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There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helpingto lift someone up Bernard Meltzer

I am part of an Apprenticeship Association here in Arizona -- its called the

Arizona Precision MachiningApprenticeship Program (AzPMAP). Just last

week, we learned our association was awarded a grant from the Gene Haas

Scholarship Foundation.This is the 2nd year in a row we were awarded the

grant.With these monies, each and every one of our apprentices will have

the ability to take the classes they need to pursue their careers as skilled

precision machinists.For all of 2015,and better yet,when we utilize all of the

funds awarded to our program, we can apply for a new grant.This program

is changing the lives for many individuals. Some are young, but many are people with families

who lost their jobs in other careers, and just didnt know how to get back into the workforce.This

program and the generous grant we received will have such a positive impact on these apprentices.

We dont all have the financial ability to donate huge sums of money to help others, but we can all

still make a difference in others lives.As I do each issue, I have the opportunity to interview small

businesses in our industry and I write the articles about them.As you read through this issue, you

will see many examples of people in our industry giving back.At DNKB Inc., a start-up company is

hiringVeterans,Disabled Persons, and other underutilized people in our economy.AtVoodoo 13,a

very successful business owner who was manufacturing his products overseas felt compelled to give

back here locally, and so he his bringing all manufacturing back to the United States to help employ

people locally. At Profiles Tool & Engineering, the company makes a regular practice of helping

engineering students learn hands-on manufacturing in his shop through his internship program.

My fabulous photographer for 10 years now, Robbie Barrkman, had to step down from doing the

photography for our Shop Profiles.He is a business owner,and his schedule has just gotten too hectic.

He needed to simplify, and focus on his business that is growing so rapidly (CoatingTechnologies).

Robbie didnt leave me in a bind, however. He knew of a photographer who is just building his

business, and Robbie worked an arrangement that would be beneficial to me, to himself, and to

our new cover photographer,Takashi Sato. In fact, Robbie andTakashi each consider the other to

be their Sensei, and both are the Grasshopper in different aspects of their relationship. I will

miss Robbie, and look forward to working withTakashi!

This issue features a few new businesses in our industry, including DNKB Inc. and SPENG, to

name a few. Many of our readers are directly responsible for selecting suppliers for their company.

I encourage you to look carefully all the new businesses featured in our magazine, and if you have

the opportunity to do so, give them the chance to bid on your business.You will have offered

something so valuable to these new business owners -- a chance to become a successful entity.

Back toAzPMAP.About a dozen shops in theValley have found it in their heart to hire an apprentice

from the program.With few exceptions, the shops and the apprentices they take on are working

out quite well. Once in the program, many of these shops have taken on additional apprentices,

their experience has been so positive. For those shops who havent done so, I encourage you to

look carefully at how you can get involved in this initiative.

I know that I dont do enough to give back.But it is something I am focused on, something that is so

important to me, that I must find ways to do so. I know it will make me a better person. I hope that

you will also look for ways to give back, especially to our manufacturing industry. Manufacturing,

is, in fact, the backbone ofAmerican economic growth, and thankfully manufacturing job growth

increased dramatically in 2014, according to numbers from the Labor Department.

In closing,you will see several MachineTool Open Houses that are scheduled in the coming months.

Your visits to these Open Houses is guaranteed to be educational. Until next

issue, God Bless ourTroops!

CONTRIBUTORSKim CarpenterKate Carpenter

Robbie BarrkmanGene WirthChris SeayHugh Taylor

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March 10 & 11th, 10:30am - 3:00pm Open House and Machine Tool Show!

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Announcements & ReleasesAnnouncements & ReleasesP re n t i s Pe r f or m a n c e E xh a u s t ( PP E)Engineering Purchases Its Second TubeBender, Expanding Capacity

Prentis Performance Exhaust (PPE)

Engineering, in business for 13 years

now, is pleased to announce that it has

expanded its capacity with its newest

MandrelTube Bender.

Paul Prentis founded the company in

January of 2002, at the young age of

24, armed with an Electrical Engineering degree from Arizona State

University, and a few years of working experience. PPE was, and

continues to be a full service manufacturer of racing car parts.Their

product line includes suspensions, exhaust systems, intakes, and

couplers, to name a few.

Today, Paul works with his brother Eric and their team to continue

to serve PPE Engineerings race car customers. Eric says, We have

additional capacity, and we are able to support customers across all

industries with welding (TIG), and tube bending.

The company has already begun supporting local fabrication shops

throughout the valley.

For more information on how PPE Engineering can help you with

your tube bending and welding requirements, contact them at 480-

615-7900 or email Eric at [email protected]

Arizona CNC Invites You To Their OpenHouse on 3/17-3/18

Arizona CNC is pleased to

announce that it is hosting its

2015 Open House this March,

on the 17th and 18th from 10 am

until 3 pm each day.The company

will be celebrating 15 years in

business this year.

You will have the opportunity to see the latest technology and

live demonstrations from Okuma, Omax, Tsugami and Hardinge.

Technology experts will be onsite to answer your technical questions.

There will be several presentations for you to sign up for, including

an overview on the benefits of ISO certification, increasing

competitiveness for small and medium machine shops, bridging the

skills gap, machine tool automation, and a software presentation on

high efficiency milling.

Please join the Arizona CNC for their presentations, machine

demonstations, and lunch.

Contact theArizona CNC to RSPV, and to sign up for the presentations,

as seating is limited.Please call 480-615-6353 or visit www.arizonacnc.

com to register.

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Haas Factory Outlet-Phoenix InvitesMachinists to CNC Training

Mill and lathe classes are scheduled every other month. Each course

consists of 3 days of hands on instruction led by a Haas Certified

Instructor. Students will learn the basics of the Haas control, operation

of machines, and Haas programming using G & M codes. Classes are

held Monday throughWednesday from 3:30 to 7 pm at Haas Factory

Outlet- Phoenix.

One day classes are also offered on some of the most common topics

raised to our service technicians and applications engineers.

Please join us for an upcoming session of the Haas CNC training.We

recommend registering as early as possible as class sizes are limited.

March 16 18th: MillTraining

April 20 22nd: LatheTraining

Magnum Precision Invites You To Meet TheirExpanded Team At Their Open House OnMarch 10th And 11th

Magnum Precision Machines invites you to join their team at their

upcoming Open House that will be held from 10:30 am until 3 pm

on March 10th and 11th.

Chris Edgar, owner of the company, says, This is a really exciting

time as we continue to expand

our team to better serve our

customers.We just brought on

a new service technician, Dan

Hodge, and we welcome Rick

Tanner as our Sales Manager.

Rick comes to us with 26

years of experience working

directly for Mazak. We are

also pleased to announce that Mazak recently added a new member to

their service team inArizona, with the addition of Mario Rodriguez.We

hope that you will meet Dan, Rick and the entire Magnum Precision

team at our Open House.

Chris says that the Open House 2015 features some new products and

demonstrations that havent been done at Magnum Precision before. He

says,We are demonstrating new larger precision machines and grinding

machines. Notably, this is the first time we will have a Mazak horizontal,

an Okimoto OD/Grinder, and an ANCATool and cutter grinder.

Magnum Precisions machine tools can be found in several hundred

machine shops in their territories served, as well as in a number ofTier

1 OEMs (Aerospace and Defense).

Please contact the Magnum Precision team to confirm your reservation.

They can be reached at 602-431-8300.

2622 S. 24th Street; Phoenix, AZ 85034; 602-258-7330Join Flow Waterjet at ACC Machinerys Open House

Wednesday, March 25th and Thursday, March 26th

Featuring Flows Mach 2b Cutting SystemThere will be live demonstrations of this machine and other fabricating equipment, with senior applicationspecialists on-site to review your needs and answer your toughest questions. Discover applicationsolutions that will work best for you! We also will be featuring the following new product lines::

Band Saws Deburring Machines Ironworkers

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WHAT DO YOU LOOK FORIN YOUR MACHINE TOOL DISTRIBUTOR?

TOP QUALITY EQUIPMENT

ARIZONA CNC offers a wide range of top quality, new andused equipment, in all sizes, capabilities and prices. When it comesto machine tools or accessories to enhance your productivity, youcan count on getting the right solution for the right price, withoutcompromise.

RELIABLE SERVICESUPPORT

Local$ Responsive$ Factory Certified

Qour emergency is our emergency. So dont panic. If anything goeswrong with your equipment, call Arizona CNC. You will get a quickresponse from an expert$ factory certified service engineer. On-site orover the phone, AZCNC's team of expert service personnel can solveproblems fast-usually within hours. Qour uptime is our goal.

Keep in mind time spent preventing problems can save you theunwanted costs of having to fix them later. ARCNC offers preventivemaintenance programs to help you avoid unexpected downtimethrough managed care of your equipment.

PROFESSIONAL SALESENGINEERS

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Our goal is to provide you with the right solution and improve yourprofitability. The cheapest machine on the market is seldom thebest value or the most cost effective. Our sales engineers are trainedprofessionals with the ability to recognize and apply the appropriatemanufacturing process for your needs. Their understanding ofprocesses as well as product enables them to find the most efficientmachine tool for your application. Our sales staff also can presentyou with the financing options that make your machine toolpurchases more affordable.

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If you are looking for a partner to help solve your machiningchallenges and optimize your cycle times turn to our applicationsengineering department. Qou benefit from the knowledge andexperience that comes with people who work full time solving toughproblems for various companies every day. Whether its evaluatingyour parts to help you make your machine selection, training thepeople in your facility to maximize your productivity or providingyou afull turnkey system we are committed to your success.

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LOCAL FACILITY

We are proud to be a 100% locally owned and operated company andour mission has always been to be the supplier of choice to Arizonasmanufacturing companies the ones determined to find a better wayto compete in this worlds economy. We offer everything from partsto production-ready systems. And we do so with a friendly$ personaltouch$ too often missing in todays click-and-order environment.

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HARDINGE

Hardinge is the leader in providing highly reliable turning,milling, grinding and workholding solutions unmatchedin the industry for more than 100 years.

Products include: HARDINGE, manual lathes to high-performance, Super-

Precision multi-tasking CNC lathes, worlds largestmanufacturer of precision collets and workholding systems.

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

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

TSCHUDIN, compact, high precision CNC grinding machinesfor low or high-volume OD production CNC grinding.

HAUSER, multi-axis precision jig grinding for complexprofiles.

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Announcements & Releases Continued


ACAs RevAZ Hosts Seminar On AS9100 AuditChanges

Rev AZ hosted a half-day seminar

in late January to introduce

manufacturing companies to the

important changes for 2015 AS9100

Audits.The seminar was sold out, and

a 2nd seminar will be scheduled soon.

The RevAZ hosted seminar featured

speaker Bretta Kelly, owner of BMSC.

Bretta has worked for more than 15

years in a wide range of manufacturing

industries implementing and managing

Business Management Systems.

Brettas experience ranges from process control systems for Intel

Corporation, ISO systems management at Varian Tempe Electronics to

implementation of Business Management Systems for more than 100

Aerospace, Electronics, and other manufacturing companies.

RevAZ is Arizonas Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) center

created through a partnership between the Arizona Commerce Authority

(ACA) and the National Institute of Standards andTechnology (NIST) whose

goal is tobecomethecentral resource for technical assistancemanufacturing

forArizonas community of small and medium-sized manufacturers.

To learn more about how BMSC can help your company to prepare for

ISO9001/AS9100,contact her at (602) 445-9400 or visit BusinessMSC.

com.

To learn more about how RevAZ can help you, contact Lauri Larson

at (602) 845-1256 or email her at [email protected]

Jameson Pack Joins EllisonM a c h i n e r y C o. Te a m I nPhoenix!

Ellison Machinery Company continues

to expand! The team brought on their 3rd

Business Manager to support their customers

throughout Arizona and Clark County,

Nevada.

Patrick Ellison, president of the company, says, We have been

growing over the past years, and we knew that we needed to add

an addition Business Manager to continue to meet with customers

all over Arizona and into Nevada. Jameson will be such an asset to

our team. He comes from Tennessee, where he supported Amada

customers. I was immediately impressed with his customer support/

sales record, his professional attitude, and his drive to succeed.

Please welcome Jameson to your company. He will support Ellison

Machinerys customers in Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler and Tucson.

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Doosan Infracore America Optimal Solutions for the Future

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

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HorizontalTurning Centers

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A2Z METALWORKER SW 12 March / Apr 2015Announcements Continued Page 14



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

Methods to Improve Your Business PerformanceSustaining Edge Solutions provides excellentcustomer service. Our management system hasresulted in financial gains for the entireorganization.Richard Gomez, V.P. QualityMedAire International

Sustaining Edge Solutions gave us the directionand assistance we needed to implement our newAS9100 Aviation, Space and Defense BusinessManagement System. They were professional,affordable and always on call when we neededthem. I would personally recommend them toanyone looking to step up to the next level intheir business."

Rocky Hettinger, PresidentHawkeye Precision, Inc.

Register for our "ISO 9001:2015 Revision and Update Lunch and Learnin April at www.aztechcouncil.org. Visit our blog with searchable toolto view over eight years of valuable manufacturing best practices andprofit improvement methods.Congratulations to our clients that have achieved recent certification.Aerovation, Inc. Destech CorporationAnderson Painting Spin Magnetics

Visit us at www.sustainingedge.comContact us at 888-572-9642 [email protected]

Sustaining Edge Solutions worked with each ofour employees one-on-one to help customize asystem specifically for us. Our new qualitysystem has streamlined many of our processesand corrected multiple inefficiencies. When itcame time for our ISO 9001 CB audit, we werewell prepared and completed the entire processin a remarkable short time.

Paul Finn, President Aerovation, Inc.

Contact Ellison Machinery Co. Ltd. to find out more about their

machine tool offerings and their superior support.You can reach

them at 480.968.5877 or visit ellisonaz.com

Sawblade.com to Begin Selling and Shippingthe Trajan 125 Band Saw

Sawblade.com has expanded its product

offerings to include the metal-cuttingTrajan

125 portable band saw. We are proud to

distribute this practical cutting machine in

addition to custom-welded band saw blades.

A wide range of capabilities and features

makes theTrajan 125 a multi-purpose band

saw useful to a variety of industries and types of workshops. This

handy cutting machine is small and lightweight, so its ideal the ideal

saw for taking to and from worksites -- or for at-home wood or metal

cutting operations.

With an adjustable left-cutting angle from zero to sixty degrees, the

Trajan 125 band saw can handle a range of applications. Its powerful

110v single-phase motor is robust for a smaller portable band saw

and includes an electronic blade speed regulator.The Trajan 125 also

includes simplified blade tensioning, making it easy to set up and make

cuts in the field. Straightforward to use, the Trajan 125 cuts quickly

and without any need for lubrication.Trajan designed this saw to make

short work of woods and metals without compromising on how easy

it is to handle and carry.

Sawblade.com proudly supports these industry-proven cutting

machines. We began our website as a small, humble business in

Houston,Texas.We were armed only with years of experience in the

band saw blade industry, and a novel idea:To custom-manufacture the

finest American-made saw blades, and provide the industrys finest

customer service and lowest prices. It wasnt long before Sawblade.com

revolutionized the way industrial and home-shop band saw blades are

made and distributed. Our expertise and industry know-how helped

Sawblade.com grow into one of the most popular online resources for

saw blades and now, forTrajan 125 band saws.

Please dont hesitate to visit Sawblade.com for more information.

Or, give our customer service representatives a call at 877-501-7297.

Doosan Infracore AmericaMachine Tools Appoints NewCEO

Doosan Infracore America Machine Tools

(DIA) announces the appointment of Mr.

Hee Eun Ahn to the position of CEO. Mr.

Ahn has been with Doosan for more than 12

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Precision PerformanceAt the Point of Cut

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Bralco Metals929 E. Jackson St.

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

Proudly

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Daily Deliveries to Phoenix,Tucson, and Surrounding Areas

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years. During his tenure he has served in several positions, including the Chief of Staff for the

CEO of Doosan Infracore, the Head of Doosan Corporate Strategic Planning team, and as the

ExecutiveVice President of Sales and Marketing forAP/E of Construction Equipment. Prior to

joining Doosan, he served at General Electric Power Systems for 4 years as a financial manager

and at Ernst &Young LLP for 8 years as a management consultant.

Im excited to be joining Doosan InfracoreAmerica MachineTools at a time when manufacturing

is returning to North America in a big way. Doosan is well positioned to support this growth

with our mature management team and sales channel, along with a reputation for providing

superior support to our customers, notes Mr.Ahn.

Born and raised in Seoul, Korea, Mr. Ahn

pursued his higher studies in the United

States, including his undergrad at the

University of Louisville, where he earned a

Bachelors degree in Economics and Finance

followed by his Masters degree in Business

Administration from Duke University, North

Carolina. Mr. Ahn is married to Ms. Hyun

Jin, and they have two daughters, Katherine

and Jennifer.

Doosan Infracore Machine Tools designs,

engineers and manufactures the industrys

widest breadth of CNC machine tools,

including Multitasking Machines, Turning

Centers, Machining Centers, Boring Mills,

Gantry Mills and Automated Pallet Systems.

Doosan Infracore America (DIA) supports

the manufacturing communities of North,

Central and South America. DIA is based

in Pine Brook, NJ, just outside Metro New

York City, and operates technology centers

inAtlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, LosAngeles, CA

and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bilz Tool Co. USA, a LeitzGroup Company, announcesthe alliance with BoehleritGmbH

Le i t z Group Company loca ted in

Kapfenberg, Austr ia. Under the new

alliance, Bilz Tool Co. USA has hired Tim

Slatina as their National Segment Manager,

Heavy Duty Machining for Boehlerit USA.

The Boehler it Company offer s high

qual ity products for the crankshaft

machining, tube manufacturing, and steel

bar processing, railway products, and heavy

machining industries. Boehlerit is one of

Europes major carbide products producing

companies. It has been producing carbides

and very special tools for the steel mill

industry with great expertise since 1932.

Boehlerits total commitment stands to

the one hand for innovation, permanent

qualitative development and application

knowledge, and on the other hand for its

long tradition in the steel industry mills.

Following its incorporation into the Leitz

Group in 1991, Boehlerit has established

itself as the cutting materials competence

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center.This extensive experience and concentrated application

knowledge is the core of services and products. As a main focus

in steel mill industry applications, Boehlerit has extended the

tool program for bar peeling with bar peeling heads, cartridges,

indexable inserts and engineering performance. Boehlerit has

also taken this application knowledge and successfully applied it to

crankshaft milling applications for the gasoline and diesel engine

manufacturing industry.

Boehlerits extra advantage of having the flexibility that comes from

a medium sized company allows it to develop products for specific

applications utilizing its standard product offering. This allows

Boehlerit the ability to develop special solutions with a quick and

economical response and solution.

For more information contact:Tim Slatina at BilzTool Co./Boehlerit

USA; 630-441-2409 cell, [email protected], www.boehlerit.

com

Jared Peterson Named New President of JMTUSA

The Board of Directors for Jorgenson Industrial Companies

announced that Jared Peterson has been appointed President of their

JMT USA division following Kyle Jorgensons resignation.

Jared Peterson has worked as the Service & Operations Manager at

JMT for the past eleven years. In that position

he worked closely with both JMT customers

and machine tool suppliers. Jared has been in

this industry for over twenty years and has built

a solid reputation of integrity.

We are excited to announce Jareds appointment

and are completely confident in his abilities to

assume leadership of our JMT USA division.

Hes well respected throughout the machine tool

industry and the entire Jorgenson organization. His extensive knowledge

of the industry, his hands-on machine tool application experience and his

commitment to our organization, staff, vendors and customers will help

the company move forward. His many accolades and wealth of experience

made this an obvious and easy choice, says company co-owner, Dustin

Jorgenson.

For the past five years JMT has been on a strong growth trajectory,

expanding from a regional to a national supplier. Best known for sheet

metal equipment with a focus on press brakes and plate rolls, JMT has

expanded its product line to include fiber lasers and structural drill lines.

Assisting Jared in the day-to-day operations will be RobYorgason,who was

named General Manager of JMT in September, 2014. Also supporting

Jared is a strong team of experienced people in sales, service, parts

and logistics, including industry veterans Ken Bartelli as National Sales

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Jorgenson Industrial Companies has multiple business divisions that are family owned and operated.

The company has been in business providing strong customer service since 1967. The company

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Mazak Will Spotlight Advanced Multi-Tasking Technology atAeroDef 2015

At AeroDef 2015, taking place April 20 23 in Dallas, Texas, Mazak will spotlight advanced Multi-

Tasking technology for complex part

production in booth 219.The company

will demonstrate its INTEGREX

i-200ST machine featuring the new

MAZATROL SmoothX CNC. Show

attendees will also have the opportunity

to learn how MTConnect can be the

communication standard for an entire

factory.

The small-footprint INTEGREX

i-200ST Multi-Tasking machine features

dual turning spindles, a lower turret

and milling spindle for DONE IN

ONE production of mid-size complex

components up to 25.9 in diameter.

Both turning spindles on the INTEGREX

i-200ST provide equal high performance

with spindle speeds of 5,000 rpm and

C-axis turning control. Each also has

a maximum bar work capacity that

measures 2.56 in diameter.

The machines lower drum turret

carries nine tools and can work at

either the main or second spindle with

the same tool, allowing the turret to

perform balanced cutting operations

on one part working in tandem with

the machines vertical milling spindle.

There is also the option for milling

capability with the lower turret.

AeroDef attendees will be the first to

experience the INTEGREX i-200ST

with Mazaks latest SmoothX CNC.

Made for complex, multi-axis machine

tools, the company engineered the CNC

to offer maximum speeds that are four

times faster than previous-generation

controls.

AeroDef attendees that visit the Mazak

booth will also have the opportunity

to hear Neil Desrosiers, applications

engineer and MTConnect specialist for

Mazak,discuss the value of MTConnect,

an open, royalty-free standard

that is intended to foster greater

interoperability between devices and

software applications.

Desrosiers will explain how data-driven

manufacturing intelligence gathered via

the MTConnect open communications

protocol continues to advance Mazaks

Kentucky manufacturing operations

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Accutech Machine Inc. Improves ToolingLife and Quality with Acquisition of HeimerTool Balancer

Accutech Machine Inc., a superior machine shop located in Salt

Lake City, Utah, is pleased to announce that in its continuous

endeavor to make process improvements and increase quality,

it has purchased a Heimer TD tool balancer.

Tyler Bushman, General Manager for the company, says, The Heimer helps us to better manage

our tools.With this machine, our tools dont wear out as quickly.With less tooling requirements,

we have the ability to make parts faster. He continued, The Heimer in essence allows us to

increase the longevity of our tools, which are almost all specialty tools.

Accutech Machine Inc. is a high precision machine shop that celebrated 20 years in business last

year. They manufacture a wide range of products, from precise aircraft and medical components,

to ski lift and oilfield parts.The company is an ISO 9001:2000 Registered company.

Tyler says, We have set a quality

policy and objectives, to analyze and

improve our quality and delivery,

to meet or exceed our customers

requirements. The Heimer Tool

Balancer and shrink fit and pre-

setter will help with our quality

and on-time delivery, and we have

a designed a room where we will

house these machines, ensuring a

clean environment.

To learn more about how Accutech

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E v a n s P r e c i s i o nMachining , ProudlyS e r v i n g I n d u s t r yA e r o s p a c e G i a n t s ,Announces Expansiona n d S u c c e s s f u lRecertification for ISO9001 / AS9100 Rev C -Also Now Hiring!

Bill Evans founded Evans Precision

Machining, Inc. nearly 40 years

ago, in Santa Clara, California. A

long-term employee at Lockheed

Martin, when Bill went out on his

own to open a shop, business came

immediately from his previous

employer.

More than a decade ago, in 2001, Bill

made the decision to capitalize on

opportunities he saw in the Phoenix

metropolis. Grant Evans, General

Manager, and second generation

Evans family member in the business

(along with brother Rick), said, My

father had the foresight to purchase

property for a machine shop in Deer

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Valley. More than a decade ago, there was

nothing here.Today, the company is proudly

manufacturingpartsfortheaerospace,electronics,

medical, robotics, and defense industries.

This past year, the company expanded the

footprint in their building to accommodate new

machineryand increasecapacity.In their21,000

square foot facility, the business is now utilizing

in excess of 12,000 square feet.

The company has been certified to ISO 9001/

AS 9100 for the past 5 years, and is pleased to

announce that it just successfully recertified.

If you are a Tier 1 manufacturer of aerospace,

medical or defense parts, you will find a

superior supplier in Evans Precision Machining,

Inc. Contact them at 623-581-6200 or visit

evansprecison.com.Contact themalso ifyouare

an experienced machinist seeking employment

at their DeerValley business.

Introducing FAA ApprovedRepair Station SpectrumAerospace

Spectrum Aerospace has been in business

for the past 28 years and

8 years at the current

location in Tempe as an

FAA/EASA approved 145

repair station. The owner

Mr. Lars Dirks refers to

his company as the biggest little FAA Repair

Station in the US. The reason behind this

statement is the companys diversification of

in house capabilities. Spectrum Aerospace

has enhanced its repair capabilities by

adding a 12 x 12 paint booth, cadmium

brush plating station, stress relieving oven,

electrical repair/test bench, and CNC

machining, both turning and milling.

The company recently purchased a HaasVF4

Machining Center with 4th axis capabilities to

add to the precision machining departments

HaasTL3 CNC lathe, Haas ST 30 CNC lathe,

Haas TM 2 CNC Mill, and various manual

equipment. Next on the horizon is the

purchase of a CMM, and a wire EDM.

Lars says,Our growth strategy is to venture

into the CNC Machining of Aircraft parts

from billet, castings and forgings and will

ensure customers 100% on time delivery

and quality. Spectrum Aerospace also

will provide quick turn capabilities, with

committing to continue the expansion of the

Precision Machining Department to keep

pace with customers demands.

Seco to Spotlight DuratomicCoating, New Cutting Toolsfor Modern Materials atAeroDef 2015

At AeroDef 2015 in booth 313, Seco Tools,

LLC will showcase its next-generation

Duratomic coating technology that sets an

all-new standard in turning performance.

The company will also spotlight several new

milling solutions and share applications

expertise that bring advanced performance

and high productivity to aerospace

applications involving titanium, superalloy,

aluminum, stainless steel and composite

workpiece materials.

For more information, please contact Lisa

Seidl, Tel: 248-528-5444, Email: lseidl@

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Continued customer service and quality in

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wax keeps AATC at the cutting edge of the

aerospace industry,weapons, and renewable

energy components industry. From casting

carbon, stainless steel alloys to aluminum,

cobalt and beryllium copperAATC provides

metal manufacturing solutions.

AATC remains the industry leader by doing more for the customers

they serve;Weld repair, Heat treating, Materials testing, Machining and

Assembly, Non-DestructiveTesting, Digital Production Definition (DPD)

and more.AATC is a certified aerospace leader; NADCAP, ISO 9001:2008,

and AS9100 Rev. C certified, to support their customers with the highest

possible quality.

Formore informationonAATCcontactTyArias at:(602)758-4585,tyarias@

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Arizona Precision Manufacturing ApprenticeProgram (AZPMAP) Thanks The Gene HaasFoundation for Its Generous Scholarship of $25,000

For the 2nd year in a row, the Gene Haas

Foundation has generously awarded

a scholarship grant to the AZPMAP.

AZPMAP is chartered with providing

Arizona manufacturers with a world

class workforce. Today, more than a

10 machines shops have hired nearly 3

dozen apprentices in the program. Mark Lashinske, board president for

AZPMAP, says, Without the Gene Haas Foundation donations, we would

not be able to send our apprentices through formal training classes needed

to achieve their goals of becoming Journeymen Machinists.We thank the

Foundation for their generosity.

The Gene Haas Foundation was formed in 1999 to fund the needs of the

local community and other deserving charities, at the discretion of its

benefactor, Mr. Gene Haas. Gene is the Founder and President of Haas

Automation Oxnard, California.

Since 2001 the Gene Haas Foundation has generously supported more

than 800 local, regional and national non-profit organizations. Of special

importance to the Gene Haas Foundation are childrens charities and

organizations that feed the poor, especially within the local community

of Ventura County. In addition, the Gene Haas Foundation provides

scholarship funds to Community Colleges and Vocational Schools for

students entering technical training programs, especially machinist-based

certificate and degree programs in partnership with the SME Education

Foundation. For more information, visit www.ghaasfoundation.org

To learn how you can participate in AZPMAP, either as an apprentice

or as a sponsoring manufacturing organization, contact Maxine Jones at

[email protected].


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Research proves Haas take on advantages of cellular machining overgeneral-purpose CNC machine tools

A recent report from theTechnische Universitt (TU) Darmstadt

in Germany demonstrates that the use of several,modestly priced

CNC machine tools arranged in a cellular configuration can

offer significant benefits over the use of more expensive special-

purpose machines configured for done-in-one operations.The

cell-configuration studied at the university features two Haas

Super Mini Mill 2 CNC machining centres and a Haas SL-10

CNC lathe.

The idea for the research was based on a perceived absence of the principles of lean manufacturing applied

in widespread machining operations in manufacturing companies of all sizes. Although deployed widely

in assembly and process engineering environments (typically in the volume automobile manufacturing

sector), the principles of flow as a central element of lean manufacturing have not often been transferred

successfully to machining operations, and are rarely to be found at all in Europe.

In essence, cellular manufacturing is the grouping of heterogeneous equipment (in this case, CNC machine

tools) to manufacture a family or group of similar parts.Typically, the concept involves the arrangement of

machines in a U-shape to aid flow and balance work-in-progress withtakt time (the average unit production

time needed to meet customer demand).

To demonstrate the potential advantages, a com reference production line has been established at the PTWs

Process Learning Factory (CiP).The done-in-one line features two, high-specification machine tools: a

four-axis CNC horizontal machining centre with tombstone fixture, and a CNC multi-axis automatic

turning centre. The competing line, a machining cell, features two Haas Super Mini Mill 2 three-axis

machining centres and a Haas SL-10 two-

axis CNC lathe, as well as two, general

purpose CNC machining centres and a

CNC lathe supplied by another machine

tool manufacturer.The report notes that

the investment for the two machines in

the done-in-one line totaled 780,000,

while that for the six CNC machine

tools in the cell configuration was just

340,000.

An economic comparison between the

two machining line configurations (based

on 2000 parts per week, and one worker

on each line) drew startling results.The

done-in-one line required 15 shifts to

complete the 2000 parts.The lead-time

was 35 minutes, while the unit cost

of each part (without material) was

calculated at 3.95. Using a cellular

machining configuration, however, it

took just 12.6 shifts to finish the 2000

components to an identical specification,

lead-time was reduced to 10 minutes,and

unit cost to just 2.55.

As an alternative scenario, if two workers

are deployed in the machining cell the

unit price climbs slightly to 3.10 as a

result of the additional labour cost (but

still far cheaper than the 3.95 unit cost

of thedone-in-one line), 12.6 shifts are

reduced to 9.8,and lead-time is cut from

10 minutes to just 7.

Using a capacity comparison based on

15 shifts, the done-in-one line will

complete 2000 parts; the cell with one

worker will finish 2377 components (a

19% increase); and the cell with two

workers will complete 3064 parts (a

29% increase).

In all cases, the study ensured part

accuracy and quality standards were

maintained and that the less expensive,

general purpose machines were able to

produce to a similarly high standard as

the special-purpose machines.

Future costs could also be taken into

consideration when comparing the

different approaches. In the case that the

production line needs to be expanded,

introducing a new machine to the

cell will be considerably cheaper than

introducing a machine to the done-in-

one line due to the large disparity in their

individual purchase prices.

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Tesla batteries could provide peak power forSRP solar users

Arizona State University

and Salt River Project are

testing the potential for

RESIDENTIAL SOLAR

systems to connect to store

sun-generated power in

batteries to use during peak

power demand periods and

overnight.And batteries built byTesla Motors could play a part.

The research project comes on the heels of an announcement by Tesla

CEO Elon Musk that it will be marketing a consumer battery for storing

solar-generated power within the next six months.

With Tesla accelerating the availability and cutting the EXPENSE of

residential batteries for solar, SRP expects its solar customers will begin

adding the backup batteries to their installations.

The technology for efficient and AFFORDABLE consumer batteries

is advancing quickly, said Lori Singleton, SRPs director for emerging

customer programs.SRP is using this project to explore all possibilities

in meeting the needs of its solar customers.

Tesla already provides batteries to Solar City, where Musk is chairman

and his cousin, Lyndon Rive, is CEO. Solar City plans to include battery

backup systems with its rooftop solar installations within the five to 10

years.The batteries will be built in the new Nevada battery plant now

under construction. Nevada paid out over $1.2 billion to land the $5

billion facility.

Singleton said SRP has about 20 of its 15,000 solar customers using

battery backup systems.These units are designed to feed power back

into the house when solar generation is too low for the homes demand.

Thats different than the ASU-SRP research efforts.

This program is designed to capture surplus solar power and then feed

it back into the system when peak power is needed, said Singleton.We

need to study that impact on the stability of the (power) grid.

If the technology pans out, it can help reduce the necessity of building

power plants to provide peak hour electrical loads.

This is a research effort, said Grant Smedley, SRP manager for research

and development. There isnt a product being developed, but the

research will provide information to optimize what batteries are needed

for homes.

The research can also be ported to commercial photovoltaic arrays on

commercial buildings.

Currently, battery backups work to power critical home components

air conditioning, refrigerators, freezers in the event solar power is cut

off. Most systems in use today are not designed to feed battery power

back into the grid or provide COMPLETE home power for extended

periods of time.

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Arizona Public Service Co. has several utility scale solar facilities using

molten salt and other technologies to store power for a few hours after

the sun sets, but SRP does not have any battery storage at its facilities.

ASU installed a lithium ion battery system on the roof of its Engineering

Research Center in Tempe. The first step was to design a method to

simulate the load on the SRP power grid. This process took about a

year.The second part, which started about a year ago, was to install a

photovoltaic array similar to one used by a home, and test the system

against the grid and batteries. The testing will COMPLETE in July,

said Smedley.

Singleton said that one of the benefits, if this works, is that customers

could save MONEY on the cost of peak power. Peak power rates are

higher than off-peak rates. Conventional solar is usually at its most

efficient generating capacity during off-peak hours. Source; Phoenix

Business Journal

International airbagmaker buys Mesaland for new plant

An international manufacturer

that makes initiator parts

for airbags has bought 19.6

acres of land in Mesa for $5.5

million.The land will be used for a new production facility.

Special Devices Inc. already has an airbag plant in Mesa near Greenfield

Road and the Loop 202 freeway. The new land is near the companys

existing plant.

The Simi Valley, California-based company will break ground on a

64,000-square-foot assembly building next year. More buildings could

also be built on the EastValley land.

SDIs current Mesa plant will also keep operating.

RD Greenfield LLC was the seller and was represented by DTZ Vice

President Kent Hanson.

SDI makes other automotive parts, medical devices and industrial

components. It also has operations in Japan and Thailand. Source:

Phoenix Business Journal

Japanese manufacturer lands $40M facility inSurprise

A major Japanese manufacturer will locate a 280,000-square-foot facility

in the city of Surprise that will bring 100 new jobs.

Surprise will be home to the western regional headquarters of IRIS

Ohyama of Sendai, Japan. IRIS will invest $33 million to $40 million

into a new 280,000-square-foot facility in the citys Southwest Railplex

Industrial District.

The move is direct foreign investment into the greater Phoenix economy.

Source: Phoenix Business Journal

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Walter, EWAG, ANCA...Name an Exclusive Brand in

Grinding Machines...You WillFind It At US Carbide Tool

If you want a specialty cutting tool and grinding shop where innovation is embraced, where there

is no need to question whether to purchase the latest (and best machinery) is the right thing to do,

you simply must contact US CarbideTool.

Sal Kielbus, co-founder of the company with partner Randy Hansrote, has a very specific goal

in mind for US Carbide Tool. We are actively growing to become the largest and best grinding

company in the Southwest, he says. He added, Of course this meant that we had to offer fast

turnaround, coupled with producing the highest quality parts.

Just two months ago, we announced in the magazine the acquisition of Cutting Tool Consultants.

With the purchase, the machines from CuttingTool Consultants were relocated to US CarbideTool,

in Tempe, AZ. Mark Clements, owner of Cutting Tool Consultants, joined the US Carbide Tool

team, as did his customers. For US Carbide Tool, new talent, new customers and new machines

are the end result of the acquisition.

US CarbideTool opened for business 4 years ago with a few high precision machine tools, including

a 6 axis CNC and a manual EWAG grinding machine. In fact, nearly all of US Carbides machines

in the early years were EWAGs. Randy says, The EWAGs were optimal for our customers, who

wanted very accurate high precision small tools (from .006 to 3/8).

Over the past few years, business for US CarbideTool grew, and the company continued to expand

their EWAG line. Just this past year, however, they made a strategic decision to expand their business.

Randy says, Our customers were asking us to machine tools with the same accuracy and precision

they were getting from us today, but for larger tools. It was at this time that US CarbideTool made

the strategic decision to purchase the best machines for these larger tools --- and the machines of

choice for them were theWalters.Today, the company has 3Walters. Randy says theWalter CNC

grinders and Walters high resolution Helicheck inspection machine enable the US Carbide Tool

team to manufacture precise tools up to 2 inches.

Coincident with their business model that called for a broader range of capabilities at US Carbide

Tool, Sal and Randy brought onWalter Pena, who is now the companys Chief Operating Officer.

Things tend to happen for a reason, and when the company, now with superior Walter grinding

machines that were optimal for larger high precision tools, determined that this new line of business

required additional team members who were skilled in the larger tools. Randy says, Walter knew

of Mark Clements from previous times, and he told Sal and me that Mark and his team would be a

tremendous asset to our team. Sal and Randy met with Mark to discuss the business proposition,

and the rest is history. Mark sums it up well, Sal is extremely ambitious, he is a straight shooter,

and he embraces new technology. I will enjoy working in this exciting, high growth company.

Mark brought his machines into the US

CarbideTool entity, and this means another

superior line of grinding machines, made

by ANCA, are now part of the US Carbide

Tool business.

To learn just how superior US CarbideTool

is, contact them at 480-755-3812 or visit

USCarbideTool.com Walter says, You will

see 24-hour turnaround now when special

circumstances or issues call for it. We are

your source precision cutting tools that

range from .006 to 2 inches.

Stay tuned for the companys Open House,

planned for later this year. Prepare to be

amazed when you see this business!

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House Moves Bills Making Sec. 179 Equipment Expensing, R&DTax Credit Permanent

Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, H.R. 636, the Americas Small Business Tax

Relief Act of 2015, to make permanent Section 179 Equipment Expensing at $500,000. Over 90%

of OneVoice members used Section 179 in 2014, making it the most used tax investment provision

among the industry.The legislation, introduced by Representatives PatTiberi (R-OH) and Ron Kind

(D-WI), removes the current uncertainty in the tax code after Congress allowed Section 179, Bonus

Depreciation, and the R&DTax Credit to expire on January 1, 2015.

Section 179 reverted to only $25,000, rendering it useless for One Voice members.The legislation

also made permanent the five year built-in gains holding period (H.R. 629) and a basis adjustment to

ensure S corporations are able to deduct the full value of the stock they donate to charity.

Lawmakers also introduced H.R. 880, the American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015

introduced by Representatives Kevin Brady (R-TX) and John Larson (D-CT). Over half of OneVoice

members claimed the R&DTax Credit last year, which is an important component of innovation for

small and medium-sized manufacturers.The bill permanently extends the credit while allowing small

businesses to claim the R&D against tax

and AMT liability, an important provision

fought for by OneVoice. Both bills now go

the Senate for consideration.

Companies Submit Proposalsfor JLTV

One of the US Armys most important

armored vehicle contests moved closer

to resolution when manufacturers AM

General, Lockheed Martin and Oshkosh

Defense delivered proposals for the Joint

LightTacticalVehicle (JLTV).

The Army plans to make a Milestone C

decision and award of a firm-fixed-price

contract to a single vendor this year. The

award period will cover three years of

low-rate initial production and five years of

full-rate production.TheArmy plans to buy

approximately 50,000 JLTVs for the Army,

and the Marine Corps would buy 5,500.

Billed as filling the gap between legacy

Humvees and the larger, less mobile mine-

resistant, ambush-protected vehicle fleet,

the JLTV is intended to restore light tactical

mobility to the Armys fleet.

The competition pits AM Generals Blast

Resistant Vehicle-Off road (BRV-O),

Oshkoshs Light Combat Tactical All-

TerrainVehicle (L-ATV) variant, and a joint

Lockheed Martin-BAE Systems offering.

The three companies each announced last

month that their submissions were in.

The solicitation follows Army and

Marine Corps limited-user testing for

prototype vehicles, part of engineering

and manufacturing development (EMD)

contracts, awarded to the three companies

in 2012. Each company delivered 22

vehicles and six trailers for the most

recent test phase, which included ongoing

reliability, armor and blast testing. The

ongoing limited user test involved soldier

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AM General, in its announcement, touted the

BRV-Os modular armor, whose components

can be replaced if damaged, as a life-cycle cost

saver. It can also, according to the statement,

negotiate open terrain and maneuver

effectively in urban environments and

provide every crewmember connectivity in

joint and coalition operations.

Oshkoshs L-ATV offering includes four-seat

and two-seat variants and the companys

TAK-4i independent suspension system, for

off-road mobility, maneuverability and ride

quality. The company claims the TAK-4i

provides 25 percent more usable wheel travel

and 70 percent faster speeds in off-road

terrain compared to todays best-performing

tactical wheeled vehicles.

Lockheed noted its JLTV offerings power

plant, an alternative to an alternator, if you

will. The Power Generation Exportable

Power solution provides 15kW and will

be expandable to as much as 75kW in the

future. It also boasts an Allison 6-speed

transmission, a Meritor independent air

bag suspension system and a Cummins

4.5-liter, 4-cylinder engine, for greater

displacement than many V6 engines, with

superior fuel efficiency.

Once the Army makes its choice, the first

Army unit is not expected to be equipped

until fiscal 2018.The Marines anticipate an

initial operating capability in fiscal 2018,

with fielding complete in fiscal 2022.

Ar my procurement wi l l l a s t un t i l

approximately 2040 and replace a significant

portion of the Armys legacy light tactical

vehicle fleet with 49,099 new vehicles

across four configurations: general purpose,

heavy gun carrier, close combat weapons

carrier and a utility vehicle.

In December, the JLTV joint program office

posted its final draft of the request for

proposals, which contained source-selection

criteria for the production phases and set a

value for a company offering the data rights

to their offering.The service set a threshold

price for the data package of $511 million,

above which contractors will see no effect

on their rating, as described in the last draft

and first reported by Inside the Army.

U.S. becomes hot spot for aerospace manufacturing

The aerospace industry is shifting more manufacturing investment to the United States after a

decade in which production jobs in the sector flowed to China and other emerging economies,

according to a new study.

Consultancy ICF International analyzed more than 2,000 investment transactions made since 2000,

and found 28 manufacturing investments in the United States from 2012 to 2013, compared with

eight each in China and Mexico, and four in Brazil. A decade earlier, Mexico led the pack with

10 investments, compared with just six investments in the United States.

ICF said its data show a strong flow into China, India, Brazil, Mexico and other emerging markets

until 2012. In the last three years, investment has shifted toward the United States.

U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co is moving more production in-house to U.S. plants, reducing

the outsourcing used for the 787 Dreamliner. Rival Airbus is building an assembly line in Mobile,

Alabama.

For example, Boeing found a 787 air duct made near Seattle was being shipped to Italy, reboxed

and shipped to the 787 factory in Charleston, South Carolina, to be installed.

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3-D printing is changing the nature of makingparts

The widespread adoption

of 3-D printing is changing

Arizona manufacturing.

While the technology isnt

advanced enough for mass

p r o d u c t i o n , P h o e n i x -

area companies in various

industries are using it for

prototyping.

At the Phoenix Business Jour nals manufactur ing CEO

roundtable,executives from Valley manufacturers discussed how 3-D

printing fits into their businesses.

MicrochipTechnology Inc. CEO Steve Sanghi said his company is using

3-D printing to show off its technology toTesla Motors Inc. and its chief

executive, Elon Musk.

I am getting a model of aTesla Model S 3-D printed, and we are going

to put all of our technology on it, (including) software that gives you

an overhead view with no blind spots, visible on a 17-inch screen,

Sanghi said. You can do things like that that you could not do before

with 3-D printing.

Honeywell Aerospace uses 3-D printers for prototyping. Mike Owens,

Honeywells vice president of integrated supply chain, said he is

optimistic about what 3-D printing will do for his industry. The

company works with Arizona State University, the University of

TexasEl Paso and others to develop the technology.

For aerospace, were heavily involved with 3-D printing, Owens

said. Every one of our engineers in one of our facilities in Kansas

City has a 3-D printer on their DESK that allows them to rapid-

prototype.Despite their growing adoption, Sanghi said it could be

years before the printers are capable of mass production, and it will

all be dependent on price.

If you could ever do that cost effectively compared to high-volume

manufacturing, that could be one technology that could that brings a

lot of the manufacturing back to the U.S., he said. Today, you cannot

compete with high-volume manufacturing overseas.

Owens said the time will come when the technology can be used for

mass production, but its difficult to tell in what situations it might

first occur.

Sanghi said 3-D printing could become a U.S. industry, but the

printers themselves currently are manufactured in Asian countries

such as China.

Once a company buys lots and lots of 3-D printers and the technology

advances, (it can) come down to a point where you can volume-

manufacture parts cost-effectively with a 3-D printer and compete

with China, he said.I think that is a long way away. If it could be done

in certain industries if you could 3-D print automotive parts

that could change the shape of the industry.Source:Phoenix Business

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AzPMPAP CornerBy Maxine Jones Executive Director,AzPMAP

This is my second article forAzPMAP Corner. As you will recall I was

looking for employers to join AzPMAPs

elite group of companies wanting to

support the future of our industry by

hiring AzPMAP apprentices. I am happy

to announce as we go to printAzPMAP has

added an additional 3 companies.We are

now 13 companies.

The number of apprentices (25) under

AzPMAP will increase as these companies

interview and select from a list of qualified

and tested candidates.

As we move forward in 2015 AzPMAP will again be offering scholarship

funds provided by The Gene Haas Foundation to AzPMAP apprentices.

The support of the Foundation reflects their investment in the future of

our workforce and industry. Thank you toThe Gene Haas Foundation.

AzPMAP is continuously looking to recruit companies and qualified

apprentice candidates. Our website, www.azpmap.org, provides

information if you are interested in qualifying as an apprentice or if you

are an employer looking to hire apprentices.

Until next time, I look forward to reporting for AzPMAP Corner.

To find out more about the program, please visit our website www.azpmap.

org or email [email protected].


AZPMAP Supports West-MECs PrecisionManufacturing Program

Maxine Jones, Executive

Director of AZPMAP

( A r i z o n a P r e c i s i o n

M a n u f a c t u r i n g

Apprenticship Program),

enlisted the help of AZPMAP Board members Mark Lashinske

and Linda Daly, as well as Kevin Beach, general manager for R&D

Specialty Manco, to conduct mock (practice) interviews with the

1st year class of precision manufacturing students atWest-MEC.

West-MECs Ron Kalmbach, Program Specialist, says, This two-

year program exposes students to precision manufacturing and

computer numerically-controlled machining. Students will gain

insight on the select tools and materials needed to make durable

goods, read blueprints, comprehend CNC theory and procedures,

utilize machine shop math, etc.We thank AZPMAP for helping to

support our program.

To learn more aboutAZPMAP, where industry is partnered with apprentices, contact Maxine Jones

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B ar r y Me tal s C ompanySupports ManufacturingEducation by Helping MesaCommunity College Students

Owner Howie Basuk of Barry Metals

Company, in business for 27 years now,

provided real life training to a group of

students from Mesa Community College.

Dr. Carl Whitesel recently joined the faculty

of Mesa Community College (MCC) in their

Applied Sciences and Technology department.

Within the Department, there are 14 different

programs. The department received a

TAACCCT grant for workforce development

in manufacturing, and formed the Arizona

Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AzAMI),

which is comprised of theAutomation,Drafting,

Electronics, Manufacturing and Welding

programs.

Carl says,I felt that our classes in theApplied

Sciences and Technology department would

benefit from tours that would demonstrate

actual experiences that companies in our

industry face. He continued, I contacted

Mark Lashinske from Modern Industries,

because I know that he is dedicated to helping

in the manfacturing education here inArizona.

Mark recommended I call Howie Basuk to

schedule a tour and an onsite class.

More than a dozen students attended the

tour at Barry Metals.They learned about the

handheld metal testers Barry Metals uses to

ensure the accuracy of the metals in the bins

sent by customers. Howie told the class how

critical it was to pay his customers for the exact

metals that he was purchasing from their scrap.

Dr. Whitesel says that another tour is

scheduled for his students.Planned for March,

students will learn about heat treating when

they tour Phoenix HeatTreating.

To learn how you can help provide real-life

training to machining and welding students

in the Valley, contact Dr Carl Whitesel at

[email protected]

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entire State of Arizona

Barry Metals Company is a scrapmetal recycling company. Our

main interest is in theferrous and non-ferrous metalswith special interest in nickelalloys, titanium and stainless.We service machine shops,

factories and peddler accounts.

The company wasstarted by Howie and

his father NamonBasuk. The name

Barry comes from abrother and a son whodied from leukemia atthe age of 17 (1977).The company Barry

Metals was founded in1988 in honor of Barry.

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