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ATMA ON THE LEADING EDGE: 2010 ATMA Board of Directors

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Arizona’s Growing Solar Industry

EXPLORE THE ADVANTAGES WHY ARIZONA SHOULD BE YOUR NEXT MANUFACTURING HOME

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ITMS KICKS OFF IN CHICAGO Nation’s Largest Manufacturing Show Draws Worldwide Visitors

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CONTENTS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010

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DEPARTMENTS 12 News Roundup 14 Legislative Update 16 Education Update 17 Websites You Should Know 30 Member Listings 32 Upcoming ATMA Events 32 Index of Advertisers

06 President’s Letter

FEATURES 18 Explore the Advantages!

Make Arizona Your Manufacturing Home

“Slam Clam” Wins Nationals

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Helpful Websites

26 Stay On Top of Technology!

The International Manufacturing Technology Show

Arizona’s Growing Solar Industry

20 Better Boring What to Check When Performance Goes Bad

Reviewing Our Initiatives

30 ATMA Members Directory

PRECISION

The Premier Publication of the Arizona Tooling & Machining Association SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 Issue TM

Upcoming ATMA Events

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ATMA ON THE LEADING EDGE: 2010 ATMA Board of Directors

CONTENTS in this issue

EXPLORE THE ADVANTAGES WHY ARIZONA SHOULD BE YOUR NEXT MANUFACTURING HOME ITMS KICKS OFF IN CHICAGO Nation’s Largest Manufacturing Show Draws Worldwide Visitors arizonatooling.org THE RIGHT TOOLS. THE RIGHT TEAM. THE RIGHT TIME.

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New ‘Manufacturing Standards’ for CTE • S.B.1070’s Impact on Arizona Manufacturing

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PRESIDENT’S letter OUR MISSION: “WE JOIN TOGETHER AS MEMBERS OF THE ARIZONA PRECISION CUSTOM MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE BUSINESS SUCCESS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY THROUGH ADVOCACY, ADVICE, NETWORKING, INFORMATION, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.”

REVIEWING OUR INITIATIVES

by MARK WEATHERS, ATMA PRESIDENT

September, 2010 Soon it will be time to convene for the annual ATMA planning session in which we chart our course for 2011. e Board spent some time reviewing our 2010 plan in preparation for the October planning session, and I would like to share that with all of you. Each year, our participation in the planning process increases and we would like to see you there to help make sure we are providing what you are wanting.

Last year, we had a “speed-dating” style planning session where groups of participants rotated between six facilitators, working on one of our six strategic goals at each stop. We got some great ideas that the Board utilized in developing some very specific and measureable goals.

So, how have we done? Well, as it turns out, many of our specific measurements were tough to use in practice, so our scorecard doesn’t look that great. On the other hand, simply focusing on these goals and having actions tied to them, with leaders for each, has allowed us to make some great strides. Overall, I feel very proud of what the ATMA has accomplished in one of the toughest business environments in memory.

Following are some of the areas we focused on and our achievements: Initiative #1: Increase ATMA political influence through AMC involvement Results: We have certainly gained a presence in the state’s political arena, with regular interaction between lobbyist Marc Osborne and our group, highlighted by the successful defeat of the Governor’s plan to cut CTE funding completely.

We have had several legislators and candidates for office speak to us and learn about our industry. We plan to cap the year with a visit to our local shops by interested legislators.

Initiative #2: Strengthen our already productive workforce development efforts Results: e NRL (bots) program continues to flourish with more events planned for next year and another successful summer intern program. e quality of these kids is impressive and is increasing; I hope that we can put them to work in our industry.

We are making great progress on creating a true Apprentice program for machining in our state. We have a strong coalition of state and city governments, the department of commerce, industry and community colleges working hard to develop this for rolling out next year. is will be a four-year, NIMS-based work and education program designed to recruit top high school students and graduate Journeyperson workers for our companies.

Initiative #3: Strengthen our delivery of business and technical tools Results: e programs team has worked hard to create new tools, including several “lunch-and-learns” and tours of OEMs such as BAE and Ping. e safety team is almost ready to roll out a free generic safety plan for all of us to use in this challenging regulatory environment.

Initiative #4: Find new sources of revenue Results: I am proud to say the ATMA remains on budget despite huge challenges with declining membership and loss of revenue from SCF as their membership decreases. Some innovative new partnering arrangements and creative cost cutting have kept us healthy when many associations have struggled.

Initiative #5: Increase member participation Results: Our Marketing and Membership team is one of the most enthusiastic groups. ey have reversed the decline in membership and added 13 companies to our ranks this year.

Participation is up over last year and the team calls members to personally drive that rate higher. e team is almost finished with the ATMA marketing brochure that associates and regular members can use for recruiting.

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OUR VISION: ARIZONA’S PREFERRED PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION, DEDICATED TO THE GROWTH, HEALTH AND PROSPERITY OF OUR TOOLING & MACHINING MEMBERS.

ATMA PRECISION 2010 ATMA Board of Directors President Mark Weathers Excaliber Precision Machining Vice President Joe Sirochman JPS Manufacturing Executive Director Chris Mignella

Initiative #6: Increase external awareness of ATMA Results: e ATMA Precision News has been a great success in getting our name out, capped by the Farnborough issue and followed by this issue, targeted at IMTS. We have made great strides in raising awareness at the state legislature and in the business community, which we will cement with our shop tour by GPEC and state legislators later this year.

Members, you may or may not agree that my pride in the ATMA accomplishments is justified. If you don’t, but are not involved on any of these teams or activities, then I urge you to get involved. Come to the October planning session and let us know what you think! e people who get the most from ATMA membership are the ones that are the most involved.

One final note: e ATMA Tradeshow is coming up in September. is show is vitally important to all of our Associate Members so they can get value from our organization. Many do not realize it but the associates do a lot of the heavy lifting, both financially and with work efforts, for the ATMA. Let’s show our thanks by having the most heavily attended show ever. e Golden Age of Hollywood is the theme and the San Marcos resort promises to be a great venue. Be there!

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NEWS roundup

OUR MISSION: “WE JOIN TOGETHER AS MEMBERS OF THE ARIZONA PRECISION CUSTOM MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE BUSINESS SUCCESS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY THROUGH ADVOCACY, ADVICE, NETWORKING, INFORMATION, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.”

ATMA NEWS ARIZONA SOLAR INDUSTRY DRIVING LARGE INVESTMENTS Momentum is growing in Arizona’s solar industry, earning the state a fitting description by a national magazine as the “established solar energy king.”

Solar companies are investing $1.6 billion into Greater Phoenix in 2010.

Arizona’s landmark Renewable Energy Tax Incentive Program, approved by Arizona Legislature in 2009, has drawn five companies to the region since January 2010.

Rioglass Solar of Spain recently announced it will establish the company’s United States headquarters and a solar reflector manufacturing facility in Surprise. Rioglass Solar will supply glass to Abengoa Solar’s Solana Generation Station, a 280 megawatt concentrating solar power plant to be constructed near Gila Bend.

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Suntech’s United States manufacturing headquarters plans to go into full production later this year in Goodyear. The China-based company recently announced that it is the world’s largest solar panel module producer based on revenue. Suntech reported total net revenues of $625.1 million in 2010’s second quarter, the highest in the company’s history.

Arizona also has one of the nation’s most aggressive distributed generation carve-outs at 4.5 percent by 2025. A renewable portfolio standard with a specific requirement for solar power or distributed generation is currently the biggest driver for utility-scale photovoltaic projects in the United States, according to a February 2010 Greentech Media article.

Tower Automotive and Canadian-based Linamar Solar Systems have moved operations to Greater Phoenix to supply Stirling Energy Systems which makes the SunCatcher solar dish.

Business Facilities magazine recently solidified the state’s position on the global solar industry’s map when it declared Arizona the “solar energy king” and ranked it as the country’s Alternative Energy Industry Leader. n

The Renewable Energy Tax Incentive Program also encouraged Alpha Energy, a national leader in turnkey photovoltaic solar power systems, to relocate its corporate headquarters to the region.

-Rachael Myer, Greater Phoenix Economic Council

The tax incentive program provides a 75 percent reduction on real and personal property taxes and a 10 percent refundable income tax credit for solar, wind, geothermal and other renewable energy companies that expand or locate in Arizona.

The state’s aggressive Renewable Energy Standards, which require utilities to generate 15 percent of their total megawatts from renewable resources by 2025, also entices companies to locate in Greater Phoenix.

• Greater Phoenix utilities Arizona Public Service and Salt River Project rank in the Top 10 of annual installed solar capacity, according to the Solar Electric Power Association’s 2009 utility solar rankings.

• Arizona has nearly 2.5 million megawatts of potential solar capacity.

• Arizona has the highest solar capacity potential in the Mountain West, according to the Department of Energy.

For more information visit: www.gpec.org

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ATMA FORMS NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH ARIZONA MANUFACTURERS COUNCIL The Arizona Manufacturers Council (AMC) and the Arizona Tooling & Machining Association (ATMA) announced the creation of a new Public Policy Participant (P3) agreement. This agreement will bring together more than 400 large and small manufacturers to speak as a unified voice on legislative issues.

“The ATMA is pleased to have the public policy expertise of the Arizona Manufacturers Council available to our membership,” says Chris Mignella, executive director of the ATMA. “By joining with the AMC at the state capitol, our membership will have greater knowledge and insight into issues that affect their businesses.”

The AMC and the ATMA will work together to develop and advance public policies that will increase manufacturers’ competitiveness in Arizona.

“The Arizona Manufacturers Council looks forward to working with the ATMA on key policy issues that affect manufacturers of all sizes,” says Mark Dobbins, chairman of the AMC. “This strategic alliance will increase the visibility and voice of manufacturing at the state capitol.” n

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NTMA NEWS

Please send your news item of interest or press release to: precisionmag@lpimultimedia.com

The Williams team’s road to victory began back home in Arizona during the fifth annual Showdown in the Sun in April. A record 26 bots were brought to the competition from different high schools around the state. Williams’ bots, “Slam Clam” and “Revolver,” literally destroyed the competition. Upon winning, the Williams team was awarded $3,000 from the Arizona Tooling and Manufacturing Association, which helped pay for the trip to Kansas City.

NTMA-National Robotics League’s Deb Holmes thanks NTMF, Solid Works, YRC and Fredon for sponsoring the event. “We couldn’t have a successful event without volunteers,” Holmes says. “A big thanks to NTMA members Ron, Andrea, and Brian Wosel, from C&R Manufacturing in Shawnee, Kan., for their volunteer efforts.” She also thanks NTMA member Fredon Corporation of Mentor, Ohio, for creating the trophies; YRC for shipping the arena and supplies; and Mike Bastoni from Gears Educational Systems for the use of his arena and for all his volunteer work; Tim O’Shaughnessy, Megan Mulcahey and Darrell Songer from LarsonAllen for helping with judging; and Daryl Kehler for taking the teams pictures and compiling the video for the teams to purchase.

WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL TAKES NATIONAL NRL CHAMPIONSHIP Students from Williams High School and Team Leader Larry Gutshall took the trip to Kansas City for the National Robotics League’s 2010 National Championship. The competition was held June 21 – 23 at the Hyatt Hotel Crowne Center in Kansas City, Kan., in conjunction with the SkillsUSA National Competition. The NTMA and the NTMA Training Centers of Southern California sponsored the event.

The National Robotics League also requests feedback from teams on their feelings about having the national competition in the summer instead of during the school year. In the past, many teams have competed at the end of the school year, which can be difficult due to busy schedules. Some regions don’t finish their regional seasons until late in the school year also, which makes it difficult to fit in the Nationals before the end of the school year. The NRL is still looking into the idea of being a part of SkillsUSA, which always hold its competition in June. Please comment on what does and doesn’t work for your schools by emailing Deb Holmes with your comments and suggestions at dholmes@gonrl.org. n

After a big win at Arizona’s state tournament earlier this year, Williams continued to dominate and took home the national championship. The Williams team’s robot “Slam Clam” was crowned “King of the Ring,” beating out the Minneapolis, Minn., team’s “Rugburn” (second place), and Pittsburgh’s “Atomic Shock” (third place).

The Williams team also won the award for “Coolest Bot” with its robot, “Requiem.”

The Waseca, Minn., team’s “Blood In/ Blood Out,” won the award for creativity, and the Meadville, Penn., entry “Nightmare” won the award for “Dynamic Documentation.”

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above: Jeremy Lutringer from Unique Machine and the Williams Team at April’s Showdown in the Sun.

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GET CONNECTED TO THE ATMA! For more information contact: CHRIS MIGNELLA, arizonatooling@cox.net www.arizonatooling.org

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Richter Machine & Design Has Joined Forces with Accurate Waterjet

The Arizona Chapter of the National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA) is a trade association comprised of member companies located throughout the state of Arizona. Our chapter was formed in 1972 and is one of 49 state chapters.

Our industry supplies the necessary precision tooling and machining for such vital industries as defense, automotive, aerospace, appliance, business machines, electronics, agricultural implements, ordnance, transportation, environmental, construction equipment, nuclear and many more. In fact, nearly every manufacturer does business at one time or another with the contract tooling and machining industry.

Paul Lemaire, Accurate Waterjet Arnie Lytle, Richter Machine & Design

REASONS TO JOIN: • ATMA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NTMA ARE THE TOOLING & MACHINING INDUSTRY LEADERS FOCUSED ON PROTECTING THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING IN AMERICA. • ATMA PROVIDES EXTENSIVE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH MONTHLY MEETINGS, MIXERS AND SPECIAL EVENTS.

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INDUSTRY NEWS NEW HIGHER PENALTIES FOR OSHA VIOLATIONS

ONE WAY TO HELP AVOID ISSUES IS TO CALL YOUR STATE SAFETY OFFICE AND SEEK ADVICE BEFORE A VISIT FROM A FEDERAL OFFICIAL EVER TAKES PLACE.

Last year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) assembled a work group to evaluate the agency's penalty policies. The general consensus of the group was that OSHA's penalties are too low to have an adequate deterrent effect.

Based on the group's findings and recommendations, several administrative changes to the penalty calculation system outlined in the Field Operations Manual (FOM) are being made.

These administrative enhancements will become effective in the next several months, allowing adequate time for affected OSHA personnel to become familiar with the changes and receive training. Some changes will require advanced reprogramming of the IMIS and development for the new OSHA Information System (OIS) scheduled to launch in October 2010. The anticipated changes are outlined below.

History Reduction The time frame for considering an employer's history of violations will expand from three years to five years. An employer who has been inspected by OSHA within the previous five years and has no serious, willful, repeat or failure-to-abate violations will receive a 10 percent reduction for history.

History Increase An employer that has been cited by OSHA for any high gravity serious, willful, repeat or failure-to-abate violation within the previous five years will receive a 10 percent increase in their penalties, up to the statutory maximum. Employers who have not been inspected and employers who have received citations for serious violations that were not high gravity will receive neither a reduction nor an increase for their history.

Repeat Violations The time period for repeated violations will also be increased from three to five years. Area Directors may continue to apply a size reduction to the penalty as is appropriate after considering the need for a deterrent effect.

Area Director and Informal Conference Considerations When circumstances warrant, Area Directors will retain the authority to determine if a size or history reduction should be granted. If an Area Director believes that imposing the full gravity-based penalty is necessary to achieve the appropriate deterrent effect, he or she may do so after fully documenting the rationale in the case file.

Area Directors will be authorized to offer up to a 30 percent penalty reduction to employers at an informal conference; reductions over 30 percent will have to be approved by the Regional Administrator. Area

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Directors will also be authorized to offer an employer with 250 or fewer employees an additional 20 percent reduction if that employer agrees to retain an outside safety and health consultant.

Furthermore, the agency will no longer allow penalty adjustments to an employer at an informal conference where the employer has an outstanding penalty balance owed to OSHA for the establishment in question or any other location.

Expedited Informal Settlement Agreements Area Offices utilizing expedited settlement agreements will generally be limited to offering a 30 percent reduction. If the employer commits to hiring an outside consultant, the Area Director may grant an additional 20 percent reduction.

Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) Violations Where circumstances warrant, at the discretion of the Area Director, high gravity serious violations related to standards identified in the SVEP will no longer need to be grouped or combined, but can be cited as separate violations, each with its own proposed penalty.

Furthermore, for individual violations for hazards identified in the SVEP, Area Directors must consider the adequacy of the proposed penalty and may, as appropriate, limit adjustment for good faith, history, or size when necessary to achieve the appropriate deterrent effect. The rationale for limited adjustments must be fully documented in the case file.

Gravity-Based Penalty (GBP) OSHA will be adopting a gravity-based penalty determination that provides for a gravity-based penalty between $3,000 and $7,000, as described below.

Severity

Probability

GBP

Gravity

High Medium Low High Medium Low

Greater Greater Greater Lesser Lesser Lesser

$7,000.00 $6,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $4,000.00 $3,000.00

High Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Low

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Size Reduction The Agency will be adopting the new penalty reduction structure for size illustrated below, allowing for penalty reduction between 10 and 40 percent for employers with less than 250 employees: one to 25 employees, 40 percent; 26 to 100 employees, 30 percent; and 100 to 250 employees, 10 percent. No size reduction will be applied for employers with 251 or more employees.

Good Faith The current good faith procedures in the FOM will be retained. A penalty reduction is permitted in recognition of an employer's effort to implement an effective workplace safety and health management system. Employers must have a safety and health program in place to get any good faith reduction; furthermore, good faith reductions are not allowed in the cases of high gravity serious, willful, repeat, or failure-to-abate violations.

Increase Proposed Minimum Penalties The minimum proposed penalty for a serious violation will be increased to $500. When the proposed penalty for a serious violation would amount to less than $500, a $500 penalty will be proposed for that violation.

The proposed minimum penalty for a posting violation will increase to $250 if the company was previously provided a poster by OSHA. Additional Modifications to the Penalty Calculation Policy Final penalties will be calculated serially, unlike the present practice in which all of the penalty reductions are added and then the total percentage is multiplied by the gravity-based penalty (GBP) to arrive at the proposed penalty. The penalty adjustment factors will be applied serially as follows: History, Good Faith, Quick-Fix and Size.

Moderate Gravity Penalty Comparison Sample Data

Summed

High/Lesser $5,000.00 History (10%) Good Faith (15%) Quick Fix (15%) Size (30%) 10%+15%+15%+30%=70% Result $1,500

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$5,000 $4,500 - 20% $3,825 - 15% $3,251 - 15% $2,275 - 30% $2,275

• Results in an increase of approximately 50 percent • No proposed penalty shall exceed the statutory limit for a serious violation or $7,000.

Conclusion These changes will serve to generally increase the overall dollar amounts of all penalties. Furthermore, the average penalty for a serious violation will increase from approximately $1,000 to an average of $3,000 to $4,000. The Agency hopes that higher penalty amounts will provide a greater deterrent and further encourage employers to furnish safe and health workplaces for their employees. In the immediate future, OSHA will focus on outreach in preparation of implementing this new penalty policy. The enhancements outlined about will become effective over the next several months, and the FOM will be revised to reflect the new policy.

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LEGISLATIVE update

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to bring you the highest level of current information regarding all things “legislative,” we present to you the remarks of Marc Osborn, Deputy Director of Government and Public Affairs for R&R Partners.

S.B. 1070’S IMPACT ON ARIZONA MANUFACTURING Even for the least politically interested individuals, it is hard to miss the national attention Arizona has received concerning immigration—and more specifically, Senate Bill 1070. Arizona runs the risk of becoming the “S.B. 1070 State,” in which case many of the amazing contributions Arizona provides nationally and internationally may be overlooked. Immigration reform and the federal government's failure to enact a rational policy has created a shock wave of interest with Arizona at its epicenter.

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Unfortunately, political controversy is bad for business, regardless of the issue. The vast majority of businesses don’t see profit in politics; they simply want to sell their products and services. The last thing any business wants is to garner public attention because they decided to conduct a conference or make an investment in Arizona. Unfortunately, the easier solution for most firms is to steer clear of Arizona and spend their money elsewhere as politics does not generate one cent of income. The industry that has received the most attention for being affected by this national debate is Arizona tourism, which is being whipsawed between supporters and opponents of S.B. 1070.

For manufacturers, especially small suppliers, the concern over negative financial impact is less overt … but real. As the national economy slowly ascends out of the recession, industrial capacity will need to e enhanced and new production facilities will be created. Every state in the U.S. will be aggressively competing for the next new capital investment. A major new manufacturing facility in Arizona would generate a dramatic impact on direct employment. For existing Arizona companies that could participate in the supply chain, the benefits would be significant. Unfortunately, the fight over S.B. 1070 places a cloud over Arizona for firms interested in making a substantial new investment in our state.

Before CEOs agree to locate a facility in Arizona, they must be able to answer the question, “Why Arizona given the political instability?” This potential concern over unwanted attention may tip the competitiveness to our rival states since major investments in the communities we compete with will not produce the potential for unwanted political and media attention.

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Regardless of what side of the immigration battle one is on, the mere presence of a political controversy is creating a drag on Arizona’s recovery. Hopefully, some companies will be willing to brave the political risk and invest in Arizona because, politics aside, we are a competitive place in which to do business.

Now that the S.B. 1070 debate is national, many states are wading into the immigration fight by exploring similar legislation. Next year, the states of Colorado, Tennessee, Utah and likely many others will be looking to enact their own local immigration legislation. Hopefully, this will redirect the nation’s attention away from Arizona so we can focus on creating jobs and economic recovery. I would like to think that Congress and the President will do something to put an end to this national issue that is now being fought locally. Unfortunately, if history is any guide, we will likely see more political pandering and little action.

What should be of most concern to manufacturers is that many of the critical policy issues are being crowded out by the immigration debate, and the most important of those issues is Arizona's economy. Arizona continues in its third year of horrid economic performance. In fact, Arizona has plummeted from a position of one of the state leaders in job creation to one of the laggards in economic performance.

Discussion of reforming our tax codes to produce jobs and redesigning our education system to provide a stronger pipeline of skilled workers are receiving distressingly low levels of attention by policymakers.

Looking at the political ads streaming across Arizona, the focus is unrelentingly on immigration. While a sensible immigration policy is needed, the more important issue is getting Arizona’s economy moving.

I hope the Arizona policymakers who are elected in November realize that they must do more than fix immigration. Fixing the economy should be their first priority. n Marc Osborn is Deputy Director of Government and Public Affairs for R&R Partners’ Phoenix office.

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EDUCATION update

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ARIZONA SKILLS STANDARDS COMMISSION ENDORSES NEW ‘MANUFACTURING STANDARDS’ FOR CTE

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by MILTON D. ERICKSEN

At its 35th Career and Technical Education (CTE) State Conference in Tucson in July, the Arizona Skills Standards Commission gave a unanimous endorsement of the new standards for precision machining/ manufacturing for secondary students. CTE has been working with the ATMA and AzMC manufacturing community statewide to develop new standards for manufacturing in Precision Machining, Automation and Robotics, and Engineering. These standards are then used as the foundation for teaching our core manufacturing programs, and are the basis for the assessments students take upon completing a CTE program of study.

At the Skills Commission meeting on July 18, commission member Mark Dobbins, senior vice president of SUMCO and chairman of the Arizona Manufacturing Council, introduced the standards to the commission members.

Mr. Dobbins spoke passionately about the absolute necessity of preparing our high school students for the high wage, high skill and high demand occupations that are indigenous to Arizona's manufacturing industry. He reaffirmed our belief within CTE that all students must have access to high standards in their schools and curricula as part of a seamless transition between secondary and higher education.

Mr. Dobbins also emphasized that the manufacturing world is focused on measurable and continuous improvement, which directly correlates with one of the primary goals in CTE: “To regularly re-evaluate and update the standards and assessments to meet the ever changing needs of manufacturing and all industries.” He closed by asking the commission members to formally accept and adopt the new standards, which they accepted unanimously.

On behalf of the CTE division at the Department of Education, I wish to thank all of you for your ongoing commitment and dedication to our manufacturing and engineering students in helping us develop new standards for manufacturing. We look forward to continuing to build and enhance our partnership with ATMA and AzMC to produce your future workforce.

Go to www.arizona tooling.org (ATMA website) for more information about our Standards and Assessments in manufacturing.

To find out how you can become involved in our work in CTE, contact Milt Ericksen at 602.542.5212 or Tracy Rexroat at 602.364.0322. n Milton D. Ericksen is Deputy Associate Superintendent, State Director of Career and Technical Education for the Arizona Department of Education.

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Arizona offers an abundance of recreational oppotunities

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A British Airways 747 lands at Sky Harbor, Phoenix.

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Arizona offers an abundance of recreational oppotunities

Workforce development provides highly-qualified workers.

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Make Arizona Your Manufacturing Home High-Tech manufacturing is rapidly growing in Arizona. Some of the largest manufacturers, such as Honeywell Aerospace and Boeing, have taken advantage of the great opportunities the state has to offer. Today, these precision manufacturers perform high-tech assignments in support of medical, aerospace and defense, and much more. These industries’ involvement in the education system helps ensure that curriculum and program content is current with the industries’ needs, and the programs help fuel Arizona’s fast growing, professional workforce.

Arizona’s secondary school system also allows students to enter the workforce directly while preparing those who would like to further their education in the community college system or at a university. With technical programs offered at three state universities and the nation’s largest community college district, Arizona’s technology industry is growing rapidly. The state is also home to nationally recognized private institutions, including the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

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Not only do Arizona’s learning institutions add to the rapid growth of the manufacturing industry in the state, it’s sunny climate does as well. While providing great flying weather, the clear night skies make Arizona an astronomy center. e sunny climate also provides home to solar companies such as Stirling Energy Systems. In fact, more than 300 days of sunny skies have helped Arizona rank number one in the Solar and Renewable Energy industry.

AEROSPACE, DEFENSE AND AVIATION

Arizona is home to 81 airports, including three international airports in Phoenix, Tucson and Yuma. ese three airports service roughly 1,400 arrivals and departures per day—1,200 coming from Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport. In addition, the Arizona Department of Commerce affirms that 600 tons of cargo are moved daily and is served by more than 20 carriers.

Seventeen military installations help provide for the vast aerospace and defense industry, including Barry M. Goldwater Range, Marine corps Air Station Yuma and Luke Air Force Base.

Many Arizona companies are leaders in manufacturing aircraft, UAVs, missiles, battlefield communications, space vehicles and guidance systems.

A PRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Arizona has historically passed fiscal legislation favorable to business. Notable aspects of the tax code include no Corporate Franchise Tax, no Business Inventory Tax and no Worldwide Unitary Tax. Arizona’s tax law is structured to provide benefits for firms located in the state and doing business outside the state. Arizona is one of two states that does not reclaim income from activity that was not taxed in other states or countries.

Arizona locations can often provide the lowest effective tax rates on business investments available anywhere in the U.S. Arizona labor wage rates are 14 percent below the national average.

Worker’s compensation and Unemployment Insurance rates are lower than 92 percent of all jurisdictions in the U.S. Arizona offers a wide range of incentives for high-tech companies. ese include Enterprise Zones, Military Re-use Zones and Arizona Job Training grants, which is considered one of the prime training grant programs in the nation. Other incentives include reduced property tax, Foreign Trade Zone and Accelerated Deprecation, which reduces personal property tax liability.

“As you can see, the state of Arizona has a broad and capable industrial base committed to providing low-cost manufacturing to OEMs and Tier Ones around the world,” says Mark Weathers, president of the Arizona Tooling and Manufacturing Association. “Our agile entrepreneurial small shops make Arizona’s high-tech manufacturing supply base one of the world's most capable and cost-effective for machine and fabricated components.” n

What makes Arizona unique? It’s hard to even know where to begin. Here are a few of our favorite “fun facts” about the Grand Canyon State: • It would take more than 4.8 million pennies to equal the amount of copper used on the roof of the Arizona Capitol building.

• Arizona has the largest percentage of land designated as Native American Tribal land in the United States.

• e Hopi village of Oraibi is the oldest Native American settlement in the United States. e village was built in 1100 and was discovered in 1540.

• Interstate 10 stretches 390 miles across Arizona.

• More hummingbird species can be found in Sierra Vista located in the southern portion of the state than in any other state, earning its title as “the Hummingbird Capital of the United States.”

• South Mountain Preserve is the largest municipal park in the country.

• e only place in the United States where mail is still delivered by mule is in Havasupai, located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

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WHAT TO CHECK WHEN PERFORMANCE GOES BAD

by MATT TEGELMAN

When it comes to boring, there are a number of factors that can lead to poor performance. Whether it is long cycle times, short tool life, or poor part quality, any or all of these factors may need to be reviewed in order to increase productivity. Although listed separately, many of these are closely linked to one another within the given application.

Changing one parameter may require changing another to get the desired results, but it is never recommended to change more than one thing at a time when making test cuts.

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BETTER BORING

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Part Stability e machining center and fixtures aren’t usually the first points of consideration, but they can seriously impact tool performance if the part is not stable when being machined.

Machine size and power will influence cutting parameters once it is established that the part is held rigidly. Just because the same roughing head can be put on a CAT 50, CAT 40 and BT 30, it doesn’t mean it’s going to be able to take the same cut on all three of those tapers. e same holds true for the depth of bore. A three-inch bore, 10-12inches deep will work on a CAT 50, and can be done on a CAT 40 with extensions, but anything smaller than a 40taper machine wouldn’t support the application.

Worn machine spindles and unstable fixtures are usually factors that cannot be changed and must be worked around.

Sometimes these factors can kill an application altogether, but usually changes in insert types or cutting parameters will provide a solution.

Stock Allowance Many times, operators are unsure of how much stock to leave for boring applications. Users are often much more familiar with the speeds, feeds and stock allowances needed in turning applications, which don’t always directly apply to boring. is is especially true in rough boring applications where a twin cutter is being used. It’s not uncommon to see drills used in a part that is so close to the final size that only .020-inch to .030-inch stock is left on diameter, which isn’t enough material to engage both insert tips on a twin cutter, leading to chatter and poor tool performance. Parts without enough stock allowance and an open tolerance (+/-ten thousandths on the diameter) will work best with a single-point tool, or a twin cutter with one of its insert holder removed. above: For long-reach limited clearance applications, consider using a solid carbide bar instead of multiple extensions. This setup offers higher rigidity and better control, but is generally limited to smaller diameter bores.

On another hand, parts that have cored holes can have too much material to remove if the cored hole is not in the correct position. Even though the core diameter is within typical rough boring standards for stock allowance, the core shift can produce a situation where the twin cutting tool is taking more material on one side of the bore than the inserts can handle.

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FIGURE 1

right: Figure 1 represents an extended reach bore where only the gage length and bore diameter are considered. Figure 2 illustrates the flexibility of the modular system by using a larger connection size for reach and only reducing the tool diameter when necessary.

FIGURE 2

Tool Assembly Too often, boring tools are selected for an application based on a required bore diameter and gage length without considering the actual bore depth and the extra reach required (if any). For example, an application may require 8 inches of reach through the part and/or fixture just to get to the bore, and only 2 inches of boring depth. is is quite different than an application that requires a boring depth of 10 inches.

Modular tooling systems offer an infinite number of combinations for maximum rigidity and usage. In cases where tool length is needed, it is important to start with a larger base size and then reduce the tool diameter down as necessary rather than using the same bar diameter for the entire length of the tool.

Insert Grade and Geometry Inserts are the critical contact point between work piece and tool. e most rigid boring assembly complete with a balanced boring head can perform miserably if the insert is not suited to the application.

Insert grade means little if the geometry does not provide a stable cut. Pressed geometry inserts usually have a less aggressive chipbreaker and hold up longer in stable conditions, but the radial depth of cut should be at least one-half of the nose radius of the insert. Inserts with ground geometry are freer cutting when applications are critical due to factors such as deep or long reach bores, long-chipping materials, and part instability in the machine and/or fixture.

Insert grades and coatings are continuously being upgraded for specific applications. For steels, cermet and triplecoated carbide grades are most common. Coated carbide grades are also used in cast iron applications, but stable conditions will also permit the use of Silicon Nitride and some Cubic Boron Nitride (CBN) grades. Aluminum and other non-ferrous materials can be run with uncoated carbide inserts, usually with highly positive ground chipbreakers to prevent long strings of chips. For high-speed finishing of these materials, inserts with Poly-Crystalline Diamond (PCD) tips or coatings may also be an option. Just remember that a stable cut is the first requirement for longer insert life.

Speeds & Feeds When all other factors have been considered, it is time to determine the appropriate speeds and feeds to run the tools. ese parameters play an important role in obtaining optimum free cutting conditions. Ideally, the boring bar is run at high speeds and more moderate feed rates, but again this can be limited depending upon the conditions listed above.

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A common mistake during rough boring is to simply multiply single-point feed rates by two when using a twin cutter. is usually is not an eective calculation; twin cutters can operate at feeds four times faster than those of ďŹ nishing tools for the same diameter because a much larger nose radius can be used. For example, if ďŹ nishing with a .008 or .016 nose radius, a .031 nose radius insert could be used for roughing. is alone doubles the size of the nose radius, and using twin inserts doubles that to four.

Typically, roughing doesn’t require the very ďŹ ne, slow surface ďŹ nishes so more rigid tools can be used at higher speeds. Feeding a twin cutter too slowly will lead to chatter without the right stock allowance. Rough cutters are designed for heavier cuts, requiring more material and harder feed rates.

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Remember, each of these factors is important individually and must be considered to achieve success. If any one of these is excluded, the whole application can be thrown o.

For example, if bore depth or tool length isn’t appropriately explained, the tool may need to be reassembled to work properly. Just like good insert geometry will not make up for a machine that can’t handle an application.

Another thing to keep in mind is that any one of these factors may be more signiďŹ cant in a speciďŹ c application than in others. is will vary from one application to the next.

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e International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) will be held in Chicago September 13-18 at McCormick Place.

For those who have been in a cave, IMTS is the largest tool show in the U.S. and is held every two years. IMTS is the premier manufacturing technology show in North America. More than 1,500 exhibiting companies will occupy 1.2 million net square feet of exhibit space at the McCormick Place complex. Manufacturing industry professionals from the United States and from over 119 countries attend IMTS.

Have you been wondering what business is like in the rest of the country? Do you network with peers in other parts of the country to find out if business is better or worse than it is for you? Maybe a trip to Chicago is on your agenda? If not, maybe it should be.

You will see more than 15,000 new machine tools, controls, computers, software, components, systems and processes that can improve your efficiency. You will gain valuable ideas and insights from over 1,500 of the world’s leading equipment producers.

According to surveys of past attendees, 88 percent are successful in finding products or solving specific manufacturing problems and 51 percent of those attending make new business contacts.

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“IN TODAY’S GLOBAL ECONOMY, IT’S NOT THE STRONGEST THAT SURVIVE BUT THOSE WHO ARE MOST ADAPTABLE TO CHANGE.” As in past years, the National Tooling and Machining Association will be in attendance as well. e NTMA’s main booth will be in the west wing at booth W 1671. ey will also have a booth in the student center with the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) and will be holding a combat robots demo with the National Robotics League (NRL). With the national NRL winner from Arizona this year, it will be nice to see what other areas are doing with their robotics programs!

Not only can attendees see the latest technology and hear how this technology can help metalworking companies become more competitive in our global market, they can also attend technology seminars provided and sponsored by the show's organizers, the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). e NTMA and AMT are working together in many areas, and in the winter of 2011, the NTMA Annual Conference will be held jointly with AMT, PMA and AMTDA in Chandler, Ariz. Attending IMTS, one can meet some of those who may be in Arizona in March 2011 and start networking with them early.

In today’s global economy, it’s not the strongest that survive but those who are most adaptable to change. At IMTS, you’ll be able to see and hear what’s coming. To register, go to www.imts.com, and we’ll see you there! n James R. Grosmann is the Director of Sales and Marketing for NTMA. He can be reached by phone at 314.409.3799, or by email, all photos: Oscar Einzig for ITMS Media

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ARIZONA TOOLING & MACHINING ASSOCIATION

MEMBER LISTINGS Regular Members John Cain Dave Wright Brandon McDermott Maxine Jones Chuck Eriksen John Raycraft Charles A. Van Horssen Kevin Burbas Jeff Buntin Tony Miglio Norela Harrington John Bergmann Pat DeLanie Mike Sniegowski Keith Adams Greg Gaudet Joe Cassavant, Jr. Steve Schwartzkopf Kim Rice Ron Gilmore Allen Kiesel Daniel Krings John Maris David Lair Frank Eckert Grant Evans Mark Weathers Jeff Hull Alex Curtis Joseph Joe Koenig Tim Malin Jeremy Schaulk Don eriault Sam Ehret Greg Chambers Jim Bowen Joseph Sirochman Jeff Barth Jim Carpenter Tom Wright Don Kammerzell Lee & Colleen Adams Ernest Apodaca

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AZ Industries for the Blind Accuwright Aerostar / Aerospace Mfg. PPG - Aimco Facility Allied Tool & Die Company, LLC Arizona Precision Industrial, LLC Axian Technology, Inc. B&B Tool, Inc. Barnes Aerospace Apex Mfg. Div. Bartino Tooling & Machine, LLC Bent River Machine, Inc. Bergmann Precision BID Machine Blue Streak Grinding, Inc. C.G. Tech, Inc. CAD Tools Company, LLC Cassavant Machining Chips, Inc. Cling’s Manufacturing Continental Precision, Inc. Creative Precision West Deck Machine & Tool, Inc. D-Velco Mfg. Of Arizona Dynamic Machine & Fabricating Corp.

Eckert Enterprises, Ltd. Evans Precision Machining, Inc. Excaliber Precision Machining Foresight Technologies Hamilton Industries Hawkeye Precision, Inc. Helm Precision, Ltd. Hi-Tech Machining & Engine Industrial Tool Die & Engine Inline, Inc. PPG -'Jet Facility' Joined Alloys JPS Manufacturing JWB Manufacturing Kimberly Gear & Spline, Inc. K-2 Manufacturing K-zell Metals, Iinc.

L2 Manufacturing Layke, Inc.

602.269.5131 480.892.9595 602.861.1145 602.254.2187 602.276.2439 480.785.7474 623.580.0800 520.397.0436 602.305.8080 x241 602.248.7880 928.634.7568 602.437.4940 480.892.7304 602.353.8088 623.492.9400 480.753.4290 602.437.4005 602.233.1335 480.968.1778 602.278.4725 623.587.9400 602.253.1080 602.275.4406 602.437.0339 480.820.0380 623.581.6200 623.878.6800 480.967.0080 480.967.9339 480.926.8642 602.275.2122 520.889.8325 520.745.8771 602.278.9553 623.869.6749 602.870.5600 480.367.9540 480.967.4600 602.437.3085 480.968.6316 602.232.5882 480.829.9047 602.272.2654

Matt Kalina John Lewis Michael C. Majercak, Jr. Edward Wenz Arle Rawlings Kris Swenson Paul Clark Jeff Meade Joe Tripi Robert Marusiak Mark Lashinske Tim Maack Dante Fierros R.L. Tom Osborn Steve Macias Loyal Clausen James Buchanan Tony Costabile Shaun Schilling Michael Dailey Tyler Crouse John Bloom Susan Scarla Tim Smith Paul Shelton Mark Willmering Jeff Gaffney Steven Yeary Mike Gudin Ruben Cadena Patrick Stewart, II Mike Gudin Dennis Miller Scott Higginbotham Craig Berland Todd Aaronson Bill Brooks Wayne Craig Jacque Cowin Jeremy Lutringer Bill Ankrom Robert L. Wagner Rick Erickson Geno Forman Bruce Treichler Hein Tran

LAI International, Inc. Lewis Aerospace Majer Precision MarZee, Inc. Mastercraft Mold, Inc. Matrix Machine Metal Spinning Solutions, Inc. Metalcraft Micropulse West Micro-Tronics, Inc. Modern Industries, Inc. MSL Precision Nichols Precision Osborn Products, Inc. Pivot Manufacturing Plastic Engineering, Inc. Powill Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc. Precision Die & Stamping, Inc. Premier Tool Grinding Prescott Aerospace, Inc. Pro Precision R & D Specialty/Manco Rae Tech, Inc. BAR-S Machinery, Inc Shelton Industries Sonic Aerospace, Inc. Southwest Swiss Precision Southwest Turbine, Inc. Southwest Water Jet State Industrial Products, Inc. PPG - Stewart Facility Southwest Water Jet Summit Precision, Inc. Sun Grinding LLC Systems 3, Inc. T.A. Custom Designs, Inc. Time Machine & Stamping Lynch Bros. Manufacturing Tram-Tek, Inc. Unique Machine & Tool Co. Vitron Manufacturing, Inc. Wagner Engineering, Inc. Wire-Tech X-5 Manufacturing, LLC Zircon Precision Products 3D Machine & Tools

INFOLINK: arizonatooling.org

480.348.5942 623.581.0764 x101 480.777.8222 602.269.5801 602.484.4520 480.966.4451 480.899.0939 480.967.4889 602.438.9770 602.437.8995 602.267.7248 480.833.0112 480.804.0593 623.587.0335 602.306.2923 480.491.8100 623.780.4100 480.967.2038 602.442.0698 928.772.7605 602.353.0022 602.278.7700 602.272.4223 928.636.2115 520.408.8026 480.777.1789 602.438.4670 602.278.7442 480.306.7748 602.275.0990 623.582.2261 x215 480.306.7748 602.268.3550 602.238.9595 480.894.2581 623.221.4922 602.437.2394 602.265.7575 602.305.8100 602.470.1911 602.548.9661 480.926.1761 480.966.1591 602.454.7385 480.967.8688 480.329.8254

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“THE RIGHT TOOLS. THE RIGHT TEAM. THE RIGHT TIME.”

Associate Members Linda Daly Richard Short Dave Biggar Greg Whelan John Anderson Isaac Bunney Howie Basuk Brad Zellers Stan Watkins Steve Blok Pam Lindley Kerry Vance Cindy Stewart Lou Gallo Randy Flores Steve Warner Eric Boldic Grady Mickey Gartman Sherry Sentgeorge Patrick Ellison Jackie Bergman Anna Lena Seedhill David Cohen John Reinhardt Jim Hurley Tim Kloenne Barry Armstrong Dave Hopkins Bob Von Fleckinger Jeff Trimble David Gundersen Michael Biesk Arlene Helt Ray Limon omas Moore Glen Zachman Pete Hushek Steve Montgomery Ron Swartzbaugh Russ Kurzawski John Drain Greg Burke Daniel Franks

A 2 Z Metalworker Adams Machinery Arizona Bank & Trust Arizona CNC Equipment ATS Industrial Bank of America Barry Metals Bolt Enterprises Canyon State Oil Co. ChemResearch Co., Inc. City of Phoenix Consolidated Resources Creative Promotions D D i - Solidworks D&R Machinery EMJ Metals Federated Insurance Co. Gartman Technical Services, Inc. Gold Canyon Bank Haas Factory Outlet/ Ellison Machinery HUB International I-FLEX Resource Mngmnt Industrial Metal Supply Industrial Property Specialists Industrial Tool & Supply Klontech Industrial Sales L.A. Specialties LarsonAllen, LLP Leavitt Group Magnum Precision Machines Makino, Inc. Marshall Tool & Supply Metalwest, LLC Metco Metal Finishing Moore Tool & Equipment North-South Machinery Phoenix Heat Treating Phoenix Metal Trading S&S Machinery Star Metal Fluids LLC Tornquist Machinery Co. TW Metals Wells Fargo Bank

INFOLINK: arizonatooling.org

WELCOME “New Regular Members” 602.412.7696 480.968.3711 602.381.2079 480.615.6353 602.276.7707 602.523.2044 602.484.7186 480.686.9052 602.271.9888 602.253.4175 602.262.6060 623.931.5009 480.839.9511 602.241.0900 480.775.6462 602.272.0461 800.527.5999 602.788.8121 623.594.7351 480.968.5877 602.749.4190 480.429.4508 602.454.1500 602.418.1539 480.829.3835 480.948.1871 602.269.7612 480.615.2300 602.264.0566 602.431.8300 602.228.0347 602.269.6295 602.659.7000 602.276.4120 602.455.8904 602.466.2556 602.258.7751 602.257.4660 602.714.0116 602.256.2092 602.470.0334 602.864.0014 602.522.7824

KEVIN BURBASS, B&B TOOL, INC. 1417 W. La Quinta Road, Nogales, AZ 85621 (ph) 520.397.0436, email: Bbtool@qwest.net JEREMY SCHAULK, HI-TECH MACHINING & ENGINEERING 1075 E. Wieding Road, Tucson, AZ 85706 (ph) 520.889.8325, email: jeremy@hi-techmachining.net website: www.Hi-techmaching.net DON THERIAULT, INDUSTRIAL TOOL & DIE ENGINEERING 4765 S. Overland Drive, Tucson, AZ 85714 (ph) 520.745.8771, email: itdemail@itde.com website: www.itde.com JEFF BARTH, JWB MANUFACTURING 841 W. Fairmont Dr., Suite 103, Tempe, AZ 85282 (ph) 480.967.4600, email: jeffb@JWBmanufacturing.com website: www.jwbmanufacturing.com SUSAN SCARLA, RAE-TECH, INC. 3101 W. Thomas Road, Suite 115, Phoenix, AZ 85017 (ph) 602.272.4223, email: desertdreams@cox.net website: www.raetechinc.com

WELCOME “Returning Regular Members” HEIN TRAN, 3D MACHINE & TOOLS 3416 S. 48th Street, Suite 2, Phoenix, AZ 85040 (ph) 480.329.8254, email: mb@3dmachineandtools.com website: www.3dmachinesandtools.com KIM RICE, CLING’S MANUFACTURING 6628 S. Dateline, Tempe, AZ 85283 (ph) 480.968.1778, email: kimr@clingsmfg.com website: www.clingsmfg.com MATT KALINA, LAI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 14350 N. 87th Street, Suite 105, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 (ph) 480.348.5942, email: mkalina@laico.com website: www.laico.com

WELCOME “New Associate Members” SHERRY SENTGEORGE, GOLD CANYON BANK 9299 W. Olive, Suite 601, Peoria, AZ 85245 (ph) 623.594.7351, email: ssentgeorge@goldcanyonbank.com website: www.goldcanyon.com JEFF TRIMBLE, MAGNUM PRECISION MACHINES 3614 E. Southern Avenue, Suite 1, Phoenix, AZ 85040 (ph) 602.431.8300, email: jtrimble@magnumaz.com website: www.magnumprecisionmachines.com RON SWARTZBAUGH, S&S MACHINERY 3908 N. 42nd Place, Phoenix, AZ 85018 (ph) 602.714.0116, email: sales@snsmachinery.net website: www.snsmachinery.net

GET CONNECTED TO THE ATMA! For more information contact: CHRIS MIGNELLA, arizonatooling@cox.net www.arizonatooling.org

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CALENDAR of events

November 2, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING TEAM (First Tuesday of every month) Lewis Aerospace, 1401 W. Victory Lane, 85027

MARK YOUR CALENDAR WITH THESE

UPCOMING ATMA EVENTS!

RSVP: arizonatooling.org or arizonatooling@cox.net

November 11 - 14, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

PROGRAM TEAM MEETING (Second Thursday of every month) JPS Manufacturing, 15651 N. 83rd Way, 85260 RSVP: arizonatooling.org or arizonatooling@cox.net

September 16, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

November 11, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

INSURANCE & SAFETY TEAM MEETING

INSURANCE & SAFETY TEAM MEETING

Foresight Technologies, 1301 E. Geneva, Tempe

Hub International, 1750 E. Glendale Avenue, Phoenix

RSVP: arizonatooling.org or arizonatooling@cox.net

RSVP: arizonatooling.org or arizonatooling@cox.net

September 21, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

November 16, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

(Third Tuesday of every month) Phoenix Airport Hilton, 2435 S. 47th Street

(Third Tuesday of every month) Phoenix Airport Hilton, 2435 S. 47th Street

RSVP: arizonatooling.org or arizonatooling@cox.net

RSVP: arizonatooling.org or arizonatooling@cox.net

September 24, 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

December 7, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

ATMA “HOLLYWOOD” TRADE SHOW

MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING TEAM

San Marcos Hotel, 1 San Marcos Place, Chandler

(First Tuesday of every month) Lewis Aerospace, 1401 W. Victory Lane, 85027

RSVP: arizonatooling.org or arizonatooling@cox.net

RSVP: arizonatooling.org or arizonatooling@cox.net

October 10, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

PROGRAM TEAM MEETING

December 9, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

(Second Thursday of every month) JPS Manufacturing, 15651 N. 83rd Way, 85260

PROGRAM TEAM MEETING (Second Thursday of every month) JPS Manufacturing, 15651 N. 83rd Way, 85260

RSVP: arizonatooling.org or arizonatooling@cox.net

RSVP: arizonatooling.org or arizonatooling@cox.net

October 19, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

December 21, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

(Third Tuesday of every month) Phoenix Airport Hilton, 2435 S. 47th Street

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING (Third Tuesday of every month) Phoenix Airport Hilton, 2435 S. 47th Street

RSVP: arizonatooling.org or arizonatooling@cox.net

RSVP: arizonatooling.org or arizonatooling@cox.net

April 6, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

INSURANCE & SAFETY TEAM MEETING

Learn more at: www.arizonatooling.org

MicroTronics, 2905 S. Potter Drive, Tempe, 85282 Email your upcoming event information to: precisionmag@lpimultimedia.com

RSVP: arizonatooling.org or arizonatooling@cox.net

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS For comprehensive advertising and media information, please email: precisionmag@lpimultimedia.com

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A&J Industrial Machine Repair Co. Accurate Waterjet Accuwright Industries, Inc. Big Kaiser Precision Tooling, Inc. Blue Streak Grinding ChemResearch Co., Inc. Consolidated Resources, Inc. Excaliber Precision Federated Insurance Gartman Technical Services L.A. Specialties, Inc.

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