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Elon Musk once again stirred controversy with a viral poll on X, asking users whether his newly proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should audit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The response was overwhelming, with over 90% of respondents in favor, including 40% who selected the option “F Yes.” (Source: Newsweek).
The DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts, particularly its push to downsize the federal workforce, have been a frequent topic in the news, drawing strong reactions—especially from government employees.
I can relate to the complexities of workforce reductions. During my time at Motorola in the paging division, a rapidly growing industry, our group president issued a directive: reduce the workforce by 10% every year. The logic was simple—while hiring is a constant in a growing business, managers are often reluctant to let go of poor performers. The annual 10% reduction ensured that the lowest performers were cut, maintaining overall productivity and efficiency.
Downsizing is far from unusual. In fact, recent headlines show that workforce reductions are widespread:
• Intel: 15,000 layoffs in what’s being dubbed the “mother of all layoffs.”
• PayPal: 9% workforce reduction announced by the CEO.
• Tesla: Over 10% of its workforce let go.
• Peloton: 15% staff reduction.
• Boeing: 10% of its 170,000-strong global workforce to be cut.
• AMD: Laying off approximately 4% of its workforce.
• 23andMe: Cutting 40% of its staff.
• Meta: Adding to the 20,000+ layoffs since 2022.
• Nike: A $2 billion cost-cutting plan that includes severances.
• Citi: 20,000 layoffs as part of a corporate overhaul.
• eBay: Approximately 9% of its workforce impacted.
As of November 2024, the federal government employed over 3 million people, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This figure excludes active-duty military personnel. Currently, around 75,000 federal workers have signed up for buyouts, representing just about 2.5% of the federal workforce.
Jeff Miller, R-FL, summed up Goverment employment well: “I believe it was easier for managers to move individuals into other positions than it was to discipline them or fire them.” And, according to a survey conducted by the Government Business Council, when asked how their agencies handle poor performers who can’t or won’t improve after counseling, only 11% of respondents said the employee was fired. Meanwhile, nearly 80% agreed that federal termination procedures “discourage the firing of poor performers.”
Retaining poor performers isn’t just a financial burden—it can have a broader impact on the team. The energy of high performers often diminishes when they have to work alongside underperformers. The result? Lower overall productivity and morale.
My advice? Regularly assess your team, and don’t shy away from making the difficult decision to right-size your workforce. By doing so, you ensure that your top employees remain in a productive environment.
Until next issue, I wish you all the best—and God Bless our troops.
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As manufacturers continue to face shortages of skilled labor, Mazak helps them address the issue with the opening of its new Customer Solutions Center. The secure facility specializes in the development of production-ready, custom automation solutions that allow manufacturers to overcome existing labor issues while increasing production output.
“The new center allows us to streamline automation development and project management,” said Dan Janka, president of Mazak Corporation. This eliminates bottlenecks in design and timing during the construction of those custom solutions while keeping the experience all about the customer and their production needs.”
The new customer-focused center is well equipped and provides a space for Mazak to set up custom automation cells as well as perform turnkey run-offs. Most importantly, the facility provides a secure location for customers who require that their parts and/or processes remain proprietary, such as those controlled by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Mazak engineers will also use the facility
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Integral Metals Corp. is pleased to announce the acquisition of its Woods Creek Project, located within the Idaho Rare Earth Elements-Thorium (REE-Th) Belt in southwestern Montana. This strategic addition to the Company’s portfolio includes 25 lode claims covering 516 acres and is positioned to capitalize on the increasing demand for rare earth elements critical to modern technologies.
The Woods Creek Project lies within the Idaho REE-Th Belt, a geologically significant trend renowned for its rare earth element-rich carbonatite systems. This belt extends across Idaho and Montana and is host to known mineralized systems such as Sheep Creek, Mineral Hill, Diamond Creek, and Lemhi Pass. At Woods Creek, REE mineralization is believed to be associated with carbonatite dikes that intrude structurally complex zones of amphibolite-grade gneiss and schist, offering a geological setting highly prospective for REE discovery. This mirrors the characteristics of the Sheep Creek area, where over 50 REE-bearing carbonatite dikes have been documented.
“The acquisition of the Woods Creek Project aligns with our commitment to
advancing exploration in highpotential critical mineral districts,” stated Paul Sparkes, Chief Executive Officer. “This project not only diversifies our portfolio, but also strengthens our ability to address the global need for critical minerals.”
The addition of the Woods Creek Project underscores Integral Metals’ strategy to focus on mineral exploration within underexplored yet geologically promising regions. The Company intends to prioritize exploration activities, including geochemical sampling, detailed geophysical surveys, and petrographic studies, to refine a geological model and develop drill targets for the project.
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Integral is an exploration stage company, engaged in the business of mineral exploration for critical minerals, including gallium, germanium, and rare earth elements, with the goal of contributing to the development of a domestic supply chain for these minerals. Integral holds properties in mining-friendly jurisdictions in Canada and the United States of America, including the Northwest Territories and Manitoba, where it has received regulatory support for its exploration efforts.
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A satellite made in Colorado and destined to orbit the moon for two years left for its Florida launch last month.
The Lunar Trailblazer satellite, made by Lockheed Martin Space at its Jefferson County campus, will examine the moon’s water supplies over the satellite’s two-year operational lifespan. To NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, the company’s engineers and executives, better understanding of lunar water cycles is
essential to their long-term goal of supporting a self-sustaining human presence on the moon.
“We think this is going to unlock a lot of secrets of water on the moon,” Ryan Pfeiffer, the Lunar Trailblazer’s program manager for Lockheed Martin Space said.
Lockheed Martin Space is building the satellite for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the organization leading the Lunar Trailblazer mission, which commissioned the satellite in 2019 as part of the agency’s Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration program. JPL is a partnership between NASA and the California Institute of Technology, located in Pasadena, California.
Initially projected to cost $55 million, the Trailblazer’s budget ballooned to $80 million following the late discovery of a fault in the spacecraft’s main engine, he said. Since the propulsion system is sealed inside the satellite, engineers had to cut the engine out and replace it in three months. The flight computer also suffered several defects and needed to be sent back to the manufacturer for repairs, Pfeiffer said.
Despite spending more than expected, Lockheed Martin — one of the largest U.S. defense and space companies — markets the satellite as part of a new series of small, cheaply made space exploration devices the company calls its Curio line of satellites.
Satellites can reach a place quickly or cheaply, but struggle to achieve both simultaneously, according to Pfeiffer, noting the balance between mass, fuel and size that can skyrocket budgets.
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The Trailblazer satellite will fly on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket containing several other satellites, all part of the IM-2 mission headed for the moon.
The satellite’s mission is part of a precursor project to NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to put humans on the moon for the first time since 1972. A crewed lunar landing is currently set for mid-2027, a mission slated to use NASA’s Orion capsule, designed and built by Lockheed Martin Space, to ferry astronauts to lunar orbit.
The IM-2 mission will be headed by Intuitive Machines, based in Houston, Texas, with a primary payload of drones that will search for water ice at the moon’s south pole. Meanwhile, the Lunar Trailblazer satellite is slated to study the moon’s water from orbit.
Lockheed Martin Space, a 21,000-employee division of the Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT), has spent years positioning itself to win lucrative government contracts for space exploration. The space division is headquartered southwest of Denver on a campus were most of the company’s 10,000 local employees are based.
As one of the nation’s largest and most prolific aerospace companies, Lockheed Martin Space has been involved in projects sending NASA space probes to every planet in the solar system and taking part in several lunar projects.
“We’ve made technology investments, we have programs today that are investing and prioritizing what it looks like to have a human presence on the moon and whether that’s infrastructure like power or communications and science that’s going to inform rovers and humans on the moon, so we have a major intention of being a part of that ecosystem,” Whitley Poyser, Lockheed Martin’s head of deep space exploration said.By Jackson Guilfoil – Reporter, Denver Business Journal
AeroVironment, a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, plans to establish operations in Salt Lake City, Utah. The $42.25 million project is expected to create 500 jobs over the next five years.
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“AeroVironment’s autonomous precision-strike systems have revolutionized modern warfare, providing warfighters with the ability to neutralize high-value threats with unprecedented accuracy while minimizing risk to friendly forces,” said Wahid Nawabi, AV chairman, president, and chief executive officer. “This facility represents a critical step in our mission to expand manufacturing capacity, ensuring our forces have the technological superiority needed to deter and, if necessary, decisively defeat adversaries.”
To support the project the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO) awarded AeroVironment a post-performance tax reduction under the Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF) program.
“Utah is the ideal hub for advancing aerospace and defense technologies that are vital to national security and economic growth,” noted Ryan Starks, executive
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“Strategic investments like this create jobs, accelerate innovation, and reinforce Utah’s leadership in aerospace and defense. Supporting companies like AV strengthens our state’s economy while driving cuttingedge advancements in the industry.”
Additionally, the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) announced its approval of an incentive, stackable with one approved by GOEO. The incentive, approved by the UIPA board, allows a maximum of 10 percent of AV’s property tax liability to be rebated over 25 years.
“We’re thrilled to welcome AV to Salt Lake City,” added Scott Cuthbertson, president of EDCUtah. “As a leading defense technology company, AV’s expansion will not only bring high-quality jobs to the region but will also further solidify Salt Lake City’s position as a premier hub for advanced manufacturing and defense innovation. We look forward to the long-term contributions they will make to our economy and community.”
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Congratulations to Brigham City! Nucor, a leading steel producer and pioneer in sustainable manufacturing, announced plans to bring approximately 200 new technically-oriented jobs to Brigham City and invest $200 million in Utah over the coming years.
The company’s announcement came as the result of collaboration among Brigham City, EDCUtah, Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA), and the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO).
EDCUtah supported the project by coordinating requests for information in 2022 and 2023; facilitating connections with Brigham City, UIPA, and D.A. Davidson; as well as organizing a site visit to advance the initiative.
“Brigham City is excited to welcome Nucor once again to our community. We are well acquainted with Nucor’s quality and integrity and look forward to working with them on a fourth project within our city,” said Brigham City Mayor Dennis J. Bott. “Our staff has worked with Nucor, UIPA, and GOEO on this project for over a year. Nucor’s decision to locate in Brigham City is a validation of the positive business environment we have worked
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An aircraft built by Centennialbased Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier three times over California’s Mojave Desert, passing a key milestone for a company developing passenger airliners to fly faster than the speed of sound.
Founder and CEO Blake Scholl wants to bring back consumer plane flights at supersonic speeds, an ambitious goal that no company has achieved since the shuttering of the Anglo-French Concorde program in 2003.
Last months flight of the XB-1, a plane the size of a fighter jet, was the first time an independently developed plane broke the sound barrier. The XB-1 is also the first civilian supersonic jet made in the United States.
After XB-1 landed, Scholl announced that his company is roughly four years from putting supersonic passenger planes in the sky.
“I feel really proud, feel really grateful, and I feel really determined that we’re going to keep doing this until supersonic flights are way less exciting because it’s just the normal way we fly,” Scholl said.
Boom is about 18 months away from beginning to build the first Overture plane, the passenger model. Construction was completed on a North Carolina Overture factory last year. The company expects the facility to be able to build 66 Overture planes annually.
The aircraft industry has thus far signaled interest in Boom’s products: American Airlines, United Airlines and Japan Airlines have collectively placed about 130 orders and pre-orders for the company’s planes. The company has also attracted several noteworthy investors.
If Scholl’s plans come to fruition, the planes could deliver 64 to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7 — twice the speed of a normal passenger jet — from New York to Paris in four hours. Overland flights are more questionable given supersonic booms are loud enough to shatter glass in close proximity to populated areas.
Still, skepticism was a dirty word at the XB1’s successful test flight, where pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg expertly maneuvered the plane on and off the ground before sharing a champagne flute with Scholl. Mike Bannister, former chief Concorde pilot with
British Airways, congratulated the two on the accomplishment.
“There have been so many naysayers who say it can’t be done, but you guys have proved that, your team proved today that it can be done,” Bannister said.
The Concordes stopped flying after concerns grew about their environmental impact, skyrocketing fuel costs and a 2000 crash into a hotel that killed 113 people.
Boom Supersonic says it is developing Overture to use sustainable aviation fuel and fly efficiently enough to make the planes’ operations economical for airlines, especially for routes on international flights catering to business travelers.
In 2021, Scholl told CNN his goal was to where anyone could “fly anywhere in the world in four hours for $100.”
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Colorado is known for having the country’s second-largest aerospace industry and figures compiled by the state shows it had what is believed to be a record-breaking year in terms of federal funds flowing to Colorado-based companies.
Nearly $23 billion in federal contracts went to Colorado aerospace and defense companies last fiscal year from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, according to the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. The state is on track to match that amount this fiscal year, said Robert Beletic, OEDIT’s aerospace and defense industry manager.
“By all accounts, it was a record-breaking year,” said Beletic, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general.And Beletic believes that $23 billion is an underestimation. Only contracts worth $7.5 million and up were counted. “If they were less than that, they’re just too many. It’s too hard to find them all.”
Beletic didn’t have access to private contracts. He included just the first year of federal multi-year awards. He didn’t include contracts given to companies based elsewhere unless the contract specifies that a certain percentage of the work will be done in Colorado.
Although this is the first time OEDIT has done this kind of report, Beletic believes the last fiscal year set a record based
on data from previous years and reviews he did of earlier contracts.“What we did last year is so much bigger than any other year, so I feel confident that it’s a record,” Beletic said.
The 138 contracts tallied in the OEDIT report were awarded to roughly 50 companies. In addition, Colorado’s military bases drew $12.3 billion in federal funding and the federal research labs in the state received $3.4 billion.
Beletic said Colorado has the most private aerospace employees per capita in the nation. Aerospace companies employ roughly 55,000 people directly and another 184,000 indirectly. About 2,000 companies are in the industry or offer aerospace-related services and products, according to OEDIT.
The state’s aerospace industry spans four metro areas and at least eight rural counties, a 2023 report by the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. said. The study found the industry contributes $12.7 billion annually to the state economy. Employment in the industry expanded by 32.5% over five years.
Beletic said what he calls Colorado’s “full-spectrum aerospace ecosystem” explains why the industry is thriving in the state. The companies in Colorado range from long-established businesses to startups that are building satellites, propulsion systems, rocket engines, land rovers and space stations and offer such services as cyber security and communications.
While a new administration is taking over in Washington, D.C., Beletic believes support for the aerospace and defense industry will continue. He noted the Defense Department’s recent statements about the country’s need to maintain its edge in space in the face of competition from China and Russia.
Dan Jablonsky, CEO of Ursa Major, also credited Colorado’s mix of other aerospace companies, federal laboratories and universities for the state’s growing aerospace and defense industry. Ursa Major, founded in 2015, produces space rocket and missile propulsion systems. The company designs, builds and tests its products on a 90-acre site in Berthoud.
“There’s a fantastic talent base here in Colorado, between the types of companies and the types of universities that are contributing to the talent base, as well as a pretty good environment for cooperation with state and federal officials,” said Jablonsky, formerly president and CEO of Maxar Technologies in Westminster.
Ursa Major has federal, commercial and international customers, Jablonsky said. The company is working
on hypersonic engines, which typically travel faster than 3,500 mph. A flight test is planned this year
Jablonsky expects Colorado’s aerospace industry to keep growing. “I think Colorado is on the leading edge for some of the capabilities that are being undertaken.”
Lockheed Martin Space’s business in Colorado is thriving, “with access to strong engineering talent, technological resources and robust academics from local universities and research institutions,” Jeff Schrader, Lockheed’s vice president of strategy and business development, said.
Lockheed Martin Space is one of the more established aerospace and defense companies in Colorado. Others are Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and Space & Mission Systems, formerly Ball Aerospace.
“In 2024, Lockheed Martin’s more than 11,000 Colorado employees advanced scientific discovery and protection from space through its work on military, intelligence, civil and commercial space projects,” Schrader said.
Those projects include supporting NASA’s Artemis mission, whose ultimate goal is to land the first woman on the moon. Lockheed built the Orion capsule that orbited the moon in 2022 in the first phase of the journey.
Like Ursa Major, True Anomaly is one of the newer aerospace companies that has found room to grow in Colorado. Both companies worked with the state economic development office after deciding to locate or expand in Colorado.
In 2023, the company expanded from an office in Colorado Springs to a manufacturing facility in Centennial where it makes satellites that provide security for other spacecraft.
About 140 people work at True Anomaly, which Cook said has “a rapidly growing head count.” The company’s primary customer is the U.S. Space Force. The company’s founders include former space operations officers.Cook doesn’t expect the decision about where to permanently locate the U.S. Space Command to affect True Anomaly’s business decisions. President Joe Biden reversed former President Donald Trump’s decision to move the command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala.
But with Trump headed back to the White House, Alabama’s congressional delegation is once again shooting to make Huntsville the command’s permanent home.
“The decision to stay in Colorado really has more to do with finding the right talent to build the company,” Cook said. By Judith Kohler | The Denver Post
Longmont energy company aims to hire over 300 in expansion
A Longmont company that offers specialized power products expects to add 314 jobs in an expansion to a new facility.
Stored Energy Systems in September said that it had outgrown its facility at 1840 Industrial Circle due to high demand for its products. SENS and state leaders announced last month that the company will stay in Longmont for its planned expansion after it was offered $5.5 million in state tax credits in September for the creation of new jobs.
The state job growth tax incentives would be paid out over several years after the company meets job growth milestones.
Codenamed “Project Bobcat,” SENS was offered an additional $397,315 in rebates for development fees, taxes, internet and annual recreation center passes.
The company makes integrated power systems, battery chargers and battery monitoring technologies for clients such as hospitals, utilities and transportation.
The city of Longmont also offered SENS incentives that include rebates for development fees and business personal property tax and a primary employer entrepreneur and retention grant, according to the announcement.
Neither SENS nor state leaders identified the new facility SENS will move to for its expansion.
“Since moving to Longmont in 1992 with only three people, we have been most grateful for our fantastic staff, Longmont and OEDIT for all their support,” said SENS CEO Bill Kaewert in a statement.
Kaewert added that SENS’ compound annual growth rate has surpassed 50% for the past four years.
SENS calls itself the leading supplier of high-reliability direct current power supplies and chargers for the standby and emergency generator market. Since the company moved to Longmont, the company says it has expanded more than tenfold, according to its website.
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Odyssey Systems Consulting Group Ltd., Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been awarded a $41,202,618 contract modification (P00049) to a previously awarded contract (FA882322-F-0008) for Space Domain Awareness technical acquisition and advisory services. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. The Space Sys-tems Center, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the contracting activity.
URSA Major Technologies Inc., Berthoud, Colorado, was awarded a $7,650,000 firm-fixed-price contract for space launch system propulsion technology. This contract provides for follow-on work to mature advanced liquid rocket engines. Work will be performed in Berthoud, Colorado, and is expected to be completed by May 11, 2027. This contract was a competitive broad agency announcement acquisition, and one offer was received. Fiscal 2024 research and development funds in the amount of $7,650,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Space, Littleton, Colorado, was awarded an $86,700,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee, undefinitized contract action (N0003022C1025P00062) for the procurement and delivery of advanced payload modules. Work will be performed in Denver, Colorado (52%); Huntsville, Alabama
(36%); Sunnyvale, California (8%); Michoud, Louisiana (2%); Stennis, Mississippi (1%); and at various other locations (1% total). Work is expected to be completed on Sept. 30, 2027, once the contract is definitized. Fiscal 2025 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $43,350,000 will be obligated on this award. This contract was awarded on a sole source basis pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(1) and was previously synopsized on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) online portal. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
L3Harris Technologies Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been awarded a $76,214,821 modification (P00315) to a previously awarded contract (FA8823-20-C-0004) for the National Space Defense Center and Distributed Space Command and Control System Option Year Six sustainment, including depot-level maintenance, mission software support, hardware modification support, sustaining engineering analysis, cybersecurity support, and technical data management and limited supply support. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $1,191,204,658 from $1,114,989.837. Work will be performed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Vandenberg Space Force Base, California; and Dahlgren, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2026. Fiscal 2025 operation and maintenance funds
in the amount of $28,837,627 are being obligated at time of award. The Space Systems Center Directorate of Contracting, Peterson SFB, Colorado, is the contracting activity.
Select Engineering Services, Layton, Utah, has been awarded a $9,400,000 ceiling value modification (P0008) to a previously awarded contract (FA821422-C-0005) for the energy storage system replacement Small Business Innovation Research Phase III as a part of Fast Rising B-Plug service life extension program. Work will be performed at Layton, Utah, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 30, 2027. Fiscal 2024 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $3,300,000 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Corp. Rotary and Mission Systems, Littleton, Colorado, is being awarded a $12,028,735 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract (N00039-19-D-0006) to provide continuing support for the Navy and other agencies’ Radiant Mercury (RADMERC) operations to securely transfer data across different security domains. The contract provides for the installation, program management, maintenance, modernization and sustainment of RADMERC systems. The contract will also provide system security authorization support, and logistics and training services. No funds will be obligated at the time of award. Contract funds will be obligated on individual delivery orders. This modification increases the estimated value of the contract from $92,213,609 to $104,242,344. The period of performance of the current Option Period is from Oct. 27, 2021, to Sept. 30, 2029, and will not be extended by this modification. The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.
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Colorado economic development leaders last month put several million dollars’ worth of incentives on the table to persuade an aerospace business and a semiconductor company to choose the state for their expansions.The projects, if they came to Colorado, could generate over 250 new jobs on the Front Range.
“Project Airplane” was offered $2.1 million in job-growth tax credits if the company constructs a new facility in Jefferson County and hires 191 people to support the expansion over an eight-year period.
The codenamed company is a manufacturer in the aerospace industry that plans to build a new seat production and customer experience center.
About 190 employees out of company’s 3,000-person workforce currently work in Colorado. State leaders said the company closed on a previous job growth incentive in December 2023, creating 70 more jobs than it had originally promised.
Millennials’ technology expectations have been shaped by smartphones, Facebook and digital media – in other words, by easy and ubiquitous connectivity. It’s not surprising, then, that traditional manufacturing systems can seem as retro as waiting for dial-up internet to connect. And that’s bad for the manufacturing sector, because its skills gap is looming large.
The state’s Economic Development Commission also approved $4.6 million worth of incentives to be eligible to exchange for a tax refund for a “nontraditional” semiconductor manufacturer to expand and modernize its Colorado Springs facility.
“Project Boron” had been approved for $2.8 million in job growth incentive tax credits and $7.1 million in Enterprise Zone tax credits for a $184 million capital investment that would create 61 new jobs, said Dan Salvetti, semiconductor industry manager for OEDIT.
A joint study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting projects a surge of nearly 3.5 million open manufacturing jobs created over the next decade. Some of the empty slots will come by way of retiring baby boomers, while others are related to new positions created as a result of natural business growth, the report found.What the report also predicts: As conditions stand now, 2 million of those jobs will go unfulfilled. In other words, the need for the manufacturing sector to appeal to Millennials – the generation typically defined as those born between 1981 and 1997 – is both critical and a very tall order.
Rather than use the incentives to subtract from taxes owed, the company asked commission members to make the incentives eligible for a tax refund. Commissioners partially approved the company’s request by making the $4.6 million refundable.
Indeed, manufacturing still has a negative image among younger generations, experts say. In a 2015 public perception of manufacturing study, also by The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte, respondents ages 19 to 33 ranked manufacturing as their lowest preference in terms of potential career choices.
The company’s capital project will double the its current clean room space, which is now at 55,000 square feet, Salvetti told the commissioners.Salvetti said the company is one of a handful of local semiconductor fabrication facilities, although it produces less common devices for a manufacturer of its kind.
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The company was also offered an $11.3 million incentive
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package from the city of Colorado Springs and is pursuing federal funding through the Chips and Science Act, Salvetti said.By Analisa Romano – Denver Business Journal
A new study released by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) makes clear the devastating effects of allowing tax reform measures from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to expire.
The study predicts that if Congress does not renew these measures, then nearly six million jobs will be put at risk, approximately $540 billion in employee wages will be lost, and that U.S. GDP will decrease by $1.1 trillion.
The manufacturing industry is expected to face the greatest economic impact if Congress fails to act, according to the study. More than one million manufacturing jobs and $126 billion in wages for manufacturing workers are at risk if Congress fails to maintain key pro-manufacturing policies from the 2017 law, and the effects on the manufacturing industry will also likely create a GDP loss of 284 billion.
“The time to act is now. Millions of American workers are depending on the manufacturing sector to continue driving America forward,” NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons said.
“Pro-growth tax policies from President Trump’s 2017 tax reforms were rocket fuel for manufacturers and made the U.S. economy more competitive on a global scale. Manufacturers kept our promises to create jobs, raise wages and benefits and invest in our community. “ The reforms that are set to expire are the specific individual income tax rates and brackets, the estate tax exemption, and the pass-through deduction for smaller businesses whose revenues are reflected on the owner’s individual tax return rather than larger corporations that pay taxes under the corporate tax code.
“Small manufacturers are disproportionately impacted by tax increases,” said Courtney Silver, the outgoing chair of the NAM’s Small and Medium Manufacturers Group. “We’re already struggling thanks to the expiration of immediate R&D expensing, full expensing for capital equipment purchases and interest deductibility for job-creating projects.” The TCJA’s expensing reforms spurred large capital investments by allowing businesses to expense the costs of machinery and equipment immediately rather than over several years.
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Breakthrough in supersonic flight reported
Boom Supersonic, a based startup airplane manufacturer, last month reported that successful breaking flight of its demonstration plane indicates that faster-thansound flight without an audible sonic boom is possible
under the fl ight path of the XB-1 test plane on Jan. 28 confirmed that sonic booms did not reach the ground during the plane’s repeated periods of flights above Mach 1. That’s where a plane typically sets off a loud rumble as it flies faster than sound waves.
Delays in TSMC’s Arizona plant spark supply chain worries
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has said it is unlikely to equip its new US plant in Arizona with its most advanced chip technology ahead of its Taiwan factories, raising concerns about supply-chain hurdles for tech companies.
Boom, in a press release announcing the breakthrough last month, attributed the results to the test plane’s ability to reach faster-than-sound speed at an altitude so high that the sound waves from the sonic boom dissipate as they are refracted by temperature gradients in the atmosphere.
Speaking at a university event in Taiwan, TSMC CEO and Chairman C.C. Wei attributed the delays at TSMC’s Arizona factory to a combination of complex compliance requirements, local construction regulations, and extensive permitting processes, according to a Reuters report.
The phenomenon is referred to as the Mach cutoff, which is the subject of NASA research.
Wei explained that each stage of construction requires permits, with approval timelines taking at least twice as long as in Taiwan, creating challenges in deploying the company’s most advanced chip technology.
Federal authorities prohibit most supersonic flights over populated areas, so Boom has up to now said the Overture plane it’s developing would likely mainly fly intercontinental routes to and from coastal cities. It would fly about 20% faster than conventional jetliners when over land as it takes off and as it approaches a destination, but it would fly up to twice as fast as typical jetliners over the ocean.
Additional obstacles, Wei said, include supply chain disruptions and a lack of established regulations for chip plant construction in the US, which have further hindered progress.
Wei also noted that chemical supply costs in the US are substantially higher, citing the need to ship sulfuric acid from Taiwan to Los Angeles and then transport it to Arizona by truck.
While Boom has said that would still allow ample routes for airlines to profitably fly Overture, the limitations on supersonic flight would likely lessen the plane’s appeal to airlines.
Despite these setbacks and increased costs, Wei expressed optimism during the company’s recent earnings call, assuring that the Arizona plant would meet the same quality standards as its facilities in Taiwan and forecasting a smooth production ramp-up.
But if Overture is able to reach supersonic speeds without creating a sonic boom, it could potentially fly over populated areas. That could open up routes now served by conventional passenger jets and allow Boom’s planes to slash domestic travel times, too.
The US government has extended robust support to TSMC’s investment, offering a $6.6 billion grant through CHIPS and Science Act to lessen dependence on Asia for semiconductor manufacturing and address geographic vulnerabilities in the global chip supply chain.
Boom attributed the high-altitude Mach capability to technology being developed for its engine, which it calls Symphony, by a team of aerospace companies. Boom expects to product thrust during operation tests of the core of the engine by the end of this year.
TSMC’s challenges in the US Analysts point out that the US regulatory environment is more complex than Taiwan’s, leading to longer timelines and higher costs for TSMC’s Arizona project.
Up to now, Boom has mainly touted its Symphony plan for fuel efficiency, not supersonic flight without the sonic boom.
More research and development are needed, but such quiet flights could open up supersonic flight over populated areas and make the Overture jet airliner that Boom plans to manufacture in Greensboro, North
“Unlike Taiwan’s streamlined regulations, the US has a sequential, multi-layered approval process, including stringent construction, environmental, and safety codes that necessitate adjustments,” said Manish Rawat, semiconductor analyst at TechInsights. “Supply chain constraints, such as higher material costs and logistical challenges, further increase expenses.”
Boom also said the quiet Mach-plus flight is aided by an advanced autopilot that selects the highest quiet speed in actual conditions. Research sponsored by NASA indicates that atmospheric conditions, including tailwinds and headwinds, dictates altitudes and speeds needed to reach Mach cutoff.
The company said that specialized arrays of microphones
“This confirms what we’ve long believed: supersonic
Taiwan holds over $100 billion in assets and decades of experience in semiconductor manufacturing, while the US is still catching up in terms of resources and governance needed to recreate the infrastructure required to support production, said Hyoun Park, CEO and chief analyst at
trav el can be affordable, sustainable, and friendly to those onboard and on the ground. With this success, we’re bringing Boomless Cruise to Overture, unlocking faster travel on even more routes,” CEO and founder Blake Scholl said in the release.
During a livestream of the 12th and final test flight of the XB-1 in California’s Mojave Desert, Scholl elaborated on the Mach cutoff and the importance of taking advantage of it.
Scholl described the phenomenon as sound waves bouncing back up, away from the ground and people under the right conditions.
“If you break the sound barrier at too low of an altitude or too high a speed, those rays will hit the ground, and that’s when you hear a sonic boom. But if you do it high enough, at the right speed, it actually creates a U shape in the atmosphere. The boom turns around and it goes back up before anybody could ever hear it.
“And that is a big deal, because that’s what’s going to allow us to legalize supersonic flight over land in the US and in the rest of the world, and then speed up not just trans-oceanic flights, but flights across the country as well.”
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But, in messages posted to the social media company known as X, formerly called Twitter, Scholl posted that FAA regulation prohibits supersonic flight over land regardless of the plane’s profile. “But it’s easy to fix to allow boomless supersonic flight,” Scholl tweeted.
Reaching Mach cutoff depends on atmospheric conditions at any given moment and route, but Boom says it is developing software and procedures to help pilots reach it. It also helps to develop engines powerful enough to reach the right altitude and speed in-house, Scholl added.
“The team building Overture basically has an in-house engine company that can build us exactly the engine that the airplane wants to have, and that is a huge deal for the airplane, a huge deal for us to be able to optimize every bit of that performance,” Scholl said.
“Computing power is a big deal here ... Being able to have real-time weather data and real-time sonic boom forecasts are enabling us to to go reliably fly supersonic while being confident there’s never going to be an audible sonic boom in the ground.”
Billionaire Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency for U.S. President Donald Trump, replied back to Scholl’s tweet Monday afternoon, saying “This administration will get rid of all regulations that make no sense, like this one.”
Scholl responded that he looks forward to working with Musk and Trump to “make this happen ASAP.”
Boom says it has a total of 130 orders and pre-orders from American, United and Japan Airlines, representing the first five years of production. It finished construction of its factory on the grounds of Piedmont Triad International Airport last summer and is installing tooling and equipment.
Boom projected hiring 1,700 people and investing half a billion to build the planes in Greensboro, but Scholl said in July a workforce of 2,400 is possible when fully operating by the end of the 2020s. By David Hill –Reporter, Triad Business Journal
United Machining Company’s story is a testament to hard work, perseverance, and a keen understanding of opportunity.
Founded 15 years ago by two immigrant journeyman machinists from Italy and Bulgaria , Giulivo Tassotti and his business partner Dmitri Pechev, the company has grown from a small operation to a key player in the high-precision machining sector. Their journey reflects the very essence of the American Dream.
Giulivo and Dmitri, both highly skilled machinists with backgrounds in aerospace, arrived in the U.S. with a vision to succeed. Early on, they worked fulltime at their employer, a large aerospace entity. It was through this dedication that they noticed a critical gap in the market—a lack of aerospace companies with internal machine shops capable of meeting tight deadlines. This insight sparked the idea that would become United Machining LLC.
Today, United Machining Company is led by Giulivo and his two sons, Marco and Fabio, both of whom are 1st generation Americans. Marco, who joined the company 10 years ago, was mentored by the two founders, and is today a ‘Journeyman caliber’ programmer/machinist.
Fabio, who joined the company in 2019, played a pivotal role in securing the AS9100 certification—an achievement that opened doors to business opportunities with Tier 1 aerospace entities. Under his leadership, United Machining expanded its operations, growing from just two machines to a state-of-the-art facility equipped with 12 advanced machines from industry leaders like Hyundai, Haas, and Doosan.
When Marco and Fabio came on board, United Machining began to focus more heavily on producing highly specialized components for the aerospace industry, particularly egress systems like valves and cylindrical components. As the company’s capabilities expanded, so too did its reputation for excellence.
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United Machining continues to focus on growth. Specializing in small to 5-inch diameter parts, the company plans to further expand its machine capacity in the coming years, adding one or two new machines annually as demand increases.
Looking ahead, United Machining’s growth strategy includes entering several new markets, including: Medical; Automotive; and Defense.
With over 100,000 parts produced annually, every United Machining team member plays a crucial role. Giulivo and Dmitri’s journey, along with the dedication of Marco, Fabio, and the entire team, has created a workplace that embodies the spirit of family, craftsmanship, and excellence.
As United Machining looks to the future, the company remains firmly committed to its roots in aerospace machining while continually evolving to meet new challenges and opportunities. With plans for expanded capacity, new market ventures, and an unwavering focus on continuous improvement, United Machining is well-positioned for sustained success in the years to come.
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This year, The Northern Utah Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association (NUNTMA) is fully sponsoring the contest on the technical side, so plenty of expertise, help, and exposure to contestants is available.
Judges will come from real local machine shops. As part of the contest, you will have the amazing opportunity to interview at some of the best machine shops in the state. This contest will expose you to potential future employers; in many cases, they make hires while students are still in school.
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Millions upon millions of plastic injection molded parts and product components are produced every hour in this country and around the world. Plastic molded products are a key ingredient of our U.S. manufacturing economy. Injection molding is the most cost-saving process to produce plastic parts in medium to high volumes with an infinite variety of compounds that can be tailored to the product requirements.
The opportunities and uses for injection molded products are limitless. You can’t travel through a department store kitchenware section, or the hardware store tool section without seeing bright and shiny injection molded offerings.The next time you visit your dentist, doctor, or God forbid, spend time at a hospital, take a moment to look around – the exam table, bed, many of the devices used by the nurses and doctors are injection molded or are comprised of molded plastic parts. Observe the next time you fly, or take a drive in your car, there is just no escaping the value of injection molded products impacting our everyday lives.
Every one of the products mentioned above has a genesis. They evolved from an engineer, designer, or an inventor’s concept needing fulfilment. Depending upon the complexity of the product, it may go directly from the design stage to sourcing the injection mold. Or a complex part / product may need a functional prototype to first prove the concept. In either case, if you are not familiar with plastic part design, it is best to select an injection molder to aid in your design process.
Then the production process begins. When you go to the injection mold house of your choice, you will be asked a series of questions:
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• What is the expected order cycle? Answers to these questions will aid in obtaining the best part price considerations and the long-term success of the project.
Although this is an abbreviated synopsis, it gives an overall view into the process of designing for cost effective injection molding. I hope this will help you in selecting a process for your future manufacturing needs.
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521 S 48th St. Tempe, AZ 85281
Ken Lambert (602)527-5488
ken@innovativemeasuring.com
Innovative Measuring Systems
1711 W. 17th St. Tempe, AZ 85281 www.innovativemeasuring.com
Klontech Industrial Sales
480-948-1871
Ken Lambert (801)673-4783
Total Qual. Syst. ______ 480-377-6422
ken@innovativemeasuring.com
GRINDING
Grinding Machines
Productivity 303-571-4933
Grinding Wheels
HAIMER 503-726-8202
Manual Lathes & Mills
Sharp Precision 310-370-5990
Pedestals for Grinders
Midaco 847-593-8420
Sawing Machines
Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933
Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000
Saw Replacement Parts
Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000
INSPECTION EQUIP
Advanced Coord. Tech 303-469-6161
Gage Lab Products 801-716-2972
Hexagon _________ 303-859-7159
Innovative Measuring Systems 602-527-5488
Klontech Indust. Sales 480-948-1871
LK Metrology _______
949-716-4440
Productivity Inc. 303-571-4933
Renishaw 847-286-9953
Total Qual. Syst. ______ 480-377-6422
Zeiss Industrial Metrology 800-327-9735
Barcode Scanners
KEYENCE _____ _____720-614-9241
CMM Probes
Gage Lab Products 801-716-2972
Hexagon 303-859-7159
Innovative Measuring Systems 602-527-5488
Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871
LK Metrology 949-716-4440
Renishaw _________ 847-286-9953
Coordinate
Innovative Measuring Systems 602-527-5488
Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871
LK Metrology 949-716-4440
Renishaw
Selway
Total
Gage
Renishaw
Renishaw Starrett
Total Quality Systems
720-338-2581 HARDWARE
Horizon Carbide Tool
Utah Metal Works, Inc.
480-968-0957
801-364-5679
METALS & MATERIALS
AZ Tool Steel LLC
Coastal Metals
Bronze
Coastal Metals
Coastal Metals
Carbon
800-811-7466
800-811-7466
Ryerson 303-227-6310
Garnet Abrasives
Barton International
800-741-7756
Metals: Bar & Plate
AZ Tool Steel LLC 480-784-1600
Coastal Metals 800-811-7466
Erickson Metals 303-373-0820
Ryerson __________ 303-227-6310
Steel
AZ Tool Steel LLC _______
Erickson Metals
Coastal Metals
Laube Titanium
Ryerson
TW Metals
United Perform. Metals
Metals
480-784-1600
800-811-7466
Erickson Metals ____ 303-373-0820
Laube Titanium 805-388-1050x124
Ryerson 303-227-6310
United Perform. Metals 317-946-0025
Western States Metals
801-978-0562
Aluminum
Affiliated Metals
Erickson Metals
800-748-4711
303-373-0820
United Perform. Metals 317-946-0025
Armor: Military & Commercial
TW Metals
Coastal Metals
Ryerson
Brass
800-203-8000
800-811-7466
303-227-6310
TW Metals 800-203-8000
Mold Steel
AZ Tool Steel LLC 480-784-1600
Renishaw
Nickel Alloys
AZ Tool Steel LLC 480-784-1600
Ryerson 303-227-6310
TW Metals 800-203-8000
United Perform. Metals 317-946-0025
Plate-Precision Saw Cut
Erickson Metals 303-373-0820
Pre-Honed Tube
Western States Metals 801-978-0562
Stainless Steel
AZ Tool Steel LLC 480-784-1600
Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466
Ryerson 303-227-6310
United Perform. Metals 317-946-0025
Doosan
425-881-1200
385-271-6718 970-218-9046
425-881-1200
Grinding Machines
800-533-5339
S&S Machinery Sales
Plasma Cutters
Action Machinery ______888-289-9100
Bystronic Inc__ 702-340-6964
Multicam 970-218-9046
Production Machine Tools 425-881-1200
Press Brakes
EDM Perform. Access.
800-336-2946
Global EDM Supply 480-836-8330
NEW MACHINERY FABRICATION
Multicam _________ 970-218-9046
Latitude Machinery
602-517-7153
Production Machine Tools _ 425-881-1200
Band Saws
Ultimate Machinery 480-966-2000
Bar Feeders
Edge Technologies _____ 951-440-1574
Bending
Bystronic Inc____ 702-340-6964
Cold Saws
Fullerton Tools 989-799-4550
CNC Punching Centers
Latitude Machinery
602-517-7153
S&S Machinery Sales 602-368-8542
CNC Routers
Multicam 970-218-9046
Latitude Machinery 602-517-7153
Multitool USA 800-660-0880
Iron Workers
Action Machinery ______888-289-9100
Latitude Machinery 602-517-7153
Production Machine Tools 425-881-1200
S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542
Laser Cutters
Action Machinery ______888-289-9100
Bud’s Machine Tools 385-271-6718
Bystronic Inc__ 702-340-6964
Latitude Machinery ____ 602-517-7153
Production Machine Tools 425-881-1200
Productivity Inc. 303-571-4933
S&S Machinery Sales 602-368-8542
Triad Machine 303-424-0268
Magnetic Particle (NDT) Machines
DCM Tech 800-533-5339
Pipe & Tube Benders/Notchers
Bystronic Inc__ 702-340-6964
Action Machinery ______888-289-9100
Bystronic Inc__ 702-340-6964
Latitude Machinery 602-517-7153
Production Machine Tools 425-881-1200
Rotary Surface Grinders
DCM Tech _________ 800-533-5339
Sawing Machines
Action Machinery ______888-289-9100
Fullerton Tools 989-799-4550
Latitude Machinery _____ 602-517-7153
Production Machine Tools _ 425-881-1200
Shearing Machines
Action Machinery ______888-289-9100
Bystronic Inc__ 702-340-6964
Latitude Machinery 602-517-7153
S&S Machinery Sales 602-368-8542
Vacuum Tables DATRON 480-826-3689
OTHER ACCESSORIES
Grinding Accessories
Multitool USA 800-660-0880
Robotic Part Loading Systems Midaco 847-593-8420
PLASTICS
Acrylics And Polycarbonates
Laird Plastics ______ 303-292-1687
Plastics: Fabrication Laird Plastics 303-292-1687
Graphics Materials Laird Plastics 303-292-1687
Mechanical/Engineering Material Laird Plastics ______ 303-292-1687 PROG. SYSTEMS CAD/CAMSoftware, CAD AME, Inc. 303-922-9266 Delcam (Autodeck) ____ 877-35-2261
MLC CAD _____
800-364-1652 x1113
MultiCAM 970-218-9046
SolidCAM 530-863-0461
Recyclable Metals
Iron & Metals, Inc
Utah Metal Works
Contract Inspection
Advanced Coord. Tech 303-469-6161
Klontech Measure Sol 480-626-8131
Quality Measurement Services970-413-2438
Education
Ogden-Weber Tech College_801-395-3795
303-292-5555
801-364-5679
Scrap Metal Recycling
Iron & Metals, Inc
303-292-5555
Utah Metal Works 801-364-5679
SERVICES
AS9100 Certification
ABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591
BMSC 602-445-9400
Cavendish Scott 303-480-0111
RRBG,Inc. 469-714-6260
Auctioneers
Perfection 847-545-6906
Calibration Services
Advanced Coord. Tech 303-469-6161
Klontech Industrial 480-948-1871
Quality Measurement Services970-413-2438
Western States Calibration 801-466-1700
Consultant,Operational Consultant, ISO
ABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591
BMSC __________ 602-445-9400
Cavendish Scott 303-480-0111
Engineering Services
Advanced Coord. Tech 303-469-6161
Financing
Tech Financial Services ____ 414-224-0209
Univerity Federal Credit Union 801-463-3597
First Article Inspection
Advanced Coord. Tech 303-469-6161
Heavyhaul
IRH ___________ 801-972-5581
Injection Molding
3D Parts To Go 801-380-7935
Inspection Services
Advanced Coord. Tech 303-469-6161
Quality Measurement Services970-413-2438
Lean Consulting
ABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591
Logistics/Freight
R&R Transportation ____801-747-2607
Metrology Services
Advanced Coord. Tech __ 303-469-6161
Hexagon 303-859-7159
Klontech Industrial 480-948-1871
Quality Measurement Services970-413-2438
Western States Calibration 801-466-1700
Process Improvement/ Audit
ABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591
BMSC 602-445-9400
Cavendish Scott _____ 303-480-0111
X-Ray
Certified Inspection Service _ 602-267-0661
ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert. BMSC _____________ 602-445-9400
Cavendish Scott 303-480-0111
Orion Registrar 303-645-4017
Platinum Registration 303-639-9001 RRBG,Inc. 469-714-6260
ISO Registrar
Platinum Registration 303-639-9001
Orion Registrar _______ 303-645-4017
Machine Tool Rebuilding EDM Network 480-836-1782
Nadcap Approvals - Consulting
Level III NDT Consulting 602-578-8109
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
Level III NDT Consulting 602-578-8109
Frontier Group 602-437-2426
Phoenix Heat Treat_____602-258-7751
Process Improvement BMSC 602-445-9400
Reverse Engineering
Advanced Coord. Tech __ _303-469-6161
The CNC Pros
801-973-0800
ADDITIVE MFG/ 3 D PRINTING SolidCAM ________ 530-863-0461
Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281
CAID Industries 435-890-8823
CNC Machine & Design Inc _ 801-531-9922 Dayton Rogers 763-717-6303 JD Machine 801-782-4403 Mountain View Machine 435-755-0500 Pillar Machine 801-965-1900 Quick Turn Machine ____ 801-334-6800 Tymar Industries 719-548-8995 Wrico 480-892-7800
COMPOSITES
BAR CODING
Western Sintering 509-375-3096
BROACHING
Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801
Precision Mach’d Products 970-482-7676
Specialty Steel Services __ 801-539-8252
CASTINGS
Aluminum Casting
Precision Enterprises ___ 731-642-8709
Die Casting TVT Die Casting 800-280-2278
Die Casting: Aluminum/Zinc TVT Die Casting 800-280-2278
CHEMICAL PROCESSING COATING
S.A. Composites 970-776-3877
DESIGNCAD/CAM
CNC Machine & Design Inc _ 801-531-9922
DIES
Able Machining & Eng. 801-268-6766
EDM
EDM: Drilling Small Hole LAYKE, Inc.___________ 602-272-2654
Micropulse West 480-966-2300
EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking)
Innovative Precision 801-334-6317
Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604
Prec. Mach’d Products 970-482-7676
EDM: Wire
Dynamic Design & Mfg 303-652-0431
Electronics Assemblies
Advantage Manufacturing 877-7270281
CAID Industries 435-890-8823 Welded Assemblies
Coating:Black Oxide
Phoenix Heat Treat 602-258-7751
Coating: Liquid
Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146
EDM Express 800-780-7075
Innovative Precision 801-334-6317
Jensen Precision 801-866-0175 MTI 505-247-4276
Paramount Machine ____ 801-886-2755
Group Mfg Serv
Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778
Fabrication: SheetMetal
A1 Precision Metal 623-377-2191
Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281
CAID Industries 435-890-8823
Denver Machine Shop 303-295-6000
Dynamic Design & Mfg 303-652-0431
EMJD Corporation _____ 303-761-5236
EPOCS Mfg 970-535-4540
Group Mfg Serv 480-966-3952
JD Machine 801-782-4403
Jensen Precision 801-866-0175
Kustom Koncepts 307-472-0818
Metalcraft 888-280-7080
Pillar Machine 801-965-1900
Richards Fab 801-409-0392
Star Precision _______ 303-926-0559
Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778
Wrico 480-892-7800
Fabrication: Steel
EMJD Corp 303-761-5236
Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281
CJ Precision 208-908-5920
Coating Technologies 623-581-2648
CPCS 303-438-8328
Metals Finishing LLC 801-718-7969
Precision Mach’d Prod 970-482-7676
Star Precision 303-926-0559
Superior Grinding _____ 801-487-9700
TVT Die Casting ______ 800-280-2278
Wasatch Powder Coating 801-718-7969
Finishing: One Stop
Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281
VACCO Industries
626-443-7121
Powder Coating
CPCS ____________ 303-438-8328
Metals Finishing LLC 801-718-7969
Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146
Star Precision 303-926-0559
Wasatch Powder Coating 801-718-7969
Sandblasting
Metals Finishing LLC 801-718-7969
Phoenix Heat Treat ____ 602-258-7751
Wasatch Powder Coating 801-718-7969
Aluminum (Medium & Large)
Aero Tech 801-335-3283
FORMING
A1 Precision Metal 623-377-2191
Dynamic Design & Mfg 303-652-0431
EPOCS Mfg 970-535-4540
JD Machine 801-782-4403
Star Precision 303-926-0559
FOUNDRY
Specialty Steel Svcs
801-539-8252 Gear Hobbing Ponderosa Ind 303-298-1801
GRINDING
Diversified Metal Services 801-972-6093
GMN USA 800-686-1679
Machine Tool & Cutter Grinding 435-512-4416
PAS Technologies 602-744-2648
Prec. Mach’d Products 970-482-7676
Ron Grob Co. 970-667-5320
Steel Services Grinding __ 800-662-0126
Superior Grinding _____ 801-487-9700
The Toolroom Inc. 801-773-6331
Grinding, Blanchard Auburn Tool & Machine 303-278-8769
Diversified Metal Services 801-972-6093
Steel Services Grinding 800-662-0126
Superior Grinding 801487-9700
Grinding, Centerless Ron Grob Co. _______ 970-667-5320
Grinding, Cold Saw
Tymar Industries 719-548-8995
Machining: Aerospace
CM Manufacturing 406-543-4450
CNC Custom Parts Mfg _ 801-513-0943
Flex-Pro 480-773-3239
GroveTec Machining 503-557-4689
LAYKE, INC 602-272-2654
LV Swiss 435-635-1482
Mountain View Machine 435-755-0500
Paramount Machine 801-886-2755
Pinnacle Precision ___ 435-563-2722
Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801
Precision Mach’d Products 970-482-7676
Radtech 303-789-4247
RD Machine & MFg 801-977-0447
RP Machining 719-550-1724
Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031
Machining: Automatic
StarRex Precision 480-834-6344
Machining: Ceramic
O’Keefe Ceramics
719-687-0888
Ceramic: Sapphire, Alumina, Silicon, Aluminum, Quartz
O’Keefe Ceramics 719-687-0888
Machining: CNC
A1 Precision Metal ____ 623-377-2191
Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766
Accutech Machine 801-975-1117
American Machine & Eng. 801-973-0494
Apex Engineering 435-713-0072
Auburn Tool & Machine 303-278-8769
CJ Precision _______ 208-908-5920
CM Manufacturing 406-543-4450
CNC Custom Parts Mfg 801-513-0943
CNC Machine& Design 801-531-9922
Cornerstone Machine 801-731-8862
Datum Machining LLC__ 208-947-1628
Denver Precision Products 303-469-1771
DMSI___________801-972-6093
Dynamic Design & Mfg __ 303-652-0431
EPOCS Mfg 970-535-4540
Flex-Pro 480-773-3239
GL Manufacturing 801-634-5894
H& S Machine 801-755-7627
Innovative Precision 801-334-6317
JD Machine 801-782-4403
Jensen Precision 801-866-0175
Kings Peak Manufacturing 801-337-5926
LAYKE, INC_________ 602-272-2654
Leading Edge Machine _ 435-563-9425
Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414
LV Swiss 435-635-1482
Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604
Micro-Fine Machining ___ 801-891=7411
MTI ____________ 505-247-4276
Precision Enterprises ___ 731-642-8709
Pinnacle Precision ___ 435-563-2722
Quick Turn Machine ___ 801-334-6800
Schott Manufacturing (SMS) 720-352-8499
The CNC Pros 801-973-0800
Tymar Industries 719-548-8995
Electromechanical Design
RD Machine & Mfg 801-977-0447
RP Machining 719-550-1724
Star Precision 303-926-0559
The Toolroom Inc. 801-773-6331
Wrico 480-892-7800
Machining: Composites
Metalcraft 888-280-7080
Machining: Contract
American Machine & Eng. 801-973-0494
JD Machine 801-782-4403
Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175
LV Swiss __________ 435-635-1482
Machinists Inc 800-244-4130
Paramount Machine 801-886-2755
Radtech _________ 303-789-4247
Electromechanical Design
Blackwing Machine 801-645-4485
Auburn Tool & Machine 303-278-8769
CJ Precision 208-908-5920
CNC Custom Parts Mfg 801-513-0943
CNC Machine& Design 801-531-9922
Cornerstone Machine 801-731-8862
Datum Machining LLC 208-947-1628
DATRON _________ 480-826-3689
Dynamic Design & Mfg 303-652-0431
EPOCS Mfg 970-535-4540
GL Manufacturing 801-634-5894
GroveTec Machining 503-557-4689
JD Machine ________ 801-782-4403
Kings Peak Manufacturing 801-337-5926
LV Swiss 435-635-1482
Machinists Inc 800-244-4130
Metalcraft 888-280-7080
Micro-Fine Machining 801-891=7411
Able Machining & Eng. _
CM Manufacturing
406-543-4450
CNC Machine& Design 801-531-9922
Cornerstone Machine 801-731-8862
Datum Machining LLC__ 208-947-1628
Elite Machine 801-710-7891
GroveTec Machining 503-557-4689
Innovative Precision 801-334-6317
Kings Peak Manufacturing 801-337-5926
Loveridge Machine Co. 801-262-1414
LV Swiss 435-635-1482
Micro-Fine Machining ___ 801-891=7411
Paramount Machine 801-886-2755
Ponderosa Ind 303-298-1801
Precision Enterprises 731-642-8709
Precision Tech _______ 801-285-7288
Quick Turn Machine 801-334-6800
Radtech ______303-789-4247
RD Machine & Mfg 801-977-0447
RP Machining
719-550-1724
Schott Manufacturing (SMS) 720-352-8499
Star Precision 303-926-0559
The CNC Pros 801-973-0800
Machining: Prototype
Able Machining & Eng. 801-268-6766
Accutech Machine 801-975-1117
American Machine & Eng. 801-973-0494
Apex Engineering 435-713-0072
Cornerstone Machine 801-731-8862
Datum Machining LLC 208-947-1628
Denver Precision 303-469-1771
Innovative Precision 801-334-6317
JD Machine ________ 801-782-4403
Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175
Kings Peak Manufacturing 801-337-5926
LAYKE, INC 602-272-2654
Leading Edge Machine 435-563-9425
Micro-Fine Machining 801-891=7411
Mountain View Machine 435-755-0500
Pillar Machine 801-965-1900
Precision Enterprises 731-642-8709
Quick Turn Machine 801-334-6800
Radtech 303-789-4247
RD Machine & Mfg 801-977-0447
RP Machining 719-550-1724
Schott Manufacturing (SMS) 720-352-8499
Skydandee Mfg 801-774-8031
S.A.Composites 970-776-3877
StarRex Precision ____ 480-834-6344
The Toolroom Inc. ____ 801-773-6331
Machining: Precision
Able Machining & Eng. 801-268-6766
Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281
American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494
Blackwing Machine 801-645-4485
CJ Precision 208-908-5920
CM Manufacturing 406-543-4450
Cornerstone Machine 801-731-8862
Datum Machining LLC 208-947-1628
Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239
GroveTec Machining 503-557-4689
Jensen Precision 801-866-0175
Kings Peak Manufacturing 801-337-5926
Loveridge Machine Co. 801-262-1414
LV Swiss 435-635-1482
Mountain View Machine 435-755-0500 MTI 505-247-4276
Pinnacle Precision 435-563-2722
Ponderosa Ind 303-298-1801
Precision Enterprises 731-642-8709
Quick Turn Machine 801-334-6800
RP Machining 719-550-1724
Precision Machined Prod. 970-482-7676
StarRex Precision 480-834-6344
The CNC Pros 801-973-0800
TVT Die Casting 800-280-2278
Tymar Industries 719-548-8995
Machining: R & D
American Machine & Eng. 801-973-0494
Dynamic Design & Mfg __ 303-652-0431
JD Machine 801-782-4403
Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175
Micro-Fine Machining 801-891=7411
Pillar Machine 801-965-1900
Precision Enterprises ___ 731-642-8709
Schott Manufacturing (SMS) 720-352-8499
The CNC Pros 801-973-0800
Tymar Industries 719-548-8995
Machining: Swiss
CNC Machine & Design Inc 801-531-9922
Denver Precision Products 303-469-1771
GroveTec Machining 503-557-4689
LV Swiss 435-635-1482
Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing 503-557-9407
Pinnacle Precision ___ 435-563-2722
Ron Grob Co. _______ 970-667-5320
StarRex Precision 480-834-6344
Machining: Turning
American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494
Apex Engineering 435-713-0072
Auburn Tool & Machine 303-278-8769
Blackwing Machine 801-645-4485
CNC Custom Parts Mfg 801-513-0943
Datum Machining LLC 208-947-1628
Denver Precision Products 303-469-1771
EPOCS Mfg 970-535-4540
Faustson 303-420-7422
GroveTec Machining 503-557-4689
HPMP 801-619-9850
JD Machine 801-782-4403
LAYKE, INC 602-272-2654
Leading Edge Machine 435-563-9425
Machinists Inc 800-244-4130
Metalcraft 888-280-7080
Micro-Fine Machining 801-891=7411
Mountain View Machine 435-755-0500
MTI 505-247-4276
Precision Enterprises 731-642-8709
RD Machine & Mfg 801-977-0447
RP Machining 719-550-1724
Schott Manufacturing (SMS) 720-352-8499 StarRex Precision 480-834-6344 The CNC Pros _______ 801-973-0800
Pinnacle Precision 435-563-2722
Turnkey Product Services
Aero Tech ________ 801-292-0493
METAL STAMPING
A1 Precision Metal ____ 623-377-2191
Thompson Machine 505-823-1453
Hi-Production Precision Stamping
Metalcraft _________ 888-280-7080
Precision Die & Stamping 480-967-2038
Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453
MOLDS
Blackwing Machine
801-645-4485
Loveridge Machine Co. 801-262-1414
Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604
Molds: Plastic Injection
LTM Plastics 303-592-9548
Maverick Mold & Machine _ 970-535-4604
Molds Steel
DMSI ___________ 801-972-6093
Aero Tech 801-292-0493
Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414
PACKAGING
Tymar Industries _____ 719-548-8995
PAINTING
Coating Technologies 623-581-2648
CPCS 303-438-8328
Frontier Group 602-437-2426
Perfection Industrial 520-434-9090
Pillar Machine 801-965-1900
Richards Fab 801-409-0392
Painting CARC
Frontier Group 602-437-2426
PLATING
Blanchard Metals Proc. 801-972-5590
Foresight Finishing 480-921-0000
Anodizing
Blanchard Metals Proc. 801-972-5590
Collins Metal Finishing 602-275-3117
Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146
Copper
Foresight Finishing ____ 480-921-0000
Electroless Nickel
Collins Metal Finishing 602-275-3117
Foresight Finishing 480-921-0000
Frontier Group 602-437-2426
Nickel/Chrome/Copper
Foresight Finishing 480-921-0000
Powder Coating
Perfection Industrial 520-434-9090
Tin Plate
Foresight Finishing 480-921-0000
POLISHING
PRECISION FORMING
Richards Fab 801-409-0392
Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453
Wrico 480-892-7800
PROCESSING: METAL
Electro Polish
Collins Metal Finishing 602-275-3117
Etching/Photochemical VACCO Industries ____ 626-443-7121
Passivation
Collins Metal Finishing 602-275-3117
Frontier Group 602-437-2426
PROTOTYPE MACHINERY
3D Parts To Go_____801-380-7935
PUNCHING
JD Machine 801-782-4403
Star Precision 303-926-0559
Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778
RECYCLING
Recyclable Metals
Iron & Metals, Inc 303-292-5555
Utah Metal Works 801-364-5679
REPAIR
3 Phase Electric Motors
Sidewinders LLC 801-250-6267
Bearing Surface
Denver Machine Shop ___ 303-295-6000
Hydraulic Cylinder Denver Machine Shop 303-295-6000 Hydro Generators
ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT
ABS Metallurgical...,23
Accutech Machine Inc...41
Ace Wire Spring & Form...44
Acieta...34
Action Machinery...37,47
Advantage Manufacturing...40
Aero Tech Mfg...40
Auburn Tool & Machine...40
AZ Tool Steel...39
Barton Mines...24,36
BC Tool & Cutter Grinding...40
Blackwing Machine...43
Blanchard Metals Proc...40
Blue Streak Grinding...20
BMSC...6,38
Bystronic...37
Cavendish Scott...38
Chipblaster...33
CHIRON...15
CJ Precision...18.41
Cleveland Electric Labs...42
CM Manufacturing...43
CNC Custom Parts Mfg...41
CNC Machine & Design...39
Coastal Metals...10,36
Coating Technologies...12
Collins Metal Finishing...44
Custom Powder Cutting Sol...41
D2P...3
Datum Machining...41
Datron...37
DCM Tech...37
Denver Machine Shop...40
Denver Precision Products...42
DMG Mori...33
DMSI...39
Dynamic Design & Mfg...44
Edge Technologies...36
EDM Network..35
EDM Perf. Accessories...35
EMJD Corp....41
ENS Welding...45
EPOCS Mfg...40
Exact Tool Grinding...45
EZ-Access...36
Fiero Automation...34
Foresight Finishing...44
Frontier Group....44
Frontier Metal Stamping...44
Fullerton Tools...34
Gage Lab Products...34
Grisley Automation...11
HAIMER...33
Hainbuch...33
Haydale Cutting Tools...33
Hexagon...45
Horizon Carbide...35
Imaginetics...39
Industrial Heat Treat Co...41
Ingersoll...33
Innovative Measuring Systems...35
Innovative Precision...39
IRH...36
Iron & Metals, Inc..16,36
JD Machine...39
JM Grisley..5,33-38
K.D. Capital Equipment...38
KEYENCE...35
Kings Peak...42
Klontech Industrial...34
KTR Machine...25,36
L.V. Swiss...43
Laird Plastics...37
Latitude Machinery...36
Laube Titanium...35
LAYKE Inc...44
Leading Edge Machine...42
LeGrand. (C2G)..35
Level III Nadcap Consulting...38
Loveridge Machine...43
LTM Plastics...,44
Machine Tool & Cutter Grinding...34
Machinery Resources Intl...29
Mario Pinto...35
MarZee...8,43
MASIC Industries...28,45
Maverick Mold & Machine...39
Metalcraft...42
Methods Machinery...13
Micro-Fine Machining...42
Midaco...,36
MLC CAD...37
Mountain View...39
MP Systems...33
MTI...39
MultiCam...37
Multi-Tool...37
Nelson Engineering...40
NUNTMA..31
O’Keefe Ceramics...42
Ogden-Weber Tech College...35
OGP...34
Orion Registrar...35
Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing...43
Paramount Machine...40
Perfection...19,38
Perfection Industrial Finishing...19,44
Phoenix Heat Treating...17,41
Pilkington Metal Finishing...41
Pinnacle Precision...43
Platinum Registration....38
Precision Die & Stamping....45
Precision Enterprises...39
Production Machine Tools...37
Productivity ..9,21,33
QMS Support...38
Qualichem...36
Quality Measurement Services..38
R&R Tansportation...38
Radtech...42
RD Machine...44
Renishaw..,34
Resell CNC...38
Richards Fab...40
Robo-Jet...45
Roentgen USA...36
Romi Machine Tools, Ltd...36
Ron Grob CO....24,43
Royal Products..20,33
RP Machining, Inc. ..42
Ryerson...35-37
SA Composites...45
S&S Machinery...39
Sandvik...36
Schott Manufacturing (SMS)...41
SCHUNK...34
Sentry Insurance...38
Sidewinders LLC...44
Skydandee Mfg...39
SMH...32
Smith Machinery...33,47
Southwest Waterjet & Laser...45
Specialty Steel Serv....28,40
SPRING WORKS Utah...44
Star Metal Fluids...2,33-35
Star Precision...40
Starrett...35
StarRex Precision...42
Steel Services Grinding...41
Sulli Tool & Supply...33
Superior Grinding..22,41
Tech Financial Services...31,38
The CNC Pros...39
The ToolRoom Inc...45
ThinBit...1,26-27,33,48
Thompson Machine...41
T.J. Davies...34
T.J. Snow...7
Toolnet International...33
Total Quality Systems...35
TUFFLabels...41
TVT Die Casting...39
Tymar Industries....43
TW Metals...36
United Machining...30
Ultimate Manufacturing...35
United Pacific...30
University Federal Credit Union...38
Utah Metal Works, Inc...14,36
Vacco...41
Von Ruden Mfg...33
Wasatch Powder Coating...41
Weiser/Mile High Precision...45
Western Sintering...45
Western States Calibration...37
Western States Metals...29,34
Wrico Stamping...41
Zeiss Industrial...35
Mazak’s new SYNCREX Series of Swiss-style machines equips shops for high volume production of a wide range of parts.
• Full lineup of 20 machines offered in 10-38 mm sizes.
• Mazak Dynamic Chip Control (MDCC) requires less operator intervention.
• Mazak Swiss Setup Assist (MSSA) results in faster changeover.
Whether you’re new to Swiss-type turning or been at it for years, SYNCREX creates a world of new opportunities to elevate production and make the most of every machine.
