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Vol. 17, No. 4 July/Aug 2011
Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico Edition
www.azmetalworker.com
A Toast to Fry Fabrications’ Exquisite Fabricated Products!
maximize productivity and reduce costs with the power of castroL high performance products
It’s what’s on the InsIde that counts …
Inside every Castrol drum is cutting edge technology that is proven to impact process efficiency and operating costs. Offering a wide range of products to meet your application needs, we provide the maximum performance benefits you seek, accompanied by world-class service and technical expertise. Castrol’s line is broad enough to cross all applications, yet refined enough to fulfill the intricate needs of the specialty markets we serve.
the RIght LIne of PRoducts
• Cutting & Grinding
• High Performance Lubricants
• Greases
• Deformation
• Cleaners
• Corrosion Preventatives
• Chain Oils
discover why only castrol Industrial has the technoLogy InsIde.
Castrol Industrial North America Inc. l 150 West Warrenville Rd. 603-1E l Naperville, IL 60563 l [email protected] l castrol.com/industrial
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Maxum Petroleum l www.canyonstateoil.com l 1 800 894 7773
Serving Arizona, New Mexico & Nevada
maximize productivity and reduce costs with the power of castroL high performance products
It’s what’s on the InsIde that counts …
Inside every Castrol drum is cutting edge technology that is proven to impact process efficiency and operating costs. Offering a wide range of products to meet your application needs, we provide the maximum performance benefits you seek, accompanied by world-class service and technical expertise. Castrol’s line is broad enough to cross all applications, yet refined enough to fulfill the intricate needs of the specialty markets we serve.
the RIght LIne of PRoducts
• Cutting & Grinding
• High Performance Lubricants
• Greases
• Deformation
• Cleaners
• Corrosion Preventatives
• Chain Oils
discover why only castrol Industrial has the technoLogy InsIde.
Castrol Industrial North America Inc. l 150 West Warrenville Rd. 603-1E l Naperville, IL 60563 l [email protected] l castrol.com/industrial
the technoLogyinside
Maxum Petroleum l www.canyonstateoil.com l 1 800 894 7773
Serving Arizona, New Mexico & Nevada
Turning and milling complex parts on a single machine will minimize part handling, increase throughput, and improve accuracy.
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CONTRIBUTORSRobbie Barrkman
Gene WirthKim Carpenter
Announcements/Releases......................6-7Shop Profile .....................................1,30-32Feature Articles..............................52-53,66Buyers Guide Equipment....................74-82Buyers Guide Processes ....................83-93Card Gallery .......................................76-93Index of Advertisers .................................94Editorial..................................... Throughout
CoverFry Fabrications Makes Exquisite Fabricated
Products. Management Team in Front of Some of their Products. Photography by Robbie.
Published by:A2Z MetalworkerPUBLISHER/EDITOR
Linda [email protected]
Mail Address: PO Box 93295Phoenix, AZ 85070
Telephone: (602) 412-7696
Website: www.azmetalworker.comE-mail: [email protected]
Editors Corner
Linda DalyPublisher
Published bi-monthly to keep metalworkers abreast of news and to supply a viable vendor source for the industry.Circulation: The A2Z Metalworker has compiled
and maintains a master list of approximately 6300 people actively engaged in the precision manufacturing Industry. It has an estimated pass on readership of more than 19,300 people.Advertising Rates, deadlines and mechanical
requirements furnished upon request or you can go to www.azmetalworker.com.All photos and copy become the property of A2Z
Metalworker.The Publisher assumes no responsibility for
the contents of any advertisement, and all representations are those of the advertiser and not that of the publisher.
The Publisher is not liable to any advertiser for any misprints or errors not the fault of the publisher, and in such event, the limit of the publisher's liability shall only be the amount of the publishers charge for such advertising.A2Z METALWORKER • 4 • July/Aug 2011
For this issue, I want to share a beautiful and meaningful story that I received recently. It’s titled The Cab Ride, written by Kent Nerburn. I hope that you will agree with me that it is worth the read.
I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes, I walked to the door and knocked. “Just a minute”, answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.
After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90’s stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940’s movie. By her side
was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets. There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.
“Would you carry my bag out to the car?”, she asked. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb. She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing”, I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother to be treated.” “Oh, you’re such a good boy”, she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me an address and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way” I answered quickly.“Oh, I don’t mind”, she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice. ”I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. “I don’t have any family left”, she continued. “The doctor says I don’t have very long.” I quietly reached over and shut off the meter.
“What route would you like me to take?” I asked. For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing. As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said,
“I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico. Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her.
I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.“How much do I owe you?” she asked, reaching into her purse.
“Nothing,” I said. “You have to make a living”, she answered. “There are other passengers”, I responded. Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly.
“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy”, she said. I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.
For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run,or had honked once, then driven away? On a quick review, I don’t think that I have done anything more important in my life. We’re conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.
People May Not Remember Exactly What You Did, Or What You Said - But They Will Always Remember How You Made Them Feel.
I wish you continued health and happiness through the year, and God Bless our Troops.
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Greg Sayler Joins PMC as C.O.O.
Mark Porter, Chief Executive Officer of PMC Machining and Manufacturing, Inc., has announced the appointment of Greg Sayler to Chief Operating Officer.
Mr.Sayler brings with him over 30 years of extensive knowledge and
qualifications of aerospace manufacturing, quality and engineering. As COO he plans to extend PMC’s depth in the Aerospace industry. He holds ASQ Certified Engineer, as well as Quality and Certified Auditor.
Prior to joining PMC, Mr. Sayler worked at MD Helicopters as Supplier Quality Manager and NDT Level III. He has held positions as Quality Engineer, Process Engineer and Manager, as well as Principal NDT Level III for companies such as Alcoa/Howmet, PCC, and a subsidiary of Ping Golf. Mr. Sayler is a certified welding engineer, heat treat engineer and NDT engineer.
PMC has been one of Arizona’s leading manufacturers for nearly 25 years, specializing in numerous industry practices including; aerospace machining, manufacturing and assembly, flat panel display products, and semi-conductor sputtering targets. For additional information, please visit www.pmcmfg.com.
Haas Factory Outlet Service Team Continues to Grow!Haas Factory Outlet –Phoenix, a division of Ellison Machinery Company, has added two members to its service department. Danny White and Sean Baily are the latest to join the team that provides service and support to Haas CNC machine tools in Arizona & southern Nevada.
Danny White has over 17 years of repair experience on Haas machines that began with eight years at Haas Automation in Oxnard, CA as a product specialist and supervisor in the service department. Danny then made the move to field service technician at HFO-Torrance and then on to HFO New Mexico where he was the sole service technician for the entire state of New Mexico.
Sean Baily comes to HFO-Phoenix after over a decade as a production technician and supervisor at Honeywell International. Sean will be right at home among the Haas CNC machines in Arizona & Nevada with his knowledge of production equipment, as well as his experience performing machine maintenance and corrective/preventative maintenance.
“Our service department continues to grow to meet the needs of our customers,” explains Rick Fleming, Vice President Customer Service at the HFO, “adding Danny and Sean to the team will help us to be more responsive to those needs.”
Announcements & ReleasesHaas Factory Outlet – Phoenix is a division of Ellison Machinery Company, the leading machine tool distributor in Arizona. For more information on machine tool sales, service, parts and training the company provides call (480) 968-5877 or visit www.ellisonaz.com.
R.D. Fenn Is Remembered by Many
R.D. Fenn, 82, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away May 16th at his home in Phoenix with his loving wife at his side. He was born in Smithdale Miss. in 1929 but lived in Arizona since 1952. He was a salesman for Garett Industrial Supply Company until his retirement in 1988. He loved being a cowboy and riding at his son’s Buzzard Roost Ranch in Young AZ.
RD Fenn was well known to anyone who has been in the metalworking industry, in the Phoenix area, in the last 40 years. He is remembered best, from his years, as a salesman, with Garret Industrial Supply. RD had a personality that allowed him to immediately bond with his customers, and then turn many of those relationships into friendships. Many of us remember those yellow notepads, he always gave out, with his picture, and “RD Fenn, your action man”, at the bottom.After retiring from Garrett Supply, he teamed up with BC Tool Grinding, for several years, as a salesman and advisor, followed by a short run with Southwest Tool, before illness caused him to retire, in 2007.
S&S Machinery Hosts Fiber Laser Seminar
Recently, S & S Machinery hosted professionals from the metal fabrication industry in Phoenix for a day of learning about fiber optic lasers. Experts from Salvagnini and IPG Photonics Fiber Laser Technology were on hand to share their knowledge and showcase Salvagnini’s new L3 Fiber Optic Laser. Everyone was treated to lunch while they were educated on the amazing capabilities of the Salvagnini L3 Fiber Laser Cutter.
Did you know that you will see more than a 70% reduction in power consumption when the fiber laser is compared to the 4kw CO2 lasers? Or that there is up to a 67% reduction in total operating costs with the elimination of turbines, bearings, internal optics, vacuum pumps, fans, filters, plasma tubes and end stage tubes, as well as consumable laser and purge gases used in conventional lasers? Everyone was extremely impressed by the L3 and the team from Salvagnini and IPG.
If you would like to learn more about the L3 Fiber Laser Cutter from Salvagnini, call 602-368-8542 or email [email protected].
Ganesh To Unveil New 11-Axis Lathe at Open House!
Ganesh Machinery will unveil two new machines fresh off the factory floor on September 14th at their headquarters building at 20869 Plummer St. in Chatsworth, just off of DeSoto Ave., along with 20 other machine
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demonstrations of live cutting metals.
These new machines represent the Ganesh goal of the relentless pursuit of machining efficiency for their customers. The new Cyclone 52 – T3Y2 features 3-tool turrets, each with 16-tool positions available for milling, for a total of 48-tools. The two upper turrets both feature Y-axis capability. Keeping 3-tools in the cut greatly reduces cycle time helping Ganesh customers stay competitive in the brutal World economy.
The new Cyclone 52- BY2 features double Y-axis tool turrets with 35-tools and 18-driven tools, and even has a Servo B-axis for angular drilling, milling, and tapping. These new machines can dramatically boost your production and cut your machining costs, increasing your profitability. See them in action at the Ganesh open-house!
Ganesh will also be giving away a brand new 3-axis CNC lathe to the lucky winner of the free machine contest. You can see the machine on the showroom floor. Please visit our website www.ganeshmachinery.com today to register online to attend the open house or for more information.
Arizona CNC Receives Okuma’s Prestigious Double Diamond Award!
Locally owned and operated Arizona CNC Equipment was recently honored with Okuma’s coveted DOUBLE DIAMOND AWARD for sales achieved during the past fiscal year. AZCNC was one of the very few distributors in North America to receive this award.
Okuma’s single Diamond Award is presented to distributors for achieving their annual sales quota. The “DOUBLE DIAMOND” award was given to AZCNC for sales that amounted to double their original quota for the fiscal year. AZCNC has received the Diamond Award 3 out of the last 4 years, but this is the first time the company has been honored with the most prestigious DOUBLE DIAMOND award.
why we’ve been meeting Arizona’s metal working needs
• Effective experience discussing applications • Local demonstrations and customer references • On staff warranty service support to our new sales • Inventory of
common wear parts and tooling • 40 years positive vendor and customer feedback
“We sell both new and used equipment to the Arizona metalworking industry.”
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“I am really proud of the entire team at Arizona CNC. Our sales, service and administrative support has gone well above and beyond to support our customers during these challenging times” said Greg Whelan, President of AZCNC. “This award was a particularly noteworthy achievement as our local economy continues to struggle during this slow recovery. We want to thank all of our loyal customers for their business.” For more information about the products and services offered please call Arizona CNC at 480-615-6353.
Announcing 5th Annual HTEC Conference!
The 5th Annual Americas HTEC CNC Educators Conference will be held in Phoenix, July 12-14, 2011. The 3-day event, co-hosted by Arizona State University Polytechnic and Gateway Community College, is filled with presentations and displays by the machining industry’s leading CNC educators and partners from industry, as well as machine demonstrations.
Since its inception, the Haas Technical Education Center (HTEC) Network’s sole purpose is to promote high-quality manufacturing education throughout the world. Patrick Ellison, General Manager, HFO-Phoenix (this years’ host-HFO) encourages local educators to take advantage of this convergence of industry and education happening in our own backyard. Registration for this year’s event is available online by visiting www.HTECNetwork.org. For more information please contact Mr. Trian Georgeou (480)727-1761.
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Announcements & Releasesenergy, which are all sectors where Delcam is keen to expand its business. I am very pleased that we now have a dedicated staff of Christian Briscoe, Kevin Smith, Jerry Sanders (both formerly of VIZION technologies) along with our sales partner Gale Force Technologies to give us a very firm foundation to support our expansion plans.”
Shop Floor Automations: Add Ethernet To Any CNC
Shop Floor Automations (SFA), one of the largest independent CNC Automation Suppliers for the CNC Machine Tool Industry has released a new hardware product to add Ethernet to any CNC machine.
The LAN Connect device acts as an interface between commercially available SD flash memory and any CNC control with an available RS-232 port. Machine tool files can be sent from CNC memory to the LAN Connect device, SD memory to CNC memory or drip fed (DNC) from the SD memory. Flexible CNC communication firmware is built into the unit allowing connection to just about any machine tool control.
The LAN Connect device contains all the necessary hardware to integrate a universal display onto a CNC machine tool pendant. The controller is DIN rail mountable inside the pendant or can be reverse mounted on the display. A two (2)GB SD card is included and be upgraded by the end user to any size or brand desired to support larger NC programs / storage capacity.
The benefits of this device has been said to reduce the cost of adding DNC Software required to communicate to machines and enable Ethernet cabling to be used as a standard on the shop floor. Ease of implementation and connection to the machine can be accomplished with IT Departments whom normally resist interfacing with CNC machines using serial cabling. The cost to add Ethernet functionality to any machine from the machine tool builder can be very expensive and now can be done at a minimal cost. The LAN Connect device works with any CNC control on the market with a serial port and been tested with Haas, Fadal, Mazak, Hurco, Yasnac, Cincinnati, Bridgeport, Mitsubishi, Mori Seiki, Siemens, Okuma, and others.
For more information: www.shopfloorautomations.com, email: [email protected], 619-461-4000.
Coastal Metals Expands Into Arizona
Coastal Metals is pleased to announce its recent expansion into Arizona. The company opened its sales office with new hires Kevin Randall and Richard Fowler. Kevin, who was brought on as district manager, brings more than 28 years of experience in the metals industry. Richard was hired to support sales in Arizona, and he has more than 12 years in the metals industry.
“We’ve added the sales office for the first time in
Arizona to support our local customers,” Kevin said, “and we are planning to add a warehouse soon in Phoenix.”
Coas ta l Meta l s s tocks a l loyed bar s tock (4140,4340,8620), including TG&P. They specialize in large diameter bar.
For more information, contact Coastal Metals at 602-235-0438.
Vroom Engineering & Manufacturing Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Registration
Vroom Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. i n Tu c s o n i s p ro u d t o a n n o u n c e t h e i r registration achievement to ISO 9001:2008 of their 78,000 sq. foot facility on 6 acres. With over 30 years of experience, the
company provides custom large fabrication and large machining, and is recognized within the mining and material handling, cement production, non-woven textile processing, and large-format manufacturing industries.
Brain Vroom, explains; “We selected Sustaining Edge Solutions based on their years of proven experience to help us achieve registration. Our goal is to use this documented system to improve our operations and registration as a marketing advantage. We have already seen measurable improvements that contribute to reducing costs, and we know this system will continue to pay off.”
For more information contact 520-293-3819 or visitvroomengineering.com. For information on Sustaining Edge Solutions, Inc.,contact 888-572-9642, or visit www.sustainingedge.com.
Arizona CNC Receives Okuma’s Prestigious Diamond Award Again!
For the 2nd time in the past 3 years, locally owned and operated Arizona CNC was awarded the Okuma D iamond Award . The company was one of only a select few in North America to receive this award.
“I am really proud of the team at Arizona CNC,” President Greg Whelan said. “Our sales, service and administrative support went above and beyond to support our customers, and this was particularly notable in such a difficult economic climate,” he continued. For more information, call Arizona CNC at 480-615-6353.
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TOP QUALITY EQUIPMENT
ARIZONA CNC offers a wide range of top quality, new and used equipment, in all sizes, capabilities and prices. When it comes to machine tools or accessories to enhance your productivity, you can count on getting the right solution for the right price, without compromise.
RELIABLE SERVICE SUPPORT
Local, Responsive, Factory Certified Your emergency is our emergency. So don’t panic. If anything goes wrong with your equipment, call Arizona CNC. You will get a quick response from an expert, factory certified service engineer. On-site or over the phone, AZCNC's team of expert service personnel can solve problems fast-usually within hours. Your uptime is our goal.
Keep in mind time spent preventing problems can save you the unwanted costs of having to fix them later. AZCNC offers preventive maintenance programs to help you avoid unexpected downtime through managed care of your equipment.
PROFESSIONAL SALES ENGINEERS
Knowledgeable, ExperiencedOur goal is to provide you with the right solution and improve your profitability. The cheapest machine on the market is seldom the best value or the most cost effective. Our sales engineers are trained professionals with the ability to recognize and apply the appropriate manufacturing process for your needs. Their understanding of processes as well as product enables them to find the most efficient machine tool for your application. Our sales staff also can present you with the financing options that make your machine tool purchases more affordable.
EXPERIENCED APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING
Time Studies, Programming Services, Training, Turnkey Projects, AutomationIf you are looking for a partner to help solve your machining challenges and optimize your cycle times turn to our applications engineering department. You benefit from the knowledge and experience that comes with people who work full time solving tough problems for various companies every day. Whether it’s evaluating your parts to help you make your machine selection, training the people in your facility to maximize your productivity or providing you a full turnkey system we are committed to your success.
Arizona CNC Equipment, LLC1235 S. 48th St, Suite 1
Tempe, AZ 85281 www.arizonacnc.com
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We are proud to be a 100% locally owned and operated company and our mission has always been to be the supplier of choice to Arizona’s manufacturing companies – the ones determined to find a better way to compete in this world’s economy. We offer everything from parts to production-ready systems. And we do so with a friendly, personal touch, too often missing in today’s click-and-order environment. Call us with your manufacturing challenges. You’ll be pleasantly surprised by what we can provide!
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For Immediate Release:
Hardinge Announces Alliance with a Premier Distribution Company in the US
ELMIRA, NY: Hardinge Inc. (www.hardinge.com) is pleased to
announce an alliance with Arizona CNC Equipment, LLC. They will have exclusive sales and support responsibilities for Hardinge products in Arizona and portions of Nevada. Over a transition period of the next few months they will replace the current Hardinge distributor and service support group.
“We are honored to be working with this caliber of distributor that will sell and support our products.” said Rick Simons, President and CEO of Hardinge Inc. “Arizona CNC has been serving job shops and manufacturers in the region since last century. They bring a team of well trained sales, service and applications people to assist in future sales and provide service support on existing Hardinge equipment in the field. Their reputation as capable, comprehensive and a professional organization make for a perfect fit with Hardinge.”
“Hardinge is a strong company with strong brand names of Hardinge, Bridgeport, Kellenberger, Hauser and Tschudin. We have a loyal customer base who appreciates the benefits of buying machines and accessories with our brand names. We are confident in entrusting our customer relationships to this group and are also pleased that Arizona CNC has confidence in Hardinge. We believe our products complement their existing strong machine lines,” continued Mr. Simons.
Hardinge announced earlier this year its intention to further strengthen its brand reputation for precision, continuous machining accuracy and longevity through ongoing and increased focus on the advancement of our precision, SUPER PRECISION and SP
2 technology and products. Hardinge will continue to develop and introduce the
world’s finest lathes, machining centers, grinding machines and workholding to support and enhance the businesses of manufacturers around the world.
About Hardinge Inc. Hardinge is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of machine tools, specializing in SUPER PRECISION(TM) and precision CNC Lathes, high performance Machining Centers, high-end cylindrical and jig Grinding Machines, and technologically advanced Workholding & Rotary Products. The Company's products are distributed to most of the industrialized markets around the world with approximately 69% of the 2008 sales outside of North America. Hardinge has a very diverse international customer base and serves a wide variety of end-user markets. This customer base includes metalworking manufacturers which make parts for a variety of industries, as well as a wide range of end users in the aerospace, agricultural, transportation, basic consumer goods, communications and electronics, construction, defense, energy, pharmaceutical and medical equipment, and recreation industries, among others.. The Company has manufacturing operations in the United States, Switzerland, Taiwan, and China. Hardinge's common stock trades on NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol, "HDNG." For more information, please visit http://www.hardinge.com
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• TSCHUDIN, compact, high precision CNC grinding machines for low or high-volume OD production CNC grinding.
• HAUSER, multi-axis precision jig grinding for complex profiles.
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Head Of Research At GE Says Solar May Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels In 5 YearsMark Little, the global research director for General Electric Company, believes solar power could be cheaper than nuclear and fossil fuel power within the next three to five years.
Little said, “If we can get solar at 15 cents a kilowatt-hour or lower, which I’m hopeful that we will do, you’re going to have a lot of people that are going to want to have solar at home.”
According to the latest data released by the Energy Information Administration, the average retail price of electricity in America was 9.70 cents per kiowatthour (kWh). From state to state the average electricity price ranges from a low of 6.26 cents per kWh in Wyoming to 27.19 kWh in Hawaii. This year, GE announced it had boosted the efficiency of its thin-film solar panels to an industry best 12.8%. Solar efficiency ratings only continue to improve. The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology announced this month that it had increased the efficiency rating of thin film solar cells to a new world record of 18.7%. More efficient solar panels will only help the industry as it encroaches on the fossil fuel market. Currently in some areas of California solar has reached price parity with conventional power supplies.
Alongside increased efficiency, a drop in the price of solar modules is also making the industry more appealing. Bloomberg reports that solar module prices have dropped 21% this year. Helping to drive this price reduction is a market that is currently saturated with modules. Research shows there is more than 10-gigawatts worth of solar module inventory currently waiting to be moved.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates that solar installations could rise by as much as 50% this year as cheaper panels make developers less dependent on government subsidies. This increase in installations could result in as much as US$140 billion in revenue.
GE will open a thin film manufacturing plant in 2013 that will initally produce enough panels to power 80,000 homes annually.
L-3 Achieves Integrated Broadcast Service Program Milestone for On-Budget Performance
L-3 Communications announced hat it has achieved a significant performance milestone in support of a high-priority United Kingdom intelligence project. The company’s STRATIS business, which is part of L-3’s Services Group, in its role as the prime contractor for the Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) program, has been recognized for achieving the project’s in-service date within budget and ahead of schedule.
The program utilizes advanced satellite and computer technology to develop a secure communications infrastructure and data dissemination system. The L-3 STRATIS team has successfully provided the capability to deliver highly specific types of data across multiple network. This system supports military operations on a global scale.
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U.S. Senate Bill Requires Fixed-Price JSF Contract
The defense authorization bill passed by the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee last month requires a fixed-price contract for the next F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) buy, forcing the contractors to absorb any cost overruns.
“The bill contains a unique requirement that the low-rate initial procurement contract for the FY11 lot of the Joint Strike Fighter (LRIP-5) program must be a fixed-price contract and the contract must require the contractor to absorb 100 percent of costs above the target cost,” the committee’s statement said.
If included in the final bill passed by both chambers, the Senate committee’s amendment would make using a fixed-price contract legally binding.
The bill fully supports the Pentagon’s budget request for procurement of the aircraft, allocating $3.2 billion for the Navy and $3.7 billion for Air Force’s JSF buy. The Pentagon plans to buy 32 JSF aircraft in 2012: 19 for the Air Force, seven for the Navy and six for the Marine Corps.
The JSF program is under intense scrutiny by Pentagon leadership due to dramatic cost overruns and production delays. Defense Secretary Robert Gates put the Marine Corps variant on a two year-probation earlier this year.
A Defense Acquisition Board review that would have established a new
cost baseline for the F-35 has been postponed until the fall, according to JSF program executive officer Vice Adm. David Venlet.
The review had been scheduled for late May, and then was rescheduled for mid-June.
Obama Offers Training Plan Designed for High-Tech Jobs
Confronting the challenge of running for re-election while the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high, President Obama convened a session of his new jobs council last month, offering a proposal to train 10,000 American engineering students a year in a program focused on filling high-tech jobs.
The program, which Mr. Obama unveiled during a visit to a lighting manufacturer here, would seek to marry private companies with colleges and universities in a bid to enc
Right now, there are more than four job seekers for every job opening in America,” Mr. Obama said, in remarks at Cree Inc., which makes L.E.D. products. “But when it comes to science and high-tech fields, the opposite is true: businesses like this tell me they’re having a hard time finding workers to fill their job openings.”
“The world has changed,” Mr. Obama said. “And for a lot of our friends and neighbors, that change has been painful. Today the single most serious economic problem we face is getting people back to work.”
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An Arizona aerospace and defense group hopes to formalize its connections with a Canadian organization this summer to spur more activity for one of the state’s key industries.
Aero Montreal and the Aerospace and Defense Research Collaboratory at Arizona State University ’s Polytechnic campus in Mesa are in talks to partner on research, conferences, student exchanges and more.
The connection would represent a stronger partnership between the aerospace communities in Arizona and in Canada, which already have a healthy link, said Anshuman Razdan, project director for the ADRC.
“Between Arizona and Canada, I believe there is about $2 billion in trade just in aerospace,” he said.
This would be the first such agreement for the ADRC, which is a coalition of university researchers and industry companies designed to further research and promote collaboration. The group received initial funding of $1 million from Science Foundation Arizona.
Connecting Arizona’s industry with global interests is a long-standing goal of many economic development leaders, including the Arizona Commerce Authority. ACA has targeted aerospace and defense as a pillar of growth for the state.
Sargent Earns Supplier Gold Status from United Technologies Corporation
Sargent Aerospace & Defense, a leading supplier of precision engineered components and aftermarket services, announced that the company was presented Supplier Gold Status by United Technologies Corporation.
“Sargent is a key supplier of flight-critical components to UTC’s Hamilton Sundstrand, Pratt & Whitney, and Sikorsky companies,” said Scott Still, president, Sargent Aerospace & Defense.
“Recognition from these companies and UTC as a whole validates the emphasis we place on highly engineered solutions and outstanding customer service.”
According to Hamilton Sundstrand, Sargent’s Guaymas, Mexico facility is the first in that country to win the UTC Supplier Gold distinction. It is located in The Offshore Group’s Roca Fuerte Industrial Park.
“UTC’s Supplier Gold recognition program was established to acknowledge superior performance over a 12-month period in the areas of quality, delivery, lean and customer satisfaction,” said Robert Murray, vice president of supply chain at Hamilton Sundstrand. “Sargent’s performance over the past year has been exceptional.”
Sargent has adopted UTC’s lean assessment and other tools across all facilities and hopes to achieve Supplier Gold status at American and Canadian facilities during the next 12 months.
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Tempe’s KinetX collaborates on asteroid project with NASA
KinetX Inc. owner and chairman Kjell Stakkestad says landing a spacecraft on an asteroid is “like finding a needle in a haystack.”
Mission planning and a scientific instrument for an $800 million attempt to land a vehicle on an asteroid will come from the Valley. KinetX Inc., based in Tempe, will provide the mission design and navigation for the project, which is being spearheaded by the University of Arizona. Arizona State University ’s School of Earth and Space Exploration will build one of the instruments for the project.
The UA plan was selected last week to receive the massive grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Ad min istration.
The mission is to bring back mineral samples from an asteroid that crosses Earth’s path every September on its 1.2-year orbit around the sun. Information about its composition could help scientists identify the building blocks of life on Earth and determine how similar space rocks could be deflected before hitting the planet, said Michael Drake, director of the UA’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, who’s leading the mission team.For KinetX, it is another in a series of NASA missions for which it has provided support — and this one will provide one of the group’s ultimate challenges, said Kjell Stakkestad, the company’s chairman and owner.
“It’s extremely difficult,” he said of the physics involved in landing a craft on a rock that’s a third of a mile wide and moving through space at thousands of miles per hour. “It’s like finding a needle in a haystack.”
Raytheon Partners with NAMMO for Second Source of AMRAAM Motors
Raytheon Company and the Norwegian defense company NAMMO are in the process of qualifying an alternate rocket engine for the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. The new motor will be interchangeable with the AMRAAM propulsion system and will maintain the same performance as the current one.
“A second source of rocket motors ensures Raytheon will meet its commitment to the U.S. and allied warfighter by providing an uninterrupted supply of the world’s most capable beyond-visual range air-to-air missile,” said Harry Schulte, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems’ Air Warfare Systems product line. “Our partnership with NAMMO leverages Raytheon’s decades of experience partnering with European businesses to build and deliver reliable and capable systems.”
The U.S. Air Force, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, Innovation Norway, Raytheon and NAMMO Raufoss AS share financing for non-recurring costs associated with the qualification program.
“NAMMO has a rich history of producing rocket motors for air-to-air missiles and has delivered more than 40,000 rocket motors for the Sidewinder program alone,” said Ola Skrivervik, NAMMO’s senior vice president of Business Development. “The AMRAAM qualification program is progressing rapidly and with great success.”
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Force Protection Receives $22.48 Million in Awards to Extend Field Service Representatives
Force Protection Industries, Inc. announced it has received two firm fixed price modification awards under contract M67854-07-D-5031 totaling approximately $22.48 million from U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command for the extension of field service representatives in Afghanistan.
On June 14, 2011 Force Protection received a $14,430,546 firm-fixed-price modification under previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (M67854-07-D-5031) for a six-month renewal of 87 field service representatives and their life support to install spall liner blanket kits, independent suspension kits, modernization safety kits and conduct general maintenance on the Cougar Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle fleet supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
On June 15, 2011 Force Protection received an $8,089,860 firm-fixed-price modification under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5031) for a six-month renewal of 43 field service representatives to support operations at Vehicle Support Facility-Afghanistan.
Work on both modifications will be performed in Afghanistan, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2011.
Randy Hutcherson, Chief Operating Officer of Force Protection, said,
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Boeing sees Chinook helo sales increasing
After redeveloping its Chinook production line, Boeing is manufacturing the helicopter at the highest rate in two decades, Leanne Caret, Boeing vice president of Chinook programs, said.
Accordingly, Boeing has made a $130 million capital investment into the factory
producing the helicopters, which will allow Boeing to produce six aircraft a month, primarily the new F models for the U.S. armed forces but variants for international sales as well, Shephard Group Ltd. Web site reported recently.
The Boeing Chinook facility has two production lines as a result of surging interest. One line is dedicated to building CH-47Fs with the other producing variants for foreign clients.
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Boeing warns Joint STARS upgrades to cost $10-$15B
Boeing has escalated a campaign to persuade the US Air Force to replace the Northrop Grumman E-8C joint surveillance target attack radar system (Joint STARS), warning that actual costs to modernize the 707-based surveillance fleet may exceed official estimates by up to five times.
Boeing’s analysis of the cost to upgrade the E-8C with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) sensor, new engines, wide-band communications, modern avionics and a self-protection system, ranges between $10-$15 billion, said Egan Greenstein, a Boeing senior manager for business development.
That number compares to a $2.9 billion estimate developed jointly by the USAF and Northrop, which includes a “radar technology refresh”, a communication network upgrade, a self-defense suite and cheek radar arrays.
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Since the first of 17 Joint STARS aircraft became operational in January 1991, however, radar technology has dramatically changed.
Student-Designed Car Achieves 321MPG
The Paoli (IN) News-Republican reports on the engineering class at Paoli High School, which for the second year entered the Indiana Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Alliance’s (IMSTEA) Super Mileage Challenge. For the competition, students have to design every aspect for the car except for the engine, which is a 3.5 horsepower engine. The group of students designed a car capable of achieving 321-miles per gallon, and was awarded with “the Performance Concept Award for having the most accurate projection of how many
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Teacher Jason Goodman said he plans for his class to continue entering the competition in coming years, and to continue improving on this year’s design.
Productivity Increases Depress Job Creation
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The Times notes that since the economic downturn, production levels have risen but hiring has remained below where many experts expected it to be. “Since the recovery began, businesses’ spending on employees has grown 2 percent as equipment and software spending has swelled 26 percent, according to the Commerce Department.” And “with equipment prices dropping, and tax incentives to subsidize capital investments, these trends seem likely to continue.”
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General Dynamics N A S S C O w a s recently awarded $744 million to build a pair of 765 foot auxilliary ships for the Navy, an infusion of money that will
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The Navy also said it might give NASSCO the contract to build a third Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) vessel as it moves ahead with a new class of ship that will be used to pre-position supplies. The
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The news comes as a critical time for the San Diego shipyard, which employs 3,600 people, making it one of the county’s largest defense contractors. NASSCO said earlier this spring it would eliminate up to 350 jobs due the decline in new construction and a delay in ship repair orders caused by Congressional debate over the federal budget.
“There will still be some layoffs, but they will be significantly less than what we were talking about,” said James Gill, a company spokesman.
NASSCO recently laid the keel of the USNS Cesar Chavez, the 14th and final Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship it is building for the Navy. The company has struggled to find contracts to replace that project, which was worth more than $7 billion to NASSCO. But the defense budget was recently passed, allowing NASSCO to begin $37 million in repair work on the frigates Curts and Vandegrift, and on the Pearl Harbor, a Navy dock landing ship.
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Dry cargo ships like that ones that have been built over the past decade at NASSCO would transfer supplies to the MLP, where they would be stored until they were need on shore. The MLP would be able to berth ships and handle helicopters, essentially giving the military a forward operating base located at sea.
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“Robotics and unmanned technology is a key future” for the U.S. military, Lynn said in Paris today ahead of this year’s Air Show. The Pentagon will also seek to maintain a lead in cyber security and the capability to strike long-range targets using a combination of missiles, aircraft and electronic attack, he said at briefing.
The Pentagon is reviewing its long-range spending plans to meet President Barack Obama’s goal of reducing spending over 12 years to help cut the U.S. deficit.
“No country with a weak economy is going to be strong militarily,” Lynn said. “So, it’s a strategic imperative that we tackle the budget deficit” including ways to reduce defense spending.
Still, there are some areas of emerging military strength the U.S. will try to preserve, including unmanned robotic technologies, because it’s not clear “the exact shape they will take, or the precise advantages they will confer” Lynn said.
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Lynn likened the effort to preserve some military technologies during the budget downturn to the U.S. push in the 1970s, when defense spending declined in the aftermath of the Vietnam War and the Pentagon still continued to invest in so- called stealth technologies.
Those technologies include materials that help military aircraft reduce their radar signature and thereby avoid detection by adversaries.
“If not for our careful stewardship in the lean years of the 1970s, it would have been left on the drawing board,” Lynn said.
The U.S. Air Force’s F-22 and F-35 jet fighters, both made by Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed, are stealth airplanes.
The U.S. Air Force is seeking $197 million in the fiscal year 2012 budget to begin work on a new bomber that will be part of a family of long-range strike systems. The military service has said these systems may also include unmanned airplanes, missiles and planes that can disable enemy radar.
The long-range strike systems would enable the U.S. military to hit targets deep inside enemy territory.
“There’s going to be a cyber dimension to any future conflict,” Lynn said. “Given our reliance on information technology for our military we need to be able to defend” the networks from attacks, he said.
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Delcam is pleased to announce that its FeatureCAM range of feature-based CAM software products has been certified by the Autodesk Inventor Certified Application Program for Autodesk Inventor 2012 mechanical design and engineering software. A demonstration showing how the two programs work together can be seen on Delcam TV at www.delcam.tv/inventor2012.
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“Our relationship with Autodesk is very strong and offers a huge benefit to our customers, who can open Inventor parts seamlessly in FeatureCAM, with no loss of data or concerns about translation errors,” added Tom McCollough, Vice President of Development for FeatureCAM.
“The certification program gives our customers the confidence of knowing that FeatureCAM has been rigorously tested by Autodesk and found to perform to the highest standards.”
The FeatureCAM family offers a comprehensive range of programs for milling, turning, wire EDM and mill-turn, all with the same easy-to-use
interface style to minimise training times. The software incorporates a unique combination of feature-based and knowledge-based functionality that makes programming faster and easier than any other CAM system.
The same combination of functionality means that FeatureCAM can update the toolpaths rapidly following any change to the design in Inventor. The software analyses the model to identify any changes and then automatically updates the toolpaths in any affected areas.
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Intel Touts “Ultrabook” As Next Product Category
The AP reports, “Intel Corp. is touting a hybrid laptop 0.8 inches (20 mm) thick with sleek tablet computing features and ultra-sharp visual images that it hopes will create a market bridging traditional PCs and new devices.
The laptop also represents what the US technology giant promises its latest generation of processors will be able to deliver by 2012, when they power new computers produced by companies like Taiwan’s AsusTek Computer Inc.”
Intel executive vice president Sean Maloney said “that by the end of 2012, Intel aims to shift 40 percent of consumer laptops to its ‘Ultrabook’ model, a new category of thin and light mobile computers.”
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Despite escalating pressure to cut Pentagon spending, the top strategist for Boeing Co.’s defense operations sees potentially robust growth opportunities in both cyber protection and new unmanned aircraft programs.
Chris Raymond, head of strategy and business development for Boeing’s Defense Space & Security unit, on Sunday highlighted those areas as possible bright spots among the otherwise relatively dim prospects for Pentagon acquisition budgets.
In a news briefing, Mr. Raymond reiterated that Boeing also hopes to partly offset impending cuts in U.S. defense spending by selling more helicopters, jet fighters and C-17 cargo aircraft around the world, including parts of Asia, the middle East and Latin America.
But amid continuing uncertainty about Pentagon spending plans over the next few years, the Boeing official stressed that the realms of cyber protection and so-called unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, offer potentially the best chances for the Chicago aerospace company to snare substantial new U.S. orders.
“There’s a lot of discussion about other [drone] platforms” in addition to the small number of models already operated by the Pentagon, Mr. Raymond said, including some that would be able to hover and fly like helicopters. Those areas “will stay hot from a research and development perspective,” he added, “because there are future opportunities out there everybody sees.”
In discussing cyber protection, the Boeing executive stressed that “we do see it as a growth area.”
For starters, Boeing expects that Defense Department contractors relatively quickly will face the likelihood of “greater requirements and expectations” related to the cyber security of aircraft and even subsystems they sell to the Pentagon.
In the near term, Mr. Raymond described Boeing’s strategy as “building our capabilities” to concentrate on helping U.S. intelligence customers with “information sharing and information assurance.”
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Since cyber secur ity is intended to counteract a threat “we’re going to worry about for evermore,” Mr. Raymond said,
“selling those services and capabilities” both inside and outside the U.S. government is “going to feel like a growth business for everybody.”
Recently, Dennis Mullenberg, the chief executive of Boeing’s defense operations, projected that overseas business would account for about one-quarter of the unit’s overall revenue by 2013, nearly three times the percentage in 2006.
In spite of personnel reductions in the U.S. in anticipation of shrinking Pentagon budgets, the Associated Press quoted the Boeing executive telling reporters at an air show in Singapore that “we anticipate steady, moderate growth in our defense business” globally.
ATK to Open Aircraft Commercial Center of Excellence Facility
ATK is nearing completion of its state of the art Aircraft Commercial Center of Excellence (ACCE) in Clearfield, Utah. The new facility will serve as the headquarters for ATK Aerospace Structures’ commercial aircraft programs and will support the manufacturing of commercial airframes and engine components for the Airbus A350, and General Electric and Rolls-Royce engine programs.
The new consolidated manufacturing center boasts 615,000 square feet and will increase capability and capacity by creating a full spectrum engineering and manufacturing center for commercial composite aircraft structures and components. The facility has been designed to meet the robust demands of the commercial aircraft marketplace with the capability of manufacturing more than 10,000 parts per month at rate production levels.
“Our aircraft composite business has grown substantially over the last several years and this new facility will take us to the next level,” said Blake Larson, president of ATK Aerospace Systems Group. “The ACCE facility will increase our capacity dramatically and enable us to grow our roles in commercial aircraft for both domestic and international markets.”
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The research agency in the U.S. Defense Department that helped forster the Internet wants someone to dream up a way to send people to a star.
The winner will get half a million dollars for the idea. This month 150 competitors answered the federal government’s initial call for private sector cosmic ideas. Officials say some big names are among those interested. The plan is to make interstellar travel possible in about a century.
The Defense Department is known for big spending and big ideas. The agency is spending a total of $1 million on the project. After presentations are made at a conference in Orlando, Florida, DARPA will decide in November who gets the money.
The grant would be “seed money” to help someone start thinking about the idea and then get it off the ground in the private sector, David Neyland, director of DARPA’s tactical technology office, said.
This is not about going to a nearby planet, like Mars. And it is not about using robotic probes, which does not interest the Defense Department, Neyland said.
But even the nearest star beyond our sun is 25 trillion miles (40 trillion kilometers) away. The fastest rocket man has built would take more than 4,000 years to get there. This is not just about thinking new rocket methods, Neyland said. It iss also about coping with extended life in space, raising issues of medicine, agriculture, ethics and self-reliance, he said.
Among those who showed an interest in the project earlier this year is millionaire scientist Craig Venter, one of those who mapped the human genome and is now working on artificial life and alternative fuels.
IPCC Report Highlights Potential of Renewables and Advantages of PV Solar Electricity
The new report launched by the United Nations-supported Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms the importance and benefits of a future powered by renewable energy including solar electricity. The report, one of the most comprehensive analysis to-date of trends and the outlook for renewable energy through 2050, compares 164 scenarios and based on that refers to the possibility of renewables contributing up to 80% of electricity supply by 2050. It highlights many advantages of renewable energy, including greenhouse gas mitigation and climate benefits, but also public health and security of supply, new job and technology opportunities and the potential to provide clean and affordable energy to people who have no or only erratic access to energy.
The Summary for Policy Makers which has now been approved by the world’s governments will serve as basis for planning energy policies, investment and infrastructure for national and regional governments.First Solar endorses this report’s confirmation of the rapid growth and future potential of renewable energies, in particular solar energy.
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Astounding is one of the words that comes to my mind when I look at the transformation of Fry Fabrications in just one short year! In fact, in my 7 years of visiting manufacturing businesses, and now in 9 states, I have yet to see such progressive improvement.
A year ago, Fry Fabrications occupied a 6500 square foot facility, and as their realtor, who found them their new facility says, “They had too much business in too little of space.” But, he continued, “once I saw the products they make, my impression was holy cow, they make some beautiful products!”
That has all changed with their move to a new facility just this past December. The building, attractive and impressive on the outside, is more than two and a half times its prior size. And while the outside, with its raised loading dock for easy access of semis picking up hundreds of parts, is impressive, the inside is even more amazing. The front entry displays many of the custom products that Fry Fabrications makes for its customers. And all of the offices and conference room furniture were built by the Fry Fabrications team. “We wanted to create a very high-tech, custom image so that our customers can see first-hand what we can do for them”, founder and owner Jim Fry, said.
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Fry Fabrications is known for its artistic industrial design expertise. Derek Kordower, Vice President of Sales, says, “Many of our customers know the product they want us to build, but often they don’t have a visual concept of what it should look like. They tell us to come up with something cool, something different than any one else has. That’s where Keith Henion, our director of product development, comes in. With a degree in Industrial Design from ASU, Keith isn’t just outstanding at industrial design. He is also an artist, and the concepts he develops for our customers are key to our winning business.”
The company develops product concepts using some of the latest in software, including Solidworks® 3-D CAD software, Rhinoceros® (a modeling tool for designers), and the Brazil Rendering System for 3DS Max.
Fry Fabrications has grown year over year since their inception. “When the recession occurred, we took a number of steps to continue to grow our business”, Jim said. “For one, we added in-house capabilities that we were outsourcing before, both to cost reduce our customers’ products and additionally to reduce the turnaround times.” Today, the company takes products from concept to final
assembly, and typically the only outsourcing they do is coating.
Many of Fry Fabrications’ customers require printed media (their graphic logos) on the end product. Last year, the company purchased an HP 25500 Latex printer. Jim says that the printer can print graphics that are up to 60” wide. It is also environmentally friendly in that it uses a water based ink instead of a solvent based ink.
They company additionally procured a CNC router to expand the end materials they can cut and engrave, from metal, to acrylics, woods, foams, and other exotic materials.
Derek adds another important outcome of the move to a new facility was that the company can take on jobs that require a much larger footprint than their previous facility could accommodate. He says, “We are so much more efficient in our new facility, and we can turn products to our customers in large quantities. In fact, in just the past 60 days, we processed 1700 end products for our customers!”
Custom, cool, durable, and aesthetically pleasing. That is what Fry Fabrications is known for. Jim wants to expand the company’s business locally with products that Fry Fabrications makes exceptionally well. If you have tradeshow, marketing and display needs, the products Fry Fabrications will design for you won’t be “cookie cutter”. They will be sturdy, one of a kind, and functional displays.
“Many of our products are transported all the time for different venues, and they aren’t often well cared for”, Operations Manager Dave Dixon said. “We need to make products that will withstand harsh treatment, and still look really good after multiple uses.”
The company also wants to continue to grow its industrial product sales. Manufacturing entities need steel racks, push carts, and other industrial products -- that need to be durable and sometimes custom to their particular environment. “We can do this very well, and cost effectively”, Derek said.
Check out Fry Fabrications capabilities on their website at fryfab.com. You’ll see it all on their YouTube Video. And if you are considering doing business with them, I highly encourage you to call them at (602) 454-0701 to schedule an onsite visit to see their end products. You will be delighted. Even astounded. I was!
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Getting Concept to Car, Faster
In terms of car development, one might think that a NASCAR race team primarily conceives and manufactures fresh part designs between seasons. That’s not the case. In fact, Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) created some 1,200 race car components at its state of the art Huntersville, North Carolina headquarters. Its substantial engineering department generates different designs each day as part of its efforts to continually improve car performance in a highly competitive racing environment. This puts pressure on JGR’s in-house machine shop to manufacture those components as quickly as possible so that the team’s drivers can immediately reap the benefits on the track; JGR’s three Sprint Cup team drivers shown here—Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Kyle
Busch benefit on the track by having quick turnaround of new part designs. So in a sense, JGR’s manufacturing department is a job shop charged with creating small batches of various workpieces in short order.
To that end, JGR’s shop strives to reduce and simplify setups, just as all job shops do. JGR benefits because from a single source supplier Doosan, located in Pine Brook NJ, is its official machine tool provider. The shop uses a variety of Doosan CNC Machine Tools. Doosan is the largest technical sponsor to Joe Gibbs Racing. The Huntersville facility currently houses 19 Doosan’s in total (3) HMCs, (10) VMCs and (6) turning centers.
Setups for example on a particular mounting plate were time-consuming because shimming was required to level the plate on the VMC prior to machining. Self-leveling pole extensions on the magnetic chuck eliminated the need for shimming, enabling both faster setups and improved tolerances. The magnetic chuck is also helpful in securing tubular components such as track bar sliders for machining. A track bar slider is a 2-inch-diameter tube that requires flats on opposite sides that must be milled parallel to each other. Using the magnetic chuck, the shop has been able to achieve parallelism of 0.0005
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interface that accepts pins used on vises or fixture plates. The system is pneumatically released and spring actuated, and provides both quick installation of workholding devices and accurate positioning.While the machine is running one job, parts for the next can be set up on the appropriate workholding device. The pallet system allows operators to quickly remove the fixture holding the completed parts and install the fixture with workpieces for the next job. The common mounting pin interface allows the shop to use any of its existing fixturing or vises with the
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Getting Concept to Car, Faster
In terms of car development, one might think that a NASCAR race team primarily conceives and manufactures fresh part designs between seasons. That’s not the case. In fact, Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) created some 1,200 race car components at its state of the art Huntersville, North Carolina headquarters. Its substantial engineering department generates different designs each day as part of its efforts to continually improve car performance in a highly competitive racing environment. This puts pressure on JGR’s in-house machine shop to manufacture those components as quickly as possible so that the team’s drivers can immediately reap the benefits on the track; JGR’s three Sprint Cup team drivers shown here—Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch benefit on the track by having quick turnaround of new part designs. So in a sense, JGR’s manufacturing
department is a job shop charged with creating small batches of various workpieces in short order.
To that end, JGR’s shop strives to reduce and simplify setups, just as all job shops do. JGR benefits because from a single source supplier Doosan, located in Pine Brook NJ, is its official machine tool provider. The shop uses a variety of Doosan CNC Machine Tools. Doosan is the largest technical sponsor to Joe Gibbs Racing. The Huntersville facility currently houses 19 Doosan’s in total (3) HMCs, (10) VMCs and (6) turning centers.
Setups for example on a particular mounting plate were time-consuming because shimming was required to level the plate on the VMC prior to machining. Self-leveling pole extensions on the magnetic chuck eliminated the need for shimming, enabling both faster setups and improved tolerances. The magnetic chuck is also helpful in securing tubular components such as track bar sliders for machining. A track bar slider is a 2-inch-diameter tube that requires flats on opposite sides that must be milled parallel to each other. Using the magnetic chuck, the shop has been able to achieve parallelism of 0.0005 inch for those flats without distorting the tube.
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In terms of car development, one might think that a NASCAR race team primarily conceives and manufactures fresh part designs between seasons. That’s not the case. In fact, Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) created some 1,200 race car components at its state of the art Huntersville, North Carolina headquarters. Its substantial engineering department generates different designs each day as part of its efforts to continually improve car performance in a highly competitive racing environment. This puts pressure on JGR’s in-house machine shop to manufacture those components as quickly as possible so that the team’s drivers can immediately reap the benefits on the track; JGR’s three Sprint Cup team drivers shown here—Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch benefit on the track by having quick turnaround of new part designs. So in a sense, JGR’s manufacturing
department is a job shop charged with creating small batches of various workpieces in short order.
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Setups for example on a particular mounting plate were time-consuming because shimming was required to level the plate on the VMC prior to machining. Self-leveling pole extensions on the magnetic chuck eliminated the need for shimming, enabling both faster setups and improved tolerances. The magnetic chuck is also helpful in securing tubular components such as track bar sliders for machining. A track bar slider is a 2-inch-diameter tube that requires flats on opposite sides that must be milled parallel to each other. Using the magnetic chuck, the shop has been able to achieve parallelism of 0.0005 inch for those flats without distorting the tube.
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pallet system. This system also allows JGR to interrupt a part run with a more urgent part without lengthy set up changes.
The Kontec KSM Rail multiple-part mechanical clamping system is another workholding device JGR uses on its machining centers. This system allows the shop to clamp numerous workpieces on a machine table for long stretches of unattended machining and improved throughput. It consists of a fixed jaw and one or more moving jaws on a clamping rail that adjust to secure parts of different sizes. The shop often uses multiple clamping rails on a machine’s table to maximize the number of parts machined in one setup.
Alternator brackets like the ones shown were previously secured using two single-station vises on the table at a time. Using the Kontec system, the shop now sets up 12 parts per load for first operation and four parts per load for the second. This reduces tool changes and door openings, saving a total of 2 hours and 15 minutes for a batch of 50 parts. This also frees 7 hours for the operator to tend to other machines.
Machine operators in JGR’s shop are akin to members of the team’s pit crew. They must be able to quickly, yet precisely set up new jobs to minimize machine down time. The various workholding strategies that make this possible are key reasons why JGR can bring an engineer’s concept to a race car fast.
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Honeywell And Safran Launch New Green Aircraft Taxiing System
Honeywell and French aerospace leader Safran have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint venture company to deliver an innovative new electric green taxiing system for new and existing aircraft. Honeywell and Safran expect it to be installed on new aircraft and retrofitted on existing planes, beginning in 2016.
The new taxiing system will significantly improve airline operational efficiency and provide environmental benefits by slashing the carbon and other emissions created during runway taxi operations. Taxiing burns a significant amount of fuel – current
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Honeywell To Acquire EMS Technologies, Inc. For $491 Million Honeywell announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire EMS Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of connectivity solutions for mobile networking, rugged mobile computers, and satellite communications, for $33 per share in cash, or an aggregate purchase price of approximately $491 million, net of cash acquired.
The purchase price translates to approximately 13 times EMS’s 2010 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), or approximately 9 times 2010 EBITDA excluding certain corporate costs. The agreement provides for a subsidiary of Honeywell to commence a tender offer within 10 business days to purchase all outstanding shares of EMS. The acquisition will enhance Honeywell’s existing capabilities in rugged mobile computing technologies and satellite communications within its Automation and Control Solutions (ACS) and Aerospace businesses. EMS’s $181 million Global Resource Management (GRM) division provides highly ruggedized mobile computing products and services for use in transportation, logistics, and workforce management settings as well as secure satellite-based asset tracking and messaging technology for search and rescue, warehousing, and field force automation environments. Through its $174 million Aviation division, EMS provides terminals, antennas, in-cabin network devices, rugged data storage, and surveillance applications predominantly for use on aircraft and in other data gathering objectives.
“EMS is a terrific addition to Honeywell, adding leading positions in attractive markets that are closely aligned with favorable trends in the growing Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) space and commercial aerospace, as well as being highly complementary to our existing Scanning and Mobility business,” said Honeywell Chairman
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General Dynamics announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fortress Technologies, Inc., a provider of secure wireless networking equipment for the U.S. military and other government customers.
The value of the cash transaction, which is expected to be accretive to General Dynamics’ earnings beginning in 2012, has not been disclosed.
The acquisition has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies and is subject to normal regulatory review. General Dynamics expects the transaction to be completed in the third quarter of 2011.
Fortress Technologies produces a portfolio of mesh networking products that enable secure wireless local area network (LAN) capabilities for battlefield logistics, convoy, command post and soldier applications. Built on commercially available technologies, Fortress Technologies’ ruggedized products improve soldiers’ combat effectiveness and survivability by increasing their access to information. The company is based in Westford, Mass., and has approximately 70 employees.
Fortress Technologies will be managed by General Dynamics C4 Systems, which is based in Scottsdale, Ariz. General Dynamics C4 Systems designs, manufactures and delivers trusted and secure communications systems, command and control systems and operational hardware to customers within the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community and federal civilian agencies, and to international customers.
“Fortress Technologies successfully delivers commercially developed, commercially priced secure Wi-Fi/WiMAX networking capabilities that extend the reach of our current broadband tactical-internet offerings,” said Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics C4 Systems. “Our high-priority military and civilian users require cyber-protected access to 4G internet services. Fortress effectively provides them with highly secure ‘hot spots’ downrange over the last tactical mile.”
“This acquisition will enhance General Dynamics’ ability to meet the growing tactical-communications requirements of global defense and civilian agencies, bringing new value to our advanced networking solutions. Fortress Technologies also will continue its current model of selling products to other DoD prime contractors and integrators,” Marzilli said.
Fortress Technologies is the wireless-technology provider for the Combat Service Support Automated Information System Interface (CAISI) system, the Army’s only certified tactical wireless LAN. Since 2001, Fortress Technologies has delivered over 55,000 units as a subcontractor on this program.
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Boeing Ups Forecast For Commercial Aircraft Demand Over 20 Year
Boeing Co said recently it is raising its forecast for the global commercial aircraft market over the next 20 years and now expects demand for 33,500 aircraft worth an aggregate $4 trillion.Boeing’s previous long-term market forecast was for 30,900 new commercial aircraft worth $3.6 trillion.
“The world market has recovered and is now expanding at a significant rate,” Randy Tinseth, vice president for marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said.“Not only is there strong demand for air travel and new airplanes today, but the fundamental drivers of air travel --including economic growth, world trade and liberalization -- all point to a healthy long-term demand,” he said.
By 2030, single-aisle jets will make up 70% of the world fleet, Boeing predicted, compared with 62% last year.
Strong First Quarter For U.S. Solar Indicates Huge Economic Boost
A new market insight report from the Solar Energy Industries Assocation (SEIA) outlines an impressive first quarter (Q1) for U.S. Solar, and significant contributions made by solar technologies on the U.S. economy.
The U.S. Solar Energy Trade Assessment 2010 is the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, analyzing trade flow and domestic value creation in the U.S. solar industry. The news appears to be all good for the U.S. economy, with total net exports of solar technology reaching $723 million in 2009, and solar installations earning $2.4 billion in direct value support. Some of the more interesting details from the report:
• Solar Systems pricing down 15% from Q1 2010. • New Solar Installations up 67% from $3.6 billion in 2009 to $6.0 billion in 2010. • 2.85 GW of new solar energy installed -- enough to power 570,000 typical homes. • 1.1 GW concentrating solar installations currently under construction - enough to power 220,000 typical homes. • Industry now boasts over 100,000 jobs (according to SEIA Bureau of Labor Statistics) • Top three solar energy states: California, New Jersey, and Arizona.
In spite of the much-needed boost to the U.S. economy, there is concern about stability -- namely, how to implement and maintain a plan with long-term effect. As expected, the report has suggestions for industry leaders and government alike.
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When Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced funding cuts last month, some in the defense industry shuddered. But for others, the announced cuts will generate new opportunities to revitalize older systems.
It’s not unusual for a program termination to refocus attention on an older program, but analysts said this shift may become more common as the Pentagon’s budget tightens and it is forced to work with the equipment it already owns.
This time around, Gates announced the Defense Department will end a Marine Corps vehicle program with prime contractor General Dynamics and will instead direct money toward repairing and upgrading its existing amphibious assault vehicle, built by BAE Systems. Additionally, he delayed part of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 strike-fighter aircraft program and said the Pentagon would buy more of Boeing’s F/A-18 aircraft.
“I think that there are going to be more and more examples like that,” said Todd Harrison, a defense analyst with the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
Because the military in recent years invested in many new programs, which in lots of cases have not come to fruition, it did not spend as much
on large-scale repair and modernization of older equipment, Harrison added. “As a result, we still have . . . this lagging need to recapitalize large parts of our force,” he said.
The defense industry, keeping a close eye on programs vulnerable to cancellation, is now positioning itself for these repair efforts.
BAE Systems is hoping to win work repairing its amphibious assault vehicle, but the company anticipates competition.
“We don’t expect to get any favoritism out of the customer because we are the [original manufacturer], but I do think there are some advantages of being the designer of this vehicle,” said Ann Hoholick, BAE’s vice president of new vehicles and amphibious systems.
Faced with a tighter budget, BAE has tried to be equally prepared to bid on a new program or a competition to modernize older systems, said Bob Murphy, the company’s executive vice president for product sectors.
“You can’t get wed to any one thing, because all I can tell you is, as the future unfolds, what looks like a very high priority today . . . can change very rapidly,” Murphy said. “You’ve got to be prepared for the change.”
Loren Thompson, a defense industry consultant at the Lexington Institute, said it’s common for a program termination to create new work on an existing piece of equipment. But, often “the company that benefits from a cancellation is not the company whose program is canceled,” he said.
“In this environment, weapons spending is a zero-sum game,” Thompson added. “One company’s gain is another company’s loss.”
Industry heads for record deliveries
Airbus and Boeing are on course to ship more than 1,000 aircraft this year, but can the airlines absorb all these new jets?
Airlines will digest more new mainline airliners than ever before in 2011, as deliveries rise by 5% and surpass four figures for the first time.
Shipments were effectively flat last year, as Airbus’s slight increase was offset by a small decline in deliveries from Seattle. Airbus again out-produced its rival - for the eighth year in succession - deliver-ing 510 aircraft.
This breaks its previous all-time output record of 498, set the year before. Boeing’s deliveries fell slightly from 481 in 2009 to 462, with the absence of 787 shipments beginning to tell on the airframer’s output. As a result, the two rivals’ combined delivery tally, 972 aircraft, was down slightly on the 979 delivered in 2009, which at the time was an industry record.
However, this will change in 2011 as the two manufacturers ramp up output across both their single-aisle and widebody lines. Boeing should finally begin to ship Dreamliners to customers, as well as the stretched 747-8.
Airbus’s chief salesman John Leahy shrugs off the pessimistic
outlook that, he says, was prevalent a year ago. “A lot of experts were talking about a 30% reduction in our production and Boe-ing’s production, and that it was inevitable there was going to be a double-dip recession,” he says.
Even the International Air Transport Association “was predicting the airlines would have the worst year they had ever had in the history of international aviation. Well, none of that turned out to be right,” points out Leahy, adding that the industry is “resilient” and is “coming back”.
The 780 narrowbodies produced by Airbus and Boeing last year accounted for about 80% of their total deliveries.
Both manufacturers are progressively ramping up to reach a com-bined output of almost 80 single-aisle aircraft a month within the next two years, based on already announced increases. And both are evaluating further boosts which could take their combined monthly rates into the 90-100 aircraft range.
Airbus expects its deliveries this year will rise to about 520-530 aircraft, while Boeing forecasts 485-500 shipments - its final tally dependent on how successful it is getting series production of the 747-8 and 787 under way. Whatever happens, production should surpass 1,000 units for the first time.
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The Journal details some of the industry’s educational efforts, including the National Math and Science Initiative, and notes that industry sometimes finds it difficult to produce the results it seeks through these initiatives. It profiles Austin Polytechnical Academy in Chicago as an example of a education-industry partnership that initially struggled but has improved with time.
The Chicago Tribune reported, “A retooled domestic workforce, paired with rising wages abroad, could lead to a renaissance in US manufacturing within five years, according to a recent study by the Boston Consulting Group.” The Tribune calls the potential shortage of manufacturing workers to meet growing demand “at once puzzling and promising,” but notes that rising wages in China and other Asian countries has made domestic manufacturing more appealing to businesses.
This movement towards reshoring manufacturing jobs has led to concern about an adequate supply of skilled workers, and in some cases companies are stepping in and working with schools to create students with the necessary skills.
Like the Wall Street Journal, the Tribune notes the creation of Austin Polytechnical Academy. While that school is currently going through growing pains, “council Executive Director Dan Swinney hopes to see it rolled out to other high schools and the city colleges system.”
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The Wall Street Journal reports executive jet makers like Dassault are looking to China to grow their businesses, especially because this is a new market with executives who have never owned a jet before unlike in the West where most orders are from returning customers. The article also notes that unlike in other places, in China jet makers can show off their luxury products.
The Wall Street Journal “In Charge” blog also reports on the surging wealth of Chinese entrepreneurs, specifically in the context of rising orders for private jets. This, in turn, has spurred decisions by major aircraft manufacturers to create custom interiors and amenities targeting the Chinese nouveau riche, such as red interiors and traditionally styled dinner tables.
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CFM Sees $400 Billion Narrow-Body Plane Market Over 20 Years
General Electric Co. and Safran SA’s CFM International jet-engine joint venture predicted the single- aisle aircraft market will grow to $400 billion over the next 20 years as narrow-body jets come to dominate the industry.
In the next two decades, about two-thirds of the 35,000 airliners produced in the commercial aerospace market will be narrow-body aircraft including regional planes, the venture’s executives said at a briefing in Paris.
Demand has held up even as higher oil prices persist, CFM President Jean-Paul Ebanga told reporters last month. Development of the CFM’s Leap-X engine for narrow-body plane is meeting or exceeding its goals for Airbus SAS’s A320neo upgraded jet, he said.
“This is the best market ever that anyone can remember,” Ebanga said. “The outlook in terms of engine and engine deliveries is very positive.”Boeing Co. (BA) and Airbus are boosting production of their single-aisle jets, and Airbus aims to get more than 500 orders for its A3320neo narrow-body jet by the end of the air show. Boeing, which predicted recently that single-aisle jets will make up 70 percent of the total by 2030, uses CFM as its sole supplier of engines on the 737, while the A320 has two options.
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Boeing eyes Asia, MidEast to boost revenue
Boeing Corp. is counting on growing demand in Asia and the Middle East for military aircraft to help offset possible spending cuts in Europe and the U.S., a top company executive said recently.
Austerity measures to help lower government debt will likely reduce military spending in Europe and leave U.S. expenditures flat for the next several years, said Dennis Muilenberg, chief executive of Boeing’s defense, space and security unit.
“It’s certainly a challenging environment,” Muilenberg told reporters in Singapore. “Our growth prospects are somewhat muted. We anticipate steady, moderate growth in our defense business.”
Boeing is hoping to boost defense sales outside the U.S. to about 25 percent of its revenue by 2013, up from 17 percent last year and 7 percent in 2006. About half of Boeing’s $64 billion of revenue last year came from defense sales.
South Korea will likely request proposals on a contract for 60 fighter jets during the first quarter of next year, and Boeing plans to bid its F-15 model, Muilenberg said.
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It’s not easy to finish first among a group of formidable competitors—let alone four times running.
Yet that is what Lockheed Martin managed to accomplish in the largest-companies grouping in Aviation Week’s 16th annual Top-Performing Companies (TPC) study, outpacing second-ranked General Dynamics and third-place Boeing. Oshkosh Corp. captured the top honor for companies with revenues of $5-20 billion, while Cubic took the crown for companies with revenues of $1-5 billion.
Lockheed’s unprecedented first-place win for four consecutive years would have seemed improbable a decade ago, when the company was regarded as a financial basket case. Hobbled by a patchwork of cultures, accounting structures and quality control systems—coupled with a disastrous foray into commercial telecom—the enterprise placed next-to-last in the 2001 TPC study.
This year’s victory might seem counterintuitive in light of the torrent of criticism for the company’s management of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. However, study advisers point out that relative to its peers, Lockheed demonstrated significant improvement in nearly every financial and operational metric for the past five years, particularly Return On Invested Capital.
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There is stinging criticism at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill that the defense contractor is not delivering the same quality of returns to taxpayers it is to shareholders.
And it’s not just the JSF that is drawing the government’s ire: A senior defense industry insider, speaking on background, says the company recorded significant cost growth last year on multiple programs. Of course, Lockheed Martin isn’t the only large defense contractor under fire for cost and schedule performance. As departing U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates stated just last month, “Contractors [are] consuming too many resources relative to real military missions and measurable results.”On the JSF program, the danger for Lockheed Martin is what would happen if there were any wavering by the Air Force, the primary customer, or contraction in the number of aircraft the Navy and Marine Corps plan to buy. That would trigger an immediate spike in recurring unit costs, effectively pushing the program into a death spiral of diminishing quantities and still higher unit costs.
Chairman/CEO Robert J. Stevens maintains that a close examination of Lockheed’s broader product portfolio would reveal that the company is executing generally at very high levels. “We have many, many programs that are meeting an extraordinary number of commitments,” he says. But he acknowledges that the JSF is a pain point. “We must improve our execution and be able to adapt more quickly.”
The low-key Stevens is credited for accelerating Lockheed’s performance after becoming CEO in 2004. This year, in the first TPC ranking of company operations at the segment level, Lockheed’s units turned in strong results against their peers (rankings of 117 segments are detailed online for subscribers of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network).
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“Completing the testing and stow of solar panels is always a big pre-launch milestone, and with Juno, you could say really big because our panels are really big,” said Jan Chodas, Juno’s project manager from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. “The next time these three massive solar arrays are extended to their full length, Juno will be climbing away from the Earth at about seven miles per second.”
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Special Operations Spending QuadruplesThe U.S. Special Operations Command’s spending since 2001 has quadrupled, with an almost fivefold increase in revenue for its four largest defense contractors, according to a Bloomberg Government study.
The amount paid to the top four defense contractors supplying the special ops command with equipment and services -- New York-based L-3 Communications Holdings, Massachusetts-based Raytheon Co., Florida-
based Harris Corp. and Chicago-based Boeing Co. -- has increased from $194.8 million in fiscal year 2001 to $949.9 million in fiscal 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The amount of prime contract awards to small businesses, which are often more nimble in producing specialty products, has increased even faster -- almost sixfold for procurement, research and development -- from $121.2 million in fiscal 2001 to $702.4 million in fiscal 2010, according to the study, published recently.
The Iraq and Afghanistan wars, as well as missions elsewhere to fight terrorists, have resulted in the Tampa, Florida-based command needing more aircraft, small vessels, ground vehicles, communications gear and computer equipment. The command also has issued contracts for actors to play guerrillas in training exercises and for simulated land mines and mortars that fire paint.
Other technologies the command is interested in include weapons to incapacitate suspects temporarily for identity checks, and “sonic projection” research to electronically beam a message into one person’s head that couldn’t be heard by others to confuse a hostage-taker or get a secret message to his captive.
The command’s non-war base budget has almost tripled from $2.3 billion in fiscal 2001 to $6.3 billion in fiscal 2011. Add the money the command has spent fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and the organization’s total budget amount has quadrupled the past 10 years to $9.8 billion in fiscal 2011.
The command’s forces include Army Green Berets who specialize in guerrilla warfare, Air Force commandos who fly the operatives to hot spots around the world and Navy SEALs who specialize in amphibious operations.
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For more than 40 years Auer Precision has quietly earned the reputation of being one of America’s most innovative and capable precision manufacturers. Through creativity, thoughtful planning and leveraging advanced manufacturing technologies, Auer has developed unique competitive advantages that allow for steady growth and prosperity. Recently, we had the opportunity to sit down with Auer Precision’s president, Brent Bollong and plant manager Dave Valerio to learn more about how they have developed their leadership status and what they see in the future.
• Strategic Plan for Diversification - Auer Precision didn’t suffer through the economic downturn, as nearly everyone else in the United States, did. Dave credits the strategic roadmap that the management team, headed up by company president, Brent Bollong, put in place, more than 5 years ago. “We increased our focus on 2 major industries, including medical and green technologies, and this helped shield us through the recession,” Dave said. Today, Auer is building parts for one of the first manufacturers of commercially viable micro-turbine technology. The company says that their supply to green manufacturing customers now comprise roughly 25% of their overall business.
Today, while the ISO 9001 company continues to manufacture products for the aerospace and semiconductor industries, the majority of their customers are in medical, life sciences and clean energy. Of course, the company is widely known in the semiconductor industry, where they developed the semiconductor process carrier.
Working with Motorola, Auer Precision developed the first semiconductor process carrier in 1982. Auer boats became the standard in transport media and Auer continues to be the leading supplier for singulated package manufacture. Auer has extended this platform to medical devices, life sciences, opto-electronic, MEMS, automotive, defense and industrial applications.
Understanding how the Auer Precision strategic plan for diversification works in detail we asked Dave Valerio for examples of how they had planned for their success and what their latest plans include. Dave provided us with 6 interesting points of distinction:
• Experience - The management team at Auer Precision has all been with Auer for a number of years. Across the 7 management team members, there is a combined 125 years of tenure with the company.
• Ultra Precision - Some of the critical products Auer manufactures in large quantities are glucose test dye strips and Coumadin blood thinner test strips. Cut quality optimization for thin micro-fluidic channels, whether as a single layer or multi-layer structure, requires increasingly smaller clearances as material thickness is reduced, and Auer is very skilled at parts of this nature.
For complex shapes, clearances must be maintained throughout the profile. Technologies and skill sets developed by Auer Precision routinely provide clearances to 0.000040”, or one micron.
Auer’s expertise is frequently sought out to produce numerous close-tolerance parts, including medical sensors, multi-layer batteries and thin film layers deposited on stainless steel.
• Clean Room - Resident within their sprawling facility is their Class 1000 clean room. Dave Valerio, says, “We are additionally certified at Class 100 under the hoods.” Today, Auer annually stamps 20-30 million parts of non-metallic product from materials such as mylar, polyester, solupor, and multi-layers with adhesive, all in a clean-room environment.
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• In-House Capabilities - Most of the work required to complete finished products is done in-house, from stamping (metal/plastic), to grinding, EDM, waterjet, laser, and machining. Dave says, “The only thing we send to outside suppliers is special processing.” Today, the company provides precision components, complex assemblies, class A tooling and full contract manufacturing services. They have an in-house engineering team, and have just completed their Microfluidic Applications lab to help engineer products on-site for their customers.
• Class A Dies and Stampings - Auer is the recognized leader in stamping thin metals (stainless, Kovar, Cu, Al) and non-metallics. Auer’s MasterDie concept, introduced in 1990, led to improved efficiency and reduced manufacturing lead times. Today, a combination of concurrent engineering and CNC technologies allows concept to production volume in as little as three weeks.
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“Business is growing so rapidly that we had to make some immediate changes in manufacturing”, Dave said. First, we increased our second and off-shift work, using the machines we had. But, this wasn’t enough to satisfy our customers’ increased requirements. So, in the past month, the company purchased 2 new Mori Seiki vertical machining centers.
“The NVX5100/40 Mori Seiki machining centers selected are the first X-Class Series machines to be installed in Arizona”, explains Patrick Ellison, General Manager, Ellison Machinery Company, LLC, the Arizona distributors of DMG/Mori Seiki machine tools.
“The X-Class Series is designed to surpass the already high levels of precision, quality and reliability that DMG/Mori Seiki is known for and that customers like Auer require.”
According to a recent press release by DMG/Mori Seiki, the NVX5000 Series uses the same options and applications with the NV5000 Series that sold more than 8,000 units, and is designed to reflect current market needs and customer feedback. The machine is packed with extensive features including (1)
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Dave said, “I don’t purchase entry level machines at Auer because of the criticality and high tolerance of the parts we make. We’ve had a Mori Seiki at Auer that is now 10 years old and that Mori helped drive my decision. Our internal maintenance department who perform our repairs and our preventative maintenance on all of our machines admit the Mori is the most reliable machine we have at Auer.”
Dave says other factors helped drive Auer’s purchase decision, including;
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• Service and Support - Dave says that Jason and the team at Ellison Machinery did everything they were asked to do. “They followed up in a timely manner, provided all the technical information that helped me to make my decision, and most importantly, their service and support is literally 7 miles away!” Dave and the team at Auer Precision value the integrity and follow-through they received from the Ellison Machinery team.
“I can’t afford to have machines go down”, Dave said. “When they do, I get a knot in my stomach -- it’s just that stressful.”
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Lenders who make U.S. Small Business Administration loans urged Congress to increase the authorization level for the agency’s flagship 7(a) loan program this year.
This increase, from $17.5 billion to $19 billion, needs to happen before Congress leaves Washington for its monthlong August recess, lenders contend. Otherwise, “it is highly likely that the program cap could be reached before Congress is back in session, thus shutting off small businesses’ access to this important source of capital,” said Lynn Ozer, executive vice president of Susquehanna Bank in Pottstown, Pa.
Ozer manages the bank’s SBA lending program and serves on the board of directors of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, a trade group for SBA lenders.
SBA-guaranteed 7(a) loans are an important source of long-term capital for small businesses. This year they are especially popular — as of June 3, more than $14.4 billion of these loans had been approved. That’s up 41 percent over the same period a year earlier, and up 181 percent from the same period two years ago.
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The AP reports Alcoa “said that it has developed new alloys and engineering techniques that will give it a chance to compete against the non-aluminum parts increasingly used by airplane makers.” The article notes plane makers like Boeing and Airbus are using “a carbon fiber composite” in their newer planes instead of aluminum.
Under the new process, Alcoa has reduced the weight by 10%. The company “said the new improvements are targeted at short-range aircraft.” John Byrne, Boeing’s director of aircraft materials and structures for commercial airplanes, “said Boeing is ‘delighted to hear about the investments and advances Alcoa and other raw-material suppliers are making.’” According to the article, while Boeing has made no decision about its materials for future planes, it is always looking at these types of developments.
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As the U.S. government eyes cuts in military purchases, defense contractors’ sales overseas are likely to hit a record this year. The boom is drawing fire from arms-control advocates, who worry that weapons could end up in the wrong hands.
With the Pentagon’s appetite for new weapons shrinking, U.S. arms makers are finding lucrative markets overseas as demand for American-made weaponry hits an all-time high.
Despite intense international competition, U.S. arms manufacturers are expected to sell a record $46.1 billion in military hardware to foreign governments in 2011, a nearly 50% jump from $31.6 billion last year.
The boom is drawing fire from arms-control advocates, who worry that weapons are going to volatile regions of the world and could end up in the wrong hands.
Pentagon officials defend the sales, saying they are carefully regulated by the U.S. State and Defense departments to protect national security and are key tools in maintaining good ties with U.S. allies.
“As a country continues to strengthen its ability to defend its borders, to protect itself and, potentially, to operate with partners in the region or with the U.S. — all of that strengthens the U.S. from a security perspective,” Navy Vice Adm. William E. Landay III, who oversees foreign military sales, told reporters recently.
India signed a deal recently for the purchase of 10 Boeing C-17 military cargo jets that will be built in Long Beach, highlighting the growing number of multimillion- and billion-dollar sales to foreign governments around the world.
The largest-ever U.S. foreign arms deal was announced last October, when Saudi Arabia ordered $60 billion in military hardware in a multiyear pact. The Saudis’ laundry list of weaponry included Raytheon Co.’s 2,000-pound bunker-busting bombs, Boeing’s F-15 fighter jets and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s Black Hawk helicopters.
More deals are in the works. Australia wants two dozen Navy Seahawk helicopters valued at $1.6 billion. Saudi Arabia is eager to get $330 million in thermal-imaging and night-vision equipment. And Britain is looking to purchase $137 million in upgrades for its U.S.-made ship-mounted guns. Orders are also in from Morocco, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates.
Egypt is one of the largest customers for U.S. arms. But questions about its purchases were raised by critics in recent months when a column of American-made Abrams tanks rolled into Tahrir Square as protesters rallied against President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.
Before India’s order for 10 planes, Boeing’s C-17 assembly line in Long Beach was expected to shut down at the end of next year. Last month, Boeing delivered a second C-17 to the United Arab Emirates Air Force.
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Boeing’s military and civilian airplanes together make the company the nation’s largest exporter overall. Its military sales are “a business segment that once was perceived as icing on the cake,” said Mark Kronenberg, Boeing’s vice president. “Now it’s essential.”
Foreign sales currently make up 18% of Boeing defense sales, compared with 7% six years ago, he said. The company’s defense unit has a goal of making overseas sales hit 25% within the next five years. It also plans to beef up its international sales team to 100 by the end of the year. In 2005, it numbered just 10.
Boeing booked $6 billion in foreign military sales last year, compared with $7 billion for Lockheed Martin Corp. Century City-based Northrop Grumman Corp. reported nearly $2 billion.
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Standard Solar, Inc. announced it is developing a 1.5 MW solar electric system in northern Taos County, New Mexico in cooperation with Taos-based Kit Carson Rural Electric Cooperative (KCEC). The project marks Standard Solar’s entrance into the New Mexico solar market. Standard Solar and KCEC have entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) under which KCEC will purchase all power generated by the solar electric system over the next 25 years. Standard Solar will finance, develop and operate the system which will be installed near Amalia, NM.The project is a 1.5 MW single-axis tracking solar electric system which will generate in excess of 2.9 million kWh of clean, renewable electricity annually. The solar array, consisting of 5,280 panels, will also offset approximately 1,500 tons of greenhouse gases per year, the equivalent of planting a 221 acre forest.
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It has proved so difficult and expensive to upgrade the F-22 Raptor, whose stealthy body contains sensors and electronic brains, that the U.S. Air Force may take the unprecedented step of threading what amounts to a second central nervous system into a fighter jet.
By introducing an open architecture to one of the world’s most tightly knit proprietary systems, service officials hope to make it much cheaper and easier to insert new technology - even gear developed for the F-35 Lightning II - into the stealthy air-superiority fighter.
This year, service officials plan to study the options, in part by issuing a request for information inviting contractors to suggest demonstration projects to help flesh out the alternatives.
In October through December, the service will award contracts to allow contractors to demonstrate ideas in a lab or flying testbed, said Col. John Williams, who runs the F-22 SPO’s modernization office.
The SPO officials said Boeing and Lockheed would be welcome to bid on the demonstration contracts.
Lockheed, which had earlier proposed to essentially port the hardware and software architecture of the F-35 Lightning II into the Raptor, might respond to the Air Force solicitation with a similar proposal, said Jeff Babione, Lockheed’s Raptor program manager. But Babione said the company might propose a different solution, depending on the service’s requirements.
The Air Force will ultimately select one contractor to install the new architecture on its Raptors - ideally, said Weber, all 185 that will be built, less two losses.
The SPO deputy director said it may be deemed too costly to install the new architecture on the 34 oldest Raptors, which are currently used for training. Those planes are also not slated to get the Increment 3.2 upgrade, the next major group of hardware and software upgrades for the Raptor fleet.But Weber noted that the new architecture might also make it cost-effective to bring those oldest Raptors up to the 3.2 standard.
If all goes well, development work could begin in earnest around 2014 as part of the development of Increment 3.2C, which is slated to begin installation in 2019 or 2020, he said.
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It has proved so difficult and expensive to upgrade the F-22 Raptor, whose stealthy body contains sensors and electronic brains, that the U.S. Air Force may take the unprecedented step of threading what amounts to a second central nervous system into a fighter jet.
By introducing an open architecture to one of the world’s most tightly knit proprietary systems, service officials hope to make it much cheaper and easier to insert new technology - even gear developed for the F-35 Lightning II - into the stealthy air-superiority fighter.
This year, service officials plan to study the options, in part by issuing a request for information inviting contractors to suggest demonstration projects to help flesh out the alternatives.
In October through December, the service will award contracts to allow contractors to demonstrate ideas in a lab or flying testbed, said Col. John Williams, who runs the F-22 SPO’s modernization office.
The SPO officials said Boeing and Lockheed would be welcome to bid on the demonstration contracts.
Lockheed, which had earlier proposed to essentially port the hardware and software architecture of the F-35 Lightning II into the Raptor, might respond to the Air Force solicitation with a similar proposal, said Jeff Babione, Lockheed’s Raptor program manager. But Babione said the company might propose a different solution, depending on the service’s requirements.
The Air Force will ultimately select one contractor to install the new architecture on its Raptors - ideally, said Weber, all 185 that will be built, less two losses.
The SPO deputy director said it may be deemed too costly to install the new architecture on the 34 oldest Raptors, which are currently used for training. Those planes are also not slated to get the Increment 3.2 upgrade, the next major group of hardware and software upgrades for the Raptor fleet.But Weber noted that the new architecture might also make it cost-effective to bring those oldest Raptors up to the 3.2 standard.
If all goes well, development work could begin in earnest around 2014 as part of the development of Increment 3.2C, which is slated to begin installation in 2019 or 2020, he said.
As currently envisioned, the new network would be grafted onto the F-22’s existing avionics. The twin-engine jet’s current network would continue to carry data between existing components, while upgraded ones would be linked by the new network. The data from both architectures would be translated and fused so that the jet continues to operate as a cohesive whole.
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GKN Aerospace has gained a long term production contract with Boeing Commercial Airplanes for the continued supply of structural wing to body and wing to nacelle fittings, manufactured in 5553 grade titanium, for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The initial contract was awarded to GKN Aerospace in 2006 with first deliveries commencing in 2007. This contract extension takes production through to 2020.
The 787 titanium forgings are delivered to Boeing’s 787 final assembly factory in Everett, Wash. and program partners Fuji Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan for integration into their 787 assemblies.
Google Ups Research & Development to Make Solar Cheaper than Coal
It’s no mystery that Google is an internet powerhouse, but within the last couple of years, they have expanded their efforts to make big changes in the way we power our homes and cities. Their goal? To create a viable renewable energy option that is cheaper than coal, and their new patented solution just might do the trick. The concentrated solar technology makes use of a camera to adjust mirrors that optimize a given plant’s efficiency. The camera and a processing computer are located within the central tower of the solar thermal plant, and if a misalignment, or better (more efficient) angle is detected, then the mirrors are adjusted by robotic actuators.
Rather than focusing their efforts on lowering the cost of current solar technology, they have chosen to invest in the search for new solutions that could win the race against coal. In addition to hiring three new technology specialists for their R&D department, they’ve looked into grid power management strategies as well. Their PowerMeter Software coupled with their investment in various energy firms are further proof that Google is looking beyond ad-space to support their ever-growing company. In light of their $168 million dollar investment in the world’s largest solar tower in the Mojave Desert, it’s clear that Google’s sunny disposition towards renewables is here to stay.
General Dynamics Awarded $876 Million for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Relocation
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First Solar Reaches 4 Gigawatt Manufacturing Milestone
First Solar, Inc. announced that it has manufactured 4 gigawatts (GW) of thin-film photovoltaic solar modules since beginning commercial production in 2002. A 4GW generation capacity is enough solar electricity to power around two million households, displacing more than 2.5 million metric tons of CO2 emissions a year--the equivalent of taking 500,000 cars off the road.
The company also announced that its second factory at Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, has begun producing solar modules one month ahead of schedule. The four new production lines are still expected to ramp to full production during the third quarter of 2011, bringing annual capacity at the two Frankfurt factories to more than 500 megawatts.
First Solar also has manufacturing sites in Perrysburg, Ohio and Kulim, Malaysia, as well as new plants under construction in Mesa, Arizona and Vietnam. It recently completed the production ramp of its two newest plants in Malaysia.
Obama Offers Training Plan Designed for High-Tech Jobs
Confronting the challenge of running for re-election while the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high, President Obama convened a session of his new jobs council last month, offering a proposal to train 10,000 American engineering students a year in a program focused on filling high-tech jobs.
Right now, there are more than four job seekers for every job opening in America,” Mr. Obama said, in remarks at Cree Inc., which makes L.E.D. products. “But when it comes to science and high-tech fields, the opposite is true: businesses like this tell me they’re having a hard time finding workers to fill their job openings.”
“The world has changed,” Mr. Obama said. “And for a lot of our friends and neighbors, that change has been painful. Today the single most serious economic problem we face is getting people back to work.”
NIST Prototypes Framework For Evaluating Sustainability Standards
As manufacturers and other businesses step up efforts to cut waste, reduce energy use and improve the overall sustainability of their products and processes, the number of planet-friendly standards and regulations also is increasing at a rapid clip, creating a sometimes-confusing array of options
for “going green.” National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have prototyped a framework to help organizations of all types sort through the welter of choices and evaluate and implement sustainability standards most appropriate for their operations and interests.
Many incentives—some are carrots, others are sticks—motivate businesses to improve their sustainability performance. These range from bottom-line concerns, like cutting costs and reducing scrap, to compliance with regulatory and customer requirements to good corporate citizenship. Whatever the drivers, businesses are boosting their sustainability efforts. In a recent international survey of more than 3,000 business executives and managers, nearly 70 percent said their organizations would increase their investments in sustainability this year.
As they plan and implement their efforts, businesses often implement sustainability standards as best practices. But which ones should they adopt?
“Despite their noble intentions, the ever-growing number of voluntary and regulatory standards related to sustainability makes it difficult to select standards well suited for a particular product line,” explains NIST computer scientist Rachuri Sudarsan, lead author of the paper. “Small and medium-size enterprises, in particular, face challenges in identifying the standards that warrant their time and resources.
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BAE Systems Delivers 20,000th Warning Sensor to Protect Military AircraftBAE Systems has delivered its 20,000th warning sensor for U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and allied aircraft missile warning systems, an achievement made possible by teaming with the Navy NAVAIR program office, and prime contractor ATK.
BAE Systems has been a key supplier to ATK since 1998, providing sensor components for the AN/AAR-47 missile warning systems as part of the ongoing Navy roadmap of airborne protection and system improvements for the Navy, Air Force, Army, and foreign allied fleets. The laser detection sensors provide critical warning systems for surface-to-air and air-to-air missile threats. The sensors incorporate detectors and signal processing assets that enable the system to process warnings in real time to provide automated and direct flight response to battlefield threats.
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Boeing cites increased interest in Super Hornet
Boeing Co has seen increased interest in its Super Hornet fighter jet from potential international customers as Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has faced development and cost challenges, a Boeing executive said.
“We have definitely gotten a lot more interest,” Chris Chadwick, president of Boeing Military Aircraft, told reporters.
Chadwick said customers in Asia-Pacific have expressed interest in the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, a jet that can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. He also said potential customers in the Middle East were looking at different versions of that fighter aircraft.
Aerospace analysts have said Boeing’s Super Hornet could benefit from problems and delays with the F-35.The multinational F-35 family of fighters is the Pentagon’s costliest arms purchase, most recently projected to total more than $380 billion
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U.S. lawmakers earlier in May urged the Pentagon to think of alternatives to the F-35 program if costs cannot be brought down.
Rolls Royce Floats UAV Power Options
Rolls-Royce could modify one of its turboprop engines and work with Safran’s Turbomeca if the British company were to supply propulsion for a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) drone pitched by BAE Systems and Dassault, said Francis Kearney, Rolls’ defense director for Europe.
Depending on the power requirement, Rolls would probably pick a power plant from its current product range, such as the RTM22 helicopter engine, and adapt it for the Telemos MALE aerial vehicle proposed by BAE and Dassault as a joint project to Britain and France, Kearney said recently.
Rolls would supply an “integrated propulsion system” in a pod assembly to the airframe makers, similar to the concept used on BAE’s
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In the global market, Rolls hopes a win of the Eurofighter Typhoon in the Indian medium multirole combat aircraft competition will generate sales of the EJ200 engine.
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Jamie Stenger faced several challenges in re-certifying the Stewart Manufacturing facility, one of 6 divisions of Premier Precision Group (PPG), to ISO9001/AS9100 this past month.
For one, while Jamie has nearly 35 years of experience in manufacturing, including nearly 2 decades at Garrett Aerospace (now Honeywell), he is relatively a newcomer to the PPG family. “With less than 2 years of tenure at PPG, I was involved in our maintenance audit last year”, Jamie says, ‘but that was a less complex audit, and I wasn’t in the position of Quality Manager.”
Additionally, Jamie says, “Over the past year, we absorbed the quality department of our Jet Manufacturing entity of PPG into the Stewart Manufacturing facility, with a combined 15 employees, of our 120, dedicated in some fashion to quality. Today, all quality inspection and shipping takes place from this facility. For this reason, we only needed to certify the Stewart facility to ISO9001/AS9100. But the quality department and the volume of products we ship from the Stewart facility is much larger than it was a year ago. This added to the ISO9001/AS9100 certification process.”
Jamie and the Quality team at the PPG Stewart facility passed the audit, conducted by Great Western Registrar, LLC, with flying colors!
Jamie is no stranger to the Great Western Registrar team. “I’ve used them over the past several years at a number of the manufacturing companies I was employed with”, he said. In fact, Jamie elaborated, “Great Western pulled my team out of a bind while we were certifying years ago at another company. At completion of the audit it was discovered that the Registrar was not accredited to the AS9100 standard, resulting in the inability to issue a certificate of registration. Great Western was brought in, re-assessed us and issued the AS9100 accredited certificate. I have been using Great Western ever since that ordeal.”
Jamie says that it is imperative that the ISO9001/AS9100 Registrar you select know your market intimately. “Great Western knows PPG and they know our large customers. It just simplifies the certification process.”
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RCR and Okuma Showcase Renewed Partnership With Harvick, No. 29 Chevrolet at Pocono Raceway
Richard Childress Racing and Okuma America Corporation, the U.S.-based affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a world leader in the development of computer numeric controls (CNC) and machining technology, have extended their partnership through 2017.
The RCR/Okuma partnership began in 2000. RCR’s No. 29 Chevrolet with driver Kevin Harvick will carry the Okuma logos in the primary sponsor positions for this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. It will mark the first time Okuma has been the primary sponsor of an RCR car in Sprint Cup Series competition.
“The Okuma/RCR relationship has been mutually beneficial and we are excited to continue it,” said Jim King, President and Chief Operating Officer, Okuma America Corporation. “We’ve been able to provide cutting-edge technology to a leader in the motorsports industry and learn more about our machines and how we can improve manufacturing across all industries. Using the Okuma Technology Center at RCR to show our machines in action provides us with expanded opportunities to build and enhance customer relationships. We feel winners partner with winners and we are proud to contribute to Richard Childress Racing’s success.”
The RCR and Okuma partnership has grown significantly over more than a decade. From four Okuma machines and five employees that
first year, the RCR Okuma Technology Center is now a 17,000 square foot facility, housing 12 Okuma machines and employing 15 technicians, engineers and management staff.
The RCR OTC manufactures more than 3,000 different race parts with a total output in 2011 forecast to reach nearly 100,000 units. RCR and Okuma have worked together to specially design and develop CNC machinery to produce intake manifolds, cylinder heads and camshafts.
“The partnership between Okuma and RCR has been an integral part of RCR’s success over the years,” said Richard Childress, president and CEO of Richard Childress Racing. “The competitive nature of our sport dictates that we produce more and more quality, dependable race parts on our own premises. It’s one of the key factors in providing a competitive advantage for both RCR and ECR Engines. The Okuma Technology Center is also the perfect facility for Okuma to showcase its products in a high performance, real-world setting.”
U.S. Navy’s AMDR Program Sets Big Goals
Northrop Grumman and Raytheon see the U.S. Navy’s Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) program as a way to break the stranglehold Lockheed Martin’s Aegis system has on naval integrated ship and ballistic missile defense (BMD). But Lockheed Martin believes the five-decade-long Aegis pedigree should make the company the front-runner for AMDR.
AMDR is the brass ring for Navy radar programs. A solid-state radar
designed to provide maritime defense for air, ballistic missile and surface warfare, AMDR will consist of S-band radar for BMD and air defense, X-band radar for horizon search and a system to control and integrate the radars.
The Navy expects AMDR to be the foundation of scalable radar architecture that defeats advanced threats, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) notes in a report on Pentagon programs released this year. The GAO estimates the cost of the AMDR program at $15.7 billion—about what the Navy now budgets, on average, for annual shipbuilding costs. The GAO states AMDR will cost $2.3 billion for R&D and $13.4 billion for procurement.
The Navy will not release cost estimates, but Capt. Doug Small, program officer for Naval Sea Systems Command (Navsea), acknowledges that GAO used information from the Navy AMDR office to develop its estimates. “We’re working hard to balance a tough set of requirements for this radar with its costs,” Small says.
The Navy wants AMDR to be an ultra-sensitive radar system with more power and agility than the SPY radars used in the Aegis system, which are being enhanced for increased BMD. While the recent Aegis ACB 12 upgrade with its multimission signal processor has added limited integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) capability, AMDR is the first Navy IAMD radar purpose-built for those simultaneous functions. “AMDR is more sensitive than SPY radar,” Small says. “BMD targets drive radar sensitivity. There’s no substitute for having detect-and-track [capability] at a long distance.” But he adds, “To do simultaneous air defense [and BMD], you have to spend less time doing air defense. It’s a radar resource issue.”
AMDR addresses that issue with digital beam forming, which allows the radar to form and use a series of beams to locate and track targets.
“The ability to create multiple beams digitally means you spend less time doing certain other functions,” Small adds.
Leveraging its work with active, electronically scanned array (AESA) aircraft radars, Northrop Grumman has its own digital beam forming project—the Marine Corps’ Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar System, a 3-D mobile system that features an 8 X 10.5-ft. panel of several hundred multichannel transmit-receive modules with distributed receivers and exciter modules for antiair-warfare modes. “We don’t see another way around [AMDR] except with AESA,” says Arun Palusamy, director of IAMD and naval strategy at Northrop Grumman.
Northrop Grumman touts its past shipbuilding participation in the DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer program, which initially planned to mate X- and S-band radars in an AMDR-like suite atop a composite deckhouse. A similar radar suite is being developed for CVN-78 Ford-class aircraft carriers. A composite topside structure could alleviate some weight concerns for upgraded Flight III DDG-51 destroyers planned as the initial platform for AMDR radar systems, Northrop says.
The DDG-1000 radar suite has been scaled back, but Navy officials acknowledge that the vessel’s dual-band system was a stepping-stone to AMDR. The prime contractor for the DDG-1000 radar system is Raytheon, which teamed up with Northrop Grumman on the passive, electronically scanned array Cobra Judy replacement program that marries a shipboard S-band phased array with an X-band dish to collect BMD data.
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Pratt&Whitney Canada To Flight Test CSeries Engine “Imminently”
Pratt & Whitney Canada, a United Technologies Corp. division, will perform flight tests of the Bombardier Inc. CSeries engine within the next month, President John Saabas said in an interview.
“The flying test bed is up and operational, and we’re working to bring the first CSeries engine to flight imminiently,” he said. “Certainly, in the next month, but hopefully faster.”
The flights will take place at Mirabel, Que., where the company in May opened a new C$360-million jet engine assembly and test facility to assemble and test the PW1524 geared turbofan engine for the CSeries aircraft and the advanced PurePower PW800 family of engines for the next generation of large business jets.
Saabas said Pratt & Whitney Canada has modified two 747 special performance widebody commerical jet aircraft to perform all of the flight testing to validate the CSeries’s new PW1524 engine.
The engine is exclusive to the CSeries, although it shares a common architecture and technology that’s scaleable for other aircraft makers, he said. The Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engine, which is transforming the aerospace industry, will also power the Mitsubishi regional jet, which seats 70 to 90 passengers, and the 150-to-210-seat aircraft being built by Russia’s Irkut Corp.
The Mirabel facility will have the capacity to build 500 engines a year between the CSeries and the PW800, Saabas said.
Pentagon To Prioritize Energy Use in Acquisition
The Pentagon has unveiled a comprehensive strategy that will change the way the U.S. Defense Department manages and uses energy on the battlefield, and will make energy a factor when acquiring weapons.
It is the first time DoD has put out a strategy to “try to change the way we use energy in military operations,” according to Sharon Burke, assistant secretary of defense for operational energy plans and programs.
“It’s become clear in the current operations that there are risks and costs we’re taking on that we don’t need to be taking on,” she said during a taping in Defense News.
The strategy “will begin to make energy considerations more systemic so that our major systems going forward will take this into account when we’re looking at the trade space on these major acquisitions,” Burke said.Sent to Capitol Hill last month, the strategy specifically calls for reducing the demand for energy, expanding and securing the supply of energy, and building energy into the future of the force. It calls on DoD’s components to document projected energy consumptions in current and planned operations. The services and combatant commands will lead this data-collection effort.
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The document also calls on the Pentagon to accelerate and adopt technological and management innovations to reduce fuel demand and improve efficiency.
“To build and sustain this 21st century military force, particularly in an era of fiscal duress, the Department of Defense must use its resources wisely, and that includes our energy resources,” the document states.
Currently, DoD “tends to treat energy as a commodity that will always be readily available, regardless of the strategic, operational, and tactical costs,” according to the strategy.
Better use of this “operational energy” on the battlefield will enhance military effectiveness.
About 75 percent of the Pentagon’s energy is used to support operations, according to Burke. The strategy calls on DoD to work with other federal agencies and industry to diversify and secure its fuel supplies. “We need to reduce the amount of fuel that we’re using in our military operations,” she said.
DoD is looking at ways it can improve energy distribution in Afghanistan and in other operations. In the Air Force, Air Mobility Command is changing the way it flies strategic cargo planes, including the use of commercial flight planning. The Marine Corps and Army are using solar rechargeable batteries in combat.
Some large Air Force transports, including the C-17 Globemaster III and
C-40 Clipper, use winglets to allow more efficient operation.
But Burke believes much more can be done and the payback of these efforts will be quickly realized.For instance, DoD has not standardized requirements for the types of batteries it uses in devices, such as radios.
Taking energy use into consideration early during the requirements generation process can pay big dividends over the long term. Pentagon officials will take energy into consideration when purchasing the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle and the multiservice Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.
At the same time, senior Pentagon leadership, including DoD acquisition executive Ashton Carter, have committed to investing in systems that will save energy and money over time, according to Burke.
Within 90 days, the Pentagon will release a strategy implementation plan. In the next five years, the strategy will help DoD consume less energy.
Over time, DoD will better measure its usage to understand how it is using energy, allowing it to find ways to lower consumption. This includes more efficient equipment and systems.
The Pentagon will also make other research-and-development investments in areas such as solar energy and alternative fuels. DoD will also implement energy considerations into wargaming, campaign planning and logistics planning, in addition to the requirements process, according to Burke.
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U.S. Wants COIN Aircraft For Foreign Training
For a time it looked as if the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan might spark demand for dedicated counterinsurgency (COIN) aircraft, the way Vietnam gave new life to the A-1 Skyraider and spurred development of the OV-10 Bronco.
A little more than two years ago, the U.S. Air Force envisioned oper-ating a fleet of 100 light-attack/armed reconnaissance aircraft as part of a specialized irregular-warfare wing, and the Navy was evaluating an organic light-attack platform for its special operations forces. Now it looks unlikely that U.S. forces will use COIN aircraft in combat, instead acquiring small fleets with which to train and equip other nations.
History will likely blame the decline in U.S. interest in dedicated light-
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USA Today reports that according to economists, “the US economy is at a pivot point, teetering between another downturn and a return to the growth path it was on until earlier this year. ... One corner of the economy that could tip the scales toward renewed growth: a bounce in auto sales and manufacturing in the second half of the year.” But economists say “growth isn’t likely to surge,” though “it could tick up enough to reverse the slowdown seen in the second quarter, fueled in part by a rebound in the auto sector, which took a hit after a devastating tsunami struck Japan and crimped supply lines and sales.”
Manufacturers Urged Not To Overlook R&D Tax Credit
Walter Marvin and Jeremy Troutman of alliantgroup write that manufacturers “looking to wring every last dollar out of operations...may be overlooking a significant source of revenue for hiring additional workers and expanding operations: the research and development tax credit.” Marvin and Troutman note that while assisting large companies with R&D was “certainly one of the goals when Congress enacted this credit, an equally important goal was to fuel innovation and hiring in the area which produces the most jobs in America: small and mid-sized companies.”
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Lockheed, Raytheon Submit JAGM ProposalsLockheed Martin and Raytheon submitted their proposals for the next phase of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) program recently.
Built to replace AGM-114 Hellfire, BGM-71 TOW and AGM-65 Maverick missiles, the Government Accountability Office estimates the JAGM program will be worth more than $6 billion over 20 years.The two defense industry giants are competing for a 48-month contract to continue development and begin low-rate initial production on the missile. Army officials said the Engineering and Manufacturing and Low-Rate Initial Production contract is worth $3.8 billion.
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CNC MillsAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Arizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353CNC Machinery Sales ___ 602-244-1507D & R Machinery _____480-775-6462Ellison Machinery _____480-968-5877Elrod Machinery _____928-526-9032Ganesh Machinery ____ 888-542-6374 Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300Makino __________ 602-228-0347Methods West _______602-437-2220North-South Machinery __ 602-391-4696Savage Machine Tools __480-275-8630Tornquist Machinery __ 602-470-0334TSM Machinery ______ 602-233-3757
CNC LathesAdams Machinery ______480-968-3711Arizona CNC Equip _____480-615-6353D & R Machinery _____ 480-775-6462Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5877Elrod Machinery _____ 928-526-9032Ganesh Machinery _______888-542-6374Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300Methods West _______ 602-437-2220Muratec __________ 949-466-8255Savage Machine Tools __ 480-275-8630Tornquist Machinery ___ 602-470-0334
TSM Machinery ______ 602-233-3757CNC Drill/ Tapping Machines
Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Elrod Machinery _____ 928-526-9032Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300Methods West _______ 602-437-2220Savage Machine Tools __ 480-275-8630Tornquist Machinery ___ 602-470-0334
CNC Punching CentersMagnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300Mesa Mach Sales _____ 480-545-0275
CNC Swiss Turn MachinesAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Ganesh Machinery ____ 888-542-6374Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300Methods West _______ 602-437-2220Muratec __________ 949-466-8255North-South Machinery __ 602-391-4696Tornquist Machinery ___ 602-470-0334
EDMEDM Machines
Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711D & R Machinery _____ 480-775-6462Desert EDM Sales _____ 480-710-1547EDM Network _______ 480-836-1782Global EDM Supply ____ 480-836-8330Makino __________ 602-228-0347Methods West _______ 602-437-2220North-South Machinery ____602-391-4696Savage Machine Tools __ 480-275-8630TSM Machinery ______ 602-233-3757
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Gauging EquipmentOsborn Products ______ 623-587-0335
Gear MachineryCNC Machinery Sales ___ 602-244-1507
ELECTRICALEquip Hookup & DisconnectGeiger Electric Co _____ 623-773-1787
LightingGeiger Electric Co _____ 623-773-1787
Relocation: ElectricalGeiger Electric Co _____ 623-773-1787
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ACC Machinery ______602-258-7330Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Arizona CNC Equip ___ 480-615-6353Ellison Machinery ____ 480-968-5877DCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339Elrod Machinery ____ 928-526-9032Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300Moore Tool & Equipment 602-455-8904North-South Machinery _ 602-391-4696Savage Machine Tools _ 480-275-8630Tornquist Machinery __ 602-470-0334Grinding Machines, OD/ID
Adams Machinery ____ 480-968-3711Ellison Machinery ____ 480-968-5877Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300Moore Tool & Equipment 602-455-8904Savage Machine Tools _ 480-275-8630
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Grinding Machines, ToolAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711D & R Machinery ____ 480-775-6462Tornquist Machinery ___602-470-0334
Grinding Machines, ToolPunch & Die
DCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339Honing Machines
Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Magnum Precision Mach _602-431-8300
Magnetic Drills/CuttersACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Innovative Tool Sales ___ 714-780-0730
Manual Lathes & MillsACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711CNC Machinery Sales ___602-244-1507D & R Machinery ____ 480-775-6462Ellison Machinery ____ 480-968-5877Elrod Machinery ____ 928-526-9032Ganesh Machinery ____ 888-542-6374Magnum Precision Mach _602-431-8300Moore Tool & Equipment 602-455-8904S. L. Fusco, Inc. _____ 480-753-5000TSM Machinery ______602-233-3757
Sawing MachinesACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330
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Welding EquipmentACC Machinery ______ 602-258-7330Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000
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Advanced Coordinate Tech _ 623-780-4137Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871NBS Calibrations______ 480-894-0592Calibration: Repair & CertifyNBS Calibrations ____ 480-894-0592Southwest Metrology, Inc. __ 520-744-8510Washington Calibration __ 480-820-0506
CMM ProbesPaul W. Marino Gages __ 800-528-9785Coordinate Measuring Mach.Advanced Coordinate Tech _ 623-780-4137D & R Machinery _____ 480-775-6462Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871OGP ____________ 480-889-9056Paul W. Marino Gages __ 800-528-9785Total Quality Systems ___ 480-377-6422
Gauging EquipmentAdvanced Coordinate Tech _ 623-780-4137ATS Industrial Supply ___602-276-7707Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871NBS Calibrations______ 480-894-0592OGP ____________ 480-889-9056Paul W. Marino Gages __ 800-528-9785Profiles Tool & Engineering _ 480-894-1008S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______ 480-753-5000Total Quality Systems ___ 480-377-6422
Metrology InstrumentsAdvanced Coordinate Tech _ 623-780-4137Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871Total Quality Systems ___ 480-377-6422
Optical ComparatorsAdvanced Coordinate Tech _ 623-780-4137Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871OGP ____________ 480-889-9056Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300Total Quality Systems ___ 480-377-6422
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Southwest Metrology, Inc. __ 520-744-8510Washington Calibration __ 480-820-0506
Video Measuring systemsAdvanced Coordinate Tech _ 623-780-4137Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871OGP ____________ 480-889-9056Total Quality Systems ___ 480-377-6422
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ACCESSORIESElrod Machinery _____928-526-9032 Total Filtration Services __ 602-244-0717
AbrasivesATS Industrial Supply ___602-276-7707Barton Mines Co. _____ 800-741-7756Diversified Diamond Products 480-443-4899S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______ 480-753-5000
Aqueous DegreasersMirachem _________ 800-847-3527Petroferm Inc. _______ 317-371-8899
Abrasive SystemsKMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274
AdhesivesDiversified Diamond Products 480-443-4899S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______ 480-753-5000Air Blast Cabinets, Blast RoomsLone Arrow________480-507-8074
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Adams Machinery _____480-968-3711D & R Machinery ____ 480-775-6462Elrod Machinery ____ 928-526-9032Jorgenson Machine Co. ___800-952-0151Mesa Mach Sales ____ 480-545-0275Moore Tool & Equipment 602-455-8904Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000Savage Machine Tools _ 480-275-8630
Saw Replacement PartsRocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000
Tapping MachinesACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330Adams Machinery _____480-968-3711Ultrasonic Cleaning MachinesPro- Ultrasonics ______ 602-938-0603
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CNC Punching CentersACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330Magnum Precision Mach _602-431-8300S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542
Gantry Systems, CNCACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330
Iron WorkersACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330Adams Machinery _____480-968-3711Magnum Precision Mach _602-431-8300Mesa Mach Sales ____ 480-545-0275Moore Tool & Equipment 602-455-8904Jorgenson Machine Co. ___800-952-0151S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542Laser Cutting/Proc. Center
ACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330 Ellison Machinery ____ 480-968-5877Gerome Mfg _______ 520-622-8402Mesa Mach Sales ____ 480-545-0275Muratec _________ 949-466-8255S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542
Laser Marking MachinesInnovative Cutting Systems _ 480-557-7999
Plasma/Gas Cutting SystemsACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330Mesa Mach Sales ____ 480-545-0275Muratec _________ 949-466-8255
Pipe & Tube Benders/Notchers
ACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330Moore Tool & Equipment 602-455-8904S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542
Plate RollJorgenson Machine Co. __ 800-952-0151
Press Brakes ACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330Adams Machinery ____ 480-968-3711Jorgenson Machine Co. __ 800-952-0151Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300Mesa Mach Sales ____ 480-545-0275Moore Tool & Equipment 602-455-8904S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542
Punch PressesAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5877
Shearing MachinesACC Machinery ______ 602-258-7330Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Jorgenson Machine Co. __ 800-952-0151Moore Tool & Equipment _602-455-8904S&S Machinery Sales ___ 602-368-8542Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300
Turret PressMuratec _________ 949-466-8255
WaterJet: Filtration/ChillersEbbco Inc _________ 800-809-3901WaterJet Cutting Systems
Flow International ____ 480-830-0431Global EDM Supply ____ 480-836-8330Jorgenson Machine Co. __ 800-952-0151North-South Machinery __ 602-391-4696Omax Corp. ________ 800-838-0343
Waterjet AccessoriesKMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274Lone Arrow_________480-507-8074
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Air CompressorsAirtek ___________ 480-966-5267
Air Drying SystemsAirtek ___________ 480-966-5267
Air Filtration EquipmentInnovative Cutting Systems _ 480-557-7999Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300Total Filtration Services __ 602-244-0717
Band Saw/ BladesATS Industrial Supply ___602-276-7707Diversified Diamond Products 480-443-4899Echols Saw & Supply ___ 602-278-3918Innovative Tool Sales ___ 714-780-0730Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______ 480-753-5000
Bar FeedsArizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5877Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300
Blast AbrasivesBarton Mines Co. _____800-741-7756
Cabinets, CustomLone Arrow________480-507-8074
Chemicals: UltrasonicMirachem _________ 800-847-3527Petroferm Inc. _______ 317-371-8899
Chip ManagementArizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353
Chip RemovalArizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353
Chuck JawsAbbott Workholding ___ 800-528-6459Arizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353
ChucksAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Arizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353Elrod Machinery _____ 928-526-9032Industrial Workholding __ 714--935-9686InnovativeTool Sales ___ 714-780-0730Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295
Cleaners: UltrasonicPro- Ultrasonics ______ 602-938-0603
Cleaning CompoundsGalaxy Associates, Inc. __ 480-393-3218Compressed Air Piping Systems
Airtek ___________ 480-966-5267Total Filtration Services __ 800-224-4244
Composite TubingOsprey Technologies ___ 480-755-0445
Coolant SystemsBlaser______________801-722-4095DCM Tech _________ 800-533-5339Ebbco Inc _________ 800-809-3901Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966Cutting Fluids & Oils (Coolants)
ATS Industrial Supply ___602-276-7707Blaser______________801-722-4095Canyon State Oil _____ 800-894-7773ChemStation________ 623-435-1945Diversified Diamond Products 480-443-4899Echols Saw & Supply ___ 602-278-3918
Galaxy Associates, Inc. __ 480-393-3218K-Tec Equip & Supplies __ 800-468-5832Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______ 480-753-5000Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966
Cutting ToolsCVD Diamond Corp. ____ 661-254-1788Diversified Diamond Products 480-443-4899Horn USA _________602-315-5258Innovative Tool Sales ___ 714-780-0730Micro 100 _________ 480-495-1454NTK Cutting Tools. ____602-315-5258Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______ 480-753-5000Sumitomo Electric_____602-315-5258
Deburring EquipmentS. L. Fusco, Inc. ______ 480-753-5000
Die-Buttons, Die SpringsTipco Punch________513-874-9140
Digital Readout UnitsAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711D & R Machinery _____ 480-775-6462Elrod Machinery _____ 928-526-9032Lone Arrow ________ 480-507-8074Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300
Dust CollectorsLone Arrow________480-507-8074
Total Filtration Services __ 602-244-0717 Factory Automation and
LogisticsMuratec _________ 949-466-8255
Filtration Equip.Blaser______________801-722-4095
Canyon State Oil _____800-894-7773Ebbco Inc _________ 800-809-3901Hangsterfer’s _______ 800-433-LUBEQualichem, Inc. ______480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966Total Filtration Services __ 800-224-4244EDM Materials & Supplies
Blaser______________801-722-4095Canyon State Oil _____800-894-7773D & R Machinery _____480-775-6462Desert EDM Sales _____ 480-710-1547EDM Network _______ 480-836-1782EDM Performance acc's __800-336-2946Global EDM Supply ____480-836-8330Qualichem Inc _______480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966
EDM Tooling SystemsCVD Diamond Corp. ____ 661-254-1788Desert EDM Sales _____ 480-710-1547EDM Network _______ 480-836-1782EDM Performance ____800-336-2946Global EDM Supply ____480-836-8330
Filtration -Grind Wheels & Belts
S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______480-753-5000Hammers
Abbott Workholding ___800-528-6459Laser Accessories
Canyon State Oil _____800-894-7773
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Lubricants / SystemsCanyon State Oil _____ 800-894-7773Hangsterfer’s _________800-433-LUBEStar Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966
Machine Tool AccessoriesIndustrial Workholding __ 714--935-9686
Machine Tool Cool. FiltrationBlaser______________801-722-4095Canyon State Oil ________ 800-894-7773D & R Machinery ________ 480-775-6462Hangsterfer’s _________800-433-LUBEK-Tec Equip & Supplies __ 800-468-5832Production Tool Co _______ 800-266-3253Qualichem, Inc _________ 480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids ________ 800-367-9966Total Filtration Services __ 602-244-0717
Magnetic Particle Ins Equip.DCM Tech ___________ 800-533-5339
Metal Finishing ChemicalsGalaxy Associates, Inc. _____ 480-393-3218
Mist CollectorsProduction Tool Co _______ 800-266-3253Total Filtration Services __ 602-244-0717
Pallet SystemsAdams Machinery _______ 480-968-3711D & R Machinery ________ 480-775-6462Ellison Machinery _______ 480-968-5877
Parts Washing EquipmentBlaser______________801-722-4095Hangsterfer’s _______ 800-433-LUBEMirachem _________ 800-847-3527Production Tool Co _______ 800-266-3253Qualichem, Inc _________ 480-320-0308
Ind. Metal Supply ____ 602-454-1500Coast Aluminum ____ 877-977-6061Fry Steel Company ___ 800-423-6651MarZee Inc. _______ 602-269-5801Phoenix Metal Trading _ 602-257-4660Ryerson _________ 602-455-3374Samuel, Son & Co. ___ 800-631-9765TCI Precision Metals ____ 800-234-5613Tolleson Steel ______ 623-936-3325Tube Service Company _ 602-267-9865
Aluminum ExtrusionsBralco Metals _______ 602-252-1918Ind. Metal Supply 602-454-1500Coast Aluminum ____ 877-977-6061Samuel, Son & Co. ___ 800-631-9765
Armor:CommercialTemtco Steel ________ 480-389-2883
Armor:Military GradeTemtco Steel ________ 480-389-2883
Bar: Large DiameterBralco Metals _______ 602-252-1918Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466TW Metals _________ 800-203-8000
BrassAZ Metals ________ 602-688-8003Bralco Metals _______ 602-252-1918Coast Aluminum _____ 877-977-6061Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Fry Steel Company ____ 800-423-6651Ind. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Phoenix Metal Trading __ 602-257-4660State Industrial Prod ___ 602-275-0990Western States Metals _ 801-978-0562
Vibratory EquipmentAdams Machinery _______ 480-968-3711Production Tool Co _______800-266-3253
Vises and Vise Jaws Arizona CNC Equip _______ 480-615-6353Elrod Machinery ________928-526-9032Industrial Workholding ____714--935-9686
Waterjet AbrasivesBarton Mines Co. ____ 800-741-7756KMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274Lone Arrow_________480-507-8074Waterjet Replacement PartsBarton Mines Co. ____ 800-741-7756KMT Waterjet Systems __ 800-826-9274
Work HoldingAbbott Workholding __ 800-528-6459ATS Industrial Supply __ 602-276-7707Diversified Diamond Products 480-443-4899Ellison Machinery ____ 480-968-5877Kurt Manufacturing Co. 602-315-5258Industrial Workholding __714--935-9686Innovative Tool Sales ___ 714-780-0730Schunk _________ 602-315-5258
FIXTURINGIndustrial Workholding __714--935-9686Stevens Engineering ___ 800-635-0657
Fixturing DesignsStevens Engineering ___ 800-635-0657
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Alloys: SpecialtyAerodyne Alloys_____860-289-3820
AluminumAZ Metals ________ 602-688-8003Bralco Metals _______ 602-252-1918
Star Metal Fluids ________ 800-367-9966Punches
Tipco Punch___________513-874-9140Solvents & Degreasing
AgentsBlaser______________801-722-4095Canyon State Oil ________ 800-894-7773Diversified Diamond Products 480-443-4899Hangsterfer’s_______800-433-LUBEK-Tec Equip & Supplies __ 800-468-5832Mirachem _________ 800-847-3527Petroferm Inc. _______ 317-371-8899Qualichem, Inc _________ 480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids ________ 800-367-9966
Solvents: Vapor degreasing Petroferm Inc. _______ 317-371-8899
Solvents:Hand WipeMirachem _________ 800-847-3527Petroferm Inc. _______ 317-371-8899
Solvents: Mil PRF 680 Petroferm Inc. _______ 317-371-8899
SpindlesSetco-Pope Spindles ______ 866-362-0699
Steel Service CenterRyerson ____________ 602-455-3374
SubplatesStevens Engineering ______ 800-635-0657
Toolholders- TeknicsUnique Machine ________ 602-470-1911
Tooling ColumnsAbbott Workholding ______ 800-528-6459Vacuum Pumps & Workholding
Airtek _____________ 480-966-5267Industrial Workholding ____ 714--935-9686
InnovativeTool Sales
Manufacturers Representatives
9842 E. Diamond Dr.Sun Lakes, AZ [email protected]: (602) 350-1658
755 East Debra LaneAnaheim, CA. 92805Office: (714) 780-0730Fax: (714) 780-0735
Bill Chambers
www.innovativetoolsales.com
Technical Support
A2Z METALWORKER • 77 • July/Aug 2011
BRALCO METALS929 E. Jackson StreetPhoenix. Arizona 85034
(602) 252-1918(800) 544-8052Fax: (602) 252-7813Cell: (602) [email protected]
QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMCERTIFIED BY DNV
_ 1509001:2008_- AS9120:2002 -
.BRALCO,...".,Kevin RandallOutside Sales Representative
BronzeAZ Metals ________ 602-688-8003Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Ind. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Phoenix Metal Trading __ 602-257-4660State Industrial Prod ___ 602-275-0990Western States Metals __801-978-0562
CarbonAZ Metals ________ 602-688-8003Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Ind. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Fry Steel Company ____ 800-423-6651
Cast IronWestern States Metals __801-978-0562
CastingsInd. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Mountain Rep _______ 480-899-1900Phoenix Metal Trading __ 602-257-4660
Castings, InvestmentMountain Rep _______ 480-899-1900
CeramicsDavia Water Jet ______ 602-442-4452MarZee Inc. ________ 602-269-5801
Chrome RodWestern States Metals __801-978-0562
CobaltUnited Performance Metals _ 888-282-3292
CopperApache Steel Company __ 602-323-2200AZ Metals _________602-688-8003Bralco Metals _______ 602-252-1918Ind. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Coast Aluminum _____ 877-977-6061State Industrial Prod ___ 602-275-0990Western States Metals __ 801-978-0562
ExtrusionsTW Metals _________ 800-203-8000
LeadInd. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500
Material SalesSamuel, Son & Co. ____ 800-631-9765TW Metals _________ 800-203-8000Ulbrich of California ___800-237-2888
MetalsAdvanced Metal Sales___ 623-434-8343Apache Steel Company __ 602-323-2200AZ Metals _________602-688-8003AZ Tool & Steel ______ 480-784-1600Bralco Metals _______ 602-252-1918Coast Aluminum _____ 877-977-6061Ind. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Ryerson __________ 602-455-3374
Samuel, Son & Co. ____ 800-631-9765State Industrial Pro _____602-275-0990TCI Precision Metals _____ 800-234-5613Tolleson Steel ________623-936-3325Temtco Steel _________480-389-2883Tube Service Company ___602-267-9865TW Metals __________800-203-8000Ulbrich of California ___ 800-237-2888United Performance Metals __888-282-3292Western States Metals __ 801-978-0562
Metals-Bar & PlateAerodyne Ulbrich Alloys __ 800-337-3766AZ Metals _________ 602-688-8003
www.upmet.com
3 475 Symmes Road Hami l ton , O H 45 016
9 83 0 Norwa lk B l vdSu i te 155
S ant a Fe Spr ings , CA 9 0 670
ph 8 8 8 .282 .3292 fax 513 .8 6 0 .6516
An ISO 9001 Company
Jeff Klimowicz
Senior Sales Engineer
Mobile: 480‐320‐0308
www.qualichem.com
Southwest Region: AZ, UT, NV, CO, ID
All Products Proudly Made in the USA
A2Z METALWORKER • 78 • July/Aug 2011
Pre-Honed TubeWestern States Metals __801-978-0562
Recyclable MetalsBarry Metals _________602-484-7186Consolidated Resources Inc. 623-931-5009MMR,LLC __________ 623-937-0385Phoenix Metal Trading __ 602-257-4660
Recycling: CarbideEbbco Inc _________ 800-809-3901
RubberMarZee Inc. ________602-269-5801
Scrap Metal RecyclingBarry Metals _________602-484-7186Consolidated Resources Inc. 623-931-5009MMR,LLC __________ 623-937-0385Phoenix Metal Trading __ 602-257-4660
Stainless SteelApache Steel Company _ 602-323-2200AZ Metals ________ 602-688-8003AZ Tool & Steel ______ 480-784-1600Bralco Metals _______ 602-252-1918Coast Aluminum _____877-977-6061Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Davia Water Jet _____602-442-4452Fry Steel Company ___ 800-423-6651Ind. Metal Supply _____602-454-1500MarZee Inc. ________602-269-5801Ryerson __________602-455-3374Samuel, Son & Co. ____800-631-9765TCI Precision Metals ____ 800-234-5613Tube Service Company __ 602-267-9865Ulbrich of California __ 800-237-2888United Performance Metals 888-282-3292
SteelAdvanced Metal Sales___ 623-434-8343
AZ Tool & Steel ______ 480-784-1600Coast Aluminum _____ 877-977-6061Ind. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Samuel, Son & Co. ____ 800-631-9765Temtco Steel ________ 480-389-2883Tolleson Steel _______ 623-936-3325TW Metals _________ 800-203-8000Ulbrich of California ___800-237-2888
Metals-Strip, Wire & BarTW Metals _________ 800-203-8000Ulbrich of California ___800-237-2888
Mold SteelApache Steel Company __ 602-323-2200AZ Tool & Steel ______ 480-784-1600
New & used MetalsPhoenix Metal Trading __ 602-257-4660
Nickel AlloysApache Steel Company __ 602-323-2200AZ Metals _________602-688-8003AZ Tool & Steel ______ 480-784-1600Fry Steel Company ____ 800-423-6651MarZee Inc. ________ 602-269-5801Samuel, Son & Co. ____ 800-631-9765Ulbrich of California ___ 800-237-2888United Performance Metals 888-282-3292Plate: Wear and Structural
Temtco Steel ________ 480-389-2883
Apache Steel Company _ 602-323-2200AZ Metals ________ 602-688-8003AZ Tool & Steel ______ 480-784-1600Bralco Metals _______ 602-252-1918Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Davia Water Jet _____602-442-4452Fry Steel Company ____800-423-6651Ind. Metal Supply _____602-454-1500MarZee Inc. ________602-269-5801Ryerson __________602-455-3374Temtco Steel ________ 480-389-2883Tolleson Steel ______ 623-936-3325Tube Service Company __602-267-9865United Performance Metals 888-282-3292
Steel Coil-sheetInd. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Ryerson __________602-455-3374Ulbrich of California __ 800-237-2888United Performance Metals 888-282-3292
Steel Service CentersAdvanced Metal Sales___ 623-434-8343Samuel, Son & Co. ____800-631-9765
StructuralsInd. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500
TitaniumAerodyne Alloys ______ 800-237-2888AZ Metals ________ 602-688-8003MarZee Inc. ________ 602-269-5801
Mountain Rep _______ 480-899-1900Ulbrich of California ___ 800-237-2888
TubingAZ Metals ________ 602-688-8003Ind. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Samuel, Son & Co. ___ 800-631-9765Tube Service Company __ 602-267-9865
TOOLINGCutting Tools
CVD Diamond Corp. ____ 661-254-1788Helical Solutions _____ 866-543-5422Micro 100 _________ 480-495-1454
Boring BarsB & T Tool & Engineering _ 602-267-1481Criterion _________ 602-315-5258Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295Micro 100 _________ 480-495-1454
CarbideBC Tool Grinding _______ 602-252-3507B & T Tool & Engineering _ 602-267-1481CTE ____________ 800-783-2400Cutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342Elrod Machinery _____ 928-526-9032Helical Solutions _____ 866-543-5422Innovative Tool Sales ___ 714-780-0730Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295
Delivering Alloy Solutions to the World. Nickel Cobalt. Titanium. Stainless.
Bar / Plate 24 Hour Delivery
Patricia Negoro 800.337.3766 x 148AerodyneAlloys.com Santa Fe Springs, CA
A2Z METALWORKER • 79 • July/Aug 2011
Doug Klein, ASQ CQE
5730 E. Leith LaneScottsdale, AZ 85254480-626-8131Fax [email protected]
Micro 100 _________ 480-495-1454S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______ 480-753-5000B & T Tool & Engineering _ 602-267-1481Diamond Coated End Mills
CVD Diamond Corp. ____ 661-254-1788Drills
CTE ____________ 800-783-2400Cutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342CVD Diamond Corp. ____ 661-254-1788BC Tool Grinding _______ 602-252-3507Elrod Machinery _____ 928-526-9032Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295Moore Tool & Equipment _ 602-455-8904
End MillsCTE ____________ 800-783-2400Cutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342CVD Diamond Corp. ____ 661-254-1788Elrod Machinery ____ 928-526-9032Helical Solutions _____ 866-543-5422Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295Micro 100 _________ 480-495-1454S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______ 480-753-5000
Form Tools CTE ____________ 800-783-2400Cutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342B & T Tool & Engineering 602-267-1481
PROG. SYSTEMSCAD/CAM
Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Arizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353Delcam __________ 877 335 2261DDi (Solidworks) _____ 602-241-0900Elrod Machinery _____ 928-526-9032Feature Cam _______ 602-502-9654TMI (GibbsCAM) ______ 602-618-6553
Software, Inv. ControlDelcam __________ 877 335 2261Feature Cam _______ 602-502-9654
Software,Lean/6 Sigma4 Sight Technologies ___ 480-922-6484
Software, NC ProgrammingAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Delcam __________ 877 335 2261Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5877Elrod Machinery _____ 928-526-9032Feature Cam _______ 602-502-9654TMI (GibbsCAM) ______ 602-618-6553
Software, ServicingDDi (Solidworks) _____ 602-241-0900Delcam __________ 877 335 2261Elrod Machinery _____ 928-526-9032Feature Cam _______ 602-502-9654Osprey Technologies ___ 480-755-0445TMI (GibbsCAM) ______ 602-618-6553
Tooling SystemsGlobal EDM Supply ____ 480-836-8330
REPAIR/DESIGNMachine Tool Design/
EngineeringDDi (Solidworks) _____ 602-241-0900 Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5877
Machine Tool RebuildingA&J Ind Mch. Repair ___ 602-550-1339Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Advanced Precision ____ 602-525-0156AMTS____________ 602-397-4008CNC Machinery Sales ___ 602-244-1507
3021 S. 35th StPhoenix, AZ 85034
Inserts, IndexableHorizon Carbide Tool __ 480-968-0957Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295
Inserts, PCD/CBNMarshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295
Loose Abrasive GrainsS. L. Fusco, Inc. _____ 480-753-5000
Reamers & Drills, PCDMarshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295
Thread MillsMicro 100 _________ 480-495-1454
Tooling ColumnsEllison Machinery ____ 480-968-5877
Tooling SystemsEllison Machinery _____ 480-968-5877Global EDM Supply ____ 480-836-8330Micro 100 _________ 480-495-1454
Tool Repair, Coating, Treatment
BC Tool Grinding _______ 602-252-3507B & T Tool & Engineering _ 602-267-1481CTE ____________ 800-783-2400Cutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342
Tombstones/SubplatesStevens Engineering ___ 800-635-0657
METAL DISTRIBUTORSWestern States Metals __801-978-0562
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EDM Network _______ 480-836-1782Jemelco, Inc. _______ 480-804-9541Setco-Pope Spindles ____ 866-362-0699Southwest Spindle Service 480-837-0368The Werks C&C, Inc ____ 602-569-1809
Machine Retrofitting/CNCAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711AMTS____________ 602-397-4008Arizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353CNC Machinery Sales ___ 602-244-1507Jemelco, Inc. _______ 480-804-9541Elrod Machinery _____ 928-526-9032
Machinery MovingAdvanced Precision ____ 602-525-0156A&J Ind Mch. Repair ___ 602-550-1339Machine Repair Parts/Filters
Total Filtration Services __ 602-244-0717 Maint/Repair Services
A&J Ind Mch. Repair ___ 602-550-1339Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Advanced Precision ____ 602-525-0156AMTS____________ 602-397-4008Arizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353D & R Machinery _____ 480-775-6462Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5877Jemelco, Inc. _______ 480-804-9541
Southwest Spindle Service 480-837-0368State Industrial Prod ___ 602-275-0990The Werks C&C, Inc ____ 602-569-1809
Mold RepairsB&B Tool ________ 520-397-0436
Stamping RepairsB&B Tool. ________ 520-397-0436
Prev. Maint ProgramsA&J Ind Mch. Repair ___ 602-550-1339Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Advanced Precision ____ 602-525-0156Arizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353D & R Machinery _____ 480-775-6462Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5877Jemelco, Inc. _______ 480-804-9541The Werks C&C, Inc ____ 602-569-1809Total Filtration Services __ 602-244-0717
Repair -HydraulicA&J Ind Mch. Repair ___ 602-550-1339Advanced Precision ____ 602-525-0156Road Machinery _______ 520-623-8681The Werks C&C, Inc ____ 602-569-1809
Repair - PortableA&J Ind Mch. Repair ___ 602-550-1339Advanced Precision ____ 602-525-0156The Werks C&C, Inc ____ 602-569-1809
Spindle RebuildingSetco-Pope Spindles _____ 866-362-0699Southwest Spindle Service 480-837-0368
MACHINERY REPAIR PARTSBelts
All World Machinery Supply 815-943-9111Bearings(Precision)
All World Machinery Supply 815-943-9111Metric O-Rings
All World Machinery Supply 815-943-9111Switches (Proximity, Limit)
All World Machinery Supply 815-943-9111Valves (Hydraulic,
Pneumatic)All World Machinery Supply 815-943-9111
SERVICES Banks
Alerus Bank & Trust _____ 480-905-2407Bank of Arizona _______ 480-642-2876
Business ConsultingBMSC____________480-445-9400
O’Donnell & Assoc. ____ 602-843-8018Quality Training Consultants _ 928-284-0856Calibration: Gauging Equip-
mentNBS Calibrations ____ 480-894-0592
Calibration: Repair/CertifyNBS Calibrations ____ 480-894-0592
Cash Flow ManagementBank of Arizona _______ 480-642-2876Cleaning Services: IndustrialOpenWorks__________602-909-1167Cleaning Serv. Clean RoomOpenWorks__________602-909-1167
Computer ServicesGartman Technical Services _ 602-788-8121
Consulting 4 Sight Technologies ____480-922-6484BMSC_____________480-445-9400Advanced Custom Screens _800-992-7936Arizona MEP _________ 480-874-9100Quality Advisory Services __ 602-910-1510Quality Training Consultants __928-284-0856Sustaining Edge Solutions __ 888-572-9642
Contract InspectionAdvanced Coordinate Tech _ 623-780-4137Klontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131
A2Z METALWORKER • 81 • July/Aug 2011
Rob SchwisterRelationship Manager
alerusfi nancial.com
30 Years Experience
MIKE SMITH
602-397-4008
Arizona Machine Tool Service, AMTS
Opening a new chapter in my life, after 30 years, 22 in Arizona as Machinery Sales
Co. Senior Service Engineer, servicing Bridgeport, Cincinnati, Hardinge, Okamoto,
and many others, CNC and Manual Machine Tools, I will continue to provide service
and repair to Arizona,
Thank you
Mike Smith
602-550-1339
•Wire EDM •Surface Grinding
•Small Hole EDM •Advanced CAD/CAM
•CNC Machining •Fast Quotes
•CNC Turning
•Waterjet Cutting .....And More
Contract ProgrammingAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5877Klontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131
CNC TrainingAdams Machinery ______ 480-968-3711Ellison Machinery ______480-968-5877Jet Products _________623-869-6749
Design ServicesDDi (Solidworks) _____ 602-241-0900Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889Osprey Technologies ___ 480-755-0445
Employment ServicesResourceMFG ________ 480-961-1555
Engineering ServicesAdvanced Coord. Tech ___ 623-780-4137Metals Eng & Testing Lab. 602-272-4571Niagara Testing West ____ 480-968-2315Osprey Technologies ___ 480-755-0445
Financial ServicesAlerus Bank & Trust _____480-905-2407Arizona Bank & Trust ___480-844-4562Bank of Arizona _______480-642-2876Country Financial _____ 602-321-3232Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5877O’Donnell & Assoc. ____ 602-843-8018SBG Capital ________ 480-897-4988
HeavyhaulIRH ____________ 800-334-2409Inpection: Repair & CertifyNBS Calibrations ____ 480-894-0592Inspection Gauging Eqip-mentNBS Calibrations ____ 480-894-0592
Insurance ServicesCountry Financial _____ 602-321-3232HUB Intl __________ 602-749-4190Leavitt Group _______ 602-264-0566
International TradeMountain Rep _______ 480-899-1900
IT/ Network SupportGartman Technical Services _ 602-788-8121
Leasing and FinancingAlerus Bank & Trust ____ 480-905-2407Arizona Bank & Trust ___480-844-4562Bank of Arizona ______ 480-642-2876Ellison Machinery _____480-968-5877O’Donnell & Assoc. ____602-843-8018
Lean Manufacturing4 Sight Technologies ___ 480-922-6484Arizona MEP _________480-874-9100BMSC ___________ 480-445-9400Niagara Testing West ____ 480-968-2315Sustaining Edge Solutions___888-572-9642
Manufacturers RepOsprey Technologies ___ 480-755-0445Trepanning Specialties __ 562-633-8110Pro-Salez _________480-773-3239Quality Training Consultants _ 928-284-0856Mechanical System DesignOsprey Technologies____480-755-0445Mexican Shelter Programs
Mountain Rep _______ 480-899-1900Rigging/Machinery MovingIRH ____________ 800-334-2409Quality Consulting: Mission
AssuranceNiagara Testing West ____ 480-968-2315
Retirement PlanningCountry Financial _____ 602-321-3232
RecyclingBarry Metals _________602-484-7186Consolidated Resources Inc. 623-931-5009MMR,LLC __________ 623-937-0385Phoenix Metal Trading __ 602-257-4660
Reverse EngineeringAdvanced Coordinate Tech__623-780-4137Copperstar Engineering _ 928-778-7513Datum Inspection ___ 602-997-1340Klontech Measure Sol ___480-626-8131Metalcraft Inc. _________480-967-4889Metals Eng & Testing Lab. 602-272-4571
RiggingIRH ____________ 800-334-2409
Schools, Custom TrainingDDi (Solidworks) _____602-241-0900Ellison Machinery ____ 480-968-5877Jet Products ________623-869-6749Osprey Technologies _____480-755-0445Quality Advisory Services __ 602-910-1510
Michael Manning
2233 S. 15th Place, Phoenix, AZ 85034(602) 252-4426 phone :: (714) 713-0006 cell
Trish Mooney
2233 S. 15th Place, Phoenix, AZ 85034(602) 252-4426 phone :: (623) 414-7835 cell
Rich Crouse
2233 S. 15th Place, Phoenix, AZ 85034(602) 252-4426 phone :: (623) 533-0519 cell
Chendo Rivera
2233 S. 15th Place, Phoenix, AZ 85034(602) 252-4426 phone :: (623) 224-1772 cell
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Services: UT/Networks Support
Shop Floor Automations ___ 877-611-5825Supplier Auditing
BMSC_____________480-445-9400Systems Integration
Arizona CIMTECH ______480-834-4404Ellison Machinery ______ 480-968-5877
Testing, MetallurgicalMetals Eng & Testing Lab. __ 602-272-4571
Trade Show Booth DesignFry Fabricators _______ 602-454-0701
TransportationIRH ____________ 800-334-2409
Web DesignGartman Technical Services _ 602-788-8121
Working Capital, Credit Lines
Bank of Arizona ______ 480-642-2876O’Donnell & Assoc. ____ 602-843-8018SBG Capital ________ 480-897-4988
SHOP FLOOR AUTOMATIONUSB
Shop Floor Automations _ 877-611-5825Scheduling
Shop Floor Automations _ 877-611-5825Serial Port
Shop Floor Automations _ 877-611-5825Software:CNC Networking
Shop Floor Automations _ 877-611-5825RS232 Cabling
Shop Floor Automations _ 877-611-5825Virtual CNC
Shop Floor Automations _ 877-611-5825
ASSEMBLYCAD Enterprises _______ 602-278-4407CGS Technologies ______ 623-869-0600Foresight Technologies ___ 480-967-0080Fry Fabrications _______ 602-454-0701Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325Morsch Machine ________480-961-7673MSL Precision ________ 480-773-3239Unique Machine _______ 602-470-1911
Cable/Harness AssemblyBar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115X5 Manufacturing ______ 602-454-7385
Clean Room AssemblyJan’s Inc. ___________ 480-833-7305L&W Fluid ________ 602-323-2560Electrical Assembly (UL508A)Southwest Metal Fab ____ 602-470-1200
Large/X-Large AssemblyVroom Engineering & Mfg __520-293-3819
BENDINGAdvanced Metal Sales___ 623-434-8343Fry Fabrications _______ 602-454-0701
Harco Metal Products ____480-829-0450Southwest Metal Fab ____ 602-470-1200
BONDINGDiffusion
VACCO Industries ______ 626-443-7121
BRAZINGCAD Enterprises ________ 602-278-4407Joined Alloys ________ 602-870-5600Precision Casting Repair __ 800-622-2404
BROACHINGAction Machine _______ 602-233-0883Apache consolidate, Inc ____ 623-934-7144Ayers Gear & Mach ______ 623-934-6913Lewis Aerospace ________ 623-581-0764
CASTINGSAATC______________602-268-1467
May Foundry & Machine __ 801-531-8931Castings: Prototype
AATC______________602-268-1467
May Foundry & Machine __ 801-531-8931Castings: Production
AATC____________602-268-1467
May Foundry & Machine _ 801-531-8931Castings: Repair
Precision Casting Repair __800-622-2404CLEANING
A2Z Sandblasting ______ 602-716-5566COATING
Accuwright Industries ____ 480-892-9595Arizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing ____602-275-3117LA Specialties ________ 602-269-7612Louie's Black Oxide _____ 602-257-0530MPI International ______ 956-631-6880Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Perma-Finish ________ 602-278-1733Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260Precision Powdercoat ____ 480-894-5224Southwest Powder Coating _ 602-272-0878
Coating: Black OxideCoating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing ____602-275-3117Louie's Black Oxide _____ 602-257-0530
Coating: Chem FilmAP Industrial ________ 480-968-1947Certified Inspection Sevice____602-267-0661Collins Metal Finishing ____602-275-3117Gold Tech Industries ____ _480-968-1930Jet Products _________ 623-869-6749METCO Metal Finishing ___ 602-276-4120LA Specialties ________ 602-269-7612Lynch Brothers Mfg _____ 602-267-7575
Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes
Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Precision Industrial Painting _ 602-256-0260Treffers Precision _______ 602-744-2636LAI Southwest _________602-304-1160STP Performance Coating LLC _ 602-276-1231The Metal Man ________ 800-448-9448
Coating: Dry Film LubeCoating Technologies _____ 623-581-2648Jet Products __________ 623-869-6749Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Precision Industrial Painting _ 602-256-0260
Coating: Nickel/TeflonCoating Technologies _____ 623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117
Coating: NP3Coating Technologies _____ 623-581-2648
Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.Coating Technologies _____ 623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117Louie's Black Oxide ______ 602-257-0530
E-CoatMPI International _______ 956-631-6880
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Micro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Petersen Inc_________800-410-6789Quality Mold ________ 480-892-5480Sun Tech ________ 480-921-1665The Tech Group _______480-281-4500Tooling Molds West _____ 480-921-9939
EDM: Dialectric Systems/Filtration
Ebbco Inc _________ 800-809-3901EDM: Wire
3D Machine LLC ____ 480-239-8254Arizona Wire & Tool _____ 480-813-1002Arizona Wire Specialists __ 480-829-6530AzMark ___________ 480-921-4128Auer Precision ________ 480-834-4637Central Valley Machine ___435-752-0931Continental Machining _ 800-777-2483EDM Express.com ______877-336-4548Landmark Precision_____480-940-4001Hawkeye Precision _____ 480-926-8642
email: [email protected]
Taycar Enterprises ____505-265-2121 Tube Laser Cutting
Tube Service Company __ 602-267-9865DIES
Arizona Wire & Tool ______480-813-1002Micro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995Precision Die & Stamp'g___ 480-967-2038
EDMEDM: Drilling Small Hole
Arizona Wire Specialists ___ 480-829-6530CAD Enterprises _______ 602-278-4407EDM Tech __________ 602-278-6666EDM Express.com ______ 877-336-4548Landmark Precision _____ 480-940-4001LAYKE, Inc. __________ 602-272-2654Micro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Sun Tech __________480-921-1665
EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking)EDM Tech __________ 602-278-6666Landmark Precision _____ 480-940-4001
Micro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300PGI_______________505-884-5782Powill Manufacturing____623-780-4100Quality Mold _________ 480-892-5480Sun Tech __________480-921-1665The Tech Group _______ 480-281-4500Toolcraft of Phoenix __ 623-435-5405WC Machine & Tool _____ 480-507-4620Whitley Machine _______ 602-323-5550
Graphite ServicesMicro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995
EXTRUSIONAluminum
Elixir_______________480-834-1484FABRICATION
Advanced Metal Sales___ 623-434-8343AERO Spring & Mfg Co ___ 602-243-4329APMI ______________480-668-0024Arrow Sheet Metal _______303-427-6419ASHER Metal Products ____ 773-276-5007
Electro-Coating ServicesPMA PhotoMetals ______ 800-899-3366
HVOF Metal SprayingPrime Machine _______ 801-575-8430
Powder CoatingPrecision Powdercoat _____480-894-5224
CUTTINGAdvanced Metal Sales___ 623-434-8343Davia Water Jet _______ 602-442-4452Echols Saw & Supply _____602-278-3918EDM Express.com ______ 877-336-4548Harschco LLC _______ 602-617-7514LAI Southwest ________ 602-304-1160Phx Ornamental Iron Supply 602-484-9393 The Metal Man ________800-448-9448
CNC RouterMicropulse West ________480-966-2300
LaserAPMI _____________480-668-0024Fine Line Laser Cutting ___602-863-3196
Karen BrownEmail: [email protected] (480) 940-4001 • Fax (480) 940-4004 • Cell (480) 289-0811
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AzMark ____________ 480-921-4128Astra Fab ___________ 480-497-8250BID Machine, Inc _______ 480-892-7304CAID Industries ________ 520-294-3126Central Components ___ 520-571-1433Central Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0931CGS Technologies _______ 623-869-0600Capital Stainless _____ 480-967-0016Continental Machining __ 800-777-2483CygnetStamping & Fab ____ 818-240-7574Creedbilt Inc _______ 623-939-8119Elixir Industries _____ 480-834-1484Fry Fabrications ________ 602-454-0701Fine Line Fabricating _____ 602-863-3506Gerome Mfg ________ 520-622-8402Gilbert Metal Stamping ____ 480-503-1283Group Manufacturing Serv __ 480-966-3952Howell Precision _______ 623-582-4776JPS Manufacturing ______ 480-367-9540Nelson Engineering ______ 602-273-7114
New Hope Machine _____ 520-825-7830Phoenix Metalcraft ____602-279-4810Plastic Eng._________480-491-8100PMC Manufacturing______ 623-582-2233Precision Casting Repair __ 800-622-2404Prime Machine___________801-575-8430Scottsdale Precision. Inc. _____480-991-0317Scriven Precision _______ 480-961-9775Southwest Metal Fab ____ 602-470-1200Systems 3 __________ 480-894-2581TMM Precision _______ 800-448-9448Tolleson Steel _______ 623-936-3325Weiser/Mile High Precision _ 303-280-2778Whitley Machine _______ 602-323-5550Wintech __________ 602-437-9001Wrico _____________ 480-892-7800
Fabrication: Custom Metal
Arrow Sheet Metal ______ 303-427-6419ASHER Metal Products ____ 773-276-5007
Capital Stainless _____ 480-967-0016CygnetStamping & Fab ____818-240-7574Fine Line Fabricating ____ 602-863-3506Howell Precision ________623-582-4776Landmark Precision _____ 480-940-4001Systems 3 __________ 480-894-2581VACCO Industries ______ 626-443-7121
Fabrication: Medium & Large
APMI______________480-668-0024Arrow Sheet Metal _______303-427-6419ASHER Metal Products _____773-276-5007 Continental Machining __800-777-2483CGS Technologies ______ 623-869-0600Elixir Industries ______480-834-1484Fine Line Fabricating ____ 602-863-3506Fry Fabrications _______ 602-454-0701Howell Precision ________623-582-4776Precision Metalworks __ 602-455-9575Prime Machine___________801-575-8430
Trepanning Specialties ___562-633-8110Unique Machine _______ 602-470-1911Vroom Engineering & Mfg __520-293-3819Fabrication: Rebuild/ Large
Empire Precision Mach. __ 480-633-4580Vroom Engineering & Mfg __520-293-3819
Fabrication: Sheet MetalACME Metal Works _____ 480-926-4171APMI______________480-668-0024Arrow Sheet Metal _______303-427-6419Astra Fab __________ 480-497-8250Capital Stainless _____ 480-967-0016CygnetStamping & Fab ____818-240-7574Fine Line Fabricating ____ 602-863-3506Fry Fabrications _______ 602-454-0701Howell Precision ________623-582-4776Jan’s Inc. ___________ 480-833-7305Landmark Precision _____ 480-940-4001MSL Precision ________ 480-773-3239New Hope Machine _____ 520-825-7830
Geno FormanPresidentTel: 602.454.7385Fax: 602.454.7389Cell: 480.710.8420Email: [email protected]
Precision CNC Machining
3342 E. Wier Ave.Phoenix, AZ 85040
NADCAP Approved Facility
www.x5mfg.com
Your Manufacturing Solutions Partner
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Precision Die Cutting
Petersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789Phoenix Metalcraft ___ 602-279-4810Precision Metalworks __ 602-455-9575Scottsdale Precision. Inc. _____480-991-0317TMM Precision _______ 800-448-9448Weiser/Mile High Precision _ 303-280-2778
FINISHINGAP Industrial ________ 480-968-1947Anodizing of Mesa______ 480-833-6412Arizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443Arizona Hard Chrome ____ 602-278-8671Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648EPSI______________714-256-8950
Harco Metal Products ___ 480-829-0450Jet Processing _____ 623-869-6749 x117LA Specialties ________ 602-269-7612Louie's Black Oxide _____ 602-257-0530METCO Metal Finishing ___ 602-276-4120Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Perma-Finish ________ 602-278-1733Phoenix Heat Treating ____ 602-258-7751Precision Powdercoat ____ 480-894-5224Southwest Powder Coating _ 602-272-0878
Finishing: One StopPerfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090FINISH OPS-CLEANING
Cleaning: AF 5333Jet Products _________ 623-869-6749Semiray Aerospace Testing _ 623-842-3030
Dry Film LubricationJet Processing _____ 623-869-6749 x117Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260
Glass Bead Clean ABS Metallurgical Processors 602-437-3008Arizona Hard Chrome ____ 602-278-8671
Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648L A Specialties ________ 602-269-7612Southwest Powder Coating _ 602-272-0878ACME Metal Works _____ 480-926-4171
Gun DrillingACME Metal Works _____ 480-926-4171
Gun FinishingLouie’s Gun Finishing ____ 602-257-0530
PassivationABS Metallurgical Processors 602-437-3008Certified Inspection Service___602-267-0661Coating Technologies ___ _623-581-2648Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930Jet Processing _____ 623-869-6749 x117Jet Products _________ 623-869-6749L A Specialties ________ 602-269-7612METCO Metal Finishing ___ 602-276-4120Semiray ___________ 602-275-1917
PolishingArizona Hard Chrome ____ 602-278-8671EPSI______________714-256-8950Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930L A Specialties ________ 602-269-7612
Powder CoatingAP Industrial ________ 480-968-1947Precision Powdercoat ____ 480-894-5224
Sand BlastingA2Z Sandblasting ______ 602-716-5566ABS Metallurgical Processors 602-437-3008
Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Jet Products _________ 623-869-6749Southwest Powder Coating _ 602-272-0878STP Performance Coating LLC 602-276-1231
StrippingCoating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Jet Products _________ 623-869-6749Semiray ___________ 602-275-1917Southwest Powder Coating _ 602-272-0878
FIXTURESEDM Express.com ______877-336-4548Paul W. Marino Gages __ 800-528-9785Profiles Tool & Engineering _ 480-894-1008
Dave CrockettPresident
www.osprey-tech.com
Composite/Metal Structure DesignFinite Element Analysis Fabrication/Prototype
480-755-0445 6100 S. Maple Ave., Suite 117, Tempe, AZ 85283
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FORGINGSAluminum Precision ______ 805-488-4401R&D Specialty Manco _____602-278-7700
Forgings: AluminumAluminum Precision ______ 805-488-4401
Forgings: TitaniumAluminum Precision ______ 805-488-4401R&D Specialty Manco _____602-278-7700
FOUNDRYAATC ______________ 602-268-1467
May Foundry & Machine __ 801-531-8931GALVANIZING
Petersen Inc_________800-410-6789GEAR CUTTING
Action Machine _______ 602-233-0883Apache Gear, Inc _______ 623-934-7144Ayers Gear & Machine ____ 623-934-6913
GLASS BEADA2Z Sandblasting _______ 602-716-5566
Lone Arrow_________480-507-8074
Sun Grinding ________ 602-238-9595Superior Grinding _______888-487-9701
Grinding… CylindricalGrindworks __________623-582-5767
Grinding… Double DiscPhoenix Grinding ______ 602-437-8401TCI Precision Metals ____ 800-234-5613
Grinding: ID/OD Arizona Hard Chrome ____ 602-278-8671AzMark ____________480-921-4128Blue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088Grindworks __________623-582-5767National Grinding & Mfg __ 602-588-2869Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335Superior Grinding _______888-487-9701
Grinding:MattisonSun Grinding ________ 602-238-9595
Grinding: ODArizona Hard Chrome ____ 602-278-8671BC Tool Grinding _______ 602-252-3507Grindworks __________623-582-5767Micro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995National Grinding & Mfg __ 602-588-2869Road Machinery _______ 520-623-8681
Grinding: Precision ToolUS Carbide Tool LLC ______480-755-3812
Grinding: SurfaceArizona Wire & Tool ______480-813-1002Blue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088EDM Express.com ______ 877-336-4548Grindworks __________623-582-5767National Grinding & Mfg __ 602-588-2869Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335Phoenix Grinding ______ 602-437-8401Quality Mold _________ 480-892-5480Sun Grinding ________ 602-238-9595
Superior Grinding ______ 888-487-9701WC Machine & Tool _____ 480-507-4620
Grinding: Tool & CutterBC Tool Grinding _______ 602-252-3507B & T Tool & Engineering ___ 602-267-1481CTE ____________ 800-783-2400Cutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342Gilbert Metal Stamping ___ 480-503-1283Superior Grinding ______ 888-487-9701
Grinding: Ultra PrecisionSystems 3 __________ 480-894-2581
GUNDRILLINGTrepanning Specialties __ 562-633-8110
HEAT TREATINGABS Metallurgical Processors 602-437-3008CAD Enterprises _______ 602-278-4407Controlled Thermal Tech'y __ 602-272-3714Joined Alloys ________ 602-870-5600L A Specialties _________602-269-7612Phoenix Heat Treating ____ 602-258-7751Team Industrial Services __ 602-269-7868
GRINDINGArizona Engineering ____ 520-586-1522Arizona Hard Chrome ____ 602-278-8671Arizona Wire & Tool _____ 480-813-1002Auer Precision ________ 480-834-4637AzMark ___________ 480-921-4128BC Tool Grinding _______ 602-252-3507Blue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088ChemResearch ________ 602-253-4175Grindworks _________ 623-582-5767JWB Manufacturing _____ 480-967-4600Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335Phoenix Grinding ______ 602-437-8401Powill Manufacturing_____623-780-4100PMC Manufacturing______ 623-582-2233Steel Services Grinding ___ 800-662-0126Sun Grinding ________ 602-238-9595Superior Grinding ______ 888-487-9701TCI Precision Metals ____ 800-234-5613
Grinding, BlanchardSteel Services Grinding ____800-662-0126Sun Grinding ________ 602-238-9595Superior Grinding ______ 888-487-9701TCI Precision Metals ____ 800-234-5613
Grinding, CNC/ContourBlue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088National Grinding & Mfg __ 602-588-2869Powill Manufacturing_ ___623-780-4100Superior Grinding ______ 888-487-9701
Grinding: CenterlessBlue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088Grindworks _________ 623-582-5767National Grinding & Mfg __ 602-588-2869Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335Phoenix Grinding ______ 602-437-8401Shaw Precision _______ 480-785-4925
Shawn Carlin [email protected]
TEMPERATURE
PROCESSING
Eric Engelhard
11042 N. 24th Ave. Suite 101 Phoenix, AZ 85029
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Niagara Testing West _____480-968-2315Semiray ____________ 602-275-1917Team Industrial Services __ 602-269-7868
MAG ParticleCertified Inspection Service__602-267-0661
Jet Products____ ______623-869-6749Niagara Testing West _____480-968-2315Team Industrial Services __ 602-269-7868
Metrology/inspection ServPrime Machine___________801-575-8430Process Improvement/ Audit
Arizona MEP _________ 480-874-9100BMSC_____________480-445-9400
Quality Training Consultants __ 928-284-0856Sustaining Edge Solutions __ 888-572-9642
X-RayCertified Inspection Service __ 602-267-066Niagara Testing West ____480-968-2315 1Semiray____________602-275-1917
Team Industrial Services __ 602-269-7868
IRON STITCHINGPrecision Casting Repair __ 800-622-2404
MACHININGMachining: 3D
3D Machine LLC _____ 480-239-8254Cassavant Machining ___602-437-4005Challenger Aerospace _____ 480-894-0802Hawkeye Precision _____ 480-926-8642
Temperature Processing ___ 303-772-0250Heat Treating/ Aerospace
CAD Enterprises _______ 602-278-4407Temperature Processing ___ 303-772-0250
HONING/LAPPINGGrindworks _________ 623-582-5767LAYKE, Inc. __________ 602-272-2654Road Machinery _______ 520-623-8681National Grinding & Mfg __ 602-588-2869Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335Phoenix Grinding ______ 602-437-8401Powill Manufacturing_____623-780-4100
IDENTIFICATIONLabels & Bar Code
EPSI______________714-256-8950Tool / PartMarking (Laser)
Ace Laser ____________ 480-924-3232East Valley Laser Inc ______ 480-855-7137East Valley Laser Tucson Inc __ 520-888-1259TechMark __________ 480-820--9444
Silk ScreenArizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260
INDUSTRIAL SEALINGSGaskets:Manufacturing
Cupps Ind Supply _______602-269-2301Industrial Sealings
Cupps Ind Supply _______602-269-2301Packing
Cupps Ind Supply _______602-269-2301INSPECTION
CalibrationAdvanced Coordinate Tech __623-780-4137Southwest Metrology, Inc. ___520-744-8510Washington Calibration ___ 480-820-0506
Inspection, First ArticleAdvanced Coordinate Tech __623-780-4137Datum Inspection _______602-997-1340Klontech Measure Sol _____480-626-8131Total Quality Systems ____ 480-377-6422
Inspection ServicesAdvanced Coordinate Tech __623-780-4137Arizona Wire & Tool ______480-813-1002Challenger Aerospace ____ 480-894-0802Datum Inspection _______602-997-1340Klontech Measure Sol _____480-626-8131Metals Eng & Testing Lab. 602-272-4571Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Niagara Testing West _____480-968-2315Sustaining Edge Solutions __ 888-572-9642Total Quality Systems ____ 480-377-6422
Inspection Services (NDT)CAD Enterprises ______ 602-278-4407Jet Processing _____623-869-6749 x117Jet Products _________623-869-6749Joined Alloys ________ 602-870-5600Niagara Testing West ____480-968-2315Semiray Aero. Testing ____602-275-1917Team Industrial Services __ 602-269-7868Inspection Services, WeldingMetals Eng & Testing Lab. 602-272-4571Niagara Testing West _____480-968-2315
ISO ConsultantArizona MEP ________ 480-874-9100BMSC_____________480-445-9400Gladhill Assoc _________623-939-4412Quality Advisory Services _ 602-910-1510Quality Training Consultants _ 928-284-0856Sustaining Edge Solutions _ 888-572-9642
ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert.BMSC_____________480-445-9400Gladhill Assoc _________623-939-4412Orion Registrar ________303-645-4017Great Western Registrar __ 623-580-1881Sustaining Edge Solutions _ 888-572-9642Quality Training Consultants _ 928-284-0856 ISO RegistrarGreat Western Registrar __ 623-580-1881Orion Registrar _______ 303-645-4017
Liquid PenetrantCertified Inspection Service _602-267-0661 Jet Products _________ 623-869-6749
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THE LINDGREN GROUPISO 900 I :2000 CERTIFIED
Gregg A. DunlapBusiness Development
3508 East Corona AvenuePhoenix. AZ 85040OFFICE 602-276-4120
CELL 602-725-8380FAX 602-276-0109
JD Ellen LLC _______ 623-587--0253L&W Machine Co ____ 602-323-2560Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Powerhaus Precision ____ 480-225-8854Pro Precision ________ 602-353-0022Profiles Tool & Engineering __ 480-894-100Tooling Molds West _____ 480-921-9939
Machining: 5 AxisBogue Machine Co ___ 505-344-9988CAD Enterprises _______ 602-278-4407Cassavant Machining _ 602-437-4005Clings Mfg _______ 480-968-1778Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325Industrial Tool Die & Eng 520-745-8771Metalcraft Inc. _______ 480-967-4889Morsch Machine _______480-961-7673MSL Precision ________ 480-773-3239Petersen Inc _________800-410-6789Prime Machine___________801-575-8430Systems 3 __________ 480-894-2581Wintech __________ 602-437-9001
Machining: AerospaceAATC_____________602-268-1467Action Machine _______ 602-233-0883Adams Mfg & Eng _____ 623-486-2019Arizona Engineering ____ 520-586-1522AzMark ____________480-921-4128Backerworks Mfg ____505-342-2943
Bogue Machine Co ____505-344-9988Cassavant Machining __602-437-4005Central Components ___ 520-571-1433Challenger Aerospace _____480-894-0802Cling’s Manufacturing ____480-968-1778Continental Machining __ 800-777-2483EDM Express.com ______ 877-336-4548Evans Precision Machining __623-581-6200Excaliber ___________623-878-6800Foresight Technologies ____480-967-0080Gerome Mfg ________520-622-8402Gilbert Precision Machine ___480-892-4730Hi-Tech Machining & Eng ___520-889-8325HK Machining ________602-278-6704Infinisys ___________ 602-276-2276JB's Precision _________623-581-9088JD Ellen LLC _______ 623-587--0253JPS Manufacturing ______480-367-9540Jet Products __________623-869-6749Joined Alloys ________ 602-870-5600L&W Machine Co _____602-323-2560Landmark Precision_____ 480-940-4001LAYKE, Inc. __________602-272-2654Lewis Aerospace ________623-581-0764MSL Precision ________ 480-773-3239Matrix Machine ________480-966-4451Metalcraft Inc. _________480-967-4889Micro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995
Morsch Machine ________ 480-961-7673Nelson Engineering ______ 602-273-7114Osborn Products ________623-587-0335Petersen Inc __________ 800-410-6789PGI ____________ 505-884-5782Pivot ______________602-306-2923PMC Manufacturing ______623-582-2233Powerhaus Precision ____ 480-225-8854Powill Manufacturing ___ 623-780-4100Prime Machine ________ 801-575-8430Pro Precision __________602-353-0022R&D Specialty Manco _____602-278-7700Service & Sales ________480-968-9084Satowfi _____________480-374-5706Southwest Swiss Precision __602-438-4670Stewart Manufacturing ____623-582-2261Systems 3 ___________480-894-2581Trepanning Specialties ___ 562-633-8110White Rock Inc. ________ 435-750-6414Wintech __________ 602-437-9001
Machining: ContractAction Machine _______ 602-233-0883Adams Mfg & Eng ______ 623-486-2019Aero Design & Mfg ______602-437-8080AERO Spring & Mfg Co ____602-243-4329Arizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002B & T Tool & Engineering ___ 602-267-1481
Banner Machine, Inc _____ 602-437-4984Evans Precision Machining __623-581-6200Gilbert Metal Stamping ___ 480-503-1283Gilbert Precision Machine ___480-892-4730Group Mfg Serv_ _____ 480-966-3952HK Machining _______ 602-278-6704 Infinisys ___________ 602-276-2276Jan’s Inc. ___________480-833-7305Joined Alloys ________ 602-870-5600Lewis Aerospace ______ 623-581-0764MSL Precision _________480-773-3239Micropulse West ________480-966-2300Pivot______________602-306-2923Stellar Machining & Fab _ 480-961-3075Stewart Manufacturing ____623-582-2261Wintech __________ 602-437-9001
Machining: Chem. EtchingVACCO Industries ______ 626--450-6472
Machining: CNC3D Machine LLC _____480-239-8254Absolute Turning and Machine 520-624-5628Action Machine _______ 602-233-0883Arizona Engineering ____ 520-586-1522Arizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002Astra Fab __________ 480-497-8250AzMark ____________ 480-921-4128BID Machine, Inc ______ 480-892-7304Bogue Machine Co ____505-344-9988
edgibson@continentalmachiningco.comwww.continentalmachiningco.com
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CAD Enterprises _______ 602-278-4407Challenger Aerospace___ _ 480-894-0802Central Components __ 520-571-1433Central Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0931Cling’s Manufacturing______480-968-1778Continental Machining _ 800-777-2483Elixir Industries ____ 480-834-1484EDM Express.com ______ 877-336-4548Evans Precision Machining __ 623-581-6200Foresight Technologies ___ 480-967-0080Gilbert Precision Machine __ 480-892-4730Glover Precision, Inc. ___ 480-464-0150HK Machining _______ 602-278-6704Hawkeye Precision _____ 480-926-8642Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325Infinisys ___________ 602-276-2276International Machine Parts Co. 480-832-9451Jan’s Inc. __________ 480-833-7305JB's Precision ________ 623-581-9088JD Ellen LLC _______ 623-587--0253JPS Manufacturing _____ 480-367-9540Jet Products ________ 623-869-6749Joined Alloys ________ 602-870-5600JPS Manufacturing _____ 480-367-9540L&W Machine Co ____ 602-323-2560Landmark Precision_____ 480-940-4001LAYKE, Inc. _________ 602-272-2654Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889MSL Precision ________ 480-773-3239Matrix Machine _______ 480-966-4451Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Micro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995Morsch Machine ________480-961-7673New Hope Machine _____ 520-825-7830Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335PGI_______________505-884-5782PMBC ____________602-431-8131PMC Manufacturing ______623-582-2233Powerhaus Precision _____480-225-8854Powill Manufacturing____623-780-4100Pro Precision ________ 602-353-0022Profiles Tool & Engineering__480-894-1008
Quality Mold ______ 480-892-5480R&D Specialty Manco ____ 602-278-7700Satowfi ___________ 480-374-5706Stellar Machining & Fab _480-961-3075Stewart Manufacturing____623-582-2261SwissTech Tooling & MFg. ___480-998-2005Systems 3 ___________ 480-894-2581Toolcraft of Phoenix ____623-435-5405Val-Tech Mfg _________ 480-966-7376WC Machine & Tool _______480-507-4620White Rock Inc.________435-750-6414Wintech __________ 602-437-9001Wire-Tech___________480-966-1591 X5 Manufacturing____ ___602-454-7385
Machining: LargeBackerworks Mfg ___ 505-342-2943Continental Machining _800-777-2483Empire Precision Mach. _ 480-633-4580HK Machining ______ 602-278-6704Petersen Inc __________800-410-6789Unique Machine________602-470-1911Vroom Engineering & Mfg___520-293-3819
Mach: CNC Turning3D Machine LLC _______480-239-8254ACME Metal Works _____ 480-926-4171Action Machine _______ 602-233-0883Arizona Engineering ____ 520-586-1522AzMark ____________480-921-4128Bar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115Bogue Machine Co ____505-344-9988Cassavant Machining __602-437-4005Central Components __ 520-571-1433Continental Machining _ 800-777-2483EDM Express.com _____ 877-336-4548Gilbert Precision Machine __480-892-4730Glover Precision, Inc. ___ 480-464-0150Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __520-889-8325JD Ellen LLC ______ 623-587--0253Joined Alloys ________ 602-870-5600MSL Precision_________480-773-3239Morsch Machine ______ 480-961-7673New Hope Machine _____520-825-7830Osborn Products ______ 623-587-0335
PGI ______________505-884-5782PMC Manufacturing _______623-582-2233Precision Metalworks __ 602-455-9575Stellar Machining & Fab _ 480-961-3075SwissTech Tooling & MFg. ____480-998-2005Systems 3 ___________480-894-2581Val-Tech Mfg _________ 480-966-7376
Machining PlasticAbsolute Turning and Machine 520-624-5628
Machining Precision3D Machine LLC _____ 480-239-8254ACME Metal Works _____ 480-926-4171AATC______________602-268-1467Action Machine _______ 602-233-0883Adams Mfg & Eng _____ 623-486-2019Arizona Engineering ____ 520-586-1522Arizona Wire & Tool _____ 480-813-1002Auer Precision_________ 480-834-4637AzMark __________ 480-921-4128Backerworks Mfg ____ 505-342-2943BID Machine, Inc _______480-892-7304Bogue Machine Co ____ 505-344-9988Cassavant Machining __ 602-437-4005Central Components ___ 520-571-1433Central Valley Machine ___ 435-752-0931Challenger Aerospace_____ 480-894-0802Continental Machining _ 800-777-2483EDM Express.com ____ 877-336-4548Evans Precision Mach’g _ 623-581-6200Foresight Technologies ____ 480-967-0080Gerome Mfg ________ 520-622-8402Gilbert Precision Machine __ 480-892-4730Glover Precision , Inc. ____ 480-464-0150Hawkeye Precision ___ 480-926-8642Hi-Tech Machining & Eng ___ 520-889-8325HK Machining _______ 602-278-6704JB’s Precision ______ 623-581-9088JD Ellen LLC _______623-587--0253JPS Manufacturing ______ 480-367-9540Jet Products _______ 623-869-6749Joined Alloys ________ 602-870-5600JWB Manufacturing _____ 480-967-4600Landmark Precision ____ 480-940-4001LAYKE, Inc. ________ 602-272-2654Lewis Aerospace _____ 623-581-0764Lynch Brothers Mfg _____ 602-267-7575MSL Precision ________ 480-773-3239Matrix Machine _____ 480-966-4451Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Micro-Tronics, Inc ____ 602-437-8995Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889Morsch Machine _______ 480-961-7673Nelson Engineering ___ 602-273-7114Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335PGI ______________505-884-5782Pivot_ _____________ 602-306-2923PMA Photometals_____800-899-3366
PMC Manufacturing_______ 623-582-2233Powill Mfg ___________ 623-780-4100Pro Precision _________ 602-353-0022Profiles Tool & Engineering __ 480-894-1008Quality Mold _______ 480-892-5480R&D Specialty Manco _____ 602-278-7700Satowfi ____________ 480-374-5706Service & Sales ______ 480-968-9084Southwest Swiss Precision __ 602-438-4670Stewart Manufacturing ____ 623-582-2261Sun Tech _________ 480-921-1665SwissTech Tooling & Mfg.__ _480-998-2005Systems 3 ___________ 480-894-2581Tolleson Steel _______ 623-936-3325Toolcraft of Phoenix ___ 623-435-5405Tooling Molds West ______ 480-921-9939Tri-Matrix ________ 480-844-0165Val-Tech Mfg __________ 480-966-7376WC Machine & Tool ______ 480-507-4620Weiser/Mile High Precision __ 303-280-2778White Rock Inc. ________ 435-750-6414Wintech ___________602-437-9001Wire-Tech _________ 480-966-1591
Machining: PrototypeAATC _____________602-268-1467Absolute Turning and Machine 520-624-5628Adams Mfg & Eng_______623-486-2019Action Machine _______ 602-233-0883Arizona Engineering _____520-586-1522Backerworks Mfg _____ 505-342-2943Bar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115BID Machine, Inc ______ 480-892-7304Central Valley Machine ____435-752-0931Continental Machining __ 800-777-2483EDM Express.com _______877-336-4548Evans Precision ______ 623-581-6200Foresight Technologies ____ 480-967-0080Gilbert Precision Machine ___ 480-892-4730Glover Precision, Inc. ____ 480-464-0150Hawkeye Precision ______ 480-926-8642Infinisys ____________ 602-276-2276Jan’s Inc. ___________ 480-833-7305Jemelco, Inc. ________ 480-804-9541JD Ellen LLC ________623-587--0253
MPI
Metal Processing International, L.P. TACOM APPROVED o ISO 9001-2000
E-Coat,Powder Coat,Wet Paint/CARC,Plating
Alodine,ZN Phosphate,Chemical Stripping,Acid
Pickle
6100 S. International Pkwy. Suite 500 Local: (956)631-6880
McAllen, TX. 78503 Fax: (206)203-3102
[email protected] www.mpitx.com
www.powerhausprecision.comAEROSPACE MILITARY COMMERCIALAEROSPACE MILITARY COMMERCIAL
A2Z METALWORKER • 90 • July/Aug 2011
JWB Manufacturing _____ 480-967-4600L&W Machine Co _____602-323-2560Landmark Precision _____ 480-940-4001Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889MSL Precision ________ 480-773-3239Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335Petersen Inc __________800-410-6789PGI_______________505-884-5782PMC Manufacturing_______ 623-582-2233Pro Precision _________602-353-00220R&D Specialty Manco ____ 602-278-7700Stellar Machining & Fab _480-961-3075Stewart Manufacturing ____623-582-2261SwissTech Tooling & MFg. ___480-998-2005Tooling Molds West _____ 480-921-9939Tri-Matrix __________ 480-844-0165Val-Tech Mfg __________480-966-7376Wintech __________ 602-437-9001Wire-Tech __________ 480-966-1591
Machining: Quick TurnArizona Engineering ____ 520-586-1522HK Machining _______ 602-278-6704Jemelco, Inc. _______ 480-804-9541Landmark Precision _____ 480-940-4001Powerhaus Precision ____ 480-225-8854Tooling Molds West _____ 480-921-9939
Machining: Milling3D Machine LLC ______480-239-8254ACME Metal Works _____ 480-926-4171Action Machine _______ 602-233-0883Arizona Engineering ____ 520-586-1522Bar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115Bogue Machine Co ___ 505-344-9988Challenger Aerospace _____ 480-894-0802Cling’s Manufacturing ____480-968-1778Gilbert Precision Machine __ 480-892-4730Glover Precision, Inc. ____480-464-0150Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325Infinisys ___________ 602-276-2276Jet Products _________ 623-869-6749L&W Machine Co _____602-323-2560Landmark Precision _____ 480-940-4001Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889Micro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995Morsch Machine ________480-961-7673Wire-Tech __________ 480-966-1591 Machining: Semiconductor
Foresight Technologies ___ 480-967-0080Gilbert Precision Machine __ 480-892-4730L&W Machine Co _____602-323-2560Powerhaus Precision ____ 480-225-8854Satowfi ____________ 480-374-5706
Machining: SwissAbsolute Turning and Machine 520-624-5628Bar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115Cassavant Machining ___602-437-4005Howard PMP _______ 801-808-4106
Powerhaus Precision ____ 480-225-8854Southwest Swiss Precision _ 602-438-4670SwissTech Tooling & Mfg. ____480-998-2005White Rock Inc. _______ 435-750-6414Machining: Ultra-Precision
Auer Precision ________ 480-834-4637Southwest Swiss Precision _ 602-438-4670White Rock Inc. _______ 435-750-5534
Machining: Turning: Automatic
Absolute Turning and Machine 520-624-5628American Prec.Mach __ 602-269-6298Ayers Gear & Mach ____ 623-934-6913AzMark __________ 480-921-4128Challenger Aerospace ___ 480-894-0802Evans Precision Mach’g __ 623-581-6200Hawkeye Precision ____ 480-926-8642JB’s Precision Ind _____ 623-581-9088Jet Products ________ 623-869-6749LAYKE, Inc. ________ 602-272-2654Landmark Precision _____ 480-940-4001Lewis Aerospace ______ 623-581-0764MSL Precision ________ 480-773-3239Matrix Machine ______ 480-966-4451Micro-Tronics, Inc _____ 602-437-8995PGI_______________505-884-5782
MACHINING: LASERLaser Cutting
Ace Laser ____________ 480-924-3232Elixir Industries _____ 480-834-1484Fine Line Laser Cutting _ 602-863-3196Howell Precision _______ 623-582-4776LAI Southwest ________ 602-304-1160Petersen Inc _________ 800-410-6789PMA PhotoMetals ______800-899-3366Scottsdale Precision. Inc. _____480-991-0317Taycar Enterprises ____505-265-2121The Metal Man _______ 800-448-9448TMM Precision _______ 800-448-9448Tube Service Company __ 602-267-9865Wrco_____________480-892-7800
Laser Cutting: X- LargeVroom Engineering & Mfg _ 520-293-3819
Laser Cutting: MicroVACCO Industries ______ 626-443-7121
Laser Cutting:Rotary AxisK-zell Metals, Inc. ___ 602-232-5882Laser Engraving & Etching
Ace Laser ____________ 480-924-3232East Valley Laser Inc ______ 480-855-7137East Valley Laser Tucson Inc __ 520-888-1259TechMark __________ 480-820--9444VACCO Industries ______ 626--450-6472
Laser MarkingAce Laser ____________ 480-924-3232East Valley Laser Inc ______ 480-855-7137East Valley Laser Tucson Inc __ 520-888-1259TechMark __________ 480-820--9444
Precision Etched PartsVACCO Industries ______ 626--450-6472
MANUFACTURINGAdams Mfg & Eng ______ 623-486-2019APMI __ ___________480-668-0024Creedbilt Inc _______ 623-939-8119Harschco LLC _______ 602-617-7514Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325Howell Precision ________623-582-4776Glover Precision, Inc. ____480-464-0150Group Manufacturing Serv _ 480-966-3952PMBC ____________602-431-8131Stewart Manufacturing ____623-582-2261Scottsdale Precision. Inc. _____480-991-0317Scriven Precision ______ 480-961-9775Systems 3 __________ 480-894-2581Unique Machine _______ 602-470-1911
Electrical - UL508A Panel ShopUnique Machine _______ 602-470-1911
Manufacturing: ElectrodeWire-Tech __________ 480-966-1591Mfg: PhotoChemical Etching
FabricationVACCO Industries ______ 626--450-6472
METAL BAR CODINGPMA PhotoMetal_______800-899-3366
METAL FORMINGCreedbilt Inc _______ 623-939-8119Fry Fabrications ________602-454-0701Scottsdale Precision. Inc. _____480-991-0317TMM Precision _______ 800-448-9448Tri-Matrix __________ 480-844-0165Metal Forming: Architectural
ASHER Metal Products _____773-276-5007METALIZING
Accuwright Industries ____ 480-892-9595Jet Processing ______623-869-6749 x117
MOLDING: RUBBERMicro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995
MOLDSAdams Mfg & Eng ______ 623-486-2019PMBC ____________602-431-8131JWB Manufacturing _____ 480-967-4600Quality Mold ________ 480-892-5480The Tech Group _______ 480-281-4500Toolcraft of Phoenix ___623-435-5405Tooling Molds West _____ 480-921-9939
Molds: ConstructionJWB Manufacturing _____ 480-967-4600The Tech Group _______ 480-281-4500
Molds: Two-ShotThe Tech Group _______ 480-281-4500
Molds: Plastic InjectionMicro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995The Tech Group _______ 480-281-4500Wire-Tech __________ 480-966-1591
Molds: RubberToolcraft of Phoenix ___623-435-5405
NAME TAGS & LABELSBar code & Marking Labels
MAC Packaging________480-820-0017PACKAGING
Custom PackagingMAC Packaging________480-820-0017
Electronic InvoicingMAC Packaging________480-820-0017
Mil-Spec PackagingMAC Packaging________480-820-0017
RFID & UID MarkingsMAC Packaging________480-820-0017
PAINTINGAP Industrial ________ 480-968-1947Arizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Jet Processing _____ 623-869-6749 x117Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260STP Performance Coating LLC 602-276-1231Valley Industrial Painting __ 602-256-6273
Abrasive BlastingAP Industrial ________ 480-968-1947STP Performance Coating LLC 602-276-1231
Painting& Blast BoothsAP Industrial ________ 480-968-1947STP Performance Coating LLC 602-276-1231Vroom Engineering & Mfg _ 520-293-3819
PhosphateCoating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648
Powder CoatingAP Industrial ________ 480-968-1947Arizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443East Valley Powdercoat ____480-215-2461LA Specialties _________602-269-7612Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Perma-Finish ________ 602-278-1733Southwest Powder Coating _ 602-272-0878Valley Industrial Painting __ 602-256-6273
Wet Paint/CARCAP Industrial ________ 480-968-1947MPI International ______ 956-631-6880Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260
Sandblast/AutomatedValley Industrial Painting __ 602-256-6273STP Performance Coating LLC 602-276-1231
Screenprinting & Pad Printing
AP Industrial ________ 480-968-1947A2Z METALWORKER • 91 • July/Aug 2011
STP Performance Coating LLC 602-276-1231PVD (Physical Vapor
Deposition)Aluminum
Advanced Coating _____562-402-0005Chromium
Advanced Coating _____562-402-0005DLC (Diamond)
Advanced Coating _____562-402-0005Molybdenum
Advanced Coating _____562-402-0005Titanium
Advanced Coating _____562-402-0005Zirconium
Advanced Coating _____562-402-0005PLATING
Arizona Hard Chrome ____ 602-278-8671ChemResearch ________ 602-253-4175Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing ___ 602-275-3117EPSI______________714-256-8950Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930L A Specialties ________ 602-269-7612Louie's Black Oxide _____ 602-257-0530METCO Metal Finishing ___ 602-276-4120Precious Metal Plating____ 800-481-6271Precision Metalworks __ 602-455-9575Road Machinery _______ 520-623-8681
AnodizingAnodizing of Mesa______ 480-833-6412ChemResearch ________ 602-253-4175Collins Metal Finishing ___ 602-275-3117METCO Metal Finishing ___ 602-276-4120Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090
Embrittlement ReliefEPSI______________714-256-8950
Gold PlatingEPSI______________714-256-8950Foresight Finishing _____ 480-921-0000
Hard ChromeRoad Machinery _______ 520-623-8681
Nickel/ Chrome/PalladiumCollins Metal Finishing ___ 602-275-3117EPSI______________714-256-8950Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930 LA Specialties ________ 602-269-7612Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090
Silver PlatingEPSI______________714-256-8950
Tin / Zinc PlateCollins Metal Finishing ___ 602-275-3117EPSI______________714-256-8950Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930METCO Metal Finishing ___ 602-276-4120Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090
PLASMA CUTTINGElixir Industries _____ 480-834-1484
POLISHINGGold Tech Industries _____480-968-1930L A Specialties ________ 602-269-7612Road Machinery _______ 520-623-8681
PRODUCT DESIGN Design and Modeling
Bar-S Machine _____ 928-636-2115Profiles Tool & Engineering _ 480-894-1008PRECISION FLAT STOCK
Tri-Matrix __________480-844-0165PROCESSING: CHEMICAL LA Specialties ________ 602-269-7612MPI International ______ 956-631-6880VACCO Industries ______626-443-7121
Acid PickleMPI International ______ 956-631-6880
Chemical StrippingMPI International ______ 956-631-6880
PRODUCTIONAction Machine _______623-435-0883Challenger Aerospace ____ 480-894-0802Louie's Black Oxide _____602-257-0530
PUNCHINGGerome Mfg ________ 520-622-8402Group Manufacturing Serv _480-966-3952 Scottsdale Precision. Inc. ____ 480-991-0317
Scriven Precision ______480-961-9775REPAIR
Repair & Overhaul,AerospaceLewis Aerospace _______ 623-581-0764Nelson Engineering _____ 602-273-7114
ROLL FORMINGElixir Industries _____ 480-834-1484
ROUTERING, CNCMicropulse West _______ 480-966-2300
SAW CUTTINGBID Machine, Inc ______480-892-7304Echols Saw & Supply ____ 602-278-3918LAYKE, Inc.__________602-272-2654Unique Machine _______ 602-470-1911Val-Tech Mfg _________ 480-966-7376
SHEARINGAdvanced Metal Sales___ 623-434-8343Creedbilt Inc ______ 623-939-8119Elixir Industries _____ 480-834-1484Gerome Mfg ________ 520-622-8402Precision Metalworks __ 602-455-9575Scriven Precision ______480-961-9775
SHEETMETAL, PREC. ACME Metal Works _____ 480-926-4171ASHER Metal Products ____ 773-276-5007Central Components __ 520-571-1433
3285 E. 44th StreetTucson, AZ, 85713, U.S.A.
BUS. (520) 623-8681OR 800-989-8681
Mike Jones FAX (520) 798-1419Hydraulic Parts & Service Sales CELL (520) 269-1746Hydraulic Repair AFTER HRS. – SERVICE (520) 240-9387Hardchrome Plating & Honing PARTS (520) 240-9390
Mike GudinPresidentOffice: 480.306.7748Cell: 480-383-9288Fax: [email protected]
451 E. Juanita Ave.Suite #14
Mesa, AZ 85204www.SouthwestWaterjet.com
4710 E. Elwood St.Phoenix, AZ 85040
CELL 520-429-8205Todd Updyke
A2Z METALWORKER • 92 • July/Aug 2011
Dennis ReynoldsPH 602-863-3196
17464 N. 25th Ave. Ste B1 Phoenix, AZ 85023
Andrew S. Munter(480) 820-00171-888-MAC.PKGE
Specializing in MilitarySpecificationPackaging and Bar Code
PACKAGING COMPANY, INC. Marking labels
[email protected] • mocpackoging.com125 W. Gemini. Suite E-.4• Tempe, Al85283.5606. Fax 820-3197
Elixir Industries ______480-834-1484Fry Fabrications _______ 602-454-0701Phoenix Metalcraft ____602-279-4810Precision Metalworks __ 602-455-9575Southwest Metal Fab ____ 602-470-1200Stellar Machining & Fab _480-961-3075WC Machine & Tool_ ____ 480-507-4620X5 Manufacturing ______ 602-454-7385
SPINNING: MetalMetal Spinning Solutions __ 480-899-0939
SPLINESApache Gear, Inc ______ 623-934-7144
SPRAY: METAL, PLASMA
Accuwright Industries ____ 480-892-9595Bolt’s Metallizing ______ 602-244-2432Empire Precision Mach. __ 480-633-4580
SPRINGSFlat and Wire Springs
AERO Spring & Mfg Co ___ 602-243-4329Tri-Matrix __________ 480-844-0165
STAMPINGAERO Spring & Mfg Co ___ 602-243-4329Astra Fab __________ 480-497-8250Auer Precision ________ 480-834-4637ASHER Metal Products _____773-276-5007CygnetStamping & Fab ____818-240-7574Frontier Metal Stamping ___303-458-5129Gilbert Metal Stamping ___ 480-503-1283Harco Metal Products ___ 480-829-0450Precision Die & Stamping __ 480-967-2038Scriven Precision ______ 480-961-9775Weiser/Mile High Precision _ 303-280-2778Whitley Machine ______ 602-323-5550Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800
Precision Metal FormingASHER Metal Products _____773-276-5007
Stamping: AerospaceFrontier Metal Stamping ___303-458-5129
Stamping DesignFrontier Metal Stamping ___303-458-5129Weiser/Mile High Precision _ 303-280-2778
Stamping: PrototypeFrontier Metal Stamping ___303-458-5129
TAPPINGGilbert Metal Stamping ___ 480-503-1283Harschco LLC _______ 602-617-7514
TESTINGTesting: Flow / Target
Semiray Aero. Testing ____ 623-842-3030Testing: Non-Dest/ Pressure
Jet Products __________623-869-6749Semiray Aero. Testing ____ 623-842-3030
THERMAL SPRAYAccuwright Industries ____ 480-892-9595Controlled Thermal Tech'y ___602-272-3714
Empire Precision Mach. __ 480-633-4580THREADING
Thread GrindingBlue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088Grindworks _________ 623-582-5767Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335Shaw Precision _______ 480-785-4925
Thread RollingShaw Precision _______ 480-785-4925
TOOL & DIE3D Machine LLC _____ 480-239-8254Arizona Wire & Tool ______480-813-1002Gilbert Metal Stamping ___ 480-503-1283Whitley Machine ______ 602-323-5550Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800
TOOLINGFrontier Metal Stamping ___303-458-5129US Carbide Tool LLC ______480-755-3812
Tooling: Jig & Fixture Building
New Hope Machine _____ 520-825-7830TREPANNING
Trepanning Specialties ___562-633-8110TUBING
Assembly Formed TubingService & Sales _______ 480-968-9084
Formed TubingAERO Spring & Mfg Co ___ 602-243-4329Cling’s Manufacturing____480-968-1778
Large Diam. Pipe & TubingTrepanning Specialties ___562-633-8110Tube Bending /Fabrication
Cling’s Manufacturing ____480-968-1778Harco Metal Products ___ 480-829-0450Howell Precision ________623-582-4776K-zell Metals, Inc. ___ 602-232-5882Osprey Technologies ___ 480-755-0445Service & Sales _____ 480-968-9084WATER PURIF/ RECYC.
USFilter _________ 760-525-9930 WATERJET CUTTING
Aerodyne Ulbrich Alloys 800-237-2888CAD Enterprises _______ 602-278-4407Centaur Technologies___623-516-8080Creedbilt Inc _______ 623-939-8119Davia Water Jet _____ 602-442-4452EDM Express.com ____ 877-336-4548Elixir Industries ______480-834-1484Flow International ___ 480-830-0431Harschco LLC _______ 602-617-7514Jan’s Inc. ___________ 480-833-7305LAI Southwest ________ 602-304-1160MarZee Inc. ________602-269-5801New Hope Machine _____ 520-825-7830Southwest Waterjet ____480-306-7748
Stellar Machining & Fab _ 480-961-3075Taycar Enterprises ____ 505-265-2121Toolcraft of Phoenix ___623-435-5405WC Machine & Tool ______480-507-4620Whitley Machine _____602-323-5550Wintech __________ 602-437-9001
Waterjet,3D 3 - 5 AXISLAI Southwest _______ 602-304-1160
Waterjet, Multi headDavia Water Jet _______ 602-442-4452LAI Southwest _______ 602-304-1160Whitley Machine _____602-323-5550Waterjet, High Press. Cutting
Harschco LLC _______ 602-617-7514LAI Southwest _______ 602-304-1160
WASHERSAERO Spring & Mfg Co ___602-243-4329
WIRE FORMSAERO Spring & Mfg Co ___602-243-4329Tri-Matrix __________ 480-844-0165
WELDINGACME Metal Works ______ 480-926-4171APMI ____________ 480-668-0024Arrow Sheet Metal _______ 303-427-6419ASHER Metal Products _____ 773-276-5007Astra Fab __________480-497-8250AzMark ___________ 480-921-4128Banner Machine, Inc ____602-437-4984BID Machine, Inc ______480-892-7304Capital Stainless _____ 480-967-0016Central Components ___ 520-571-1433Continental Machining __ 800-777-2483Creedbilt Inc _______ 623-939-8119Elixir Industries ______ 480-834-1484Empire Precision Mach. ___ 480-633-4580Group Mfg. Serv ______480-966-3952Harco Metal Products ____ 480-829-0450Howell Precision ________ 623-582-4776Jan’s Inc. ____________ 480-833-7305Joined Alloys _________602-870-5600K-zell Metals, Inc. ____ 602-232-5882Landmark Precision ______480-940-4001Lynch Brothers Mfg ______ 602-267-7575 MSL Precision _________ 480-773-3239Precision Casting Repair ___800-622-2404Precision Metalworks ___ 602-455-9575Quality Mold _________480-892-5480Scriven Precision ______480-961-9775State Industrial Prod ____602-275-0990Stellar Machining & Fab _ 480-961-3075Taycar Enterprises ____ 505-265-2121Unique Machine ________ 602-470-1911Val-Tech Mfg __________ 480-966-7376Weiser/Mile High Precision __ 303-280-2778X5 Manufacturing _______ 602-454-7385
A2Z METALWORKER • 93 • July/Aug 2011
BOB HUDZIK E.D.M. Specialists Precision Machining
Since 1980
1930 E. 3rd St., #13 Tempe, AZ 85281
(480) 921-1665 Cell: (480) 215-7144
SUN TECH & ENG.
Total Customer SatisfactionQuality ProductsOn- Time Delivery
Matthew CarlsonSales Manager
(602) 455-9575. Fax (602) 455-0166. Cell (623) 203-96191700 N. 22nd Ave .• Phoenix, AZ. 85009
6532 W Flint St. Ste. 1 Chandler, AZ 85226
Welding: AerospaceArrow Sheet Metal _______303-427-6419Backerworks Mfg ____ 505-342-2943Central Components ___520-571-1433Joined Alloys ________ 602-870-5600JPS Manufacturing _____ 480-367-9540MSL Precision ________ 480-773-3239X5 Manufacturing ______ 602-454-7385
Welding: Alum. Med & LgArrow Sheet Metal _______303-427-6419ASHER Metal Products _____773-276-5007Continental Machining __800-777-2483Elixir Industries ______480-834-1484Empire Precision Mach. __ 480-633-4580Southwest Metal Fab ____ 602-470-1200Stellar Machining & Fab _480-961-3075Vroom Engineering & Mfg __520-293-3819Weiser/Mile High Precision _ 303-280-2778
Welding: EnclosuresASHER Metal Products _____773-276-5007Fry Fabrications _______ 602-454-0701Southwest Metal Fab ____ 602-470-1200
Welding: DesignAstra Fab __________ 480-497-8250Fry Fabrications _______ 602-454-0701
Welding: Inspection SVCNiagara Testing West _____480-968-2315Team Industrial Services __ 602-269-7868
Welding: OrbitalL&W Fluid ________ 602-323-2560
Welding: SpotASHER Metal Products _____773-276-5007Nelson Engineering _____ 602-273-7114
Welding: TigBackerworks Mfg ____ 505-342-2943Continental Machining __800-777-2483Cutting Edge Mfg ______ 480-609-7233Jan’s Inc. ___________ 480-833-7305JPS Manufacturing _____ 480-367-9540Stellar Machining & Fab _480-961-3075
Index of Advertisers3D Machine ....................................834 Sight Technologies..................... 81A&J Indus. Mch Repair ............64,81AATC ................................................83Abbott Workholding.....................80ABS Quality Evaluations ................16ABS Metallurgical Processors ........86Absolute Machining & Turning.... 93ACC Machinery ............................7,74Accuwright .....................................86Ace Laser ........................................84ACME Metal Works ...................... 92Action Machine ............................. 85Adams Mfg & Eng .........................86Adams Mach ..................15,49,74,96Advanced Coating Technologies ..92Advanced Coord Tech ...................75Advanced Metal Sales ....................80Advanced Precision .......................81Advanced Tooling ......................... 76Aero Spring & Mfg ................ ........85Aerodyne Alloys ............................79Airtek ..............................................78Alerus Bank & Trust ..................23,81All World Machinery Supply .....50,81Aluminum Precision .....................86American Aerospace ....................83AMTS ...............................................81Anchor Danly ..................................18Anodizing of Mesa ........................ 92Apache Gear ..................................86Apache Steel .................................78AP Industrial .................................. 92APMI ...............................................83Arizona Engineering .....................88Arizona Finishing ........................... 87Arizona Hard Chrome .................. 87Arizona MEP ..................................88Arizona Wire Spec .............. ..........83Arizona Wire Tool .........................93Arrow Sheet Metal ..................26,86Asher Metal Products .................. 85Astra Fab ........................................83Auer Precision .....................52-23,86Ayers Gear & Mach .......................83AZ CNC ..8,9,22,23,57-59,68-71,74,76AZMARK ...................................84,92AZ Metals .......................................78AZ Tool Steel .............................78,79B&B Tool ........................................80B & T Tool & Engr .........................78Backerworks Mfg .........................90Bank of Arizona ............................79Barry Metals .............................35,79Bar-S Machine Inc .........................83Barton Mines ...........................44,75BC Tool Grinding ........................... 87BID Machine, Inc ........................... 85Blaser ..............................................79Blue Streak Grinding .............. 44,86BMSC ......................................... 34,81Bogue Machine .............................89Bolt’s Metallizing, Inc ...................89Bralco Metals ...........................77,78CAD Enterprises ............................88CAID ................................................84California Tool.................................77Canyon State Oil ........................ 2,79Capital Stainless .......................38,82Cassavant Machining ....................91Centaur Technologies ..................88Central Components ....................89Central Valley Machine .................91Certified Comparator ....................77Certified Inspection Services ......83CGS Technologies, Inc. ................ 85Challenger Aerospace ..................88ChemResearch .............................. 87Cling’s Manufacturing .................. 85CNC Machinery ............................. 76Coast Aluminum.............. ................78Coastal Metals ...........................36,80Coating Tech ..............................73,82Collins Metal Finishing..................83Continental Machining .................89
Controlled Thermal... ....................87Country Financial ...........................81Courier Graphics...........................58Creedbilt Inc .............................22,90CRI .............................................46,81Cupps Industrial Supply.....................89Cutting Tool Consultants ..................76CTE ...................................77CVD Diamond Corp .............................79Cygnet Stamping & Fab ...............92D & R Mchy ...................................43,80DCM Tech .................................57,76DDi................................... ..........80,95Datum Inspection .........................87DaVia Water Jet ...........................88Delcam ..........................................80Diversified Diamond Products ...79East Valley Laser Inc ....................88East Valley Laser Tucson Inc. ......89East Valley Powdercoat ..............92Ebbco Inc. ..................................... 75Echols Saw & Supply ...................74EDM Express.com .......................82EDM Network .........................42,78EDM Perform Access. .................79EDM Tech ................................ 60,83Ellison Machinery ........... 3,54,74,76Elixir Industries .............................84Elrod Machine & Mfg .............40,77Empire Precision Mach. ............... 90EPSI. .................................................92Evans Precision Mach’g ..............86Excaliber Precision.......................84Fine Line Fabricating Inc. ............86Fine Line Laser Cutting ................92Flow Intl ...................................27,78Foresight Finishing ......................92Foresight Technologies ...............84Frontier Metal Stamping ............92Fry Fabrications ...............1,30-32,85Fry Steel Co ...................................78Galaxy Associates, Inc .................79Ganesh Machinery ..................25,76Gartman Tech Services ..........62,82Geiger Electric Inc ........................ 75Gerome Mfg ...........................48,84Gilbert Metal Stamping...............83Gilbert Precision Machine ...........90Gladhill Assoc .........................38,88Global EDM Supply ...................... 77Glover Precision, Inc. ...................88Gold Tech Industries ....................88Great Western ........................66,81Grindworks ...................................84Group Manufacturing .................85Haas Factory Outlet ............3,76,77Hangsterfer’s .......................... 41,76HK Machining ...............................89Harco Metal Products .................83Harschco ......................................87Hawkeye Precision ......................85Helical Solutions ........................... 81Hi-Tech Machining & Welding ....85Horizon Carbide ...........................78Howard PMP ................................88Howell Precision .........................82HUB Intl ........................................ .81Hurco .............................................43Ind. Metal Supply .................... 10,79Ind.Tool Die ...................................89Ind. Workholding Solution .........80Infinisys ...................................84,88Innovative Cutting Tools ............. 77Innovative Tool Sales .................. 77Intech Funding ............................. 19Integrated Systems Inc ...............82International Machine Parts ......90IRH ................................................. 81ITDE ...............................................89Jan’s Inc .........................................89J B’s Prec Ind....................................88JD Ellen LLC ......................................89Jemelco Inc .....................................81J.K. Tool................................ .........76Joined Alloys .................................92
Jorgenson ... .................... ...................76JPS Manufacturing ...............................86JWB Manufacturing ..............................87K D Capital ........................... ....... 74Klontech Indus. Sales ..............74,80KMT Waterjet ............................24,75K-Tec Equip & Supplies ................. 45K-Zell Metals, Inc. .......................... 85L&W Machine Co. .........................88LA Specialties ...........................26,88LAI International ...........................86Landmark Precision .................46,84Larry Arroues & Co. ...................... 78Layke Inc ........................................84Leavitt Group .................................81Lewis Aerospace........................... 85Lone Arrow ....................................77Louie’s Black Oxide .................85,87Louie’s Gun Finishing ................... 87Lynch Brothers .............................. 87MSL Precision ................................ 87Machinery Sales ............................ 76MAC Packaging ..............................92Magnum Precision .............. 21,75,77Makino ........................................ 5,74Marshall Tool & Supply ................80MarZee .................................14,78,86Matrix Machine ........................83,84May Foundry .................................86Mesa Machinery ........................... 76Metalcraft Inc. ...............................88Metal Processing Intl ....................91Metal Spinnng ............................... 85Metals Eng & Testing Labs ...........81Metco Metal .................................88Methods Machine ........................ 76Micro-Tronics .............................12,84Micro 100 ...................................10,79Micropulse West ........................... 83Milne ................................................81Mirachem .......................................77MITSUBISHI ....................................37MMR LLC ........................................82Moore Tool & Equip ..................... 76Mountain Rep ................................81Morsch Machine ........................... 83MSC Industrial ................................ 51MSL Precision ................................ 85Muratec ......................................... 76National Grinding & Mfg. .............86NBS Calibrations ......................62,80Nelson Engineering ...................... 85New Hope Machine .....................84Niagara Testing West ....................92North-South .............................37,77NTK Cutting Tools ......................... 76O’Donnell & Associates ...............80OGP .................................................75Omax Corp. ....................28,29,65,74Orion Registrar ..............................88Osborn Products .....................84,86Osprey Technologies ....................86Perfection Industrial Finishing .....91Perfection Powder Coating ............84Perma-Finish... ............................... 87Petersen Inc ..................................90Petroferm ................................. 77,84PGI ...................................................82Phoenix Grinding ..........................84Phoenix Heat Treat ....................... 87Phoenix Metalcraft .......................92Phoenix Metal Trading. ....................72,80Pivot............................... ...............58,87PMA Photometals . .......................82PMC Manufacturing .....................89Powerhaus ....................................90Powill Mfg.............................. ... .......87Precious Metal Plating. ......... ..88Precision Casting Repair ......... 83Precision Die ..................................... .83Precision Industrial Painting ............84Precision Metalworks ......................93Premier Precision....................48,84,85Prime Machine ....................................84 Pro Precision .......................................86
Pro Ultrasonics ....................................78Profiles Tool & Eng ...................................84QTC ..............................................................80Quality Advisory...............................77Qualichem, Inc ..................................78Quality Mold.........................86R&D Specialty Manco................89Road Machinery ..............................92Rocky Mountain Saw Blades......... 75Ryerson ............................................80S&S Machinery Sales ...................... 76Samuel, Son & Co. ........... 17,63,78,79Satowfi .............................................89Savage Machine ..............................75SBG Capital ......................................80Scottsdale Precision Inc. ................ 83Scriven Precision Fab. .................... 83Semiray ......................................55,89Service & Sales ................................80Setco Marketing ............................ 79Sharp ................................................ 67Shaw Precision Grind’g .................. 85Shop Floor Automations ................81S L Fusco .......................................... 78Southwest Metal Fab ......................82Southwest Metrology, Inc ............88Southwest Powder ........................ 87Southwest Spindle Service ............80Southwest Swiss Precision Mchg .......89Southwest Waterjet ........................92Star Metal Fluids ..........11,75,78,80,81State Industrial Prod ...................... 78Steel Services Grind’g................ 14,84Stellar Machining & Fab Inc. ...........92Stevens Engineering ...................... 79Sun Grinding ...............................20,86Sun Tech ........................................... 93Superior Grinding ......................56,87Sustaining Edge Solutions ........57,80Swisstech Tooling & Mfg ................91Systems3 ..........................................89TAYCAR ............................................86TCI Precision Metals ....................... 78TMM Precision ...........................83,94T.S.M. Mach. ................................... 74Team Industrial Services ...........60,87TechMark........................................86Temperature Processing................ 87Temtco Steel .................................... 78The Metal Man......................... 83,86The Tech Group............................. 90The Werks C&C ..............................79Tipco Punch....................................78TMI (GibbsCAM) ............................ 81TNT Sandblasting ......................... 89Tolleson Steel .................................78Toolcraft of Phoenix ..................... 89Tooling Molds West...................... 89Tornquist Machinery .....................75Total Filtration Sys ......................... 77Total Quality Sys .......................22,78Trepanning Specialties .................. 91 Tri-Matrix Mach ............................85Tsugami ..........................................47TW Metals ......................................79Tube Service ...................................78U S Shop Tools ..........................39,77Ulbrich of CA ............................. 13,78Unique Machine ............................76United Performance Metals ........78Universal Laser Systems ............... 16US Carbide Tools ...........................93VACCO Industries .................... 40,83Val-Tech Mfg ..................................85Valley Industrial Painting ..............92Vroom Enginering & Mfg ............ 90Washington Cal. ......................87WC Machine & Tool .......................85Weiser/Mile High Precision.......... 86Western States Metal ................... 81White Rock Inc. ............................ 89Whitley Machine ..................... 86Widia ...............................................76Wintech ..........................................85Wire-Tech .......................................85Wrico ..............................................85X5 ....................................................85
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