining: TurningAmerican_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072AzMark_ __________480-926-8969Bar-S_Machine_______ 928-636-2115BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929Faustson__________303-420-7422H&R_Precision________801-975-7400

HowardPMP________ 801-619-9850Leading_Edge_Machine_ __ 435-563-9425Mountain_View_Machine___ 435-755-0500Prec_Mach’d_Products_ ___ 970-482-7676Quick_Turn_Precision_ __801-334-6800RD_Machine_&_Mfg_ ___ 801-977-0447Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404Wesco_Laser_Mchg______ 303-765-5916

Machining: Ultra-PrecisionPinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722

Machining: WaterjetColorado_Waterjet_ ___970-532-5404Quick_Turn_Precision_ __801-334-6800

MANUFACTURINGGroup_Mfg_Serv______480-966-3952Prescott’s_Manufacturing_719-482-5826RD_Machine_&_Mfg____ 801-977-0447

CompositesS.A._Composites_______ 970-776-3877

ContractApex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072Manufacturing: ElectrodeWire-Tech_ ________ 480-966-1591

ProductionAero_Tech_ ________801-292-0493BK_Machine_Inc.______801-253-1929EMJD_Corporation_____303-761-5236L.A.R._Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505Laser_Concepts_Inc.____801-280-7723Prescott’s_Manufacturing_719-482-5826White_Rock_Inc________ 435-750-6414

Rapid PrototypingWhite_Rock_Inc________ 435-750-6414

Robotic CNCDMSI____________801-972-6093

Routering CNCDMSI____________801-972-6093

Small PartPinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722White_Rock_Inc________ 435-750-6414Turnkey Product ServicesAero_Tech_ ________801-292-0493L.A.R._Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505Accuwright_Industries___480-892-9595

METAL INJECTION MOLDING (MIM)

AFT_ ____________ 303-833-6112Progway___________435-656-9585

METAL STAMPINGHi-Production Precision

StampingPrecision_Die_&_Stamping__480-967-2038

METALIZINGAccuwright_Industries___480-892-9595

MOLDING: ARCWatkins_Tool_&_Supply__303-295-9603

MOLDSColorado_Tool_Design_Inc_ 720-218-5246Lifetime_Products_____ 801-728-1260Maverick_Mold_&_Machine_ 970-535-4604Prescott’s_Manufacturing_719-482-5826Progway__________435-656-9585

Molds: BlowLifetime_Products_____ 801-728-1260

Molds: Plastic InjectionLifetime_Products_ _____801-728-1260Maverick_Mold_&_Machine_ 970-535-4604Watkins_Tool_&_Supply_ _ 303-295-9603

Molds: DieCast DesignColorado_Tool_Design_Inc_ _ 720-218-5246

Molds: Injection DesignColorado_Tool_Design_Inc_ _ 720-218-5246

Molds: Trim Die DesignColorado_Tool_Design_Inc_ _ 720-218-5246

Molds SteelDMSI____________801-972-6093Aero_Tech_ ________801-292-0493Arizona_Finishing_____602-438-4443ChemResearch_ _____ 602-253-4175Jet_Processing____ 623-869-6749x117

Mil Spec PaintingIndustrialex_______ 303-456-6847

PAINTINGRichards_Fab_ _____ 801-409-0392

PARTS: MISC.Lifetime_Products_ _____801-728-1260

PLATINGBlanchard_Metals_Proc.__ 801-972-5590ChemResearch_ _____ 602-253-4175Collins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117Foresight_Finishing_ ____ 480-921-0000Gold_Tech_Industries_ __ 480-968-1930LA_Specialties_______ 602-269-7612

AnodizingBlanchard_Metals_Proc.___801-972-5590ChemResearch________ 602-253-4175Collins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117Jet_Processing_____ 623-869-6749x117Pilkington_Metal_Finishing_ 801-972-2146

Gold/Silver PlateForesight_Finishing_ ____ 480-921-0000Gold_Tech_Industries_ __ 480-968-1930

Nickel/ChromeGold_Tech_Industries_ __ 480-968-1930

Tin PlateGold_Tech_Industries_ __ 480-968-1930

POLISHINGGold_Tech_Industries_ __ 480-968-1930LA_Specialties_______ 602-269-7612

AeroBKEMJDL.A.R.LaserPrescott’sWhite

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Apex

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PRECISION FORMINGRichards_Fab________801-409-0392Wrico_ ___________480-892-7800

PRINTINGCustom Screen

ImageTek__________303-806-8111PROCESSING: METAL

Chemical LA_Specialties________ 602-269-7612

PUNCHINGGroup_Manufacturing_Serv_ 480-966-3952Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559

REPAIRBearing Surface

Denver_Machine_Shop____303-295-6000Hydraulic Cylinder

Denver_Machine_Shop____303-295-6000ROLL FORMING

Lifetime_Products_ _____801-728-1260Rolling: thread

Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320ROUTERING, CNC

Micropulse_West_______480-966-2300SAW CUTTING

Diversified_Metal_Services__ 801-972-6093SHOT PEENING

Blanchard_Metals_Proc.___801-972-5590SINTERING

Western_Sintering______509-375-3096SPINNING: METAL

Metal_Spinning_Solutions__ 480-899-0939SPLINES

Hexatron_ _________801-363-8010Specialty_Steel_Services__ 801-539-8252

SPRAY: METAL, PLASMAAccuwright_Industries____480-892-9595

SPRINGSFlat & Wire

SPRING_WORKS_Utah____ 801-298-0113STAMPING

Cygnet____________ 818-240-7574Dayton_Rogers_ ______763-717-6303

Frontier_Metal_Stamping_ _303-458-5129Lifetime_Products_ _____801-728-1260Pacific_Metal_Stampings___ 661-257-7656Precision_Die_&_Stamping__480-967-2038Richards_Fab_ _____ 801-409-0392Weiser/Mile_High_Prec._303280-2778

Stamping:AerospaceFrontier_Metal_Stamping_ _303-458-5129Pacific_Metal_Stampings___ 661-257-7656Precision_Die_&_Stamping__480-967-2038

Stamping:AssemblyFrontier_Metal_Stamping_ _303-458-5129

Stamping:BendingPacific_Metal_Stampings___ 661-257-7656

Stamping:DesignFrontier_Metal_Stamping_ _303-458-5129Pacific_Metal_Stampings___ 661-257-7656Weiser/Mile_High_Prec._303280-2778

Stamping:Flat FormingSPRING_WORKS_Utah____ 801-298-0113

Stamping: LightCygnet____________ 818-240-7574Pacific_Metal_Stampings___ 661-257-7656SPRING_WORKS_Utah____ 801-298-0113

Stamping:PrecisionCygnet____________ 818-240-7574Frontier_Metal_Stamping_ _303-458-5129Pacific_Metal_Stampings___ 661-257-7656Precision_Die_&_Stamping__480-967-2038

Stamping:PrototypeFrontier_Metal_Stamping_ _303-458-5129

Stamping:Short RunCygnet____________ 818-240-7574

SWISS SCREW MCHG.Howard_PMP__ _______ 801-808-4106White_Rock_Inc________ 435-750-6414

Screwing: Lead

Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320TAPPING

Laser_Concepts_Inc._ ____ 801-280-7723TEST FIXTURES

Riegert_Precision_Machine__ 208-442-1999

TESTINGTesting: Corrosive

CascadeTEK_ ________888-835-9250Testing: Non-Destructive

Blanchard_Metals_Proc.___801-972-5590CascadeTEK_ ________888-835-9250Jet_Processing_____ 623-869-6749x117Pilkington_Metal_Finishing___ 801-972-2146

THERMAL SPRAYAccuwright_Industries____480-892-9595

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