rocky mountain edition a2z metalworker magazine april 2013

Vol. 6, No. 2 March/Apr 2013Vol. 6, No. 2 March/Apr 2013

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

A2Zmetalworker.com

Quick Turn Makes Precision Parts Quickly and Accurately

with the Help of Mazak Machines

For many, the onset of spring translates to the end of restlessness. We are so ready for the transition. We’ve had enough winter, in many areas of the country (and of course in the Rocky Mountain states), snow’s been

on the ground for months, and we are longing for the green to start peaking through.

And then one day it finally does! It’s so liberating and touching, hopefulness in the bitter wind of the end of winter. It’s a time to plant gardens and to enjoy the beautiful results of our toil.

Spring Cleaning. In Greece, and other Orthodox nations, it is traditional to clean the house thoroughly either right before or during the first week of Great Lent, which is referred to as Clean Week. This also often corresponds with the Julian New Year, or April 1. Even if we’re not Greek, or Orthodox, really no matter what our religious affiliation is, it’s time to plant our gardens and clean our house.

Springtime is also a good time to ‘clean house’ in our businesses. It’s a time to review goals and objectives, and to do some strategic planning. Are you investing into your business and/or organization to ensure its continued success? Are you looking to new customers, new industries to perpetuate your entity? Are you certifying to the standards your customers are looking for in their suppliers? Are you getting rid of clutter that you don’t need?

Go out and plant your spring gardens. Enjoy the fresh smell of dirt. And plant new seeds for your business and for your life. It feels good, and you’ll find that people all around you are happier, lighter in spirit, after the long, cold winter! It’s such a good time to get out and visit with your customers, new and old. Take time to smell the flowers.

We’ll be attending a number of trade shows for the precision manufacturing industry in the upcoming months, from Denver, to Seattle, to Portland, to Salt Lake City, to Southern California. We hope to see many of our readers and advertisers at these industry events. Please take the time to learn about what our advertisers in this publication can do for your business. Perhaps they can help you to plant the seeds to invigorate and expand your business.

Go ahead, don’t be afraid to smell like dirt. Enjoy springtime. For many, it is the most wonderful season of the year! It is for me. Until next issue, I wish you success and happiness, and God Bless our Troops!

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CONTRIBUTORSKim Carpenter

Gene WirthChris Seay

Announcements/Releases............6,8,10,12,14Feature.Articles..............................24-25,28-30Buyers.Guide.Equipment........................49-54Buyers.Guide.Processes...........................55-61Card.Gallery..............................................49-61Index.Of.Advertisers.....................................62Editorial....................................... Throughout

CoverQuick Turn Precision Makes Precision Parts Quickly and Accurately with the Help of Mazak Machines.

ThisMonth’sShopProfile.

Linda DalyPublisher

Published.by:A2Z.Metalworker

PUBLISHER/EDITORLinda Daly

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Phoenix, AZ 85070

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

Editors Corner

A2Z METALWORKER • 4 • March/Apr 2013

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A2Z METALWORKER • 5 • March/Apr2013

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A2Z METALWORKER • 6 • March/ Apr 2013

Announcements & Releases

Announcements Continued Page 8

Rocky.Mountain.Tooling.and.Machining.As-sociation. (RMTMA). Invites.you. to.a.Work-force.Development.Round.Table.Discussion

The average age of machinists in the U.S. is over 50 years old!Does your business need young, skilled workers?Why are they so hard to find?

RMTMA has assembled a diverse panel of leaders in the manufacturing training sector. We will provide an opportunity for our members and guests to meet face to face with the people who are leading the charge to educate tomorrow’s skilled manufacturing workforce.

When:Thursday,April11thfrom4:30-7:00pmCocktailreceptionandnetworkingfrom4:30-5:30/PanelDiscus-sionfrom5:30-7:00Where:WellshireInn–CambridgeRoom–3333S.ColoradoBlvd,Denver,CO80222How:Registernowtoattendbycalling(720)[email protected]:$30perperson

Panel Members• NTMA – U: Ken McCreight – innovative new program for online education and training.

• NTMA California Training Center: Michael Kerwin – 40 years of machinist training in one of our country’s most successful programs.

• Bollman Technical Education Center: Leslie Trexler - provides career and technical education programs for Adams 12 school district.

• BEST Robotic Program: Kathy Geise – inspires students to pursue careers in engineering, science and technology through participation in robotics competitions.

• Representative from CACI (Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry)

Sandvik.Coromant.Introduces.a.New.Multi-edge.Rough. Face.Milling.Cutter

Sandvik Coromant introduces CoroMill 357, a new tough multi-edge face milling cutter for roughing and cubing in steel and cast iron with high insert security.

In typical applications, such as rough face milling, cubing, intermittent component figurations, components with uneven stock or forgings, welding and castings, applying CoroMill 357 achieves a high metal removal rate and superior productivity. The CoroMill 357 multi-edge design presents a cost efficient solu-tion because the double sided, thick pentagonal inserts housed in

shim-protected tip seats provides superior production economy and reliable performance. The mill’s secure, strong cutter body features an innovative insert clamping system that offers quick and easy insert indexing to save time. Large support-faces radially, axially and on the base prevent deformation and ensure consistent performance. For more information on the new CoroMill 357, visit http://www.sandvik.coromant.com/productnews.

Hexatron.Engineering.Company.Celebrates.31.Years.In.Business

Hexatron Engineering Company is celebrating its 31st year in business. This engineering, design, and manufacturing company was founded by Cy Williams, a degreed mechanical engineer. He has built his company and reputation on its expert design capabilities.

The U.S. Air Force has contracted with Hexatron Engineering many times to reverse engineer parts and manufacture spares at a much more economical cost then previously possible.

For the 25 years, Hexatron Engineering has been a licensee of Boeing Aircraft Company and has been manufacturing the aircrew seats used on the DC 9 and DC 10 Cabin Attendant and Crew Seats.

Designing and building prototype machinery such as labor-saving automation and unique handling equipment is another aspect of Hexatron’s capabilities.

Cy says that if you use aluminum molds you should explore the possibility of HEXALITE, a proprietary treatment that could save you in both material and labor costs. This treatment makes it so nothing sticks to the surface of the aluminum part(s).

The company diversified by expanding into the field of Sport-Aviation engines and they are currently producing the HEXADYNE AVIATION P60. This is an air-cooled sport plane engine that is incredibly efficient, lightweight and powerful.

For more information on this superior engineering, design and manufacturing company, contact them at 801-363-8010 or visit their website at www.hexatronengineering.com.

Haas.Introduces.High-Speed.HRC210.Roller.Cam.Rotary.Table

Adding a 4th-axis rotary table to a machining center is a proven way to boost productivity, reduce setups, and increase accuracy on multi-op

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And they’re from Doosan, with more than 30 years’ experience building tough machines for the toughest jobs.

Mynx – models 5400, 6500 or 7500

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• Spindle motors from 20 to 40 HP and speeds to 12,000 rpm

• CAT 40 and 50 with Big Plus Dual Contact Spindle

• Rapid Traverse Rate 1,181 ipm

DNM – models 400, 500, 650 or 750



• CAT 40 taper with Big Plus Dual Contact Spindle


Looking for speed…power…precision…quick setups…conversational programming, all in a rugged, budget-beating VMC? Whatever you need, look for Doosan’s Mynx or DNM to have it.


Announcements Continued Page 8 TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY VALUE





WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKESVERTICAL MACHINING CENTERS


Mynx – models 5400, 6500 or 7500



• CAT 40 and 50 with Big Plus Dual Contact Spindle


DNM – models 400, 500, 650 or 750



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WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES

• More than 100 different Puma turning centers

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• Spindle motors up to 75 Hp and 6,000 rpm

• With features including Fanuc controls, meehanite castings, 45o slant beds, integral box ways, torque tube construction, glass scales, y-axis motion, dual turrets, dual spindles, and live tooling


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parts. Adding a fast rotary table to a fast machine creates a high-speed package that slashes cycles times even further.

T h e H R C 2 1 0 f r o m H a a s Automation is a high-speed, cam-driven rotary table that provides

cutting and indexing speeds up to 830°/second. It provides 110 ft-lb (149 Nm) of spindle torque for synchronous 4-axis machining, and has a pneumatic brake that yields 134 ft-lb (182 Nm) of holding torque for stationary work. Indexing accuracy is ±20 arc-sec, with repeatability of 4 arc-sec. The 8.27” (210 mm) platter of the HRC210 has a center height of 6.000” (152.40 mm), with a 2.00” x 1.91” deep (50.8 mm x 48.5 mm dp) pilot bore and 1.77” (45 mm) through hole. Six radial T-slots simplify fixture and workpiece mounting, and both manual and pneumatic tailstocks are available for additional workpiece support.

The HRC210 is driven by a high-performance roller cam system that uses a high-torque servomotor to drive a globoidal cam meshing with cam followers equally spaced around the diameter of a roller gear. Needle bearings in the cam followers provide smooth contact with the cam, and a precision-engineered cam profile ensures accurate speeds and motion. Because the roller drive is preloaded during assembly, the system yields high stiffness, high torque, and high speeds, while providing low wear characteristics and reducing maintenance.

If you’re searching for a high-speed rotary solution to reduce cycle times and increase accuracy, the Haas HRC210 is the answer. Like all Haas products, the HRC210 is backed by the worldwide network of Haas Factory Outlets – the most extensive system of support and service in the industry. Note: Requires a Haas mill with software version 18.13 or later. Includes the necessary 4th-axis drive and wiring. Not available for stand-alone operation.

Ganesh.Machinery.Will.Introduce.A.Fully.Automatic.Robotic.Machine.Tending.Sys-tem

In keeping with the PMTS show theme of “Machining Technology,” Ganesh will show you how to meet tomorrow’s needs today by unveiling the new multitasking machines with robotic machine tending system on the main PMTS -2013 show floor Booth# 263. Ganesh Cyclone Series with fully robotic system new machine models are well-suited for those who are thinking about how to remain competitive by both getting the job done in one handling and having ample tooling flexibility to have multiple jobs setup on the machines at one time.

Cyclone-32 GT: A dedicated pneumatic part loading system will demonstrate high speed, small part loading capability on the Ga-nesh Cyclone-32GT 3-axis precision heavy duty gang tool lathe. The load system provides a low cost solution for small component



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Announcements Continued manufacturers.

CYCLONE 52-TTMY: The Ganesh standard robotic machine tending system will be integrated to a Ganesh Cyclone-52 TTMY. The robotic system is a fully automatic, compact solution that utilizes a Yaskawa Motoman robot, and a flexible part infeed / outfeed system that can be easily configured to accommodate a wide variety of parts and be installed in the matter of hours.

CYCLONE 32-CS: The 7-axis machine with 27-tools and 11-live tools will also be cutting demos showing the unique capabilities that it has to offer for 1.375” (36mm) bar diameter sliding headstock CNC lathe without a guide bushing. A 10-HP Mitsubishi spindle motor drives the powerful 6,000-RPM spindle. Both the main and sub spindle use 32mm Traub A-32 collets for easy part transfer and complete “done-in-one” machining efficiency, including all radial, end-working, and Y-axis live tooling work on both the front and backside of the part.

See machines under power, live demo at PMTS 2013 booth # 263 & ask our application department how you can improve your process. For more info please visit http://www.ganeshmachinery.com or call 1-888-542-6374.

Makino. Introduces.N2. and.N2-5XA.CNC.Horizontal.Machining.Centers. for.Productiv-ity. in.Medical.Manu-facturing Makino introduces its latest CNC horizontal machining centers, the N2 and N2-5XA, for medical and small aluminum parts manu-facturing. The new N2 platform is a high-productivity solution contained in a small package that consumes less than 26 square feet of floor space (includes coolant tank and standard chip manage-ment). Its 5-axis N2-5XA con-figuration pushes this productivity even further with five-sided part accessibility and opportunities to consolidate operations.

“Floor space is often at a premium in medical manufacturing facili-ties,” said David Ward, horizontal product manager at Makino. “A traditional 400mm horizontal machining center can require up-wards of 125 square feet of floor space, which is a lot to dedicate to the production of parts that

can fit in the palm of your hand. The N2 platform delivers a “right-sized” machining solution built for speed, providing a high-speed spindle, rapid positioning and quick acceleration and deceleration. With the N2-5XA, manufacturers can eliminate setups and achieve finer surface qualities, making it an ideal solution for many serving the medical market.” The N2 and N2-5XA are equipped with a 20,000-rpm HSK-40 spindle that accelerates to full rpm in just 0.8 seconds. Four spindle nozzles provide coolant directly to the cutting zone for efficient cooling and improved part quality. Both machines feature simple, efficient chip and coolant flow out of the work zone. The standard coolant tank with chip pan provides effective chip removal for near net shape machining. A rear lift up chip conveyor with filtration is an available option for higher chip volume applications. Direct-drive rotary axes of the N2 and N2-5XA offer an impressive peak B-axis speed of 150 rpm and a 90-degree rotation time of just 0.65 seconds. These systems work in concert with a responsive 1.4G Z-axis to reduce common drill and tap operations by as much as 40 percent compared to traditional 400-mm horizontal machining centers.

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Both machines feature a stacked axis design, placing all linear motion on the spindle side of the machine and limiting workpiece movement to rotary table motion. This configuration creates an automation-friendly design with options for auto-loading doors, advanced robot interface, Erowa chuck interface and tool monitoring options to support unattended operation. The N2 platform is powered by Makino’s Professional-F control running on a reli-able Fanuc platform. Key control features on the 5-axis N2-5XA include tilted work plane and AI Contour Control (AICC). AICC reduces cycle times in complex 3-D program, while delivering the high levels of accuracy and surface finish expected in medical machining applications.

OMAX®.Corporation.Maintains.Commitment.to.Educating.Future.Manufacturers

OMAX Corporation, the global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced abrasive waterjet technology, recently announced its continued support of Aviation High School’s First® Robotics team, SkunkworksRobotics. The partnership marks the company’s sixth year of mentoring talented students interested in obtaining engineer-ing and manufacturing skills.

One of OMAX’s educational outreach initiatives has been to provide youth with ac-cess to the manufacturing industry. During a six-week build season, the company’s engineers work closely with students and teachers from Aviation High School in the production of advanced robot components. The team designs, fabricates and tests all

its robotic components using OMAX’s advanced abrasive waterjet technology.

“Manufacturing is a viable and growing industry that makes for a lucrative career path, yet shops everywhere find it increasingly difficult to acquire skilled workers,” said Dr. John Cheung, CEO of OMAX Corporation.

“One reason for this gap is people’s misconception that manufacturing facilities are dark, dirty and low-tech places. But, nothing could be further from the truth. Today’s manufacturing environ-ments are clean, safe and extremely high-tech. OMAX takes pride in working with and encourag-ing students of all ages to become the next gen-eration of manufacturing and technology leaders.”

In addition to the company’s work with Aviation High School, OMAX also works alongside several colleges including Kettering University, Renton Technical College, Washington State University and the University of Washington, to develop internship programs where engineering and tech-nical students can gain highly beneficial on-the-job training prior to graduation.

Announcements Continued


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These programs can help your company eliminate costly inventories and improve cash flow.

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Mazak.Event.Targets.Aerospace,.Medical.Manufacturing.Technology

In support of the growing aerospace and medical industries, Mazak Corporation is hosting a Discover More With Mazak event at its Northeast Technology Center in Windsor Locks, Conn., May 14, 15 and 16 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The event will highlight some to the most advanced manufacturing systems available today paired with expert guidance and applications support for meeting the ever-expanding production needs of the area’s aerospace, medical and other manufacturing sectors.

At the event, productivity-improving Mazak machine tools will be showcased through real-world application machining demonstra-tions. These include aerospace hard-metal machining on a HORI-ZONTAL CENTER NEXUS 6800 HM (Hard Metal Package) and medical implant machining on a VERTICAL CENTER NEXUS COMPACT. Additionally, new Mazak machines debuted for the first time in the area at the event will be the VARIAXIS i-700, VARIAXIS i-800 and the VERTICAL CENTER UNIVERSAL 400.

Also, over the course of the three-day Discover More with Mazak event, several technology presentations and expert guests will provide attendees with valuable manufacturing insight.

On Wednesday, May 15, special keynote speaker Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group, a company that supplies independent aerospace and defense industry market analysis, will share his vast knowledge of the aviation and aerospace industries and speak about the com-mercial airline industry. Aboulafia also writes publicly about the aviation field, with numerous articles published in Aviation Week, Aerospace America and the Wall Street Journal.

Together with its machine tool technology, Mazak will also present its 3-4-5 The Next Level of Productivity that allows shops to more precisely identify the right level of technology for their particular operations. The 3-4-5 solution is the industry’s most comprehensive grouping of manufacturing resources and one that encompasses Mazak’s 3 Levels of Control, 4 Levels of Automation and 5 Levels of Multi-Tasking.

Attendees will also have full access to the Northeast Technology Center’s regional industry expertise and application engineering resources. Engineers and technicians will be on hand at the machin-ing demonstrations to answer questions and discuss all aspects of the manufacturing process, including cutting tools, workholding, automation, material handling, quality assurance, chip handling, coolant, safety and software.

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Inside Higher Ed reported, “As Congress debates when and how the executive branch should be al-lowed to use drones for targeted killing in war zones, more universities here are seeking permission to use unmanned aerial vehicles.” Jack Langelaan, an associate professor of aerospace engineering at Pennsylvania State University, “wants to use them to replicate albatross flights.” Up until now, he has “been using simulation to mimic albatross flights. But the results aren’t as pure because some real-life factors can’t be modeled through simulation – either because it’s too difficult or because they are simply unknown.”

GE.Will.Build.the.United.States’.Largest.Solar.Panel.Factory.

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GE has become one of the world’s pri-mary manufacturers of wind turbines, and according to Victor Abate, Vice President of GE’s renewable energy business, the company will continue to actively invest in high-tech solar prod-ucts to advance their position in the renewable energy industry.GE’s first step toward building their new factory has included the recent acquisition of PrimeStar Solar in Arvada, Colorado.

Abate relays, “The biggest challenge for solar is the cost of energy. For every point you can move [higher] in efficiency, you reduce the cost of the system by 10%.” To counter this issue PrimeStar Solar is seen as a major asset to GE. The company has been able to produce a CdTe thin-film panel with a record-breaking efficiency of 12.8%.

GE has stated that worldwide demand for solar products is expected to grow by 75 gigawatts over the next five years. With these focused investments GE is hoping to capitalize on the growth. Thus far they already have 100 mega-watts worth of orders from utility-scale solar customers in the U.S.

Manuf ac turer s . Add.14,000.Jobs.In.February

The Labor Department reported, “The nation’s unemployment rate dropped to a four-year low of 7.7 percent last month as job growth accelerated to 236,000.”

USA Today reported, “Professional and business services led job gains, with 73,000. Construction added 48,000 jobs and has added 151,000 since September on the housing-industry rebound. Health care added 39,000 jobs. Leisure and hospitality, mean-while, added 24,000 and manufactur-ers added 14,000.”


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USA Today reports that with the 4G system, Abram, GM’s chief in-fotainment officer “and Glenn Lurie, AT&T’s president of emerging enterprises and partnerships, can envision a car with the ability to contact owners on their smartphones to inform them remotely of a parking-lot accident - and then display a video recording of the colli-sion. Or drivers could receive more early warnings about a vehicle’s mechanical trouble based on sensor readings from a car’s computers. The 4G system will be available starting next year on most model year 2015 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac cars and trucks.”

Robotic.Bat.Wing.Could.Lead.To.Flapping-Wing.Applications

Popular Science reports, “A new 3-D printed robotic bat wing can emulate the flapping motion of a real bat, helping biologists simulate how the mammals fly and helping aerodynamics researchers study new flapping-wing aircraft. In the process of building and modifying

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USA Today reported, “The manufacturing sector expanded in February for a third consecutive month, according to the latest ISM manufac-turing survey, out Friday. The Institute for Supply Management said its index rose 1.1 percentage points in February, to 54.2% from January’s 53.1%, highest reading since June 2011, when the index was at 55.8%.” The ISM said that, as “in January, all five component indexes - new orders, production, employment, supplier deliveries and inventories - registered in positive territory in February.”

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The Wired “Business” blog reported, “There are 3-D printers that build things up, add-ing one sliver of plastic at a time, and 3-D mills that tear things down, grinding away one small chunk at a time. But Skylar Tib-bits today offered a very provocative alter-native: technology for 3-D printing where the chunks start separated and intelligently arrange themselves into basically any object. Tibbits’ latest technology for so-called ‘4-D printing,’ uses water to activate and power strands of material that fold themselves into desired shapes.”

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Currently, Tibbits “has created two working prototypes: one that slowly snaps into the letters ‘MIT’ and another that changes into a simple cube. The speed of transformation depends on the temperature and buoyancy.

Kendall.Eyes.More.Funding.For.Industrial.Base

The Pentagon’s top procurement official is considering a strategy of funding research and development projects despite ongo-ing budget pressure, a slight shift from his fervent push to only proceed with well understood, affordable programs.

Frank Kendall, under secretary of defense for acquisition, says that the increasing pressure on the Pentagon budget — is driv-ing him to consider moving slightly away from his staunch support for embarking only on programs that are considered “af-fordable,” and for which senior leaders have a clear understanding of the cost and risk.

This shift could lead to the first new X-plane in a generation of military technology, he says. Kendall is starting an air dominance initiative with the military services and

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In his State of the Union address, President Obama said that creating manufacturing jobs is the nation’s “first priority.” To some, this may sound like a throwback to a long-lost era; after all, such jobs are being eliminated, outsourced or automated, right? Not really. The United States remains a world leader in manufacturing, and that sector remains essential to our economic and technological future. Here are the five biggest miscon-ceptions about U.S. manufacturing — and why the sector still matters.

1.Amanufacturingjobisnolongeratickettothemiddleclass.There is no doubt that America’s manufacturing base has declined, peaking at 19.6 million jobs in 1979 and now at just over 11 million jobs. Despite this economic transition, however, U.S. manufacturing jobs are still worth having. On average, full-time manufacturing work pays 20 percent more than full-time service-sector jobs. In my recent travels across the country, I met electronic technicians with only a high school diploma who had risen through the ranks of manufacturing companies to earn more than $100,000 a year. High school grads in retail or service-sector jobs rarely reach six figures.

Of course, manufacturing alone cannot solve our unemployment problem. For the foreseeable future, the lion’s share of America’s job growth will be in the service sector. By 2014, employment in services is expected to reach 129 million jobs, with education and health care growing most quickly. Still, there are lucrative careers available in manufacturing. And Obama’s State of the Union proposal to create manufacturing hubs across the country — “to turn regions left behind by globalization into global centers of high-tech jobs” — will generate opportunities for young Americans with an aptitude for making things.

2.Wecanoutsourcemanufacturingaslongasproductdesignstayshere.Andy Grove, the former chief executive of Intel, has famously argued that the best innovation takes place when design teams are integrated with production teams. Product designers can get feedback about the practical constraints involved in manufacturing and can fine-tune their designs accordingly.

Apple has said that it is investing $100 million in new U.S. plants — a move hailed as bringing manufacturing back to our shores. However, Apple has always done most of its prototype manufacturing in the United States. The company may mass-produce iPhones in China, but it has maintained U.S. factories as laboratories to perfect its products before launch. Now, rising wages in China and transportation costs have encour-aged Apple to manufacture some of its Mac lines here.

It is naive to think we can keep design in America without retaining some manufacturing capacity. Harvard Business School professors Willy Shih and Gary Pisano have shown that the offshoring of semiconductor manufacturing that shifted silicon processing to Asia, for example, gave companies there an advantage in designing solar panels and energy-efficient lighting.

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What keeps us in the race is our productivity advantage. U.S. manufacturing workers are almost six times as productive as Chinese workers and 11 / 2 times as productive as those in Japan and Germany.

The best American manufacturers customize products to meet customer needs, reduce the time required to make them and constantly improve their design. Vitamix in Cleveland, for instance, makes specialized blenders that are more expensive than those produced in Asia — but Starbucks buys them because they are quiet and leave few lingering ice chips in Frappuccinos.

4.Manufacturingjobsarerepetitiveandlow-skilled.If you think of manufacturing as a tedious job with no intellectual stimula-tion, you haven’t visited a U.S. factory floor lately. Whether making steel bars or suits for firefighters, many of today’s manufacturing jobs require the ability to operate complex machines, math skills and an understanding of how to maximize efficiency.

No doubt, every job has repetitive aspects. As a lawyer, I can assure you that a lot of document drafting is repetitive, involving cutting and pasting from templates. But the best lawyers bring a unique perspective to the process and anticipate clients’ problems. Similarly, the best manufacturing workers are not just doing repetitive tasks; they are thinking about how to improve a product’s design or production.

5.Governmentisterribleatsupportingmanufacturing.America has long had a bipartisan consensus favoring government sup-port for private manufacturers. In 1791, Alexander Hamilton argued that the nation should provide incentives and assistance to manufacturers to compete in the world economy. Even Thomas Jefferson came around to the view that government has a stake in building domestic manufacturing.

These principles influenced Herbert Hoover, who before he was president was regarded as a great commerce secretary and provided financial sup-port for the aviation industry. Later, President Ronald Reagan supported Sematech to help our semiconductor industry.

Of course, America’s free-enterprise system is what enables our manufac-turers to be the most innovative. No one is suggesting that the government pick winners or losers. Some bets on new companies, such as Solyndra, are bound to fail.

But such failures should not deter the government from investing in DARPA, a strategic agency at the Defense Department, or ARPA-E, a strategic agency at the Energy Department, which can propel innovation, new technologies and new industries. We also must help keep manufacturers at home through tax incentives, attract immigrants and better prepare a skilled workforce. And we must continue the collaboration between government and business that helped make America an economic superpower.


Stu Blattner Inc. is a well-known name in the mining industry. Founded in 1980 by brothers Stu and Bruce Blattner, today the company is both a raisebore con-tractor as well as a raisebore manufacturer. Their end products are used for underground mining and public works projects.

A raisebore is a machine used in underground mining, to excavate a circular hole between two levels of a mine without the use of explosives.

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After graduating from Colorado State University, Stu went to work for a company called Subterranean. It is here where Stu learned how to operate and manufacture raiseborers. Stu’s employer was hit by the economic downturn in the late 1970’s that was especially hard on the mining industry, and the company closed down.

Subterranean had a number of customers who still required support for their ma-chines. They often needed components of their machines rebuilt, or they just needed their machines serviced. Stu and his brother Bruce, a trained electrician, took the opportunity to open a business just to support Subterranean’s previous customers, and hence Stu Blattner Inc. was formed. Today, Stu spends the majority of his time at the company plant in Peru, and Bruce supports the company from the headquarters in Golden, Colorado. Bruce’s sons Jesse and Colt, and Stu’s sons Marc and Chad, and his daughter, Dayna, are all active members of the Stu Blattner Inc. team.

Jesse says, “Stu and Bruce started the business from nothing. They took out loans, and through very hard work, they made the business a success. Today, we are the largest raise bore contractor in the United States and one of the largest in the world. Cur-rently we have 19 raisebore machines in our fleet, operating in South America, North America and Australia.”

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Jesse states Stu Blattner’s equipment is predominantly used in mining ventilation shafts, ore passages or manways, along with hydroelectric projects for the use of drilling large diameter holes. They have the ca-pacity to drill from 9 inch to 20 feet in diameter and up to 1500 feet in length depending on the rock conditions.

In addition to raisebore contracting, Stu Blattner also manufactures raisebore machines, reaming heads (from 26” to 20’ in diameter), drill pipe and cutters. This puts them in the unique situation of supplying themselves with the equipment needed for a job, and allows them to offer the customer the lowest price, coupled with the best customer service in the industry.

Some of their more recent contract work was for companies such as Allen Co, in Boonsborough, Kentucky; Santa Fe Gold Co., in Duncan, Arizona; JM Huber Co., in Marble Hill, Georgia; Barrick Gold Co., in Crescent Valley, Nevada; United Drilling, in Las Vegas, Nevada; Freeport-McMoRan, in Henderson, Colorado; Barrick Goldstrike, in Elko, Nevada; and Guy Atkinson Construction, in Chicago, Illinois.

Stu Blattner’s raisebore machines are manufactured with heavy-duty steel, so the machine tools that they use to manufacture their machines must be extremely robust. Jesse explained, “About 5 years ago, we came to Foothills Machinery to purchase our first Doosan, a PUMA 800. It is the most powerful heavy duty turning center equipped with box guide ways.”

In the past year, Stu Blattner purchased 2 more Doosan machine tools, the PUMA 3100, a high performance next generation turning center, and the Doosan Mynx 5400, a vertical machining center, with a box-type guideway adopted for strong, hard cutting.

Jesse asserted, “We like the Doosan machines, and we are really very happy with our machine tool dealer, Foothills Machinery. Since the Doosans are so reliable, we don’t have a lot to say about Foothill’s service. Liter-ally, we’ve only called them for maintenance. However with getting a machine setup they are very good and make sure their customers are completely satisfied. When we need a machine, Foothills Machinery is who we will always call first.”

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AFP reports, “A robot suit that can help the elderly or disabled get around was given its global safety certificate last month, paving the way for its worldwide roll-out.” The Hybrid Assistive Limb, “which detects muscle impulses to anticipate and support the user’s body movements, is designed to help the elderly with mobility or help hospital or nursing carers to lift patients.” AFP noted, “A different version of HAL - coincidentally the name of the evil supercomputer in Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ - has been developed for workers who need to wear heavy radiation protection as part of the clean-up at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.”

Honeywell.Sees.Helicopter.Sales.Growth.Ahead

Global demand for helicopters is expected to increase over the next five years, according to the results of Honeywell’s Turbine-Powered Civil Helicopter Purchase Outlook survey, released at Heli-Expo ‘13. Deliveries of new civilian-use helicopters will total between 4,900 and 5,600 units during 2013-2017 according to the survey, with strong demand focused in the first three years of

the period and reflected in every re-gion of the world. This is 35 percent higher for this three-year period than was recorded in last year’s survey. The 5,600-unit figure represents Hon-eywell’s expectation that demand in 2016-2017 will increase as operators firm up purchase plans.

“The buyer confidence reflected in this year’s survey is a much-needed shot in the arm for the industry,” said Brian Sill, vice president, Honeywell after-market helicopter sales. “Supporting the growth numbers is the fact that helicopter usage for corporate, oil and gas, utility and training missions is im-proving, which shows that helicopters are value-add aircraft in today’s busi-ness environment.”

The results of this, Honeywell’s 15th such annual survey, are based on que-ries to more than 1,000 chief pilots and flight department managers of companies operating 2,400 turbine and 275 piston helicopters worldwide.

Several factors are driving the in-creased demand: aging aircraft fleets, contractual requirements, changes in operational requirements, expiring warranties and regulations requiring twin-engine helicopters.

The U.S. and Canada are expected to account for 27 percent of the pur-chases, while Europe will absorb 28 percent. Latin and South America will account for 20 percent, Asia/Oceana 19 percent, and Africa/Middle East will account for 6 percent of new he-licopter deliveries.

The 2013 forecast represents a re-bound, after the 2012 survey found a 4-percent decrease in demand over the 2011 report. Honeywell believes this indicates that the industry “may be returning to a more expansionary environment.” Light single-engine helicopters are the most in-demand product in this time period, exempli-fied by the Eurocopter EC130/AS350 series, Bell 407 and Robinson R66.


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IncreasedUtilizationMeanwhile, operators plan to expand the use of the helicopters they already have, according to the survey. In North America, 10 percent of operators plan to increase utilization, while 3 percent plan to fly less. In Europe, about twice as many operators (16 percent) plan to fly more versus flying less (7 percent). In Latin America 27 percent of operators plan to increase utilization while only 5 percent see them-selves flying less. One third of operators (33 percent) in the Middle East and Africa say they will increase flight ops while about half that number (15 percent) plan to decrease operations. Operations in Asia could see the greatest increase, with 35 percent planning to fly more versus 6 percent anticipating reduced operations.

As for actual flight time, the survey found oil and gas operations reported flying their helicopters an average of 725 hours per year. Helicopters used in EMS, training, air tours and general utility average 410 to 450 hours per year. Law enforcement and news-gathering op-erations log an average of 375 to 390 hours per year, while corporate

operators put the least time on their rotorcraft, flying on average less than 300 hours per year per aircraft.

The survey also contains something of a popularity contest that could indicate which helicopters and OEMs will be the big winners in this increased sales environment. The top models named (order not in-dicated in the survey) are the AW139, Bell 206 series, Bell 407, Bell 412, EC130/EC150 series and Sikorsky’s S-76.

Ford.To.Increase.Number.Of.Alternative.Fuel.Trucks.And.Vans.Offered

Ford Motor Co. is boosting the number of trucks and vans its offers that run on compressed natural gas and propane as sales rise and demand grows for cleaner fuel fleets. The Times notes that “since 2010, according to Mike Levine, truck communications manager for Ford, the company has seen its sales of compressed natural gas-fueled trucks and vans rise to 11,623 last year from 3,277 in 2010.” Ford expects sales to top 13,000 in 2013. Moreover, “while the national infrastructure for refueling or recharging vehicles that run on elec-tricity, hydrogen, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas or bio-fuels remains spotty at best, propane fueling stations are broadly available throughout the U.S.”

The Times also reports that the push for cleaner trucks comes from both higher gasoline and diesel prices and from governments and businesses that want to show that they are going green.


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Quick Turn Precision Machining founders/brothers Nate and Adam Woods knew that they had a passion for precision manufacturing from an early age. Shortly after high school, the two studied precision machining at the Ogden Applied Technical Center (OATC). After graduating from OATC, Nate and Adam each spent years working for other companies in the manufacturing industry, and Nate is particularly grateful for the formal apprenticeship experience he received from Autoliv, his previous employer.

16 years ago, the brothers founded Quick Turn Precision Machining to provide for the growing needs of quality, rapid turn around, high quality machined parts. Since 1997 Nate and Adam have been steadily building a highly reputable standout business. They love to make things—and make them well—and it shows in every facet of their business. Nate continues to direct and lead the company, and the experience and edu-cation of building Quick Turn has only increased his love for his trade, and the team he has put together.

Today, Quick Turn’s customers span the defense, aerospace, engineering, automotive, recreational and automation industries, and while most of their work is done for local customers, through referrals from their customers, they now have customers through-out the Western United States. Adam says, “We have customers who are a start-up company designing a new product, and we’ll make 1 or 2 prototypes for them, and then we have customers who are publicly held, with sales in the billions. We are dedicated to providing superior customer support and end products to both ends of the spectrum.”

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Recently, a team from Universal Studios audited them. Based upon a very successful audit, Quick Turn was one of very few shops in the country that will build products for Set Point Engineering, who specializes in the amusement park industry. Quick Turn’s products will eventually be an integral part of the rides you might take your children or grandchildren on at Universal Studios.

Nate says, “We have deliberately grown the business slowly and steadily since our inception. Since our name ‘Quick Turn Precision Machining’ implies that we specialize in the ability to turn products around to our customers faster than most others can do, it is imperative that we take on new customers as our capacity and capabilities allows.”

The company employs 20 machinists today, many who have been with Quick Turn for a decade. They additionally hire young, new machinists, and Adam spends the time needed to mentor these young machinists. Nate says, “We train every one of our employees to become journeymen machinists.” At Quick Turn, everyone can program and make parts, including Nate and Adam, who admit they are very hands on, and still enjoy making parts. Nate says, “We don’t just have operators.” With a solid backlog early into this year, Nate and Adam recently added a swing shift to accommodate their customers.

Nate says, “A few years ago, many of our long time customers began coming to us with more complicated parts, with typical tolerances ranging from

.0005 to .001. We knew that we had the skill set in our employees to tackle these new jobs, but we needed to invest in additional equipment that could support these complex parts.”

Adam says, “We evaluated premium high precision machines from a few different builders, and ultimately, we chose Mazak. That was 3 years ago, and since then, we are equipped with 5 Mazak machines.” The company has 4 Mazak turning centers and a Mazak mill. Just months ago, Quick Turn purchased their first true 4th axis.

Nate and Adam both agree that there are a number of reasons why they continue to build their business with Mazak machines. Nate says the num-ber one reason is ‘trust’, trust in the reliability and quality of the machine, and trust in the machine tool dealer they buy from in Utah. Nate says, “I have worked with Scott Trumble for about 20 years now. We first met when I was opening up a machine shop at Autoliv. Scott works for Smith

Hear From Some of Quick Turn’s Customers

“We go out of our way to use Quick Turn, for a number of reasons. One of the most important is their service -- it is just so over the top.

We started using them about 10 years ago, and they make various smaller machined components for us. Their pric-ing is very competitive, and their flexibility and customer service is outstanding. We often come to Quick Turn with incredibly rapid turn projects, and they make things happen in a heartbeat.

Another thing we value in Quick Turn is that their equip-ment is top of the line. They make an effort to stay ahead of the technology curve, and this really helps us. Quick Turn is just outstanding.”

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“Quick Turn’s service is amazing! Their pricing is very rea-sonable, often lower than other bids we get. I think they can offer superior pricing because they manage the shop very well, and they turn the parts around so quickly. They also keep a very clean shop, which is clearly a reflection of their pride in producing perfect parts.

Quality at Quick Turn is really, really good, and they always meet the tight tolerances we require for our aerospace parts. Quick Turn makes all types of aluminum tooling and fixturing for us.

The team at Quick Turn forms a great relationship with its customers. We work closely with Jeff, and he drops in ev-ery few weeks just to make sure things are going well. We are so pleased to be working with this excellent company!”

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“I give Quick Turn an ‘A’ grade. We’ve been using them for 3 or 4 years now. They make plastic and aluminum sub-assemblies for us. We continue to use them because their quality, pricing and turnaround are all very good. When we need them on a rush job, they are always there for us.

The team at Quick Turn is very competent, and we will continue to do business with them. Let’s say they are on our Christmas list for 2013!”

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Machinery Company today as a Sales Engineer, and I completely trust Scott and the team at Smith Machinery. They are good, trustworthy people who are expert in the machine tool field.”

Nate and Adam value the service they receive from both Smith Machinery Company and from Mazak direct. Adam says, “Smith Machinery has an outstanding service team, and Mazak has a local service person. Though our machines are extremely reliable, and we rarely have a problem, it is great that when we do, we are serviced immediately. For a small shop like ours, it is critical that our machines are always up and making parts.”

What else do they like about the Mazak machines? Nate and Adam value the user-friendly Mazak controls, and they really like that Mazak is one of the few machine tool builders that are making machines in the USA.

Space is at a premium at Quick Turn Precision Machining. The brothers expect that they will soon have to move to a larger facility. One of their latest machine tool pur-chases, the Mazak Vertical Center Smart 530C was perfect for a crowded shop. It is a compact, highly productive machine that provides unsurpassed performance and value for a variety of applications requiring heavy-duty machining, high-speed machining or both.

Quick Turn’s latest Mazak machine purchase was the Quick Turn NEXUS250-11MSY. It is a fitting machine tool name for Quick Turn Precision! Nate says this machine brings together advanced technology, productivity and value to deliver exceptional perfor-mance for his shop. It offers multi-tasking capability with milling and turning in single part setups. Power and speed is increased in virtually every category. Plus, the machine comes equipped with the Matrix CNC control, featuring simple, smart conversational programming, complete with monitoring and diagnostics.

Quick Turn just purchased the FARO Edge, an advanced measurement tool. The Edge allows Quick Turn to easily verify their product quality by performing inspections, tool certifications, CAD-to-part analysis, and reverse engineering. It is just another step Quick Turn took to support its customers.

Quick Turn Precision is poised to take on new customers who demand precision parts made accurately and made quickly. For more information, call them at (801) 334-6800 or visit their website at quickturnmach.com.

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“A robust technology development program is vital to reaching new heights in space -- and sending American astronauts to new destina-tions like an asteroid and Mars,” NASA administrator Charles Bolden said in a statement. “A top priority of NASA is to invest in cross-cutting, transformational technologies.”

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In 2010, NASA’s post-Columbia moon program came to an end and the development and operation of new rockets and capsules shifted from the government to private industry. In 2011, NASA was faced with further uncertainty as the Obama administration froze federal funding to 2010 levels for the following five years.

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Solar-Powered.Plane.To.Make.Cross-Conti-nental.Flight.This.Summer

Discovery News reported, “A plane that can fly on solar power, day or night, will make its way across the United States this summer - the first time the plane has attempted a cross-continental flight.” The plane, “built as a project of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technol-ogy, the brainchild of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg,” flies

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Lance Corporal Rob McInerney is currently working at the forefront of counter-IED operations in Afghanistan piloting the

‘Flying Robot’, which is part of the Talisman counter-IED system.

Talisman has been designed to provide an increased level of assurance along routes throughout the region. It consists of a suite of cutting-edge equipment, including armoured vehicles, optical cameras and remote-controlled vehicles.

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His role is to pilot the MAV (Micro Air Vehicle), otherwise known as the ‘Flying Robot’ or ‘T-Hawk’:

“The MAV is a great piece of kit and complements the rest of the equipment,” he said. “The MAV has two cameras which feed information back to a laptop so that the commander is then better placed to make decisions.

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Boeing and Sikorsky have teamed up to offer a joint pro-posal for the US Army’s joint multirole (JMR) technology demonstrator (TD) phase 1-air vehicle development program.

Based on Sikorsky’s X2 Technology rotorcraft design, the proposal is being submitted in response to the JMR TD program solicitation released by the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) in November 2011.

A partnership agreement was signed by both companies earlier this year for the joint proposal, which covers development and test flight of one or more demonstrator aircraft, to help the army specify requirements for a next-generation vertical lift utility and attack aircraft.

The JMR program is for development of helicopters with enhanced avionics, electronics, range, speed, propulsion, survivability, operating density altitudes and payload capacities.

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In 2012, Euro NCAP published the safety rating for 36 vehicles avail-able in the European market. The organization recently highlighted eight five-star vehicles in different categories that stand-out for per-forming especially well in protecting passengers and pedestrians. These eight vehicles have one thing in common; passive and active safety products from Autoliv. One example is the Volvo V40 that reached the highest combined score of any car previously tested by Euro NCAP. Among other products from Autoliv, the Volvo V40 is equipped as standard with the world’s first pedestrian protection airbag.

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Euro NCAP rate vehicles in four individual tests: adult occupant protection, child occupant protection, pedestrian protection and safety assist systems.

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Meg Handley writes in the US News & World Report “The Home Front” blog, “Pending home sales continued to climb in January, marking 21 months of consecutive year-over-year gains, according to” new data from the National Association of Realtors. The group said its Pending Home Sales Index was 4.5 percent higher in January compared to December. Compared to the same month a year ago, the index was 9.5 percent higher. The January reading is the highest since April 2010, just before the homebuyer tax credit was set to expire.

Reuters reports that economists surveyed by Reuters had predicted the index would increase by 1.5 percent in January.

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The competitiveness of U.S. businesses and their ability to hold and return manufacturing jobs to the United States will depend in part on success in advanced manufacturing, according to a report released today by the National Governors Association (NGA).

Advanced manufacturing applies to both the production of tailor-made goods aimed at specific individuals and industry users and an array of product and process innovations being adopted by manufactures that include robotics, nanotechnologies and advanced materials.

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“Making” Our Future focuses on the results of an NGA Center for Best Practices Policy Academy where teams from eight states—California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania—participated in an intensive, year-long strategic plan-ning process to support advanced manufacturing. Together, these states represent 30 percent of total manufacturing gross domestic product, one-third of U.S. manufacturing jobs and more than 25 percent of U.S. exports of manufactured goods.

Volvos.Can.Now.Detect,.Brake.For.Cyclists

Popular Science reported, “Volvo has built a system that automatically detects bicyclists. If the driver is on a collision course, the system sounds an alarm and brakes.” The system “works with a similar, pedestrian-avoiding feature that Volvo began offering as an option in 2010.

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According to the February 2013 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report, metalforming companies expect a spike in business conditions during the next three months. Conducted monthly, the report is an economic indicator for manufacturing, sampling 131 metalforming companies in the United States and Canada.

The February report shows that 37% of participants predict that eco-nomic activity will improve during the next three months (up from 32% in January), 55% believe that activity will remain unchanged (up from 50% last month) and only 8% anticipate that activity will decline (down significantly from 18% in January).

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Average daily shipping levels rose significantly February. Forty percent of participants report that shipping levels are above levels of three months ago (up from 21% in January), 37% report that shipping levels are the same as three months ago (compared to 38% in January), and 23% report a decrease in shipping levels (down from 41% in January).

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The percentage of metalforming companies with a portion of their workforce on short time or layoff increased to 19% in February, up from 15% in January. The February figure is higher than it was one year ago when metalformers reported only 7% of workers on short time or layoff.

The Institute for Supply Management’s PM report, which includes the metalforming industry, also has recently trended upward. Growth is expected to be modest but should continue throughout the spring unless a lack of leadership in Washington, D.C. leads to an economic shock resulting from sequestration or other issues.”

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A new method of harvesting the Sun’s energy is emerging, thanks to scientists at UC Santa Barbara’s Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials. Though still in its infancy, the research promises to convert sunlight into energy using a process based on metals that are more robust than many of the semiconductors used in conventional methods.

“It is the first radically new and potentially workable alternative to semiconductor-based solar conversion devices to be developed in the past 70 years or so,” said Martin Moskovits, profes-sor of chemistry at UCSB.

In the technology developed by Moskovits and his team, it is not semiconductor materi-als that provide the electrons and venue for the conversion of solar energy, but nanostruc-tured metals -- a “forest” of gold nanorods, to be specific.

For this experiment, gold nanorods were capped with a layer of crystalline titanium di-oxide decorated with platinum nanoparticles, and set in water. A cobalt-based oxidation catalyst was deposited on the lower portion of the array.

“When nanostructures, such as nanorods, of certain metals are exposed to visible light, the conduction electrons of the metal can be caused to oscillate collectively, absorbing a great deal of the light,” said Moskovits. “This excitation is called a surface plasmon.”

As the “hot” electrons in these plasmonic waves are excited by light particles, some travel up the nanorod, through a filter layer of crystalline titanium dioxide, and are captured by platinum particles. This causes the reac-tion that splits hydrogen ions from the bond that forms water. Meanwhile, the holes left behind by the excited electrons head toward the cobalt-based catalyst on the lower part of the rod to form oxygen.

According to the study, hydrogen produc-tion was clearly observable after about two hours. Additionally, the nanorods were not subject to the photocorrosion that often causes traditional semiconductor material to fail in minutes.

The plasmonic method of splitting water is currently less efficient and more costly than conventional photoprocesses, but if the last century of photovoltaic technology has shown anything, it is that continued research will improve on the cost and efficiency of this new method -- and likely in far less time than it took for the semiconductor-based technol-ogy, said Moskovits.

Research in this study was also performed by postdoctoral researchers Syed Mubeen and Joun Lee; grad student Nirala Singh; materi-als engineer Stephan Kraemer; and chemistry professor Galen Stucky.


Lockheed.Wins.$334.Million.F-35.Contract.Before.U.S..Cuts

Lockheed Martin Corp. received a $333.7 million U.S. downpay-ment to buy initial parts, components and materials for an eighth batch of F-35 jets, as the Pentagon locked in the funds hours before automatic budget cuts begin.

This action exempts the funds from the across-the- board spending reductions known as sequestration that take effect because Pentagon officials have said contracts with obligated dollars won’t be cut or ter-minated. The eighth contract calls for 35 jets, including four aircraft for the U.K. and two for Norway, according to a Pentagon statement.

The agreement by the Pentagon and Lockheed underscores their shared commitment to continued development of the costliest U.S. weapon system. The Department of Defense sheltered the F-35 funding from spending cuts even as officials warn they will have to impose furloughs on civilian workers and reduce troop training at the risk of combat readiness.

Supplier‘Stability’Lockheed, the world’s largest defense contractor, said in a statement that it “will continue to drive down costs” for the F-35.

“This award provides our supplier base the stability needed to prop-erly execute on our future production commitments,” the Bethesda, Maryland-based company said. “We will continue to drive down costs for these future aircraft.”

Cost estimates for the F-35, known as the Joint Strike Fighter, have ballooned to $395.7 billion, a 70 percent increase since 2001. Pen-tagon officials have grown increasingly critical in pressing Lockheed to reduce costs.

The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer, Frank Kendall, faulted the com-pany in November for being too “focused on short-term business goals” and not “focused more on execution of program and successful delivery of the product.”

This latest contract action is one of several such moves that the Pen-tagon has taken to shelter F-35 funding before automatic cuts were to be triggered. The previous actions came before a Jan. 1 deadline for sequestration that was averted by a last-minute deal to delay the cuts for two months.

PreviousMovesOn Dec. 14, Lockheed received a Pentagon contract guaranteeing a final installment of about $127.7 million for the fifth production lot of F-35 fighters, bringing the total value to about $3.8 billion.

On Dec. 28, the Pentagon awarded the company a contract for the sixth installment of F-35s that can’t exceed $3.67 billion. The “un-definitized contract action” set a threshold target and obligates an unspecified amount to begin assembly of additional aircraft.

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The F-35 fleet was cleared to resume flight operations, according to the Pen-tagon, ending a suspension ordered Feb. 22 after the discovery of a cracked engine blade in one of the stealth jets.

The affected engine had been subjected to “prolonged exposure to high levels of heat and other operational stresses” in testing, the Pentagon F-35 office said in a statement.

Inspections of other F-35 fighter jets didn’t find any other “cracks or signs of similar engine stress,” and no redesign will be needed for the engines built by United Technologies Corp. (UTX)’s Pratt & Whitney unit, according to the statement.

Pratt & Whitney, which makes the plane’s engine, had recommended that the Pen-tagon lift the suspension.

ATK.Awarded.$12.Million.Contract.to.Deliver.30mm.MK266.Ammunition.to.the.U.S..Navy

ATK announced the award of a first-year, $12 million contract to deliver 30mm MK266 ammunition to the U.S. Navy. This is a single award, firm-fixed-price, five-year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for 30mm x 173mm, MK266 High Explosive Incendiary with Trace Cartridges in MK15 Linked Belts. This multi-year contract has a potential value of $41 million should all possible follow on contracts be awarded through 2018.

The ammunition is used with the MK46 Mod 2 Gun Weapon System, which is composed of ATK’s MK44, 30mm Bushmaster automatic cannon. This weapon system arms the U.S. Navy’s San Antonio class Landing Platform Dock (LPD) ships and Littoral Combat Ships (LCS).

“We take great pride in developing and producing ammunition that provides superior performance and reliability,” said Bruce DeWitt, Vice President and General Manager. “Our medium-caliber expertise includes a full spectrum of highly effective and accurate tactical ammunition for air, ground and sea platforms as well as cost-effective training ammunition that provides a realistic experience for the warfighter.”

The MK266 is a modification to the PGU-13 High Explosive Incendiary 30mm round, accomplished by adding a tracer and ATK’s Low Drag Fuze. The non-self-destruct, Low Drag Fuze, produced exclusively by ATK, provides superior performance at extended range. The MK266 rounds may also be used for any cannon that fires 30mm x 173mm ammunition.

Program management for the MK266 is headquartered at ATK’s De-fense Group facility located in Plymouth, Minn., while ammunition production activities take place at Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in Rocket Center, W. Va. and New River Energetics in Radford, Va. First-year production deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2014.

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NASA has boosted its future plans using the venerable Delta 2 rocket, announc-ing it would buy a fourth vehicle for up-coming Earth science research projects.

The United Launch Alliance vehicle has flown 151 times since debuting on Valentine’s Day 1989 and amassed a reliability rating of 98.7 percent. The track record includes only one outright failure and a remarkable string of 96 consecutive success-ful launches since 1997. But after the U.S. Air Force transitioned its launches of new Global Positioning System satellites to the Delta 4 and Atlas 5 rockets, the Delta 2 lost its anchor customer.

For a time, it appeared the Delta 2 would fade into history after carry-ing a climate and weather observatory into orbit for NASA in October 2011.But NASA breathed new life into the rocket last July, purchasing three future flights from an inventory of five remaining Delta 2s.

This latest news buys a fourth of the five, leaving the elements of just one unsold rocket remaining in the stockpile. This latest deal will carry the agency’s second Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. ICESat 2 is slated for liftoff from Space Launch Complex 2-West in July 2016.

NASA’s total cost to launch ICESat 2 is $96.6 million, including the rocket, payload processing, integrated services, telemetry relay fees, reimbursables and other launch support requirements.

NASA has used the Delta 2 rocket on 50 launches to date, most notably to send the Spirit and Opportunity rovers, the Odyssey orbiter and Phoenix lander to Mars, plus the Stardust and Genesis sample-return spacecraft, MESSENGER to orbit Mercury and the Spitzer infrared space telescope.

The deal will begin launching in July 2014 with the replacement Orbiting Carbon Observatory, becoming NASA’s environmental satellite dedicated to mapping atmospheric carbon dioxide and man’s impact on Earth.

Next will be SMAP, the Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite, set to launch in October 2014.

ICESat 2 follows in July 2016 to continue work begun by the pro-gram’s original spacecraft, which has since been retired after a seven-year mission that monitored the melting Arctic polar ice cap.

The Delta 2 will put ICESat 2 into a 373-mile polar orbit where the craft’s multi-beam micropulse laser altimeter will provide precise global ice topography measurements of polar ice sheets and glaciers, study ice thickness and examine sea surface and vegetation heights.

Then comes JPSS 1, the first civilian weather observatory in the Joint Polar Satellite System launching in November 2016. The craft will provide the ingredients needed for long-term weather outlooks.


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Small.and.Midsized.Manufacturers.Project.Strong.Revenues.for.2013

Prime Advantage, the leading buying consortium for midsized manu-facturers, announced the findings of its eleventh semi-annual Group Outlook Survey, revealing financial projections and top concerns of its member companies for 2013. The Group Outlook (GO Survey) results find manufacturers optimistic about revenues, and planning to retain or grow their workforce.

SummaryofFindings· Sixty-eight percent of respondents expect revenues to increase in 2013

· Eighty-seven percent of companies expect capital expenditures to grow or remain constant in 2013, with 39 percent planning to spend more than 2012 levels

· Forty-three percent of companies plan to hire more employees in 2013 and 52 percent plan to maintain current employment levels· The cost of raw materials is a concern and is among top cost pressures for 90 percent of manufacturers

Anticipating strong revenue and capital spending - Most small and midsized manufacturers expect to beat strong revenues of 2012, with 68 percent of respondents anticipating an increase in sales in 2013. New product launches are the main reason for expected revenue increases, cited by 61 percent, followed by an expected increase in overall customer demand, cited by 57 percent.

Capital expenditure planning remains healthy, as in the previous two years, with 39 percent of respondents planning an increase from 2012 levels. The 1H2012 GO Survey saw 88 percent projecting spending increases over the previous year, and the 2H2012 GO Survey saw 48 percent projecting spending increases over the previous 12-month period.

Employment continues to grow - Manufacturers’ hiring plans remain in expansion mode, with 43 percent planning to hire more work-ers this year. Although this number is slightly down compared with 2012, when 56 percent of respondents planned hiring, it remains significantly above expectations in 2010, when only 24 percent of companies were hiring.

TopConcerns:rawmaterials,purchasingprocessesandforecastaccuracyThe top concern of 2013, the cost of raw materials, is also a leading cost pressure concern. More than 90 percent of respondents included raw materials in their top three cost pressure concerns and 42 percent cited this concern in the leading position. However, it is encouraging that this seems to be declining, relative to recent surveys. The 1H2012 GO Survey saw 55 percent indicate that raw materials was the top cost pressure concern, and it was cited as the top cost pressure concern by 76 percent in the 1H2012 GO Survey.

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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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Army Beefs Up Humvee

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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.

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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.

But Meckstroth says it’s hard to quantify any job gains from “reshoring.” The number may not be great, but at least the trend line is good, he said. “I’m not saying there’s a tsunami of production coming back to the United States. It’s a trickle,” Meckstroth said. “But a trickle back is better than the tidal wave out.” But at Hiawatha Rubber, Hauser does not think the future of manufacturing lies in bringing work back, even if that’s benefiting his company now. He believes greater productivity for the sector will come through increased automation. At his factory, more

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More than 70 percent of respondents have increased material and service purchases from American suppliers and service providers. Mexico is the second choice for sourcing, with nearly 28 percent of respondents moving sourcing to that region. The most frequently cited benefits that manufacturers hope to see in nearshoring are shorter lead times, as indi-cated by 67 percent of respondents, and lower inventories (49 percent). Among other benefits, companies cited better supply chain control (40 percent) and better overall communication (39 percent).

“We are encouraged to see that our Members expect to see growth in 2013, after a very strong 2012 for most,” said Louise O’Sullivan, founder, president and CEO of Prime Advantage. “As they focus on profitability and margins, we look forward to partnering with both Members and Endorsed Suppliers to fuel the bottom line, reflecting Total Cost of Ownership, along with the top line, greater sales and market share.”

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Under the $43m cooperative agreement extension, the company will continue joint research with the MAST Alliance’s team of scientists from the army, academia and industry to help accelerate development of bio-inspired micro-robotics systems for US ground forces.

BAE Systems MAST strategic development manager Bill Devine said: “The technologies being developed under MAST will support products that extend soldiers’ capabilities, while keeping them out of harm’s way.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

Welding EquipmentRocky_Mountain_Saw_Blades_ _303-761-3000

OTHER ACCESSORIESTooling Systems

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

PALLET SYSTEMSAutomatic Pallet Systems

Midaco___________ 847-593-8420Automatic Door Opener Systems

Midaco___________ 847-593-8420Manual Rotary Pallet Systems

Midaco___________ 847-593-8420Robotic Part Loading Systems

Midaco___________ 847-593-8420PROG. SYSTEMS

Factory Automation/LogisticsMuratec_________ 949-466-8255

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

RECYCLINGRecyclable Metals

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

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

REPAIR PARTS

BeltsAll_World_Machinery_Supply_ 815-943-9111

Bearings(Precision)All_World_Machinery_Supply_ 815-943-9111

Carbon


Haynes Intl 713-937-7597

EDMMethodsMoncktonsSmithToddTriad

Haynes


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

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

All_World_Machinery_Supply_ 815-943-9111ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT

Integrated_Systems_Inc__ 928-649-9600

SERVICES AS9100 Certification

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

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

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

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

Calibration TrainingWestern_States_Calibration___ 801-466-1700

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

Contract ProgrammingTotal_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422

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

Engineering ServicesAdvanced_Coord._Tech__ __303-469-6161

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

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

HeavyhaulIRH_ __ ___________801-972-5581

Injection Molding3D_Parts_To_Go_ _____ 801-380-7935

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

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

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

Insurance ServicesSentry_Insurance_ ____ 303-619-4476

Lean ConsultingABS_Quality_Evaluations_ 702-371-7591

Machine Repair/ServicingJorgensen_Machine_Tools__800-952-0151

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Machine Tool RebuildingEDM_Network_______ 480-836-1782

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

Rapid Prototyping3D_Parts_To_Go_ _____ 801-380-7935

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

RiggingIRH_ _____________801-972-5581

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

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

SHOP FLOOR AUTOMA-TION

Hardware: USBBytebox____________ 888-ByteboxShop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825

SchedulingShop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825

Serial PortBytebox____________ 888-Bytebox


Shop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825_Software:CNC Networking

Bytebox____________ 888-ByteboxShop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825

RS232 CablingShop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825

TransportationIRH_ _____________801-972-5581

Virtual CNCShop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825

TOOLINGArc Cutting Tools

Helical_Solutions_______866-543-5422TRAINING

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

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

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

WATERJET CUTTINGMACHINERY

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

JEFFREY F. NAWROTVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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

A2Z METALWORKER • 55 •July/Aug 2011

Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes

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

Welded AssembliesWeiser/Mile_High_Precision_ 303-280-2778

BAR CODINGWestern_Sintering______509-375-3096

BENDINGJQ_Enterprises__________801-975-0777

Mandrel BendingBK_Machine_Inc.________801-253-1929

BRAZINGPrecision_Casting_Repair_ __ 801-972-2345

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

Coating: PowderPowder_Extreme_Coatings__ 801-450-2819

COLD SPRAYAccuwright_Industries____480-892-9595

COMPOSITESS.A._Composites________970-776-3877

CUTTINGPlastic

ImageTek___________ 303-806-8111

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

DIE CASTINGWatkins_Tool_&_Supply_ __ 303-295-9603

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

TVT_Die_Casting_______ 800-280-2278DIES

Able_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766EDM

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

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

COATINGCeramic High-Tech

Powder_Extreme_Coatings__ 801-450-2819Coating: Liquid

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

Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/Chrome

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


BROACHING

www.daytonrogers.com 800-677-8881

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

● Quality Assurance ●Design Assistance

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

Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.

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]

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_____ 505-823-1453

ELECTROPOLISHINGCollins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117ENGINEERING/DESIGN

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

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

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

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

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

Fabrication: EnclosuresFalcon_Sheet_Metal___ 801-298-5064

Kustom_Koncepts_ _____307-472-0818_Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559

Fabrication: Medium & Large

Arrow_Sheet_Metal____303-427-6419EMJD_Corp_ _______303-761-5236Falcon_Sheet_Metal___ 801-298-5064GBC_ ____________303-988-6450Group_Mfg_Serv_______480-966-3952Howell_Precision_______623-582-4776MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367Kustom_Koncepts_ _____307-472-0818Weiser/Mile_High_Precision_ 303-280-2778

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

Fabrication: PlasticImageTek___________303-806-8111

Fabrication: SheetMetalArrow_Sheet_Metal_Prod___ 303-427-6419AzMark_ __________480-926-8969Cygnet____________ 818-240-7574D&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699Denver_Machine_Shop____303-295-6000EMJD_Corporation_____303-761-5236Falcon_Sheet_Metal___ 801-298-5064GBC_ ____________303-988-6450Group_Mfg_Serv_______480-966-3952Hexatron_ _________801-363-8010Howell_Precision_______623-582-4776Kustom_Koncepts_ _____307-472-0818Laser_Concepts_Inc._ ____ 801-280-7723MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367Precision_Tech________801-285-7288Richards_Fab_ _____ 801-409-0392Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559


Fabrication: SheetMetalDayton Rogers 763-717-6303

A2Z METALWORKER • 57 •July/Aug 2011

Weiser/Mile_High_Precision_303-280-2778Wrico_ ___________480-892-7800

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

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

De-RustingGlass Bead Clean

Coating_Technologies____623-581-2648Hand Deburring: PrecisionH&R_Precision________801-975-7400

Liquid PaintingIndustrialex_______ 303-456-6847

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

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

Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559Sandblasting

Powder_Extreme_Coatings__ 801-450-2819Silk Screening

Arizona_Finishing______602-438-4443Industrialex_______ 303-456-6847

Potting/EncapsulationIndustrialex_______ 303-456-6847

Wet Paint/CARCMicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367

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

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

GALVANIZINGJordan_River_Galvanizing__801-282-9375

Galvanizing: Hot DipJordan_River_Galvanizing__801-282-9375

Galvanizing: ZincJordan_River_Galvanizing__801-282-9375

GAS NITRIDINGBlanchard_Metals_Proc.___801-972-5590

GEAR CUTTINGPonderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801Specialty_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_ ________ 800-686-1679A2Z METALWORKER • 57 • March/Apr 2013

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Shawn Carlin [email protected]

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

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

Grinding, CenterlessRon_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320

Grinding, Double DiscTCI_Precision_Metals_ __800-234-5613

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

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

Passivation

Gold_Tech_Industries_____ 480-968-1930Polishing

Gold_Tech_Industries_____ 480-968-1930

Selective CoatingsImageTek___________303-806-8111

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

HEAT TREATINGBlanchard_Metals_Proc.___801-972-5590Phoenix_Heat_Treating_ __602-258-7751Pilkington_Metal_Finishing__801-972-2146Temperature_Processing___303-772-0250

CustomTemperature_Processing___303-772-0250

CryogenicsTemperature_Processing___303-772-0250

AluminumTemperature_Processing___303-772-0250

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

INSPECTIONInspection, First Article

Klontech_Measure_Sol____ 480-626-8131Inspection Services

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

IRON STITCHINGPrecision_Casting_Repair__801-972-2345

LASER CUTTINGLaser Cutting

Arrow_Sheet_Metal_Prod_303-427-6419EMJD_Corporation_____303-761-5236GBC_ ____________303-988-6450Howell_Precision_______623-582-4776Kustom_Koncepts_ _____307-472-0818

Laser_Concepts_Inc._ ____ 801-280-7723Progway___________ 435-656-9585Richards_Fab_ _____ 801-409-0392Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559Wasatch_Laser_Processing__801-972-3500Wesco_Laser_Mchg._ ____ 303-765-5916Wrico_ ___________480-892-7800

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

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

EMI/RFI ShieldingIndustrialex_______ 303-456-6847

LaminatingWesco_Laser_Mchg.___303-765-5916

Laser Engraving4_Axis_Machining_Inc.____ 303-295-1544

Laser Marking4_Axis_Machining_Inc.____ 303-295-1544

LINE TOOLINGRiegert_Precision_Machine__ 208-442-1999

MACHININGAdvanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450D&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699Datum_Machining______ 208-376-6131Focused_on_Machining_ __303-922-3076GBC_ ____________303-988-6450H&R_Precision________801-975-7400Mountain_View_Machine_ _435-755-0500Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755R&H_Machine_________801-621-7922RD_Machine_&_MFg____ 801-977-0447Radtech__________ 303-789-4247Riegert_Precision_Machine_ 208-442-1999Skydandee_Mfg______ 801-774-8031St._Vrain__________ 303-702-1529Superior_Metal_Products_ 303-791-7550TVT_Die_Casting______ 800-280-2278

Machining: 3DAdvanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256

Micropulse_West_______480-966-2300Machining: 5 Axis

4_Axis_Machining_Inc.____303-295-15445th_Axis_Fixtures______ 858-505-0432Accutech_Machine______ 801-975-1117Advanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256AzMark_ __________480-926-8969Cling’s_Manufacturing____ 480-968-1778Faustson___________303-420-7422Howard_PMP__ _______ 801-808-4106Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755S.A._Composites_______ 970-776-3877St._Vrain__________ 303-702-1529Superior_Metal_Products_ 303-791-7550

Machining: AerospaceAdvanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256AzMark_ __________480-926-8969H&R_Precision________801-975-7400CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450Datum_Machining______ 208-376-6131Howard_PMP__ _______ 801-808-4106Matrix_Machine_____ 480-966-4451Micropulse_West_______480-966-2300Mountain_View_Machine_ _435-755-0500Paramount_Machine_ ___801-282-2755Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722Ponderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801Precision_Mach’d_Products_ 970-482-7676Precision_Tech________801-285-7288Prescott’s_Mfg________719-482-5826

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Quick_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_____ 435-713-0072Advanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256Accutech_Machine______ 801-975-1117American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072Bar-S_Machine_______ 928-636-2115BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929Cling’s_Manufacturing_ _ 480-968-1778CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450Datum_Machining______ 208-376-6131DMSI___________801-972-6093Faustson__________303-420-7422Focused_on_Machining_ __303-922-3076Foremaster_Tool_____ 801-737--0265GBC_ ____________303-988-6450H&R_Precision_______ 801-975-7400H&_S_Machine_______ 801-755-7627Hexatron_ _________801-363-8010Howard_PMP__ _______ 801-808-4106Innovative_Precision_ __ 801-334-6317L.A.R._Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505Leading_Edge_Machine__435-563-9425_Maverick_Mold_&_Machine_ 970-535-4604MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722R&H_Machine_________801-621-7922RD_Machine_&_Mfg____ 801-977-0447Riegert_Precision_Machine_ 208-442-1999St._Vrain__________ 303-702-1529

Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559Superior_Metal_Products_ 303-791-7550Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404

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

Machining: DoDCM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450

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

Machining:MedicalAdvanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256Datum_Machining______ 208-376-6131Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722Prescott’s_Mfg________719-482-5826

Machining: MillingAdvanced_Machining_Inc.__303-485-5256American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494Cling’s_Manufacturing____ 480-968-1778Datum_Machining______ 208-376-6131

Focused_on_Machining_ __303-922-3076Mountain_View_Machine__435-755-0500Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755Ponderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801Prec._Mach’d_Products__970-482-7676Precision_Tech________801-285-7288Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404

Machining: Mold BaseMaverick_Mold_&_Machine___970-535-4604

Machining: Mold MakingR&H_Machine_________801-621-7922

Machining: PlasticImageTek__________ 303-806-8111

Machining: ProductionAble_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450Datum_Machining______ 208-376-6131Faustson__________303-420-7422Focused_on_Machining_ __303-922-3076H&R_Precision________801-975-7400Howard_PMP__ _______ 801-808-4106Innovative_Precision_ __ 801-334-6317L.A.R._Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505Newport_Tool_ _______801-295-7411Paramount_Machine_ __ 801-282-2755Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755Ponderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801Prescott’s_Mfg_______ 719-482-5826R&H_Machine_________801-621-7922Radtech__________ 303-789-4247RD_Machine_&_Mfg_ ___ 801-977-0447Riegert_Precision_Machine__ 208-442-1999Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404

Machining: Prototype4_Axis_Machining_Inc.____303-295-1544

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

Machining: Precision4_Axis_Machining_Inc.___303-295-1544Able_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450Focused_on_Machining_ __303-922-3076MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367H&R_Precision________801-975-7400Howard_PMP__ _______ 801-808-4106_

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Machining: R & D American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755Prescott’s_Mfg_______ 719-482-5826Superior_Metal_Products___ 303-791-7550Wasatch_Laser_Processing__801-972-3500

Machining: SwissBar-S_Machine_______ 928-636-2115HowardPMP________ 801-619-9850

Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320White_Rock_Inc________ 435-750-6414

Machining: TurningAmerican_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072AzMark_ __________480-926-8969Bar-S_Machine_______ 928-636-2115BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929Datum_Machining______ 208-376-6131Faustson__________303-420-7422H&R_Precision________801-975-7400HowardPMP________ 801-619-9850Leading_Edge_Machine_ __ 435-563-9425Mountain_View_Machine___ 435-755-0500Prec_Mach’d_Products_ ___ 970-482-7676Quick_Turn_Precision_ __801-334-6800RD_Machine_&_Mfg_ ___ 801-977-0447Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404Wesco_Laser_Mchg______ 303-765-5916

Machining: Ultra-PrecisionPinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722

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

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

CompositesS.A._Composites_______ 970-776-3877

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

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

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

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

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Stamping:PrototypeFrontier_Metal_Stamping_ _303-458-5129

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THERMAL SPRAYAccuwright_Industries____480-892-9595

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TOOLINGFrontier_Metal_Stamping_ _303-458-5129Mountain_View_Machine_ _435-755-0500Precision_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_______623-582-4776Tube 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

WELDINGAble_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766Arrow_Sheet_Metal_Prod___ 303-427-6419D&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699Dayton_Rogers_ ______763-717-6303Denver_Machine_Shop____303-295-6000GBC_ ____________303-988-6450H&_S_Machine_______ 801-755-7627JQ_Enterprises________ 801-975-0777Kustom_Koncepts_ _____307-472-0818Laser_Concepts_Inc._ ____ 801-280-7723MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367Mountain_View_Machine_ _435-755-0500Precision_Casting_Repair_ _801-972-2345Precision_Tech________801-285-7288Quick_Turn_Precision_____801-334-6800Richards_Fab_ _____ 801-409-0392Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559Wasatch_Laser_Processing__801-972-3500

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