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• GE Appliances has invested more than $2B in manufacturing centers in the past few years, including plants in Lafayette, GA, Decatur, AL, Camden, SC and Louisville, KY.

• Micr on Technology announced a $40B expansion for memory manufacturing in Idaho.

• Ascend Elements said it would invest $22B for electric vehicle charging systems, amongst other products, in Kentucky and Tennessee.

• US Steel is investing in a $3B steelmaking factory in Osceola, AR.

• Generec Power Systems moved some production from China to the US after the pandemic. Last year it unveiled plans to open a new plant in Trenton, SC.

Reshoring expert Harry Moser commented on the effects of reshoring. “There’s no question that companies, when they bring jobs back, they know they’re going to pay three to five times as much for labor. Therefore, they have to automate.” In fact, per the Association For Advanced Automation, North American companies ordered a record 11,595 robots, worth $646 million in Q1 of this year, putting 2022 on pace to surpass last year’s record numbers. What does this mean for our industry? An enormous amount of new opportunities, and in Harry Moser’s words, the need to automate. Until next issue, I wish you the best. As always, God Bless our Troops, our healthcare providers and our First Responders.

Linda Daly,Publisher

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• General Motors announced plans to spend $7B on plants in Michigan.

Covid clearly wreaked havoc in our lives, nobody can dispute this. But if there is a silver lining to the pandemic, it is how it has helped US manufacturing.

Editors Corner

• Lockheed Martin is putting $16.5M into its new missile system integration facility in Huntsville, AL.

• Nucor is investing $2.7B on a steel plate mill in Brandberg, KY.

What we started seeing during the pandemic, and now continues, is that American manufacturers are increasingly bringing manufacturing to the US to reduce their reliance on global supply chains. This trend is helped by Government programs and funding to lure companies back. The Chips and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, both provide tax breaks and subsidies for investing, particularly for the semiconductor, electric vehicle, and pharmaceutical industries.

• In our own backyard, Intel is investing $12B on two chip factories.

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According to Kearney’s Reshoring Index, an overwhelming majority of US companies with production in China have already moved back to the US or plan to do so in the next 3 years. They highlight a barrage of announcements of US manufacturing entities expanding operations here on our soil. Here are some:

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Published bi-monthly to keep precision manu facturers abreast of news and to supply a viable vendor source for the industry.

Just this past month, the WSJ published an article highlighting the trend towards bringing home overseas jobs, stating that companies are on pace to reshore nearly 350,000 jobs this year. Per the Reshoring Initiative, this is the highest number on record since the group began tracking the data in 2010.

• Ultium Cells LLC, the joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solution, has 4 plants in the plans in the US, each with a projected cost of about $2 billion. The locations include Warren, Ohio, Lansing, Michigan, Spring Hill, Tennessee, and potentially New Carlisle, Indiana.

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Factory Outlet-Phoenix Invites Machinists

ALUMINUM, STAINLESS, BRASS, PLASTIC, AND ALLOYS 1138 W Watkins St,

A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace is pleased to celebrate its 4th year in business. Coowners Shelley and Jack Terrell wish to thank all of their loyal customers who have helped them to grow.

Haas to CNC Programing Courses

Mill and lathe classes are scheduled every other month. Each course consists of 3 days of hands-on instruction led by a Haas Certified Instructor. Students will learn the basics of the Haas control, operation of machines, and Haas programming using G & M codes. Classes are free to all Haas CNC machine owners and operators. Classes are held Monday through Wednesday from 2:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. Please join us for an upcoming session of the Haas CNC training. We recommend registering as early as possible as class sizes are limited. Mill Training Class — 9/19 - 9/21 Lathe Training Class — 10/17 - 10/19 Training is held at Haas Factory Outlet- Phoenix, a Division of Ellison Machinery facility located at 1610 S Priest Drive, #101 Tempe, AZ 85281. To register and for additional information visit www.EllisonAZ.com or call 480-968-5877.

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Shelley Terrell, president of the woman-owned company, says, “We are a young company, just 4 years old, but co-founder Jack has more than 4 decades of experience in the industry.”

A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace Celebrates 4 Years In Business

A1 Precision is an ISO 9001: 2015 certified company that is additionally compliant in AS9100. The company offers a wide range of fabrication services for its clients, including, shearing, sawing, laser cutting, drilling, welding, bending, and manual mill and lathe.

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Jack says, We support a number of large Fortune 1000 companies Phoenix AZ

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Here is what one of their customers said about working with A1:

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“I have had the great opportunity to work with Jack and Shelley the owners of A1 for the past 4 years, I have contracted them for multiple items for our customer Raytheon. Their service and detail to the products they produce for Ducommun for our customers are second to none. I recommend them to other suppliers in the area if any sheet metal manufacturing is required. I will use them as one of our main suppliers as much as possible for our customers in the Aerospace and D.O.D field due to the quality they provide us and our customer.”

Mark Your Calendar For Wednesday, October 19

For The Annual Haas 2022 Demo Day!

Announcements & Releases Continued with their products, and we feel that we are well positioned to help machine shops and engineering departments with all of their fabrication needs.”

To learn more about this Woman-Owned, ISO certified precision fabrication company, contact them at 623-377-2191 or visit A1PMA. com

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We are excited to announce our annual Haas 2022 Demo Day! Mark your calendar for Wednesday, October 19 and join us for food, refreshments, seminars, live demos, and receive a FREE Limited-edition

T-shirt. Registration is required; information will be available on our website, please visit www. EllisonAZ.com for more information. Don’t Miss Out! Register to Attend! *This event is for HFOPhoenix Experienceonly.up close demonstrations of Haas Tooling and Machines and attend seminars on the latest innovative Haas technologies. Our Haas applications engineers, along with top manufacturers of machine tool software, accessories, and tooling will be readily available to answer any questions you may have. Whether you are currently a Haas owner or user, or are looking to invest in Haas machines, this is a great opportunity to network and discover

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In taking just such an approach here at Mazak, we revamped our workforce development program by first focusing on some key aspects. Those included job descriptions, compensation and business vulnerabilities along with our efforts in recruitment and retention. In evaluating job descriptions, the key is to determine the necessary skills and talents needed for each position as well as any necessary training, then focus on the individual employee. When doing so, the goal is to also identify future potential leaders within Partcompany.ofour planning was not only to look at succession, but also to realize business vulnerabilities per each department. These can include things like age, lack of talent and how to overcome them. This then leads to what actions have already been taken, if any, and what actions will be planned and executed. Not taking a strategic approach is like plugging a hole in a dam as opposed to evaluating the whole dam to find out why the hole developed and how to prevent others from developing. You have to ask where are the weaknesses and where do we need to reinforce.

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Announcements Continued Page 12 A2Z MANUFACTURING SW • 10 • Sept / Oct 2022 why Haas is and will be your partner in affordable manufacturing solutions. Some of the Haas Machines at Demo Day 2022 we will be featuring will be the New VF-2SSYT with 3+1 PALLET POOL, UMC-500SS with a Collaborate Robot, VF-4SS Super-Speed CNC Vertical Mill, ST-28Y with A2-5 Finishing Sub-Spindle + other machines. Haas Factory Outlet - Phoenix, a Division of Ellison Machinery Company, visit www.EllisonAZ.com or call (480) 968-5877.

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Okuma America Corporation Introduces MA-8000H Horizontal Machining Center

Our strategy, when it came to compensation, was simple and straight forward. We wanted compensation packages that were competitive and would attract new talent as well, and we wanted to position Mazak as a company that doesn’t just offer a job, it offers a career. In a nutshell, we evaluated the pay structure per each position to make sure it was fair across the board and was an accurate representation of the skills and knowledge needed for that position. When it came to employee recruitment, we stepped our job posting efforts, casting a larger net to target key potential candidate pools such as military veterans. To retain those individuals once hired, our strategy includes programs and opportunities that will provide both job satisfaction and opportunities for advancement. These include training, tuition assistance, our leadership programs, work schedule flexibility and job rotation. Last year we filled 135 employment requisitions – some were promotional opportunities – as result of our recruitment and retention efforts as well as the rest of our strategic workforce development plan. During Covid, we didn’t lay off any employees, but we also didn’t hire a new employees. Then business picked up fast with surging customer demand. So we had to go into a heavy recruiting mode to gain the manpower to keep pace. We successfully got the workforce to a level that was needed through internal promotions and new hires, many of which included military veterans.

The leadership team at Okuma America Corporation is pleased to introduce the MA-8000H, the latest addition to the company’s horizontal machining center lineup. This new CNC (computer numeric control) machine was designed for greater productivity when SIMPLE.

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At Mazak, we credit veterans as essential to our ongoing hiring efforts and our ability to move past the skills gap that challenges companies throughout the manufacturing industry. With 18 new veteran hires in 2021, the our staff now includes 87 veterans in departments ranging from field service and parts to production and purchasing. For more information, visit: www.MazakUSA.com.

The MA-8000H horizontal machining center is a versatile machine designed for a wide range of machining applications from heavy-duty to high-feed machining. The machine’s impressive work envelope and expansive travel ranges (X axis: 1,400 mm, Y axis: 1,200 mm, Z axis: 1,350 mm), coupled with a highly rigid bed and cast-in ball screw mounts for highly accurate drive and positioning, make the MA-8000H ideally suited to cut medium-to-large workpieces. Additionally, powerful spindle options effectively handle materials across the metal spectrum.

The MA-8000H will make its first appearance in the Americas at the 2022 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in booth #338500 at McCormick Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois, on September 12 – 17, 2022. Okuma experts will be available to showcase the machine’s many features and capabilities.

Western Hemisphere Debut

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Machine Versatility and Range

Practical Job Shop Automation powered by Hurco and ProCobots has eliminated the obstacles of conventional automation that shops with a high mix of parts have experienced. Hurco developed this completely integrated automation solution to address issues customers said they had experienced when adding automation to their shop. Typical issues included complicated robot programming that required a thirdparty integrator to set up new jobs, lack of integration between the robots and their CNC machines, and the inflexibility that prevented them from moving their robot from one machine to another.

“We heard stories of customers who tried automation and the robots ended up sitting idle in the corner as soon as the first job was finished. We know our customers typically have a high mix of parts and they need quick changeover. There wasn’t a good solution for them and since our mission is to develop technology that helps our customers be more productive and more

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Announcements & Releases Continued Hurco Automation Launches “No Robot Programming” for High-Mix Manufacturing

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A2Z MANUFACTURING SW • 16 • Sept / Oct 2022 Announcements Continued Page 18 product, Timm decided to move forward and reported phenomenal results for increased productivity and throughput in addition to his team’s appreciation and excitement about adding automation. “They brought in the cobots and we were up and running in a day. Within two days, the guys were changing programs…the interface is so nice and you can see everything that’s going on,” said Timm.

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Randy Flores, owner D & R Machinery, a tenured distributor for Hurco, said the Job Shop Automation system on Hurco developed is a competitive advantage for shops, especially those with a high mix of parts, and it also addresses the labor shortages his customers have experienced. Learn more at Hurco.com/ automation

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The results at Oakridge include part changeover that is five minutes or less, a job that used to be three days of hand-loading parts is now completed overnight, and unattended run times of 12-16 hours are the norm. One of the Oakridge Fabrication machinists said the Hurco Job Shop Automation runs three days of work in one night.

profitable, our engineers got busy. They partnered with ProCobots® and developed a completely integrated robot programming interface on the Hurco control. If you can program a Hurco, you can program your ProCobots® robot!” said Maggie Smith, Marketing Director for Hurco Companies, Inc.

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“I thought, if there’s a cobot out there that can integrate with our equipment and everything is there so we can roll it out and hook it up…our purchase has to be something like that,” said Timm, who explained that he was considering automation to optimize the time of his talented machinists by minimizing redundant tasks that would allow them to focus on the more skilled aspects of their job while in addition to increasing throughput at his busy shop. After evaluating the Hurco/ProCobots Practical Job Shop Automation

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Andy says, “We are renowned for our design and manufacturing of superior watches. It just made sense that as we expand our precision manufacturing capabilities, we make our services available to others in the industry requiring the most precise machining.”

Industrial Production Returns to Growth After February’s Storms Subside

all market groups saw improvements in March, despite lingering challenges. The Federal Reserve’s index for other manufacturing, which includes publishing and logging, remained the same, but durable goods and nondurable goods indexes rose 3.0% and 2.6%, respectively.

Andy says cycle time is dramatically reduced by simultaneous rough and finish OD turning (pinch or balanced turning). With our cross rotary tools on the same centerline, pinch milling or drilling is a time reducing function also available. The front and rear tool posts also allow you to have 3 tools in the cut to perform overlapping machining, independent back side machining, simultaneous end-milling and balanced turning.

In addition to swiss type turning, today, GRPM offers CNC milling and turning, and laser engraving.

GRPM Adds Capabilities with Its Newest Tsugami BW129Z, Offering High Precision Machining To The Precision Manufacturing Industry

Multiple driven tools on the main and sub spindle combined with front and rear sliding tool posts enable multiple simultaneous and/or overlapping Swiss turning operations.”

The Federal Reserve reported that industrial production in March rose 1.4%, returning to growth after an unseasonably stormy February knocked it down 2.6%. The report shows total industrial production rose 2.5% at an annualized rate during the first quarter of 2021 despite the losses endured in February by manufacturing, mining, and utilities companies.

Andy says, “The BW129Z Swiss Type Lathe uses its 3-path control system and dual independent gang slides to slash cycle time and produce complex parts quickly.

Motor vehicles and parts production, which fell 10% in February, rose 2.8% in March but remained depressed by a persistent shortage of semiconductors. Most durable goods indexes rose between 2% to 3%.

In nondurable manufacturing, the index for the chemicals industry rose 4.1%, and petroleum and coal products rose 5.7%, although neither sector has fully recovered from severe weather damage—the Federal Reserve noted that some chemicals factories remain offline thanks to damage sustained from February’s winter storms. Most nondurable goods indexes rose between 0.9% and 3.0%.

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The industrial production gauge includes productivity in three sectors: manufacturing, mining, and utilities. Manufacturing production (which excludes mining and utilities output) rose 2.7% in March after falling 3.7% the month before. Mining production improved 2.7%, while utility output fell 11.4% thanks to unseasonably warm March temperatures. Manufacturing output rose 1.9% at an annualized rate. Capacity utilization in manufacturing rose by 1.9 points, also reversing February Almostlosses.

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Andy Archibald, Production Manager for GRPM (a division of Geoffrey Roth Watch Engineering), is pleased to announce that the company recently expanded their manufacturing capabilities with the addition of the Tsugami BW129Z Swiss Type Lathe, procured through local dealer Arizona CNC.

About GR-WE (Geoffrey Roth Watch Engineering: Unique in both engineering and design, a Geoffrey Roth watch is a distinctive masterpiece. Our luxury timepieces are machined from a curated selection of materials, including medical grade 316L stainless steel, 18k gold, phosphor bronze and Damascus stainless steel. Every piece is crafted with detail in mind, from the

If February was notable for its storminess, March was notable for its heat. The unseasonably warm month coincided with a roughly 10% drop in consumer energy products, and the 11.4% drop in utilitie s utilization was the largest recorded in the history of the index’s 48-year history.

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To better serve local waterjet users, Best Choice Parts has announced the opening of a local parts and service location in the Phoenix area.

Toindustry.learn more about how GRPM can support your highest precision ultra small parts manufacturing, contact the Scottsdale-based company at (480) 423-3848 or visit their website at: www.gr-we.com To learn more about how Arizona CNC can support your machining needs, with high quality machine tools from Okuma and others, contact them at: (480) 615-6353; Email: support@arizonacnc.com or visit their website at arizonacnc. com

BCP is the exclusive OMAX OEM parts supplier in California and Arizona. They will be stocking a full line of OMAX and ACCUSTREAM spare parts, and also providing factory trained service for all major waterjet brands. Call 855-WATRJET for parts and service information. BCP is a division of Landmark Solutions that is the exclusive distributor of several major brands including OMAX, Bystronic, Timesavers, Costa, DAVI, Slat Pro, etc. Please visit bestchoiceparts.com and landmarksolutionscorp.com for more information.

Sodick, Inc. will be returning to IMTS in a new location. Moving from the previous booth location in the East Hall, Sodick, Inc. will now be showcasing their latest technology in the South Hall, booth number 338640. On display in booth# 338640 will be a combination of existing Sodick Technology as well as the release of three new machines which will be initially unveiled at the show. All Sodick Technology on display will include Rigid Linear Motors. Every single machine type Sodick has to offer will be on

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Announcements & Releases Continued display at IMTS. This includes Wire and Sinker EDM’s as well as small-hole EDMs. In addition to Sodick’s industry leading EDM technology, Sodick will also be showcasing their High-Speed Mill and an additive metal manufacturing machine. For more information on Sodick and their full line of services, come see us at booth # 338640, or visit us online: www.Sodick.com

LTM Plastics: REBUILT AND READY TO GO

LTM Plastics isn’t some run-of-the-mill injection molding shop. Sure, it’s a family business. And, yes, they make a wide array of plastic parts there, but that’s where similarities end.

LK Launching New CMMs and Advanced TouchDMIS CMM Software at IMTS LK Metrology, manufacturer of Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs), metrology software and associated CMM accessory products, will be exhibiting a variety of new products in Booth No. 135230 in the East Building, Level Three at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL for the 2022 IMTS Show, September 12-17, 2022. Four different CMMs will be demonstrated including: the LK ALTERA M SCANTEK 5 equipped with a Renishaw REVO-2 5-axis scanning system; the LK Multi-Sensor ALTERAC equipped with LK’s new blue line laser scanner and a new surface roughness probe; the new ALTO 6×5 Bench Top CMM; and, a new COORD 3 UNIVERSAL CMM.

Announcements & Releases Continued Literally every facet of the operation has been revitalized over the past three years. A new building, electric presses, and a state-of the-art material handling system are all now in play. Substantial investments were made into robots, an industry-leading ERP and specialized training programs for everyone on staff. Today, LTM Plastics runs as a welloiled, high-octane operation – ready for whatever the future brings. “It’s all about delivering the right customer experience,” says owner Darryl Lawrence. “Our approach allows us to provide higher quality parts quickly, reinforcing the country’s supply chain. Everybody wins.” With 45 years experience behind them, trust the professionals at LTM Plastics to help with any phase of your molding project. From part design, production and assembly to readyfor-retail packaging – all custom-fit to meet your Discoverneeds.whether LTM Plastics is the right partner for you, call 303-592-9548 or visit online at www.ltmplastics.com.

LK will be launching an advanced version of their TouchDMIS software as well as demonstrating the newest version of their well-known CAMIO programming and measuring software. In addition, the new Industry 4 Metrology Gate, LK’s portal for remote inspection monitoring, will also be shown and demonstrated.For more information: www.lkmetrology.com

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Raytheon Missiles & Defense Takes On Mentoring Role To San Diego Military Tech Firm

RRaytheon Technologies’ Tucson-based Missiles & Defense division has entered into a formal mentor-protégé agreement with Fuse Integration, a San Diego-based defense technology and software company focused on improving battlefield and defense communications and networking. Under the relationship Raytheon will help Fuse to mature its engineering capabilities and corporate infrastructure to make the company a bigger player in the defense contracting business.

Separately, the Department of Defense has awarded three contract modifications for Raytheon Missiles & Defense in recent weeks. Here’s a look at how much money the company received and what it is working on: Raytheon was awarded a $67,250,750 modification to a previous deal to provide HighSpeed Anti-Radiation Missile guidance repairs for the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, and foreign military Raytheoncustomers.was awarded a $17,514,310 modification to a previous contract, adding scope to work on guidance and other systems for AIM-9X missiles for the Navy and Air Force. Raytheon was awarded a $12,996,017 modification to a previous contract with the Missile Defense Agency to complete the technology critical design review of a Microwave Technology Testbed system.

“Raytheon Missiles & Defense is committed to supporting small businesses that strengthen our nation’s defense,” said Dr. Jennifer Brower, director, Advanced Technology Maritime at Raytheon Missiles & Defense, in a statement. “By helping Fuse Integration through this program, we can advance DoD’s goal of enabling joint force integrated connectivity.” The partnership is sponsored by the Missile Defense Agency Office of Small Business Programs and is part of a Department of Defense initiative that is meant to help small businesses get a leg up toward winning government contracts Fuse, which was founded in 2010, describes its specialty as virtualized network systems, tactical edge virtual networks and airborne networking gateway products. It says its approach is focused on keeping military personnel connected in battle situations or contested environments.

.By Jeff Gifford – Phoenix Business Journal Aero-Mach Precision LLC Adds New Capabilities With Its Latest Matsuura Machine Aero-Mach Precision is pleased to announce that it just added a new machine, the Matsuura MC800VG2 vertical machining center. Founder and owner Justin Kegler says, “Our newest Matsuura offers a heavy duty box way construction on all axes, which enables heavy cutting in difficult materials with ease. Its large table of 40 x 22 allows us to cut parts outside of it 31 x 21 travel range. And its 12000 RPM spindle combined with Yaskawa’s latest CNC control makes this machine a high speed, high precision powerhouse. This machine, our 2nd Matsuura, also has 4th axis Thoughcapabilities.”Aero-Mach Precision (602) www.davissalvage.co267-7208 3322 E Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034

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Xnrgy Climate Systems, a Canadian company that manufactures climate systems for data centers, has submitted plans to the city of Mesa to build its U.S. headquarters and a manufacturing facility.

Canadian Company Xnrgy Chooses Mesa For $145M Headquarters And High-Tech Plant

Xngry will build its campus on 38 acres in southeast Mesa just south of the Apple Inc. data center on Elliot Road.Plans call for constructing two matching, single-story 250,000-square-foot manufacturing buildings and a 50,000-square-foot multistory office building that will connect the manufacturing Insites.total, the project will cost $145 million to construct,. Xnrgy said it will create 800 fulltime jobs on the site with an average annual salary of $65,000.

Justin says, “We have worked with engineers to enhance and improve products as well as reverse engineer parts for reproduction. We believe in staying on the cutting edge of manufacturing technology so we can provide better parts at competitive costs. Aero-Mach Precision looks forward to becoming your partner in manufacturing. Contact us today for a free

The initial plans for the project call for the first 250,000-square-foot building to be operational in August 2023 and for the second phase – the rest of the project – to be done in Besides2024.

The Montreal-based company said it will add 800 jobs and manufacture cooling and heating systems to benefit the growing hightech manufacturing industries growing in the Southeast Valley.

Honeywell Aerospace Inks Deal With Cyient To Make Parts For Cloud-Connected Cockpit System

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“In the same way we moved from flip phones to smartphones, Honeywell Anthem will transform the pilot experience with customizable controls operated quickly and easily with a few swipes of the finger,” Madsen said in a statement at the time.

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Some production is already ramping up to support demand this year, Cyient said.

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The system was first unveiled late last year and hailed by Honeywell as a way to increase aircraft autonomy through expanded connectivity and assist pilots by bringing together critical information from disjointed systems into an intuitive interface modeled after smart devices that people use every day. Under the deal, Cyient’s role will manufacture and test various components for the system. The modular components, called line-replaceable units or LRUs, are designed for quick and easy removal and replacement when necessary.

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First Light F-35 Helmet Test A Success

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Honeywell Anthem was launched in October, Honeywell Aerospace CEO Mike Madsen said it will significantly change the way pilots operate aircraft.

The platform changes the need for wired connections for transfer of data such as maintenance status and flight plans, using data transfer from ground-based servers. It is also designed to support growing levels of aircraft autonomy, including complete autonomous capability in the future.

The first test of a new, lightweight F-35 helmet was successful, according to the prog ram office, a promising sign that the Pentagon can qualify and implement all three fixes to the jet’s escape system by the end of the year. Recently, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 conducted the fir st test combining all three solutions designed to reduce the r isk of neck injury to F-35 pilots during ejection, according to spokesman Joe DellaVedova. Once the full gamut of testing is completed, hopefully by the end of the summer, the JPO can beg in implementing the two modifications to the ejection seat and issuing the new Generation III “light” helmet to the fleet, he said

“This initial test had promising results and the F-35 enterpr ise is on a path to qualify the helmet . by the end of this summer,” DellaVedova told Defense News. “The lighter helmet expected to be fielded by the end of the year is in line with the seat timeframe as well.”

The prototype helmet tested weighs about 4.63 pounds, approximately 6 ounces lighter than the orig inal Gen III helmet, and is designed to ease some strain on smaller pilots’ nec ks during ejection

Although the test was the fir st test of the new helmet, the JPO, Loc kheed Mar tin and seat-maker Mar tin Baker have conducted at least seven other tests with the latest version of the seat, which is equipped with two modifications designed to reduce r isk to pilots.The fixes to the ejection seat itself include a switch for lightweight pilots that will delay deployment of the main parachute, and a “head support panel,” a fabric panel sewn between the parachute r isers that will protect the pilot’s head from moving backward dur ing the parachute opening.

The prog ram office has about another 10 tests planned, which will use a mix of low-, middle- and high-weight mannequins.

The recent sled test, conducted with a 103 pound mannequin, is the latest sign that the JPO can make good on its promise to finish the three design fixes by November, allowing the military services to lift restrictions on lightweight pilots flying the F-35 Last year, Defense News first repor ted that pilots under 136 pounds were barred from flying the fifth-generation aircraft after testers discovered an increased r isk of neck damage to lightweight pilots ejecting from the plane. The US Air Force has also acknowledged an “elevated level of r isk” for pilots between 136 and 165 pounds.

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furthering their education. Spencer earned his degree in business at Arizona State University while he was working for Arcas. He will be completing his MBA in Data Analytics next August. Spencer is an expert in utilizing business statistics to help improve the company. “We were heavily intuition based in our decision-making processes and we are moving toward data driven, where we utilize intuition as a compliment to data. Data has to be at the forefront of every decision we make.”

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running the business, and their certifications. This even includes their market facing image to their customers. Arcas utilizes a Keyence image dimension measurement system and a CMM in their highly qualified quality department. They are AS9100 certified, as well as ITAR registered. The company has been supporting customers in aerospace machining for nearly 60 years, manufacturing parts for engines, APUs, cabin pressure systems, and landing gears. They are highly skilled in machining a variety of materials, including super alloys and composites, enabling their parts to handle both high and low heat environments.

Spencer Mallett, Operations Manager, says, “We’ve been in a stage of high growth over the past 12 months, and it is essential that we hire the right people for our company. To improve our success rate, we’ve used personal value survey results from our team members to determine the collective values we want from our new employees. Some of the more critical values that Arcas embodies include compassion, ownership, gratitude, honesty, and adaptability.” He continued, “At Arcas, we hire preliminarily based on attitude and values as a precedent to skill. We can teach skill, but attitude is much more difficult to change.” This year alone, Arcas Machine has hired 16 new team members, with another 3 incoming.

The company is a proud supplier to a number of high-profile aerospace and defense companies including Honeywell, Celestica, Boeing Distributions, Sargent Aerospace, MOOG Aircraft Group, and Plexus, amongst others. Maggie Anger, Administrative Manager says, “We’ve worked with a number of our customers for over 40 years, through name ArcasWeeconomicchanges,downturns,andmuchmore.areproudthatseveralofourcustomersconsiderusapartnerandafriendintheirbusiness.”Machinealways

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Arcas Machine has been in business for well over 50 years! Now, as a 3rd generation owned company, Denny Arcas has transformed the “typical” machine shop into a well-innovated, state-of-the-art, manufacturing facility. The culture of this company is all about employees who share a positive ‘can-do’ attitude and who support one another, much like a family.

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Arcas Machine is very quality driven as they strive for 99.999% or better. In the last twelve months, they have worked towards this goal as their current metric is 99.998%. Along with quality, sustainability is an important key feature in the company. Working to ensure their yield is 97.000% or better, this not only helps material efficiency, this betters the environment. What’s next for Arcas? In the short term, they will complete the implementation for their ERP System (IQMS Delmiaworks), and they will take advantage of the monitoring capabilities for uptime and spindle utilization in their Okumas and other machine tools. In the longer term, they are looking for a new facility. They have grown 4-fold in their shop space since they moved the business from Torrance, CA to Gilbert, AZ 25 years ago, and today they have maxed out their space. “We consider ourselves somewhat early adopters of technology, with Denny clearly spearheading this”, Spencer says, adding “We purchased our first 5 axis machining center, an Okuma Millac 33TU, over ten years ago. Moving forward, we are looking to add additive

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advantage and enable the company to manufacture larger parts for their customers. “Now, we can make parts as large as 33.4” x 27.5” x 20””, Spencer says. He adds, “Prior to making a new machine tool acquisition, we look at the business we had to no quote over the past year, and if, for example, 15% was due to size, then we know it makes economic sense to invest in the new machine. This is a huge way we show adaptability to our customers and the industry.”

To learn more about Arcas Machine and how they can help you with your precision machining needs, contact them at: (480) 632 9414, email: quote@arcasmachine.com and be sure to visit their website at arcasmachine.com

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The team at Arcas places high value on people and as such, it is loyal not just to its employees and customers, but also to its partners. Every CNC machine that the company owns today was procured through their machine tool dealer partner, Arizona CNC. Spencer says, “The team at Arizona CNC, including our long-term Business Development person Jeff Currie, is outstanding. We appreciate their transparency, their responsiveness to any issues we have, and with their knowledge not just of their machines, but also of the tooling we need to optimize our operations. We also believe in buying best in class machine technology, and you can’t get a better product than the Okuma machine tool line.” Today, the company’s lathe department is equipped with the Okuma LB3000 EX II Space Turns, which Arizona CNC’s Jeff says “is a large horizontal lathe built on Okuma’s Thermo-Friendly Concept to ensure minimal thermal growth, and slanted box bed construction translates to unsurpassed quality and rigidity. The machine delivers high-quality machining from heavy- to high-speed cutting.” The company also utilizes an Okuma Genos L250 lathe. For their milling capabilities, Arcas owns the Okuma Genos M560-V, which Jeff says, “is a vertical machining center that cuts large, complex parts. The rigid, thermally-stable, double-column construction gives this CNC machine the ability to withstand thermal deformation. It’s also one of the heaviest, most rigid machines in its class.”

Joseph’s son, Steve Arcas, took over in 1978 and moved the company to Gilbert, Arizona in 1997. Joseph’s grandson, Denny Arcas, took in May 2009 after he graduated from ASU. Denny and the team he’s assembled have been at the forefront of the company’s explosive growth!

Arcas Machine purchased their first 5-axis machine the Okuma Millac 33TU over a decade ago. Jeff says, “The Millac 33TU is a combination five-axis vertical lathe and vertical machining center that performs precision turning and milling operations in one setup. It features a direct drive (DD) 2-axis trunnion table— which is ideal for radial and angular applications.” Just this year, Arcas Machine took delivery of their Hermle C400 5 axis machining center, also procured through Arizona CNC.

Arcas History - Having spent time in Europe perfecting his engineering and machining skills, Joseph Arcas founded Arcas Machine Inc. in 1966 in Gardena, California. Since then, Arcas has had three generations of owners.

The case for using hydrogen on very short flights is looking stronger. Investors shouldn’t read too much into what this says about the future of Earlieraviation.this month, ZeroAvia announced an investment by American Airlines, which will potentially order up to 100 of its hydrogen-electric engines for use in regional planes. The BritishAmerican startup has preorders for around 1,000 engines after adding a raft of new partners, who will join United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and British Airways.

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ZeroAvia founder and chief executive Val Miftakhov said some U.K. airports are also about to sign on to help develop hydrogen infrastructure. Hydrogen hype is at a high. While producing the gas cleanly by electrolyzing water is still expensive, the war in Ukraine has emphasized the need for the West to gain energy independence and raised the cost of conventional Lastfuels. year, Airbus unveiled three hydrogen-aircraft concepts, one or more of which it hopes to realize by 2035. It has a regional plane project, and two that would cover most routes flown by its narrow-body A320, the world’s most popular jet. In a recent report, the International Council on Clean Transportation estimated that hydrogen jets would make up half of regional and narrow-body sales in a scenario in which aviation stops using fossil fuels by 2050. Yet the term “hydrogen plane” is ambiguous, referring to different technologies that each come with their own challenges. ZeroAvia’s propulsion system works like a hydrogen car, with fuel cells that turn hydrogen into electricity to move the propellers, whereas pure hydrogen planes are those that burn the gas in a conventional engine, as tested in the Generating1950s. enough power with fuel cells alone has been hard. Following the crash of a smaller prototype last year, ZeroAvia has decided to test its new 600-kilowatt powertrain— scheduled for certification in 2024—on two 19-seat Dornier 228 planes, one of which will supplement the fuel cells with a battery and the other with a conventional engine, at least initially. And these aircraft will only serve niche players. Mainstream regional operators need turboprops with at least 50 seats and a 400-mile range. This means waiting for ZeroAvia’s next powertrain, which should produce between 2,000 and 5,000 kilowatts. The company hopes to deliver it by 2026. Hydrogen combustion has different problems. It is less efficient than fuel cells and generates large emissions of non-carbon gases such as water

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Whether used in a turbine engine or fuel cell, hydrogen occupies much more space than kerosene and can’t be stored in the wings. This makes airframes increasingly hard to redesign as the range increases, even though only 7% of passenger carbon emissions come from regional planes. While ZeroAvia’s time line appears optimistic, the current buzz could well spell a period of hydrogen-electric upheaval for regional jets in the 2030s. Promises to fly further than a few hundred miles with hydrogen, however, still look vaporous.

Let’s Get A ProjectTogether.Started. vapor and nitrogen oxides. Their environmental impact is unclear, which is why Airbus announced last month it will use hydrogen test gliders to study the line-shaped clouds they generate. This is a wise move, but underscores the unknowns that could sink the technology as a green alternative. It is revealing how much wiggle room the European plane maker has given itself to decide which type of hydrogen jet to develop.

We spoke with Scott, who helps build the strategy for scaling her company’s campus program while also focusing on building a diverse talent pipeline, about the experience and why patience is critical when tryin to connect with Gen Z Whatworkers.wasyour biggest takeaway from the entire experience of dealing with a new generation of people entering the Withworkforce?thisnew generation, they have a lot of options. They’re Continued From Page 30

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Experts Say One Trait Is Key Generation Z’s entrance to workforce has been a unique one. For many members of Gen Z — those born between the mid-to-late 1990s and the early 2010s — the pandemic upended their school schedules, their debut in the workforce or both. Additionally, they’ve entered the workforce at a time when many companies are rethinking their workplace strategies and competing in a fierce battle for Againsttalent.that backdrop, it’s no surprise many managers and executives have been vexed by the youngest generation of the workforce — a cohort experts say is, on the whole, more vocal and socially conscious than their predecessors.

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One key to integrating Gen Z into the workforce is patience, according to Stephanie Scott, campus recruiting senior manager for West Monroe Partners. Her firm hosted more than 200 Gen Z workers for an in-person forum to give the young workers an opportunity to meet with professionals in the consulting world.

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For employers who are looking to hire more young people, what are some best practices for dealing with the new generation of workers?

What changes have you made to your recruiting strategies, and what are some best practices for adapting recruiting styles to better fit this new We’vegeneration?completely changed our application process to where, if I meet you in person at a career fair, or if I never set foot on your campus, and you apply directly to us, you will go through the exact same application process.

It’s about being really patient, and understanding that they’re coming from a world where they did a couple of years of schooling in front of their computers and maybe at home.

We’re also realizing that this generation isn’t leveraging career services in some of their resources as much as previous generations did on campus. There’s an element to educating them as well with things like the offer process, how to do interviews, and other things.

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It’s a lot of patience and a lot of education. Trying to put yourself in their shoes of what they’ve been through with Covid and what the pandemic did to them, which is very different from most of us and what we went through in college. By Marq Burnett – Associate Editor, The Playbook

You will have the exact same opportunity to interview and to get in front of the different folks here at West Monroe. I would say historically that was not the case. We would prioritize people we met at career fairs and people we met physically on campus versus people who maybe found us. It was unfortunately a biased way of how we went about it. Today, we have really removed that bias. When you had the Gen Zers in, what was something about the group that surprised you? I was surprised at how much they appreciated the opportunity to get together and to do things in person. I do feel like sometimes folks shy away from that a little bit. But they were really enthusiastic to be together.

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According to a May report with data from DETR, industries including warehousing, utilities, transportation and manufacturing make up the Nevada manufacturing sector and gained 24,000 new workers, reaching a high of 75,000 employees and recovering beyond 100 percent from the COVID downturn. In comparison, the 300,000-person hospitality and leisure worker base remains only 91 percent recovered from the pandemic, and 80 percent when it comes to the casino and hotel industry — the lowest rate of recovery for all job sectors in Nevada.

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“If you look at transportation, warehousing and utilities, it’s up 18,300 jobs, and this is all statewide,” said Bob Potts, deputy director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED). “Manufacturing is up 5,200 jobs above pre-pandemic [levels].”

The manufacturing worker base grew to an all-time high of 5 percent of Nevada’s employment landscape, an increase that signals a shift in the local economy as the state has now exceeded the number of jobs it had pre-pandemic but also as the hospitality industry remains 33,000 jobs short of pre-COVID levels.

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In Shifting Nevada Economy, Manufacturing Taking More Prominent Role

Economists said it’s unclear whether hospitality-related employers are cutting costs and not hiring people back, or if workers left the industry voluntarily for other opportunities.

For years, state leaders have tried to diversify Nevada’s economy, which is heavily reliant on the hospitality and tourism sector and susceptible to any financial downturns when consumers pull back on leisure spending. Nevada’s cyclical

Nevada’s labor force is made up of more than 1.1 million workers. Leaders at DETR said that the local workforce is ready and prepared to take on manufacturing jobs and that there are many training opportunities available.

And more jobs are on the horizon. In June, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced on Twitter that seven new companies were coming to or expanding in Nevada — and many of the related jobs fall into the categories of transportation, logistics or manufacturing.

For instance, the footwear company Crocs is establishing a distribution and warehouse facility in North Las Vegas that will eventually bring 325 jobs, and a polystyrene manufacturing company called FMI is opening a facility in Clark County that could add 720 jobs within five years. Companies rolling in are paying average hourly wages ranging from $30 to $45 while offering more than 1,000 jobs across the state.

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Economists find it especially important to balance the local economy in order to better combat financial catastrophes like the one incurred by the 2020 shutdown in which Nevada was one of the hardest-hit states economically.

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One of the biggest victories the state, and specifically GOED, has ever had in attracting large manufacturers was the Tesla lithium-ion battery factory. Announced in 2014 and located east of Reno in Storey County, it had a lot to do with the transformation of the Northern Nevada economy.

Leaders of GOED said not only is the economy strengthened by “high-quality jobs with strong wages” through the manufacturing sector but also because it’s an export industry. As such, the manufacturing sector brings in new revenue from outside of the state when products are sold in places other than Nevada, boosting local supply chains, productivity and profits.

“[Manufacturers] exchange what [they] make for money,” Potts said. “That money that flows back in takes the form of earnings … then those dollars are spun off and spent back into the local community for what we call secondary industries, like grocery stores, dentists, doctors and car dealerships.”

As Nevadans shifted from hospitality into manufacturing jobs, they have seen their pay increase. Hospitality workers make $500 to $800 per week on average, while manufacturing workers bring in $1,100 to $1,300 per week, according to the report from DETR and GOED.

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Surprisingly, even today, you will meet many shops who have been in business for decades, who have a large, experienced team of machinists….who haven’t yet embraced 5 axis machining. And then there are outliers (in a good way), who launched their business just a few years ago (and became a machine shop just 2 years ago), who are staffed with a skeleton team of family members, and who are running their shop with 5 axis machine capabilities.Introducing

Alpha Manufacturing Solutions (AMS). The company, founded in 2009, is a family owned and certified minority owned business (Certification Number-AZ16320) that recently achieved their AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certification (with remarkably ‘0’ findings). AND they offer 5 axis machining. At AMS, there are 3 family members, all machinists, and each is integral to its success:

In its early years, with Jose as the sole employee, AMS was primarily a consulting company, with Jose providing engineering services and CAD/CAM design work. Companies valued Jose’s Journeyman expertise, which included design for manufacturability, and for his CAD/CAM programming expertise, which Jose had taught himself.

Jose says, “We all have experience on a variety of machines, and when we decided to make our first new machine tool purchase, we determined it would be a Haas.” It wasn’t just a Haas that the Escobar’s purchased for their first new machine, it was a Haas 5 axis machine, the Haas UMC-500SS Universal Machining Center. Chris Hansen, Business Manager for Ellison Machinery / Haas Factory Outlet, supporting the team at Alpha Manufacturing Solutions, says, “The Haas UMC-500SS offers full simultaneous and 3+2 capability in a compact package, and it was perfect for the Escobars, who had made the decision to offer 5 axis machining to their customers.” He added, “You don’t meet too many young companies like Alpha Manufacturing

Once Christian graduated from ASU in 2018, he began, in his own words, bugging his father to open a machine shop. Christian says, “It took 2 years, but we bought our first machines in 2020.” As a relatively new business with little credit, the company’s first 3 machines were used.

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• Jose Escobar, who launched the company in 2009. Jose was born in Mexico, and growing up on a farm, he learned from a young age how to repair machines. Jose added to his mechanical expertise in Mexico by attending school to become a machine technician. More than 2 decades ago, Jose came to the United States, where he trained to become a Journeyman machinist, and worked for a number of shops throughout the Western USA. Jose says, “Machining is my passion and it has always been my dream to own a machine shop.”

• Christian Escobar, Idalia and Jose’s only child, who graduated 4 years ago from the Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus with a degree in Manufacturing Engineering. Like Idalia, when the business was just starting up, Christian supported the family’s business by working in the industry at other companies.

• Idalia Escobar, Jose’s wife, who also has spent the last 2 decades in machine shops. Idalia continued to work for a machine shop while Jose was growing the business, and the company finally brought Idalia on fulltime as a machinist to the family business just this year.

Haas Automation manufactures a complete line of CNC Vertical Machining Centers, Horizontal Machining Centers, Turning Centers, 5-axis Machining Centers, and Rotary Products, as well as fully integrated Automation Solutions. To learn more about the Haas machines, as well as Ellison Machinery’s other fine machine lines, contact Haas Factory Outlet / HFO130, a Division of Ellison Machinery Company, visit www.EllisonAZ.com or call (480) 968-5877.

Christian says, “The Haas UMC-500SS was an ideal machine for us for a number of reasons:

• The fact that the Haas machines are made in the US is a plus, and it was especially beneficial when we were making our purchase during the Pandemic, because Haas had machines

readily available. We received our Haas UMC-500SS 3 weeks after we ordered it!”

UMC-500SS is probably the most affordable, high quality machine available if you are investing in 5 axis technology. Frankly, if Haas didn’t have this machine, we probably wouldn’t have been able to afford 5 axis machining for our shop.

Chris isn’t your typical machine tool salesperson. He is a Certified Manufacturing Technology Sales Engineer (CMTSE), and like Christian, he is a degreed Manufacturing Engineer, with the 2 sharing the same alma mater. Christian says, “Chris and I share a unique bond with such common backgrounds, and I value his input and recommendations for our business.”

Solutions, who so thoroughly embrace new technology.”

Just 6 months after acquiring the Haas UMC-500SS, the company added its 2nd new machine to the business. Again, it was a Haas, though this time a lathe.

Christian says, “We purchased the Haas multiaxis ST-30. It has a medium footprint, and provides a generous work envelope, so we can machine high precision larger parts.” Chris adds, “The Haas ST Series high performance turning centers were designed from the ground up to provide setup flexibility, extreme rigidity, and high thermal stability.”

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Christian says the Haas ST-30 is the easiest lathe on the market to use when you are doing sub-spindle work, because of its mirror function. He says that while the company machines primarily aluminum, steel and stainless, they are also experienced in machining Inconel and Titanium parts.

Christian says, “We really enjoy working with Chris and the team at Ellison Machinery. They offer great products at a budget friendly price, they are easily accessible, and very customer oriented. On top of this, my relationship with Chris is outstanding.”

• The user interface is extremely friendly, and this will become more important as we grow our team with less experienced •machinists.TheHaas

You will be hard pressed to find a small, nimble machine shop that has the expertise, the certifications, and the technology that AMS offers. For quick-turn, high precision parts, contact them at (602) 281-6760 or visit alphamanufacturingsolutions.com

Our nation is facing a dire shortage of manufacturing workers. The National Association of Manufacturers forecasts that by 2030, the United States could have 2.1 million unﬁlled manufacturing jobs. A March 2022 survey from Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute found that nearly half of manufacturing executives said they have had to turn down business opportunities because they lacked enough workers.

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To Address Labor Shortages, Manufacturers Must Become Talent Creators

We’re not going to grow our way out of this problem. As baby boomers retire and millennials reach middle age, the Congressional Budget Office predicts that the American labor force will growby less than 0.2% per year through 2031. As America renews its promise of investing in infrastructure, it is vital that we build pipelines to fill these jobs. To meet their employment needs, manufacturing companies must become talent creators. Operating under the old model of talent consumption isn’t an option when there simply aren’t enough workers, skilled or otherwise, to hire. Because hiring is expensive, it makes financial sense to invest in models that let companies harvest the rewards of growing their own talent. To this point, there are a growing number of examples of companies awakening to this reality. Electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors wanted to start production at a new Arizona plant and didn’t have time to

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hire and train new workers. So it partnered with local government, the local community college and the state’s economic development agency to build and equip a stateof-the-art training facility. By last September, when the new plant began production, more than 700 workers—the entirety of Lucid’s hourly workforce—had used this training Germany’sfacility.BMW used the growyour-own approach out of necessity when it picked South Carolina as the site of its first American plant. As the plant grew to more than 11,000 employees, BMW expanded its commitment to worker training. BMW’s apprenticeship program now works with 4 area community colleges, and the company announced plans to open new training avenues for high school seniors and people with degrees or experience in technical fields. This summer, BMW expects to open at its South Carolina plant a new $20 million training center that it will use to conduct professional development and technical Upskillinginstruction.and reskilling of existing employees is also a vital piece of this employment puzzle.

There’s another good lesson to be learned from Taziki’s Mediterranean Café, a fast- food chain with about 90 locations nationwide. Many of its kitchen workers speak limited English—good enough to turn out food but not fluent enough to work in the front of the house or as a manager no matter how skilled they were. So Taziki’s turned to a language upskilling platform to help employees improve their English. The company saw immediate results, with kitchen staff members getting promoted to better-paying jobs with more responsibility. But not all manufacturing companies (nor those in many other sectors ranging from aviation to allied health) can create their own talent programs. There’s certainly a need to develop new mechanisms whereby companies can “invest” in training the talent they need.

Companies should work with high schools, community colleges and training programs to raise awareness of manufacturing jobs — and the skills students should learn to land these positions. Starting or expanding apprenticeship programs that combine learning and working can bring talented students right from high school or college right to the factory floor.

Companies also should reach out to people who are underrepresented in manufacturing, such as women and veterans. One example is Union Pacific, which is aiming to double the number of women in its workforceover the next decade. In tandem with The Manufacturing Institute, the railroad is offering new digital and virtual STEM curricula and experiences that help get young women interested in careers in transportation, manufacturing and engineering.

Bylooking for potential rather than prior experience/jobs when they source workers, companies can broaden their candidate base. By: Chris Keaveney, CEO of Meritize.

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the August 2022 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) . The index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $900 billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 50, an increase from the July index of 46.1.

• 11.1% of the survey respondents believe that U.S. economic conditions will get “better” over the next six months, an increase from 7.4% in July. 51.9% indicate they believe the U.S. economy will “stay the same” over the next six months, an increase from 40.7% last month. 37% believe economic conditions in the U.S. will worsen over the next six months, a decrease from 51.9% the previous month.

• None of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as “excellent,” a decrease from 11.1% the previous month. 85.2% of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as “fair,” up from 77.8% in July. 14.8% evaluate it as “poor,” an increase from 11.1% last month.

• 7.4% of the respondents expect more access to capital to fund equipment acquisitions over the next 4 months, down from 11.1% in July. 85.2% of executives indicate they expect the “same” access to capital, an increase from 81.5% last month. 7.4% expect “less” access to capital.

When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI-EFI survey respondent Dave Fate, CEO, Stonebriar Commercial Finance, said, "The resilience of the equipment leasing and finance industry continues to demonstrate itself during 2022. Over the decades the industry has overcome and prospered through recessions, a financial crisis, and a global health pandemic. We are all now faced with the challenges of supply chain disruption, inflation, labor shortages, and the ‘noise’ that accompanies the upcoming midterm elections in a few months. Regardless of these challenges, the industry always performs well. I am happy to report that SCF is on a record pace for new business volume and profitability this year, and our portfolio continues to perform exceptionally well.”

August 2022 Survey Results: The overall MCI-EFI is 50, an increase from the July index of 46.1.

Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Improves in August

• 7.7% of the survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will increase over the next four months, a decrease from 11.1% in July. 76.9% believe demand will “remain the same” during the same four-month time period, an increase from 55.6% the previous month. 15.4% believe demand will decline.

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• When asked to assess their business conditions over the next four months, 14.8% of executives responding said they believe business conditions will improve over the next four months, an increase from 3.7% in July. 51.9% believe business conditions will remain the same over the next four months, down from 63% the previous month. 33.3% believe business conditions will worsen.

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John Pless, co-managing partner at TruArc Partners, said, “We believe Molded Devices, with its unique capabilities and robust customer relationships, is well-positioned to continue the momentum it has across the business, with a focus on deepening its capabilities across the medical market.”

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Molded Devices’ has made three acquisitions of its own since the start of 2020. The company bought New Hampshirebased Medefab in 2020, and it bought Ohio-based Phoenix Manufacturing and Connecticut-based Seitz in 2021.

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When properly applied, the resistance welding process is the fastest, least expensive and strongest method of joining steel and aluminum sheet metal and attaching nuts and studs.

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Take The Mystery Out Of Resistance Welding

Commonly called spot, seam and projection welding, the process is often ignored in favor of other methods because it is not widely understood outside of the automotive industry.

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As mentioned earlier, sophisticated new resistance welding controls have made achieving optimum weld quality much easier.

Since weld heat is generated by the resistance of the material being welded to the flow of welding current, force that’s too low will result in expulsion and force that’s too high will result in low resistance at the joint and weak weld strength.

In addition, welders with modern three phase Mid Frequency Direct Current (MFDC) inverter technology are now replacing many Sciaky brand frequency converter spot and seam welders. However, since the heavy duty mechanics and diaphragm-type air cylinders of a Sciaky brand resistance welder are hard to match, it’s becoming common to retrofit MFDC technology while doing a complete rebuild of a Sciaky machine.

The European builder, ONA, specializing in EDM technology, has named Ellison Technologies, Inc. as their exclusive U.S. importer responsible for sales, support and distribution.

Although a relatively wide range of machine settings can successfully weld mild steel alloys, it’s a different story when welding aluminum, especially to aerospace specifications. This is because aluminum has a very narrow plastic range. Therefore, even more care must be given to finding the ideal combination of settings.

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variables to understand are weld current (measured in amps), the duration of current flow (measured in cycles), and the forging (clamping) force produced by the welder.

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Measured in pounds of force applied to the weld joint through the spot welding tips or seam welding wheels, forging force is often the most misunderstood variable because more force does not usually result in higher weld Goldilocksstrength.would probably understand resistance welding because the force needs to be “just right” in order to get the proper weld heat at the joint.

Tom Snow is Chairman of T. J. Snow Company, a manufacturer and distributor of resistance welding machinery and supplies in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In addition, the company offers nationwide on-call service and resistance welding process training.

As the U.S. importer, Ellison Technologies will provide existing and new ONA customers with enhanced local support, including sales and project management, engineering solutions, and national technical response centers for service and parts fulfillment.

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many modern resistance welding controls now incorporate features to monitor the process, provide feedback and ensure quality.

Once this “recipe” is understood and programmed into the control, almost anyone can operate the machine

Ellison’s team of over 300 industry experts provide its customers with superior engineering solutions, service and parts support, turnkey solutions, robotic automation and machine financing. About ONA Time Increase

ONA is the pioneer in EDM technology, developing its first die-sinking EDM in 1955. For the past 65 years, ONA has developed their own technology combining the expertise of applications and R&D&i. Today they offer quality EDM solutions, both wire and die-sinking EDM machines, along with customer-specific solutions. “We are confident that our new partnership with Ellison will help U.S. customers to discover our full potential and capacity and will bring a new bright future for us,” said Javier Gonzalez, CEO of ONA.

“We are pleased to represent ONA EDM products in the U.S,” said Graham Hooper, CEO of Ellison Technologies. “Much like Ellison, their mission is providing solutions that offer productivity and profitability for manufacturers through their advances in EDM technology.”

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While success with the arc welding process often depends on the skills of the welder, high quality resistance welding results from the welding machine set-up technician understanding and choosing the proper combination of process variables.

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On August 10th, MMT Productivity hosted their customers at their Open House to celebrate their new Colorado.centerserviceshowroom,andtraininginLittleton,Attheevent,throughouttheday240attendeesweretreatedtonewproductreleases,toolvendingsystems,measurementandprogrammingsoftwaresolutions,anddimensionalinspectionproducts,

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all available through MMT Productivity. Don Grandt from Harvey Performance Group (pictured above) gave an informative presentation to a packed class in the new training room. There were CNC machine tool representatives available for customers to meet with, including those from Makino, Matsuura, Marubeni Citizen, Miyano, Hwacheon, Muratec and Zeiss. Complimenting the lineup, customers were able to meet with 12 quality tooling and accessories suppliers, as well as representatives from the Machinesused.com division. The facility, at 17,500 square feet, is nearly 20% larger than their previous facility, but more important is the way the new Denver headquarters will be used for customers. Mark Smith, General Manager, supporting customers throughout Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, and pictured above on the left says, “We still believe in brick and mortar, providing a great place for customers to come and see our machines and our technology. Our new building was built in 2005. We bought it 2 years ago and then renovated to be a showcase for our machine lines, a media, training room and a place that employees like to work in”. He continued, “Our state-of-the-art training center will be an excellent venue for tooling seminars, to host CAD/CAM training, and to invite industry associations such as the Rocky Mountain Tooling & Machining Association and CAMA (Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Alliance) to utilize for their meetings. We’ll also use it to host Mill and Lathe Control classes, which we plan to offer regularly. These classes are not just beneficial to new customers, but whenever our customers bring on new employees, this training is there if needed. We will also be offering Advanced Programming training, and even turn key solutions.”TheMountainProductivityMMTteammanagingtheRockyregionis52yearsstrongandincludesthosewhosupportmachinetools as well as MMT Productivity’s tooling division. The Rocky Mountain region is supported by their corporate entity Productivity Inc., who combined with Monckton’s Machine Tools in 2016. Greg Buck, President and Owner of Productivity (pictured above on the left), says, “We selected Monckton’s as our partner because they had a long-standing reputable machine tool company serving the Rocky Mountain states with offices in Denver and Salt Lake City. The partnership enabled Productivity to have a distributor presence, as well as the ability to offer a full range of tooling and accessories, in the Rocky Mountain Heregion.”added, “Productivity and MMT Productivity provide machine tools, tooling and supplies, industrial robots, and related equipment for manufacturing facilities to machine shops in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and western Wisconsin as well as in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. As top metalworking machine tool distributors, Productivity and MMT Productivity have been committed to helping companies implement innovative solutions to meet manufacturing challenges with superior results since 1968 and 1952, respectively.”

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Mark adds, “Not only do we offer a large selection of different types of CNC machine tools including horizontal and vertical milling and machining centers, lathe turning centers, Swiss type turning machines, 5-axis and multi-tasking machines, &engraving,equipment,fabricationlaserwaterjet,3Dadditivemanufacturing machines, saws, grinders and much more, but we also specialize in the integration of automation for the general machining industry and precision machining operations using FANUC robots. Our innovative metalworking products and services have helped organizations overcome production challenges and streamline their operations for increased profitability.” Mark says that that Productivity headquarters in Minnesota has 15 robotic cells in production, and it is an excellent set-up for customers interested in automation to evaluate for their own purposes. Further, as the company is a Fanuc registered integrator, Productivity stocks Fanuc robots.

Greg says, “Productivity is proud to represent over 30 machine tool builders in 20 categories, and over 250 tooling & accessory lines. Productivity boasts a 3.5 to 1 ratio of service and applications engineers to machine tool sales.” Mark adds, “Between our automation products, and our turning and milling products, whether 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 axes, we have a solution for our customers. Our goal is to have the best option for whatever the customer needs to make their parts more efficiently.”

Pictured to the left with a customer is Stephen Kovinchick, Service Manager for MMT Productivity in Colorado.

Mark says that there is a very large community of manufacturing technology educators – spanning a global footprint of more than 4500 schools, training centers, colleges, and universities – who leverage the capabilities and technologies of the Haas machine tools. He adds, “Additionally, we are able to help with the next generation of machinists through the Gene Haas Foundation. It was established in 1999, by Gene Haas, founder and owner of Haas Automation, Inc. The Gene Haas Foundation donates millions of dollars every year to manufacturing education and the community. Mark says, “MMT Productivity has participated through the Gene Haas Foundation in providing High School and PostSecondary scholarships in the Rocky Mountains totaling $1,139,000.00.”

To learn more about how MMT Productivity can help you with your manufacturing needs, contact them at: 800-947-8665 (CO, NM) and 801-886-2221 (UT, MT, WY, ID). They also just upgraded their website, making it easier to navigate the information you need. Check in out at mmtproductivity.com Continued Next Page

One of the machine tool lines that MMT Productivity carries is the Haas line. Haas Automation is the largest machine tool builder in the United States, and one of the largest builders of CNC machines in the world. In their 1.1-million-squarefoot, state-of-the-art facility in California, Haas manufactures a complete line of CNC vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, turning centers, 5-axis machining centers, and rotary products, as well as a wide selection of fully integrated automation solutions, including automatic parts loaders, pallet-pool systems, and 6-axis robot systems.

“I’ve been working with MMT Productivity for many years and have purchased 8 Haas machines, both lathes and mills. Our relationship with the MMT Productivity is great; they are responsive whenever we have an issue with hardware or software. We believe in maintaining our machines, because we recognize the cost of a machine going down, so we contract with MMT Productivity for their Preventive Maintenance program. Just over a year ago, we started purchasing tooling from the MMT Productivity Tooling Division, and we also started using their ‘Fast Track!‘ vending system. I was leery prior to using this system due to previous issues with other vending style systems. I took the chance with the Fast Track! and it has been outstanding for our company. We aren’t having any problems that have come up with competing systems, and I am looking to add abrasives, accessories (i.e., safety glasses) to the tooling that we are already using our Fast Track! for.

“As we’re in a cutting edge industry, being able to respond to customer demand is vital. Having a partner like MMT Productivity is essential to our business success. The service, reliability, and quick response from the MMT team is great! Together, we find solutions to our basic and complex problems every time. I’ve appreciated the availability of product too, there is tremendous value in having our products locally.”Geoff, Air Squared

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Since installing the Fast Track!, as Shop Manager, machinists rarely come to me saying we’re out of a particular tool, and this means that we aren’t wasting time either programming a workaround with new tooling or worse, we don’t have a machine idle while we wait for the new tool to come in. It is really advantageous that MMT Productivity can offer both machines and all of the accessories, supplies, and service that go with machining.”

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“We are making a joint investment with NASA on a new trusted and transformative compute platform,” Babak Samimi, corporate vice president for Microchip’s Communications business unit, said in a statement. “It will deliver comprehensive Ethernet networking, advanced artificial intelligence/machine learning processing and connectivity support while offering unprecedented performance gain, fault-tolerance, and security architecture at low power consumption. We will foster an industry-wide ecosystem of single board computer partners anchored on the HPSC processor and Microchip’s complementary spacequalified total system solutions to benefit a new generation of mission-critical edge compute designs optimized for size, weight, and power.”

In addition to the contract award amount, the Valley company — which is one of Arizona’s largest public companies — will also contribute significantly to the costs of research and development.

Microchip’s aim will be to enable scalable computing power to handle different mission needs. Its processor is intended to improve on current state-of-the-art versions with greater reliability, higher fault tolerance and the ability to perform calculations up to 100 times faster.

NASA envisions the processors being used for future planetary exploration and missions to the surface of the moon and Mars.

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The contract is part of NASA’s High Performance Space Computing project and is led by JPL in Southern California. The selection comes a year after NASA sought proposals for a trade study for an advanced radiation-hardened computing chip.

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Microchip To Design Us Space Program’s Next-Generation Computer Processor

Microchip to work over the next three years to design and deliver a High-Performance Spaceflight Computing, or HPSC, processor that will have at least 100 times the computing capacity of the computers now in use.

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“This cutting-edge spaceflight processor will have a tremendous impact on our future space missions and even technologies here on Earth,” said Niki Werkheiser,

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Semiconductor Supplier Plans To Build Large Facility In Casa Grande

Kanto is looking to build a chemical plant in Casa Grande on about 50 acres at the southeast corner of Burris Road and State Route 84 with room for expansion. It provides high purity electronic chemicals required in semiconductor and Continued 56

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Wesley Powell, NASA’s principal technologist for advanced avionics, said that current spaceflight computers were developed nearly 30 years ago. Their limitation now is that they were designed to handle a mission’s most computationally intensive moments, lacking the flexibility for processing power to ebb and flow depending on requirements.

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Officials expect that the processor may ultimately have applications beyond space applications, including commercial systems, industrial automation, edge computing, time-sensitive ethernet data transmission, artificial intelligence and internet of things uses.

Microchip, along with Phoenix-based Onsemi, recently reported record-setting quarterly sales figures as the nation continues to grapple with shortages of widely needed chips. Microchip’s CEO Ganesh Moorthy said at the time that the company is unable to keep up with demand for chips, even as it brings new manufacturing capacity online.

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Taiwan-based KPPC Advanced Chemicals Inc., a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. supplier also known as Kanto-PPC Inc., recently unveiled plans to build a massive chemical facility in Pinal County.

The contract award comes a week after President Joe Biden signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act, which cemented historic investment into domestic semiconductor manufacturing. The measure had support from chipmakers such as Microchip, and it is expected to help propel Arizona forward as a science and technology hub.

“Future NASA missions demand significantly increased onboard computing capabilities and reliability,” Powell said. “The new computing processor will provide the advances required in performance, fault tolerance, and flexibility to meet these future mission needs.”

H2 Manufacturing Solutions Heidi Hostetter, CEO of H2 Manufacturing Solutions, is one of eleven women honored for their achievements in business, philanthropy, and government at BizWest’s Women of Dis tinction Awards April 18th, 2018. The eleven women being honored have all made considerable contributions in leadership, time, and philanthropy to the Larimer or Weld county communities. This year, nine women won awards for nine different business, gov ernment, or philanthropic categories, along with a “Leading Lady” Award and an “Out standing Mentor” Award. Hostetter will be www.superiorgrinding.com West Crossroads Square, S. Salt Lake, Utah 84115 director of technology maturation within the Space Technology Mission Directorate at NASA. “This effort will amplify existing spacecraft capabilities and enable new ones and could ultimately be used by virtually every future space mission, all benefiting from more capable flight computing.”

Microchip’s new processor will provide that flexibility and will allow certain functions to be turned off when not in use to conserve power.

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We purchased a Miyano BNA-MSY42 and a Miyano BNA-42S. These two machines replaced our older machines, 1983 Miyano BNC- 34 and 1993 Miyano BND34S-2.

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Although our older machines were still holding tolerances of +/-.001, our new BNA machines can hold tighter tolerances with a CPK of 3.30 for +/-.0005. These two machines have also increased our productivity for many of our existing parts and have created more capabilities for new parts. Denver Precision Products continues to upgrade its machining capabilities to service our customers. For more information, contact: Amy Primrosse at 303-469-1771 or visit their website at denverprecisioncncturning.com

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Denver Precision Products upgraded two pieces of equipment at the end of 2017.

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Detailed engineering plans and cost estimates will be finalized by the end of this year, the companies said, adding that the high-purity production process will be based on Kanto Group technology that’s currently used in Taiwan and KantoJapan.currently has plants that operate in Taiwan but is building a facility in Arizona to support the growing semiconductor industry in the U.S. amid a global shortage of chips. Manufacturers and state leaders are relying on federal funding to support the industry’s growth and supply chain ecosystem in Arizona and compete with countries dominating in the sector.

Scottsdale-based Land Advisors Organization facilitated the sale of the 50 acres of farmland that Kanto purchased for a total of $3.7 million in July. Kirk McCarville and Trey Davis of Land Advisors represented the land sellers, San Carlos 198 LLC, which sold 26 acres for $1.7 million, and Kendler Family Trust, which sold 24 acres for $1.9 million.

The joint venture’s facility will also have a total annual capacity of 100,000 metric tons of electronic grade acid.

Last month, Canada-based Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund also announced that it was partnering with Kanto Group in a joint venture, KPCT Advanced Chemicals LLC, for its high purity sulphuric acid plant in Casa Grande, which is expected to cost between $175 million and $250 million and start production by 2024, according to the announcement.

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The property Kanto purchased is close to the Pinal County Tech Park, a 1,064-acre, rail-served park, and the Central Arizona Commerce Park, where Lucid Motors’ factory is located. Land Advisors Organization said Pinal County Tech Park has received significant interest from companies in the semiconductor supply chain and electric vehicle manufacturing suppliers in recent months. Like other companies, Kanto, the sixth semiconductor supplier to choose the city, picked Casa Grande because of the competitive land price, efficient rail infrastructure, housing affordability and high-quality schools, McCarville said. The chemical supplier works with Kanto Chemical Japan to build manufacturing plants with state-of-theart clean rooms, as well as research and development equipment in Taiwan.

McCarville and Davis have represented Pinal County Tech Park, Central Arizona Commerce Park and Barnes Farm Industrial Area in four other deals.

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The deal calls for Universal Avionics to supply AerSale’s ClearVision enhanced flight vision system (EFVS). AerSale’s EFVS system is part of its AerAware installation package and includes a head-wearable display and cameras for the Boeing 737NG airplane.

“The ClearVision EFVS solution brings substantial capabilities to the 737NG and has demonstrated its advantages to operations including the ability to overcome degraded visibility solutions during any time of day,” said Door Yahav, CEO of Universal Avionics, in a statement. “I believe that the ability to allow aircraft to operate in conditions well below published minimums is a game-changer.”

Nicolas Finazzo, AerSale’s chairman and CEO, said the system has been catching the attention of more airlines. “With this contract, we’re ensuring deliverability of the AerAware system to the growing number of airlines who have expressed interest in this solution,” Finazzo said in a statement. “We are bringing this innovative solution to commercial operators for improved safety and operational effectiveness and we’re seeing a lot of excitement as we conduct demonstration flight tests.”

Universal Avionics, which was founded in 1981, specializes in manufacturing systems that are offered for retrofit and forward-fit in a wide variety of aircraft types. The Tucson firm is part of Elbit Systems, an international company focused on technology and products for defense and commercial systems.

The system helps pilots at night and in low visibility conditions, and it can help them move in and out of airports faster, AerSale said. The technology allows pilots and co-pilots to operate with their heads up while still able to monitor flight information and maintain three-dimensional situational awareness, the company said.

Tucson-Based Universal Avionics Gets $33M Contract To Help Supply Head-Worn Vision Systems For Pilots

Universal Avionics Systems Corp., a Tucsonbased manufacturer of systems for commercial aircraft, has been awarded a $33 million contract to supply enhanced flight vision systems that can be worn by pilots. The company won the contract from AerSale, a Florida-based company that provides integrated aftermarket services and products for airlines operating jets from Boeing, Airbus and McDonell Douglas.

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Scramjet engines work by using high vehicle speed to forcibly compress incoming air before combustion to achieve sustained high-speed flights — hence the term “air-breathing.” They run on a widely available fuel and don’t need onboard oxidizers, both of which make for a safe, efficient and tactically sized long-range hypersonic weapon, Raytheon said. Bes ides the obvious advantage hypersonic weapons have in reaching targets quickly, their speeds and maneuverability can also potentially evade defense systems, the companies said. They said that airbreathing hypersonic weapons are the next generation of tactical missile systems, and both companies will use the work they’re doing now to produce such weapons.

In addition to working on an effective hypersonic weapon system, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman are also working on a missile meant to knock out hypersonic threats in mid-flight.

Raytheon has been in charge of the aircraft’s overall design, while Northrop Grumman has provided the scramjet engine. During the latest test flight in early July — which built on insights gained after the project’s first flight in September 2021 — the engine took the vehicle to speeds greater than Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, for more than 300 nautical miles as it reached altitudes higher than 60,000 feet.

Working together on a hypersonic weapon for the U.S. Department of Defense, Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Northrop Grumman said they’ve completed another successful flight.

Raytheon said that the test flight engineers put the HAWC on a trajectory that was deliberately designed to put the vehicle under stress to test its limits and validate digital models used to predict and increase performance of the system.

The two companies recently were awarded a contract on their project to develop a Glide Phase Interceptor that would be able to stop hypersonic weapons while in their glide phase, which is the middle portion of their flight en route to targets.

Raytheon, Northrop Grumman Complete Second Flight In Joint Hypersonic Weapon Project

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The new Phoenix office is under the direction of Yemaya Bordain, a Valley resident who previously served as a global sales director at Intel Corp., specifically around the internet of things and urban air mobility.“Phoenix is at the forefront of the autonomous mobility revolution,” she said in an interview. “Arizona has a relatively robust aerospace market with over 60 airports and also houses top aerospace Bordaincompanies.”noted that Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris and other aerospace companies have teams in the Valley, many of whom she worked with when she was at Intel.She also cited Waymo’s presence in the Valley, currently the only place in the world where the company’s autonomous car travel is open to the public.

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Daedalean’s AV systems and software are expected to go live with its first commercial client by the end of this year, for use in both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

To date, Daedalean has raised more than $72 million in funding to scale the company.

“Currently, we are working hard with a partner, Avidyne, on receiving certification for our first product,” co-founder Anna Chernova said. “And as far as we know, this will be the world’s first certified system for civil aviation with a nontrivial safety case that has a machine-learned component for AI assistance to a human pilot. It’s more than yet another instrument: it can see and interpret the visual scene beyond human vision and capability.”

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Swiss Autonomous Flight Startup Daedalean Establishes First USOffice In Phoenix Daedalean, an autonomous flight startup based in Switzerland, has chosen Phoenix for its first office in the United States, due in part to the copious Daedaleansunshine. is developing systems and software that are expected to turn aircraft into autonomous vehicles that can fly on their own. The company, which was founded in 2016, is aiming to launch its first commercial product with Florida-based Avidyne by the end of this year.

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Arizona’s signature sunshine and clear skies also make it an ideal place to test AV flying ability. “I believe in the coming years and decades we are going to be keeping up with the Jetsons,” she said, referencing the cartoon set in the year 2062 that features flying cars. “As these systems scale and as our air space becomes more crowded, we just do not have enough pilots in order to support this market.”

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Inventure posted $253 million in sales for the past year. The specialty food marketer and manufacturer posted 14 percent sales growth, 19 percent growth in earnings per share and a 12 percent return on equity over the past five years.

Ar izona leaders say the Grand Canyon State is one of a handful of states that is poised to significantly benefit from the Chips and Science Act, which on Wednesday received final U.S. Senate approval.

The bipartisan bill, which contains billions in government incentives for semiconductor manufacturing and research, was created to increase domestic manufacturing and compete with countries that currently make most of the world’s supply of chips.Inaddition

3 Phoenix Businesses Make ‘Forbes’ Best Small Companies List

The business publication listed Grand Canyon Education Inc., as the seventh best small company, while Cavco Industries Inc. came in at No. 13 and Inventure Foods Inc. was 33rd.

Source: Phoenix Business Journal CPI Fell 0.3% In November, “The Most Since December 2008aviation analyst Rich

“This is the next chapter of Arizona’s economy before your eyes, we’re not only becoming a national leader in so many of these areas, but now we’ll be on the global stage,” Chris Camacho, CEO of Greater Phoenix Economic Council said at a press conference

From Oct. 1, 2013, to Oct. 1, 2014, Grand Canyon’s sales were $641 million. The for-profit Christian university posted sales growth of 28 percent and earnings per share growth of 54 percent over the past five Cavcoyears.brought in $539 million for the year ended Oct. 1. The factorybuilt home manufacturer reported earnings per share growth of 88 percent over the past five years, but only a 4 percent increase in return on equity for that period.

to more jobs and millions in investment from the dozens of semiconductor-related companies looking to move to Arizona, state leaders say the bill will help propel Arizona forward to emerge as a science and technology hub.

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State Leaders Say Arizona Will Emerge As A Leading Science And Technology Center Thanks To Chips Bill

While the bill waits a final vote from the U.S. House of Representatives, it will take time for the Arizona Department of Commerce to assign and distribute funds from the bill. U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, said the legislation will lower costs for everyday goods and strengthen Arizona’s position as a leader in the production of manufacturing of semiconductors.

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“It does appear to me that Arizona will benefit as much as any other state, if not more, with TSMC and Intel and the possibility of other chip companies and all the other ancillary companies coming here, we’re very well positioned to benefit from this legislation,” Kelly said.

under the New Economy Initiative, ASU plans to spend $75 million to create three science and technology centers that will work in conjunction with industry to further advance the state’s semiconductor sector. Crow said that Arizona will emerge not only as a leader for the manufacturing, design and development of advanced microchips, but also the research of of manufacturing systems.

“We’veUniversityManufacturingSemiconductorCo.factory,aswellasmultiplesuppliers.Inaddition,ArizonaStateturnsoutthousandsofengineerseachyearandislaunchinganewadvancedmanufacturingandnetworkengineeringschoolatitsPolytechnicCampusinMesa.tripleddownontheexpansionofengineering,we’reworkingwithdozens and dozens of other companies, not only in the micro electronics space, but in all the spaces on which this kind of high-tech foundation and workforce can be co-dependent and interdependent on each other,” said Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University in the press “I’mconference.confident this will leapfrog Arizona into one of the five leading science and technology-based driven economies in the country and this is a big step in that Additionally,direction.”

After their Stage 2 audit in May, the company successfully certified to AS9100 Revision D. Asked whether the AS9100 certification process helped MTI to better themselves, both Lucas and Ty unequivocally agreed it was beneficial to their business. Ty says, “It helped us with document control. With BMSC, we put what we do into a system to flow down, and this will help not just with our long term employees but also with onboarding our new employees.”

companyenough,challengingthe upgraded their ERP system to JobBoss 2.

To learn more about how you can improve your business with ISO 9001: 2015 and AS9100D certification, contact Bretta Kelly at (602) 445-9400 or visit BusinessMSC.com.

Government Audit: “MTI has advanced cutting edge AS9100technology”Revision

Lucas adds, “We are doing a much better job of using metrics to drive performance. As an example, we are now measuring and documenting employee competence. With new inexperienced machinists, we help train them and then we document when they achieve a new milestone. This isn’t just helpful for the business; it is invaluable to the employees.” Ty says that through the certification process, MTI was able to take one 16 page procedure down to 2 pages. Lucas and Ty highly recommend BMSC!

D Audit:“MTI has young leadership and the top management team has daily involvement”

Ty says, “What I have heard about other ISO and AS9100 consultants is that they overcomplicate things; they write a system that doesn’t match how you do business. With BMSC owner Bretta Kelly and her colleague Debbie Hart, before they started helping us to write our system, they observed our company employees in their day to day operations, and they helped us to write a simplified business system based upon what we do.”

Here is what the Key Notes documented in their respective summaries of MTI:

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Ty says, “There are very few owners you will meet in this industry who are as technically competent as Lucas. He is on the shop floor every day machining parts, and he truly understands the need to continue to adopt new machining technology. We buy new machines every year, with our most recent purchases including the MAKINO U6 WIRE EDM. We also just took possession of our newest Haas machine, the Haas VF3-SS high-performance super-speed vertical machining center with a Fanuc robot. We will be trained on the Fanuc robot in the next month or so.” As if preparing for AS9100 Revision D in such a tight timeframe wasn’t

Manufacturing Technologies Inc. (MTI) Certifies To AS9100 Revision D With The Help of Consulting Group BMSC

As owner of the company for the past 25 years, Chuck still comes to work every day, Lucas says, adding, “Rather than managing day to day operations, Chuck is a mentor and a coach to Ty and me. He has helped us to become competent in managing day to day operations, in working with our employees as well as with our customers.” Ty adds, “Chuck has always encouraged us to take risks to better the company. He won’t let us fail, but he has trained us to figure things out for ourselves.”

MTI is a precision manufacturer, providing both CNC machining and fabrication services in-house. The company, now AS9100D certified, offers high quality parts proudly manufactured in the USA for the aerospace, defense, oil and gas, and transportation industries. To learn more about them, visit: mfgtechusa.com or call: (505) 247-4276.

9001:2015TechnologiesManufacturingInc.(MTI)justcertifiedtoAS9100D/ISOwiththehelpofconsultinggroupBMSC.LucasBulow,2ndGenerationfamilymemberrunningthebusinesspurchasedbyChuck,Lucas’father,says,“WecontactedBrettaKelly,ownerofBMSCin2021,butdidn’tmoveforwardat that time. Once we made the decision to fast track our AS9100 Certification this year, we contracted with BMSC in February. Then, during the process of preparing for Certification, we had a Government audit in early April, a Stage 1 AS9100 audit at the end of April, and our Stage 2 AS9100 audit on May 31st.” Ty Haguewood, General Manager for the company, says, “We worked the entire Memorial Day weekend; we were just that determined to get the AS9100 certification completed.”

Lucas says, “Working with BMSC to prepare for AS9100 was an outstanding experience. Going forward, BMSC will help us with our Annual Audits. They helped teach our team how to think about keeping issues from becoming big issues, how to identify issues up front and how to fix them.”

HALO is where astronauts will live and conduct research while visiting what will be known as the Gateway. Based at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Gateway Program is tasked with building a small, human-tended space station orbiting the moon that provides essential support for long-term human return to the lunar surface and serves as a staging point for deep space exploration. Both are part of NASA’s Artemis missions, which has goal of landing the first woman and first person of color on the moon and establishing the first long-term presence on the NASAmoon.isworking with commercial and international partners to establish the Gateway, and Solstar’s spaceflightproven communications technologies have been tested on previous Blue Origin New Shepard and UP Aerospace spaceflight launches.

NASA’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost module which is scheduled for a 2024 launch. Designed to be smaller than a laptop, Solstar Space Co.’s “mission critical” wireless access point will be mounted inside the module — known as HALO — and provide a WiFi network to help an astronaut communicate with those at ground control, in spacecraft or stationed on the lunar surface, said Mark Matossian, Solstar’s co-founder.

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In addition to the wireless access point, which is designed to provide connections similar to a local network on a commercial airplane, Solstar has developed what it calls the Deke Space Communicator. This technology is meant to provide reliable, secure two-way persistent communication between a launch vehicle and orbiting assets. Last year, the company opened a crowdfunding campaign on WeFunder. The company was also crowned champion of our inaugural Inno Madness competition.By Chris Keller - Albuquerque Business News

“It will securely connect WiFi-enabled components including computers and IoT sensors, creating a collection of space-based networked devices,” Matossian said.

It also said pressure to increase capacity for logistics and manufacturing is a “positive, but significant challenge for the state.”

Recently, plans have been unveiled for new projects such as semiconductor suppliers Kanto-PPC Inc., Solvay Corp. Inc. and Chang Chun Group, which are all planning to build facilities in the city. By Audrey Jensen –Phoenix Business Journal

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A city report also said that Arizona and the Casa Grande trade area have seen “tremendous growth” in a variety of industries over the past decade.

During the meeting on Aug. 4, the city said that it was initially against the proposal due to recent wastewater capacity issues but has since created a new plan to support the anticipated growth of the area.

“We were not supporting this amendment and growth phase because we didn’t think that we would have the capacity to handle additional growth,” the city said during the meeting. “We have since that time come up with a plan to increase that capacity that we’re confident will be on a schedule that will be quicker than any of the development that could potentially happen on these sites due to the review timeframes of site plans and infrastructure improvements that they would have to make.”

The city of Casa Grande is looking to grow its industrial corridor by more than 800 acres in the near future.Through four separate applications, the city is in the process of redesignating 823 acres of rural land for future industrial and manufacturing development south of its existing industrial center.

The large sites are generally located near the southwest corner of Clayton and Ethington roads just south of the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway and are part of a future industrial growth area for the city.

The growing industrial corridor is home to Lucid Motors’ plant, which is undergoing a major expansion, Kohler Co.’s planned manufacturing facility and numerous semiconductor suppliers that have plans to build in the area. Casa Grande’s planning commission gave its unanimous support for the rezoning changes in Casa Grande’s general plan, which is required by state law and guides the city’s growth, in early August. Its plan will help the city speed up the process to open more land in the area up for industrial “Todevelopment.supportthe required growth, the city will need to expand and/or acquire a minimum of 2,311 additional acres of manufacturing and industrial land,” city documents said. “However, if the current rate of development in the city’s industrial area continues at a similar pace as it is today that number could be significantly larger.”

Pinal County City Looks To Expand Industrial Growth Across Hundreds Of Acres

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patrick ellisonpresident Telephone:Cell:Fax:Email: pellison@ellisonaz.com480-968-0522480-298-9782480-968-5877 Haas Factory Outlet A Division of Ellison Machinery Company www.haascnc.com 1610 s priest Dr., suite 101 tempe, arizona 85281 Landmark Solutions 714-393-3783 Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300 Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389 Mesa Mach Sales 480-545-0275 S&S Machinery Sales 602-368-8542 Punch Presses Adams Machinery _______ 480-968-3711 Bystronic Inc 847-214-0300 Landmark Solutions 714-393-3783 Latitude Machinery ______ 803-269-6676 Anodizing, Plating, EquipmentPassivation Americhem Engineering ____ 602-437-1188 INjJECTION MOLDING EQUIP 3D Laser Scanners Hexagon ____________ 303-859-7159 INSPECTION EQUIP Bramac Marchinery 951-383-4195 3D Measurement Systems Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335 Hexagon 303-859-7159 Mitutoyo America 480-294-7631 Zeiss Ind. Metrology 800-327-9735 Coordinate Measuring Mach. Advanced Coordinate Tech 480-921-3370 D & R Machinery 480-775-6462 Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335 Hexagon 303-859-7159 Klontech Industrial Sales ___ 480-948-1871 Mitutoyo America 847-286-9953480-294-7631 Total Quality Systems 480-377-6422 Zeiss Ind. Metrology 800-327-9735 Gauging Equipment Advanced Coordinate Tech 480-921-3370 Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335 Hexagon ____________ 303-859-7159 Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871 Mitutoyo America 480-294-7631 Total Quality Systems _____ 480-377-6422 Washington Calibration 480-820-0506 Magnetic Particle (NDT) Machines DCM Tech __________ 800-533-5339 Metrology Instruments Advanced Coordinate Tech 480-921-3370 Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335 Hexagon 303-859-7159 Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871 Mitutoyo America 480-294-7631 Renishaw 847-286-9953 Total Quality Systems 480-377-6422 Washington Calibration 480-820-0506 Zeiss Ind. Metrology 800-327-9735 Optical Comparators Advanced Coordinate Tech 480-921-3370 D & R Machinery 480-775-6462 Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335 Hexagon 303-859-7159 Mitutoyo America 480-294-7631 Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871 Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300 Renishaw 847-286-9953 Total Quality Systems 480-377-6422 Zeiss Ind. Metrology 800-327-9735 Rapid Optical Inspection Mesa Mach Sales _____ 480-545-0275 Repair & Certification Advanced Coordinate Tech 480-921-3370 Total Quality Systems 480-377-6422 Washington Calibration _ 480-820-0506 Video Measuring Systems Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335 Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871 Mitutoyo America ______ 480-294-7631 WaterJet: Filtration/Chillers Ebbco Inc ___________ 800-809-3901 AMERICAN TOOLS & METALS INC. Cutting Tools, Lubricants & Abrasives WALTER PENA O: 480-689-5493 • C: 480-622-9348 PO Box 26508 • Tucson, AZ 85726 947 S. 48th St, #125 • Tempe, AZ AmericanToolsandMetals.com85281 A2Z MANUFACTURING SW • 75 • Sept / Oct 2022

USED MACHINERY ACC Machinery 602-258-7330 EDM Network 480-836-1782 K D Capital 480-922-1674 Methods West 602-437-2220 Resell CNC 844-478-8181 S&S Machinery Sales 602-368-8542 TSM Machinery ________ 602-233-3757 Zachman Machinery 602-908-3447 ACCESSORIESAbrasives Barton International 800-741-7756 Copper State Bolt & Nut 800-603-6887 Global Superabrasives 888-586-8783 GMA Garnet 882-243-9300 Overdrive Tech 715-379-8399 S.L. Fusco ___________ 602-276-0077 Stellar Industrial 480-251-6888 Adhesives S.L. Fusco 602-276-0077 Stellar Industrial 480-251-6888 Aerospace Components ATF Aerospace 480-218-0918 Air Blast Cabinets, Blast Rooms Lone Arrow 480-507-8074 Air Distribution Systems Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300 Stellar Industrial 800-562-8258 Band Saw/ Blades D & R Machinery 480-775-6462 Echols Saw & Supply _____ 602-278-3918 Overdrive Tech _________ 715-379-8399 S.L. Fusco 602-276-0077 Bar Feeders Arizona CNC Equip 480-615-6353 D & R Machinery 480-775-6462 Edge Technologies 951-440-1574 Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335 Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300 Bellows Hennig______________909-420-5796 Blast Abrasives Barton International 800-741-7756 GMA Garnet 882-243-9300 Cabinets, Custom Lone Arrow 480-507-8074 Chip Conveyors Hennig______________909-420-5796 Chip Management Arizona CNC Equip 480-615-6353 Ellison HennigMachinery________480-968-5335______________909-420-5796 Chip Removal Arizona CNC Equip 480-615-6353 Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335 Chuck Jaws Arizona CNC Equip 480-615-6353 Ellison Machinery ______ 480-968-5335 Lucy’s Machine Company 323-587-6162 Chucks Adams Machinery 480-968-3711 Arizona CNC Equip 480-615-6353 Ellison Machinery ______ 480-968-5335 Clamping Kyocera Cutting Tools 480-244-4758 SCHUNK 919-452-4535 CNC Lathe Accessories Von Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322 CNC Collet Chucks Royal Products _________ 800-645-4174 Collet Fixtures Royal Products 800-645-4174 Coolant Shields Lucy’s Machine Company 323-587-6162 Coolant Systems Ebbco Inc 800-809-3901 MP Systems 909-282-7463 Star Metal Fluids 800-367-9966 Stellar Industrial 480-251-6888 Coolant Systems: Chillers MP Systems __________ 909-282-7463 Cutting Tools Copper State Bolt & Nut 800-603-6887 Cutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342 Datron ____________ 480-826-3689 Kyocera Cutting Tools 480-244-4758 NTK Cutting Tools 425-365-3613 Overdrive Tech 715-379-8399 S.L. Fusco 602-276-0077 Stellar Industrial 480-251-6888 Von Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322 Digital Readout Units Adams Machinery 480-968-3711 D & R Machinery 480-775-6462 Lone Arrow 480-507-8074 Magnum Precision Mach __ 602-431-8300 Draw Tubes & Bars Lucy’s Machine Company 323-587-6162 Enclosures fo Machine Tools Hennig 909-420-5796 Fasteners Copper State Bolt & Nut 800-603-6887 Filtration Equip. Ebbco Inc __________ 800-809-3901 Qualichem, Inc. 480-320-0308 Star Metal Fluids 800-367-9966 EDM Tooling Systems EDM Network 480-836-1782 Division of Curran Manufacturing Corporation 200 Oser www.royalprod.comU.S.A.Hauppauge,AvenueNY11788 Tel: 1-800-645-41741-631-273-1010 Fax: orders@royalprod.com1-631-273-10661-800-424-2082 Don Loveless 181 Business Park Dr. Bristol, CT. www.gmnusa.com06010 Tel: 800-686-1679 Fax: 860-409-2552 Email: dloveless@gmnusa.com Richard Amy Regional Sales Manager B AR T ON INTER N ATIO N A L cell 951.551.2685 sales 800.741.7756 ramy@barton.com www.barton.com A2Z MANUFACTURING SW • 76 • Sept / Oct 2022 : DEBellhouse@ntktech.com

Jeff Klimowicz Regional Sales Manager 480.320.0308 jklimowicz@qualichem.commobilequalichem.comISO9001:2015Allproductsproudly made in the USA. EDM Performance 800-336-2946 Filtermist Mist Collectors Royal Products 800-645-4174 Gaskets Copper State Bolt & Nut 800-603-6887 Grinding Wheels Global Superabrasives ____888-586-8783 Grippers SCHUNK 919-452-4535 Guard & Vacuum Pedestals For Grinders Midaco Corporation 847-593-8420 Live Centers Royal Products 800-645-4174 Live Tool Holders SCHUNK 919-452-4535 Von Ruden Manufacturing __ 763-682-0322 Lubricants / Systems Overdrive Tech 715-379-8399 S.L. Fusco 602-276-0077 Star Metal Fluids 800-367-9966 Machine Tool Accessories Von Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322 New Way Covers & Repair Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335 Parts Washing Equipment D & R Machinery 480-775-6462 Qualichem, Inc 480-320-0308 S.L. Fusco 602-276-0077 Star Metal Fluids 800-367-996 Power Tools Stellar Industrial 800-562-8258 R8 Quick-Change Tool System Royal Products 800-645-4174 Robot Accessories SCHUNK 919-452-4535 Rota-Rack Parts Accumulator Royal Products _________ 800-645-4174 Safety Equipment Stellar Industrial 480-251-6888 Sealants S.L. Fusco 602-276-0077 Stellar Industrial 800-562-8258 Spindles GMN USA 800-686-1679 Static Tool Holders SCHUNK 919-452-4535 Von Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322 Tooling Columns Stevens Engineering ______ 602-272-6766 Vibratory Equipment Adams Machinery 480-968-3711 D & R Machinery 480-775-6462 Vises and Vise Jaws Arizona CNC Equip_______ 882-243-9300602-272-6766480-615-6353800-741-7756480-507-8074 Waterjet Accessories Barton International 800-741-7756 GMA Garnet 882-243-9300 Lone Arrow 480-507-8074 Waterjet Bricks/Hoppers Barton International 800-741-7756 Waterjet Replacement Parts Arizona CNC Equip 480-615-6353 Barton International _____ 800-741-7756 GMA Garnet 882-243-9300 Wipers Hennig_____________909-420-5796 Work Holding Ellison Machinery _______ 480-968-5335 Kurt Manufacturing 763-574-8320 Overdrive Tech 715-379-8399 Stevens Engineering 602-272-6766 CuttingCONSUMMABLESFluids&Oils(Coolants) Echols Saw & Supply 602-278-3918 Overdrive Tech 715-379-8399 Pioneer Distributing Co. 602-278-2693 S.L. Fusco 602-276-0077 Star Metal Fluids 800-367-9966 Stellar Industrial ________ 480-251-6888 EDM Materials & Supplies Adams Machinery 480-968-3711 D & R Machinery 480-775-6462 EDM Network 480-836-1782 EDM Performance acc’s 800-336-2946 Qualichem Inc 480-320-0308 Single Source Technologies __ 602-686-0895 Star Metal Fluids 800-367-9966 Garnet Barton International 800-741-7756 GMA Garnet __________882-243-9300 Impression Materials Roydent ____________ 480-607-1876 Machine Tool Cool. Filtration D & R Machinery 480-775-6462 Qualichem, Inc 480-320-0308 Star Metal Fluids 800-367-9966 Mounting Brackets Lucy’s Machine Company 323-587-6162 Solvents & Degreasing Agents Qualichem, Inc 480-320-0308 Star Metal Fluids ______ 800-367-9966 Spindle Liners Lucy’s Machine Company 323-587-6162 HARDWARE MATERIAL Alloys: High Temperature Aerodyne Alloys 860-289-3820 Western States Metals 801-978-0562 Alloys: Specialty Aerodyne Alloys 860-289-3820 Apache Steel Company 602-323-2200 Sierra Alloys TSI 800-423-1897 Aluminum Apache Steel Company 602-323-2200 AZ Metals __________ 602-688-8003 Basic Metals 262- 255-9034 Bralco Metals Phoenix 602-252-1918 Bralco Metals Albuquerque 505-345-0959 Ind. Metal Supply 602-454-1500 Coast Aluminum 877-977-6061 New Mexico Metals 505-717-1900 LILY 805-388-1050Lily@laube.comSALASx 120 A2Z MANUFACTURING SW • 77 • Sept / Oct 2022

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Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes WESTERN CAST PARTS LLC Steve Whisel Field Sales & Engineering 4024 E. Casitas Del Rio Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85050 Phone: (480) 284-6618 Cell: (480) 250-9764 Email: swcastings@cox.net ADDITIVE MFG / 3 D PRINTING AZMF Precision 602-476-7477 Creedbilt 623-939-8119 Jaguar Precision Machine 505-242-6545 ASSEMBLY AAE 928-772-9887 Abrams Airborne Mfg 520-887-1727 AEI Fabrication 480-733-6594 ANEWCO 520-751-1222 CAP _____________ 602-464-9629 Cleveland Electric Labs 480-967-2501 GHT Services 480-396-1800 Hi-Tech Machining & Eng 520-889-8325 JD Machine 801-782-4403 JDB Ltd. 602-992-9627 KLK Ind. 602-267-1331 MAKstride ___________ 928-460-6054 Moore Tool & Die 602-909-6697 Lorem ipsum dolor sit Western Cast Parts 480-250-9764 COATING Arizona Finishing 602-438-4443 Bolts Metallizing - CWST 602-244-2432 CAP 602-464-9629 Coating Technologies _____ 623-242-9575 Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117 Frontier Group 928-636-0130 Louie’s Black Oxide 602-257-0530 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Semiray, A Div of Mistras 602-275-1917 Chromatic Over Zinc Diecast Sav-On Plating 602-252-4311 Coating: Black Oxide Coating Technologies 623-242-9575 Collins Metal Finishing 602-275-3117 Louie’s Black Oxide ______ 602-257-0530 PAS Technologies _______ 602-744-2600 Coating: Cerakote Masic Industries 503-232-9109 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Coating: Chem Film CAP______________602-464-9629 Morsch Machine 480-961-7673 Precise Metal Products 602-272-2625 Wrico 480-892-7800 Clean Room Assembly Jan’s Inc. ____________ 480-833-7305 L&W Fluid 602-323-2560 AUTOMATION SYSTEMS Delta Technology 480-867-6320 BAR SensingCODINGSolutions Cleveland Electric Labs 480-967-2501 Thermo Couples Cleveland Electric Labs ____ 480-967-2501 Bending: CNC AZMF Precision 602-476-7477 Precise Metal Products 602-272-2625 Brazing: Aluminum Dip Abrams Airborne Mfg 520-887-1727 Bolts Metallizing - CWST 602-244-2432 BROACHING Air Gear 602-275-7996 Apache Gear, Inc _______ 623-934-7144 CASTINGS AATC 602-268-1467 Western Cast Parts 480-250-9764 Castings: Prototype AATC 602-268-1467 Western Cast Parts 480-250-9764 Castings: Production AATC _____________ 602-268-1467 Collins Metal Finishing 602-275-3117 CRC Surface Technologies __ 602-288-0394 Frontier Group 928-636-0130 Gold Tech Industries _480-968-1930 PAS Technologies 602-744-2600 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Semiray, A Div of Mistras ___ 602-275-1917 PAS Technologies 602-744-2600 The Metal Man 800-448-9448 Sav-On Plating 602-252-4311 Coating: Dry Film Lube Coating Technologies _____623-242-9575 CRC Surface Technologies 602-288-0394 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Semiray, A Div of Mistras 602-275-1917 Coating: Liquid Collins Metal Finishing ___ 602-275-3117 A2Z MANUFACTURING SW • 82 • Sept / Oct 2022

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Stewart II President valtechmfg@qwestoffice.net LIN PRYOR (480) 316-2893 (480) 477-9182 OWNER / CEO 50LINPRYOR@BIGOMETALS.COMS.43RD.PHOENIX,AZ85009WWW.BIGOMETALS.COM DIFFERENT BY DESIGN A2Z MANUFACTURING SW • 84 • Sept / Oct 2022 A1PMA.COM Precision metal fabrication and sheet metal design 2216 E. MAGNOLIA ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85034 JACK TERRELL Owner & VP (623) JACK@A1PMA.COM377-2191 SHELLEY TERRELL Owner & President (623) SHELLEY@A1PMA.COM670-3406

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Hi-Tech Machining & Eng Infinisys 602-276-2276 Jan’s Inc. ___________ 480-833-7305 Jaguar Precision Machine 505-242-6545 JB’s Precision ________ 623-581-9088 JD Machine 801-782-4403 Machining: MultiSwiss GRPM 480-423-3848 Specialty Turn Products 602-426-9340 Machining Plastic Blaze Precision 480-584-5227 East Valley Precision 480-288-6601 JDB Ltd ____________602-992-9627 Machining Precision 3D Machine LLC ______480-239-8254 AAE 928-772-9887 AATC 602-268-1467 Abrams Airborne Mfg _____ 520-887-1727 AEI Fabrication 480-733-6594 Aero-Mach Precision 480-201-0251 Allied Tool & Die 602-429-2514 Alpha Machine 602-437-0322 Alpha Mfg Solutions _____ 602-332-3608 ANEWCO 520-751-1222 ARCAS Machine 480-562-4203 Arizona Wire & Tool 480-813-1002 ATEC Engineering 480-569-3337 Auer Precision _________480-834-4637 Avtek Industries 602-485-4005 Backerworks Mfg 505-342-2943 BID Machine, Inc 480-892-7304 Cassavant Machining 602-437-4005 Challenger Aerospace ____ 480-894-0802 Cleveland Electric Lab (CEL) 480-967-2501 Continental Machining 800-777-2483 KLK Ind. 602-267-1331 Machining: Milling 3D Machine LLC 480-239-8254 AEI Fabrication 480-733-6594 Allied Tool & Die 602-429-2514 ARCAS Machine 480-562-4203 Avtek Industries 602-485-4005 AZMF Precision 602-476-7477 ATF Aerospace 480-218-0918 Challenger Aerospace _____ 480-894-0802 East Valley Precision 480-288-6601 Exactitude Precision 602-316-6957 Flex-Pro 623-581-0551 Genesis Precision 602-687-9600 GHT Services __________ 480-396-1800 Gibbs Precision Machine 480-753-1166’ GRPM 480-423-3848 Hi-Tech Machining & Eng 520-889-8325 Infinisys 602-276-2276 Jaguar Precision Machine 505-242-6545 JD Machine 801-782-4403 JDB Ltd. ____________ 602-992-9627 Jemelco, Inc. 480-804-9541 L&W Machine Co 602-323-2560 MAKstride 928-460-6054 Metalcraft Inc. 480-967-4889 Morsch Machine ________ 480-961-7673 P4 Swiss/Lindel 520-792-3160 Paragon Machining & Design 480-635-9163 Phoenix Fab & T-NStewartSelectPro-Tek_____________928-759-9494Design_____480-590-5058RMSS_____________623-780-5904RolamechMfg623-587-8444RonGrob970-667-5320Machining602-881-5845PrecisionMfg623-492-9400Machining602-278-8665Uni-Tek602-272-2601Wal-TekIndustries623-587-4611 Machining: Milling - Long Part K-zell Metals, Inc. 602-232-5882 JDB Ltd. 602-992-9627 Jemelco, Inc. 480-804-9541 KLK Ind. 602-267-1331 L&W Machine Co 602-323-2560 LAYKE, Inc. 602-272-2654 MAKstride 602-928-460-6054480-966-4451480-967-4889539-9591480-966-2300480-961-7673623-587-0335520-792-3160 Paragon Machining & Design _________480-590-5058480-635-9163623-780-4100602-352-8658602-272-2625623-587-8444480-892-5480 RM Garrison Machining ___________623-582-6544623-780-5904970-667-5320602-881-5845602-278-8665480-699-4856602-272-2601480-966-7376480-892-7800 achining: Industrial & Repair 480-445-9881 Machining: Large ________602-437-0322602-332-3608480-218-0918 Backerworks Mfg 505-342-2943 Continental Machining 800-777-2483 Empire Precision Mach. ___ 480-633-4580 F&B Manufacturing 602-512-5237 HK Machining 602-278-6704 K-zell Metals, Inc. 602-232-5882 A2Z MANUFACTURING SW • 88 • Sept / Oct 2022

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Exactitude Precision 602-316-6957 Flex-Pro 623-581-0551 Genesis Precision 602-687-9600 GHT Services 480-396-1800 GRPM 480-423-3848 Hi-Tech Machining & Eng 520-889-8325 JD Machine 801-782-4403 JDB Ltd. 602-992-9627 Jemelco, Inc. 480-804-9541 Metzfab 602- 539-9591 Morsch Machine 480-961-7673 Osborn Products 623-587-0335 P4 Swiss/Lindel 520-792-3160 Paragon Machining & Design 480-635-9163 Phoenix Fab & Design____480-590-5058 Precision Metalworks 602-455-9575 Rhino Machine 480-250-3366 RM Garrison Mach’ing__623-582-6544 RMSS 623-780-5904 Ron Grob 970-667-5320 StarRex Precision 480-834-6344 Select Machining ______ 602-881-5845 Stewart Precision Mfg 623-492-9400 Uni-Tek 602-272-2601 Val-Tech Mfg 480-966-7376 Metalcraft Inc. 480-967-4889 Morsch Machine 480-961-7673 Uni-Tek 602-272-2601 Machining:AutomaticTurning: American Prec. Machine 602-269-6298 AzMark 480-926-8969 Challenger Aerospace 480-894-0802 Evans Precision Mach’g 623-581-6200 JB’s Precision Ind 623-581-9088 LAYKE, Inc. 602-272-2654 Matrix Machine 480-966-4451 Paragon Machining & Design 480-635-9163 Rhino Machine ________ 480-250-3366 RMSS 623-780-5904 StarRex Precision 480-834-6344 Stewart Precision Mfg 623-492-9400 Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778 Machining: Ultra-Precision Auer Precision 480-834-4637 Axian Technology 623-580-0800 GRPM 480-423-3848 Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing 503-557-9407 Rhino Machine 480-250-3366 Southwest Swiss Precision 602-438-4670 MACHINING: LASER Laser Cutting A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace623-377-2191 AEI Fabrication 480-733-6594 AZMF Precision 602-476-7477 Allfab Engineering______602-437-0497 Fine Line Fabricating 602-863-3506 K-2 Mfg 602-455-9575 Precise Metal Products 602-272-2625 MediumFabrication:&Large A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace623-377-2191 Abrams Airborne Mfg 520-887-1727 AEI Fabrication 480-733-6594 ANEWCO 520-751-1222 BEL Machining 480-445-9881 Big O Metals 480-477-9182 Continental Machining ___ 800-777-2483 Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339 Fine Line Fabricating 602-863-3506 Fry Fabrications 602-454-0701 Fine Line Fabricating ____ 602-863-3506 Jan’s Inc. 480-833-7305 JD Machine 801-782-4403 Magnum Companies 602.272.3600 Metzfab 602- 539-9591 Leach Laser 602-254-1141 Marusiak LLC 480-318-8883 Paragon Machining & Design 480-635-9163 Perfection Ind Finishing 520-434-9090 TechMark 480-820--9444 Laser Marking Leach Laser _________ 602-254-1141 Marusiak LLC 480-318-8883 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 TechMark _________ 480-820--9444 MANUFACTURING AAE 928-772-9887 Abrams Airborne Mfg 520-887-1727 Aero Tech 801-292-0493 Creedbilt Inc _________623-939-8119 Exactitude Precision 602-316-6957 Hi-Tech Machining & Eng 520-889-8325 K-2 Mfg 602-455-9575 KLK Ind. 602-267-1331 Metzfab 602- 539-9591 RM Garrison Mach’ing___623-582-6544 ScrRMSS____________623-780-5904ivenPrecision480-961-9775Wal-TekIndustries623-587-4611 Manufacturing: Electrode Quality Mold _________ 480-892-5480 Mfg: PhotoChemical Aero Tech 801-292-0493 Etching Fabrication Turnkey Product Services Aero Tech 801-292-0493 MOLDS AAE______________ 928-772-9887 JWB Manufacturing 480-967-4600 Pro-Tek 928-759-9494 Precise Metal Products 602-272-2625 Precision Metalworks 602-455-9575 RM Garrison Machiing___623-582-6544 Southwest Waterjet-Laser 480-306-7748 Stewart Precision Mfg 623-492-9400 TMM Precision 800-448-9448 Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778 Fabrication: Steel Magnum Companies 602.272.3600 AEI Fabrication 480-733-6594 Allfab Engineering_______602-437-0497 Allied Tool & Die ________ 602-429-2514 AZMF Precision 602-476-7477 Big O Metals 480-477-9182 EDM Tech 602-278-6666 F&B Manufacturing 602-512-5237 Fine Line Laser Cutting ____ 602-863-3196 K-2 Manufacturing 602-455-9575 K-zell Metals, Inc. 602-232-5882 KLK Ind. 602-267-1331 M3 (Modern Metal Masters) 623-233-7932 Marusiak LLC _________ 480-318-8883 P3 Built 602-830-8300 Phoenix Waterjet & Laser 602-484-9393 Precise Metal Products 602-272-2625 Precision Aerospace 602-352-8658 Southwest Waterjet-Laser ___ 480-306-7748 The Metal Man 800-448-9448 TMM Precision 800-448-9448 Tube Service Company 602-267-9865 Wal-Tek Industries 623-587-4611 Wrico _____________ 480-892-7800 Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778 Laser Engraving & Etching GRPM _____________ 480-423-3848 A2Z MANUFACTURING SW • 90 • Sept / Oct 2022

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ThreadRolling Shaw Precision 480-785-4925 East Valley Precision 480-288-6601 EDM Tech 602-278-6666 ternational 800-446-3569480-833-7305 ern Metal Masters) 928-460-6054623-233-7932 Marusiak LLC 480-318-8883602-269-5801 ____________ 602714-373-0098539-9591 Moore Tool & Die 602-909-6697 Phoenix Waterjet & Laser 602-484-9393 Precision Aerospace 602-352-8658 Rhino Board 505-842-5100 RM Garrison Machining 623-582-6544 Southwest Waterjet-Laser ___ 480-306-7748 Whitley Machine________602-323-5550 Waterjet, 5-Axis Southwest Waterjet-Laser 480-306-7748 Waterjet, Multi head Whitley Machine________602-323-5550 Waterjet, High Press. Cutting Alpha Machine 602-437-0322 Marzee 602-269-5801 Phoenix Waterjet & Laser 602-484-9393 Rhino Board 505-842-5100 Southwest Waterjet-Laser 480-306-7748 WASHERS AERO Spring & Mfg Co ____ 602-243-4329 WIRE FORMS AERO Spring & Mfg Co ____ 602-243-4329 Moore Tool & Die 602-909-6697 SPRINGWORKS Utah 801-298-0113 WELDING A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-2191 AZMF Precision 602-476-7477 BEL Machining 480-445-9881 BID Machine, Inc _______ 480-892-7304 Bolts Metallizing - CWST 602-244-2432 Continental Machining 800-777-2483 Desert Precision Mfg 520-887-4433 Empire Precision Mach. 480-633-4580 F&B Manufacturing 602-512-5237 Group Mfg. Serv 480-966-3952 Jan’s Inc. 480-833-7305 K-2 Manufacturing ______ 602-455-9575 K-zell Metals, Inc. 602-232-5882 Lynch Brothers Mfg 602-267-7575 Magnum Companies 602.272.3600 P3 Built 602-830-8300 Precision Aerospace 602-352-8658 Precision Metalworks 602-455-9575 Quality Mold 480-892-5480 RM Garrison __________ 623-582-6544 Scriven Precision________ 480-961-9775 Val-Tech Mfg 480-966-7376 A2Z MANUFACTURING SW • 92 • Sept / Oct 2022

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3D Machine ................................82 A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace......63,84 AAE AAABSAbrams...............................................91AirborneMfg..............................85Metallurgical.................................45,86CCMachinery.........................................73cieta..............................................................73AdamsMachinery...................49,71,73,96AdvancedPrecision80AEIFabrication...........................................92Aero-MahPrecision.......................................AeroSpring&Mfg........84AeroTech89AirGear.........................................................86Alerus................................................................7AllFabEngineering85AlliedTool&Die83AlphaMachine............................................91AlphaMfgSolutions(AMS)...42-43,87AmericanAerospace(AATC)...............83AmericanTools&Metals74,75AmerichemEngineering.........................75ANEWCO...................................................88ApacheGear85ApacheSteel77ARCASMachine..................1,28-29,39,87ArizonaCNC.........................9,57,73,76,78ArizonaFinishing86ArizonaToolSteel78ArizonaWire&Tool................................93ATECEngineering.....................................93ATFAerospace88AtlasMachineToolRepair81AuerPrecision..............................................85Avtek...............................................................88AxianTechnology82AyersGear&Machining71AZMetals...............................................46,76AZMARK(Imaginetics).........................91AZMFPrecision.........................................92B&TTool&Engineering79BackerworksMfg......................................89BanterraBank.................................2,81BartonInternational48,76BasicMetals44,78BearsFixAll..................................................81Beau’sCrates................................................80BELMachining84BIDMachine,Inc84BigOMetals..........................................67,84BlazePrecision.............................................83BlueStreakGrinding56,85BMSC62,68,,83BoltsMetallizing-CWST83BralcoMetals..........................................76,77BramacMachinery74Bystronic74C&MRigging20,81CapitalMetalFinishing............................91CassavantCAP36,93CassavantMachining90CBIZ80ChallengerAerospace...............................87ChemResearch(CRC)70,87CIS82ClevelandElectricLabs89CNCPros.............................26-27,73,75,77CoastAluminum.................................12,77CoastalMetals.......................................38,78CoatingTech.......................................72,83CollinsMetalFinishing............................83ConsolidatedResources....................44,80ContinentalMachining...........................88ContinentalPrecision.........................86,87ControlledThermalTechnology.........86 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