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Published by: 2. Harland David Sanders: Perhaps better known as Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken A2Z Manufacturing West Coast fame, Sanders had a hard time selling his chicken at first. In fact, his famous secret chicken recipe was rejected 1,009 times before a restaurant accepted it.

PUBLISHERS/EDITORS 3.Walt Disney:Today Disney rakes in billions from merchandise, movies and theme parks around Kim Carpenter & Linda Daly the world, but Walt Disney himself had a bit of a rough start. He was fired by a newspaper editor Kim@A2ZManufacturing.com because, “he lacked imagination and had no good ideas.” After that, Disney started a number of businesses that didn’t last too long and ended with bankruptcy and failure. He kept plugging Mail Address: PO Box 33857 along, however, and eventually found a recipe for success that worked.

Portland, OR 97292 4. Albert Einstein: Most of us take Einstein’s name as synonymous with genius, but he didn’t Telephone: (480) 773-3239 always show such promise. Einstein did not speak until he was four and did not read until he was Website: www.A2ZManufacturing.com seven, causing his teachers and parents to think he was mentally handicapped, slow and anti-social.

Eventually, he was expelled from school and was refused admittance to the Zurich Polytechnic E-mail:Kim@A2ZManufacturing.com School. It might have taken him a bit longer, but most people would agree that he caught on pretty CONTRIBUTORS well in the end, winning the Nobel Prize and changing the face of modern physics.

Linda Daly, Hugh Taylor, Eugene Wirth, Stephen 5. Jerry Seinfeld: Just about everybody knows who Seinfeld is, but the first time the young Hannemann, Kate Carpenter comedian walked on stage at a comedy club, he looked out at the audience, froze and was eventually jeered and booed off of the stage. Seinfeld knew he could do it, so he went back the Published bi-monthly to keep precision manunext night, completed his set to laughter and applause, and the rest is history. facturers abreast of news and to supply a viable 6. Sidney Poitier : after his first audition, the casting director told Poitier, “Why don’t you stop supplier source for the industry. wasting people’s time and go out and become a dishwasher or something?” Poitier vowed to show Circulation: A2Z Manufacturing West him that he could make it, going on to win an Oscar and become one of the most well regarded Coast maintains a master list of over 14,000 decision makers consisting of fortune 1000 companies, small actors in the business.

7. Steven Spielberg:While today Spielberg’s name is synonymous with big budget, he was rejected manufacturing companies, engineering firms, DOD & from the University of Southern California School of Theater, Film and Television three times. Scientific Lab facilities, machine shops, fab-shops, and secondary source businesses. It has an estimated pass on He eventually attended school at another location, only to drop out to become a director before readership of more than 25,000 people. The majority finishing.Thirty-five years after starting his degree, Spielberg returned to school in 2002 to finally of our readers are based in CA, OR, WA area! complete his work and earn his BA. Advertising Rates have remained the same since 8. The Beatles: Few people can deny the lasting power of this super group, still popular with 1999, deadlines and mechanical requirements furnished listeners around the world today.Yet when they were just starting out, a recording company told on our website at: www.a2zManufacturing.com. them no.The were told “we don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out,” two things All photos and copy become the property ofA2Z the rest of the world couldn’t have disagreed with more.

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9. Babe Ruth: You probably know Babe Ruth because of his home run record (714 during his The Publisher assumes no responsibility career), but along with all those home runs came a pretty hefty amount of strikeouts as well for the contents of any advertisement, and all (1,330 in all). In fact, for decades he held the record for strikeouts. representations are those of the advertiser and not that of the publisher.

When asked about this he simply said, “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”

The Publisher is not liable to any advertiser Linda and I thank you for your support of our manufacturing magazines. We hope to help you hit as many home runs as we can in 2015!

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• 304 SQUARE TUBE – 1/2"SQ X .065W THRU 12"SQ X .500W • 304 RECTANGLE TUBE – 1/2" X 1" X .065W THRU 12"SQ X 8" X .500W • 304 ROUND TUBE – 1/2"OD X .065W THRU 6.0"D X .375W • AVAILABLE IN MILL FINISH AND 180 GRIT POLISHED

CF1018 ROUNDS – 3/16" THRU 6" CF1018 SQUARES – 1/4" THRU 6" CF1018 FLATS – 1/8" X 1/2" THRU 3-1/2" X 6" CF1045 ROUNDS – 3/4" THRU 6" CF1144 STRESSPROOF ROUNDS – 1/2" THRU 4-1/2" CF12L14 ROUNDS – 1/2" THRU 6"

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CF4140ANN ROUNDS – 3/4" THRU 4-1/2" CF8620ANN ROUNDS – 1-1/8" THRU 4-3/4" CF4140HT ROUNDS – 3/4" THRU 3-1/2" HR4140ANN ROUNDS – 1-1/2" THRU 24"

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Carbon Steel Tube • ERW STEEL TUBE – 1/2"OD X .049W THRU 6"0D X .188W • ORN STEEL TUBE – 1/2"SQ X .065W THRU 4"SQ X .120W • STRUCT STEEL TUBE – 1-1/2"SQ THRU 6"SQ X .250W (INCLUDING RECTANGLES)

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303, 304L, 316L, 17-4 ROUNDS – 1/8" THRU 12" 304L, 316L PLATE CUT FLATS – 1/8" X 1/2" THRU 1/2" X 8" 303, 304L, 316L ROLLED BAR – 1/4" X 3/4" THRU 1-1/2" X 2" 304L, 316L ANGLES – 3/4" X 3/4" X 1/8" THRU 4" X 4" X 1/2" 304L, 316L CHANNELS – 2" X 1" X 1/8" THRU 6" X 4" X 3/8"

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Carbon & Alloy Plate We routinely stock: • Carbon from general purpose to structural, PVQ and improved machining grades.

• Alloy in construction, case hardening, PVQ, aircraft quality and abrasion resisting grades.

Plate processing: Oxy-fuel Cutting Plasma Cutting Shearing

Ryerson simplifies customer manufacturing and procurement. From one-of-a-kind components to parts in production quantities, our one-stop shopping reduces overall costs and streamlines operations.

Lower Production Costs Trim outsourcing handling costs and inspection points. Eliminate scrap handling costs and inspection points. Minimize capital expenditures. Our ready-to-assemble parts reduce customer work-in-process inventory.

Aluminum Plate We routinely stock: • Heat treatable, cast tooling and cast mold plate • Standard thicknesses to 16” • Widths to 60.5” • Standard lengths of 96”, 120”, 144”, 240” and 288” • Diamond Tread plate

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Stainless Plate We routinely stock: • All standard grades • Plate up to 4” thick • Coiled plate inventory: 36, 48, 60, 72” wide • Stainless floor plate in 1/8, 3/16 and 1/4” thickness

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Announcements & Releases Ben Belzer To Head TCI Precision Metals Third Generation Belzer Spanning 58 Years In Business Gardena, California, TCI Precision Metals named Ben Belzer as President and Chief Operating Officer for the company effective immediately.

Ben, 33, represents the third generation t h e c l o s e ly - h e l d company and has been with TCI fulltime since 2004 and will take over day-today operations. John Belzer is stepping aside and will remain active as the company’s CEO.

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“This is an extremely proud moment for me personally and important milestone for TCI,” said John Belzer, CEO of TCI Precision Metals. “Ben brings renewed energy, creativity, applied technologies and a focus on transformative culture to the company while providing exceptional value to the company over the past 10 years.

Moving forward, under his leadership the company will continue to evolve as a customer-centric organization.”

Ben Belzer holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Information Sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Among his many accomplishments, shortly after joining TCI in 2004, Ben scoped, sourced, and directed the implementation of an integrated ERP system; in 2008 he was instrumental in acquiring both ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality certifications for the company. Under Ben’s leadership, TCI continues on a path of developing a high-performance workplace focusing on operational excellence and total customer satisfaction.

Founded in 1956, TCI Precision Metals is a family-owned precision manufacturer producing precision Machine-Ready Blanks from aluminum, stainless steel and other alloys. Sawing, Grinding, Milling and Finishing operations with the added benefit of being a plate and sheet distributor for Alcoa make TCI Precision Metals a one stop source for quality aluminum, stainless and other alloy blanks. TCI serves the needs of the medical, oil & gas, aerospace, industrial equipment, defense, food packaging, semiconductor and many other industries.

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Aerodyne Alloys Has Received A New Certificate Of Registration to AS9120, Rev.A/ISO 9001:2008.

Aerodyne Alloys new registration encompasses the distribution and processing of specialty materials in sheet, plate and bar forms with equipment including band saws, plate saws, water jet cutting equipment and sheet shearing. All four Aerodyne Alloy locations are included in the registration; South Windsor, Connecticut, La Mirada, California, Houston,Texas, and Greenville, South Carolina.

“This registration is a tremendous accomplishment which demonstrates our company’s relentless commitment to quality,” remarked Mark Ruel, Aerodyne Alloys Quality Department.

About Aerodyne Alloys Aerodyne Alloys is a world leader among suppliers and processors of specialty high temperature alloys including nickel, cobalt, titanium and stainless steel. The company’s wide range of cutting technologies includes sawing, shearing, heat treating, trepanning, boring and water jet cutting. Aerodyne Alloys is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut and maintains additional service centers in California, South Carolina and Texas.

Aerodyne Alloys is one of more than a dozen companies that comprise O’Neal Industries (onealind.com), the U.S.A.’s largest family-owned group of metals service centers. With sales of approximately $2.5 billion in 2013, O’Neal Industries is based in Birmingham, Alabama, and has more than 90 specialized facilities throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.

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SHARP IndustriesVertical Knee Mill “K” Package SHARP Industries manual vertical knee mills have been a popular selling item for SHARP for almost 40 years. SHARP vertical knee mills feature a variety of design features that truly make SHARP mills unique. SHARP was the first one to use the backlash eliminator by a double nut design that keeps the feed screw in contact with a pair of bronze nuts, the feed nuts are then adjusted to control backlash and held tight with a retaining nut and locking ring. The

new patented knuckled-head design has a knuckle which uses 6 bolts, 3 on each side, fitted into circular t-slots with matching nuts securing them from the outside and locks the head into place for better accuracy and performance. Other unique features include roller bearing support on the base of the motor shaft and an easy access lubricating shaft. These machines are ideally suited for educational institutions, toolrooms and various job shops.

S H A R P ’s k n e e m i l l premium “K” package includes a three axis Digital Readout Out (DRO), a power feed table, a power draw bar (TMV-K only), and Yasakawa inverter variable speed head. The mills also feature a 3 horsepower R-8 spindle, super precision spindle bearings and Meehanite castings.Three models are available which feature working surface options of 9” x 42” (Model LMV-K), 9” x 50” (Model LMV-50K) or 10” x 50” (TMV-K), with prices starting at $11,440.

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The Difference Between Gage R&R and Accuracy (Bias) A Gage R&R study quantifies the inherent variation in the measurement system, but measurement system accuracy (more specifically referred to as bias) must be verified through a calibration process. For example, when reading an outdoor thermometer, we might find a total Gage R&R of five degrees, meaning that we will observe up to five degrees of temperature variation, independent of the actual temperature at a given time. However, the thermometer itself might also be calibrated ten degrees to the low side, meaning that, on average, the thermometer will read ten degrees below the actual temperature. The effects of poor accuracy and a high Gage R&R can render a measurement system useless if not addressed.

Measurement system variation is often a major contributor to the observed process variation, and in some cases it is found to be the number-one contributor. Remember, Six Sigma is all about reducing variation.

Think about the possible outcomes if a high-variation measurement system is not evaluated and corrected during the Measure phase of a DMAIC project – there is a good chance that the team will be mystified by the variation they encounter in the Analyze phase, as they search for variation causes outside the measurement system.

Measurement system variation is inherently built into the values

we observe from a measuring instrument, and a high-variation measurement system can completely distort a process capability study (not to mention the effects of false accepts and false rejects from a quality perspective). The following graph shows how an otherwise capable process (Cpk = 2.0: this is a Six Sigma process) is portrayed as marginal or poor as the Gage R&R percentage increases: Conducting a Gage R&R Study GR&R studies can be conducted on both variable (gaging that produces data) and attribute (gaging that produces a “go/no-go” result) gaging.

Prior to conducting a Gage R&R, the following steps/precautions should be taken – Calibrate the gage – ensure that the gage is calibrated through its operating range – keep in mind that Gage R&R and gage accuracy are two different things.

Check the gage resolution – the gage should have sufficient resolution to distinguish between several values within the tolerance range of the feature being measured. As a general rule, the gage should be able to distinguish at least ten readings within the tolerance range.

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Collect samples to be measured – it’s important to collect samples (parts, materials, or whatever is being measured) that represent the majority of the variation present in the process. Sometimes it is helpful to have inspectors set aside a group of parts that represent the full spectrum of measurements. Ten samples are considered a good number for a Gage R&R study in a manufacturing environment.

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and plans to construct a 35,000 square foot building to allow for the company’s continued growth.

“Our current building is bursting at the seams,” said Patrick Curry, president of Fullerton Tool. “The expansion will allow for us to serve our existing customer base in a manner they have been accustomed to while still allowing for further diversified growth for our company.”

The company hopes to complete construction of the new facility in the third quarter of 2015. Over the course of three years, Fullerton plans to hire a significant amount of new employees as part of the expansion.

“We feel it is important for us to keep our facilities located within the heart of the great lakes bay region,” Curry stated. “As a family owned company, we highly value the people that work for us and we are thrilled to bring new team members into the Fullerton family.”

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Fullerton Tool Company Is Starting Construction Of An Additional Facility In Spring 2015 As The First Occupant Of The Great Lakes Tech Park.

The manufacturer of precision-made solid carbide cutting tools said it has outgrown its current 35,000 square foot facility and will be starting construction of an additional facility in Spring 2015 as the first occupant of the Great Lakes Tech Park.

The Great Lakes Tech Park is approximately 240 acres of shovel-ready land that is owned by the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Saginaw County.Through the support and assistance of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the EDC and Saginaw Future Inc, Fullerton Tool Company has acquired 35 acres of the land A2Z MANUFACTURING West Coast •

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American Made Fullerton is currently led by President Patrick Curry, the third generation successor for the company. Even though Fullerton Tool is family-owned, the manufacturing strengths and capabilities within the company far outweigh other tool manufacturers. The genuine passion for manufacturing is evident throughout the entire facility as each employee strives to provide high productivity rates while delivering the best in quality customer service.

SigmaTEK Announces Release of SigmaNEST® Version 10.2 SigmaTEK Systems, LLC, the world’s authority on CAD/CAM nesting, material optimization and manufacturing process automation, announces the latest release of its industry-leading SigmaNEST software program. Powered by the industry’s most advanced CAD/CAM nesting engine, SigmaNEST Version 10.2 contains a number of new features and enhancements making cutting machine programming even more effective and easy.

Version 10.2 offers a Split Window allowing different areas of the work-space to be viewed simultaneously. Users may also manually nest parts across the split windows and onto other sheets. This provides quick nesting of parts onto multiple sheets without having to select the layout from the list.

Additional enhancements to SigmaNEST Version 10.2 include: · Laser Destruct · Center of Gravity Tabbing · Conditional Tabbing for Drop Doors · Special Lead-ins with manual tabs · Quick Search in Parts, Sheets, and Work Order List · Horizontal line cropping · Punching enhancements ·Founded in 1993, SigmaTEK Systems, LLC is headquartered in

Cincinnati, OH (USA) and has an extensive global support network with branches in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. SigmaTEK develops and sells SigmaNEST®, a comprehensive software solution for nesting, NC programming and cutting of steel sheet, plate, tube/pipe, and wood. SigmaNEST is the leading CAD/ CAM nesting system for plasma, laser, punch, oxyfuel, waterjet, router, knife, tube/pipe and combination cutting machines. SigmaNEST ensures superior material utilization, machine motion optimization, and maximum part quality balanced with cutting speed, work flow integration, material handling, accurate estimates and information management.

For more information visit www.sigmanest.com or call 513-674-0005.

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Cygnet Stamping & Fabricating is proud to announce another milestone in the history of the company. Continuing in our commitment of excellence, Cygnet is proud to announce ISO 9001:2008 & AS9100 certifications.

Cygnet’s achievement further strengthens our quality management system that directs our operations from top to bottom. These certifications are an important step in assuring that customers continue to receive the very best in quality and service from Cygnet.

“Using an outside auditor means that you can be confident that we are committed to the uppermost standards in our operations, production, and management.”

- Marko Swan, President Cygnet Stamping & Fabricating’s performance over the past 40 years has shown that they consistently manufacture high quality metal stampings, fabricated sheet metal and laser cut parts. This latest accomplishment verifies that the entire organization is finely tuned to serve you now and into the future.

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United Performance Metals is a leading supplier of stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, nickel, cobalt, aluminum and titanium. The company’s comprehensive inventory of high temperature, high strength and corrosion resistant alloys includes sheet, coil, strip, plate and near net shapes that can be processed to customers’ exact specifications using its proprietary FIRSTCUT+® Services.

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For more information on United Performance Metals and its specialty divisions, visit www.upmet.com.

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A&M has always modeled their used machine tool business like a new machinery dealer. They cycle, photograph and video all of the machines that come to their 18,000 sq. ft. climate controlled warehouse. Customers are encourage to visit and inspect their machines prior to purchase or view a video inspection on-line.

Their approach to a sale is to always make sure the customer has the correct machine for their work. Working as a team, A&M staff pool their expertise to find the best machine available for a customer’s needs.

In addition to used machines, A&M offers new bar feeds, high pressure coolant systems, tooling, accessories, etc as well as Delcam/Partmaker software to offer a ready to run machine package for their customers. A&M has an auction and appraisal division and represents several financial institutions for end of lease and reposessed machines. With A&M’s experience as an international used machine tool dealer, they offer an aggressive trade in program for both new and used machines.

As they enter their next 25 years, A&M has added their first new machine tool line, representing Ganesh Machinery in the Mountain States. Ganesh is an American company that designs Japanese quality machines built in the Ganesh plant in Taiwan. Featuring Japanese made critical components and standard features that are optional from other builders, Ganesh delivers a superior quality machine at a very competitive price.

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More information can be found on their website at www. automatics.com or contact them at 303-651-6545.

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Flow Waterjet Launches Enhanced Parts Ordering Site: FlowParts.com Flow International Corporation, the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of industrial waterjet machines for cutting and cleaning applications, has launched a new website for online parts ordering, FlowParts.com. Designed from customer feedback, the new website is the easiest and most efficient way to order Genuine Flow Parts.

“We are excited to be releasing the new and improved FlowParts. com” says Tim Fabian, director of aftermarket at Flow International Corporation. “We are able to bring our customers a solution that will put them in even greater control of their business.”

The new FlowParts.com allows customers to find what they need quickly and easily, with no time wasted.There are three new ways to search; by keyword, by system, or browse by product. Customers can now create saved machine configurations, which will automatically narrow search results to show only relevant parts; allowing customers to easily identify parts for faster ordering. Customers can quickly track the status of orders, as well as manage shipping and tracking information.With an expanded resource section customers can access training class information and videos, product manuals and diagrams, marketing resources, and recommended spares lists.

“Our customers can make intelligent business decisions with the insights provided from FlowParts.com” says Dick LeBlanc, president of Flow International Corporation. “We are thrilled to be bringing them a solution that provides our customers exactly what they need all in one place, FlowParts.com.”

The new FlowParts.com website capabilities include: + Simple Search, three easy ways to search for quick visibility on available parts. + My Machine Profiles, save specific machine configurations for automatically targeted search results relevant to those systems. + Order Express, customers can reorder parts from previous orders, or import orders from excel spreadsheets for express ordering. + Professional Parts Photography, customers can see parts close up for a more simplified search experience. + Frequently Ordered Products, the system will recognize parts that are ordered frequently based on order history for easy access when reordering regular consumables. + Immediate visibility of in-stock parts that are available for immediate shipment + Order Invoice Tracking, access order history and order status, shipping methods, and tracking information. + Shipping Management, set ship-to locations, carrier, and shipping methods. + News & Updates, view the latest promotions, helpful hints, and other relevant information.

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Northrop Grumman Delivers First F-35 Center Fuselage to Norway Industrial Rotary Surface Grinders

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Northrop Grumman recently completed the center fuselage for the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft to be ordered by Norway, a Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) variant designated AM-1.The AM-1 center fuselage is the first of 52 center fuselages that Northrop Grumman will produce for the Scandinavian nation.

Northrop Grumman produces the center fuselage for all three F-35 variants: CTOL, Short Takeoff Vertical Landing (STOVL) and the Carrier Variant (CV) for the Lockheed Martin-led F-35 industry team.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics will perform final assembly and checkout of the Norwegian F-35s in Fort Worth, Texas. The process includes mating the center fuselage to the forward fuselage/cockpit and wings produced by Lockheed Martin, and the aft fuselage and empennage produced by BAE Systems.

“Today’s event marks another key delivery on the F-35 team’s promise to produce a fifth-generation, multirole fighter that can meet the common air combat requirements of the U.S. and its allies,” said Brian Chappel, vice president and F-35 program manager at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems.

North South Machinery’s Open House a Great Success Making Designs Into Products; this was the theme at the North South Machinery Sales open house in November. Many small business owners came to the Brea CA open house to see the latest in machine tools and software.

North South Machinery had Factory Reps and Application Engineers on hand for demonstrations and to discuss their customers’ manufacturing needs.

Some of the featured machine tools were the allnew Murata Turret Tool Management Program, The new Vision Control from Accurpress, The new Safan E-Brake, accompanied by offline programming for press brakes, press brake safety systems, and

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For more information on North South’s premium line of manufacturing machine tools stop by the showroom at: 1400 Pioneer Street, Brea, CA 92821 or call: 562-690-7616, www.northsouthmachinery.com Announcements Continued Next Page A2Z MANUFACTURING West Coast •

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If your product needs to be opened, closed, held or picked up, we can produce your handle! Albina has the expertise to bend coils to virtually any configuration. We coil all forms of material: pipe, tubing, square and rectangular.We also work with all types of material: carbon, stainless, aluminum,

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Fahey Machinery Invites You To Stop In For A Tour Of Their Facility Fahey Machinery maintains a large stock of new and used fabrication machinery tools and parts. We also maintain the best fabrication service department around. Our main office in Oregon houses a wide variety of new and used equipment and machines for: bending, punching, shearing, stamping, sawing, burning, welding, rolling, finishing, as well as milling and turning.

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Boeing Selects Rockwell Collins Flight Displays, Integrated Surveillance and Select Flight Control Systems for 777X Rockwell Collins has been awarded a contract by Boeing to provide its next-generation, large-format flight displays, integrated surveillance system and select flight control systems as standard equipment on the Boeing 777X. “This award for the Boeing 777X represents the culmination A2Z MANUFACTURING West Coast •

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This contract is in addition to Rockwell Collins’ previously announced award to provide the Flight Control Module for the 777X Integrated Flight Control Electronics fly-by-wire system. Together, these awards rival the content that Rockwell Collins provides Boeing for the 787 Dreamliner and triples the amount of supplier-furnished equipment that it has on the 777X when compared to previous generations of the airplane.

“This award for the Boeing 777X represents the culmination of our long-term strategy to provide common, state-of-the-art flight deck technologies on Boeing’s next-generation airplanes, including the 787 Dreamliner and 737 MAX,” said Kent Statler, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Commercial Systems for Rockwell Collins. “By creating commonality among these flight decks, airlines will benefit from the latest innovations while realizing reduced operating costs and pilot training time.”

The new 777X flight deck will feature five configurable 15.1-inch landscape LCD displays four across the console and one in the control stand that will increase situational awareness and efficiency. The displays are also featured on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 737 MAX. The integrated surveillance system (ISS), which first debuted on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, brings together Rockwell Collins’ MultiScan™ weather radar, traffic collision and avoidance, Mode S surveillance, and terrain awareness and warning capabilities into a single system, delivering valuable savings in size, weight and power requirements.The ISS also is compliant with the upcoming ADS-B Out mandate and includes ADS-B In traffic applications.

In addition, Rockwell Collins’ Head-up Guidance System (HGS) will be available for the first time on a 777 airplane. The HGS, which is standard on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and an airline-selectable system on the 737 MAX, projects an image onto a glass combiner mounted in front of pilots’ eyes that displays essential flight information while they simultaneously look outside the flight deck, scanning for traffic or flying an approach.

Additional Rockwell Collins flight controls systems selected for the 777X include the control stand, digital audio system, mode control panel and primary control damper.

Boeing has 300 orders and commitments for the 777X, with first deliveries planned for 2020.

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Modern Luthiers Embrace CNC for Guitar Building On the edge of the Pacific Ocean, Santa Cruz, CA, supports a thriving musical community with several luthiers local to the area. It’s here, just a short commute from Silicon Valley’s High Tech Corridor, that amateur guitarist and professional technologist John Bower has married old world craftsmanship with CNC technology. Bower Training - Consulting - Auditing manufactures guitar parts for several professional luthiers with his TRAINING - CONSULTING - AUDITING Tormach PCNC 1100.

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start building templates and jigs. In the course of that I purchased a manual mill,” he continued. “The manual mill turned out to not give 1-719-495-8045 the sort of precision that I wanted. A friend of mine suggested I turn 1-623-939-4412 to CNC. I knew nothing about it at the time and I started looking brodish@gladhillassociates.com around and determined that the only serious player offering any kind Human Factors - Corrective/Preventive Action admin@gladhillassociates.com of hope of moving things to a light production level was Tormach.”

Process Mapping - Six Sigma - Implementation Documentation - Management Overviews A self-taught machinist by the most basic sense of the definition, ISO/AS Software Modules Bower began learning about CNC through local resources in the Bay Area. “Tormach was kind enough to refer me to the Techshop (a For more information call: 623.939.4412 local makerspace) in the area. I went and visited Techshop to see the or visit: www.gladhillassociates.com Tormach mill and got exposed to so much more. I was like a kid in a candy store with all the nifty tools they had.”

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Bower’s computer programming background allowed him to quickly become comfortable with programming his PCNC 1100. “When I got my machine, I figured there had to be a reasonable way to rapidly get doing something useful by just taking baby steps. I started by looking up what the G-codes were. Because I’m a computer programmer, that was a more logical approach for me as opposed to drawing pictures on a screen and trying and figure out how to get it into CAM and do it that way. For me it was more direct and easier to do it that way than learning the CAD and CAM software. I found it more logical to just say, “You want it to move here and cut that bit there, then do it.”

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In a just few short years, Bower has gone from a CNC beginner to a bonafide supplier of guitar parts used by some of the guitar world’s respected luthiers. “Several parts on the types of guitars that I work with are very difficult to build by hand.The builders that I work with locally asked me to try and develop these parts on CNC so that they would be repeatable and be delivered in some sort of reasonable quantity. I make 30 or 40 of a part and as the luthiers use them up, and then call me up and say they need more,” he said.

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luthier and accomplished guitarist Kenny Hill. Bower builds and supplies guitar bridges and the neck joint (the v-joint where the neck and the headstock meet) for The Signature, Hill’s top-of-the line guitar. “If you’re looking at the neck of a guitar, right below the tuning machines you’ll see the wood in the neck that has a v-joint.

That’s an extremely tricky v-joint because the whole thing is sloped at five degrees on each part. I make both the male and female joint of that part for Kenny and Hill Guitars. It takes about three or four setups on the Tormach,” Bower explained.“I also make the heel cap, the part where the neck joins the body as well as some of the fingerboards.The fingerboards have a particular teardrop shape to them down by the 20th fret to accommodate an extra reach. So I have to figure out the arching and how to do that cutting, which is done with a very narrow .023 inch end mill.”

“My friend John Bower is thinking that we can re-vitalize American smallshop craftsmen with technology, kinda like Henry Ford, and I am starting to agree with him. As much as I love the sensuous hand work of wood and shapes in guitars, I am learning that the difficulties of an employer, the long learning curves, and the simple economics of business, are leading toward CNC and general robotics.

There is no substitute for he love of the product and of the pleasure of the work, but streamlining the processes should be a good thing. With robotic technology I may find myself dependent on a different class of worker and tooling, but this is more reliable, and more transferable,” Kenny Hill explained.

Hill continued, “In some ways I lament the abandonment of old world hand-work savvy. I take pride in the sensitivity of my hands and my eyes. But in other ways I’m grateful. Although I have to depend on higher skilled tech workers for components, in other ways I don’t have to worry about accuracy, and with John Bower–thankfully– delivery times are perfect.

For his part, Bower is just excited to have created a successful small

business that also indulges his passion in guitars, “My original goal was to develop a business I could run out of my own home when I retired and sold my own business. I was not trying to create a factory, but rather trying to have something that could be done a little more casually but with precision and being able to produce a good product.

So I started making guitar parts in order really to support my habit of having the Tormach PCNC there for my own hands. It’s turned out to be a reasonable little side business. I’m probably pretty typical of a lot of Tormach owners. I’m not trying to turn this into production, but boy, I’m having a great time doing it.”

For more information on John Bower’s luthier business, contact him at 831-423-2365 or by email at john@santacruzoriginals.com.

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or on other routes lacking real-time coverage by controllers or ground radar.

But some carriers object to the one-year implementation schedule for the recommendations released Wednesday by the International Air Transport Association. The recommendations had been expected.

Despite months of preparatory discussions by a task force of experts organized by an arm of the United Nations, IATA’s chief executive, Tony Tyler , told reporters that some airlines haven’t endorsed the suggested timeline.

“Airlines are taking the tracking issue very seriously,” Mr. Tyler said in prepared remarks to a media briefing on the state of the global airline industry in Geneva. “While they are committed to improving,” he said, “they could not fully endorse what would be practically unachievable for some.”

The call for universal tracking of commercial jets stems from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in March, with 239 people aboard, which is presumed to have gone down in a remote corner of the southern Indian Ocean.The widebody Boeing 777 jet was outside the range of traditional radar and didn’t have advanced satellitetracking services.

Within weeks, IATA and the U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization convened a high-level industry and government tasks force to ensure universal tracking of airliners world-wide.

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Airline Association Unveils Guidelines for Tracking Aircraft

The IATA recommendations are expected to become de facto minimum requirements for practically all carriers. ICAO, on its own, intends to establish them as formal global standards, though that process is expected to take until the fall of 2016.

An Australian Air Force plane helped search the Indian Ocean for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared earlier this year.

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Also as expected, IATAAMofficials announced that the latest recommendations 1/16/13 10:45 don’t call for making transponders or communication equipment tamper proof, as a way to protect against sabotage or deliberate acts. Such changes would entail more expense and technical complications than simply assuring regular position reports. Transponders and certain satellitecommunications systems on the missing Malaysian airliner are believed to have been disabled before it disappeared, making it nearly impossible for civilian radar to track.

Airline industry officials released voluntary standards calling for all aircraft to automatically report their position at least every 15 minutes, and more frequently during emergencies, even when flying over water

In his prepared remarks, Mr. Tyler stressed that preventing onboard systems from being turned off was “well beyond the near-term focus of the task force” and could take years to address and implement. “So the

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Standards Call for Reporting Aircraft Positions at Least Every 15 Minutes An Australian Air Force plane helped search the Indian Ocean for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared earlier this year.

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public should be aware that there is no silver bullet solution” to guarantee tracking under all circumstances.

Wednesday’s development comes after many airlines already have embraced and invested in satellite links to provide robust satellite tracking, with some planes routinely sending position reports as often as every minute. There are some 100,000 daily airline flights world-wide, and IATA hasn’t elaborated about how many of them currently fall short of the latest standard.

The members of the task force, as they promised from the beginning, focused their recommendations to make use of systems and capabilities already onboard airliners. In many instances, that means pr imar ily making some software changes and perhaps paying additional fees to a service provider.

Down the road, Mr. Tyler said, airlines are urged to “monitor new tec hnolog ies which will become

available, including space-based systems” intended to provide precise and truly global tracking, including over polar regions. Only after that, he suggested in the speech, will the time be right to work with aircraft makers and equipment suppliers “to explore the possibility of making systems tamper proof.”

Under IATA’s leadership, the task force also urged stepped-up exercises and drills for airlines, air-traffic control organizations and rescuecoordination centers to better prepare for planes that may divert from planned routes, experience an emergency or crash.

ICAO’s top policy council is slated to debate issues involving stepped-up tracking at a meeting in February.

At the same time, the European Commission has riled some airline officials by pushing ahead with its own plans to mandate tracking standards, whic h could take effect as quickly as the summer of 2015.

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800-759-4282 MP Industrial Authorized Distributor and Solutions Provider in the Northwest for Atlas Copco Tools and Assembly Systems Mike Madden and Tim Prather met while working together for a local industrial tool distributor. Tim was in Operations and Govt sales while Mike was the company’s Major Key Account Manager. Mike and Tim were approached to purchase the assets and thus MP Industrial was created. The partnership seemed to mesh well as Mike would handle the Sales & Marketing of the company and Tim the business operations.

This came at a time when the United States was in a state of financial depression and starting a company in a down turn was almost unheard of.Yet somehow it all seemed to work out in their favor.

On January 1st 2009 MP Industrial opened for business however one thing was missing, manufacturers to represent. They quickly contacted every major tool manufacturer in hopes of becoming an authorized distributor. It wasn’t long until they had amassed an impressive list of products to offer their customers. It was when Atlas Copco signed them that the company took off and it found its unique identity.

The business started as a typical tool distributor.

Like most, they offered a reasonable selection of tools most companies u s e i n t h e i r d a i ly production. While the company had modest g rowth they hadn’t done much to separate themselves from their competition. That all changed in 2010.

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It became clear to both Mike and Tim that they needed a different approach to their business model, to become a complete solutions provider to their customers.

MP Industrial was spread out in its early days representing many different manufacturers.

They found that simply offering everything was not a value added solution to the customer.

This realization helped them to arrive at a new conclusion, the best resource for their customers, and complete assembly solutions was Atlas Copco.

As Tim has said, “Atlas Copco is the largest tool manufacturer in the world. They invest more money into research and development than any other tooling company. They constantly develop new tools and products that help shape production in today’s manufacturing environment.”

Tim credits Mike as having incredible insight to all aspects of manufacturing, production, and research and development. We understand that all companies must continually improve their processes to remain successful in today’s business environment. Atlas Copco Tool and Assembly Systems has become the driving force of the MP Industrial business model.

Per Tim, “Over the last 10 years Atlas Copco has evolved to be such a large support center with an infrastructure that is highly trained and very sophisticated.What’s key for us is we have an exclusive market; they have an applications center that helps us help our customers with engineered solutions.They speak to the type of customers we deal with, and they have the complete support structure to back it all up.” Mike adds, “Basically Atlas Copco has 6 different segments and they have a team leader for each segment, a local RSM, plus they have product specialists for every single product line in the catalog. In short Atlas Copco gives you the best support. If I have an application and I need Atlas Copco support I can have a specialist on site the following business day regardless of where in the U.S. they are located. That’s how well they support us.”

Mike continues, “We have grown the past 24 months to support very

large companies with complete value added solutions. For instance, we can offer software that tracks every facet of the assembly operation. If you have 30 screws going into an assembly how do you prove they all were tightened to the correct torque? Atlas Copco has various systems which can track who the operator was, when the job was performed, and provide complete metrics as to the efficiency of the process. We help companies design, install, and maintain complete assembly solutions. This results in significantly lower costs, increased production and offers higher quality, predictable and traceable results.

Tim said, “What we are really trying to create is a production work flow. We work hard to sell not just an individual tool, but to help engineer a solution that provides our customer with an ergonomic, highly accurate system that has complete traceability. Ultimately we help our clients improve their products for their customers.”

MP Industrial continues to adapt to every change in the market that comes their way and to improve daily on their customer service and knowledge of the ever improving Atlas Copco tool and systems solutions. In addition to providing systems, MP Industrial has a complete, authorized repair facility and offers total support after the sale. Regardless of if a customer needs calibration, tool repair, certification or a simple preventative maintenance program MP Industrial offers it all to their customers.

Sales-Service (800-759-4282): MP Industrial has sales and service people servicing WA., OR., and ID. Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. The Group serves customers with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops products and services focused on productivity, energy efficiency, safety and ergonomics. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries. In 2013, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 84 (BEUR 9.7) and more than 40 000 employees. Atlas Copco is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm exchange.

Customer centricity is a guiding principle for Atlas Copco. The ambition is to have close relationships with customers and to help them increase their productivity in a sustainable way. Sales and service is primarily direct, but complemented by alternative sales channels, e.g. through distributors, to maximize presence in the market.The Group has sales in around 180 countries and about 80% of sales are made directly to the end user.

Like MP Industrial, Atlas Copco is convinced there is always a better way of doing things.

Innovation and product development are very important for the group. A key activity is to design new or improved products that provide tangible benefits in terms of productivity, energy efficiency and/or life cycle cost to the customer and, at the same time, can be efficiently produced. Atlas Copco protects technical innovations with patents.

Innovation also includes better processes to improve the flow and utilization of assets and information. Innovation will improve customer satisfaction and contribute to strengthening customer relations, the brand, as well as financial performance. Overcapacities and waste must always be challenged.

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“After rigorous review and analysis, I accepted the Navy’s recommendation to build a new small surface combatant (SSC) ship based on upgraded variants of the LCS,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a statement early this evening. “The new SSC will offer improvements in ship lethality and survivability, delivering enhanced naval combat performance at an affordable price.”

The Navy remains committed to buying both the speedboat-like Freedom hull, built by Lockheed Martin and Marinette Marine in Wisconsin, and the space-agecatamaran Independence, built by General Dynamics and Austal in Alabama. Between them, the two teams will build 52 Littoral Combat Ships, as was the plan before Sec. Hagel ordered a review of LCS A2Z MANUFACTURING West Coast •

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in February. This announcement simply means 32 of those will be the original LCS design and 20 will be the upgraded version. (At least some of the original 32 will eventually receive at least some of the upgrades, but the current design can’t accommodate all the changes).

The split between the teams and terms of competition remains to be determined:The Navy will submit an acquisition strategy to the secretary

by May and work out detailed cost estimates as part of the budget process for 2017.While the shipbuilders themselves will remain the same, there may be multiple opportunities to compete on specific components of the upgrade package, such as new missiles and sensors.

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criticism of the original LCS was that it lacked the anti-aircraft and anti-missile defenses to survive on its own against any serious threat, requiring escort by expensive cruisers and destroyers equipped with the Aegis defense system.While threat environments vary, Stackley said, “we have given this multi-mission [LCS] the degree of self-defense that it needs so it does not have to be operating underneath the umbrella of an Aegis ship.”

Unlike an Aegis ship, however, the new LCS design does not have the Navy’s standard multi-purpose missile-launcher, the Vertical Launch System. Used on larger craft from cruisers to attack submarines, VLS can fire different kinds of rounds to shoot down incoming aircraft and missiles, strike land targets, or — once the Navy finishes developing a new long-range anti-ship missile — sink enemy warships. Outsiders, including one of Greenert’s former aides, argued an LCS with VLS would be much more able to attack a wide range of targets and defend itself or even other ships against a wide range of threats.

“They did evaluate a Vertical Launch System,” Adm. Greenert said. But it was “kind of heavy, kind of big, a major change [adding] cost, time. It was all part of the evaluation, Sydney, so it was considered.” But ultimately the Small Surface Combatant Task Force charged

to review alternatives to the current LCS found adding a Vertical Launch System cost too much in terms of money, production delays, and weight for what it added, Greenert said.

What the new LCS will have, and the current one does not, is an over-the-horizon anti-ship missile: The Navy will probably hold a competition for the exact system, but Stackley said it would be at least comparable to the Harpoon Block II, which has about a 70-mile range.

For self defense, the new LCS will have an upgraded version of the current model’s SeaRAM missile launcher. It will also add new 25 millimeter heavy machineguns. (The Navy decided against adding a 5-inch cannon, though, to traditionalists’ dismay). It have new decoy launchers and anti-torpedo defenses. An advanced degaussing system will make the hull’s magnetic field less detectable by naval mines.

To detect threats, the new LCS will have an upgraded radar and a “multifunction towed array” to detect torpedoes and submarines. When configured for allout sub hunts, it will replace some of its anti-ship weapons with a variable-depth sonar — making it, said Stackley, “the most effective ASW [anti-submarine warfare] platform in the Navy.”

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Boeing Selects GE Aviation For Electrical Power System On 777X The Boeing Company has selected GE Aviation to provide the Electrical Load Management System (ELMS), the Backup Generator and the Backup Converter for the Boeing 777X aircraft.

“The advanced ELMS on the 777X will control 30% more power than the current system, while contained in the same size and weight” “The advanced ELMS on the 777X will control 30% more power than the current system, while contained in the same size and weight,” said Brad Mottier, president of Business & General Aviation and Integrated Systems for GE Aviation.

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Harris Corporation Receives $38 Million Order From Australian Defence Force For Wideband Tactical Radios Harris Corporation has received a $38 million order to deliver Falcon III® tactical radios that will provide Australia’s armed forces with reliable and secure Type-1 tactical voice and data communications.

The order was awarded by the Defence Materiel Organisation of the Australian Department of Defence to support project JP2097. This project delivers enhancements to Networked Communications to meet Special Operations Command Land Mobility (LM) and Command, Control and Communications (C3) requirements.

“Harris Falcon radios provide the ADF with wideband capabilities, a broad suite of interoperable waveforms, and the ability to easily accommodate future Joint Tactical Radio Systems waveforms.”

The Australian Department of Defence is acquiring AN/PRC-152A handheld and AN/PRC-117G manpack radios to provide its forces with wideband tactical networking capabilities, as well as line-of-sight, ground-to-air and tactical satellite communications. The wideband network enables operators to send and receive tactical voice, video, and data, resulting in enhanced situational awareness and real-time intelligence. In addition, the AN/PRC-152A and AN/PRC-117G provide users with interoperability through legacy narrowband waveforms.

“This order complements the significant capabilities of Australia’s JP 2072 Program and expands our ongoing collaboration with the Australian Department of Defence,” said Brendan O’Connell, president, International Business, Harris RF Communications. “Harris Falcon radios provide the ADF with wideband capabilities, a broad suite of interoperable waveforms, and the ability to easily accommodate future Joint Tactical Radio Systems waveforms.”

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“Today’s release is an important step as this successful, on-budget program moves forward on schedule, and it is the result of tremendous work and diligence across our team,” Army Col. John Cavedo, the JLTV project manager, said in a statement. “The JLTV program remains on track to deliver an affordable, protected mobility solution that fills today’s critical capability gap with substantial advances in the balance of payload, performance, and protection.”

After a Milestone C decision and award of a firm-fixed-price contract to a single vendor near the end of fiscal 2015, the award period will cover three years of low rate initial production and five years of full rate production, for a total of 17,000 vehicles for the Army and Marine Corps.

A production award is expected in late fiscal 2015 for approximately 50,000 JLTVs for the Army and another 5,500 for the Marine Corps.

The first Army unit is expected to be equipped in fiscal 2018; The Marines anticipate an initial operating capability in fiscal 2018 with its fielding complete in fiscal 2022.

Army procurement will last until approximately 2040 and replace a significant portion of the Army’s legacy light tactical vehicle fleet with 49,099 new vehicles across four configurations: general purpose, heavy gun carrier, close combat weapons carrier and a utility vehicle.

Billed as filling the gap between legacy Humvees and the larger, less mobile Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle fleet, the JLTV is intended to restore light tactical mobility.

The JLTV joint program office posted a third draft RFP, which revised source selection criteria for the production phases and set a value for a company offering the data rights to their offering.

The service set a threshold price for the data package of $511 million above which contractors will see no effect on their rating, as described in the last draft and first reported by Inside the Army.

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The final RFP had no substantial changes from previous drafts, according to the program office, which billed the final solicitation as, “clarifying expectations about the delivery of specific requirements, while still allowing vendors to propose tradable options in some areas.”

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Among other tweaks, the latest draft reduced the maximum life cycle cost “downward adjustment,” identified 15 requirements as “non-tradeable,” and it divided qualification testing into three parts.

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The ongoing limited user test involved soldier and Marine participation.

The competition has the potential to restructure the industry, reinvigorating AM General if it wins or damaging it if it loses. Lockheed, a defense giant, is still an upstart in this sector.

“We are pleased that the JLTV RFP has been released after months of intense vehicle testing and evaluation,” Scott Greene, vice president of ground vehicles at Lockheed Martin Missiles and

Fire Control said in a statement. “Our proposal team is active, having completed several detailed reviews of our customers’ draft RFPs over the past weeks, and is already working on our final response.”

“We intend to deliver a proposal that proves to our Army and Marine Corps customers that the Lockheed Martin JLTV Team will produce the most capable, best value JLTV at the right price,” Greene said.

Oshkosh’s senior vice president for Defense Programs, John Bryant, said the company had received part of the RFP. “Our initial review of the RFP demonstrates DoD’s consistent focus on a best value approach and delivering a highly capable, reliable vehicle for our soldiers and Marines.”

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According to the report, Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region dominated the aerospace composite market in 2013 and accounted for over 85% of the market, by volume and value. Countrywise, the U.S. is the top consumer of aerospace composite products globally. Companies, such as Hexcel and Cytec Aerospace Materials are two of the biggest players in the country. France is the second-largest aerospace composite consumer in the world.

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Commercial aircraft took the topmost position in the aerospace composite market with around 61.7% market share by value in 2013. The drive towards fuel-efficient and lightweight aircraft is anticipated to drive the market for aerospace composites.

The fastest growth rate till 2019 in the aerospace composite market is projected to come from applications, such as military aircraft and business and general aviation.

The growing concern over security issues and the consequent defense spending is anticipated to propel the market. Glass fiber composites comprise approximately 89.6% of the total aerospace composite market in terms of volume. High corrosion resistance, lighter weight, and good tensile strength are some of the reasons for which manufacturers consider glass fiber reinforced composites as an able substitute for metals.

Low-cost airlines have proved to be strong competitors to the luxury airliners, particularly in the developing economies of Asia and Latin America during the 2008-2009 economic downturns. The highest traffic growth in particular was in the short-haul routes around Southeast Asia, India and Australia. In India, low-cost carriers Spice Jet and Indigo continue to grow as they replace the likes of Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines. Even major airlines like Jet and Kingfisher converted 70% of their domestic operations to the low-cost model in the past couple of years.

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Aerospace composite manufacturers are focused on expansion with key objective of catering growing demand with better penetration in the emerging economies. For instance, Toray Industries Inc. (Japan) invested around $450 million to increase global carbon fiber production capacity by 6,000 KT annually in its Japan, U.S., France, and South Korea sites during 2014 and 2015.

The growing demand for light-weight aerospace has encouraged other companies to adopt the strategy of expansion likeToray Industries, along with other strategies such as partnerships, new product development, agreements, joint ventures, and collaborations. Market players are focusing on expansions of production facilities.

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Benteler SGL To Supply Composite Leaf Springs For New Volvo XC90 The rear axle of the newVolvo XC90 crossover SUV will use a composite leaf spring molded by Austria-based Benteler SGL using Henkel’s Loctite MAX 2 polyurethane resin in RTM. Henkel (Düsseldorf, Germany) reported that a fiber-reinforced composite leaf spring based on its polyurethane matrix resin Loctite MAX 2 is being used in the chassis of the new Volvo XC90, a crossover SUV of which the rear axle concept is to serve as a platform for other model series. Benteler SGL Composite Technology GmbH (Ried im Innkreis, Austria), a manufacturer of composite components for automotive applications, expects to produce several hundred thousand of these leaf springs per year.

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rapidly fills the mold and quickly impregnates the fiber, resulting in short injection times.With the curing rate also substantially faster than that of epoxy resins, cycle times are shorter overall. Loctite MAX 2 has been successfully used in the mass production of leaf springs since 2013. In addition, the current project uses selected additives that make the curing process faster and more flexible.

“Within the development network comprising ourselves, BENTELERSGL and Volvo Cars, the component manufactured with our polyurethane resin was subjected to extensive automotive-specific testing and validation,” says Frank Kerstan, global program manager automotive composites, Henkel Adhesive Technologies. “Applying our expertise in process optimization, we were able to demonstrate that this polyurethane technology could satisfy all the criteria of long service under environmental influences such as temperature and humidity.”

The leaf springs on new Volvo XC90 offer a highly compact design as well as weight savings of 4.5 kg compared to a conventional coil-spring concept. Further functional b e n e f i t s a r i s e f ro m a smoother ride and improved NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) behavior. The t r u n k vo l u m e i s a l s o increased because there are no suspension turrets.

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successfully implemented concepts are flexibly adapted for application to further vehicle models. The new rear axle is likewise destined to be incorporated into additional automobile models in the years to come, leading to several hundred thousand vehicles being fitted with it every year. The new Volvo XC90 is, therefore, just the beginning.

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This investment shows that the technology will have an economic value for manufacturers just as compelling as the obvious environmental benefits. “Reclaiming the expensive carbon fiber [from manufacturing waste] in a near virgin state, and enabling OEMs to put it back into their products will help lower their costs over time.” stated Dr. Rey Banatao, Connora’s CEO.

Connora Technologies, Inc. (Hayward, CA, US) has announced an investment from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (“Samsung Ventures”), the Venture Capital arm of the Samsung Group (Seoul, Korea), to advance commercialization of their recyclable epoxy thermoset technology called RECYCLAMINE. Two new members also join Connora’s advisory board: Andre Genton, former President of Huntsman Advanced Materials (Basel, Switzerland), and Brendan Iribe, a successful entrepreneur known recently for the acquisition of Oculus by Facebook.

European auto manufacturers are already facing increased regulations to make cars from more recyclable materials. The European Union Directive for End of Life Vehicles (ELV) is enforcing limits which composite materials will have to address if they are to have a mainstream role in automotive industry. Under the current provisions of the ELV Directive targeted for 2015, the proportions of ELV material required for re-use and recycling are 85% by weight, while that for re-use and recovery is 95%. The 10% difference being the amount allowed for incineration and energy recovery.

Connora’s RECYCLAMINE technology is a green chemistry platform that provides an efficient method for making and recycling composite waste materials and products. Efficiently recycling composite materials should have a positive impact in the automotive and aerospace industries, where the trend to make lighter, stronger, and more energy efficient vehicles is driving growth in the use of carbon fiber composite materials.

In these and other applications, carbon fiber parts are often made in high volumes, with sometimes 20-40% of the raw materials going to waste.

Since traditional thermoset plastics are not optimized for recyclability,

Connora’s RECYCLAMINE Technology enables carbon fiber composites to more readily qualify as a recyclable material. Connora is currently in discussions with several auto and aerospace OEMs to develop a specific RECYCLAMINE Epoxy Resin system for use in high-pressure resin transfer molding processes (HP-RTM), suitable to the high-volume manufacturing methods being adopted by auto and aerospace manufacturers today. Epoxy resins are currently the predominant thermoset plastic used in performance carbon fiber composites.

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The UpTake: NRGindependence secures funding to test a chemical treatment process that could extend the life of rechargeable batteries to 20 years.

A Corvallis, Oregon, cleantech firm will team with researchers at Oregon State University on technology that could extend the life of certain battery cores to 20 years.

NRGindependence secured $150,000 in commercialization funding from Oregon BEST to collaborate with AlexYokochi, an OSU assistant professor of chemical engineering, to advance the technology of rechargeable “reduction-oxidation” or redox batteries.

NRGindepdendence, a research firm that concentrates on various aspects of energy storage, developed a system that chemically coats a battery’s carbon core to significantly reduce degradation. The technology could triple the life of redox flow battery cores by some estimates.

The funding from Oregon BEST as well as support from the OSU Venture Fund will allow OSU to purchase equipment it needs to conduct industrial scale testing of battery technology, including the NRG process.

Can A Battery Run For 20 Years? This Startup Is Working To Make It Happen Alex Yokochi, an OSU assistant professor of chemical engineering, and Alex Bistrika, president and CEO of NRGindependence, are collaborating on research to extend the life of rechargeable batteries.

“This process offers a substantial cost reduction to battery manufacturers because they don’t have to replace the cores every two to five years,” said by Alex Bistrika, president and CEO of NRGindependence.

“Many redox flow battery manufacturers are startups operating at a loss because they are staking out a market that hasn’t taken off yet, in part due to the cost of replacing cores, and this is the market our technology is going to enable.”

The OSU Venture Fund is a $5.3 million pool of private funds raised by supporters to provide capital for OSU-related entrepreneurial programs.

The OSU Entrepreneurship curriculum teaches students how to recognize and develop opportunities in business and not-for-profit organizations. It prepares students to operate in rapidly growing businesses, to participate in family-owned businesses, to establish their own business, or to plan, lead and contribute to new business development initiatives within larger organizations.

Curriculum The Entrepreneurship program demands much from its students, including a professional orientation and a sense of self-sufficiency.

Alex Yokochi and Alex Bikistra Alex Yokochi, an OSU assistant professor of chemical engineering, and Alex Bistrika, president and CEO of NRGindependence, are collaborating on research to extend the life of rechargeable batteries.

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Your freshman and sophomore years will be largely confined to starting the OSU baccalaureate core and the Business Core (see Requirements.)

These courses are required of all Business students. The majority of Entrepreneurship option courses are completed during the Junior and Senior years. By the conclusion of the Entrepreneurship option, you will have broad exposure to all major areas in business.

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Brandao reports the prototype is complete and ready for testing with potential customers in January.

“This is our launch year,” Brandao said. “Things have turned around economically.”

The ATV is conceived to bring smart technology to specialized agriculture, where it’s often more difficult to navigate uneven terrain or around trees or vines. The vehicle is equipped with data collection and navigational tools. It can be programmed to operate without a human driver, apply pesticides and herbicides and will help managers build a virtual database of growing conditions.

I caught up with Melissa Brandao this week for an update on Rogue Rovers. Knowing the company is close to commercializing its technology, I was eager to get her thoughts on Oregon’s proposed crowdfunding rules.

The state is expected to legalize community public offerings come Jan. 1. Then, Oregon businesses will be able to raise up to $250,000 from Oregon residents, with an individual investment limit of $2,500.

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Supporters believe the new program has the potential to unleash a wave of new capital for promising startups and existing businesses.

For the time being, no one can publicly disclose their intentions, but Brandao said she’s intrigued by the idea of turning to friends, fans and customers to support the next evolution of the company.

Funding to date includes private funds, $25,000 from Oregon BEST, a state-funded research and commercialization agency, and additional support from Drive Oregon.The funding allowed it to team with OIT to develop the prototype.

PGE Announces Completion Of Tucannon River Wind Farm Portland General Electric Company today announced its Tucannon River Wind Farm is in service and available to generate power for PGE customers. Tucannon River is PGE’s second fully owned and operated large-scale wind project, with 116 turbines and a total installed capacity of 267 megawatts. Given the variability of wind power, the plant is expected to produce an average of 101 megawatts – enough to power the homes of about 84,000 average PGE residential customers.

“Tucannon River Wind Farm is a key infrastructure investment that will serve our customers with clean, renewable energy for decades to come,” said Jim Piro, PGE president and CEO. “Tucannon River supports a balanced, diverse energy portfolio for reliable, reasonably priced power.The new wind farm will also help PGE meet Oregon’s Renewable Portfolio Standard, which requires us to supply 15 percent of the electricity our customers use from qualified renewable resources by 2015 and 25 percent by 2025.”

Tucannon River Wind Farm is located on 20,000 acres near Dayton, Wash. The new wind farm complements PGE’s existing portfolio of wind resources located in Eastern and North-central Oregon: Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, which is fully owned and operated by PGE, and power purchase agreements for the output of the Klondike II and Vansycle Ridge wind farms. By securing wind power from different geographic locations, PGE is able to better integrate wind into the system because the facilities are less likely to cycle up and down simultaneously.

The Tucannon River Wind Farm has been a great addition to Columbia

County and the Dayton community,” said Mike Talbott, Columbia County Chair. “The project brought hundreds of construction jobs to the region, and now 18 permanent, family-wage positions to the Dayton community. It’s also bringing income to local businesses and increasing county tax revenue. We’re happy to have PGE in our community.”

Tucannon River was built for PGE by general contractor and independent renewable power developer Renewable Energy Systems Americas Construction Inc. using wind turbines manufactured

by Siemens, each with a nameplate generating capacity of 2.3 megawatts. Power generated at Tucannon River will be brought to PGE customers via a new interconnection at Central Ferry Substation constructed by the Bonneville Power Administration. The plant was completed on time and on budget under fixed-price contracts, with final construction costs expected to be approximately $500 million, excluding AFDC. A2Z MANUFACTURING West Coast •

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to 9% in 2014. This declining availability of used Citation business jets indicates that demand for business jets is improving. This improving demand is also boosting the new business jet market, which witnessed a recovery in unit shipments in 2013, after steadily falling during 20092012. Driven by a strengthening used and new business jet market, Textron’s Citation business jet shipments have risen to 104 units in the first nine months of 2014, from 77 units in the same period last year.

[2] Similar trends of a strengthening used and new aircraft market can be observed in turboprops.

Looking ahead, we figure if the global economy continues to recover, demand for business jets and turboprops will likely continue to rise.

This growing demand, coupled with the reduced availability of used aircraft, will likely grow shipments of general aviation airplanes in the coming years.

Textron, being one of the largest business jet and turboprops manufacturers, will benefit from this rising demand for general aviation airplanes. Textron’s Citation business jets and King Air turboprops command leading market shares in the light and midsize jet and turboprop segments, respectively.The company is also developing larger business jets, Citation Latitude and Citation Longitude, to expand its presence in the super midsize business jet segment.

Textron Aviation, With Recovering Demand And Improving Margins, Is Poised For Growth In March of this year, when Textron acquired Beechcraft, the maker of King Air turboprops, the global demand for business jets and turboprops had just begun to recover. Since then, the global general aviation aircraft market has continued to strengthen with the availability of used aircraft steadily coming down. According to Amstat and Salesforce.com data cited by Textron, the number of used Citation jets and used King Air turboprops available for sale has steadily come down over the past few years. This reduced availability of used Textron aircraft in the market is a result of rising customer demand, which will likely lift sales of new Textron aircraft in the coming months. In addition, reduced availability of used general aviation aircraft will likely also compel buyers to purchase new aircraft, further boosting Textron’s new aircraft sales.

On the margin front, Textron is benefiting from the cost synergies that it is generating from the integration of Beechcraft and Cessna. Cost reductions in overhead, supply chain and facility utilization has pushed up margins at Textron Aviation this year. In the third quarter, profit from the Textron Aviation segment improved to $62 million, from a loss of $23 million in the same period last year, on gains from these cost synergies.

All in all, with falling availability of used aircraft, recovering customer demand for business jets and turboprops, and expanding margins, Textron Aviaiton looks set to grow in the coming months.

Textron is a multi-industry company that designs and manufactures civilian and military helicopters, business jets, turboprop aircraft, pistonengine airplanes, golf cars, off-road and light transportation vehicles, turf care equipment, power tools, and a variety of defense products.

The company also provides financing to promote sales of some of its products, including helicopters and airplanes.

In the current year, we anticipate Textron Aviation – the division formed with the combination of Beechcraft and Cessna units – to constitute nearly a third of Textron’s top line. We currently have a price estimate of $40 for Textron, approximately in line with its current market price.

Textron conducts its business through five operating segments: Bell commercial and military helicopters,Textron Aviation (which includes Cessna and Beechcraft airplanes’ business), Textron Systems (which includes the company’s defense system business), Industrial (which includes the company’s turf care equipment, golf cars, off-road and light transportation vehicles, and auto component business), and finance (which provides financing to purchasers of Textron products).

The number of used Cessna Citation business jets available for sale in the market has come down from around 900 in 2009 to about 600 in 2014. As a percentage of its total installed fleet, the number of used Citation jets available for sale, has come down from nearly 16% in 2009

The company sells its products directly as well as through a network of independent dealers. For many of its product lines, including Bell helicopters and Cessna and Beechcraft airplanes, the company also provides maintenance, repair and overhaul services.

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U.S. Issues Commercial Drone Permits To 4 Companies Under pressure from Congress to speed access to U.S. skies for commercial drones, the government granted four companies permission Wednesday to use drones for aerial surveillance, construction site monitoring and oil rig flare stack inspections.

The new permits bring the total number of companies granted per mits for commercial operations to 13. They were announced by the Federal Aviation Administration an hour before a House hearing at which lawmakers warned that if the agency doesn’t move faster, Congress will step in.

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Commercial drone flights are taking off in other countries while the U.S. lags behind in developing safety regulations that would permit unmanned aircraft operations by a wide array of industries, Gerald Dillingham of the Government Accountability Office testified at the hearing.

Several European countries have granted commercial permits to more than a 1,000 drone operators for safety inspections of infrastructure, such as railroad tracks, or to support commercial agriculture, Dillingham said. Australia has issued over 180 permits to businesses engaged in aerial surveying, photography and other work, but limits the permits to drones weighing less than 5 pounds. And small, unmanned helicopters have been used to monitor and spray crops in Japan for more than a decade.

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Canada has had regulations governing the use of unmanned aircraft since 1996 and, as of September, had issued over 1,000 permits this year alone, Dillingham said.

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The per mits announced Wednesday were granted to Trimble Navigation Limited,VDOS Global LLC, Clayco Inc. and Woolpert Inc., which received two permits. The drones weigh less than 55 pounds (25 kilograms) and the firms have said they will they will keep the unmanned aircraft within line of sight of the operator.

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Production Starts On Test Model Of New Navy Hovercraft A Landing Craft Air Cushion vessel assigned to the USS Kearsarge transports light armored vehicles and Humvees assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit at sea on May 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. Kyle Runnels/U.S. Marine Corps] Defending territory and allies in the Pacific largely comes down to the ability to strike quickly from the sea, control a beachhead and secure

it with troops and equipment.

A company is marking the start of production of the Navy’s newest hovercraft: a landing craft designed to haul vehicles, heavy equipment, and supplies over water and beaches.

Crews are currently making the aluminum hull for a test and training model of the “Ship to Shore Connector,”Tom Williams, spokesman for Textron Systems New Orleans, said.

The contract, worth $212 million for designing and building the test craft and another $358 million if eight production craft are made by 2020, was announced in July 2012. The Navy ultimately plans to buy 72 production models, according to a Navy website about the craft.

The website said parent company Textron Inc. of New Orleans has subcontractors in at least five other states and the United Kingdom.

U.S. subcontractors include Rolls-Royce Naval Marine of Indianapolis, Indiana. GE Avionics’ Dowty Propellers, based in Gloucester, England, made the propellers in the current landing hovercraft.

“We are working with six locations of L-3,” Williams wrote.

The Navy’s chief for the landing craft program, Capt. Chris Mercer, and Textron Systems Marine & Land Systems senior vice president and general manager Tom Walmsley were speaking at Monday’s ceremony.

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Textron has been making the current amphibious landing craft for

20 years. Those are being fitted with new equipment to extend their lifespans, a process expected to continue into 2016.

The new craft, designed for 30 years of service, will fit in the well deck from which Navy amphibious ships launch the current LCACs, short for “Landing Craft, Air Cushion.”

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They will have bigger, more efficient engines; use composites rather than metal for many components and have much better command and control capability, Textron said in a news release. Better communication and computer systems will allow a smaller crew, the company said.

They’ll be able to travel at the same speed — 35 knots over 2-foot waves — carrying 74 tons of cargo rather than the LCACs’ 60 tons, Williams said.

Textron’s major subcontractors also include L-3 Communications of Camden, New Jersey; GKN Aerospace of St Louis, Missouri; and Innovative Power Solutions of Eatontown, New Jersey, with others including Alcoa Defense of Farmington Hills, Michigan, and Moog of East Aurora, New York, according to the Navy.

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CNN reports on the biodegradable UAV “that combines mushroom fibers and cloned paper wasp spit” being developed by NASA. NASA’s Lynn Rothschild, a member of the Earth Science group, said, “Periodically, UAVs get lost – for example on coral reefs or in other sensitive habitats. ... As I started to hear about this, I thought, ‘Well, wouldn’t it be useful if the UAV was biodegradable, so if it crashed somewhere that was sensitive, it wouldn’t matter if it dissolved.” The article notes some of the challenges encountered so far, like making “sensors from modified E. coli bacteria” and ensuring that a crashed vehicle “does not infect the environment.” Rothschild added, “If you have living organisms acting as biosensors and the plane crashes, there certainly could be problems as the plane interacts with the environment. Hopefully people could think of this in advance, and design such that this never becomes a problem.”

Fuel Cells May Be Useful For Carbon Capture The New York Times reports that the more engineers experiment, the “more they find unexpected ways to capture carbon dioxide.” One “novel approach” is taking shape in Connecticut by FuelCell Energy, where “engineers say carbon capture could be a cheap byproduct of running a fuel cell.” The Department of Energy “sees potential in the technology, enough to provide a grant of $2.5 million for the experiment.”

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SpaceX Is About To Land A Rocket On A Platform In The Ocean — A Feat That Could Forever Change Spaceflight The most monumental part of SpaceX launch will not be what goes up, but what comes down.

In a game-changing move, SpaceX is going to try and land a used rocket atop a floating platform in the ocean.

Doing this will be like “trying to balance a rubber broomstick on your hand in the middle of a wind storm,” SpaceX described in a statement released yesterday.

If successful, the company will set a new standard in space exploration — one that could eventually cut the cost of space travel by a factor of 100, according to SpaceX founder Elon Musk.

Building a rocket that can be used more than once is an extremely important step in ultimately sending a manned space mission to and from Mars that could use the rocket to land and, more importantly, leave Mars to return to Earth.

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The launch will be the fifth cargo mission to the International Space Station for SpaceX. At 1:22 pm EST, Dec. 19, the Falcon 9 boosters will fire, launching the rocket and its 3700-pound cargo out of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and into the skies.

After the Falcon 9 rocket has emptied most of its fuel, it will detach from the Dragon spacecraft, which will carry the payload of food, science experiments, and other supplies to the ISS. The Falcon 9 rocket will fall back to Earth, and this is when things will get exciting for SpaceX — the rocket will, for the first time, try to land itself upright on a giant ocean platform. But it won’t be easy.

“During previous attempts, we could only expect a landing accuracy of within 10km. For this attempt, we’re targeting a landing accuracy of within 10 meters,” SpaceX said in their recently issued press release.

for two missions earlier this year, but the 14-story tall rocket was irreversibly damaged when it toppled sideways into the high seas. But SpaceX is determined. Since landing in the water won’t work, they’ve turned to something else.

The new plan? Create a self-stabilizing floating platform to sit in the ocean and wait for the rocket’s return.

“I think we’ve got a chance of landing on a floating landing platform,” Elon Musk said last October at the MIT AeroAstro Centennial Symposium. “And if we land on that, then I think we’ll be able to re-fly that booster.”

Just last month, Musk tweeted images of the football-field long platform. They plan to use GPS tracking, the rockets newly attached “X-wings,” and other technology to help safely guide the multi-million-dollar Falcon 9 onto the platform.

One of the main goals of SpaceX is to develop reusable rocket technology where rockets can be recovered and relaunched unlike every space rocket that has ever taken off in history that never flew again.To do that, they need to return the rocket to Earth in good shape.

In September 2013, SpaceX successfully fired boosters as the rocket fell to Earth, slowing it down so it could land softly.

That test landed in the ocean, seemingly at least semi-upright, but the rocket was eventually spun out of control, crashing in the ocean.

SpaceX finally achieved soft landings in the ocean

These hypersonic X-wings will deploy upon reentry and help the rocket steer itself onto the platform. The legspan of the rocket is about 70 feet wide, and the platform has a width about 3 times that length, so precision is key in this game-changing attempt.

“It’s probably not more than a 50% chance or less of landing it on the platform,” Musk said, still optimistic at the MIT AeroAstro Centennial Symposium.

“But there’s at least a dozen launches that will occur over the next 12 months, and I think it’s quite likely, probably 80 to 90% likely, that one of those flights will be able to land and re-fly. So I think we’re quite close.”

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by Chris Luke “I believe that there is a simple formula to keep customers coming back to buy our band saw blades; just provide them with the best product, with a fair price and deliver it faster than anyone else.”

It sounds simple, but delivery seems to be the “choke point” for many industrial suppliers. We are no exception to this, however we recognize it and work hard to provide same day shipping on all orders received by 4pm Central time. Our most recent record is 94.8% of all band saw blade orders were shipped the same day the customer ordered. That number may be acceptable for some companies, but we view it as room for improvement.

Our standard ship time for an order is going to vary from order to order. That’s because there really is no such thing as a standard band saw blade order. Customers routinely place orders anywhere from 2 – 100 saw blades per order, ranging in all sizes and widths.

Orders that come in via our online store go directly into our system, and are then routed to one of our several weld centers across the USA. In addition, a customer can phone or email-in the order, and it can also be entered by a customer service representative. We are always happy to help a customer set up an online account; simply call us for assistance at 877501-7297. If you call in to the customer service line you simply need tell us what material, what length and teeth, and how many. We will then get to work welding your bands. Of course, no matter what order size or width of band, we always try to ship it the same day.

A 50-piece band order takes longer to fill than a 20-piece weld-to-length band saw blade order so be sure to allow for lead time on your larger orders.

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blades. They are non-returnable if the length is wrong. If you have a rush, call customer service by noon for same day shipment. If you are like many people and don’t realize you have a rush until the saw operator tells you it’s a rush, call us as soon as you can; we will work with you right down to your preferred method of shipping to get the order to you as soon as possible.

We are rarely out of items that you are ordering. Band Saw Blades are basically all we sell, so inventory on our side is a simple task, governed by one simple rule: “stock everything, and a lot of it”! We spent thousands of dollars implementing SAP on our system to track and forecast sales and inventory in all of our locations. We also have an entire department, as well as monthly inventory and production meetings to forecast that plenty of coil stock is on the shelf at all times.

Delivery is serious business to us, so it’s important that orders ship the same day or next day, depending on when the order was entered and the size of the order.

The other type of product item we sell is AF coolant. This is almost always in stock and pulled and shipped with your order, the same day.

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Officials of the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., announced a $67.8 million contract to Boeing on Friday to integrate capabilities and training systems upgrades to the P-8A aircraft -- a variation of the Boeing 737-800 single-aisle passenger jetliner modified for maritime patrol and ASW. Boeing engineers will upgrade the P-8A with high-altitude ASW weapons and sensors, as well as enable the aircraft to perform guided weapons in-flight target updates, retargeting, weapon hand-off, and bomb impact assessments over the Link-16 tactical radio network.

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Among the upgrades Boeing will perform is to equip the P-8A aircraft with torpedoes that can be released from altitudes as high as 30,000 feet. These high-altitude torpedoes are Navy Mark 54 lightweight torpedoes with add-n kits that enable the weapons to glide through the air to attack enemy submarines from long ranges.

Last year the Navy authorized Boeing to start building the add-on kits as part of the High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC) Air Launch Accessory (ALA) program. Aircraft normally release conventional torpedoes from very low altitudes or with small parachutes to ease the torpedoes into the water gently.

The HAAWC ALA turns the Raytheon Mark 54 torpedo into a glide weapon that the P-8A aircraft can release from high altitudes. As the flying torpedo reaches the water, it jettisons wings and other air-control surfaces and takes on its original role as a smart torpedo that can detect, track, and attack enemy submarines autonomously.

Navy Boeing P-8 maritime patrol jet to receive antisubmarine warfare (ASW) system upgrades Ultimately, the Navy plans to buy 108 P-8A aircraft from Boeing to replace the service’s fleet of 196 P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft, which are approaching the end of operational life. The P-3 is a version of the Lockheed Martin Electra four-engine turboprop aircraft.

Last summer Boeing delivered its 15th P-8A Poseidon to Navy Patrol Squadron 16 at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Fla. P-8A squadrons and air crews will be based at Jacksonville NAS and at Whidbey Island NAS,Wash., where the squadrons will train for extended deployments.

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Navy officials plan to use the P-8A in tandem with the Northrop Grumman RQ-4N Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) -- a maritime-patrol version of the Global Hawk long-range surveillance UAV. Related: Obsolete before deployment: Boeing to update P-8A electronic warfare components to stave-off obsolescence One or more Triton UAV can detect and track hostile submarines, and the P-8A can launch torpedo attacks from high altitudes. Plans call for the P-8A to operate from high altitudes to save fuel, although the aircraft is hardened to operate at low altitudes.

Boeing is building the Poseidon aircraft at its factory in Renton, Wash.

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The aircraft has the upgraded APS-137D(V)5 maritime surveillance radar and signals intelligence (SIGINT) system from the Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) segment in McKinney, Texas.

The APS-137D(V)5 radar, which is installed on the P-8’s enlarged nose fairing, provides synthetic aperture radar (SAR) for imaging stationary ships and small vessels, coastal and overland sur veillance, and high-resolution imaging synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) for imaging surfaced submarines and fast surface vessels operating in coastal waters.

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happening. Manufacturing is the most obvious. With robotics and 3-D printing, as of this year, it is cheaper to manufacture in the United States than it is in China. It is cheaper to manufacture in Europe than it is in China.”

Many westerners have lamented the recent outsourcing of manufacturing jobs to places like China. Wadhwa explains that automation is going to once again make manufacturing a local industry, although those human jobs don’t return with them. This is because operating costs will soon dip below what it costs to pay humans, meaning there will be no reason for major corporations to maintain international facilities that exploit cheap labor. That’s good for the U.S., Europe, and much of Asia, Wadhwa says. It’s not so good for China.

The switch to automated manufacturing is just the tip of the iceberg as far as that industry’s disruptions go. Over the next few decades we’ll see manufacturing get a major facelift:

Vivek Wadhwa Talks Tech Disruptions On The Horizon Vivek Wadhwa of Singularity University returns to Big Think today as part of today’s featured video interview. The topic is disruption: the phenomenon that occurs when radical innovations ignite revolutionary or evolutionary change in an industry. A simple example of this is what services like Lyft and Uber have done to disrupt the taxi industry. On a larger scale, cell phone technology has disrupted communications to the point that the private landline has gone the way of the dodo.

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“Within 15 to 20 years we’ll be able to 3-D print electronics. So imagine being able to design your own iPhone and print it at home.That is what becomes technically feasible in the 15 to 20 year timeframe. So you’re talking about major disruption happening to manufacturing in the short-term and then even greater disruption happening in the long term.”

Finance Wadhwa explains that innovations such as crowdfunding and Bitcoin represent disruptions to the financial industry as well. Banks, he says, will have to reinvent themselves if they want to stay in business.

Experiments involving crowdfunded loans are already being made outside the U.S. “You’re now moving into cardless transactions for purchasing goods.

We may not need the banks anymore. We may not need financial institutions the way we do right now.”

It’s well-understood that the financial industry has plenty of support in the U.S. government and that measures will be put into place

to protect their interests. Yet Wadhwa notes that these protections don’t all exist internationally. The U.S. would risk falling behind if it concerns itself too much with preventing the financial industry’s inevitable evolution.

Healthcare “We now have Apple putting a stake in the ground saying we’re going to be the platform for health. They basically have announced their health platform. What they want is that all of these new sensor devices that are becoming common, which monitors your blood pressure, which monitors your blood oxygenation, which monitors your heart beats, which monitors your temperature, which monitors your activity levels, and soon which will monitor your blood glucose and monitor your internals. They want all of this data being uploaded to the Apple platform. Do you think Google will be left behind? Do you think Microsoft will be left behind?

Do you think Samsung will be left behind?”

Not only are doctors at risk of being replaced by robots, tech innovations could significantly lower the costs of delivering healthcare. Wadhwa notes that the cost of human genome sequencing has plummeted over the past 15 years. That trend should continue to the point where it’ll cost practically nothing. Factor in the robot surgeons that could replace the imperfect hands of men and women, and you’re looking at a major shift in how this industry looks 20 years down the line.

“Combine that with the medical sensor data, combine that with the data that we have in the cloud and you’ve got a healthcare revolution.”

Energy Despite the dangers associated with it, fracking has allowed the U.S. to close in on its goal of relative energy independence. Rather than relying on foreign oil, the U.S. could soon become an net energy exporter.

Wadhwa also cites solar as an energy source that has become much less expensive in recent years and could eventually lead to grid parity: “Grid parity means it’s cheaper to produce energy at home on your solar cells then buy it from the grid. Move forward another ten years.

It costs you 100th as much to produce your own energy then to buy it from the grid, which means that we have these grid companies

now in serious trouble. This is why you have the utilities fighting solar.”

Along with the benefit of never having to pay another energy bill, this type of renewable energy independence could lead to further innovations such as vertical farms and unlimited clean water.

Communications We’ve already talked about how mobile phones have done away with the private landline. Wadhwa believes that data will eventually disrupt the mobile industry.

“When I travel abroad right now I don’t make long-distance calls anymore because I just call over Skype. Imagine when we have Wi-Fi everywhere?”

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Congress Restores Business Tax Breaks For 2014, But They End Dec. 31.

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Visual inspection with memory function: BMW Group tests smart eyewear for quality assurance in production.

A picture is worth a thousand words: At present, the BMW Group is running a pilot project at its U.S. plant in Spartanburg that aims at determining whether wearable tec hnology could improve and accelerate the workflows in quality assurance.

To this end, workers use Google Glass to record test series with pre-series vehicles.The tool allows them to take photos or videos as a means to document potential deviations, providing a better, faster and clearer way to analyze and correct these later on. Right now, the BMW Group is assessing in which form this innovative pilot application could be transferred to other production areas and sites.

The project is an element of the BMW Group’s current Industry 4.0 campaign, set up to evaluate how new technologies can be applied to provide optimum support to workers in production and production planning.

The purpose of the pilot project at the Spartanburg site is to improve the communication between quality testers at the analysis center of the pre-series production on the one hand and the development engineers on the other. The BMW Group runs a complete check of each pre-series vehicle so as to ensure the required premium quality of all vehicles in the subsequent series production.

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The smart eyewear now makes it possible for the staff at the analysis center to add photos and video sequences to their reports. The optical head-mounted display is fitted with a camera that has three different settings: photos, video recording, and background video. In the latter mode, the camera is permanently turned on; every two minutes, the video images are stored temporarily and can be later transferred to a BMW Group plant server for permanent storage at the push of a button.This is a great advantage especially when malfunctions cannot be reproduced clearly. ‘During the term of the pilot project, we are planning to add a video call feature so that a problem can be discussed with the responsible development areas right there and then,’ explains project coordinator, Dr. Jörg Schulte.

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OECD Reports On Disparity Between Supply And Demand Of High-Skilled Workers.

The Los Angeles Times reports researchers from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development reported that only 14 states in America have a supply of skilled workers that match the “intense demand” from industry. The OECD reports that places that have a balance are poised to grow economically, and encourages governments to create policies that will let companies invest in training employees and innovate their work processes.

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General Electric Implements Major Manufacturing Changes.

TIME profiles General Electric, saying that it embodies the trends of the US economy in that it has gone from a finance company that makes a few things to making big bets on manufacturing. The company has reduced the portion of its profits coming from finance to less than half and is betting that emerging market economies are going to enter periods of growth like the US after World War II. GE has also set up an internal venture-capital firm that vets new ideas for products being presented by employees that is “shortening dramatically” the production cycles for new ideas.

Study: Solar Power Growing Rapidly In America.

USA Today reports that according to a new study by Environment America, the US “is building so much solar power that 10% of the country’s energy needs could be generated by the sun in 15 years,” and it urges “the country to keep looking skyward for energy solutions.”

Currently, “the country gets less than 1% of its energy from the sun.

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MAPI Predicts Manufacturing Production To Outpace GDP Growth In 2015, 2016.

IndustryWeek reports the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation released its quarterly economic forecast predicting that GDP will expand by 2.8 percent in 2015 and 3.0 percent in 2016. The predictions are a revision downward from the group’s August report, but MAPI predicts that manufacturing production will “outpace GDP, with anticipated growth of ” 3.5 percent in 2015 and 3.9 percent in 2016.

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ISS’ 3-D Printer Produces First Object Made In Space.

The AP reports that the ISS’s new 3-D printer has replicated its first part: “a sample replacement part for itself.” According to the article, NASA spokesman Dan Huot said that some of the material stuck to the printer’s tray, but this is “part of the learning process.” The article notes that the issue may mean that there is a difference in “the layer-by-layer bonding process” in space compared to what takes place on Earth. issue Made In Space, which developed the printer, called the milestone “a transformative moment.” Meanwhile, more items will be printed int the coming weeks for examination back on Earth.

TIME reports that Niki Werkheiser, project manager for the ISS’s 3-D printer, said, “This is the first time we’ve ever used a 3-D printer in space, and we are learning, even from these initial operations. ... As we print more parts we’ll be able to learn whether some of the effects we are seeing are caused by microgravity or just part of the normal fine-tuning process for printing.”

Washington Manufacturing Contributes To 19 Months Of Job Growth The Tri-City Herald (WA) reports that the Tri-Cities area of Washington state has reached its 19th consecutive month of year-over-year job growth thanks in part to increases in manufacturing employment. The manufacturing sector “saw a significant increase, hitting 9,600 jobs in October, up by 1,100 jobs from the same month last year,” helping to reduce the area’s unemployment rate.

Manufacturers See Sales Rising 5.6% In 2015, ISM Says.

Bloomberg News cites the latest semiannual survey by the Institute for Supply Management as predicting that purchasing managers at factories anticipate sales will increase 5.6% next year, up from 3.6% for 2014.

In terms of hiring, manufacturers surveyed by ISM projected a 1.5% increase in 2015, compared with a 1.2% rise since April. For capital spending, purchasing managers in manufacturing intend a 3.7% year-onyear increase in 2015, down from a 14.7% gain for this year. Similar gains were forecast by services-based purchasing managers in the ISM survey.

Obama To Announce Funding To Encourage Manufacturing.

The Hill reports President Obama “will announce some $390 million in new public and private spending designed to boost manufacturing and apprenticeship programs during a meeting with his export council.”

The spending will include $290 million to open competition “for two new ‘manufacturing innovation hubs,’ the latest in a series of institutes designed to bring together private companies, universities and federally backed researchers in a bid to spur job creation.” The funding “will underwrite the creation of a smart manufacturing hub run by the Department of Energy and a flexible hybrid electronics hub run by the Pentagon.” The hubs “will be the seventh and eighth such institutes launched during Obama’s presidency.” Additionally, the President will announce another $100 million in funding to develop apprenticeship programs.

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The findings underscore comments this month by the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer that the new submarine and other initiatives to upgrade or replace elements of the U.S.’s air-land-and-sea nuclear triad would present a “big affordability problem” to Ashton Carter,

For the new submarines, the Navy has estimated that it will request $13 million in fiscal 2016 for procurement, $778 million in fiscal 2017, $792 million in 2018 and $2.9 billion in fiscal 2019, all in dollars not adjusted for inflation.

Those increases would come even as the Pentagon plans to spend $37 billion from fiscal 2017 to 2019 on F-35 fighters and engines for the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, and the Navy would spend $6.8 billion on the new Ford-class aircraft carrier, according to Bloomberg Government analyst Kevin Brancato.

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U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption Up 9.7% In October October U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $193.6 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the Cutting Tool Market Report (CTMR) collaboration, was up 9.7% from September’s total and up 3.3% from October 2013.

These numbers and all data in this report are based on the totals actually reported by the companies participating in the CTMR program. The totals here represent about 80 percent of the U.S. market for cutting tools.

“October 2014 has given some indication that we have turned the proverbial corner in the cutting tool industry,” said Tom Haag, president of USCTI. “Sales volume has recorded the best month in over two years going back to March 2012 and four of the last five months have outperformed 2013. The increased sales immediately after IMTS in Chicago have created a momentum that has continued to swell into the fourth quarter.”

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The Cutting Tool Market Report is jointly compiled by AMT and USCTI, two trade associations representing the development, production and distribution of cutting tool technology and products.

It provides a monthly statement on U.S. manufacturers’ consumption of the primary consumable in the manufacturing process – the cutting tool. Analysis of cutting tool consumption is a leading indicator of both upturns and downturns in U.S. manufacturing activity, as it is a true measure of actual production levels.

Historical data for the Cutting Tool Market Report is available dating back to January 2012. This collaboration of AMT and USCTI is the first step in the two associations working together to promote and support U.S.-based manufacturers of cutting tool technology.

CONTRACTS Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, has been awarded a $657,400,000 hybrid contract including firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized contract action for aircraft for the Republic of Korea. Contractor will provide four RQ-4B Block 30 Global Hawk air vehicles, two spare engines, and the applicable Ground Control Environment elements. Each will contain an Enhanced Integrated Sensor Suite.Work will be performed at San Diego, California, and is expected to be complete by June 28, 2019. This contract involves foreign military sales. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-15-C-3001).

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $308,263,249 firm fixed price modification (P00005) to previously awarded contract FA8615-12-C-6016 to provide the government of Taiwan with 144 Active Electronically Scanned Array radars. Contractor will provide installation on F-16 aircraft and one year of supplier support in Taiwan. Work will be performed in Taiwan and is expected to be complete by Nov. 30, 2021. This contract is 100 percent foreign military sales. This award is the result of a solesource acquisition. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a not to exceed $84,500,000 undefinitized contract action modification (P00054) to previously awarded contract FA8625-11-C-6600 for KC-46 production

spares and production support equipment. Contractor will provide the procurement of 4,880 production support equipment items and six production spare parts.Work will be performed at Seattle,Washington, and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2016. Fiscal 2014 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $9,500,000 and fiscal 2015 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $32,223,722 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center,WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

Composite Engineering Inc., Sacramento, California, has been awarded a $72,367,482 firm-fixed-price contract for Air Force Subscale Aerial Target Lots 11-13 production. Contractor will produce the AFSAT BQM-167A that will be used by the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group to test and evaluate air-to-air and surface-to-air weapons systems.Work will be performed at Sacramento, California, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2017. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2013 and 2014 Department of Defense procurement funds in the amount of $24,309,430 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8678-15-C-0069).

General Atomics Aeronautical, Poway, California, was awarded an $114,598,215 modification (P00006) to contractW58RGZ-14-C-0008 to continue contractor logistics for the Warrior unmanned aircraft system. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $17,000,000 were obligated at the time of the award.

Estimated completion date is Dec. 16, 2015. Work will be performed in Poway, California, and in Afghanistan. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

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The retreat of wholesale costs gives the Fed more leeway to keep interest rates at record lows in an effort to stimulate the economy.

Many economists forecast the Fed will start raising rates next June.

“Inflation pressures remain very modest in the U.S. ... which gives policymakers more wiggle room to hold back,” said Jennifer Lee, an economist at BMO Capital Markets.

Inflation has already been below 2 percent for most of the past two years, and falling gas prices could drive it even lower.

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Cheaper Gas, Food Lower U.S. Producer Prices Falling gas and food costs pushed down overall U.S. wholesale prices last month, evidence that cheaper oil worldwide is limiting inflation.

The Labor Department said Friday that the producer price index fell 0.2 percent in November, after rising by the same amount in October.

In the past 12 months, producer prices have risen just 1.4 percent, the smallest yearly increase since February.

The index measures the cost of goods and services before they reach the consumer. American consumers are already seeing lower prices at the gas pump, which has left them with more money to spend on other items.

Wholesale gas prices plunged 6.3 percent, the steepest drop in more than two years. Food prices decreased 0.2 percent, led by sharp declines in pork, fresh fruit and dairy product costs.

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Partly because of cheaper gas, the consumer price index was unchanged in October from the previous month. Compared with 12 months earlier, consumer prices were up just 1.7 percent.

Other trends are also keeping prices low. Average hourly pay has risen just 2.1 percent in the past year, below the 3.5 percent to 4 percent that is typical in a healthy economy. That makes it harder for consumers to pay higher costs, limiting retailers’ pricing power.

Americans are already showing some signs of spending the savings they’re seeing at the gas pump. Retail sales rose by the most in eight months in November, the government said Thursday, a promising start to the holiday shopping season.

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S.L. Fusco San Leandro ________ 510-895-9000 S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez _______ 310-868-1010 S.L. Fusco National City ________ 619-477-7733 Seco Tools Inc. ____________ 503-267-4805 Swift Tool Co, Inc. ___________800-562-0900 US Shop Tools ____________ 800-243-7701 Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 763-682--3122 CuttingTool Holders Innovative Tool Sales _________ 714-780-0730 Scientific Cutting Tools _________ 805-584-9495 Seco Tools Inc. ____________ 503-267-4805 Swift Tool Co, Inc. ___________800-562-0900 CuttingTool Systems Cutting Tool Control Inc. ________ 206-617-2201 Innovative Tool Sales _________ 714-780-0730 Scientific Cutting Tools _________ 805-584-9495 Seco Tools Inc. ____________ 503-267-4805 S.L. Fusco San Leandro ________ 510-895-9000 S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez _______ 310-868-1010 S.L. Fusco National City ________ 619-477-7733 DeburringTools Royal Products ____________ 631-273-1010 Drills/Cutters-Magnetic Innovative Tool Sales _________ 714-780-0730 Micro 100 ______________ 208-888-7310 Seco Tools Inc. ____________ 503-267-4805 S.L. Fusco San Leandro ________ 510-895-9000 S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez _______ 310-868-1010 S.L. Fusco National City ________ 619-477-7733

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Aluminum Precision _________805-889-7569 Coast Aluminum ___________ 877-398-6061 Armor:Commercial Service Steel _____________503-224-9500 Temtco Steel _____________480-389-2883 Armor: Military Grade Service Steel _____________503-224-9500 Temtco Steel _____________480-389-2883 Brass Coast Aluminum ___________ 877-398-6061 Coastal Metals ____________ 800-811-7466 Fry Steel _______________800-423-6651 Gorilla Metals Inc.___________ 855-516-3825 Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______818-729-3333 Ryerson Corporation _________425-204-2601 Sequoia Brass & Copper _______800-362-5255 Bronze Coastal Metals ____________ 800-811-7466 Sequoia Brass & Copper _______800-362-5255 Carbon Steel Coastal Metals ____________ 800-811-7466 Fry Steel _______________800-423-6651 Laser Cutting Services, Inc _______ 503-612-8311 Ryerson Corporation _________425-204-2601 Cobalt Alloys Aerodyne Alloys ___________800-337-3766 United Performance Metals ______888-282-3292 Copper Coast Aluminum ___________ 877-398-6061 Gorilla Metals Inc.___________ 855-516-3825 Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______818-729-3333

Ryerson Corporation _________ 425-204-2601 Sequoia Brass & Copper _______ 800-362-5255 Drill Rod AZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600 Electrical Steels Fry Steel _______________ 800-423-6651 Garnet GMA Garnet Group __________209-6-63-9931 HighTemperature Alloys United Performance Metals ______888-282-3292 Laser Cut Material Laser Cutting Services, Inc _______ 503-612-8311 Lead Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______ 818-729-3333 Material Sales Coast Aluminum ___________ 877-398-6061 Coastal Metals ____________ 800-811-7466 Fry Steel _______________ 800-423-6651 Laser Cutting Services, Inc _______ 503-612-8311 Temtco Steel _____________480-389-2883 United Performance Metals ______888-282-3292 Metals: Bar & Plate Coast Aluminum ___________ 877-398-6061 Fry Steel ________________800-423-665 Ryerson Corporation _________ 425-204-2601 Sequoia Brass & Copper _______ 800-362-5255 United Performance Metals ______888-282-3292 Nickel Alloys Aerodyne Alloys ___________ 800-337-3766 Fry Steel _______________ 800-423-6651 Marzee Inc.______________ 602-269-5801

FAB-LINE M ACHINERY, LLC Robert Herling West Coast Regional Sales Manager

1-866-466-8298 OFFICE 630-587-0505 CELL 206-972-6215 1900 EAST TYLER ROAD E-MAIL rherling@fab-line.com BUILDING 800 www.fab-line.com ST. CHARLES, IL 60174 USA

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United Performance Metals _____ _888-282-3292 Plate:Wear and Structural Chapel Steel ____________ _503-928-7442 Ryerson Corporation _________ 425-204-2601 Temtco Steel _____________ 480-389-2883 United Performance Metals _____ _888-282-3292 Precision Ground Flat AZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600 TCI Precision Metals __________ 800-234-5613 Sheet & Coil Chapel Steel ____________ _503-928-7442 Ryerson Corporation _________ 425-204-2601 Stainless Steel & Steel Aerodyne Alloys ___________ 800-337-3766 AZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600 Coast Aluminum ___________ 877-398-6061 Fry Steel ________________800-423-665 Gorilla Metals Inc.___________ 855-516-3825 Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______ 818-729-3333 Laser Cutting Services, Inc ________503-612-8311 Ryerson Corporation _________ 425-204-2601 TCI Precision Metals __________ 800-234-5613 Temtco Steel _____________ 480-389-2883 United Performance Metals _____ _888-282-3292 Titanium Rod, Bar, &Wire Aerodyne Alloys ___________ 800-337-3766 Tool Steel AZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600 Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______ 818-729-3333 TCI Precision Metals __________ 800-234-5613 MACHINERY

www.live-tooling.com

Driven Tooling for the Machine Tool Industry

Made in Italy

Boring Mills Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439 Starrag Group _____________ 859-534-5201 Chuckers CNC-PROS _______________602-344-9753 CNC Controls & Retro Fits Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439 CNC Lathes Automatics & Machinery Co., Inc ____ 303-990-6190 Chevalier USA _____________562-903-1929 Ellison Technologies ___________206-669-3578 Ganesh Machinery ___________888-542-6374 Gosiger_________________ 937-586-5067 Machine Toolworks ___________800-426-2052 Methods Machine Tools Inc. _______623-826-1025 Muratec _______________ 949-466-8255 North Western Machinery________206-583-2333 Performance Machine Tools_______ 510-249-1000 Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439 Selway Machine Tool __________ 503-314-3165 Selway Machine Tool __________425-931-1680 3 , 4, & 5 Axis CNC Mills Automatics & Machinery Co., Inc ____ 303-990-6190 Bixby Machine Tool Supply ______ 509-534-1208 Chevalier USA _____________562-903-1929 Ellison Technologies ___________206-669-3578 Ganesh Machinery ___________888-542-6374 Gosiger_________________ 937-586-5067 LMI Machinery Inc. ___________ 866-437-7315 Machine Toolworks ___________800-426-2052 Methods Machine Tools Inc. _______623-826-1025

Delivering Alloy Solutions Worldwide Patty Negoro (800)337-3766 ext. 148 pnegoro@aerodynealloys.com www.aerodynealloys.com

Cell: 206-604-4928 Bellingham, WA Office: 360-318-7534 Salem, OR Office: 503-585-8741 Email: ronr@multicamnw.com

Ron Rankin, President 4058 Hammer Drive, Unit B-101 Bellingham, WA 98226 Router • Plasma • Knives • Waterjet • Laser • Cutting Solutions www.appliedcuttingsolutions.com

EDGE

TECHNOLOGIES A DIVISION OF HYDROMAT INC

James Peterson

Regional Service Technician

www.edgetechnologies.com jpeterson@edgetechnologies.com

11600 Adie Road Maryland Heights, MO 63043 main: 314.692.8388 x3927 cell: 951.440.1574 fax: 314.692.5152

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Kwik Mark Inc O’Neal High-Performance Metals

Dot Peen Marking Systems www.kwikmark.com Phone 815 363 8268 Fax 815 363 8089 info@kwikmark.com

Kwik Mark Inc 4071 Albany Street McHenry IL 60050

North Western Machinery_______ 206-583-2333 Performance Machine Tools______ 510-249-1000 Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439 Selway Machine Tool __________503-314-3165 Selway Machine Tool _________ 425-931-1680 Starrag Group ____________ 859-534-5201 Tornos USA.______________ 951-240-0818 CNC 3 & 5 Axis Routing Machines ACS/MultiCamNW __________ 360-318-7534 Ellison Technologies __________ 206-669-3578 Impact Machine Tools__________253-219-0119 CNC SwissTurn Machines Automatics & Machinery Co., Inc ___ 303-990-6190 Ellison Technologies __________ 206-669-3578 Ganesh Machinery __________ 888-542-6374 Gosiger________________ 937-586-5067 LMI Machinery Inc. __________ 866-437-7315 Machine Toolworks __________ 800-426-2052 Methods Machine Tools Inc. ______ 623-826-1025 North-South Machinery ________ 253-333-2439 North Western Machinery_______ 206-583-2333 Performance Machine Tools______ 510-249-1000 Starrag Group ____________ 859-534-5201 Tornos USA._____________ _951-240-0818 Custom Design/Build Machines Lambie Engineering _________ 509-868-3100 Dot Peen Markers Kwik Mark Inc ____________ 815-363-8268 EDM Automation ONA EDM USA ___________ 602-328-0881

Nickel Cobalt Titanium Stainless

Delivering Alloy Solutions Worldwide Bill Voden (800)337‐3766 ext. 152 bvoden@aerodynealloys.com www.aerodynealloys.com

EDM Die Sinking Machines ONA EDM USA ___________ 602-328-0881 EDM Filtration EDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782 EDM Machines Current EDM, Inc. ____________612-840-0037 EDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782 Methods Machine Tools Inc. _______623-826-1025 North-South Machinery ________ 253-333-2439 EDM Drilling & Micro Hole Machines Current EDM, Inc. ____________612-840-0037 EDM Service Desert EDM Sales __________ 480-816-6300 EDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782 ONA EDM USA ___________ 602-328-0881 EDMTooling Systems EDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782 Global EDM Supply__________ 480-836-8330 Gantry & Bridge Systems Ellison Technologies ___________206-669-3578 Horizontal Boring & Milling Machines (CNC ) Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439 Jig Boring Methods Machine Tools Inc. _______623-826-1025 Large Milling Machines Starrag Group _____________859-534-5201 Lathes Bixby Machine Tool Supply ______ 509-534-1208

CNC-PROS ______________ 602-344-9753 Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439 PartsWashing Gosiger_________________937-586-5067 Sub Spindle Lathes Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439 Turning Centers CNC-PROS ______________ 602-344-9753 UsedWire EDM Machines Current EDM, Inc. ____________612-840-0037 EDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONSULTING Design to CAD to Build Full Circle Development ________ 503-867-6514 METROLOGY PRODUCTS Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439 NEW MACHINERY FABRICATION Bixby Machine Tool Supply ______ 509-534-1208 Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._______ 503-620-9031 Jorgensen Machine Tools ________800-952-0151 Band & Cut Off Saws Hydmech Sawing Solutions _______714-620-5560 Innovative Tool Sales _________ 714-780-0730 Jorgenson Machine Tools ________801-214-7309 North Western Machinery_______ 206-583-2333 Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439 CNC Knife Cutting with Registration ACS/MultiCamNW ___________360-318-7534

CNCTurret Punches Muratec _______________949-466-8255 Drill Lines Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._______ 503-620-9031 Cold Saws/Saws Fahey Machinery Co., Inc.______ _503-620-9031 Hydmech Sawing Solutions ______ 714-620-5560 Hardware Insertion Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._______ 503-620-9031 IronWorkers Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._______ 503-620-9031 Jorgensen Machine Tools _______ 800-952-0151 Laser Cutting ACS/MultiCamNW __________ 360-318-7534 Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._______ 503-620-9031 Magnetic Drills/Cutters Innovative Tool Sales _________ 714-780-0730 Material Handling Systems Hydmech Sawing Solutions ______ 714-620-5560 Metal Marking Systems Kwik Mark Inc ____________ 815-363-8268 Notchers Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._______ 503-620-9031 Plasma/Gas CuttingTools/Systems ACS/MultiCamNW __________ 360-318-7534 Fab - Line Machinery _________ 206-972-6215 Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439 Plate Bending & Rolls Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._______ 503-620-9031 Jorgensen Machine Tools _______ 800-952-0151 Presses

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PERRY PALLET CO. PERRY

JOSH PERRY

Capabilities:

Phone: (360)366-5239 Email: solutions@perrypallet.com Web: www.PerryPallet.com

8300 SAN FERNANDO ROAD SUN VALLEY, CA 91352

Sales Manager

 Serve your pallet, crate & lumber needs  Heat-Treat (HT) for export shipment

MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM SATURDAY 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

PHONE (818) 729-3333 FAX (818) 729-3377 SUNVALLEY@IMSMETALS.COM WWW.INDUSTRIALMETALSUPPLY.COM

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Bixby Machine Tool Supply ______ 509-534-1208 Press Brakes Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031 Fab - Line Machinery __________206-972-6215 Jorgensen Machine Tools ________800-952-0151 Punches Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031 Rolling Machines Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031 Shearing Machines Fab - Line Machinery __________206-972-6215 Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031 Jorgensen Machine Tools ________800-952-0151 Sign & Graphic Cutting Solutions ACS/MultiCamNW ___________360-318-7534 Tooling Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031 Welding Equipment Rocky Mountain Saw Blades ______303-761-3000 PALLET SYSTEMS Manual & Automatic Pallet Systems Midaco Corporation__________ 847-593-8420 Manual Lift Off Pallet Systems Midaco Corporation__________ 847-593-8420 Manual Rotory Pallet Systems Midaco Corporation__________ 847-593-8420 Shipping Solutions Perry Pallet Co. ____________ 360-366-5239 Wood Pallets K

http://www.fullertontool.com PHONE (818) 729-3333 FAX (818) 729-3377 E-Mail: jbridgett@fullertontool.com SUNVALLEY@IMSMETALS.COM

Regional Sales Manager

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8300 SAN FERNANDO ROAD SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 C

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8300 SAN FERNANDO ROAD SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 121 Perry St. • Saginaw, MI 48602

Perry Pallet Co. ____________360-366-5239 PRECISIONTOOLHOLDING PRODUCTS Tooling 8300 SAN FERNANDO ROAD SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 Inc. ____ 763-682--3122 Von Ruden Manufacturing, Tooling Systems Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 763-682--3122 MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM SATURDAY 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

PHONE (818) 729-3333 FAX (818) 729-3377 SUNVALLEY@IMSMETALS.COM WWW.INDUSTRIALMETALSUPPLY.COM

PROG. SYSTEMS Factory Automation/Logistics Muratec _______________949-466-8255 CAD/CAM Software, CAD Automatics Machinery 8300& SAN FERNANDO Co., ROADInc ___ 303-990-6190 SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 Delcam Software ___________ 877-DELCAM1 MRP Software SigmaTEK ______________ 513-595-2022 Nesting Software SigmaNEST______________ 513-595-2022 Software, Solid Modeling Delcam Software ___________ 877-DELCAM1 Shop Floor ______________ 877-611-5825 PROTOTYPE MACHINERY Santa Cruz Electronics ______ 831-479-5444 REPAIR CNC-PROS ______________ 602-344-9753 Derest Machine Tool Repair ___ 480-226-3128 Bar Feeder Repair Edge Technologies __________ 562-243-4659 MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM SATURDAY 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

PHONE (818) 729-3333 FAX (818) 729-3377 SUNVALLEY@IMSMETALS.COM WWW.INDUSTRIALMETALSUPPLY.COM

Tel: 989-799-4550 800-248-8315 Fax: 989-792-3335 Cell: 303-478-3497

WWW.INDUSTRIALMETALSUPPLY.COM

Midaco Corporation___________847-593-8420 Cimatron________ 248-596-9700 ext. 237 Delcam _____________ 877-335-2261 ROUTERS _______253-333-2439 Rosco Precision8300Machinery SAN FERNANDO ROAD SPINDLES & SLIDES SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 SERVICES Spindle Rebuilding/Repair C & M Precision Spindle, Inc.______ 503-691-0955 AS9100 Registration Great Western Registrar_________ 623-580-1881 GMN USA LLC_____________ 800-686-1679 Setco ________________ 714-222-6523 Financial Services Spindle Sales New Intech Funding _____________800-553-9208 C & M Precision Spindle, Inc.______ 503-691-0955 Quick Turn Financial __________415-608-5692 GMN USA LLC_____________ 800-686-1679 8300 SAN FERNANDO ROAD U.S. Bank Equipment __________206-948-0022 SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 Setco ________________ 714-222-6523 ISO Consulting/Registration Gladhill Associates ___________719-239-9830 TOOLING SYSTEMS Great Western Registrar_________ 623-580-1881 MP Industrial _____________800-759-4282 Lean ConsultingTraining USED MACHINERY Gladhill Associates ___________719-239-9830 Automatics & Machinery Co., Inc ___ 303-990-6190 Lambie Engineering __________ 509-868-3100 EDM Network _ ___________480-836-1782 ISO / AS9100 Certification Jorgensen Machine Tools _______ 800-952-0151 8300 SAN FERNANDO ROAD BMSC_________________ 602-445-9400 SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 K.D. Capital Equipt __________ 480-922-1674 Gladhill Associates ___________719-239-9830 Sustaining Edge Solutions________888-572-9642 Machine Tools Northwest _______206-650-8999 North Western Machinery_______ 206-583-2333 MachineTool Rebuilding EDM Network _____________480-836-1782 Performance Machine Tools______ 510-249-1000 WATERJET CUTTING Management SystemsTraining BMSC_________________ 602-445-9400 ACS/MultiCamNW __________ 360-318-7534 Gladhill Associates ___________719-239-9830 Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031 Sustaining Edge Solutions________888-572-9642 Flow International __________ 909-620-5707 Jorgensen Machine Tools _______ 800-952-0151 Supply Chain Assessments Gladhill Associates ___________719-239-9830 Machine Toolworks __________ 800-426-2052 Sustaining Edge Solutions________888-572-9642 Waterjet & Blast Abrasives Barton International _________ 951-551-2685 SIX SIGMATRAINING Sustaining Edge Solutions________888-572-9642 GMA Garnet Group __________209-6-63-9931 MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM SATURDAY 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

PHONE (818) 729-3333 FAX (818) 729-3377 SUNVALLEY@IMSMETALS.COM WWW.INDUSTRIALMETALSUPPLY.COM

MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM SATURDAY 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

PHONE (818) 729-3333 FAX (818) 729-3377 SUNVALLEY@IMSMETALS.COM WWW.INDUSTRIALMETALSUPPLY.COM

MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM SATURDAY 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

PHONE (818) 729-3333 FAX (818) 729-3377 SUNVALLEY@IMSMETALS.COM WWW.INDUSTRIALMETALSUPPLY.COM

Waterjet Replacement Parts SOFTWARE CAD CAM Barton International _________ 951-551-2685 Machining ROBOTICS EDM Performance __________800-336-2946 Ellison Technologies __________ 206-669-3578 Cimatron_________ 248-596-9700 ext. 237 WOOD PRODUCTS Delcam ______________877-335-2261 LMI Machinery Inc. __________ 866-437-7315 Solid Products __________ 480-206-0330 Perry Pallet Co. ____________360-366-5239 Robotic Part Loading Systems Mechanical Design

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305 San Anselmo Ave. Suite 310 San Anselmo, CA 94960

Phone: 415-491-4456 Cell: 415-902-5302 800-810-0038

Cinetic Landis Corp.

Manufacturer of CITCO tools & Gardner abrasives 7605 Disovery Lane Concord Twp., Ohio 44077 - USA www.fivesgroup.com

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Don Klein

Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes

MarZee I nc.

2345 N. 34th Dr.

Phoenix, AZ 85009 Home of 5 Omax Waterjets 80” x 240” Cutting Envelope Virtually Zero Taper Available Fast Quoting & Turn Arounds Prototype to Production

The Manufacturers’ secret weapon

602-269-5801 602-269-5810 1-877-885-1059 FAX

www.marzee.com

marzee@marzee.com

Innol/ative Tool !!iales Manufacturers Representatives

Randall J. Wilson Industrial Products

206.790.5464

755 East Debra Lane Anaheim. CA 92805

3D TOOLS 3D Printing Peak Solutions __________ 503-944-9438 3D Scanning Peak Solutions __________ 503-944-9438

Weld Shop: [7 I 4) 533- 1690

randall@lnnovativetooisaies.com

Fax,

[714] 780-0735

www.innovativetoolsales.com

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CHEMICAL ETCHING Plastic Injection Molding _____ 509-531-2634 PMA Photometals ________ 480-773-3239 Adhesive DEBURRING Vacco Industries _________ 626-450-6472 Vacco Industries _________ 626-450-6472 Industrial Precision Grinding___ 310-352-4700 EDGING CUTTING BONDING BONDING

Diffusion 3D Software Vacco Industries _________ 626-450-6472 Peak Solutions __________ 503-944-9438 BRAZING ASSEMBLIES Precision Casting Repair _____ 801-972-2345 Cascade Systems Technology __ 503-640-5733 BROACHING BENDING Ponderosa Ind ___ _______303-298-1801 Mandrel Specialty Steel Services _____ 801-539-8252 Aeroform, Inc. ___________360-403-1919 CASTING Buyken Metal Products _____ 206-947-9122 RJM Sales Solutions _______ 630-849-8644 Howell Precision _________ 623-582-4776 Laser Cutting Services, Inc ________ 503-612-8311

Manager

ITS Office, (714) 780-0730

United Performance Metals __ _888-282-3292 Bar & Plate Cutting EDM AZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600 Industrial Precision Grinding___ 310-352-4700 Laser Cutting Services Inc ________ 503-612-8311 DIE CASTING SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226

EDM: Dialectric Systems /Filtration Ebbco Inc _____________586-716-5151

EDM: Drilling Small Hole Layke Inc. ____________ 602-272-2654 TVT Die Casting _________ 800-280-2278 EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075 DIES Tool & Dies

EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking) Micropulse West, Inc. ______ 480-966-2300

Investment Casting-Precision Micropulse West Inc. _______ 480-966-2300 Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. ______ 714-373-0098 Dolphin Investment Castings___ 602-272-6747 JEFF TOMSON

CELL: 360.202.7342 jefft@machinistsinc.com

P.O. Box 80505

800.244.4130

7600 5th Ave. S. • Seattle. WA 98108

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Group Mfg Serv __________480-966-3952 QUAL-FAB, Inc. __________ 206-762-2117 Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776 SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226

EDM: Wire Fabrication: Sheet Metal EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075 AEI Fabrication__________480-733-6594 Industrial Machine Svcs ______503-240-0878 Solid Form Fabrication______ 503-435-1400 Micropulse West, Inc. ______ 480-966-2300 Aeroform, Inc. __________ 360-403-1919 Metalcraft Industries ________888-280-7080 Weiser/Mile High Precision ___303-280-2778 Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. ______ 714-373-0098 Aero Tech MFG __________ 801-891-2740 QUAL-FAB, Inc. ___________ 206-762-2117 FINISHING Metal Products Company ____ 800-345-2069 AG Machining __________805-207-0584 SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226 Arizona Finishing ________602-438-4443 Micropulse West, Inc. ______ 480-966-2300 Buyken Metal Products _____ 206-947-9122 Valley Machine Shop, Inc. _____ 425-207-5951 Arizona Hard Chrome ______ 602-278-8671 Jet Processing ________ 623-869-6749x117 Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____ 818-240-7574 Weiser/Mile High Precision ____303-280-2778 Coating Technologies ______ 623-581-2648 Plastic Injection Molding _____ 509-531-2634 Howell Precision _________ 623-582-4776 Wrico________________480-892-7800 Gold Tech Industries _______ 480-968-1930 Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication: Stevens Tool & Die ________ 503-682-3185 Laser Cutting Services Inc _______ 503-612-8311 Real Axis Machining _______360-723-5386 Medium & Large Metalcraft Industries _______888-280-7080 ELECTRO-FORMING Galvanizing: Hot Dip Vacco Industries _________ 626-450-6472 Mohawk Metal _________ 541-556-6095 AEI Fabrication___________480-733-6594 TMM Precision __________800-448-9448 Mountain View Machine _____435-755-0500 Aeroform, Inc. ___________ 360-403-1919 ELECTRO MECHANICAL Glass Bead Clean QUAL-FAB, Inc. __________ 206-762-2117 AG Machining ___________805-207-0584 Sub-Assembly Builds Byington Steel Treating, Inc. ___408-727-6630 SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226 Buyken Metal Products ______ 206-947-9122 Cascade Systems Technology __ 503-640-5733 Coating Technologies ______ 623-581-2648 Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951 Group Mfg Serv __________480-966-3952 ENGINEERING/DESIGN Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776 Gold Tech Industries _______ 480-968-1930 Cascade Systems Technology __ 503-640-5733 Fabrication: Custom Metal Liquid Painting Hexatron Engineering ______ 801-363-8010 AEI Fabrication__________480-733-6594 Industrial Machine Svcs ______503-240-0878 Aero Tech MFG __________ 801-891-2740 Lambie Engineering _______ 509-868-3100 AG Machining __________805-207-0584 Laser Cutting Services Inc ________ 503-612-8311 MPI International ________956-631-6880 Mohawk Metal _________ 541-556-6095 Buyken Metal Products _____ 206-947-9122 Marketcraft ____________ 503-329-7678 Passivation Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____ 818-240-7574 Metalcraft Industries ________888-280-7080

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www.tfcplating.com Darrin J. Caschette President

888-280-7080 | djc@metalcraftind.com www.metalcraftind.com

ISO9001:2008

ISO 9001:2008

Shawn Carlin scarlin@gmsaz.com

503-771-0969

info@tfcplating.com

Joe Tripi President jtripi@micropulsewest.com

444 W. 21st Street / Suite 101 / Tempe, AZ 85282 (480) 966-2300 / Fax (480) 966-2323

Coating Technologies _____ _623-581-2648 EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075 TCI Precision Metals _______ 800-234-5613 Gold Tech Industries _______ 480-968-1930 Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878 Industrial Precision Grinding___ 310-352-4700 Polishing Mountain View Machine _____435-755-0500 Arizona Hard Chrome ______ 602-278-8671 Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320 Powder Coating Superior Grinding ________ 801-487-9700 Aero Tech MFG __________ 801-891-2740 TCI Precision Metals _______ 800-234-5613 AG Machining __________ 805-207-0584 Grinding, Blanchard Sandblasting AZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600 Byington Steel Treating, Inc. ___ 408-727-6630 Diversified Metal Services ____ 801-972-6093 Silk Screening Industrial Precision Grinding___ 310-352-4700 Arizona Finishing ________ 602-438-4443 Superior Grinding ________ 801-487-9700

Grinding: Tool & Cutter Superior Grinding_________888-487-9701

HYDRAULIC REPAIR Arizona Hard Chrome ______ 602-278-8671

GASKETS RUBBER PRODUCTS RJM Sales Solutions _______ 630-849-8644 HEAT TREATING INJECTION MOLDS Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630 Controlled Thermal Tech______602-272-3714 Plastic Injection Molding _____ 509-531-2634 INJECTION MOLDING Inland NW Metallurgical______800-379-2231 Plastic Injection Molding _____ 509-531-2634 MET-TEK Heat Treating______503-519-9864 INSTALLATION Phoenix Heat Treating_______602-258-7751 Mohawk Metal _________ 541-556-6095 Cryogenics LABELS-DECALS-OVERLAYS Phoenix Heat Treating ______ 602-258-7751 RJM Sales Solutions _______ 630-849-8644 Heat Treating/ISO/AS9100 LASER CUTTING FIXTURING TCI Precision Metals _______ 800-234-5613 Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630 Laser Cutting Real Axis Machining _______ 360-723-5386 Grinding, Centerless Phoenix Heat Treating_______602-258-7751 AEI Fabrication__________ 480-733-6594 Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320 FORGINGS Heat Treating/Aerospace AG Machining __________ 805-207-0584 Grinding, Double Disc Aluminum Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630 Buyken Metal Products ______206-947-9122 Aluminum Precision _______ 714-227-2098 Industrial Precision Grinding___ 310-352-4700 Inland NW Metallurgical______800-379-2231 Howell Precision _________ 623-582-4776 TCI Precision Metals _______ 800-234-5613 Hand Forgings Phoenix Heat Treating_______602-258-7751 Laser Cutting Services Inc ________ 503-612-8311 Grinding: OD Aluminum Precision _______ 714-227-2098 Large Capacity Drop Bottom Marketcraft ___________ 503-329-7678 Arizona Hard Chrome ______ 602-278-8671 Titanium Oven/Aluminum Metal Products Company ____ 800-345-2069 Aluminum Precision _______ 714-227-2098 Precision Tech __________ 801-285-7288 Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630 Mohawk Metal _________ 541-556-6095 Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320 GASKETS MET-TEK Heat Treating_______503-519-9864 United Performance Metals __ _888-282-3292 3-D Plastics, Inc. _________ 503-720-0572 Superior Grinding ________ 801-487-9700 Vacuum Wrico_______________ 480-892-7800 Grinding: Surface Inland NW Metallurgical______800-379-2231 GRINDING Laser Cutting: Micro ChemResearch __________ 602-253-4175 AZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600 HONING Howell Precision _________ 623-582-4776 Industrial Precision Grinding___ 310-352-4700 Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951 ChemResearch __________ 602-253-4175 Laser Cutting Services Inc ________ 503-612-8311 Superior Grinding ________ 801-487-9700 Oregon

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Washington

www.mohawkmetal.com

Doug Mielenz Sales Manager dmielenz@mohawkmetal.com Cell 541.556.6095 Toll-free 1.855.JIT.SHOP (548.7467)

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Rebecca Prentice Business Manager www.IndustrialMachineServices.com

SCOTT FERGUSON

Marketing & Sales Manager

AEIFABRICATION RONKOTLOFF Founder / CEO

Laser Cutting: 3D Howell Precision _________ 623-582-4776 Laser Cutting Services Inc ________ 503-612-8311

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480.733.6594 480.733.6596 Ron@AEIFab.com www.AEIFab.com 1113 W. Birchwood Avenue Mesa, Arizona 85210

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Vacco Industries _________ 626-450-6472 E-Coat Howard Precision Machine____ 801-619-9850 MPI International ________ 956-631-6880 Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700 EMI/RFI Shielding Machinists Inc. __________ 360-202-7342 IndustrialEX ___________ 303-456-6847 MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742 Laser Engraving Metalcraft Industries _______ 888-280-7080 Marketcraft ___________ 503-329-7678 Metal Products Company ____ 800-345-2069 PMA Photometals ________ 480-773-3239 Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212 Laser Marking Real Axis Machining _______ 360-723-5386 PMA Photometals ________ 480-773-3239 Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320 Precision Etched Parts St. Vrain _____________ 303-702-1529

PMA Photometals ________ 480-773-3239 SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226 LEVELING Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821 United Performance Metals __ _888-282-3292 TVT Die Casting _________ 800-280-2278 MACHINING Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951 AG Machining __________ 805-207-0584 Western Precision Products, Inc. _ 503-786-8923 Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381 Machining: 5-Axis Bar-S Machine, Inc. ________928-636-2115 Accutech Machine Inc _______ 801-975-1117 Central Valley Machine _____ 435-752-0934 EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075 Machinists Inc. __________ 360-202-7342 Faustson _____________ 303-420-7422 St. Vrain _____________ 303-702-1529

Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821

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Western Precision Products, Inc. _503-786-8923 Central Valley Machine _____ 435-752-0934 Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878 Machining: Aerospace MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742 Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381 Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212 Bar-S Machine, Inc. _______ 928-636-2115 Proto Technologies. _______ 509-891-4747 Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700 Real Axis Machining _______ 360-723-5386 Layke Inc. ____________602-272-2654 Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320 Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212 Savage Machining Inc.______ 805-584-8047 St. Vrain _____________ 303-702-1529 SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226 SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226 Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821 Teton Machine __________208-642-9344 TVT Die Casting _________ 800-280-2278 Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821 Western Precision Products, Inc. _ 503-786-8923 Western Precision Products, Inc. _503-786-8923 Machining: CNC Milling Machining: Chemical Accutech Machine Inc _______801-975-1117 NW Etch _____________ 408-364-6001 Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381 Vacco Industries _________ 626-450-6472 A.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 503-538-0350 Machining: Horizontal Boring Bar-S Machine, Inc. __ _____ 928-636-2115 Machinists Inc. __________360-202-7342 Central Valley Machine _____ 435-752-0934 Machining: Proto-R & D EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075 Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381 Faustson _____________ 303-420-7422 Bar-S Machine, Inc. _______ 928-636-2115

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Heather Cutler Sales Manager OFFICE 503-406-3774 MOBILE 503-853-6234 hcutler@omep.org

Passivation, Electroless Nickel, Gold, Hard Chrome, Silver, & Tin Plating. 206-947-4052 geoffs@askogroup.com Howard Precision Machined Prod. 801-619-9850 Larkin Precision Machine ____ Industrial Machine Svcs _____503-240-0878 MacKay Manufacturing _____ Larkin Precision Machine ____831-438-2700 Portland Precision Manufacturing Layke Inc. ____________602-272-2654 Teton Machine __________ MacKay Manufacturing _____509-922-7742 Metalcraft Industries _______888-280-7080 Metal Products Company ____800-345-2069 Micropulse West, Inc. ______480-966-2300 Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212 Real Axis Machining _______360-723-5386 Savage Machining Inc.______805-584-8047 SMH Inc LLC ___________360-341-2226 Stevens Tool & Die ________ 503-682-3185 Teton Machine __________208-642-9344 Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821 Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951 Western Precision Products, Inc. _503-786-8923 Machining: Large Accutech Machine Inc ______ 801-975-1117 Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381 Machinists Inc. __________360-202-7342 Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951 Machining: Medical Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212 Teton Machine __________208-642-9344 Machining: Production Accutech Machine Inc ______ 801-975-1117

831-438-2700 Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951 509-922-7742 Western Precision Products, Inc. _ 503-786-8923 503-708-7212 Machining: Turning Large 208-642-9344 Machinists Inc. __________ 360-202-7342 Western Precision Products, Inc. _ 503-786-8923 Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951 Machining: Shaft Turning MANUFACTURING VALUE ADDED Machinists Inc. __________ 360-202-7342 Contract Manufacturing Machining: Swiss AEI Fabrication__________ 480-733-6594 Bar-S Machine, Inc. ________928-636-2115 Aeroform, Inc. ___________360-403-1919 Howard Precision Machined Prod. _801-619-9850 Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381 Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320 Cascade Systems Technology __ 503-640-5733

Masic Industries ___________503-232-9109 Metal Polishing By Timothy ____ 503-253-5294 Custom Airplane to Marine Polishing Metal Polishing By Timothy ____ 503-253-5294 Personal Collectables Polishing Metal Polishing By Timothy ____ 503-253-5294 Production Polishing Metal Polishing By Timothy ____ 503-253-5294 Timesaving Masic Industries ___________503-232-9109

METALIZING Teton Machine __________ 208-642-9344 G & G Custom Metal Fab ____ 503-931-7069 Controlled Thermal Tech ______602-272-3714 Western Precision Products, Inc. _ 503-786-8923 Group Mfg Serv _________ 480-966-3952 Howell Precision _________ 623-582-4776 Machining: Turning Accutech Machine Inc _______ 801-975-1117 Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700 MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742 A.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 503-538-0350 Metalcraft Industries _______ 888-280-7080 Bar-S Machine, Inc. ________928-636-2115 Metal Products Company ____ 800-345-2069 EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075 QUAL-FAB, Inc. ___________206-762-2117 Faustson _____________ 303-420-7422 Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212 Howard Precision Machined Prod. _801-619-9850 Teton Machine __________ 208-642-9344 Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878 Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821 Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700 TVT Die Casting _________ 800-280-2278 Layke Inc. ____________ 602-272-2654 Western Precision Products, Inc. _ 503-786-8923 MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742 Turnkey Product Services Metalcraft Industries _______ 888-280-7080 Aero Tech MFG __________ 801-891-2740 Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212 METAL INJECTION MOLDING Real Axis Machining _______ 360-723-5386 Savage Machining Inc.______ 805-584-8047 RJM Sales Solutions _______ 630-849-8644

Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381 A.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____503-538-0350 SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226 Howard Precision Machined Prod. 801-619-9850 Teton Machine __________ 208-642-9344

METAL POLISHING Commercial Polishing

MOLDING: RUBBER Molds: Plastic Injection Plastic ________________509-531-2634 Plastic Injection Molding _______509-531-2634 SMH Inc LLC _____________360-341-2226 MOLDS Aero Tech MFG ____________801-891-2740 Arizona Finishing _________ 602-438-4443 Jet Processing _________ 623-869-6749x117 Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. ________714-373-0098 Plastic Injection Molding _______509-531-2634 Molds: High Volume Class 100 Stevens Tool & Die __________503-682-3185

Molds: Fast Turn Prototype and Bridge Molds Stevens Tool & Die __________503-682-3185

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Molding ChemResearch __________ 602-253-4175 Stevens Tool & Die _______ 503-682-3185 Bright Tin

Foresight Finishing________ Finishing 480-772-0387 Gold Tech ____________ 480-968-1930

PAINTING & POWDER COATING

Foresight Finishing________480-772-0387

Hard Chrome

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Arizona Hard Chrome ______ 602-278-8671

Marketcraft __________ 503-329-7678

Chrome/Nickel/Palladium EPSI _______________ 714-519-9423

Masic Industries ________ 503-232-9109

Gold Tech ____________480-968-1930

Precision Industrial Painting __ 602-256-0260

Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109

Intricate Masking Precision Industrial Painting __ 602-256-0260

Coating Coating Technologies ______623-581-2648

Passivation

Controlled Thermal Tech ____ 602-272-3714

ASKO Group __________ 206-947-4052 TFC Plating___________ 503-771-0969 PC BOARDS Surface Mount & Thru Hole Cascade Systems Technology _ 503-640-5733 PLASTIC MACHINING MacKay Manufacturing ____ 509-922-7742 Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-708-7212 PLASTIC MOLDING 3-D Plastics, Inc. ________ 503-720-0572 Plastic Injection Molding ____ 509-531-2634 SMH Inc LLC __________ 360-341-2226 Mold Making 3-D Plastics, Inc. ________ 503-720-0572 Plastic Injection Molding ____ 509-531-2634 PLATING ASKO Group __________ 206-947-4052 ChemResearch __________602-253-4175 East Side Plating ________ 503-654-3774 EPSI _______________714-519-9423 Foresight Finishing_______ 480-772-0387 Gold Tech ___________ 480-968-1930 Masic Industries ________ 503-232-9109 Anodizing

Coating: Black Oxide Coating Technologies ______623-581-2648 Coating: Dry Film Lube Coating Technologies ______623-581-2648 Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/Chrome Coating Technologies ______623-581-2648 Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.

Coating Technologies ______623-581-2648 Copper Gold Tech Industries _______480-968-1930 Foresight Finishing________480-772-0387 Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109 TFC Plating____________503-771-0969 Embrittlement Relief EPSI _______________ 714-519-9423 Electroless Nickel ASKO Group ___________206-947-4052 Gold Tech Industries _______480-968-1930 Foresight Finishing________480-772-0387 Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109 TFC Plating____________503-771-0969 Gold ASKO Group ___________206-947-4052 EPSI _______________ 714-519-9423

ASKO Group ___________ 206-947-4052 SpringWorks Utah _________ 801-298-0113 Wrico_______________ 480-892-7800 Nickel-Bright Gold Tech Industries _______ 480-968-1930 Foresight Finishing________ 480-772-0387 Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109

Chemical TFC Plating____________ 503-771-0969 LA Specialties ___________ 602-269-7612 Olive Drab-Chromate Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109

MPI International ________ 956-631-6880

Silver Plating

Chem-Film Conversion ASKO Group ___________ 206-947-4052 Masic Industries __________503-232-9109 EPSI _______________ 714-519-9423 Plating Alodine Gold Tech ____________ 480-968-1930 MPI International ________ 956-631-6880 TFC Plating____________ 503-771-0969 Phosphate Tin Plating MPI International ________ 956-631-6880 TFC Plating____________ 503-771-0969 PROTOTYPES PLASMA CUTTING Cascade Systems Technology __ 503-640-5733 G & G Custom Metal Fab ____ 503-931-7069 PUNCHING Oxy Fuel-Plasma Cutting AEI Fabrication__________ 480-733-6594 Chapel Steel ____________ _503-928-7442 AG Machining __________ 805-207-0584 PRECISION FORMING Cygnet Stamping & Fab ______ 818-240-7574 Aeroform, Inc. _ _________360-403-1919 Group Manufacturing Serv ___ 480-966-3952 Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____ 818-240-7574 Mohawk Metal __________541-556-6095

Pacific Tool, Inc__________ 425-882-1970 Pacific Tool, Inc___________425-882-1970 QUAL-FAB, Inc. __________ 206-762-2117 QUAL-FAB, Inc. ___________ 206-762-2117 16203 E Marietta Ave Spokane Valley, WA 99216

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Stratavision Industries _______951-272-5700 TFC Plating____________ 503-771-0969 Flat Bed Digital Printing GTin / Zinc Plate Marketcraft ____________503-329-7678 ASKO Group ___________ 206-947-4052 PROCESSING: METAL EPSI _______________ 714-519-9423 Acid Pickle Gold Tech ____________ 480-968-1930 Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109 MPI International ________ 956-631-6880

Inland Northwest Metallurgical Services, Inc.

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509-922-7663 800-379-2231 509-922-7626 Fax

RECYCLING MATERIALS Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Nickel, Plastics, Stainless Steel, Steel, Tin Calbag Metals Company _____253-283-8657 Metro Metals Northwest _____503-819-1284 Bin Service

Calbag Metals Company ____ 253-283-8657 Excess Material Handling Calbag Metals Company ____ 253-283-8657 Full Service Scrap Management Calbag Metals Company ____ 253-283-8657 Scrap Metal Prrocessing Calbag Metals Company ____ 253-283-8657 Waste Metal Management Calbag Metals Company ____ 253-283-8657 Wood Products Perry Pallet Co. ____________ 360-366-5239 REPAIR CNC-PROS ______________ 602-344-9753 Derest Machine Tool Repair ___ 480-226-3128 ROLLING AG Machining __________ 805-207-0584 ROUTING -CNC Marketcraft ___________ 503-329-7678 SANDBLASTING Byington Steel Treating, Inc. ___ 408-727-6630 Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109 SAWS: AUTOMATIC A.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 503-538-0350 SHEARING Mohawk Metal _________ 541-556-6095 United Performance Metals __ _888-282-3292 SIGNAGE & DISPLAYS Marketcraft ___________ 503-329-7678 Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. ______ 714-373-0098 SILICONE 3-D Plastics, Inc. _________ 503-720-0572 SINTERING Western Sintering ________ 509-375-3096 SLITTING United Performance Metals __ _888-282-3292 SOFTWARE Machining Delcam _____________ 877-335-2261 Mechanical Design Delcam _____________ 877-335-2261 SPLINES Specialty Steel Services _____ 801-539-8252 SPRINGS SpringWorks Utah ________ 801-298-0113 STAMPING PRECISION AEI Fabrication__________ 480-733-6594

Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____ 818-240-7574 Metal Products Company ____800-345-2069 Metalcraft Industries _______888-280-7080 Pacific Metal Stampings _____ 661-257-7656 Precision Die & Stamping ____480-967-2038 SpringWorks Utah ________ 801-298-0113 Weiser/Mile High Prec. _____303-280-2778 Stamping: Aerospace Pacific Metal Stampings _____ 661-257-7656 Stamping: Bending Pacific Metal Stampings _____ 661-257-7656 Stamping:Design Pacific Metal Stampings _____ 661-257-7656 SpringWorks Utah ________ 801-298-0113 Weiser/Mile High Prec. _____303-280-2778 Stamping:Flat Forming Metalcraft Industries _______888-280-7080 SpringWorks Utah ________ 801-298-0113 Stamping: Light Metalcraft Industries _______888-280-7080 Pacific Metal Stampings _____ 661-257-7656 SpringWorks Utah ________ 801-298-0113 Stamping: Production/ Precision Precision Die & Stamping ____480-967-2038 Stamping: Short Run Pacific Metal Stampings _____ 661-257-7656 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Cascade Systems Technology __503-640-5733 TESTING Testing: Corrosion, Product Stress, Vibration Cascade TEK ___________888-835-9250 Testing: Non-Destructive Noranco Jet Processing _____ 623-869-6749 THERMAL SPRAY Controlled Thermal Tech ____ 602-272-3714 TOOL & DIE DESIGN Metal Products Company ____800-345-2069 Wrico_______________480-892-7800 TOOL Cutting & Grinding Powerhaus Precision_______480-225-8845

Mountain View Machine ____ 435-755-0500 Real Axis Machining ______ 360-723-5386 RyansDovetails.com _______253-876-9981

LATE BREAKING ADDITIONS Nick Hochuli Sales Engineer

C O R P O R A T I O N

TUBE BENDING & CUTTING FAB AG Machining _________ 805-207-0584 Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____818-240-7574 Howell Precision _________623-582-4776 WATERJET CUTTING Accutech Machine Inc ______ 801-975-1117 Aeroform, Inc. __________360-403-1919 Marketcraft __________ 503-329-7678 Marzee Inc. ___________602-269-5801 Milco Waterjet _________ 714-373-0098 United Performance Metals _ _888-282-3292 WELDING Custom Metal Fabrication ____503-788-5701 Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____818-240-7574 G & G Custom Metal Fab ___ 503-931-7069 Howell Precision _________623-582-4776 Industrial Machine Svcs ____ 503-240-0878 Mountain View Machine ____ 435-755-0500 Weiser/Mile High Prec. ____ 303-280-2778 Weld Metal Works ________503-788-5701 Welding: Aluminum Medium & Large G & G Custom Metal Fab ___ 503-931-7069 Industrial Machine Svcs ____ 503-240-0878 Friction Welding: RJM Sales Solutions ______ 630-849-8644 Welding: Precision A.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ___ 503-538-0350 AG Machining _________ 805-207-0584 G & G Custom Metal Fab ___ 503-931-7069 Howell Precision _________623-582-4776 Industrial Machine Svcs ____ 503-240-0878 Weiser/Mile High Prec. _____303280-2778 Welding: MIG-TIG A.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ___ 503-538-0350 G & G Custom Metal Fab ___ 503-931-7069 Howell Precision _________623-582-4776 Industrial Machine Svcs ____ 503-240-0878

WIRE HARNESSES TOOLING Cascade Systems Technology _ 503-640-5733 Industrial Machine Svcs _____503-240-0878 Lambie Engineering _______ 509-868-3100 RJM Sales Solutions ______ 630-849-8644

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Index of Advertisers 3D-Plastics...50,71 Accutech Machine, inc...75 ACS/MultiCamNW...69 AEI Fabrication...8,74 Aerodyne Alloys...11,69 Aeroform, Inc...75 Aerotech...72 AG Machining...73 AJAC...67 Albina Co, Inc...27,77 Alpha Precision Machining...73 Aluminum Precision...71 A.R.E MFG, Inc...18,74 Arizona Finishing...73 Arizona Hard Chrome...75 Asko Group...75 Autlas Copco...24,25,39 Automatics...13,68 Aviation High School...76 AZ Tool Steel...68 BandSawBlog...43 BandSawParts.com...68 BMSC...32,74 Bar-S...72 Barton International...40, 70 Bixby Machine Tool Supply...67 BIZ-PI.COM...7 Buyken Metal Products...72 Byington Steel Treating...74 C & M Precision Spindle, Inc...69 Calbag Recycling...76 Campbell Grinder Company...66 Cascade Systems Tech...3,71 Castrol...79 Chapel Steel...69 ChemResearch...72 Chevalier USA..51,66 Cimatron...22,69 CNC Pros...65 Coast Aluminum...37,68 Coastal Metals...23,66 Coating Technologies...72 Controlled Thermal Tech...76 Current EDM, Inc....70 Cutting Tool Control...70 Cygnet Stamping...73 Daystrom Technologies...769 DCM Tech...14,65 Delcam...65 Desert Machine Tool Repair...71 DMG-Mori Seiki...16 Dolphin Investment Castings...75 East Side Plating...73 EDM Express...46-47,72 EDM Network...66 EDM Performance..65,66 Edge Technologies...34,67,69 Ellison Technologies...16,65,67,70 EPSI...754 Fab-Line Machinery...68 Fahey Machinery...17,66,69 Faustson...72 Fives...70 Flow International...65 Foresight Finishing...74 Fry Steel...67 Full Circle Development...66 A Z MANUFACTURING West Coast • 78 • DEC/JAN 2014-2015 2

Fullerton Tool...62,70 G&G Custom Metal Fab...74 Ganesh Machinery...53,65 Gartman Technical...63 Glahill Associates...20,67 Global EDM Supply...66 GMA Garnet...69 GMN...11,67 Gold Tech...73 Gorilla Metals Inc...67 Gosiger...66 Group Manufacturing...72 GS Testing...28 Hangsterfers...65,67 Hardware Speciality...41 Helical...68 Howard Precision Mach. Prod...74 Hurco...57 Hydmech...9,65 Hyundai...52 Industrial Machine Services...74 Industrial Metal Supply Co....10,70 Industrial Precision Grinding...77 INFOR...69 Inland NW Metalurgical...76 Innovative Tool Sales...71 Jorgenson Machine Tools...67 JRC & Associates...72 KD Capital...66 Kloeckner Metals-Temtco...42,67 Kwik Mark Inc...60,79 Lambie Engineering...68 Larkin Precision...75 Layke Inc...75 Layke Tactical...74 LCSI Manufacturing...30,71 LMI Machinery...52,66 Machine Toolworks, Inc..55,66 Machinists Inc....33, 71 MacKay Manufacturing... 75 Makino...19 Mario Pinto...78 Marketcraft...72 Marzee Inc...50,71 Masic Industries...76 Mazak...55 MET-TEK Inc...72 Metalcraft Industries...73 Metal Products Company...38,71 Methods Machine Tools Inc...66 Metro Metals Northwest, Inc...74 Micro 100...28,66,67 Micropulse West...73 Midaco Corporation...67 Milco...76 Mohawk Metal...73 Mountain View Machining...71 MP Industrial...1,24,25,39,65 North-South Machinery...15,65 Northwestern Machinery...68 Northwest Swiss...32,71 Northwest Etch...73 OMEP...75 ONA EDM USA...70 Optical Gaging Products Inc...68 Pacific Metal Stampings...72 Perry Pallet...70

Phoenix Heat Treat...73 Pinnacle Precision...73 Plastic Injection Molding...72 Portland Precision...74 Precision Die & Stamping...72 Proclamp...70 QUAL-FAB, Inc....71 Quick Turn Financial...54,69 Real Axis Machining...74 ReSell CNC...45,69 RJM Sales Solutions...77 Rocky Mountain Saw Blades...70 Roentgen USA...66 Ron Grob...72 Rosco Precision Machinery...29,57,65 Royal products...43,687 Ryans Dovetail Fixtures...75 Ryerson...5,65 S.L. Fusco...79 Santa Cruz Electronics...21 Savage Machine...77 Saw Blade.com...2,48,49,80 Scientific Cutting Tools...45,66 Seco...68 Selway Machine Tool Co...65,67 Sentry Insurance...70 Sequoia Brass & Copper...698 Setco Spindles & Slides...70 SigmaTEK...69 Sharp...29 SMH Inc LLC...56,71 Solid Products...69 Specialty Steel...72 Spring Works Utah...72 St. Vrain Manufacturing...72 Starrag...10,68 Steel Services Grinding...71 Stevens Tool & Die...71 Stratavision Systems...71 Streaming Teacher...35 Superior Grinding...36,72 Sustaining Edge...68 Swift Tool...12,26,60,66 TCI Precision Metals...64,67 Teton...74 TFC Plating...73 Thermal-Vac...77 Tornos...65 Treske...20,74 Trillogy...17 Trusty Cook...31,65 TVT Die Casting...58-59,71 Ulbrich..27,66 United Performance Metals...54,67 US Bank Equipment ...70 US Shop Tools...61,69 Vacco Industries...75 Valley Machine Shop...73 Verisurf...68 Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc...66 VTN Manufacturing...71 Weiser Engineering...73 Western Precision Products...13,73 Western Sintering...40,71

Wohlhaupter...77 Wrico Stamping...30,71

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Offering a wide range of products to meet your application needs, we provide the maximum performance benefits you seek, accompanied by world-class service and technical expertise. Castrol’s line is broad enough to cross all applications, yet refined enough to fulfill the intricate needs of the specialty markets we serve.

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M42 Band Saw Blade Prices

Discounts for ordering 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 blades.

WIDTH 4'-6" 5'-0" 5'-6" 6'-0" 6'-6" 7'-0" 7'-6" 8'-0" 8'-6" 9'-0" 9'-6" 10'-0" 10'-6" 11'-0" 11'-6" 12'-0" 12'-6" 13'-0" 13'-6" 14'-0" 14'-6" 15'-0" 15'-6" 16'-0" 16'-6" 17'-0" 17'-6" 18'-0" 18'-6" 19'-0" 19'-6" 20'-0" 20'-6" 21'-0" 21'-6" 22'-0" 22’-6” 23’-0”

1/2” 16.08 17.15 18.23 19.30 20.37 21.44 22.51 23.58 24.65 25.73 26.80 27.87 28.94 30.01 31.08 32.15 33.23 34.30 35.37 36.44 37.51 38.58 39.65 40.73 41.80 42.87 43.94 45.01 46.08 47.15 48.23 49.30 50.37 51.44 52.51 53.58 54.65 55.73

3/4" 17.75 19.01 20.27 21.53 22.78 24.04 25.30 26.55 27.81 29.07 30.33 31.58 32.84 34.10 35.35 36.61 37.87 39.13 40.38 41.64 42.90 44.15 45.41 46.67 47.93 49.18 50.44 51.70 52.95 54.21 55.47 56.73 57.98 59.24 60.50 61.75 63.01 64.27

1" 18.65 20.01 21.37 22.73 24.08 25.44 26.80 28.15 29.51 30.87 32.23 33.58 34.94 36.30 37.65 39.01 40.37 41.73 43.08 44.44 45.80 47.15 48.51 49.87 51.23 52.58 53.94 55.30 56.65 58.01 59.37 60.73 62.08 63.44 64.80 66.15 67.51 68.87

1-1/4" 20.67 22.25 23.83 25.41 26.99 28.58 30.16 31.74 33.32 34.90 36.48 38.06 39.64 41.22 42.80 44.39 45.97 47.55 49.13 50.71 52.29 53.87 55.45 57.03 58.62 60.20 61.78 63.36 64.94 66.52 68.10 69.68 71.26 72.85 74.43 76.01 77.59 79.17

WIDTH 15’-6” 16’-0” 16’-6” 17’-0” 17’-6” 18’-0” 18’-6” 19'-0" 19'-6" 20'-0" 20'-6" 21'-0" 21'-6" 22'-0" 22'-6" 23'-0" 23'-6" 24'-0" 24'-6" 25'-0" 25'-6" 26'-0" 26'-6" 27'-0" 27'-6" 28'-0" 28'-6" 29'-0" 29'-6" 30'-0" 30’-6” 31’-0” 31'-6" 32'-0" 32'-6" 33'-0" 33'-6" 34'-0"

1-1/2" 68.79 70.78 72.77 74.75 76.74 78.73 80.72 82.71 84.70 86.68 88.67 90.66 92.65 94.64 96.63 98.62 100.60 102.59 104.58 106.57 108.56 110.55 112.53 114.52 116.51 118.50 120.49 122.48 124.46 126.45 128.44 130.43 132.42 134.41 136.39 138.38 140.37 142.36

2" 86.20 88.74 91.29 93.83 96.38 98.92 101.46 104.01 106.55 109.10 111.64 114.19 116.73 119.28 121.82 124.36 126.91 129.45 132.00 134.54 137.09 139.63 142.18 144.72 147.26 149.81 152.35 154.90 157.44 159.99 162.53 165.08 167.62 170.16 172.71 175.25 177.80 180.34

2-5/8" 117.67 121.14 124.62 128.09 131.56 135.03 138.50 141.97 145.45 148.92 152.39 155.86 159.33 162.80 166.28 169.75 173.22 176.69 180.16 183.63 187.11 190.58 194.05 197.52 200.99 204.47 207.94 211.41 214.88 218.35 221.82 225.30 228.77 232.24 235.71 239.18 242.65 246.13

Just 5 clicks in two minutes can save you up to 30% Check our prices against your current supplier and see how they match up. We’re confident you’ll gain bargaining power with them, or better yet, be convinced to switch to us. And all it takes is a 5-click, two minute visit to our website or a simple phone call. So ask yourself, is 2 minutes of your time worth saving 30%?

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