A2Z Manufacturing West Coast Edition Feb-Mar 2023

Manufacturing Economic Benefits

• In the U.S. today, manufacturing represents just 11% of U.S. gross domestic product, yet it accounts for 35% of American productivity growth and 60% of our exports

• U.S. manufacturing is the main engine of innovation in the U.S., responsible for 55% of all patents and 70% of all research and development spending

• Today, manufacturing employs over 12.5 million people and provides rewarding, living-wage jobs

• Every manufacturing job spurs 7 to 12 new jobs in other related industries, helping to build and sustain our economy

The DOD is taking decisive action to combat Supply Chain challenges in order to achieve two imperatives: to maintain capability and capacity to sustain legacy systems; and to expand and modernize manufacturing capabilities to build tomorrow’s defense systems. This effort requires significant investment in American workers and infrastructure, including $372 million in the president’s fiscal 2023 budget to strengthen the Nation’s supply chains through domestic manufacturing.

The engine of economic growth, American manufacturers contribute more than $2.35 trillion to the U.S. economy — every dollar spent in manufacturing results in an additional $2.79 added to the economy, making it the highest multiplier effect of any sector.

Approaching an era where automation and cognitive computing seamlessly connect to smart factories, supply chains are entering into a fourth industrial revolution known as Industry 4.0. This transformation, through advanced digital technologies across engineering and manufacturing, is set to bring the U.S. manufacturing ecosystem to the forefront of modernization — and with it, a demand for a sustained pipeline of talent and strong domestic manufacturing centers.

Known manufacturing stumbling blocks across sectors — include skilled labor, machine tools, critical chemicals and a reliance on foreign resources, these are current issues impacting our operational readiness.

Skilled labor is being addressed by many associations through STEM initiatives and getting the K1-12 schools back into courses like shop, robotics, programing, welding, and making things again. I encourage you all to support your local schools with your expertise and help our young ones to be strong and able to make things again.

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Avionics Sales Take Big Step Up in 2022, AEA Reports

Worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales topped $2.8 billion last year, marking a 21.5 percent increase from 2021 and the largest year-over-year jump since the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) began reporting those results 11 years ago.

The organization yesterday released the 2022 AEA Avionics Market Report, noting the fourth quarter led the increases with $794 million in total sales (both retrofit and forward-fit), up 31.2 percent from a year earlier. Further, sales in the final three months of 2022 were up 7.2 percent quarter-over-quarter, continuing a string of 10 consecutive quarterly increases.

For the year, the breakdown between retrofit and forward-fit was fairly even at 48.2 percent and 51.8 percent, respectively. Throughout the year, forward-fit accounted for between 52.7 percent and 55.8 percent in the first nine months, but just 44.4 percent in the fourth quarter.

North America remained the dominant market, accounting for 74.9 percent of avionics sales last year. While 2022 marked the largest year-over-year increase in AEA’s tracking history, it was still slightly below the record of $3 billion in 2019.

“We have seen yearly sales rebound in the last two years despite supply-chain constraints and a tight labor market,” said AEA president and CEO Mike Adamson. “While it’s encouraging to see a record-breaking percentage increase in year-over-year avionics

sales, the industry is still rebounding from the economic impact of the pandemic.”

Airbus Corp Jets Sees Jump in Bizav Activity in U.S.

U.S. business aircraft departures in 2022 reached 4.06 million in 2022, a nearly 10 percent increase over 2019 levels, according to an Airbus Corporate Jets analysis. Each month in 2022 came in higher than business aircraft departures during the same month in 2019, the company added. The average number of hours flown also is up by 3.5 percent from pre-pandemic 2019.

Heavy jets, ultra-long-range, and bizliner activity in particular experienced a 19.4 percent increase from 2019, with 99.9 percent of the flights flown on routes less than 5,500 nm. Departures of the larger and longer-range jets jumped by 69.5 percent at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida and by 64.2 percent at Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport. Across the country in Arizona, departures increased by 55.6 percent at Scottsdale.

While Teterboro Airport has returned to being the busiest business aviation airport, departures there last year were still down by 1.6 percent from 2019 for all business aircraft and 3 percent lower for larger, longer-range models.

Airbus Corporate Jets research indicates the majority of operators plan to increase their use of business aircraft this year, with one in four organizations participating in the study predicting their operations will rise by more than 50 percent.

TCI Precision Metals Installs Latest CNC Double-Disc Grinding Center Added Production for Growing Popularity of Machine-Ready Blanks

TCI Precision Metals today announced the installation of a new 42” CNC double-disc grinding center. Technology advancements built into the new machine improve overall efficiency by more than 50% compared to traditional double-disc grinders, which will help TCI Precision Metals shorten customer lead times while maintaining close dimensional and flatness tolerances customers have come to expect from the company’s Machine-Ready Blanks.

Machine-Ready Blanks from TCI Precision Metals help shops shorten setup time, reduce scrap, and increase overall throughput up to 25% by eliminating material prep. Ready-to-ship blanks can be ordered online for same-day or next-day shipping, and arrive square, flat and parallel within ± .002” of specified dimensions all around. Custom made-to-order blanks are made to customer specifications and are guaranteed as close as +/- .0005” dimensionally and as close as .002” flatness.

“A good portion of our business is producing flat blanks in various shapes and sizes. This is attributed to the fact that we can hold tight tolerances, both dimensionally and flatness. Our production process also relieves material stress, which reduces the chance of part movement or warping during final machining, especially with thin materials,” said Belzer.

Founded in 1956, TCI Precision Metals is a family-owned, wholesale, Machine-Ready Metals Distributor, producing precision cut parts and Machine-Ready Blanks from aluminum, stainless steel, and other alloys. Sawing,Waterjet Cutting, Grinding, Milling and Finishing operations with the added benefit of being a plate and sheet distributor make TCI Precision Metals a one-stop shop for value-added metal services. TCI Precision Metals offers customers rough CNC milling and turning services when large amounts of material need to be removed or features added to solid parts or castings. Complete-to-print components can also be produced.TCI serves the needs of the medical, oil & gas, aerospace, industrial equipment, defense, food packaging, semiconductor, and many other industries.

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TCI Precision Metals’ new 42” CNC double-disc grinding center. Technology advancements built into the new machine improve overall efficiency by more than 50% compared to traditional double-disc grinders, which will help TCI Precision Metals shorten customer lead times while maintaining close dimensional and flatness tolerances customers have come to expect from the company’s Machine-Ready Blanks.

“At TCI we pride ourselves on producing short run and production quantities of close tolerance, dimensional and flat, pre-machined blanks that are ready to go directly from receiving to finished machining. Producing machine-ready blanks that are consistently flat, square, and parallel is harder than many people think; it requires as much craftsmanship as technology to get it right. Our new 42” CNC double-disc grinding center helps us increase efficiency and better serve our customers,” said Ben Belzer, President of TCI Precision Metals.

The new grinding center was configured by C&B Machinery, New Hudson, MI, and is built on a Gardner model, double-disc reciprocating grinding platform, complemented with the latest in machine logic and motion control automation. Upgrades include a Fanuc controller, and dual 60hp grinding spindle motors, each with operator-selectable independent variable speed control, driving two 42” abrasive wheels.

Industrial Metal Supply Expands Arizona Footprint with Larger Warehouse and Enhanced Services

The region’s largest metal supplier meets the growing demand for Arizona’s booming industries, businesses, hobbyists and artisans by nearly doubling new warehouse

Phoenix, AZ – Industrial Metal Supply Co (IMS), the Southwest’s largest metal supplier, is moving to its new, larger warehouse and store located at 38th Street and Southern Avenue in South Phoenix. The new facility offers same-day access to a large variety of metals and related accessories, and continues IMS’s tradition of 75 years of service.

“The demand for metal is growing exponentially here in Arizona and we

are ready to meet that demand,” said IMS owner and CEO Neil Sherman. “With twice the square footage, we can expand our same-day solutions for businesses that are part of Arizona’s technology and manufacturing building boom. IMS customers have come to expect the highest quality materials, unmatched customer service and convenience, and we’re proud to provide these on an even larger scale.”

The new facility is comprised of 160,000 square feet of space including a 15,000 square foot store, twice the size of the original retail store. In addition, the new facility offers more parking, including oversized spaces for large trucks and trailers, drive-through Will Call capabilities and indoor loading zones for customer comfort. To increase functionality and efficiency IMS has added a Somerset Mfg order filling machine, an AccurShear conveyer stacker, a Canrack bundle splitter and four overhead cranes. Inside customers will also find a Grab & Go area for small orders. Cutting equipment includes two shears that handle up to ½” plate, and a band saw that will cut up to 24” product.

The tremendous variety of IMS product available to customers includes steel, aluminum, stainless steel, copper, and brass to tool steel, lead and bearing bronze. Other items include expanded, perforated and welded wire sheet, casters, welding accessories, patinas, structural aluminum pipe fittings and hobbyist miniature shapes. The store also stocks thousands of metal accessories in a clean, highly organized indoor space, making it easy and fun for even novice metal buyers to navigate.

“We pay very close attention to the needs of our customers and the business climate around us. It was easy to see the increased demand, so we were intentional and proactive in getting this new facility built and stocked as quickly as possible. Now that it’s ready, we’re able to bring our “metal made easy” capabilities to a wider array of Arizona customers,” added Sherman.

In addition to providing the highest level of product and customer service, IMS is steadfast in its commitment to the community and prioritizes charitable giving to a variety of groups. With 23 years in the Valley, IMS believes in embedding itself beyond just the business, and does so by working with local charities and robotics teams.

In addition to offering the state’s widest selection of metal in one location, IMS stores are proud to offer a store discount to seniors, members of the military, students and first responders. The store is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and half day on Saturdays. For added convenience, IMS offers next-day local delivery, or same-day Will Call pick up. Learn more at https://www.industrialmetalsupply. com/ or call (602) 454-1500.

About Industrial Metal Supply

Industrial Metal Supply Company meets the needs of metal buyers throughout California and Arizona with seven locations offering delivery, will call and in-store options unique to the industry. Family-owned and operated since 1948, IMS offers the broadest line of metals available from a single distributor and has honed a reputation of total focus on customer needs including quick turnaround. For more information follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or YouTube or visit the website.

Quality Service Since 1936

Since 1936, AB Finishing Tech has satisfied their customers with the best quality and service in the industry. Over the past 87 years, their customers have been experiencing firsthand their company moto of “On Time, Every Time!” AB Finishing Tech supplies thousands upon thousands of parts every week to many industry customers with the highest discernable quality standards: Aerospace, Medical, Firearms, Knives & Tools, Automotive, Fasteners and those are just the beginning. Several attributes set AB Finishing Tech apart from the competition. AB has specialized processes that have built their gold standard reputation: Black Oxide Finishing of steel and stainless steel, Sandblast Cleaning and finish prep, Shot Peening and Stress Relieving. Their track record of proven reliability, quality, great customer service and on time delivery for nearly nine decades is peerless. With the largest Black Oxide tank west of the Mississippi and the addition of one of the largest Wheelabrators in the area, their capacity is nearly unlimited. In today’s industry, having your finished parts processed, when you need them, and having them done right, is King!

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Phoenix Heat Treating Has Successful NADCAP Audit

Phoenix Heat Treating is pleased to announce another successful NADCAP audit. The 5 day audit resulted in three minor findings. As a result, Phoenix Heat Treating has officially been granted NADCAP merit status for heat treat processing. This award recognizes companies who exhibit excellence in their scope and meet rigid audit criteria. Excellence in quality is just one of the reasons why prime aerospace companies and commercial manufacturing companies trust Phoenix Heat Treating for their endothermic, vacuum, aluminum, and salt processing.

For more information on Phoenix Heat Treating and How they can help you with NACAP Certiufied heat treating contact them at: chushek@phxht.com, 602-258-7751

Advanced Manufacturing And Machining

Are The Focuses Of Free Event – The Northwest Machine Tool Expo And Conference, May 10 And 11 At The Oregon Convention Center In Portland

3D scanning and printing, new automation technologies, and industry best practices are highlights of the free seminars at the Northwest Machine Tool Expo and Conference at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. This event, directed to those working in manufacturing and machining in the Northwest, will be May 10 and 11 and consists of expo and conference, both free to attendees. This bi-annual event is now in its 35th year.

A particularly high-interest presentation in the conference is “Achieving Affordable Real-World Manufacturing Solutions Through

Advanced Technology” by Mark Harris, President of CNC Machine Services Inc. He will discuss how innovations using advanced manufacturing play a critical role in being competitive in today’s global market. Attendees will discover emerging manufacturing technologies and automation ideas including robotics, A.I, and additive manufacturing. These technologies offer affordability, design freedom, streamlined production, and cost reduction. Those who attend will gain ideas that can provide multiple benefits for their company. The session is on May 10 at 9:50 a.m.

Other seminars – Metal 3D Printing Vs. Machining with speaker Chirag Kapoor of Indicate Technology, Machining Best Practices by Urmaze Naterwalla, of Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center, End Mill Troubleshooting and Proper Setup with speaker Don Grandt of Harvey Performance Company, Coping With Labor Shortages in Manufacturing with speaker Tami Trout of Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership, CNC Machine Errors and Calibration with speaker Larry Sarkinen, Sarkinen Calibrating, and Taking Advantage of Tax Credits by speaker Rick Kleban of Sycamore Growth Group – will provide a wide range of valuable information and guidance to attendees, to help them do their own job better and improve efficiency and productivity for their company.

In addition to conference sessions, attendees will experience a wealth of products and services in the free expo that will help them boost productivity, reach their manufacturing goals, and achieve intelligent automation. Categories include 3D printing, CAD/CAM systems, cutting tools, machine controls, measurement systems, quality control and robotics. Exhibitors include: PT Solutions/Western Tool & Supply, Stellar Industrial Supply, Precise Tool & Gage, Haimer USA, CNC Machine Serices, Indicate Technologies, Trinity Robotics & Automation, Fanuc, Olympus Controls, Horn USA.

Also, a facilities engineering event, the Northwest Facilities/Managing Green Buildings Expo and Conference, is being held during the same days at the convention center, with free cross-over privileges for Northwest Machine Tool Expo attendees.

The hours for the Northwest Machine Tool Expo are from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00pm on May 10 and from 10:00 a.m. to

3:00pm on May 11; the Conference hours are from 8:40 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on both May 10 and 11. The Oregon Convention Center is at 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR. More information on the expo and conference can be obtained from the website: MACHINETOOLEXPOS. COM.

Without a Problem-Solving Culture, AI Is an Expensive Mistake

Artificial intelligence won’t miraculously solve your problems unless your company is good at curiosity, effective data-gathering and use of data in decision-making,

A 2016 U.S. Department of Commerce survey of 80 U.S. manufacturers and vendors reported that smart manufacturing would provide $57 billion dollars in annual cost reductions. This represents an approximate 3.2% reduction in the shopfloor cost of production.

The promise of smart manufacturing is significant. Artificial intelligence is already being used to improve safety, quality, maintenance, scheduling, product design. But many companies do not have the necessary culture in place to benefit.

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Smart manufacturing depends critically on information governance: rules concerning the collection, flow and analysis of performance information, most often in digital form.

If your company isn’t already good at these things—if it doesn’t already possess a culture of curiosity, effective data gathering and use of data in decision making and problem solving—it won’t suddenly get good at these things upon installing AI.

A past client of Rick’s experienced a good bit of unplanned downtime on its extruders. It turned out that the organization possessed a considerable data regarding the extent of that unplanned downtime from week to week, which had been manually gathered by the operators.

Nonetheless, managers and engineers didn’t seem much interested in tackling the unplanned downtime problem. They didn’t trust the data being gathered by the operators. And so, the downtime problem continued. Mostly, leaders just shook their heads and said, “Ain’t it awful.” That client lacked a culture of good problem-solving.

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On the other hand, organizations that presently have a culture of using performance metrics simply as a way of monitoring and “holding workers accountable” will also have trouble implementing AI effectively. Those companies will use AI simply to create resentment and fear among workers even more quickly than they once did. Sadly, some proponents of AI see this use as an appropriate deployment of the technology.

An article we read had this to say about the promise of AI: “After a company deposits enough big data from the workflows, a manager can query the average time it takes for a field worker to perform routine maintenance. When a particular worker goes out to complete the task, the manager can tell them, ‘The average time to complete this is two hours, and you’ve been taking three hours.’

If AI is used to enhance a “fix the blame” culture, it will fail in all instances. All to say, a mismatch between culture and technology will lead to a failure of the technology.

We’ve Been Here Before

We’ve already seen this with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) initiatives over the past thirty years. Many millions of dollars have

been spent on that technology, which made similar promises of large increases in productivity achieved through better business process orchestration within and across business functions. Studies show that somewhere between 55% and 75% of ERP implementations failed to meet expectations or failed outright.

Several years ago, Brandon managed a large machining plant that made critical pressure control equipment. The company had made a large investment in technology that promised an end to operating inefficiency and was touted as an easy integration with current systems.

Brandon was concerned that his team had just started using data to better understand the plant’s operations and to solve their problems. Fundamental data analysis tools weren’t well understood and were little used. Other basic tactics like bill of materials (BoM) and router accuracy audits were not deployed to ensure ERP systems data integrity.

The software vendor promised a turnkey solution to those challenges. Checks were written for the hardware, subscription services for its use were signed into agreement and, once the company plugged everything in and turned it on, the company

would jump from a 1990’s machine shop to the modern century with the turn of a key.

The reality was far from that.

Because a culture of good data gathering and analysis wasn’t already in place, there was no disciplined approach for formal systems management and problem solving. When the system turned on, the plant was treated to a display of red, yellow and green blinking dashboards that made little sense to operators. They grew frustrated with the ongoing false alarms the system generated due to bad information fed into the new system.

Over time, everyone simply quit using the new technology. One by one, the system’s screens faded to “off” and were eventually disconnected and packed into cardboard bins where they were forklifted to some remote location in the warehouse to become a dusty monument to a failed project.

Management’s illusions were replaced with the realization that such technology fails when it is implemented on a weak foundation of data management, gathering, and problem-solving fundamentals. Company leaders eventually accepted the fact that the company was first going to have to take the journey into problemsolving proficiency the old-fashioned way.

AI Works Best in A Strong ProblemSolving Culture

Ironically, companies who seem to need AI the least are probably in the best position to take advantage of it, because they are already so good at identifying and addressing problems. Ron once worked for a candy company that was having serious scrap problems. Ron led his associates in an effort to get better data. As they gathered more information, the best approaches became clearer. They were able to identify the sources of the problem and correct them. In other words, a culture of good data governance provided a foundation for effective problem-solving without AI. Nonetheless, it’s exactly this culture that will be most successful in implementing and deploying AI.

Such a culture is established only through an investment of time, financial resources and, most importantly, the attention of leadership. Rick’s client, mentioned above, could have taken a number of steps to improve its capacity to solve the unplanned downtime problem. Leaders could have had conversations with operators about the manner in which downtime data was collected and how it could be made more effective.

Leaders could have had conversations with operators about their experience with unplanned downtime and what hypotheses they had with respect to the issue.

Leaders could have spent more time on the plant floor observing operations to develop their own hypotheses, which they’d then share and discuss with operators.The company could have trained leaders and operators in good data-gathering and problem-solving skills and made sure that their use was reinforced. My client did none of these things.

As Brandon’s story illustrates, there will be plenty of vendors of AI technology who will tell companies like my former client that their “plug and play” technology will overcome those cultural shortcomings. They’re wrong. Before you invest in AI, you need to invest in creating a strong problem-solving culture.

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recognition have lagged expectations.

Investors will be watching closely for signs of progress on March 1 when ESS delivers its quarterly results. In its last report, the company cited parts shortages as a constraint. CEO Eric Dresselhuys said then the company thought it could ship “20 or more” Energy Warehouses in the fourth quarter.

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ESS stock has been stuck in the $2-$3 range for months, off more than 70% from its opening price.

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ESS Inc. (NYSE: GWH) revealed a two-unit deal with a California utility this week, and an Australian customer said 10 of the Wilsonville company’s Energy Warehouse systems were on their way Down Under, with more to follow.

ESS is the long-duration energy storage company founded locally more than a decade ago that went public in fall 2021 through a SPAC merger, raising around $250 million. The company has reported progress in building out itsWilsonville production capacity, but deliveries and revenue

ESS makes a unique iron-based flow battery that it bills as a better alternative to widely deployed lithium-ion batteries, especially for longerduration output — from six to 12 hours instead of the one to 4 hours conventional batteries provide.

The California deal announced this week was with the Turlock Irrigation District, a Central Valley water and power utility.The Energy Warehouse systems will be paired with a pilot project that will see solar panels installed over irrigation canals.

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The systems bound for Australia are going to Energy Storage IndustriesAsia Pacific, or ESI. After the initial 10 systems, 10 more “will follow in coming weeks,” ESI said. Meanwhile, ESI is building a plant to assemble iron-flow batteries using core components manufactured in Wilsonville.

CFM and Rolls Land Massive Orders from Air India

Two jet-engine builders confirmed their contracts to supply nearly 900 turbofans to power the planned, $80-billion upgrade and expansion of the Indian airline.

Following the ambitious plans announced by Air India to acquire 470 new aircraft to expand and modernize its global fleet, the carrier has extended order to CFM International and Rolls-Royce for a total of 880 new aircraft engines to power the various Airbus and Boeing jets.

The fleet-upgrade plan has been estimated at $80 billion, though Air India has not confirmed that total.

CFM International reported it has drawn the largest-ever order for its CFM LEAP engines, to power 210 Airbus A320/A321neo and 190 Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft.The order covers 420 LEAP-1A engines and 380 LEAP-1B engines, plus spares.The airline also contracted for CFM services related to the new LEAP engines.

CFM International is a 5050 venture of GE Aviation and Safran Aircraft Engines, and the developer of the LEAP engine family highbypass turbofan engines. Each partner manufactures the LEAP engines in its own production operations.

Separately, Rolls-Royce announced its own order from Air India for 68 Trent XWB-97 engines, plus options for 20 more engines. Rolls too noted this represents the largest-ever order for the Trent XWB-97, the exclusive power plant for the Airbus A350-1000 widebody aircraft.

Air India also ordered 12 Trent XWB-84 engines, the sole engine option for the Airbus A350-900.

Cutting Tool Demand Rose 14.6% in 2022

Machine shops and other U.S. manufacturers continued to reduce their cutting tool purchases during December 2022, the total dropping -3.1% from November to $188.4 million. It was the second-consecutive month for falling order values, but the December figure was 14.6% higher than the December 2021 total however, and it brought the 12-month total for 2022 to $2.2 billion – a 10.8% improvement over the 2021 total for cutting tool consumption.

A graph comparing the 12-month moving averages for U.S. durable goods shipments and U.S. cutting-tool orders, demonstrating the relation of cutting tools to overall manufacturing activity. The values are calculated by taking the average of the most recent 12 months and plotting them over time. The December 2022 cutting-tool consumption total of $188.4 million fell -3.1% from the November consumption total, but it is 10.8% higher than the December 2021 result.

“Don’t sweat the month-to-month declines in the past two months; the story is in the year-over-year and year-to-date double-digit increases,”

offered Pat McGibbon, chief knowledge officer for AMT – the Assn. for Manufacturing Technology. “The next 12 months look bright for 2023 in tooling, as record backlogs in material-removal equipment orders convert into shipments and expanded capacity.”

Cutting tools are consumable products, the purchases of which serve as an index to overall manufacturing activity due to the range of market segments driving machine shops’ purchases. The data is compiled by the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute and AMT – the Assn. for Manufacturing Technology for their monthly Cutting Tool Market Report, which represents actual purchases of cutting tools as reported by manufacturers and distributors that comprise a majority of the domestic market for cutting tools.

The month-by-month direction of cutting-tool consumption, December 2018 to December 2022. For the full 12 months of 2022 cutting-tool consumption totaled $2.2 billion, or 10.8% higher than last year’s January-December total.

The month-by-month direction of cutting-tool consumption, December 2018 to December 2022. For the full 12 months of 2022 cutting-tool consumption totaled $2.2 billion, or 10.8% higher than last year’s January-December total.

“In January, the U.S. labor market had its best month in job hirings since 1969, and cutting tool sales remained steady,” explained USCTI president Jeff Major. “The consensus is that the cutting tool industry

looks positive for at least the first six months of this year. Economic pressures still exist, and the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates to stave off inflation.”

European F-35 Assembly Center Proposed

Lockheed and Northrop Grumman are studying a partnership with Rheinmetall to establish an F-35 center fuselage integrated assembly line in Germany.

F-35 partners Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman agreed to collaborate with Rheinmetall AG to expand manufacturing capabilities for the Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program in Europe. Specifically, they have identified the possibility of a second Integrated Assembly Line (IAL) for F-35 center fuselage structures in Germany.

No schedule for establishing the new line was announced. “The center fuselage IAL is recognized as a state-of-the-art facility supported by technologies exclusive to Northrop Grumman, seamlessly blending automation with our expertise in aerospace tooling,” according to Northrop’s Glenn Masukawa, vice president and F-35 program manager. “Engaging with Rheinmetall demonstrates our commitment to collaborate with international partners to manufacture advanced aircraft.

Rheinmetall AG is a Dusseldorf-based automotive and military systems manufacturer and supplier.

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is a single-engine, Stealthenabled aircraft designed for deployment for ground attack and combat, and available in three variants. Last March, the German Defense Ministry selected 35 F-35A conventional takeoff and landing aircraft to replace its current fleet of PA-200 Tornado fighter jets by 2030.The U.S. State Dept. later authorized the sale of the jets, which Germany explained was planned in part to achieve unity with other NATO members deploying the F-35, and to present a “credible deterrent” against Russia.

Other NATO member nations operating or preparing to deploy F-35 fighters include Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and the United Kingdom. Unaligned Switzerland and aspiring NATO member Finland also plan to incorporate the aircraft to their defense forces.

Lockheed is the F-35 program leader, and program principal partner Northrop Grumman is the manufacturer of the center fuselage and wing skins. Northrop also develops, produces, and maintains sensor systems, avionics, and aircraft and training software.

“The F-35 program will continue to strengthen our strategic partnership with key industry partners for years to come,” stated Lockheed’s Mike Shoemaker, vice president of F-35 Customer Programs. “The F-35 center fuselage production in Germany will be vital to meet the growing global demand for F-35s, which play a vital role in 21st century security.”

Arcimoto, After Avoiding Closure, Says It Has Restarted Production

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says it restarted production of the Deliverator, shown here, along with the Fun Utility Vehicle.

Arcimoto (Nasdaq: FUV) is back making electric vehicles a little over a month after it said it halted production amid a severe finance crisis.

“We are excited to announce we have started production on our 2023 FUV and Deliverator with first deliveries starting in March!” the Eugene company told subscribers to company updates on Saturday.

In the email and a Tuesday news release, Arcimoto promoted “new features and improvements” that include a steering system said to improve maneuverability and reduce steering effort on the threewheeled, handlebar-controlled EVs.

“As we begin first deliveries in 2023, we continue to focus on improving vehicle drive quality, manufacturing cost-down efforts

and increasing our brand reach to grow both our consumer and commercial sales volume,” Jesse Fittipaldi, Arcimoto’s interim CEO, said in the release. “Our efforts will be directed at driving sales of FUV and Deliverator and lowering manufacturing costs on these products this year.”

A $12 million stock sale that netted $11.1 million about four weeks ago provided Arcimoto desperately needed capital just days after the company said it had halted production and needed money to avoid bankruptcy or closure.

Filings indicate Arcimoto spent some $4 million of the new funding to pay off a loan obligation, likely leaving around $7 million. How far that might carry the company is hard to say, and clearer indications might not come until its fourth-quarter report (as yet not scheduled) or other indication of current spending. Before a September restructuring that included layoffs and furloughs trimmed $20 million in annual expenses — and before a slight uptick in sales late last year — the company had been losing several million dollars a month.

Volocopter Receives Funding From Sumitomo Corporation, Establishes Regulatory Pathway In Japan

Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), announced today that Sumitomo Corporation, a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest trading companies in the world, invested in the company’s Series E funding round. They will also become a key strategic partner for entry into service

in the Japanese market starting in 2025. Additionally, Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has accepted Volocopter’s application for concurrent type certification (TC) of the VoloCity aircraft in Japan. To celebrate these milestones, Volocopter will showcase a full-scale VoloCity static model for the first time at the Grand Front Osaka from March 8 to 12, to raise regional public awareness and acceptance of electric air taxis.

With the goal to launch air taxi services at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan, Volocopter said the Japanese aviation authority has accepted its application for concurrent type certification of the VoloCity eVTOL once the aircraft is certified in Europe.Volocopter Image

Volocopter is committed to flying its VoloCity air taxi at the 2025 EXPO Osaka Kansai. Today, a major regulatory milestone was achieved to make this ambitious goal a reality: the European Union Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) and JCAB announced that they have accepted Volocopter’s application process for concurrent TC of the fully electric VoloCity aircraft to fly commercially in Japan.Volocopter is currently pushing the envelope on flight testing and is on target to achieve certification for the VoloCity from EASA in 2024. As of now, the company is pursuing concurrent

validation with three non-European civil aviation authorities: JCAB in Japan, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States, and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) in Singapore. The company’s dedication to Japan dates back to 2018, when the country became one of the first to announce its commitment to bringing UAM to life. This includes a clear roadmap outlining the steps it needs to take to educate the public, introduce regulations, and launch commercial services. As the frontrunner for a Japan-based UAM launch,Volocopter has both the experience and expertise to work with local authorities to create a UAM ecosystem that establishes a safe and sustainable environment for UAM.

To further strengthen Volocopter’s local ties from a business perspective, Sumitomo Corporation became the latest Japanese investor and strategic partner in the company to join its list of partners, via the Series E funding round. Sumitomo Corporation possesses a keen understanding of the global business market, the energy and resource sectors, as well as Japanese market operations.This move diversifies Volocopter’s global partnerships to establish a UAM ecosystem.

Christian Bauer, Chief Commercial Officer of Volocopter, said: “Committing to fly and enter a market is no small feat, but for Volocopter and Japan, who are both pioneers in the UAM space, it just makes sense. Over the past few years, Volocopter has made significant progress toward becoming an integral part of the team that will bring UAM to life in Japan in 2025, thanks to partners like Sumitomo, EASA, and JCAB who share our vision. I cannot wait to see the public reaction to the VoloCity air taxi being unveiled in Osaka for the first time.”

The Federal Government Is Spending Record Amounts With Small Businesses, But There’s A Big Catch

Small businesses received a record $158.7 billion in federal contracts in fiscal year 2022 — but fewer small businesses than ever got a piece of the pie.

The data, from a recent study by HigherGov, which offers market intelligence and development tools for government contractors, showed the total dollar amount going to small businesses has grown significantly since 2010, but the number of businesses has continued to shrink. In 2010, the number of small businesses that received government contracts hit 121,270, according to the report. By 2022, it had been cut by more than half to just 58,681.

In fiscal 2022, about 23.2% of contracting dollars went to small businesses, according to the report, down from 24.1% in fiscal 2021 but higher than at any point since 2010.

“I think that part of it is that the government is measuring and benchmarking the wrong thing,” said Justin Siken, founder at HigherGov.

He noted the federal government is pretty generous when it comes to defining what a small business is, and that businesses under $25 million in revenue will qualify — not exactly what many people envision.

And the federal government’s emphasis on the total dollars going to small businesses incentivizes agencies to keep pushing more money to existing small-business partners instead of doing the harder work of pulling new business owners into the government contracting process.

Annual scorecards by the Small Business Administration give most agencies an ‘A’ for their efforts, despite the dwindling number of businesses participating, Siketh stressed.

“Putting more dollars in is the easiest thing you can do. It requires minimal effort to just throw more money at something. It takes actual effort for agencies to get new businesses involved,” he said.

The dwindling number of small businesses in the government contracting ecosystem is a well-known problem, and one that agency leaders have stressed they are trying to solve.

“We’ve seen unfortunately in the last 10 years some data points that are causing concern. We have seen the industrial base decrease 30% over the last 10 years, showing that less small businesses are doing business with the federal government,” SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman said in a conference call with reporters last year.

Guzman said the government has been working to include more smallbusiness owners, and that has included additional technical assistance for new contractors, higher priority tiers in certain government contracts and

expanding the network of small-business centers across the country.

The SBA also released a new proposed amendment to its contracting regulations that would allow a small business that had previously worked as a federal subcontractor to use that experience to demonstrate a record of prior performance in bidding for contracts.

That effort dovetailed with a U.S. Department of Transportation rule proposed last year designed to get more small businesses into the pipeline from contracts stemming from the $1.5 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill Congress passed in late 2021. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told The Playbook at the time that the new DOT rule also aims to expand the nation’s contracting capacity at a time when it is greatly needed.

But Siketh highlighted a number of structural barriers that keep smallbusiness contractors from participating in the system.The report found there are 400,000 active government contracting registrations, just not enough companies entering the process.

Some of the barriers include:

Not publishing all federal contracting opportunities publicly and in an easy to access way. While some platforms show some of the opportunities, many contracting opportunities are only shown to companies already on government contracting platforms. Publishing new opportunities globally on a limited basis could help new businesses see the opportunities.

The use of government-wide contracting vehicles. These contracts, which are created and bid on every five or more years, is supposed to make it easier for contracting officers to get the goods and services they need faster. But those long-term vehicles can lock out new business owners who missed out, and those contracts should offer more frequent “on ramps” to bring in new businesses, Siketh said.

Agency contracting forecasts. Currently agencies are required by law to offer “forecasts” for potential contracting opportunities to give business owners a heads up on potential contracts. But often, these reports are of poor quality or buried on a website, Siketh said, and are not helpful to anyone.

Other small-business contracting goals seem to be fizzling out too, according

to the HigherGov report. About $26.1 billion in prime contract awards went to women-owned small businesses, slightly above the $26 billion in 2021 but below the $26.3 billion in 2020. But, as a share of overall dollars, it’s the third year in a series of declines, coming in at 16.4% of spending compared to 18.9% in 2019.

The total dollars going to Black-owned small businesses peaked in 2018 at $10.5 billion, or about 8.5% of contracts awarded to small businesses, according to HigherGov. Since then, the total percent has declined to 6.4%, while total dollars dropped and then slowly increased to $10.2 billion.

So what can small businesses do to win contracts? The report lays out some steps, including building partnerships with established, larger contractors who will then need to recruit small-business subcontractors and to target “easier” agencies and services and bid early and often for opportunities as they come up.

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NISKAYUNA — Researchers at General Electric Co. are working to develop next-generation batteries that can last virtually forever and resist corrosion through metallic regeneration.

The new batteries are being developed at GE Research in Niskayuna, which is GE’s main research lab, as part of a Department of Defense project to create more long-lasting and durable batteries.

DARPA has a program called Morphogenic Interfaces, or MINT, that is seeking new metals technologies that mimic human tissue that can repair itself and regenerate. Such a technology is known as morphogenesis, GE says.

One of the two grants that GE and its partners were awarded is for the creation of what GE calls the IMMORTAL battery that stands for InterMetallic MORphogen Tailored Activity Lithium. That’s the battery that will last virtually forever.

The IMMORTAL project is being led by Joseph Shiang, a principal scientist at GE Research who works in the Ceramics Lab at GE Research.

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GE is working on the IMMORTAL battery with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Michigan, the University of California Santa Barbara, and Storagenergy, a leader in advanced lithium battery technologies that is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The other $5 million project is called Morphogenic Barrier Technologies and is focused on developing aluminum battery layers that can regenerate when facing corrosive elements.

“When someone gets a cut, you might apply an antibiotic ointment to avoid infection and accelerate the healing of that wound. What we’re innovating is more proactive,” said Sreekar Karnati, a lead engineer in GE Research’s Advanced Manufacturing Lab. “We’re creating a protective surface layer on aluminum alloys that can self-heal, or regenerate, instead of letting the metal pit and degrade.”

Government grants help fund work on major technological breakthroughs at GE’s Niskayuna lab, which has roughly 1,200 engineers and scientists. Those new technologies often make their way into everyday commercial technologies.

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Allied Systems Co.,* Sherwood, Oregon, is awarded a $27,934,305 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering services support, integrated logistics support, software support, installation support and obsolescence support to the Knuckleboom Crane System. Allied will be awarded a task order for engineering and logistics support services at the time of contract award, which will satisfy the minimum contract guarantee of $500. Work will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (70%); and Sherwood, Oregon (30%). Work is expected to be complete by February 2029. Fiscal 2023 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $5,000 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured via the System for Award Management website in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) — only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N64498-23-D-4001).

The Lighthouse for the Blind Inc.,** Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a maximum $7,512,750 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for one quart water canteens. This is a three-year contract with no option periods. The ordering period end date is Feb. 14, 2026. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2026 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE1C1-23-D-B007).

General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton, Bremerton, Washington, was awarded a $43,066,073 firm-fixed-price contract (N4523A-23-C-0561) for the maintenance, modernization, and repair of the USS Sampson (DDG 102) in a Chief of Naval Operations availability. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $43,139,448. Work will be performed in Everett, Washington, and is expected to be completed by September 2023. If all options are exercised, work will continue through September 2023. Fiscal 2023 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $40,853,575 (95%); fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,907,116 (4%); fiscal 2022 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $167,840 (less than 1%); and fiscal 2023 working capital funds in the amount of $137,542 (less than 1%) will be obligated at time of award, of which $1,907,116 (4%) will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.This contract was not competitive procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(3) — industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services. The Northwest Regional Maintenance Center, Everett, Washington, is the contracting activity. 4523A-23-C-0561). (Awarded Feb. 13, 2023)

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, is awarded a $34,232,310 modification (P00001) to a firm-fixed-price, cost-plusfixed-fee order (N0001923F0021) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001922G0006). This modification procures eight mobile ground control stations and six ground data terminals in support of successful operational capability of the Marine Air Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft System Expeditionary Medium Altitude Long Endurance MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper air vehicles and ground control

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stations for the Navy. Work will be performed in Poway, California (60%); Saber Springs, California (20%); and Grey Butte, California (20%), and is expected to be completed in May 2025. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $10,830,231; and fiscal 2023 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $23,402,079 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Nammo Defense Systems Inc., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $498,092,926 firm-fixed-price contract for the full rate production of M72 Light Assault Weapon variants and components for shoulderlaunched munitions training systems. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 19, 2026. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Newark, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.

King Nutronics Corp., Woodland Hills, California, is awarded an $8,286,250 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for the manufacture of hand pump calibrators in support of the general purpose electronic test equipment program. All work will be performed in Woodland Hills, California. The contract will include a three-year base period and two one-year option periods which if exercised, the total value of this contract will be $14,161,350. All work will be completed by February 2026; if all options are exercised, ordering periods will be completed by February 2028. No funds will be obligated at time of award and appropriate fiscal year working capital (Navy) funds will be obligated as individual task orders are issued. Funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One company was solicited for this sole-source requirement under authority 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N00104-23D-G301). (Awarded Feb. 6, 2023)

modernization, and repair of USS Gridley (DDG 101). This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $39,776,408. Work will be performed in Everett, Washington, and is expected to be completed by October 2023. If all options are exercised, work will continue through October 2023. Fiscal 2023 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $33,017,288 (88%); fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $3,532,634 (9%); fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $393,445 (1%); fiscal 2022 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $218,142 (less than 1%); and fiscal 2023 working capital funds in the amount of $237,423 (less than 1%) will be obligated at time of award, of which $3,532,634 (9%) will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with four offers received.The Northwest Regional Maintenance Center, Bremerton, Washington, is the contracting activity (N4523A-23-C-0555).

Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $55,121,826 costplus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N0002421C5434) for engineering and technical services in support of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile and NATO Seasparrow Missile Sys-tems programs. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. govern-ment (99%); and the governments of Japan and United Arab Emirates (1%) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (82%); Portsmouth, Rhode Island (17%); Andover, Massachusetts (less than 1%); San Jose, California (less than 1%); Aranjuez, Spain (less than 1%); Brisbane, Australia (less than 1%); and Koropi Attica, Greece (less than 1%). Work is expected to be com-pleted by December 2022. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Wash-ington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, is awarded a $37,398,872 firm-fixed-price contract (N4523A-23-C-0555) for the maintenance,

Honeywell International Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, is awarded a $22,467,124 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development, build and demonstration of the Compact Rubidium Extended

Stability Timing (CREST) — a ruggedized atomic clock module with a unique combina-tion of performance and size, weight and power, capable of the abso-lute accuracy of a commercial cesium beam clock in a VPX-card-like form-factor. The CREST module will be designed to provide uninter-rupted Global Positioning System (GPS)-quality timing holdover in challenging military environments. Work will be performed in Phoenix, Arizona, with an expected completion date of Dec. 21, 2026. This contract was competitively procured under long range broad agency announcement (BAA) N00014-21-S-B001. The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity).

L3 Harris Technologies Inc. - Interstate Electronics Corp., Anaheim, California, is being awarded a $7,535,296 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00013) for options under previously awarded and announced contract N00003022C2001 to provide services and support for flight test instrumentation systems. Work will be performed in Anaheim, California (55%); Cape Canaveral, Florida (30%);Washington, D.C. (7%); Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom (3%); Bremerton, Washington (2%); Kings Bay, Georgia (2%); and Laurel, Maryland (1%). Work is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2025. Fiscal 2021

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The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $239,590,243 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Apache Improved Turbine Engine Inte-gration Phase II. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated comple-tion date of Dec. 31, 2026. Fiscal 2021 and 2022 research, develop-ment, test and evaluation, Army funds in the amount of $18,000,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Com-mand, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

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shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,557,247; fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,448,505; and fiscal 2023 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,952,234 will be obligated at the time of modification. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.The total obligated dollar value of the modification is $6,957,986 and the total cumulative face value of the options being exercised is $7,535,296. This contract modification is being awarded to the Contractor on a sole source basis under 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and was previously synopsized on the System for Award Management online portal. This contract award also benefits a foreign military sale to the United Kingdom. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Woodward Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado, is awarded a $10,764,606 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of next generation ship service gas turbine

generator full authority digital control cabinets. A maximum quantity of 32 will be provided over the life of the contract. Work will be performed at the contractor’s facility located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and is expected to be completed by January 2029. Fiscal 2023 other procurement (Navy) funds in the total amount of $914,900 will be obligated at time of award, and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c) (1) — only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N6449823-D-0001).

Vectrus Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colorado, was awarded a $264,951,370 modification (P00020) to contract W52P1J-21-F-0035 for the Enhanced Army Global Logistic Enterprise. Work will be performed at Fort Benning, Georgia, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 10, 2023. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $16,304,162 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity.

Keysight Technologies Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado, was awarded a $28,616,166 firm-fixed-price contract for the CM-523/U battery-operated, handheld spectrum analyzer. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 29, 2028. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-23-D-0009).

The Boeing Co., Hill Air Force Base, Utah, was awarded a $1,615,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for guidance subsystem support.This contract provides for Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile guidance subsystem support. Work will be performed at Hill AFB, Utah, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 1, 2039. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $8,345,086 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Hill AFB, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA821423-D-0001).

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“From 2010 to 2020, more than one million jobs were announced as coming to the United States from offshore. This is a tremendous achievement, and we seek to motivate and honor the companies that have made reshoring a reality,” said Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative.

Zimmer Biomet Spine Inc., doing business as ZimVie, Westminster, Colorado, has been awarded a maximum $48,895,527 fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for spinal procedural packages and supplies. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(2), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-2. This is a one-year base contract with four oneyear option periods. The ordering period end date is Feb. 3, 2024. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2024 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE2DE23-D-0015).

contract to $681,564,012.Work will be performed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2024. Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $25,164,839 are being obligated at the time of award. The Space Systems Center Directorate of Contracting, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the contracting activity.

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The Reshoring Initiative, founded in early 2010, helps manufacturers realize that local production, in some cases, reduces their total cost of ownership of purchased parts and tooling. The Initiative also trains suppliers how to sell against lower-priced offshore competitors.

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Infinity Technology Services LLC, Colorado Springs, Colorado (47QTCA19D00KF), is being awarded a competitive firm-fixed-price, General Services Administration federal supply schedule task order (HQ0854-23-F-0005). The total value of this task order is $40,036,771, including unexercised options. The Cyber Threat Hunting program detects, identifies and mitigates, through use of advanced tools and capabilities, adversary attempts to steal, manipulate, or otherwise alter Missile Defense Agency (MDA) classified information, controlled unclassified information and intellectual property resident on its own networks and those of its defense industrial base. Under this order, the contractor will support MDA and its specified program offices by providing technical services in support of MDA, and other government agencies, in the areas of cybersecurity, cyber threat hunting, cyber threat intelligence and countermeasures identification. The work will be performed primarily in Huntsville, Alabama; and Colorado Springs, Colorado. The performance period is February 2023 through February 2028. This contract was competitively procured in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 8.405-2(c)(3)(iii)(B) with five proposals received. Fiscal 2022-2023 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $2,250,000 are being obligated on this award.The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Founded in 1987, Lindel Precision CNC Machining merged with Precision 4 Swiss in 2019. Together, P4Swiss / Lindel CNC Machining is dedicated to providing quality CNC machined parts at

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The task order was made as part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract.

WASHINGTON - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration sought a launch service company to study Mars’ magnetsosphere. They found their solution from Blue Origin in Kent, Wash.

The task order was made as part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. The launch is part of the agency’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission portion of the VADR contract.

ESCAPADE will launch on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket from Space Launch Complex-36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

in Florida. Launch is targeted for late 2024. Blue Origin is one of 13 companies NASA selected for VADR contracts in 2022. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, manages the VADR contracts. As part of VADR, the fixedprice indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts have a five-year ordering period with a maximum total value of $300 million across all contracts.

ESCAPADE will study Mars’ magnetosphere – the magnetized area of space around the planet – using two identical small spacecraft, which will provide simultaneous two-point observations. The spacecraft will help provide researchers a better understanding of how the magnetosphere interacts with the solar wind, and how energy and plasma enter and leave the magnetosphere. Each satellite will carry three instruments: a magnetometer for measuring magnetic field, an electrostatic analyzer to measure ions and electrons, and a Langmuir probe for measuring plasma density and solar extreme ultraviolet flux.

It will take ESCAPADE about 11 months to arrive at Mars after leaving Earth’s orbit, where both spacecraft will spend several months adjusting their orbits before they are in position to best capture data about the magnetosphere. Studying different magnetospheres gives scientists a better understanding of space weather, which can protect astronauts and satellites both as they orbit Earth and explore the solar system.

ESCAPADE is part of the NASA Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration program.

Blue Origin Chosen By Nasa To Launch Its Mars Magnetosphere Study Mission

The Manufacturer’s Secret Weapon

The Best Environments Win

By Stephen Hannemann

Among the highlight experiences for a Manufacturer’s Rep is the ongoing ability to have my fingers on the pulse of manufacturing. I have the great privilege of touring many of the businesses for whom I rep. I walk the floor and visit with owners, supervisors, and workers as well – the folks who get it done. It is a surprising and amazingly accurate indicator of how our economy is chugging along.

For the last several years I have been writing about attitudes in the workplace and owners who create upbeat work environments. In my limited experience, I witness a more stable workforce and better productivity in companies where the employees are comfortable and feel secure. It is no coincidence that the bottom lines reflect this phenomenon.

In this issue once again, I am going to shine a spotlight on 3D Plastics in Newberg, OR. Every year the employees are given the opportunity to vote for the Most Inspirational Employee of the Year. As stated before, this is not a popularity contest but the coworkers’ recognizing a colleague who is easy to be around, who has an inspiring spirit, and who is willing to give

extra effort when a helping hand is needed.

Meet Kelly Cronan – 3D Plastics’ Inspirational Employee of theYear! Now, I’ll use Mr. out of respect. A former forklift mechanic for many years, Mr. Cronan retired at age 62. In a very short time, he decided he didn’t enjoy retirement and drove school buses in Newberg, OR until COVID shut a lot of things down in early 2020.There is a lot to be said for longevity. Now at 70 years of age, Mr. Cronan has been employed part-time at 3D Plastics for the past two years as a machine operator. It’s a responsible position in that a machine operator is the first set of eyes in the quality sequence of injection molded parts.

Kelly Dundas, President of 3D Plastics had this to say about Mr. Cronan “Kelly is a great employee. He’s here on time and the quality of his work is very good. He’s been with us since March 2021, and has been a consistent and positive employee ever since. “

In talking with Mr. Cronan, I quickly learned why he has earned the respect of leadership and workmates alike. There was a warm humor in his voice during the length of our conversation. He enjoys his work, his surroundings, and the people he works with. He enthusiastically summarized, “3D Plastics is the best place I have ever worked!” As an observation, I would offer he also enhances a great environment. Congratulations, Mr. Kelly Cronan!

As a bit of a side note, despite adverse economic conditions and labor shortages these past three years, 3D Plastics finished a record fiscal year. The best environments do win! For more information regarding any of the wellvetted principals represented by SMH Inc., visit www.smhincllc.com,

Kelly Cronan the Employee of the Year with Owner Kelly Dundas

Kelly Cronan

Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Equipment and Services

ACCESSORIES

Abrasive Systems Applications Specialities

253-872-0305

MESCO 626-303-5680

Swift Tool Co, Inc. 800-562-0900

Air Cleaning Guns

Royal Products

Bilz USA

631-273-1010

Air Coupliings

224-563-7233

Auto-Bar Feed Systems

Western Machine Center____408-955-1000

Automation

Hainbuch Workholding____818-970-7874

Ballscrews

C & M Precision Spindle, Inc._ 503-691-0955

Band Saws/Saw Blades

Bandsaw Tech 562--419-7675

Cycle Time Solutions_____510-708-8665 Saw Service 877-738-6437

MP Systems 909-282-7463

Star Metal Fluids 800-367-9966

Swift Tool Co, Inc.

800-562-0900

Cutting Fluids & Oils

Saw Service 877-738-6437

Sterling Saw Blades 800-828-1180

Star Metal Fluids

Swift Tool Co, Inc.

Cutting Tools

Applications Specialities

Bilz USA

DATRON

Horizon Carbide

800-367-9966

800-562-0900

253-872-0305

224-563-7233

480-826-3689

602-524-3802

Innovative Tool Sales 714-780-0730

MESCO 626-303-5680

Rosco Precision Machinery

206-818-6813

Sulli Tool & Supply 714-863-6019

THINBIT 888-844-6248

US Shop Tools 800-243-7701

Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. 763-682--3122

Cutting Tool Holders

Bilz USA

224-563-7233

THINBIT 888-844-6248

Deburring Tools

Royal Products 631-273-1010

Die Tooling Springs

Dayton Lamina. 708-203-6684

Dot Peen Markers

MarkinBox 310-214-3367

Draw Tubes

Lucy’s Machine Co._______323-587-6162

Drills/Cutters-Magnetic

Bilz USA 224-563-7233

Innovative Tool Sales 714-780-0730

Sulli Tool & Supply 714-863-6019

Drills/Reamers/Taps

Bilz USA 224-563-7233

Sulli Tool & Supply 714-863-6019

EDM Materials & Supplies

Desert EDM 480-816-6300

EDM Network_________480-836-1782

EDM Performance 800-336-2946

End Mills

Royal Products_______631-273-1010

Fixturing

DATRON___________480-826-3689

Hainbuch America______253-293-2062

Form Tooling

___________

Hainbuch America

Sulli Tool & Supply

Bilz USA

253-293-2062

714-863-6019

Cutting Tool Systems

224-563-7233

Cycle Time Solutions

Innovative Tool Sales

510-708-8665

714-780-0730

Fullerton Tool Co. 971-320-0277

Horizon Carbide_______602-524-3802

Sulli Tool & Supply

714-863-6019

Fabrication Tooling

Dayton Lamina._______708-203-6684

Filiter Mist Collectors

THINBIT

888-844-6248

Grooving Head, Grooving Tools

Cycle Time Solutions

THINBIT

Edge Technologies 951-440-1574

Lubricants / Systems Star Metal Fluids 800-367-9966

510-708-8665

888-844-6248

Guide Bushings, Swiss

Edge Technologies

951-440-1574

Indexible Tools

SCT-USA. 805-584-9495

Inserts

Horizon Carbide 602-524-3802

Sulli Tool & Supply 714-863-6019

Jaws

EDM Network _________ 480-836-1782

US Shop Tools _________ 800-243-7701

Keyseat Cutters

Fullerton Tool Co. 971-320-0277

Sulli Tool & Supply 714-863-6019

Lifting & Material Handling

Ingersoll Rand 206-472-0826

Live Centers

Royal Products 631-273-1010

Load Unload Systems

Machine Tool Acccessories US Shop Tools 800-243-7701

Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc.763-682--3122

Mandrels

Hainbuch America ______ 253-293-2062

Milling & Turning Products Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc.763-682--3122

Precision Bearings

C & M Precision Spindle, Inc._ 503-691-0955

Probing Systems

Sherpa Design_ _______

Profiling

Dayton Lamina. 708-203-6684

Stationary Clamping Devices

Hainbuch Workholding_____818-970-7874

THINBIT

503-771-3570

888-844-6248

Punch Die Tooling

Dayton Lamina. 708-203-6684

DrQuick Change Systems

Hainbuch Workholding_____818-970-7874

Safety Products

US Shop Tools

800-243-7701

Saw Blades & Replacement Parts

Rocky Mountain Saw Blades

SawBlade.com

SCT-USA.

303--761-3000

800--240-2932

Sindle Point Tools

805-584-9495

Solvents: Vapor degreasing

Star Metal Fluids

800-367-9966

Solvents:Hand Wipe

Star Metal Fluids

800-367-9966

Solvents: Mil PRF 680

Star Metal Fluids

SCT-USA.

THINBIT

800-367-9966

SpecialtyTooling

805-584-9495

888-844-6248

Spindle Deburring Machines

ALMCO

507-380-1009

Spindle Liners

Lucy’s Machine Company

323-587-6162

Stamping Tooling

Support Stands

Lucy’s Machine Company 323-587-6162

Testing Measuring Technology

Hainbuch Workholding_____818-970-7874

Threading Thread Mills

SCT-USA. ____________ 805-584-9495

THINBIT 888-844-6248

Tooling Pins & Bushings

Dayton Lamina. 708-203-6684

Tool Sharpening (Grinding)

Applications Specialities 253-872-0305

Swift Tool Co, Inc. 800-562-0900

Tooling Systems

Applications Specialities 253-872-0305

Bilz USA 224-563-7233

Cycle Time Solutions

Horizon Carbide ________ 602-524-3802

Rosco Precision Machinery

RyansDovetails.com

Sulli Tool & Supply

Spinetti Machinery

253-333-2439

253-876-9981

714-863-6019

775-996-3770

THINBIT 888-844-6248

Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. 763-682--3122

Western Sintering

509-375-3096

Tumbling Meda and Compounds

ALMCO

507-380-1009

Vibratory Deburrung Bowls

ALMCO

507-380-1009

Vibratory Deburrung Tubs

ALMCO 507-380-1009

Vises & Vise Jaws

RyansDovetails.com ______ 253-876-9981

Workholding

Applications Specialities___253-872-0305

Cycle Time Solutions 510-708-8665

Innovative Tool Sales 714-780-0730

MESCO 626-303-5680

APPRENTICESHIPS & TRAINING

Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships

AJAC 206-737-8342

Machining Apprenticeships

AJAC 206-737-8342

Precision Metal Fabrication

Apprenticeships

AJAC 206-737-8342

Training & Education

AJAC 206-737-8342

ADDITIVE MFG/3D PRINTING

Bramac Machinery, Inc. 951-383-4195

APPRAISALS

Machinery Resources 480-694-9919

AUCTIONS/LIQUIDATIONS

Machinery Resources

BANKING

480-694-9919

Epic Finance 402-639-0475

Quick Turn Financial 415-608-5692

Pacific Continental Bank 503-310-3604

Tech Financial Services ____ 414-224-0209

Pacific Continental Bank

Tech Financial Services

Valley Financial Services

GARNET

GMA Garnet Group

GRINDING

503-310-3604

414-224-0209

818-968-4861

832-243-9300

Flywheel & Rotor Grinders,

DCM Tech

800-533-5339

Grinding Filtration

Grinding Machines

Bramac Machinery, Inc.

DCM Tech

Ellison Technologies

Gosiger In WA

Gosiger In CA

HS&S Machine Tool

North-South Machinery

North Western Machinery

Performance Machine Tools

Bramac Machinery, Inc.

951-383-4195

DCM Tech -----------------------------------800-533-5339

Silicon & Quartz

DCM Tech __________800-533-5339

Punch & Die Grinders

DCM Tech___________800-533-5339

INSPECTION EQUIP

HS&S Machine Tool

408-472-2436

Hexagon 206-304-3847

King Machine Inc.

509-435-6741

Zeiss Industrial Metrology 800-327-9735

Optical Comparators

Hexagon

206-304-3847

Zeiss Industrial Metrology_800-327-9735

Particle Inspection Mach

DCM Tech 800-533-5339

INSURANCE

Business Insurance Solutions

Sentry Insurance 877-373-6879

LASER & FIBER LASER MACHINES

MarkinBox 310-214-3367

MACHINERY/MACHINE TOOLS

951-383-4195

800-533-5339

206-669-3578

937-586-5067

714-446-7770

408-472-2436

562-690-7616

206-583-2333

510-249-1000

Guard & Vacuum Pedestals For Grinders

Midaco Corporation ______

Sharp Machine Tool

847-593-8420

310-944-8016

Grinders, Rotary

Bramac Machinery, Inc.

951-383-4195

DCM Tech -----------------------------------800-533-5339

Industrial Surface Grinders

Rosco Precision Machinery

206-818-6813

Zeiss Industrial Metrology 800-327-9735

3D CAD for CMM

Hexagon____________ 206-304-3847

CMM Probes

Hexagon 206-304-3847

OGP 480-889-9056

Zeiss Industrial Metrology 800-327-9735

Coordinate Measuring Mach.

HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436

Hexagon____________ 206-304-3847

OGP 480-889-9056

Zeiss Industrial Metrology 800-327-9735

Laser Trackers Metrology Instruments

HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436

Hexagon 206-304-3847

OGP _____________ 480-889-9056

Additive Manufacturing

3D Machines

Gosiger In WA 937-586-5067

Gosiger In CA 714-446-7770

Production Machine Tools, Inc. 425-881-1200

Boring Mills

Rosco Precision Machine ry 253-333-2439

Bridgeport Parts Desert EDM 480-816-6300

CNC Controls & Retro Fits

Rosco Precision Machinery __ 253-333-2439

CNC Lathes Desert EDM 480-816-6300

Ellison Technologies 206-669-3578

Expand Machinery 818-349-9166

Gosiger In WA 937-586-5067

Gosiger In CA 714-446-7770

SCHALLAU WESTERN REGIONAL SALES MANAGER

Selway Machine Tool

Selway Machine Tool

Selway Machine Tool

503-314-3165

425-931-1680

925-699-2522

CNC 3 & 5 Axis Routing Machines

Ellison Technologies

206-669-3578

CNC Slant Bed Turning Centers

Expand Machinery

818-349-9166

CNC Swiss Turn Machines

Ellison Technologies

Gosiger In WA

Gosiger In CA

Machinery Resources _____

LMI Machinery Inc.

Machinery Resources

Methods Machine Tools Inc.

North-South Machinery

North Western Machinery ___

206-669-3578

937-586-5067

714-446-7770

480-694-9919

866-437-7315

480-694-9919

714-292-9384

562-690-7616

206-583-2333

Custom Design/Build Machines

Lambie Engineering

509-868-3100

Dot Peen Markers

Kwik Mark Inc

815-363-8268

EDM Automation

Methods Machine Tools Inc.

Sharp Machine Tool

714-292-9384

310-944-8016

EDM Die Sinking Machines

Desert EDM __________ 480-816-6300

Methods Machine Tools Inc.

EDM Filtration

CNC Machine Services

Current EDM, Inc.

EDM Network

HS&S Machine Tool

KNUTH Machine Tools

Methods Machine Tools Inc.

North-South Machinery Current EDM, Inc.

HS&S Machine Tool

Methods Machine Tools Inc.

EDM Network Desert EDM EDM Network Equipment Financing Pacific Continental Bank 503-310-3604

Scottrade Bank Equip. Finance_ 206-948-0022

U.S. Bank Equipment 800-810-0038

Gantry & Bridge Systems

Ellison Technologies 206-669-3578

HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436

Sharp Machine Tool 310-944-8016

Summit Machine Tool

800-654-3262

Swift Tool Co, Inc. ______ 800-562-0900

Parts Washing Gosiger

DATRON

714-292-9384

EDM Network 480-836-1782

Methods Machine Tools Inc.

714-292-9384

Horizontal Boring & Milling Machines (CNC )

HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436

Rosco Precision Machinery 253-333-2439

937-586-5067

Prototype Machines

480-826-3689

Robotics & Automatics

Ganesh Machinery______818-349-9166

Saw Lubricants

Saw Service Of WA 360-738-6437

Sawing Machines

Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. 503-620-9031

KNUTH Machine Tools 847-415-3333 North-South Machinery

Saw Replacement Parts Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000 Saw Service Of WA 360-738-6437

Saws

Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. 503-620-9031 King Machine Inc. 509-435-6741 Production Machine Tools, Inc. 425-881-1200 Sub Spindle Lathes

Rosco Precision Machinery 253-333-2439

Swiss Screw Machines

Spinetti Machinery______775-996-3770

Turning Centers

Spinetti Machinery______775-996-3770

Used Wire EDM Machines Current EDM, Inc. 612-840-0037 Desert EDM 480-816-6300

EDM Network _________ 480-836-1782

MATERIAL

Aluminum

Bralco

Coast Aluminum

DIX Metals

Fry Steel

Gorilla Metals Inc.

Industrial Metal Supply Co.

Ryerson Corporation

Sunshine Metals

602-722-3324

877-398-6061

714-677-0788

800-423-6651

855-516-3825

818-729-3333

425-204-2601

760-579-8327

Aluminum Extrusions

Aluminum Precision ______

Bralco

805-889-7569

602-722-3324

Armor:Commercial

Kloeckner Metals

480-389-2883

Service Steel 503-224-9500

Armor: Military Grade

Kloeckner Metals

480-389-2883

Service Steel 503-224-9500

Brass

Bralco

Coast Aluminum

Coastal Metals

Fry Steel

Gorilla Metals Inc.

Industrial Metal Supply Co.

Ryerson Corporation

Richard Amy Regional Sales Manager

cell 951.551.2685 sales 800.741.7756 ramy@barton.com www.barton.com

Fry Steel

Laser Cutting Services, Inc

Ryerson Corporation

Cobalt Alloys

800-423-6651

503-612-8311

425-204-2601

United Performance Metals _888-282-3292

Copper

United Performance Metals _ _888-282-3292

Nickel Alloys

Altemp Alloys

800-227-8103

Fry Steel 800-423-6651

United Performance Metals _888-282-3292

Plate: Wear and Structural

Bralco

Coast Aluminum

Gorilla Metals Inc. _______

Industrial Metal Supply Co.

Ryerson Corporation

602-722-3324

877-398-6061

855-516-3825

818-729-3333

425-204-2601

Sequoia Brass & Copper 800-362-5255

Electrical Steels

Fry Steel 800-423-6651

High Temperature Alloys

Altemp Alloys

800-227-8103

United Performance Metals _888-282-3292

Laser Cut Material

Laser Cutting Services, Inc __

Lead

602-722-3324

877-398-6061

800-811-7466

800-423-6651

855-516-3825

818-729-3333

425-204-2601

Sequoia Brass & Copper ___ 800-362-5255

Bronze

Coastal Metals

Sequoia Brass & Copper

Carbon Steel

Bralco

Coastal Metals

Industrial Metal Supply Co.

Material Sales

Kloeckner Metals _______ 480-389-2883

Ryerson Corporation

425-204-2601

United Performance Metals _888-282-3292

Sheet & Coil

Ryerson Corporation

425-204-2601

Stainless Steel & Steel

Bralco 602-722-3324

Fry Steel _____________ 800-423-665

Gorilla Metals Inc.

Industrial Metal Supply Co.

855-516-3825

818-729-3333

Kloeckner Metals 480-389-2883

Laser Cutting Services, Inc

Ryerson Corporation

503-612-8311

818-729-3333

Altemp Alloys 800-227-8103

Coast Aluminum ________ 877-398-6061

Coastal Metals 800-811-7466

Fry Steel 800-423-6651

Kloeckner Metals

480-389-2883

United Performance Metals _888-282-3292

Metals: Bar & Plate

800-811-7466

800-362-5255

602-722-3324

800-811-7466

Altemp Alloys 800-227-8103

Fry Steel 800-423-665

Ryerson Corporation

Sequoia Brass & Copper

Sunshine Metals

425-204-2601

800-362-5255

760-579-8327

503-612-8311

425-204-2601

United Performance Metals _888-282-3292

Titanium Plate, Rod, Bar, & Wire

Bralco 602-722-3324

Laube Technology 888-355-2823

United Performance Metals _888-282-3292

Tool

Industrial Metal Supply Co. 818-729-3333 CNC MASTERCAM TRAINING Streamingteacher.com METAL

Metal Marking Systems

Kwik Mark Inc

815-363-8268

MarkinBox 310-214-3367

Plasma/Gas Cutting Tools/Systems

Rosco Precision Machinery 253-333-2439

Plate Bending & Rolls

Bystronic ___________ 702-340-6964

Jorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151

Plasma/Gas Cutting Systems

Production Machine Tools, Inc.

Presses

Bixby Machine Tool Supply

Press Brakes

Nesting Software

SigmaNEST 513-595-2022

Software, Solid Modeling

Delcam Software 877-DELCAM1

PROTOTYPE MACHINERY

Santa Cruz Electronics 831-479-5444

REAL ESTATE- COMMERCIAL

Capacity Commercial Group 503-326-9000 REPAIR

Acieta 402-650-8132

ROBOT MAINTENANCE

Acieta 402-650-8132

ROBOT TRAINING

Acieta 402-650-8132

ROUTERS

Rosco Precision Machinery 253-333-2439

SHOT PEEN MARKING

425-881-1200

CNC-PROS 602-344-9753

Bar Feeder Repair

Shot Peen

MarkinBox 310-214-3367

503-771-3570

SPINDLES & SLIDES

Spindle Rebuilding/Repair C & M Precision Spindle, Inc._ 503-691-0955

TRAINING ISO Consulting/Registration BMSC______________

509-534-1208

Bystronic 702-340-6964

North-South Machinery

562-690-7616

Shearing Machines

North-South Machinery

562-690-7616

Welding Equipment

Rocky Mountain Saw Blades

303-761-3000

Shipping Solutions

Perry Pallet Co.

Bystronic

360-366-5239

Tube Processing

702-340-6964

PRECISION TOOLHOLDING

PRODUCTS

Tooling

Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc.

763-682--3122

Tooling Systems

Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. 763-682--3122

PRODUCTIVITY

Productivity Tools and Systems

Scout Systems _________253-329-2460

PROG. SYSTEMS

Factory Automation/Logistics

North-South Machinery _____

562-690-7616

CAD/CAM Software, CAD

Applied CAx 503-962-0287

Automatics & Machinery Co.__303-990-6190

MRP Software

SigmaTEK

513-595-2022

Edge Technologies ______ 951-440-1574

RIGGING AND CARRIERS

IRH Carriers & Rigging 435-230-1779

ROBOTICS

Acieta ___________ 402-650-8132

Ellison Technologies _______ 206-669-3578

Expand Machinery_______818-349-9166

LMI Machinery Inc. 866-437-7315

Ready-Robotics__________833-732-3967

Olympus Controls_________503-582-8100

Robotic Part Loading Systems

Acieta ___________ 402-650-8132

Midaco Corporation 847-593-8420

Ready-Robotics__________833-732-3967

Olympus Controls_________503-582-8100

ROBOTIC AUTOMATION/

ROBOTIC INTEGRATION

Acieta 402-650-8132

Midaco Corporation

847-593-8420

ROBOTIC PRODUCTS Cobots

Acieta 402-650-8132

Fanuc Robots

Acieta 402-650-8132

Gripper Systems

Acieta 402-650-8132

Robotic Welding Cells

SAWS Band & Cut-Off Saws

Swift Tool Co, Inc. 800-562-0900

SERVICES

AS9100 Registration

Great Western Registrar 623-580-1881

Custom Packaging/Shipping

Supplies

Alliance Packaging 206-445-5898-

Engineering/Mechanical Design

Sherpa Design_ 503-771-3570

Financial Services

Intech Funding 800-553-9208

Quick Turn Financial 415-608-5692

Machine Tool Rebuilding

EDM Network 480-836-1782

Management Systems Training

BMSC______________ 602-445-9400

SOFTWARE CAD CAM

Machining Applied CAx 503-962-0287

Cimatron 248-596-9700 ext. 237

Solid Products 480-206-0330

Spinetti Machinery 775-996-3770

Mechanical Design

Cimatron 248-596-9700 ext. 237

Delcam 877-335-2261

Waterjet Bricks

Waterjet Hoppers

ASSEMBLIES

SMH Inc LLC

Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes

BENDING

Mandrel

Albina Co., Inc.

Aeroform, Inc.

360-341-2226

Ponderosa Ind _______303-298-1801

Specialty Steel Services 801-539-8252

CASTING

866-252-4628

360-403-1919

Speciality Bending

Albina Co., Inc.

Bending Solutions, Inc.

866-252-4628

360-651-2443

Structrual Bending

Albina Co., Inc.

866-252-4628

Tube and Pipe Bending Albina Co., Inc.

866-252-4628

BRAZING-JOINING

Cogitic 719-473-8844

Evans Precision

PAS Technologies

623-582-4776

602-744-2600

Precision Casting Repair 801-972-2345

Brazing:

Bolts Metalizing-CWST______602-244-2432

BROACHING

Evans Precision 623-582-4776

CHEMICAL ETCHING CMR Manufacturing

PAS Technologies

COATING

Bolts Metalizing-CWST______602-244-2432

COLD FORMING

ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918

CUTTING

Bar & Plate & Die Cutting

AZ Tool Steel 877-795-1600

FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272

Industrial Precision Grinding 310-352-4700

LASER CUTTING

FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272

DIE CASTING

SMH Inc LLC 360-341-2226

TVT Die Casting _________ 800-280-2278

DIES

Tool & Dies

Micropulse West Inc. 480-966-2300

DEBURRING

Industrial Precision Grinding 310-352-4700

DESIGN

FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272

EDGING

United Performance Metals _888-282-3292

EDM

EDM: Dialectric Systems /Filtration Ebbco Inc 586-716-5151

EDM: Drilling Small Hole Layke Inc. 602-272-2654

Milco Waterjet 714-373-0098 Precision Aerospace, LLC 602-352-8658

SOUTHWEST EDM 623-826-1025

EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking)

The Manufacturer’s Secret Weapon

Plastic Extrusion Services

Inline Plastics Inc.

FABRICATION

Architectural Forming & Fabrication Albina Co., Inc.

FLATLINE FAB

Fabrication:

FLATLINE FAB

Mountain View Machine

QUAL-FAB, Inc.

SMH Inc LLC

Weiser Engineering

Fabrication: Custom Metal

Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication: Medium & Large Aeroform, Inc. 360-403-1919

American Precision Ind.. 503-784-5211 CLS

FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272

Group Mfg Serv _________ 480-966-3952

Industrial Machine Svcs 503-240-0878

Precision Aerospace, LLC 602-352-8658

QUAL-FAB, Inc. 206-762-2117

SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226

Solid Form Fabrication 503-435-1400

Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778

Tube & Pipe Bending Fabrication

Albina Co., Inc. Bending Solutions, Inc.

Clevland Electric Labs. 480-967-2501

FINISHING AB Finishing Tech 503-803-3322

Advanced Precision Anodizing

Ind..

Coating Technologies 623-581-2648 FLATLINE FAB

DRY FILM LUBRICATION Bolts Metalizing-CWST______602-244-2432

Frontier Group__________602-437-2426

Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410 Galvanizing: Hot Dip TMM Precision 800-448-9448

GASKETS

3-D Plastics, Inc.

AZ Hard Chrome

AZ Tool Steel

GRINDING

ChemResearch __________

Cogitic

Evans Precision

Industrial Machine Svcs

503-720-0572

Shawn Carlin scarlin@gmsaz.com

Superior Grinding

801-487-9700

Grinding, Centerless

LV Swiss 435-635-1482

ABS Heat Treating_________602-437-3008

Byington Steel Treating_____408-727-6630

Controlled Thermal Tech_____602-272-3714

602-278-8671

877-795-1600

602-253-4175

719-473-8844

623-582-4776

503-240-0878

Industrial Precision Grinding 310-352-4700

LV Swiss 435-635-1482

Mountain View Machine

435-755-0500

Ron Grob Co 970-667-5320

StandardAero

602-744-2600

Steel Services Grinding 800-662-0126

Sun Grinding

Superior Grinding

AZ Tool Steel

602-238-9595

801-487-9700

Grinding, Blanchard

877-795-1600

Bourdelais Grinding Co., Inc.

Diversified Metal Services

Evans Precision

Industrial Precision Grinding

805-583-9966

801-972-6093

623-582-4776

310-352-4700

Steel Services Grinding 800-662-0126

Sun Grinding 602-238-9595

Ron Grob Co 970-667-5320

Sun Grinding

602-238-9595

Grinding, Double Disc Industrial Precision Grinding

Sun Grinding

TCI Precision Metals _______

Grinding: OD

Superior Grinding

Grinding: Surface Industrial Precision Grinding

StandardAero

Superior Grinding 801-487-9700

Grinding: Tool & Cutter

Superior Grinding_________888-487-9701

Swift Tool Co, Inc.

GUN DRILLING

800-562-0900

Evans Precision 623-582-4776

MET-TEK Heat Treating______503-519-9864

PAS Technologies 602-744-2600

Phoenix Heat Treating______602-258-7751

Cryogenics

Phoenix Heat Treating 602-258-7751

Heat Treating/ISO/AS9100

ABS Heat Treating_________602-437-3008

Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630

Phoenix Heat Treating_______602-258-7751

Heat Treating/NADCAP

ABS Heat Treating_________602-437-3008

Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630

Phoenix Heat Treating_______602-258-7751

Large Capacity Drop Bottom

Oven/Aluminum

Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630

MET-TEK Heat Treating______503-519-9864

HONING/LAPPING

Evans Precision 623-582-4776

HEAT TREATING

PAS

602-744-2600

602-352-8658

Clevland Electric Labs. 480-967-2501

Jaguar Precision Machine 505-242-6545

Newport Tool. 801-295-7411

Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-253-6700

Real Axis Machining 360-723-5386

Ron Grob Co 970-667-5320

SMH Inc LLC 360-341-2226

Strom Manufacturing _______

Treske Precision Machining

TVT Die Casting

Machining: CNC Milling Accutech Machine Inc

American Precision Ind..

ATF Aerospace, LLC.. ________ 480-218-0918

Cascade Engineering Tech

Clevland Electric Labs.

Die-Tech Precision Machining

Portland Precision Manufacturing

Teton Machine

Machining: Production

Machine Inc

American Precision Ind..

ATF Aerospace, LLC..

Cascade Engineering Tech

Clevland Electric Labs.

Die-Tech Precision Machining

Flex-Pro Manufacturing.

Grovtec US, Inc.

Passivation, Electroless Nickel, Gold, Hard Chrome, Silver, & Tin Plating. 206-947-4052 geoffs@askogroup.com

Jaguar Precision Machine 505-242-6545

LV Swiss _____________ 435-635-1482

Newport Tool. ___________ 801-295-7411

Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-253-6700

Strom Manufacturing 503-447-1021

Teton Machine 208-642-9344

Machining: Swiss

Grovtec US, Inc.

503-557-4689

LV Swiss 435-635-1482

Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing _ 503-557-9407

Teton Machine _________ 208-642-9344

Machining: Turning

Accutech Machine Inc

801-975-1117

American Precision Ind.. 503-784-5211

ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918

Clevland Electric Labs. 480-967-2501

Die-Tech Precision Machining 669-888-350

Faustson 303-420-7422

Flex-Pro Manufacturing.

623-466-6866

Grovtec US, Inc. _________ 503-557-4689

Howard Precision Machined Prod. 801-619-9850

Jaguar Precision Machine 505-242-6545

Larkin Precision Machine 831-438-2700

Layke Inc.

602-272-2654

LV Swiss _____________ 435-635-1482

Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-253-6700

Machining: Ultra Precision

Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing 503-557-9407

Machining: Turning With Live Tooling

Treske Precision Machining 503-625-2821

TVT Die Casting 800-280-2278

Industrial Manufacturing

Albina Co., Inc.

Machinists Inc.

866-252-4628

360-202-7342

Turnkey Product Services

Aero Tech MFG

801-891-2740

Custom Airplane to Marine Polishing

Metal Polishing By Timothy __ 503-253-5294

Personal Collectables Polishing

Metal Polishing By Timothy 503-253-5294

Production Polishing

Metal Polishing By Timothy 503-253-5294

METALIZING

Controlled Thermal Tech

602-272-3714

MOLDING: RUBBER

Molds: Plastic Injection

Plastic Injection Molding

SMH Inc LLC

Aero Tech MFG

MOLDS

Advanced Mold Technology

Arizona Finishing

Milco Wire EDM,, Inc.

K-Mol Engineering

509-531-2634

360-341-2226

801-891-2740

714-990-0144

602-438-4443

714-373-0098

530-906-1705

Molds: High Volume Class 100

Advanced Mold Technology 714-990-0144

Molds: Fast Turn Prototype and

Bridge Molds

Advanced Mold Technology

714-990-0144

Molds: Expertise in Overmold and Insert Molding

Advanced Mold Technology

PC BOARDS

714-990-0144

Surface Mount & Thru Hole

Cascade Systems Technology 971-330-8054

PAINTING

FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272

StandardAero 602-744-2600

PLASTIC EXTRUSION Custom Plastic Profiles

Custom Plastic Tubing

Custom Thermoplastics

Extrusion Die Development

Custom Plastic Spiraling

Custom Plastic Finishing

PLASTIC MACHINING

Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-253-6700

PLASTIC MOLDING

3-D Plastics, Inc. 503-720-0572

K-Mol Engineering 530-906-1705

SMH Inc LLC 360-341-2226

Mold Making

3-D Plastics, Inc. 503-720-0572

K-Mol Engineering 530-906-1705

PLATING

Advanced Precision Anodizing__ 503-661-6700

ASKO Group 206-947-4052

ChemResearch 602-253-4175

EPSI 714-519-9423

Frontier Group __________ 602-437-2426

Foresight Finishing 480-772-0387

Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410

StandardAero 602-744-2600

Anodizing

Advanced Precision Anodizing__ 503-661-6700

ChemResearch 602-253-4175

Frontier Group 602-437-2426

Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410

StandardAero __________ 602-744-2600

Black Oxide

AB Finishing Tech 503-803-3322 StandardAero 602-744-2600

Bright Tin

Foresight Finishing 480-772-0387

Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410

Precious Metal Plating Co. 800-481-6271 Chem Film

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Leadtek Plating

503-682-4410

602-744-2600

602-437-2426

Electro-Polishing ASKO Group 206-947-4052

Embrittlement Relief

Savon Plating, Inc

Electroless

Leadtek Plating

Precious Metal Plating Co.

Savon Plating, Inc

Glass Bead Clean

ASKO Group 206-947-4052

EPSI

Leadtek Plating

714-519-9423

503-682-4410

PAS Technologies ________ 602-744-2600

Precious Metal Plating Co.

Savon Plating, Inc

800-481-6271

602-252-4311

Tin Plating

Precious Metal Plating Co.

800-481-6271

Zinc Nickel

PAS Technologies 602-744-2600

PLASMA CUTTING

G & G Custom Metal Fab 503-931-7069

PRECISION FORMING

Aeroform, Inc. __________360-403-1919

Pacific Tool, Inc

425-882-1970

QUAL-FAB, Inc. ___________ 206-762-2117

SpringWorks Utah 801-298-0113

Wrico 480-892-7800

PROCESSING: METAL Chemical LA Specialties __________ 602-269-7612

PROTOTYPES

Cascade Systems Technology 503-640-5733 NW Rapid Mfg. 503-434-8557

PUNCHING

CLS Fabrication Inc 800-426-0721

Group Manufacturing Serv 480-966-3952

QUAL-FAB, Inc. ___________ 206-762-2117

Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778

RECYCLING MATERIALS

Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Nickel, Plastics, Stainless Steel, Steel, Tin

SPLINES

Specialty Steel Services

SPRINGS

Ace Wire & Spring Form

SpringWorks Utah

801-539-8252

412-458-4830

801-298-0113

SPRINGS: CUSTOM Extension/Compression/ Coil

Ace Wire & Spring Form 412-458-4830

STAMPING PRECISION

AEI Fabrication

NW Metalcraft Industries

Precision Die & Stamping

SpringWorks Utah

THOMPSON MACHINE. 505-823-1453

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Cascade Systems Technology 503-640-5733

TESTING

Non-Destructive Testing

Frontier Group 602-437-2426

PAS Technologies 602-744-2600

Turbine Instrument Testing

Clevland Electric Labs. _____ 480-967-2501

THERMAL SPRAY

480-733-6594

888-280-7080

480-967-2038

801-298-0113

THOMPSON MACHINE. 505-823-1453

Stamping:Design

ATF Aerospace, LLC..

SpringWorks Utah

480-218-0918

801-298-0113

THOMPSON MACHINE. ____ 505-823-1453

Stamping:Flat Forming

ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918

NW Metalcraft Industries

SpringWorks Utah

888-280-7080

801-298-0113

Stamping: Light

ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918

SpringWorks Utah

801-298-0113

THOMPSON MACHINE. 505-823-1453

Stamping: Production/ Precision

ATF Aerospace, LLC..

Precision Die & Stamping

480-218-0918

480-967-2038

Bolts Metalizing-CWST______602-244-2432

Controlled Thermal Tech 602-272-3714

THREAD ROLLING

Ron Grob Co 970-667-5320

TOOL & DIE DESIGN

ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918

Newport Tool. 801-295-7411

Wrico 480-892-7800

TOOLING

Industrial Machine Svcs 503-240-0878

Mountain View Machine 435-755-0500

Newport Tool. 801-295-7411

Real Axis Machining 360-723-5386

TUBE BENDING & CUTTING FAB

Albina Co., Inc. 866-252-4628

Bending Solutions, Inc. 360-651-2443

Clings Aerospace 480-968-1778

EZ-ACCESS ____________ 800-258-8503

TURBINE ENGINE TESTING

Clevland Electric Labs. 480-967-2501

WATERJET CUTTING

Accutech Machine Inc 801-975-1117

Aeroform, Inc. __________ 360-403-1919

Milco Waterjet 714-373-0098

Precision Aerospace, LLC 602-352-8658

Rickard Engineering 866-845-8838

SW Waterjet & Laser 480-306-7748

United Performance Metals _888-282-3292

5-Axis Waterjet Cutting

Rickard Engineering 866-845-8838

Micro-Machining

Rickard Engineering 866-845-8838

WELDING

Evans Precision 623-582-4776

FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272

Frontier Group 602-437-2426

Mountain View Machine 435-755-0500

PAS Technologies 602-744-2600

Precision Aerospace, LLC

602-352-8658

Weiser Engineering _______ 303-280-2778

Weld Metal Works 503-788-5701

Laser Welding and Services

Clevland Electric Labs. 480-967-2501

Robotic Welding

Bending Solutions, Inc. 360-651-2443

Welding: Precision

Evans Precision 623-582-4776

FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272

Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778

Welding: MIG-TIG

Evans Precision 623-582-4776

FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272

WIRE FORMING

Ace Wire & Spring Form 412-458-4830

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3D-Plastics...16,39,40

AB Finishing Tech...18,39

ABS Metallurgical...45,47

Accutech Machine, inc...43

Acieta...41

Advanced Precision Anodizing...41

Aeroform, Inc...42

Aero Tech Manufacturing...40

Allied Tool and Die...44

ALMCO...35

American Precision Industries...41

ANCA...1,20-21

ATF Aerospace, LLC...33, 43

Barton...24,37

Big O Metals...1,20,21,34

BMSC...22,32

Bramac Machinery Inc...33

Bystronic...33

Cascade Engineering Tech...42

Coast Aluminum...10,32

Coastal Metals...27,32

Coating Technologies...40

Controlled Thermal Tech...25,43

Cycle Time Solutions...34

DCM Tech...35

Design 2 Part Show...5

Die-Tech Precision Machine...40

Doosan now DN Solutions...9

Editors Corner...4

EDM Performance..32,33

Edge Technologies...33

Ellison Technologies...9,32

Epic Finance...28,35

EPSI...42

Evans Precision...45

Expand Machinery...35

FLATLINE FAB...11,30,43

Foresight Finishing...44

Frontier Group...40

Fullerton...33

Gentech...40

Grovtec...39,48

HS&S Machine Tool...36

Hainbuch...26,33

Hercules Sealing Products...36

Hexagon...34

Horizon Carbide...36

Hurco...19

Industrial Metal Supply Co....29,37

IRH Carriers and Rigging...37

Jaguar Precision Machine...40

K-Mol Engineering...40

KD Capital...36

Kloeckner Metals-Temtco...29,32

Landmark Solutions...31,34

Laube Titanium Mill Prod....37

Layke Inc...43

Leadtek...44

Lucy’s Machine...32,43

LV Swiss...43

Mario Pinto...34

MC Sales & Marketing...33

MET-TEK Inc...40

Metro Metals Northwest, Inc...42

Micropulse West...41

Microtronics..45

Midaco Corporation...34

Milco...44

Mountain View Machining...41

MRI , Machinery Resources...35

North-South Machinery...18,32

NTK Cutting Tools...35

NW Machine Tool Expo...21

Pacific Swiss...39

People Tech...33

Performance Machine Tools...8,36

Phoenix Heat Treat...41

PMA Industries...16

Portland Precision...42

Precious Metals Plating...17,39

Precision Aerospace, LLC...41

Precision Die & Stamping...14,39

RENISHAW...12,32

RESELL CNC...35

Rhino Board...36

Rosco Precision Machinery...19,32

Royal products...24,33

SCT-USA...1,20-21, 33

SigmaNest...32

SMBHUB...5

SMH Inc LLC...30,39

Southwest EDM...39

Specialty Steel...40

Spring Works Utah...40

StandardAero...43

Star Metal Fluids...3,33

Strom Manufacturing...39

Sulli Tool...32

Superior Grinding...40

SW Water Jet Services...13

TCI Precision Metals...32

Tech Financial Services...22,34

ThinBit...2,32

TJ Snow...23

Thompson Machine...45

TVT Die Casting...16,39

US Shop Tools...15,33

Valley Financial Services...35

Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc...33

Weiser Engineering...41

Western Sintering...17,39

WOMO Designs...13,39

Wrico Stamping...44

Zeiss Metrology...32