Vol. 6, No. 4 July/Aug 2013
Rocky Mountain Edition (CO, UT, ID, MT and WY)
Loveridge Machine Co,
Announces its Newest Productivity Improvements: Robotic Machining and Delcam PowerMILL
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Editors Corner
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“History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.” — B.C. FORBES Webster’s defines perseverance as: the continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition. I see this everyday in our industry, and nowhere is it more apparent than in the machine shops I have the pleasure to visit. Small business owners who weather economic downturns, medical issues, family crises, intuitively know that they must pick themselves back up in order to succeed.They have employees who rely upon their success, and often they are making mission critical parts that must be made perfectly. Success is determined by your drive to succeed, how hard you’re willing to work to get what you want, and having the patience and endurance to stick with your vision until it either bears fruit or proves to be a bad idea. And despite our best intentions, we all will fail. Don’t despair. Here are some great examples of business leaders who failed, in some cases miserably, before they succeeded: Bill Gates - Before building arguably one of the most successful companies in the world, Gates started a business called Traf-O-Data that went nowhere and he dropped out of Harvard. But his passion for computers and his vision of the opportunities led him to start Microsoft. Colonel Sanders - The Colonel’s famous secret chicken recipe was rejected over a 1,000 times before a restaurant accepted it. What is particularly inspiring about this example is that the Colonel was embarking upon a new chapter in his life at the age of young ago of 65! Thomas Edison - Edison, one of the most prolific inventors in history (holding over 1000 U.S. patents), was told as a boy by his teacher that he was too stupid to learn anything and suggested he go into a field that did not require intelligence. He tried more than 9,000 experiments before he created the first successful light bulb. Walt Disney - An editor fired Disney because, “he lacked imagination and had no original ideas.” His first animation company went bankrupt and it’s said that he was turned down hundreds of times when he sought financing for Disney World. The Walt Disney Company makes average revenue of U.S. $30 billion annually. Persevere...in everything you do. Choose to be kind and through inner perseverance conduct yourselves accordingly. The only thing we, as individuals have control over, is how we react to situations and challenges. Choose to react positively and with integrity and dignity.To do this requires perseverance. Everybody has it. It’s just some work a little harder at using it. In The Dip, A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (And When to Stick), the author writes about how those who aspire to become the best must stay focused and go through incredible hardship to reach their goal. He also speaks to the importance of dropping the losers, having the courage to discontinue projects or directions that prove to be duds. And even if you have the great quality of perseverance, there will inevitably be times when you become disillusioned, feel you are burnt out. This is when it is most critical that you find a way to rejuvenate your drive, your persistence, and your never-ending quest for success. Until next issue, persevere! I know I shall. I wish you well, and God Bless our Troops!
Linda Daly Publisher A2Z METALWORKER
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Loveridge Machine adds Robotic Capabilities and Converts to POWERMILL by Delcam to improve their efficiency. This Month’s Shop Profile.
Announcements/Releases... 6,8,10,12,14,16,18 Feature.Articles..............................28-29,40-41 Buyers.Guide.Equipment........................49-54 Buyers.Guide.Processes...........................55-61 Card.Gallery..............................................49-61 Index.Of.Advertisers.....................................62 Editorial....................................... Throughout
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Announcements & Releases Delcam.acquires.CADCAM.Systems. Delcam has established a direct office in Illinois following its acquisition of its Rockfordbased reseller, CAD CAM Systems. CAD CAM Systems President, Andy Bergstrom, and the company’s staff will become direct employees of Delcam North America to ensure continuity of service to the hundreds of users of Delcam software in the region. Delcam Illinois is the company’s sixth direct office in North America; the others are in Salt Lake City, Philadelphia and Pasadena, California, in the USA, and in Windsor and Toronto in Canada. CAD CAM Systems was founded in 1986 by Andy Bergstrom and his partner, Jim Epperson.The company became a Delcam Sales Partner in 1994, with both partners believing the Delcam software to be the best in its class. Its history of almost twenty years makes it the most experienced Delcam reseller in the USA. During that time, CAD CAM Systems has supported hundreds of customers in Illinois and Iowa, ranging from multi-national organizations to companies of all sizes in the mould, die, pattern and prototyping industries. In 1996, CADCAM Systems bought a vertical machining centre and began doing contract CNC machining for software customers using Delcam’s programming systems. By 2008, this part of the business had expanded far beyond the initial customer base into new industries and added more, larger machine tools. As a result, it was given a separate identity of Azimuth CNC, managed by Jim Epperson. Following the acquisition, the Azimuth CNC machining division will now be a standalone company using Delcam software. As a valued customer, both Delcam and CAD CAM Systems wish Jim Epperson and his team the very best for the future. For further information on Delcam’s CADCAM software, please contact: Mary Shaw, Marketing Manager: 877 335 2261; e-mail: mes@delcam.com
Christensen. Oil. Co.. welcomes. Brad. Bailey. To.Its.Team! Christensen Oil Co. is proud to welcome Brad Bailey as an industrial specialist to its sales team. Brad has 28 years of experience and a wealth of knowledge in machining, industrial fluid, and equipment. Brad gained his industrial knowledge and experience from a young age, having worked in his grandfather’s machine shop early in his childhood. He has also worked in various machine shops throughout his career, with his latest job working for a major carbide tool A2Z METALWORKER
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manufacturer. Brad’s primary areas of responsibility will include: Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho. We’re proud to have Brad’s technical expertise and experience to enhance our commitment to grow the Castrol Industrial brand in the intermountain market. Brad will deliver best-in-class products, with Christensen Oil’s market leading customer service and delivery with no delivery fees or fuel surcharges. “I am happy and thrilled to be working for a company that was established 60 years ago and is focused and committed to providing great customer service.” -Brad Bailey- 801-717-6047 (Cell); 801-373-7970 (Office); 1-800-654-0438 (Toll-Free)
Rocky. Mountain.Tooling. and. Machining. Association.(RMTMA).Welcomes.its.Newest. Members! Stacy Machine & Tooling, Inc. Stacy Machine & Tooling is a precision machine shop in Broomfield, CO. The company is owned by Patrick Stacy who opened the company in 1986 and has been serving the engineering community in the Boulder/Broomfield area. They work with customers in varied industries - aerospace, food, Dept of Defense and Energy, medical and scientific instruments. For more information, call (303) 465-3922 or email pat@stacytool.com. Mountain Tech Manufacturing, Inc. Mountain Tech Mfg. is a manufacturer of precision-machined and assembled components located in Colorado Springs. They have been in business since 1999 and have an extremely versatile team specializing in rapid-turnaround prototype to large volume production and assembly. Scott Johnson is the General Manager. For more information, call (719) 227-9200 or email scottj@mountaintechmfg.com. Acu-Tec CNC Established in January 1997, ACU-TEC CNC, Inc. is a precision machine shop located in Aurora, Colorado. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, owner David Martindale and his company can service your needs with design, prototype, short run or long production jobs.For more information, call (303) 365-9245 or email info@acuteccnc.com. Please join us for the RMTMA Fall Conference on September 20 at the Omni Interlocken Hotel in Broomfield. The conference is an all day event with informative speakers, a cutting edge technology demonstration and dinner and entertainment in the evening. For more information, check out our website at RMTMA.org and find the Fall Conference page. Announcements Continued Page 8
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Faustson.Tool.Honored.at.Annual.Industry. Appreciation.Award.Breakfast Faustson Tool, a worldwide leader in five-axis manufacturing technology, was recently honored by the Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation (www.jeffco.org) at the 20th Annual Industry Appreciation Awards Breakfast. At the March 21st event, held at the Arvada Center for Arts & Humanities, Jeffco EDC presented Faustson with a Business Recognition Award for the company’s growth in primary employment and capital investment. “Receiving an award like this requires the right combination of management, stellar employees, and the latest and greatest equipment, and I feel as though we have all of those elements in place,” said Faustson Director of Operations Heidi Hostetter. “We continue to take pride in our tenacity and commitment to remain pioneers in the precision manufacturing and machining industry here in Colorado.Watch what we plan to unveil in 2013!” Faustson Tool was nominated for the award by the Colorado Association of Manufacturing and Technology, and was recognized based on the company’s substantial contributions to the community and its reputation for innovation and excellence. In 2012 Faustson Tool increased employment from 15 to 20 highly skilled employees, and added more than $850,000 in capital investment. Other organizations A2Z METALWORKER
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receiving Business Recognition Awards included Adaptive Innovations Corp., the Coleman Company, Datalogix, Rocky Mountain Bottle Company, SourceGas, and Sundyne Corp. Faustson Tool has been a presence in the community for more than 30 years. Founded in 1981 by Paul and Alicia Svaldi, Faustson began as a small business in an 80-square-foot space, with one milling machine and two employees servicing off-load machine shops.The Svaldi’s keen insight into the future of high-precision manufacturing placed them on the cutting edge of manufacturing technology, where they have been ever since. In the 1980s, Faustson was the first manufacturer to demonstrate the benefits of electric discharge machining technology (EDM), also known as “spark eroding”. In the 1990s Faustson was the first to demonstrate the benefits of five-axis milling and its potential to change the face of manufacturing. Five-axis milling machines have a cutting accuracy of five millionths of an inch, smaller than a strand of hair. Today, Faustson Tool has grown into a 16,000-square-foot facility with more than 20 highly skilled employees, and is owned and operated by Alicia Svaldi. Faustson Tool remains in the vanguard of the manufacturing industry, continuing a tradition of pioneering the newest technology and pushing its limits. Faustson Tool takes on the most challenging applications only a few U.S. companies can handle, using high-end precision machining to do things no one else in the industry thinks can be done. Faustson’s reputation for innovation Announcements Continued Page 10
REVOLUTIONARY SURFACE PROCESSING
BRINGING ALUMINUM ANODIZING TO YOUR SHOP FLOOR The Cyklos A300 is the first of a new kind of surface treatment machine that can be installed in a standard mechanical workshop. Unlike traditional vertical immersion processes, the patented Cyklos solution works by rotating parts, transporting them vapor-free from bath to bath on small carriers, thus guaranteeing superior, uniform quality. Combined with fully automated loading and unloading solutions and ZERO on-site waste discharged, the Cyklos is environmentally friendly and ready to integrate into your facility today. Whether you need surface preparation (degreasing and activation), surface processing (anodizing, plating, phosphating, and deburring), rinsing, or drying, achieve unrivalled levels of quality and see a fast return on investment with a Cyklos solution. Targeting large volume aluminum anodizing, the Cyklos A300 model meets the stringent requirements of today‘s hydraulic actuation components. Learn more about the Cyklos surface processing solutions today. Cyklos SA, Rue Galilée 15, CH - 1400 Yverdon, Tel. +41 (0)24 422 42 60, contact@cyklos.com, www.cyklos.com Your nearest representation : Tornos Technologies US Corporation: Lombard, IL and Bethel, CT; www.tornos.us, info-us@tornos.com, 630.812.2040
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Shop Tools, Inc., Colorado’s Largest Independent Distributor, Is Celebrating Over 30 Years In Business!
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Announcements Continued and determination has earned the company prestigious clientele: Faustson Tool was called upon to manufacture a key component in NASA’s Kepler space telescope, and has worked with Bell Aerospace to produce parts for the U.S. F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jet.For more information, visit faustson.com, email hhostetter@ faustson.com or call (303) 420-7422.
Hexagon.Metrology.Releases.the.Leica.Absolute.Tracker.AT402. Hexagon Metrology announced the release of the Leica Absolute Tracker AT402, the next-generation laser tracker based on the groundbreaking Leica AT401 product line. The ultra-portable 3D Absolute Tracker can be utilized for fully guided 3D measurement processes, as well as traditional inspection tasks.The new laser tracking system is optimized for ease of use, so operators can focus on the measurement task instead of complicated settings, such as the number of samples or measurement frequency. The Leica AT402 is ideal for large volume, precision measurement applications performed by industries such aerospace, power generation, heavy equipment and other manufacturers that produce large components and assemblies. It introduces a simplified user interface with four pre-defined A2Z METALWORKER
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measurement profiles that adjust the instrument settings to any measurement condition with the click of a button. In addition to its standard mode streamlined for daily operation, users can easily change settings for outdoor measurement jobs and for applications requiring exceptional speed or accuracy. The laser tracker’s allin-one design integrates other usability features, such as IR remote control, environmental monitoring, level to gravity, in addition to powerful standard features such as Leica PowerLock technology, a certified-IP54 rating and built-in WiFi connection for wireless operation. With more than 20 production facilities and 70 Precision Centers for service and demonstrations, and a network of over 100 distribution partners on five continents, we empower our customers to fully control their manufacturing processes, enhancing the quality of products and increasing efficiency in manufacturing plants around the world. For more information, visit www.hexagonmetrology.us
Colorado.WaterJet.Adds.Five-Axis.WaterJet. Capabilities Colorado WaterJet Company (CWJ), the leader in abrasive waterjet shape cutting in Colorado, announces the addition of new, stateof-the-art 5-axis waterjet technology to its precision machining and fabrication services. The company’s latest machine, the Mach 4C WaterJet from Flow, features the most advanced technology in the industry, and provides the most accurate bevel and 3D cutting capabilities available. “This machine, combined with our highly-trained and experienced staff, gives us the most advanced material-shaping capabilities in Colorado,” says CWJ President Dan Nibbelink. The Flow Mach 4c’s 5-axis capabilities provide up to 60 degrees of motion, which means faster, more intricate precision cutting of any shape, including interior cuts. The machine is capable of shaping virtually any composite material, regardless of thickness, including steel (mild, stainless, tool, high alloy, hardened), aluminum, titanium, Announcements Continued Page 12
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Recycling Metals, Conserving Resources, Since 1961 Announcements Continued brass, copper, bronze, Inconel, Hastelloy®, tungsten, Invar, and stone. Colorado WaterJet Company (CWJ) is the largest and most experienced abrasive waterjet shape cutting job shop in Colorado. Founded in 1997 by Dan Nibbelink, P.E., after 20 years of industry experience as a mechanical engineer, the company offers precision machining and fabrication services using the latest cutting technology to customers across the U.S. Colorado WaterJet serves the commercial construction, machine shop, manufacturing, architecture and art/sculpture industries. CWJ contracts with businesses that want access to sophisticated material shaping technology, including 5-axis capabilities, without the burden and cost of purchasing advanced equipment. With state-of-the-art computer-based machining system that allows for intricate design possibilities compared to traditional cutting methods. CJW works from customersupplied computer files, drawings or sketches, enabling shorter lead and processing times, ultimately saving clients both time and money. For more information, call 970-532-5404, email dn@coloradowaterjet.com, or visit www.coloradowaterjet.com.
Tornos.Introduces.NEW.Cyklos.Surface.Processing.Solution The Cyklos is the first of a new kind of surface treatment machine that can be installed in a standard mechanical workshop. Launched under the new, Yverdon, Switzerlandbased Cyklos SA company formed and owned by Tornos, this patented solution is completely unlike the traditional process that works using vertical immersion. The Cyklos works by rotating parts instead, thus guaranteeing superior quality. The Cyklos was awarded the gold trophy at SIMODEC 2012 for its innovative technological A2Z METALWORKER
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concept and its positioning in the value chain for the production of surface-treated parts. And, in fact, a world-first was achieved with the installation of an anodizing machine at a professional trade show made possible thanks to Cyklos’ ‘zero waste’ capability. The Cyklos concept is based on a patented technology owned by Tornos in which parts are transported from bath to bath on small carriers which rotate as the parts move through the machine. Since typically hundreds of parts can be loaded on each carrier and a carrier can enter the machine every two minutes, the machine throughput can continuously process parts at a rate of one part per second. As each carrier undergoes the exact same processing sequence and since the process (chemicals, temperature, voltage, etc.) is entirely computer-controlled, the stability of the processing performances is ensured. Plus, the carrier performs several complete rotations in the processing baths, eliminating gas and non uniformities seen in existing electro-chemical processing solutions. Hence, the Cyklos technology achieves an unprecedented combination of productivity, stability, quality and uniformity. The first machines in the family, the Cyklos A300 machines, have already been delivered. The A300 Announcements Continued Page 14
Announcements Continued allows anodization of aluminum parts in large quantities; an ideal solution for parts in the automotive market. Learn more about the Cyklos at www.cyklos.com. Tornos US is responsible for the marketing, sales and service of Tornos single spindle turning systems, bar feeders, Almac milling machines, and ESCO coil-fed turning centers in North America. For more information, contact Tornos US, 840 Parkview Blvd., Lombard, IL 60148, 630.812.2040, www.tornos.us.
QualiChem. Completes. Major. Expansion. to.Support.Rapid.Growth. QualiChem, a manufacturer of metalworking fluids and water treatment chemicals, has completed a major expansion of its headquarters, laboratory and manufacturing facilities in Salem, Va. The expansion was undertaken to boost capacity in order to meet increasing demand for QualiChem products and enhance customer satisfaction. With the recently completed phased expansion program, QualiChem has increased its facilities’ total square footage by 70 percent. The building now includes 35 percent more space for quality control, R&D laboratories and manufacturing, and 50 percent more space for raw material and finished goods, plus a 233 percent increase for shipping and receiving.The company has also added a new state-of-the-art 45-seat training and conference center. “We have seen a steady growth rate over the past 12 years as a result of focusing on delivering innovative, high-quality products backed by industry-leading technical support,” said Glenn Frank, President of QualiChem. “The expansion allows us to maintain and improve our product and service capabilities to customers in terms of quality, delivery times and product consistency.” A2Z METALWORKER
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Established in 1989 with headquarters in Salem,Va., QualiChem develops and manufactures water treatment chemicals and metalworking fluids worldwide. The company’s Metalworking Fluids Division offers next-generation cutting and grinding fluids, straight oils, rust preventives, and metal cleaners. The Water Treatment Division formulates, blends and private labels for regional sales and service companies. QualiChem is a quality-focused ISO 9001:2008 company and a zero-discharge facility.The company is privately held. For more information, visit www. qualichem.com.
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Makino’s.a61nx-5E.5-Axis. Horizontal. Machining. Center. Offers. the. Solution.for.Small.Aerospace. Parts.Production Makino is pleased to introduce the a61nx-5E, a “right-sized” 5-axis horizontal machining center for complex aluminum aerospace parts. As aerospace manufacturing continues to ramp up in North America, the a61nx-5E offers a unique and appropriately sized design for small components featuring 3-D contours, without compromising the highly productive spindle performance and 5-axis capabilities of larger aerospace machines. Makino offers a wide range of highprecision metal-cutting and EDM Announcements Continued Page 18
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Using an electric system to taxi planes on the runway can save as much as $200,000 a year in fuel expenses, says an official with the HoneywellSafran venture that developed the technology. “We’ve looked at the mid- to short-haul market, and we think that is where there is the greatest value,” says Jim Fusaro, Honeywell product marketing vice president and business manager of the Electric Green Taxiing System. The system, which uses motors in the landing gear, had its debut at the Paris Air Show.
U.S.. aerospace. companies. seek. to. reassure. public.on.drones U.S. aerospace companies, keen to benefit from billions of dollars in possible future orders for civilian drones, are mobilizing to assuage public concerns about privacy and safety. The Aerospace Industries Association, the U.S. industry’s biggest lobbying group, released a new poll, which showed that 54 percent of Americans favor use of drones for civilian purposes, including border patrol, weather prediction and disaster response. Marion Blakey, former administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and AIA’s chief executive, said she was heartened by the poll, but her industry needed to do a better job dispelling misperceptions about drones. “We feel like there’s been too much rhetoric about privacy concerns and things that aren’t relevant to domestic use of unmanned aerial systems,” Blakey told Reuters. “Nobody’s talking about using militarized drones in U.S. civil airspace.”
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The U.S. government has used unmanned planes in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as, for targeted attacks of suspected terrorists in Pakistan and Yemen.
Boeing. deliveries. top. Airbus. in. 1st. half,. boosted.by.resumption.of.787.flying Boeing has delivered 306 jetliners so far, including 17 787s. Boeing is playing catch-up with those deliveries because of the problems with the 787’s battery earlier this year. Boeing is aiming to deliver 60 of those planes this year. Airbus has delivered 295 civilian planes this year. It delivered more of its smaller A320 family of planes than the comparable Boeing jets. Airbus handed over 233 of its A320 family of planes, compared to Boeing’s deliveries of 218 of its 737s. Chicago-based Boeing Co. and Europe-based Airbus are the main two makers of large commercial airliners. Sales of most of their planes have been speeding up, although they’ve been disappointed by slowerthan-expected sales of their largest planes.
Immigration. deal. would. boost. defense. manufacturers. The border security plan the Senate approved last week includes unusual language mandating the purchase of specific models of helicopters and radar equipment for deployment along the U.S.-Mexican border, providing a potential windfall worth tens of millions of dollars to top defense contractors. The legislation would require the U.S. Border Patrol to acquire, among other items, six Northrop Grumman airborne radar systems that cost $9.3 million each, 15 Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters that average more than $17 million apiece, and eight light enforcement helicopters made by American Eurocopter that sell for about $3 million each. The legislation also calls for 17 UH-1N helicopters made by Bell Helicopter, an older model that the company no longer manufactures. The legislation would spend $30 billion over the next decade to hire more than 19,000 new Border Patrol agents, an undertaking that would double the size of the force and that many immigration experts consider wasteful and unnecessary. The measure also would devote $7.5 billion to build 350 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexican border and $4.5 billion to buy new border technology.The legislation would have to be fully implemented, along with electronic visa and employment verification systems, before immigrants could receive green cards.
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Last month, Boeing painted a rosy picture for commercial aircraft, predicting 35,000 new airplanes in the next 20 years. The press release noted that “The single-aisle market, served by Boeing’s NextGeneration 737 and the future 737 MAX, is the main driver of the forecast and continues to show strength. 24,670 new airplanes will be needed in this segment due to the growth of low-cost carriers and airlines from emerging markets…. After facing high and volatile fuel prices and a highly competitive environment, airlines have been forced to change the way they manage their business..” On its website, FOX News Business (6/11, Bootan) reports, “Boeing expects to make the most money from single-aisle jets, which are planes with anywhere from 90 to 230 seats like the 737 MAX, which it says it the ‘main driver of the forecast and continues to show strength.’” The company “sees deliveries in that market rising to 24,670 over the next 20 years, a total value of $2.29 trillion.” Boeing “sees the largest demand coming out of Asia-Pacific, with deliveries expected to reach 12,820 over the next two decades as demand in rapidly expanding regions like China crave more demand and business travel.”
Pratt.May.Supply.Engines.For.Possible.Comac.Wide-Body.Plane Bloomberg News reports because Boeing and Airbus are using other engines in their latest wide-body planes, Pratt & Whitney is working with Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (Comac) on a possible wide-body model of their own. Earlier this month, Comac said it is conducting a “pre-study” into the concept. According to the article, if Pratt does provide the engines for such a plane it would be a “boost” for the company since it has not supplied an engine for that class since 1987. However, Comac, in an email response to questions, said it was “still too early” for foreign involvement.
Paris.Air. Show. Plane. Orders. Show. LongTerm.Confidence.In.Industry The Wall Street Journal reports the commercial aviation industry continued to purchase large amounts of planes at this year’s Paris Air Show from both Boeing and Airbus. Reviewing their totals for the show, the articles claims airlines and lessors had confidence in the industry over the long-term. Meanwhile, Bloomberg News reports the amount of orders are “straining” Boeing and Airbus’ “production lines as much as the patience of buyers forced to wait years for their jets.” While some airlines are upset by the wait, the article notes the manufacturers are sometimes using it “to push buyers toward more expensive models” that sometimes have “struggled” to get orders.
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The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation releases the July 2013 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCIEFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $725 billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 59.4, an increase from the June index of 57.3, reflecting industry participants’ increasing optimism despite continued moderate demand for equipment.
15.6% of survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will increase over the next four months, down from 19.4% in June. 81.3% believe demand will “remain the same” during the same four-month time period, up from 71% the previous month. 3.1% believe demand will decline, down from 9.7% in June.
When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI survey respondent Russell Nelson, President, CoBank Farm Credit Leasing, said, “Demand for replacement/additions of equipment and facilities remains steady to increasing, with rising interest rates and equipment costs accelerating capital expenditures through the remainder of 2013. We have growing confidence that the economy and business climate will continue to post modest improvement during the next 18 months.” July 2013 Survey Results: The overall MCI-EFI is 59.4, an increase from the June index of 57.3. When asked to assess their business conditions over the next four months, 25% of executives responding said they believe business conditions will improve over the next four months, up from 19.4%
21.9% of executives expect more access to capital to fund equipment acquisitions over the next four months, up from 19.4% in June. 78.1% of survey respondents indicate they expect the “same” access to capital to fund business, a decrease from 80.6% the previous month. No one expects “less” access to capital, unchanged from June. 25% of the executives reported they expect to hire more employees over the next four months, a decrease from 29% in June. 68.8% expect no change in headcount over the next four months, up from 67.7% last month. 6.3% expect fewer employees, up from 3.2% of respondents who expected fewer employees in June. 34.4% of survey respondents believe that U.S. economic conditions will get “better” over the next six months, an increase from 22.6% in June. 62.5% of survey respondents indicate they believe the U.S. economy will “stay the same” over the next six months, a decrease from 71% in June. 3.1% believe economic conditions in the U.S. will worsen over the next six months, a decrease from 6.5% who believed so last month. A2Z METALWORKER
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Bryan Becker founded Accutech Machine Inc. nearly 20 years ago, in April of 1994. Though he had several years of working for machine shops under his belt, coupled with his formal manufacturing training, Bryan, not even 30 years of age, was extremely young to take on such a bold venture. Bryan says, “I was tired of working for someone else. I wanted my success (or my demise) to be completely in my control.” There was no demise. Business was good from the onset, and the company’s overhead was low, with a single bay to run the business. Just 3 years after starting his company, Bryan hired Tyler Bushman. Tyler, even younger than Bryan, learned machining in high school, and Bryan hired him as a saw operator. The philosophy at Accutech Machine is to grow talent from within the organization, and since Bryan remains very hands on, there is no “That’s not my job” attitude within the company. Bryan says that the ability to grow within the organization results in lower turnover than is seen in the industry. In fact, Tyler today is second in command, with 16 years at the company, and Bryan says that the succession plan calls for Tyler to purchase the business when he retires (years from now). Today, Accutech produces a wide variety of products, ranging from high precision A2Z METALWORKER
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aircraft and medical components, to ski lift and oilfield parts.Their customers span the United States, and they even manufacture products that ship internationally. Additionally, they are versed in a wide variety of materials, from exotic and stainless alloys to simple plastics and aluminum. Their stateof-art facility is worth your time to visit. Always pro-actively trying to stay ahead of their competitors, Accutech was early to recognize the need to certify to ISO 9001:2000, which they achieved for the first time nearly a decade ago. Bryan says, “We feel that this is a vital role not only to the quality of product but also to Accutech as a whole. It is more than a quality system. It is a management system that has an effect on everyone and everything in our facility.”
the need to continually decrease costs while simultaneously increasing production, and they know that this can only be done with superior machine tools. Just prior to going to press with this article, the company officially began lights out operation. The company owns many different sizes of machining centers, giving them the ability to run various sizes of parts in varying materials.Their mills are all 4th or 5th axis capable, and they also have 2 integrated high-rise (two level) pallet-handling systems to support their customers’ wide variety of parts and higher quantity runs.They have live tooling on their lathes, allowing them to incorporate milling procedures while turning the parts. Bryan says this enables them to cut down on operations, which in turn saves their customers time and money.
More recently, in 2009 the company added AS9100 to its list of credentials, thereby facilitating growth in the aerospace and defense industries. Tyler says, “We strive for continual improvement of our products and services through training, management involvement, and technological improvements.” He continued, “We have set a quality policy and objectives to analyze and improve our quality and delivery, and to meet or exceed our customer’s requirements. In fact, all of our employees and suppliers are involved in our quest to achieve customer satisfaction.” Accutech’s efforts are evidently paying off, as they are a Tier 1 supplier to several OEMs, and they have earned the distinction of being a Boeing “Silver Supplier”. The team at Accutech is very well aware of
Though Bryan has known about Smith Machinery and its outstanding reputation for quite some time, it wasn’t until the last couple of years that he began purchasing machine tools from them. Clark Smith, 3rd generation president of Smith Machinery, says, “It was just a few years ago that Accutech made a decision, based upon the demand for increasingly complex parts, to purchase higher end technology to support their customers.This is when they invited us to bid on their machine tools.”
was outstanding.We value the fact that they have local support from both distributor and Mazak factory technicians, and when we have an issue, it is resolved immediately. We get very experienced, knowledgeable support from them. Smith Machinery operates ethically, and they are more than fair to us.”
Accutech’s first purchase from Smith Machinery was the Mazak Integrex i-200ST. Tyler says the INTEGREX i-Series MultiTasking centers bring together extreme versatility and accuracy for Accutech’s mid-size to large, complex components. Clark added, “The i-Series machines fall into Level 4 of Mazak’s 5 Levels of Multi-Tasking.”
Achieving and maintaining higher accuracies are accomplished through several design features including Mazak’s unique roller-gear cam drive for the rotating B-axis. It’s super rigid and has virtually no backlash or wear. The i-200ST also has heavy-duty turning spindles, 12,000 RPM 25HP milling spindle and X-axis core cooled ballscrew utilizing temperature controlled circulated oil to enhance thermal stability. In addition, milling spindles are monitored for heat, vibration and displacement as a preventive measure through the Intelligent Performance Spindle (IPS) module. Bryan says, “The support we received from the onset from Smith Machinery and Mazak
Tyler added, “These machines are complex, and you don’t just read a manual to become expert. In fact, Mazak provided onsite training and support to us for 3 solid weeks. Additionally, we have the ability to send our machinists to Mazak for training.” In December, Accutech received their first Mazak horizontal machining center, the HCN 5000-II with a 2-level high-rise Palletech and soon after their new Mazak Variaxis i-700 5-axis arrived with a similar Palletech system. The HCN 5000-II has dramatically shorten cycle-times by using Mazak’s unique ultra-high speed technologies. The 5-axis Variaxis can efficiently machine very complex parts with minimal secondary operations. The two Palletech systems allow Accutech to produce a wide variety of parts with minimal set-up time and provide long periods of unattended operation. The ROI has been so successful that a second HCN-5000-II has been added to that system. Bryan says, “The key to becoming locally and globally competitive is to minimize the labor content of your operations. And the key to plant-floor labor optimization is automation.” Clark agreed and added, “Bryan and the team really have a big picture view.They know what they have to do in order to grow and be competitive, and so they are investing in their future with proven automation.”
Mazak’s palletized machining systems (Palletech) are pre-engineered automation that can serve one machining center with a few pallets – or up to eight machines with (100) pallets. Also, you can add machines, pallets and load/unload stations as you need them, pacing your capital investment with the growth of your business. Palletech includes a simple and effective scheduler, which allows jobs to be queued and prioritized for “lights out” operation. Yet, when the prototype job or the emergency delivery arises, as it always does, it can easily be given top priority in the schedule without the need for re-organizing other work.
Palletech cells are an effective strategy for both low-volume and high-volume requirements. Resident pallets and part fixtures make lots-of-one manufacturing economical, and tombstones with multi-part fixtures serve higher production users. These cells are compatible with Horizontal Machining Centers, Variaxis 5-axis Centers, as well as with the e-Series Integrex. For more information on a highly automated, ISO9001/AS9100 certified machine shop, please contact Accutech Machine Inc. at 801-975-1117 or visit their website: www.atmi.us. To learn about Smith Machinery Co.’s full line of machine tools, including the superior Mazak machining centers, contact them at 801-263-6403 or visit their website: www.smithmachinetools.com. A2Z METALWORKER
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Orders.For.Durable.Goods.Rose.More.Than. Forecast.In.May Bloomberg News reports, “Bookings for goods meant to last at least three years climbed 3.6 percent for a second month,” according to the Commerce Department. “Growing demand for cars and trucks and gains in homebuilding are helping counter weakness in export markets, benefiting manufacturers such as BorgWarner Inc. and United Technologies Corp.” The AP reports, “Most of the increase was due to a surge in commercial aircraft orders, which tend to fluctuate sharply from month to month.”
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Both probes are currently plying the outer layers of the heliosphere, the enormous bubble of charged particles and magnetic fields surrounding the sun. But things are really getting interesting for Voyager 1, the new studies report. On Aug. 25, 2012, the probe recorded a 1,000-fold drop in the number of charged solar particles while also measuring a 9 percent increase in fast-moving particles of galactic origin called cosmic rays.
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Those are two of the three phenomena that Voyager scientists expect to see when the spacecraft crosses over into interstellar space. But Voyager 1 still hasn’t observed the third one — a shift in magneticfield orientation, from east-west within the solar system to roughly north-south outside of it. The magnetic field “did not change direction. All it did was get compressed, so it’s stronger now than it was,” Stone said. “That’s what one would expect if, in fact, the energetic particles, which were providing the pressure, suddenly left.” Overall, researchers said, Voyager 1’s new data suggest that the spacecraft remains within the solar system, though it appears to be in a sort of interface region connecting the heliosphere and interstellar space. Mission scientists will keep an eye on the magnetic-field readings over the coming months and years, Stone said. “If there’s a dramatic change, like there was last Aug. 25, that will be very exciting,” he said. “If it’s a gradual change, well, it’ll just take us longer to realize what’s happening.” Stone and his colleagues hope that Voyager 1 leaves the solar system before 2020. The probe’s declining power supply will force engineers to shut off the first instrument that year, and all of them will probably stop working by 2025. There’s no reason to think anything will go wrong before 2020, since the spacecraft remains in good health despite its advanced age. But the mission team knows there are no guarantees. “Something could break. That’s what you can’t predict — the random failure,” Stone said. “So far, we’ve been lucky. There haven’t been any catastrophic random failures.”
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Why.Toyota.and.GM.Are. Pushing.Fuel-Cell.Cars. to.Market Hydrogen-powered vehicles have been out of the spotlight for years, but they’re about to make a surprising comeback. Toyota says it will unveil a hydrogen fuel-cell-powered sedan later this year that will go on sale in 2015; several other automakers have announced partnerships to commercialize the technology. While many challenges remain for hydrogen vehicles, in recent years researchers have made big improvements in the oft-maligned technology, including greatly lowering its cost. As a result, fuel-cell vehicles look poised to play a significant role in meeting ambitious vehicle emissions regulations, particularly in places such as California.
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Center for Automotive Research. Fuel-cell vehicles were once the darling of the Bush administration—President Bush called for $1.2 billion in funding for the technology in his 2003 State of the Union address. They emit only water vapor and could be as convenient as conventional cars, since they can be refueled in the time it takes to fill a gas tank and have a similar driving range. But fuel-cell vehicles proved extremely expensive, and would require a massive investment in hydrogen filling stations to be practical. There have also been questions about just how environmentally friendly hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles actually are: while the cars themselves don’t emit carbon dioxide, hydrogen is produced from natural gas, in a process that releases large amounts of carbon dioxide. Hydrogen can also be made using solar and wind power, but that process is inefficient and expensive. As the challenges with the technology became more apparent, interest waned, and Bush started emphasizing biofuels instead. In 2009, the Obama administration cut funding for fuel-cell vehicle R&D. The energy secretary at the time, Steven Chu, said it would take a miracle for fuel-cell vehicles to succeed. But miracles do happen. Since 2009, the costs involved with fuel-cell vehicles have fallen. The prototypes that GM and Toyota built a few years ago cost well over $1 million each. Now Toyota says its goal is to sell its fuel-cell sedan for less than $100,000. Costs fell as Toyota found ways to reduce the number of parts in its fuel-cell system and to decrease the amount of costly platinum needed.The company says it’s pushing hard on R&D for manufacturing technology, among other things, to lower costs still more ahead of the 2015 launch. Chris Hostetter, vice president oat Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A, says the sedan might go for as little as $50,000, which would make it cheaper than Tesla’s Model S electric vehicle, which has a similar range (other electric vehicles are cheaper, but require frequent recharging). “We may surprise people with the advances we’ve made,” Hostetter says. “Costs have come down at a pretty steady rate,” says Daniel Sperling, director at the University of California at Davis and a member of California’s Air Resources Board, which oversees vehicle emissions regulations. “Most people in the auto industry think that, once in large-scale production, cost won’t be a barrier.”
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Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 4.8 percent in 2013, according to the Q3 update to the 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation.The Foundation decreased its 2013 forecast from the 5.6 percent growth predicted in its Q2 Outlook, due to slightly slower than expected growth in investment in the first and second quarters. However, the Q3 report predicts equipment investment will grow steadily over the next six months across most verticals due to reduced policy uncertainty and strong underlying economic fundamentals.The report, which is focused on the $725 billion equipment leasing and finance industry, forecasts equipment investment and capital spending in the United States and evaluates the effects of various related and external factors in play currently and into the foreseeable future. According to the Foundation report, the U.S. economy is in its strongest position since the 2008-09 recession, but growth remains subpar.The economy continues to be buffeted by multiple headwinds, including high oil prices, weak global growth, fiscal consolidation and uncertainty about future fiscal reforms and other federal policies. However, the Foundation reports that the underlying fundamental growth drivers of the U.S. economy are in better shape than in recent years. The report predicts growth will pick up in the second half of the year due to an improving housing market and auto sales, an energy renaissance, reshoring of manufacturing, improving credit availability and rising employment. William G. Sutton, CAE, President of the Foundation and President
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consecutive quarter, but some improvement in its leading indicators suggests that growth will pick up slightly in the next three to six months. The Foundation produces the Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook report in partnership with economics and public policy consulting firm Keybridge Research. The annual economic forecast released in December provides a three-to-six-month outlook for industry investment with data, including a summary of investment trends in key equipment markets, credit market conditions, the U.S. macroeconomic outlook and key economic indicators. The Q3 report is the second update to the 2013 Annual Outlook, and will be followed by one more quarterly update before the publishing of the 2014 Annual Outlook in December. Download the full report at www.leasefoundation.org/IndRsrcs/EO/. A2Z METALWORKER
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Forecast HondaJet.Expects.FAA.Certification.By.Next. Bloomberg News reports Boeing “raised its 20-year forecast for Year commercial jet demand by 3.8 percent as air traffic outstrips global
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program a match plate, with PowerMILL we are now down to 3 hours!” He continued, “Unlike most CAM packages, PowerMILL allows the programmer full editing rights of its post processors.” David says he is extensively using macros with his new CAM package. He elaborated, “ With the help of Delcam’s support, our post is just about perfect 3 months into using the software.With the old system post edits were not possible and took years to get right.” Generally speaking, it is not ideal to convert to a new CAM software system while nearing deadline on several critical, high precision projects. But, when the software isn’t working for the job, as was the case at Loveridge Machine, there was little choice but to make the switch. Blaine Duke, Regional Manager for Delcam, says, “We had to introduce PowerMILL to Dave differently than we normally A2Z METALWORKER
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bring new customers on board. Typically, the new Delcam client attends a training class at one of our North American training centers, and these classes are 1 week in duration. Then, after the customer has had some time to work on their specific products back at their facility, a Delcam Applications Engineer provides custom training at the customers’ facility. This individualized training is normally a week long.” He continued, “With Dave we immediately assigned him an application engineer who worked with Dave in a couple of web meetings, which in total encompassed about 3 hours. Then Dave wanted all of the PowerMILL training materials, which we don’t typically provide to customers until they’ve completed the training (we don’t want them to get frustrated with what they haven’t learned yet). Not only did our Applications Engineer, Robert Kobielski, say that Dave was too advanced for our basic training, he recommended that we provide our training materials to Dave right away, as he was picking up the software so well, and he was clearly superior at self learning.” Dave additionally worked with Delcam Applications Engineer Dicken Smith for 1.5 days for his onsite training, and he says this training was outstanding. David is not your typical machinist or machine shop owner. He is passionate about programming, and while his wife may not like it, he spends countless hours each weekend improving his programming talents. He says he evaluated 8 CAM packages before making the decision to switch to a new supplier. David says, “There were 2 finalists, Delcam’s PowerMILL and one other. I contacted both companies to learn about their pricing and their business models. With the other CAM package, you leased the license, and you had to pay to renew it annually. This was clearly not what we wanted to do, as the cost over the life of the software would be much too expensive for us, and we just plain didn’t like this model.” Blaine says that Delcam offers maintenance options that provide increasing software benefits to the user. Updates to CD releases, typically at least twice a year, are easily downloadable from the Delcam update site to maintenance customers.These regular releases ensure that they are kept up to date with the latest developments available in the CADCAM market. With so many regular releases from Delcam users off maintenance can quickly fall behind the latest techniques. Maintenance customers are also provided with access to highly skilled engineers who are able to discuss or demonstrate how to resolve particular problems as well as improve customers’ complete processes. Dave said, “Delcam’s support is outstanding.They have a local support team in Utah, and their staff is so responsive and knowledgeable.Their
post team is equally outstanding. If I have a problem with a post, Randy from the post team is on it and gets me an answer immediately.” He continued, “While the cycle time to run a match plate is the same as it was prePowerMILL, the real savings is because PowerMILL doesn’t gauge or crash, I can now run unattended. The ability to add 12 hours of machining while our team is at home or sleeping, is remarkable! PowerMILL has allowed us to get out of our backlog, which was at the onset, 5000 castings, to nothing.The shop that previously had our customer’s business was delivering 10-100 castings per month.Today, we are delivering 1000-2000 per month, and much of this improvement is a direct result of our PowerMILL CAM package.” David couldn’t be happier with his PowerMILL purchase. It delivered everything he needed to improve the company’s business. “But”, he says, “there was one surprise I got with the software. Our PowerMILL programs are about 1/3 the size of our previous CAM programs. This means we can load the entire code onto the machine at once, since our programs are now 30 Megabytes, versus 110. This saves hours in set-up time.” A Little History about Loveridge Machine Loveridge Machine opened for business in 1975, founded by Dennis Loveridge. Dennis was a gifted machinist, having initially learned the craft in trade school, and subsequently mastering it while working for such companies as Welch Allyn, Jelco Inc. and E-Systems, each employer providing him with manufacturing experience in a different industry.Today, the company is co-owned by Dennis and his oldest son David, and David’s 4 brothers who also work for the company today. Just 2 years after the company opened for business, it expanded into the production machining market, spurred by the company’s internal development of a wheel hub using factory-equipped braking system in the conversion of compact pickup trucks to four-wheel-drive vehicles. The product so impressed Chevrolet that it was included in its Silver Book of after-market products whose use did not void the factory warranty. Today, by design, the company is diversified across a number of industries, including: Automotive, Mining and Energy, Military, Space, and Amusement Parks. Loveridge parts can even be found on the Hubble Telescope. David says, “Many years ago, when there was an economic downturn, Dennis learned the hard way that diversification is critical to a small business’s success, and so we work to ensure that no one industry or customer comprises more than 30% of our business.” You can learn more about Delcam’s CADCAM solutions by calling them at 1-877-DELCAM1, or you can visit their website at delcam.com See what Loveridge Machine can do for you. Call them at (801) 262-1414 or visit their website at loveridgemachine.com A2Z METALWORKER
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Corporate.Spending.Set.To. Increase Bloomberg News reports companies have begun to boost capital spending. Orders for capital goods excluding aircraft and military equipment rose 1.5 percent in May, according to the Business Roundtable’s quarterly outlook index.
Mitsubishi:.We’ll. be. a. player.in.regional.jet.market Mitsubishi Aircraft projects airlines will want more than 5,000 regional jets over the next 20 years, and the manufacturer wants a piece of that market. Regional jets already carry half of U.S. airline passengers, funneling travelers from smaller communities to larger cities or connecting flights. Canada’s Bombardier and Brazil’s Embraer have dominated the market for regional jets with 100 seats or fewer. But as demand grows, Mitsubishi is promoting its next plane, the MRJ100X, for fuel efficiency from quieter engines and passenger comfort. The 18-inch seats will be as wide as Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner configured with eight seats in a row. “This really just a smaller-size mainline aircraft,” Howard Thrall, senior vice president for Mitsubishi Aircraft America, told about 70 industry officials and reporters at a Japanese International Transport Institute meeting last month. “That’s why we think this MRJ is going to compete and succeed in a very tough, competitive market.” Mitsubishi is aiming for a test flight by the end of the year and going into service in late 2015 or early 2016. Mitsubishi jets have a range of about 2,000 nautical miles. Airlines worldwide will want 5,280 regional jets over the next two decades, according to Mitsubishi.The company projects nearly one-third will be in North America, and one in five in each of Europe and Asia. The growth is expected even as the fleet of 50-seat jets declines, as airlines abandon them as too small for economical jet-aircraft operations. In their wake, Mitsubishi is forecasting much greater demand for 70-seat to 100-seat jets.
Of concern to potential passengers on the jets,Thrall said the MRJ100 would be able to hold the largest roller bags allowed under International Air Transport Association guidelines, which are 22 inches by 18 inches by 10 inches.
Analyst.Says.Boeing.Has.“Subtle.Advantage”. In.Wide-Body.Market The Puget Sound Business Journal reports Bernstein Research analyst Doug Harned believes Boeing has a “subtle advantage” over Airbus in the wide-body market coming out of the Paris Air Show as Boeing has the 787 and the 777-9X to compete with the A350. Harned said that Boeing likely will rule the low and high ends of the market while the A350 is “strongest in the middle.” However, the article notes Harned does expect “continued strong sales” for both companies. A2Z METALWORKER
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Poll.Demonstrates.Popular.Support.for.Civil. Unmanned.Aircraft.Systems. The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) released new poll data, showing worldwide public perception of civil and commercial uses for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is unmistakably positive. The findings also indicate public opinion that governments should resolve challenges such as perceived privacy issues and UAS airspace regulations in order to increase non-military use. The Christian Science Monitor conducted the poll among its on-line readers. “This poll demonstrates significant support for civilian UAS applications among the populace, both in America and internationally,” said AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey. “The U.S. aerospace industry is now escalating its role in supporting government actions that will provide extensive new benefits from UAS.” The poll findings include the following: Only 25 percent of the public is “very well aware” of current and potential non-military uses for UAS Border protection, law enforcement surveillance and search and rescue are the top three perceived, non-military uses for UAS 54 percent of the public favors increased non-military use of UAS (20 A2Z METALWORKER
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Privacy and safety are the top issues the public wants government to resolve relative to UAS in order to increase civil use UAS are currently in use in a wide variety of applications worldwide, from monitoring flooding in the Czech Republic to wildlife conservation efforts in South Africa. One area where the United States could see significant benefit is in fighting wildfires – such as the historically damaging fires burning in Colorado last month – because UAS can fly in conditions where human pilots would be unable to see because of the conditions. Safe integration of UAS into the national airspace system is a top priority for industry. “Unmanned aircraft are a natural complement to air traffic control developments like NextGen and SESAR,” said Aurora Flight Sciences Chairman and CEO John S. Langford. “The technology under development will actually make the skies safer for everyone.” “UAS are the future of the aerospace and defense industry, but we need some serious changes in how we license these systems for export in order to compete for that business,” said Frank W. Pace, President, Aircraft Systems Group, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. “This poll shows public support for a broad range of applications; if we aren’t allowed to build and export these products, we’ll lose jobs and high-tech capabilities in our workforce.” Research indicates the worldwide market for UAS over the next decade would exceed $89 billion and create more than 100,000 jobs. A summary of the poll results can be found here: www.aia-aerospace. org/assets/FINAL_Christian_Sc._Monitor_Poll_Powerpoint.pdf
House. Passes. Small.Aircraft. Revitalization. Act The Wichita (KS) Eagle reports that the House passed the Small Aircraft Revitalization Act last month, paving the way for the bill to go to the Senate’s Commerce committee. Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS). who sponsored that bill, said that general aviation manufacturers’ “ability to get their products to market faster ... is incredibly important.Their capacity to make that happen and do it in a way to keep airplanes safe and sell products quickly aids in their ability to compete.” The Eagle also notes that the FAA’s Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee has also recommended “replacing current, prescriptive certification requirements with performance-based, consensus standards.”
GE. delivers. COTS. rugged. systems. for. US. Army’s.I-BESS GE Intelligent Platforms has delivered its commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) rugged systems to the Georgia Tech Research Institute
(GTRI), which is currently developing an integrated blast effects sensor suite (I-BESS) for the US Army. The company had received a contract from GTRI for supply of 50 systems to serve as the main system for collection of data from IBESS’s two major sub-systems, a soldier-worn unit and a vehicle sensor suite. GE Intelligent Platforms Systems product manager Mac Rothstein said I-BESS is an initiative that will potentially help in enhancing the quality of life of US military personnel. “For a critical program like this, timeliness and risk elimination were key factors - and GE’s COTS rugged systems were able to deliver on both counts,’’ Rothstein said. GE’s COTS rugged systems provide a flexible computing platform for mission applications: including unmanned vehicles, ground vehicles and manned aircraft. “I-BESS is designed to measure the physical environment of an explosion.” Manufactured as part of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Information Analysis Center programme, I-BESS is designed to measure the physical environment of an explosion, collecting data that will help in understanding the effects of explosions on wounded soldiers. The integrated, time-tagged data captured by the system can later be used by doctors for diagnosis and determination of the best treatment methods for soldiers with concussions or brain injuries, especially traumatic brain injuries. Currently capable of capturing only environmental data, the system is scheduled to undergo further modifications to enhance its ability to monitor heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen and hydration levels, body temperature and EKG activity to enable integrated blast effect research and collection.
Like.the.Tail.of.a.Seahorse,.3D.Printing.Artificial.Armor The seahorse tail’s exceptional flexibility is due to its structure, made up of bony, armored plates, which slide past each other. Researchers are hoping to design, 3D print and use a similar structure to create a flexible robotic arm equipped with muscles made out of polymer, which could be used in medical devices, underwater exploration and unmanned bomb detection and detonation. UC San Diego engineers, led by materials science professors Joanna
McKittrick and Marc Meyers, detailed their findings in the March 2013 issue of the journal Acta Biomaterialia. McKittrick and Meyers took segments from seahorses’ tails and compressed them from different angles. They found that the tail could be compressed by nearly 50 percent of its original width before permanent damage occurred. That’s because the connective tissue between the tail’s bony plates and the tail muscles bore most of the load from the displacement. Even when the tail was compressed by as much as 60 percent, the seahorse’s spinal column was protected from permanent damage. The seahorse’s tail is typically made up of 36 square-like segments, each composed of four L-shaped corner plates that progressively decrease in size along the length of the tail. Plates are free to glide or pivot. Gliding joints allow the bony plates to glide past one another. Pivoting joints are similar to a ball-and-socket joint, with three degrees of rotational freedom. The plates are connected to the vertebrae by thick collagen layers of connective tissue.The joints between plates and vertebrae are extremely flexible with nearly six degrees of freedom. The next step is to use 3D printing to create artificial bony plates, which would then be equipped with polymers that would act as muscles.The final goal is to build a robotic arm that would be a unique hybrid between hard and soft robotic devices. A flexible, yet robust robotic gripper could be used for medical devices, underwater exploration and unmanned bomb detection and detonation. The protected, flexible arm would be able to grasp a variety of objects of different shapes and sizes.
University.Researchers.Develop.Techniques. To.3-D.Print.Liquid.Metal CNET News reports Researchers at North Carolina State University “took a liquid metal alloy of gallium and indium at room temperature and made more than just a puddle.” The researchers made a 3D figure, a wire and they “even made tiny letters.” They “have spent years developing a method of 3D-printing liquid metal at room temperature.” Popular Science reports, “Creating freestanding structures out of liquids is challenging, but the NC State team found an alloy of gallium and indium that’s liquid at room temperature, which forms a skin in contact with air, allowing the liquid structures to retain their shapes.” The “microstructures will be able to connect electronic components.” The researchers are “currently focusing on further developing these techniques in order to use them in conjunction with established 3-D printing technologies. A2Z METALWORKER
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The AP adds Abbot said it would pay $250 million in cash for Silicon Valley-based OptiMedica Corp., the manufacturer of a computerized laser used in cataract surgery, plus up to $150 million in milestone payments for reaching certain targets. The company’s “Catalys Precision Laser System replaces some of the manual steps required of surgeons when replacing the lens of the eye during cataract surgery.” Additionally, Abbott announced it will pay “$310 million in cash and debt for Webster, Texas-based Idev Technologies, which markets a stent used to treat blockages in the limbs.”
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that will enable our space missions while directly benefiting American businesses here on Earth,” he added. NASA’s interest in 3D printing appears to be strong and growing. For example, the space agency is partnering with California company Made in Space to send a 3D printer to the International Space Station next year. And NASA recently funded the development of a prototype “3D pizza printer” that could help feed astronauts on long space journeys, such as the 500-day trek to Mars. 3D printing has been used to craft certain rocket parts before, but usually this form of manufacturing is employed to build less critical components of the complex machines, Aerojet Rocketdyne additive manufacturing program manager Jeff Haynes said. “The injector is the heart of a rocket engine and represents a large portion of the resulting cost of these systems,” Haynes said in a statement. “Today, we have the results of a fully additive manufactured rocket injector with a demonstration in a relevant environment.”
3D-Printed.Rocket.Engine.Part.Passes.Key.NASA.Test A 3D-printed rocket engine injector has passed a major NASA test, potentially heralding a new age of propulsion-system manufacturing, space agency officials say.
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne put the injector — which was built using 3D printing (also called “additive manufacturing”) technology — through a series of hot-fire trials, agency officials announced last month. “Hot-fire-testing the injector as part of a rocket engine is a significant accomplishment in maturing additive manufacturing for use in rocket engines,” Carol Tolbert, manager of the Manufacturing Innovation Project at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, where the tests were conducted, said in a statement. “3D manufacturing offers opportunities to optimize the fit, form and delivery systems of materials A2Z METALWORKER
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Aerospace. firms. push. nonmilitar y. uses. of. drones. Some 54% of Americans say they are comfortable with drones being used in domestic police work and weather prediction, according to a new poll from the Aerospace Industries Association, part of a larger effort from the industry to soothe Americans’ fears of unmanned drones being used outside of warfare. “Surveillance by [unmanned drones] will never be collecting anything like the kind of data that people are concerned about,” said Marion Blakey, president and CEO of AIA. “That’s not what you use them for.”
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Ballscrews Fadal_CNC__________ 208-855-9426 Bandsaw Blades Bandsaw_LLC_ _______ 303-744-7181 Roentgen_USA________ 847-787-0135 Trajan_Saw_Works______ 800-743-9313 Barfeeder Accessories Trusty-Cook_ ________ 877-240-2462
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Filtration Equipment Desert_EDM_Sales_____ 480-816-6300 Gaging Blackhawk_Industrial_ ___ 303-744-1205 Shop_Tools,_Inc._ ______ 303-375-9190 Hole Making Products Schenk_Intertech_______480-323-6755 Knives: Replacement Superior_Grinding______ 801-487-9700 Laser Accessories Castrol____________ 800-894-7773 Christensen_Oil_ ______ 800-654-0438 Laser Marking Equipment Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422 Liquid Penetrant Team_Industrial_Services___ 801-397-2202 Team_Industrial_Services___ 602-269-7868
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Marshall Marshall_Tool_&_Supply___ 602-269-6295 Star Star_Metal_Fluids_ _____ 800-367-9966 Milling and Turning Products Schenk_Intertech_______480-323-6755 Schenk Motors Fadal_CNC__________ 208-855-9426 Fadal Parts Washing Equipment Blaser____________ 801-722-4095 Setco_Spindles_&_Slides_ __ 866-362-0699 Thread Mills Star_Metal_Fluids_ _____ 800-367-9966 Micro_100_ _________ 208-888-7310 PrecisionTool Holding Products Schenk_Intertech_______480-323-6755 Sandvik_ __________ 801-362-3618 Tooling Systems Rapid Optical Part Inspection AIT______________ 800-321-3195 Schenk_Intertech_______ 480-323-6755_ Almar_Tools_ ________ 503-255-2763 Revolvers Fadal_CNC__________ 208-855-9426 Blackhawk_Industrial_ ___ 303-744-1205 Solvents /Degreasing Agents Micro_100_ _________ 208-888-7310 Blaser____________ 801-722-4095 Sandvik_ __________ 801-362-3618 Castrol____________ 800-894-7773 Seco_Tools_Inc.________ 248-528-5960 Hangsterfer’s_ _______ 316-640-2462 Vices and Vice Jaws Hangsterfer’s_ _______ 760-580-1357 Desert_EDM_Sales_ _____ 480-816-6300 Waycovers Star_Metal_Fluids_ _____ 800-367-9966 Fadal_CNC__________ 208-855-9426 Spindles Fadal_CNC__________ 208-855-9426 Work Holding GMN_USA_ _________ 800-686-1679 AIT______________ 800-321-3195
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Schenk_Intertech_ Schenk Sc Intertech______480-323-6755 CALIBRATION SERVICES Advanced_Coord._Tech_____ 303-469-6161 Klontech_Industrial_Sales_ _ 480-948-1871 Total_Qual._Syst._______ 480-377-6422 GRAPHITE FOR EDM Aerospace Toyo_Tanso_USA_ ______ 630-248-3885 Fine Detail Electrodes Toyo_Tanso_USA_ ______ 630-248-3885 Forging Dies Toyo_Tanso_USA_ ______ 630-248-3885 Carbide Burning Toyo_Tanso_USA_ ______ 630-248-3885 Threaded Electrodes Toyo_Tanso_USA_ ______ 630-248-3885 A2Z METALWORKER
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11042 N. 24th Ave. Suite 101 Phoenix, AZ 85029
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Jeff Klimowicz Senior Sales Engineer
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GRINDING Grinding Machines DCM_Tech__________ 800-533-5339 Blackhawk_Industrial___ 303-744-1205 Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ _ 303-571-4933 Triad_Machine_______ 303-424-0268 Aircraft brake rotor DCM_Tech__________ 800-533-5339 Grinders, Rotary Silicon & Quartz DCM_Tech__________ 800-533-5339 Manual Lathes & Mills AME,_Inc._ ________ 303-922-9266 Pedestals for Grinders Midaco___________847-593-8420 Sawing Machines AIT______________ 800-321-3195 Blackhawk_Industrial___ 303-744-1205 Jorgensen_Machine_Tools_ 800-952-0151 Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ _ 303-571-4933 Rocky_Mountain_Saw_Blades__303-761-3000_ Saw Replacement Parts Rocky_Mountain_Saw_Blades__303-761-3000 A2Z METALWORKER
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Tool Grinders Punch & Die DCM_Tech__________ 800-533-5339 _INSPECTION EQUIP Advanced_Coord._Tech_____ 303-469-6161 Gage_Lab_Products______ 801-716-2972 Klontech_Indust._Sales____ 480-948-1871 OGP_ _ ___________ 480-889-9056 Total_Qual._Syst._______ 480-377-6422 CMM Probes Datum_Inspection_ _____ 602-997-1340 Gage_Lab_Products______ 801-716-2972 Klontech_Industrial_Sales_ _ 480-948-1871 OGP_ ___________ 480-889-9056 Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422 Coordinate Measuring Mach. Advanced_Coordinate_Tech__ 623-780-4137 Datum_Inspection_ _____ 602-997-1340 Klontech_Industrial_Sales_ _ 480-948-1871 Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ _ 303-571-4933 OGP_ ___________ 480-889-9056 Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422 Gauging Equipment Advanced_Coord._Tech__ __ 303-469-6161 Gage_Lab_Products______ 801-716-2972
Mobile: 480‐320‐0308 jklimowicz@qualichem.com www.qualichem.com
Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871 Klontech_Industrial_Sales_ OGP_ ___________ 480-889-9056 Total Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422 Low Temp Instrumentation High_Precision_Devices_ _ 303-447-2558 Metrology Instruments Advanced Advanced_Coord._Tech__ __ 303-469-6161 Datum_Inspection_____ 602-997-1340 Gage_Lab_Products______ 801-716-2972 Klontech_Industrial_Sales_ 480-948-1871 OGP______ __________ 480-889-9056 Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422 Optical Comparators Advanced_Coord._Tech__ __ 303-469-6161 Datum_Inspection_____ 602-997-1340 Gage_Lab_Products______ 801-716-2972 Klontech_Industrial_Sales_ 480-948-1871 OGP_ ___________ 480-889-9056 Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422 Particle Inspection Mach DCM_Tech__________ 800-533-5339 Video Measuring Systems Advanced_Coordinate_Tech_ ___ 623-780-4137 Gage_Lab_Products______ 801-716-2972 Klontech_Industrial_Sales_ 480-948-1871 Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422 HARDWARE Horizon_Carbide_Tool___480-968-0957 Metal_Supermarkets_ __ 801-972-2441
Utah_Metal_Works,_Inc.__ 801-364-5679 METALS & MATERIALS AZ_Tool_Steel_LLC_ _____480-784-1600 Coastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466 Erickson_Metals______877-543-6061 Metal_Supermarkets_ __ 801-972-2441 Ryerson__________303-227-6310 Samuel,_Son_&_Co._ __ 303-422-8282 TCI_Precision_Metals_ __ 800-234-5613 United_Performance_Metals_888-282-3292 Western_States_Metals_ _801-978-0562 Alloys: Corrosion Resistant Haynes_Intl__________ 713-937-7597 United_Performance_Metals__888-282-3292 Alloys: High Temperature Haynes_Intl_ ________713-937-7597 United_Performance_Metals__888-282-3292 Alloys: Nichel & Cobalt Haynes_Intl_ ________713-937-7597 United_Performance_Metals__888-282-3292 Aluminum TCI_Precision_Metals_ __ 800-234-5613 A2Z METALWORKER
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Brass Coastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466 Ryerson___________303-227-6310 United_Performance_Metals_ 888-282-3292 Bronze Coastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466 Carbon Coastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466 Ryerson___________303-227-6310 Metals: Bar & Plate AZ_Tool_Steel_LLC_ _____480-784-1600 Coastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466 Ryerson___________303-227-6310 Mold Steel AZ_Tool_Steel_LLC_ _____480-784-1600 Nickel Alloys AZ_Tool_Steel_LLC_ _____480-784-1600 Marzee_Inc.________602-269-5801 Ryerson__________303-227-6310 United_Performance_Metals__888-282-3292 _Plate-Precision Saw Cut Erickson_Metals______877-543-6061 Pre-Honed Tube Western_States_Metals_ _801-978-0562 Rubber Marzee_Inc.________602-269-5801 Stainless Steel AZ_Tool_Steel_LLC_ ____ 480-784-1600 Coastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466 Metal_Supermarkets_ __ 801-972-2441 Ryerson__________303-227-6310 Samuel,_Son_&_CO.____ 303-422-8282 TCI_Precision_Metals_ __ 800-234-5613 United_Performance_Metals__888-282-3292 Steel AZ_Tool_Steel_LLC________480-784-1600 Coastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466 Marzee_ __________ 602-269-5801 Metal_Supermarkets____801-972-2441 Ryerson___________303-227-6310 Samuel,_Son_&_CO.____ 303-422-8282 TCI_Precision_Metals_ __ 800-234-5613 Titanium Tube & Pipe Haynes_Intl_ ________713-937-7597 Supra_Alloys,Inc_______805-388-2138 Titanium, Rod, Bar & Wire Supra_Alloys,Inc_______805-388-2138
Titanium, Sheet & Plate Ti Supra_Alloys,Inc_______805-388-2138 Washers LeeSpring_________480-539-5704 METAL DISTRIBUTORS Erickson_Metals______ 877-543-6061 Coastal_Metals_ ______ 800-811-7466 Haynes_Intl__________713-937-7597 Metal_Supermarkets_ __ 801-972-2441 Ryerson___________303-227-6310 Samuel,_Son_&_CO.____ 303-422-8282 Supra_Alloys,Inc_______805-388-2138 United_Performance_Metals__888-282-3292 Western_States_Metals_ _ 801-978-0562 NEW MACHINERY CHIP CUTTING CNC Drilling/Tapping Methods_West_______ 602-437-2220 CNC Mills Action_Machine_ _____ 303-532-2900 AME,_Inc._ ________ 303-922-9266 Blackhawk_Industrial___ 303-744-1205 Foothills_Machinery____ 303-466-3777 Hartwig_Inc.________ 303-373-9450 J.M._Grisley_ _______ 801-486-7519 King_Machine_______ 208-345-9600 Methods_West_______ 602-437-2220 Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ _ 303-571-4933 Smith_Machinery_Co_ ___801-263-6403 Todd_Machinery_______801-294-6390 Tornos_USA_ ________951-695-0342 Triad_Machine________303-424-0268 CNC Lathes Action_Machine_ _____ 303-532-2900 AME,_Inc._ ________ 303-922-9266 Blackhawk_Industrial____303-744-1205 Foothills_Machinery____ 303-466-3777 J.M._Grisley_ ________ 801-486-7519 Hartwig_Inc._________303-373-9450 King_Machine_______ 208-345-9600 Methods_West_______ 602-437-2220 Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ __303-571-4933 Muratec__________ 949-466-8255 Smith_Machinery_Co_ ___801-263-6403 Todd_Machinery_______801-294-6390 Triad_Machine________303-424-0268 CNC Swiss Turn Machines AME,_Inc._ ________ 303-922-9266 Methods_West_______ 602-437-2220
Moncktons Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ _ 303-571-4933 Muratec Muratec_________ 949-466-8255 Tornos Tornos_USA_ ______ 951-695-0342 Triad Triad_Machine_______ 303-424-0268 EDM Machines Action Action_Machine_ _____ 303-532-2900 AME,_Inc._ ________ 303-922-9266 AME, Desert_EDM_Sales_____ 480-816-6300 EDM_Network_ ______ 480-836-1782 Methods_West_______ 602-437-2220 Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ _ 303-571-4933 Smith_Machinery_Co_ __ 801-263-6403 Todd_Machinery______ 801-294-6390 Triad_Machine_______ 303-424-0268 EDM Tooling Systems Desert_EDM_Sales_____ 480-816-6300 EDM_Network_ ______ 480-836-1782 EDM_Perform._Access.____ 800-336-2946 Global_EDM__Supply____ 480-836-8330 End Mills Helical_Solutions_ ____ 866-543-5422 NEW MACHINERY FABRICATION PrecisionFab_Inc._ ____303-779-9180 Band Saws AIT______________ 800-321-3195 Fabricating_Equip_Sales__ 303-466-7342 King_Machine_______ 208-345-9600 Marshall_Tool_&_Supply___ 602-269-6295 Bar Feeders Edge_Technologies______ 562-597-7824 Trusty-Cook_ ________ 877-240-2462 Cold Saws Fabricating_Equip_Sales___ 303-466-7342 CNC Punching Centers Blackhawk_Industrial___ 303-744-1205 PrecisionFab_Inc._ ____303-779-9180 S&S_Machinery_Sales___ 602-368-8542 Iron Workers AIT______________ 800-321-3195 Fabricating_Equip_Sales__ 303-466-7342 Jorgensen_Machine_Tools_ 800-952-0151 S&S_Machinery_Sales___ 602-368-8542 Laser Cutters Action_Machine_ _____ 303-532-2900 Blackhawk_Industrial___ 303-744-1205 Moncktons_Mach_Tools_ _ 303-571-4933 Muratec_________ 949-466-8255 PrecisionFab_Inc._ ____303-779-9180 S&S_Machinery_Sales___ 602-368-8542 Sidley_Diamond_Tool_ __ 800-544-9070 Triad_Machine_______ 303-424-0268 Pipe &Tube Benders/Notchers Fabricating_Equip_Sales__ 303-466-7342 S&S_Machinery_Sales___ 602-368-8542
Plasma/Gas CuttingSystems Muratec_________ 949-466-8255 Plate Rolls Fabricating_Equip_Sales__ 303-466-7342 Jorgensen_Machine_Tools_ 800-952-0151 Press Brakes Blackhawk_Industrial___ 303-744-1205 Fabricating_Equip_Sales__ 303-466-7342 Jorgensen_Machine_Tools_ 800-952-0151 King_Machine_______ 208-345-9600 PrecisionFab_Inc._ ____303-779-9180 S&S_Machinery_Sales___ 602-368-8542 Shearing Machines Action_Machine_ _____ 303-532-2900 Blackhawk_Industrial___ 303-744-1205_ Fabricating_Equip_Sales__ 303-466-7342 Jorgensen_Machine_Tools_ 800-952-0151 King_Machine_______ 208-345-9600 S&S_Machinery_Sales___ 602-368-8542 Turret Press Muratec_________ 949-466-8255 PrecisionFab_Inc._ ____303-779-9180 Welding Equipment Rocky_Mountain_Saw_Blades_ _303-761-3000 OTHER ACCESSORIES Tooling Systems Desert_EDM_Sales______ 480-816-6300 USA_EDM_Supply_ _____ 480-836-8330 PALLET SYSTEMS Automatic Pallet Systems Midaco___________ 847-593-8420 Automatic Door Opener Systems Midaco___________ 847-593-8420 Manual Rotary Pallet Systems Midaco___________ 847-593-8420 Robotic Part Loading Systems Midaco___________ 847-593-8420 PROG. SYSTEMS Factory Automation/Logistics Muratec_________ 949-466-8255 CAD/CAMSoftware, CAD AME,_Inc._ ________ 303-922-9266 Delcam_ __________ 877-35-2261 Feature_Cam_ ______ 602-502-9654
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JEFFREY F. NAWROT
VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 10530 E. 59th Street Indianapolis, IN 46236 ph317.823.6821 / 877.240.2462 cell317.946.1235 / home317.823.8615 fax317.823.6822 www.trusty-cook.com email-trustycook@sbcglobal.net
Sustaining_Edge_Solutions__ 888-572-9642 Contract Inspection Advanced_Coord._Tech__ __ 303-469-6161 X-Ray Klontech_Measure_Sol___ 480-626-8131 Certified_Inspection_Service_ _602-267-0661 Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422 Semiray____________602-275-1917 Contract Programming Team_Industrial_Services___ 801-397-2202 Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422 Team_Industrial_Services___ 602-269-7868 Education ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert. PROTOTYPE MACHINERY College_Of_Western_Idaho__ 208-562-2346 American_Global_Standards_ 617-838-4648 3D_Parts_To_Go________801-380-7935 Ogden-Weber__Tech_College_ 801-395-3795 BMSC__ _____________ 602-445-9400 Engineering Services Gladhill_Associates_______719-495-8045 RECYCLING Advanced_Coord._Tech__ __ 303-469-6161 MEP_ _ ____________801-863-7001 Recyclable Metals Orion_Registrar__ _______303-645-4017 Financing Iron_&_Metals,_Inc_____ 303-292-5555 Sustaining_Edge_Solutions__ 888-572-9642 Utah_Metal_Works_____ 801-364-5679 IEC_ __ __________ 303-593-0403 ISO Registrar Intech_Funding_ ______480-699-2512 Scrap Metal Recycling American_Global_Standards_ 617-838-4648 First Article Inspection Orion_Registrar__ _______303-645-4017 Iron_&_Metals,_Inc_____ 303-292-5555 Advanced_Coord._Tech__ ____303-469-6161 Lean Manufacturing Utah_Metal_Works_____ 801-364-5679 Datum_Inspection_ _____ 602-997-1340 MEP_ _ ____________ 801-863-7001 ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT Sustaining_Edge_Solutions_ _ 888-572-9642 Western_States_Calibration___ 801-466-1700 Integrated_Systems_Inc__ 928-649-9600 Machine Tool Rebuilding Heavyhaul SERVICES IRH_ __ ___________801-972-5581 EDM_Network_ ______ 480-836-1782 AS9100 Certification Manufacturers’ Rep Injection Molding ABS_Quality_Evaluations_ 702-371-7591 3D_Parts_To_Go_ _____ 801-380-7935 Schenk_Intertech_______480-323-6755 BMSC_ __________ 602-445-9400 Process Improvement ISO900/AS9100 Audits MEP_ ___________ 801-863-7001 BMSC__ _____________ 602-445-9400 American_Global_Standards_ 617-838-4648 Sustaining_Edge_Solutions__ 888-572-9642 ISO900/AS9100 Registration Sustaining_Edge_Solutions___ 888-572-9642 Rapid Prototyping Calibration Services American_Global_Standards_ 617-838-4648 3D_Parts_To_Go_ _____ 801-380-7935 Advanced_Coord._Tech__ __ 303-469-6161 Inspection Services Advanced_Coord._Tech__ _ ___303-469-6161 Klontech_Industrial_ ____480-948-1871 Reverse Engineering Western_States_Calibration___ 801-466-1700 Datum_Inspection_ _____ 602-997-1340 Advanced_Coord._Tech______303-469-6161 Team_Industrial_Services___ 801-397-2202 Diversified_Metal_Services____801-972-6093 Consultant, ISO ABS_Quality_Evaluations_ 702-371-7591 Team_Industrial_Services___ 602-269-7868 Klontech_Measure_Sol_____480-626-8131 BMSC_ __________ 602-445-9400 Rigging Insurance Services MEP_ ___________ 801-863-7001 Sentry_Insurance_ ____ 303-619-4476 IRH_ _____________801-972-5581 Sustaining_Edge_Solutions__ 888-572-9642 Spindle Rebuilding Lean Consulting Western_States_Calibration_ 801-466-1700 ABS_Quality_Evaluations_ 702-371-7591 GMN_USA_ _________ 800-686-1679 Calibration: Repair & Certify Machine Repair/Servicing Setco-Pope_Spindles______866-362-0699 Western_States_Calibration___ 801-466-1700 Jorgensen_Machine_Tools__800-952-0151 Staffing Calibration Services Resource_Mfg_________801-265-1999 MAG Particle Advanced_Coord._Tech__ __ 303-469-6161 Team_Industrial_Services___ 801-397-2202 Statistical Process Control Klontech_Industrial_ ____480-948-1871 Team_Industrial_Services___ 602-269-7868 Total_Quality_Systems_Inc.__ 480-377-6422 Western_States_Calibration___ 801-466-1700 Process Improvement/ Audit SHOP FLOOR AUTOMATION Hardware: USB Calibration Training ABS_Quality_Evaluations_ 702-371-7591 Western_States_Calibration___ 801-466-1700 BMSC__ _____________ 602-445-9400 Bytebox____________ 888-Bytebox A2Z METALWORKER
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Shop_Floor_Automations____ Sh Floor 877-611-5825 Scheduling Shop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825 Serial Port Bytebox____________ 888-Bytebox Shop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825_ Software:CNC Networking Bytebox____________ 888-Bytebox Shop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825 RS232 Cabling Shop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825 Transportation IRH_ _____________801-972-5581 Virtual CNC Shop_Floor_Automations____ 877-611-5825 TOOLING Arc Cutting Tools Helical_Solutions_______866-543-5422 TRAINING CAD/CAM Training College_Of_Western_Idaho___208-562-2346 Davis_Applied_Tech_College___801-593-2483 CNC/Conventional Machining College_Of_Western_Idaho____208-562-2346 Davis_Applied_Tech_College___801-593-2483 Machining Software College_Of_Western_Idaho____208-562-2346 Davis_Applied_Tech_College___801-593-2483 USED MACHINERY EDM_Network_ ________ 480-836-1782 Jorgensen_Machine_Tools___800-952-0151 King_Machine_________208-345-9600 K.D._Capital_Equipment____480-922-1674 Methods_West_________602-437-2220 PrecisionFab_Inc._______303-779-9180 S&S_Machinery_Sales_____602-368-8542 WATERJET CUTTING MACHINERY Action_Machine________303-532-2900 Fabricating_Equip_Sales___ 303-466-7342 Flow_International_______800-446-3569 Global_EDM__Supply_____480-836-8330 Jorgensen_Machine_Tools___800-952-0151 King_Machine_________208-345-9600 OMAX_Corp__________800-838-0343 Triad_Machine__________303-424-0268
Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes
2820 Brandt Ave Nampa, ID 83687
Ph: 208-442-1999
www.rpmmachineinc.com rpm@rpmmachineinc.com www.daytonrogers.com 800-677-8881
● Complex Stampings ● On Time Delivery ● Quality Assurance
● Difficult Assemblies ●Contract Mfg. ●Design Assistance
Mark Erickson ● General Manager merickson@daytonrogers.com 763-717-6303
ASSEMBLIES Bar-S_Machine_________ 928-636-2115 Dayton_Rogers_ _______ 763-717-6303 Prescott’s_Manufacturing___ 719-482-5826 Progway____________435-656-9585 RPM_CNC_Precision_Machine_ 208-442-1999 Steen_&_Sons_Machine_Shop_ 208-522-7341 Superior_Metal_Products___ 303-791-7550 Wasatch_Laser_Processing___801-972-3500 Welded Assemblies Weiser/Mile_High_Precision_ 303-280-2778 BAR CODING Western_Sintering______509-375-3096 BENDING JQ_Enterprises__________801-975-0777 Mandrel Bending BK_Machine_Inc.________801-253-1929
Plasma Cutting BRAZING Pilkington_Metal_Finishing_ 801-972-2146 Precision_Casting_Repair_ _ 801-972-2345 Coating: Nickel/Teflon/Chrome Bandsaw_LLC_ _______ 303-744-7181 Coating_Technologies____623-581-2648 Plastic BROACHING Collins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117 Bandsaw_LLC_ _______ 303-744-7181 Ponderosa_Ind_________303-298-1801 LA_Specialties________ 602-269-7612 ImageTek_ _________ 303-806-8111 Precision_Mach’d_Products_ 970-482-7676 Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos. Saw Cutting Specialty_Steel_Services___ 801-539-8252 Coating_Technologies____623-581-2648 Bandsaw_LLC_ _______ 303-744-7181 Collins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117 Turning: Automatic DESIGN/ CAD/CAM Matrix_Machine_______ 480-966-4451 Powder_Extreme_Coatings__ 801-450-2819 Bar-S_Machine________ 928-636-2115 Coating: Powder COATING Powder_Extreme_Coatings__ 801-450-2819 H&_S_Machine________ 801-755-7627 Dry Film Lubrication DIE CASTING COLD SPRAY Jet_Processing______ 623-869-6749_x117 Accuwright_Industries____480-892-9595 Watkins_Tool_&_Supply_ __ 303-295-9603 Precision_Industrial_Painting_ 602-256-0260 TVT_Die_Casting_ ______ 800-280-2278 COMPOSITES Ceramic High-Tech S.A._Composites________ 970-776-3877 Die Casting: Aluminum/Zinc Powder_Extreme_Coatings__ 801-450-2819 TVT_Die_Casting_ ______ 800-280-2278 CUTTING DIES Metal Coating: Liquid Able_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Collins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117 Bandsaw_LLC_ ________ 303-744-7181
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Kelly Martinez Machine Shop Lifetime Products, Inc. P.O. Box 160010, Freeport Center, Bldg D-11 Clearfield, UT 84016 T: 801.726.5312 F: 801.728.1979 email: kmartinez@lifetime.com
EDM EDM: Drilling Small Hole BK_Machine_Inc.______801-253-1929 Critical_Cut__________ 480-785-1316 Micropulse_West_______ 480-966-2300 EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking) Innovative_Precision____ 801-334-6317 Maverick_Mold_&_Machine_ 970-535-4604 Micropulse_West_______ 480-966-2300 Prec._Mach’d_Products____ 970-482-7676 EDM: Wire Critical_Cut__________ 480-785-1316 Foremaster_Tool_ ______801-737--0265 Innovative_Precision______801-334-6317 Micropulse_West_______ 480-966-2300 Paramount_Machine_ ___ 801-282-2755 H&R_Precision_________801-975-7400 Jet_Processing________ 623-869-6749 LA_Specialties________ 602-269-7612 A2Z METALWORKER
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Thompson Machine 505-823-1453 Thompson_Machine_____ ELECTROPOLISHING Collins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117 ENGINEERING/DESIGN AzMark_ __________480-926-8969 Hexatron_ _________ 801-363-8010
MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367 Mountain_View_Machine__ _435-755-0500 Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559 Custom Auto/Truck/Bike H&_S_Machine_______ 801-755-7627 Fabrication: Filament Winding S.A._Composites_______ 970-776-3877 FABRICATION Fabrication: Composites Aero_Tech________ 801-292-0493 S.A._Composites_______ 970-776-3877 Arrow_Sheet_Metal_Prod_ 303-427-6419 Fabrication: Enclosures Cygnet____________ 818-240-7574 Falcon_Sheet_Metal___ 801-298-5064 D&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699 Kustom_Koncepts_ _____ 307-472-0818_ Dayton_Rogers_ ______ 763-717-6303 Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559 EMJD_Corporation_____303-761-5236 Fabrication: Focused_on_Machining_ __ 303-922-3076 Medium & Large GBC_ ____________303-988-6450 Arrow_Sheet_Metal_ ___303-427-6419 Hexatron_ _________ 801-363-8010 EMJD_Corp_ _______303-761-5236 Howell_Precision_______ 623-582-4776 Falcon_Sheet_Metal___ 801-298-5064 Kustom_Koncepts_ _____ 307-472-0818 GBC_ ____________303-988-6450
Group_Mfg_Serv_______480-966-3952 Howell_Precision_______ 623-582-4776 MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367 Kustom_Koncepts_ _____ 307-472-0818 Weiser/Mile_High_Precision_ 303-280-2778 Fabrication: Plastic ImageTek_ __________303-806-8111 Fabrication: SheetMetal Arrow_Sheet_Metal_Prod___ 303-427-6419 AzMark_ __________480-926-8969 Cygnet____________ 818-240-7574 D&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699 Denver_Machine_Shop____303-295-6000 EMJD_Corporation_____303-761-5236 Falcon_Sheet_Metal___ 801-298-5064 GBC_ ____________303-988-6450 Group_Mfg_Serv_______480-966-3952
Image Tek Business Card 2011 (Neil Daley: President) 3.5” Wide by 2” High
Hand Deburring: Precision H&R H&R_Precision________ 801-975-7400
Hexatron_ _________ 801-363-8010 Howell_Precision_______ 623-582-4776 Kustom_Koncepts_ _____ 307-472-0818 Laser_Concepts_Inc._ ____ 801-280-7723 MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367 Precision_Tech________801-285-7288 Richards_Fab_ _____ 801-409-0392 Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559 Weiser/Mile_High_Precision_303-280-2778 Wrico_ ___________480-892-7800 Fabrication: Steel Bandsaw_LLC_ _______ 303-744-7181 EMJD_Corp_ ______ 303-761-5236 Falcon_Sheet_Metal___ 801-298-5064 Precision Electronic Sheet Metal D&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699
Liquid Painting Industrialex_ Industrialex ______ 303-456-6847 Passivation Certified Certified_Inspection_Service___602-267-0661 Coating_Technologies_ ___623-581-2648 Coating
Wet Paint/CARC FINISHING MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367 Arizona_Finishing______602-438-4443 Gold_Tech_Industries_____ 480-968-1930 Precision_Industrial_Painting_ 602-256-0260 Coating_Technologies_ ___623-581-2648 Jet_Processing_____ 623-869-6749x117 Aluminum (Medium & Large) Collins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117 Powder Coating Foresight_Finishing_ ____ 480-921-0000 Arizona_Finishing______602-438-4443 Aero_Tech________ 801-292-0493 FOUNDRY Gold_Tech_Industries_____ 480-968-1930 Industrialex_______ 303-456-6847 May_Foundry_&_Machine_ 801-531-8931 Phoenix_Heat_Treating_ __ 602-258-7751 LA_Specialties________ 602-269-7612 State_Brass_Foundry_&_Mach._ 801-467-9461 Precision_Mach’d_Prod____ 970-482-7676 Pilkington_Metal_Finishing_ 801-972-2146 GALVANIZING Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559 Powder_Extreme_Coatings__ 801-450-2819 Jordan_River_Galvanizing__801-282-9375 Superior_Grinding______801-487-9700 Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559 Galvanizing: Hot Dip Sandblasting Jordan_River_Galvanizing__801-282-9375 TVT_Die_Casting_ ______800-280-2278 Powder_Extreme_Coatings__ 801-450-2819 Galvanizing: Zinc Finishing: One Stop Jordan_River_Galvanizing__801-282-9375 Silk Screening Precision_Industrial_Painting_ 602-256-0260 Arizona_Finishing______602-438-4443 GAS NITRIDING Glass Bead Clean Industrialex_______ 303-456-6847 Blanchard_Metals_Proc._ __801-972-5590 Coating_Technologies_ ___623-581-2648 GEAR CUTTING Potting/Encapsulation Gold_Tech_Industries_____ 480-968-1930 Industrialex_______ 303-456-6847 Ponderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801 • 57 • July/Aug 2013 57 •July/Aug 2011
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A Veteran-Owned Small Business
Shawn Carlin scarlin@gmsaz.com
Specialty_Steel_Svcs____ 801-539-8252 Gear Hobbing Ponderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801 GRINDING AzMark_ __________480-926-8969 ChemResearch________ 602-253-4175 Diversified_Metal_Services__ 801-972-6093 Focused_on_Machining_ __ 303-922-3076 GMN_USA_ ________ 800-686-1679 Prec._Mach’d_Products____ 970-482-7676 Precision_Tech________801-285-7288 Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320 Steel_Services_Grinding_ __ 800-662-0126 Superior_Grinding______ 801487-9700 Superior_Metal_Products___ 303-791-7550 TCI_Precision_Metals_ __800-234-5613 Grinding, Blanchard Diversified_Metal_Services__ 801-972-6093 Steel_Services_Grinding_ __ 800-662-0126 Superior_Grinding______ 801487-9700 TCI_Precision_Metals_ __800-234-5613 Grinding, Centerless Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320 Grinding, Double Disc TCI_Precision_Metals_ __800-234-5613 Grinding: OD AzMark_ __________480-926-8969 Focused_on_Machining_ __ 303-922-3076 Precision_Tech________801-285-7288 A2Z METALWORKER
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Ro Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320 Inspection Services Superior Superior_Grinding______ 801487-9700 Klontech_Measure_Sol____ 480-626-8131 Superior Superior_Metal_Products_ __303-791-7550 Micropulse_West_______480-966-2300 Grinding: Surface Sustaining_Edge_Solutions__888-572-9642 ChemResearch_______ 602-253-4175 ChemResearch_ IRON STITCHING Superior Superior_Grinding______ 801487-9700 Repair__801-972-2345 Precision_Casting_Repair__801-972-2345 Passivation LASER CUTTING Laser Cutting Gold_Tech_Industries_____ 480-968-1930 Arrow_Sheet_Metal_Prod_303-427-6419 Polishing Gold_Tech_Industries_____ 480-968-1930 EMJD_Corporation_____303-761-5236 Selective Coatings GBC_ ____________303-988-6450 ImageTek_ __________303-806-8111 Howell_Precision_______ 623-582-4776 FORMING Kustom_Koncepts_ _____ 307-472-0818 D&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699 Laser_Concepts_Inc._ ____ 801-280-7723 Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559 Wasatch_Laser_Processing__801-972-3500 Progway___________ 435-656-9585 Richards_Fab_ _____ 801-409-0392 HEAT TREATING Blanchard_Metals_Proc._ __801-972-5590 Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559 Phoenix_Heat_Treating_ __ 602-258-7751 Wasatch_Laser_Processing__801-972-3500 Pilkington_Metal_Finishing__801-972-2146 Wrico_ ___________480-892-7800 Laser Cutting: Pipe&Tube Temperature_Processing___ 303-772-0250 Wasatch_Laser_Processing__801-972-3500 Custom Temperature_Processing___ 303-772-0250 EMI/RFI Shielding Cryogenics Industrialex_______ 303-456-6847 Temperature_Processing___ 303-772-0250 Laser Engraving Aluminum 4_Axis_Machining_Inc.____ 303-295-1544 Temperature_Processing___ 303-772-0250 Laser Marking Nitriding 4_Axis_Machining_Inc.____ 303-295-1544 Temperature_Processing___ 303-772-0250 LINE TOOLING Vibrational Stress Testing- RPM_CNC_Precision_Machine__ 208-442-199 Temperature_Processing___ 303-772-0250 MACHINING IDENTIFICATION American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494 Silk Screen Arizona_Finishing_______ 602-438-4443 Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 Precision_Industrial_Painting_ 602-256-0260 BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929 CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450 INSPECTION D&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699 Inspection, First Article Klontech_Measure_Sol____ 480-626-8131 Datum_Machining______208-376-6099
Focused_on_Machining_ __ 303-922-3076 GBC_ ____________303-988-6450 H&R_Precision________ 801-975-7400 Loveridge_Machine_Co._ __ 801-262-1414 Mountain_View_Machine_ _435-755-0500 Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755 R&H_Machine_________801-621-7922 RD_Machine_&_MFg____ 801-977-0447 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 RPM_CNC_Precision_Machine_ 208-442-1999 Skydandee_Mfg______ 801-774-8031 St._Vrain__________ 303-702-1529 Superior_Metal_Products_ 303-791-7550 TVT_Die_Casting______ 800-280-2278 Machining: 3D Micropulse_West_______480-966-2300 Machining: 5 Axis 4_Axis_Machining_Inc.____303-295-1544 Accutech_Machine______ 801-975-1117 AzMark_ __________480-926-8969 Cling’s_Manufacturing____ 480-968-1778 Faustson___________303-420-7422 Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755 Premier_Technology_Inc___208-785-2274 S.A._Composites_______ 970-776-3877 St._Vrain__________ 303-702-1529 Superior_Metal_Products_ 303-791-7550 Machining: Aerospace AzMark_ __________480-926-8969 H&R_Precision________ 801-975-7400
St. Vrain Manufacturing, Inc. “Precision Machining Solutions for Industry”
Robert Bergstrom President
819 So. Lincoln Street P. O. Box 1066 Longmont, CO 80502 Website: stvrainmfg.com
Phone: (303) 702-1529 x 103 Fax: (303) 702-1534 Email: bobb@stvrainmfg.com RFQ Email: mail@stvrainmfg.com
CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450 Datum_Machining______208-376-6099 Matrix_Machine_____ 480-966-4451 Micropulse_West_______480-966-2300 Mountain_View_Machine_ _435-755-0500 Paramount_Machine_ ___801-282-2755 Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755 Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722 Ponderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801 Precision_Mach’d_Products_ 970-482-7676 Precision_Tech________801-285-7288 Prescott’s_Mfg________ 719-482-5826 Quick_Turn_Precision_____801-334-6800 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 RD_Machine_&_MFg____ 801-977-0447 Skydandee_Mfg______ 801-774-8031 St._Vrain__________ 303-702-1529 Superior_Metal_Products_ 303-791-7550 Machining: CNC 4_Axis_Machining_Inc.____303-295-1544 Able_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 Accutech_Machine______ 801-975-1117 American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494 Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 Bar-S_Machine_______ 928-636-2115 BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929 Cling’s_Manufacturing_ _ 480-968-1778 CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450 Datum_Machining______208-376-6099 DMSI___________801-972-6093 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 Focused_on_Machining_ __ 303-922-3076 Foremaster_Tool_____ 801-737--0265
GBC GBC_ ____________303-988-6450 H&R H&R_Precision_______ 801-975-7400 H& H&_S_Machine_______ 801-755-7627 Hexatron Hexatron_ _________ 801-363-8010 Innovative Innovative_Precision_ __ 801-334-6317 L.A.R. L.A.R._Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 Leading Leading_Edge_Machine__ 435-563-9425 Loveridge Loveridge_Machine_Co._ __ 801-262-1414 _Maverick_Mold_&_Machine_ 970-535-4604 MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367 Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755 Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722 Premier_Technology_Inc___208-785-2274 R&H_Machine_________801-621-7922 RD_Machine_&_Mfg_ ___ 801-977-0447 RPM_CNC_Precision_Machine_ 208-442-1999 St._Vrain__________ 303-702-1529 Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559 Steen_&_Sons_Machine_Shop_208-522-7341 Superior_Metal_Products_ 303-791-7550 Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404 Machining: Contract American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494 Paramount_Machine_ ___801-282-2755 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 Skydandee_Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Machining: DoD CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450 Machining: Laser AzMark_ __________480-926-8969 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 Foremaster_Tool______ 801-737--0265 Gerome_Mfg________520-622-8402 Innovative_Precision_ __ 801-334-6317 L.A.R._Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 Matrix_Machine______ 480-966-4451 MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367 Paramount_Machine_ __ 801-282-2755 RD_Machine_&_Mfg_ ___ 801-977-0447 Machining:Medical Datum_Machining______208-376-6099 Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722
Prescott’s_Mfg________ 719-482-5826 Machining: Milling American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494 Cling’s_Manufacturing____ 480-968-1778 Datum_Machining______208-376-6099 Focused_on_Machining_ __ 303-922-3076 Mountain_View_Machine__435-755-0500 Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755 Ponderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801 Prec._Mach’d_Products__970-482-7676 Precision_Tech________801-285-7288 Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320 Steen_&_Sons_Machine_Shop_208-522-7341 Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404
RPM_CNC_Precision_Machine_ 208-442-1999 Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559 Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404
Machining: Prototype 4_Axis_Machining_Inc.____303-295-1544 Able_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Accutech_Machine______ 801-975-1117 Machining: Mold Base American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494 Maverick_Mold_&_Machine___970-535-4604 Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 Machining: Mold Making Bar-S_Machine_______ 928-636-2115 R&H_Machine_________801-621-7922 BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929 Machining: Plastic Cling’s_Manufacturing_ _ 480-968-1778 ImageTek_ _________ 303-806-8111 Faustson___________303-420-7422 Focused_on_Machining_ __ 303-922-3076 Machining: Production Foremaster_Tool______ 801-737--0265 Able_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766 H&R_Precision________ 801-975-7400 Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929 Innovative_Precision_ __ 801-334-6317 CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450 L.A.R._Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 Datum_Machining______208-376-6099 Leading_Edge_Machine_ _ 435-563-9425 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 Micropulse_West______ 480-966-2300 Focused_on_Machining_ __ 303-922-3076 H&R_Precision________ 801-975-7400 Mountain_View_Machine_ 435-755-0500 Innovative_Precision_ __ 801-334-6317 Newport_Tool_ _______801-295-7411 L.A.R._Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 Quick_Turn_Precision_ __ 801-334-6800 Loveridge_Machine_Co._ __ 801-262-1414 R&H_Machine_________801-621-7922 Newport_Tool_ _______801-295-7411 Radtech_ _________ 303-789-4247 Paramount_Machine_ __ 801-282-2755 RD_Machine_&_Mfg_ ___ 801-977-0447 Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755 RPM_CNC_Precision_Machine_ 208-442-1999 Ponderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801 Skydandee_Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Prescott’s_Mfg_______ 719-482-5826 R&H_Machine_________801-621-7922 S.A._Composites_______ 970-776-3877 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 St._Vrain__________ 303-702-1529 RD_Machine_&_Mfg_ ___ 801-977-0447 Superior_Metal_Products_ 303-791-7550 A2Z METALWORKER
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Leading_Edge_Machine_ __ 435-563-9425 Mountain_View_Machine___ 435-755-0500 Prec_Mach’d_Products_ ___ 970-482-7676 Premier_Technology_Inc___208-785-2274 Quick_Turn_Precision_ __801-334-6800 RD_Machine_&_Mfg_ ___ 801-977-0447 Steen_&_Sons_Machine_Shop_208-522-7341 Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404
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3340 South 1500 W, Ogden, UT 84401
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Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404 Machining: Precision 4_Axis_Machining_Inc.___ 303-295-1544 Able_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766 American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494 BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929 CM_Manufacturing_ ___ 406-543-4450 Focused_on_Machining_ __ 303-922-3076 Loveridge_Machine_Co._ __ 801-262-1414 MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367 H&R_Precision________ 801-975-7400 Newport_Tool_ _______801-295-7411 Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755 Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722 Ponderosa_Ind________ 303-298-1801 Precision_Machined_Prod.__ 970-482-7676 Precision_Tech________801-285-7288 RPM_CNC_Precision_Machine_ 208-442-1999 Superior_Metal_Products___303-791-7550 Tool_Design_______ 801-231-4404 TVT_Die_Casting_ ______ 800-280-2278 A2Z METALWORKER
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Machining: R & D American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494 Peterson_Machining_____303-449-5755 Prescott’s_Mfg_______ 719-482-5826 Steen_&_Sons_Machine_Shop_208-522-7341 Superior_Metal_Products___ 303-791-7550 Wasatch_Laser_Processing__801-972-3500 Machining: Swiss Bar-S_Machine_______ 928-636-2115 Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722 Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320 White_Rock_Inc________ 435-750-6414 Machining: Turning American_Machine_&_Eng._ _ 801-973-0494 Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 AzMark_ __________480-926-8969 Bar-S_Machine_______ 928-636-2115 BK_Machine_Inc.______ 801-253-1929 Datum_Machining______208-376-6099 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 H&R_Precision________ 801-975-7400
Machining: Ultra-Precision Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722 Machining: Waterjet Colorado_Waterjet_ ___970-532-5404 Quick_Turn_Precision_ __801-334-6800 MANUFACTURING Group_Mfg_Serv______480-966-3952 Prescott’s_Manufacturing_719-482-5826 RD_Machine_&_Mfg_ ___ 801-977-0447 Composites S.A._Composites_______ 970-776-3877 Contract Apex Apex_Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 Manufacturing: Electrode Wire-Tech ________ 480-966-1591 Wire-Tech_ Production Aero Aero_Tech_ ________ 801-292-0493 BK BK_Machine_Inc.______801-253-1929 EMJD EMJD_Corporation_____303-761-5236 L.A.R. L.A.R._Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 Laser Laser_Concepts_Inc.____ 801-280-7723 Prescott’s Prescott’s_Manufacturing_719-482-5826 Steen Steen_&_Sons_Machine_Shop_208-522-7341 White _______ 435-750-6414 White_Rock_Inc_ Rapid Prototyping White White_Rock_Inc________ 435-750-6414 Robotic CNC DMSI___________ 801-972-6093 DMSI_ Routering CNC DMSI___________ 801-972-6093 DMSI_ Small Part Pinnacle Pinnacle_Precision_ ___435-563-2722 White White_Rock_Inc_ _______ 435-750-6414 Turnkey Product Services Aero Aero_Tech_ ________ 801-292-0493 L.A.R. L.A.R._Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 Accuwright_Industries___480-892-9595 METAL INJECTION MOLDING (MIM) AFT_ ____________ 303-833-6112 Progway___________435-656-9585 METAL STAMPING Hi-Production Precision Stamping Precision_Die_&_Stamping__480-967-2038 Thompson_Machine_____ 505-823-1453 METALIZING Accuwright_Industries___480-892-9595 MOLDING: ARC Watkins_Tool_&_Supply__303-295-9603 MOLDS Colorado_Tool_Design_Inc_ 720-218-5246 Lifetime_Products_____ 801-728-1260 Loveridge_Machine_Co._ __ 801-262-1414 Maverick_Mold_&_Machine_ 970-535-4604 Prescott’s_Manufacturing_719-482-5826
Progway__________435-656-9585 Molds: Blow Lifetime_Products_____ 801-728-1260 Molds: Plastic Injection Lifetime_Products_ _____801-728-1260 Maverick_Mold_&_Machine_ 970-535-4604 Watkins_Tool_&_Supply_ _ 303-295-9603 Molds: DieCast Design Colorado_Tool_Design_Inc_ _ 720-218-5246 Molds: Injection Design Colorado_Tool_Design_Inc_ _ 720-218-5246 Molds: Trim Die Design Colorado_Tool_Design_Inc_ _ 720-218-5246 Molds Steel DMSI____________ 801-972-6093 Aero_Tech_ ________ 801-292-0493 Arizona_Finishing_____602-438-4443 ChemResearch_ _____ 602-253-4175 Jet_Processing____ 623-869-6749x117 Loveridge_Machine_Co._ __ 801-262-1414 PAINTING Coating_Technologies_ ____ 623-581-2648 Jet_Processing______ 623-869-6749_x117 Precision_Industrial_Painting_ 602-256-0260 Richards_Fab_________ 801-409-0392 Mil Spec Painting Industrialex_______ 303-456-6847 Wet Paint/CARC Precision_Industrial_Painting_ 602-256-0260 PARTS: MISC. Lifetime_Products_ _____801-728-1260 PLATING Blanchard_Metals_Proc.__ 801-972-5590 ChemResearch_ _____ 602-253-4175 Collins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117 Foresight_Finishing_ ____ 480-921-0000 Gold_Tech_Industries_ __ 480-968-1930 LA_Specialties_______ 602-269-7612 Anodizing Blanchard_Metals_Proc._ __801-972-5590 ChemResearch________ 602-253-4175 Collins_Metal_Finishing_ __ 602-275-3117 Jet_Processing_____ 623-869-6749x117 Pilkington_Metal_Finishing_ 801-972-2146 Gold/Silver Plate Foresight_Finishing_ ____ 480-921-0000 Gold_Tech_Industries_ __ 480-968-1930 Nickel/Chrome Gold_Tech_Industries_ __ 480-968-1930 Tin Plate Gold_Tech_Industries_ __ 480-968-1930 POLISHING Gold_Tech_Industries_ __ 480-968-1930 LA_Specialties_______ 602-269-7612 PRECISION FORMING Richards_Fab________801-409-0392 Thompson_Machine_____ 505-823-1453
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Frontier_Metal_Stamping_ _ 303-458-5129 Metal Lifetime_Products_ _____801-728-1260 Pacific_Metal_Stampings___ 661-257-7656 Precision_Die_&_Stamping__480-967-2038 PROCESSING: METAL Richards_Fab_ _____ 801-409-0392 Thompson_Machine___ 505-823-1453 Chemical Weiser/Mile_High_Prec._303280-2778 LA_Specialties________ 602-269-7612 Stamping:Aerospace PUNCHING Frontier_Metal_Stamping_ _ 303-458-5129 Group_Manufacturing_Serv_ 480-966-3952 Pacific_Metal_Stampings___ 661-257-7656 Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559 Precision_Die_&_Stamping__480-967-2038 Stamping:Assembly REPAIR Frontier_Metal_Stamping_ _ 303-458-5129 Bearing Surface Denver_Machine_Shop____303-295-6000 Stamping:Bending Pacific_Metal_Stampings___ 661-257-7656 Hydraulic Cylinder Denver_Machine_Shop____303-295-6000 Stamping:Deep Draw Thompson_Machine_____ 505-823-1453 ROLL FORMING Stamping:Design Lifetime_Products_ _____801-728-1260 Frontier_Metal_Stamping_ _ 303-458-5129 Rolling: thread Pacific_Metal_Stampings___ 661-257-7656 Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320 Weiser/Mile_High_Prec._303280-2778 ROUTERING, CNC Stamping:Flat Forming Micropulse_West_______480-966-2300 SPRING_WORKS_Utah_ ___ 801-298-0113 SAW CUTTING Stamping: Light Diversified_Metal_Services__ 801-972-6093 Cygnet____________ 818-240-7574 SHOT PEENING Pacific_Metal_Stampings___ 661-257-7656 Blanchard_Metals_Proc._ __801-972-5590 SPRING_WORKS_Utah_ ___ 801-298-0113 SINTERING Stamping:Precision Western_Sintering______509-375-3096 Cygnet____________ 818-240-7574 SPINNING: METAL Frontier_Metal_Stamping_ _ 303-458-5129 Metal_Spinning_Solutions__ 480-899-0939 Pacific_Metal_Stampings___ 661-257-7656 SPLINES Precision_Die_&_Stamping__480-967-2038 Hexatron_ _________ 801-363-8010 Stamping:Prototype Specialty_Steel_Services__ 801-539-8252 Frontier_Metal_Stamping_ _ 303-458-5129 SPRAY: METAL, PLASMA Stamping:Short Run Accuwright_Industries____480-892-9595 Cygnet____________ 818-240-7574 SPRINGS SWISS SCREW MCHG. White_Rock_Inc_ _______ 435-750-6414 Flat & Wire Screwing: Lead SPRING_WORKS_Utah_ ___ 801-298-0113 STAMPING Ron_Grob_Co._ _______970-667-5320 Cygnet____________ 818-240-7574 TAPPING Dayton_Rogers_ ______ 763-717-6303 Laser_Concepts_Inc._ ____ 801-280-7723 PRINTING Custom Screen ImageTek__________303-806-8111
WELDING TEST FIXTURES RPM_CNC_Precision_Machine_ 208-442-1999 Able_Machining_&_Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Arrow_Sheet_Metal_Prod___ 303-427-6419 TESTING D&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699 Testing: Corrosive Dayton_Rogers_ ______ 763-717-6303 CascadeTEK_ ________888-835-9250 Denver_Machine_Shop____303-295-6000 Testing: Non-Destructive GBC_ ____________303-988-6450 Blanchard_Metals_Proc._ __801-972-5590 H&_S_Machine_______ 801-755-7627 CascadeTEK_ ________888-835-9250 JQ_Enterprises________ 801-975-0777 Jet_Processing_____ 623-869-6749x117 Kustom_Koncepts_ _____ 307-472-0818 Pilkington_Metal_Finishing___ 801-972-2146 Laser_Concepts_Inc._ ____ 801-280-7723 MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367 THERMAL SPRAY Accuwright_Industries____480-892-9595 Mountain_View_Machine_ _435-755-0500 Precision_Casting_Repair_ _801-972-2345 TOOL & DIE Foremaster_Tool______ 801-737--0265 Precision_Tech________801-285-7288 Newport_Tool_ _______801-295-7411 Premier_Technology_Inc___208-785-2274 Thompson_Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Quick_Turn_Precision_____801-334-6800 Wrico_ ___________480-892-7800 Richards_Fab_ _____ 801-409-0392 Star_Precision_ _______303-926-0559 TOOLING Wasatch_Laser_Processing__801-972-3500 Frontier_Metal_Stamping_ _ 303-458-5129 Weiser/Mile_High_Prec._303280-2778 Mountain_View_Machine_ _435-755-0500 Welding: Aluminum Precision_Tech________801-285-7288 Medium & Large Western_Sintering______509-375-3096 MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367 TUBE FORMING Premier_Technology_Inc___208-785-2274 Cling’s_Manufacturing____ 480-968-1778 Skyline_Products________719-392-9046 Howell_Precision_______ 623-582-4776 Richards_Fab_ _____ 801-409-0392 Formed Tubing Welding: Orbital Cling’s_Manufacturing____ 480-968-1778 Richards_Fab_ _____ 801-409-0392 Howell_Precision_______ 623-582-4776 Welding: Precision Tube Bending /Fabrication Arrow_Sheet_Metal_Prod___ 303-427-6419 Cling’s_Manufacturing____ 480-968-1778 D&B_Precision_Products___ 719-473-3699 Howell_Precision_______ 623-582-4776 MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367 WATERJET CUTTING Premier_Technology_Inc___208-785-2274 Colorado_Waterjet_ __ 970-532-5404 Richards_Fab_ _____ 801-409-0392 Diversified_Metal_Services__ 801-972-6093 Weiser/Mile_High_Prec._303280-2778 JQ_Enterprises________ 801-975-0777 Welding: TIG Leading_Edge_Machine_ __435-563-9425 Arrow_Sheet_Metal_Prod___ 303-427-6419 Marzee_Inc._______ 602-269-5801 GBC_ ____________303-988-6450 MicroMetals_________ 719-593-8367 Mountain_View_Machine___ 435-755-0500_ Mountain_View_Machine_ _435-755-0500 WIRE FORMING SPRING_WORKS_Utah_ ___ 801-298-0113 Quick_Turn_Precision_____801-334-6800 A2Z METALWORKER A2Z METALWORKER
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