a2z metalworker rocky mtn edition jan feb 2014

Vol. 7, No. 1 Jan/Feb 2014

Rocky Mountain Edition (CO, UT, ID, MT and WY)

A2Zmetalworker.com

Vol. 7, No. 1 Jan/Feb 2014

Automatics & Machinery is Celebrating 25 years supporting Machine Shops - Buying,

Selling, and Auctioning Machine Tools

The kids are adults, and they have their own places now. Simpli-fication was in order, and that meant downsizing to a house that typically is only home to 2 people (and 2 dogs).

Over the past few months, with our smaller house, we did some renovations to make it just perfect. Some of the improvements meant new appliances and new window treatments. I call these two

examples out because my customer satisfaction experience with the two companies couldn’t have been more polarized.

My new LG microwave stopped working after just two months. Do you know just how hard it is to live without a microwave? I contacted the store where I had purchased the appliance, and they put me in touch with LG direct, since the purchase was more than 30 days ago. LG customer support was outstanding, and a repair technician arrived in about an hour. He needed to order a part, so the repair wasn’t completed that day. However, LG’s policy is to ship the part overnight, no matter where in the world it is located. My repair person told me to call as soon as the package arrived at my house the next day. This happened at 9 am, and he was at my house 10 minutes later. Within 30 minutes, our microwave was up and running! To top it off, a couple of days later I got a call asking if I would participate in a brief survey to let LG know how my experience was. Sure, my microwave failed in less than 90 days, but I would definitely recommend this company!

I purchased window treatments from 3-Day Blinds. First of all, I learned that if you really want the blinds in 3 days, you will pay a premium! What? That’s the company name. Then the design

‘consultant’ came to the house, and she had many recommendations. She even called my mother a wicked witch! She recommended no backing for the front blinds, to allow for maximum lighting where we needed it. She told me that you would see silhouettes through the window at night. That sounded fine. Well the blinds were installed and at night you could see every detail of what we were doing in the house, down to the color of the clothes we were wearing! I called to tell the company I was not happy at all with the blinds. After 3 days, they told me that the bamboo material wouldn’t allow the blinds to be retrofitted and that I would have to order new blinds. While they offered a small discount on the material, I would be charged full price for the delivery and the labor. I was not happy. They sent an email customer satisfaction survey, which I replied to detailing my level of satisfaction. Apparently, unhappy surveys go into a black hole, as I received no call back or any kind of follow up. On top of this, the company sends nearly daily emails to me with their current promotions. Shouldn’t a company know that if you just completely outfitted your house with new window treatments, you are not in the market for their product at this time?

MSN Money’s 2013 Customer Service Hall of Fame highlighted 10 companies -- out of 150 of the country’s largest consumer names -- most often rated as “excellent” for customer service. These top companies share a critical commitment to focusing on customers -- a drive that can mean sacrificing short-term profits and encouraging innovation. Here are the top 10 winners: 1) Amazon.com 2) Marriott 3) Hilton Hotels 4) UPS 5) FedEx 6) Google 7) State Farm 8) Samsung 9) Trader Joe’s 10) Lowe’s

While most of our readers are not involved in consumer sales, I believe we can apply the same principals in all of our businesses. For many of us, customer satisfaction is measured in ‘Quality’ and ‘On Time Delivery’. We can’t always make perfect products, but we can always extend our customers with superior support. It’s not just a good thing to do, it’s good for business! Until next issue, I wish you the best, and God Bless our Troops!

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CONTRIBUTORSKim Carpenter

Gene WirthChris Seay

Hugh Taylor

Announcements/Releases ......6,8,10,12,14,16Feature Articles .............................22-23,40-41Buyers Guide Equipment .......................49-54Buyers Guide Processes ..........................55-61Card Gallery .............................................49-61Index Of Advertisers ....................................62Editorial ...................................... Throughout

CoverAutomatics & Machinery is Celebrating 25 years supporting Machine Shops - Buying,

Selling, and Auctioning Machine Tools.

This Month’s Shop Profile.

Linda DalyPublisher

Published by:A2Z Metalworker

PUBLISHER/EDITORLinda Daly

[email protected] Address: PO Box 33857

Portland, OR 97292

Telephone: (602) 412-7696Website: www.a2zmetalworker.comE-mail: [email protected]

Editors Corner

A2Z METALWORKER • 4 • Jan/Feb 2014

“If we can keep our competitors focused on us while we stay focused on the customer, ultimately we’ll turn out

all right.” -- Jeff Bezos


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Inventor Announces Non-Chemical Tapping Paste Any Metal, Any Alloy, Any Angle

Tapit All Lubricants President Eric M. Pettersen of Colorado Springs CO has announced development of a non-chemical Tapping/General Purpose Paste that will “Tap any hard Metal, Alloy or Super Alloy known to exist.” - So far anyway!

Successes include tapping/working anodized aluminum, CRS, HRS, all SST’s, titanium, titanium alloys, Inconel, Hastelloy etc. It also mills,

drills treads and does all cutting operations suitable for pastes.

Tapping Aerospace grade Inco-nel a kilo of TAPIT ALL PASTE saves approximately $10,000 in tool costs (assumes $50 taps and 200%+ increases in tool life - 300% increases are common). Precision threading with few broken tools or parts is the norm from Aluminum to Hastelloy. Workers using it in the oil fields of Montana rave about how a little dab enables them to drill anything they encounter on oil derricks.

The paste is biobased, safe to use, cuts cool, with no visible smoke and has no noxious odors. The paste adheres to the tool and does not drip off. Gunsmiths love it! Hear from just a couple of their customers!

“I have been machining for twenty years and have not found a product that works this good and finally a student used it for chambering a

.308 Winchester. I had some concerns about chip flow but the paste worked very well. It was a used reamer that we have used a lot in the past. The chamber came out better than the ones using cutting oil.”

Tool Life is extended from 200% plus to 300% plus using exactly the same tools and production methods as with standard lubricant for each metal or alloy

All results are from Aerospace or Energy sector users.

Increases in tool life give significant savings for all metals/alloy tapping operations – Saving in set up time and fewer broken or rejected parts are in addition to these tool cost savings. .

We have yet to find a metal or alloy we can’t tap with significant improvement in tool life and superior threading with greatly reduced breakage or rejects.

The paste works well with any cutting operation where paste is a suitable cutting lubricant.

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Diversified Machine Systems (DMS) , A New Member of the Rocky Mountain Tooling Association (RMTMA), Wins Business Alliance 2013 Excellence In Manufacturing Award

Diver s i f ied Ma-chine Systems, a leading US-based 3 & 5 axis CNC machine center de-

signer and manufacturer in Colorado Springs, CO, is proud to have been honored by the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance with the Excellence in Manufacturing Award.

Each year, at the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance Gala,

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• A significant increase in revenue (as compared to the last three years) with a reason for the increase

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For each outlined target, DMS had already exhibited measurable growth, such as exceeding sales expectations, the opening of a new world HQ with expanded manufacturing capacity, development of custom machinery to meet international workplace safety re-quirements for a variety of industries, additional local community involvement, improved productivity and effectiveness, as well as exhibiting for the first time at the world’s largest machining expo, EMO Hannover 2013 in Germany.

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Mazak is a leading supplier to the aerospace and defense industries with hundreds of machine tool configurations to choose from and extensive process engineering expertise. At AeroDef 2014, taking place Feb. 25 – 27 in Long Beach, Calif., the company will demonstrate its new VARIAXIS j-500 5X vertical machining center that offers high-value simultaneous 5-axis and Multi-Tasking capabilities for productively and accurately processing aircraft parts.

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The user friendly MATRIX 2 control on the VARIAXIS j-500 5X incor-porates the latest CNC technology to optimize 5-axis machining and provide extremely fast processing speeds, excellent cornering, superior part surface finishes and reduced cycle times.

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Mitsubishi EDM moves into additive manufacturing with Matsuura partnership, LUMEX Avance-25

MC Machinery Systems, Inc., wholly owned by Mitsubishi Corp., proudly announces its partnership with Matsuura Machinery Corpo-ration, Fukui City, Japan, in introducing the new LUMEX Avance-25 metal laser sintering hybrid milling machine to the North American marketplace. The recent additive manufacturing boom is reaching fever pitch in North America. Meanwhile, Matsuura’s laser sintering hybrid milling machines have been sold specifically in the die and mold industry in Japan and Asia. With MC Machinery Systems being the number one EDM machine sales in North America, this partnership makes sense.

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Sales expansion won’t be limited to mold and die; MC Machinery and Matsuura are also aiming at the aircraft industry, in which lightweight parts will add fuel efficiency, and the medical industry, which requires custom-made bones and implants. All told, this machine will serve medical, automotive, aerospace, tool/die, and job shop industries.

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“XTREME CUT 292 is designed to be the highest performing oil-based emulsion cutting fluid on the market today,” said Mike Forest, QualiChem’s Director of Metalworking. “In initial field trials, XTREME CUT 292 was found to double tool life, reduce cool-ant usage by 77 percent, cut downtime for tool changes by over 50 percent and eliminate foaming, staining and residue, when compared to another popular brand of water-based cutting fluid. The result was an estimated annual projected tool life savings of $39,060 for a single machine running XTREME CUT 292.” Tests also reveal that XTREME CUT 292 can replace straight oils where other water-dilutable products have failed. XTREME CUT 292 is sold through QualiChem’s worldwide network of more than 50 distributors. QualiChem provides extensive technical support for customers in selecting the right product for specific metalworking applications. About QualiChem

Established in 1989 with headquarters in Salem, Va., QualiChem is the fast-est-growing fluids manufacturer in the metalworking industry.

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Another day, another wind turbine order for Vestas ’ Colorado factories

Vestas Wind Systems is continuing its recent run of customer orders, with an announcement last month that the manufacturer will supply 75 wind-power turbines to a company called First Wind for a wind farm in Texas.

Vestas said its four Colorado plants will be in-volved in the order — making blades, nacelles and towers for First Wind’s Route 66 wind farm near Amarillo, Texas.

Vestas said the order was part of a larger “master-supply agreement” with First Wind to supply up to 568 megawatts worth of wind turbines for several projects developed by the

company across the United States.

Based in Boston, First Wind operates 16 wind farms in Maine, New York, Vermont, Utah, Washington and Hawaii that can collectively generate 980 megawatts of electricity, enough to meet the needs of about 343,000 homes.

The Route 66 wind farm will use 75 of Vestas’ V110-2.0 megawatt turbines, capable of generating up to 150 megawatts of energy, or enough power to support the needs of about 52,500 homes. Deliveries of the turbines are expected to occur in early 2015, with operations starting in mid-2015.

The order is the third Vestas has announced in the month as wind project developers aim to beat an end-of-the-year deadline to qualify for the federal wind Production Tax Credit that’s worth about $23 per megawatt of energy produced.

To qualify for the credit, developers can either start site preparation on a project, or spend at least 5 percent of the project’s total budget, before Jan. 1, 2014. So far this year, Vestas has announced 1,570 megawatts worth of wind turbine orders for wind farms in the United States and Canada, up from 252 megawatts worth of orders in 2012. The tax credit expired at the end of 2012, but was extended by Congress in January 2013.

Noble Energy ups the ante in Colorado; to spend $2 billion in 2014

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Company executives have said Noble plans to invest about $10 billion in the area between

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Houston-based Noble announced its plans for 2014, including details of its plans to invest a total of about $4.8 billion in its oil and gas operations next year.

About 70 percent of the money will be in-vested in the company’s onshore operations in the United States, with the remaining earmarked for deepwater drilling around the world, the company said.

Next year’s production is expected to be about 18 percent higher than the company’s production in 2013 — including a 28 per-cent jump in its production in Colorado’s DJ basin, the company said.

Noble and other oil and gas companies have stepped up their operations in the DJ in the last few years as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have unlocked oil that was once thought to be too difficult and too expensive to reach.

Noble said it believes its holdings in the DJ can produce about 2.6 billion barrels of oil and natural gas liquids, a 24 percent jump in its “net risked resources,” or the amount

of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids the company believes it can get out of the ground.

Automakers Look To Solar Power As A Potential Energy Source For Its Vehicles

The Chicago Tribune reported that “several automakers have been experimenting with solar power as a power source on produc-tion-ready cars.” Last week, Ford “unveiled plans to make mass-produced solar-powered cars a reality with the C-Max Solar Energi.” Meanwhile, other automakers have found other uses for solar panels such as Cadillac using solar panels to power the on-board accessories of its plug-in hybrid or the Mazda using solar panels to power ventilation sys-tems in its Sentia and Milenia models.

Opinion: U.S. must boost funding for R&D to stay ahead

Alan Leshner, the CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Paul Stoffels, the chief scientific officer

and worldwide chairman of pharmaceuti-cals at Johnson & Johnson, write that in-vesting in research and development is key for the U.S. to maintain a leadership role.

“Governments worldwide must provide ade-quate support – especially for basic science, which promises big payoffs but requires the longer-term, sustainable funding that can be impractical for the private sector,” they write.

Analysis: U.S. trade deficit starts shrinking

The U.S. trade deficit is getting smaller because some companies that manufacture consumer products are closing offshore operations and bringing them back home, according to The Economist.

“The deficit has narrowed, in part, thanks to a rising surplus in investment income and growth in the traditional surplus in services trade, such as royalties,” the magazine notes.

“But the biggest factor has been the deficit in trade in goods, which has shrunk by 2.2% of [gross domestic product].”


Google Teams With Four Automakers On In-Car Android

Fox Business News reports Google has joined forces with Audi, General Motors, Honda, and Hyundai with the goal of bringing the Android platform to vehicles.

USA Today reports the Open Automotive Alliance uses a platform that is currently familiar to drivers and developers. This gives “automakers access to an open ecosystem and allowing programmers to easily create new apps specifically tailored to in-car use.”

Factory Orders Up In November

Reuters reports that new data from the Census Bureau shows that factory orders rose 1.8

percent in November, in line with economists’ forecasts. New orders rose $8.8 billion.

The AP reports a 21.8 percent increase in vol-atile aircraft orders drove the gains. However, orders were up “in many other categories, a sign of strength at factories and confidence among companies.” Core capital goods in-creased 4.1 percent. Also, demand increased

“for construction machinery, computers, com-munications equipment, furniture and motor vehicle parts.”

Boeing Reports Record Jet Deliveries For 2013

Bloomberg News reports Boeing announced it delivered a total of 648 planes last year. That was a 7.8 percent increase from the previous year “and the most ever in a single year.”

The AP reports that appears to put Boeing ahead of competitor Airbus. The Europe-an-based aircraft maker has said it expected to deliver around 600 jets in 2013.

Spending bill favors General Dynamics tanks, Lockheed F-35

Congress’ omnibus spending bill provided the money for all 29 of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets the Pentagon requested, along with upgrades to General Dynamics’ M1A2 tank. The bill’s other defense winners include submarines built by Huntington Ingalls and General Dynamics and, except for some re-search cuts, the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship.

More Automakers Using Aluminum

The Los Angeles Times reported aluminum versus steel is “the next epic battle” in the auto industry. Auto manufacturers are preparing for the “federal standard requiring a near-dou-bling of fuel economy by” the year 2025.

Some automakers say they can hit that goal by making lighter automobiles. But, the Times reported aluminum is more expensive to build vehicles with than steel. It is also more difficult to stamp and weld.

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Machine tools are amongst the most critical components of a machine shop’s business. Along with customers and employees, a shop can’t survive without them. So if you purchase used machinery, why would you do it on your own? It’s just too much of a gamble.

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For the past quarter of a century, Automatics & Machinery Co. has supported customers in acquiring; selling, appraising and auctioning quality used CNC/manual machine tools. Today, the company supports customers all over the United States and Internationally. Located in Longmont, Colorado (just north of Denver), the company is best known for CNC machinery, bar feeders (all makes), and is notably experts in Haas, Fanuc and CNC Swiss Lathes, such as Citizen, Star, Tsugami, Tornos, Hanwha, NexTurn, Maier, Nomura, Swistek and others; but the team is very well versed with a number of other machine tool brands, including DMG Mori Seiki, Doosan/Daewoo, Mazak, Nakamura-Tome, Okuma, Miyano, Kitamura, Matsuura, Hardinge, Fadal and more. In addition, they handle all the accessories for these machines including bar feeds, chip conveyors, high pressure coolant and mist collectors.

Automatics & Machinery has a very sound business model. Mike Reeves, Vice President of Sales, says, “We buy good machines and we make them better. We buy running machines (almost always inspected by us or by a trained technician at the seller’s facility, and when we bring them in, we test them, sometimes paint and re-label them so that they look pristine, and then we package them for delivery, so that nothing gets damaged in transit. We also videotape the machine, tooling and accessories, post it on our website & YouTube, so that a buyer anywhere in the world knows what he or she is paying for.”

The company is located in an immaculate 20,000 square foot facility, and offers one of the largest inventories of CNC machines west of the Mississippi. Plus they also purchase machinery with other dealers throughout the US and Canada. Its staff of 12 includes 6 full time sales experts, who are dedicated to buying and selling machinery for their customers. The other 6 employees support the entire back end operations involved with getting machines bought, sold, rigged and shipped.

Steve Beck, founder and owner of Automatics & Machinery Co., Inc., says, “There are probably a few thousand used machinery dealers in the United States today. Most are really 1 person brokers, using the Internet and contacts to negotiate exchanges.” He continued, “When you engage with a used machinery dealer, it is important to check into their credentials. At Automatics, we are a long-standing member of the Machinery Dealers National Association (MDNA). MDNA is an in-ternational, nonprofit trade association dedicated to the promotion of the used machinery industry. It was established in 1941 to assure buyers of the integrity and reliability of the used machinery dealers from around the world that are members of the Association. MDNA members must abide

Tina Williams – Transportation/Opera-tions Manager – 14 years with the company. Tina is certified in Personal Training, Yoga, Pilates, Cycling and an Aerobic Instructor. You may want to take one of her classes!

Sue Zeller – Sales Specialist – 12 years with the company. Sue is a Chemist by education, and a Swiss lathe and bar feed specialist by day. In her spare time, Sue does fur trade re-enactment and volunteers for the South Platte Valley Historical Society. Contact Sue at [email protected]

Steve Beck - President and Founder- 25 years with the company. Sporting the black shirt, Steve is an avid golfer! He is also very active with the Boy Scouts, enjoys NCAA football, basketball and baseball; Go Broncos! Steve started working right after college for Burroughs, and he knew quickly that computers were the future! Hence his expertise in CNC machine tools!Contact Steve at [email protected]

Mike Reeves – VP of Sales – 8 years with the company, is a father of 3. Mike loves riding his Harley and going out boating.Mike also has an Electrical/Technical background and he can fix anything! Contact Mike at [email protected]

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Brandon Osbourn - 6 years with the company. Not only is he a Sales Specialist, but he is also a proud fa-ther of 1 (Dahlia). Brandon enjoys hiking, fishing, playing pool and watching football. Contact Brandon at [email protected]

Ilene Marquardt – Accounting/HR Manager – 10 years w/company. In her spare time, Ilene enjoys card making and scrapbooking.


by a code of ethics, and when you engage with an MDNA member, you can feel confident that you are dealing with a professional used machinery organization.

Steve Beck is also an “accredited” machinery appraiser through the Association of Machinery and Equipment Appraisers (AMEA). When you want to appraise your equipment, whether it is for plant/equipment valuation, re-financing, liquidation, equipment/plant(s) sale, planning a merger/buyout/acquisition, insurance purposes, estate planning, or involved in litigation, you want to know you are dealing with an accredited or certified appraiser whose profession is machinery and equip-ment. AMEA members are required to pass examinations and participate in on-going education and training, and they have a first hand understanding of the dynamic economic swings in the industry that influence machinery values. This means that you will get the best price when you want to sell your machine tool(s).

New machine tool dealers often work with the team at Automatics & Machinery. Steve says, “Many times machine shops need to sell a machine to make room and free up cash for their new machine tool purchase. Machine tool dealers all over the United States know that our mailing list of approximately 80,000 machine shops and decision makers is an asset that they want to take advantage of to help get their customer’s existing machine(s) sold quickly. It is really a winning solution for all involved.”

Hear Some Feedback from Automatics & Machinery’s customers:

“When I was working in our machine shop, one of our customers had a critical line down. The machine they were making parts on was a custom machine they built. They called me and asked if I could help get them out of a jam. My machine was able to make their parts, but I didn’t have the needed single tube barfeeder. I called Steve at Automatics. He started calling his contacts and found a single tube barfeeder for me. He had it shipped to us overnight! The bar feeder was a few thousand dollars, and our end customer was so happy that we got him out of a jam that he paid for the barfeeder. You just don’t see the kind of ‘I can make it happen for you’ attitude that Automatics has!”

“The owner of our shop sells his used machine tool equipment on his own. He likes to think he is wheeling and dealing, but he would have gotten more for his used machines if he had contacted Automatics & Machinery. Shop owners don’t have the time or resources to do the extensive research that Automatics does, nor do they know of all of the available buyers. Anyone selling used equipment should first call Automatics.”

“We were in the market for some new Citizen M machines, but the delivery schedule didn’t meet our requirements. We contacted Automatics & Machinery. They found 4 available in a shop in California. We flew out immediately and bought all 4, complete with tooling. We were up and running with our ‘new’ Citizens in no time!”

“We’ve been buying and selling machines through Automatics & Machinery for many years now. We have a very good work-

ing relationship, and I feel they get me a very fair price both for the machines we sell and the used machines we buy through them. They are a trustworthy group of people.”

Contact Automatics & Machinery when you are looking to buy or sell used machinery, anywhere in the U.S., and even internation-ally. You can reach them at 800-543-7666 or visit their website (automatics.com). Trust your used machinery to the professionals!

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Justin Dobbins – Sales Support – 5 years with the company. Justin enjoys video games, keeping up with his two dogs by taking lots of trips to the dog park. His goal is hitting the gym on a regular basis!

Ryan Clark – Warehouse – new to com-pany. Ryan is a father of 2, and he enjoys watching his daughter play softball and coaching his son’s Church league Bas-ketball. Ryan is an avid softball player.

Jonathan Camou – Warehouse – 1 year with the company. Jonathan enjoys painting, listening to music, and going out with his son and wife.

Nick Johnson – Sales Specialist – 2 years with the company. Nick has a degree in Automotive/Street Rod/Chassis Fabrication. Call Nick if you need a certified A&M bouncer! Contact Nick at [email protected]

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Oil Exports Lead US Trade Deficit To Lowest Level In Four Years

Reuters reports the Commerce Department reported this morning that the US trade deficit fell in November to its lowest level in four years. Oil exports were largely credited for the change.

Bloomberg News (reports the trade deficit fell due to “a plunge in oil imports,” while “increasing domestic output pushed exports of petroleum products to a record.”

Northrop Grumman Reinvents Satellite Com-munications For Aircraft

In one year, Northrop Grum-man Corporation took a sat-ellite communications system normally used in space and transformed it into a high-func-tioning, low-cost communica-tions system that can be used on aircraft.

The satellite communications (SATCOM) system was successfully demonstrated on board the company’s Firebird demonstrator aircraft. Until now, no small communications system has been able to send sensor data to a satellite and back to a ground station at such a high rate of transfer.

“It’s a game changer for those that need high-quality, real-time data, but don’t want to – or can’t – have a large, heavy communications system onboard,” said Brett Amidon, director of Technology Devel-opment at Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems. “Our system provides beyond line of sight capabilities in a compact, lightweight, low-profile package.”

During the demonstration, the SATCOM system rapidly provided full-motion video to the ground. For demo purposes, the system and associated test equipment were housed within a pylon-mounted structure attached to the top of the Firebird fuselage.

The system’s small size saves a great deal of space, allowing more sensor payloads and equipment to be carried by the aircraft.

Northrop Grumman developed the SATCOM system using Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology, which first gained attention as the source of brightly colored LED lights. GaN allows for high communications output while using very little physical space.

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Pressure on spending for military and space products and services more than offset solid demand for commercial aircraft leading to a slight reduction in overall United States aerospace sales in 2013 but demand is expected to pick up leading to a solid gain for the aerospace indus-try in 2014, according to the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA).

AIA said that overall sales will hit $220.1 billion this year, down just less than a percent from $222 billion in 2012, before rebounding to $232.1 billion in 2014, a five percent uptick. The expected sales for 2013 are below the nearly $224 billion AIA had forecast a year ago, but that estimate excluded the impact of sequestration, which went into effect in March and forced the Pentagon and federal civilian agencies to cut billions of dollars from their budgets in FY ’13.

The 2014 estimate factors in a pending congressional budget deal that is expected to soften the blow to the defense industry during the next two years from the ongoing sequester, Marion Blakey, president and CEO of AIA, told Defense Daily following her presentation of AIA’s 2013 Year-End Review and Forecast.

While the budget deal is a positive, Blakey said in her remarks that the reality of sequestration remains a threat to the health of the nation’s defense industrial base in terms of employment and investing in needed military capabilities.

In 2013, aerospace employment is expected to contract by 2 percent, going from 631,400 jobs a year ago to 618,200 this year, AIA said. AIA maintained a constant drumbeat this year warning about the potentially devastating impacts to the defense industrial base from sequestration and Blakey said that going forward she’s “not going to walk away from the tenor and tone of those remarks.”

AIA warns that while the impacts of sequestration are felt at all levels of the defense industrial base, the risks to small and medium-size companies are greater. Amid sequestration, an already constrained spending environment, and uncertainty about future budgets, suppliers have lost sales, seen contracts canceled, and implemented layoffs and hiring freezes, AIA said.

Despite the flattish sales in 2013, the aerospace industry remains the backbone of U.S. exports, with the balance of trade in aerospace products expanding 12 percent to $73.5 billion on the strength of the commercial aircraft business and space. Blakey said the balance was the best in history for the aerospace industry.

AIA said that civil aircraft, engines and parts make up 88 percent of aerospace exports.

AIA is optimistic about the strength of defense exports due to recent reform measures to loosen export controls on commercial satellites and some technology found in military aircraft and military aircraft engines. Defense exports are a “priority” for industry given as domestic defense spending declines, AIA said, adding that the government and


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In 2013, military aircraft sales are projected to be about $56 billion, a 6 percent decline from 2012, according to AIA’s preliminary expec-tations. In 2014 military aircraft sales are projected to rise nearly 3 percent to $57.6 billion.

After a 4 percent decline in 2013, missiles sales are expected to re-bound in 2014 with a 3 percent gain to $22.1 billion, still $300 million off of 2012 levels. AIA estimated that space related sales in 2014 will be up 5 percent to $47.1 billion from $44.8 billion, which would put them ahead of the $46.4 billion in 2012.

Eclipse Brings Jobs To Albuquerque

According to various accounts, Eclipse Aerospace intends to expand. This is a turnaround from 2008, when the company filed for bank-ruptcy and laid off workers in the wake of the financial crisis and a collapse in the demand for Very Light Jets (VLJs.) The article notes that “five years later, the company has a new owner, a new name and is looking for new employees to boost production of its jets.”

According to the article, both the state of New Mexico and the city of Albuquerque are contributing funds to help with the com-pany’s“expansion.” Reportedly, the company is currently producing about two airplanes a month, with expectations for higher demand.

According to the Albuquerque Journal “The city and state would pay up to $635,000, which would come in increments for every 10 new jobs added by Eclipse.” The new jobs are expected to be in manufacturing, engineering and administration, officials said.

While the market for the VLJ is small, the sheer number of entrants indicates latent demand, according to an editorial in AMD. The piece notes that Honda Aircraft, Cirrus, and Embraer are all opening or expanding VLJ facilities in the continental US.

Airlines Are Now On Largest “Jet-Buying Spree” In History

The AP reported that airlines have been on “the largest jet-buying spree in the history of aviation,” purchasing 8,200 new planes over the past five years from both Boeing and Airbus to save on fuel costs, which are “nearly four times” than they were a decade ago.

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While it might look like a squishable mess of ropes and tent poles, NASA’s proposed “Super Ball Bot” could hold the key to making landing a rover on another planet easier and far less expensive, ac-cording to a new report published l in IEEE Spectrum, the journal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Under ideal circumstances, modern-day planetary rovers “can re-quire careful choreography of multiple landing stages and involve parachutes, airbags, and retrorockets,” writer Rachel Courtland explained. Once landed, the vehicle would then have to traverse steep terrain that can make a journey slow and arduous.

However, researchers at NASA’s Ames Research Center told Court-land that they are working on a robotic exoskeleton that is flexible and capable of changing its shape – the aforementioned Super Ball Bot. The device will be able to land unassisted and is capable of ab-sorbing impact, eliminating the need for landing gear.

The Super Ball Bot would have all of the scientific instruments re-quired to complete its mission embedded directly into its exoskeleton, and as demonstrated by a prototype unit in recently-released video footage, the robot would be capable of changing the length of its cables in order to roll around a planet’s surface without requiring wheels.

“Made up of hollow cylindrical rods connected by flexible materials such as elastic cable, the clever design draws on the principles of

‘tensegrity’ (a combination of ‘tensional’ and ‘integrity’), allowing any impact to be safely absorbed along multiple paths,” Trevor Mogg of Digital Trends explained. NASA believes it could survive a 60-plus mile drop onto a planet’s surface.

Super Ball Bot is being co-developed by Vytas SunSpiral and Adrian Agogino at the Ames Intelligent Systems Division. Earlier this year, they were awarded a Phase II grant to continue the research, said Phys Org’s Nancy Owano.

According to RT.com, NASA is considering using it for an expedition on Neptune’s moon, Titan. Titan could be a good test for the rover, the website said, because the moon’s dense nitrogen atmosphere would cushion the vehicle’s fall, and it would likely have an easier time traveling on the surface than its traditional wheeled counterparts.

“Another advantage of NASA’s ball bot is its small size when packed, with the space agency envisioning sending hundreds of them on a single mission. Upon arrival their destination, the bots would be able to automatically spring into shape,” Mogg said.

While movement needs to be perfected before the new-type rovers could be deployed, “there’s an excellent chance that these remark-able collapsing robots will one day be rolling across faraway planets and moons, sending back information that could help us unlock the enduring mysteries of our solar system and beyond,” he added.


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In contrast to conventional helicopters, e-volo’s tail-less VC200 (the 200 means two-seater) uses a web of paired electric motors and propellers for vertical takeoff and landing plus forward motion. Independently controlled for rotational speed, the 18 motors/propellers are used to steer the aircraft. No mechanical pitch control of the propellers is necessary.

A “pusher” motor and propeller pairing, aft of the cockpit, was envisioned from the beginning. But the “range-extender” ver-sion—likely using an internal-combustion engine feeding a gen-erator—is two or three years down the road, Alexander Zosel, e-volo CEO, told Aerospace Engineering via email.

In the prototype version of VC200, electricity for the equally rated (about 3.9 kW) motors is stored in a centralized battery pack—details of which the company is not releasing. The serial version of VC200 will have 18 decentralized packs as well as some “centralized batteries,” said Zosel.

He and his e-volo co-executives and co-inventors—Thomas Senkel, Lead Drive Development; and Stephan Wolf, CFO, Lead Software Development—have designed VC200 to eventually achieve:

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It will be seen over the next few years whether those bogies are actually achieved. Currently, battery capacity is sufficient for only about 20 min of flight time. The company is confident battery technology will advance significantly by the time the first VC200 is placed in a customer’s hands, which, Zosel said, will happen in 2016.

The first VC200 prototype was completed in time for the world premiere in Berlin on Aug. 13, 2013, as part of Europe’s Green-Tec Awards program. Airbus won the “Goliath” award for work in fuel cells, and e-volo won the “David” award for the VC200.


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The U.S. Army awarded a contract to General Dynamics C4 Systems for 10 vehicle-mounted Tactical Ground Station (TGS) Lot D systems with an option for 11 additional systems. The TGS system is part of the Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A), the Army’s primary deployed system for posting, processing and distributing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information in real time to intelligence analysts and commanders. The order is valued at $31.5 million with all options exercised. The first of the new TGS systems is scheduled for delivery during the third quarter of 2013.

DCGS-A provides Army analysts with access to more than 600 data sources and allows rapid collaboration through shared data access. The General Dynamics-built TGS-Lot D systems allow analysts to comb through millions of classified and unclassified records within minutes, providing commanders with status updates on persons of interest and imminent threats such as improvised explosive devices.

TGS systems have been widely deployed to forward operating bases worldwide, providing U.S. military and coalition soldiers with critical force protection intelligence that saves lives at the tactical edge.

The TGS Lot D procurement followed a full-and-open competition and includes TGS vehicle system integration, training materials, field service and support. The new TGS systems will deliver superior information processing capability, secure network communications and collaboration with other intelligence resources worldwide.

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Boeing Raises Twenty-Year Commercial Jet Forecast

Bloomberg News reports Boeing “raised its 20-year forecast for commercial jet demand by 3.8 percent as air traffic outstrips global economic growth and airlines refresh their fleets with $4.8 trillion in new planes.” Randy Tinseth, marketing vice president for commercial airplanes at Boeing, said he did not see a “bubble” in the market even as the company considers raising production rates. However, Richard Aboulafia, an analyst with the Teal Group, warned inexpensive financing and oil prices could change these numbers. Meanwhile, Howard Rubel, an analyst with Jefferies LLC, predicted that Boeing and Airbus would continue to dominate the market as new entrants are just starting to come to the market.

The AP reports that speaking ahead of the Bourget international air show in Paris, Tinseth, “said rising oil prices are forcing carriers to think harder about efficiency, and that means smaller planes that burn less fuel.” That “also means design changes, streamlined air traffic control and improved navigation to shave miles (kilometers) off each flight.” The AP notes, “The demand for fuel efficiency has eaten away at orders for the wide-body long haul carriers that are major profit-drivers for Boeing and Airbus, the world’s two biggest aircraft manufacturers.”

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DoD will begin preliminary site selection for those locations by the end of 2012, Pennington said.

The unmanned aircraft will use a ground-based sense-and-avoid system for the early flight tests scheduled for the airspace locations. Sense and avoid technology allows unmanned aircraft to detect other planes in the area and change its course to avoid midair collisions.

The ground-based system will relay information from air traffic control and other sources on the location of all aircraft flying in the area of the UAS. That info will then be relayed to the UAS pilot on the ground, who can then maneuver the aircraft through the air traffic.

As tests progress, DoD officials plan to move to a partially automated sense-and-avoid system on board the aircraft, Pennington said.

Creation of these airspace bubbles was part of the FAA reauthorization bill proposed earlier this year. Lawmakers tabled passage of the FAA bill until September, when Congress is set to return from its summer recess.

Once passed, Pennington predicted that there would be a lot of “political jockeying” by lawmakers to land one of the test sites, given the money and resources DoD plans to pump into the effort.

Boeing Dreamliner Finishes Test Program

Bloomberg News reports the Boeing 787 Dreamliner “finished its 20- month flight-test program in the final hurdle toward approval for passenger service that could start next month.” The last flight was made on August 13 and now the FAA “must verify the paperwork in a review Boeing has said it expects this week and then certify the jet before its first delivery.

The agency, which has worked with Boeing since the 787’s inception, doesn’t discuss certification work, said Alison Duquette, a spokeswoman.” The article notes that the only the 787s with Rolls Royce engines completed testing and more are needed for those with GE Engines. The CNET News “Cutting Edge” blog notes that on the final test flight,

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Pratt, Rolls-Royce Realign Ties

United Technologies Corp.’s Pratt & Whitney unit and Rolls-Royce PLC are ending one aircraft-engine joint venture to start another.Pratt will pay $1.5 billion for Rolls-Royce’s share in their existing International Aero Engines consortium, which produces the engines that power the Airbus A320 jetliner family.

The two companies plan to work together in a new venture that will develop engines for future narrow-body aircraft using Pratt’s geared turbofan technology.

The new venture will go head to head with General Electric Co. to develop more-efficient engines for the single-aisle-aircraft segment, in which the companies expect demand to be around 20,000 new aircraft over the next 20 years.

It also comes after London-based Rolls-Royce declined to develop new engines for the latest upgrades to the A320 neo, produced by Airbus, a unit of European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co.

Pratt had all but abandoned the single-aisle market in the early 1990s but began muscling its way back in over the past few years in the face of dismissals from its rivals including Rolls and GE.

Last year, Pratt scored a coup when Airbus selected its geared turbofan engine as one of two engine options for the revamped A320.

But this summer Pratt was excluded from a similar move at Boeing Co., which opted to upgrade its 737 instead of investing in a next-generation aircraft.

The new 737 plane exclusively uses an engine from CFM, a joint venture between GE and France’s Safran SA.

The new venture will focus on the high-bypass ratio, geared-turbofan technology. The other partners in the previous partnership—Japanese Aero Engine Corp. and MTU Aero Engines GmbH—intend to join.

Roche l icenses technology from Biodesign Institute

Roche and Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE) announced an agreement to license several technologies developed by Stuart Lindsay at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University and Colin Nuckolls of the Columbia University Nanoscience Center for the development of a revolutionary DNA sequencing system.

The licensed technologies include specialized approaches for DNA base sensing and reading and build on an ongoing collaboration between Roche’s sequencing center of excellence, 454 Life Sciences, and IBM to develop and commercialize a single-molecule, nanopore DNA sequencer with the capacity to rapidly decode an individual’s complete genome for well below $1000.

The licensed technologies offer novel approaches for reading the sequence of bases, or letters, in a single DNA molecule as it is passed through a nanopore. The team has demonstrated proof-of-concept, and is in the midst of making a third generation reader molecule that provides better discrimination between the DNA bases. The licensing agreement with Roche will help translate these discoveries into a commercial instrument.

The DNA Transistor technology, developed by IBM Research, slows and controls the movement of the DNA molecule as it threads through a microscopic nanopore in a silicon chip, while the newly licensed DNA reading technology can decode the bases of the DNA molecule as it passes through.

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Makino introduces the T1 5-axis horizontal machining center for high-efficiency machining across a wide range of large part applica-tions. The machine’s rigid design, versatile cutting capabilities and sizable work envelope make it an ideal fit for industrial component manufacturing and aerospace job-shop environments, where machin-ing of both soft and hard metals is required.

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Small Businesses Anticipate Breakout Year Ahead

Entrepreneur Bill Brown had scaled back his San Jose, Calif., con-struction firm as demand for new Silicon Valley homes and offices dried up in recent years, cutting his staff by two-thirds, to 50 by late 2011.

But over the course of 2013, he has spent $200,000 on equipment and some new trucks—after “running the old trucks pretty hard for too long,” he says—and brought staff levels back to about 100 workers, recently hiring 20 more people. He plans to hire dozens more to fill new construction jobs in 2014.

After several false starts in the dragged out U.S. economic recovery, one might expect America’s small-business owners to be wary. Yet many, such as Mr. Brown, expect 2014 to be a breakout year, one that finally puts the worst of the downturn behind them.

“It’s hard not to be optimistic. We’re struggling to keep up with de-mand and I don’t see this stopping any time soon,” he says.

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A 30-year veteran of the construction industry who builds homes and offices for technology executives across Southern California, Mr. Brown says he expects Bill Brown Construction Co.’s revenue to hit $12 million in 2013, up from $10 million in 2012 and more than double his earnings at the height of the recession.

Other business owners across the coun-try are seeing more customers coming through their doors, and placing orders online. And in turn, the owners are more willing to open their wallets, too, spend-ing money on new equipment, vehicles, building repairs or office furniture and fixtures.

“We’ve had a good sales year and we’re above our numbers,” says Jorge Arroyo, president of Benefit Consultants Group Inc., a Delran, N.J., retirement planning company with 65 employees. The firm’s revenue hit $8 million in 2013, up roughly $500,000 over 2012.

Of 937 small-business owners surveyed in December by The Wall Street Journal and Vistage International, 52% said the economy had improved in 2013, up from 36% a year ago. Another 38% said they expect conditions to be even better in 2014, up from 27%.

Three out of four businesses said they expect better sales in 2014, and overall, the small business “confidence index”—based on business owners’ sales expectations, spending and hiring plans—hit an 18-month high of 108.4 in December. All respondents, polled online from Dec. 9 to Dec. 18, had less than $20 million in annual revenue and most had less than 500 employees.

Entrepreneur Bill Brown plans to hire dozens more workers to fill new construction jobs in 2014. James Tensuan for The Wall Street Journal

According to the latest data from the National Federation of Inde-pendent Business, a Washington lobby group, small-business owners in November ranked weak sales below taxes and red tape as their biggest headache, for the first time since June 2008.

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Strong sales, and a healthier bottom line, might lead to better access to capital for some businesses, as banks begin to lend more freely to small firms. Federal regulators are also loosening decades-old rules for raising cash from outside investors, offering new ways for small private companies to finance growth.

Still, Dane Stangler, head of research at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a Kansas City, Mo., entrepreneurship advocacy group, cautions that the brighter outlook could be dimmed by a number of unresolved issues that await businesses in 2014.

These include the likelihood of renewed fiscal squabbles in Wash-ington, and the health-care law rollout, which threatens to boost costs for some employers.


BP Report: Shale Technology Will Change Global Energy Trade

Bloomberg News writes that growth in shale oil and gas production, along with falling demand, will allow the US to become self-sufficient by 2035, according to BP Plc. In its Energy Outlook 2035 report released last month, the company writes that progress in shale-re-lated technology “will transform the global energy trade over the next two decades,” with Asia absorbing about 80 percent of the oil trade. Europe will continue to be a major fuel importer as well, said BP Chief Economist Christof Ruehl, but OPEC will need to reduce

“output to offset rising global supplies.”

U.S. Factories Begin to Hit Growth Stride

The nation’s factories finished the year on a high note and looked to be building momentum heading into 2014.

The Institute for Supply Management’s monthly index, which is based on a survey of purchasing managers, hit 57 in December. That was down slightly from 2013’s high of 57.3, registered in November. Readings above 50 indicate expansion.

Manufacturing has expanded for the past seven months, according to ISM surveys, after slowing last spring.

“I don’t see any weaknesses,” in the December survey, ISM Chairman Bradley J. Holcomb said. “I see a good, strong, balanced report…and a very promising start” for 2014. Readings for the first half of 2013 averaged 51.5, just over the expansion threshold. In the second half, that pace picked up to 56.3.

A worker manufactures parts for industrial coffee-grinding equipment in December at Modern Process Equipment Inc. in Chicago.

Business at MHT Lighting, which makes energy-efficient indoor and outdoor lighting, reflected the national trend. “December was just phenomenal… probably our second-best month of the year,” said Joe Scalice, director of inside sales at the Staten Island, N.Y., company.MHT’s business slowed in the summer but rebounded swiftly, Mr.

Scalice said, ending 2013 roughly 5% to 7% above the previous year’s pace. MHT, which also has operations in San Diego, expects gains in 2014 to be “substantially higher,” Mr. Scalice said. In part, that is because the company invested heavily in research and development in the past year. MHT is hiring, he said, and next month will initiate production on a new line of lighting.

Within December’s manufacturing report, gauges of new orders and hiring showed strength, a promising signal for the final labor-market snapshot for 2013.

Those forward-looking readings within the report support the case for manufacturing’s momentum, said John Ryding, of RDQ Economics. The sector’s strength has been building for months and not just a few weeks. He also noted the absence of a significant storm cloud that could disrupt production, such as the monthslong interruption in the global supply chain after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

The year-end momentum had some analysts dubious about whether factories can sustain the pace of recent gains, however. “It’s a very strong report…but it will be surprising if it can hold on to 57 very much longer,” said Ian Shepherdson, chief economist of Pantheon Macroeconomics. The figures “are very strong compared with in-ternational surveys of manufacturing, particularly in China,” he said. Reports this week reflected a slight softening in the pace of Chinese manufacturing.

Not all manufacturers are riding the momentum from pent-up de-mand for autos and homes. At Bremen Castings Inc., a foundry and machine shop, business moved “sideways” in 2013 and is likely to do so again in 2014, said J.B. Brown, president of the Bremen, Ind., company. His firm makes metal parts for agricultural machinery, heavy trucks, railroad equipment, lawn mowers and other purposes.

Bremen’s work for the heavy-truck market was down 28% last year, Mr. Brown said, while the company’s agricultural business remained flat. Military projects were “nonexistent in 2013, which didn’t help,” he said. Competition—particularly from rivals in China and India—means Bremen Castings has to work harder than ever just to keep up.

“We all worked really, really hard to continue to be flat,” Mr. Brown said.


The ISM report also showed only mild fallout among manufacturers from October’s 16-day federal government shutdown, or Washing-ton’s fiscal problems that were partially addressed in the budget deal signed last month. “We see overall very little…noticeable impact from those problems,” Mr. Holcomb said. While fiscal concerns persist, “hopefully Washington is listening more and will work hard to resolve [them] before they become problems.”

Cargill chooses Northern Colorado for steel processing center, cites oil and gas boom Cargill Inc. will build a new steel processing center in Windsor, about 60 miles north of Denver, to feed the boom in Colorado’s oil and gas industry and an attendant rise in U.S. manufacturing.

“By locating in northern Colorado, which is in the heart of one of the largest oil shale formations in the U.S., Cargill can better serve and bring more value to our customers in this part of the country,” said Mike Taylor, president of Cargill’s steel service center, in the company’s announcement recently.

The plant will be located in the Great Western Industrial Park devel-oped by Denver’s Broe Group. About 10 jobs will be created initially, and up to 25 jobs created in the next three years, said Dathan Dunn, Cargill’s manager for the company’s metals division.

Minneapolis-based Cargill, the giant, privately held food and agricul-ture conglomerate, works in the food, agriculture, financial and in-dustrial sectors worldwide. It has 142,000 employees in 65 countries.Cargill’s Windsor processing plant will be operated by Cargill Metals Supply Chain (CMSC), a subsidiary that runs eight hot-rolled steel processing centers and five distribution centers worldwide.

Construction on the $10 million, 60,000-square-foot steel processing and distribution facility — Cargill’s eighth steel processing plant in the United States — will begin early this year. The processing center is expected to be up and running by the end of the year.

The processing plant joins a distribution depot Cargill opened in Fort Collins in 2011.

The plant will process hot-rolled steel coils into cut-to-length steel sheet and plate products up to a half-inch thick. It will serve customers spread across 15 western and Midwestern states, the company said.

Autoliv receives Excellence award from Volvo Car

Autoliv Inc – the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems – has received Volvo Car Corporation’s Excellence award for the development of the worlds-first pedestrian protection airbag. The new airbag first debuted on the Volvo V40/XC40 and contributed to Volvo achieving a top result in the EuroNCAP crash testing evaluation.At the award ceremony in Sweden Lars Wrebo, Senior Vice President Purchasing and Manufacturing at Volvo Car Group, recognized the excellent contribution from Autoliv with the award.

“The excellent cooperation between Volvo and Autoliv has over the past 60 years resulted in several ground-breaking safety innovations. We are proud to have been recognized by Volvo, one of the most safety-minded vehicle manufacturers in the world”, said Autoliv’s CEO Jan Carlson who received the award.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists represent nearly half of the annual 1.2 million road fatalities in the world. The main cause for fatalities among pedestrians is head injuries. Vehicle manufacturers have, in the past, mainly addressed the head injuries by focusing on creating sufficient clearance between the hood and structures in the engine compartment to allow the hood to act as a cushion. Several studies suggest that this is not enough, since adult head injuries occur even more frequently near the frames of the windshield.

Autoliv has together with Volvo developed the first outside airbag to provide protection if the head of the pedestrian hits the windshield area. In a collision with a pedestrian, the hood raises and a U-shaped airbag deploys upon the windshield to cover the scuttle and the lower parts of the windshield as well as the A-pillars to help cushion the blow to the head. Studies indicate that the airbag can reduce head injuries and fatalities by more than a third in frontal pedestrian collisions and thereby save thousands of vulnerable road users lives every year.

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Vestas has now announced 1,693 megawatts worth of “firm” wind turbine orders in the United States and Canada so far in 2013, a spokesman said. That’s a huge jump over 2012, when Vestas an-nounced a mere 252 megawatts worth of orders in the market.Vestas announced 1,617 megawatts worth of orders in 2011 and posted a record in 2010, when the company booked 1,883 mega-watts worth of orders.

Last year was a dismal year for wind developers and manufacturers due to the scheduled expiration of the federal wind Production Tax Credit, worth about $23 per megawatt of energy produced. The credit expired at the end of 2012, but Congress extended it in January of this year.

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Ralph didn’t intend to become a machinist. Since his father was in the industry, he started working for machine shops in his early teens. Ralph wanted to be an electronic technician, and he went to school to study the trade. Ralph says, “When I learned that others in the program, some already experienced electricians, were making less than I was making as a relatively new machinist, I knew that machining was the career for me.”

Ralph didn’t plan to open a business for himself, either. “But”, he says, “I didn’t want to look back in 30 years working for the same company making the same parts day in and day out. It was this desire that prompted me to start my own business.” Ralph was a young 25 years old when he first went into business for himself.

IPM opened for business nearly 2 decades ago, in 1996. “Fat pigs get slaughtered”, Ralph said. “IPM’s business model is based upon making the best parts for our customers, at the best price possible. We don’t spend costly resources on fancy websites, elaborate conference rooms, or all those extras. When machine shops do this, they are adding cost to their operation that has to be passed on to their customers. We just don’t do that.”

IPM’s customers hear some very unusual feedback from Ralph and the team. Ralph says, “When we price a part for a customer that is based upon very small quantities, and those quantities grow, we come back to them with a price reduction, sometimes even retroactively.” He continued, “Our customers tell us that this just doesn’t happen with most of their suppliers.”

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Ralph and the team at IPM may indeed be blessed, but they are also doing some great things to retain and grow their customer base. “Integrity” is key to their business model.

“Do the right things for your customers, and always do it with rigorous honesty”, Ralph says. The company gets report cards, and they are an A+ supplier in quality.

Ralph says, “I select suppliers whose philosophy mirrors mine. Smith Machinery Co. shares my values. Not only was Clark and the team the only machine tool dealer willing to support me early on, but over the past 18 years they have continued to provide superior customer support, always with integrity.” Ralph now owns 14 Mazak machines, and he admits that he doesn’t look at competitive machines when making new purchases. In addition to the integrity Smith Machinery possesses, Ralph just plain likes the Mazak machines. He says, “I like Mazaks because they are simple to run. Mazak has kept their Mazatrol controls consistent over the years, and this ease of machining helps to keep our training costs down. This is just another example of doing the right things to help contain costs for our customers.”

Ralph prefers to hire younger people with less experience and train them, somewhat like the old apprentiship pro-grams many companies implemented. Ralph sends each and every employee to Mazak’s training classes, and he mentors them personally. It appears to be a winning strategy, as IPM’s turnover is very low. Well trained, long term employees help to retain quality and keep training costs down for IPM.

IPM recently is participating in the design and manufacture of a variety of new environmental inventions. Ralph says that he is supporting a company called Greenstep. The company is developing products that will pull clean drinking water out of thin air with a Water Farm and facilitate growing food without sunlight with their Gyro Farm, just to name a few of their innovations. Ralph is passionate about helping children all over the world, and particularly, in developing countries, where clean drinking water are not readily available. You can learn more about Greenstep at greenstep.com.

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Colorado and Utah cities rank among nation’s 20 ‘best performing’ for jobs, tech

Denver and three other Colorado metro areas are among the nation’s top 20 “best-performing cities,” with Greeley’s dramatic rise in the ranking fueled by the oil and gas boom, according to an annual report from the Milken Institute.

The report aims to identify “where America’s jobs are created and sustained.”

Boulder comes in at No. 9 on the latest list, which covers 2013, and Greeley is No. 10, while Den-ver-Aurora-Broomfield lands at No. 15 and Fort Collins-Loveland is No. 20.

The Austin, Texas, metro area takes the top spot, followed by Provo-Orem, Utah; San Francisco; San Jose; and Salt Lake City.

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index “was designed to measure objectively which U.S. metropol-itan areas are promoting economic vitality based on job creation and retention, the quality of new jobs, and other cr iter ia. The index shows where employment is stable and expanding, wages and salaries are increasing, and economies and businesses are thriving.”

It bases its rankings in part on cit-ies’ rates of growth in employment, wages and production over various spans of time, as well as the health of local high-tech industries.

The report says metro Denver “has witnessed broad-based job growth and ranked 30th in recent job growth for the year ending July 2013. High-tech GDP con-centration exceeds the national average by 60 percent, and the metro’s high-tech industry mix is relatively diverse. Administrative and support services along with professional and scientific services created over 9,500 jobs in 2011-2012.”

Manufacturing Sector Grew At A Healthy Pace In December

McClatchy reports the ISM Man-ufacturing Index came in with a reading of 57 last month. The new orders and production components of the manufacturing index came in above 60 in December.

Bloomberg News reports the ISM number means “manufacturing grew in December at the second-fastest pace in more than two years,” and that “factory purchasing managers said orders were the strongest since April 2010.”

The AP reports production and a measure of manufacturers’ stock-piles dropped in December. A gauge of hiring rose to its highest level since June 2011.


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Ball Aerospace & Technol-ogies Corp. has achieved a pivotal milestone for assuring continuity of the nation’s future weather and storm forecasting by completing the primary bus structure of the first

satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1). JPSS-1 is the follow-on in a series of next generation satellites and is scheduled for launch in early 2017.

Procured by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), JPSS-1 will continue the observations now provided by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite, also built by Ball and launched in 2011. The continuity these satel-lites provide on orbit is critical for ensuring the nation’s ability to accurately predict severe weather.

“We remain ahead of schedule in meeting our milestones,” said Cary Ludtke, vice president and general manager for Ball’s Operational Space business unit. “JPSS-1 will operationalize the advanced tech-nologies currently being demonstrated on Suomi NPP, and with the satellite’s core structure complete, we can now push on to assembly,

integration and test as we prepare for instrument integration in November 2014.”

Ball is under contract to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center to design and build the JPSS-1 satellite bus, the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) instrument, integrate all instruments, and perform satellite-level testing and launch support.

JPSS-1 will provide essential data for civil and military weather-fore-casting, storm tracking, and climate-monitoring. The data from JPSS-1 will be used by the National Weather Service in models for forecasts three to seven days ahead of a severe weather event. This weather forecasting will allow scientists and forecasters to monitor and predict weather patterns with greater speed and accuracy, while also giving emergency managers and the public time to prepare.

Forecast: SMBs to up social media ad spend in 2014

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Furthermore, many (80%) SMBs active in social media plan on spend-ing the same, or more, on social marketing this year. While 41% of SMBs do not currently use promoted posts or sponsored Tweets almost 14% plan to spend more on these platforms this year.


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Email marketing continues to be the mainstay of SMBs marketing efforts. Over three-quarters (78%) of the 1,169 U.S. small business owners and marketing decision makers surveyed by Ad-ology Research sent ‘email blasts’ in 2013 and 20% plan to send even more in 2014.

The report also found that 31.1% of SMBs are still without a website. Of those that do have a website, more than 60% are not optimized for mobile. Furthermore, just 8.9% of SMBs are currently using online or mobile video and 40% have no plans to incorporate customer testimonials to bolster marketing efforts in 2014.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Expects Economic Recovery To Strengthen In 2014

In a cover story, TIME profiles newly confirmed Federal Reserve Board Chairman Janet Yellen, portraying her as scholarly but attuned to the effects Fed policy has on working-class Americans: “She is also the first chair who is an openly reform-minded Keynesian – meaning she lives by the belief that monetary policy can temper the swings of the business cycle, strengthening the economy for workers as well as financiers.”

In an exclusive interview before her confirmation, Yellen said the Fed consensus was that growth would be stronger than expected at

about 3 percent for 2014, and that the housing market will continue to recover. Yellen said her first priority is to reduce unemployment to 5.2-5.8 percent, but she would also like to see real wages rise.

U.S. offers electronic security for Olympics

U.S. technology used to protect against improvised explosive devices could be employed at the Olympics to protect athletes and spectators. U.S. and Russian defense officials are discussing the possibility of using American security electronics to bolster protections around the upcoming Games.

L-3 Acquires Mustang Technology Group, L.P.

L-3 Communications announced that it has acquired Mustang Tech-nology Group, L.P. The business, now named L-3 Mustang Technology, develops and manufactures radar-based sensors and systems used in precision-guided weapons, electronic warfare, unmanned systems and other military applications. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, L-3 Mustang employs approximately 115 people and its products are used by the U.S. military, government agencies and prime contractors. The business expected to generate $36 million in sales for 2013.

Founded in 1999, L-3 Mustang Technology offers a diverse and proven technology collection of software-defined radar and RF (radio frequency) sensors and systems, with proprietary capabilities in radar-based seeker, proximity fuze, hostile fire indicating and ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) sensor applications.


Equipment Leasing and Finance Association Announces Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2014

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) which rep-resents the $827 billion equipment finance sector, revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2014. Given U.S. businesses, nonprofits and government agencies will spend in excess of $1.5 trillion in capital goods or fixed business investment (including soft-ware) this year, financing more than half of those assets, these trends impact a significant portion of the U.S. economy. Businesses will need to consider a dynamic environment of economic growth, wider credit availability, and favorable interest rates in their equipment acquisition decision-making.

ELFA President and CEO William G. Sutton, CAE, said, “For a ma-jority of U.S. businesses, equipment financing is a critical source of funding, helping them to acquire the equipment they need to operate and grow. Equipment acquisition plays a critical role in driving the supply chains across all U.S. manufacturing and service sectors. To assist businesses in planning their acquisition strategies, we have dis-tilled recent research data, including the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s 2014 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook Report, industry participants’ expertise and member input from ELFA meetings and conferences to provide our best insight for the Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2014.”

ELFA forecasts the following Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2014:

1. Investment in equipment and software will reach an all-time high in 2014. As the U.S. economy and underlying economic fundamentals, including GDP, continue to improve, business investment is forecast to reach a record $1.5 trillion in 2014.

2. Equipment replacement demand will continue to drive investment. Stronger economic growth will boost businesses’ confidence and ap-petite for capital expenditures, but overall, equipment already in place can be used at a higher capacity. Until businesses find they need to expand their capacity to meet operational demands, their equipment

investment will be in replacing existing aging or obsolete equipment. 3.Demand for equipment financing will increase due to greater sta-bility in the federal budgeting process. Businesses will enjoy a greater level of comfort than they have in recent years to make their equip-ment acquisition decisions for 2014. The two-year budget agreement passed by Congress reduces fiscal pressures and lessens the chance of a potential government shutdown, while a rising tide of economic growth will lift all boats. As equipment acquisitions increase, so will businesses’ demand to finance them. 4. The global economy will play a part in the “big picture” impacting businesses’ equipment acquisition decisions. The lack of long-term breakout growth and expansion in equipment acquisition has some of its causes beyond U.S. shores. External factors like the stagnant Eurozone, foreign oil prices and the cooling of a hot Chinese economy, which have combined to impede growth, will continue in 2014. 5. Rebounding of some industry sectors will spur varied equipment types. Growth in investment is forecast for numerous equipment types, some of which will be the result of increased activity in the housing and energy sectors. The rebounding housing industry will have spillover effects on equipment verticals, including construction as well as trucking and rail transportation to ship homebuilding supplies. Manufacturers’ plans for billions of dollars in investments to take advantage of cheap, rapidly expanding U.S. supplies of oil and natu-ral gas will expand production capacity for energy and downstream products, such as petrochemicals and plastics, and increase demand for industrial equipment. 6. A majority of U.S. businesses will use some form of financing for equipment acquisition. In 2014, investment in plant, equipment and software in the United States is projected to reach $1.5 trillion, of which 57 percent ($860 billion) is expected to be financed through loans, leases and lines of credit, a slight uptick from 55 percent in 2013. In a continuing trend, seven out of 10 businesses will use at least one form of financing to acquire equipment. 7. Credit market conditions will remain favorable for long-term equip-ment financing. In a continuing trend from last year, businesses will generally find an increasing credit supply as they consider equipment


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8. A low short-term interest rate environ-ment will continue, while long-term rates will rise but remain below the historical average. Businesses that want to conserve cash and take advantage of the many other benefits of financing their equipment ac-quisitions can look forward to the prospect of continued low short-term interest rates until 2015. Although the Federal Reserve’s policy agenda for 2014 will likely result in a rise in long-term interest rates, inducing some companies to lock in lower rates, they will remain low enough by historical stan-dards to keep financing an attractive option for acquiring equipment.

9. Technology innovations will continue to improve the customer experience. While demand for software and technology equip-ment is expected to remain strong, equip-ment finance companies will use technology to optimize their delivery and fulfillment systems around customer service. They will meet a growing demand for cloud and mo-bile technology as well as access to real-time company data and business intelligence.

10. Long-awaited changes to the lease accounting standard will continue to be debated. A new draft of proposed lease accounting changes issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Inter-national Accounting Standards Board issued in 2013 generated substantial opposition for being too burdensome and complex. As a result, the Boards will continue re-delib-erations into 2014 and will conduct addi-tional meetings to address concerns before changes are adopted.

For businesses that want to learn more about how they can incorporate equipment financing into their business strategies, and for informational resources about equip-ment financing, including a digital toolkit and infographic, go to www.EquipmentFi-nanceAdvantage.org .

Google, BP venture capital boosts Colorado cleantech firms in 2013

Venture capitalists poured more than $196.2 million into Colorado’s clean technology firms during 2013, according to an account-ing from Cleantech Group, which offers market information and consulting.

Cleantech Group, a San Francisco-based consulting firm, issued its report and in it listed the state’s top deals and investors:

• Cool Planet Energy Systems, a biofuel and biochemical company, raised $29 million from big-name backers, including Google, General Electric, BP, ConocoPhillips, NRG Energy, and Exelon Capital Partners.

• Ciris Energy Inc., which uses microbes to convert coal into methane, raised $25 million from Asia Pacific Capital.

• Gevo Inc., a biofuel and biochemical com-pany, raised $22 million from Total Energy Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Virgin Green Fund, and Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund.

• Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., a thin-film solar power panel company, raised $10

million from Ironridge Technology.

• Real Goods Solar Inc. , a solar power com-pany, raised $9.25 million from undisclosed investors.

Based on the deals his company tracked, “in-vestors continue to shift away from capital intensive deals and move towards distributed generation, resource sharing, agriculture, and the digital oilfield theme,” said Sheeraz Haji, CEO of Cleantech Group.

Six Colorado businesses a m o n g l a r g e s t p r ivat e companies

TransMontaigne, an oil and gas company, ranked first among the Colorado companies and was No. 16 on the list with an estimated revenue of $16 billion.

CH2M Hill Cos.,a global engineering and construction company, was No. 57 with revenue of $6.16 billion.

ProBuild Holdings, which supplies materials for the construction industry, was No. 126 with $3.6 billion in revenue.

The retailer Sports Authority, with estimated revenue of $3.5 billion, was No. 131 on the Forbes list.

Leprino Foods, the leading producer of moz-zarella cheese, was No. 180 with estimated revenue of $2.7 billion.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“We don’t sell bananas,” she said in an interview here. “We can’t afford to take a decade off.”

But American business leaders wonder privately whether companies such as GE are at risk of giving up long-term strategic advantages when they agree to technology-transfer deals for shorter-term gain.GE executives maintain that is not the case. They say that they negotiated robust protections in their contract with AVIC. The 50-50 joint venture, for example, has strict limits on employing Chinese nationals who have a military or intelligence background. A board committee that monitors compliance with the joint venture agreement is effectively under GE’s control and can, in a dispute, overrule the full board, Bolsinger said.


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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.

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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.

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Factories ‘Reshore’ Some Work From Overseas

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

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

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

From Soup To Overtime As business picks up and hiring resumes, the employees at Hiawatha are feeling more confident now. But it’s still painful to recall the recent tough times when orders dropped off about 40 percent and production hours were slashed. One worker, Richard Beaulieu, says he had to make do while working just three or four days a week. That went on for nearly a year. His memory of that lean time: “Many, many months, and a lot of soup,” he says. “But you just buck it up and get through it.”

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

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

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Ball Aerospace Hands Over STPSat-3 Opera-tions to U.S. Air Force

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. announced that operational con-trol of the Space Test Program Satellite-3 (STPSat-3) has been handed over to the U.S. Air Force as the spacecraft begins its technology demonstration mission.

The Ball-built STPSat-3 launched from Wallops Flight Center in Virginia on November 19, 2013 aboard a Minotaur I, along with 28 CubeSats as part of the Operationally Responsive Space-3 (ORS-3) mission. The spacecraft was fully checked out and operational within 71 hours of launch, nearly three hours ahead of schedule.

Ball designed the Standard Interface Vehicle (SIV), a common space-craft bus with standard payload interfaces to accelerate Department of Defense space technology demonstrations and to ensure future U.S. space superiority. STPSat-3 is the second SIV developed by Ball which is now part of the company’s Ball Configurable Platform (BCP) spacecraft line.

Assembled in only 47 days, STPSat-3 repeatedly demonstrated its ability to add or remove payloads even after the spacecraft bus was completed.

Roughly the size of a mini refrigerator, the satellite carries five technol-ogy demonstration payloads and a de-orbit module for the Department of Defense, NASA and NOAA.

“We designed the SIV architecture to reduce the cost and time required to access space while maximizing the opportunities for suitable pay-loads,” said Dave Kaufman, vice president and general manager of Ball’s National Defense business unit. “STPSat-3’s predecessor, STPSat-2, just passed its three-year anniversary on orbit and has proven the robustness of the SIV design.”

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For more information, visit http://www.ballaerospace.com/.

Robotic Device Could Assist In Ankle, Foot Rehabilitation

The Engineer reports researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard University, the University of Southern California, MIT and tech firm BioSensics have developed a device that could aid in the rehabilitation of ankle and foot disorders.

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Cutting Fluids & OilsAIT _____________ 800-321-3195Blaser ___________ 801-722-4095Castrol ___________ 800-894-7773Hangsterfer’s _______ 316-640-2462Hangsterfer’s _______ 760-580-1357Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295Qualichem, Inc. ______ 480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966

Cutting ToolsAIT _____________ 800-321-3195

Almar Tools ________ 503-255-2763Horizon Carbide Tool __480-968-0957Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295Micro 100 _________ 208-888-7310Sandvik __________ 801-362-3618Seco Tools Inc. _______ 248-528-5960Shop Tools, Inc. ______ 303-375-9190Von Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322

Dielectric FluidHangsterfer’s _______ 316-640-2462Hangsterfer’s _______ 760-580-1357

Digital Read Outs (DRO)Machinery Consultants Inc._ 801-531-9500

DrillsSandvik __________ 801-362-3618Seco Tools Inc. _______ 248-528-5960

Dust Collectors, Filtration Equip.

Blaser ___________ 801-722-4095Bytebox ___________ 888-ByteboxCastrol __________ 800-894-7773DCM Tech _________ 800-533-5339Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966

EDM Materials & SuppliesBlaser ___________ 801-722-4095

Castrol ___________ 800-894-7773Desert EDM Sales ____ 480-816-6300EDM Network _______ 480-836-1782EDM Perform. Access. ___ 800-336-2946Global EDM Supply ____ 480-836-8330Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966

EDM: Dielectric Systems/Filtration

Desert EDM Sales ____ 480-816-6300End Mills

Almar Tools ________ 503-255-2763Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295Micro 100 _________ 208-888-7310Sandvik __________ 801-362-3618

FastenersSelf Clinch Direct ____ 801-746-2689

Filtermist Mist CollectorsRoyal Products _______ 800-645-4174

Filtration EquipmentDesert EDM Sales ____ 480-816-6300

GagingShop Tools, Inc. ______ 303-375-9190

Hole Making ProductsSchenk Intertech ______480-323-6755

Knives: ReplacementSuperior Grinding _____ 801-487-9700

Laser AccessoriesCastrol ___________ 800-894-7773

Laser Marking EquipmentTotal Quality Systems Inc. _ 480-377-6422

Live CentersRoyal Products _______ 800-645-4174

Lubricants / SystemsBlaser ___________ 801-722-4095Castrol ___________ 800-894-7773Hangsterfer’s _______ 316-640-2462Hangsterfer’s _______ 760-580-1357Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295Qualichem, Inc. ______ 480-320-0308Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966TAPIT All Lubricants ____ 719-200-9141

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DAVID LADZICK MANAGER

NORTHWEST REGION

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

CELL: 503-267-4805

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

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

8215 SW TUALATIN-SHERWOOD ROAD, SUITE 200 TUALATIN, OR 97062

CELL: 503-267-4805

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

E-MAIL: [email protected]

DAVID LADZICK MANAGER

NORTHWEST REGION

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

CELL: 503-267-4805

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Machine Tool Cool. FiltrationBlaser ___________ 801-722-4095Castrol ___________ 800-894-7773Hangsterfer’s _______ 316-640-2462Hangsterfer’s _______ 760-580-1357Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966

Milling and Turning ProductsSchenk Intertech ______480-323-6755Von Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322

Parts Washing EquipmentBlaser ___________ 801-722-4095Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966

Precision Tool Holding ProductsSchenk Intertech ______480-323-6755

R8 Quick Change Tool SystemRoyal Products _______ 800-645-4174

Rapid Optical Part InspectionSchenk Intertech ______ 480-323-6755

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

Solvents /Degreasing AgentsBlaser ___________ 801-722-4095Castrol ___________ 800-894-7773Hangsterfer’s _______ 316-640-2462Hangsterfer’s _______ 760-580-1357Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966

SpindlesGMN USA _________ 800-686-1679Setco Spindles & Slides __ 866-362-0699

Tapping PasteTAPIT All Lubricants ____ 719-200-9141

Thread MillsMicro 100 _________ 208-888-7310Sandvik __________ 801-362-3618

Tooling SystemsAIT _____________ 800-321-3195Almar Tools ________ 503-255-2763Micro 100 _________ 208-888-7310Sandvik __________ 801-362-3618Seco Tools Inc. _______ 248-528-5960

Vices and Vice JawsDesert EDM Sales _____ 480-816-6300

Work HoldingAIT _____________ 800-321-3195

Dielectric FluidSchenk Intertech ______480-323-6755

CALIBRATION SERVICESAdvanced Coord. Tech ___ 303-469-6161Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871Total Qual. Syst. ______ 480-377-6422

GRINDINGGrinding Machines

DCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933Triad Machine ______ 303-424-0268

Aircraft brake rotor DCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339

Grinders, RotarySilicon & Quartz

DCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339Manual Lathes & Mills

AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266Pedestals for Grinders

Midaco __________847-593-8420Sawing Machines

AIT _____________ 800-321-3195Jorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933Rocky Mountain Saw Blades _303-761-3000

Saw Replacement PartsRocky Mountain Saw Blades _303-761-3000

Tool Grinders Punch & DieDCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339

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Micro 100Sandvik

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INSPECTION EQUIPAdvanced Coord. Tech ___ 303-469-6161Gage Lab Products _____ 801-716-2972Klontech Indust. Sales ___ 480-948-1871OGP ___________ 480-889-9056Total Qual. Syst. ______ 480-377-6422

CMM ProbesDatum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340Gage Lab Products _____ 801-716-2972Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871OGP ___________ 480-889-9056Total Quality Systems Inc. _ 480-377-6422

Coordinate Measuring Mach.Advanced Coordinate Tech _ 623-780-4137Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933OGP ___________ 480-889-9056Total Quality Systems Inc. _ 480-377-6422

Gauging EquipmentAdvanced Coord. Tech __303-469-6161Gage Lab Products _____ 801-716-2972Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871OGP ___________ 480-889-9056Total Quality Systems Inc. _ 480-377-6422

Low Temp InstrumentationHigh Precision Devices _ 303-447-2558

Metrology InstrumentsAdvanced Coord. Tech __303-469-6161Datum Inspection ____ 602-997-1340Gage Lab Products _____ 801-716-2972Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871OGP __________ 480-889-9056Total Quality Systems Inc. _ 480-377-6422

Optical ComparatorsAdvanced Coord. Tech __303-469-6161Datum Inspection ____ 602-997-1340Gage Lab Products _____ 801-716-2972Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871OGP ___________ 480-889-9056Total Quality Systems Inc. _ 480-377-6422

Particle Inspection MachDCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339Video Measuring SystemsAdvanced Coordinate Tech ___ 623-780-4137Gage Lab Products _____ 801-716-2972Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871Total Quality Systems Inc. _ 480-377-6422

HARDWAREHorizon Carbide Tool __480-968-0957

Metal Supermarkets ___ 801-972-2441Metal Supermarkets ___303-424-1030Utah Metal Works, Inc. __801-364-5679

METALS & MATERIALSAZ Tool Steel LLC _____ 480-784-1600Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Erickson Metals _____877-543-6061Kloeckner Metals Corp 480-389-2883Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441Metal Supermarkets __303-424-1030Ryerson _________303-227-6310Samuel, Son & Co. __ 303-422-8282TCI Precision Metals __ 800-234-5613United Performance Metals 888-282-3292Western States Metals _801-978-0562

Alloys: Corrosion ResistantHaynes Intl _________713-937-7597United Performance Metals 888-282-3292

Alloys: High TemperatureHaynes Intl ________ 713-937-7597United Performance Metals 888-282-3292

Alloys: Nichel & CobaltHaynes Intl ________ 713-937-7597United Performance Metals 888-282-3292

AluminumMetal Supermarkets ___ 801-972-2441Metal Supermarkets ___303-424-1030TCI Precision Metals ___ 800-234-5613

Armor: Military & Commercial

Kloeckner Metals Corp 480-389-2883

BrassCoastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441Metal Supermarkets __ 303-424-1030Ryerson __________303-227-6310United Performance Metals 888-282-3292

BronzeCoastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441Metal Supermarkets __ 303-424-1030

CarbonCoastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Ryerson __________303-227-6310

Garnet AbrasivesGMA Garnet Group ____832-243-9300

Metals: Bar & PlateAZ Tool Steel LLC _____480-784-1600Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441Metal Supermarkets __ 303-424-1030Ryerson __________303-227-6310

Mold SteelAZ Tool Steel LLC _____480-784-1600

Nickel AlloysAZ Tool Steel LLC _____480-784-1600Marzee Inc. _______602-269-5801Ryerson _________303-227-6310United Performance Metals 888-282-3292

Plate-Precision Saw CutErickson Metals _____877-543-6061

Pre-Honed TubeWestern States Metals _801-978-0562

Brass

Automatic Barfeeds of all Types


Metal Supermarkets 801-972-2441

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

MMetal Supermarkets

AZ Tool Steel LLCCoastal Metals

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RubberMarzee Inc.________602-269-5801

Stainless SteelAZ Tool Steel LLC ____ 480-784-1600Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Kloeckner Metals Corp 480-389-2883Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441Metal Supermarkets __ 303-424-1030Ryerson __________303-227-6310Samuel, Son & CO. ___ 303-422-8282TCI Precision Metals __ 800-234-5613United Performance Metals 888-282-3292

SteelAZ Tool Steel LLC _______480-784-1600Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Kloeckner Metals Corp 480-389-2883Marzee __________ 602-269-5801Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441Metal Supermarkets __ 303-424-1030Ryerson __________303-227-6310Samuel, Son & CO. ___ 303-422-8282Ryerson __________303-227-6310TCI Precision Metals __ 800-234-5613

Titanium Tube & PipeHaynes Intl ________713-937-7597

WashersLeeSpring ________480-539-5704

METAL DISTRIBUTORS Erickson Metals _____ 877-543-6061Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466Kloeckner Metals Corp 480-389-2883Haynes Intl ________713-937-7597Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441Metal Supermarkets __ 303-424-1030Ryerson __________303-227-6310Samuel, Son & CO. ___ 303-422-8282United Performance Metals 888-282-3292Western States Metals _ 801-978-0562

NEW MACHINERYCHIP CUTTING

CNC Drilling/TappingMethods West ______ 602-437-2220

CNC MillsAction Machine _____ 303-532-2900

AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266Foothills Machinery ___ 303-466-3777Hartwig Inc. _______ 303-373-9450Hurco __________ 800-634-2416J.M. Grisley _______ 801-486-7519J.M. Grisley _______ 208-861-8991King Machine ______ 208-345-9600Methods West ______ 602-437-2220Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933Smith Machinery Co ___801-263-6403Todd Machinery ______801-294-6390Tornos USA ________951-695-0342Triad Machine _______303-424-0268

CNC LathesAction Machine _____ 303-532-2900AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266Foothills Machinery ___ 303-466-3777J.M. Grisley ________ 801-486-7519J.M. Grisley _______ 208-861-8991Hartwig Inc. ________303-373-9450Hurco __________ 800-634-2416King Machine ______ 208-345-9600Methods West ______ 602-437-2220Moncktons Mach Tools __303-571-4933Smith Machinery Co ___801-263-6403Todd Machinery ______801-294-6390Triad Machine _______303-424-0268

CNC Swiss Turn MachinesAME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266Methods West ______ 602-437-2220Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933Tornos USA ______ 951-695-0342Triad Machine ______ 303-424-0268

EDM Drilling MachinesCurrent EDM Inc ____650-966-9676

EDM MachinesAction Machine _____ 303-532-2900AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266Desert EDM Sales ____ 480-816-6300EDM Network ______ 480-836-1782Methods West ______ 602-437-2220Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933Smith Machinery Co __ 801-263-6403Todd Machinery _____ 801-294-6390

Triad Machine ______ 303-424-0268EDM Tooling Systems

Desert EDM Sales ____ 480-816-6300EDM Network ______ 480-836-1782EDM Perform. Access. ___ 800-336-2946Global EDM Supply ___ 480-836-8330

End MillsHelical Solutions ____ 866-543-5422

Manual Milling MachinesMachinery Consultants Inc._ 801-531-9500

Manual LathesMachinery Consultants Inc._ 801-531-9500

Micro Hole Drilling Machines

Current EDM Inc ____650-966-9676NEW MACHINERY

FABRICATIONPrecisionFab Inc. ____303-779-9180

Band SawsAIT _____________ 800-321-3195Fabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342King Machine ______ 208-345-9600Machinery Consultants Inc._ 801-531-9500Marshall Tool & Supply __ 602-269-6295

Bar FeedersEdge Technologies _____ 562-597-7824Trusty-Cook ________ 877-240-2462

Cold SawsFabricating Equip Sales __ 303-466-7342Machinery Consultants Inc._ 801-531-9500

CNC Punching CentersPrecisionFab Inc. ____303-779-9180S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542

Iron WorkersAIT _____________ 800-321-3195Fabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342Jorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542

Laser CuttersAction Machine _____ 303-532-2900Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933PrecisionFab Inc. ____303-779-9180S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542Sidley Diamond Tool __ 800-544-9070Triad Machine ______ 303-424-0268Pipe & Tube Benders/NotchersFabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542

Plate RollsFabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342

Jorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151Press Brakes

Fabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342Jorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151King Machine ______ 208-345-9600PrecisionFab Inc. ____303-779-9180S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542

Radial Arm Drill PressesMachinery Consultants Inc._ 801-531-9500

Shearing MachinesAction Machine _____ 303-532-2900Fabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342Jorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151King Machine ______ 208-345-9600S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542

Welding EquipmentRocky Mountain Saw Blades _303-761-3000

OTHER ACCESSORIESTooling Systems

Desert EDM Sales _____ 480-816-6300USA EDM Supply _____ 480-836-8330

PALLET SYSTEMSAutomatic Pallet Systems

Midaco __________ 847-593-8420

Automatic Door Opener SystemsMidaco __________ 847-593-8420

Manual Rotary Pallet SystemsMidaco __________ 847-593-8420

Robotic Part Loading SystemsMidaco __________ 847-593-8420

PROG. SYSTEMSCAD/CAMSoftware, CAD

AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266Cimatron ________ 248-596-9700Delcam __________ 877-35-2261Feature Cam ______ 602-502-9654

PROTOTYPE MACHINERY3D Parts To Go _______801-380-7935

RECYCLINGRecyclable Metals

Iron & Metals, Inc ____ 303-292-5555A2Z METALWORKER • 53 • Jan/Feb 2014

Jorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151


Utah Metal Works ____ 801-364-5679Scrap Metal Recycling

Iron & Metals, Inc ____ 303-292-5555Utah Metal Works ____ 801-364-5679

ROBOTIC EQUIPMENTIntegrated Systems Inc _ 928-649-9600

SERVICES AS9100 Certi�cation

ABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591BMSC __________ 602-445-9400MEP ___________ 801-863-7001Sustaining Edge Solutions _ 888-572-9642

Calibration ServicesAdvanced Coord. Tech __303-469-6161Klontech Industrial ____480-948-1871Western States Calibration __ 801-466-1700

Consultant, ISOABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591BMSC __________ 602-445-9400MEP ___________ 801-863-7001Sustaining Edge Solutions _ 888-572-9642Western States Calibration 801-466-1700

Calibration: Repair & CertifyWestern States Calibration __ 801-466-1700

Calibration ServicesAdvanced Coord. Tech __303-469-6161Klontech Industrial ____480-948-1871Western States Calibration __ 801-466-1700

Calibration TrainingWestern States Calibration __ 801-466-1700

Contract InspectionAdvanced Coord. Tech __303-469-6161Klontech Measure Sol __ 480-626-8131Total Quality Systems Inc. _ 480-377-6422

Contract ProgrammingTotal Quality Systems Inc. _ 480-377-6422

EducationCollege Of Western Idaho _ 208-562-2346

Ogden-Weber Tech College 801-395-3795Engineering Services

Advanced Coord. Tech __303-469-6161Financing

IEC __________ 303-593-0403Intech Funding ______480-699-2512Quick Turn Financial____415-608-5692

First Article InspectionAdvanced Coord. Tech ____303-469-6161Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340Western States Calibration __ 801-466-1700

HeavyhaulIRH ___________801-972-5581

Injection Molding3D Parts To Go _____ 801-380-7935

ISO900/AS9100 AuditsAmerican Global Standards 617-838-4648ISO900/AS9100 RegistrationAmerican Global Standards 617-838-4648

Inspection ServicesAdvanced Coord. Tech ____303-469-6161Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340

Insurance ServicesSentry Insurance ____ 303-619-4476

Lean ConsultingABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591

Machine Repair/ServicingJorgensen Machine Tools_ 800-952-0151

Process Improvement/ AuditABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591BMSC _____________ 602-445-9400Sustaining Edge Solutions _ 888-572-9642

X-RayCertified Inspection Service _602-267-0661Semiray____________602-275-1917

ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert.American Global Standards 617-838-4648BMSC _____________ 602-445-9400Gladhill Associates ______719-495-8045MEP ____________801-863-7001Orion Registrar _______303-645-4017Sustaining Edge Solutions _ 888-572-9642

ISO RegistrarAmerican Global Standards 617-838-4648Orion Registrar _______303-645-4017

Lean ManufacturingMEP ____________ 801-863-7001

Sustaining Edge Solutions _ 888-572-9642Machine Tool Rebuilding

EDM Network ______ 480-836-1782Manufacturers’ Rep

Schenk Intertech ______480-323-6755Process Improvement

BMSC _____________ 602-445-9400Sustaining Edge Solutions __ 888-572-9642

Reverse EngineeringAdvanced Coord. Tech __ _303-469-6161Diversified Metal Services __ 801-972-6093Klontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131

RiggingIRH ____________801-972-5581

Spindle RebuildingGMN USA _________ 800-686-1679Setco-Pope Spindles _____866-362-0699

Sta�ngResource Mfg ________801-265-1999Statistical Process ControlTotal Quality Systems Inc. _ 480-377-6422

SHOP FLOOR AUTOMATIONHardware: USB

Bytebox ___________ 888-ByteboxSerial Port

Bytebox ___________ 888-ByteboxSoftware:CNC Networking

Bytebox ___________ 888-ByteboxTransportation

IRH ____________801-972-5581SOFTWARE

CAD/CAM/CAEDaystrom Technologies ___303-534-8345

Consulting/EngineeringDaystrom Technologies ___303-534-8345

TOOLINGArc Cutting Tools

Helical Solutions ______866-543-5422Precision Toolholding Prod-

uctsVon Ruden Mfg ______763-682-0322


Tooling SystemsVon Ruden Mfg ______ 763-682-0322

Live Tool HoldersVon Ruden Mfg ______ 763-682-0322

Static Tool HoldersVon Ruden Mfg ______ 763-682-0322

TRAININGCAD/CAM Training

College Of Western Idaho___208-562-2346Davis Applied Tech College__ 801-593-2483Daystrom Technologies ___303-534-8345

CNC/Conventional MachiningCollege Of Western Idaho___ 208-562-2346Davis Applied Tech College__ 801-593-2483

Machining SoftwareCollege Of Western Idaho___ 208-562-2346Davis Applied Tech College__ 801-593-2483

USED MACHINERYEDM Network ________ 480-836-1782Jorgensen Machine Tools__ 800-952-0151King Machine ________208-345-9600K.D. Capital Equipment___ 480-922-1674Methods West ________602-437-2220PrecisionFab Inc. ______303-779-9180S&S Machinery Sales____ 602-368-8542

WATERJET CUTTINGMACHINERY

Action Machine _______303-532-2900Fabricating Equip Sales __ 303-466-7342Flow International_______800-446-3569Global EDM Supply____ 480-836-8330Jorgensen Machine Tools __800-952-0151King Machine ________208-345-9600Machinery Consultants Inc._ 801-531-9500OMAX Corp________ _800-838-0343Triad Machine ______ _ 303-424-0268

Abrasives/Blast MediaGMA Garnet Group ____ 832-243-9300

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

Ogden-Weber Tech College 801-395-3795

A2Z METALWORKER • 55 •July/Aug 2011

Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes

ASSEMBLIESBar-S Machine ________ 928-636-2115Dayton Rogers _______ 763-717-6303JD Machine _________801-782-4403Progway ___________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

Electronics AssembliesCascade Systems Tech ___ 503-640-5733

Welded AssembliesWeiser/Mile High Precision 303-280-2778

BAR CODINGWestern Sintering _____509-375-3096

BENDINGJQ Enterprises _________801-975-0777

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

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 __ 602-275-3117

COMPOSITESS.A. Composites _______970-776-3877

CUTTINGMetal

Bandsaw LLC ________ 303-744-7181Plasma Cutting

Bandsaw 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

EDM Express ______ 800-780-7075Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300

EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking)EDM Express ______ 800-780-7075Innovative Precision____ 801-334-6317Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300Prec. Mach’d Products ___ 970-482-7676

EDM: WireCustom Design & Mfg ___ 435-257-0668EDM Express ______ 800-780-7075Foremaster Tool ______801-737--0265

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 ______ 800-280-2278

Die Casting: Aluminum/ZincTVT Die Casting ______ 800-280-2278

Precision Investment CastingDolphin Inc. ________ 602-272-6747

COATINGDry Film Lubrication

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


Ph: [email protected]

2820 Brandt AveNampa, ID

83687

Bandsaw LLCImageTek

Bandsaw LLC

Bar-S Machine

MICHAEL BUTLER

Sales Manager

[email protected]

Phone: 602-272-6747 Ext. 3335

ISO 9001, PED Directive 97/23/EC

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because the “Precision Investment Castings”

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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


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Innovative Precision _____801-334-6317Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300Paramount Machine ___ 801-282-2755H&R Precision ________801-975-7400Jet Processing _______ 623-869-6749LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800

ELECTRONICSContract

Cascade Systems Tech ___ 503-640-5733Design

Cascade Systems Tech ___ 503-640-5733Kitting

Cascade Systems Tech ___ 503-640-5733Prototype

Cascade Systems Tech ___ 503-640-5733ELECTROPOLISHING

Collins Metal Finishing __ 602-275-3117ENGINEERING/DESIGN

AzMark __________480-926-8969Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668Hexatron _________ 801-363-8010

FABRICATIONAero Tech _______ 801-292-0493Arrow Sheet Metal Prod 303-427-6419Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574Dayton Rogers ______ 763-717-6303EMJD Corporation _____ 303-761-5236Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076GBC ____________303-988-6450Hexatron _________ 801-363-8010Howell Precision ______ 623-582-4776Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818MicroMetals ________ 719-593-8367Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500Star Precision _______303-926-0559Wrico ___________480-892-7800

Custom Auto/Truck/BikeH& S Machine ______ 801-755-7627

Fabrication: Filament WindingS.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877

Fabrication: CompositesS.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877

Fabrication: EnclosuresFalcon Sheet Metal __ 801-298-5064

Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818 Star Precision _______303-926-0559

Fabrication: Medium & Large

Arrow Sheet Metal Prod __ 303-427-6419Bandsaw LLC ________303-744-7181EMJD Corp _________ 303-761-5236Falcon Sheet Metal ____801-298-5064GBC ____________303-988-6450Group Mfg Serv ______480-966-3952Howell Precision ______ 623-582-4776MicroMetals ________ 719-593-8367Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818Weiser/Mile High Prec __303-280-2778

Fabrication: PlasticImageTek _________ 303-806-8111

Fabrication: SheetMetalArrow Sheet Metal Prod __ 303-427-6419AzMark __________480-926-8969Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574Denver Machine Shop ___303-295-6000EMJD Corporation _____ 303-761-5236Falcon Sheet Metal __ 801-298-5064

GBC ____________303-988-6450Group Mfg Serv ______480-966-3952Hexatron _________ 801-363-8010Howell Precision ______ 623-582-4776JD Machine ________801-782-4403Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818Laser Concepts Inc. ____ 801-280-7723MicroMetals ________ 719-593-8367Precision Tech _______801-285-7288Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392Star Precision _______303-926-0559Weiser/Mile High Prec __303-280-2778Wrico ___________480-892-7800

Fabrication: SteelBandsaw LLC ________303-744-7181EMJD Corp _______303-761-5236Falcon Sheet Metal __ 801-298-5064

FINISHINGArizona Finishing _____602-438-4443Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648Collins Metal Finishing __ 602-275-3117Foresight Finishing ____ 480-921-0000


A2Z METALWORKER • 57 •July/Aug 2011

Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751Precision Mach’d Prod ___ 970-482-7676Star Precision _______303-926-0559Superior Grinding _____801-487-9700TVT Die Casting ______800-280-2278

Finishing: One StopPrecision Industrial Painting--602-256-0260

Glass Bead Clean Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648

Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930Hand Deburring: Precision

H&R Precision _______ 801-975-7400Liquid Painting

Industrialex ______ 303-456-6847Passivation

Certified Inspection Service___602-267-0661

Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930Jet Processing ____ 623-869-6749x117

Powder CoatingArizona Finishing _____602-438-4443Industrialex ______ 303-456-6847LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146Star Precision _______303-926-0559

Silk ScreeningArizona Finishing _____602-438-4443Industrialex ______ 303-456-6847

Potting/EncapsulationIndustrialex ______ 303-456-6847

Wet Paint/CARCMicroMetals ________ 719-593-8367

Precision Industrial Painting602-256-0260

Aluminum (Medium & Large)Aero Tech _______ 801-292-0493

FOUNDRYMay Foundry & Machine 801-531-8931

GALVANIZINGJordan River Galvanizing _801-282-9375

Galvanizing: Hot DipJordan River Galvanizing _801-282-9375

Galvanizing: ZincJordan River Galvanizing _801-282-9375

GAS NITRIDINGBlanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590

GEAR CUTTINGPonderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801Specialty Steel Svcs ___ 801-539-8252

Gear Hobbing Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801

GRINDINGAzMark __________480-926-8969ChemResearch _______ 602-253-4175Diversified Metal Services _801-972-6093Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076GMN USA ________ 800-686-1679Prec. Mach’d Products _ 970-482-7676Precision Tech _______801-285-7288Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320Steel Services Grinding __ 800-662-0126Superior Grinding _____801-487-9700Superior Metal Products __303-791-7550TCI Precision Metals __800-234-5613

Grinding, BlanchardDiversified Metal Services _801-972-6093


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

Kelly MartinezMachine Shop

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

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

old Tech Industries

Shawn Carlin [email protected]

Steel Services Grinding __ 800-662-0126Superior Grinding _____ 801487-9700 TCI Precision Metals __800-234-5613

Grinding, CenterlessRon Grob Co. _______970-667-5320

Grinding, Double DiscTCI Precision Metals __800-234-5613

Grinding: ODAzMark __________480-926-8969Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076Precision Tech _______801-285-7288Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320Superior Grinding _____ 801487-9700Superior Metal Products __303-791-7550

Grinding: SurfaceChemResearch _______ 602-253-4175Superior Grinding _____ 801487-9700

Passivation

Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930Polishing

Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930Selective Coatings

ImageTek __________303-806-8111FORMING

JD Machine ________801-782-4403Star Precision _______303-926-0559Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500

HEAT TREATINGBlanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590

Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751Pilkington Metal Finishing__801-972-2146

Heat Treating/AerospacePhoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751

Large Capacity Drop Bottom Oven/Aluminum

Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751IDENTIFICATION

Silk ScreenArizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260

INSPECTIONInspection, First Article

Klontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131Inspection Services

Klontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131Micropulse West ______480-966-2300Sustaining Edge Solutions _888-572-9642

LASER CUTTINGLaser Cutting

Arrow Sheet Metal Prod 303-427-6419EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236GBC ____________303-988-6450Howell Precision ______ 623-582-4776Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818Laser Concepts Inc. ____ 801-280-7723Progway __________ 435-656-9585Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392Star Precision _______303-926-0559Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500Wrico ___________480-892-7800

Laser Cutting: Pipe&TubeWasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500

EMI/RFI ShieldingIndustrialex ______ 303-456-6847

Laser Engraving4 Axis Machining Inc. ___ 303-295-1544

Laser Marking4 Axis Machining Inc. ___ 303-295-1544

LINE TOOLINGRPM CNC Precision Machine _ 208-442-199

MACHININGAmerican Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668Datum Machining _____208-376-6099Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076GBC ____________303-988-6450H&R Precision _______ 801-975-7400Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500R&H Machine _______801-621-7922RD Machine & MFg ___ 801-977-0447Radtech _________ 303-789-4247RPM CNC Precision Machine 208-442-1999Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031St. Vrain _________ 303-702-1529Superior Metal Products 303-791-7550TVT Die Casting _____ 800-280-2278

Machining: 3DMicropulse West ______480-966-2300

Machining: 5 Axis4 Axis Machining Inc. ___303-295-1544Accutech Machine _____ 801-975-1117AzMark __________480-926-8969Cling’s Manufacturing ___ 480-968-1778Faustson __________303-420-7422JD Machine ________801-782-4403Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274

S.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877St. Vrain _________ 303-702-1529Superior Metal Products 303-791-7550

Machining: AerospaceAzMark __________480-926-8969H&R Precision _______ 801-975-7400CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450Datum Machining _____208-376-6099Matrix Machine ____ 480-966-4451Micropulse West ______480-966-2300Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500Paramount Machine ___801-282-2755Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801Precision Mach’d Products 970-482-7676Precision Tech _______801-285-7288Quick Turn Precision ____801-334-6800Radtech _________ 303-789-4247RD Machine & MFg ___ 801-977-0447Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031St. Vrain _________ 303-702-1529Superior Metal Products 303-791-7550

Machining: CNC4 Axis Machining Inc. ___303-295-1544Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072Accutech Machine _____ 801-975-1117American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072

Laser Engraving

A Veteran-Owned Small Business

PPilkington Metal Finishing__801-972-2146

Phoenix Heat Treating

Phoenix Heat Treating


Phoenix Heat Treating 602-258-7751P

S.A. Composites 970-776-3877

Bar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115Cling’s Manufacturing _ 480-968-1778CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668Datum Machining _____208-376-6099DMSI___________801-972-6093Faustson _________ 303-420-7422Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076Foremaster Tool ____ 801-737--0265GBC ____________303-988-6450H&R Precision ______ 801-975-7400H& S Machine ______ 801-755-7627Hexatron _________ 801-363-8010Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317JD Machine ________801-782-4403L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505Leading Edge Machine _ 435-563-9425Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414 Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604MicroMetals ________ 719-593-8367Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274R&H Machine _______801-621-7922RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447RPM CNC Precision Machine 208-442-1999St. Vrain _________ 303-702-1529Star Precision _______303-926-0559Steen & Sons Machine Shop 208-522-7341Superior Metal Products 303-791-7550Wrico __________ 480-892-7800

Machining: ContractAmerican Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494JD Machine ________801-782-4403Paramount Machine ___801-282-2755Radtech _________ 303-789-4247Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031

Machining: DoDCM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450

Machining: LaserAzMark __________480-926-8969Faustson _________ 303-420-7422Foremaster Tool _____ 801-737--0265Gerome Mfg _______520-622-8402Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505Matrix Machine _____ 480-966-4451MicroMetals ________ 719-593-8367Paramount Machine __ 801-282-2755RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447

Machining:MedicalDatum Machining _____208-376-6099Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722

Machining: MillingAmerican Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494Cling’s Manufacturing ___ 480-968-1778Datum Machining _____208-376-6099Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076JD Machine ________801-782-4403Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801Prec. Mach’d Products__970-482-7676Precision Tech _______801-285-7288Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320Steen & Sons Machine Shop 208-522-7341

Machining: Mold BaseMaverick Mold & Machine __970-535-4604

Machining: Mold MakingR&H Machine _______801-621-7922

Machining: PlasticImageTek _________ 303-806-8111

Machining: ProductionAble Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766

Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668Datum Machining _____208-376-6099Faustson _________ 303-420-7422Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076H&R Precision _______ 801-975-7400Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414Newport Tool _______801-295-7411Paramount Machine __ 801-282-2755Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801R&H Machine _______801-621-7922Radtech _________ 303-789-4247RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447RPM CNC Precision Machine 208-442-1999Star Precision _______303-926-0559

Machining: Prototype4 Axis Machining Inc. ___303-295-1544Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766Accutech Machine _____ 801-975-1117American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072Bar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115Cling’s Manufacturing _ 480-968-1778Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668Faustson __________303-420-7422Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076Foremaster Tool _____ 801-737--0265H&R Precision _______ 801-975-7400Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317JD Machine ________801-782-4403L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505Leading Edge Machine _ 435-563-9425Micropulse West _____ 480-966-2300

Mountain View Machine 435-755-0500Newport Tool _______801-295-7411Quick Turn Precision __ 801-334-6800R&H Machine _______801-621-7922Radtech _________ 303-789-4247RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447RPM CNC Precision Machine 208-442-1999Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031S.A.Composites _____ 970-776-3877St. Vrain _________ 303-702-1529Superior Metal Products 303-791-7550

Machining: Precision4 Axis Machining Inc. __ 303-295-1544Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414MicroMetals ________ 719-593-8367H&R Precision _______ 801-975-7400Newport Tool _______801-295-7411Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801Precision Machined Prod. _ 970-482-7676Precision Tech _______801-285-7288RPM CNC Precision Machine 208-442-1999 Superior Metal Products __303-791-7550TVT Die Casting ______800-280-2278

Machining: R & D American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668JD Machine ________801-782-4403Steen & Sons Machine Shop 208-522-7341Superior Metal Products __ 303-791-7550Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500


Robert Bergstrom President

SSt. t. VVrain rain MManufacturing, anufacturing, IIncnc..

819 So. Lincoln Street P. O. Box 1066 Longmont, CO 80502 Website: stvrainmfg.com

Phone: (303) 702-1529 x 103 Fax: (303) 702-1534 Email: [email protected] RFQ Email: [email protected]

“Precision Machining Solutions for Industry”


Machining: SwissBar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414

Machining: TurningAmerican Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072AzMark __________480-926-8969Bar-S Machine ______ 928-636-2115Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668Datum Machining _____208-376-6099Faustson _________ 303-420-7422H&R Precision _______ 801-975-7400JD Machine ________801-782-4403Leading Edge Machine __ 435-563-9425Mountain View Machine __ 435-755-0500Prec Mach’d Products ___ 970-482-7676

Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274Quick Turn Precision __801-334-6800RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447Steen & Sons Machine Shop 208-522-7341

Machining: Ultra-PrecisionPinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722

Machining: WaterjetColorado Waterjet ___970-532-5404Quick Turn Precision __801-334-6800

MANUFACTURINGGroup Mfg Serv _____480-966-3952RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447

CompositesS.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877

ContractApex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072

Manufacturing: ElectrodeWire-Tech ________ 480-966-1591

ProductionAero Tech ________801-292-0493EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505Laser Concepts Inc. ___ 801-280-7723Steen & Sons Machine Shop 208-522-7341White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414

Rapid PrototypingWhite Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414

Robotic CNCDMSI ___________ 801-972-6093

Routering CNCDMSI ___________ 801-972-6093

Small PartPinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414

Turnkey Product ServicesAero Tech ________801-292-0493L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505

METAL INJECTION MOLDING (MIM)

Progway __________435-656-9585METAL STAMPING

Hi-Production Precision Stamping

Precision Die & Stamping _ 480-967-2038Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453

MOLDING: ARCWatkins Tool & Supply _303-295-9603

MOLDSColorado Tool Design Inc 720-218-5246Lifetime Products ____ 801-728-1260Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604Progway _________435-656-9585

Molds: BlowLifetime Products ____ 801-728-1260

Molds: Plastic InjectionLifetime Products _____801-728-1260Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604Watkins Tool & Supply _ 303-295-9603

Molds: DieCast DesignColorado Tool Design Inc _ 720-218-5246

Molds: Injection DesignColorado Tool Design Inc _ 720-218-5246

Molds: Trim Die DesignColorado Tool Design Inc _ 720-218-5246

Molds SteelDMSI ___________ 801-972-6093Aero Tech ________801-292-0493Arizona Finishing ____602-438-4443ChemResearch _____ 602-253-4175Jet Processing ___ 623-869-6749x117Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414

PAINTINGCoating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648Jet Processing ______623-869-6749 x117Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260Richards Fab_________ 801-409-0392

Mil Spec PaintingIndustrialEX _________ 303-456-6847

Wet Paint/CARCPrecision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260

PARTS: MISC.Lifetime Products _____801-728-1260

PLATINGBlanchard Metals Proc. _ 801-972-5590ChemResearch _____ 602-253-4175Collins Metal Finishing __ 602-275-3117Foresight Finishing ____ 480-921-0000Gold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930LA Specialties ______ 602-269-7612

AnodizingBlanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590ChemResearch _______ 602-253-4175Collins Metal Finishing __ 602-275-3117Jet Processing ____ 623-869-6749x117Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146

Gold/Silver PlateForesight Finishing ____ 480-921-0000Gold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930

Nickel/ChromeGold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930

Tin PlateGold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930

POLISHINGGold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930LA Specialties ______ 602-269-7612

PRECISION FORMINGRichards Fab________801-409-0392Thompson Machine ____505-823-1453Wrico ___________480-892-7800

PRINTINGCustom Screen

ImageTek _________303-806-8111PROCESSING: METAL

Chemical LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612

PUNCHINGJD Machine ________801-782-4403Group Manufacturing Serv 480-966-3952Star Precision _______303-926-0559

REPAIRBearing Surface

Denver Machine Shop ___303-295-6000Hydraulic Cylinder

Denver Machine Shop ___303-295-6000ROLL FORMING

Lifetime Products _____801-728-1260Rolling: thread

Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320ROUTERING, CNC

Micropulse West ______480-966-2300

Premier Technology Inc 208-785-2274

Lifetime ProductsLoveridge Machine Co.Maverick Mold & MachineProgway

Lifetime Products

Precision Die & StampingPrecision Die & StampingThompson Machine

Watkins Tool & Supply

Colorado Tool Design IncLifetime ProductsLifetime Products


PQuick Turn PrecisionRD Machine & MfgSteen & Sons Machine Shop

Pinnacle Precision

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FOUNDER & CEONATE WOODS

nate@quickturn mach.com3340 South 1500 W, Ogden, UT 84401

801-334-6800www.QUICKTURNMACH.com

A2Z METALWORKER • 61 • July/Aug 2009

SAW CUTTINGDiversified Metal Services _ 801-972-6093

SHOT PEENINGBlanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590

SINTERINGWestern Sintering _____509-375-3096

SPINNING: METALMetal Spinning Solutions _ 480-899-0939

SPLINESHexatron _________ 801-363-8010Specialty Steel Services _ 801-539-8252

SPRINGSFlat & Wire

SPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113STAMPING

Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574Dayton Rogers ______ 763-717-6303Frontier Metal Stamping _ 303-458-5129Lifetime Products _____801-728-1260Pacific Metal Stampings __ 661-257-7656Precision Die & Stamping _480-967-2038Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392Thompson Machine __ 505-823-1453Weiser/Mile High Prec. 303280-2778Wrico _________ 480-892-7800

Stamping:AerospaceFrontier Metal Stamping _ 303-458-5129Pacific Metal Stampings __ 661-257-7656Precision Die & Stamping _480-967-2038

Stamping:AssemblyFrontier Metal Stamping _ 303-458-5129

Stamping:BendingPacific Metal Stampings __ 661-257-7656

Stamping:Deep DrawThompson Machine __ 505-823-1453Wrico _________ 480-892-7800

Stamping:DesignFrontier Metal Stamping _ 303-458-5129Pacific Metal Stampings __ 661-257-7656Weiser/Mile High Prec. 303280-2778

Stamping:Flat FormingSPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113

Stamping: LightCygnet ___________ 818-240-7574Pacific Metal Stampings __ 661-257-7656SPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113

Stamping:PrecisionCygnet ___________ 818-240-7574Frontier Metal Stamping _ 303-458-5129Pacific Metal Stampings __ 661-257-7656Precision Die & Stamping _480-967-2038Wrico ___________480-892-7800

Stamping:PrototypeFrontier Metal Stamping _ 303-458-5129Wrico ___________480-892-7800

Stamping:Short RunCygnet ___________ 818-240-7574Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800

SWISS SCREW MCHG.White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414

Screwing: Lead

Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320TAPPING

Laser Concepts Inc. ____ 801-280-7723TEST FIXTURES

RPM CNC Precision Machine 208-442-1999TESTING

Testing: Corrosive

CascadeTEK ________888-835-9250Testing: Non-Destructive

Blanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590CascadeTEK ________888-835-9250Jet Processing ____ 623-869-6749x117Pilkington Metal Finishing __ 801-972-2146

TOOL & DIEForemaster Tool _____ 801-737--0265Newport Tool _______801-295-7411Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453Wrico ___________480-892-7800

TOOLINGFrontier Metal Stamping _ 303-458-5129Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500

Precision Tech _______801-285-7288Western Sintering _____509-375-3096

TUBE FORMINGCling’s Manufacturing ___ 480-968-1778Howell Precision ______ 623-582-4776

Formed TubingCling’s Manufacturing ___ 480-968-1778Howell Precision ______ 623-582-4776

Tube Bending /FabricationCling’s Manufacturing ___ 480-968-1778Howell Precision ______ 623-582-4776

WATERJET CUTTINGColorado Waterjet __ 970-532-5404Diversified Metal Services _801-972-6093JQ Enterprises _______ 801-975-0777Leading Edge Machine __435-563-9425Marzee Inc. ______ 602-269-5801MicroMetals ________ 719-593-8367Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500Quick Turn Precision ____801-334-6800

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MMSMV SeriesD-2 Steel.010”2.00” and 4.00”2.00” = .28 lbs4.00” = .55 lbs

MMSFAS SeriesD-2 Steel.010”2.00” and 4.00”2.00” = .45 lbs4.00” = 1.1554 lbs

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