a2z metalworker may june sw 2015

Vol. 21, No. 3 May/June 2015

Welcome TO CMA Waterjet...Your New Waterjet Company With Decades Of

Experience

www.a2zmetalworker.com

Southwest Edition (AZ, NV, and NM)

Vol. 21, No. 3 May/June 2015

Southwest Edition (AZ, NV, and NM)

Free Shipping on $150+ orders. Factory Direct. 30% Less.

800.754.6920Free Shipping on $150+ orders. Factory Direct. 30% Less.

800.754.6920

A2Z MetalworkerP. O. Box 33857Portland, OR 97292

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 technoLogy inside

Maxum Petroleum l www.canyonstateoil.com l 1 800 894 7773

Serving Arizona, New Mexico & Nevada

Canyon State Oil / www.canyonstateoil.com / 1 800 894 7773


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 technoLogy inside

Maxum Petroleum l www.canyonstateoil.com l 1 800 894 7773


“People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.” -this version is credited to Mother Teresa

CONTRIBUTORSKim CarpenterTakashi SatoGene WirthChris SeayHugh Taylor

Kate Carpenter

Announcements. ........... 6-7,10,12,14,16,18Feature Articles.....28-29,36,42-43,48-49More Feature Articles .....56-57,64,68-69Buyers Guide Equipment............... 81-89Buyers Guide Processes ............. 90-101Card Gallery ................................ 81-101Index of Advertisers .......................... 102Editorial.................................Throughout

CoverCMA Waterjet, A New Company

with Decades of Waterjet Experience Announces its Omax

80X with an A-JetPhotography by Takashi Sato

Published by:A2Z MetalworkerPUBLISHER/EDITOR

Linda [email protected]

Mail Address: PO Box 33857Portland, OR 97292

Telephone: (602) 412-7696

Website: www.a2zmetalworker.com

Editors Corner

Linda DalyPublisher

Published bi-monthly to keep precision manu-facturers 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 8500 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 A2Zmetalworker.com.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 SW • 4 • May/June 2015

www.facebook.com/A2ZMetalworker

RELIABILITY. PRICE. REPUTATION.

WE KNOW what it’s like. We’re MACHINISTS, too.

We CUT METAL every day.

= TOTAL CUSTOMER VALUE.

That’s why we’re driven to make sure that every Haas CNC machine is trustworthy, affordable, and always backed by the industry’s best after-sale service.

A Division of Ellison Machinery Co. LLC


Proud sponsor of the Stewart-Haas #41 car

Haas VF-2SS Super Speed Vertical Machining Center

2015 HaasAds_FO130.indd 3 12/11/14 9:04 AM

Generally speaking good things happen to good people. And I don’t just mean kind people. I mean also people who run their businesses with honesty, fairness, and integrity. People who take care of their customers. These are the businesses that are so often successful.

I get to meet so many incredible people in this industry, and I especially enjoy writing articles on businesses that are making products that go into airplanes, that are used in medical equipment, and that are used to help keep our soldiers safe.

For the most part, the people who I work with are honest, hard working business owners. But, sadly, there are people out there who lack integrity. We all know people like this, and interestingly, we can often feel that something isn’t right, isn’t good about them. What I have found is that people like this who own a business, often end up with a failed business. You just can’t be a bad person and expect to be a good business owner. You can’t take advantage of others, whether they are your customers, your suppliers, or your employees, and expect good things to happen.

We have so many new companies that are new advertisers, and it was a great issue for writing articles about machine shops in this region! Please take the time to read about a brand new business (CMA Waterjet, our cover article), a relatively new machine shop (Flex-Pro), about some companies that are decades old (Arizona Sealing Devices and Prototech), and then companies celebrating more than a half century in business (Creedbilt and Anderson Painting)! 3 of the companies featured in this issue just recently certified to ISO/AS9100 standards. Creedbilt shows how a manufacturing facility operating heavy equipment can still go green, helping our environment. I will be anxious to follow their continued growth over the next several years, and to see how they morph themselves to ensure ongoing success.

You will see pictures from several machine tool dealers who hosted Open Houses to thank their customers, and there are more Open Houses planned that are announced in this issue.

Until next issue, enjoy Spring and God Bless our Troops! And if you like the issue, feel free to ‘Like Us” on Facebook


AZ Metals - Your Mesa’s Metal Supplier

AZ Metals is pleased to announce our newest team member, Leland “Lee” Baker. Lee has been working in our warehouse and making customer deliveries and vendor pickups. Eventually we will have Lee assist with customer sales. We have experienced great growth over the past year and wish to continue maintaining our extensive

selection and exceptional service that AZ Metals’ customers have grown to know. We have also recently updated our website, making it easier to navigate, and we have added a few new pages which we will continue to update with new information about all AZ Metals has to offer.

Please visit us at http://www.az-metals.net to learn more about our Mesa metal supply company that carries all metals in all shapes, custom cut to meet our customers’ needs!

Romi Machine Tools, Ltd. Introduces Jeff Kiszonas as Western Regional Sales Manager

Romi Machine Tools, Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has recently hired Jeff Kiszonas to support the Western United States. Jeff will support customers through distribution, including Smith Machinery Co. Inc. (UT, ID, MT, WY); Machine Toolworks Inc. (OR, WA, Western Canada), and People

Tech (Northern CA and Northern Nevada).

Jeff is new to Romi Machine Tools, but he brings a wealth of experience to Romi’s customers. When he left the Marine Corps as an electrical technician, he spent several years working for a machine shop in Southern California. He additionally supported EDM and CNC machine tool builders, in such roles as a Service Engineer and Product Manager. Later, he supported customers’ EDM consumables requirements, and he has worked for machine tool dealers throughout the USA.

Jeff says, “I am so delighted to work with such a great company as Romi Machine Tools. We are renown in machine tool manufacturing in South America, particularly in Brazil, where we are a market share leader. With Eduardo Paiva now running our US operations, we are poised to grow the market here in the United States.”

Founded by Americo Emilio Romi in 1930 as an automobile repair shop in Santa Barbara d’Oeste, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Industries Romi S.A. has grown to become a global leader in Machine Tools, Plastic Injection Molding Machines, High Precision Adjustable Boring Systems and Rough and Machined Castings. Its products and services are marketed domestically and exported to five continents for industries such as automobile and automotive components manufacturing, consumer goods, agricultural machinery and implements, and industrial machinery and equipment.

Announcements Continued Page 7

Announcements & ReleasesRomi Machine Tools, Ltd. manufactures Machine Tools (metal cutting machines and metal removal equipment such as CNC Lathes, Conventional Engine Lathes, and Machining Centers); Plastic Injection Molding Machines; and Rough or machined grey, ductile and vermicular castings.

In the Western United States, contact Jeff to learn how your machine shop can benefit from the Romi Machine tool line at 480-510-4146. If you are interested in becoming a distributor in this region, you can talk to him directly. Visit RomiUSA.com to learn more about the company’s superior products.

JB’s Precision Announces New President, New Location

JB’s Precision is pleased to announce some major changes. The company, in business since 1966, promoted Stacy Hoffner to the position of company president. Prior to the change, Stacy’s father-in-law Stan Hoffner, led the company. Today, JB’s Precision is a woman-owned, ISO9001: 2008/ AS9100 Certified company.

Coincident with the management change, the company also recently moved into a new expanded facility that they built. The new facility, located at 2320 W Parkside Lane, just a mile from their previous location, offers not only

more square footage, but additionally a state-of-the-art modernized facility.

To find ot more about how JB’s Precision can help your business, contact them at 623-581-9088 or visit jbsprecision.com

CHIRON Announces Eugene Hendrix As West Coast Regional Manager

CHIRON America is pleased to announce that Eugene Hendrix will manage sales and distribution for the company, supporting customers in CO, UT, ID, MT, WY, CA, OR, WA, AZ, NV and NM.

Eugene is a mechanical engineer, earning his degree from Northwestern University. He is also a card carrying Journeyman Mold and Die maker. Eugene spent more than 24 years working in shops, from apprentice to head designer and programmer.

After his career as a mold and die maker, Eugene held positions supporting machine shops while working for machine tool builders and dealers. Eugene says, “I am so proud to work for CHIRON America, where we have the best engineering team to support us in the field. Customers can expect superior support when they purchase machines from CHIRON America.”

A2Z METALWORKER SW • 7 •May/June 2015

Is your business in Arizona?

ACC Machinery o�ers:

¾ E�ective experience discussing and understanding applications.

¾ Local demonstrations available.

¾ On sta�, local service support for New and Used equipment.

¾ Family owned & operated.

¾ Inventory of several types of common wear parts and tooling.

¾ If we can’t help you, we can refer you to who can.

¾ In business, in Phoenix, since 1969 with long term relationships.

Call: 602-258-7330 MACHINERY SALES4 SERVICE4 PARTS4 TOOLING4

Discoverwhy we’ve been meeting Arizona’s

metal working needs for

over45years logo


Machining centers and turnkey solutions “Made by CHIRON” are the world’s first choice in all metalworking industries, from small to large-sized companies. When it comes to high-quality machining of parts at minimal costs, CHIRON engineers implement perfectly matched components to meet specific customer requirements and the most economical solution. From conception to mass production process, the total solution is provided from a single source. CHIRON machines can be found in nearly every automotive manufacturing company, as well as in a number of aerospace and medical manufacturers. CHIRON is one of the largest automation integrator in the US for lights out manufacturing.

To learn more about how you can increase your automation, and offer ‘lights out’ manufacturing to your customers, contact Eugene at 704-534-5436. Eugene and the CHIRON team are also looking for experienced service personnel in the Western region.

SigmaTEK Systems Welcomes Todd Shrum As Regional Sales Rep in Arizona

SigmaTEK is pleased to announce that it recently promoted Todd Shrum to Regional Sales Rep supporting customers in Arizona. Todd will help manufacturing facilities to improve machine utilization, machine motion optimization and shop floor throughput with SigmaTEK software

solutions.

Todd brings 7 years of SigmaTEK experience to his new customers in Arizona. Prior to this position, Todd was the Regional Technical Manager for the Central Region. He also brings more than 20 years of experience in the manufacturing industry.

For over twenty years, SigmaTEK has been an industry leader in machine cutting software. With approximately 180 engineers, mathmaticians, developers, and professionals world-wide, SigmaTEK has created the best nesting software and support teams for all machine manufacturing needs. Please welcome Todd to the region. Todd can be reached at 513-315-2395 or you can email him at [email protected]

Moore Tool & Equipment Announces ‘Welcome To Your Fabr ication Destination’ Where You Can Try Before Before You Buy’ Moore Tool & Equipment is pleased to announce that it has expanded its Showroom! Tom Moore, owner of the machine tool company, says,

“With our larger space, we can offer more machines for our customers to try when they are cutting, shearing, bending, grinding, sawing, etc.”Moore Tool & Equipment is open 5 days a week, at 3127 W. Virginia Ave, Suite #10, in Phoenix.

Announcements & Releases Continued

WHAT DO YOU LOOK FORIN YOUR MACHINE TOOL DISTRIBUTOR?

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 Certifi ed

Your emergency is our emergency. So donʼt panic. If anything goes wrong with your equipment, call Arizona CNC. You will get a quick response from an expert, factory certifi ed 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 fi x them later. AZCNC offers preventive maintenance programs to help you avoid unexpected downtime through managed care of your equipment.

PROFESSIONAL SALES ENGINEERS

Knowledgeable, Experienced

Our goal is to provide you with the right solution and improve your profi tability. 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 fi nd the most effi cient 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, Automation

If you are looking for a partner to help solve your machining challenges and optimize your cycle times turn to our applications engineering department. You benefi t from the knowledge and experience that comes with people who work full time solving tough problems for various companies every day. Whether itʼs 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, LLC1205 S. Park Lane, Suite 2

Tempe, AZ 85281www.arizonacnc.com

LOCAL FACILITY

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 Arizonaʼs manufacturing companies – the ones determined to fi nd a better way to compete in this worldʼs economy. We offer everything from parts to production-ready systems. And we do so with a friendly, personal touch, too often missing in todayʼs click-and-order environment.

Call us with your manufacturing challenges. Youʼll be pleasantly surprised by what we can provide!

Product Lines

OKUMA

FANUCROBOTICS

CALL US FOR ALL OF YOUR

MACHINE CALIBRATION NEEDS!

FANUC Robotics is the industry leader in automated machine tool loading and unloading.

Swiss-style automatics, turning machines and machin-ing centers known worldwide for their superior design and construction.

TSUGAMI

OMAX

Industry leading Waterjet machines.

Product LinesProduct Lines480-615-6353 • Fax: 480-615-6352

World class manufacturer of high technology CNC turn-ing centers, machining centers and cylindrical grinders.

Editorial Contact:

Paula Ameigh

Director, Marketing & Customer Services 607-378-4232 [email protected]

www.hardinge.com

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

HARDINGE

Hardinge is the leader in providing highly reliable turning, milling, grinding and workholding solutions unmatched in the industry for more than 100 years. Products include: • HARDINGE, manual lathes to high-performance, Super-

Precision multi-tasking CNC lathes, world’s largest manufacturer of precision collets and workholding systems.

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

• KELLENBERGER, precision CNC universal grinding machines for OD, face and ID grinding.

• TSCHUDIN, compact, high precision CNC grinding machines for low or high-volume OD production CNC grinding.

• HAUSER, multi-axis precision jig grinding for complex profi les.

Doosan Infracore America Optimal Solutions for the Future

Turning Solutions Engineered and Built toPerform under Pressure.Turning Solutions Engineered and Built toPerform under Pressure.

Doosan Infracore America Machine Tools Corporate Office & Engineering Center Midwestern Technical Center 19A Chapin Road, Pine Brook, NJ 07058 1701 F Howard Street, Elk Grove, IL 60007 Tel. +1 973 618 [email protected] Western Technical Centerwww.DoosanMachineToolsUSA.com 488 W. Meats Avenue, Orange, CA 93865

Turning Solutions Engineered and Built to

HorizontalTurning Centers

MultitaskingTurning Centers

VerticalTurning Centers

Large CapacityTurning Centers

NEWPuma SMX3100Turn-Mill Center

C

M

Y

CM

MY

CY

CMY

K

MetalWorkerAd-TC-0115.pdf 1 2/10/2015 3:59:13 PM



Ron Taylor, manager for the company, says, “We are also hosting an Open House in May (Date TBD) to show all of our customers how they can utilize our machines to make sure it works for their parts.”

Contact Ron and Tom at 602-455-8904 to learn more about how they can help you with your fabrication needs.

ACC Machinery Hosts Successful Open House for Their Customers

ACC Machinery’s recent open house was a great opportunity for Factory

specialists to help customers discover effective application solutions. The main features were live demonstrations of the Flow Mach 2b waterjet cutting system, Marvel saws & Timesavers finishing machine.

“It was a successful turn out with very positive feedback.” – Kirk

McDowell.

Haas DM-1 High-Speed 40-Taper Drill/Mill Center

To compete in today’s economy, shops must produce parts quickly and accurately, while optimizing their floor space. Whether you’re a high-mix production shop looking to increase throughput, or a job shop looking for a small, fast 40-taper machine, the DM-1 from Haas

Automation is the solution.The DM-1 is a high-speed, lean-style machining center with a compact footprint that allows multiple machines to be placed side-by-side to make the most efficient use of valuable shop floor space. Its high acceleration rates, fast axis speeds, and short tool change times – combined with a 40-taper inline spindle – make the DT-1 an attractive high-productivity machining center.

The DM-1 has a 20” x 16” x 15.5” work cube and a 26” x 15” T-slot table. The 40-taper inline direct-drive spindle turns to 15,000 rpm, and allows high-speed rigid tapping, with up to four times retract speed. The spindle is coupled directly to the motor to reduce heat, increase power transmission, and provide excellent surface finishes. A 15-hp vector drive system provides 46 ft-lb (peak) of cutting torque for milling and boring operations.

The DM-1 provides cutting feedrates to 1200 ipm for high-speed milling, and the machine’s 18+1 side-mount tool changer swaps tools quickly to reduce non-cutting time. High-speed 2400 ipm rapids combine with high acceleration rates to shorten cycle times and increase throughput.

Built in the USA by Haas, the DM-1 Drill/Mill Center is backed by the worldwide network of Haas Factory Outlets – the most extensive system of support and service in the industry.



Turning Solutions Engineered and Built toPerform under Pressure.Turning Solutions Engineered and Built toPerform under Pressure.


Turning Solutions Engineered and Built to

HorizontalTurning Centers

MultitaskingTurning Centers

VerticalTurning Centers

Large CapacityTurning Centers

NEWPuma SMX3100Turn-Mill Center

C

M

Y

CM

MY

CY

CMY

K

MetalWorkerAd-TC-0115.pdf 1 2/10/2015 3:59:13 PM

215 South Rockford Drive ,Tempe, AZ 480-968-3711

adamsmachineryaz.com

A2Z METALWORKER SW • 12 • May/June 2015Announcements Continued Page 14


Delcam to support OSG ‘Train the Nation’ tour for die and mold manufacturers

Delcam is supporting OSG Tap & Die with its series of in-depth seminars showing die and mold manufacturers how to take their machining to the next level. The tour will be visiting cities across the USA from April to September. For a full list of dates and venues, please go to http://www.

osgtool.com/osgtour

Each of the one-day training events will show machinists how they can produce better results and achieve more productivity from their machines.

Delcam will show the latest release of its PowerMILL programming software for five-axis and high-speed machining on a Mikron machine tool using OSG Tap & Die tooling. During the seminars, experts from the three companies will share with delegates the latest tips and techniques needed to take their machining capabilities to the next level.

TechShop Announces Camp Maker Featured Workshop in Chandler, AZ

Camp Maker is a unique experience for young makers to discover the tools of the New Industrial Revolution!

The course focuses on core STEAM values while teaching key critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Design and Build Camp introduces young innovators to software and provides a chance to bring creations to life using TechShop equipment. Participants will spend time during the week using their CAD (computer aided design) skills in Autodesk and Adobe software before bringing projects to TechShop’s Universal laser cutters and MakerBot 3D printers.

Day 1 will be an intro to TechShop and the Maker Movement, and campers will make their own camp shirts, embellished with their own designs!

Days and 2 and 3 will have the students learning about lasers and 3D printing and the software used to operate them, as well as introduce the design challenge for each machine.

Days 4 and 5 will give the students plenty of time to work with the equipment, with breaks for mini design challenges.

Participants who take and successfully pass this course will be certified to use the Universal laser cutters, MakerBot 3D printers, vinyl cutter, heat press, and silkscreen printing station at TechShop.

This one-week Summer Camp is for

NEED LASER CUTTING & FAB?

480.733.6594 AEIFAB.COM

AEIFABRICATION • 1113 West Birchwood Avenue Mesa, Arizona 85210 • 480.733.6594 • 480.733.6596 Fax • AEIFab.com

THE SOUTHWEST’S #1 LASER CUTTING & METAL FAB SOURCE

OUR 6,000-Watt AMADA LC-3015F1 NT

PRECISION LASERCUTTING SYSTEMSAVES YOU TIME

AND MONEY

THE SOUTHWEST’S #1 LASER CUTTING & METATAT L FAFAF B SOURCECALL ON AEI FABRICATION

Design & Engineering • Precision Laser Cutting • Punching & Stamping • Bending & Forming • Welding & AssemblyProduct Finishing • Logistics & Controls • Quality Assurance • Superior Customer Service

At AEI Fabrication, we believe in service and are celebrating 20 years of expertise in cost-saving,high-quality metal fabrication. Our turn-key precision laser cutting and metal fabrication operationhas become a ‘go-to’ source for customers in a variety of industries throughout the Southwest.

We believe first impressions are everything and are meticulous with our fabrication processes toensure quality throughout your order. We can handle your job from design to your doorstep.

We believe anything is possible. Our 6,000-Watt Amada LC3015F1-NT laser system cuts up to1.25-inch steel, up to .75-inch stainless steel/aluminum and is the only system of its kind in Arizona.

At AEI, we believe in our business and want to turn your first impression into a lasting relationship. Call on us today for a facility tour and complimentary lunch with our founder.

AEI-Fab-A2Z-MetalWorker-2015-Ron_A2Z 12/10/14 4:22 PM Page 1


QualiChem Director of Metalworking, Mike Forest (L) with QualiChem President, Glenn Frank (R) present award to Russ Kurzawski (Center).

Star Metal Fluids Named “Top QualiChem Distributor”We would like to thank our customers for making us #1!Russ Kurzawski, Founder & Owner Star Metal Fluids

Star Metal Fluids, LLCA Distributor of QualiChem Products

[email protected]

Find what you need and order online:

www.qualichem.comAN ISO 9001:2008 COMPANY

QC-SMF_TopDistributor_A2Z_8x11_06-14_v3_FA.indd 1 7/7/14 8:13 PM

by Metal Center News.

Our position at the top of this list demonstrates that our sawing brand commands the largest share of mind and provides the highest level of customer satisfaction among discerning service center executives.

Haas Factory Outlet-Phoenix Invites Machinists to CNC Training

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

One day classes are also offered on some of the most common topics raised to our service technicians and applications engineers.

Please join us for an upcoming session of the Haas CNC training. We recommend registering as early as possible as class sizes are limited.

May 18th – 20th: Mill TrainingJune 15th – 17th: Lathe Training

Training is held at Haas Factory Outlet- Phoenix, a Division of Ellison Machinery, located at 1610 A Priest Drive, Tempe, AZ. To register or for additional information, call 480-968-5335 or visit ellisonaz.com

Okuma’s New MU-8000V 5-Axis Vertical Machining Center Delivers Versatility and Superior Accuracy

Okuma’s new MU-8000V vertical machining center is excellent for 5-axis multi-sided machining. Standard ball-screw cooling and a highly rigid left-right, mobile trunnion table support high precision and power to machine difficult materials and a wide range of workpieces.

This workhorse is available with a standard No. 40 or 50 spindle, providing a configuration for nearly any 5-axis job. An in-machine coil chip conveyor allows for safe, reliable chip


Bralco Metals929 E. Jackson St.

Phoenix, AZ 85034 p: 602-252-1918 f: 602-252-7813

Proudly Serving

Arizona Since 1989

• Aluminum • Stainless • Copper • Brass

Processing Capabilities

Custom Blanking

Slitting

Precision Plate Sawing

Shearing

Precision Bar Saw Cutting

Thermal Flattening

Double-Disk Grinding

Blanchard Grinding

ShapesCoilSheetPlateRod & BarCustom Extrusions

www.bralco.com

Local Sales, Processing, Inventory & Support

Shapes

Local Sales, Processing,

Daily Deliveries to Phoenix,

Tucson, and Surrounding Areas

Local In-House Coil Processing

AS9120 / ISO9001 Certifi ed

Approved Supplier of Major

Aerospace OEMs


kids ages 12-17, Monday through Friday from 10AM - 4PM.

The 2015 R2 release of PowerMILL includes improvements in toolpath simulation and verification, area clearance and drilling, plus more options for customization by users. Full details are on the Learning Zone at www.delcam.tv/pm2015/lz/EN/index.asp

METAL SERVICE CENTER NEWS readers voted HYDMECH their #1 choice in band sawing equipment

HYDMECH is proud to have been voted the number one equipment brand in the Sawing category

M a z a k a n d P e n s k e R a c i n g Continue Winning Partnership

Building on a winning tradition that spans over 20 years, Mazak Corporation is pleased to announce its continued partnership with Penske Racing for all cars competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup® and Verizon IndyCar® Series, as well as one car in the NASCAR XFINITY® series. Mazak Corporation and Penske Racing have been partners since 1994, when Mazak became one of the first sponsors of Penske Racing South, Roger Penske’s original NASCAR racing organization.

Over the past two decades, Penske Racing has engineered an edge over the competition by keeping more parts manufacturing in-house on equipment supplied by Mazak. Inside Penske Racing’s state-of-the-art facility on 105 acres in Mooresville, North Carolina, the NASCAR and IndyCar groups manufacture everything from chassis to key suspension parts.

“We don’t just partner with any organization. They must be industry leaders that can get the job done and work with us in a win-win situation,” said Matt Gimbel, production manager at Penske Racing.

“The technology of our cars and components continue to progress

discharge. Close proximity of the spindle and control panel in addition to easy access to the workpiece give this machine superior operator functionality.

Maximum productivity is achieved with a wide array of automation

options. The unique design places the pallet changes at the back of the machine, allowing easy connection to a PALLETACE flexible manufacturing system, pallet pool, large capacity ATC and robots to deliver high productivity in addition to high accuracy.

The MU-8000V can be equipped with Okuma’s exclusive Super-NURBS function, enabling high feed rates and ultra-fine finishes.

Optional Machining Navi monitors cutting conditions and displays optimal spindle speed to eliminate chatter. 5-Axis Auto Tuning achieves higher accuracies by automatically measuring and correcting machine misalignments in minutes.

Okuma’s Thermo-Friendly Concept and Collision Avoidance System are standard Intelligent Technologies to ensure this 5-axis machining center performs consistently from the first part to the last, regardless of warm up time or ambient temperatures and the machine is protected from potentially harmful crashes.

For more information on the MU-6300V visit http://bit.ly/1NECAGq.







We are a full service leading provider: • ISO 9001 Quality System • AS9100 Aviation, Space and Defense • ISO 13485 Medical Devices • ISO 14001 Environmental • Six Sigma Improvement • Quality Systems Training • ITAR Services • Web-Based ELearning • NADCAP Services • Performance Measurement Systems • Lean Manufacturing • Conduct Your Internal Audits

Methods to Improve Your Business Performance

“Sustaining Edge Solutions provides excellent customer service. Our management system has resulted in financial gains for the entire organization.” Richard Gomez, V.P. Quality MedAire International

Sustaining Edge Solutions gave us the direction and assistance we needed to implement our new AS9100 Aviation, Space and Defense Business Management System. They were professional, affordable and always on call when we needed them. I would personally recommend them to anyone looking to step up to the next level in their business." Rocky Hettinger, President Hawkeye Precision, Inc. Missed our "ISO 9001:2015 Revision and Update" workshops? Contact

us for free copy of presentation material. Visit our blog with searchable tool to view over eight years of valuable manufacturing best practices and profit improvement methods. Congratulations to our clients that have achieved recent certification. Aerovation, Inc. Destech Corporation Anderson Painting Spin Magnetics

Visit us at www.sustainingedge.com Contact us at 888-572-9642 • [email protected]

Sustaining Edge Solutions worked with each of our employees one-on-one to help customize a system specifically for us. Our new quality system has streamlined many of our processes and corrected multiple inefficiencies. When it came time for our ISO 9001 CB audit, we were well prepared and completed the entire process in a remarkable short time.” Paul Finn, President Aerovation, Inc.

in precision and complexity, which, in turn, makes them tougher to manufacture. To stay ahead, we rely on Mazak machines with multi-tasking, 5-axis and DONE IN ONE® capabilities as well as large tool storage capacities, pallet changers and easy programming for even our most complex of parts.”

In addition to advanced machine tool technology, Penske Racing relies on Mazak for training and application support. Between the team’s Mooresville and Concord locations, Penske Racing machine shops use nine Mazaks, including VERTICAL TRAVELING COLUMN, VERTICAL CENTER NEXUS, QUICK TURN SMART and QUICK TURN NEXUS models.

For more information on Mazak’s products and solutions, visit www.mazakusa.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Haas Late Breaking News High-Speed, Compact, Dual-Axis Rotary Table

The new TRT100 dual-axis rotary table from Haas Automation provides high-speed, accurate, 3+2 positioning and full 5-axis machining of small, complex parts. The unit’s compact size and light weight make the TRT100 the perfect dual-axis solution for small machining centers. Fast indexing speeds ensure short cycle times, and powerful brakes on both axes guarantee extreme accuracy.

The TRT100 uses powerful brushless servomotors to provide 35 ft-lb of spindle torque on the tilt axis and 16 ft-lb on the rotary axis, with indexing speeds of 1000 deg/sec on both axes. The unit provides ±120

degrees of tilt and 360 degrees of rotation to position parts to almost any angle for machining. The precision- ground 100 mm platter features multiple bolt patterns and a precision through-bore for versatile fixturing, and will swing

parts up to 8.4” diameter. The maximum platter capacity is 15 lb for 3+2 machining, and 5 lb for 5-axis machining. A pair of user- configurable ports on the side of the TRT100 route air through the tilt axis to the rotary axis for operating pneumatic fixtures or other air-activated devices.

At just 20” wide and less than 13” deep, the TRT100 easily fits into nearly any machining center, or can be mounted on one end of a larger machine’s table, freeing up the remainder for additional fixtures or vises.

It is the perfect complement for Haas Automation’s high-speed DT-1 Drill/Tap Center and Super Speed VMCs. Like all Haas rotary tables, the TRT100 can easily be removed when not needed.

More Than 100 Attend Nor th-South’s Fundamentals Of Bending Training Classes - and Come Attend Their Open House 6/9-6/10!Recently, North South Machinery presented 3 workshops for press brake users. The first seminar featured Bob Macauley, a nationally well known consultant in the art of metal forming. Attendees were given tips on the proper rules and techniques of bending and metal forming.


A2Z_Metalworker-Take5-Ad.indd 1 3/27/2015 9:01:52 AM


Announcements & Releases ContinuedThe second workshop was focused on visual control training, and the 3rd workshop focused on ETS-300 Control Training.

Glen Zachman, who supports North South customers in Arizona, said, “We had more than 100 current and prospective customers across the 3 days of training. In addition to the training each participant received, lunch was served so that they could share ideas across other press brake users -- including AMADA and Cincinnati users, to name a few.”

To learn more about North South, contact them at 602-391-4696 or visit northsouthmachinery.com. Glen and the

North South team welcome you to visit their Phoenix, show room at 4221 E Raymond St, #100 for their Open House on 6/9-6/10.

BMSC To Host Internal Process Audit Seminar Come join us for a workshop on how to conduct process audits in a simple format to get the most out of your internal audit program. Learn the right questions to ask when auditing to find opportunities for improvement and the effectiveness of your processes!

Date: Thursday May 21st, 2015 from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm ($250/person)Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix-Gilbert1800 South SanTan Village Parkway, Gilbert, Arizona 85295Direct Line: 480-809-4052, Fax: 480-809-4065 If you are interested please contact Bretta Kelly at [email protected], or 602-445-9400.

Adams Machinery Wins D o o s a n Aw a r d F o r Outstanding Performance in 2014 Adams Machinery is pleased to announce that it was awarded the ‘Outstanding Performance’ award by Doosan Infracore. The company has been the distributor of Doosan machine tools for 20 years now, and it has received this award more than 15 times over the course of 2 decades. Dick Short, owner of Adams Machinery for 20 years, says, “The team at Adams Machinery wants to thank all of our loyal customers for allowing us to achieve this award.” To learn more about the fine line of Doosan machines, contact Adams Machinery at 480-968-3711 or visit adamsmachineryaz.com


US Army awards Buffalo vehicle upgrade contract to GDLS

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has been awarded a contract for modernization of the US Army’s Buffalo A2 M1272 mine protected clearance vehicles.

Awarded by the Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Lifecycle Management Command, the $22.7m contract covers updates and revisions to all logistic requirements and data in support of the Buffalo A2 M1272 vehicles.

The firm-fixed-price multi-year contract also includes completion of a total system support package.

Manufactured by Force Protection Industries, the Buffalo A2 is a heavily armoured truck version of the Buffalo mine resistant ambush protected vehicle, and is designed to protect its occupants from mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

The vehicle features significant enhancements over its predecessor, including major

changes in the rear axles, Cat C13 engine, Cat CX31 transmission and suspension, as well as upgrades to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, hood and front bumper.

The vehicle is also equipped with a 30ft-long robotic arm featuring a high resolution camera and other tools that enables users to examine potentially dangerous items and locate hidden IEDs.

Approximately 238 Buffalo A2 vehicles have been delivered to the US military units stationed across the globe.

Designed based on the South African Casspir mine-protected vehicle, the Buffalo vehicle is primarily used for mine-resistant ambush protection, route clearance, mini clearance, asset protection and command and control operations.

BAE gets $35 million to repair warship

The Defense Department has awarded BAE Systems $35.1 million to upgrade the

Comstock, a 609-foot dock landing ship that operates out of Naval Base San Diego.

Planners say the work will be completed by February 2016 at BAE’s shipyard in Barrio Logan. Comstock was commissioned in 1990 and is nearing the end of its expected service life. The Navy has discussed decommissioning the ship as early as 2020.

The Comstock contract was the latest bit of good news for BAE, which told U-T in March that the yard will add about 500 workers in the coming years to service an additional ships that the Navy is scheduled to homeport in San Diego.

AE is currently performing upgrades on the cruiser Lake Erie, while General Dynamics-NASSCO services the destroyer Pinckney, and Continental Maritime works on the destroyer Wayne E. Meyer, the Navy says.

In other maritime news, NASSCO recently announced that it has started construction of the APT-3 ECO Tanker, the third of five tanker ships that the company is building in Barrio Logan on behalf of American Petroleum Tankers.


M A Z A K C O R P O R A T I O N | 8 0 2 5 P r o d u c t i o n D r i v e | F l o r e n c e , K Y 4 1 0 4 2 | ( 8 5 9 ) 3 4 2 - 1 7 0 0 | m a z a k u s a . c o m

DISCOVER MORE WITH MAZAK™

Visit your nearby Mazak Technology Center or mazakusa.com to learn more.

www.magnumprecisionmachines.com

MAGNUM PRECISION MACHINES, INC. MAGNUM PRECISION MACHINES, INC.12025 Rojas Drive, Suite AEl Paso, TX. 79936Tel: (915) 856-7900Email: [email protected]

MAGNUM PRECISION MACHINES, INC.3614 E. Southern Avenue #1Phoenix, AZ. 85040Tel: (602) 431-8300Email: [email protected]

8448 Washington Place N.E.Albuquerque, N.M. 87113Tel: (505) 345-8389Email: [email protected]

MAGNUM PRECISION MACHINES, INC.Representing the best in metal working solutions since 1984.

Affordable. Innovative. Profitable.It’s that simple.

Mazak UNIVERSAL Series Machines.

> With its new UNIVERSAL Series of small-footprint milling and turning machines, Mazak has forever changed how job shops process simple and complex workpieces. Made in Florence, Kentucky, these machines, while basic in their design, feature advanced technologies that bring maximum productivity and value to small parts production. Simple But Innovative.

VERTICAL CENTER UNIVERSAL QUICK TURN UNIVERSAL HORIZONTAL CENTER UNIVERSAL

15-Maz-0698_UniversalAd-A2Z.indd 1 4/20/15 1:13 PM

GOT CIMATRON?More than 40 AMBA member companies are using Cimatron

CAD/CAM software to increase productivity and shorten delivery times.

Learn more at www.bettermoldmaking.com or call 248-596-9700 ext. 237 today.

See What AMBA Members That Use Cimatron Say:

“Our efficiency has been increasing incredibly. I know it has impacted our bottom line. We can take on more business, because we are not spending as much time in design. The flow from design to manufacturing is much smoother, shortening our delivery dates, making us more efficient and improving quality.”Kent Smith, President, Diamond Tool & Engineering

“Cimatron has really helped us stay ahead of the curve when it comes to creating more sophisticated molds, such as those required for products with blended curves. Without Cimatron in place, designing and producing such goods would be nearly impossible.”Thomas LaMarca, Jr., Owner, L&Z Tool and Engineering

“We believe one of the things that sets LS Mold apart from other shops is our Cimatron CAD/CAM capabilities. Cimatron really listened to our needs and it shows in how they implement our requirements in the software. The modeling package is first rate. It particularly shines in electrode creation. Customer support from Cimatron is outstanding.”Jim Dent/David Koning, LS Mold

www.cimatrontech.com

Cimetron_CCI.indd 1 1/16/13 10:45 AM

NASA joins consortium to develop cutting-edge aircraft

The National Institute of Aerospace is managing a consortium that includes NASA and private partners working in cooperation to develop cutting-edge aircraft based on composite materials technology.

Members of the consortium include the Federal Aviation Administration, General Electric Aviation, Boeing Research & Technology, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. and Pratt & Whitney.

Wireless portable medical device market

The wireless portable medical device market based on different types of components is segmented into sensors (temperature sensor, blood glucose sensor, blood oxygen sensor, ECG

sensor, image sensor, flow sensor, heart rate sensor, inertial sensor, pressure sensor, level sensor, and position sensor), ICs, and processors.

According to a new report, “Wireless Portable Medical Device Market by Technology, Component, Application, and Geography – Global Forecast to 2020,” the total wireless portable medical device market is expected to grow from $7.52 billion in 2013 to $17.71 billion in 2020, growing at an estimated CAGR of 12.20% from 2014 to 2020. Application areas of wireless portable medical devices include monitoring, medical therapeutics, diagnosis, and fitness and wellness.

Wireless portable medical devices exhibit a huge potential in terms of applications such as monitoring, medical therapeutics, diagnosis, and fitness and wellness. A continuous development of innovative electronic devices, low cost medical facilities, and continuous support by various governments is leading towards heavy investment in research and development in healthcare and the portable medical devices market.

The report on the wireless portable medical device market analyzes the portable medical devices supply chain, giving a very clear insight of all major and supported segments to the industry.

The market has been segmented based on different technologies, components, applications and discussed in detail with market size projections in terms of value and volume.

This report also analyzes market trends and technologies in market dynamics such as drivers, restraints, and opportunities along with the industry’s burning issues and winning imperatives.

In the medical electronics market, the sensors segment has captured the majority of the market share.

Some of the major companies in wireless portable medical device market include GE Healthcare (U.K.), Maxim Integrated (U.S.), Texas Instruments (U.S.), STMicroelectronics N.V. (Switzerland), Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (U.S.), ON Semiconductor Corporation (U.S.), Philips Healthcare (Netherland), Omron Healthcare (Japan), Medtronic Inc. (U.S.), Analog Devices (U.S.) and (Japan).

M A Z A K C O R P O R A T I O N | 8 0 2 5 P r o d u c t i o n D r i v e | F l o r e n c e , K Y 4 1 0 4 2 | ( 8 5 9 ) 3 4 2 - 1 7 0 0 | m a z a k u s a . c o m

DISCOVER MORE WITH MAZAK™

Visit your nearby Mazak Technology Center or mazakusa.com to learn more.


MAGNUM PRECISION MACHINES, INC. MAGNUM PRECISION MACHINES, INC.12025 Rojas Drive, Suite AEl Paso, TX. 79936Tel: (915) 856-7900Email: [email protected]

MAGNUM PRECISION MACHINES, INC.3614 E. Southern Avenue #1Phoenix, AZ. 85040Tel: (602) 431-8300Email: [email protected]


MAGNUM PRECISION MACHINES, INC.

MAGNUM PRECISION MACHINES, INC.Representing the best in metal working solutions since 1984.

Affordable. Innovative. Profitable.It’s that simple.

Mazak UNIVERSAL Series Machines.

> With its new UNIVERSAL Series of small-footprint milling and turning machines, Mazak has forever changed how job shops process simple and complex workpieces. Made in Florence, Kentucky, these machines, while basic in their design, feature advanced technologies that bring maximum productivity and value to small parts production. Simple But Innovative.

VERTICAL CENTER UNIVERSAL QUICK TURN UNIVERSAL HORIZONTAL CENTER UNIVERSAL

15-Maz-0698_UniversalAd-A2Z.indd 1 4/20/15 1:13 PM


02/16/10

A2Z Metalworker

1/3 page square - 5 3/8 x 5 3/8"

Local MachiningCuts Your CostsCut your machining and transportation costs by using IPE Aerospace, an Arizonacompany. IPE Aerospace can machinehigh-tolerance components and provide limited run production parts.

High Tolerance CNC Milling

CNC Lathe Work

CMM Technology

Rapid Turnaround

Local Arizona Company

One Source Responsibility

IPE Aerospace can simplify and shortenproduction cycles and produce precision machined components for your needs. Contact us today or visit our website.

C U S TO M C N C M A C H I N I N G A N D M A N U FA C T U R I N G

480 967. 3265

800 789. 0074 Toll Free

www.ipeaerospace.com

IPE AEROSPACE

Scottsdale AZ General Dynamics C4 Systems Awarded Contract

General Dynamics C4 Systems, Scottsdale, Arizona, was awarded a $37,276,895 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for software sustainment, logistics documentation, hardware, and enhancements to support the AN/PRC-154 and AN/PRC-154A versions of the Rifleman Radio. Work will be performed in Scottsdale, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2016. One bid was solicited with one received. Fiscal 2013, 2014, and 2015 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $37,576,895 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

DoD to award Boeing SLEP contract for legacy Hornet fleet

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is to contract Boeing to carry out the next phase of the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) for the navy’s legacy F/A-18 Hornet fleet.

The upcoming contract, which was announced by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) , will be for Phase C3 of the SLEP. This comprises safety critical SLEP Engineering Change

Proposals (ECPs), with the goal of extending the F/A-18A-D fleet’s service life out to 10,000 flight hours.

With the early-model Hornets having entered US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) service in the early 1980s, NAVAIR has embarked on the SLEP to help mitigate delays to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program.

The USN and USMC together field 617 F/A-18 Hornets, comprising 95 F/A-18A, 21 F/A-18B, 370 F/A-18C, and 131 F/A-18D aircraft. These aircraft were built to last up to 6,000 flight hours, although

many have already achieved 8,000 hours through a variety of sustainment efforts and continue to have sufficient operational availability.

About 150 Hornets of differing designations have been earmarked for the SLEP, with the aim of keeping them in operational service until 2035.

Global semiconductor sales rise in February

The global semiconductor industry sold $27.8 billion worth of chips in February, a 6.7 percent increase over the same month last year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

The monthly report showed a dip in sales from January to February, but that is typical for the industry. February marks the 22nd consecutive month of year-over-year sales growth for the industry.

“Sales of DRAM and analog products were particularly strong, notching double-digit growth over last February, and the Americas market achieved its largest year-to-year sales increase in 12 months,” said John Neuffer, president and CEO of SIA.

Arizona benefits from more sales in semiconductors with more than 30,000 workers in the industry, and Phoenix is home to such companies as Intel Corp., Microchip Technology Inc. and ON Semiconductor Corp.

Sales were strongest in the Americas, rising 17.1 percent year over year. They also were up in the Asia Pacific sector, but down in Europe and Japan. Asia Pacific and the Americas are the two largest components of semiconductor sales.


For people who make what matters, tool life is critical. Which is why these companies chose Makino. They appreciate how Makino’s comprehensive approach to machine design extends their tool life. But mostly, they’re thrilled with how Makino has helped their cost per part and improved their effi ciency and profi tability.

Read their stories and watch their videos and cutting demonstrations at makino.com/tool-life.

WE’VE SEEN NOTICEABLEDIFFERENCES IN TOOL LIFE AND

LOWER TOOLING COSTS.

“”

”

OUR TOOL LIFE’S BEEN EXTENDEDUP TO 23 PERCENT, WHICH HAS LOWERED

TOOL COSTS BY ROUGHLY 15 PERCENT.AND OUR PRODUCTIVITY HAS

INCREASED AROUND 25 PERCENT.

“

EXTENDED TOOL LIFE ANDREDUCED TOOL BREAKAGE HAVE DECREASED OUR OVERALL TOOL

COSTS BY 30 PERCENT. ”

“

SST West17800 Newhope Street, Suite KFountain Valley, CA 92708Phone: (714) 444-4334www.singlesourcetech.comjonathan.hay@singlesourcetech.com

Makino_MWM Claims_Tool-Life_wSST-SW_A2Z-SW_MayJune.indd 1 4/10/15 9:06 AM


Elon Musk’s updates to Tesla Model S will calculate range, offer autopilot

Speaking on a press call, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk openly discussed a wide range of improvements to the company’s vehicles, five of which will make the cars safer that the drivers behind the wheel.

Tesla, which has a showroom at Scottsdale Fashion Square, had been looking at Arizona last year to build a manufacturing plant to make batteries for the high-tech cars. Tesla opted for Nevada to build the factory. So Musks comments are of particular interest to many of the area’s drivers.

Musk covered the following points on the call:

Range assurance: A software update will soon let the Model S calculate how much charge is still left in the battery, and how close you are to the nearest charge, letting you know if you’re at risk of straying to far from electrical replenishment.

Smart trip planning: The shortest distance between two points isn’t always a straight line, especially where limited fuel is concerned. This update will chart your journey relative to available charging stations.

Automatic emergency braking: This collision avoidance assistant automatically engages that emergency brake to keep you from rolling down a hill long after you departed the vehicle.

Blind spot warning: The ridiculously smart feature calculates the drivers A2Z MANUFACTURING WEST COAST • 70 • APR/MAY 2015

INTERSTATE

LSTEEEstablished 1978

&&

12129 W. PEORIA AVE., EL MIRAGE, AZ 85335

CALL: 623-536-2512, FAX: 623-935-4514, EMAIL: [email protected]

CUT TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS

ALUMINUM

NOW CUTTING ALUMINUM PLATE,

BLANKS, RINGS, CIRCLES, & CUSTOM

SHAPES!

OPEN TO THE PUBLICOPEN SATURDAYS

8AM-1PMOPEN 7AM-4PM M-F

ALL TYPES & SIZESWATERJET SERVICES

STAINLESS

blind spot as it changes relative to the speed of the Model S. If you try to merge into a dangerous situation, a robotic arm smacks you over the head. Actually, the steering wheel just vibrates and a digital bell chimes.

Autopilot: Musk first teased us with the autopilot feature last year in the P85D. Now he says the feature will be activated in the Model S within three months for highway driving, but that it has already been successfully tested for trips between San Francisco and Seattle.

If you ask most Americans they’ll tell you they’re “excellent” drivers, according to a recent Allstate survey. Yet we keep getting lost, running out of gas, forgetting to put on our emergency brake, and backing into things in our blind spot. At least for now.

N e w H o r i z o n s provides “up close and personal” view of Pluto The NASA probe New Horizons has delivered the first color images of Pluto and its moon Charon.

“Scientific literature is filled with papers on the characteristics of Pluto and its moons from ground based and Earth orbiting space observations, but we’ve never studied Pluto up close and personal,” said NASA’s John Grunsfeld. Source: USA Today


PROUDLY INTRODUCING

CMA WATERJET TO ARIZONA!

CMA Waterjet is proud to announce its Grand Opening, which will take place this month, on Wednesday, May 13th. Though the company isn’t yet officially open for business, it has been water-jetting parts for several customers since early March. And it is proud to announce that it was the

first company in Arizona to purchase the Omax 80X with an A-Jet.

Mona Arredondo is the owner of CMA Waterjet, a woman-owned, minority-owned business. Mona’s family members, Enrique, Thomas and Melissa Sanchez, and nephew Aaron Herrera, are all integral members of the team. Mona says, “Between Enrique, Thomas, and Aaron, our company has more than 35 years of combined waterjet cutting experience.”

CMA Waterjet is so named for Mona’s mother, Cordillia Mary Arredondo, who sadly lost her battle with cancer on June 18th of 2014. Enrique says, “Cordillia was a superior business woman, and she was also an amazing person, always trustworthy and loyal.” He continued, “Though Cordillia was only 62 when she passed away, she lived her life building businesses, from a medical laboratory to a waterjet company that she was part owner of.” Mona continued, “Cordillia (called Cokie for short), wanted nothing more than to create a legacy that her grandchildren could inherit and build on.”

CMA Waterjet is a business that will give Cokie’s grandchildren a solid business foundation to expand upon, and for the family members, it will be a tribute to a great woman. Melissa says, “Cokie listened with a caring ear, catered with a warm heart, and had a way of making you feel special and important as she believed that each individual is unique. We look forward to making her dreams come true by beginning where she left off. We plan to keep her spirit alive by remembering her ways and always striving to follow her examples.”

Like Cokie, Mona believes that good things can just happen.

“Everything is falling right into place”, she says. “We found the perfect building for our new business, and while we weren’t aware of all of Cokie’s financial assets, they were just what we needed to open the business. Cokie made all of this possible.”

After Mona and the team secured a centrally located (Phoenix) 13,000 square foot facility to house their new business, their first major capital purchase was an Omax waterjet. Thomas says, “We

have always been partial to the Omax waterjet. It is the builder of choice that we have used in all of our years of waterjet cutting.” He continued, “Perhaps one of its most valuable features is its user interface

-- it is just so intuitive.”

For CMA Waterjet’s first machine tool purchase, the family members

all wanted a waterjet that exceeded the capabilities of many other waterjets in the valley. Enrique says, “We bought the best waterjet from Omax, and we added options that make this machine top-of-the-line.”

Thomas added, “With our Omax 80X with an A-Jet (Articulated Cutting Head), we have a large bed for cutting; our envelope is 80” x 165”. While the waterjet came standard enabled to cut metal 6” in depth, with the A-Jet and some modifications, we are able to cut metal up to 10” in depth.”

The patent-pending A-Jet® is a complete s o f t w a r e - c o n t r o l l e d , m u l t i - a x i s accessory that features the flexibility to automaticallycompensate for taper, as well as cut severe angles up to 60° off vertical. The A-Jet cuts countersunk holes and precision shapes with beveled edges at angles specified by the user. The accessory supplies additional axes of motion, allowing the operator to fabricate and shape metal edges for weld preparation. The dynamic A-Jet is capable of a high level of positioning accuracy, resulting in parts that need no secondary finishing.

Enrique says, “The OMAX 80X JetMachining Center is a bridge-style waterjet machine


team members broke a nozzle (and the Omax is designed to allow the nozzle to break rather than crashing the head), and Jeff Currie drove over to Arizona CNC with a CMA Waterjet team member to get them 3 new nozzles. The CMA Waterjet team all agree that the service and knowledge of the Omax and the Arizona CNC team is outstanding.

CMA Waterjet invites you to attend their grand opening on Wednesday, May 13th. Thomas says, “For our early visitors, bring a print for a standard part to the Open House, and we will have it waterjet cut and ready on Friday.”

Hear From CMA Waterjet’s Customers

“I’ve been working with Thomas for many years now, and he and his family just offer the best customer service. When I heard they were opening a new shop, I brought my work there immediately. They are super responsive, extremely cost competitive, they make great parts, and they are just amazing to work with!” Supervisor, Custom Architectural Design Company

“Enrique and his family have been supporting my business for about 7 years now. Their customer service is outstanding, as is their quality and pricing. When I found out that they were opening their own shop, I brought my parts to them for waterjet cutting. I highly recommend CMA Waterjet!” Custom Sign Shop Owner

“I’ve worked with Enrique for 8 years now, and I began working with his company because of our relationship. It is built upon all the things you need from your supplier: excellent quality, fast turnaround, very competitive pricing, and outstanding customer service. The guys and gals there are great to work with and I highly recommend CMA Waterjet!” Owner Fabrication Shop

To learn more about the superior line of Omax waterjets, please visit omax.com or call Arizona CNC, Arizona dealer, at 480-615-6353.

Call CMA Waterjet, a new company, with years of experience, fast turnaround, excellent quality, and superior customer service at 480-966-wjet (9538) or visit CMAWaterjet.org

that has a durable, factory-aligned OMAX MAXJET®5i Nozzle and a Bulk Abrasive Delivery System.” He continued, “ It also features Intelli-TRAX®, the high-precision linear drive technology designed exclusively for the abrasive waterjet environment. Our OMAX 80X is ideal for cutting larger or multiple part projects, and we can waterjet precision parts with tolerances of +/- .005.”

Melissa says, “We believe that preparedness meets opportunity. Though we are a brand new company, we are a very experienced new company.” She added, “Our website is up and running, our machine is top of the line, and up and running, and we have team members who are certified to the Omax 80X with an A-Jet.” In fact, Thomas and Aaron attended the weeklong Omax training in Kent, WA early on, and just last month Enrique and Melissa attended the training for certification. The company members all don ‘CMA Waterjet’ shirts, and hats and other marketing give-away items are all available for their customers. Enrique says, “We’ve done start-ups before, and we are opening for business fully capable of supporting our customers.”

From his previous employers, Thomas is known for his superior customer service skills. He says, “We are hosting our first open house in May, and it will not only be a grand opening, a tribute to Cokie (it is on her birthday), but it will also be a ‘Customer Appreciation” Day. We want to offer customer service differentiation for CMA Customers, and that includes delivery services, exceptional turnaround, low prices, and a friendly staff.” Enrique added, “We are open on evenings and weekends by appointment, and we guarantee we’ll do whatever we have to do to exceed our customers’ expectations.”

The CMA Waterjet team is extremely happy with Arizona CNC, the local distributor of Omax waterjets. Enrique says, “Jeff Currie, our Arizona CNC Sales Engineer, is very professional and knowledgeable about the industry.” He continued, “Our Omax technician, Octavio, who did the installation and continues to support us, is outstanding.” One of the

Horizon Machine Shop Owner Brings A Gift To Thank CMA Waterjet For Superior Customer Support and Exceptional

Turnaround


Phoenix tops West a n d M o u n t a i n regions for economic development projects, beats San Francisco, Seattle

Phoenix topped regional rankings for economic development deals in 2014.

Metropolitan Phoenix’s 78 deals in 2014 were more than Salt Lake City and Denver combined in the Mountain Region and more than San Francisco, Seattle and Portland combined in the Pacific Region.

Site Selection’s regional crown puts a little shine back on the market and also points out that the

Mountain and West regions were not among the top U.S. metros for corporate relocation and expansion deals in 2014.

With 49 deals, San Francisco trailed Phoenix. Salt Lake and Denver tied with 35 each. When tallying the top five metros in both regions, the 310 projects from the 10 markets still couldn’t top Chicago’s 385 deals.

This means that once a site selection consultant or company decides to head west, Phoenix is a prime market. But West and Mountain markets seem to have fewer seats at the table when it comes to competing for jobs.

Part of that is the large number of direct foreign investment companies looking at U.S. expansions and acquisitions.

Former Japanese ambassador to the U.S. Ichiro Fujisaki said that many companies in his country tend to look toward the East and West Coasts, and have not really explored inland opportunities.

“Personal connections and meetings are far more important than any brochure you can send,” he said. “It is very important for Arizona leaders to meet with businesses in Asia they want to see invest in the U.S.”

Three major Japanese direct foreign investments were negotiated in 2014: the Iris USA facility in Surprise and Special Devices Inc. in Mesa.

Bridgestone Tire and Rubber inked its deal in 2013 and dedicated a research and development facility in Mesa in September. Several European companies made similar investments during the year.

Site Selection magazine deal rankings, West and Mountain regions

Phoenix 78 San Francisco 49 Salt Lake City 35 Denver 35 Portland 28 Riverside-San Bernadino-Ontario 23 Las Vegas 18 Seattle 16 Albuquerque 12


Introducing Our ‘Try Before You Buy’ Program!

We’re Planning Our Open House

For May!Call For Details!

3127 W. Virginia Ave #10, Phoenix, AZ 85009

Phone: (602) 455-8904 • Fax: (866) 710-9535 • Cell: (602) 980-4745

www.Moore-Tool.com

Welcome To Your Fabrication Destination!Our Proudly Made In The US

Manufacturers

Our International Manufacturers

Owner Tom Moore and Manager Ron Taylor Say, “Bring your material for cutting, shearing, grinding, punching, notching or bending. We’re open on

Monday - Friday from 8 am - 4:30 pm and on weekends by appointment. Try before you buy at your Fabrication Destination!”


BARRY METALS Company

Recycling services for the entire State of Arizona

Barry Metals Company is a scrap metal recycling company. Our

main interest is in the ferrous and non-ferrous metals with special interest in nickel alloys, titanium and stainless. We service machine shops,

factories and peddler accounts.

The company was started by Howie and

his father Namon Basuk. The name

“Barry” comes from a “Barry” comes from a brother and a son who brother and a son who died from leukemia at the age of 17 (1977). The company Barry

Metals was founded in 1988 in honor of Barry.

602-484-71863014 N. 30th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85017

BioAccel, GPEC win piece of $10M U.S. Commerce innovation grants

BioAccel and Greater Phoenix Economic Council were among the first 26 recipients of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program grants.

The new initiative was designed to advance innovation and capacity-building activities across the country.

BioAccel won $499,764 for its Southwest Proof of Concept Commercialization Center as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s i6 Challenge, a national competition that makes small-targeted, high-impact investments to support startup creation, innovation and commercialization.

BioAccel’s proof of concept program is known as the Technology Advancement Program, which addresses various gaps in the commercialization continuum. Plans call for expanding this program in partnership with the biomedical engineering programs at Arizona State University and the University of California at Irvine.

The money will be used to provide increased technical assistance and more access to business accelerator facilities and capital to create new companies.

GPEC was awarded $221,467 for its Greater Phoenix Seed Fund Feasibility Study under the U.S. Cluster Grant for Seed Capital Funds.

With this funding, GPEC will explore the feasibility of a seed capital fund that supports early-stage companies in advanced manufacturing and related industries. The goal is to help startups advance

quickly into the next phase of growth and value. Source: Phoenix Business Journal

What do small manufacturers want: technical assistance or regulatory relief?

Small manufacturers were in the spotlight last month, as President Barack Obama traveled to Cleveland to announce new government initiatives to help them.

Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., three executives at small manufacturers told Congress that they’re more concerned about what government is doing to them — imposing a heavy regulatory burden — than about what government can do for them.

Let’s start with Obama’s announcements. During a visit to a Manufacturing Extension Partnership affiliate at Cleveland State University, the president will unveil a new White House Supply Chain Innovation Initiative, which is aimed at helping small manufacturers adopt new technologies such as 3-D printing.

He also will announce that nonprofit organizations in 12 states can compete for $158 million in federal funds to strengthen MEP centers in their states, the White House. MEP’s network of 60 centers around the country help small manufacturers improve their production processes. The House Republican budget proposal, the White House noted, would eliminate federal funding for the MEP program.

P l u s , O b a m a w i l l a n n o u n c e h i s administration’s ninth competition for a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Institute, this one focusing on new fibers and textiles technologies. The federal government will invest $75 million, matched by $75 million in private-sector funding.

There are more than 230,000 small manufacturers in the U.S., and they employ 42 percent of all manufacturing workers in America. The White House points out they often lag larger manufacturers when it comes to adopting new technologies, and therefore could use some help from Uncle Sam.

But the small manufacturers who testified at a House Small Business Committee hearing said the best thing the government could

A2Z METALWORKER • 33 • May/June 2015

do for them is to stop imposing so many regulatory requirements.

Each of the manufacturers cited specific regulations that are causing major problems for their business:

Costly labels for thousands of tiny sample bottles

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new rules for labeling and classification of hazardous chemicals has cost Arylessence, a Marietta, Ga.-based fragrance and flavor company more than $500,000 and “untold labor hours” to implement, said Executive Vice President Cynthia Reichard. Her company had already provided information on the chemicals in its products, but the regulation required more complex labeling, which required the purchase of new computers and printers.

Plus OSHA — unlike Canada and the European Union — did not provide an exemption for small bottles. Arlyessence sends out 10,000 samples a year to potential customers, and the new regulation requires unique safety data sheets and labels for each one, Reichard said.

Expensive and risky practices to reduce silica exposure

OSHA”s proposed rule to cut permissible exposure limits for cystalline silica in half would cost foundries such as family-owned PRL Inc. in Lebanon County, Pa., around $1 million for additional dust collections, said CEO Janis Herschkowitz. But even with this new equipment there’s no guarantee that foundries could meet this lower standard, she said. Plus, the proposed rule would prohibit existing safety practices, such as dry sweeping and cleaning castings with compressed air, in favor of risky practices such as wet vacuuming, which can damage equipment and cause an explosion, she said.

“Every foundry person knows you never introduce water into a foundry environment, yet this regulation requires it,” Herschkowitz said.

Agencies at cross-purposes on refrigeration rules

The Department of Energy’s new energy conservation standards for commercial

refrigeration equipment, which go into effect in 2017, will force Structural Concepts Corp. of Muskegon, Mich. “to re-engineer many of our product components and cabinet designs, conduct new rounds of tests .. and potentially revamp our manufacturing processes,” said Victor Anderson, the company’s director of engineering. The new standards “obviate many of the investments” the company made to comply with DOE’s 2012 energy conservatoin standards, he said. “Quite simply, DOE Is not giving small businesses like Structural Concepts time to breathe between one rulemaking and the next,” Anderson said.

To complicate matters, the Environmental Protection Agency is banning the current refrigerant used in refrigeration equipment on Jan. 1, 2016. The alternative refrigerants proposed by EPA are highly flammable, and so the amount used in each system is limited, Anderson said. Plus, “many are actually less energy efficient when used in our applications” and therefore would raise energy consumption and cause Structural Concepts’ equipment to be in noncompliance with the new DOE regulations.

“If the DOE and EPA do not coordinate their efforts, we could potentially be redesigning our product every two to three years for more than 12 years in a row,” Anderson said.

“Combined, the two rules will devastate our industry. Agency rules, as currently finalized, will operate at cross-purposes to one another and fail to accomplish their aims; all while reducing economically productive activity in our sector,” he said.

More Than Metal

www.samuel.com

SAMUEL, SON & CO. INC. LOS ANGELES6415 E. Corvette Street, Los Angeles, California 90040

Phone: 1-800-631-9765 Fax: (323) 722-6359 [email protected]

O n e C o m p a n y , M a n y S o l u t i o n s

when it comes to aluminum

WE MAKE THE CUTAluminum...Where you need it,When you need it, How you want itSamuel, Son & Co. Inc. is among the top 4 largest MetalService Centers in North America. Our integrated globalnetwork of distribution, processing and manufacturingdivisions are dedicated to reducing total costs by providingquality materials, processed by skilled personnel, utilizinghighly advanced equipment and technologies.

Samuel carries largeinventories of aluminum sheet and plate combined

with high speed close tolerance cutting capabilities

AdREV2Jen 1/22/15 4:46 PM Page 1


We Are a Precious Metal Plating Facility covering the Southwest specializing in Gold and other plating.

Plating & Metal Finishing:

• Gold• Silver• Copper• Bright Nickel• Electroless Nickel• Sulfamate Nickel• Matte Tin• Tin/Lead 60/40• Chemfi lm• Passivation• Polishing• Chrome

(480) 968-1930www.goldtechind.comISO9001:2008/AS9100 Rev CITAR Registered

Dreamliners flying out the door at 10 a month, Boeing reports

Boeing aircraft deliveries rose 14 percent in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same period last year, driven mostly by increases in 787 and 737 production.

The company delivered 184 jets in the first quarter —— 121 of those the high-volume 737, Boeing’s smallest model.

What the rising production rates mean for the Puget Sound region is continued jobs at Boeing and its suppliers, especially for the legacy aircraft, such the 737, that are primarily made of aluminum.

A particular bright spot was the delivery of 30 787 Dreamliners, which puts Boeing exactly where it wants to be, pumping out 10 a month of the carbon composite jets. That compares to an average of six a month in the first quarter of 2014.

Within the Dreamliner segment, a significant development this year is the increasing volume of 787-9s, the newer, middle-sized version.

Ten of the 30 Dreamliners delivered were those 787-9s, which have been coming off the line far more smoothly than the smaller 787-8 did in the early years.

So far, Boeing has delivered more than half of the 787-8s ordered, compared to fewer than 5 percent of the newer 787-9s, wrote Uresh Seth, who produces the widely read website All Things 787.

“The more of these airplanes (787-9s) that are delivered the better Boeing’s financial results will look,” Seth wrote.

Down on the bottom end of its backlog, Boeing delivered four 747s and five 767s in the first quarter.

The twin-engine 767s are all freighters, and all will be delivered to FedEX.

Three of the 747s are passenger versions destined for Lufthansa, which has supported the model, while the fourth is a Cargolux freighter.

While the backlog of freighters for these two models is relatively small, at 38 for the 767 and 14 for the 747, orders might be helped by the 8.2 percent increase in air cargo volumes so far this year, just reported by CargoFacts.

AN AS:9100 COMPANY

CNC • Profi les • OD, ID, Centerless• Threads • Exotic Materials

• Aerospace Tolerances

GRINDING SPECIALISTS

2821 West Willetta Street • Phoenix, AZ 85009(P) 602-353-8088 (F) 602-353-8035

www.bluestreakgrinding.com


For the past 26+ years, Arizona Sealing Devices, Inc. has sold almost exclusively to the aerospace and defense industry. Their products are so diversified, including but not limited to Military and Standard O-Rings, Gaskets, Sheeting, Back Up Rings, Quad Rings, Oil Seals, Clamps, Cord Stock, Caps, Plugs, and Custom Molded Parts. Kelly Felix-Kringen, long-term employee of the company says, “Basically we sell any sealing device a customer requests, including custom parts.” The company sources their products to more than 30 different manufacturers, almost all here in the United States.

Liisa Hamelin has worked for the company for many years, eventually becoming president of the company, and then 3 and

half years ago, Liisa purchased the company.

Not only is the company a bona fide woman-owned business, a team of women additionally staffs it.

Indeed, the business has grown under Liisa’s ownership, by nearly double-digit growth year over year. The company recently upgraded its computer systems, and it did something else

-- it certified to AS9120A / ISO 9001:2008 (the Certifications for distributors).

Liisa and Kelly both say that their customers were not requesting this from Arizona Sealing Devices. Liisa says, “They weren’t yet, but it was entirely feasible this would happen in the near future.” She continued, “In addition to this, we knew that the certifications would take us to the next level and enable us to grow our business with our current Tier 1 customers as well as with new customers.”

Carrie Barno, Quality Manager, added, “We are required by defense contractors to fill out paperwork on an annual (and in some cases semi-annual) basis that was often up to 40 pages in length. This was time consuming, and we knew that the certifications would cut down on this paperwork.”

Liisa is a very financially prudent businesswoman, Kelly says, “So when she planned the ISO/AS9100 certification, she did her research.”

Liisa says, “Many of the AS9120A / ISO 9001:2008 consultants were out of state, and by virtue of their location and the travel that would be required, they were costly.” She continued,

“Bretta Kelly, owner of BMSC, came highly recommended, and she was the best fit for us.”

Liisa interviewed Bretta via phone. “I was very impressed with her knowledge of what is required for AS9120A / ISO 9001:2008 certification and the incredible number of companies in Arizona that have utilized her services to attain certification.” She continued, “Her pricing was very competitive, and I appreciated that she too is a woman owned company.”

“We admit that the thought of certifying to AS9120A / ISO 9001:2008 was very overwhelming, but after speaking with Bretta and her colleague Debbie Hart, they assured us that it would not be difficult.” She continued, “They prepared us so well that we had 0 findings on our

Owner Liisa Hamelin

audit. The audit was 1.5 days long, and after the first day, we just knew we would pass. We all agree that the BMSC team is expert at the certification process, and in addition, they were really enjoyable to work with.”

Arizona Sealing Devices, Inc. passed their certification in February, and already they say that it is resulting in substantially less paperwork. Instead of 40 pages per contract to fill out, they fill out the first page and then attach a copy of our certification.

To learn more about how BMSC can help you to successfully certify to AS9120A / ISO 9001:2008 (and do so relatively painlessly), call them at 602.445.9400 or visit BusinessMSC.com

Liisa says, “We can provide such a variety of products (we’ve even shipped light bulbs!) to government and aerospace entities, and now we can do it as an AS9120A / ISO 9001:2008 certified woman-owned company. Please call us at 480.892.7325 or visit AZSeal.com. We support hundreds of customers throughout the United States.”

Announces AS9120A / ISO 9001:2008 Certification With The Help of Consultant BMSC

Kelly Felix-Kringen, Teresa Ordaz, Carrie Barno, Maribel Sandoval

Bretta Kelly, Debbie Hart


Sun Grinding, formerly known as BK Grinding, has been in the Phoenix fabrication industry for over 14 years. We are the leading surface grinding shop in Arizona. Family owned and operated.

www.SunGrindingUSA.com

For All Your Grinding Needs!

[email protected] / 522 E. Buckeye Rd. Phoenix, AZ. 85004

Mattison - 32” wide and 168” long capacity. If it is one part or 100 parts at a time, we can do the job!

We have the largest centerless grinder in the state!

Sun Grinding, formerly known as BK Grinding, has been in the Phoenix fabrication industry for over 14 years. We are the leading surface grinding shop in Arizona. Family owned and operated.

www.SunGrindingUSA.com

Blanchard - Our 60 inch chuck will cut stock quickly and allows us to grind parts up to 72” diagonally.

For All Your Grinding Needs!

Call for details

[email protected] E. Buckeye Rd. Phoenix, AZ. 85004

Mattison - 32” wide and 168” long capacity. If it is one part or 100 parts at a time, we can do the job!

Blanchard - Our 60 inch chuck will cut stock quickly and allows us to grind parts up to 72” diagonally.

We have the largest centerless grinder in the state!

Global Crises And Economic Growth Drive Rising U.S. Weapons Sales

In a race to sell the world its weapons, especially in new markets like Africa, Russia isn’t far behind the U.S., and China is surging.By Terrence Guay

One of the features of the 21st century, particularly since the 2008 financial crisis, has been the increasing number of rankings in which the United States is no longer number one. Title of top arms exporter, however, is not one of them—at least not yet—with the U.S. maintaining its number one spot almost every year since the Cold War ended.

At last month’s International Defense Exhibition in Abu Dhabi, around 1,200 companies from 56 countries showcased their hardware, trying to sell their high-resolution surveillance satellites, Reaper drones and Kalashnikov rifles to the government officials and military brass in attendance. Plenty of American arms makers were on hand in hopes of maintaining their global dominance.

The U.S. controlled 31% of the global market for weapons exports from 2010 to 2014, up from 29% from 2005 to 2009, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the world’s best-known collector of defense spending and weapons trade statistics. Russia came a close second with 27%, a significant increase

from 22% in the prior period, followed by China, Germany, and France each with a 5% share of the arms market.

The fast-rising wealth of emerging markets like India and countries in Africa that are gobbling up a growing share of weapons is rapidly changing the arms market, particularly as global instability seems to grow year after year. The surge in conflicts involving non-state actors in the Middle East and Africa is also forcing more countries to stock up, creating more demand for tanks, advanced weapons systems, and especially light arms.

And regional rivalries between India and its neighbors Pakistan and China, as well as Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states with Iran, continue to simmer. Government coffers, filled with earnings from oil, manufactured goods, and other exports, can readily be tapped to purchase weapons from abroad, even if spending on education, health, and infrastructure might provide greater long-term benefits. The U.S. Congressional Research Service estimates that global arms transfers rose from about $51 billion in 2004 to $85 billion in 2011, totaling more than $500 billion over the eight-year period.

At the moment, the global defense industry remains an area of US corporate dominance. Six American companies placed among the top eight global firms, based on defense-related revenues. Lockheed Martin topped the list with $35 billion in arms sales, with Boeing in second place ($31 billion). Raytheon ($22 billion), Northrop Grumman ($20 billion), and General Dynamics ($19 billion) ranked fourth through sixth, while United Technologies ($12 billion) took eighth.

“Six American companies sell the world most of its weapons.”


Obviously, a large portion of the revenues generated by these firms comes from the U.S. Department of Defense. But exports are essential, since it allows the companies to produce larger quantities of fighter planes, tanks, and other weapons systems, thereby driving down the per unit cost, which ultimately benefits the Pentagon and American taxpayers.

So while arms exports help achieve national security and foreign policy goals, they provide significant economic benefits as well, particularly for the workers and communities where production is located.

Who’s Buying

Buyers in Asia and Oceania snared the most U.S. weapons, or 48%, while recipients in the Middle East purchased 32%. Another 11% went to Europe. Meanwhile, Russia’s biggest buyers were India, China, and Algeria, which consumed 60% of its arms exports. Overall, it sold arms to 56 countries and the rebels it backs in Ukraine, according to SIPRI.

As countries in Asia and Africa get richer, larger sums are being spent on defense, particularly weapons imported from the world’s largest producers.

Africa, which has experienced some of the world’s most impressive economic growth over the past decade, saw arms imports increase 45% over the past five years. Part of this is due to windfall revenues earned by oil-producing countries, while inter-state rivalries between Algeria and Morocco and intra-state conflicts in Nigeria and Cameroon drive additional demand.

China, whose economy recently surpassed that of the U.S. on a purchasing power parity basis, has moved into third place in weapons exports for the first time, signifying the country’s growing importance in international affairs. It also shows off China’s rapidly rising defense budget, which concerns many of its neighbors, as well as the US.

In response to cuts in U.S. defense budgets in the years following the Iraq and Afghanistan draw-downs, most defense firms have diversified their sales to more non-defense applications, or to other countries by way of exports. These trends have made competition for Pentagon weapons contracts even more intense, since fewer and higher-priced items are being acquired.

But this appears to be shifting in light of heightened levels of global insecurity from the likes of terrorist groups, provocations by Russia, rivalries in Asia, and nuclear ambitions in Iran and North Korea. In recent weeks, Congress has called for increases in defense spending. And other countries are using their growing economic power to build up their military power as well so they can better protect their interests and increase their regional and global influence.

At the end of the day, the main winners of global insecurity are likely to be defense companies.

Terrence Guay is a clinical professor of International Business at Pennsylvania State University. His research has been funded in part by the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute.

www.chironamerica.com

CHIRON America, Inc.Phone: 704.587.9526Toll-Free: 800.425.0204Email: [email protected]

For more than 50 years, CHIRON has developed precision machining centers designed exclusively for manufacturers within the medical eld. With a diverse range of machine con gurations and technology options, we offer the most exible solutions for complex medical machining at the lowest cost per piece.

Perfection in every detailUnmatched precision & surface quality

FZ12 MT SwivelHead

The best brand’s, the best service, the best prices.

Your one stop shop for Metal Fabrication Equipment.

Piranha Ironworkers

Ermak Press Brakes and Shears

Timesavers Wide Belt Sanders

PemSerter Hardware Insertion

Retro Systems Plasma

Standard Press Brakes and Shears

Horizontal and Vertical Band Saws

Tigerstop Measuring Systems

Norlok Clinching and Fastening

Tauring and SAF Plate and Angle Rolls

4805450275

www.mesamachinery.com



Piranha Ironworkers










4805450275




Piranha Ironworkers










4805450275




Piranha Ironworkers










4805450275



Announcements Continued

A2Z METALWORKER • 8 • Sept / Oct 2014

www.superiorgrinding.com245 West Crossroads Square, S. Salt Lake, Utah 84115

If You Have Something To Send Out For Bid Give Us A Call!

801-487-9700WE ARE YOUR CLOSE TOLERANCE GRINDING SHOP!

We are located in Salt Lake City, Utah. We have been in business 23 years.

We are ISO 9001/2008 Certified. We do OD,ID, Centerless Plunge and Thru Feed, Surface, Angled and Blanchard Grinding.

We have Swiss Machining up to .560 Dia and CNC Mill Capabilities. We specialize in Long Bar Grinding for Screw Machines.

We Grind all types of Industrial Blades along with Sales of Replacement Blades. We Have a 5 Cutting Axis Tsugami Swiss Machine UP TO .560 Diameter.

Please Like Us on Facebook • Superior Grinding & Sales, Inc

INTRODUCING OUR LATEST MACHINE TOOL ACQUISITION!

Supertec CNC Universal Grinder O.D. - Between Centers up to 72” L x O.D. Swing up to 24”

I.D. - 9” depth x 10” LD

Smith Machinery Welcomes the 5th Genera-tion Into The Machine Tool Industry

Clark Smith, president/owner of Smith Machinery, is pleased to announce that Spencer Smith has joined the company as a Sales Engi-neer. Clark says, “Like all of us in our family, Spencer grew up with our company being a major influence at family gatherings. We all worked here through school and helped clean and organize the showroom on weekends

and in the summer, so he is familiar with what this business is about.”

Two years ago, when Spencer made plans to pursue a career in the machine tool industry, he started by attending Machining Technology classes at the DATC and then worked as a machinist in a Salt Lake Valley job shop. Clark wanted Spencer to have some outside experi-ence before joining the family business.

Spencer says, “I am incredibly excited to join Smith Machinery and look forward to many years working in the industry.” Spencer is going through an extensive training program and is also just beginning to sup-port customers. You should expect to see more of him in the near future.

To learn more about Smith Machinery and welcome Spencer, pleasecall the shop at 801-263-6403 or visit smithmachinetools.com

Acu-Tech CNC Owner Invents Watercraft Anchor Out of Necessity David Martindale, owner of Acu-Tec CNC, specializes in production and prototype precision machining, and the company’s customers span the commer-cial, aerospace and medical industries. Recently, David added ‘inventor’ to his list of accomplishments.

David and his family are avid boaters, and on their vacations, they spend the days boating, jet skiing and swim-ming on lakes. David says, “One time we were on a lake in Nebraska,

and a storm rolled in out of nowhere. One of our jet skis broke loose, and 2 boats also broke loose.”

He continued, “Two people, including my son, jumped into the lake and were swim-ming out to catch the boats and jet skis. They never would have been able to rescue the boats and jet ski, and some very kind people jumped into their boats to save them.”

David’s son averted a near death experience, but it got David thinking


December Rocky Mtn 72 pages 2014.indd 8 10/11/14 1:02 PM

House OKs Budget Plan With Defense Hike

The US House approved a $3.8 trillion budget blueprint that includes $20 billion extra in war funds sought by defense hawks.

Asked if the vote is a major victory for House defense hawks, Armed Services Committee member Rep. Duncan Hunter replied: “No.”

“I think it’s as things should be,” Hunter told reporters during the budget vote series. “It’s still not the best way to do so” because the additional military budgetary authority is in the war account and not the base budget.

Hunter said the budget blueprint and its construct should be viewed “in the context of one year.” He added: “Next year we’ll look at it in the context of next year.”

The measure, which passed 228-199, was one of several 2016 federal spending resolutions that hit the floor Wednesday afternoon, including a Budget Committee-approved version that did not include the additional overseas contingency operations (OCO) funds.

When House members left town last month, defense hawks, led by House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee Chairman Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, were told to expect an amendment this week that would take the war fund to $96 billion.

Both the resolution the full chamber approved and the committee-passed version would give the congressional defense panels $499 billion to work with as they craft their annual policy and spending bills. That’s the level mandated by spending caps enshrined in the 2011 Budget

Control Act.

Notably, the extra $20 billion in war funds would not have to be offset elsewhere in the budget — a major win for the defense caucus. GOP deficit hawks had pushed for an offset requirement.

The version that passed the full House would, if adopted in a final compromise form with the Senate, provide $96 billion in OCO budget authority.

A Senate version of the budget resolution expected to receive a final simple majority vote late Thursday night or early Friday morning contains a provision for an $89 billion war fund, though hawks must kill another provision in that bill requiring a 60-vote threshold to surpass the administration’s OCO level.

The Obama administration had requested $534.3 billion, and $50.9 billion in war funds, for the Defense Department, a total of $585.3 billion.

The House-passed budget resolution proposes $568 billion in base and war budgetary authority.

GOP leaders needed the defense hawks’ 70 or so votes because the budget resolution contains “reconciliation” instructions. House and Senate Republican leaders want to use that complicated process to attack parts of President Obama’s landmark healthcare law.

FAA approves 3D-printed component for use inside GE jet engines

The T25 housing sensor is the first component produced on a 3D printer to gain approval for use inside GE commercial jet engines. GE is also working on additional 3D-printed parts for its GE9X engine, the largest ever built. Source: Product Design & Development


Have you ever been delayed delivering your machined parts because special processes, including painting and powder coating, are taking too long?

Well, today you have a solution….Anderson Painting and Powder Coating Co. is an ISO9001: 2008 certified, Woman-owned business that has established a solid reputation for superior quality and exceptional service for more than 5 decades.

Patrick Anderson founded Anderson Painting Co. in 1963 in his back yard. In the beginning, the company serviced the construction industry as a Commercial, Industrial, and Residential Painting Contractor. During this time, Anderson Painting Co. secured a time and material maintenance contract with one of its major customers, IBM. While making the rounds at the job site one day, Patrick noticed the scrapping of computer panel covers that had been recovered from outdated

computers whose leases had expired.

Born during the Great Depression, and having fought in the war on Iwo Jima during World War II, Patrick was not a stranger to living through hard times and this waste of resources, in the form of scrapped metal, seemed frivolous to him. At his insistence, he convinced upper level management at IBM to allow him to “recondition” a sampling of the covers to demonstrate how they could be restored to an ETN or “equivalent to new” condition, and at the same time, to avail to them the cost savings that IBM could realize by adopting this operation.

For the next 17 years, Anderson Painting Co. served as a single source vendor for IBM, as it reconditioned panel covers for thirteen different models of computers, shipping two 40 foot semis a day of completed parts. But this lucrative venture ended in 1988 when the decision was made to close the IBM plant in Tucson, resulting

in the termination of the “IBM Recon Operation”.

Patrick’s daughter, Janet, began working for her father while attending the University of Arizona, where she majored in Chemistry. Janet says,

“When IBM closed their plant, it forced us to look for additional industries in need of our services to fill the

void.” She continued, “We found the precision manufacturing industry, and began soliciting and performing painting services for various machine shops and steel fabricators in the Tucson and Phoenix areas.” Janet valued this new set of customers because of their sincere appreciation for the professionalism and high standard of quality that Anderson Painting Co. was renowned for.

“In 2003”, Janet says, “One of our customers approached us about expanding our business to include powder coating.” The facility that Anderson Painting Co. had occupied for the past 38 years wasn’t large enough for this new line of business, so Janet and Patrick set about looking for a new and much larger facility to accommodate the growth that they were planning for. Today, the company still resides in this 20,000 square foot facility, located at 6210 S. Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ. Janet says that powder coating currently comprises more than 60% of their sales volume, and the management team believes that not only was it an excellent investment, but a great addition to the company.

“We’re just sorry we didn’t do it sooner”, she says.

With over 52 years in the coatings industry, Anderson Painting and Powder Coating Co. (it had to change its name to reflect its capabilities) has served both domestic and international customers in a wide array of industries including, astronomy, aerospace, defense, medical, optics, and technology, to name just a few. They welcome anyone with 1 product or thousands to come to them for their powder coating and painting needs. Janet says that the diversity of the industries that Anderson Painting and Powder Coating Co. supports has helped sustain and shield their business from any downturns due to adverse economic conditions.

In late 2013, Janet toured an aerospace company in Tucson during a business networking event.

“When I went on the tour”, Janet says, “I saw a number of parts that we had painted and/or powder coated.” She continued, “We weren’t performing the work directly for the company, but rather we were sourced by the machine shops

Your ISO 9001 : 2008 Certified Paint and

Powder Coating Choice For Quality and On-

TIme Delivery


who were manufacturing the parts.” When Janet told this to the employee who was conducting the tour, he told her he wanted to learn more about her company. “But”, Janet says, “When he asked if we were ISO9001: 2008 certified, and I told him that we weren’t, he told me that this type of certification was a prerequisite for doing business with his company.”

When Janet and the Anderson Painting and Powder Coating Co. management team began planning their goals for 2014, certifying to ISO 9001: 2008 was at the top of their list. Thus, Ed Hyland, General Manager (and admittedly Janet’s right hand man), and Janet began the process of planning for certification.

Janet says, “We started out by asking several of our machine shop customers for referrals or any insight they might have regarding an ISO consulting firm. We even asked some of the larger Aerospace manufacturers that we do business with for their recommendations, and there was one consistent response – Walter Tighe, owner of Sustaining Edge Solutions.”

Ed says, “We brought Walter in for an interview in April of last year. Janet and I were so impressed with his expertise and confident demeanor, that we hired him immediately.”

Janet and Ed agree that, at first, they were concerned that Sustaining Edge regularly supported machine shops in the certification process, but could they help a company that did special processes? “After the interview with Walter, we felt very comfortable with our choice”, Janet said.

Because Anderson Painting and Powder Coating Co. is a small business who does not possess the necessary resources to dedicate one individual to the task of preparing for the ISO 9001:2008 audit, they selected Sustaining Edge Solution’s

‘Turnkey Package’, the most comprehensive package the consulting firm offers.

Walter says, “From day 1, both Janet and Ed were 100% involved in the process.” He continued, “And to make the transition for the team as easy as possible, they brought all of the managers and supervisors into some of the meetings, so that everyone would understand the importance of certification.”

The company officially certified with NQA earlier this year. While many companies you meet go through the certification process due to a customer’s requirement, Anderson Painting and Powder Coating Co. came to view

the certification process as an opportunity for continuous improvement. Ed says, “We’ve always had a good reputation for our quality and on-time delivery, but now we utilize very specific performance metrics to monitor and measure these items, and this has resulted in process improvements.” He continued, “If a particular process shows up being deficient in any manner, we know that we have to methodically analyze the root cause of the problem and, subsequently, rectify the situation.” Today, the company formally surveys their customers level of satisfaction, as is required with ISO 9001: 2008, and the results are always ‘A+’.

Janet says, “During one of our first sessions with Walter, he explained that what we were about to undergo wasn’t just about addressing a quality management system – it was about analyzing and improving our business management systems – all of them.” She continued, “ISO certification has given us the ability to take the company to the next level.”

Janet and Ed agree, “Certification, hands down, is paying off for us.” In fact, once their ISO9001:2008 certification became official, they notified all of their existing customers, as well as potential new customers (including Fortune 1000 manufacturers). Ed says, “We are already reaping the benefits of our newfound status in the form of RFQs from companies that, heretofore, would not have considered partnering with Anderson Painting and Powder Coating Co .”

Janet says, “Walter customized our documented system to the unique needs of a special processing house – he didn’t make us fit into a standard premade format.” Anderson Painting and Powder Coating Co. will also retain Walter for the internal audits it will conduct on itself each year.

Today, the company is ISO9001:2008 certified in Chemical Conversion Coatings, Abrasive Blasting, Painting, and Powder Coating Services.

To learn more about how Sustaining Edge Solutions can help your business go to the next level and even take on new customers, contact Walter Tighe at 888-572-9642 or visit sustainingedge.com

If you want a painting/powder coating company that is certified, and dedicated to providing its customers with the highest standard of quality, with exceptional professionalism, innovation, and service, call Anderson Painting and Powder Coating Co. at 520-792-0751 or visit andersonpaintingco.com


Call 888.282.3292 for the Metal You Need and the Solutions You Want!

www.upmet.com | [email protected]

We’re Your Specialist in Specialty Metals!

FIRSTCUT+® ServicesPrecision ShearingHi-Definition Plasma Cutting

Cut-To-Length/LevelingSlittingEdging

Water Jet CuttingLaser CuttingPrecision Sawing

PLATE | SHEET | COIL | STRIP | NEAR NET SHAPES

STAINLESS STEEL17-4 PH17-7 PH301

301 ¼301 ½301 FH

302 304H 304/304L

309/309S310/310S 316/316L

321/321H 347/347H410

DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL 2205

NICKEL ALLOYS

COBALT ALLOYSL605 188

20263 C-276

A286 400600

601617625

718X750800H/HT

825 Alloy X

662201 UPM Ad_UPM_A-ZMetal_quarter2.indd 1 11/20/14 2:51 PMVTT DIE CASTING

We are a full service job shop, providingas much or as little project involvementas required – from tool and die designto finishing and assembly.

Precision aluminum and zinc die casting, machining and finishing.

tvtdiecast.com � 800 280 2278ISO 9001:2008 Certified

Quality, Reliability and Service

ITAR Registered

ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Embraces Reusability, New Upper Stage

United Launch Alliance intends to incorporate a reusable main engine and re-ignitable upper stage in its newly dubbed Vulcan rocket, which was unveiled here April 13 on the eve of the 15th Space Symposium.

This new rocket is the company’s path to substantially reduce its cost to launch — a critical factor as the company’s monopoly over national security launches is eroding — and compete against SpaceX, which is expected to break into the military launch market with the U.S. Air Force certification of its Falcon 9 by mid-year.

Company CEO Tory Bruno says the Vulcan’s per-unit cost will fall under $100 million (configurations will vary between 4 and 5-meter versions). Cost for the Vulcan Heavy, which will rely on the largest of the rockets, new solid-rocket boosters and be married with a new upper stage, will be under $200 million, says George Sowers, vice president of advanced programs at ULA. The company’s current Atlas V 401 costs about $164 million (under the Air Force’s 36-core bulk buy) and a Delta IV Heavy is a staggering $400 million.

A monopoly since 2006, when Lockheed Martin and Boeing consolidated their Atlas V and Delta IV operations, the company has not had to compete on cost. Delta IVs are not sold commercially and Atlas Vs are only sold rarely for commercial missions.

Bruno, however, says that is going to change. The first missions for Vulcan are likely to be commercial, he says, as the company pursues a path for certification for national security payloads.

ULA submitted its statement of intent to the U.S. Air Force to get Vulcan certified; a cooperative research and development agreement (CRDA) is expected to be signed in August, says Mike Peller, Vulcan program manger. It will outline the steps ULA must take to achieve certification to launch sensitive military and intelligence payloads.

Bruno says ULA has included the Air Force in its design reviews thus far in hopes of easing the process toward certification. SpaceX Founder and Chief Technology Officer Elon Musk criticized the Air Force for taking too long to certify the Falcon 9 v1.1; the process was slated to be complete at the end of 2014 but was punted to mid 2015. SpaceX developed Falcon 9 commercially, though, without any Air Force insight into the program as it evolved until 2013, when the company signed a CRDA to get its rocket certified.

The statement of intent for Vulcan certification includes paths for the use of both the primary main engine — the Blue Origin BE-4 — and ULA’s backup, the Aerojet Rocketdyne AR-1, Bruno says. The BE-4 is slated to enter the market in 2017, a full two years earlier than the AR-1, slated for 2019. Bruno says he will conduct a downselect between the two within the next 18 months.

In parallel with this work, Bruno is planning to release a request for proposals for a new, more effective solid-rocket strap-on booster design this year. Competitors would be Aerojet Rocketdyne and Orbital ATK.


Maximize CNCLathe Performance!

Need Hammers Fast? – Order Direct @ TrustyHammers.com

10530 E. 59th Street • Indianapolis, IN 46236 • Ph: (317) 823-6821Fx: (317) 823-6822 • Toll Free: (877) 240-2462 • TrustyCook.com

Don’t turn away jobs because your spindle liner technology won’t allow you to bar feed

them! Since 1999, Trusty Cook has made over 70,000 polyurethane spindle liners and has

built solid OEM relationships with many of the major machine tool and automatic bar feeding

manufacturers and their dealer / distributor networks.

Visit our website TrustyCook.com, email [email protected] or call toll free (877) 240-2462 for more details.

CUSTOM SHAPES & SIZESSPINDLE LINERS MADE FAST & ECONOMICALLY!

Add Hammers To Your Product Line-Up!

For dealer inquiries email:[email protected] or

call toll free: 877-240-2462.

Deep Discounts For Dealer / Distributors

WANT TO INCREASE SALES?

A2Z Metalworker Full Page Final - 4-20-14:Layout 1 3/20/14 3:24 PM Page 1


526 E. Juanita Ave #1 Ph: 480-353-2950Mesa, AZ 85204 Fax: 480-353-2954

www.az-metals.netSteelAluminumStainless CopperBrassBronzeTool SteelAlloy SteelSpring SteelShim StockThreaded RodExotic AlloysBar & Safety GratingSpecialty Products

• ALL METALS/ ALL SHAPES • NO MINIMUMS

•ONE STOP SHOPPING •DELIVERY or PICK UP • ALL MAJOR CREDIT

CARDS, CASH, CHECK , TERMS AVAILABLE

We thank you for your business! Owners Doug & Jill Cone

Added Value Services: Shearing, Saw Cutting, Light Fabrication, Hole Punching, Notching, Bending, Welding Offsite

NASA reveals electric plane with 18 motors

NASA has revealed an electric-powered plane that has 18 engines that power individual propellers.

The plane has a 31-foot wingspan, and the engines are powered by lithium iron phosphate batteries. The plane will be able to travel about 200 mph, and it will be able to go as high as 12,000 feet. It will seat four passengers, and it will be able to fly about 450 miles at a time.

The plane is not yet ready for flight, and tests will be done by mounting the wings to a truck that will be driven across a dry lakebed at Edwards Air Force base in California.

The project is called Leading Edge Asynchronous Propeller Technology project (LEAPTech), and it’s

been in development since 2014.

U.S. to modify launch capability deal for Lockheed-Boeing venture

The U.S. Air Force must modify its annual “launch capability” contract with United Launch Alliance, to level the playing field for new competitors of the joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co, senior U.S. Air Force and Pentagon officials told lawmakers.

Air Force Space Command Commander General John Hyten said acquisition officials were working on a plan to phase out the infrastructure support contract in coming years. He cited changing market conditions, including the rise of a rival launch company and prospects for an increase in government satellite launches.

He said the contract was initially put in place to protect “a very fragile industrial base” in the 2000s, when there were few U.S. government satellites being launched due to program delays, and commercial demand failed to materialize as expected.

He said the contract made it impossible to have a fair competition, backing an argument often made by privately held Space Exploration Technologies. The company, also called SpaceX, hopes to be certified by June to compete for some satellite launches now carried out solely by ULA.

Dyke Weatherington, acting deputy assistant defense secretary, said some funding for launch infrastructure would likely be folded into the per-launch pricing for future contracts for launch services, instead of being awarded separately.

Gwynne Shotwell, president of SpaceX, told the same subcommittee on March 17 that continuing the annual $1 billion contract to ULA would skew any future competition, and the Air Force would have to adjust its cost estimates to reflect the infrastructure support given to ULA.

The Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, last year said the separate launch capability contract made it difficult for the Pentagon to determine an accurate price for an individual launch by ULA.

ULA President Tory Bruno last week said the company was developing a more transparent pricing model for future launches.

The U.S. Air Force said on Monday it was on track to certify SpaceX to launch U.S. military and spy satellites by June, with the final efforts focused on qualifying the second stage engine and structure of its Falcon 9 rocket.

A2Z METALWORKER SW • 47 •May/June 2015A2Z METALWORKER SW • 45 • Jan / Feb 2015

SINGLE-SPINDLE OR DUAL-SPINDLE, SMALL OR LARGE, STANDARD TURNING, MULTI-TASKING OR EVEN 5-AXIS — WE HAVE THEM ALL.

From small parts to large parts, the range of Okuma vertical lathes includes chuck diameters ranging from 17.72” to 78.74” and handles parts ranging from a few pounds to 11 tons. There is sure to be an Okuma vertical lathe to meet your individual needs.

Contact your local Okuma distributor for more information, or visit okuma.com/americas

ARIZONA CNC EQUIPMENT

1205 S. Park Lane, Suite 2

Tempe, AZ 85281

480.615.6353

www.arizonacnc.com

WHEN IT COMES TO VERTICAL LATHES,WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED.

2SP-V80 V40R VTM-100 VTM-2000YB

okuma_ver_lathes_ad_fp_rnd2.indd 1 10/20/14 4:25 PM


Creedbilt established its reputation manufacturing custom truck bodies, flatbeds, hauler bodies, and toolboxes. Their largest customers, coincidentally, are energy companies here in Arizona, SRP and APS.

While the business, more than a half century old, is by all means a very successful full service fabrication shop, complete with an Omax waterjet, what is most amazing is that the business just recently completed a conversion of its building to solar. This is an amazing feat considering the amount of power manufacturing facilities such as theirs consume. Perhaps even more incredible is that the Creed boys, Jeremy and Jason, did nearly all of the installation on their own.

Jeremy and Jason Creed are running the business that was started by their grandfather more than a half century ago. Their father was 2nd generation owner of the business, and he has handed over the day-to-day management to Jeremy and Jason.

Jeremy says, “Power is a significant expense for a shop like ours. My father has solar on his residence (he is off the grid), and we decided to check into the cost of making our business more environmentally friendly.”

The Creeds got quotes on turning the >10,000 square foot facility that they own into a solar powered business. Jeremy says that quotes exceeded $120,000. Being extremely mechanically adept, Jeremy and Jason made the decision to do the conversion on their own. Jeremy says, “We hired engineering consultants for specific areas of expertise and electricians for the electrical hook up, but in the end, we built the solar system for $70,000 in materials and ~$20,000 in our labor.”

Today, you can see the solar panels on the Creedbilt facility as you approach. There are 186 panels that sit on top of the building and 4 inverters inside the facility to support the solar system that provides the capability to produce the power needed in a machine shop with heavy equipment for 10 hours per

Your ‘Green’ Complete Fabrication Shop; Energy Effi cient and They Can Waterjet Your

Parts Almost Guaranteed in 24 Hours


day four days a week that the shop is open.

Jeremy says that he expects that the investment will pay for itself in 5 years or less. “Then”, he said, “We will have lower overhead than other fabrication shops that haven’t converted to solar, and our pricing will reflect this difference.”

A few years ago, Creedbilt purchased a waterjet to expand their capabilities. Jeremy says, “We felt that if we added waterjet capability, the business would grow to support more families. Jeremy says,

“We were using a plasma machine, and then we started getting requests to cut thicker materials.” At first, the Creeds were looking for a small waterjet, with a 2’x2’ envelope, but they found out that the smallest waterjet they could purchase was an Omax waterjet, at 55”x55”. They made the decision to purchase the Omax 55100 waterjet, hoping this would bring new work from industries other than truck bodies. Both Jeremy and Jason agree that the choice to purchase a waterjet from Omax was a very good decision. “Their customer service is exceptional -- when I have an issue, they resolve it immediately.”

“We believe we are the first solar powered waterjet in Arizona”, Jason says.

Creedbilt’s Call To Action

Jason says, “We are a financially stable company, more than 50 years old, and we can provide all of your fabrication requirements.” Jeremy says, “If you are a business that has a requirement to become more environmentally friendly, or you value a supplier who takes the initiative to do so, come see us.”

Not only is Creedbilt green, but also they can waterjet your parts typically with a 24-hour turnaround. Call them at 623-939-8119. And if you are a new customer and enjoy saving money, there is a coupon on the left page that offers 10% off your first order!

To learn more about the superior line of Omax waterjets, please visit omax.com or call Arizona CNC, Arizona dealer, at 480-615-6353.

Hear From Creedbilt Customers

“We are a machine/fab shop. We use Creedbilt for their waterjet cutting capabilities for some of our prototype and small production jobs. They do an outstanding job for us; I can find shops that waterjet the part for a little less money, but the other shops have a 1-2 week turnaround versus Creedbilt’s almost immediate turnaround.” Jeff, Owner

“ We manufacture parts for the food processing industry. I draw the part out, email it to Creedbilt, and they waterjet cut it for me. I could not be happier with their service. They are great to work with; their quality is great, as is their turnaround. I don’t shop around to look for other suppliers because I am so happy with them.” Lynn, Owner


What Cities Are Most Diversified? In order to identify the local economies with the highest mix of industries and professions, WalletHub examined 350 of the largest U.S. cities across three key metrics, including industry diversity, occupational diversity and worker-class diversity.

Cities with the Most Diversified Economies Cities with the Least Diversified Economies 1 Inglewood, CA 341 Peoria, IL 2 El Monte, CA 342 Enterprise, NV 3 Jurupa Valley, CA 343 Boston, MA 4 Oxnard, CA 344 New Haven, CT 5 Odessa, TX 345 Pittsburgh, PA 6 East Los Angeles, CA 346 Spring Valley, NV T-7 Bakersfield, CA 347 Provo, UT T-7 Ontario, CA 348 Rochester, MN 9 Yuma, AZ 349 Sunnyvale, CA 10 Rialto, CA 350 Cambridge, MA

Key StatsThe industry diversity is three times higher in Thornton, Colo., than in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The occupational diversity is three times higher in Oxnard, Calif., than in Cambridge, Mass.

Cambridge, Mass., has the highest concentration of residents employed in management, business, science and arts occupations, at 70.2 percent.

Ann Arbor, Mich., has the highest concentration of residents employed in educational services,

health care and social assistance industry, at 48.9 percent.

Allentown, Pa., has the highest concentration of private wage and salary workers, at 89.4 percent.

Killeen, Texas, has the highest concentration of government workers, at 35.0 percent.

Santa Monica, Calif., has the highest concentration of self-employed workers, at 13.3 percent.

For the full report and to see where your city ranks, please visit: http://wallethub.com/edu/cities-with-the-most-least-diversified-economies/10852/

$77B military construction, veterans’ benefits bill clears subcommittee

The House Appropriations subcommittee has approved a $77 billion spending plan that includes military maintenance and construction projects and veterans’ benefits.

“This is a solid, bipartisan bill that’s focused on the needs of our service members, veterans and all their families,” said Rep. Charlie Dent.

USAF in search of “Big Cyber” weapons

The Department of Defense is interested in cyber weapons that can “make an enemy air defense system go completely blank in the first minute of the conflict” and similar debilitating attacks on networks, according to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh. “I’ve been calling it ‘Big Cyber,’ “ he said. “How does the Air Force get into big Air Force cyber stuff? ... How do you create airpower through the cyber domain?” Source: Politico

Raytheon buys Websense for $1.7B as it enters private-sector data security market

Raytheon has agreed to acquire data security company Websense in a $1.7 billion deal that will create a standalone private-sector security business for Raytheon. CEO Tom Kennedy says “CEOs are shaking in their boots” when it comes to potential data breaches. Source: The Wall Street Journal

Not Just Your Recycler... Also Your Metal Supplier

www.DavisSalvage.co

Davis Salvage’s Metal Division Carries Everything from:

Channel Iron • Plate • Fence Materials • Aluminum

• Sheet Metal • Flat • Decorative Metals

• Tube • Ornamental Iron • Stainless

We Will Cut To

Size.

Delivery Available

In The Phoenix

Metroplex.

Family Owned and Operated

Scrap MetalRecycling

Roll-Off ServiceWe Offer A Full Line of

Wiping RagsPhone: 602.267.7208

3322 E Washington StPhoenix, AZ 85034

www.DavisSalvage.co

Our Metal Division Our Recycling Center

Proudly Presents C.R. Onsrud.Tailor Made CNC Machining Solutions.

CNC Routers Designed to Your Specific Manufacturing Need. C.R. Onsrud, Manufacturing Machines in the USA Since 1915.

Representing the best in metal working solutions since 1984.MAGNUM PRECISION MACHINES, INC.

3614 E. Southern Avenue #1Phoenix, AZ. 85040Tel: (602) 431-8300Email: [email protected]

12025 Rojas Drive, Suite ‘A’El Paso, TX. 79936Tel: (915) 856-7900Email: [email protected]



C

M

Y

CM

MY

CY

CMY

K

AZ_METALWORKER_4_2015.pdf 4/19/2015 7:37:42 PM


Proudly Presents C.R. Onsrud.Tailor Made CNC Machining Solutions.

CNC Routers Designed to Your Specific Manufacturing Need. C.R. Onsrud, Manufacturing Machines in the USA Since 1915.

Representing the best in metal working solutions since 1984.MAGNUM PRECISION MACHINES, INC.

3614 E. Southern Avenue #1Phoenix, AZ. 85040Tel: (602) 431-8300Email: [email protected]

12025 Rojas Drive, Suite ‘A’El Paso, TX. 79936Tel: (915) 856-7900Email: [email protected]



C

M

Y

CM

MY

CY

CMY

K

AZ_METALWORKER_4_2015.pdf 4/19/2015 7:37:42 PM

Our Simi Valley, CA warehouse offers quick delivery on replacement

parts for all waterjet systems including:

Barton InternationalUSA/Canada 800.741.7756 email: [email protected]: store.barton.com

� ® genuine parts

� KMT® � Jet Edge®

� Nozzles & Mixing Tubes

� Ultra High-Pressure Parts & More

Enjoy FREE SHIPPING on orders over $300at store.barton.com

Waterjet Parts Closer Than You Think

BLOHMJUNGEWAGMÄGERLEMIKROSASCHAUDTSTUDERWALTERSERVICE

30 Hp, 12,000 rpm milling spindle

B axis rotation +/- 120 degrees

40 station ATC with 1.8 sec. tool-to-tool time

Full contouring C axis Main & Sub

35 Hp high-torque, 4,000 rpm turning spindle

X1 axis glass scales

12 station turning-tool turret with tool monitoring system

Fanuc 31i-A controller

www.infracoremt.comCorporate Office & Engineering Center: 8 York Avenue

West Caldwell, NJ 07006 Tel: 973-618-2500Eastern Technical Center: 2906 Business Park Drive Building C

Memphis, TN 38118 Tel: 901-362-5192Midwestern Technical Center: 1701 F Howard Street

Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Tel: 847-437-1010Southern Technical Center: 10010 Houston Oaks Drive

Houston, TX 77064 Tel: 832-912-2000Western Technical Center: 488 W. Meats Avenue

Orange, CA 92865 Tel: 714-974-1330Financing available through Doosan Global Finance

Doosan Infracore

Cutting edge technology brings power and performance to the multi-function Puma MX mill-turn. Featuring a tilt milling spindle and 40-station ATC, with twin spindles, a lower turret, and up to 9 axes of machining versatility,

Puma MX machines do in a single machine set-up what traditionally has required two or more machines. And using just one machine means fewer man-hours and lower costs with no sacrifice to precision and performance.

TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY VALUE

Only the most advanced engineering features are used to build the machine-tools from Doosan. Whether turning or machining, look to Doosan as the leader in

Learn more about the Puma family of MX machines. Call your local Doosan distributor and ask for a demonstration.

Celebrating 45 Years as Your Hometown Machine Tool Dealer

Serving Arizona and New Mexico.

215 South Rockford Drive • Tempe, AZ 480-968-3711

www.adamsmachineryaz.comA2Z METALWORKER SW • 52 • May/June 2015

Boeing to increase lobbying effort for F/A-18 production past 2017

Boeing says it will lobby Congress to continue production of the F/A-18 fighter aircraft past 2017 based on the Navy’s request for 12 additional jets. “Aircraft in this year’s appropriations bill would be a step toward ensuring options for the Navy as well as the joint force as they continue to evaluate their strike fighter and airborne electronic attack needs,” said Boeing’s Dan Gillian. Source: Reuters

Raytheon conducts first launch of TOW 2A RF missiles from AH-1W helicopter

Raytheon has conducted first launch of the tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided (TOW) 2A radio frequency (RF) practise missiles from an AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter during an exercise at an undisclosed location.

Supported by the Naval Air Systems Command, the trial witnessed launch of two TOW 2A RF practise missiles at ranges exceeding 2,600m, with both hitting their targets within inches of the aim points.

The test launch successfully verified the missile’s capability to be fired from a hovering aircraft and from an aircraft manoeuvring to a threat.

Raytheon Land Warfare Systems vice-president Michelle Lohmeier said: “Airborne TOW has always been an integral part of combined-arms operations such as coastal defence missions.

“These shots demonstrate RF capability to be fired off platforms used with wired TOWs without modifications.

“These shots demonstrate that TOW 2A RF is fully capable of defeating modern threat targets.”

“These shots demonstrate that TOW 2A RF is fully capable of defeating modern threat targets and will be a viable asset of a nation’s arsenal for the foreseeable future.”

Designed to be compatible with all TOW launch systems without any changes to the gunner’s actions, the TOW 2A RF missile has routinely been fired from ground platforms, but was yet to be launched from an airborne platform.

Featuring multi-mission TOW 2A, TOW 2B, TOW 2B Aero and TOW bunker buster missile variants, the BGM-71 TOW is a long-range anti-tank missile designed to defeat explosive reactive armour, bunkers, fortifications and amphibious landing craft, in complex urban environments.

The missile is in service with more than 40 international armed forces and is integrated on over 15,000 ground, vehicle and helicopter platforms across the globe.

The company has delivered more than 690,000 TOW missiles to US and allied forces to date, with the missiles expected to remain in service with the US military beyond 2025.

A2Z METALWORKER SW • 36 • March/Apr 2015

Industries Served: Aerospace Power Generation Oil and Gas Fastener

People, Passion, Performance… Experience the Aerodyne Alloys Difference!

www.aerodynealloys.com 1-800-243-4344

Many in-between sizes saves you time and money Value-added cutting services Fastrac Guaranteed Same Day Shipment Program

Celebrating 35 years of stocking what you need!

Nickel ▪ Titanium ▪ Cobalt Stainless ▪ Alloy ▪ Bar & Plate

ISO9001:2008 / AS9120A PWA LCS Approved GE S1000 Approved RR 9000 Approved

Industries Served: Aerospace • Power Generation • Oil and Gas • Fastener


Nickel • Titanium • Cobalt

• Stainless • Alloy • Bar & Plate

• Many in-between sizes saves you time and money• Value-added cutting services• Fastrac Guaranteed Same Day Shipment Program

People, Passion, Performance...Experience the Aerodyne Alloys Difference!

www.aerodynealloys.com1-800-243-4344

Industries Served: Aerospace Power Generation Oil and Gas Fastener






ISO9001:2008 / AS9120A PWA LCS Approved GE S1000 Approved RR 9000 Approved Industries Served:

Aerospace Power Generation Oil and Gas Fastener






ISO9001:2008 / AS9120A PWA LCS Approved GE S1000 Approved RR 9000 Approved

GEAR AND SPLINE GRINDINGID/OD GRINDING

BROACHINGGEAR HOBBING/SHAPING

(UP TO 12” DIAMETER)COMPLETE INSPECTION DEPARTMENT

COMPETITIVE PRICING QUICK TURNAROUND TIMES

ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT>25 YEARS IN AEROSPACE/PRECISION

MANUFACTURING

AIR GEAR INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC.

3301 E. MADISON ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85034602.275.7996 AIRGEAR-INTL.COM

FAA CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION CRS AIOR143N EASA.145.4079

FAA Repair Station Certification Demands The Highest Quality...You Know You Can Trust Your Grinding To Us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
















Doosan Infracore



TECHNOLOGY







www.adamsmachineryaz.com

50 Years in Business; 24 Under the Ownership of Richard Short!


Website: adamsmachineryaz.comEmail: [email protected]

Grinders
















Doosan Infracore



TECHNOLOGY























Doosan Infracore



TECHNOLOGY









A2Z METALWORKER • 39 • March/Apr 2014

Welcome to Triad Machine Tool Company, your local, Full Service Machine Tool supplier serving Colorado, New Mexico & Wyoming. We are very proud to partner with some of the finest, most progressive Machine Tool manufacturers in the world today.

Triad Machine Tool Company was founded in 1984 on the premise of providing superior customer service and support. Our dedicated service staff averages in excess of 15 years of experience servicing CNC machine tool products. Our service department has worked extremely hard to attain a tremendous reputation.

TRIAD MACHINE TOOL

Triad Machine Tool Company7885 W 48th Avenue

Wheat Ridge, CO 80033www.triadmt.com

(303) 424-0268

“�ey are probably the best at service in all of Colorado. I view the relationship we have with Triad as a true par tnership, and I wouldn’t go anywhere else for my machine tools!”

“ T r i a d ’ s s e r v i c e d e p a r t m e n t i s s o knowledgeable, and they’ve been with Triad forever. I sometimes buy from other dealers b u t I b e l i e v e t h e service department at Triad is the best. It’s outstanding!”

MACHINE TOOL SALES • CAM SOFTWARE •TRAINING • PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS

• ENGINEERED SOLUTIONSment contracts in 2012 and have delivered prototypes for field testing, which will end in June.

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

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

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

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

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

“It is getting a lot of support from the Army

because of the changes to the Pacific,” he said.National Defense

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rocky Mtn Apr 2014.indd 39 3/25/14 3:34 PM

Forecast for Global Aviation SoarsGlobal OEMs weigh in on market forecast

The world’s leading aircraft manufacturers are forecasting blue skies ahead for the aviation industry over the next two decades. The 2014 market-outlook reports from Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier and Embraer predict the world’s aircraft fleet to double in size over the next 20 years. Virtually every major manufacturer has recently revised its forecasts upward.

Boeing estimates the world’s passenger and freighter fleet to expand from 20,910 to 42,180 aircraft, with 36,770 new airplanes over that time period valued at $5.2 trillion.

Most of this growth is expected to be in single-aisle airplanes, which are predicted to comprise 70 percent of units over the next 20 years, according to Airbus. Boeing estimated its production of 25,680 new single-aisle airplanes over that time period with a market value of $4.4 trillion, whereas Bombardier forecasts 22,000 business aircraft deliveries over the next 20 years.

One reason for this boost in the recent aircraft

market forecast is the replacement of aging aircraft, especially in North America. Airbus projects a 20-year demand for nearly 11,000 passenger aircraft to be replaced, largely in the single-aisle segment. Most of this replacement of an aging fleet of commercial aircraft is due to operating efficiency and the revenue requirements of the operating airlines. Emerging environmental concerns, new regulations and airspace modernization have also contributed to the retirement of older jets, according to Bombardier.

The new engine programs will also see dramatic growth during this same period. All major jet-engine manufacturers are developing more efficient and eco-friendly engines for these new aircraft. Coupled with historically low interest rates, many airlines have gone on a buying spree recently, contributing to an even larger backlog of aircraft orders.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

World urban population is likely to reach 5 billion by 2030, with the global middle class predicted to more than double, according to Airbus. In the next two decades, there will be more people in the world, with more wealth,

living in urban areas. Airbus predicts the urban population to, in fact, grow from 51 percent today to over 60 percent. Billions of people are going to want to travel by air, which means that worldwide demand will drive industry growth. According to Embraer, demand is estimated to increase by an average of 4.8 percent annually through 2033.

Boeing sees a future with passengers flying where they want and when they want. Airbus estimates that 27 percent of all trips during the upcoming 20-year period will be for visiting friends and relatives and will also reflect immigration flow. Similarly, the number of international students has nearly doubled since 2000, which has also contributed to aviation travel.

Economic growth drives wealth creation, which influences worldwide demand for commercial air travel. Boeing and Airbus report that over the last decade, 67 percent growth has been seen in the aviation industry, despite multiple world crises, the 9/11 attack, the SARS near-pandemic and the financial crises. Much of this expansion has mirrored the growth of the world economy. According


A2Z METALWORKER • 39 • March/Apr 2014

Welcome to Triad Machine Tool Company, your local, Full Service Machine Tool supplier serving Colorado, New Mexico & Wyoming. We are very proud to partner with some of the finest, most progressive Machine Tool manufacturers in the world today.

Triad Machine Tool Company was founded in 1984 on the premise of providing superior customer service and support. Our dedicated service staff averages in excess of 15 years of experience servicing CNC machine tool products. Our service department has worked extremely hard to attain a tremendous reputation.

TRIAD MACHINE TOOL

Triad Machine Tool Company7885 W 48th Avenue

Wheat Ridge, CO 80033www.triadmt.com

(303) 424-0268

“�ey are probably the best at service in all of Colorado. I view the relationship we have with Triad as a true par tnership, and I wouldn’t go anywhere else for my machine tools!”

“ T r i a d ’ s s e r v i c e d e p a r t m e n t i s s o knowledgeable, and they’ve been with Triad forever. I sometimes buy from other dealers b u t I b e l i e v e t h e service department at Triad is the best. It’s outstanding!”

MACHINE TOOL SALES • CAM SOFTWARE •TRAINING • PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS

• ENGINEERED SOLUTIONSment contracts in 2012 and have delivered prototypes for field testing, which will end in June.

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

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

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

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

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

“It is getting a lot of support from the Army

because of the changes to the Pacific,” he said.National Defense

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rocky Mtn Apr 2014.indd 39 3/25/14 3:34 PM

to Bombardier, when the world economy has historically grown by an annual rate of 3 percent or more, the aviation industry also typically experiences growth. Expanding passenger traffic usually continues with resilient growth in a difficult but improving economic period, according to both Airbus and Boeing. In fact, Boeing says its 20- year forecast shows strong long-term growth due to world economy (up 3.2 percent), number of airline passengers (4.2 percent), airline traffic (5 percent) and cargo traffic (4.7 percent).

WORLD REGIONS LEADING THE PREDICTED GROWTH

All of aircraft market forecasts predict that emerging markets are going to be the source for much of the projected growth occurring during the next two decades. In fact, according to Boeing, emerging markets are likely to lead aircraft travel and expansion. Airbus predicts emerging economies to represent 50 percent of new-aircraft demand over the next 20 years. For example, it is estimated that two-thirds of the population of emerging countries are going to take one trip per year in 2032. These emerging countries include South Asia, China,

Southeast Asia, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East.

Airbus predicts Asia-Pacific to lead the world in aircraft traffic by 2032, followed by Europe, North America, the Middle East, Latin America, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Africa. Embraer sees the Middle East and China as drivers, with an annual revenue passenger kilometers (RPK, which is a measurement of worldwide demand for air transport) of 7.1 percent and 6.8 percent, respectively, followed by Latin America (at 6 percent), CIS and Africa (at 5 percent).

More first-time flyers are likely to come from an expanding middle class, which is predicted to grow from 2.2 billion people today to 5.2 billion, according to Airbus. By 2025 it is projected that emerging markets are going to capture just over half of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP). Embraer predicts that by 2033 Asia-Pacific and China will be the largest air-travel markets in the world, with a combined 40 percent of total global RPK.

North America and Europe are considered mature markets that grow more slowly but still generate 36 percent of world demand. According to

Bombardier, North America is going to have a modest fleet-growth rate due to its more established market, but it is forecasted to receive the greatest number of new business-jet deliveries between 2014 and 2033, with 8,760 units. In contrast, China has a very small business-jet fleet and is now entering a rapid growth phase, according to Bombardier.

For planning purposes, the top three current programs are the Boeing 737 Max, Airbus A320 Neo and Boeing’s 787 series. In addition, other civilian aerospace markets are also expected to grow, like rotorcraft, which will only add to total aerospace part production demand.

As long-term prospects for aviation remain strong, the time has come for Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers to invest in the technologies that provide for the capacity to handle rapidly increasing demand. Now is the time to take advantage of this projected growth and invest in new machining technologies.

For more information on new developments within the aerospace industry, visit us online at Radical-Departures.net.


Spectrum Aerospace, located in 20,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility in Tempe, Arizona, specializes in the repair, sale and purchase of parts and material for narrow and wide body commercial jet transports including Spare Parts, APU Sales and Leasing, Parts Consignment and Parts Exchange. They stock many critical inventory items and line replacement units (LRU) for Boeing 737, 757, 767 & Airbus A319 and A320. They are an authorized FAA repair station, and they house a complete machine shop, all under one roof.

But a little about the history of Spectrum Aerospace, and how it got started.

Lars Dirks grew up in the airline industry. It’s in his blood. His father worked for several airlines as a mechanic all over the world, including Indonesia, Holland, and Canada, where Lars and the family moved over the course of his childhood.

When the family eventually wound up in San Francisco, naturally Lars’ first job out of high school was working for an airline, called Hughes Air West. His first job there was as a stock clerk.

Lars wasn’t your typical stock clerk. He was promoted quickly within the company to sales, where he sold surplus aircraft parts to customers all over the world.

Over the next several years, Lars moved into management for the company, and he was transferred first to Phoenix, then to Minnesota. The company was first purchased by Republic Airlines and subsequently by Northwest Airlines. Though the pay while working for the airline would always enable Lars and his family a comfortable lifestyle, Lars wanted more for his family. His latest company owner, Northwest Airlines, offered an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); this offered Lars the ability to leave the company to use his shares to launch

Spectrum Aerospace. That was nearly 30 years ago, in 1986.

Lars says, “Spectrum Aerospace was a brokering house for airplane parts. We opened the new business in Phoenix, AZ with a 1500 square foot facility and this is where we bought and sold the parts. With little overhead, we were profitable in the first 90 days.”

Airplane parts and Aircraft are available all over the world, and so Lars traveled the world buying and selling the parts and Aircraft. Lars says, “I would manage the disassembling of the aircraft by the mechanics to take the parts I wanted, you often have to be onsite to manage this effectively.”

More than 20 years into business ownership, Lars planned a very significant expansion for the business -- they became a dual FAA/EASA (European equivalent of FAA) certified repair


station. Lars says, “This was a long process for us, it took 2 and a half years to accomplish, and it meant that we would also open up a machine shop to do the repairs.”

He continued, “The certification is awarded to those firms that consistently deliver

quality-inspected products expeditiously. It recognizes the ability, knowledge and experience to apply technical research in tracking and locating components and subassemblies with full traceability and/or documentation.”

Lars says that FAA/EASA requirements are extremely stringent, perhaps more so than ISO/AS9100. “We have to do drug testing,

and in addition to our annual audits, the FAA makes unscheduled visits to audit our facility 3 to 4 times per year.”

And so in 2008, Spectrum Aerospace now had 3 distinct businesses under one roof, a brokerage house for airplane parts, specializing in 737s, Inventory sales and a fully certified FAA repair station.

Lars says, “I looked at several new machines to start our machine shop and in the end I selected Haas as our machine tool of choice.” The company initially purchased two Haas machines, the TL-2 CNC Toolroom Lathe and the TM-3 Toolroom Mill. “Our first machinist was a Journeyman machinist, accomplished in manual machining, so these machines were an excellent fit for him, in that they could support manual and CNC machining.”

Since the machine shop opened, Lars and the team at Spectrum Aerospace purchased two additional Haas machines, the Haas ST-30 CNC Lathe and the Haas VF-4 Vertical Machining Center. Lars says, “We are a Haas house through and through now.”

He continued, “We love the Haas machines and the support we get from Ellison Machinery is outstanding. There is just no reason to switch.”

Jason McCurdy is Spectrum Aerospace’s sales engineer from Ellison Machinery.

“Jason is extremely customer oriented, he is knowledgeable about his products, and he knows what we need in terms of machine

tools to run our business.” He continued, “Our Haas machine tools run so well that we really don’t have too much interaction with their service department.”

In addit ion to machining, Spectrum Aerospace handles some of their processes in-house, including painting and brush plating.

Today, Spectrum Aerospace is expanding their business model yet again. Lars says,

“The 4th entity of our business, in addition to airplane part brokerage,Inventory sales, and FAA certified repair station, is to open our machine shop to aerospace manufacturers throughout the United States.

Today, the machine shop, which is planning to add more spindles ‘machine tools’ to its shop, offers precision manufacturing, assembly, prototype or production machining, product design services, all done with the quality required of an FAA/EASA certified entity.

Call Spectrum Aerospace to see how they can help you with your

machining needs. They can be reached at 480-966-0077 or visit

Spectrum-Aero.com. Ask to speak to Russ Glenn, who you may know from his decades in experience in

the industry.

To learn more about Ellison Machinery and Haas Factory

Outlet, contact them at 480.968.5335 or visit ellisonaz.com


CNC WEST April/May 2015 www.CNC-West.com 53

Visit US at

Booth #2403

Fall Brook Calif - 760-666-03091-888-289-3367 - [email protected]

F-35 will be the Navy’s last manned fighter jet, Navy secretary says

Unmanned aircraft will become “the new normal” of air combat in the future, according to U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, noting that the F-35 will likely be the service’s last manned fighter jet. “For example, as good as it is, and as much as we need it and look forward to having it in the fleet for many years, the F-35 should be, and almost certainly will be, the last manned strike fighter aircraft the Department of the Navy will ever buy or fly,” he said. Source: Military.com

World’s largest rocketry contest brings top students to nation’s capital for final fly-off

More than 600 students across the country received news last month that they are advancing to the national finals of the 2015 Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC). After months of hard work and more than a thousand qualification flights, submissions were tabulated and the top 100 scoring TARC

teams were confirmed. These teams will compete head to head at the final fly-off on Saturday, May 9 in The Plains, VA., outside of D.C.

This year’s cohort of top 100 teams hail from 27 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Included in these are a team of varsity athletes, a group of marching band members, and a team mentored by a TARC alumnus.Close to one third of the students advancing to the finals this year are female, including seven all-girl teams.

Structured to emulate the aerospace industry’s engineering design process, TARC challenges teams to design and build a model rocket that can travel to a height of 800 feet and back within 46 to 48 seconds. Each rocket will carry one raw egg that must return safely to the ground undamaged. Scores are determined by how close the rockets come to the required height and time; damaged eggs disqualify flights.

To encourage ingenuity and creativity, students are challenged with new design and flight requirements each year. This year’s competition calls for the rocket to divide during flight, safely returning the motor and the egg to the ground in separate sections. In addition, there is a new twist to the scoring of flights in the second round at the national finals. This year, the top 42 placing teams will advance to the second round with new height and time restrictions, requiring their rockets to travel to 775 feet and back within 45-47 seconds. This will require teams to alter their strategy and rockets between rounds in order to meet the new scoring parameters.

TARC finalists are competing for scholarships and prizes totaling more than $60,000 and the chance to travel to the Paris International Air Show in June courtesy of the Raytheon Company. The winning team will represent the United States in the International Rocketry Challenge, facing off against teams from the United Kingdom and France.

Sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association, the National Association of Rocketry and 27 industry partners, TARC is the world’s largest student rocketry contest. Since its inception in 2002, TARC has inspired more than 60,000 middle and high school students to further explore the possibilities of a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This year, close to 700 teams representing 48 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands designed and built model rockets in hopes of qualifying for the national finals.


www.swwj-laser.com

4221 E. Raymond Street Suite #103 Phoenix, Arizona 85040Office: 480.306.7748 Fax: 480.306.7769

Email: [email protected]

Military/Defense – Solar – Machine Shops – Fabricators – Architectural – OEMs – And More!

Trumpf TruLaser 3030 4kw Automated Laser Cutting CenterAutomated High Speed Laser Cutting!

Low Cost – Accurate – Cost Savings – High Throughput - Quick Turnaround

Large Scale Production Cutting Services Available 24/7

Laser and Waterjet Cutting Services!

Carbon Steel - Stainless Steel - Aluminum - PlasticsGlass - Composite Fiber - And Much More!

We Cut Virtually Any Material!

Laser or Waterjet Cutting - Choose the Best Option for your Application


A2Z METALWORKER • 30 •Nov / Dec 2014

Specialty Steel Service, Inc.“Small enough to care, Large enough to serve.”

Specialty Steel SSpecia t S ey t e SS iS l S lSlSpeciaSpecialty Steel Sa t S ey t e SSlt“Small enough to care, LarSma l en ugh ret a La

We offer a variety of services, including:

-Production Cutting-Aluminum Plate Cutting-Cold Sawing- Delivering to Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, and Weber counties everyday

334 W. 800 S. Salt Lake City, Utah 84101Toll Free 1-800-890-5950Telephone (801) 539-8252

Fax (801) 539-8311Email [email protected]

We stock a large variety of the metals you need.

-Tool and Die steels-Alloys and Carbon-Aluminum Plate As well as being the authorized distrubutor of Precision Marshall and Latrobe Steel products.

Available Upon Request

ADDITIONALMATERIALS

Cast IronGray Iron Class 40Ductile Iron65-45-12 • 80-55-06Solids • Tubes • Plates

798 W 1700 S SLC, UT 84104

Toll-Free: (800) 378-0562

Local: (801) 978-0562

Fax: (801) 978-0623

www.westernstatesmetals.com

300 - 400 Series

Stainless SteelCentrifugally Cast Tubes

Standard and Metric Sizes Cut To Length

Pre-Honed Cylinder Tubing

Round Bar - Up To 12”Rectangles, Squares and Plates

Aluminum 6061-T6511

Can be used at high pressures and temperaturesfrom -60°F up to 2500°F

Depac Metal Free Anti Seize

NEW

75K-100K - Induction HardenedStandard & Metric Sizes

Cut to Length

Chrome Plated Bars

Your One Stop Service CenterSAME DAY SHIPPING

C-86300 Mangunese BronzeC-89835 Lead Free BronzeC-93200 (SAE660) Bronze

C-95400 Aluminum BronzeC-95510 Nickle Alumninum Bronze

SAE841 Oilite

Cast Bronze BarTubes • Solid • Wear Plate

C-93200 Cast BronzeSAE841 Powder Metal BearingsCustom Machined BushingsSpecial Oil Grooves (in-house)

BronzeBushings

C-10100 OFHCC-11000 (C110 CU-ETP)C-14500 Tellurium CopperC-17200 Beryllium CopperC-18000 Copper Chromium Nickle SiliconC-18200 Chromium CopperCC-36000 Free Machining Brass

C-46400 Naval BrassC-51000 Phoshpor BronzeC-62400 Aluminum BronzeC-63000 Nickle Aluminum BronzeC-63020 Nickle Aluminum BronzeC-64200 Silicon Aluminum BronzeCC-65500 Silicon BronzeC-67500 Manganese Bronze

Copper Alloys

We pr ide ourselves on our ser v ice and qual i t y produc tsWe s t e r n St a t e s M e t a l s


ADDITIONALMATERIALS


798 W 1700 S SLC, UT 84104

Toll-Free: (800) 378-0562

Local: (801) 978-0562

Fax: (801) 978-0623


300 - 400 Series





Aluminum 6061-T6511



NEW


Cut to Length

Chrome Plated Bars




SAE841 Oilite



BronzeBushings



Copper Alloys



ADDITIONALMATERIALS


798 W 1700 S SLC, UT 84104

Toll-Free: (800) 378-0562

Local: (801) 978-0562

Fax: (801) 978-0623


300 - 400 Series





Aluminum 6061-T6511



NEW


Cut to Length

Chrome Plated Bars




SAE841 Oilite



BronzeBushings



Copper Alloys


BronzeBrushings


C-18000 Copper Chromium C-10100 OFHC Nickel Silicon C-63020 Nickel Aluminum BronzeC-46400 Naval Brass C-65500 Silicon Bronze C-11000 (C110 CU - ETP) C-51000 Phoshpor BronzeC-14500 Tellurium Copper C-62400 Aluminum BronzeC-17200 Beryllium Copper C-63000 Nickle Aluminum BronzeC-18200 Chromium Copper C-36000 Free Machining Brass C-64200 Silicon Aluminum Bronze


C-86300 Mangunese BronzeC-89835 Lead Free BronzeC-93200 (SAE660) BronzeC-95510 Nickel Aluminum

BronzeSAE841 Oilite


ADDITIONALMATERIALS


798 W 1700 S SLC, UT 84104

Toll-Free: (800) 378-0562

Local: (801) 978-0562

Fax: (801) 978-0623


300 - 400 Series





Aluminum 6061-T6511



NEW


Cut to Length

Chrome Plated Bars




SAE841 Oilite



BronzeBushings



Copper Alloys


Copper Alloys

Gray Iron Class 40Ductile Iron65-45-12• 80-55-06Solids • Tubes • Plates

Cast Iron


ADDITIONALMATERIALS


798 W 1700 S SLC, UT 84104

Toll-Free: (800) 378-0562

Local: (801) 978-0562

Fax: (801) 978-0623


300 - 400 Series





Aluminum 6061-T6511



NEW


Cut to Length

Chrome Plated Bars




SAE841 Oilite



BronzeBushings



Copper Alloys


ADDITIONALMATERIALSAvailable Upon Request

SAME DAY SHIPPINGYour One Stop Service Center


ADDITIONALMATERIALS


798 W 1700 S SLC, UT 84104

Toll-Free: (800) 378-0562

Local: (801) 978-0562

Fax: (801) 978-0623


300 - 400 Series





Aluminum 6061-T6511



NEW


Cut to Length

Chrome Plated Bars




SAE841 Oilite



BronzeBushings



Copper Alloys


We pride ourselves on our service and quality products

Chrome Plated Bars75k-100k - Induction Hardened

Standard & Metric SizesCut to Length

Pre-Honed Cylinder TubingStandard & Metric Sizes Cut to Length


300-400 Series


ADDITIONALMATERIALS


798 W 1700 S SLC, UT 84104

Toll-Free: (800) 378-0562

Local: (801) 978-0562

Fax: (801) 978-0623


300 - 400 Series





Aluminum 6061-T6511



NEW


Cut to Length

Chrome Plated Bars




SAE841 Oilite



BronzeBushings



Copper Alloys


798 W 1700 S, SLC, UT 84104Toll-Free: (800) 378-0562Local: (801) 978-0562Fax: (801) 978-0623


ADDITIONALMATERIALS


798 W 1700 S SLC, UT 84104

Toll-Free: (800) 378-0562

Local: (801) 978-0562

Fax: (801) 978-0623


300 - 400 Series





Aluminum 6061-T6511



NEW


Cut to Length

Chrome Plated Bars




SAE841 Oilite



BronzeBushings



Copper Alloys


Aluminum 6061-T6511Round Bar - Up to 12”

Rectangles, Squares and Plates

Depac Metal Free Anti SeizeCan be used at high pressure and temps from -60o F up to 2500 oF


ADDITIONALMATERIALS


798 W 1700 S SLC, UT 84104

Toll-Free: (800) 378-0562

Local: (801) 978-0562

Fax: (801) 978-0623


300 - 400 Series





Aluminum 6061-T6511



NEW


Cut to Length

Chrome Plated Bars




SAE841 Oilite



BronzeBushings



Copper Alloys



Survey: Manufacturers Have Positive View On Revenue Prospects

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

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

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

Researchers Create Flexible Conductive Plastics

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

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

Seaborne Death Lasers Being Tested By Navy

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

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

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

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

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

Chinese planemaker COMAC is developing the C919 jet to compete

Arizona CNC Hosts Its Annual Gala Open House Complete

with Seminars, Lunch and Demonstrations of the Latest

Machine Tool Technology

Arizona CNC Hosts Its Annual Gala Open House Complete

Demonstrations of the Latest

GMA GARNET GROUPwhen your abrasive matters!

30% PANTONE Process Black PCR:189 G:188 B:188C:26 M:21 Y:22 K:0

PANTONE Process Black PC R:35 G:31 B:32C:70 M:67 Y:64 K:74

50% PANTONE Process Black PCR:145 G:143 B:143C:45 M:38 Y:38 K:3

PANTONE 364 PCR:43 G:117 B:58C:84 M:31 Y:100 K:19

PANTONE Yellow PCR:255 G:238 B:0C:3 M:0 Y:96 K:0

A2Z Mfg.1/4 pg.3.2015.OUTLINES.indd 1 3/23/15 6:33 AM

A2Z METALWORKER SW • 61 •May/June 2015A2Z METALWORKER • 49 • March/Apr 2014

480-615-6353www.arizonacnc.com

Arizona CNC Equipment, LLC205 S . Park Lane, Suite 2

Tempe, AZ 85281 www.arizonacnc.com

Ph: 480-615-6353 • Fax: 480-615-6352


Trans-Pacific Partnership could boost NM small businesses

A proposed, regional free-trade agreement between the United States and 11 other countries around the world could ultimately benefit small businesses in New Mexico.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership-- originally known as the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership -- was first conceived of more than a decade ago and aims to expand free trade agreements among the United States, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. The agreement would facilitate trade by reducing or eliminating tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade.

What this means for New Mexico has everything to do with the state’s exported goods and the amount of revenue such exports bring in annually. Source: Albuquerque Business First

FAA: Business Jet Fleet To Grow Over Next Two Decades

The active business jet fleet is expected t o e x p e r i e n c e s t r o n g g r ow t h over the next two decades, the FAA says in a newly-released forecast.

At the same time, however, the piston-powered aircraft fleet is expected to decline slightly over the same period, the FAA projects.

Recovery in the business jet market has been slow, and 2014 marked the first year of shipment increases by U.S. manufacturers since 2008, it noted.

“The forecast calls for robust growth in the long-term outlook, driven by higher corporate profits and the growth of worldwide GDP, though at rates slightly lower than those predicted last year,” the FAA said. ”Continued concerns about safety, security and flight delays keep business aviation attractive relative to commercial air travel.”

A significant portion of piston aircraft flight hours are used for business purposes as well, it said.

“We predict business usage of general aviation aircraft will expand at a faster pace than that for personal and recreational use,” the FAA said in its forecast. “Increased demand for turboprop aircraft also contributes to increased turbine fleet and hours.”

The business jet fleet is projected to grow at an average rate of 2.8% a year from 2014 through 2035, growing to a total of 20,815 aircraft, the FAA’s forecast said.

Overall, the active general aviation fleet is expected to grow at an


average annual rate of 0.4% over the 21-year forecast, from an estimated 198,860 aircraft in 2014 to 214,260 by 2035, it said.

The fixed wing turbine aircraft fleet is expected to grow 2.2% a year, while fixed-wing piston-powered aircraft are expected to decline 0.6% on average per year. The rotorcraft fleet, however, is expected to grow an average of 2.5% per year.

The number of general aviation hours flown are forecasted to grow at an average rate of 1.4% a year, from 23.1 million hr. in 2014 to 30.6 million hr. in 2035, the forecast said.

Fixed-wing aircraft hours flown are expected to grow 2.9% a year, while fixed-wing piston aircraft hours flown are projected to decline at a rate of 3% a year.

The FAA projects faster growth in hours will occur after 2023, with increases in the fixed wing turbine aircraft fleet and increasing utilization of single and multi-engine piston aircraft as the aging fleet starts to slow down, it said.

In the medium term, much of the increase in hours flown will reflect strong growth in the rotorcraft and turbine jet fleets.

In addition, declining fuel prices will slow down the decrease in piston flight hours over the short-to-medium term.

Lockheed Martin jumps into the NASA space taxi race

Lockheed Martin Space Systems i s jumping into the entry pool to be selected to ferry supplies to and from the International Space Station.

The company submitted a three-part system — the Jupiter reusable spacecraft, Exoliner cargo container and a long robotic arm inspired by the space shuttle’s similar appendage — to try to win a piece of the $14 billion NASA pie.

“We know how important it is to get astronauts on the ISS the supplies they need on time, every time,” said Wanda Sigur, vice president of Lockheed Martin’s civil space division. “Our approach is designed to

A2Z METALWORKER SW 75 2014

Make parts faster withTCI Machine-Ready Blanks.

CNC Cycle Time

Set Up Time

Material Prep Time

Save On:

www.tciprecision.comGood Parts. On Time. Period.

800-234-5613.

M E M B E R

Time Is Money.

1 2 3

Start Here and SAVE!

Raw StockRequires sawing, milling, grinding,

deburring, or wasteful machining in cycle.

Machine-Ready Blanks

Go directly from receiving to

CNC machine.

Finished PartThe high value

result—Up to 25% faster cycle time,

chip-to-chip.

Sept Post crash from May.indd 75 8/24/14 2:16 PM

deliver a large volume of critical supplies and cargo with each flight, and do so on schedule.”

Here’s how it works: Jupiter and Exoliner would launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and deliver their cargo to ISS. Jupiter would remain in orbit, leaving the old Exoliner behind on ISS.

Once another Exoliner cargo delivery arrives, Jupiter would remove the old Exoliner from ISS, and replace it with the new. The old cargo container would fall from orbit, burning up upon re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere.

As part of the bid for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract, the company is positioning the configuration as a potential support for future deep-space exploration — think interstellar mini-marts placed throughout space, serving as pre-positioned stations to provide astronauts with food, fuel and equipment.


Flex-Pro Takes Their Business To The Next Level With ISO9001: 2008/ AS9100 Revision C Certification With The

Help of Consulting Firm BMSC

Flex-Pro was founded in 2013. The company manufactures highly complex precision machine components for diverse industries, including; Aerospace, Defense, Medical, Automotive, Industrial and Commercial. Flex-Pro recognizes that growth and success is predicated on overall customer satisfaction. Tommy Le and his team have cultivated a corporate culture that will provide their customers with on-time delivery of products that consistently comply with all standards, specification and requirements. Employees throughout the company are empowered and motivated to maintain a level of performance that is unparalleled in our industry.

Flex-Pro continuously invests in their equipment, in growing their team and in expanding opportunities for their employees. The company invests in the state of the art, durable equipment to remain competitive in the industry and better serve various customer demands.

Flex-Pro is just now celebrating 2 years in business, and it has expanded from 1 bay to 2 bays. The initial 3 machines purchased by Tommy Le to start the business have been supplemented with 4 additional machines, bringing the total to 7. The company is staffed with nearly a dozen employees and operates 2 shifts.

“Our growth allowed us to take the next step in our business”, Tommy says, “Building long-term relationships is our strategy to success. We utilize Flex-Pro’s professional team and broad range of equipment, continuous training and technology upgrades to produce high quality products that satisfy all customer needs.” He continued,

“ISO 9001: 2008/AS9100 Revision C certification will be just one more guarantee to our customers and since we’re achieved this, we want to expand our business to support more companies that appreciate the value of certification.”

Kim Carpenter, who previously worked with Tommy Le and his team, says, “Flex-Pro has a team of highly skilled and experienced employees who are dedicated to quality and customer satisfaction.” Kim also says “At Flex-Pro it is where the possible is done right away and the impossible just takes a little longer.”

Tommy Le says “Let our quality team increase your profit margin by allowing us to manage your machine components from short run prototype parts to long run production. Our dedicated team takes pride in their work. Our goal is complete customer satisfaction”. Contact Flex-Pro, an ISO 9001: 2008/ AS9100 Rev. C Certified minority-owned business. You can reach them at 623-466-6866 or visit their website at FlexProAZ.com

Tommy Le asked several machine shops for a recommendation on a consulting firm to help them to achieve ISO9001: 2008/AS9100 Revision C. certification. He says that several of his colleagues in the industry recommended Bretta Kelly, owner of BMSC. Tommy says that BMSC was priced competitively, and BMSC also has a knowledgeable and experienced team. He elaborates, “ The decision to go with BMSC was just the obvious choice.”

This past March, Flex-Pro certified successfully to ISO 9001: 2008/ AS9100 Revision C, and they didn’t just pass—they had 0 findings on their audit. Tommy Le says, “Bretta and her team member Debbie Hart were outstanding. Their knowledge of the certification process is superior, and they were enjoyable to work with.” He continued, “We really appreciated that BMSC scheduled an internal audit prior to the official audit.”

Since the team at Flex-Pro is expert at machining and not so much at ISO implementation, they made the decision to purchase BMSC’s most comprehensive package, and this enables them to have BMSC conduct internal audits on a regular basis. To learn more about BMSC and how they can help you to take your business to the next level, contact them at 602-445-9400 or visit BusinessMSC.com


Handtmann

Compact design saves valuable floor space

Affordable, Expandable Automation

Available Pallet Sizes

800 mm (31.5”)

1200 mm (47.2”)

1600 mm (62.9”)

Spindles up to 150 HP

Designed for AL andHard Metals

For More Information Call: 480-775-6462

Visit our website at: www.dandrmachinery.com

HBZ TRUNNION SERIES5—AXIS HORIZONTAL MACHINING OF AL AND HARD METALS


MORE SATISFIED CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE

Locations in AZ, NC, TX, FL, WI, MNArizona Facility: 1310 N. Hobson Street Gilbert, AZ 85233

(480) 892-7800Email: [email protected]

We specialize in:

• Custom Metal Stamping • Precision Sheet Metal • Laser Cutting • Press Brake Forming • Deep Draw Stamping • Mig &

Tig Welding • CNC Machining • Wire EDM • Tube Bending • 5 Axis Laser Cutting • Wire Forming • Spot welding

• Mechanical Assembly • Engineering Assistance

A GRIFFITHS COMPANY

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

Raytheon to continue improving Patriot air and missile defence system

Raytheon has been awarded a contract to continue enhancements to the Patriot air and missile defence system.

Issued by the US Army Aviation and Missile Command, the $212m contract requires the company to provide software development, systems analysis, testing and logistics support, and other country-specific system requirements.

Funded by the US and the 12 other Patriot partner nations through a shared engineering services agreement, the improvements are expected to augment the system’s capability and readiness.

Jointly manufactured by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, Patriot is a long-range, all-altitude, all-weather air defence system designed to protect soldiers against advanced threats such as aircraft, tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the battlefield.

The system is currently in service with Egypt, Germany, Greece, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Korea, Taiwan, as well as the UAE and the US.

Work under the contract is scheduled to be carried out in Andover, Billerica, Burlington and Tewksbury, Massachusetts, El Segundo, California, El Paso, Texas, Huntsville, Alabama, Norfolk, Virginia, Pelham, New Hampshire, and White Sands, New Mexico, US.

Raytheon recently received a $769.4m direct commercial sale contract from South Korea to upgrade an undisclosed quantity of its Patriot batteries to the currently fielded patriot missile defence system solution configuration.

The upgrades include addition of open architecture, modern man station, as well as radar digital processor that improves target detection and identification and enhances surveillance, among other features.

New group takes off, aims to unite Arizona aerospace industry

The aerospace industry has been an important industry in Arizona for years.

From World War II to the present day, the federal government and aerospace manufacturing companies have used Arizona for the manufacturing and development of these products, said Dennis Hoffman, the executive director of the Siedman Research Institute at Arizona State University.

As the market for drones expands and the Department of Defense budget shrinks, Arizona is in an interesting spot when it comes to the future of the aerospace industry within the state.

The state’s economy is based around jobs in the aerospace industry,


SODICK WIRE & SINKER – LINEAR MOTOR LEADERS

*10 Year EDM Positioning Guarantee *40,000 Rpm Graphite & Hard Milling

YCM

CNC MILLING & TURNING CENTERS * All Fanuc Controlled

* Everything You Would Expect From German & Japanese Built Machines….Except The Price!

* YCM Parts: 480.275.8630 [email protected]

AMADASAWING MACHINES

TOOLING RECOGNIZED LEADERS

USEDBUYING / SELLING / SERVICING – QUALITY!

SAVAGE MACHINE TOOLS, LLC


Arizona Competitive Solutions !

480.773.4080

www.savagemachinetools.com

Arizona Competitive Solutions!480-773-4080


High bay ( 20’ ) freestanding building w/ 2 a/c offices & RR. Evap cooled shop / warehouse. 4 - 12’w x 16’ht doors. Power- 6KVA (480v & 208v). 2-5 Ton bridge cranes. 10 covered

parking spaces.

MANUFACTURING BUILDING FOR RENT1410 E Broadway Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85040

Contact Listing BrokerPhil Terry(602) [email protected]

10,000 SF Industrial$7.20 /SF/Year/NNN

Hoffman said. If it wasn’t for aerospace and other export industries, there would be no demand for construction or small businesses, he said.

“This industry is crucial to this state,” said Hoffman.

A group named the Arizona Aerospace & Defense Association (AZADA) formed earlier this year to help keep the aerospace industry strong in Arizona.

AZADA Executive Director Birgitte Santaella said her goal is to bring all the different companies in the aerospace industry together, to get a united voice for what these companies need from the state and the community. She said the group is working to get some face time with Gov. Doug Ducey.

To start the process of bringing together a very competitive industry, AZADA has started to hold a series of panel discussions on different topics related to the aerospace industry and the future of the industry in the state.

Last month a discussion, which was held at Polsinelli and sponsored by the Phoenix Business Journal, about the proposed rules on small unmanned aircraft systems (aerospace professionals hate the word

“drone”) by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Based on the event, the aerospace industry has a lot of opinions on the topic and the future of the industry in the state. The four-person panel discussion quickly turned into a discussion with everyone in the room. There seems to be a lot to say on the topic, but it will be interesting to see what talks turns into action. Source: Phoenix Business Journal

Business expansion continues in southern NM town of Santa Teresa

The new business park will be located next to Union Pacific Railroad’s new $400 million Santa Teresa rail facility, pictured here.

The boom in Santa Teresa, N.M., shows no sign of slowing, with construction of a new business park underway, an $11.1 expansion for an existing manufacturing firm and ongoing efforts to attract more companies to the border town, according to a report in the Albuquerque Journal.

The construction of the new business park, located next to Union Pacific’s new $400 million refueling and loading facility, is meant to attract companies that want to take advantage of Union Pacific’s transportation amenities. Santa Teresa’s existing business parks, which house about 65 companies, are currently booked up.

Meanwhile, MCS Industries, a manufacturer of picture frames, will relocate from an existing 140,000-square-foot warehouse into a new 215,000-square-foot facility that it will build. MCS will relocate printing operations from Pennsylvania to Santa Teresa, adding about 20 jobs to its current 31-member team.


ProtoTech Is Your Manufacturing Partner If You Want Help With Engineering For Manufacturability... All From A Journeyman-Owned

Tool & Die Maker

There are just so many reasons to bring your precision machine parts to Proto Tech, in fact too many to fully explore in a 2 page article. But there are a few very compelling reasons that differentiate this company from so many others that bear elaboration.

• For one, Proto Tech, an ITAR certified woman-owned business (partners /spouses Gary and Karin Palese), is run by Gary who is a Journeyman tool and die maker. You just don’t get more qualified as an expert machine shop when the founder/co-owner carries this distinction.

• Another very important distinction is that while all of Proto Tech’s customers appreciate their value, those who really recognize what Proto Tech can uniquely do for them are Engineers. Engineers have for years brought their prototype parts to this company. Proto Tech always provides input into the design when asked such routine questions as “How can we build this less expensively?”

Gary says, “Many of our customers send us assembly drawings. When they do, and ask for our advice, we will provide red line drawings back to them which demonstrate how to make the part better, or more cost effectively.” Today the company can offer its customers design

improvements, complete component and even assemblies, as well as special processing, all through entities owned by Gary and Karin.

• Gary and Karin consistently make calculated and aggressive growth plans. When Proto Tech, celebrating their 20th year in business this June, couldn’t get their parts plated on time or to their quality expectations, they opened a plating shop, called Elite Coatings. Today, Elite Coatings does finishing processes for Proto Tech’s customers, but it also operates as a standalone business for machine shops all over. Gary says that Elite Coatings offers more than 15 different processes for its customers.

Growth and expansion are in Gary and Karin’s make-up. In addition to founding Proto Tech and Elite Coatings, the 2 launched a business manufacturing firearms, called Proto Tactical. They also opened Desert Ammunition and Components, a company manufacturing ammunition. And their latest endeavor, called Proto Tech Systems Division, is manufacturing gigantic coating machines for the solar industry. Both Desert Ammunition and Components Proto Tech Systems Division are co-owned with Gary and Karin’s long term friend.

How it all started.

Gary grew up in Chicago. His father John, turning 93 this year, was a designer and buyer for his entire career, always in manufacturing. Gary says, “My father steered me into this profession. He saw my love of manufacturing when he took me to machine shops on a regular basis. It was at a young age that I decided I wanted to become a Journeyman Tool and Die maker.”

Gary worked in different machine shops in his post High School years, and thus when he entered the program to become a Journeyman Tool and Die maker, he was able to skip some of the early classes based upon his current skills.

Years later, on a visit with Karin to see his sister, both Gary and Karin fell in love with Tucson, so much so that they moved to the warmer climate from their hometown in Chicago.

Gary worked for a few shops in Tucson.


When the shop he worked for landed a very large R&D contract, the owner didn’t want to take on this new complex work. Gary went to this customer and asked, “Can I do this work for you in my own shop?” This marked the beginning of Proto Tech.

Fast-forward 20 years. Gary says, “While we support a large number of industries, including automation, aerospace, and optics, we always end up with a lot of work manufacturing vacuum coating machine parts.”

Proto Tech Today.

The company employs 20 people in their shop that is packed with machine tools. The company is renowned for its tooling capabilities, and this represents about 20% of the company’s business. The lion share of their business is machining parts and components, and even assemblies. Some of their customers include: • Lasertel, a vertically integrated manufacturer of high-power semiconductor laser components and developer of customer laser solutions.

• Faxitron, the world’s largest and only fully vertically integrated, dedicated cabinet x-ray company.

• Inrad Optics Inc., which has long been known as one of photonic industry’s seminal crystalline products companies.

• Lake Shore Cryogenics, manufacturer of superconducting magnet charging power supplies and cryogenic accessories.

The business has continued to grow through osmosis, Gary says. “We have never advertised to generate new business. This is how we’ve grown -- We work with an engineer for years, and then often he or she leaves their employer

to join another one. Shortly thereafter, they contact us once again. This is how we’ve grown our customer base to more than 30 unique customers, and no one customer represents a significant percentage of our overall business.”

Dave Scheeler, general manager for the company, says, “Today we own 12 Haas machines, and we tell our team that if they gain any weight, they won’t fit into the shop - it is just that tight.”

Gary bought his first Haas machine 17 years ago, and he says, “It is still working today.” Gary says that when he initially bought the Haas machine, other machine shop owners in Tucson told him it would only last a few years. Gary says, “Back then it was the best value for the dollar, and it remains so today.” Dave adds, “The Haas machines are the most

user friendly machine tools available, and we really appreciate that they are manufactured in the United States.” Gary says that he regularly evaluates other competitive machines by asking the local machine shops that own them about their performance, and the best machine for Proto Tech is still the Haas machine tool.

Since there aren’t a large number of machine tool dealers in Tucson, customer support in the early days was, and remains today, a key motivator for Proto Tech’s machine tool purchases.

Dave says, “The team at Haas Factory Outlet, a division of Ellison Machinery Company, consistently provide outstanding customer service. I know from previous experience that it is difficult to get this level of service from other machine tool dealers.” He continued,

“Rick and Connie help us from Ellison’s office,

and then we have Ed Laprade, who is local to Tucson.” Gary adds, “Ed is so responsive when we have a service need, and then on top of this, he often just stops by the shop to see how we are doing.”

Just in the past few months, Proto Tech purchased 2 new Haas machine tools, both Haas High speed VF3-SSYT machines.

What’s Next for ProtoTech?

Gary says, “I get a couple of calls every week from people wanting to buy the business.” He continued, “Why would I? I am just having too much fun!” He takes the time to credit Dave, who came on board about 5 years ago, with helping to make business ownership fun. He says, “There are things I am not as good at, or I just don’t like doing, and Dave does them really well. We are a great team.”

Dave says that he truly enjoys being a part of the Proto Tech team. “Our employees are outstanding, and Gary is a superior owner. He is fair, honest, and he takes care of his employees.” Dave adds, “I am also proud to work for a company that pays so much attention to detail.” It is no surprise that Proto Tech’s employees remain loyal to the company, and they respect the management team -- both Gary and Dave are on the shop floor machining on a regular basis.

Gary says, “I really want to thank my father for helping to steer me into this outstanding career that I am dedicating my employed years to.” He adds that John, who is no longer able to travel, would be so proud to see the business he and his wife built.

To learn more about Ellison Machinery and Haas Factory Outlet, contact them at 480.968.5335 or visit ellisonaz.com

To get great parts manufactured, and to improve your R&D/prototypes for manufacturing excellence, contact Proto Tech at 520.579.9873 or email Gary directly at [email protected]


Not fi nding opportunities for improvement from your internal audits Not enough internal resources to conduct internal audits Do not feel like the Management Reviews are effective or productive Want a third set of eyes to see where you can improve Want continued education on the AS9100C/ISO 9001:2008 Standard from RABQSA Certifi ed Lead Auditors Don’t want to wait until right before the next surveillance audit to get the audits and management reviews conducted!

BMSC is now offering packages to come in and conduct Internal Process Audits and Facilitate Management Reviews to ensure you are effectively collecting data, measuring performance to meaningful and measureable objectives, reviewing the results of internal audits and continually verifying the effectiveness of all actions

coming from your ISO 9001:2008 or AS9100C / ISO 9001:2008 System.

Contact us today BMSC, LLC [email protected] 602-445-9400 www.businessmsc.com

If you are struggling with any of the following things call Bretta Kelly at BMSC today 602-445-9400 and let us get you scheduled for the next two years of system

maintenance:

Are You Ready To Outsource Your Internal Audits And Management Reviews?

Tucson’s Pima museum gets Boeing’s unsellable Dreamliner No. 2

Boeing has found a home for the second of three 787 Dreamliners that are too heavy and out-of-norm to sell: The Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson.

The 787-8 aircraft, No. ZA002, which means second in production, flew into Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on Thursday.

The company gave its third Dreamliner to the Museum of Flight in Seattle in November.

The plane that went to the Pima museum is completely operable, and was in fact part of the flight test fleet that Boeing used to certify the 787 for the FAA.

But as one of the very first aircraft in production, it bore the brunt of the changes and additions that Boeing had to do to the first aircraft because of design issues and problems with early parts like fasteners.

“In some cases, test airplanes have been used commercially after testing is complete,” said Boeing spokesman Paul Bergman. “Boeing announced in August 2009 that the first three 787s used in the 787-8 flight test program (known as ZA001, ZA002 and ZA003) had no commercial value and their costs would be recorded as research and development expense.”

With a list price of $218 million, this is just one piece of the billions of dollars in unexpected expenses Boeing incurred as it worked to get 787 production under control.

Seattle-area aerospace analyst Michel Merluzeau, of Frost and Sullivan, was philosophic, calling ZA002 a “prototype aircraft.”

‘“That’s the nature of flight testing,” he said. “You find things, and that’s the way it goes.”

The Dreamliner is painted in All Nippon Airways colors, which Boeing Vice President of Sales Randy Tinseth, in a 2009 blog post, called a “tribute” to the model’s Japanese launch customer.

Airbus, Boeing report a combined backlog of 12,000 aircraft

Boeing and Airbus had a reported combined backlog of approximately 12,000 aircraft at the end of February, more than 85% of orders, according to an analysis CRT Capital. “We have conviction that Boeing and Airbus can successfully manage delivery positions of troubled carriers by swapping slots with their more prosperous peers,” CRT reported.

AIA participating in the Space Tech Expo May 19-21 in Calif.

AIA Vice President for Space Systems Frank Slazer will be moderating a panel discussion on the benefits of commercial space at the Space Tech Expo in Long Beach, Calif., on Tuesday, May 19. Stop by to check out the session and to visit AIA’s booth to gain insight on the importance of National Aerospace Standards in commercial space efforts. Read here for additional information on the Space Tech Expo May 19 – 21.

NLX 2500 | 700

Best seller for universal turning and milling.

cooperation sustains innovation

Technical information and brochures

available at: www.dmgmori.com

or through your local DMG MORI USA representative

nlx series highlights

+ Box ways on all axes with optimal damping & dynamic rigidity

+ Integrated coolant circulation through machine bed for improved thermal stability

+ BMT® turret (Built-in Motor Turret) for best-in-class milling performance

application examples

1-855-364-6674

Support around the clock

from dmg mori

Guide bushing // Automotive Material: S45CDimensions: ø 3.1 × 3.9 in. Production time: 13 min. 29 sec.

Hydraulic valve // Fluidics Material: S45CDimensions: ø 4.7 × 3.9 in. Production time: 30 min. 35 sec.

NLX series | universal turning machines

Innovation Days, ChicagoMay 19th – 22nd, 2015

MO

NTFO

RT

ADVERTIS

ING


NLX 2500 | 700

Best seller for universal turning and milling.NLX 2500|700

Best seller for universal turning and milling.


Technical information and brochures

available at: www.dmgmori.com

or through your local DMG MORI USA representative

nlx series highlights

+ Box ways on all axes with optimal damping & dynamic rigidity

+ Integrated coolant circulation through machine bed for improved thermal stability

+ BMT® turret (Built-in Motor Turret) for best-in-class milling performance

application examples

1-855-364-6674

Support around the clock

from dmg mori

Guide bushing // Automotive Material: S45CDimensions: ø 3.1 × 3.9 in. Production time: 13 min. 29 sec.

Hydraulic valve // Fluidics Material: S45CDimensions: ø 4.7 × 3.9 in. Production time: 30 min. 35 sec.

NLX series | universal turning machines

Innovation Days, ChicagoMay 19th – 22nd, 2015

MO

NTFO

RT

ADVERTIS

ING

1-855-364-6674

Support when you need it!

DMU 80 P duoBLOCK®

4th Generation duoBLOCK®


from DMG MORI

–30° +180°

B-axis with 210° swivel angle

Part: chassis

Industry: aerospace

Ra 0.0002 in. surface quality

Part: drill head

Industry: oil & gas

75% faster machining

Precision: up to 30% greater component precision with the water-cooled feed drive

Performance: 30% more rigidity for maximum cutting performance on the powerMASTER® 1000 motor spindle featuring up to 737.6 ft. / lbs. and 103.3 hp.

Efficiency: up to 30% less energy consumption thanks to intelligent needs-based power use of machine components

All news, technical data and location information: www.dmgmori.com

MO

NTFO

RT

ADVERTIS

ING

» Exceptionally precise and powerful – the new universal standard«

Ellison Machinery Company1610 S. Priest Dr., #101 Tempe, AZ 85281Phone: 480-968-5335 | www. ellisonaz.com

Ellison Machinery Company1610 S. Priest Dr. #101, Tempe, AZ 85281Phone: 480-968-5335 | ellisonaz.com


AmCon Design & Contract Manufacturing Expo

See the latest cutting-edge technology at Arizona’s premier contract manufacturing show

Free Manufacturing Expo

Phoenix, AZPhoenix Convention Center

June 2-3, 2015

FREE ADMISSION • FREE PARKING • FREE SEMINARS

• Design • Engineering • Prototyping • Machining • Cutting • Grinding • 3D Printing • Forming • Fabricating• Rubber • Plastics • Components • Castings • Molds• Tools • Dies • Patterns • Finishing • Assembly • Fixtures • Electronics...and much much more.

Register Today at www.amconshows.com, or just call 800-829-7467


For Haas Machine Tool Parts, Service & Support, Call (480) 968-5877

Legendary Platinum One-Call Service

1610 S. Priest Drive #101, Tempe, AZ 85281 Visit us Online at www.ellisonaz.com

Providing the highest quality technical support in the industry, our factory-certifi ed technicians are available to respond quickly to your needs. We’ll arrive at your shop with a fully stocked van and a focus on limiting downtime.

• Installation

• Preventative Maintenance

• 24-Hour Emergency Service

• Extensive Parts Inventory

• Technical Support

• Monthly Training

SpaceX Aims To Debut New Version of Falcon 9 this Summer

SpaceX plans to inaugurate its new, more-powerful Falcon 9 rocket this summer, using the same Merlin 1D engine with a modified fuel mix and other changes to extend the company’s planned reuse of the first stage to cover all SpaceX launches, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said.

Shotwell said the new-version Falcon 9 will be about 30 percent more powerful than the rocket’s current version.

SpaceX’s plans to reuse its Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage have been carried out so far by attempted landings in the ocean and on an unmanned ocean barge following launches into low Earth orbit.

The Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket needs more power to perform the same maneuver after a launch carrying a telecommunications satellite to geostationary orbit 36,000 kilometers over the equator, thus the need for the upgraded engine.

Shotwell said the company stopped full qualification of the Merlin 1D engine’s capabilities to keep the first Falcon 9 v1.1

flights on schedule. But the qualification work has continued.

As it adopts the new-version Falcon 9 and prepares for the inaugural flight — still scheduled for late this year — of its Falcon Heavy rocket, SpaceX wants to limit its production line to two versions of the rocket’s core.

“Falcon Heavy is two different cores — the inner core and the two side sticks,” Shotwell said.

“The new Falcon 9 will basically be a Falcon Heavy side booster. So we’re building [only two different] cores to make sure we don’t have a bunch of configurations around the factory so we can streamline operations and hit a launch cadence of one or two a month from every launch site we have.”

The upgraded Falcon 9, Shotwell said, will make its inaugural flight this summer. Customer SES of Luxembourg has said it is willing to be the first customer for the launch of a 5,300-kilogram telecommunications satellite to geostationary orbit.

Shotwell said the new-version Falcon 9 will not force the company to begin a lengthy new process of certifying the vehicle with NASA and

the U.S. Defense Department to carry those agencies’ high-value payloads.

The current Falcon 9 v1.1 is in the middle of a U.S. government certification process that began about a year ago and is expected to be finished by midyear. Once that is completed, further rocket enhancements will be treated as modifications not requiring the same detailed review by the government agencies.

“There will be iterations that go on from there, but they will be certified as changes. It won’t be certified as an entirely new rocket,” Shotwell said.

“Nearly half of the activity for certification is certifying SpaceX as a company — our manufacturing processes, our quality control, our launch sites and our launch processes,” she said. “That doesn’t change with the rocket, and in fact that doesn’t change when we go from a Falcon 9 single stick to a Falcon Heavy.”

On expanding its production facilities:'We keep extending the facility in the Hawthorne area, in Los Angeles County. I feel like I sign a lease every month or six weeks for a new facility. We should be able to produce 40 cores a year in that factory.” by Peter B. de Selding












The Premier Blanchard Grinding Specialists Offering You The Largest

Blanchard-Style Grinderin the West

We Service all of your Blanchard Grinding work - from Smallest to

Largest

BLANCHARD GRINDING • PLATE & FLAME CUTTING

• STRESS RELIEVING • STRAIGHTENING • EDGE GRINDING

5637 District Blvd • Los Angeles, CA 90058 800.662.0126 • Fax 323.560.7767

E-mail: [email protected]

Servicing Customers in Arizona, California, New Mexico & Nevada

Arizona’s Source For All Your Metal Needs

METALS SHAPES SERVICESAluminumSteelStainlessBrassCopperOrnamental

Sheet/PlateShim/BarTube/PipeChannelAngleBeamPerf./Expand.

Production CuttingPrecision SawingShearingIron Worker

Our focus is onsaving time—yours!

Next Day DeliveryNo Minimum

Open Saturdays

STOP BY TODAY!Conveniently located 1/2 mile south of Broadway at:

www.industrialmetalsupply.com A Capitol Metals Company

Alcoa Redefines What It Makes--And Where

Alcoa Inc. now likes to brand itself as a “multi-materials” company.

The truth: It’s still very much an aluminum company--just one that’s changing where and what it is making.

Alcoa is at the forefront of two trends changing the metals industry.

The first trend: an eastward shift in raw production, driven by economic growth in Asia and changes in relative costs.

The second: a turn by metals companies toward making parts for fast-growing markets like aerospace and automotive, which are more profitable than making raw metal.

Last month, the company moved on both fronts. It said it would look at cutting or selling as much as 500,000 tons of annual smelting capacity, or 14% of its total. Since 2007, the company has closed or sold 1.3 million tons, or 31%, of its “highest-cost global smelting capacity.” But with raw prices still lagging, it is now moving to cut more.

Historically, Alcoa has made aluminum in the West near hydroelectric dams in mountainous regions. Now, electricity prices, which account for between a quarter and a third of aluminum-making costs have risen too high relative to elsewhere in the world.

“Aluminum needs plentiful energy and a captive market so other industries and populations aren’t driving up the price,” says Dick Evans, chairman of Constellium NV, an Alcoa competitor. “Without a captive market, the price goes up.”

That’s why Alcoa now produces predominantly in places like Iceland and Saudi Arabia, and has scaled back in Tennessee and upstate New York. The U.S. might have cheaper energy these days, thanks for the natural-gas boom, but it also has too many other industries--and people.

It isn’t just the U.S. that is losing capacity. Brazil, where Alcoa is shutting down two plants, will soon have only two smelters, down from more than six last decade. Aluminum is needed to make tanks and airplanes, so there is some strategic risk in a country losing so much metal production. However, Canada remains a major producer, and could supply the rest of the Americas in case of a conflict.

A few days after announcing its cutbacks, Alcoa said it would buy Pittsburgh-based RTI International Metals Inc., one of the world’s biggest makers of fabricated titanium products for the aerospace industry, in a transaction that values the company at $1.5 billion.

The RTI deal comes after Alcoa last year bought U.K. jet-engine parts maker Firth Rixson Ltd. and Germany’s Tital, which makes titanium and aluminum castings for airplanes engines and airframes.

So where does that leave Alcoa?

Well, even after the RTI deal, Alcoa will still derive almost half its revenue from making raw alumina or associated raw materials, and even more if you count the aluminum it makes to sell to its various finishing businesses. Those sales, which aren’t booked in total sales figures, are considerable, amounting to billions of dollars of aluminum a year. And overall, well over 80% of its sales, including sheet metal for the now aluminum-hungry


• Machining • Sheet Metal Fabrication •Welding •Spinning

For over 50 years Nelson Engineering Co. has manufactured high precision sheet metal and machined products. We are NADCAP and ISO9001/AS9100 certified.

APPROVED FOR UTC TIG WELDING PER PN05.15 AND AWS D17.1

We specialize in sheet metal and cast valves, heat shields, flow sensors, brackets and other precision hardware.

Phone: 602-273-7114 • Website: nelsonengineering.com

auto industry, are aluminum-related. Consequently, Alcoa is still vulnerable to a troubling trend shared with the steel industry: rising exports from China, which now makes around half the world’s aluminum, up from 5% two decades ago.

And now that Chinese demand growth has slowed, exports are starting to skyrocket. Total Chinese aluminum exports rose 67% to 1.2 million tons in the first two months of 2015.

The goods coming out of China are increasingly semifinished and finished. “It’s a way for companies to get around a 15% export tax on raw aluminum by making semifinished goods instead, says Andrew Lane of Morningstar Inc.

What’s coming out of China helps to dilute demand for raw metal needed to make all kinds of aluminum. But it typically doesn’t compete directly with the higher-value forms of aluminum Alcoa makes.

One U.S. company importing from China is Eminent Packaging Inc., a Niagara Falls, N.Y., company that distributes collapsible tubes used for products like toothpaste and ointments. “We’ve been shipping from China for four or five years,” says Swetu Chheda, the CEO. “It is cheaper than what you can get elsewhere on world markets, although we have had problems with quality.”

Alcoa’s mix of aluminum, titanium and alloyed parts for the fast-growing aerospace sector looks to be profitable for a while. Its engineered production division has improved operating income for 19 straight quarters. And by this decade’s end, says Morningstar’s Mr. Lane, “we think margins in the smelting business will be 20%--and even higher” for aerospace markets. Source: By John W. Miller

Arizona trying to lure more foreign direct investment to bolster economy

With the U.S. economy showing strength, many foreign investors are looking to invest in companies, expand businesses and partner through direct foreign investment. Arizona officials are trying to open that door.

That investment is more than just job-generating investment. These are companies looking to increase an international footprint by adding a U.S. address.

The challenge is getting the metro area to the table. Hugo von Meijenfeldt, consul general for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, said his kingdom’s companies tend to take a look at the U.S. as being the East Coast and Southeast, with some interest in the West.

“We’re trying to get companies to take ad van tage of inland opportunities,” he said. “Some companies already have an Arizona presence, but we want to see more because of the economic opportunity.”

Von Meijenfeldt said the metro’s proximity to Southern California and lower cost of doing business make it a good place for Dutch companies to check.

Phoenix topped Site Selection magazine’s list for the Mountain region, inking 78 deals — more than Salt Lake City and Denver combined. With the West added to the list, Phoenix beat the combined number of deals for metro San Francisco, Seattle and Portland. Source: Phoenix Business Journal (480) 659-7703 • www.dnkbinc.com

Introducing Low Cost A s s e m b l y f o r Yo u r Manufacturing

• Veteran Owned• Minority Owned

•Small Disadvantaged Business

• Dedicated To Hiring Veterans and Underutilized

Working Americans• ISO 9001/AS9100

CertificationPending• Certified NMSDC

We Are Your Veteran O w n e d & M i n o r i t y Owned Business That is Dedicated To Providing Yo u Wi t h Low Co s t Assemblies in Arizona.

E liminate Shipping Costs - We Will Pick It Up & Deliver It For You.

C a l l To d a y To S e e

How You Can Get Your

Assemblies Done, In The

USA, Cost Effectively, and

With A Company That

Is Dedicated To Hiring

Veterans.

A2Z METALWORKER SW • 76 • May/June 2015A2Z METALWORKER SW • 76 • May/June 2015A2Z METALWORKER SW • 76 • May/June 2015

OIL MIST AND SMOKEIN YOUR SHOP?

Low-Cost, Highly EfficientMist and Smoke CollectorsDesigned Specifically for

the Metalworking Industry

www.mistcollectors.com1-800-645-4174

Quality New & Used CNCMachine Tools

Since 1989

Machines - Accessories - ToolingBuy - Sell - Trade Ins - Appraisals - Auctions

Now offering NEW Machine tools from

®

Specializing in CNC Turning Centers - CNC Machining Centers

CNC Swiss - Bar Feeds & Bar Loaders

(303) 651-6545 - [email protected]

In New Mexico

Pentagon shifts approach to speed up commercial buying

The U.S. Defense Department is revamping its rules to speed up purchases of commercial items, part of a larger drive to attract new suppliers to the U.S. weapons market and drive down acquisition costs, the Pentagon’s pricing czar told Reuters.

The Pentagon has set a new target of 10 business days for deciding whether items such as cockpit displays and other aerospace components are truly commercial, or if they need a more rigorous cost analysis used for items exclusive to the military.

Director of Defense Pricing Shay Assad shared the memo and outlined the changes in an interview with Reuters, conceding that some reviews were taking “far too long,” ranging as long as nine months in some cases.

The Pentagon buys $60 billion of commercial items each year from various industries, ranging from office supplies to items built for commercial use but modified for the military. Industry and the Pentagon have been at sparring for years about which of the modified items should be considered military, and how much internal cost data companies should provide about those.

“Industry has had a legitimate complaint about the amount of time it takes us to make a decision,” Assad said.“We want to try and assure those companies that don’t necessarily do business with us that we really would prefer to buy commercial items,” Assad said. He said it was more important than ever for the Pentagon to leverage private investment given budget constraints.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and other Pentagon officials, keen to drive down weapons costs and benefit from investment by commercial suppliers, have vowed to open the weapons market to technology companies and other innovative suppliers.

But those efforts have foundered due to industry’s reluctance to grapple with extensive regulations that apply only to defense acquisitions, as well as concerns about the government’s push to own the intellectual property involved.

The industry also has claimed that the department was pressing for confidential pricing details beyond those normally required for commercial items, hurting company profits.

A former executive with Raytheon Co, Assad has unsettled contractors with his dogged scrutiny of overhead costs. But his creation in recent years of a department-wide database for pricing and contract data has drawn praise for helping speed up the acquisition process.

In the memo, Assad said the department was revising federal defense acquisition regulations to reflect the changes.He told Reuters the Pentagon would create a new training course for acquisition officials about the issue, and planned to assign 50 to 70 engineers and pricing experts to five centers around the country as a resource for contracting officers.

He said he also expects to sign a pilot agreement in coming weeks with one major supplier that would pre-certify a group of items as

“commercial.” He declined to name the firm.

A2Z METALWORKER SW • 77 •May/June 2015A2Z METALWORKER SW • 63 • Nov/Dec 2014

Arizona CNC Equipment • 1205 S. Park Lane, Suite 2 • Tempe, Az 85281 • 480.615.6353 • www.arizonacnc.com

November SW 2014.indd 63 10/21/14 3:06 PM

A2Z METALWORKER SW • 78 • May/June 2015A2Z METALWORKER SW • 69 • Jan / Feb 2015

Methods West Hosts Another Successful Open House in Phoenix

Final Jan SW 2015.indd 69 12/20/14 10:03 AM

Travel to Mars in 39 Days: NASA Grants $10m to US Company to Develop New Rocket

T h e N a t i o n a l A e r o n a u t i c s a n d S p a c e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n (NASA) wil l be giving $10 million to a US-based company to develop a rocket that will take human

beings to Mars in just 39 days.

The Ad Astra Rocket Company (AARC) is developing a plasma rocket that will reduce travel time and also save around $20 million every year. The company said that the engine they are developing will save thousands of gallons of rocket fuel thus reducing the cost.

“This is like no other rocket that you may have seen in the past. It is a plasma rocket. The Vasimr rocket is not used for launching things. It is used for things already there, which we call ‘in space propulsion,” RT.com quoted former astronaut and company President and CEO Franklin Chang-Diaz as saying.

How the VASMIR engine functions?

The company uses an electrically-charged gas – plasma – to create thrust for rocket propulsion. The plasma is heated to extreme temperatures with

the help of radio waves. Then, strong magnetic fields are used to channel plasma out of the rear end of the engine, thus creating the thrust.

Here’s an explanation on the science behind VASMIR engine:

Impressed with AARC’s VASMIR technology, NASA agreed on a partnership and will disburse the money to the company over three years. NASA is said to consider using the propulsion system for its future expeditions to the Red Planet.

On its partnership with NASA, AARC believes that it will be beneficial for the growth of the VASMIR engine.

“The partnership [with NASA] will advance the Vasimr engine to a technology readiness level (TRL) greater than 5 – a step closer to space flight,” the company said in a press release.

DOD could reshape defense aerospace industry with Strike Bomber decision

The Department of Defense’s Long Range Strike Bomber decision will likely make or break Boeing or Northrup Grumman’s combat aircraft units, experts say. “Thanks to F-35, Lockheed Martin doesn’t need to worry about staying in the combat aircraft business,” said analyst Richard Aboulafia.

“But for the other two companies, a loss means they will likely exit the industry. The loser won’t be around to compete for the next generation of fighter designs, which should enter service around 2030.”


A2Z Metal 8.25x11.25 FPB.pdf 1 1/12/15 11:52 AM


A2Z METALWORKER • 88 • May/June 2012A2Z METALWORKER • 88 • May/June 2012A2Z METALWORKER • 88 • May/June 2012

A2Z METALWORKER • 76 • Sept/Oct 2011

A2Z METALWORKER • 72 • March/April 2011

NIST Traceable Flowmeter Calibration

Saves you GAS, Money & Assures More Accurate Product Testing.

LABORATORY CAPABILITIES:

.001-60 GPM LIQUID (@ 50-125 PSIG).001-80 SCFM GAS (@10-250 PSIA)

• Turbine Flow Meter Calibration • Rotameter/GAS Calibration • Flowmetering Systems • Coriolis Micro®

Motion • METCO® Plasma Spray Meters

TEMPE, AZ 85281

480.894.0592www.nbscals.com

NBS Calibrations, Inc. is fully NIST Traceable, compliant with Mil-Std 45662A, ANSI/NCSL Z540-1, ISO 10012 and ISO 17025. NBS Calibrations, Inc. is not a government agency and is not affiliated with the former National

Bureau of Standards /NIST.

Calibrations, Inc.NBS

GE ‘all in’ on aviation deal with China

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

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

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

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

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

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

“We don’t sell bananas,” she said in an interview here. “We can’t afford to take a decade off.”

But American business leaders wonder privately whether companies such as GE are at risk of giving up long-term strategic advantages when they agree to technology-transfer deals for shorter-term gain.GE executives maintain that is not the case. They say that they negotiated robust protections in their contract with AVIC. The 50-50 joint venture, for example, has strict limits on employing Chinese nationals who have a military or intelligence background. A board committee that monitors compliance with the joint venture agreement is effectively under GE’s control and can, in a dispute, overrule the full board, Bolsinger said.

September AZ 2011 100 pages.indd 76 8/23/11 12:46 PM

WWW.BANDSAWREVIEWS.COM

TOP QUALITY CUSTOMER REVIEWS

FOR OVER 3,500 BAND SAWS

BandSawReviews.com is all about great reviews that are 100%

customer-generated. This way, you always know what bandsaw

is right for you and your business!

• Searchforabandsaw • Readthereviews • Writeyourownreview


Hear What Customers Say About BMSC Bretta Kelly’s ISO9001/AS9100 Template And Systems

602.445.9400 • www.businessmsc.com • ISO/AS9100 Consulting

With BMSC You Can Get Ready To Be Certified In As Little As One Month’s Time For $3,500.

“Amazing and Grateful are the words that describe Landmark’s experience th rough ISO 9001 / AS9100 C certification. Working with Bretta, using her BMSC program templates enabled us to take an 27 year old company, under new ownership (as of April 2010), and implement a complete business system in two and half months with very little consulting time. Easy to read and follow Landmark passed our final compliance audit, and were ISO 9001 / AS9100 C registered with ease. Keeping things simple and precise, made implementation super easy to

follow; highly recommend!”

Colleen Walski, Landmark Precision Manufacturing

“We updated and simplified our Management System from AS9100B to AS9100C in less than one month with the help of Bretta Kelly from BMSC, LLC. Bretta’s templates / programs simplify how to manage an AS9100C system, by allowing a company to write a system around how they already do business. We were able to reduce our documents and simplify our programs without making any changes to how we conduct our business. We strongly encourage anyone looking to upgrade or simplify their management system to contact

Bretta Kelly today.”

Lumi Krolik – Quality Manager, Jimmy Buchanan – VP / Director of

OperationsPowill Manufacturing & Engineering

Bretta holding Landmark’s AS9100 Certification from Great Western

Registrar, LLC

However,thefastestrateofjobgrowthwas in the biofuels/biomass segment,whichincreased27.2percentforatotalof135jobs.Theestimatedmedianwageforcleanjobswas$38,831comparedto$35,902foralljobsinthestate.

Doosan Announces Golf Sponsorship Doosan has announced it will onceagainbeanOfficialPatronoftheBritishOpen (known widely asThe OpenChampionship), the oldest of the fourmajorchampionshipsinprofessionalgolf.

The BritishOpen is organized byTheR&A, golf’s governing body outside oftheUnited States andMexico, and iscelebratingits140thyear.Doosanisoneof five BritishOpen Patrons, a groupthat includesRolex,HSBC,Mercedes-Benz,andNikon.Doosanisalsothefirstcompany headquartered in Korea tosupportthetournament.

Aglobalcompany,Doosanspecializes intheinfrastructuresupportbusiness(ISB),whichincludesthermalandnuclearpower

generation,constructionequipment,marinediesel engines,mechanical equipment andmaterialhandlingequipment.

Army Beefs Up Humvee

DubbedtheModernizedExpandedCapacityVehicle (MECV), these revampedHumveeswillstilllooklikethevehiclesthatAmericanforceshavebeenusingsince1989.

TheArmywill keepboth the two-door andfour-door versions of theHumvee, and thetruckswill still haulbothmenandmaterialinthefield.ButtheMECVwillhavethickerarmor and a larger cargo carrying capacity,comparedtoitsolderbrothers.

Alongwiththeadditionalarmor,theservicealsoincludedarequirementthatsoldiersmusthaveaccesstoescapeexitsifthevehicleflipsorrollsover.Humveerolloversareoneofthemaincausesofnon-combatrelateddeathsinIraqandAfghanistan.

In the end, themodifications included intheMECV programwill “regain vehicleperformance and payload consumed bythe addition of armor to the legacy force,

adequatelyprotectthecrewfromoperationalthreats,andincorporatelessonslearnedfromcurrentoperations.”

And those lessons learned from currentoperationshavebeenharshones.

The improvised explosive devices plantedbyAfghan and Iraqi insurgents, alongwithweaponslikerocket-propelledgrenadesandmortars, exposed fatal flaws in the light-armoredHumvee.

Anup-armoredversionoftheHumveeandthenewMineResistantAmbushProtectedvehicle did help close those gaps, but thetacticalvehiclefleetisstilldominatedbythoseweakerHumvees.

Army Chief of Staff nominee Gen. RayOdierno told theHill that the servicewasintheprocessoftakingcareoftheproblem.DoDhasalreadybegunstrengtheningcertainversions of theMRAP that are vulnerableto a particular kind of IED, known as anexplosivelyformedpenetrator,builtbyIran.

TheMECVrequirementslistcomesjustastheArmyispreparingforawide-scalePentagonreviewofitsentiregroundcombatfleet.

September AZ 2011 100 pages.indd 75 8/22/11 3:35 PM

Factories ‘Reshore’ Some Work From Overseas

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

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

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

From Soup To Overtime As business picks up and hiring resumes, the employees at Hiawatha are feeling more confident now. But it’s still painful to recall the recent tough times when orders dropped off about 40 percent and production hours were slashed. One worker, Richard Beaulieu, says he had to make do while working just three or four days a week. That went on for nearly a year. His memory of that lean time: “Many, many months, and a lot of soup,” he says. “But you just buck it up and get through it.”

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

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

But Meckstroth says it’s hard to quantify any job gains from “reshoring.” The number may not be great, but at least the trend line is good, he said. “I’m not saying there’s a tsunami of production coming back to the United States. It’s a trickle,” Meckstroth said. “But a trickle back is better than the tidal wave out.” But at Hiawatha Rubber, Hauser does not think the future of manufacturing lies in bringing work back, even if that’s benefiting his company now. He believes greater productivity for the sector will come through increased automation. At his factory, more

May AZ NV .indd 88 4/24/12 2:31 PM

Magnum Precision Machines Hosts 2 Day Open House To Thank Their Customers

A2Z METALWORKER • 44 • July / Aug2014

For More Information Visit Our Website/Call/E-Mail Us:

www.gladhillassociates.com

1-719-495-80451-623-939-4412

[email protected]@gladhillassociates.com

A2Z METALWORKER • 66 •Mar/Apr 2010

Gladhill Associates InternationalTRAINING - CONSULTING - AUDITING

ISO 9001/14001 RABQSA Certified Online/Public Lead Auditor Courses

Public - In-House/Customized Courses

AS9100 RABQSA & AS9110 RABQSA Accredited Lead Auditor

*ISO 9001 /*ISO 14001 / *ISO 9100*ISO/TS 16949 /*OHSAS 18001 &

*ISO 17025 Internal Auditing(* Denotes On-Line and Public Courses Available)

Human Factors - Corrective/Preventive ActionProcess Mapping - Six Sigma - Implementation

Documentation - Management OverviewsISO/AS Software Modules

For more information call: 623.939.4412or visit: www.gladhillassociates.com

Certified Online Training!

Gladhill Associates InternationalTraining - Consulting - Auditing

Exemplar Global On-Line/ Public Certifi ed Lead Auditor Courses

ISO 9001 - ISO 14001 - AS 9100 - ISO 22000 OHSAS 18001

Additional On-Line Training Courses

Internal Audits - Human Factors - Corrective/Preventative Action - Process Mapping - Management Overviews - Six

Sigma - Documentation - Implementation - And Much More

Come Visit Us At IMTS Booth #N-7151

October Rocky Mtn 2014.indd 44 8/24/14 9:14 PM


Buyer’s Guide & Card GalleryEquipment and Services

NEW MACHINERYCHIP CUTTING

Boring MillsMagnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389

CNC MillsAdams Machinery _____480-968-3711Arizona CNC Equip ____480-615-6353Automatics & Machinery 303-651-6545Chiron America _____ 704-534-5436D & R Machinery ____ 480-775-6462Ellison Machinery ____ 480-968-5335Ganesh Machinery ____888-542-6374Haas Factory Outlet ___ 480-968-5877Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389Makino _________ 602-228-0347Methods West ______ 602-437-2220North-South Machinery _ 602-391-4696Savage Machine Tools _ 480-773-4080Tornos USA _______ 951-695-0342Tornquist Machinery __ 602-470-0334TSM Machinery _____ 602-233-3757Whiteʼs Niche Products _ 602-290-9402

CNC LathesAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711

Arizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353Automatics & Machinery _ 303-651-6545D & R Machinery _____ 480-775-6462Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5335Ganesh Machinery ____ 888-542-6374Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300Magnum Precision Mach _ 505-345-8389Methods West _______ 602-437-2220Savage Machine Tools __ 480-773-4080Tornquist Machinery ___ 602-470-0334TSM Machinery ______ 602-233-3757Whiteʼs Niche Products __ 602-290-9402CNC Drill/ Tapping Machines

Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Haas Factory Outlet _____480-968-5877Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389Methods West _______ 602-437-2220Savage Machine Tools __ 480-773-4080Tornquist Machinery ___ 602-470-0334

CNC Punching CentersMagnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300Magnum Precision Mach _ 505-345-8389Mesa Mach Sales _____ 480-545-0275CNC Swiss Turn Machines

Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711

CHRIS EDGARPRESIDENT

CHRIS EDGAR


www.magnumprecisionmachines.comCELL: 505-249-7503

3614 E. SOUTHERN AVE. #1

PHOENIX, AZ 85040

BUSINESS: 602-431-8300

FAX: 602-431-8301

EMAIL: [email protected]

Arizona CNC Equip ____480-615-6353Automatics & Machinery 303-651-6545Ganesh Machinery ____888-542-6374Magnum Precision Mach _602-431-8300Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389Methods West ______ 602-437-2220North-South Machinery _ 602-391-4696Tornos USA _______ 951-695-0342Tornquist Machinery ___602-470-0334

EDMEDM Machines

Adams Machinery _____480-968-3711D & R Machinery ____ 480-775-6462Desert EDM Sales _____480-816-6300EDM Network _______480-836-1782Global EDM Supply ___ 480-836-8330Makino __________602-228-0347Methods West ______ 602-437-2220North-South Machinery __602-391-4696ONA EDM USA ______ 586-697-5880Savage Machine Tools _ 480-773-4080TSM Machinery ______602-233-3757

EDM FiltrationDesert EDM Sales _____480-816-6300

Ebbco Inc _________ 800-809-3901EDM: Dielectric Systems/

FiltrationEbbco Inc_________800-809-3901

EDM Drillling MachinesCurrent EDM ________ 650-966-9676

Micro Hole Drilling Machines

Current EDM ________ 650-966-9676Gauging Equipment

Osborn Products ______ 623-587-0335ELECTRICAL

Equip Hookup & DisconnectGeiger Electric Co _____ 623-773-1787Lights Out Electric ____ 623-703-2950

LightingGeiger Electric Co _____ 623-773-1787Lights Out Electric ____ 623-703-2950

Relocation: ElectricalGeiger Electric Co _____ 623-773-1787Lights Out Electric ____ 623-703-2950

Service UpgradesGeiger Electric Co _____ 623-773-1787Lights Out Electric ____ 623-703-2950

GRINDINGGrinding Filtration

Ebbco Inc _________ 800-809-3901

Patrick EllisonPresident








1610 S. Priest Drive, Suite 101Tempe, AZ [email protected]








T 480.968.5335

F 480.247.4408

M 480.298.9782

T 480.968.5335

F 480.247.4408

M 480.298.9782

T 480.968.5335

F 480.247.4408

M 480.298.9782

T 480.968.5335

F 480.247.4408

M 480.298.9782

T 480.968.5335

F 480.247.4408

M 480.298.9782

T 480.968.5335

F 480.247.4408

M 480.298.9782

T 480.968.5335

F 480.247.4408

M 480.298.9782

T 480.968.5335

F 480.247.4408

M 480.298.9782

NEW & USED METALWORKING EQUIPMENTSALES SERVICE PARTS TOOLING

www.accmachinery.com


Ebbco Inc 800-809-3901

JIM ALGER SALES ENGINEER - ARIZONA

Single Source TechnologiesPO Box 93610Phoenix, AZ 85070-3610Cell: 602-228-0347 [email protected]

Leston TruebloodRegional Sales Manager

P: 877-276-SAWS (7297)C: 714-620-5560F: 714-963-0630

[email protected]

HYDMECHP.O. Box 16591079 Parkinson RoadWoodstock, Ontario, CanadaN4S 0A9

lestontrueblood.indd 2 01/17/2013 10:14:31 AM

Ebbco IncEbbco Inc

Single Source Technologies

Cell: [email protected]

Quality New & Used CNC Machine Tools (303) 651-6545

[email protected]

Single Source TechnologiesPO Box 5087

Peoria, AZ 85385

Ph:714 380 [email protected]


8622 N. 78th AvenuePeoria, Arizona 85345

Office (623) 773-1787Fax (623) 773-9882

www.geigerelectric.com

Tornos US840 Parkview BoulevardLombard, IL 60148Phone 630 812 2040Fax 630 812 2039 Phone

FaxMobileE-Mail

ROBERT SERRANORegional Sales Manager West

951 695 0342951 695 0346951 240 [email protected]

California Office

8622 N. 78th AvenuePeoria, Arizona 85345

MIKE HAHNV.P. CMTSE

MIKE HAHN



8448 WASHINGTON PLACE NE.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM. 87113

BUSINESS: 505-345-8389

FAX: 505-344-7167


Kwik Mark Inc

www.kwikmark.com

Dot Peen Marking Systems

Phone 815 363 8268Fax 815 363 [email protected]

Kwik Mark Inc4071 Albany Street

McHenry IL 60050


Grinding MachinesACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330Adams Machinery _____480-968-3711Arizona CNC Equip ___ 480-615-6353DCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389Moore Tool & Equipment 602-455-8904North-South Machinery _ 602-391-4696QS Machinery ______ 602-370-4733Savage Machine Tools _ 480-773-4080Tornquist Machinery __ 602-470-0334Grinding Machines, OD/IDAdams Machinery ____ 480-968-3711Haas Factory Outlet __ 480-968-5877Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389Moore Tool & Equipment 602-455-8904QS Machinery ______ 602-370-4733Savage Machine Tools _ 480-773-4080Grinding Machines, Rotary

Silicon & QuartzDCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339QS Machinery ______ 602-370-4733Grinding Machines, Rotary

Aircraft BrakeDCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339

Grinding Machines, OD/IDAdams Machinery _____480-968-3711Haas Factory Outlet __ 480-968-5877Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389Moore Tool & Equipment 602-455-8904QS Machinery ______ 602-370-4733Savage Machine Tools _ 480-773-4080Grinding Machines, Rotary

Silicon & QuartzDCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339QS Machinery ______ 602-370-4733Grinding Machines, Rotary

Aircraft BrakeDCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339QS Machinery ______ 602-370-4733

Grinding Machines, ToolAdams Machinery _____480-968-3711D & R Machinery ____ 480-775-6462Tornquist Machinery __ 602-470-0334

Grinding Machines, ToolPunch & Die

DCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339Grinding Wheels

Fives ____________ 909-263-9282Honing Machines

Adams Machinery ___480-968-3711

Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389

Magnetic Drills/CuttersACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330Adams Machinery _____480-968-3711

Manual Lathes & MillsACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330Adams Machinery _____480-968-3711Arizona CNC Equip ____480-615-6353D & R Machinery ____ 480-775-6462Ganesh Machinery ____888-542-6374Haas Factory Outlet __ 480-968-5877Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389Moore Tool & Equipment 602-455-8904S. L. Fusco, Inc. _____ 480-753-5000TSM Machinery _____ 602-233-3757

Sawing MachinesACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330Adams Machinery _____480-968-3711bandsawparts.com ___ 800-240-2932D & R Machinery ____ 480-775-6462Echols Saw & Supply ___ 602-278-3918Jorgenson Machine Co. ___800-952-0151Mesa Mach Sales ____ 480-545-0275

Moore Tool & Equipment 602-455-8904Rocky Mountain Saw Blades303-761-3000Savage Machine Tools _ 480-773-4080

Saw Replacement Partsbandsawparts.com ___ 800-240-2932Echols Saw & Supply ___ 602-278-3918Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000Starrett Co _________ 978-249-3551

Tapping MachinesACC Machinery _____ 602-258-7330Adams Machinery _____480-968-3711

NEW MACH FABRICATION

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 602-455-8904

82


Kevin Savage (480) 773-4080

AMADA / SODICK / YCM / USED


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

Global Leader in Garnet Abrasives Richard Amy� Regional Sales Manager

David BELLHOUSERegional Sales Manager – Cutting Tools | Abrasives

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

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

Moore Tool & Equipment

Tornos US840 Parkview BoulevardLombard, IL 60148Phone 630 812 2040Fax 630 812 2039

www.chironamerica.com

CNC Machines & Technologies

Regional Offi ce3411 East Desert Trumpet RoadPhoenix, Arizona 85044

Mobile 704.534.5436Fax [email protected]

Eugene Hendrix

Regional Manager

801-214-7359801-641-2294

JAREDPETERSON

DESK PHONECELL PHONE

855-773-7727 (855-PRESS-BRAKE)

[email protected] (TOLL FREE)

EMAILMACHINE TOOLS & FABRICATION EQUIPMENTwww.JMTUSA.com

PRESIDENT

D. RANDY SMITHAPPLICATIONS ENGINEER

D. RANDY SMITH




PHOENIX, AZ 85040

BUSINESS: 602-431-8300

FAX: 602-431-8301


PATRICK ELLISONPresident

Telephone:Cell:Fax:

Email:

[email protected]

Haas Factory OutletA Division of Ellison Machinery Company

www.haascnc.com

1610 S. Priest Dr., Suite 101Tempe, Arizona 85281

JEFF TRIMBLESALES ENGINEER

JEFF TRIMBLE




PHOENIX, AZ 85040

BUSINESS: 602-431-8300

FAX: 602-431-8301



Jorgenson Machine Co. ___ 800-952-0151S&S Machinery Sales ___ 602-368-8542Laser Cutting/Proc. Center

ACC Machinery ______ 602-258-7330 Mesa Mach Sales _____ 480-545-0275S&S Machinery Sales ___ 602-368-8542Universal Laser Systems _ 480-330-9851

Laser Marking MachinesKwik Mark Inc ________ 815-363-8268Universal Laser Systems _ 480-330-9851Plasma/Gas Cutting Systems

ACC Machinery ______ 602-258-7330Mesa Mach Sales _____ 480-545-0275Pipe & 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 602-431-8300Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389Mesa Mach Sales ____ 480-545-0275Moore Tool & Equipment 602-455-8904S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542

Punch PressesAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711

Shearing MachinesACC Machinery ______ 602-258-7330Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Jorgenson Machine Co. __ 800-952-0151Moore Tool & Equipment _ 602-455-8904S&S Machinery Sales ___ 602-368-8542Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300

WaterJet: Filtration/ChillersEbbco Inc _________ 800-809-3901WaterJet Cutting Systems

Flow International ____ 800-446-3569Global EDM Supply ____ 480-836-8330Flow Waterjet _______ 714-393-3783Flow Waterjet _______ 415-828-3569Jorgenson Machine Co. __ 800-952-0151North-South Machinery _ 602-391-4696Omax Corp. ________ 800-838-0343

Waterjet AccessoriesBarton International ___800-741-7756GMA Garnet _______ 882-243-9300Lone Arrow_________480-507-8074

Welding EquipmentACC Machinery ______602-258-7330Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000

INSPECTION EQUIP3D Measurement Systems

Verisurf __________ 714-970-1683Coordinate Measuring Mach.Advanced Coordinate Tech 480-921-3370D & R Machinery _____480-775-6462Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340Kerley Corporation ____ 530-306-1966Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871OGP ____________480-889-9056Total Quality Systems ___ 480-377-6422Verisurf __________ 714-970-1683

Gauging EquipmentAdvanced Coordinate Tech 480-921-3370Kerley Corporation ____ 530-306-1966Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871OGP ____________480-889-9056S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______480-753-5000Starrett Co _________ 978-249-3551Total Quality Systems ___ 480-377-6422

Impression MaterialRoydent ____________480-607-1876

Metrology InstrumentsAdvanced Coordinate Tech 480-921-3370

Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340Kerley Corporation ____ 530-306-1966Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871Starrett Co _________ 978-249-3551Total Quality Systems ___ 480-377-6422Washington Calibration __ 480-820-0506

Optical ComparatorsAdvanced Coordinate Tech 480-921-3370Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340Kerley Corporation ____ 530-306-1966Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871OGP ____________ 480-889-9056Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389Starrett Co _________ 978-249-3551Total Quality Systems ___ 480-377-6422

Punch PressesAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711

SPC Data Acquis.Equip.D & R Machinery _____ 480-775-6462Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340

Rapid Optical InspectionMesa Mach Sales ____ 480-545-0275Moore Tool & Equipment 602-455-8904S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542

Repair & CertificationAdvanced Coordinate Tech 480-921-3370

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

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

Jeffrey F. Nawrot Vice President, Business Development

ACC MachineryAdams MachineryJorgenson Machine Co. Magnum Precision MachMagnum Precision MachMesa Mach Sales

Jorgenson Machine Co. 800-952-0151

Mesa Mach SalesMoore Tool & EquipmentS&S Machinery Sales

Adams Machinery

ACC MachineryAdams Machinery

Mesa Mach SalesMoore Tool & Equipment

Telephone:

1610 T

Datum Inspection 602-997-1340Welding EquipmentWelding EquipmentW DatuDatu

BRALCO METALS929 E. Jackson StreetPhoenix. Arizona 85034

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

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMCERTIFIED BY DNV

_ 1509001:2008_- AS9120:2002 -

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


Automatic Barfeeds Of All Types

OGP ____________ 480-889-9056Total Quality Systems ___ 480-377-6422Washington Calibration __ 480-820-0506

Video Measuring SystemsKerley Corporation ____ 530-306-1966Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871Washington Calibration __ 480-820-0506

WaterJet: Filtration/ChillersEbbco Inc _________ 800-809-3901

WaterJet Cutting SystemsFlow International _____ 800-446-3569Global EDM Supply ____ 480-836-8330Flow Waterjet _______ 714-393-3783Flow Waterjet _______ 415-828-3569Jorgenson Machine Co. ___ 800-952-0151North-South Machinery _ 602-391-4696Omax Corp. ________ 800-838-0343

Waterjet AccessoriesBarton International ___ 800-741-7756GMA Garnet ________ 882-243-9300Lone Arrow_________480-507-8074

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

USED MACHINERYACC Machinery ______ 602-258-7330Automatics & Machinery _ 303-651-6545EDM Network _______ 480-836-1782Ganesh Machinery ____888-542-6374K D Capital ________ 480-922-1674Methods West _______ 602-437-2220Moore Tool & Equipment _ 602-455-8904R. Jorgenson Company __ 800-952-0151ReSell CNC West ______ 844-478-8181S&S Machinery Sales ___ 602-368-8542Savage Machine Tools __ 480-773-4080TSM Machinery ______ 602-233-3757

ACCESSORIES Abrasives

Barton International ___800-741-7756Fives ____________ 909-263-9282GMA Garnet _______ 882-243-9300R.S. Hughes _______ 602-275-5565S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______ 480-753-5000

Aerosol ProductsR.S. Hughes _______ 602-275-5565

AdhesivesR.S. Hughes _______ 602-275-5565S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______ 480-753-5000

Air Blast Cabinets, Blast RoomsLone Arrow ________ 480-507-8074

Air CompressorsAirtek ___________ 480-966-5267

Air Drying SystemsAirtek ___________ 480-966-5267Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300

Band Saw/ Bladesbandsawparts.com ____800-240-2932Echols Saw & Supply ___ 602-278-3918Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000Roentgen USA _______ 847-787-0135S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______ 480-753-5000sawblade.com _______ 877-501-7297Starrett Co _________ 978-249-3551

Bar FeedersArizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353Automatics & Machinery _ 303-651-6545Edge Technologies ____ 562-597-7824Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5335Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300

Bar Feeder AccessoriesEdge Technologies ____ 562-597-7824Trusty-Cook ________ 877-240-2462

Blast AbrasivesBarton International ___ 800-741-7756GMA Garnet ________882-243-9300

Boring Tools: PrecisionIngersoll Cutting Tools __ 480-599-0273Wohlhaupter _______ 937-885-1878

Cabinets, CustomLone Arrow ________ 480-507-8074

CarbideIngersoll Cutting Tools __480-599-0273

Chip ManagementArizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353Ellison Machinery ____ 480-968-5335

Chip RemovalArizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353Ellison Machinery ____ 480-968-5335

Chuck JawsArizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353Ellison Machinery ____ 480-968-5335

ChucksAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Arizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353Ellison Machinery ____ 480-968-5335Marshall Tool & Supply _ 602-269-6295

CleanersChemetall _________ 714-739-2821

CNC Lathe AccessoriesTrusty-Cook ________877-240-2462Von Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322

CNC Collet ChucksRoyal Products _____ 800-645-4174

CNC Spindle LinersTrusty-Cook ________877-240-2462

Division of Curran Manufacturing Corporation

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

www.royalprod.com

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

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

[email protected]

Air Blast Cabinets, Blast Rooms

Quality New & Used CNC Machine(303) 651-6545

[email protected]

Barton International GMA Garnet

Ingersoll Cutting ToolsWohlhaupter

Lone Arrow

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

Wohlhaupter Corporation10542 Success LaneCenterville, Ohio 45458

Nick HochuliSales Engineer

C O R P O R A T I O N

An ISO 9001 Company

Jeff Klimowicz

Senior Sales Engineer

Mobile: 480‐320‐0308

[email protected]

www.qualichem.com

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

All Products Proudly Made in the USA


Collet FixturesRoyal Products ______ 800-645-4174Compressed Air Piping Systems

Airtek ___________480-966-5267Coolant Systems

Chemetall _________ 714-739-2821DCM Tech _________800-533-5339Ebbco Inc _________ 800-809-3901Hangsterfers _______ 316-640-2462Star Metal Fluids _____800-367-9966

Cutting ToolsCutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342 Fives ____________ 909-263-9282Ingersoll Cutting Tools __480-599-0273Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______480-753-5000Sandvik Coromant ____480-233-0997Sandvik Coromant ____602-628-4242Von Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322

Deburring EquipmentS. L. Fusco, Inc. ______480-753-5000

Digital Readout UnitsAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711D & R Machinery _____480-775-6462Lone Arrow ________ 480-507-8074Magnum Precision Mach _602-431-8300

Door OpeningSystems: Automatic

Midaco Corporation _____847-593-8420Dust Collectors

Lone Arrow________480-507-8074 Electronic Hardware

Southwest Electronic H/W _ 480-905-3600End Mills

Ingersoll Cutting Tools __ 480-599-0273Fasteners

Southwest Electronic H/W _ 480-905-3600Fasteners: Specialty

Southwest Electronic H/W _ 480-905-3600Filtration Equip.

Canyon State Oil _____ 800-894-7773Chemetall _________ 714-739-2821Ebbco Inc _________ 800-809-3901Qualichem, Inc. ______ 480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966

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

Filtermist Mist CollectorsRoyal Products ______ 800-645-4174

Fluid Control Products (Valves & Filters)

VACCO Industries _____ 626-443-7121Filtration -Grind Wheels & BeltsS. L. Fusco, Inc. ______ 480-753-5000

Form ToolsIngersoll Cutting Tools __ 480-599-0273Guard & Vacuum Pedestals

For GrindersMidaco Corporation _____847-593-8420

Industrial AutomationIEC Supply LLC ________480-455-1446

Industrial ControlsIEC Supply LLC ________480-455-1446

Industrial ElectronicsIEC Supply LLC ________480-455-1446

InsertsIngersoll Cutting Tools __ 480-599-0273

Live CentersRoyal Products ______ 800-645-4174

Live Tool HoldersVon Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322

Lubricants / SystemsCanyon State Oil _____ 800-894-7773

Hangsterfers _______ 316-640-2462Pioneer Distributing Co. _602-278-2693Star Metal Fluids _____800-367-9966

Machine Tool AccessoriesVon Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322Magnetic Particle Ins Equip.

DCM Tech ___________800-533-5339Milling and Turning ProductsVon Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322

Pallet SystemsAdams Machinery _______480-968-3711Arizona CNC Equip ____480-615-6353D & R Machinery ________480-775-6462Ellison Machinery _______480-968-5335

Parts Washing EquipmentChemical Logic _________512-426-5728Qualichem, Inc _________480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids ________800-367-9966

Power ToolsR.S. Hughes _______ 602-275-5565R8 Quick-Change Tool SystemRoyal Products ______ 800-645-4174Rota-Rack Parts AccumulatorRoyal Products ______ 800-645-4174

SafetyR.S. Hughes _______ 602-275-5565

SensorsIEC Supply LLC _______ 480-455-1446

SpindlesGMN USA _________ 800-686-1679Setco Spindles & Slides _____866-362-0699

An ISO 9001 Company

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

All Products Proudly Made in the USA

Hangsterfers

Stan WatkinsIndustrial Account Sales& Technical Support

Canyon State Oil

A Division of SC Fuels

2640 N. 31st Avenue,

Phoenix, AZ 85009

(855) 400-2269

(602) 369-5185

(602) 269-2685

[email protected]

Tel

Mobile

Fax


Static Tool HoldersVon Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322

Steel Service CenterApache Steel Company __602-323-2200

Surface PreparationChemical Logic _________ 512-426-5728

TapesR.S. Hughes _______ 602-275-5565

Vibratory EquipmentAdams Machinery _______ 480-968-3711

Vises and Vise Jaws Arizona CNC Equip _______ 480-615-6353Desert EDM Sales _______ 480-816-6300

Waterjet AbrasivesBarton International __ 800-741-7756GMA Garnet _______ 882-243-9300Lone Arrow ________ 480-507-8074Waterjet Replacement PartsArizona CNC Equip ____480-615-6353Barton International __ 800-741-7756GMA Garnet _______ 882-243-9300

Work HoldingEllison Machinery ____ 480-968-5335Kurt Manufacturing ____ 763-574-8320

CONSUMMABLESCleaners: Ultrasonic

Pro- Ultrasonics ______602-938-0603

Cutting Fluids & Oils (Coolants)Canyon State Oil _____ 800-894-7773Echols Saw & Supply ___ 602-278-3918Hangsterfers _______ 316-640-2462Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295Pioneer Distributing Co. _ 602-278-2693Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______ 480-753-5000Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966

EDM Materials & SuppliesAdams Machinery _____480-968-3711Canyon State Oil _____ 800-894-7773D & R Machinery _____ 480-775-6462Desert EDM Sales _____ 480-816-6300EDM Network _______ 480-836-1782EDM Performance accʼs __ 800-336-2946Global EDM Supply ____ 480-836-8330Qualichem Inc _______ 480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966

EDM FluidsHangsterfers _______ 316-640-2462Pioneer Distributing Co. _ 602-278-2693

Impression MaterialsRoydent ____________ 480-607-1876

Machine Tool Cool. FiltrationCanyon State Oil ________ 800-894-7773D & R Machinery ________ 480-775-6462Qualichem, Inc _________ 480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids ________ 800-367-9966

Measurement Products for In Process/First Article

InspectionRoydent ____________ 480-607-1876

Solvents & Degreasing Agents

Canyon State Oil ________800-894-7773Chemical Logic _________ 512-426-5728Pioneer Distributing Co. _ 602-278-2693Qualichem, Inc _________480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids ________ 800-367-9966

Solvents: Vapor degreasing Chemical Logic _________ 512-426-5728

Solvents:Hand WipeChemical Logic _________ 512-426-5728

Solvents: Mil PRF 680 Chemical Logic _________ 512-426-5728

HARDWARE MATERIALAlloys: High Temperature

Aerodyne Alloys_____ 860-289-3820Western States Metals _ 801-978-0562

Alloys: SpecialtyAerodyne Alloys_____ 860-289-3820Apache Steel Company __ 602-323-2200Interstate Steel Salvage _ 623-536-2512

AluminumApache Steel Company __ 602-323-2200AZ Metals ________ 602-688-8003Bralco Metals _______ 602-252-1918Ind. Metal Supply ____ 602-454-1500Coast Aluminum ____ 877-977-6061Fry Steel Company ___ 800-423-6651Interstate Steel Salvage _ 623-536-2512MarZee Inc. _______ 602-269-5801Samuel, Son & Co. ___ 800-631-9765TCI Precision Metals ____ 800-234-5613Tube Service Company _ 602-267-9865

Aluminum ExtrusionsBralco Metals _______ 602-252-1918

Ind. 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 ______ 800-811-7466Reliance Metal Center __ 602-275-4471TW Metals _________ 800-203-8000

BrassApache Steel Company __ 602-323-2200AZ Metals ________ 602-688-8003Bralco Metals _______ 602-252-1918Coast Aluminum _____ 877-977-6061Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Fry Steel Company ____ 800-423-6651Ind. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Interstate Steel Salvage _ 623-536-2512State Industrial Prod ___ 602-275-0990Western States Metals __801-978-0562

BronzeApache Steel Company __ 602-323-2200AZ Metals ________ 602-688-8003Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466

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

Delivering!Alloy!Solutions!Worldwide!

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

www.aerodynealloys.com

O’Neal High-Performance Metals

Delivering!Alloy!Solutions!Worldwide!

O’Neal High-Performance Metals

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

Bill!Voden!(800)337"3766!ext.!152!!!

[email protected]!!

www.aerodynealloys.com!

Nickel!!!

Cobalt!

Titanium!!!

Stainless!

Nickel!!!

Cobalt!

Titanium!!!

Stainless!

763.682.0322763.682.3122763.682.3954

[email protected]

Brandon AndersonPresident

DIRECT:PHONE:

FAX:MOBILE:E-MAIL:

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

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

ISO 9001:2008 Certified

Made in USA

Since 1946

Made in USADriven Tooling for the Machine Tool Industry

Solvents & Degreasing Ind.Ind. Metal Supply 602-454-1500Ind.

Omar Delfin Technical Sales Manager Arizona Territory

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

www.micro100.com


Ind. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Interstate Steel Salvage _ 623-536-2512State Industrial Prod ___602-275-0990Western States Metals _ 801-978-0562

CarbonApache Steel Company __602-323-2200AZ Metals ________ 602-688-8003Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Ind. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Fry Steel Company ____ 800-423-6651

Cast IronWestern States Metals _ 801-978-0562

CastingsInd. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500

CeramicsMarZee 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

Drill RodApache Steel Company __602-323-2200

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 _____ 877-977-6061Davis Salvage Co _____ 602-267-7208Ind. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Interstate Steel Salvage _ 623-536-2512Reliance Metal Center __ 602-275-4471Samuel, Son & Co. ___ 800-631-9765State Industrial Prod ___ 602-275-0990TCI Precision Metals ____ 800-234-5613Temtco 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 _ 800-337-3766Apache Steel Company __ 602-323-2200AZ Metals ________ 602-688-8003AZ Tool & Steel ______ 480-784-1600Coast Aluminum _____ 877-977-6061Davis Salvage Co _____ 602-267-7208Ind. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Interstate Steel Salvage _ 623-536-2512Reliance Metal Center __ 602-275-4471Samuel, Son & Co. ___ 800-631-9765Temtco Steel ________ 480-389-2883

Steel SheetReliance Metal Center __ 602-275-4471

Tool SteelApache Steel Company __ 602-323-2200Davis Salvage Co _____ 602-267-7208

Tubing & PipeApache Steel Company __ 602-323-2200AZ Metals ________ 602-688-8003Ind. Metal Supply _____ 602-454-1500Reliance Metal Center __ 602-275-4471Samuel, Son & Co. ___ 800-631-9765Tube Service Company __ 602-267-9865

Tubing: Titanium & HastelloyApache Steel Company __602-323-2200

GASESCylinder Storage/MicrobulkPraxair Distribution ____ 602-269-2151

Purifi cation Units (CO2 and Hydrogen)

Praxair Distribution ____ 602-269-2151Welding and Cutting

Praxair Distribution ____ 602-269-2151TOOLING

Boring BarsB & T Tool & Engineering _ 602-267-1481Marshall Tool & Supply __602-269-6295Micro 100 _________ 480-495-1454

CarbideB & T Tool & Engineering _ 602-267-1481Cutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342 Helical Solutions _____866-543-5422Horizon Carbide ______ 480-968-0957Magnum Precision Mach _ 602-431-8300Marshall Tool & Supply __602-269-6295Micro 100 _________ 480-495-1454S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______480-753-5000The Tool Crib _______ 602-978-3130

ChucksBilz USA __________ 800-227-5460

Cutting ToolsCutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342 Fives ____________ 909-263-9282Helical Solutions _____866-543-5422Horizon Carbide ______ 480-968-0957Micro 100 _________ 480-495-1454Sandvik Coromant ____ 480-233-0997Sandvik Coromant ____ 602-628-4242

Cutting Tools: CustomB & T Tool & Engineering _ 602-267-1481Horizon Carbide ______ 480-968-0957

DrillsCutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342 Marshall Tool & Supply __602-269-6295

Moore Tool & Equipment _602-455-8904Sandvik Coromant ____ 480-233-0997Sandvik Coromant ____ 602-628-4242

End MillsCoast Aluminum Sales __ 480-797-5162Cutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342 Helical Solutions _____866-543-5422Marshall Tool & Supply __602-269-6295Micro 100 _________ 480-495-1454S. L. Fusco, Inc. ______480-753-5000Sandvik Coromant ____ 480-233-0997Sandvik Coromant ____ 602-628-4242

Form Tools B & T Tool & Engineering 602-267-1481Coast Aluminum Sales __ 480-797-5162Cutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342Horizon Carbide ______480-968-0957

HoldersBilz USA __________800-227-5460

Inserts, IndexableCoast Aluminum Sales __ 480-797-5162Horizon Carbide ______480-968-0957Marshall Tool & Supply __602-269-6295Sandvik Coromant ____ 480-233-0997Sandvik Coromant ____ 602-628-4242

Inserts, PCD/CBNCoast Aluminum Sales __ 480-797-5162Horizon Carbide ______480-968-0957Marshall Tool & Supply __602-269-6295

Loose Abrasive GrainsS. L. Fusco, Inc. _____ 480-753-5000

Reamers & Drills, PCDBilz USA __________800-227-5460Coast Aluminum Sales __ 480-797-5162Marshall Tool & Supply __602-269-6295Precision Toolholding ProductsVon Ruden Manufacturing __ 763-682-0322

Thread MillsCoast Aluminum Sales __ 480-797-5162Horizon Carbide ______480-968-0957Micro 100 _________ 480-495-1454Sandvik Coromant ____ 480-233-0997Sandvik Coromant ____ 602-628-4242

Tooling ColumnsEllison Machinery ____ 480-968-5335

Tooling: Cutting Tools Custom

B & T Tool & Engineering ___ 602-267-1481

Material Sales

Ind. Metal Supply 602-454-1500

Samuel, Son & Co.TW MetalsUlbrich of California

Advanced Metal SalesApache Steel CompanyAZ Metals

Tubing: Titanium & Hastelloy

MoSandvik CoromantSandvik Coromant

Coast Aluminum SalesCutting Tools Consultants Helical SolutionsMarshall Tool & Supply

Mo

Rob SchwisterRelationship Manager

[email protected]

alerusfi nancial.com


Tooling SystemsEllison Machinery _____ 480-968-5335Global EDM Supply ____ 480-836-8330Micro 100 _________ 480-495-1454Sandvik Coromant ____ 480-233-0997Sandvik Coromant ____ 602-628-4242Von Ruden Manufacturing __ 763-682-0322

PALLET SYSTEMSManual & Automatic Pallet

Systems

Midaco Corporation _____847-593-8420Manual Lift Off Pallet

Systems

Midaco Corporation _____847-593-8420Manual Rotory Pallet

Systems

Midaco Corporation _____847-593-8420ROBOTICS

Robotic Part Loading Systems

Midaco Corporation _____847-593-8420PROG. SYSTEMSBusiness Software

Infor ____________ 520-431-4349

CAD/CAMAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Arizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353Cimatron __________ 248-596-9700Delcam __________ 877 335 2261Feature Cam _______ 602-502-9654MLC CAD (MasterCAM) __ 480-696-6056MLC CAD (SolidWorks) __ 480-696-6056SolidProducts ________ 480-206-0330TMI (GibbsCAM) ______ 602-618-6553

ERP SoftwareInfor ____________ 520-431-4349

CAD/CAM SoftwareNesting and Automation

SIGMATEK ___________ 513-674-0005Software, Inv. Control

Delcam __________ 877 335 2261Feature Cam _______ 602-502-9654MLC CAD (MasterCAM) __ 480-696-6056MLC CAD (SolidWorks) __ 480-696-6056SolidProducts ________ 480-206-0330

Software, NC ProgrammingAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Delcam __________ 877 335 2261Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5335Feature Cam _______ 602-502-9654MLC CAD (MasterCAM) __ 480-696-6056MLC CAD (SolidWorks) __ 480-696-6056SolidProducts ________ 480-206-0330TMI (GibbsCAM) ______ 602-618-6553

Software, ServicingDelcam __________877 335 2261Feature Cam _______602-502-9654MLC CAD (MasterCAM) __480-696-6056MLC CAD (SolidWorks) __480-696-6056SolidProducts _______ 480-206-0330TMI (GibbsCAM) ______ 602-618-6553

Tooling SystemsGlobal EDM Supply ____480-836-8330

REPAIR/DESIGNBar Feeder Repair

Edge Technologies ____562-597-7824Machine Tool Design/

Engineering Ellison Machinery _____480-968-5335

Machine Tool RebuildingAPI Services ________ 757-223-4157Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711DM Machine Repair ____480-709-1450EDM Network _______480-836-1782Jemelco, Inc. _______480-804-9541Setco-Pope Spindles ____866-362-0699The Werks C&C, Inc ____602-569-1809Machine Retrofitting/CNC

Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711API Services ________ 757-223-4157Arizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353

Machinery MovingAdvanced Precision ____ 602-525-0156API Services ________ 757-223-4157

Maint/Repair ServicesAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Advanced Precision ____ 602-525-0156Arizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353DM Machine Repair ____480-709-1450D & R Machinery _____480-775-6462Ellison Machinery _____480-968-5335

Jemelco, Inc. _______480-804-9541State Industrial Prod ___602-275-0990The Werks C&C, Inc ____602-569-1809Whiteʼs Niche Products __602-290-9402

Mold RepairsB&B Tool ________ 520-397-0436

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

Prev. Maint ProgramsAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Advanced Precision ____ 602-525-0156API Services ________ 757-223-4157Arizona CNC Equip ____ 480-615-6353DM Machine Repair ____480-709-1450D & R Machinery _____480-775-6462Ellison Machinery _____480-968-5335Jemelco, Inc. _______480-804-9541The Werks C&C, Inc ____602-569-1809

Repair -HydraulicAdvanced Precision ____ 602-525-0156The Werks C&C, Inc ____602-569-1809

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

88

Jimmy WahbehCertified Sales Professional

Celebrating three decades of “Unbeatable Service”

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

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

Spindle RebuildingAPI Services ________ 757-223-4157Setco-Pope Spindles _____866-362-0699GMN USA _________ 800-686-1679

Tool Repair, Coating, Treatment

Cutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342PRODUCTS

GunsLayke Tactical _______ 602-272-2654

BanksAlerus Bank & Trust _____480-905-2407National Bank of Arizona __ 460-756-7124

Business ConsultingBMSC ____________480-445-9400Quick Turn Financial ____480-385-1220Rev AZ ____________602-845-1200

Calibration: On Site LinearPrecise Measurements LLC 602-309-0963

Calibration ServicesAdvanced Coordinate Tech 480-921-3370Arizona CNC Equip _____ 480-615-6353Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871Precise Measurements LLC 602-309-0963Washington Calibration __ 480-820-0506Calibration: Repair & Certify

Advanced Coordinate Tech 480-921-3370Precise Measurements LLC 602-309-0963Washington Calibration __ 480-820-0506

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

Consulting ABS Quality Evaluations _ 702-644-2770BMSC ____________480-445-9400Quality Training Consultants __928-284-0856Rev AZ ____________602-845-1200

Sustaining Edge Solutions __ 888-572-9642Contract Inspection

Klontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131Contract Programming

Adams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Ellison Machinery ____ 480-968-5335Klontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131

CNC TrainingAdams Machinery _____ 480-968-3711Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5335

DegreasingChemical Logic _________ 512-426-5728

Design ServicesMetalcraft Inc.________480-967-4889

Electrical Installation/ Maintenance

Lights Out Electric ____ 623-703-2950Engineering Services

Advanced Coord. Tech __ 623-780-4137Metals Eng & Testing Lab. 602-272-4571

Financial ServicesAlerus Bank & Trust ____ 480-905-2407National Bank of Arizona _ 460-756-7124Quick Turn Financial __ 480-385-1738SBG Capital _______ 480-897-4988

HeavyhaulIRH ___________ 800-334-2409

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

ISO/AS9100 ConsultingABS Quality Evaluations 702-644-2770BMSC ___________ 480-445-9400Quality Training Consultants_ 928-284-0856Rev AZ ___________ 602-845-1200Sustaining Edge Solutions _ _888-572-9642

IT/ Network SupportGartman Technical Services _ 602-788-8121

Leasing and FinancingAlerus Bank & Trust ____ 480-905-2407National Bank of Arizona __460-756-7124Quick Turn Financial ___ 480-385-1220US Bank __________ 480-303-5422

Lean ManufacturingABS Quality Evaluations _702-644-2770BMSC ___________ 480-445-9400Rev AZ ___________ 602-845-1200Sustaining Edge Solutions___888-572-9642

Management SystemsCertification/Training

ABS Quality Evaluations _702-644-2770Machine Tool Utilization

TrackingE Solutions ________ 602-524-0192

Manufacturers RepTrepanning Specialties __ 562-633-8110Quality Training Consultants _ 928-284-0856Rigging/Machinery MovingIRH ____________ 800-334-2409

Political ConsultantJill Norgaard _______ 602-753-9155

Real Estate, CommercialLee & Associates _____ 602-956-7777

RecyclingAuerbach Waste LLC _____ 623-536-1015Barry Metals _________602-484-7186Consolidated Resources Inc. 623-931-5009Davis Salvage Co _____ 602-267-7208Phoenix Metal Trading __ 602-257-4660

Reverse EngineeringBMSC ___________ 480-445-9400Datum 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 TrainingAZPMAP __________ 602-723-8191

Ellison Machinery _____ 480-968-5335TechShop _________ 480-327-0820

Schools, Membership Based Machining &Training

TechShop _________ 480-327-0820Schools, Your Own Machine

Shop for HobbiestsTechShop _________ 480-327-0820

Surface PreparationChemical Logic _________ 512-426-5728

Systems IntegrationEllison Machinery ______ 480-968-5877

Testing, MetallurgicalARTL _____________ 602-374-3770Metals Eng & Testing Lab. __ 602-272-4571Starrett Co __________ 978-249-3551

Trade Show Booth DesignFry Fabricators _______ 602-454-0701

TransportationIRH ____________ 800-334-2409Lynden Intl. ________ 602-252-2911

Transportation:Air/Freight/Ground

IRH ____________ 800-334-2409Lynden Intl. ________ 602-252-2911

Vision Certifi cation Exams, Onsite

Hollie Perlow, Nurse ____602-910-0956

Working Capital, Credit LinesQuick Turn Financial ____480-385-1220SBG Capital ________ 480-897-4988

WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS

Chemetall _________ 714-739-2821

DAVID MORENODAVID MORENO



12025 ROJAS DR. SUITE A

EL PASO, TX. 79936

BUSINESS: 915-856-7900

FAX: 915-857-4700


Spindle Rebuilding Sustaining Edge Solutions

A2Z METALWORKER • 90 Sept/Oct 2011

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

Sheila BerruAccount Executive

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

March 2014 SW.indd 90 1/24/14 4:25 PM

Sustaining Edge Solutions 888-572-9642

Gartman Technical Services

Alerus Bank & TrustNational Bank of ArizonaQuick Turn FinancialUS BankSustaining Edge Solutions

Business insurance solutions for the precision manufacturing industry

[email protected]

Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335


Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes

WESTERN CAST PARTS LLC

Steve Whisel Field Sales & Engineering 9630 N Rock Ridge Trail

Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

(480) 2846618 Office

(480) 2509764 Mobile

[email protected], email


ASSEMBLYAbrams Airborne Mfg ___ 520-887-1727Acme Metalworks ______ 480-926-4171AEI Fabrication _______ 480-733-6594CAID Industries _______ 520-294-3126Cascade Systems Tech ____ 503-640-5733DNKB Inc __________ 480-659-7703East Valley Precision_____ 480-288-6601Fry Fabrications _______ 602-454-0701GHT Services _________ 480-396-1800JD Machine _________ 801-782-4403Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325

KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331Morsch Machine ________480-961-7673Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625Profi les Tool & Engineering _ 480-894-1008ProtoTech __________ 520-579-9873Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800

Cable/Harness AssemblyBar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115Cascade Systems Tech ____ 503-640-5733

Clean Room AssemblyJanʼs Inc.___________ 480-833-7305L&W Fluid ________ 602-323-2560

BAR CODINGWestern Sintering _____ 509-375-3096

BENDINGAdvanced Metal Sales __ 623-434-8343AEI Fabrication _______ 480-733-6594AG Machining ________ 805-531-9595B&B Fabrication & Machine _ 623-271-6855Fry Fabrications _______ 602-454-0701Innovia ___________ 480-966-6090

Bending: CNCB&B Fabrication & Machine _ 623-271-6855Innovia ___________ 480-966-6090

Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625

BRAZINGBoltʼs Metallizing _______602-244-2432Thermal-Vac __________714-702-0488

Brazing: Aluminum DipAbrams Airborne Mfg ____520-887-1727

Brazing: VacuumBoltʼs Metallizing _______602-244-2432

BROACHINGApache Gear, Inc _______623-934-7144Ayers Gear & Mach ______623-934-6913 ___________ Ayers Gear & Mach

A2Z METALWORKER • 55 •July/Aug 2011

Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes

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

Welded AssembliesWeiser/Mile High Precision 303-280-2778

BAR CODINGWestern Sintering _____509-375-3096

BENDINGJQ Enterprises _________801-975-0777

BRAZINGPrecision Casting Repair __ 801-972-2345

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

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

Coating: PowderPowder Extreme Coatings _ 801-450-2819

COLD SPRAYAccuwright Industries ___480-892-9595

COMPOSITESS.A. Composites _______970-776-3877

CUTTINGMetal

Bandsaw LLC ________ 303-744-7181

Plasma CuttingBandsaw LLC _______ 303-744-7181

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

Saw CuttingBandsaw LLC _______ 303-744-7181

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

DIESAble Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766

EDMEDM: Drilling Small Hole

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

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

Turning: AutomaticMatrix Machine ______ 480-966-4451

CASTINGSDie Casting

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

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

COATINGDry Film Lubrication

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

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

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


www.daytonrogers.com 800-677-8881

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

● Quality Assurance ●Design Assistance

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

Ph: [email protected]

2820 Brandt AveNampa, ID

83687

MICHAEL BUTLER

Sales Manager

[email protected]

Phone: 602-272-6747 Ext. 3335

ISO 9001, PED Directive 97/23/EC

Our company logo

Font Verdana size 9 (I dropped in this cell

because the “Precision Investment Castings”

on the logo is not very clear.

Font Verdana Size 9

MICHAEL BUTLER

Sales Manager

[email protected]

Phone: 602-272-6747 Ext. 3335


Precision Investment Castings Since 1972

www.dolphincasting.com

Precision Investment Castings Since 1972

www.dolphincasting.com

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


________

Panasil Impression Material used in inspection for consistent, accurate measurements

Marilyn KahlerIndustrial Sales

[email protected]: 480-607-1876fax: 480-607-7695

Joe TripiISO9001:2008 President

[email protected]

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

KLK Ind. 602-267-1331KLK Ind.


ROBERT ASSENMACHER PRESIDENT

t 520.294.3126 c [email protected]


CASTINGSAATC_____________602-268-1467Dolphin ___________ 602-272-6747May Foundry & Machine _ 801-531-8931Western Cast Parts ____ 480-250-9764

Castings: PrototypeAATC_____________602-268-1467Dolphin ___________ 602-272-6747May Foundry & Machine _ 801-531-8931Western Cast Parts ____ 480-250-9764

Castings: ProductionAATC_____________602-268-1467Dolphin ___________ 602-272-6747May Foundry & Machine _ 801-531-8931Western Cast Parts ____ 480-250-9764

COATINGArizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443

Boltʼs Metallizing ______ 602-244-2432Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing ____602-275-3117LA Specialties ________ 602-269-7612Louieʼs Black Oxide _____ 602-257-0530Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260Southwest Powder Coating _ 602-272-0878

Coating: Black OxideCoating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing ____602-275-3117Louieʼs Black Oxide _____ 602-257-0530

Coating: CerakoteMasic Industries _______ 503-232-9109

Coating: Chem FilmAP Industrial ________ 480-968-1947Collins Metal Finishing ____602-275-3117FutureWeld _________ 602-437-2426Gold Tech Industries ____ _480-968-1930LA Specialties ________ 602-269-7612Lynch Brothers Mfg _____ 602-267-7575Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090

Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260Treffers Precision ______ 602-744-2636The Metal Man _______ 800-448-9448Sav-On Plating ________ 602-252-4311

Coating: Dry Film LubeCoating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260

Coating: LiquidCollins Metal Finishing ___602-275-3117Pilkington Metal Finishing__ 801-972-2146

Coating: Nickel/TeflonCoating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing ____602-275-3117

Coating: NP3Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648

Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.Chemetall _________ 714-739-2821Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing ____602-275-3117Louieʼs Black Oxide _____ 602-257-0530

Powder CoatingCollins Metal Finishing ____602-275-3117

AG Machining _______ 805-531-9595Masic Industries ______ 503-232-9109Pilkington Metal Finishing__ 801-972-2146

CUTTINGAdvanced Metal Sales __ 623-434-8343bandsawparts.com ____ 800-240-2932Echols Saw & Supply _____602-278-3918Harschco LLC _______ 602-617-7514Southwest Waterjet-Laser 480-306-7748The Metal Man _______ 800-448-9448

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

CNC RouterMicropulse West _______ 480-966-2300

LaserAPMI ____________ 480-668-0024

91 • May/June 2015

602-244-2432

CASTINGS

BBCoating TechnologiesCollins Metal FinishingLA SpecialtiesLouieʼs Black OxidePerfection Industrial FinishingPrecision Industrial Painting

BB

A2Z METALWORKER SW


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

Spring & Manufacturing Co.,Inc.

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

[email protected]

3325 East Wier AvenuePhoenix, Arizona 85040

A Complete Manufacturing Facility forFabrication, Machining and Assembly

President/C.O.O.Craig Roth

AEROSPRINGS- STAMPINGS- MACHINED

PARTS- WASHERS-WIRE FORMS-FORMED TUBING-ASSEMBLIES


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

[email protected]




AERO



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

[email protected]







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

[email protected]




AERO



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

[email protected]







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

[email protected]




AERO



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

[email protected]







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

[email protected]




AERO



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

[email protected]







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

[email protected]




AERO


Fine Line Laser Cutting ___ 602-863-3196 Tube Laser Cutting

Tube Service Company __ 602-267-9865DIE CASTING

TVT Die Casting ________800-280-2278Die Casting/Aluminum &

ZincTVT Die Casting ________800-280-2278

DIESArizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002Micro-Tronics, Inc _______602-437-8995Precision Die & Stampʼg ___480-967-2038Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800

EDMEDM: Drilling Small Hole

Arizona Wire Specialists ____480-829-6530

EDM Express __________800-780-7075EDM Tech ___________602-278-6666LAYKE, Inc.___________602-272-2654Micro-Tronics, Inc _______602-437-8995Micropulse West ________480-966-2300Milco Wire EDM/Waterjet ___714-373-0098Sun Tech__________ 480-921-1665

EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking)EDM Express __________800-780-7075EDM Tech ___________602-278-6666Micro-Tronics, Inc _______602-437-8995Micropulse West ________480-966-2300Milco Wire EDM/Waterjet ___714-373-0098Quality Mold _________480-892-5480Sun Tech__________ 480-921-1665

EDM: Dialectric Systems/Filtration

Ebbco Inc __________800-809-3901EDM: Wire

3D Machine LLC ______480-239-8254Arizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002Arizona Wire Specialists ____480-829-6530

Auer Precision ________ 480-834-4637Continental Machining _ 800-777-2483EDM Express _________ 800-780-7075EDM Tech __________ 602-278-6666Hogan Manufacturing ____ 623-463-1939Micro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Milco Wire EDM/Waterjet __ 714-373-0098 PGI_______________505-884-5782Powill Manufactuing_____623-780-4100Quality Mold __________480-892-5480Sun Tech__________480-921-1665Thompson Machine ____505-823-1453Toolcraft of Phoenix __ 623-435-5405WC Machine & Tool _____ 480-507-4620Whitley Machine ______ 602-323-5550

Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800Graphite Services

Micro-Tronics, Inc _______602-437-8995ENGINEERING/

PROGRAMMINGExactitude Precision ______ 602-316-6957Profi les Tool & Engineering _ 480-894-1008

FAA REPAIR STATION Air Gear Industries ______602-275-7996

FABRICATIONAbrams Airborne Mfg ____520-887-1727Acme Metalworks _______ 480-926-4171Advanced Metal Sales __ 623-434-8343AEI Fabrication _______ 480-733-6594AERO Spring & Mfg Co ____602-243-4329Aero Tech __________ 801-292-0493

Wrico 480-892-7800

EDM Express 800-780-7075

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

Patrick H. Stewart IIPresident

SPRINGS

A Complete Manufacturing Facility forFabrication, Machining and AssemblyA Complete Manufacturing Facility forFabrication, Machining and AssemblyA Complete Manufacturing Facility for

Ebbco Inc

3D Machine LLCArizona Wire & ToolArizona Wire Specialists

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

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

WricoWrico

A2Z METALWORKER • 93 • May/June 2015A2Z METALWORKER SW • 93 • May/June 2015

Allfab Engineering ______602-437-0497APMI ____________ 480-668-0024Arrow Sheet Metal _______ 303-427-6419AzMark ____________480-926-8969B&B Fabrication & Machine __623-271-6855Bell Steel ___________480-833-5538BID Machine, Inc _______480-892-7304CAID Industries ________ 520-294-3126Continental Machining ____800-777-2483CygnetStamping & Fab ____ 818-240-7574Creedbilt Inc __________ 623-939-8119DT Products Metal Fabrication 928-776-4129Fry Fabrications ________602-454-0701Fine Line Fabricating ____ 602-863-3506Gilbert Metal Stamping ____480-503-1283Group Manufacturing Serv _ 480-966-3952

Innovia ___________ 480-966-6090JD Machine _________ 801-782-4403Nelson Engineering _____ 602-273-7114Phoenix Metalcraft _____ 602-279-4810Plastic Eng. _________ 480-491-8100Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625Precision Metal Products 408-699-5037Scriven Precision ______ 480-961-9775Stewart Precision Mfg ____ 623-492-9400TMM Precision _______ 800-448-9448Weiser/Mile High Precision _ 303-280-2778Whitley Machine ______ 602-323-5550Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800Aluminum (Medium & Large)

Aero Tech __________ 801-292-0493Fabrication:

Custom MetalAllfab Engineering _____ 602-437-0497

Arrow Sheet Metal ______ 303-427-6419CygnetStamping & Fab ___ 818-240-7574Fine Line Fabricating ____ 602-863-3506Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625Precision Metal Products 408-699-5037

Fabrication: Medium & Large

Abrams Airborne Mfg ___ 520-887-1727APMI ______________480-668-0024Arrow Sheet Metal ______ 303-427-6419Bell Steel __________ 480-833-5538Continental Machining _ 800-777-2483DT Products Metal Fabrication 928-776-4129Fine Line Fabricating ____ 602-863-3506Fry Fabrications _______ 602-454-0701Innovia ___________ 480-966-6090

DT Products Metal Fabrication 928-776-4129Fine Line Fabricating ____ 602-863-3506Fry Fabrications ________602-454-0701Innovia ___________ 480-966-6090Janʼs Inc.___________ 480-833-7305JD Machine _________ 801-782-4403Phoenix Metalcraft ____602-279-4810Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625Precision Metalworks _ 602-455-9575Precision Metal Products 408-699-5037Stewart Precision Mfg ____ 623-492-9400TMM Precision _______ 800-448-9448Weiser/Mile High Precision _ 303-280-2778

FINISHINGAP Industrial _________480-968-1947Arizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443

[email protected]

Arrow Sheet MetalArrow Sheet MetalArrow 303-427-6419 DDInnovia 480-966-6090 Arrow


Shawn Carlin [email protected]


Arizona Hard Chrome _____ 602-278-8671Coating Technologies _____623-581-2648EPSI______________714-256-8950

Gold Tech Industries ______480-968-1930LA Specialties _________ 602-269-7612Louieʼs Black Oxide ______602-257-0530Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Phoenix Heat Treating ____ 602-258-7751Southwest Powder Coating __602-272-0878

TVT Die Casting ________800-280-2278Abrasive Blasting

AP Industrial _________ 480-968-1947STP Performance Coating LLC _ 602-276-1231

Dry Film LubricationPrecision Industrial Painting _602-256-0260

Electro-PolishingCollins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117

Finishing: One StopPerfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090

Glass Bead Clean Arizona Hard Chrome _____ 602-278-8671Byington Steel Treating ____408-727-6630

Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930LA Specialties ________ 602-269-7612Southwest Powder Coating _ 602-272-0878

Glass Bead CleanA2Z Sandblasting ______ 602-716-5566Desert Fire __________ 602-268-1511Lone Arrow _________ 480-507-8074

Gun FinishingLouieʼs Gun Finishing ____ 602-257-0530

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

PolishingArizona Hard Chrome ____ 602-278-8671EPSI______________714-256-8950Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930L A Specialties ________ 602-269-7612

Powder CoatingAP Industrial ________ 480-968-1947

Sand BlastingA2Z Sandblasting ______ 602-716-5566Byington Steel Treating ___ 408-727-6630Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Masic Industries _______ 503-232-9109Southwest Powder Coating _ 602-272-0878STP Performance Coating LLC 602-276-1231

Shot BlastingDesert Fire ___________ 602-268-1511

StrippingCoating Technologies _____623-581-2648Southwest Powder Coating __602-272-0878

FIXTURESExactitude Precision ______ 602-316-6957Hogan Manufacturing _____623-463-1939ProtoTech __________ 520-579-9873RB Machine Co, Inc ______602-272-6869

FORGINGS

R&D Specialty Manco _____602-278-7700

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

FOUNDRYAATC ______________602-268-1467

GAGESDesign & Build

Sonic Tool & Gage _______480-777-1789Tooling

Sonic Tool & Gage _______480-777-1789

May Foundry & Machine __ 801-531-8931ProtoTech ___________520-579-9873

GEAR CUTTINGAir Gear Industries ______602-275-7996Apache Gear, Inc _______ 623-934-7144

Ayers Gear & Machine ___ 623-934-6913

GRINDING

Air Gear Industries _____ 602-275-7996Arizona Hard Chrome ____ 602-278-8671Arizona Wire & Tool _____ 480-813-1002Auer Precision ________ 480-834-4637AzMark ___________ 480-926-8969Blue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088ChemResearch ________ 602-253-4175East Valley Precision_____ 480-288-6601EDM Express _________ 800-780-7075Fives ____________ 909-263-9282GMN USA _________ 800-686-1679Grindworks _________ 623-582-5767Hogan Manufacturing ____ 623-463-1939JWB Manufacturing _____ 480-967-4600McFarland Machine & Eng _ 480-966-1388Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335Phoenix Grinding ______ 602-437-8401Powill Manufacturing ____ 623-780-4100Ron Grob Co. ________ 970-667-5320Steel Services Grinding ___ 800-662-0126

Coating Technologies 623-581-2648

FAA CRS AI0R143N FAA CRS AI0R143N FAA CRS AI0R143N --- EASA.145.4079 EASA.145.4079 EASA.145.40793301 EAST MADISON STREET3301 EAST MADISON STREET3301 EAST MADISON STREETPHOENIX, ARIZONA 85034PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85034PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85034

yers Gear & Machine

A2Z METALWORKER • 95 • May/June 2015A2Z METALWORKER • 95 • May/June 2015A2Z METALWORKER SW• 95 • May/June 2015

Sun Grinding _________ 602-238-9595Superior Grinding _______ 888-487-9701TCI Precision Metals _____ 800-234-5613

Grinding, Blanchard

Air Gear Industries ______ 602-275-7996

Industrial Precision Grinding _ 310-352-4700McFarland Machine & Eng __ 480-966-1388Steel Services Grinding ____800-662-0126Sun Grinding _________ 602-238-9595Superior Grinding _______ 888-487-9701TCI Precision Metals _____ 800-234-5613

Grinding: CenterlessBlue Streak Grinding _____602-353-8088Grindworks __________ 623-582-5767National Grinding & Mfg ___ 602-588-2869Osborn Products ________ 623-587-0335Phoenix Grinding _______ 602-437-8401Ron Grob Co. _________ 970-667-5320Shaw Precision ________ 480-785-4925Sun Grinding _________ 602-238-9595Superior Grinding _______ 888-487-9701

Grinding, CNC/ContourBlue Streak Grinding _____602-353-8088National Grinding & Mfg ___ 602-588-2869Powill Manufacturing_ ___623-780-4100Superior Grinding _______ 888-487-9701

Grinding… CylindricalGrindworks __________ 623-582-5767

Grinding… Double Disc

Industrial Precision Grinding 310-352-4700Phoenix Grinding ______ 602-437-8401TCI Precision Metals _____ 800-234-5613

Grinding: ID/OD Arizona Hard Chrome ____ 602-278-8671AzMark ___________ 480-926-8969Blue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088Grindworks _________ 623-582-5767National Grinding & Mfg __ 602-588-2869Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335Ron Grob Co. _________970-667-5320Superior Grinding ______ 888-487-9701

Grinding:MattisonSun Grinding ________ 602-238-9595

Grinding: ODArizona Hard Chrome ____ 602-278-8671Grindworks _________ 623-582-5767Micro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995National Grinding & Mfg __ 602-588-2869

Grinding: SurfaceArizona Wire & Tool _____ 480-813-1002Blue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088

Grindworks _________ 623-582-5767

Industrial Precision Grinding 310-352-4700National Grinding & Mfg __ 602-588-2869Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335Phoenix Grinding ______ 602-437-8401Quality Mold ________ 480-892-5480Sun Grinding ________ 602-238-9595Superior Grinding ______ 888-487-9701WC Machine & Tool _____ 480-507-4620

Grinding: Tool & CutterB & T Tool & Engineering ___ 602-267-1481CTE _____________ 800-783-2400Gilbert Metal Stamping ___ 480-503-1283Superior Grinding ______ 888-487-9701

GUNDRILLINGAcme Metal Works ______480-926-4171Trepanning Specialties __ 562-633-8110

HEAT TREATINGBoltʼs Metallizing _______602-244-2432Byington Steel Treating ___ 408-727-6630Controlled Thermal Techʼy __602-272-3714Desert Fire ___________ 602-268-1511Hogan Manufacturing _____623-463-1939L A Specialties _________ 602-269-7612Phoenix Heat Treating ____602-258-7751Thermal-Vac __________714-702-0488

Heat Treating/ AerospaceBoltʼs Metallizing _______602-244-2432Byington Steel Treating ___ 408-727-6630Phoenix Heat Treating ____602-258-7751

Heat Treating/ISO9001/AS9100

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

Aluminum Heat TreatingBoltʼs Metallizing _______602-244-2432

Sun Grinding 602-238-9595

Certiied Cerakote Applicator

A2Z METALWORKER SW • 96 Sept/Oct 2014

edgibson@continentalmachiningco.comwww.continentalmachiningco.com


Byington Steel Treating ___ 408-727-6630Phoenix Heat Treating ___ 602-258-7751

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

IDENTIFICATIONLabels & Bar Code

EPSI______________714-256-8950

Tool / PartMarking (Laser)B & T Tool & Engineering ___ 602-267-1481TechMark __________ 480-820--9444

Silk ScreenArizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260

INSPECTIONCalibration

Washington Calibration ___ 480-820-0506Inspection, First Article

Datum Inspection ______ 602-997-1340Klontech Measure Sol ____ 480-626-8131Total Quality Systems ____ 480-377-6422

Inspection ServicesArizona Wire & Tool _____ 480-813-1002Challenger Aerospace ____ 480-894-0802

Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889Micro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995Morsch Machine _______ 480-961-7673Nelson Engineering ______602-273-7114Nichols Precision ____ 480-804-0593Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335PGI ____________ 505-884-5782Powill Manufacturing ___ 623-780-4100Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625Pro Precision ________ 602-353-0022R&D Specialty Manco ____ 602-278-7700Service & Sales _______ 480-968-9084Southwest Swiss Precision _ 602-438-4670St. Vrain Manufacturing ___ 303-702-1529Trepanning Specialties __ 562-633-8110Uni-Tek ___________ 602-272-2601

Machining: ContractAbsolute Turning & Machine 520-624-5628Aero Design & Mfg _____ 602-437-8080AERO Spring & Mfg Co ___ 602-243-4329Arizona Wire & Tool _____ 480-813-1002East Valley Precision_____ 480-288-6601Evans Precision Machining _ 623-581-6200Flex-Pro __________ 623-581-0551GHT Services _________ 480-396-1800Gilbert Metal Stamping ___ 480-503-1283Group Mfg Serv. _______ 480-966-3952HK Machining _______ 602-278-6704 Infi nisys ___________ 602-276-2276Janʼs Inc.___________ 480-833-7305JC Machine & Motorsports _ 602-790-2207JD Machine _________ 801-782-4403KLK Ind. ____________602-267-1331

3422 West Wilshire DrivePhoenix, AZ 85009

602 278 6704602 278 6717 Fax

Pro Precision ________ 602-353-0022Machining: 5 Axis

Accutech ____________ 801-975-1117Cassavant Machining ___602-437-4005Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325Industrial Tool Die & Eng 520-745-8771Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889Morsch Machine ________480-961-7673St. Vrain Manufacturing ____303-702-1529Uni-Tek ____________602-272-2601

Machining: AerospaceAATC _____________602-268-1467Abrams Airborne Mfg ____520-887-1727Absolute Turning & Machine 520-624-5628Arcas Machine Inc ____ 480-632-9414AzMark ___________ 480-926-8969B&B Fabrication & Machine __623-271-6855Backerworks Mfg ____ 505-342-2943Cassavant Machining ___602-437-4005Challenger Aerospace ____ 480-894-0802Continental Machining __800-777-2483Evans Precision Machining _ 623-581-6200Excaliber ___________ 623-878-6800Glover Precision Inc. ______480-464-0150Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325HK Machining _______ 602-278-6704Infi nisys ___________ 602-276-2276JBʼs Precision ________ 623-581-9088JD Ellen LLC _______ 623-587--0253JD Machine _________ 801-782-4403KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331L&W Machine Co ____ 602-323-2560LAYKE, Inc.__________ 602-272-2654Matrix Machine ________480-966-4451

Datum Inspection ______ 602-997-1340Klontech Measure Sol _____480-626-8131Metals Eng & Testing Lab. 602-272-4571Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Sustaining Edge Solutions __ 888-572-9642Total Quality Systems ____ 480-377-6422Inspection Services, WeldingMetals Eng & Testing Lab. 602-272-4571

ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert.American Global Standards _ 617-838-4648BMSC_____________480-445-9400Gladhill Assoc ________ 623-939-4412Orion Registrar ________303-645-4017Sustaining Edge Solutions __ 888-572-9642Quality Training Consultants _ 928-284-0856 ISO RegistrarAmerican Global Standards _ 617-838-4648Orion Registrar _ 303-645-4017Process

Improvement/ AuditBMSC_____________480-445-9400Quality Training Consultants _ 928-284-0856Sustaining Edge Solutions __ 888-572-9642

JIGSRB Machine Co, Inc _____ 602-272-6869

MACHININGMachining: 3D

3D Machine LLC _____ 480-239-8254Arcas Machine Inc ____480-632-9414Cassavant Machining __ 602-437-4005Challenger Aerospace _____ 480-894-0802JD Ellen LLC _______ 623-587--0253L&W Machine Co ____ 602-323-2560Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Profi les Tool & Engineering _ 480-894-1008


McFarland Machine & Eng __480-966-1388Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Profi les Tool & Engineering _ 480-894-1008ProtoTech __________ 520-579-9873RPM Industries _______ 623-780-4993TVT Die Casting _______ 800-280-2278Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800

Machining: CNC3D Machine LLC ______480-239-8254Accutech ____________ 801-975-1117Abrams Airborne Mfg ____520-887-1727Absolute Turning and Machine 520-624-5628Alpha Machine _______ 602-437-0322Arcas Machine Inc ____ 480-632-9414Nichols Precision ____ 480-804-0593Arizona Wire & Tool ______480-813-1002AzMark ___________ 480-926-8969B&B Fabrication & Machine __623-271-6855BID Machine, Inc ______ 480-892-7304CAID Industries ________520-294-3126Challenger Aerospace___ _ 480-894-0802Continental Machining __800-777-2483East Valley Precision______480-288-6601Evans Precision Machining __ 623-581-6200Fives ____________ 909-263-9282Flex-Pro ___________ 623-581-0551GHT Services _________ 480-396-1800Glover Precision, Inc. ____480-464-0150HK Machining ________602-278-6704Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325Hogan Manufacturing _____623-463-1939HPMP _____________801-619-9850Infi nisys ___________ 602-276-2276

Janʼs Inc.____________480-833-7305JBʼs Precision ________ 623-581-9088JC Machine & Motorsports __602-790-2207JD Ellen LLC _______ 623-587--0253JD Machine __________801-782-4403KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331L&W Machine Co _____602-323-2560LAYKE, Inc.___________602-272-2654Metalcraft Inc. _________480-967-4889Matrix Machine _______ 480-966-4451McFarland Machine & Eng __480-966-1388 Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300Micro-Tronics, Inc ______ 602-437-8995Milco Wire EDM/Waterjet ___714-373-0098Morsch Machine ________480-961-7673Nichols Precision _____480-804-0593Osborn Products ________623-587-0335PGI ______________505-884-5782 PMBC ___________ _602-431-8131Powill Manufacturing ____623-780-4100Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625Profi les Tool & Engineering _ 480-894-1008Pro Precision ________ 602-353-0022ProtoTech __________ 520-579-9873Quality Mold _______480-892-5480R&D Specialty Manco ____ 602-278-7700RMSS ____________ 623-780-5904RPM Industries _______ 623-780-4993St. Vrain Manufacturing ____303-702-1529Toolcraft of Phoenix ____623-435-5405Uni-Tek ____________602-272-2601Val-Tech Mfg __________480-966-7376WC Machine & Tool ______480-507-4620Wire-Tech___________480-966-1591 Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800X5 Manufacturing____ ___602-454-7385

Machining CompositesAbsolute Turning & Machine _520-624-5628

Machining: LargeAlpha Machine ________602-437-0322

Backerworks Mfg _____ 505-342-2943Continental Machining __ 800-777-2483Empire Precision Mach. __ 480-633-4580HK Machining ________602-278-6704KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331

Mach: Turning CNC3D Machine LLC _______480-239-8254Absolute Turning & Machine _520-624-5628Alpha Machine ________602-437-0322Arcas Machine Inc ____ 480-632-9414AzMark ____________480-926-8969Bar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115Cassavant Machining ___ 602-437-4005Continental Machining __ 800-777-2483East Valley Precision______ 480-288-6601EDM Express __________800-780-7075Exactitude Precision ______ 602-316-6957Flex-Pro ___________ 623-581-0551GHT Services __________480-396-1800Glover Precision, Inc. ____ 480-464-0150Hi-Tech Machining & Eng ___520-889-8325Hogan Manufacturing _____ 623-463-1939HPMP _____________ 801-619-9850JC Machine & Motorsports __ 602-790-2207JD Ellen LLC _______ 623-587--0253JD Machine __________801-782-4403McFarland Machine & Eng __480-966-1388Morsch Machine _______ 480-961-7673Nichols Precision _____ 480-804-0593Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335PGI ______________505-884-5782Precision Metalworks __ 602-455-9575Profi les Tool & Engineering __480-894-1008Rentzel Tool Compnay ____480-832-0700RMSS _____________623-780-5904Ron Grob Co. _________970-667-5320RPM Industries ________623-780-4993St. Vrain Manufacturing ____ 303-702-1529Stewart Precision Mfg _____623-492-9400

Uni-Tek ___________ 602-272-2601Val-Tech Mfg _________ 480-966-7376Metalcraft Inc. _________480-967-4889Morsch Machine ________ 480-961-7673St. Vrain Manufacturing ____ 303-702-1529Uni-Tek ____________ 602-272-2601

Machining PlasticAbsolute Turning & Machine _520-624-5628Glover Precision, Inc. ____ 480-464-0150

Machining Precision3D Machine LLC ______480-239-8254 AATC ____________ 602-268-1467Accutech ____________ 801-975-1117Abrams Airborne Mfg ____ 520-887-1727Absolute Turning & Machine _520-624-5628Alpha Machine ________602-437-0322Arcas Machine Inc ____ 480-632-9414Arizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002Auer Precision _________ 480-834-4637AzMark __________ 480-926-8969Backerworks Mfg _____ 505-342-2943BID Machine, Inc _______480-892-7304Cassavant Machining ___ 602-437-4005Challenger Aerospace _____480-894-0802Continental Machining __ 800-777-2483East Valley Precision______ 480-288-6601Evans Precision Machʼg _ 623-581-6200Fives _____________909-263-9282Flex-Pro ___________ 623-581-0551Glover Precision , Inc. _____ 480-464-0150Hi-Tech Machining & Eng ___520-889-8325HK Machining ________ 602-278-6704HPMP _____________ 801-619-9850

McFarland Machine & Eng 480-966-1388

JanʼsJanʼsJBʼs PrecisionJC Machine & MotorsportsJD Ellen LLCJD MachineKLK Ind.L&W Machine Co

BackeBackerworks Mfg 505-342-2943

AB UTESOLABABABB UUSBSBSSBSBBSBSSBSBBSBSSOSOSOOSOSOOSOSOOLULUULULLULUULUOLOL

Swami Subramanian860 East 46th Street, Tucson AZ 85713520-624-5628 • Cell 602-418-2171• Fax 520-624-5636www.atmswiss.com • [email protected]

TURNING & MACHINE

NATHAN CONSULTING, LLC dba

Uni-Tek 602-272-2601


JBʼs Precision _______ 623-581-9088JC Machine & Motorsports __ 602-790-2207JD Ellen LLC _______ 623-587--0253JD Machine __________801-782-4403Jemelco, Inc. ________480-804-9541JWB Manufacturing ______480-967-4600LAYKE, Inc. ________ 602-272-2654Lynch Brothers Mfg ______602-267-7575Matrix Machine ______ 480-966-4451Micropulse West ________480-966-2300Micro-Tronics, Inc _____ 602-437-8995Metalcraft Inc. _________ 480-967-4889Morsch Machine ________ 480-961-7673Nelson Engineering ___ 602-273-7114Nichols Precision _____ 480-804-0593Osborn Products ________623-587-0335PGI _____________505-884-5782Powill Mfg ___________ 623-780-4100Pro Precision _________602-353-0022ProtoTech ___________520-579-9873Quality Mold _______ 480-892-5480R&D Specialty Manco _____602-278-7700Rentzel Tool Compnay ____480-832-0700RMSS_____________623-780-5904RPM Industries ________623-780-4993Service & Sales ______ 480-968-9084Southwest Swiss Precision __602-438-4670St. Vrain Manufacturing ____ 303-702-1529Stewart Precision Mfg _____623-492-9400Sun Tech__________ 480-921-1665Toolcraft of Phoenix ___ 623-435-5405Uni-Tek ____________ 602-272-2601Val-Tech Mfg __________ 480-966-7376WC Machine & Tool ______480-507-4620Weiser/Mile High Precision __303-280-2778Wire-Tech _________ 480-966-1591

Machining: ProductionGHT Services __________480-396-1800HPMP _____________ 801-619-9850Innovia ____________480-966-6090

JC Machine & Motorsports __ 602-790-2207Rentzel Tool Compnay ____480-832-0700

Machining: PrototypeA A T C _____________602-268-1467

Absolute Turning & Machine _ 520-624-5628Accutech ____________ 801-975-1117Alpha Machine ________ 602-437-0322Arcas Machine Inc ____ 480-632-9414Backerworks Mfg _____ 505-342-2943Bar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115BID Machine, Inc ______ 480-892-7304Continental Machining __ 800-777-2483East Valley Precision______ 480-288-6601Evans Precision ______ 623-581-6200Exactitude Precision ______ 602-316-6957Flex-Pro ___________ 623-581-0551GHT Services __________ 480-396-1800Glover Precision, Inc. ____ 480-464-0150Hogan Manufacturing _____ 623-463-1939HPMP _____________ 801-619-9850Infi nisys ___________ 602-276-2276Janʼs Inc.____________ 480-833-7305Jemelco, Inc. ________ 480-804-9541JC Machine & Motorsports __ 602-790-2207JD Ellen LLC _______ 623-587--0253JD Machine __________ 801-782-4403JWB Manufacturing ______480-967-4600KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331L&W Machine Co _____ 602-323-2560McFarland Machine & Eng __ 480-966-1388Metalcraft Inc. _________ 480-967-4889Micropulse West ________480-966-2300Nichols Precision _____ 480-804-0593Osborn Products ________ 623-587-0335PGI_______________505-884-5782Rentzel Tool Compnay ____480-832-0700Pro Precision ________ 602-353-00220ProtoTech ___________520-579-9873R&D Specialty Manco _____602-278-7700

RB Machine Co, Inc _____ 602-272-6869RMSS ___________ 623-780-5904RPM Industries _______ 623-780-4993St. Vrain Manufacturing ___ 303-702-1529Stewart Precision Mfg ____ 623-492-9400Uni-Tek ___________ 602-272-2601Val-Tech Mfg _________ 480-966-7376Wire-Tech __________ 480-966-1591

Machining: Quick TurnFlex-Pro __________ 623-581-0551HK Machining _______ 602-278-6704JC Machine & Motorsports _ 602-790-2207Jemelco, Inc. _______ 480-804-9541RB Machine Co, Inc _____ 602-272-6869Rentzel Tool Compnay ___ 480-832-0700RMSS_____________ 623-780-5904RPM Industries _______ 623-780-4993

Machining: Milling3D Machine LLC _____ 480-239-8254AG Machining ________805-531-9595Bar-S Machine ______928-636-2115Challenger Aerospace _____480-894-0802EDM Express _________ 800-780-7075Exactitude Precision _____ 602-316-6957Fives ____________ 909-263-9282Flex-Pro __________ 623-581-0551GHT Services _________ 480-396-1800Glover Precision, Inc. ___ 480-464-0150Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325Hogan Manufacturing ____ 623-463-1939Infi nisys ___________ 602-276-2276JC Machine & Motorsports _ 602-790-2207JD Machine _________ 801-782-4403L&W Machine Co ____ 602-323-2560Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889Micro-Tronics, Inc ______602-437-8995Morsch Machine _______ 480-961-7673RMSS ____________ 623-780-5904Stewart Precision Mfg ____ 623-492-9400

Uni-Tek ___________ 602-272-2601Wire-Tech __________ 480-966-1591Machining: SemiconductorKLK Ind. ___________ 602-267-1331L&W Machine Co ____ 602-323-2560

Machining: SwissAbsolute Turning & Machine 520-624-5628Bar-S Machine _____ 928-636-2115Cassavant Machining __ 602-437-4005HPMP ____________ 801-619-9850Ron Grob __________ 970-667-5320Southwest Swiss Precision _ 602-438-4670Machining: Ultra-Precision

Auer Precision ________ 480-834-4637Southwest Swiss Precision _ 602-438-4670Nichols Precision ____ 480-804-0593

Machining: Turning: Automatic

Absolute Turning and Machine 520-624-5628American Prec. Machine___ 602-269-6298Ayers Gear & Mach ____ 623-934-6913AzMark __________ 480-926-8969Challenger Aerospace __ 480-894-0802EDM Express _________ 800-780-7075Evans Precision Machʼg __ 623-581-6200HPMP ____________ 801-619-9850JBʼs Precision Ind _____ 623-581-9088LAYKE, Inc. ________ 602-272-2654Matrix Machine ______ 480-966-4451Micro-Tronics, Inc _____ 602-437-8995PGI _____________505-884-5782Rentzel Tool Compnay ___ 480-832-0700RMSS ____________ 623-780-5904Stewart Precision Mfg ____ 623-492-9400

MACHINING: LASERLaser Cutting

AEI Fabrication _______ 480-733-6594Allfab Engineering _____ 602-437-0497Fine Line Laser Cutting 602-863-3196

JC Machine & Motorsports 602-790-2207 RB Machine Co, Inc 602-272-6869


www.swwj-laser.com

4221 E. Raymond Str.Suite #103

Phoenix, AZ 85040

Office: 480.306.7748Fax: [email protected]

Dennis ReynoldsPH 602-863-3196

17464 N. 25th Ave. Ste B1 Phoenix, AZ 85023

DR@fi nelinefabricating.com

A2Z METALWORKER SW• 99 • May/June 2015

CAID Industries _______ 520-294-3126KLK Ind. ____________602-267-1331McFarland Machine & Eng _ 480-966-1388Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625Precision Metal Products 408-699-5037Research Engineering Dev 602-484-8982Southwest Waterjet-Laser 480-306-7748The Metal Man _______ 800-448-9448TMM Precision _______ 800-448-9448Tube Service Company __ 602-267-9865Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800Vacco Industries ________626-443-7121

Laser Cutting:Rotary AxisK-zell Metals, Inc. ___ 602-232-5882Laser Engraving & Etching

TechMark __________ 480-820--9444Vacco Industries _______ 626-443-7121

Laser MarkingTechMark __________ 480-820--9444

MANUFACTURINGAbrams Airborne Mfg ___ 520-887-1727Aero Tech __________ 801-292-0493APMI __ __________ 480-668-0024B&B Fabrication & Machine _ 623-271-6855CAID Industries _______ 520-294-3126Cascade Systems Tech ____ 503-640-5733Creedbilt Inc _______ 623-939-8119Exactitude Precision ______602-316-6957Harschco LLC _______ 602-617-7514Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325Group Manufacturing Serv _480-966-3952KLK Ind. ____________602-267-1331PMBC ____________602-431-8131Precision Metal Products 408-699-5037RMSS ____________ 623-780-5904Scriven Precision ______ 480-961-9775

Manufacturing: Cable Assemblies

Cascade Systems Tech ____ 503-640-5733

Manufacturing: PC BoardsCascade Systems Tech 503-640-5733

Manufacturing: ElectrodeWire-Tech __________ 480-966-1591

Mfg: PhotoChemicalAero Tech __________ 801-292-0493Vacco Industries _______ 626-443-7121

Etching FabricationTurnkey Product Services

Aero Tech __________ 801-292-0493Vacco Industries _______ 626-443-7121

METAL FORMINGAllfab Engineering _____ 602-437-0497B&B Fabrication & Machine _ 623-271-6855Creedbilt Inc ______ 623-939-8119Fry Fabrications _______ 602-454-0701TMM Precision _______ 800-448-9448

METAL STAMPINGHigh Production Precision

StampingPrecision Die & Stamping __480-967-2038Thompson Machine ___ 505-823-1453

METALIZINGBoltʼs Metallizing ______ 602-244-2432

MOLDING: RUBBERMicro-Tronics, Inc ______602-437-8995

MOLDSPMBC ___________ 602-431-8131JWB Manufacturing _____ 480-967-4600Quality Mold _______ 480-892-5480Toolcraft of Phoenix __ 623-435-5405

Molds: ConstructionJWB Manufacturing _____ 480-967-4600

Molds: Plastic InjectionMicro-Tronics, Inc _______602-437-8995Wire-Tech ___________ 480-966-1591

Molds: RubberToolcraft of Phoenix ___ 623-435-5405

Molds: SteelAero Tech ___________ 801-292-0493

PAINTINGAP Industrial _________ 480-968-1947Arizona Finishing _______ 602-438-4443Coating Technologies _____ 623-581-2648Precise Metal Products ____ 602-272-2625Precision Industrial Painting _ 602-256-0260STP Performance Coating LLC _ 602-276-1231

Painting& Blast BoothsAP Industrial _________ 480-968-1947STP Performance Coating LLC _ 602-276-1231

PhosphateCoating Technologies _____ 623-581-2648

Powder CoatingAP Industrial _________ 480-968-1947Arizona Finishing _______ 602-438-4443LA Specialties _________ 602-269-7612Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Southwest Powder Coating __ 602-272-0878

Wet Paint/CARCAP Industrial _________ 480-968-1947Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Precision Industrial Painting _ 602-256-0260

Sandblast/AutomatedSTP Performance Coating LLC _ 602-276-1231

Screenprinting & Pad Printing

AP Industrial _________ 480-968-1947STP Performance Coating LLC _ 602-276-1231

PLATINGArizona Hard Chrome _____ 602-278-8671ChemResearch _________ 602-253-4175Coating Technologies _____ 623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117E.P.S.I. _____________ 714-256-8950Gold Tech Industries ______ 480-968-1930L A Specialties _________ 602-269-7612Louieʼs Black Oxide ______ 602-257-0530

Precision Metalworks __602-455-9575Sav-On Plating _________602-252-4311

AnodizingChemetall __________714-739-2821ChemResearch _________602-253-4175Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117FutureWeld _________ 602-437-2426Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Pilkington Metal Finishing__ 801-972-2146

Brass PlatingSav-On Plating _________602-252-4311

Bronze PlatingSav-On Plating _________602-252-4311

CopperForesight Finishing _____ 480-921-0000Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930Masic Industries ________503-232-9109

Electroless NickelGold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930Masic Industries ________503-232-9109

Embrittlement ReliefE.P.S.I. ____________ 714-256-8950

Gold E.P.S.I. ____________ 714-256-8950Foresight Finishing _____ 480-921-0000Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930

Nickel/ Chrome/PalladiumCollins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117E.P.S.I. ____________ 714-256-8950Foresight Finishing _____ 480-921-0000Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930 LA Specialties _________602-269-7612Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Sav-On Plating _________602-252-4311

Silver PlatingE.P.S.I. ____________ 714-256-8950Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930


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

[email protected]

SUN TECH & ENG.

6532 W Flint St. Ste. 1 Chandler, AZ 85226


Tin: BrightForesight Finishing _____ 480-921-0000

Tin: MatteGold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930

Tin / Zinc PlateCollins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117E.P.S.I. ____________ 714-256-8950Masic Industries ________503-232-9109Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090Sav-On Plating _________602-252-4311

POLISHINGGold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930L A Specialties ________ 602-269-7612Masic Industries ________503-232-9109

PRODUCT DESIGN Design and Modeling

Bar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115PROCESSING: CHEMICAL

LA Specialties _________602-269-7612PRODUCTION

Challenger Aerospace ____ 480-894-0802

Louieʼs Black Oxide _____ 602-257-0530PUNCHING

AEI Fabrication ________480-733-6594Fry Fabrications ________ 602-454-0701Group Manufacturing Serv _ 480-966-3952 McFarland Machine & Eng __480-966-1388Nelson Engineering ______ 602-273-7114Phoenix Metalcraft ____ 602-279-4810Precision Metalworks __ 602-455-9575Precision Metal Products _ 408-699-5037WC Machine & Tool_ _____480-507-4620X5 Manufacturing _______602-454-7385

ROBOTICSCAID Industries ________ 520-294-3126

ROLLINGAG Machining ________ 805-531-9595

SAW CUTTING

Industrial Precision Grinding _ 310-352-4700SINTERING

Western Sintering ______509-375-3096

SPINNING: MetalNelson Engineering ______ 602-273-7114

SPLINESApache Gear, Inc ______ 623-934-7144

SPRAY: METAL, PLASMA

Boltʼs Metallizing _______ 602-244-2432Empire Precision Mach. ___ 480-633-4580

SPRINGSFlat and Wire Springs

AERO Spring & Mfg Co ___ 602-243-4329SPRINGWORKS Utah _____801-298-0113

STAMPINGAERO Spring & Mfg Co ___ 602-243-4329Auer Precision _________ 480-834-4637CygnetStamping & Fab ____ 818-240-7574Gilbert Metal Stamping ___ 480-503-1283Precise Metal Products ____ 602-272-2625Precision Die & Stamping __ 480-967-2038Scriven Precision _______480-961-9775Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453Weiser/Mile High Precision __ 303-280-2778Whitley Machine ______ 602-323-5550

Wrico_____________480-892-7800Precision Metal Forming

SPRINGWORKS Utah _____ 801-298-0113

Thompson Machine ____505-823-1453Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800

Stamping: Aerospace

Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800Stamping: Deep Draw

Thompson Machine ____505-823-1453Stamping Design

SPRINGS WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113Weiser/Mile High Precision _ 303-280-2778

Stamping Flat Forming

SPRINGS WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113Stamping: Precision

SPRINGS WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113

TAPPINGGilbert Metal Stamping ___ 480-503-1283Harschco LLC _______ 602-617-7514

TESTINGTesting: Non-Dest/ Pressure

Chemetall __________ 714-739-2821FutureWeld __________602-437-2426Pilkington Metal Finishing___801-972-2146

THERMAL SPRAYBoltʼs Metallizing _______602-244-2432Controlled Thermal Techʼy __602-272-3714Empire Precision Mach. __ 480-633-4580

THREADINGThread Grinding

Blue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088Grindworks _________ 623-582-5767Osborn Products ________623-587-0335

1930 E. 3rd St., #13Tempe, AZ 85281

KOTLOFFRON

[email protected] W. Birchwood AvenueMesa, Arizona 85210

TELFAX

EMAILWEBMAIL

Founder / CEO

AEIFABRICATION

ThomWrico

Wrico

Shaw Precision _______ 480-785-4925Thread Rolling

Ron Grob Co. ________ 970-667-5320

TOOL & DIE3D Machine LLC _____ 480-239-8254

Arizona Wire & Tool ______480-813-1002Gilbert Metal Stamping ___ 480-503-1283Sonic Tool & Gage ______ 480-777-1789Thompson Machine ___ 505-823-1453Whitley Machine ______ 602-323-5550Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800

TOOLINGHogan Manufacturing ____ 623-463-1939RB Machine Co, Inc _____ 602-272-6869Sonic Tool & Gage ______ 480-777-1789Western Sintering _____ 509-375-3096

TREPANNINGTrepanning Specialties ___562-633-8110

TUBE BENDINGAG Machining ________ 805-531-9595PPE Engineering ______ 480-615-7900

TUBINGAssembly Formed Tubing

B&B Fabrication & Machine _ 623-271-6855PPE Engineering ______ 480-615-7900Service & Sales _______ 480-968-9084

Formed TubingAERO Spring & Mfg Co ___ 602-243-4329AG Machining ________ 805-531-9595B&B Fabrication & Machine _ 623-271-6855PPE Engineering ______ 480-615-7900Large Diam. Pipe & Tubing

Trepanning Specialties ___562-633-8110

Tube Bending /FabricationAG Machining ________ 805-531-9595

K-zell Metals, Inc. ____ 602-232-5882Service & Sales ______ 480-968-9084

WATERJET CUTTINGAerodyne Ulbrich Alloys _ 800-237-2888Alpha Machine ________ 602-437-0322CMA Waterjet _________ 480-966-WJETCreedbilt Inc _______ 623-939-8119Flow International _____ 800-446-3569Harschco LLC _______ 602-617-7514Janʼs Inc.____________ 480-833-7305MarZee Inc. ________ 602-269-5801McFarland Machine & Eng __ 480-966-1388Milco Wire EDM/Waterjet ___ 714-373-0098Research Engineering Dev 602-484-8982Southwest Waterjet-Laser 480-306-7748Toolcraft of Phoenix ___ 623-435-5405WC Machine & Tool ______ 480-507-4620Whitley Machine _____ 602-323-5550

Waterjet, Multi headWhitley Machine _____ 602-323-5550Waterjet, High Press. Cutting

Alpha Machine ________ 602-437-0322Harschco LLC _______ 602-617-7514

WASHERSAERO Spring & Mfg Co ___602-243-4329

WIRE FORMSAERO Spring & Mfg Co ___602-243-4329SPRINGWORKS Utah _____ 801-298-0113

WELDINGAllfab Engineering ______ 602-437-0497Alpha Machine ________ 602-437-0322AG Machining ________ 805-531-9595APMI ______________480-668-0024Arrow Sheet Metal _______ 303-427-6419AzMark ___________480-926-8969

B&B Fabrication & Machine __623-271-6855Bell Steel __________ 480-833-5538BID Machine, Inc _____ 480-892-7304CAID Industries ________520-294-3126Continental Machining __800-777-2483Creedbilt Inc _______ 623-939-8119DT Products Metal Fabrication 928-776-4129Empire Precision Mach. __ 480-633-4580Group Mfg. Serv _____ 480-966-3952Janʼs Inc.____________480-833-7305K-zell Metals, Inc. ____602-232-5882Lynch Brothers Mfg ______602-267-7575 McFarland Machine & Eng __480-966-1388PPE Engineering ______ 480-615-7900Precision Metalworks __602-455-9575Precision Metal Products _ 408-699-5037Quality Mold ________ 480-892-5480Scriven Precision _____ 480-961-9775State Industrial Prod ___ 602-275-0990Val-Tech Mfg __________480-966-7376Weiser/Mile High Precision _ 303-280-2778X5 Manufacturing _______602-454-7385Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800

Welding: AerospaceArrow Sheet Metal _______303-427-6419Backerworks Mfg _____505-342-2943X5 Manufacturing _______602-454-7385

Welding: Alum. Med & LgAlpha Machine ________602-437-0322Arrow Sheet Metal _______303-427-6419Continental Machining __800-777-2483Empire Precision Mach. __ 480-633-4580PPE Engineering ______ 480-615-7900Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625Weiser/Mile High Precision _ 303-280-2778

Welding: EnclosuresAllfab Engineering _____ 602-437-0497Fry Fabrications ________602-454-0701

Welding: DesignFry Fabrications ________602-454-0701

Welding: OrbitalL&W Fluid ________ 602-323-2560

Welding: RoboticB&B Fabrication & Machine _ 623-271-6855

Welding: SpotNelson Engineering _____ 602-273-7114

Welding: TigAllfab Engineering _____ 602-437-0497Backerworks Mfg ____ 505-342-2943Continental Machining _ 800-777-2483Cutting Edge Mfg ______ 480-609-7233FutureWeld _________ 602-437-2426Janʼs Inc.___________ 480-833-7305PPE Engineering ______ 480-615-7900

A2Z METALWORKER SW• 101 • May/June 2015

Your Business Card Here In The Buyers Guide. It’s Good

For Business.

Reach Over 8500 Decision Makers in The Southwest...

More than 27,800 if You Get Into Our 3 Editions!

And Just $260 For The Whole Year.

Call 602.412.7696

[email protected]

a2zMetalworker.com

Welding: EnclosuresK-zell Metals, Inc. 602-232-5882 B&B Fabrication & MachineB&B Fabrication & Machine 623-271-6855B&B Fabrication & Machine

Run Lean®

Just 5 clicks in two minutes can save you up to 30%Check our prices against your current supplier and see how they match up. We’re confident you’ll gain

bargaining power with them, or better yet, be convinced to switch to us. And all it takes is a 5-click, two minute visit to our website or a simple phone call. So ask yourself, is 2 minutes of your time worth saving 30%?

And don’t forget, we ship FREE on all orders over 150.00.

M42 Band Saw Blade PricesDiscounts for ordering 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 blades.

800.754.6920

WIDTH 1/2” 3/4" 1" 1-1/4"4'-6" 16.08 17.75 18.65 20.675'-0" 17.15 19.01 20.01 22.255'-6" 18.23 20.27 21.37 23.836'-0" 19.30 21.53 22.73 25.416'-6" 20.37 22.78 24.08 26.997'-0" 21.44 24.04 25.44 28.587'-6" 22.51 25.30 26.80 30.168'-0" 23.58 26.55 28.15 31.748'-6" 24.65 27.81 29.51 33.329'-0" 25.73 29.07 30.87 34.909'-6" 26.80 30.33 32.23 36.4810'-0" 27.87 31.58 33.58 38.0610'-6" 28.94 32.84 34.94 39.6411'-0" 30.01 34.10 36.30 41.2211'-6" 31.08 35.35 37.65 42.8012'-0" 32.15 36.61 39.01 44.3912'-6" 33.23 37.87 40.37 45.9713'-0" 34.30 39.13 41.73 47.5513'-6" 35.37 40.38 43.08 49.1314'-0" 36.44 41.64 44.44 50.7114'-6" 37.51 42.90 45.80 52.2915'-0" 38.58 44.15 47.15 53.8715'-6" 39.65 45.41 48.51 55.4516'-0" 40.73 46.67 49.87 57.0316'-6" 41.80 47.93 51.23 58.6217'-0" 42.87 49.18 52.58 60.2017'-6" 43.94 50.44 53.94 61.7818'-0" 45.01 51.70 55.30 63.3618'-6" 46.08 52.95 56.65 64.9419'-0" 47.15 54.21 58.01 66.5219'-6" 48.23 55.47 59.37 68.1020'-0" 49.30 56.73 60.73 69.6820'-6" 50.37 57.98 62.08 71.2621'-0" 51.44 59.24 63.44 72.8521'-6" 52.51 60.50 64.80 74.4322'-0" 53.58 61.75 66.15 76.0122’-6” 54.65 63.01 67.51 77.5923’-0” 55.73 64.27 68.87 79.17

WIDTH 1-1/2" 2" 2-5/8"15’-6” 68.79 86.20 117.6716’-0” 70.78 88.74 121.1416’-6” 72.77 91.29 124.6217’-0” 74.75 93.83 128.0917’-6” 76.74 96.38 131.5618’-0” 78.73 98.92 135.0318’-6” 80.72 101.46 138.5019'-0" 82.71 104.01 141.9719'-6" 84.70 106.55 145.4520'-0" 86.68 109.10 148.9220'-6" 88.67 111.64 152.3921'-0" 90.66 114.19 155.8621'-6" 92.65 116.73 159.3322'-0" 94.64 119.28 162.8022'-6" 96.63 121.82 166.2823'-0" 98.62 124.36 169.7523'-6" 100.60 126.91 173.2224'-0" 102.59 129.45 176.6924'-6" 104.58 132.00 180.1625'-0" 106.57 134.54 183.6325'-6" 108.56 137.09 187.1126'-0" 110.55 139.63 190.5826'-6" 112.53 142.18 194.0527'-0" 114.52 144.72 197.5227'-6" 116.51 147.26 200.9928'-0" 118.50 149.81 204.4728'-6" 120.49 152.35 207.9429'-0" 122.48 154.90 211.4129'-6" 124.46 157.44 214.8830'-0" 126.45 159.99 218.3530’-6” 128.44 162.53 221.8231’-0” 130.43 165.08 225.3031'-6" 132.42 167.62 228.7732'-0" 134.41 170.16 232.2432'-6" 136.39 172.71 235.7133'-0" 138.38 175.25 239.1833'-6" 140.37 177.80 242.6534'-0" 142.36 180.34 246.13

NOW SELLING A COMPLETE INVENTORY OF COLDSAW BLADES ONLINE

2014_MetalWorker_Prices_8.5x11_Ads.indd 2 10/12/14 5:43 PM


Index of Advertisers3D Machine ....... ......................90Abrams Airborne Mfg..........................93ABS Quality Evaluations .......................89Absolute Machining & Turning.......... 97ACC Machinery ..................................7,81Accutech ................................................96ACME Metalworks............................... 94Adams Mach ......................11,53,81,104Advanced Coordinate Tech ..............90Advanced Metal Sales ........................ ..87Advanced Precision ..............................88AEI Fabrication ..............................12,100Aero Spring & Mfg ...............................92Aero Tech ..............................................97Aerodyne Alloys...............................52,86AG Machining ........................................91Air Gear ..................................................94Airtek ......................................................85AllFab Engineering ...............................93Alpha Machine ......................................99American Aerospace .............................91American Auctioneers Group ............20Amcon ....................................................72Anderson Paint & Powder Coat ....42-43AP Industrial ........................................100Apache Gear ..........................................93Apache Steel .........................................85APMI .......................................................90Arcas Machine Inc. ...............................96Arizona Finishing..................................94Arizona Hard Chrome .........................94Arizona Wire Spec ...............................90Arizona Wire Tool ..............................100Arizona Sealing Devices ......................36Arrow Sheet Metal ...............................93ARTL .......................................................90Auer Precision .......................................93Auerbach Waste LLC .........................101Automatics & Machinery Co ...76,81,84Ayers Gear & Mach ..............................90AZ CNC ............................8,9,47,61,77,81AZ CNC ........................................84,86,87AZMARK ................................................99AZ Metals .........................................46,84AZ Tool Steel.........................................86B&B Fabrication & Machine ...............92B&B Tool ...............................................87B & T Tool & Engr ................................85Backerworks Mfg .................................97bandsawparts.com ........................72,94Barry Metals .....................................32,86Bar-S Machine Inc ................................90Barton International ..................... 52,82Bell Steel ................................................92BID Machine, Inc ..................................92Bilz ..........................................................87Blue Streak Grinding ..................... 34,93BMSC ...............................36,64,68,70,92Bolt’s Metallizing, Inc ..........................96Bralco Metals .............................14,84,85Byington Steel Treating ......................94CAID ........................................................91Canyon State Oil ................................2,86Cascade Systems Technology ............90Cassavant Machining ...........................98Castrol .................................................2,86Challenger Aerospace .........................95Chemetall ..............................................86Chemical Logic .....................................86ChemResearch .....................................95Chiron America .............................. 39,82Cimatron..........................................22,89CIS ...........................................................90CMA Waterjet .......................1,28-29,101Coast Aluminum.............. ......................85Coast Industrial Sales............................89Coastal Metals ..................................10,86Coating Tech......................... ..............3,91Collins Metal Finishing ..........................91Consolidated Resources Inc................88Continental Machining .........................96Controlled Thermal... ............................94Creedbilt Inc................................48-49,97

Cutting Tool Consultants .....................83Current EDM ..........................................82Cygnet Stamping & Fab.......................99D & R Mchy ...........................17,65, 81,87DCM Tech ....................................18,82Datum Inspection .............................94Davis Salvage............................. 50,100Delcam. .............................................92Desert Fire ........................................95Desert EDM Sales ............................84Design2Part ....................................79DM Machine Repair .......................88DNKB ..........................................75,90Dolphin .............................................90DT Products Metal Fab............... ...93E Solutions ............... .......................88East Valley Precision .......................99Ebbco Inc. .......................................82Echols Saw & Supply .......................81 Edge Technologies .........................84EDM Express ...................................92EDM Network ............................58,85EDM Perform Access. ..................... 86EDM Tech........................................92Ellison Machinery ........5,71,73,81,83Empire Precision Mach. ..................97EPSI ..................................................99Evans Precision Mach’g ..................93Exactitude ....................................... 95Excaliber Precision ..........................91Fine Line Fabricating Inc. ...............93Fine Line Laser Cutting ..................99Fives .................................................82Flex-Pro.......................................64,97Flow Corp ...................................35,81Foresight Finishing .......................100Fry Fabrications ..............................93Fry Steel Co ..................................... 85FutureWeld .....................................93Ganesh Machinery .....................37,83Gartman Tech Services ...........78,100Geiger Electric Inc ..........................82GoSynergy Petroleum ....................49GHT Services LLC ............................90Gilbert Metal Stamping ..................90Gladhill Assoc .............................80,95Global EDM Supply ........................84Glover Precision, Inc. ...................... 95GMA Garnet ...............................60,83GMN USA....................................66,84Gold Tech Industries .................34,95GoSYnergy .......................................41Grindworks ......................................91Group Manufacturing ....................92Hangsterfers ..............................85,86Helical Solutions .............................88Hi-Tech Machining & Welding ......92HK Machining ................................. 96Hogan Manufacturing ....................98Hollie Perlow ................................ 101Horizon Carbide .............................90HPMP .............................................100Hurco ................................................17HydMech ....................................15,81IEC Supply LLC ................................84Ind. Metal Supply ......................74,86Ind.Tool Die .................................... 95Industrial Precision Grinding .........94Infinisys ......................................91,95Infor .................................................89Ingersoll Cutting Tools .................. 85Innovia .............................................92Integrated Systems Inc ................100Interstate Steel Salvage ............26,87IPE Aerospace .................................24IPG ....................................................94IRH ...................................................90ITDE ................................................. 95Jan’s Inc ............................................ 96J B’s Prec Ind.....................................95JC Machine & Motorsports ........................97JD Ellen ............................................ 95JD Machine .......................................90

Jemelco Inc .......................................88Jorgenson ... ........ ............................83K D Capital .......................................81Kerley Corporation ..........................83KLK Inc ..............................................96Klontech Indus. Sales ......................81K-Zell Metals, Inc. ............................92Kurt Manufacturing Co. ..................86Kwik Mark Inc ..................................82L&W Machine Co. ...........................95LA Specialties ...................................95Layke Inc ..........................................91Layke Tactical ................................. 89Lights Out Electric ...........................88Lone Arrow ......................................84Louie’s Black Oxide ...................92,94Louie’s Gun Finishing ......................94Lynch Brothers .................................94Lynden Intl. ..................................... 90Machinery Sales .............................. 83Magnum Prec.............23,51,81-83,89Makino .............................................81Marshall Tool & Supply ............ 25,87MarZee ................................62,93,101Masic Industries ..............................95Mario Pinto ......................................88Matrix Machine ..........................90,91May Foundry ....................................93McFarland Machine .........................96Mesa Machinery ........................39,83Metalcraft Inc. ..................................95Metal Finishing Systems ................ 29Metals Eng & Testing Labs .............88Methods West .................................83Micro-Tronics ..................................91Micropulse West ............................ 90Midaco Corp ....................................91Milco Wire EDM/Waterjet ..............91MLC CAD Systems ...........................88Moore Tool & Equip .................31,83Morsch Machine ............................. 90National Bank of Arizona ............... 89National Grinding & Mfg. ...............93Nelson Engineering ...................75,92NFP Property & Casualty .................88Nichols Precision .............................97North-South ...............................27,84OGP ...................................................82Omax .................... 28-29,48-49,61,83ONA EDM USA .................................82Orion Registrar ................................95Osborn Products .......................91,93Perfection Industrial Finishing .......98PGI .....................................................95Phoenix Grinding.............................91Phoenix Heat Treat .........................94Phoenix Metalcraft ......................... 99Phoenix Metal Trading .................. 89Pilkington Metal Finishing ...........100Pioneer Distributing Co. .................91Powill Mfg ........................................94PPE Engineering ............................101Precise Metal Products ...................92Precise Measurements LLC.............88Precision Die & Stamping ............. .90Precision Industrial Painting ...........91 Pro Precision ....................................93Profiles Tool & Eng ..........................92ProtoTech ..............................68-69,91QS Machinery ...................................82Qualichem, Inc ..................................85Quality Improvement Consulting... 89Quality Mold.....................................93Quick Turn Financial... .....................89R&D Specialty Manco......................96RB Machine .....................................100Reliance Metal Center...................... 87Rentzel Tool Co................................ 98Research Engineering Dev .....................91Resell CNC West...............................84Rev AZ .........................................54,101RMSS .................................................98Rocky Mountain Saw Blades........... 82

Roentgen USA................................... 82Ron Grob ..........................................96Royal Products .............................76,84Roydent.............................................90RPM Industries ..................................96R.S. Hughes .......................................84S&S Machinery Sales ........................83S L Fusco ............................................85Samuel, Son & Co. ...................... 33,85Sandvik Coromant ......................83,89Sav-On Plating ...................................98Savage Machine .................... .....67,82Sawblade.com ................................103SBG Capital ........................................87Scriven Precision Fab. ......................90Sentry Insurance ...............................89Service & Sales ......................... ......100Setco Spindles & Slides ...................86Shaw Precision Grind’g ....................92SIGMATEK .......................................101Southwest Powder ...........................94Sonic Tool & Gage ............................94Southwest Electronic Hardware .........84Southwest Powder ...........................94Southwest Swiss Precision ..............96Southwest Waterjet-Laser ........ .47,99Spectrum Aerospace .............56-57,98SPRINGWORKS Utah .................... .100St Vrain ..............................................97Star Metal Fluids .........13,84,85,87,88Starrett ..............................................82State Technology ..............................85Steel Services Grind’g..................74,91Stewart Precision Manufacturing .........92Streaming Teacher..................................30Sun Grinding ............................... 38,93Sun Tech ......................................... 100Superior Grinding ....................... 40,94Sustaining Edge Solutions ..........16,87TCI Precision Metals ................... 63,85TMM Precision ............................ 90,93T.S.M. Mach. ....................................81TechMark ..........................................93TechShop ........................................101Temtco Steel .....................................85The Metal Man............................ 90,93The Werks C&C ................................86Thermal-Vac ......................................97Thompson Machine .........................92TMI (GibbsCAM) ...............................88Toolcraft of Phoenix .........................96Tornquist Machinery ........................82Total Quality Sys ...............................85Trepanning Specialties .....................98Treske ................................................59Triad ..............................................54,91Trusty-Cook ................................ 45,83Tsugami .............................................77Tube Service .....................................85TVT Die Casting .......................... 44,93TW Metals .........................................86U S Shop Tools ........................... 21,84Ulbrich of CA ............................... 55,85United Performance Metals ..........44,84Universal Laser Systems Inc ................82Uni-Tek ..............................................95Vacco Industries ...............................91Val-Tech Mfg .....................................92Verisurf ..............................................83VonRuden ................................... 86,88Washington Cal. ........................94WC Machine & Tool .........................92Weiser/Mile High Precision .............93Western Cast Parts ...........................90Western Sintering Co.................... 100Western States Metal ................. 78,88White’s Niche Products ....................83Whitley Machine ........................93Wire-Tech ..........................................92Wohlhaupter .....................................84Wrico ........................................... 66,92X5 .......................................................93Yamazen USA ...............................27,81

Run Lean®

Just 5 clicks in two minutes can save you up to 30%Check our prices against your current supplier and see how they match up. We’re confident you’ll gain

bargaining power with them, or better yet, be convinced to switch to us. And all it takes is a 5-click, two minute visit to our website or a simple phone call. So ask yourself, is 2 minutes of your time worth saving 30%?

And don’t forget, we ship FREE on all orders over 150.00.

M42 Band Saw Blade PricesDiscounts for ordering 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 blades.

800.754.6920

WIDTH 1/2” 3/4" 1" 1-1/4"4'-6" 16.08 17.75 18.65 20.675'-0" 17.15 19.01 20.01 22.255'-6" 18.23 20.27 21.37 23.836'-0" 19.30 21.53 22.73 25.416'-6" 20.37 22.78 24.08 26.997'-0" 21.44 24.04 25.44 28.587'-6" 22.51 25.30 26.80 30.168'-0" 23.58 26.55 28.15 31.748'-6" 24.65 27.81 29.51 33.329'-0" 25.73 29.07 30.87 34.909'-6" 26.80 30.33 32.23 36.4810'-0" 27.87 31.58 33.58 38.0610'-6" 28.94 32.84 34.94 39.6411'-0" 30.01 34.10 36.30 41.2211'-6" 31.08 35.35 37.65 42.8012'-0" 32.15 36.61 39.01 44.3912'-6" 33.23 37.87 40.37 45.9713'-0" 34.30 39.13 41.73 47.5513'-6" 35.37 40.38 43.08 49.1314'-0" 36.44 41.64 44.44 50.7114'-6" 37.51 42.90 45.80 52.2915'-0" 38.58 44.15 47.15 53.8715'-6" 39.65 45.41 48.51 55.4516'-0" 40.73 46.67 49.87 57.0316'-6" 41.80 47.93 51.23 58.6217'-0" 42.87 49.18 52.58 60.2017'-6" 43.94 50.44 53.94 61.7818'-0" 45.01 51.70 55.30 63.3618'-6" 46.08 52.95 56.65 64.9419'-0" 47.15 54.21 58.01 66.5219'-6" 48.23 55.47 59.37 68.1020'-0" 49.30 56.73 60.73 69.6820'-6" 50.37 57.98 62.08 71.2621'-0" 51.44 59.24 63.44 72.8521'-6" 52.51 60.50 64.80 74.4322'-0" 53.58 61.75 66.15 76.0122’-6” 54.65 63.01 67.51 77.5923’-0” 55.73 64.27 68.87 79.17

WIDTH 1-1/2" 2" 2-5/8"15’-6” 68.79 86.20 117.6716’-0” 70.78 88.74 121.1416’-6” 72.77 91.29 124.6217’-0” 74.75 93.83 128.0917’-6” 76.74 96.38 131.5618’-0” 78.73 98.92 135.0318’-6” 80.72 101.46 138.5019'-0" 82.71 104.01 141.9719'-6" 84.70 106.55 145.4520'-0" 86.68 109.10 148.9220'-6" 88.67 111.64 152.3921'-0" 90.66 114.19 155.8621'-6" 92.65 116.73 159.3322'-0" 94.64 119.28 162.8022'-6" 96.63 121.82 166.2823'-0" 98.62 124.36 169.7523'-6" 100.60 126.91 173.2224'-0" 102.59 129.45 176.6924'-6" 104.58 132.00 180.1625'-0" 106.57 134.54 183.6325'-6" 108.56 137.09 187.1126'-0" 110.55 139.63 190.5826'-6" 112.53 142.18 194.0527'-0" 114.52 144.72 197.5227'-6" 116.51 147.26 200.9928'-0" 118.50 149.81 204.4728'-6" 120.49 152.35 207.9429'-0" 122.48 154.90 211.4129'-6" 124.46 157.44 214.8830'-0" 126.45 159.99 218.3530’-6” 128.44 162.53 221.8231’-0” 130.43 165.08 225.3031'-6" 132.42 167.62 228.7732'-0" 134.41 170.16 232.2432'-6" 136.39 172.71 235.7133'-0" 138.38 175.25 239.1833'-6" 140.37 177.80 242.6534'-0" 142.36 180.34 246.13

NOW SELLING A COMPLETE INVENTORY OF COLDSAW BLADES ONLINE

2014_MetalWorker_Prices_8.5x11_Ads.indd 2 10/12/14 5:43 PM


www.doosaninfracore.com/machinetools

Corporate Office & Engineering Center: 19A Chapin Road Pine Brook, NJ 07058 Tel: 973-618-2500

Midwestern Technical Center: 1701 F Howard Street Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Tel: 847-437-1010

Western Technical Center: 488 W. Meats Avenue Orange, CA 92865 Tel: 714-974-1330

WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKESVERTICAL MACHINING CENTERS

And they’re from Doosan, with more than 30 years’ experience building tough machines for the toughest jobs.

Mynx – models 5400, 6500 or 7500

• For parts up to 60 x 30 x 24.6 inches

• Spindle motors from 20 to 40 HP and speeds to 12,000 rpm

• CAT 40 and 50 with Big Plus Dual Contact Spindle

• Rapid Traverse Rate 1,181 ipm

DNM – models 400, 500, 650 or 750

• For parts up to 85 x 30 x 25.6 inches

• Spindle motors from 15 to 30 HP and speeds to 15,000 rpm

• CAT 40 taper with Big Plus Dual Contact Spindle

• Rapid Traverse Rate 1,889 ipm

Looking for speed…power…precision…quick setups…conversational programming, all in a rugged, budget-beating VMC? Whatever you need, look for Doosan’s Mynx or DNM to have it.


Machining Solutions Engineered and Built toPerform under Pressure.Machining Solutions Engineered and Built toPerform under Pressure.

Drill TapMachines

VerticalMachining Centers

Multi-AxisMachining Centers

HorizontalMachining Centers


NEWFM200/5AX

5 Axis Machining Center

C

M

Y

CM

MY

CY

CMY

K

215 South Rockford Drive Tempe, AZ

480-968-3711


Your Hometown Machine Tool Dealer Serving Arizona and

New Mexico Since 1967.

a2z metalworker may june sw 2015

Documents