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According to Salesforce’s ‘Revolutionizing Customer Service in Manufacturing’ report, 52% of manufacturing executives surveyed say that they are finding it increasingly difficult to compete based on product quality alone.

The study suggests that your relationship with customers is often the deciding factor in whether they’ll keep doing business with you. In fact, 89 percent of manufacturers compete solely on the quality of their customer service.

In my interviews with customers of machine shops, I ask what their On-time and Quality metrics look like, and they know this, particularly if they are AS9100 ceertified. Invariably, the answer is that they do a really good job on the quality metrics, and often the candid response is that “we suck at on-time delivery”.

Given that high quality and low on-time delivery metrics abound in the industry, particularly of late, how can you retain high customer service metrics?

Communication is the answer. Too many machine shop owners and managers use the technique of ‘head in the sand’. They know long before their product is expected to be delivered to their customer, that they will be late. There could be a variety of reasons for this, including staff shortages, machine malfunctions, special processes, material delivery, to name a few.

Almost always, there are ways to mitigate the damage your being late has on your customer, particularly if they are given ample notice. Telling a person at the last minute that you can’t fulfill a commitment does real damage to your relationship. Of course, sh*t happens. Sometimes you can’t keep your commitments for reasons you could never have predicted. When that happens, as it inevitably will, there are real benefits to delivering bad news early.

The longer you wait, the less time the other person has to adjust, and the more damage you do to the relationship. In a good working relationship, two things happen when you deliver bad news early. As soon as you realize you will be late or need to postpone, you tell the other person. And the other person has enough experience with you keeping your commitment that it’s easy to cut you some slack this time.

It is always wise to be upfront with customers and let them hear the news from you, rather than a third-party source. Even if you have not sorted out all of the details, communicate what you can, when you can. In fact, when you communicate delays early, you have the opportunity to work with the customer on what they ‘must have’. Perhaps they don’t need the entire quantity of a particular part delivered at the same time, and you can help them with a partial delivery.

It is imperative that you own up to it and accept responsibility in the matter. Then get your ego out of the way and apologize genuinely. Most people will be willing to work together if you say you are sorry and then show that you want to make it right by fixing the problem or explaining what you are doing for next steps. Remember, it much less costly to retain a good customer than to find a new one.

Until next issue, I wish you the best in this new year.

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Star Metal Fluids Announces The Addition Of Lucas Cassil To Their Team!

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Epic Finance – Focusing on the Buyer AND Seller

Epic Finance (Golden, CO) is taking a modern approach to the machine tool financing industry. Led by Chris Frans, CLFP (President), Epic’s goal is to provide the most optimal customer service to both the customer and the distributor or OEM that is selling the equipment, all while providing aggressively low rates.

Chris Frans has been in the equipment finance industry

for a decade and has provided financing to thousands of customers around the US. He has a great understanding of the manufacturing industry, the equipment, and what is needed to meet each individual customer’s needs. Please reach out to Chris with any financing inquiries that you might have. Email him at: chris@epicapprovals.com.

Shop Culture

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Henry Ford Introduced the Model T in 1908. By 1910, it took more than 12 hours to assemble. By 1914, it was done in just 90 minutes. To accomplish this, the process was broken into 84 discrete steps. Famously, the moving assembly line was utilized anywhere possible. Certainly, this was not done

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overnight. And I can only imagine the amount of effort it took to get there. But that’s not really what I wanted to discuss. What I’d like to consider is the effect did this have on the employees at Ford Motor Company.

Before the “Automation,” or the assembly line philosophy, an autoworker was well rounded and did a variety of tasks. The assembly line meant you were expected to complete one task, all day. This was and is an efficient way to accomplish the work. And very much the reason why the assembly time was so drastically reduced. But it took away a lot of the intrigue and creativity of building a car. Which led many workers to leave Ford and seek employment elsewhere.

This changed the type of work that was required. Which drastically changed the environment, and the culture.

What appears to be Ford’s response to that, came in January of 1914. Ford announced a plan that would pay each employee 22 years old and older a minimum of $5 per day. Up from a $2.34 minimum, which doubled most workers’ wages. Men ages 18-22 had to “show himself to be sober, saving, steady, industrious, and must satisfy the superintendent and staff that his money will not be wasted in riotous living” to qualify for the $5 per day

minimum. With this change also came the adjustment from a 9-hour workday to an 8-hour workday, as well as a 3-shift schedule. This allowed production to happen around the clock and started a movement of people seeking work. People flocked to apply for a job at Ford by the thousands. I can only imagine the issues they dealt with as they sorted through who would be a good employee, and who would not be.

These are 2 extreme examples of how one company changed not only the culture within their own companies, but its effects have touched nearly every company around the world. Some of these changes brought about some really great things, including making an automobile affordable for nearly every American. A person could also make enough money to have a day off to spend time doing something they wanted to do.

We have all felt the excitement and relief that comes from a pay raise. But certainly, there is something more to work than just pay. For some, it takes desperate times, or a whole lot of money to do a boring job. To others, that’s the kind of job that is desired.

Pay does have a role in the culture of our companies. But

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so does everything else, lighting, music. Temperature, cleanliness, schedules, mandatory overtime, etc..

We work in one of the greatest industries. We get to create things every day. As we look at the things we have control of within our companies, may we foster a culture that many will desire to stay with us as we continue to make our modern world go around. Creativity in Culture at Ford Motor Company over 100 years ago, changed the world. We have some influence on what it’s like to work within our own shops. Let’s make it positive!

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Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Survey of Economic Activity

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new business volume for October was $11.3 billion, up 6 percent year-over-year from new business volume in October 2021. Volume was up 11 percent from $10.2 billion in September. Year-todate, cumulative new business volume was up nearly 6

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percent compared to 2021.

Receivables over 30 days were 1.7 percent, up from 1.5 percent from the previous month and unchanged from the same period in 2021. Charge-offs were 0.18 percent, up from 0.17% the previous month and up from 0.16 percent in the year-earlier period.

Credit approvals totaled 77.0 percent, down from 77.3 percent in September. Total headcount for equipment finance companies was down 4.7 percent year-over-year.

Separately, the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Monthly Confidence Index (MCI-EFI) in November is 43.7, a decrease from the October index of 45.

ELFA President and CEO Ralph Petta said, “The equipment finance industry demonstrates its typical resilient nature, producing an increase in October new business volume despite months of interest rate hikes brought on by the Fed’s efforts to control inflation. Despite the spectre of an imminent recession—as many economists predict—equipment finance organizations continue to do what they do best, i.e., help supply the nation’s businesses with productive assets that enable them to survive and thrive.”

James Currier, Chief Revenue Officer, Finloc USA Inc., said, “By now there should be some consensus amongst economists and industry vets alike that the economy slowing down is not only predictable, but intended—and necessary. We see it coming and know it’s close. Despite the rhetoric from drama-driven sources, it’s unlikely that the sky will fall given our modern quantitative tightening policies and practices. Tough, yes, global economic catastrophe, probably not. We see the economic tightening as an opportunity for carriers to get back on track with normal equipment

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“Advent came to speak to us because they’re excited about the growth and trajectory of the company,” said Dan Jablonsky, Maxar’s CEO and president, in an interview with the Denver Business Journal.

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Colorado Space Company Being Acquired In $6.4 Billion Deal

Colorado space company Maxar Technologies Inc. is being acquired and taken private in a $6.4 billion acquisition by a private equity company buying shares at more than double Maxar’s stock price.

The Westminster-based company, which makes satellites and spacecraft and gathers Earth-observation data and images it sells, agreed to a deal with Boston-based Advent International. The private equity firm offered $53 per share in cash to buy Maxar’s stock in a

Being private under Advent International’s ownership would give the company better access to capital for things like adding the seventh and eighth satellites to the company’s planned WorldView Legion satellite fleet and making other strategic moves, Jablonksy said.What the deal won’t do is change Maxar’s expectation that it will be a growing, Colorado-headquartered company, he said.

The deal includes a “go shop” period that ends on Feb. 14 during which Maxar’s board can entertain other acquisition offers and see if a would-be acquirer can make an offer superior to Advent International’s.

Advent International, which acquires businesses in a wide variety of industries internationally, said it was attracted to Maxar’s business and growth prospects.

“We have tremendous respect and admiration for Maxar, its industry-leading technology and the vital role it serves in

supporting the national security of the United States and its allies around the world,” said David Mussafer, chairman and managing partner of Advent, in a deal announcement. “We will prioritize Maxar’s commitment as a core provider to the U.S. defense and intelligence communities, and allies, while providing Maxar with the financial and operational support necessary to apply its technology and team members even more fully to the missions and programs of its government and commercial customers.”

Maxar is one of the Denver metro area’s largest and highest-profile aerospace companies. The business employs about 875 people based at its Westminster headquarters and more than 4,000 others at the company’s other locations. Maxar has notable satellite manufacturing sites in Palo Alto and San Jose, California, and offices in the Washington, D.C., area where Maxar has many employees working in data technologies.

The company operates Earth-observation satellites as well as builds satellites and other spacecraft for commercial customers, NASA and other civilian and military U.S. government agencies.

It has acquired a string of small businesses in recent years to add technology capabilities, most recently buying Wovenware, a Puerto Rican company with 150 employees working in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

In March, it acquired a significant stake in Aurora Insight, a small Denverbased company that uses data collected from small satellites to map radio frequency coverage areas of mobile phone companies and other communications firms.Maxar also bolstered its ability to render digital, threedimensional representations of satellite-collected data by acquiring Vricon,

a company it half-owned with Saab and then bought outright for $140 million in 2020.

Maxar has been building a new fleet of Earth-observation satellites, known as WorldView Legion, that are expected to be launched next year, likely starting before the Advent deal’s closure.

The six-orbiter addition would dramatically increase the amount and depth of data Maxar gathers from orbit. That’s expected to drive significant business growth for Maxar because it will have both added satellite capacity for customers and new kinds of satellite-derived data to offer.

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Boom Supersonic To Lead Jet Engine Development For Its Superfast Airliner

Boom Supersonic is leading engine development itself for the supersonic airliners it’s creating for international travel, unveiling a trio of industry partners for the effort last month.

The Centennial-based startup will design supersonic engines optimized to run on sustainable aviation fuel, tapping design partner Florida Turbine Technologies, a division of Kratos, a Jupiter, Florida-based aerospace and defense contractor that makes high-performance missile and drone engines. Boom Supersonic is using GE Additive for prototyping and design help with an eye toward maximizing the use of light, 3D-printed engine parts. It also hired StandardAero to be its engine maintenance partner.

Boom Supersonic will lead the design and own the intellectual property for its engine, which the company has named Symphony.

It’s unusual for an airline manufacturer to design and build engines and a departure from the typical industry business model.“Boom will own the engine and we staff the teams to design it, operate it and maintain it,” said Blake Scholl, CEO and founder of Boom Supersonic. “We have the opportunity to change the game.”

The company’s announcement comes three months after a design partnership with engine maker Rolls Royce finished. Other major passenger jet engine companies weren’t brought in either, making it a mystery who Boom would tap for the essential part of their Overture aircraft.

The FTT team has experience helping design parts of supersonic engines of F-22 and F-35 fighter jets, and its parent company makes engines for other uses. Involving the 3D printing until of GE, a conglomerate that pioneered composite airplane engine fans, brings on an experienced partner in manufacturing for Federal Aviation Administration certification, Scholl said.

Boom Supersonic projects its Overture aircraft, designed to carry between 65 and 80 passengers on international routes, will be able to fly Mach 1.7 over water and just under Mach 1 over land. That would mean flying twice as fast as typical passenger jets today.

Boom Supersonic says making international flights so much faster will change the nature

of travel. The company is pledging to make its planes fly on sustainable aviation fuel as a way to minimize the environmental impacts of flights using its planes.

The aircraft has attracted order contracts from American Airlines, United Airlines and Japan Airlines as well as interest from others.

United and Boom Supersonic share a vision in improving international travel, said Mike Leskinen, president of United Airlines Ventures, in a statement released as part of the Boom engine announcement.

“The team at Boom understands what we need to create a compelling experience for our passengers, and we are looking forward to a United supersonic fleet powered by Symphony,” Leskinen said.

Boom Supersonic unveiled new designs for the planes earlier this year. The biggest question outstanding for them was who would build the engines.

Key lessons from Boom Supersonic’s work with Rolls Royce included two realizations, Scholl said. Optimizing traditional subsonic engine parts for supersonic flight wouldn’t result in the best engine design, and owning the Symphony engine would change the economics of the aircraft for both Boom Supersonic and its customers.

Vertically integrated production of the main aircraft components mimics the route taken by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and other companies changing the space industry, he said.

“Given we’re making a leap here, it’s not surprising,” he said.

The traditional airliner engine industry involves designing and developing engines that aircraft manufacturers essentially buy at cost, but then the engine makers achieve long-term profits through regular maintenance programs.

That model doesn’t benefit the aircraft manufacturer, airlines or flying passengers — with each engine adding $1,000 of operational costs per flight, Scholl said. He likened the system to selling razors, a business for which the profit comes from the replacement blades.

The Symphony engine’s design should increase the time between necessary maintenance by 25%, School said, and having Boom Supersonic maintaining the engines should reduce the planes’ operating costs by 10%, which would be significant for airlines. By Greg Avery –

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Department of Defense (DoD) Awards

Vectrus Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colorado, is awarded a $48,888,974 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N69450-22-D-0010 for base operations support services at Na-val Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This award brings the total cumula-tive value of the contract to $96,754,647. The contract modification is for a 12-month bridge extension of base operations support services under the basic contract. Work will be performed at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and will be completed by November 2023. No funds will be obligated at time of award. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds; fiscal 2023 Defense Health Program funds; fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance (Army) funds; and fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance (Department of Defense) funds in the amount of $40,340,904 for recurring work will be obligated on a sub-sequent task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Com-mand Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity.

Richard Manufacturing Co., Ogden, Utah (FA8232-23-D-0002); Inter-connect Wiring LLP, Fort Worth, Texas (FA8232-23-D-0003); Chero-kee Nation Aerospace and Defense LLC, Stilwell, Oklahoma (FA8232-23-D-0004); Parts Life Inc., Moorestown, New Jersey (FA8232-23-D-0005); and KIHOMAC, Inc, Reston, Virginia (FA823223-D-0006), have collectively been awarded a $900,000,000 firmfixed-price, mul-tiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for F-16 harness parts and kit assemblies. This contract provides for low-cost and rapid delivery of diverse harness parts and kits for the F-16 fleet to include all Block aircraft. Work will be

performed in Ogden, Utah; Fort Worth, Texas; Stilwell, Oklahoma; Moorestown, New Jersey; and Reston, Virginia, and is expected to be completed May 31, 2031. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $18,832; fiscal 2021 procurement funds in the amount of $357,500; and fiscal 2022 procurement funds in the amount of $111,642 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cy-cle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity.

Boeing Digital Solutions Inc., Englewood, Colorado, is awarded an $18,919,575 firmfixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinitequantity contract. This contract procures annual navigation database software subscriptions with monthly updates to calculate aircraft performance. This software includes MilPlanner, FliteDeck Pro, On-board Perfor-mance Tool (OPT) database, OPT software, and Aeronautical Radio, In-corporated 424 navigational database tools. Work will be performed in Englewood, Colorado, and is expected to be completed in December 2027.

No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are is sued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lake-hurst, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (N6833523D0008).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Littleton, Colorado, has been awarded a $16,749,836 firm-fixed-price modification (P00043) to previously awarded contract FA882321-C-0001 for Space Based Infrared System contractor logistics support and product support integration contract evolution. Work will be performed on Peterson Space Force Base, Buckley SFB, Greeley Air National Guard Station, and Boulder, Colorado, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 14, 2024. Fiscal 2022 procurement funds in the amount of $16,749,836 are being obligated at the time of award. Total cumulative face value of the contract is $1,090,509,030. Space Systems Command, Peterson SFB, Colorado, is the contracting activity.

The Boeing Co., Hill Air Force Base, Utah, has been awarded a $15,511,239 C-Type contract for the Performance Assessment Data System (PADS) Communication Equipment Interface Unit (CEIU) production and deployment. This contract supports the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile for PADS to collect weapon system assessment data from CEIU and report

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Peraton Risk Decision Inc., Loveland, Colorado (HS002123D0001); and CACI Inc. – Federal, Reston, Virginia (HS002123D0002), have been awarded parallel, single-award, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts for nationwide background investigation fieldwork services under solicitation numbers HS002122R0002 and HS002122R0003. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is the primary investigative service provider for the federal government. Task order awards to Peraton and CACI, each obligated in the amount of $50,000,000 with defense working capital funds, followed directly thereafter. DCSA Acquisition and Contracting, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

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When most people think of the aviation industry, their minds nearly always gravitate toward Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Lockheed Martin, and others. Not so when you live in Alaska. Airframes Alaska is the frontrunner in our 49th state! Headquartered in Palmer, Alaska, Airframes is known for their sought-after welded PA-18-style aircraft assemblies, as well as their fabrication of 3 Place and 4 Place Super Cub fuselages outfitting hardy bush pilots around the world.

Founded 16 years ago, Airframes

Alaska was purchased by Sean McLaughlin in 2009. Under McLaughlin’s guidance, Airframes has experienced exponential growth. In 2014 McLaughlin added the legendary Alaskan Bushwheel Inc. to enhance their bush plane frame offerings with a full accompaniment of tires, wheels, tailwheel assemblies, and complete brake packages. Fast forward to the present with the addition of Alaska Tent and Tarp, plus the world-renowned hot tent, Arctic Oven. Rounding out the adventure brand offerings is Northern Sled Works, which makes Arctic grade sleds for extreme hauling across tundra, sea ice, and shale. Together, these premier class products make the most extreme wilderness more accessible, either for work or for the experienced adventurer. Airframes

Alaska employs 110 people in three locations, providing an important contribution to Alaska’s economy, a top priority of CEO McLaughlin.

Airframes Alaska’s core business is supplying the bush plane industry, the aircraft, and their pilots. These durable airplane frames must be rigid enough to be stable in inclement weather yet flexible, and strong enough to routinely withstand landing on inhospitable terrain. Intrepid sky jockeys routinely land on sloped mountainsides and rough, rocky riverbeds – places that defy logic.

Frequently these well-crafted, ultralight steel frames are Airframes Alaska fuselages adorned with a full accompaniment of Alaskan Bushwheel accessories.

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Light, strong, and stable are the criteria for withstanding the rigors these aircraft will face daily. Alaskan Airframes fuselages are created from several sizes of strong, thin walled, lightweight 4130 chromoly tubing. Both rounds and square are used depending upon structure application to create a durable unit. Stringers running the full length of the fuselage are clamped to precision jigs. Then a constellation of strengthening crossmembers are cut and painstakingly contoured to fit the mating tubes in strategic locations before being TIG welded in place. The framework for the landing gear is added with the same attention to detail. From start to finish the production process is approximately 2 1/2 weeks. Those who perform this all-critical work are artisan craftsmen of the highest order.

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With the acquisition of Alaskan Bushwheel Inc in 2014, Airframes added a growing revenue stream. Uncommonly flexible tubeless tires, ranging from the 35” Jumbo tires to the 11” Baby Bushwheels were added to their ever-expanding catalog. All tires are made in house by gifted technicians. A full accompaniment of wheels, brake

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Also available at the Airframes candy store, you can find landing gear to fit most every environmental condition. Performance PSTOL flap kits and hardware are available for short landings and take-offs, critical assets when navigating unfriendly terrain. Light weight and strength are critical on these specialized parts. Airframes also offers strut sets, and replacement struts in their arsenal. Together these components provide the complete package for those adventuring into the wild!

Airframes’ Customers

The fuselage frames, accompanied by many Airframes and Bushwheel supplied components, journey to destinations worldwide. Some go to enterprising individuals to finish their own airplanes in their garages or hangars. Many go to experienced plane builders including Kirk Ellis of K Air, Terry Holliday of Holliday Aircraft Services, and Steven Williams of Acme Cub. When finished these planes go to owners or pilots who deliver supplies to remote work camps. They ferry adventurous sportsmen to otherwise inaccessible hunting and fishing grounds to score that elusive trophy. Or some are just flown for fun, attending fly-ins and competitions with an eye on beating the current world record for the shortest takeoff and landing – a mere 9 feet 5 inches! No matter the purpose, every time one of these specially outfitted planes takes off, they fly away to a new experience.

While the big players in the aircraft industry suffered major setbacks in recent years, Airframes Alaska made substantial gains. Airframes’ supply chain manager Dustin Murray contends small plane owners continued to move around largely unaffected during the pandemic. “We grew overall nearly 50%, partly because of our diversification, but mainly because of the support of our great suppliers and vendors. With their planning, strategic buying decisions, and maintaining adequate material inventory levels, they kept us supplied and producing. They held costs down as best they could; lead times went out in some cases, but we were always able to deliver to our customers.” Having what their customers needed, when needed, has been a huge advantage to growing their business.

Diversification, leadership, and dedicated employees are at the core of Airframes Alaska and their phenomenal track record. To learn more about this superior company, visit: www.airframesalaska.com or to contact them regarding products and employment opportunities: email info@airframesalaska.com or call 907-3314480.

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When Encore Electric officials travel the state looking to recruit upcoming high-school graduates, they take with them ELMER — the Encore Learning and Mobile Escape Room in which students must connect four electrical circuits to power things and then get free.

It’s not necessarily the kids who think the challenge is fun that Encore looks to recruit, or the ones who blow through it quickly. Instead, it’s the ones who come back three and four times while the room is parked at a school, seeing if they can improve their time and figure out a trick to powering up a lamp or powering up a three-way switch that they hadn’t gotten before, explained David Scott, director of human resources.

That’s because Encore holds a position shared by many employers in the electrical contracting, manufacturing and other blue-collar sectors — Colorado students aren’t getting the education these days needed to prepare them for the trades or being encouraged to go that way. And as state leaders seek to build the manufacturing industry again in this state and to create more pathways from school to careers for Colorado students, Scott believes they need to stop the decades-long push for everyone to go to college and

explain what trades can do.

"It is my personal mission to elevate the trades to be valued the same as someone who graduates from college,” Scott said. “I’ll stop when colleges who have signing days for college football players also have signing days for people who want to join the trades.”

A survey released by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce found that 68% of respondents were satisfied with Colorado’s workforce — a general level of pleasure that spread across industries. The outlier, however, was the manufacturing sector, where a full 52% of employers expressed issues with the talent pipeline coming from state educational institutions.

In interviews, executives with companies looked for laborers who don’t need four-year degrees echoed a similar refrain: If students aren’t being actively discouraged

from pursuing careers that don’t require at least a bachelor’s degree, they certainly aren’t being encouraged. And that is making it more difficult for a sector of the economy that produces good-paying jobs and supplies needed durable goods to the state and the country to be able to recover from this most recent Great Resignation of workers leaving their jobs.

During the 2022 legislative session, elected officials passed three bipartisan laws seeking to align post-secondary programs of both four-year and community colleges with the needs of employers, to match talent with the fields where it’s needed in this state. One of the measures focused specifically on creating stackable credentials that allow students to have their on-the-job training and previous experience count toward degrees, which could help workers wanting to move up to supervisory trade positions or even encourage them to start in those fields.

But employers said that while closer alignment with educational institutions that can help to train their workers is needed, an even more dramatic shift in overall attitude toward the trades is needed to re-route students into needed professions

BreeAnne Glasmann — talent acquisition manager for windowcoverings manufacturer Hunter Douglas, which has a factory in Broomfield — noted that her company largely is willing to bring in applicants without specific skills and train them on machine operations. Still, it’s struggled in the past two years to remain full-staffed, and when it has gone looking for a skilled laborer, its struggles have been even greater, such as a search for a jour-

neyman electrician to work with its HVAC system, which took nine months to fill because of a lack of applicants.Glasmann said Hunter Douglas worked to build a manufacturing-education program with Front Range Community College but found little interest from students in using it. She believes that manufacturing, once viewed as a preferred alternative for many students, is so downgraded in the minds of younger generations that it will take a reorientation rather than the offering of a few classes to move people back to the profession.

“I think part of the problem is that it’s not even in high school. You have to get kids who are in elementary school these days to get them off the college track,” Glasmann said. “We don’t do enough to educate young people on what all career paths there are. It’s such a big societal shift.”

Scott of Encore Electric agrees, saying that he too often hears the trades described as a fallback career for kids who don’t do well in college. He’d like to see it be placed on par with college early in the educational process, like a recent job fair that Adams County offered for 8th graders in which his team got to pitch the benefits of electrical contracting to kids who like working with their hands and using logic to figure out how to get things working.

By Ed Sealover – Denver Business Journal

Colorado-based Maxar lands job making more SiriusXM satellites

Colorado aerospace company Maxar Technologies is extending its run building satellites for media company SiriusXM, winning a project to build hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of orbiters for the radio and telematics company.

Westminster-based Maxar and New York City-based Sirius XM Holdings Inc. agreed to a deal under which Maxar will build two more satellite radio and car services satellites scheduled to launch in the second half of this decade.

Those satellites add to the SXM-9 and SXM-10 satellites SiriusXM hired Maxar last year to build, expecting those satellites to launch in 2024 and 2025, respectively.

“This agreement, in combination with SXM-9 and -10 ordered last year, shows one of Maxar’s greatest strengths — the

advantage of performance at scale,” said Chris Johnson, Maxar’s senior vice president of space, in a deal announcement.

“These satellites will provide more capability to SiriusXM’s fleet, including an expanded service area and higher service quality.”

The SXM-11 and SXM-12 satellites are described as twin digital audio transmitters, slated to position themselves in orbit nearly 22,000 above the northern hemisphere.

They, and the SXM-9 and -10, satellites represent a third generation of satellites for SiriusXM, which are more powerful.

“This investment reaffirms our commitment to satellite content delivery systems and cutting-edge technology,” said Bridget Neville, SiriusXM’s senior vice president of satellite and terrestrial engineering and operations.

Maxar, through the 2012 acquisition of satellite builder Space System Loral, has been hired to build 13 SiriusXM satellites to date.It manufactures satellites at its campuses in Palo Alto and San Jose, California.

Neither SiriusXM nor Maxar Technologies have revealed how much the satellite radio pays Maxar for the communications satellites. But what is publicly known about the orbiters suggests the four-satellite work Maxar is starting on will top $900 million in value.

The satellite radio company had two satellites made by Maxar launch for it in the last year, though the first of them, the SXM-7 satellite put into orbit on Dec. 13, 2021, malfunctioned and never went into service. The SXM-8 satellite launched last June and successfully went into service in September, the company said.

More than 150 million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada are equipped to receive signals from the SiriusXM satellites, the company says. SiriusXM also offers satellite-delivered marine and aviation weather and data services to pilots and boaters transmitted to cockpit receivers.

SiriusXM reported having 34 million subscribers to its service at the start of this year. It generated nearly $6.1 billion in 2021 subscriber revenue from its satellite service. That means satellites handle services connected to 70% of the company’s $8.7 billion total revenue last

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Maxar is a leading maker of large geostationary communications satellites, having made orbiters for EchoStar, SiriusXM and others.

Earlier this month two communications satellites Maxar built for McLean, Virginia-based Intelsat launched. The Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 satellites are the first of five that Intelsat is launching for its communications services.

Two more Maxar-built satellites, Intelsat’s Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36, are scheduled to launch later this month. By Greg Avery – Denver Business Journal

Autoliv Launches Holistic Approach To Motorcycle Safety To Save More Lives

Autoliv, Inc., the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, is looking beyond the car and developing a series of products to significantly improve motorcycle safety. The concepts include the world’s first motorcycle helmet with an integrated airbag for enhanced head protection in collaboration with AIROH, airbags for protective clothing, and a motorcycle airbag.

Instead of focusing on one specific safety product, Autoliv

Research has identified the types of severe injuries that are most frequently sustained by motorcycle riders. The injury mechanisms were then reproduced in virtual and physical testing. Based on insights derived from the tests, two sets of new safety solutions were developed: on-vehicle- and on-rider safety solutions.

“To substantially reduce the number of motorcycle rider injuries and fatalities, we need to take a holistic approach where we investigate several combined countermeasures. We have always developed our products based on real world data to ensure the benefit for the end user. We intend to use the same approach to other mobility modes, like motorcycle riders, to save more lives”, said Mikael Bratt, President, and CEO of Autoliv.

Together with Italian helmet manufacturer AIROH, Autoliv has studied and developed a concept of a motorcycle helmet with an integrated airbag. Autoliv’s testing shows that the peak linear head acceleration and head injury risk in an impact can be significantly reduced by utilizing airbag technology. In addition, Autoliv is focused on improving chest and shoulder protection for motorcycle riders, primarily to protect a rider that is ejected from a motorcycle. Consequently, Autoliv is developing inflators and airbags for highquality protective clothing such as rider jackets.

Orion spacecraft buzzes moon, earns high marks from NASA

NASA's newest spacecraft buzzed the surface of the moon early Monday, bringing a spaceship for people into lunar orbit for the first time in decades.

The Orion capsule, designed and developed by Jefferson County-based Lockheed Martin Space, passed 81 miles above the lunar surface and flew to the correct position to orbit the moon six days after its nighttime launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

NASA officials give the Colorado-born spacecraft stellar grades for its performance, saying the Artemis 1 mission, a test flight without crew on board, has gone according to plan and exceeded expectations.

Lockheed Martin Space, NASA and their various industry and international partners have run countless simulations and modeled missions in the seven years of preparation for this flight.

Even so, flying a spacecraft far from Earth, where its exposed to space radiation, is different than the countless simulations run in test labs at the company’s Waterton Canyon campus and at NASA’s mission control center in Houston, said Mike Hawes, Lockheed Martin Space’s vice president and director of human space flight.

“We’re learning a few things,” he said. “We haven’t flown a spacecraft likes this in the lunar environment for 50 years.”

The Orion capsule blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in the early morning hours of Nov. 16, riding the 322-foot-tall Space Launch System rocket — the largest NASA has ever flown.

The Artemis 1 mission is considered the first step in NASA’s program returning U.S. astronauts to the surface of the moon. That mission, scheduled for no sooner than mid2025, will include the first woman and the first person of color to set foot on the moon, NASA says.

Lockheed Martin Space designed and built Orion capsules to be NASA’s first spacecraft to fly beyond the moon, into the solar system and eventually to Mars.

The 21,000-employee division of Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin Corp. (first won a contract to design and build the capsules in 2006.

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NASA has extended that work in contracts totaling $9.3 billion covering the production of Orion capsules for NASA’s Artemis missions through 2030.

The Artemis 1 test flight is earning an A-plus grade so far, said Mike Serafin, NASA’s Artemis 1 mission director.

He described a few “funnies” — sensor readings or system behaviors that didn’t match expectations but weren’t necessarily problematic — that missions teams have studied, but generally, the launch and Orion’s mission have gone according to plan and are exceeding expectations, he said. “We’re like a kid in a candy store,” Hu said. “We’re that happy.”

Passing around the back side of the moon meant Orion lost contact with Earth for 34 minutes, during which mission control couldn’t know what the spacecraft was doing. The capsule emerged from the back side of the moon on course and gaining the right amount of speed, NASA said.

The few mysterious system readings during six days of flight that NASA has reported involved gas plumes from the service module thrusters catching sunlight and momentarily

“dazzling” the star-tracker instruments Orion uses for navigation, creating some odd readings; and some of the redundant electronic switches connected to the solar power system have behaved oddly, Serafin said. None of those issues are considered problems, though, he said.

NASA's Orion space capsule uses a camera on a solar array for a selfie image as it flies away from Earth on Nov. 16, 2022. The spacecraft, designed and built by Jefferson County-based Lockheed Martin Space, flew without crew on board to within 80 miles of the Moon's surface on Nov. 21, completing the first of two Thanksgiving week maneuvers designed to put Orion in lunar orbit for several days of testing.

The most unexpected aspect of Orion’s performance has been how much less fuel its thrusters have used than expected. The capsule has consumed less electrical energy than predicted too, while Orion’s solar panels are gathering more power than was modeled.

“How clean it has all been is a bit of a surprise, honestly,” Hawes said. “It’s been really gratifying to see so few things crop up.”

The extra power Orion has on this flight means mission planners will have more flexibility in planning the Artemis II mission carrying astronauts, Hawes said. That mission is slated to fly in 2024.

But the Artemis 1 mission still has some dangerous maneuvers ahead. A thruster burn Friday must go correctly to solidify Orion’s position in orbit more than 40,000 miles from the lunar surface. By Greg Avery – Denver Business Journal

CMC Adds Capacity with Hwacheon VESTA-2000

“Continental Machining Company (CMC) founder Butch Yaple probably trained half the machinists in Albuquerque”, owner Kelly Denison says. “Not only was he a legend and an extremely gifted machinist, but he was also highly committed to helping to train the next generation of machinists”, Kelly adds.

And what better training ground than a machine shop that manufactures parts for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE). CMC’s complex parts range from single parts to complete assemblies, and they specialize in machining (Turning and Milling on Horizontal, Vertical and Five Axis Machines), welding (AWS and ASME certified) and fabricating very large parts. You should not be surprised to learn that CMC is consistently an ‘A+’ shop for its Quality rating. It has to be, as you just can’t get a more stringent customer than our US government. CMC’s parts have gone to Mars with CMC’s contribution on the cameras, they have parts that are used for our nuclear weapon program, and they make parts for a weapon system that defends Israel. Kelly says that as a Christian, he is very proud to be a small part of programs that defend the USA and Israel. And while the majority of CMC’s parts are for DOD and DOE, they also make parts for the pharmaceutical, space, and directed energy industries.

A little about how the company started and has come to be. Kelly’s father, Dave Denison, was one of the lucky individuals trained by Butch. Though he had recently graduated from Central New Mexico Community College — CNM — (formerly Technical Vocational Institute), his real hands on training began when he came to work under Butch’s tutelage. Work at CMC was so rewarding that Dave spent his entire career at the company.

The business, after 35 years of ownership by Yaple, changed hands in 2000 when Dave purchased the business, allowing Yaple to enjoy retirement.

Dave’s son Kelly worked at the business from the time he was 14 years old, and officially joined full time working nights while attending classes at CNM in the day. Many years later, in 2020, he purchased the business from Dave. “Not only did I have the opportunity to learn hands on machining from the best, but I also was mentored by business minded team specialists with the other disciplines of running a business, from finance to logistics to marketing to real estate.” Kelly feels that in his

early years, he was blessed to be trained in all of the facets of being an entrepreneur and running a company.

One can imagine how incredibly challenging it would be to have the US government as your primary customer. “We have to consistently excel at quality; you just can’t fail the government.” He adds, “We have always had a keen focus on quality, and Jason Romero, our Quality Manager, is just outstanding.” The company has been certified to ISO standards for more than 15 years now, and, Kelly says, “We don’t certify to be able to check it off for customers; rather we live and breathe it. We intuitively know that it is a tool that helps us to be a better company and enables the quality ratings we consistently achieve with our parts.”

Today, CMC has more than 30 machines, including 5 axis machining centers in their 26,500 square foot facility. “We specialize in very large parts, and we are skilled in machining, welding and fabricating. We are equally capable of manufacturing prototypes to production parts.” Kelly says, adding “We have a number of Haas machines, all purchased from MMT Productivity, the local dealer. We highly value the Haas machines, not just for their price points, but also for the service we get from MMT Productivity.” He continued, “Another huge benefit with the Haas machines is that since we hire many of our new employees from CNM, where they are trained on the Haas machines, when they come to work for us, they are immediately productive since they know the machines.”

Supplier loyalty is integral to the way CMC conducts its business. “I can’t say enough about the service and support we get from MMT Productivity. This includes company president Mark Smith, our local salesperson Danny White, and Dave Smith of Productivity’s tooling division. We value the company as a whole and respect

their ethics.” He adds, “We have been working with them for a very long time, and we appreciate that Mark Smith and team have taken the company to the next level since the merger of MMT and Productivity.”

In 2019 Kelly attended MMT Productivity’s bi-annual Oktoberfest event, the largest dealer held machine tool show in the US with an average attendance between 3,000 to 4,000 visitors. It was during this event that he was introduced to the Hwacheon machine tool line. Kelly then contacted some Productivity customers who own Hwacheon machines and heard very positive feedback from all. “We recently received our first Hwacheon. We chose the VESTA-2000. We liked this machine for its value, capabilities, and quality. The finish and components are on par with other high-end machining centers. We added probing and a Nikken 4th axis rotary table to increase its capabilities”. He elaborated, “The 78” x 33” work envelope lends itself well for large part machining. In the end versatility, cost, and the service support we receive from MMT Productivity made the decision for us. Also, going from our previous machine with only 3000 rpm and now having the Hwacheon with 8000 rpm, all of our aluminum plate work will be done more efficiently and reliably.” Danny adds, “The best way I can describe the Hwacheon line is that you are getting a ‘Japanese caliber’ machine at a much lower price point. The VESTA-2000 is a solid solution for powerful cutting operations based on its rigid structure.” He adds. “To give you an idea of their reliability, I have a customer who bought 2 Hwacheon mills from me 3 and 4 years ago. He has had only 1 service call between both machines to date. Now that’s reliability!”

The company, at nearly 6 decades in business, continues the tradition of helping to ensure the next generation of machinists are available to manufacture precision parts. Kelly sits on the advisory board of CNM, he schedules quarterly visits to the school and he regularly invites students in for tours. Kelly says, “I believe in paying it forward, and frankly we have to be involved if we want our trade to survive.” Kelly also selects a machinist to accompany him to machine tool shows, saying that he wants to help CMC machinists learn about new products, and enable them to get out of the business’ 4 walls.

The CMC management team consists of Kelly, Jason Romero (Quality), Lance Palmer (Shop Foreman), and Vice President Vince Zarrella. Kelly says, “At CMC, we recognize how valuable not just our management team is, but also how integral to our success our machinists are. My dad always

said this: “We should have a reason to be in business beyond making money –we must provide a career to support our employees and their families. We want a work environment that is conducive to our employees not dreading on Sunday night that they have to come to work tomorrow. As a team, we really do enjoy working together and hanging out together outside of work.”

Machining isn’t just a business for Kelly. It is his passion. Kelly started learning the trade when he was just 14 years old. He spent countless hours with his father building and driving their own championship winning mini-sprints, and later became a non-winged sprint car champion. He is continuing this tradition with his 8 year old son; they are currently building a Quarter Midget. Kelly says that Conner, pictured above, is learning to use tools such as a bandsaw and shear, and the work he is doing is indeed giving him a feel for what happens in manufacturing.

MMT Productivity is a complete machine tool supplier offering quality, long-lasting CNC machines, tooling & accessories, robotics & automation, machine repair and service, advanced engineering services, machine training and related manufacturing products and services. To learn more about how they can help you with your machining needs, contact them at: 303-571-4933 or visit productivity.com

CMC, in business since 1965, makes superior high precision parts, including large parts. To find out how the AS9100 certified company can help your business, call: 505-345-2483 or visit continentalmachiningco.com

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ties to enhance their own businesses and bolster the manufacturing sector and economy at large. Here at MMEC, we witnessed a strong demand for many of our long-standing services and programs, as well as a positive response to new or expanded initiatives.

Some of our highlights from 2022 include:

LEAN Manufacturing. MMEC hosted our popular LEAN 101 workshop in five different cities. We filled two sessions of our 6-week Operational Excellence/LEAN Bronze training course, and welcomed our first cohort for LEAN Silver training.

New Leadership Course. We launched a successful pilot of a new Leadership training course tailored for manufacturers, combining skills training with peer collaboration on current challenges.

Manufacturing Day. With the help of eleven manufacturing companies and five schools, we hosted our largest Manufacturing Day event ever in Missoula, attended by more than 160 students. Participation was up at Manufacturing Day activities around the state – from educational events hosted by individual manufacturers like Spika and Woods Pow’r Grip to local events hosted by Chambers in Kalispell and Great Falls.

2022 in Review: Montana Manufacturers Move Forward with Optimism and Drive

By: Paddy Fleming, MMEC Director

Another year nearly gone – what will we remember besides the nicknames? The Great Resignation, Quiet Quitting, the New Normal – do any of them capture the tremendous change and uncertainty we’ve experienced?

What I’ll remember about 2022 is how our manufacturing community was ready to drive forward despite the challenges, with renewed commitment to growth and innovation.

As 2021 ended, there were already strong signs that Montana manufacturing was bouncing back, with growing numbers of manufacturing firms, employment returning to pre-pandemic levels, and growth in manufacturing wages and profits.

In 2022, manufacturers were determined to continue this trend, as evidenced by their enthusiastic interest in activi-

Technology Outreach. To introduce the capabilities of collaborative robot technologies, MMEC’s “Bob the Cobot” visited more than a dozen manufacturing firms, professional associations, and educational events for live demonstrations.

Southwest Montana Manufacturing Partnership. MMEC is excited to support the rejuvenated SMMP. After a rebranding and kickoff at the end of 2021, the partnership is actively recruiting members and launching committees to tackle critical issues like workforce development and child care.

Excellence in Manufacturing Videos. MMEC produced two more videos in 2022 highlighting outstanding Montana manufacturers, adding to our 25th anniversary video collection.

New staff in Kalispell. This fall we welcomed Richard Turner as our new Business Advisor in Kalispell, who brings broad expertise in Strategic Planning, Leadership Development and more.

Another memorable aspect of 2022: this year marked the first time that we have been able to see some of our manufacturing partners or visit their facilities in person since before the pandemic. We’re extremely pleased

and grateful to have the opportunity to work with many of you face-to-face again as you continue your unfailing efforts to grow successful manufacturing in our state.All of us at MMEC wish you a very happy holiday season.pfleming@montana.edu

Applied Materials Awards Suppliers for Outstanding Performance

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced the recipients of Supplier Excellence Awards for contributions made to Applied’s business over the past year. The awards reflect outstanding technical and operational performance in areas including quality, service, lead time, delivery, cost and responsiveness.

The awards also include an Excellence in ESG category to recognize suppliers for environmental, social and governance achievements. The category is part of the SuCCESS2030 (Supply Chain Certification for Environmental and Social Sustainability) initiative, Applied’s 10-year roadmap for extending its sustainability vision across the supply chain.

Best in Class Performance

Brooks Automation US, LLC

Brooks Instrument, LLC

CHawk Technology Int’l, Inc.

Chung-Hsin Electric & Machinery Mfg. Corp.

Modern Industries, Inc.

NGK Insulators, Ltd.

Precision Polymer Engineering Ltd.

TOCALO Co., Ltd.

TT Electronics Manufacturing Services Inc.

Verity Instruments, Inc.

Excellence in Aftermarket Support

Ferrotec Holdings Corporation

Excellence in New Product Introduction

VDL Enabling Technologies Group

Excellence in Quality

Foxsemicon Integrated Technology Inc.

Excellence in ESG (SuCCESS2030 initiative)

Entegris Inc.

Excellence in Collaboration

Coherent Corp.

Applied Materials, Inc. is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. At Applied Materials, our innovations make possible a better future. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.

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connected with lenders and trusted business resource providers. Now that the U.S. Treasury has approved our application, we have $69 million in funding to provide lowinterest loans to Utah entrepreneurs,” said Pete Codella, managing director of business services.

The program anticipates opening the application process to financial institutions on Nov. 30, 2022. Interested financial institutions should contact Alecia Hart at aleciahart@utah.gov to discuss collaboration on the Utah Small Business Credit Initiative.

Approved lenders will begin running the program for Utah’s small businesses by mid-December. Small businesses are encouraged to contact Hart, participate in the initiative’s virtual meetings every Wednesday at 2 p.m., and sign up for the Utah Small Business Credit Initiative newsletter.

In addition, organizations working with small businesses may contact Hart to discuss opportunities to share the information with their communities. Community partners may also contact Hart to sign up for the initiative’s community partner email list to receive news and information about the program.

Media inquiries: Please contact Go Utah’s Director of Communications, Tony Young, at tonyyoung@utah.gov or 801-538-8722.

U.S. Treasury Signs Agreement Expanding Funding Options for Utah Small Businesses

The Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) recently announced the launch of its Utah Small Business Credit Initiative. This federally funded lending program makes it easier for Utah small businesses and entrepreneurs to qualify for loans.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 reauthorizes and expands this federally funded program and provides a combined $10 billion to states, the District of Columbia, territories, and tribal governments to expand access to capital for small businesses emerging from the pandemic. Additionally, it will build ecosystems of opportunity and entrepreneurship, create high-quality jobs, and provide access to capital for small businesses throughout Utah.

The U.S. Treasury recently signed a formal allocation agreement that authorizes Utah to operate three lending programs with a total of $69 million in funding:

A loan participation program with $27.6 million

A loan guarantee program with $31.1 million

A capital access program with $10.3 million

“Over the past several months, Go Utah held community partner meetings, met with small businesses, and

December 2022 Business Conditions Report: Metalformers Predict Modest Improvement

Metalforming companies anticipate a slight uptick in business conditions heading into 2023, according to the December 2022 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report. Prepared monthly, the report provides an economic indicator for the next three months of manufacturing, sampling 110 metalforming companies in the United States and Canada.

PMA’s December report shows that 10% of metalforming companies predict an increase in general economic activity in the next three months (up from 5% in November), 57% expect no change in activity (compared to 50% last month) and 33% predict a decrease in activity (down from 45% in November).

Metalformers also expect a slight improvement in incoming orders, with 15% of survey respondents forecasting an increase in incoming orders during the next three months (compared to 13% in November), 51% anticipating no change (compared to 44% last month) and 34% predicting a decrease in orders (compared to 43% in November).

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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

Innovative Measuring Systems 602-527-5488

Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871

LK Metrology _______ 949-716-4440

Renishaw _________ 847-286-9953

Coordinate Measuring Mach.

Gage Lab Products_____ 801-716-2972

Innovative Measuring Systems 602-527-5488

Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871

LK Metrology _______ 949-716-4440

Productivity MMT ____ 303-571-4933

Renishaw _________ 847-286-9953

Zeiss Industrial Metrology _ 800-327-9735

Gauging Equipment

Gage Lab Products_____ 801-716-2972

Innovative Measuring Systems 602-527-5488

Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871

LK Metrology _______ 949-716-4440

Renishaw _________ 847-286-9953

Starrett ___________ 949-382-4123

Total Quality Systems ___ 720-338-2581

Laser Marking Systems

KEYENCE _____ _____720-614-9241

Measurement Systems

KEYENCE _____ _____720-614-9241

Starrett ___________ 949-382-4123

Metrology Instruments

Gage Lab Products_____ 801-716-2972

Innovative Measuring Systems 602-527-5488

KEYENCE _____ _____720-614-9241

Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871

LK Metrology _______ 949-716-4440

Renishaw _________ 847-286-9953

ACCUDYNE CORPORATION

Daniel R. Kenner 2835 S. Raritan St Englewood,

Starrett ___________ 949-382-4123

Total Quality Systems

Zeiss Industrial Metrology

KEYENCE _____ Optical Comparators

Gage Lab Products

Innovative Measuring Systems

Klontech Industrial Sales

LK Metrology _______

Renishaw _________

Total Quality Systems

Sensors: Contact & Optical

Zeiss Industrial Metrology

Video Measuring Systems

Gage Lab Products

Klontech Industrial Sales

Total Quality Systems

Horizon Carbide Tool

Utah Metal Works, Inc.

METALS & MATERIALS

AZ Tool Steel LLC

Coastal Metals

Erickson Metals

Laube Titanium

Olympic Metals

Ryerson _________ United Perform. Metals

Ryerson __________ 303-227-6310

Copper

Olympic Metals _____ 303-286-9700

Garnet Abrasives

Barton International ____ 800-741-7756 Metals: Bar & Plate

AZ Tool Steel LLC ____ 480-784-1600

Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466

Ryerson __________ 303-227-6310

TW Metals ________ 800-203-8000

Mold Steel

AZ Tool Steel LLC ____ 480-784-1600

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 _____ 877-543-6061

Pre-Honed Tube

Western States Metals _ 801-978-0562

Stainless Steel

AZ Tool Steel LLC ____ 480-784-1600

Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466

Olympic Metals _____ 303-286-9700

Ryerson __________ 303-227-6310

United Perform. Metals 317-946-0025 Steel

AZ Tool Steel LLC _______ 480-784-1600

Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466

Olympic Metals _____ 303-286-9700

Ryerson __________ 303-227-6310

Ryerson __________ 303-227-6310

United Perform. Metals 317-946-0025 Titanium

Laube Titanium___805-388-1050x124

METAL DISTRIBUTORS

Erickson Metals _____ 877-543-6061

Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466

Laube Titanium __ 805-388-1050x124

Olympic Metals _____ 303-286-9700

Ryerson __________ 303-227-6310

TW Metals _________ 800-203-8000

United Perform. Metals 317-946-0025

Western States Metals _ 801-978-0562

NEW MACHINERY

3D Metal/ Additive

Manufacturing Machines

Production Machine Tools _ 425-881-1200

Renishaw _________ 847-286-9953

CHIP CUTTING

CNC Drilling/Tapping

Methods West ______ 602-437-2220

CNC Mills

Action Machinery ______888-289-9100

AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266

DATRON _________ 480-826-3689

DMG Mori ________ 801-561-2001

Doosan _________ 973-618-2500

Hurco __________ 800-634-2416

J.M. Grisley _______ 801-486-7519

J.M. Grisley _______ 208-861-8991

KTR Machine ______ 623-202-7177

Methods West ______ 602-437-2220

Productivity MMT ____ 303-571-4933

Romi Machine Tools LLC 859-647-7566

Sharp Precision _____ 310-370-5990

Smith Machinery Co __ 801-263-6403

Tornos USA ________ 951-695-0342

Triad Machine _______ 303-424-0268

CNC Lathes

Action Machinery ______888-289-9100

AME, Inc. _________ 303-922-9266

DMG Mori__________801-561-2001

Doosan __________ 973-618-2500

Foothills Machinery ____ 303-466-3777

J.M. Grisley ________ 801-486-7519

J.M. Grisley ________ 208-861-8991

Hurco ___________ 800-634-2416

KTR Machine_________623-202-7177

Methods West _______ 602-437-2220

Productivity MMT______303-571-4933

Smith Machinery Co ___ 801-263-6403

Triad Machine _______ 303-424-0268

CNC Swiss Turn Machines AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266

Methods West_______602-437-2220

Productivity MMT ____303-571-4933

Tornos USA ______ 951-695-0342

Triad Machine ______ 303-424-0268

EDM Machines

AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266

Desert EDM Sales ____ 480-816-6300

EDM Network ______ 480-836-1782

NEW MACHINERY FABRICATION

Multicam _________ 970-218-9046

Latitude Machinery ____ 602-517-7153

Production Machine Tools _ 425-881-1200

Band Saws

KNUTH Machine Tools ___ 847-415-3333

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

KNUTH Machine Tools ___ 847-415-3333

CNC Punching Centers

Latitude Machinery ____ 602-517-7153

S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542

CNC Routers

Multicam _________ 970-218-9046

Drill Lines

Production Machine Tools _ 425-881-1200

Fiber Lasers

Budʼs Machine Tools ___ 385-271-6718

Multicam _________ 970-218-9046

Production Machine Tools _ 425-881-1200

Grinding Machines

DCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339

Latitude Machinery ____ 602-517-7153

KNUTH Machine Tools ___ 847-415-3333

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

Budʼs Machine Tools ___ 385-271-6718

Bystronic Inc__ ______ 702-340-6964

KNUTH Machine Tools ___ 847-415-3333

Latitude Machinery ____ 602-517-7153

MMT Productivty ____ 303-571-4933

Production Machine Tools _ 425-881-1200

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

S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542

Plasma Cutters

Action Machinery ______888-289-9100

Bystronic Inc__ ______

702-340-6964

KNUTH Machine Tools ___ 847-415-3333

Multicam _________ 970-218-9046

Production Machine Tools _ 425-881-1200

Press Brakes

Action Machinery ______888-289-9100

Budʼs Machine Tools ___ 385-271-6718

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

Fullerton Tools

Latitude Machinery

Production Machine Tools

Shearing Machines

Action Machinery

Bystronic Inc__

Latitude Machinery

S&S Machinery Sales

Vacuum Tables

DATRON _________

OTHER ACCESSORIES

Grinding Accessories

Multitool USA

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

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

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

MEP ___________ 801-863-7001

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

Electrical: Breakers/Switches/ Starters

Denver Breaker Supply _ 855-4UR-BRKR

Engineering Services

Advanced Coord. Tech __ 303-469-6161

Financing

EPIC Finance _________ 402-639-0475

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

MEP Center _______ 801-587-0713

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

X-Ray

Certified Inspection Service _ 602-267-0661

ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert.

BMSC _____________ 602-445-9400

Platinum Registration______ 303-639-9001

Orion Registrar _______ 303-645-4017

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

Process Improvement

BMSC _____________ 602-445-9400

MEP Center _______ 801-587-0713

Reverse Engineering

Advanced Coord. Tech __ _303-469-6161

Diversified Metal Services__ 801-972-6093

Klontech Measure Sol__ 480-626-8131

Rigging & Transfer

IRH _____ _____ _801-972-5581

R&R Transportation ____801-747-2607

Transportation

IRH ____________801-972-5581

R&R Transportation ____801-747-2607

Consulting/Engineering

Von Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322

SPINDLE REPAIR

RMS Assembly & Mfg__ 303-777-3064

TOOLING

PrecisionToolholding Products

Industrial Supply ___ 800-288-3838

Von Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322

Tooling Systems

Industrial Supply ___ 800-288-3838

Von Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322

Live Tool Holders

Industrial Supply ___ 800-288-3838

Von Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322

Static Tool Holders

Industrial Supply ___ 800-288-3838

Von Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322

TRAINING

MEP Center _______ 801-587-0713

CAD/CAM Training

Blackwing Machine__ __ 801-645-4485

MultiCAM ________ 970-218-9046

Machining Software

MultiCAM___________ 970218-9046

USED MACHINERY Action Machinery _______888-289-9100

DATRON___________480-826-3689

EDM Network ________ 480-836-1782

K.D. Capital Equipment___480-922-1674

BROACHING

Ind _______ 303-298-1801

Machʼd 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

PAS Technologies ____ 602-744-2648

COATING

Coating:Black Oxide

PAS Technologies _____ 602-744-2648

Coating:Chemfilm

PAS Technologies _____ 602-744-2648

Coating: Liquid

Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146

Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/Chrome

Coating Technologies ___ 623-581-2648

PAS Technologies _____ 602-744-2648

Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.

Coating Technologies ___ 623-581-2648

PAS Technologies _____ 602-744-2648

COMPOSITES

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

Andy Martin

CNC Pros, Inc.

W 2555 S West Valley City, UT 84119

801-973-0800

801-637-8806 andy.martin@cncprose.com www.thecncpros.com www.facebook.com/thecncpros

metal fabrication and sheet metal design 2216 E. MAGNOLIA ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85034

TERRELL Owner & VP (623) 377-2191 JACK@A1PMA.COM

SHELLEY TERRELL Owner & President (623) 670-3406 SHELLEY@A1PMA.COM

______

Fabrication: Filament Winding

S.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877

Fabrication: Composites

S.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877

Fabrication: Enclosures

Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818

Star Precision _______ 303-926-0559

Fabrication: Medium & Large

CAID Industries _____ 435-890-8823

EMJD Corp _________ 303-761-5236

EPOCS Mfg ________ 970-535-4540

Group Mfg Serv _____ 480-966-39528

Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778

Fabrication: SheetMetal

A1 Precision Metal ____ 623-377-2191

Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281

AzMark __________ 480-926-8969

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

Bandsaw LLC _______ 303-744-7181

CAID Industries _____ 435-890-8823

EMJD Corp ______ 303-761-5236

FINISHING

Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281

Coating Technologies ___ 623-581-2648

CPCS ____________ 303-438-8328

Metals Finishing LLC _____ 801-718-7969

PAS Technologies _____ 602-744-2648

Precision Machʼd 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

Anodizing/ Passivation

Focused on Machining____ 303-922-307

Dry Film Lubrication

PAS Technologies _____ 602-744-2648

Finishing: One Stop

Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281

PAS Technologies _____ 602-744-2648

Glass Bead Clean

Coating Technologies ___ 623-581-2648

PAS Technologies _____ 602-744-2648

Iron Phosphates

Metals Finishing LLC _____ 801-718-7969

Wasatch Powder Coating _ 801-718-7969

Passivation

Certified Inspection Service___602-267-0661

Coating Technologies __ _623-581-2648

PAS Technologies _____ 602-744-2648

Photochemical/Etching

VACCO Industries _____ 626-443-7121

GRINDING

AzMark __________

480-926-8969

Diversified Metal Services _ 801-972-6093

GMN USA ________ 800-686-1679

Machine Tool & Cutter Grinding 435-512-4416

PAS Technologies _____ 602-744-2648

Prec. Machʼd 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

AA Carbide _______ 801-486-4881

Grinding: OD

AzMark __________ 480-926-8969

Ron Grob Co. _______ 970-667-5320

Superior Grinding _____ 801487-9700

Grinding: Tool & Cutter

BC Tool & Cutter Grinding _ 713-638-0303

Exact Tool Grinding ____ 801-712-2720

Machine Tool & Cutter Grinding 435-512-4416

HEAT TREATING

Blanchard Metals Proc. __ 801-972-5590

Controlled Thermal ____ 602-272-3714

Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751

Pilkington Metal Finishing__801-972-2146

Quick Turn Machine ____ 801-334-6800

The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-63311

HONING/LAPPING

LAYKE, Inc._________ 602-272-2654

IDENTIFICATION

Industrial Labels

TUFFLabels ________ 855-855-8833

INSPECTION

Inspection, First Article

Klontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131

Inspection Services

Klontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131

Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300

LASER CUTTING

Advantage Manufacturing ___ 877-727-0281

EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236

EPOCS Mfg ________ 970-535-4540

Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818

Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392

Star Precision _______ 303-926-0559

VACCO Industries ____ 626-443-7121

Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778

Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800

Laser Cutting: Pipe&Tube

Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392

MACHINING

Advantage Manufacturing __ 877-727-0281

American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494

CAID Industries _____ 435-890-8823

CNC Machine & Design Inc _ 801-531-9922

CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450

Dynamic Design & Mfg __ 303-652-0431

EPOCS Mfg ________ 970-535-4540

Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239

GL Manufacturing _____ 801-634-5894

Kings Peak Manufacturing 801-337-5926

Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414

Machinists Inc ______ 800-244-4130

Mountain View Machine _ 435-755-0500

Precision Enterprises ___ 731-642-8709

Quick Turn Machine ____ 801-334-6800

RD Machine & MFg ___ 801-977-0447

Radtech _________ 303-789-4247

RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724

Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031

The CNC Pros _______ 801-973-0800

Machine __ 801-886-2755

Enterprises ___ 731-642-8709

Machining: Aerospace

AzMark __________ 480-926-8969

CAID Industries _____ 435-890-8823

CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450

Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239

GroveTec Machining ____ 503-557-4689

Jaguar Precision ______ 505-242-6545

LAYKE, INC_________ 602-272-2654

LV Swiss __________ 435-635-1482

Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300

Mountain View Machine _ 435-755-0500

Paramount Machine ___ 801-886-2755

Pinnacle Precision ___ 435-563-2722

Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801

Precision Machʼd 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

OʼKeefe Ceramics _____ 719-687-0888

Ceramic: Sapphire, Alumina, Silicon, Aluminum, Quartz

OʼKeefe 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

CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450

CNC Machine& Design _ 801-531-9922

Cornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862

Denver Precision Products _ 303-469-1771

DMSI___________801-972-6093

Dynamic Design & Mfg __ 303-652-0431

EPOCS Mfg _______ 970-535-4540

Faustson _________ 303-420-7422

Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239

GL Manufacturing _____ 801-634-5894

H& S Machine ______ 801-755-7627

HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850

Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317

Jaguar Precision ______ 505-242-6545

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

MTI ____________ 505-247-4276

Precision Enterprises ___ 731-642-8709

Pinnacle Precision ___ 435-563-2722

Quick Turn Machine___ 801-334-6800

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

Pinnacle Precision ___ 435-563-2722

Tymar Industries _____ 719-548-8995

Machining: Milling

American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494

Blackwing Machine ___ 801-645-4485

Auburn Tool & Machine _ 303-278-8769

CNC Machine& Design _ 801-531-9922

Cornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862

DATRON _________ 480-826-3689

Dynamic Design & Mfg __ 303-652-0431

EPOCS Mfg ________ 970-535-4540

Focused on Machining___ 303-922-3076

GL Manufacturing ______ 801-634-5894

GroveTec Machining ____ 503-557-4689

Jaguar Precision ______ 505-242-6545

JD Machine ________ 801-782-4403

Kings Peak Manufacturing 801-337-5926

CNC Machine& Design _ Cornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862

Machine _______ 801-710-7891 Faustson _________ 303-420-7422

Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239

GroveTec Machining ____ 503-557-4689

HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850

Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317

Kings Peak Manufacturing 801-337-5926

Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414

LV Swiss __________ 435-635-1482 Paramount Machine __ 801-886-2755

Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801

Enterprises ___ 731-642-8709

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

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

Denver Precision _____ 303-469-1771

Faustson __________ 303-420-7422

Flex-Pro ____ ______ 480-773-3239

Focused on Machining___ 303-922-3076

Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317

Jaguar Precision ______ 505-242-6545

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

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

Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031

S.A.Composites _____ 970-776-3877

StarRex Precision ____ 480-834-6344

The Toolroom Inc. ____

Machining: Precision

Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766

Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281

American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494

Blackwing Machine ___

CM Manufacturing ___

Cornerstone Machine __

Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239

Focused on Machining___

GroveTec Machining ____

Jaguar Precision ______

Jensen Precision ______

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

Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239

JD Machine ________ 801-782-4403

Jaguar Precision ______ 505-242-6545

Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175

Pillar Machine _____ 801-965-1900

Precision Enterprises ___ 731-642-8709

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

HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850

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

AzMark __________ 480-926-8969

Blackwing Machine ___ 801-645-4485

Denver Precision Products _ 303-469-1771

EPOCS Mfg ________ 970-535-4540

Faustson _________ 303-420-7422

GroveTec Machining ____ 503-557-4689

HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850

Jaguar Precision ______ 505-242-6545

JD Machine ________ 801-782-4403

LAYKE, INC_________ 602-272-2654

Leading Edge Machine __

Robotic CNC

DMSI ___________ 801-972-6093

Routering CNC

DMSI ___________ 801-972-6093

Skid Manufacturing

ENS Welding Service __ 208-670-0538

Small Part

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

PAS Technologies ____ 602-744-2648

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

Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146

Copper

Foresight Finishing ____ 480-921-0000

Electroless Nickel

Foresight Finishing ____ 480-921-0000

Nickel/Chrome/ Copper

Foresight Finishing ____ 480-921-0000

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 Chemical

PAS Technologies _____ 602-744-2648

Etching/Photochemical

VACCO Industries ____ 626-443-7121

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

Bearing Surface

Denver Machine Shop ___ 303-295-6000

Hydraulic Cylinder

Denver Machine Shop ___ 303-295-6000

Rolling: thread

Ron Grob Co. _______ 970-667-5320

Scrap Metal Recycling

Iron & Metals, Inc ____ 303-292-5555

Utah Metal Works ____ 801-364-5679

ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT

Integrated Systems Inc _ 928-649-9600

ROUTERING, CNC

Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300

SERVICES

AS9100 Certification

ABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591

BMSC __________ 602-445-9400

Calibration Services

Advanced Coord. Tech _ 303-469-6161

Klontech Industrial ___ 480-948-1871

Western States Calibration801-466-1700

SAW CUTTING

Diversified Metal Services 801-972-6093

SHOT PEENING

Blanchard Metals Proc. __ 801-972-5590

SINTERING

Western Sintering _____ 509-375-3096

Stamping: Light

SPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113

Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453

Stamping:Precision

Frontier Metal Stamping _ 303-458-5129

Metalcraft _________ 888-280-7080

Precision Die & Stamping _ 480-967-2038

Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453

Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800

Stamping:Prototype

Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453

Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800

Stamping:Short Run

Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453

Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800

SWISS SCREW MCHG.

Denver Precision Products _ 303-469-1771

TESTING

Testing: Non-Destructive

Blanchard Metals Proc. __ 801-972-5590

Pilkington Metal Finishing __ 801-972-2146

TOOL & DIE

Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453

Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800

Tool & Cutter Grinding

BC Tool & Cutter Grinding _ 713-638-0303

Exact Tool Grinding ____ 801-712-2720

TOOLING

Mountain View Machine _ 435-755-0500

Western Sintering _____ 509-375-3096

Custom Tooling

BC Tool & Cutter Grinding _ 713-638-0303

Tool Coating/ Refurbishing

BC Tool & Cutter Grinding _ 713-638-0303

WATERJET CUTTING

Auburn Tool & Machine _ 303-278-8769

Diversified Metal Services _ 801-972-6093

Leading Edge Machine __ 435-563-9425

Mountain View Machine _ 435-755-0500

Southwest Waterjet-Laser _ 480-306-7748

WELDING

A1 Precision Metal ____ 623-377-2191

Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766

Advantage Manufacturing __ 877-727-0281

Dayton Rogers ______ 763-717-6303

Denver Machine Shop ___ 303-295-6000

ENS Welding Service ___ 208-670-0538

H& S Machine ______ 801-755-7627

JD Machine ________ 801-782-4403

Mountain View Machine _ 435-755-0500

Pillar Machine _____ 801-965-1900

Quick Turn Machine ____ 801-334-6800

Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392

Star Precision _______ 303-926-0559

Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778

Wrico _________ 480-892-7800

Pre-Fabricated Pipe Welding

ENS Welding Service _ 208-670-0538

Welding: Aluminum

Medium & Large

Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392

Welding: Orbital

Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392

Welding: Pipe

ENS Welding Service _ 208-670-0538

Welding: Precision

Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281

Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392

Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778

Welding: Robotic

Frontier Metal Stamping _ 303-458-5129

Metalcraft _________ 888-280-7080

Welding: TIG

Mountain View Machine __ 435-755-0500

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A1 Precision Metal...39

Accutech Machine Inc...41

Ace Wire Spring & Form...44

Acieta...34

Action Machinery...37

Advantage Manufacturing...40

Aero Tech Mfg...40

Alaska Airframes...1,20-21

AME, Inc...34

Auburn Tool & Machine...40

Autodesk...33

AZ Tool Steel...39

Barton Mines...24,36

BC Tool & Cutter Grinding...41

Blackwing Machine...43

Blanchard Metals Proc...40

BMSC...6,38

Bystronic...37

Chipblaster...33

CM Manufacturing...43

CNC Machine & Design...39

Coastal Metals...10,36

Coating Technologies...41

Continental Machining...28-29

Controlled Thermal...41

Custom Powder Cutting Sol...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..26,35

EDM Perf. Accessories...35

EMJD Corp....41

ENS Welding...45

Epic Finance...9,38

EPOCS Mfg...40

Erickson Metals...3,33

Exact Tool Grinding...45

EZ-Access...36

Index of Advertisers

Fiero Automation...34

Flex-Pro...30,41

Focused On Machining...45

Foresight Finishing...44

Frontier Metal Stamping...44

Fullerton Tools...34

Gage Lab Products...34

Hainbuch...19,33

Hexagon...45

Horizon Carbide...35

Imaginetics...39

Industrial Heat Treat Co...41

Industrial Supply...9

Ingersoll...33

Innovative Measuring Systems...35

Innovative Precision...39

IRH...36

Iron & Metals, Inc..16,36

Jaguar Precision...42

JD Machine...39

JM Grisley..5,33-37

K.D. Capital Equipment...38

KEYENCE...35

Kings Peak...42

Klontech Industrial...34

Knuth Machine Tools...36

KTR Machine...36

L.V. Swiss...42

Laird Plastics...37

Latitude Machinery...22,36

Laube Titanium...35

LAYKE Inc...44

Leading Edge Machine...42

LeGrand. (C2G)..35

Level III Nadcap Consulting...38

LK Metrology..11,34

Loveridge Machine...43

LTM Plastics...25,44

Machine Tool & Cutter Grinding...34

Machinery Resources Intl...29

Mario Pinto...35

Maverick Mold & Machine...39

Metalcraft...42

Methods West...33

Micropulse West ...39

Midaco...36

MMT Productivity 13, 33-37

Mountain View...39

MP Systems...33

MTI...39

MultiCam...37

Multi-Tool...37

Nelson Engineering...40

NTK Cutting Tools...33

NUNTMA..27

O’Keefe Ceramics...42

Ogden-Weber Tech College...35

OGP...34

Olympic Metals...12,36

Orion Registrar...35

Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing...43

Paramount Machine...40

Phoenix Heat Treating...41

Phreedom Technologies...31

Pilkington Metal Finishing...41

Pinnacle Precision...43

Platinum Registration....15,38

Precision Die & Stamping....45

Precision Enterprises...29,39

Production Machine Tools...37

Qualichem...36

Quality Measurement Services..38

Quality Vision Intl...7

R&R Tansportation...38

Radtech...42

RD Machine...44

Renishaw..23,34

Resell CNC...38

Richards Fab...40

Robo-Jet...45

Roentgen USA...36

Romi Machine Tools, Ltd...36

Ron Grob CO....41

Royal Products..30,33

RP Machining, Inc. ..42

Ryerson...27,33,35-37

SA Composites...45

S&S Machinery...39

Sandvik...36

SCHUNK...33

Sentry Insurance...38

Skydandee Mfg...39

SMB Hub...18

Smith Machinery...,33,47

Southwest Waterjet & Laser...45

Specialty Steel Serv....32,40

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..8,41

Tech Financial Services...31,38

The CNC Pros...39

The SMBHub...18

The ToolRoom Inc...45

ThinBit..33,48

Thompson Machine...,41

T.J. Snow...7

Toolnet International...33

Total Quality Systems...35

TUFFLabels...41

TVT Die Casting...17,39

Tymar Industries....43

TW Metals...36

Ultimate Manufacturing...35

United Asset Sales...13

United Perform Metals...28,35

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...17,34

Wrico Stamping...41

Zeiss Industrial...35

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