A2Z Manufacturing Magazines SW Edition Sept 2020

Vol. 26, No. 5, Sept / Oct 2020

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What is happening in manufacturing today? The COVID-19 pandemic hit manufacturers in an unprecedented way. For the first time in modern manufacturing history, demand, supply and workforce availability were affected globally at the same time.

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That being said, manufacturing in the US has fared much better than other industries in job losses. In a study published by MSN Network, while all categories of manufacturing suffered job losses from February to May of this year, nearly all manufacturing categories had net jobs gains from April to May.

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As an example, while ‘Manufacturing: Durable goods’ had a net loss of 10.4% during the months of February to May, their gain from April to May was +5.9%.

‘Manufacturing of furniture’ went from a net loss of 14.5% to a gain of 6.8% in this same time frame.

To put this in perspective, air transportation had a 25% loss during the period of February to May, and their one-month employment from April to May saw a continued job loss, with -11.6% growth.

Hotel/accommodations saw an astounding 50.7% job loss across February through May, with the 1 month April to May seeing continued loss of jobs at -12.6% growth.

In another manufacturing study on the effects on COVID published by the McKinsey Global Institute, fully 89% of respondents experienced a drop in sales, component and material-pricing increases, lengthened production lead times, and delayed or canceled product launches.

And while only 17 percent rated their supply chain resilience and adaptability as exceptional in the face of mounting virus challenges, nearly all (96%) said that they are diligently focused on increasing the agility of supply chains as the key to future resilience.

Also, on a positive note, 97 % of manufacturing entities believe COVID-19 has created business opportunities, specifically in the areas of innovation, supply chain resilience, and operational costs.

As manufacturing companies scramble to make sense of the short-term situation, they need to look towards possible long-term changes to the industry. Most of the trends below already started some time ago, and the current crisis will merely accelerate their adoption: It is likely that we will soon see a surge of incentive plans to bring back manufacturing segments that are considered critical for national sustainability. Our US government is almost certain to use domestic manufacturing as part of its plan to build up strategic resilience in the aftermath of the current crisis.

Automation will be a key component of the effort to revive domestic manufacturing. While previous off-shoring trends were fueled by a race to reduce labor and productivity costs, advances in automation and robotics have drastically increased productivity.Automated manufacturing will not bring back demand for low-skilled labor, but will create new jobs and opportunities for our industry.

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Published by: A2Z Manufacturing PUBLISHER/EDITOR Linda Daly linda@a2zMANUFACTURING.com

Address: 1538 E La Vieve Lane Tempe, AZ 85284

Telephone: (602) 412-7696 CONTRIBUTORS Kim Carpenter Takashi Sato Gene Wirth

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

Circulation: The A2Z MANUFACTURING has compiled and maintains a master list of approximately 8500 people actively engaged in the precision manufacturing Industry. It has an estimated pass on Supply chains are experiencing an unprecedented level of shock, especially for manufacturers that readership of more than 19,300 people. rely on long and inflexible supply chains from a limited set of suppliers in South Asia. Companies Advertising Rates, deadlines and mechanical that invest in making their supply chains dramatically more transparent, predictable and resilient requirements furnished upon request or you can go by using a wider base of more local suppliers will gain a significant advantage. Greater visibility and to A2ZMANUFACTURING.com. coordination across the supply chain will enable better collaboration with a wider base of suppliers, The Publisher assumes no responsibility for the ultimately driving decoupled, highly efficient—and more resilient—supply chains. contents of any advertisement, and all representations are those of the advertiser and not that of the I truly believe that as individuals, we naturally resist change. We are creatures of habit, and thus publisher. terrible, often catastrophic events are the forcing function to create changes that are needed. Clearly The Publisher is not liable to any advertiser for any COVID is making us look hard at the opportunities to make manufacturing a more robust industry misprints or errors not the fault of the publisher, and here in these United States. In closing, I wish you the best, and God bless our in such event, the limit of the publisher's liability shall troops, and also our dedicated First Responders. only be the amount of the publishers charge for such advertising.

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Announcements & Releases Haas Factory Outlet-Phoenix Invites Machinists to CNC Training Mill and lathe classes are scheduled every other month. Each course consists of 3 days of hands on instruction led by a Haas Certified Instructor. Students will learn the basics of the Haas control, operation of machines, and Haas programming using G & M codes. Classes are held Monday through Wednesday from 3:30 to 7 pm.

Please join us for an upcoming session of the Haas CNC training. We recommend registering as early as possible as class sizes are limited.

Mill Training Class — TBD (Contact us) Lathe Training Class — TBD (Contact us) Training is held at Haas Factory Outlet- Phoenix, a Division of Ellison Machinery, located at 1610 S Priest Drive, Tempe, AZ. To register or for additional information, call 480-968-5877 or visit ellisonaz.com

Introducing the AERISI™ Wine Aerating System After 50 plus years of developing productivity and CNC automation solutions for the machine tool industry, Mike Cayley, Sr., founder of Midaco Corporation, has developed a solution to enhance one of his personal passions… enjoying the flavor and aroma of wine the way it was meant to be.

How do you get to the prime of your wine experience? It’s all about aerating.

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Wine needs to “breathe”. Aerating offers your wine the opportunity to both oxidize the good stuff (deep breaths in) and evaporate the unnecessary stuff (ahh, exhale). The result is a smoother, more refined taste, showing off the oaky, jammy, slight citrus or more emboldened notes of your favorite wine.

The AERISI™ Wine Aerating System, by Metal Shapes Inc., treats your favorite wine with care circulating the oxygen it needs to breathe fully. Soften astringent tannins in five minutes with one simple touch of a button. The 3.5” tall and 9” dia. base unit includes a glass decanter and is powered by five “C” batteries, eliminating the need to keep track of (or lose) another charger chord. The Aerisi is simple to use and shuts off automatically letting you know when your favorite wine is ready to enjoy. Lightweight and convenient to store, it won’t take up lots of space on your countertop, is effortlessly moved from bar-top to table and tucks right into your picnic basket or carry-on bag for your next wine filled outing.

Experience full flavor and aroma the way it was meant to be. It’s like having a sommelier’s expert hand-swirl available, wherever you are, whenever you are ready to pop that precisely aged cork.

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GMN USA Announces New President GMN USA is proud to announce Konstantin Posehn as the new President of GMN USA Announcements Continued Page 8

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replacing Gary Quirion who is stepping downexcellent as President.

Mr. Quirion has focused on providing customer service,will remain at the company handling Technical Sales.to guarantee a call back implementing a system within 30 minutes. In 2015 KNUTH Machine Mr. Posehn is a graduate of Nuremberg Tech George Simon Ohm where Tools service department was acknowledged with he studied Mechanicalthe Engineering.

He comes from GMN Nuremberg where Stevie® Award in the category Best Customer he has worked since 2010 as a Department Technical SalesofManager Service the Year.of Eastern and Southern Europe. He became Vice President at GMN USA beginning in 2020 and is clearly the best suited to carry GMN USA through the current world conditions Frank Fontana,VP of Sales expressed, “We are proud and beyond. of our success, believe in our quality and we will show our appreciation with a 5 year no cost limited on ourof15Spindles, best-selling machines GMN is a world leader in thewarranty manufacturing Motors, Bearings, overand theClutches. course of the USA next isyear.

This sets us Connecticut, apart from any machine tool Seals GMN located in Bristol, andother sells new spindles andbrands repairs in most the country.”

Please visit www.knuth-usa.com/5yrs for additional details. makes and models for North America.

OurPrecision Manufacturing Industry Says Goodbye Allan Denver Products Announces New To MachinSchwister ery Purchases In our industry, many of you had the pleasure of working with Allan Denver Precision Products upgraded two Schwister. He was a Sales Engineer at Adams Machinery for 10-years and pieces of equipment at the end of 2017. a dear friend of Richard Short, owner of Adams Machinery. Richard says, We purchased a Miyano BNA-MSY42 and “He will be missed.” a Miyano BNA-42S. These two machines replaced our olderAlmachines, 1983 Miyano Beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed June 28th, 2020 in BNC34 and 1993 Miyano BND34S-2.

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Announcements & Releases Continued Systems, Inc. for Arizona and Southern Nevada. Dynapath is a 60 year old company known for providing CNC control systems and Machinery to the metal working industry. The Dynapath control and machine tools are known for their ease of use, quality and reliability.

Headquartered in Livonia, MI, DynaPath expanded its production capabilities in 1994 with the launch of a Machine Tool product line which included Bed Mills and Flat Bed Lathes. In 2005 DynaPath was purchased by a largeTaiwanese electronics company enabling us to leverage electrical cabinet build and machine tool inspection for the Machine Tool Products line.

Please visit www.dynapath.com, or contact D&R Machinery for any of your Machine Tool needs needs. www.dandrmachinery.com 480-775-6462

Introducing Craters & Freighters Craters & Freighters is a pioneer and leading expert in specialty packaging, crating, and shipping. The company was founded in 1990 and serves business customers in all sectors, including manufacturing, telecommunications, electronics, medical equipment, aerospace, biotechnology, and heavy machinery.

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with their unique portfolio of services.

“Our unique business model offers a full complement of packaging services along with a full complement of shipping services,” said Dennis Davies, co-owner of Craters & Freighters in Phoenix. “Unlike many other crating companies and freight forwarders that may offer only one service, we have the unique ability to offer both, if needed.

And, we also offer a full complement of insurance products so that you will have the peace of mind knowing your items are protected.”

Davies said in his 23+ years of owning Craters & Freighters in Phoenix, he’s seen tremendous growth in the manufacturing sector. “When I first purchased Craters & Freighters, we were in a tiny 4,500 square foot warehouse in Tempe. Over the years, we’ve moved four times just to accommodate our growth.” Davies said he’s now in a 30,000 square foot facility and could use more. “Business is strong, and it’s going to get even stronger as theValley continues to grow and import more manufacturing opportunities.”

Davies, and his wife Amy have owned Craters & Freighters in Phoenix for over 23 years, bringing with him a heavy emphasis on client relations and marketing.While his early years were spent working in the business building crates and boxes, his focus is now on the business, ensuring its long-term viability and sustainability.

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BIG KAISER Celebrates 30 Years BIG KAISER Precision Tooling Inc., a global leader in premium high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the metalworking industries, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. On August 1, 1990, KPT Kaiser opened its doors and began its mission to make Kaiser CKB modular boring tools, developed in Switzerland, the leader in the North American market.

When the company began in 1990, most shops used boring tool technology from the 1950s, where tool changes were a costly and a time-consuming process. Labeling themselves “The Tooling Problem Solvers,” the sales team set out to take on the industry’s toughest problems and prove the efficiency and time savings of modular boring tools.Today, the modular connections are still the same, meaning a tool built in 1969 can still be used on a machine today.

“I started the company out of necessity,” BIG KAISER president and CEO, Chris Kaiser said. “I knew we needed to change how we were selling the boring tools manufactured by my father’s company in Switzerland, Heinz Kaiser AG.” Now a member of the BIG Daishowa Group of companies, BIG KAISER plays an integral role in the company’s worldwide R&D and manufacturing strategy.

BIG KAISER develops and provides high-performance tool holders, boring heads, workholding, measuring instruments and custom engineering support for machining companies.

“After 30 years, I’m proud to say we’ve had a good number of customers from the very beginning,” Kaiser recalled. “Possibly the first was a Swiss-born machinist who carried Heinz Kaiser boring tools back from his vacation in Zurich to his job in A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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the repair center at United Airlines in San Francisco. We’re grateful that companies like United, Bell Helicopter, Sikorsky, Caterpillar, John Deere, Metalex, Vermeer and Viking Pump – among others – are still with us to this day.”

MCCCD Partners with National Governor’s Association to Reskill Workers During Pandemic The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) has teamed up with the National Governors Association (NGA) and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) in a new initiative that identifies and arms workers with the skills needed to succeed in a workforce reshaped by the pandemic.

The new initiative, the Reskilling and Recovery Network, is designed to join state and community college leaders and provide workers with programs and resources to reenter the workforce. As America’s workers face unprecedented disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, 20 states are committed to a new network linking governors’ offices, community colleges, and workforce leaders to equip workers to successfully navigate transformational changes in the economy.

The states in the network are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Colorado, Louisiana, Maryland, Announcements Continued Page 14

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Announcements & Releases Continued Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota,Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.

“Our community is understandably concerned about their futures and how to prepare for the impacts of COVID-19,” said Dr. Steven R. Gonzales, Interim Chancellor. “We continue to adapt the Maricopa Community Colleges to the current times with our future in mind. Many in our community are experiencing hardships because they’ve lost their job or a family member has lost theirs.These families are undoubtedly uneasy about what tomorrow will bring. Our Colleges understand that these concerns are very real, and are identifying every solution to ease the worry and set up our community to succeed.

On behalf of the Maricopa Community Colleges, I am honored to be part of a network that will provide national resources to our local community, supporting every individual’s success.”

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by the NGA Center and AACC; and Access technical assistance, including webinars, facilitated peer-to-peer learning, virtual state site visits, and more.

“With many workers facing uncertainty due to the pandemic, we need a new approach to ensure all Arizonans have the skills and opportunity needed to thrive,” said Governor Ducey. “The Reskilling and Recovery Network will help Arizonans strengthen their professional skills and learn new ones, and it will connect employers with talent across the state. I’m grateful to all our partners working to help Arizonans excel in their professions and return stronger from COVID-19.”

The initiative will also seek to address disparities in how the health crisis has affected different groups.According to the NGA, businesses closed by the COVID-19 pandemic have led to 14 million jobs lost in the United States. Job loss during the pandemic has disproportionately affected lower-income workers concentrated in the service sector who can not work from home. According to the Federal Reserve, almost 40 percent of households making less than $40,000 a year lost their jobs in March. According to Pew Research, women, immigrants, and young adults have been among the hardest hit by job losses.

The Reskilling and Recovery Network is a partnership between the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the American Association of Community Colleges, with support from Lumina Foundation and the Siemens Foundation.

Doosan Machine Tools Enters Partnership with Titans of CNC

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QualiChem, Inc. and Star Metal Fluids would like to thank all of our customers in Arizona and Utah who have responded to the call to help fight the COVID-19 virus.

We are aware that there are multiple companies in each state participating in programs that include COVID-19 test kits, personal protective equipment, and ventilator components. While most of these companies do not want to be singled out or recognized by name, we believe it important enough to the local manufacturing community that their contributions not go without thanks. Your friends, your neighbors, your peers, and perhaps in some cases, your competitors, are doing what they can to ensure we get back to a more normal way of life.

American manufacturers of all sizes, from all regions and industries, are stepping up to fight this invisible enemy. Whether redirecting resources toward production of open-source face shields, ventilator components, or test kits, Americans are heeding the call. And while we thank these manufacturers, it is more important to acknowledge the real heroes in this battle: the healthcare professionals, the pharmacists, the truckers, the grocery store employees, and all those who remain engaged with the public despite the risks.

Together, as Americans in all capacities, we will overcome. Thank you to everyone for doing their share.

Sincerely, The management teams at QualiChem, Inc. and Star Metal Fluids

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“My team and I are extremely excited to partner with Doosan Machine Tools,” stated Titan Gilroy, CEO of TITANS of CNC. “They are a global leader in machine tool technology and are trusted by companies all around the world.Together we will close the skills gap and train machinists to produce real parts, allowing them to compete at the highest level.”

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and retrain workers who may have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We must invest in our workforce and equip workers with the right skills for high-demand jobs,” said Sen.Young, who sponsored S. 4436 with lead cosponsor U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH).

Specifically, S. 4436 would make two changes to Section 127 of the tax code to modernize and expand the use of educational program assistance that employers may provide to their workers, according to a bill summary provided by Sen. Young’s office.

“The speed and accuracy of the MXCube will satisfy even the most demanding of customers. The streamlined process of setting up jobs quickly and easily is what I find most impressive about the technology,” says DATRON DynamicsVP of Business Development Robert Murphy.

First, S. 4436 would enact an emergency expansion of the tax exclusion from $5,250 to $12,000 for the next two years to account for the last three decades of inflation.

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S. 4436 has garnered the support of numerous entities, including the Society for Human Resource Management, Starbucks Coffee Co., the Coalition to Preserve Employer-Provided Education Assistance, the American Council on Education, the National Retail Federation, and the National Tooling and Machining Association, among many others.

U.S. Added 1.8 Million Jobs In July The American economy gained 1.8 million jobs last month, even as the coronavirus surged in many parts of the country and newly reintroduced restrictions caused some businesses to close for a second time.

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Although the gain of 1.8 million is heartening, it represents only a fraction of the 22 million jobs lost in March and April, when all but essential businesses closed.

The Labor Department report follows the expiration of federal supplemental unemployment benefits of $600 a week late last month, payments that kept many households afloat while buoying the economy. Republicans and Democrats have been at odds over a new emergency package that could restore the supplement in full or in part. Source: NYTimes

Raytheon Gets $2.3 Billion Contract To Produce Missile Defense Radars Raytheon Technologies Corp. has been awarded a $2.3 billion contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to build seven mobile missile-detecting radars for the U.S. military.

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ISM: Manufacturing Marks a Second Month of Virus Recovery The outlook for manufacturing continued to recover through July as the Institute for Supply Management reported a second month of manufacturing growth and a third month of growth for the economy overall. The ISM’s Pricing Manager’s Index increased to 54.2%, up 1.6 points from June’s PMI. Indexes for new orders, production, prices, and order backlogs all increased. The employment index also increased, but remained below 50%, indicating a slower contraction. Imports and new export orders indexes moved into growth territory in July.

The index of new orders rose to 61.5% in July, up 5.1 points from June, as the production index rose 4.8 points to 62.1%. The manufacturing PMI as well as the new orders and production indexes are all rising at a faster rate compared to last month. The rate of contraction in the manufacturing workforce slowed in July as the index for manufacturing employment rose 2.2 points to 44.3% in July. The indexes for order backlogs, new export orders, and imports all reversed June trends and moved into growth territory: the backlog of orders index rose 6.5 points to 51.8%, new export orders rose 2.8 points to 50.4%, and imports rose 4.3 points to 53.1%.

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Other quoted respondents still displayed the hesitant optimism of the June ISM survey. A fabricated metal products CEO wrote that while demand for the coming months was stabilizing, customers were not confident in forecasts for recovery. The least hopeful response came from a transportation equipment executive, who reported that business was still down by nearly 70%.

“We are hanging on to as many employees as possible, but we will have to lay off 30% or more for at least two to three months until September or October,” they wrote.

One standout industry, Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Products, has seen an opposite impact from most other manufacturing industries as COVID-19 stay-at-home orders have dramatically warped orders from domestic consumers, restaurants, and schools. A surveyed CEO reported stabilizing—but still elevated—demand for refrigerated and frozen food, but said that the uncertainty of how many schools would reopen or when made it difficult to estimate future demand.

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Last month, Fiore said that manufacturing’s growth cycle had returned after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic caused depressed figures for March, April, and May. The PMI fell as low as 41.5% in April before climbing to 43.1% in May and resumed growth in June at 52.6%.

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Jetblue To Use Honeywell Ultraviolet Light Machines To Clean Its Airplanes JetBlue Airways Corp. said it will use machines that use ultraviolet light to clean some of its airplanes.

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The machines are a product of Honeywell Aerospace, which is based in Phoenix, but they were manufactured in a Honeywell Aerospace facility in Kansas, a company spokesperson said.

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Honeywell Opens Phoenix Facility For Repairing Military Helicopter Engines Honeywell has opened a new facility near its Honeywell Aerospace headquarters in Phoenix dedicated to maintenance for the U.S. military T55 turboshaft helicopter engines.

The new Center for Excellence was established after Honeywell secured approval from the U.S.Army through a product verification audit. It brings together engineering, production, repair and overhaul work for the T55 engine to optimize operations, the company said.The Honeywell Aerospace campus is off Sky Harbor Circle, just west of Interstate 10.

domestic military organization. By Jeff Gifford , Phoenix Business Journal

Department of Defense (DoD) Awards The Boeing Co., Mesa,Arizona, was awarded an $11,701,146 modification (P00063) to contractW58RGZ-16-C-0023 for remanufactured Apache AH64E aircraft. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2023. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

By putting repair and overhaul work together in the same space as new engine production, the company said its trained technicians can more easily share knowledge and speed up repair and overhaul work. It also improves troubleshooting and will help with future upgrades.

Honeywell International Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, and Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, has been awarded a $20,798,038 indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for the repair of the advanced display core processor (ADCP) and digital mapping service (DMS) in F-15Es. Work will be performed at Robins AFB, Georgia; and in Phoenix, Arizona, and is expected to be completed Aug. 19, 2025. Air Force Sustainment Center, Robins AFB, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8538-20-D-0010).

“Our global Center of Excellence for the T55 engine allows us to grow our throughput to be two to three times our previous capacity to better support the U.S. Army and CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleets worldwide,” said Dave Marinick, president, engines and power systems for Honeywell Aerospace, in a statement.

Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nevada, was awarded a $318,952,224 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price) contract for simple key loader production, engineering and sustainment support services. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. U.S. Army Contracting Command,Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

The T55 engine is used in the CH-47 Chinook and MH-47 helicopters.

Honeywell has built more than 6,000T55 engines since their debut in 1955.

The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $16,800,000 modification (P00050) to contract W58RGZ-16-C-0023 for the United Arab Emirates Apache AH-64E Program.Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated completion Dec. 31, 2024. U.S.Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

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While that sounds like a question tailored for much of today’s housebound workforce, it’s actually a research topic that professors Noshir Contractor and Leslie DeChurch have studied in an entirely different context: space travel.

The researchers never thought “that we would be drawing conclusions from space teams to our teams here on Earth,” DeChurch says.

But they did just that during a recent webinar from Kellogg Executive Education. Contractor, a professor of management and organizations at Kellogg, and DeChurch, a professor in Northwestern’s School of Communication, discussed their research with NASA, and shared some insights that workers and leaders can use to help remote teams function cohesively.

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mundane—such as practicing putting away tools one more time— they have a clear sense of how that work fits into the bigger picture.

Leaders here on Earth should likewise ensure that all of their employees understand how their work, however high-minded or mundane, fits into the organization’s goals. This is particularly important, Contractor says, if you’re onboarding a new employee.

“Talk to each of them at some length about what the bigger picture is, what the dream is, what the vision is, and why what they are doing is a significant component within that,” he says. “As a leader, it is really one of the most important things you can do.”

Contractor and DeChurch also advised leaders to be aware of the “third-quarter phenomenon,” the idea that teams, whether on football fields or space stations, tend to see slumps in mood and motivation in the third quarter. So team leaders need to manage those slumps, perhaps by offering more support, introducing new routines, or weaving in some light-hearted moments where humor can help restore people’s energies.

But, in the midst of a continuing crisis like COVID-19, how do you know when the third quarter has arrived? After all, few remote workers know when their offices or their children’s schools will reopen. Contractor says this unknown actually doesn’t matter that much. “If we don’t have [a timeline] we make one up in our minds and we use those as a way to pace ourselves,” he says. DeChurch explains that leaders need to recognize the importance of having

the whole team working on the same clock, even if it’s “a manufactured clock, and to recognize explicitly when it needs to be changed.” This could mean working toward a particular re-opening goal, even if it ends up needing to be pushed back. At least that way the full team knows what the timeline is and will sync up their “quarters” accordingly.

“The crew was so completely frustrated with the structured tasks they were given,” Contractor says, that they simply shut off communication with mission control for a period of time. “It’s referred to as the first mutiny in space, or the first strike in space.” The issue, DeChurch says, is that leaders and their team members can “have misaligned needs” when working remotely. Leaders want to regain some of the control that they’ve lost in not being able to see work being done, while their staff want a sense of autonomy in their work, which makes it feel more meaningful to them. “It’s important to recognize that this discord can happen,” she says.

Freeport-Mcmoran Has Strong Year Ahead Thanks To Copper, Gold Prices, Analyst Says Increased copper and gold production from Freepor tMcMoRan Inc. is expected to coincide with long term strength in prices for both metals into 2021 to boost the mining giant in the

coming year, a market analyst says.

That report comes a day after the Phoenix-based company reported earnings that beat analysts’ estimates for the second quarter amid challenges brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a note to investors, CFRA Research in New York City maintained a buy opinion on shares of Freeport-McMoRan, increasing its 12-month target price by $3 to $16 and estimating earnings per share of $1.30 in 2021.

Those figures take into consideration escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China that could reverse copper prices modestly, but that slowdown isn’t expected to last beyond the short term, according to Matthew Miller, an equity analyst with CFRA Research.

“We remain constructive on copper price in the intermediate to long term and fully expect higher copper prices to be a tailwind in ‘21,” Miller wrote. “Higher copper and gold prices in ‘21 should correspond nicely in a year when copper production is poised to increase by over 20% and gold production up 75%, driven by the Grasberg underground ramp-up. The higher volumes in ‘21 should also reduce unit costs by over 22% to $1.20/lb.” By Jeff Gifford – Digital Editor, Phoenix Business Journal A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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Hiring Trends: 31% of the companies surveyed are actively hiring. Our data also shows that industries that adopted more apprenticeship programs were overall less impacted by the lack of skilled labor available.

Interest in Automation: More than half of the companies surveyed also reported that they meet or exceed the industry standard for automation, with 55% of the participants being likely to very likely to invest in Production Performance Automation in the next 12 months.

Confidence in the Future: 91% of the respondents believe the North American manufacturing sector can recover from the pandemic.

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Manufacturing companies are most interested in hiring the following positions: general factory labor (25%), machinists (15%), and engineers (12%).

More than half of the manufacturing companies surveyed reported that they meet or exceed the industry standard for automation, establishing a demand for automation and for further innovation and implementation.As automation continues to gain traction, industry needs to be proactive.

The top three automation technologies that manufacturers are most interested to invest in over the next 12 months are production performance (55%), product testing & quality assurance (48%), and process control (46%).

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TheValley came in at No. 10 for STEM job growth on a report from national real estate advisory firm RCLCO Real Estate Advisors, based in Los Angeles.That ranking is actually a few steps down from last year’s No. 7 ranking, but Phoenix didn’t appear in the top 10 in the previous report, which came out in 2017.

National average wages for STEM occupations are $84,480 compared to $37,020 for non-STEM jobs, the report said, citing Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

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Nationally, STEM employment grew at an average annual rate of 7.4% in the 38 cities analyzed, and those jobs are expected to grow at a rate more than 76% higher than non-STEM jobs nationwide.

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The findings confirm those of the Dice Tech Job report that showed Phoenix tech job postings jumping 13% as the Covid-19 pandemic began to take hold across the country. That report ranked theValley No. 8 among American metros for growth in tech job postings between the first and second quarters of this year.

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Evolutions in transportation always garner attention, usually because it represents pockets of time in our daily lives where most of us would prefer to find faster alternatives. This is true whether it’s the autonomous car, the hyperloop or the idea of the flying car. And while today’s flying car might not exactly match up with the image the verbiage conjures, its ongoing evolution is an undeniable reality.

As Terrafugia Vice President and General Manager Kevin Colburn tells IndustryWeek, roadable aircraft from companies like Terrafugia, Samson Sky and PAL-V all need runways to take off and land. “They are designed to take advantage of the vast, nationwide network of existing airports. Such airports are typically not located directly in cities, but our market research indicates a healthy demand from people who can save time reaching their destination by leveraging small airports very near their origin and very near their destination,” he says. Of course, this is just the start explains Colburn. “There will certainly be opportunities to integrate data from these vehicles into a smart-city data management architecture, but given that many or most of these vehicles will be privately owned and operated, there might not be as much value for the city in asset management as A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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there might be for buses and other urban vehicles,” he says. “The value in our roadable aircraft for smart cities is more likely to be in learning customer preferences and new transportation patterns that will emerge as these vehicles enter the market and are used in new ways. Such data could inform asset management policy as shared-use vertical takeoff and landing vehicles are developed in the future, once the infrastructure and regulation details are determined.”

The young industry reached a meaningful milestone on July 24, when New Hampshire Governor Sununu signed HB1182 into law, making it the first state in the country to create a legal framework for registering, inspecting and plating roadable aircraft. This framework will allow a simple and clean integration of this new means of transportation into state roadways and reinforces New Hampshire’s commitment to supporting innovation and new technologies in the state. HB1182 establishes procedures enabling roadable aircraft to utilize the infrastructure available to other motorized vehicles, however prohibiting the landing or taking off on public roads.

Three leading manufacturers in the roadable aircraft sector PAL-V, Samson Sky and Terrafugia joined forces to meet with legislators and policymakers to provide critical practical knowledge and expertise about the roadable aircraft industry and current practical solutions to registering and inspecting roadable aircraft in New Hampshire. Being first to establish laws for the industry, New Hampshire sets a model for other states to closely consider and in turn, replicate as the future of roadable aircraft is explored.

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Nevada Re-Launches Website For CareerSeekers Interested In Apprenticeships, Internships The Nevada Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation officially relaunched LifeWorksNV, the statewide work-based learning hub for student career seekers looking for infor mation and opportunities in registered apprenticeship, internships, career and technical education programs, career exploration and more.

Additionally, the website informs employers about how to get involved in workbased learning and how to create an apprenticeship or internship program while also helping educators with information such as career and technical education, in-demand occupations and how to request a classroom speaker with industry experience to speak to students.The website can be translated into 17 different languages, including Spanish.

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To successfully navigate today’s rapidly evolving labor market and achieve a positive direction in life, career seekers need access to available options and a set of marketable skills and credentials.

Therefore, the purpose of rebuilding and relaunching LifeworksNV is to help develop the skilled talent needed for the in- demand occupations in Nevada’s various high-growth industries like healthcare, information technology, and advanced manufacturing.

“The world of workforce development and work-based learning in Nevada can be complicated and difficult to navigate. Across the state, multiple agencies and training providers are involved in this important work. For employers and those seeking training, knowing where to go and who to talk to can be frustrating. In partnership with stakeholders across the state, we have put together a website that seeks to draw that information into a platform that can inform, guide, and act as a hub to make the process easier,” said Craig von Collenberg, OWINN’s recent Executive Director.

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ARIZONA MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP (AZMEP) SECURES GRANT MONIES THROUGH THE CARES ACT The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) recently conducted a survey of its member companies on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. A whopping 78.3% of manufacturers felt a financial impact, while 53.1% said they had to undergo a change in operations. So, what can manufacturers do to manage the disruption and “land on their feet” in these uncertain times?

If you are a small or medium sized manufacturer in Arizona, you are likely familiar with the Arizona Manufacturing Extension Partnership, or AZMEP, as it is widely known. You may have attended one of their training sessions on lean, ISO, workforce development, or continuous process improvement, to name a few, or you may have engaged with them where they provided onsite service customized to your business.

If you aren’t familiar with AZMEP, this is an opportune time to learn more about them, particularly if your business has been hard hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic. David Garafano, who heads up Arizona’s MEP as Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Programs and Executive Director of AZMEP, says, “We are pleased to announce that we were able to secure a grant through the NIST/MEP Emergency Assistance Program (CARES Act). Our entire team at AZMEP has been working diligently to help Arizona manufacturers overcome the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. These efforts will now be accelerated with the grant that we received. These funds will be used to subsidize AZMEP services that directly support manufacturers’ ability to sustain operations and respond to the coronavirus.”

He added, “In addition to deploying its wide range of services, AZMEP will continue to coordinate its PPE activities with the Arizona Commerce Authority, the Arizona Department of Health Services, and the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs. AZMEP is also working with the AZ Workforce Administrator and statewide training providers to match workers with available positions in manufacturing.” As David describes his team’s efforts to provide assistance to manufacturers in need, he is clear that AZMEP supports manufacturers throughout Arizona, not just in the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas, and encourages rural manufacturers to apply to the program.

Senior Client Advisor Greg Bischak is spearheading the NIST/MEP CARES Act grant for Arizona. Greg says, “We are grateful to have been awarded this recovery assistance grant through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. There are just so many challenges small and medium manufacturers are facing today, whether it is how to keep their company solvent, how to bring their employees back to work, how to manage through supply chain disruptions, how to shift into new markets and products, or all of the above. These challenges can seem (and are in fact) enormous. Our team of Senior Client Advisors is trained to provide the support your company needs to overcome these obstacles, and our office has secured grant monies to lessen the financial burden.”

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David says, “Just like a recession will put the weakest companies out of business, a major disruption can expose the weakest parts of even the strongest companies and they can, in turn, lead to a company’s failure. Now is the time to put plans in place so that as we recover from this pandemic, small and medium manufacturing entities in Arizona can be made stronger and more able to withstand the next disruption.”

He adds, “The Arizona MEP team combines decades of leadership, manufacturing, operational, and business experience to help our manufacturing clients achieve their business goals in the most cost-effective manner possible. Everyone on our team is experienced at solving the challenges that most manufacturers face, and we hand select our team members based upon the specific skills sets they possess that are most valuable to manufacturers.”

“For example, David elaborates, “Tanya comes to us from the staffing industry and thus is invaluable to our clients’ workforce needs, and Kevin O’Shea serves as Vice President of International Trade for the Arizona Commerce Authority.

In his role, Kevin manages international trade programs, including AZSTEP, ExporTech, and the Israel and Mexico Trade Offices. Adam is our newest addition, and his expertise in continuous improvement is already proving invaluable to our clients.”

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Focused on helping small and medium-sized manufacturers generate business results and thrive in today’s technology-driven economy, the MEP National Network comprises the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP), 51 MEP Centers located in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, and its more than 1,400 trusted advisors and experts at approximately 375 MEP service locations, providing any U.S. manufacturer with access to resources they

need to succeed. Last year, MEP Centers interacted with 28,213 manufacturers, leading to $15.7 billion in sales, $1.5 billion in cost savings, $4.5 billion in new client investments, and helped create or retain 114,650 jobs.

Upcoming Webinars and Manufacturing Month AZMEP offers strong programs and training in such initiatives as Organizational Excellence, Quality Management Systems, Supply Chain Optimization, and Workforce Development, to name a few.

Sarah Wallis, AZMEP Project Coordinator, says, “We are in the process of putting together a schedule of events for Manufacturing Month here in Arizona. The events will be announced shortly and available on our website.”

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IRS Announces Rule Updating Small Business Taxpayer Exceptions On July 30, the IRS sent out a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) updating several tax accounting regulations to adopt the simplified tax accounting rules for small businesses under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Of importance to One Voice members, the simplified tax accounting rules will increase the level of its “gross receipts test” which allows businesses to use the cash method of accounting.

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Survey Says Underused Apprenticeship Programs Prove Their Worth Amid COVID-19 Skill Shortages Thomas has released the results of a survey canvassing 746 North American manufacturing and industrial suppliers to identify the major trends stemming from the global pandemic as the industrial sector pivots its supply chains and tactics to prepare for the new industrial landscape.

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companies surveyed have adopted such programs, and those that have were overall less impacted by the lack of available skilled labor.

The survey also indicates that while 91% of manufacturers are confident the industry will recover, many predict it will take months to several years to earn back the lost revenue. “ M a n u fa c t u r i n g a n d i n d u s t r i a l companies continue to demonstrate remarkable innovation and resilience to overcome the challenges brought on

by COVID-19. Our latest survey shows interest in reshoring acceleration,” said Thomas President/CEO Tony Uphoff. “As companies work to adapt and implement the most impactful practices to support the industrial economy, the sur vey also shows expanding interest in automation, pivoting supply chains, and addressing the labor shortage.”

More than half of the respondents indicated that they meet or exceed industry standards on automation processes. The top three automation technologies that manufacturers are most interested to invest in over the next 12 months are production performance (55%), product testing and quality assurance (48%), and process control (46%).

Nearly 70% of respondents report that they are extremely likely to bring production/sourcing back to Nor th America in the future.

Additionally, the top products North American manufacturers are looking to source domestically include metals (15%), machining tools and parts (13%), fabricated materials (13%), and personal protective equipment (12%).

More than one in three companies repor t they are actively hiring.

Additionally, while 52% of companies have continued their apprenticeship programs during the pandemic, 40% report they have paused their programs in place and only 3% have ended them.

Additional sentiment from the survey includes that reshoring will ultimately

lead to an increase in high-paying jobs, growing demand for skilled jobs, and the need for an exponential number of support jobs. Source:The Fabricator

Honeywell To Supply Flight Deck Technology For Vertical Aerospace’s Urban Air Mobility Vehicle Honeywell International Inc. has deepened its collaboration with Vertical Aerospace by becoming a supplier for flight deck technologies f o r t h e B r i t i s h c o m p a n y ’s demonstrator aircraft program.

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The partnership was announced after the two companies signed a letter of intent signaling that the Phoenixbased aerospace unit of Honeywell will play a key role in Vertical’s effort to understand flight characteristics, system requirements and the flight deck user interface as it develops its urban air mobility vehicle.

“One of the most important outcomes of this program will be the successful demonstration of simplified vehicle operations, which essentially is about making these aircraft more intuitive and flattening the learning curve to safely fly them,” Stéphane Fymat, vice president and general manager, UAS/ UAM, Honeywell Aerospace, said in a statement. “Vertical Aerospace has been a wonderful partner, and we’re excited to be part of its demonstrator aircraft to address this challenge and, in doing so, help move the entire industry forward.”

Honeywell and Vertical have already been working together on Vertical’s demonstration aircraft, with Honeywell providing its Compact Fly-By-Wire System and flight control software as part of a 2019 deal.

The agreement adds technologies such as multitouch displays, avionics system controls, avionics software

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The technology is intended to make the aircraft simpler to operate than a traditional airplane or helicopter.

“Vertical is well advanced in the development of its next-generation, high-performance, passengercarrying vehicle,” Michael Cervenka, CEO of Vertical Aerospace, said in a statement. “We are excited at the prospect of broadening our already fantastic partnership with Honeywell, enabling our vehicles to leverage not only Honeywell’s state of the art flight control systems, but also to marry these with the very latest in intuitive and safe flight deck technologies.”

Honeywell — one of the Valley’s largest manufacturing employers, with more than 7,600 local employees — in June launched its new division dedicated to drone systems and urban air mobility, building on earlier work in the field.

The unit, which is also based in Phoenix, uses the company’s software, services, engineering, sales and certification expertise and integrates other Honeywell products and services into its mission. By Jeff Gifford – Digital Editor, Phoenix Business Journal A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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83% of Execs Agree Multigenerational Workforce Key to Growth In many companies, there are a number of generations working side-by-side.

AARP wondered how everyone was getting along, so they surveyed 6,000 employers in 36 countries from fall 2019 until the spring of 2020.

And it turns out things are not only going well, but executives realize the importance of this harmony. The new survey, released on August 5, found that 83% of global business leaders recognize that multigenerational workforces are key to the growth and long-term success of their companies.

“As people live longer, healthier lives, they’re also working longer – a long-term trend that presents a great opportunity for employers and people of all ages to reimagine what it means to earn and learn over a lifetime,” said AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins in a statement.

“Research shows that age-diverse workforces have a positive effect on employee engagement, productivity, and the bottom line,” Jenkins added. “It is heartening to see that business leaders around the world recognize this value, even as we’ve been concerned the pandemic could fuel ageism.”

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70% favor taking steps to promote unbiased recruitment practices, Three in four (74%) would provide training and lifelong learning opportunities for older employees, Two in three (68%) would purposefully design mixed-aged teams to leverage the advantages that both younger and older employees bring to the table, and Over half (54%) are providing more flexible work arrangements, including teleworking.

The survey is part of the Living, Learning, and Earning Longer Collaborative Initiative, a partnership between AARP, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and theWorld Economic Forum.The Initiative was launched in 2019 to identify, share, and promote inclusive multigenerational workplace practices from around the world. Source: Industry Week

Unprecedented? You Bet! Unprecedented circumstances. Uncertain times.

Unusual environment. New normal.

These phrases may feel overused at this point, but they all fit. After all, the pandemic has upended much of what manufacturers have

always known about business as usual. Regardless of the catch phrase, today’s manufacturers are in a position where realizing sustainable success is going to depend on their ability to embrace a unique blend of agility, determination, strategy and cautious optimism. All qualities that typically define successful businesses, but today’s circumstances have added a twist.

Understandably, the recipe will differ from company to company.Yet, technology is sure to play a pivotal role in helping manufacturers navigate this COVID-19 induced reality in two ways: providing awareness and fostering innovation.

Providing Awareness. One of the keys to effectively reopening manufacturing operations is to keep employees safe, primarily through increased sanitation efforts and social distancing. However, let’s face it, there will still be interactions resulting in people coming into contact with one another. This is where the growing array of contact tracing technologies are playing an instrumental role.

Despite the security and privacy concerns naturally associated with “big brother” style monitoring, the use of wearable trackers or AI enhanced vision technology can help manufacturers quickly pinpoint who is at risk if/when an employee tests positive.

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If properly sourced, these technologies can remain viable long after the need for contact tracing dissipates. For instance, manufacturers can easily repurpose these same investments to help track materials and strengthen the in-house supply system.

Fostering Innovation. According to the results of Fictiv’s 2020 State of Manufacturing Report, COVID-19 has negatively harmed most businesses (89%), sales are down (44%), cost of materials and components have increased (41%) and production times have lengthened (41%).

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In each instance, having the right technology in place enables innovation. Going back to the survey results, nearly all (97%) respondents said COVID-19 has created new opportunities, with 87% making digital transformation a high priority. Reducing cost (46%), increasing supply chain visibility (42%) and driving efficiencies (40%) are some of the top goals for these digital efforts.

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“This will be the first Iron Dome all-upround facility outside of Israel, and it will help the U.S. Department of Defense and allies across the globe obtain the system for defense of their service members and critical infrastructure,” said Raytheon Missiles & Defense Systems’ Sam Deneke, vice president of Land Warfare & Air Defense business execution, in a statement.

Raytheon Missiles & Defense has been working with Rafael, one of Israel’s three largest defense companies, for more than a decade on Iron Dome, which has had more than 2,500 intercepts at a success rate of 90 percent, Raytheon said.

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Nikola Rolls Into Electric Trash Trucks With Big Order From Republic Services Nikola may not have much revenue yet, but the order book for the maker of battery- and hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles keeps getting heavier. Waste removal company Republic RSG -0.1% Services wants 2,500 electric refuse trucks from the upstart manufacturer and deliveries to start in three years.

The work vehicles are a variation of the Nikola Tre battery semi, which goes into production in Germany around the end of this year with assembly partner Iveco.

Units for Republic will be built at Nikola’s U.S. factory that’s under construction in Coolidge, Arizona. The zero-emission

vehicles will offer more than 150 miles of range and handle up to 1200 cans per charge, Phoenixbased Nikola said.

The order is the biggest to date for electric trash trucks in the U.S., and Republic has an option to expand it to up to 5,000 vehicles, Nikola said. The contract eventually may be worth $1 billion to $2 billion, Nikola founder and Executive Chairman Trevor Milton said in a conference call. A traditional refuse truck with a diesel or natural gas engine typically costs about $500,000, he said, declining to provide a specific price for the Nikola model.

hydrogen-powered semi-trucks for at least two years.

“We’re pro-electrification,” Republic Services President Jon Vander Ark said in a conference call. His company is the second-largest U.S. recycling and waste hauler and buys about 20% of all refuse trucks sold annually.

“I have no doubt over time the entire industry is going to get there.”

Early batches of the trucks will likely go to California and Arizona first, due to state incentives and customer demand, Vander Ark said. Republic isn’t putting down deposits for the trucks. “We certainly would have.They didn’t need our money,” he said.

“The refuse market is one of the most stable markets in the industry and provides long-term shareholder value,” Milton said. “The Nikola Tre powertrain is ideal for the refuse market as it shares and uses the same batteries, controls, inverters and e-axle.

By sharing the Tre platform, we can drive the cost down for both programs by using the same parts.”

On-road tests of the Nikola refuse trucks start in 2022, with deliveries for Republic getting underway in 2023. The vehicle’s batteries will hold up 720kWh of electricity and be equipped with automated side and front-end loaders. Republic is assisting in the design, Nikola said.

Prior to the announcement, Nikola said it had more than 14,000 orders for hydrogen fuel cell trucks. Beer brewer Anheuser-Busch is awaiting hundreds of those vehicles that go into production in Arizona in 2023. The company, which listed its shares on Nasdaq NDAQ +1.2% in June, this month said it had an $86.6 million net loss for the quarter that ended June 30. Nikola doesn’t predict meaningful sales of battery and

Along with waste trucks and semis, Nikola intends to sell electric all-terrain vehicles and jetskis and is preparing to announce a manufacturing partner for its Badger battery- and hydrogen-powered pickup. By: Alan OhnsmanForbes Staff A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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The company is nearly a century old, having opened for business in 1923.While it went through ownership changes during its history, today partners John Newell and Steven Katz wholly own the company that is located in Phoenix, Arizona in its 78,500 square foot facility.

Early on, the entity was renown for its ability to hydro form complex sheet metal shapes, and as time went on, they continued to increase their offerings as customers’ requirements expanded. Today, you can come to F&B Manufacturing for your fabrication and precision machining requirements, for your tool and die needs, and you can even have your parts heattreated or non-destructive tested.

Scot Medsker, Journeyman caliber Machinist and Tool & Die Maker joined the company more than a decade ago. Today, he manages a team of ~35 in the Machine Shop and Tool & Die Shop. Scot says, “When I first joined F&B, we were doing machining only for internal consumption — strictly to support our fabrication business. Over the years, more and more of our customers requested our support in machining parts, and our machine shop has grown exponentially.”

Today, F&B’s machine shop is an impressive entity unto itself, with 15 CNC mills (5 of which are 5-axis), and 6 CNC lathes (one a mill turn). Though the company initially purchased a variety of OEM’s CNC machining

centers, Scot says today they are very heavily a Haas shop.

“Early on, our machining requirements were typically light cuts on fully assembled product, removing minimal amounts material, so we didn’t require extreme horsepower or robust machines required for removing large amounts of stock”, Scot says.

“The Haas machines were perfect for our requirements a decade ago”, Scot elaborates, “and as our machining requirements became more complex, so too did the Haas machines become more and more robust.Today, they even excel at cutting billet.”

Scot says he has worked with Chris Hansen, Sales Engineer at Ellison Machinery, for years now. “Chris is a pleasure to work with and we have such respect for the team at Ellison that supports us. We had a project come up during COVID that we needed some machines for. These were complex large aluminum parts with 120 mill features and approximately 30” in diameter. Our current machines couldn’t accommodate the size requirements. We placed the order for 2 Haas UMC-1000SS, again during COVID, they arrived in less than 4 weeks, and with the help of Ellison Machinery we built fixtures and had sample parts out less than 2 weeks after the machines arrived.

That is ~6 weeks from machines ordered to parts delivered.”

He elaborates, “The Ellison Machinery team helped us with analyzing the blue prints, the tolerances, and material type, and then helped us select not only the best Haas machine for the project but also the best tooling. Ellison Machinery’s Application Engineering team, including Kyle Haynie and Randy Mulhollen, is outstanding and incredibly knowledgeable. Ellison’s team will even work hand in hand with you to ensure the project gets completed and the parts are in tolerance.”

Chris says, “The machine tool is simply a tool to produce a part. The real power comes in the applications engineering. Our applications engineers have the expertise to help you get the most out of your machine tool. Whether you require a program for a single part or an entire turnkey process with the right machine tool, work holding, tooling, programming, and training— our team will work with you to find the right solution for you.”

He adds, “Working with F&B has challenged our team and from our joint success with F&B MFG on difficult projects it has been very rewarding. The parts that they make are extremely complex, and

it was advantageous that they brought us in early in the process, prior to even winning the project, so that we worked together as trusted partners to ensure F&B had the machining solution they needed.”

Scot says the Haas UMC1000SS 5-Axis Universal Machining Centers were perfect for F&B’s new job because the parts had bigger complex multi-side shapes.

He said that over the years, his team has come to rely on Ellison Machinery. “When you compare them to other machine tool dealers in the area, you can’t find a dealer who is as nimble and flexible as Ellison Machinery.

Other dealers just can’t provide the service that Ellison Machinery can - with Ellison’s team that is probably at least 25 in total, they are going up against machine dealers that are more ‘mom and pop’ operations. Ellison Machinery does a great job of getting you on the schedule, and getting it done on time, whether it is maintenance or repairs. They are true experts in their field.”

Chris says, “The UMC1000SS is a newly released full 5-axis machining center from Haas that allows customers to accommodate parts up to 34.6” in diameter and 28.9” in combined work piece and tool height. It also a 50+1 tool changer and an optional 15,000RPM HSK-A63 spindle. This machine was perfect for the application at F&B Mfg.” F&B has seen consistent year over year growth for many years, and with the majority of their customers, they have Long Term Agreements (LTAs) in place. Scot says, “We track our Quality and On-Time metrics on a daily basis, and with our customers (who make mission critical products), we must consistently score ‘A’ grades.”

Scot credits much of the company’s success with its superior team. “We are fortunate to have such a committed staff, and we recognize that our hourly employees are the Continued Next Page A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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backbone of this company. Across our team of ~135, we have many employees who have been with us more than 10 years, and even a number with more than 20 years of tenure.”

When asked why he has remained loyal to the company for over a decade, Scot says, “At F&B, I am always challenged. Our philosophy is to take on new challenges eagerly, and our ownership is well funded and always willing to invest in the best technology to enable us to best do our jobs.

As an example, we recently invested in 2 new hydroforming machines - at an approximate investment of $4 million. These machines offer the best hydroforming in the world, and to my knowledge, we own the only 2 of these in the entire United States.” Scot says the company hasn’t stopped investing even though COVID-19 has pushed out some of their LTA orders.

Scot says that the F&B machine shop is staffed with some of the company’s younger employees. He adds, “Over time, I have found that bringing on young, ambitious people with a little bit of machining experience is best for us.Those who are engaged with technology tend to be the employees who stay on with us, and our company provides tuition reimbursement (80%) for those who want to pursue their studies, whether it is in machining or in engineering.” Scot believes we can’t give up on our youth — “We’ve got to help them to grow and pursue excellence whether they elect to stay at F&B or go on to other challenging positions.” Scot says that when he interned as a young man at Triumph in Nashville, Tennessee, he had a number of excellent role models who took the time to teach him. “Right now, we have 6 employees pursuing engineering degrees in our machine shop alone”, he says.

Chris says, “All Haas products are manufactured in Oxnard, California – and it is the largest, most modern machine tool manufacturing operation in the United States.” To learn more about the USA designed and manufactured Haas machines, as well as Ellison Machinery’s other fine machine lines, contact Haas Factory Outlet / HFO130, a Division of Ellison Machinery Company, at (480) 968-5877 or visit their website at EllisonAZ.com

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GE Aviation is Using Additive Manufacturing to Change How Aircraft U.S. Manufacturing Activity Near 1-1/2-Year High, Factory Job Engines are Manufactured Losses Persist While the tiny town of Cameri may not look like one of the most U. beautiful S . m acities n u f aand c t uvillages r i n g atoc tdot i v i tthe y Italian landscape (even a local business owner said it was not the prettiest), some would beg to differ.

Three accelerated to its highest level in years ago, Avio Aero, which designs, manufactures, and maintains systems and components forasboth civil nearly 1-1/2 years in July orders and military aviation, opened the most advanced additive manufacturing factory in Europe on the edge of increased despite a resurgence in town, and since then, they have received a steady flow of visitors: not tourists, but engineers, executives, and new COVID-19 infections, which is additive manufacturing professionals. Not long after the company opened the factory, they were acquired raising fears about the sustainability

by GE Aviation, which is using the technology on-site to change how aircraft engines are manufactured. of a budding economic recovery.

GE is focusing efforts on driving AM, after a disappointing Q4 2016. This certainly seems to be a smart Still, road to he recovery approach; Dario Mantegazza, an Avio Aero manufacturing engineer, said the it best, when describedfor 3D manufacturing likely remains long printing as having “no limits to complexity.” GE Aviation has facilities in Germany and Sweden, where they bumpy, with survey from acquired majority stakes in Arcam and in Concept Laser last year. and The company has athe factory in Auburn, the Institute for Supply Management Alabama, and also owns AM pioneer Morris Technologies, located in southwest Ohio. But Joyce says the alsoAM showing hir ing and at little Italian town of Cameri, and Avio Aero, are an important part of(ISM) GE’s overall business strategy factories remaining for aofyear now. About 72% of industries reported growth last month. will be “at the center ofsubdued the growth our additive ecosystem.”

“After theinscale of shutdowns we really should be seeing a large proportion of firms saying are The plant Cameri is special, because it uses twenty Arcam-developed AM machines, which fusethey together experiencing rising output,” saidusing James Knightley, international economist at ING in lighter New layers of titanium aluminide (TiAI) an electron gunchief to accelerate an electron beam.TiAI is 50% than nickel-based alloys, is being used in theWith Cameri plant to 3D print bladesup, for businesses the GE9X jet York.

“Jobs continue toand be lost in the sector.

COVID-19 cases picking areengine’s likely low-pressure turbine. to remain cautious.”The ISM said its index of national factory activity raced to a reading of 54.2 last month from 52.6 in June. That was the strongest since March 2019 and marked two straight The engineers are able to additively manufacture blades that are four times thicker than ones created with months of expansion. a laser-powered 3D printer, which is good, considering the GE9X is the largest jet engine ever built; the A reading above 50 indicates growth in manufacturing, which accounts for 11% of the U.S. economy.

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by Reuters over 80 inches. forecast the index would rise to 53.6 in July.

This electron beam technique is so ISM fast said it’s even competing with The “sentiment was generally casting, which is the standard way optimistic” among manufacturers. to manufacture parts. The in The continued TiAI improvement team is also able to useskyrocketing the same manufacturing despite machine to change the part shape coronavirus cases, especially in the and print different blades at densely populated South andthe West same time. regions where authorities in hard-hit areas are closing businesses again and pausing reopenings,Industry is encouraging.

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High-frequency data such as weekly Record In 2016 applications for unemployment benefits has suggested the economic The U.S. aerospace and defense recovery that started in May with the industry set a new record for reopening of businesses was faltering. inter national sales in 2016, deliver ing $146 billion in Claims for jobless benefits have risen exports, the Aerospace Industries for two straight weeks. A staggering Association announced.

3 0 . 2 m i l l i o n A m e r i c a n s we re receiving unemployment Exports for the sector havechecks been in early July. on an upward swing for a while,

increasing by 52 percent over The suffered its biggest the economy past five years.

Compared blow sincecompanies the Greatwere Depression to 2015, able intothe second quarter, with gross sell an additional $3 billion domestic product contracting at its in products to international sharpest pace in at least 73 years. customers in 2016, AIA data shows.

But momentum in factory activity could be already slowing.

A separate Unsurprisingly, civil aerospace survey from data firm IHS sales made up the majority of Markit the o$146 n M obillion n d ay total, s h owe d defense its final with manufacturing PMI slipping products comprising aboutto1550.9 inpercent July from a preliminary of sales, AIA stated.reading The ofU.S. 51.3military more than a weeksector ago. The aerospace PMI was about still up a reading shipped $16from billion worth of 49.8 in June. to foreign militaries of products in 2016 — a 5 percent increase from on 2015.

Stocks Wall Non-aerospace Street were trading military companies faredpursuit even of higher as Microsoft Corp’s better, increasing exports almost TikTok’s U.S. operations and a clutch % from $5.6 billion to $6.1 of9upbeat quarterly earnings reports billion. lifted investor sentiment. The dollar rose against a basket of currencies.

Europe impor tedfell. about 34 U.S. Treasury prices percent of US aerospace and defense exports last year, making New Orders Accelerate it the industry’s largest regional customer. sales to the The ISM saidHowever, 13 industries including Middle East are rapidly growing, wood products, primary metals and increasing equipment, by 22 percent appliances over the electrical past year. & components reported growth in

July. Manufacturers of transportation

equipment, machinery and fabricated metal products reported contraction.

The ISM’s forward-looking new orders sub-index increased to a reading of 61.5 in July, the highest since September 2018, from 56.4 in June. The survey’s measure of order backlogs at factories rebounded as did orders for exports.

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Despite the surge in new order s, manufacturers’ assessment of business was not as upbeat. Transpor tation equipment makers said “overall business remains down almost 70%.”

Furniture makers said they had reduced production and expected additional layoffs. Food manufacturers, whose business has been booming as the pandemic tr iggered panic buying, worried about uncertainty over schools opening in the fall.

Lack of demand has been highlighted by major manufacturers. Caterpillar Inc last week reported lower second-quarter earnings. The heavy equipment maker, a bellwether for economic activity, said retail sales declines would not worsen in the current quarter, but did not expect them to improve either.

Boeing Co repor ted a bigger-thanexpected quarterly loss and slashed production on its widebody programs.

Though factory employment continued to improve last month, it remained in contraction territory for 12 straight months. The ISM’s manufactur ing employment measure rose to a reading of 44.3 from 42.1 in June. This supports economists’ expectations for a moderation in employment growth in July.

According to a Reuter s sur vey of economists, nonfarm payrolls likely increased by 1.6 million jobs last month after a record 4.8 million in June.

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Factory employment was already in decline because of the Trump administration’s trade war with China.

A separate report from the Commerce Department on Monday showed construction spending dropped 0.7% in June, pulled down by declines in both private and public outlays, after decreasing 1.7% in May. The third straight monthly decline pushed outlays to a one-year low of $1.355 trillion. Economists had forecast construction spending would rebound 1.0% in June.

“The trend will likely remain subdued over coming months as activity and demand remain restrained,” said Rubeela Farooqi, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics in White Plains, New York.

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ISM: Manufacturing Marks a Second Month of Virus Recovery The outlook for manufacturing continued to recover through July as the Institute for Supply Management reported a second month of manufacturing growth and a third month of growth for the economy overall. The ISM’s Pricing Manager’s Index increased to 54.2%, up 1.6 points from June’s PMI. Indexes for new orders, production, prices, and order backlogs all increased. The employment index also increased.

The index of new orders rose to 61.5% in July, up 5.1 points from June, as the production index rose 4.8 points to 62.1%. The manufacturing PMI as well as the new orders and production indexes are all rising at a faster rate compared to last month. The rate of contraction in the manufacturing workforce slowed in July as the index for manufacturing employment rose 2.2 points to 44.3% in July.

The indexes for order backlogs, new export orders, and imports all reversed June trends and moved into growth territory: the backlog of orders index rose 6.5 points to 51.8%, new export orders rose 2.8 points to 50.4%, and imports rose 4.3 points to 53.1%.

“Demand and consumption continued to drive expansion growth, with inputs remaining at parity with supply and demand,” said Timothy Fiore, ISM CEO.Fiore pointed to survey comments as well as rising prices as signs of increasing industry confidence. A chemical products executive said that orders were starting to pick up at a rate of 35% to 40%, and the CEO of a Computer & Electronic Products company said that business had resumed “at nearly 100%.”

Other quoted respondents still displayed the hesitant optimism of the June ISM survey. A fabricated metal products CEO wrote that while demand for the coming months was stabilizing, customers were not confident in forecasts for recovery. The least hopeful response came from a transportation equipment executive, who reported that business was still down by nearly 70%. “We are hanging on to as many employees as possible, but we will have to lay off 30% or more for at least two to three months until September or October,” they wrote.

One standout industry, Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Products, has seen an opposite impact from most other manufacturing industries as COVID-19 stay-at-home orders have dramatically warped orders from domestic consumers, restaurants, and schools. A surveyed CEO reported stabilizing—but still elevated—demand for refrigerated and frozen food, but said that the uncertainty of how many schools would reopen or when made it difficult to estimate future demand.

In commodities, aluminum, copper, crude oil, diesel fuel, highdensity polyethylene, lumber, oil-based products, plastic products, polypropylene, and precious metals all rose in price as steel and diesel fuel fell.

Last month, Fiore said that manufacturing’s growth cycle had returned after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic caused depressed figures for March, April, and May. The PMI fell as low as 41.5% in April before climbing to 43.1% in May and resumed growth in June at 52.6%. By: Ryan Secard

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These are truly service dogs unlike any other. That’s because they are actually 70-pound quadruped robots with distinctly dog-like mobility. Nicknamed Fluffy and Spot, these dogs are quadruped mobile robots leased from Boston Dynamics. According to Ford, the use case for Fluffy and Spot have been developed by the teams at Ford’s Advanced Manufacturing Center and the Research and Engineering team. Ford’s Advanced Manufacturing and Research and Engineering teams have also developed the autonomous program that is used for the autonomous mobile robot, Scouter, who helps Fluffy scans facilities.

Ford is piloting use of the bright yellow robots at itsVan DykeTransmission Plant. Equipped with five cameras, the robots can travel up to 3 mph on a battery lasting nearly two hours and will be used to scan the plant floor and assist engineers in updating the original Computer Aided Design which is utilized when we’re getting ready to retool our plants.

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Ford tells IndustryWeek, these scans are usually done on an as-needed basis, but on average, facilities go through the scanning process every two to three years. “The scans typically coincide with any number of updates to Ford facilities. Engineers design plants and over time, things change.

Think about navigating a bedroom in the dark.You know where things are but if someone were to move, say, a rocking chair, you’d likely run into it in the night. Same goes for our plants. Engineers need to be aware of where things are when they are planning updates to the plant. These updates can range from something as simple as installing a new tool at a worksite to a complete retooling of the plant.”

Without Fluffy, the update would be far more tedious. “We used to use a tripod, and we would walk around the facility stopping at different locations, each time standing around for five minutes waiting for the laser to scan,” says Mark Goderis, Ford’s digital engineering manager.

“Scanning one plant could take two weeks.With Fluffy’s help, we are able to do it in half the time.”

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University Of Arizona Researchers Develop Solar-Powered Desalination System Reverse osmosis is one of the most common methods for purifying saline water, but the process produces limited results. About 20% to 50% of the water that enters the system remains as a concentrated waste stream.

A team of University of Arizona engineers and scientists is developing a solar-powered desalination system that combines several types of technologies – including concentrated solar power, photovoltaics and membrane distillation – to recover water from these concentrated waste streams with maximum efficiency. The process uses less energy at a lower cost, and it could provide more water for resource-scarce inland regions such as Arizona. The work is funded by $500,000 from the Department of Energy’s Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment manufacturing institute.

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double the energy efficiency compared to existing thermal desalination systems that just use PV or CSP,” said Kerri Hickenbottom, assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering and principal investigator for the project.

“This off-grid system will use renewable energy resources to transform the way we manage high-salinity concentrate typically considered as waste streams.”

Andrea Achilli, also an assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering, and Robert Norwood, a professor in the James C.Wyant College of Optical Sciences, are also involved with the project. The project reflects the university’s recent designation as No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 2 globally in the area of water resources in the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities.

The hybrid solar desalination system purifies the concentrate stream using a process called membrane distillation, which involves creating a temperature gradient across a hydrophobic microporous membrane.The concentrated waste stream on the hotter side of the membrane evaporates at the membrane surface, vaporizes through the membrane pores and condenses as purified water on the cooler side of the membrane – leaving the contaminants behind. This specialized membrane is similar to Gore-Tex fabric, which allows sweat to evaporate through the fabric but doesn’t allow water or other moisture in. Then, they’ll use a novel method to turn the remaining waste stream from liquid to solid.

“We’re actually developing a new kind of crystallizer design so we can increase the driving force across the membrane, recover additional resources in the concentrate stream like agricultural fertilizers and road deicers and achieve zero-liquid discharge,” Hickenbottom said.

The researchers have submitted their technology for the American-Made Challenges Solar Desalination Prize, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.The four-phase competition, which offers over $9 million in prizes, is designed to advance the development of solardriven thermal desalination technologies.

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With a staff of 30, Sceye has had a footprint in New Mexico for three years, conducting a large part of the research and development of its innovative technology at airports in both Roswell and Moriarty. The company has now decided to locate its manufacturing operation in New Mexico as well, at a location still being finalized. Sceye is deploying a stratospheric platform that enjoys a field of vision broad enough to transmit over thousands of square kilometers, but close enough in proximity to eliminate the need for ground infrastructure, thereby giving all communities equal access to the internet.

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Sceye will utilize expertise from Sandia National Labs,Air Force Research Lab, New MexicoTech, New Mexico State University, the University of New Mexico, and others.

Sceye is negotiating a partnership deal that can provide better broadband access to the Navajo Nation and all underserved areas in New Mexico. Vestergaard will testify on broadband access on Tuesday, August 18, before the Interim Committee of the New Mexico Legislature on Science and Technology & Telecommunications

Sceye’s airships operate in the stratosphere at 65,000 feet and have the potential to provide 100 percent broadband coverage to rural New Mexico, while simultaneously monitoring methane emissions, including the rate of emissions in real time. Sceye plans to continue testing the proof of concept at the Roswell Air Center in the coming months.

In January 2019, Vestergaard, former CEO of global public health companies Vestergaard and LifeStraw, established new leadership of his other businesses to exclusively focus on Sceye’s expansion.

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Sceye was founded in 2014 and Vestergaard has made a name for himself with global humanitarian efforts. He has structured Sceye around the model of humanitarian entrepreneurship in line with United National Sustainable Development Goals.

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A couple of years ago, I visited a manufacturing plant that produced mobile lighting equipment, and was left with an image in my head that I still can’t shake.

At one production station, a woman was using large manual shears to cut through thick layers of rubber insulation on conduit, to prepare the large wire for termination. I watched as she strained herself repeatedly, trying to cut through layer after layer of insulation, her muscles straining with each pass.

I asked my tour guide if this was a temporary operation. I was told no, it’s part of their regular production.

“You’ve got to be kidding; you need to automate that.”

I was told this is just the way they do it.

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This pandemic has shown American manufacturing’s weak spots, illustrating a lack of critical infrastructure that China in particular is dominating in an attempt to control the global supply chain.

The pendulum has swung too far away from us, but the good news is that we can reverse this trend. We can create an economically viable environment for American manufacturing, keeping jobs and thriving factories here.

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But the act of automating must be equitable for people—progressive, growing companies are increasingly willing to train their loyal workforce up to higher value (and ultimately higher paying) jobs, which is good for the company, good for employees, good for people.

Robots as Friend, Not Foe This misperception that robots will take American jobs is certainly not something to take lightly, as America is experiencing economic uncertainty. The truth, however, is that embracing automation will enable manufacturing companies to onshore jobs from overseas while opening the opportunity for enterprise growth through increased output and reliability brought on by these machines.

Take Stanley Black & Decker for example, which is moving production of Craftsman wrenches and other tools back to the U.S. from China.

The company said they will leverage robotics and fast-forging presses to “boost output compared to the older forging machinery now used in China.” This is welcome news that will bring back American jobs while homing in on the importance of quality American-made production.

We’ve allowed too much of our manufacturing to be moved out of the U.S. based on profit margins, but the implementation of automation and robotic technology will lower overall costs and open the door for jobs lost to offshoring to come back home.

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The Foundation also releases highlights of the COVID-19 Impact Survey of the Equipment Finance Industry, a monthly survey of industry leaders designed to track the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the equipment finance industry. From 98 survey responses collected from August 3-14, results show that 89% of equipment finance companies have offered payment deferrals, including extensions, modifications or restructuring. 76% of companies expect that the default rate will be greater in 2020 than in 2019, 19% expect it to be the same, and 5% expect it to be lower. A majority (81%) of companies have not furloughed or laid off employees.

Additional survey results are available at https://www.leasefoundation.org/industry-resources/ covid-impact-survey/.

When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI-EFI survey respondent Brian Madison, President,TrinityRail Leasing & Management Services, said, “To date, receivables have held up surprisingly well, which seems to indicate businesses were relatively healthy entering the crisis.

The biggest concern is continued limited demand given the amount of uncertainty related to the spread of COVID-19.”

August 2020 Survey Results: The overall MCI-EFI is 48.4, an increase from the July index of 45.3.

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responding said they believe business conditions will improve over the next four months, up from 21.4% in July. 51.7% believe business conditions will remain the same over the next four months, an increase from 50% the previous month. 24.1% believe business conditions will worsen, a decrease from 28.6% in July.

• 13.8% of the survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will increase over the next four months, down from 14.3% in July. 65.5% believe demand will “remain the same” during the same four-month time period, an increase from 64.3% the previous month. 20.7% believe demand will decline, a decrease from 21.4% in July.

• 17.2% of the respondents expect more access to capital to fund equipment acquisitions over the next four months, up from 10.7% in July. 75.9% of executives indicate they expect the “same” access to capital to fund business, a decrease from 78.6% last month. 6.9% expect “less” access to capital, a decrease from 10.7% the previous month.

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• In August, 31% of respondents indicate they believe their company will increase spending on business development activities during the next six months, an increase from 21.4% last month. 48.3% believe there will be “no change” in business development spending, a decrease from 57.1% in July. 20.7% believe there will be a decrease in spending, down from 21.4% last month.

August 2020 MCI-EFI Survey Comments from Industry Executives: “Increased certainty following the presidential election this year will increase confidence as will more informed clarity regarding the COVID pandemic.”

“We are continuing to see opportunities in the marketplace. We have seen some delay on projects; however, we have also seen an increase

in opportunities with customers who were considering paying for investments with cash and are now looking to finance.” Michael Romanowski, President, Farm Credit Leasing “I believe a lot of small undercapitalized companies will be out of business in the very short term. The industry will recover because there will always be a need for new equipment to run businesses. Lenders will be more careful and commit more due diligence in doing business and the providers of the business will need more lenders to be able to fund deals.”

Steven Geller, CLFP, Owner, Leasing Solutions LLC “The short term will see an increase in requests for financing. Corporations are looking to conserve cash, and financing is a great choice. Medium term will remain strong.The long term will be solid as corporations will see the continued benefit of conserving cash and matching cash flows with the utility of the equipment.” Walter Stranzl, President, OnPoint Capital LLC “The short term will be challenging from a collection aspect. Certain industries continue to be depressed and I expect a rise in bankruptcies.

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Lucid also claims the Air will be capable of going from zero to 60 miles an hour in just 2.5 seconds. Doing that a lot, though, would probably reduce the car’s total driving range.

Lucid hasn’t yet revealed the size of the Lucid Air’s battery pack, except to indicate that it will be smaller than the 130 kilowatt-hours company executives have previously talked about.The Tesla Model S Long Range Plus has a 100 KwH battery packet.

The company did not provide details on how this high range was achieved but, in general, credited aerodynamics, electronics, temperature control systems, as well the car’s 900 volt electrical system.

That’s high voltage for an electric car. By comparison, Porsche boasts of the 800-volt system it uses in its high-performance Taycan. Voltage is analogous to water pressure in a plumbing system. It’s a measure of how much power can be pushed through an electric car’s cables and wires and how quickly.

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Hemp Extraction Company Certifies To ISO 9001:2015 With The Help Of Consulting Group BMSC SYO Labs (Sustain Yourself Organics Labs) just certified successfully to ISO 9001:2015. This is a tremendous accomplishment for any company, but even more so for SYO Labs given that they are a new business, having opened just over a year ago. To describe succinctly what SYO Labs is all about — they are a sustainable source of bulk CBD ingredients made from industrial hemp.

They may be a new business, but they have invaluable years of expertise in a variety of industries that have helped them to make SYO Labs an immediate success.

Their team of highly qualified professionals has over 100 years of collective experience in: Global Manufacturing Processes; Waste Disposal Industries; Legal; Logistics; Global Supply Chain Management and Quality Control, to name a few disciplines.

SYO Labs’ products include: CBD Crude Oil and CBD Distillate. Additionally, they are launching new and innovative CBD ingredients in months to come.

Kristina Sabbagh, Co-Founder and COO of the company, says, “We process hemp in our 30,000 square foot building located in Cottonwood, Arizona. Unlike other states that have very high testing standards for the cannabis industry, today in Arizona there aren’t such standards.” She added, “From the time we opened the business, we planned to put standards in place, enabling us to quickly institute best in class processes at SYO.” She added, “We believe in preserving resources, recycling and sustainability. Further, we believe in zero waste. Our spent hemp biomass is processed into material for paper and heating pellets and we are actively searching for new ways to utilize the spent material. Our Quality Assurance Team is continuously researching and developing new ways to ensure our products are some of the safest and most potent ‘pure’ in the market.”

Quality Director Haley Ensley came to the company from a cannabis analytical lab in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“Nevada has very good testing standards for our industry. I learned through my tenure there the importance of instituting rigorous quality standards, even if they aren’t being enforced by the state or federal government.” She added, “Arizona doesn’t yet have these standards, but we know they are coming, and we wanted to be ahead of these state issued standards.”

Late last fall, the young company was ready to begin the ISO certification process. Kristina says, “CoFounders Tracey Delaney and Jeremy Bach interviewed a consultant who we planned to bring on as a part-time employee to help us to achieve ISO certification.This arrangement didn’t work for the consultant they interviewed, but she highly recommended Bretta’s company.”

All SYO Labs team members agreed that BMSC would be a great fit for their team. Haley says, “Bretta Kelly came with her colleague, Debbie Hart, and once we engaged with them, we knew that they would be an outstanding resource to help us to achieve certification.”

SYO Labs just successfully certified to ISO 9001: 2015. Haley says, “We had a couple of minors, and I welcomed these. They give us an opportunity for improvement. This whole process was so educational for our entire team. It helped that we had management approval and buy in from employees.The training BMSC provided was outstanding.We recommend them 1000%!” Haley added that every manufacturing company should certify to a standard such as ISO 9001.

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industry standards while preserving the resources, using renewable energy and reducing waste.”

She adds, “Bretta and Debbie were invaluable in our process towards ISO certification – we so appreciated their knowledge, their enthusiasm, and their attitude that any problem can be handled and worked through.” She adds, “We acted on instinct in selecting BMSC as our ISO consultant – we personally liked them – but we also know we made an excellent decision.”

SYO Labs also purchased BMSC’s CIS Package. Bretta says, “Our CIS (Continuous Improvement Software) package is an affordable quality management software solution used by organizations throughout North America since 1999. Today, the package provides you with the tools to create new relational databases, new edit forms, third party portals and the ability to customize the existing databases.” She adds,” CIS comes with 25 modules that can manage your organization and it also has the tools to allow you to create your own solutions.”

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I think we can all agree that 2020 has not gone as planned and continues to hit us with the unexpected and if you are anything like me you are tired of hearing about it. That is the reason why I have chosen to spend my time trying and learning new things, writing being one of them. This is a time where we all need to grow and adapt and come out the other side of this that much stronger.

Some predict that the economy will take years to recover and that we will see many closures of businesses on the horizon. What does that mean for us in manufacturing? That means there will be many opportunities available soon if they aren’t already presenting themselves to you now.

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There are a number of ways you can use this time to strengthen your future and prepare for these upcoming opportunities.You can review your teams and make sure that you have no single points of failure, meaning that you have a backup plan for every key person and/or process in your organization.This is not a new concept but it is one that we are spending a lot of time on here at GrovTec. Cross training will only strengthen our core and better prepare us for whatever the future throws at us. Secondly you can take a deep dive into your key processes using lean principals and highlight and eliminate any wastes found. This could free up time and/or people to help in other areas in your business.

Time and resources are what we are constantly looking for more of. Lastly you can help others find success. For us, this has been the key during these times.

As a business to business sales person you find success through other people’s success and as they grow you will grow. It is amazing how the universe has a funny way of giving to those that spend their time giving to others. In times like these it is easy to be in a fight or flight mode and the quote that I keep getting reminded of is the one that states “don’t just go through it, grow through it.”

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or exercise that will give them great relief in their emotional or physical body.

An environment I often come in contact with is one with individuals found sitting in front of their computers, often times not rising to rest or eat lunch. Many are working, meanwhile they are eating simultaneously, and more often than not doing so with poor posture. The most common observation I have made is that of how common it is for one’s shoulders to be hunched so high, an onlooker would be unable see their neck, holding so much tension within their neck, shoulders, and upper back; such behavior has an effect on breathing, and causes fogginess in the brain, as well as anxiety and shallow breathing.

My tip for anyone reading this article is to create a reminder on your phone once every hour to help you rise up and move for one or two minutes in order to circulate energy within your body. If you can’t get up, here’s something simple you can do: sitting still with a straight back and a huge smile on your face, clap your hands forcefully for 60 seconds. Halfway through, you will be shocked that it may seem difficult; try clapping even harder, smiling bigger, and get to 60 seconds. After you are finished, feel all the tingling vibrating energy within your hands, as well as the rest of your body from simply clapping your hands! Remember to breathe in and exhale deeply. In just one minute you are able to bring all the blood to the surface, and all your cells, as well as the rest of your body, will feel awoken.

You will be able to breathe deeper, see clearer, and work better.

For about eight years now, I have been practicing energy healing principles, as well as exercises.

Additionally, I have been a volunteer instructor for healing yoga classes, and staff member for workshops such as finding true self and stress to strength. I created a YouTube Channel, Bretta Kelly 1, 2, 3 Minute Stress Relief videos. My intention with regards to these short videos is to share a handful of the principles and practices that I’ve learned, alongside those I am still learning about, is to increase the possibility that somebody watching or listening may find one technique

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For over twenty years, I have been working as a consultant, as well as an auditor alongside hundreds of companies, interacting with unique people every day. I have worked to assist companies large and small, collaborating with people in manufacturing as well as service industries.A majority of the employees I have interacted with over the years carry a lot of stress in their bodies.

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The Manufacturer’s Secret Weapon

By Stephen Hannemann

Surviving the Times Manufacturing is tough enough in a booming market but now – surviving in our current ever-evolving environment takes a whole new level of creativity and grit. For businesses that have the good fortune of having their business or products deemed essential, the challenges are many. Purchase orders have been cancelled, and material supply chains have been interrupted or evaporated entirely. Workforces have diminished, and once robust manufacturing houses find themselves in financial crisis mode.

Flatline Fab, Sergio Torres & Robin Olsen, creating wall graphics Though with these current medical, economic, and civil unrest hurdles, our American manufacturing backbone exhibits astonishing resilience.That resilience stems from managers with positive attitudes and a dedicated and unified, nimble workforce.They know on a gut level all things are possible.

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• Stevens Tool and Die – Specialty machining, injection molds, and diecast dies.

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As a manufacturing rep and consultant, I am encouraged by the qualities and depths of human spirits. I have mentored, and have been mentored, not only by managers I have met over the years, but by their employees as well. Learning never stops when we are open minded. I have learned a valuable lesson: Inspiration affects equally as well from the bottom up as it does from the top down.The companies that are surviving even flourishing in these times are the ones where managers are partners with their work forces. For the past six months I have witnessed this choreographed ballet play out with many of the manufacturers I represent. The constants in all the successes during these times are attitudes of gratefulness and positivity.

Challenges are viewed as opportunities for personal growth as well as an employer’s fiscal health when the attitudes are positive.

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U.S. Manufacturing Rebounds to 14-Month High The nation’s leading manufacturing index surged to a 14-month high in June, rebounding by 9.5 percent into expansion territory.The Institute for Supply Management’s PMI reached 52.6 percent last month from a level of 31.8 percent in May. manufacturing, business, rebound“As predicted, the growth cycle has returned after three straight months of Covid-19 disruptions,” saidTim Fiore, chair of the ISM’s manufacturing survey committee. “Demand, consumption and inputs are reaching parity and are positioned for a demand-driven expansion cycle as we enter the second half of the year.”

Any reading above 50 indicates manufacturing growth. Computers, electronics and chemical products all returned to respectable levels last month, said Fiore, with readings in the mid-50s. For electronics, that’s on par with June of last year.

Activity in the PMI’s supporting indexes in June reached historic rates.

New orders surged by 24.6 points in June – the highest in records dating back to 1948 – to 56.4. Production expanded by 21.4 percent to 57.3; the strongest monthly advance since 1952. Employment expanded by 10 percent but is still depressed at 41.2.

“I guess I’m not surprised by the data,” Fiore said, “because we saw a reopening of businesses in May. We looked at May as a transition month, so June was a full month of reopening activity. What you don’t see is a stumbling in reopening.”

In the last week of June, the Covid-19 infection rate soared in the U.S. “I don’t believe any single governor will shut down a state,” he added. “What you’ll probably see are county-by-county or even town-by-town restrictions.

The issue there is restriction of movement and employees’ comfort level in returning to work.”

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Around the world, manufacturing is looking like it’s over the worst of the slump, Bloomberg reported.The euro-area PMI rose in June, though employment fell across the region, pointing to the lingering threat of rising unemployment. IHS Markit also noted that with sentiment and production below pre-crisis peaks, the initial rebound in the surveys could flatten out.

In Asia, the measures for Japan, South Korea, andTaiwan improved slightly in June, Bloomberg said, although they remained below the key 50 level that divides expansion from contraction. Gauges for China also rose.

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The global pandemic has upended the labor market and dramatically and suddenly reversed U.S. economic expansion. COVID-19, especially, has caused U.S. manufactures to face unprecedented labor challenges.

With COVID-19 and the need for social distancing, these shortages are escalating. Many factories have shuttered to protect workers and prevent COVID-19’s spread. Even before this global crisis, in 2018 Deloitte had already projected that manufacturers would face shortages of some 2.4 million workers through 2028.

New technologies and automaton can be a solution to this problem.

Capgemini Research Institute reports that the market for smart manufacturing platforms reached $4.4 billion in 2019 and expects it to grow steadily over the next five years. Just recently, Thomas, which specializes in industrial sourcing platforms, found in its own survey that one in four U.S. manufacturers are considering expanding industrial automation as a result of COVID-19. An additional 20 percent of companies reported they already have systems in place.

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Steven Douglas Corp. (SDC) has seen an uptick in automation requests, particularly among manufacturers in the medical and pharmaceutical industry and consumer products. SDC designs, engineers, and builds custom machinery for factory automation.

Ashley Belliveau, who handles SDC’s Business Development, points to two reason: the lack of quality labor in manufacturing facilities and an overall shift to implement social distancing, e.g., taking a fully manual line and converting it to a semi-automated line; spacing operators 6 feet apart with an automated conveyor and part-tracking system in between.

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Today SDC finds that more customers are purchasing both full-automated and semi-automated machines to manufacture the same product. For example, a customer purchased a large, custom, fully automated machine to inspect and package a drill bit.

“We were able to use some of the automated processes from the fully automated machine and adapt them for two identical semi-automated work benches to perform the same processes,” she explains. “The semiautomated solutions offer the ability to run smaller batches of production in a variety of sizes without any machine change over.”

SDC also notices more manufacturers being comfortable with integrating industrial robots and complex machine vision and inspection systems.

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A Heightened Focus On Reshoring The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the risks inherent in the global supply chain, particularly the worldwide reliance on China for medical supplies. The supply chain turbulence experienced during the pandemic undoubtedly will impact future business decisions, extending beyond medicine to other industries, including electronics, aerospace, automobiles, defense, consumer products, and technology.

Incentivizing Reshoring—Manufacturing companies accelerated moving production to low-cost manufacturing countries (known as offshoring) in the early 1990s. In the rush to globalize, key manufacturing sectors were abandoned in the U.S. But now that the vulnerabilities of doing so have been exposed, there is talk of “de-globalization,” or reshoring. Reshoring includes not only the relocation of existing manufacturing back to the U.S, but new greenfield investment in domestic plants that might have gone overseas. A related term is “near-shoring,”which refers to companies bringing production back to countries near the U.S. (usually Mexico or Canada).

The European Union (EU), Japan, and U.S. are among the nations that have publicly discussed decreasing their trade dependency on China. For example,White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said he’d like to see supply chains based in the U.S. Government officials have put forward the idea of paying for moving costs associated with bringing manufacturing facilities back. Various legislation has also been introduced that might encourage reshoring. For the U.S., this development follows a pre-existing decline in business relations with China, as the two countries have been in a trade war since 2018.These facts put the U.S. on a clear trend for incentivizing reshoring. The previous focus on the lowest cost scenario, which led to growth in China and Southeast Asia, will now become more balanced as companies look to reduce risk.This should benefit U.S. locations as more companies seek to locate production facilities close to the customers they serve and increase redundancy.

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The Benefits of Reshoring— Having a local supply chain reduces variables that may cause disruption. Local supply chains also tend to be flexible and agile. Ordering from nearby suppliers allows for ordering more (or fewer) quantities on shorter notice—an important factor when unforeseen circumstances happen.

The previous focus on the lowest cost scenario, which led to growth in China and Southeast Asia, will now become more balanced as companies look to reduce risk.

Even before COVID-19 challenged the distribution of critical items, manufacturing goods closer to where they are sold had been recognized as a way for companies to achieve lower distribution costs. A tighter supply chain has the benefit of ensuring that quality standards can be met; it is also a safeguard for intellectual property.

AThomas Industrial Survey conducted in Apr il 2020 found 64% of manufacturers considered themselves “likely” to bring manufacturing production and sourcing back to North America. This represented a 10% increase in reshoring interest since Thomas’s March 2020 survey.

Some of the incentives that originally drove offshoring have declined in value or even disappeared. Manufacturers based in China have gradually experienced rising costs, especially labor costs.TheTrump administration, prior to COVID-19, was focused on investing in apprenticeship programs, reducing regulations, and other probusiness measures. A downstream benefit of bringing manufacturing back home is a likely jumpstart to the U.S. economy, especially if lowinterest loans and tax incentives are available. Several state commerce departments and regional economic groups are developing incentive packages and soft-landing programs for companies looking to reshore.

Kearney seventh annual Reshoring Index revealed a dramatic reversal of a five-year trend as U.S manufacturing in 2019 commanded a greater share

compared to low-cost Asian countries.

A reshoring index developed by the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) reported that the U.S. regained some of its manufacturing base in 2019, and the share of American-made manufacturing goods consumed in the U.S. jumped significantly in 2019.

Special Challenges — One factor that drove offshoring in the 1990s was the rising cost of labor in the U.S. Since that time, the skilled labor shortage made it harder to find and hire workers.

Consequently, building resiliency and bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. will have to be concurrent with greater use of automation and robots.

Fortunately, U.S. manufacturers have already been investing in automation, robotics, and 3D printing, which will smooth the path for reshoring.

For example, auto manufacturers are making use of robots with “vision” to accomplish detailed assembly work on the factory floor, as well as robots with long arms for welding and for coating/ sealing. Electronics manufacturers also benefit from the precision robots offer, and the electronics industry has made some of the greatest strides in using automation, with tasks including additive manufacturing and 3D printed electronics.

The Thomas Industrial Survey found that one in four U.S. manufacturers were considering expanding industrial automation as a result of COVID-19.

The Reshoring Decision — Like most aspects of business and capital planning, addressing the unknowns one step at a time is the key to success.

Individual manufacturers must conduct a comprehensive cost analysis of the overall benefits of reshoring. They must also consider advantages and disadvantages for every aspect of production.

A downstream benefit of bringing manufacturing back home is a likely jumpstar t to the U.S. economy.

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The Import Substitution Program (ISP), also available through the Reshoring Initiative, helps importing companies produce or source more domestically. According to the RI, “Customized versions of ISP are available for U.S. manufacturing companies, technology suppliers, trade associations, economic development organizations (EDOs), and manufacturing extension partnerships (MEPs). Consistent use of the program would increase domestic manufacturing by about 1_0_%_._” _Part of the ISP (although it is also available “a la carte”)_ _is the RI’s supply chain gap program. The RI has developed a list of “gaps,” _where there is minimal domestic production and a large volume of imports.To participate in the program, manufacturers or EDOs work with RI to identify products that are most desirable to produce domestically. Domestic firms are identified and—assisted by the EDO and RI—supported during the process of opening a local factory.

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The ceremony included speakers from Nikola’s executive team Trevor Milton, founder and executive chairman; Mark Russell, CEO; and Mark Duchesne, global head of manufacturing. Coolidge Mayor Jon Thompson along with business leaders Chris Camacho, CEO of Greater Phoenix Economic Council; Jackob Andersen, CEO, Saint Holding; and via video, Sandra Watson, president and chief executive officer, Arizona Commerce Authority, also joined in the celebration.

“This has been an incredible journey for Nikola Corporation.We started in our basement six years ago and now we are kicking off this 1 millionsquare-foot manufacturing facility,” said Trevor Milton, Nikola founder and executive chairman. “The residents of Coolidge will be a huge part of the Nikola story and without the help of Governor Ducey and the Arizona economic development teams, this project would not have been possible in Arizona. These next 12-months will be even more exciting as we see this facility go up and as we add more Arizonans to the Nikola team.”

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America Makes Receives $1.4M NIST Grant America Makes has received a $1.4 million grant from the United States Department of Commerce’s National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), announced by United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross during a press conference at the America Makes facility inYoungstown, Ohio.

The grant will help America Makes continue work to address personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages because of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing America Makes to work with small and medium sized manufacturers to better position them for the on-going crisis and future ones.

“Since the beginning of the pandemic we have seen additive manufacturers (AM) across the country respond to deliver safe and effective PPE, showing how AM can be the solution to help solve critical supply chain gaps,” said America Makes Executive Director John Wilczynski. “We are extremely honored to receive the NIST grant to continue this important work.”

Since March, America Makes has worked alongside the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and National Institutes of Health (NIH) to coordinate guidance for the AM community and provide a vehicle to download reviewed 3D print PPE designs.

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“Thank you for your swift action in rebuilding our medical and protective equipment supply chains as a result of the COVID-19 emergency,” stated Secretary Ross during his remarks. “You teamed up with the VA, FDA, and NIH to optimize 31 PPE designs for clinical use, including 28 for production by the additive manufacturing community.This was no small feat, and I congratulate each of you for what you have accomplished across the Manufacturing USA network.”

T h e a n n o u n c e m e n t f o l l owe d a n earlier tour of America Makes and the Youngstown Business Incubator facilities.

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“The Miami Avenue building is uniquely suited to fit the company’s needs while maintaining a central location to provide easy access to its local customers,” Wyss said in a statement. “While the site will be used for distribution, it will also feature manufacturing and a research and development lab to support further product innovation.”

Peter Johnson, CEO of Phat Scooters, told the Business Journal the company’s revenue grew 300% from 2019 to 2020, and the move will help accommodate growth, but he didn’t release specific revenue numbers.

The company has about 60 employees in Arizona, including 30 that have been hired in the past six months, Johnson said. He is expecting to have about 100 employees in Arizona by the beginning of 2021.

Johnson said the company has been working to bring assembly to the United States for about a year and a half and said by the first quarter of 2021 the products will all be made domestically.

Phat Scooters Leases Space In Phoenix, Plans To Move Manufacturing From China Electric scooter manufacturer Phat Scooters has leased 44,000 square feet in Phoenix to become the company’s new headquarters and manufacturing facility, as the company works to move its manufacturing to the United States from China.

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The company is developing a scooter sidecar, and continues to add new product lines, which are often inspired by the company’s customers and their needs, Johnson said. The scooters can travel in different modes, bike mode, golf mode and beach mode, reaching up to 20 miles per hour in bike mode.

Phat Scooters will be featured in a new docu-series on the new Sony Entertainment/Chicken Soup for the Soul streaming channel called “Crackle,” which will follow the company and feature the custom electric vehicles the company makes for some of their celebrity clients.

The show is sc heduled to beg in airing in January. Filming was already underway, but was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, Johnson said, and shooting is scheduled to resume in September. By Corina Vanek – Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal

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Corporate Headquarters Location

FourPac ___________ 602-751-2070 Electronics FourPac ___________ 602-751-2070 FABRICATION CNC Punching Centers ACC Machinery _______ 602-258-7330 Magnum Precision Mach __ 602-431-8300 S&S Machinery Sales ____ 602-368-8542 Fiber Lasers Bystronic Inc __________213-309-1694 Gantry Systems, CNC ACC Machinery _______ 602-258-7330 Iron Workers ACC Machinery _______ 602-258-7330 Adams Machinery _______480-968-3711 Magnum Precision Mach __ 602-431-8300 Mesa Mach Sales ______ 480-545-0275 Moore Tool & Equipment __ 602-455-8904 Revolution Machine Tools ___385-355-0316 S&S Machinery Sales ____ 602-368-8542 Laser Cutting/Proc. Center ACC Machinery _______ 602-258-7330 Bystronic Inc __________213-309-1694

Haas Factory Outlet A Division of Ellison Machinery Company

patrick ellison

Sales Director

president 1610 s. priest Dr., suite 101 tempe, arizona 85281 Telephone: Cell: Fax: Email:

480-968-5877 480-298-9782 480-968-0522 pellison@ellisonaz.com

www.haascnc.com

MACHINERY Erik Beall

Edge, FMB, Lemca, LNS, MTA, SMW/ ATS

Sales Associate CELL: 602-361-3232 PH: 480-775-6462 FAX: 480-775-6540

75 W. Baseline Rd., Ste. 53 Gilbert, AZ 85233 EMAIL: erik@dandrmachinery.com

AMERICAN TOOLS & METALS INC. Cutting Tools, Lubricants & Abrasives WALTER PENA O: 480-689-5493 • C: 480-622-9348 walter@atmphoenix.com PO Box 26508 • Tucson, AZ 85726 947 S. 48th St, #125 • Tempe, AZ 85281 AmericanToolsandMetals.com

Mesa Mach Sales _______ 480-545-0275 S&S Machinery Sales _____ 602-368-8542 Plasma/Gas Cutting Systems ACC Machinery ________ 602-258-7330 Bystronic Inc __________ 213-309-1694 Mesa Mach Sales _______ 480-545-0275 Pipe & Tube Benders/Notchers ACC Machinery ________ 602-258-7330 Bystronic Inc __________ 213-309-1694 Moore Tool & Equipment ___ 602-455-8904 S&S Machinery Sales _____ 602-368-8542 Power Tools Copper State Bolt & Nut ____ 800-603-6887 Press Brakes ACC Machinery ________ 602-258-7330 Adams Machinery _______ 480-968-3711 Bystronic Inc __________ 213-309-1694 Magnum Precision Mach ___ 602-431-8300 Magnum Precision Mach ___ 505-345-8389 Mesa Mach Sales _______ 480-545-0275 Moore Tool & Equipment ___ 602-455-8904

Revolution Machine Tools ___ 385-355-0316 S&S Machinery Sales _____602-368-8542 Punch Presses Adams Machinery _______ 480-968-3711 Bystronic Inc __________ 213-309-1694 Shearing Machines ACC Machinery ________602-258-7330 Adams Machinery _______ 480-968-3711 Bystronic Inc __________ 213-309-1694 Moore Tool & Equipment ___602-455-8904 S&S Machinery Sales _____602-368-8542 Magnum Precision Mach ___ 602-431-8300 WaterJet: Filtration/Chillers Ebbco Inc ___________ 800-809-3901 WaterJet Cutting Systems D & R Machinery ______ 480-775-6462 Desert Machine Sales _____623-826-1025 Flow Waterjet _________ 714-393-3783 Flow Waterjet _________ 415-828-3569 North-South Machinery ____ 602-391-4696 OMAX Corp. __________800-838-0343

Welding Equipment ACC Machinery _______602-258-7330 METAL FINISHING EQUIPMENT Anodizing, Plating, Passivation Equipment Americhem Engineering __602-437-1188 INSPECTION EQUIP 3D Measurement Systems Ellison Machinery _______480-968-5335 Mitutoyo America _______ 480-294-7631 Starrett_____________ 949-348-1213 Zeiss Ind. Metrology ______800-327-9735 Coordinate Measuring Mach.

Advanced Coordinate Tech __480-921-3370 D & R Machinery _______480-775-6462 Ellison Machinery _______480-968-5335 Klontech Industrial Sales ___ 480-948-1871 Mitutoyo America _______ 480-294-7631 Renishaw ___________847-286-9953 Starrett_____________ 949-348-1213 Total Quality Systems _____480-377-6422 Zeiss Ind. Metrology ______800-327-9735 Gauging Equipment Advanced Coordinate Tech __480-921-3370 Ellison Machinery _______480-968-5335 Klontech Industrial Sales ___ 480-948-1871 Mitutoyo America _______ 480-294-7631 Total Quality Systems _____480-377-6422 Washington Calibration ____480-820-0506

Email/Skype jd.wogoman@datron.com

Magnetic Particle (NDT) Machines DCM Tech __________ 800-533-5339 Metrology Instruments Advanced Coordinate Tech __ 480-921-3370 Ellison Machinery _______ 480-968-5335 Klontech Industrial Sales ___ 480-948-1871 Mitutoyo America _______ 480-294-7631 Renishaw ___________ 847-286-9953 Starrett_____________ 949-348-1213 Total Quality Systems _____ 480-377-6422 Washington Calibration ____ 480-820-0506 Zeiss Ind. Metrology ______ 800-327-9735 Optical Comparators Advanced Coordinate Tech __ 480-921-3370 D & R Machinery ______ 480-775-6462 Ellison Machinery _______ 480-968-5335 Mitutoyo America _______ 480-294-7631 Klontech Industrial Sales ___ 480-948-1871 Magnum Precision Mach ___ 602-431-8300 Renishaw ___________ 847-286-9953 Starrett_____________ 949-348-1213 Total Quality Systems _____ 480-377-6422 75 •

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Division of Curran Manufacturing Corporation

200 Oser Avenue Hauppauge, NY 11788 U.S.A.

Tel:

1-631-273-1010 1-800-645-4174 Fax: 1-631-273-1066 1-800-424-2082

www.royalprod.com

orders@royalprod.com

Zeiss Ind. Metrology ______ 800-327-9735 Rapid Optical Inspection Mesa Mach Sales _______ 480-545-0275 Moore Tool & Equipment ___ 602-455-8904 Starrett_____________ 949-348-1213 Repair & Certification Advanced Coordinate Tech __ 480-921-3370 Total Quality Systems _____ 480-377-6422 Washington Calibration ____ 480-820-0506 Video Measuring Systems Ellison Machinery _______ 480-968-5335 Klontech Industrial Sales ___ 480-948-1871 Mitutoyo America _______ 480-294-7631 Starrett_____________ 949-348-1213 WaterJet: Filtration/Chillers Ebbco Inc ___________ 800-809-3901 USED MACHINERY ACC Machinery ________ 602-258-7330 EDM Network _________ 480-836-1782 K D Capital___________ 480-922-1674 Methods West _________ 602-437-2220 Moore Tool & Equipment ___ 602-455-8904 S&S Machinery Sales _____ 602-368-8542

Don Loveless Tel: 800-686-1679 181 Business Park Dr. Fax: 860-409-2552 Bristol, CT. 06010 Email: dloveless@gmnusa.com www.gmnusa.com

Savage Machine Tools _____480-773-4080 TSM Machinery ________ 602-233-3757 ACCESSORIES Abrasives Barton International _____ 800-741-7756 Copper State Bolt & Nut ____800-603-6887 GMA Garnet __________ 882-243-9300 S.L. Fusco ___________ 602-276-0077 Stellar Industrial________800-562-8258 Adhesives S.L. Fusco ___________ 602-276-0077 Stellar Industrial________800-562-8258 Air Blast Cabinets, Blast Rooms Lone Arrow __________ 480-507-8074 Air Distribution Systems Magnum Precision Mach ___ 602-431-8300 Stellar Industrial________800-562-8258 Band Saw/ Blades D & R Machinery ______ 480-775-6462 Echols Saw & Supply _____ 602-278-3918 Marshall Tool & Supply ____602-269-6295 Starrett_____________ 949-348-1213 Richard Amy Regional Sales Manager

BARTON INTERNATIONAL cell 951.551.2685 sales 800.741.7756 ramy@barton.com www.barton.com A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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S.L. Fusco___________ 602-276-0077 Bar Feeders Arizona CNC Equip ______ 480-615-6353 BC Barfeeds _________ 562-243-4659 D & R Machinery______ 480-775-6462 Edge Technologies ______ 951-440-1574 Ellison Machinery _______ 480-968-5335 Magnum Precision Mach ___ 602-431-8300 Bellows Hennig______________909-420-5796 Blast Abrasives Barton International _____ 800-741-7756 GMA Garnet _________ 882-243-9300 Cabinets, Custom Lone Arrow __________ 480-507-8074 Chip Conveyors Hennig______________909-420-5796 Chip Management Arizona CNC Equip ______ 480-615-6353 Ellison Machinery________480-968-5335 Coolant Shields Hennig______________909-420-5796 Lucy’s Machine Company ___323-587-6162 Chip Removal Coolant Systems Arizona CNC Equip_______ 480-615-6353 Ebbco Inc __________ 800-809-3901 Ellison Machinery ______ 480-968-5335 MP Systems _________ 909-282-7463 Chuck Jaws Arizona CNC Equip_______ 480-615-6353 Star Metal Fluids ______ 800-367-9966 Coolant Systems: Chillers Ellison Machinery ______ 480-968-5335 Lucy’s Machine Company ___323-587-6162 MP Systems _________ 909-282-7463 Cutting Tools Chucks Adams Machinery _______ 480-968-3711 Copper State Bolt & Nut ___ 800-603-6887 Arizona CNC Equip_______ 480-615-6353 Cutting Tools Consultants ___602-277-1342 Ellison Machinery ______ 480-968-5335 Datron ____________ 480-826-3689 Marshall Tool & Supply ____ 602-269-6295 Kyocera Cutting Tools _____480-244-4758 S.L. Fusco ___________602-276-0077 Clamping Kyocera Cutting Tools _____ 480-244-4758 Von Ruden Manufacturing _ 763-682-0322 SCHUNK ____________ 919-452-4535 Digital Readout Units Adams Machinery _______480-968-3711 CNC Lathe Accessories Von Ruden Manufacturing __ 763-682-0322 D & R Machinery ______ 480-775-6462 CNC Collet Chucks Lone Arrow __________480-507-8074 Royal Products_________ 800-645-4174 Magnum Precision Mach __ 602-431-8300 Collet Fixtures Draw Tubes & Bars Royal Products_________ 800-645-4174 Lucy’s Machine Company ___323-587-6162

Jeff Klimowicz Regional Sales Manager 480.320.0308 mobile jklimowicz@qualichem.com qualichem.com ISO 9001:2015 | All products proudly made in the USA.

Vises and Vise Jaws Machine Tool Accessories Arizona CNC Equip_______ 480-615-6353 Von Ruden Manufacturing _ 763-682-0322 Stevens Engineering ______ 602-272-6766 New Way Covers & Repair Waterjet Abrasives Hennig __________________ Barton International _____ 800-741-7756 ______________909-420-5796 GMA Garnet __________ 882-243-9300 Pallet Systems Adams Machinery______ 480-968-3711 Lone Arrow __________ 480-507-8074 Enclosures fo Machine Tools Waterjet Accessories Hennig______________909-420-5796 Arizona CNC Equip_______480-615-6353 Barton International _____ 800-741-7756 D & R Machinery _______ 480-775-6462 Fasteners GMA Garnet __________ 882-243-9300 Copper State Bolt & Nut ___ 800-603-6887 Ellison Machinery _______ 480-968-5335 Lone Arrow __________ 480-507-8074 Parts Washing Equipment Filtration Equip.

Waterjet Bricks/Hoppers Ebbco Inc ___________800-809-3901 D & R Machinery ______ 480-775-6462 Barton International _____ 800-741-7756 Qualichem, Inc. ________480-320-0308 Qualichem, Inc ________ 480-320-0308 Waterjet Replacement Parts Star Metal Fluids _______800-367-9966 S.L. Fusco ___________ 602-276-0077 Arizona CNC Equip_______480-615-6353 Star Metal Fluids _______ 800-367-9966 EDM Tooling Systems Barton International _____ 800-741-7756 R8 Quick-Change Tool System EDM Network _________480-836-1782 GMA Garnet __________ 882-243-9300 EDM Performance ______800-336-2946 Royal Products_________ 800-645-4174 Wipers Robot Accessories Filtermist Mist Collectors Hennig_____________909-420-5796 Royal Products_________ 800-645-4174 SCHUNK ____________ 919-452-4535 Work Holding Rota-Rack Parts Accumulator Gaskets Ellison Machinery _______ 480-968-5335 Copper State Bolt & Nut ___ 800-603-6887 Royal Products_________ 800-645-4174 Kurt Manufacturing ______ 763-574-8320 Sealants Grippers Stevens Engineering ______ 602-272-6766 SCHUNK ____________919-452-4535 S.L. Fusco ___________ 602-276-0077 CONSUMMABLES Guard & Vacuum Pedestals For Stellar Industrial________ 800-562-8258 Cutting Fluids & Oils Grinders Spindles (Coolants) Midaco Corporation _____ 847-593-8420 GMN USA ___________ 800-686-1679 Echols Saw & Supply _____ 602-278-3918 Live Centers Marshall Tool & Supply ____ 602-269-6295 Static Tool Holders Royal Products_________ 800-645-4174 SCHUNK ____________ 919-452-4535 Pioneer Distributing Co. ____ 602-278-2693 Von Ruden Manufacturing __ 763-682-0322 S.L. Fusco ___________ 602-276-0077 Live Tool Holders Star Metal Fluids _______ 800-367-9966 Tooling Columns SCHUNK ____________919-452-4535 Von Ruden Manufacturing __763-682-0322 Stevens Engineering ______ 602-272-6766 EDM Materials & Supplies Adams Machinery _______480-968-3711 Vibratory Equipment Lubricants / Systems S.L. Fusco ___________602-276-0077 Adams Machinery _______ 480-968-3711 D & R Machinery _______ 480-775-6462 Star Metal Fluids _______800-367-9966 D & R Machinery ______ 480-775-6462 EDM Network _________ 480-836-1782

EDM Performance acc’s ___ 800-336-2946 Qualichem Inc ________ 480-320-0308 Single Source Technologies _ 602-686-0895 Star Metal Fluids ______ 800-367-9966 Garnet Barton International _____800-741-7756 GMA Garnet __________882-243-9300 Impression Materials Roydent ____________ 480-607-1876 Machine Tool Cool. Filtration D & R Machinery ______ 480-775-6462 Qualichem, Inc _______ 480-320-0308 Star Metal Fluids ______ 800-367-9966 Mounting Brackets Lucy’s Machine Company ___323-587-6162 Solvents & Degreasing Agents Qualichem, Inc _______ 480-320-0308 Star Metal Fluids ______ 800-367-9966 Spindle Liners Lucy’s Machine Company ___323-587-6162 HARDWARE MATERIAL Alloys: High Temperature Aerodyne Alloys _______ 860-289-3820 Western States Metals _____801-978-0562 Alloys: Specialty Aerodyne Alloys _______ 860-289-3820 Apache Steel Company ___ 602-323-2200 Sierra Alloys TSI ________800-423-1897

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Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. Since 1946

Sales@CoastalMetals.com

Fluid Power / Mechanical / Tool Products ISO 9001:2008 Certified

Brandon Anderson President

MOBILE: 612.251.0868 E-MAIL: brandon@vonruden.com

DIRECT: 763.682.0322 PHONE: 763.682.3122 FAX: 763.682.3954

1008 First Street NE - PO Box 699 - Buffalo, MN 55313 USA Made in USA

www.vonruden.com

Driven Tooling for the Machine Tool Industry

Made in USA

Ron Muenchow rmuenchow@upmet.com Mobile 619.871.0002 | Toll Free 888.282.3292 14941 East Northam Street, La Mirada, CA 90638 www.upmet.com

Aluminum Apache Steel Company ____602-323-2200 AZ Metals ___________602-688-8003 Bralco Metals Phoenix_____ 602-252-1918 Bralco Metals Albuquerque __505-345-0959 Ind. Metal Supply _______602-454-1500 Coast Aluminum ________ 877-977-6061 Samuel, Son & Co _______ 602-721-0176 Tube Service Company ____602-267-9865 Aluminum Extrusions Bralco Metals Phoenix_____ 602-252-1918 Bralco Metals Albuquerque __505-345-0959 Ind. Metal Supply _______602-454-1500 Coast Aluminum ________ 877-977-6061 Armor:Commercial Kloeckner Metals _______480-389-2883 Armor:Military Grade Kloeckner Metals _______480-389-2883 Bar: Large Diameter Bralco Metals Phoenix_____ 602-252-1918 Bralco Metals Albuquerque __505-345-0959 Coastal Metals _________ 800-811-7466 Samuel, Son & Co _______ 602-721-0176 TW Metals ___________800-203-8000 Brass Apache Steel Company ____602-323-2200 AZ Metals ___________602-688-8003 Bralco Metals Phoenix_____ 602-252-1918 Bralco Metals Albuquerque __505-345-0959

Coast Aluminum________ 877-977-6061 Coastal Metals _________ 800-811-7466 Ind. Metal Supply _______ 602-454-1500 Samuel, Son & Co _______ 602-721-0176 Western States Metals _____ 801-978-0562 Bronze Apache Steel Company ____ 602-323-2200 AZ Metals ___________ 602-688-8003 Coastal Metals _________ 800-811-7466 Ind. Metal Supply _______ 602-454-1500 Western States Metals _____ 801-978-0562 Carbon Apache Steel Company ____ 602-323-2200 AZ Metals ___________ 602-688-8003 Coastal Metals _________ 800-811-7466 Ind. Metal Supply _______ 602-454-1500 Cast Iron Western States Metals _____ 801-978-0562 Castings Ind. Metal Supply _______ 602-454-1500 Chrome Rod Western States Metals _____ 801-978-0562 Copper Apache Steel Company ____ 602-323-2200 AZ Metals ___________ 602-688-8003 Ind. Metal Supply _______ 602-454-1500 Coast Aluminum ________ 877-977-6061 Samuel, Son & Co _______ 602-721-0176 Western States Metals _____ 801-978-0562 Drill Rod Apache Steel Company ____ 602-323-2200 Extrusions TW Metals ___________ 800-203-8000 Lead Ind. Metal Supply _______ 602-454-1500

Michael Morace Sales Engineer – Arizona Cell: 602-513-6754 Toll Free: 888-554-8394 Fax: 888-554-8392 mmorace@tungaloyamerica.com

Tungaloy America, Inc.

3726 N. Ventura Drive, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 www.tungaloy.com/us

Material Sales Jacquet West _________ 310-684-4370 Titanium Laube Titanium___805-388-1050x124 Samuel, Son & Co _______ 602-721-0176 TW Metals___________800-203-8000 Metals Apache Steel Company ____602-323-2200 AZ Metals ___________602-688-8003 AZ Tool & Steel ________ 480-784-1600 Bralco Metals Phoenix_____ 602-252-1918 Coast Aluminum ________ 877-977-6061 Davis Salvage Co _______602-267-7208 Ind. Metal Supply _______ 602-454-1500 Jacquet West__________ 310-684-4370 Kloeckner Metals _______480-389-2883 Laube Titanium___805-388-1050x124 Samuel, Son & Co _______ 602-721-0176 Sierra Alloys TSI ________ 800-423-1897 Tube Service Company ____602-267-9865 TW Metals ___________800-203-8000 Western States Metals _____ 801-978-0562

Patti Robison General Manager

120 E. Corporate Place Ste #12 Chandler, AZ 85225 www,portplastics.com probison@portplastics.com

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Metals-Bar & Plate Apache Steel Company ____ 602-323-2200 AZ Metals ___________ 602-688-8003 AZ Tool & Steel ________ 480-784-1600 Bralco Metals Phoenix_____ 602-252-1918 Bralco Metals Albuquerque __ 505-345-0959 Coast Aluminum ________ 877-977-6061 Davis Salvage Co _______ 602-267-7208 Ind. Metal Supply _______ 602-454-1500 Jacquet West _________ 310-684-4370 Kloeckner Metals _______ 480-389-2883 Plastics- Acrylic/PVC, Tubing, Nylon, Many Others Port Plastics ___________480-813-6118 Titanium Laube Titanium___805-388-1050x124 Samuel, Son & Co _______ 602-721-0176 Nickel Alloys Jacquet West _________ 310-684-4370 Stainless Steel Jacquet West__________ 310-684-4370 Samuel, Son & Co _______ 602-721-0176 Sierra Alloys TSI ________ 800-423-1897 Tool Steel Apache Steel Company ____ 602-323-2200 Davis Salvage Co _______ 602-267-7208 Titanium & Hastelloy Apache Steel Company ____ 602-323-2200 Laube Titanium___805-388-1050x124

Sean Arsenault

Account Manager Vero Software Part of Hexagon

The World’s #1 Manufacturing Solutions Provider • Production Milling • 4/5 Axis Milling

sean.arsenault@verosoftware.com www.verosoftware.com

• Production Turning • Multi-Axis Mill/Turn

T: +1 866-675-6551 x5432 M: +1 602-359-2530 F: +1 866-200-7791

Horizon Carbide _______480-968-0957 Kyocera Cutting Tools ____480-244-4758 Marshall Tool & Supply ___602-269-6295 Tungaloy America ______ 310-415-4810

Edward Merkle

602-978-3130 1-800-689-8665

Doctor owned THE TOOL CRIB INC. Doctor Driven The MACHINE SHOP PIT STOP General Manager

ttctime2@gmail.com www.ttcroundcutters.com 21640 N 19th Ave, # C-103,Phoenix, AZ 85027

John McManus, COO 623-341-0878 BlackLabOptical.com jm@blacklaboptical.com-

1515 W Deer Valley Rd, Bldg A # 105, Phoenix, AZ 85027

Sierra Alloys TSI ________800-423-1897 800-423-1897

Cutting Tools: Custom B&T Tool & Engineering ____ 602-267-1481 Tubing & Pipe Apache Steel Company ____602-323-2200 Horizon Carbide ________ 480-968-0957 AZ Metals ___________602-688-8003 LRW Cutting Tools _______ 602-269-1775 Ind. Metal Supply _______602-454-1500 Tungaloy America _______ 310-415-4810 Drills Tube Service Company ____602-267-9865 Cutting Tools Consultants ___ 602-277-1342 INDUSTRIAL HARDWARE LRW Cutting Tools ______ 602-269-1775 Boring Bars Marshall Tool & Supply ____ 602-269-6295 Marshall Tool & Supply ____602-269-6295 Moore Tool & Equipment ___ 602-455-8904 The Tool Crib Inc. _______ 602-978-3130 The Tool Crib Inc. _______ 602-978-3130 Carbide Tungaloy America _______ 310-415-4810 Cutting Tools Consultants __ 602-277-1342 End Mills Horizon Carbide ________480-968-0957 Coast Aluminum Sales ____ 480-797-5162 LRW Cutting Tools _______602-269-1775 Cutting Tools Consultants ___ 602-277-1342 Magnum Precision Mach ___602-431-8300 LRW Cutting Tools _______ 602-269-1775 Marshall Tool & Supply ____ 602-269-629 Marshall Tool & Supply ____ 602-269-6295 Clamping & Gripping The Tool Crib Inc. _______ 602-978-3130 Kyocera Cutting Tools _____480-244-4758 Tungaloy America _______ 310-415-4810 SCHUNK ____________ 919-452-4535 Fixtures Cutting Tools SCHUNK ____________ 919-452-4535 B&T Tool & Engineering ____ 602-267-1481 Form Tools Cutting Tools Consultants ___602-277-1342 Coast Aluminum Sales ____ 480-797-5162 Horizon Carbide ________480-968-0957 Cutting Tools Consultants ___ 602-277-1342 Kyocera Cutting Tools _____480-244-4758 Horizon Carbide ________ 480-968-0957 LRW Cutting Tools _______602-269-1775 LRW Cutting Tools _______ 602-269-1775 The Tool Crib Inc. _______ 602-978-3130 Inserts, Indexable Tungaloy America _______ 310-415-4810 Coast Aluminum Sales ____ 480-797-5162

Inserts, PCD/CBN Coast Aluminum Sales ____ 480-797-5162 Horizon Carbide ________480-968-0957 Marshall Tool & Supply ____602-269-6295 Tungaloy America _______ 310-415-4810 Key Cutters The Tool Crib Inc. _______ 602-978-3130 Reamers & Drills, PCD Coast Aluminum Sales ____ 480-797-5162 Marshall Tool & Supply ____602-269-6295 Tungaloy America _______ 310-415-4810 Precision Toolholding Products SCHUNK ____________ 919-452-4535 Tungaloy America _______ 310-415-4810 Von Ruden Manufacturing __ 763-682-0322 Thread Mills Coast Aluminum Sales ____ 480-797-5162 Horizon Carbide ________480-968-0957 Tungaloy America _______ 310-415-4810 Tooling Columns/ Tombstones Ellison Machinery _______480-968-5335 Stevens Engineering ______ 602-272-6766 Tooling Systems Ellison Machinery _______480-968-5335 Tungaloy America _______ 310-415-4810 Von Ruden Manufacturing __763-682-0322 PALLET SYSTEMS Manual & Automatic Pallet Systems Midaco Corporation ______847-593-8420 PRODUCTS Safety Glasses Midaco Corporation ______847-593-8420 ROBOTICS Part Loading Systems Midaco Corporation _____ 847-593-8420

YOUR PARTNER IN CUSTOM TOOLING SOLUTIONS

CHRIS WINDSOR

Director of Business Operations

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p. 602.269.1775 f. 602.269.0542 1735 N. 28th Ave #1 Phoenix, AZ 85009

chris@lrwtool.com www.lrwtool.com toll free 877.845.7940

CAD/CAM Adams Machinery _______ 480-968-3711 Arizona CNC Equip_______ 480-615-6353 Autodesk____________877 335 2261 Feature Cam __________602-502-9654 MLC CAD (MasterCAM) ____480-696-6056 MLC CAD (SolidWorks) ____480-696-6056 Turul Engineering _______ 480-420-7117 Vero Software _________602-359-2530 Software, Inv. Control Autodesk____________877 335 2261 Feature Cam __________602-502-9654 MLC CAD (MasterCAM) ____480-696-6056 MLC CAD (SolidWorks) ____480-696-6056 Turul Engineering _______ 480-420-7117 Software, NC Programming Adams Machinery _______ 480-968-3711 Autodesk____________877 335 2261 Datron ____________ 480-826-3689 Ellison Machinery _______480-968-5335 Feature Cam __________602-502-9654 MLC CAD (MasterCAM) ___ 480-696-6056 MLC CAD (SolidWorks) ____480-696-6056 Turul Engineering _______ 480-420-7117 Software, Servicing Autodesk____________877 335 2261 Feature Cam __________602-502-9654 MLC CAD (MasterCAM) ___ 480-696-6056 MLC CAD (SolidWorks) ____480-696-6056

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REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT SERVICES FINANCING » RESEARCH » ADVISORY SERVICES RYAN SARBINOFF Vice President / Regional Manager (602) 687-6700 Ryan.Sarbinoff@MarcusMillichap.com

Turul Engineering _______ 480-420-7117 SERVICES Automation & Controls FourPac ____________602-751-2070 Metals Eng & Testing Lab. ___ 602-272-4571 Banks Alerus Bank & Trust ______ 480-905-2414 Western Banks_________ 480-917-4243 Business Consulting Arizona MEP __________ 602-845-1200 BMSC _____________480-445-9400 Quick Turn Financial______ 480-385-1220 Scarla Consulting Group ____ 480-242-5412 Calibration Services Advanced Coordinate Tech __ 480-921-3370 Arizona CNC Equip _____ 480-615-6353 Field Calibrations ______ 480-756-8828 Klontech Industrial Sales ___ 480-948-1871 Washington Calibration ____480-820-0506 Calibration: Repair & Certify Advanced Coordinate Tech __ 480-921-3370 Field Calibrations ______ 480-756-8828 Washington Calibration ____480-820-0506 A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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Commercial General Contractor KLM Realty __________ 602-723-3508 Consulting Arizona MEP __________ 602-845-1200 BMSC _____________ 480-445-9400 Elevate Consulting ________480-577-2113 GoYellowbird.com _______ 480-229-2272 Mueller Prost___________314-862-2070 Quality Training Consultants _ 928-284-0856 Scarla Consulting Group ____ 480-242-5412 Sustaining Edge Solutions___ 888-572-9642 Consulting:Business Improvement Elevate Consulting ________480-577-2113 GoYellowbird.com _______ 480-229-2272 Mueller Prost___________314-862-2070 Contract Inspection Klontech Measure Sol _____ 480-626-8131 Contract Programming Adams Machinery _______ 480-968-3711 Ellison Machinery _______ 480-968-5335 Klontech Measure Sol _____ 480-626-8131 CNC Training Adams Machinery _______ 480-968-3711

Ellison Machinery _______ 480-968-5335 Gateway Community College _ 602-286-8050 CPA/ Business Advisor Mueller Prost__________314-862-2070 Crates/Pallets Beau’s Crates _________ 480-966-3630 Craters & Freighters ______ 480-966-9929 Crating Technology ______ 602-528-3628 Crating Onsite Beau’s Crates _________ 480-966-3630 Craters & Freighters ______ 480-966-9929 Design Services Fast DMS_____________424-FAST-DMS Metalcraft Inc. _________ 480-967-4889 Metalcraft Inc.________480-967-4889 Engineering Services Advanced Coord. Tech _____623-780-4137 Facility Safety Hennig_____________909-420-5796 Financial Services Alerus Bank & Trust _______480-905-2414 Banterra Bank _________ 480-770-0007 Droeg Financial Services ___ 480-345-6575 Western Banks__________480-917-4243 HazMat Pachaging & Shipping Craters & Freighters ______ 480-966-9929 Heavyhaul Hunter Machine Moving ____ 602-246-8783 IRH _____________ 800-334-2409

Insurance Services NFP Property & Casualty __ 480-458-6052 ISO9001 Certification KALOS Certifications _____ 480-486-8007 ISO/AS9100 Consulting Arizona MEP __________602-845-1200 BMSC ____________ 480-445-9400 Quality Training Consultants 928-284-0856 Scarla Consulting Group ____480-242-5412 Sustaining Edge Solutions___888-572-9642 ISO9001 Lead Auditor Training KALOS Certifications _____ 480-486-8007 IT/ Network Specialists Onsite Technical Services __ 602-595-2227 IT/ Software Support Services Onsite Technical Services __ 602-595-2227 Leasing and Financing Alerus Bank & Trust ______480-905-2414 Banterra Bank ________ 480-770-0007 KLM Realty _________ 602-723-3508 Western Banks_________480-917-4243 Lean Consulting Arizona MEP __________602-845-1200

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Reverse Engineering BMSC _____________480-445-9400 Klontech Measure Sol _____480-626-8131 Metalcraft Inc._________480-967-4889 Metals Eng & Testing Lab. __ 602-272-4571 Rigging C&M Rigging _________602-253-8200 Hunter Machine Moving ____ 602-246-8783 IRH _____________ 800-334-2409 Safety Training GoYellowbird.com _______480-229-2272 Michelle Tinsley

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Schools, Custom Training Arizona MEP __________ 602-845-1200 AZPMAP ____________ 602-723-8191 Ellison Machinery _______480-968-5335 Gateway Community College _602-286-8050 Schools, Machining &

Training BMSC _____________480-445-9400 Gateway Community College _602-286-8050 Shipping Elevate Consulting _______ 480-577-2113 Craters & Freighters ______480-966-9929 Industrial Solutions ______480-327-8949 Transportation Sustaining Edge Solutions__ _888-572-9642 C&M Rigging _________602-253-8200 Machinery Installation C&M Rigging _________602-253-8200 IRH _____________ 800-334-2409 Transportation: Hunter Machine Moving ____ 602-246-8783 IRH _____________800-334-2409 Air/Freight/Ground Machinery Moving C&M Rigging _________602-253-8200 C&M Rigging _________602-253-8200 IRH _____________ 800-334-2409 Hunter Machine Moving ____ 602-246-8783 Working Capital, Credit Lines IRH ____________800-334-2409 Banterra Bank _________480-770-0007 Machinery Storage C&M Rigging _________602-253-8200 Western Banks_________ 480-917-4243 RECYCLING Hunter Machine Moving ____ 602-246-8783 Barry Metals __________ 602-484-7186 Procurement Fast DMS____________ 424-FAST-DMS Consolidated Resources Inc. __ 623-931-5009 Davis Salvage Co _______602-267-7208 Public Relations REPAIR/DESIGN New Angle Media _______ 602-295-1813 Bar Feeder Repair Marketing/ Web Design New Angle Media _______ 602-295-1813 Edge Technologies _______ 951-440-1574 Real Estate, Commercial Machine Tool Rebuilding Advanced Precision ______ 602-525-0156 Marcus & Millichap ______ 602-687-6700 KLM Realty __________602-723-3508 API Services __________ 757-223-4157

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Hampton Inn & Suites CNC and Conventional Since 1987 Specializing in Haas Machines Phoenix Chandler Fashion Center Tel: +1 480.577.2113 Phoenix, AZ Email: jackielord@elevateconsulting.llc

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Repair -Hydraulic Advanced Precision _____ 602-525-0156 The Werks C&C, Inc _____602-569-1809 Repair - Portable Advanced Precision _____ 602-525-0156 The Werks C&C, Inc _____ 602-569-1809 Spindle Rebuilding GMN USA __________ 800-686-1679 Testing, Metallurgical Metals Eng & Testing Lab. ___602-272-4571 Tool Repair, Coating, Treatment Cutting Tools Consultants 602-277-1342 SERVICES/MARKETING/DESIGN Photography Takashi Sato __________ 602-790-3160 A Z MANUFACTURING SW • 81 • Sept / Oct 2020 2

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Moore Tool & Die _______602-909-6697 Western Cast Parts ______ 480-250-9764 Morsch Machine ________ 480-961-7673 Castings: Prototype AATC _____________ 602-268-1467 Precise Metal Products ____602-272-2625 Systems Integrators ______623-434-3136 Western Cast Parts ______ 480-250-9764 Castings: Production Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800 AATC _____________ 602-268-1467 Clean Room Assembly Jan’s Inc.____________480-833-7305 Western Cast Parts ______ 480-250-9764 COATING L&W Fluid ___________602-323-2560 Arizona Finishing _______602-438-4443 Fixtures: Assembly Bolts Metallizing - CWST ____602-244-2432 Newport Tool _________ 801-295-7411 CAP _____________602-464-9629 BAR CODING Coating Technologies _____ 623-242-9575 ADDITIVE MFG / 3 D PRINTING Coating: Chem Film Sensing Solutions AZMF Precision ________ 602-476-7477 Cleveland Electric Labs ___ 480-967-2501 Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117 CAP______________602-464-9629 Frontier Group_________ 928-636-0130 Faustson ____________303-420-7422 Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117 Thermo Couples Louie’s Black Oxide ______602-257-0530 Jaguar Precision Machine ___505-242-6545 Cleveland Electric Labs ____480-967-2501 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 CRC Surface Technologies __ 602-288-0394 ASSEMBLY Frontier Group_________928-636-0130 Bending: CNC Semiray, A Div of Mistras ___ 602-275-1917 AAE ______________928-772-9887 Gold Tech Industries ____ _480-968-1930 AZMF Precision ________ 602-476-7477 Chromatic Over Zinc Diecast Abrams Airborne Mfg _____ 520-887-1727 Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625 Sav-On Plating_________ 602-252-4311 PAS Technologies ______ 602-744-2600 ANEWCO ____________ 520-751-1222 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Brazing: Aluminum Dip Coating: Black Oxide CAP _____________602-464-9629 Abrams Airborne Mfg _____520-887-1727 Coating Technologies _____ 623-242-9575 Semiray, A Div of Mistras ___ 602-275-1917 Cleveland Electric Labs ___ 480-967-2501 Bolts Metallizing - CWST ___ 602-244-2432 Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117 PAS Technologies ______ 602-744-2600 GHT Services__________480-396-1800 Louie’s Black Oxide ______602-257-0530 The Metal Man _______ 800-448-9448 Hi-Tech Machining & Eng ___520-889-8325 BROACHING Sav-On Plating_________ 602-252-4311 JD Machine __________801-782-4403 Air Gear ____________602-275-7996 PAS Technologies _______602-744-2600 Coating: Dry Film Lube Coating: Cerakote JDB Ltd. ____________ 602-992-9627 Apache Gear, Inc _______623-934-7144 Coating Technologies _____623-242-9575 Masic Industries ________ 503-232-9109 CASTINGS KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331 MAKstride ___________928-460-6054 AATC _____________ 602-268-1467 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 CRC Surface Technologies __ 602-288-0394 WESTERN CAST PARTS LLC Steve Whisel

Field Sales & Engineering

4024 E. Casitas Del Rio Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85050 Phone: (480) 284-6618 Cell: (480) 250-9764 Email: swcastings@cox.net A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Semiray, A Div of Mistras ___ 602-275-1917 Coating: Liquid Collins Metal Finishing ___ 602-275-3117 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Pilkington Metal Finishing _ 801-972-2146 Coating: Nickel/Teflon Coating Technologies _____ 623-242-9575 Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117

Die Cutting Coating:Passivation CAP _____________ 602-464-9629 Systems Integrators ______ 623-434-3136 Laser Group_________ 928-636-0130 Frontier Gro Big O Metals __________ 480-477-9182 PAS Technologies _______ 602-744-2600 Desert Precision Mfg _____ 520-887-4433 Semiray, A Div of Mistras ___ 602-275-1917 F&B Manufacturing ______ 602-512-5237 Powder Coating Systems Integrators ______ 623-434-3136 Arizona Finishing _______ 602-438-4443 Fine Line Laser Cutting ____ 602-863-3196 Plasma Cutting AZMF Precision ________ 602-476-7477 Big O Metals __________ 480-477-9182 Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117 Marzee ____________ 602-269-5801 Frontier Group_________ 928-636-0130 Tube Laser Cutting Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Tube Service Company ____ 602-267-9865 Pilkington Metal Finishing_____801-972-2146 Turret Punching Perfection Industrial Finishing_520-434-9090 Big O Metals __________ 480-477-9182 COIL PROCESSING DIE CASTING

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Echols Saw & Supply _____ 602-278-3918 TVT Die Casting ________ 800-280-2278 DIES Chemetall ___________ 714-739-2821 Southwest Waterjet-Laser ___ 480-306-7748 Coating Technologies _____ 623-242-9575 Systems Integrators ______ 623-434-3136 Arizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002 Precision Die & Stamp’g ___ 480-967-2038 Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117 The Metal Man ________ 800-448-9448 Wissota Tool & Die ______ 480-507-3484 CRC Surface Technologies ___602-288-0394 Bandsaw Cutting Wrico _____________ 480-892-7800 Frontier Group_________ 928-636-0130 Echols Saw & Supply _____602-278-3918 EDM Louie’s Black Oxide ______602-257-0530 CNC Router EDM: Drilling Small Hole PAS Technologies _______602-744-2600 Micropulse West ________ 480-966-2300 AAE ______________ 928-772-9887

EDM Tech ___________ 602-278-6666 LAYKE, Inc.___________ 602-272-2654 Micropulse West ________ 480-966-2300 Quality Mold__________ 480-892-5480 Sun Tech _____________480-921-1665 EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking) AAE ______________ 928-772-9887 ANEWCO _____________520-751-1222 Blaze Precision ________ 480-584-5227 EDM Tech ___________ 602-278-6666 Faustson ____________ 303-420-7422 Micropulse West ________ 480-966-2300 Quality Mold__________ 480-892-5480 Sun Tech _____________480-921-1665 EDM: Dialectric Systems /Filtration Ebbco Inc ____________800-809-3901 EDM: Wire 3D Machine LLC ________ 480-239-8254

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Caleb T. Kratz

Simulation Product Specialist Southwest Territory Manager

MOBILE: 713-252-2784

caleb.kratz@autodesk.com

valtechmfg@qwestoffice.net

Autodesk, Inc. Houston, TX 77459 www.autodesk.com

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Craig Roth President/C.O.O.

Spring & Manufacturing Co.,Inc.

Patrick H. Stewart II President

21631 N. 3rd Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85027 p (623) 492 9400 x215 f (623) 492 9071 pstewart@stewartmfg.com www.stewartmfg.com

A Complete Manufacturing Facility for Fabrication, Machining and Assembly SPRINGS STAMPINGS- MACH INED SPRINGSPARTS- WASHER S -WIR E FORMSFORMED TUB ING-ASSEMBLIES

3325 East Wier Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Phone: (602)243-4329 Cell: (602)370-5777

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Spring & Manufacturing Co.,Inc.

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3325 East Wier Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Phone: (602)243-4329 Cell: (602)370-5777

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FABRICATION: SHEET METAL A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-2191 Abrams Airborne Mfg _____ 520-887-1727 AERO Spring & Mfg Co ____ 602-243-4329 Aero Tech ___________ 801-292-0493 Engineering_______ 602-437-0497 Allfab Engineering AAE ______________ 928-772-9887 ANEWCO ____________ 520-751-1222 ANEWCO ____________ 520-751-1222 ATEC Engineering _______ 480-569-3337 Arizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002 AzMark ____________ 480-926-8969 Auer Precision _________ 480-834-4637 AZMF Precision _________602-476-7477 Blaze Precision ________ 480-584-5227 BEL Machining_________ 480-445-9881 Continental Machining ____ 800-777-2483 BID Machine, Inc _______ 480-892-7304 EDM Tech ___________ 602-278-6666 Big O Metals __________ 480-477-9182 Faustson ____________ 303-420-7422 Gilbert Metal Stamping ____ 480-503-1283 Continental Machining ____ 800-777-2483 Creedbilt Inc __________ 623-939-8119 Micropulse West ________480-966-2300 Dayton Lamina ________ 248-489-9122 Moore Tool & Die _______ 480-622-1705 Desert Precision Mfg _____ 520-887-4433 Powill Manufacturing _____ 623-780-4100 Dynamic Machine & Fabrication_ 602-437-0339 Quality Mold__________480-892-5480 Fine Line Fabricating _____ 602-863-3506 Sun Tech ____________ 480-921-1665 Gilbert Metal Stamping ____ 480-503-1283 Thompson Machine ______ 505-823-1453 Group Manufacturing Serv __ 480-966-3952 Whitley Machine________602-323-5550 JD Machine __________ 801-782-4403 Wrico _____________480-892-7800 K-2 Manufacturing ______ 602-455-9575 ENGINEERING/ Lynch Brothers Mfg ______ 602-267-7575 PROGRAMMING K-2 Manufacturing ______ 602-455-9575 Magnum Companies _____ 602.272.3600 DIFFERENT

brian juarez

SALES MANAGER (602) 622-6363

(480) 477-9182 EXT: 1005 WWW.BIGOMETALS.COM BRIANJUAREZ@BIGOMETALS.COM 50 S. 43RD. PHOENIX, AZ 85009

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Craig Roth President/C.O.O.

Spring & Manufacturing Co.,Inc.

A Complete Manufacturing Facility for Fabrication, Machining and Assembly SPRINGS- STAMPINGS- MACH INED PARTS- WASHER S -WIR E FORMSFORMED TUB ING-ASSEMBLIES

3325 East Wier Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Phone: (602)243-4329 Cell: (602)370-5777

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Craig Roth Metzfab ___________ 602- 539-9591 K-2 Mfg ____________ 602-455-9575 President/C.O.O. Precise Metal Products ____ 602-272-2625 Moore Tool & Die ______ 602-909-6697 Spring & Manufacturing Co.,Inc. Complete Manufacturing Facility for Fabrication: Machining and Assembly Nelson Engineering ______602-273-7114 AFabrication, 3325 East Wier Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Medium & Large Part Partners _________603-831-2771 Phone: (602)243-4329 (602)370-5777 A1 Precision Metal & AerospaceCell:_623-377-2191 Powerhaus Precision ____ 480-225-8854 Abrams Airborne Mfg ______520-887-1727 Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625 Craig Roth ANEWCO ____________ 520-751-1222 President/C.O.O. RM Garrison Machining ___ 623-582-6544 BELSpring Machining __________480-445-9881 & Manufacturing Co.,Inc. Scriven Precision_______ 480-961-9775 A Complete Manufacturing Facility for Fabrication, Machining and Assembly Big O Metals ___________480-477-9182 3325 East Wier Avenue Stewart Precision Mfg ____ 623-492-9400 Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Continental Machining ____ 800-777-2483 Phone: (602)243-4329 TMM Precision _______ 800-448-9448 Cell: (602)370-5777 Dynamic Machine & Fabrication_ 602-437-0339 Weiser Engineering _____ 303-280-2778 Fine Line Fabricating _____ 602-863-3506 Whitley Machine_______ 602-323-5550 Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800 Fry Fabrications _________602-454-0701 Aluminum (Medium & Large) Fine Line Fabricating _____ 602-863-3506 Aero Tech __________ 801-292-0493 Fry Fabrications _________602-454-0701 Jan’s Inc.____________ 480-833-7305 Fabrication: JD Machine __________ 801-782-4403 Custom Metal AZMF Precision ________ 602-476-7477 Magnum Companies _____ 602.272.3600 Allfab Engineering______ 602-437-0497 Metzfab ____________ 602- 539-9591 Fine Line Fabricating ____ 602-863-3506 Precise Metal Products ____ 602-272-2625

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Mike Sniegowski Precision Grinding for the Aerospace Industry since 1998 2821 W. Willetta Phone: (602) 353-8088

Phoenix, AZ 85009

Mike@BlueStreakGrinding.com

www.bluestreakgrinding.com

Precision Metalworks _____ 602-455-9575

RM Garrison Machiing___623-582-6544 Stewart Precision Mfg _____ 623-492-9400 TMM Precision ________ 800-448-9448 Weiser Engineering ______ 303-280-2778 Fabrication: Steel Magnum Companies _____602.272.3600 FINISHING Arizona Finishing _______ 602-438-4443 AZMF Precision ________ 602-476-7477 Coating Technologies _____ 623-242-9575 EPSI______________714-256-8950 Gold Tech Industries ______ 480-968-1930 Louie’s Black Oxide ______ 602-257-0530 PAS Technologies _______ 602-744-2600 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Phoenix Heat Treating_____ 602-258-7751 TVT Die Casting ________ 800-280-2278 Abrasive Blasting Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090

Semiray, A Div of Mistras __602-275-1917 STP Performance Coating LLC 602-276-1231 Dry Film Lubrication Bolts Metallizing - CWST __ 602-244-2432 CAP ____________ 602-464-9629 PAS Technologies ______ 602-744-2600 Semiray, A Div of Mistras ___602-275-1917 Electro-Polishing Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117 Glass Bead Clean A2Z Sandblasting ______ 602-716-5566 Coating Technologies ____ 623-242-9575 Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930 Lone Arrow _________ 480-507-8074 PAS Technologies ______ 602-744-2600 Gun Finishing Louie’s Gun Finishing ____ 602-257-0530 Passivation CAP ____________ 602-464-9629 Coating Technologies ___ _623-242-9575 CRC Surface Technologies __ 602-288-0394 Frontier Group________ 928-636-0130 Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930 PAS Technologies ______ 602-744-2600 Semiray, A Div of Mistras ___602-275-1917 Polishing EPSI______________714-256-8950

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Gold Tech Industries _____ 480-968-1930 RM Garrison Machining ___ 623-582-6544 Sand Blasting A2Z Sandblasting ______ 602-716-5566 Coating Technologies ____ 623-242-9575 Masic Industries _______ 503-232-9109

GASKETS Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Systems Integrators ______623-434-3136 GEAR CUTTING STP Performance Coating LLC _602-276-1231 Air Gear ____________602-275-7996 Shot Peen Apache Gear, Inc _______623-934-7144 PAS Technologies ______ 602-744-2600 GRINDING Stripping

Coating Technologies ____ 623-242-9575 Arizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002 Auer Precision _________480-834-4637 FIXTURES Blaze Precision _______ 480-584-5227 AzMark ____________480-926-8969 Blue Streak Grinding ____ 602-353-8088 Exactitude Precision ______602-316-6957 CRC Surface Technologies ___602-288-0394 Paragon Machining & Design 480-635-9163 GMN USA ___________ 800-686-1679 Powerhaus Precision ____ 480-225-8854 Grindworks __________ 623-582-5767 JWB Manufacturing ______480-967-4600 FOUNDRY

AATC _____________ 602-268-1467 Osborn Products ________623-587-0335

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3301 EAST MADISON STREET PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85034

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Superior Grinding ______ 888-487-9701 Grinding: Tool & Cutter CTE ______________ 800-783-2400 Superior Grinding ______ 888-487-9701 Gun Drilling PAS Technolo Technologies _______ 602-744-2600 Phoenix Grinding _______ 602-437-8401 Powill Manufacturing _____ 623-780-4100 Ron Grob ___________ 970-667-5320 Shaw Precision ________ 480-785-4925 Steel Services Grinding ____ 800-662-0126 Systems Integrators ______ 623-434-3136 Sun Grinding _________ 602-238-9595 Superior Grinding _______ 888-487-9701 Wissota Tool & Die ______ 480-507-3484 Grinding, Blanchard Steel Services Grinding ____800-662-0126 Sun Grinding _________ 602-238-9595 Superior Grinding _______ 888-487-9701 Grinding: Centerless (OD) Blue Streak Grinding _____ 602-353-8088 Dynamic Machine & Fabrication_602-437-0339 Grindworks __________ 623-582-5767 National Grinding & Mfg ___ 602-588-2869 Osborn Products ________ 623-587-0335 Phoenix Grinding _______ 602-437-8401 Ron Grob ___________ 970-667-5320 Shaw Precision ________ 480-785-4925 Sun Grinding _________ 602-238-9595 Superior Grinding _______ 888-487-9701

Grinding, CNC/Contour Blue Streak Grinding _____ 602-353-8088 National Grinding & Mfg ___ 602-588-2869 Powill Manufacturing_ ___623-780-4100 Superior Grinding _______ 888-487-9701

Powill Manufacturing ___ 623-780-4100 HEAT TREATING Bolts Metallizing - CWST ____602-244-2432 Controlled Thermal Tech’y___ 602-272-3714 Phoenix Heat Treating_____ 602-258-7751

Labels & Bar Code Quality Mold _________ 480-892-5480 EPSI______________714-256-8950 Sun Grinding _________ 602-238-9595 Leach Laser __________ 602-254-1141 86 •

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Grinding & Threading Rolling

Office: 480-785-4925 Chris - Cell: 602-349-7921 Email: chris@shawsgrinding.com chris@shawprecision.com Andy - Cell: 602-903-7930 Email: andy@shawprecision.com

Heat Treating Grinding… Cylindrical Mobile PartMarking Grindworks __________ 623-582-5767 Bolts Metallizing - CWST ____ 602-244-2432 Leach Laser __________ 602-254-1141 Copper State Bolt & Nut ____ 800-603-6887 Grinding… Double Disc Tool / PartMarking (Laser) Phoenix Grinding _______ 602-437-8401 F&B Manufacturing ______ 602-512-5237 Phoenix Heat Treating_____ 602-258-7751 Frontier Group_________928-636-0130 Grinding…Gear/Spline Air Gear ____________ 602-275-7996 Heat Treating/ISO9001/AS9100 Leach Laser __________ 602-254-1141 Bolts Metallizing - CWST ____ 602-244-2432 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Grinding: ID/OD Large Capacity Drop Bottom Oven/ TechMark __________ 480-820--9444 Air Gear ____________ 602-275-7996 Aluminum Heat Treating Silk Screen AzMark ____________ 480-926-8969 Lynch Brothers Mfg ______ 602-267-7575 Arizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443 Blue Streak Grinding _____ 602-353-8088 Phoenix Heat Treating_____ 602-258-7751 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Grindworks __________ 623-582-5767 HONING/LAPPING INSPECTION National Grinding & Mfg ___ 602-588-2869 Grindworks __________ 623-582-5767 Calibration Osborn Products ________ 623-587-0335 LAYKE, Inc.___________ 602-272-2654 Field Calibrations ______ 480-756-8828 Ron Grob ___________ 970-667-5320 Inspection, First Article National Grinding & Mfg ___ 602-588-2869 Superior Grinding _______ 888-487-9701 Osborn Products ________ 623-587-0335 Klontech Measure Sol _____480-626-8131 Grinding:Mattison Paramount Honing & Machine 480-577-9774 Sun Grinding _________ 602-238-9595 Phoenix Grinding _______ 602-437-8401 Grinding: Surface Powill Manufacturing_____623-780-4100 Arizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002 HYDRO FORMING Blue Streak Grinding _____ 602-353-8088 F&B Manufacturing ______ 602-512-5237 Grindworks __________ 623-582-5767 Precision Aerospace ______ 602-352-8658 National Grinding & Mfg ___ 602-588-2869 IDENTIFICATION Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335 Phoenix Grinding _______ 602-437-8401

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PARAMOUNT HONING & MACHINE

Precision Honing Specialists  480.577.9774

 info@paramounthoning.com

771 N Golden Key St Ste A, Gilbert, AZ 85233

www.ParamountHoning.com

Total Quality Systems ____ 480-377-6422 Inspection Services Arizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002 Challenger Aerospace _____480-894-0802 Klontech Measure Sol _____ 480-626-8131 Metals Eng & Testing Lab. ___602-272-4571 Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300 Sustaining Edge Solutions ___888-572-9642 Total Quality Systems ____ 480-377-6422 Inspection Services, Welding Metals Eng & Testing Lab. ___602-272-4571 ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert.

BMSC_____________480-445-9400 Gladhill Assoc _________623-939-4412 Sustaining Edge Solutions ___888-572-9642 Quality Training Consultants _928-284-0856 Process Improvement/ Audit BMSC_____________480-445-9400 Quality Training Consultants _928-284-0856 Sustaining Edge Solutions ___888-572-9642

ANEWCO ___________ 520-751-1222 HK Machining _________602-278-6704 AZMF Precision ________ 602-476-7477 Infinisys ____________602-276-2276 Cassavant Machining ____ 602-437-4005 Jaguar Precision Machine __ 505-242-6545 Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339 JB’s Precision ________ 623-581-9088 Evans Precision Machining _ 623-581-6200 JD Machine _________ 801-782-4403

F&B Manufacturing ______602-512-5237 KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331 Flex-Pro ____________ 623-581-0551 Faustson ___________ 303-420-7422 L&W Machine Co ______ 602-323-2560 GHT Services__________ 480-396-1800 Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325 LAYKE, Inc.__________ 602-272-2654 Gibbs Precision Machine ___ 480-753-1166 Industrial Tool Die & Eng ___520-745-8771 Lynch Brothers Mfg _____ 602-267-7575 Gilbert Metal Stamping ____ 480-503-1283 Jaguar Precision Machine __ 505-242-6545 Matrix Machine ________480-966-4451 Group Mfg Serv. ________480-966-3952 JDB Ltd ___________ 602-992-9627 Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889 HK Machining ________ 602-278-6704 Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889 Morsch Machine ________480-961-7673 Infinisys ____________ 602-276-2276 Morsch Machine ________480-961-7673 Nelson Engineering ______ 602-273-7114 Jan’s Inc.____________ 480-833-7305 Specialty Turn Products ___ 602-426-9340 Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335 JD Machine __________ 801-782-4403 T-N Machining ________ 602-278-8665 Powerhaus Precision ____ 480-225-8854 JDB Ltd. ____________ 602-992-9627 Tech Five Machining _____ 480-699-4856 Powill Manufacturing ____ 623-780-4100 KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331 Uni-Tek ___________ 602-272-2601 Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625 Micropulse West ________480-966-2300 Machining: Aerospace Pro Precision ________ 602-353-0022 RM Garrison Machining___623-582-6544 AATC______________602-268-1467 Service & Sales _______ 480-968-9084 Select Machining ______ 602-881-5845 Abrams Airborne Mfg _____520-887-1727 Southwest Swiss Precision _ 602-438-4670 T-N Machining _________ 602-278-8665 ANEWCO ___________ 520-751-1222 Specialty Turn Products ___ 602-426-9340 TVT Die Casting ________800-280-2278 Avtek Industries _______ 602-485-4005 AzMark ___________ 480-926-8969 Systems Integrators ______623-434-3136 Wrico _____________480-892-7800 Uni-Tek ____________602-272-2601 Machining: CNC Backerworks Mfg ______ 505-342-2943 3D Machine LLC ________480-239-8254 Machining: Contract Cassavant Machining ____ 602-437-4005 Challenger Aerospace ____ 480-894-0802 Aero Design & Mfg _____ 602-437-8080 AAE ______________ 928-772-9887

MACHINING Machining: 3D 3D Machine LLC ________480-239-8254 Cassavant Machining _____602-437-4005 Challenger Aerospace _____480-894-0802 L&W Machine Co ______ 602-323-2560 MAKstride ___________928-460-6054 AERO Spring & Mfg Co ____602-243-4329 Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300 Continental Machining ___ 800-777-2483 Pro Precision _________602-353-0022 Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339 Arizona Wire & Tool ______480-813-1002 Systems Integrators ______623-434-3136 Evans Precision Machining _ 623-581-6200 Avtek Industries _______ 602-485-4005 Gibbs Precision Machine ___480-753-1166 Cleveland Electric Labs ___ 480-967-2501 Machining: 5 Axis

Accutech ____________ 801-975-1117 Abrams Airborne Mfg _____ 520-887-1727 Alpha Machine ________ 602-437-0322 ANEWCO ____________ 520-751-1222

Accutech ____________ 801-975-1117 Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325 Evans Precision Machining _ 623-581-6200 Arizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002

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L&W Machine Co ______ 602-323-2560 K-zell Metals, Inc. _______602-232-5882 LAYKE, Inc.___________602-272-2654 KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331 MAKstride ___________928-460-6054 Systems Integrators ______ 623-434-3136 Matrix Machine ________480-966-4451

Machining: Milling Metalcraft Inc. _________480-967-4889 3D Machine LLC ________480-239-8254 Metzfab ___________ 602- 539-9591 Avtek Industries ________602-485-4005 Micropulse West _______ 480-966-2300 AZMF Precision ________ 602-476-7477 Morsch Machine ________ 480-961-7673 Challenger Aerospace _____480-894-0802 Newport Tool _________ 801-295-7411 Exactitude Precision ______ 602-316-6957 Osborn Products ________623-587-0335 Flex-Pro ____________ 623-581-0551 ATEC Engineering _______480-569-3337 480-569-3337 Paragon Machining & Design _480-635-9163 Genesis Precision _______602-687-9600 Machining Plastic AzMark ___________ 480-926-8969 Powerhaus Precision _____480-225-8854 GHT Services__________480-396-1800 Blaze Precision _______ 480-584-5227 AZMF Precision ________ 602-476-7477 Powill Manufacturing _____623-780-4100 Gibbs Precision Machine ___ 480-753-1166 JDB Ltd ____________602-992-9627 BEL Machining_________480-445-9881 Precision Aerospace _____ 602-352-8658 Hi-Tech Machining & Eng ___520-889-8325 Systems Integrators ______623-434-3136 BID Machine, Inc ______ 480-892-7304 Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625 Infinisys ____________ 602-276-2276 Machining Precision Blaze Precision _______ 480-584-5227 Powerhaus Precision _____480-225-8854 Jaguar Precision Machine ___505-242-6545 3D Machine LLC _ ______480-239-8254 Challenger Aerospace___ _ 480-894-0802 Quality Mold_________ 480-892-5480 JD Machine __________801-782-4403 AAE _____________ 928-772-9887 Cleveland Electric Labs ___ 480-967-2501 RM Garrison Machining __623-582-6544 JDB Ltd. ____________ 602-992-9627 AATC _____________602-268-1467 Continental Machining ___ 800-777-2483 RMSS ____________ 623-780-5904 Jemelco, Inc.__________480-804-9541 Accutech ____________ 801-975-1117 Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339 Ron Grob ___________970-667-5320 L&W Machine Co _______602-323-2560 Abrams Airborne Mfg _____520-887-1727 Evans Precision Machining _ 623-581-6200 Select Machining ______ 602-881-5845 MAKstride ___________928-460-6054 Alpha Machine _______ 602-437-0322 Faustson ___________ 303-420-7422 Systems Integrators ______623-434-3136 Metalcraft Inc. _________480-967-4889 ANEWCO ____________520-751-1222 Flex-Pro ____________623-581-0551 T-N Machining _________602-278-8665 Morsch Machine ________ 480-961-7673 Arizona Wire & Tool ______480-813-1002 GHT Services_________ 480-396-1800 Tech Five Machining ______480-699-4856 Paragon Machining & Design _480-635-9163 ATEC Engineering _______480-569-3337 Gibbs Precision Machine ___480-753-1166 Uni-Tek ____________602-272-2601 Part Partners _________ 603-831-2771 Auer Precision _________480-834-4637 HK Machining ________ 602-278-6704 Val-Tech Mfg __________480-966-7376 RMSS _____________623-780-5904 Avtek Industries _______ 602-485-4005 Hi-Tech Machining & Eng __ 520-889-8325 Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800 Ron Grob ___________970-667-5320 Machining: Industrial & Repair Select Machining ______ 602-881-5845 AzMark ___________ 480-926-8969 HPMP _____________801-619-9850 Infinisys ____________602-276-2276 BEL Machining_________480-445-9881 Stewart Precision Mfg _____623-492-9400 Backerworks Mfg ______ 505-342-2943 Systems Integrators ______ 623-434-3136 Machining: Large T-N Machining _________602-278-8665 Jaguar Precision Machine __ 505-242-6545 Alpha Machine ________602-437-0322 JB’s Precision ________ 623-581-9088 Backerworks Mfg _______505-342-2943 Uni-Tek ____________ 602-272-2601 Machining: Milling - Long Part JD Machine _________ 801-782-4403 Continental Machining ____800-777-2483 JDB Ltd. ____________602-992-9627 Empire Precision Mach. ___ 480-633-4580 K-zell Metals, Inc. _______602-232-5882 Jan’s Inc.___________ 480-833-7305

BID Machine, Inc ______ 480-892-7304

Cassavant Machining ____ 602-437-4005 Challenger Aerospace ____ 480-894-0802 Cleveland Electric Lab (CEL) __480-967-2501 Continental Machining ___ 800-777-2483

Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339 Jemelco, Inc._________ 480-804-9541 F&B Manufacturing ______602-512-5237 Machining: MultiSwiss KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331 HK Machining _________602-278-6704 Specialty Turn Products ____602-426-9340 Evans Precision Mach’g ___ 623-581-6200 A Z MANUFACTURING SW • 88 • Sept / Oct 2020 2

Jeff Rozell - President Phone: 602-269-8788 Fax: 602-269-0103 3731 E La Salle St. Phoenix, AZ 85040 CNC PRECISION MACHINING PROTOTYPE • PRODUCTION

CNC MACHINE SHOP - DESIGN - SOLID MODELS - PRINTS 2225 W. Mountain View Suite #4 Phoenix, Az 85021

Jon Schaeffer Office: Mobile: E-Mail: Web:

(President)

602-687-9600 602-881-1055 jon@genesisprecisionaz.com www.genesisprecisionaz.com

Southwest Swiss Precision __ 602-438-4670 Jemelco, Inc.__________ 480-804-9541 CNC MACHINE - DESIGN - SOLID MODELS - PRINTS Specialty TurnSHOP Products ____602-426-9340 JD Machine __________ 801-782-4403 2225 W. Mountain View Suite #4 Phoenix, Az 85021

StarRex Precision _______ 480-834-6344 JDB Ltd. ____________ 602-992-9627 Yvonne Schaeffer Office: 602-687-9600 Stewart Precision Mfg _____ 623-492-9400 JWB Manufacturing ______ 480-967-4600 Mobile: 602-430-8652 (General Manager)

E-Mail:

yvonne@genesisprecisionaz.com

SunWeb: Tech www.genesisprecisionaz.com ____________ 480-921-1665 KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331

Faustson ____________303-420-7422 Tech Five Machining ______ 480699-4856 Uni-Tek ____________ 602-272-2601 Flex-Pro ____________ 623-581-0551 Val-Tech Mfg __________ 480-966-7376 Genesis Precision _______602-687-9600 Weiser Engineering ______ 303-280-2778 Gibbs Precision Machine ___ 480-753-1166 Wissota Tool & Die ______ 480-507-3484 Hi-Tech Machining & Eng ___520-889-8325 Machining: Production HK Machining _________ 602-278-6704 AAE ______________ 928-772-9887 HPMP _____________ 801-619-9850 GHT Services__________ 480-396-1800 Jaguar Precision Machine ___505-242-6545 JDB Ltd. ____________ 602-992-9627 JB’s Precision _________623-581-9088 MAKstride ___________ 928-460-6054 JD Machine __________801-782-4403 Newport Tool _________ 801-295-7411 JDB Ltd. ____________ 602-992-9627 StarRex Precision _______ 480-834-6344 Jemelco, Inc.__________480-804-9541 T-N Machining _________ 602-278-8665 JWB Manufacturing ______480-967-4600 Tech Five Machining ______ 480699-4856 LAYKE, Inc.___________602-272-2654 Machining: Prototype Lynch Brothers Mfg ______602-267-7575 AAE ______________ 928-772-9887 Matrix Machine ________ 480-966-4451 AATC______________602-268-1467

L&W Machine Co _______ 602-323-2560 MAKstride ___________ 928-460-6054 Metalcraft Inc. _________ 480-967-4889 Micropulse West ________480-966-2300 Newport Tool _________ 801-295-7411 Osborn Products ________ 623-587-0335 Powerhaus Precision _____ 480-225-8854 Pro Precision ________ 602-353-00220 RM Garrison Machining ____ 623-582-6544 RMSS ___________ 623-780-5904 Select Machining ______ 602-881-5845 StarRex Precision _______480-834-6344 Stewart Precision Mfg _____ 623-492-9400 T-N Machining _________ 602-278-8665 Tech Five Machining ______ 480699-4856 Uni-Tek ____________ 602-272-2601 Val-Tech Mfg __________ 480-966-7376

Micropulse West ________480-966-2300 Accutech ____________ 801-975-1117 Wissota Tool & Die ______ 480-507-3484 Metalcraft Inc. _________ 480-967-4889 Alpha Machine ________ 602-437-0322 Machining: Quick Turn Morsch Machine ________ 480-961-7673 Backerworks Mfg _______ 505-342-2943 Flex-Pro ____________ 623-581-0551 Nelson Engineering ______ 602-273-7114 BID Machine, Inc _______ 480-892-7304 Gibbs Precision Machine ___ 480-753-1166 Newport Tool _________ 801-295-7411 Cleveland Electric Lab (CEL) __ 480-967-2501 Genesis Precision _______ 602-687-9600 Avery 5371

Osborn Products ________ 623-587-0335 Continental Machining ____ 800-777-2483 HK Machining _________ 602-278-6704 Paragon Machining & Design _ 480-635-9163 Evans Precision ________ 623-581-6200 Jemelco, Inc.__________ 480-804-9541 Powerhaus Precision _____480-225-8854 Exactitude Precision ______ 602-316-6957 Paragon Machining & Design _ 480-635-9163 Powill Mfg ___________ 623-780-4100 Flex-Pro ____________ 623-581-0551 Part Partners _________ 603-831-2771 Precision Aerospace ______602-352-8658 GHT Services__________ 480-396-1800 Powerhaus Precision _____ 480-225-8854 Quality Mold__________480-892-5480 Gibbs Precision Machine ___ 480-753-1166 RMSS____________ 623-780-5904

RM Garrison Mach’ing ___623-582-6544 Infinisys ____________ 602-276-2276 RMSS_____________623-780-5904

Machining: Semiconductor Jaguar Precision Machine ___ 505-242-6545 KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331

Rich Schwab

Sr. Sales Representative 361 South 52nd Street • Tempe, AZ 85281 Phone: 480-967-2501 • Fax: 480-967-2530 rschwab@cel-atg.com Cell: 480-375-1437

www.clevelandelectriclabs.com

ISO/IEC 17025

Machining: Swiss Cassavant Machining _____ 602-437-4005 HPMP _____________ 801-619-9850 Pacific Swiss & Mfg ______ 503-557-9407 RMG Machining ________ 623-582-6544 Southwest Swiss Precision __ 602-438-4670 Specialty Turn Products ____ 602-426-9340 StarRex Precision _______ 480-834-6344 Mach: Turning CNC 3D Machine LLC _______480-239-8254 AAE ______________ 928-772-9887 Alpha Machine ________ 602-437-0322 ATEC Engineering _______ 480-569-3337 Avtek Industries ________ 602-485-4005 AzMark ____________ 480-926-8969 AZMF Precision ________ 602-476-7477 BEL Machining_________ 480-445-9881 Cassavant Machining _____ 602-437-4005 Cleveland Electric Labs ___ 480-967-2501 Continental Machining ____ 800-777-2483 Dynamic Machine & Fabrication_602-437-0339 Exactitude Precision ______ 602-316-6957 Flex-Pro ____________ 623-581-0551 Genesis Precision _______ 602-687-9600 GHT Services__________ 480-396-1800 Hi-Tech Machining & Eng ___ 520-889-8325 HPMP _____________ 801-619-9850 JD Machine __________ 801-782-4403 JDB Ltd. ____________ 602-992-9627 Jemelco, Inc.__________ 480-804-9541

Service & Sales ________480-968-9084 Jan’s Inc.____________ 480-833-7305 L&W Machine Co _______ 602-323-2560 Metzfab ____________ 602- 539-9591 A2Z MANUFACTURING •

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1826 W. Broadway Rd,# 46,Mesa, AZ 85202 Phone: 480-225-8854 powerhausprecision@yahoo.com www.powerhausprecision.com

Morsch Machine ________480-961-7673 Osborn Products _______ 623-587-0335 Paragon Machining & Design 480-635-9163 Precision Metalworks ____ 602-455-9575

RM Garrison Mach’ing __623-582-6544 RMSS ____________ 623-780-5904 Ron Grob __________ 970-667-5320 StarRex Precision ______ 480-834-6344 Select Machining ______ 602-881-5845 Stewart Precision Mfg ____ 623-492-9400 Uni-Tek ___________ 602-272-2601 Val-Tech Mfg _________ 480-966-7376 Metalcraft Inc. ________ 480-967-4889 Morsch Machine ________480-961-7673 Uni-Tek ___________ 602-272-2601 Machining: Turning: Automatic American Prec. Machine___ 602-269-6298 AzMark ___________ 480-926-8969 Challenger Aerospace ____ 480-894-0802 Evans Precision Mach’g ___ 623-581-6200 HPMP _____________801-619-9850 JB’s Precision Ind ______ 623-581-9088 LAYKE, Inc.__________ 602-272-2654 Matrix Machine ________480-966-4451 Paragon Machining & Design 480-635-9163 RMSS ____________ 623-780-5904 StarRex Precision ______ 480-834-6344 Stewart Precision Mfg ____ 623-492-9400 Weiser Engineering _____ 303-280-2778 A2Z MANUFACTURING •

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Machining: Ultra-Precision Auer Precision ________ 480-834-4637 Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing 503-557-9407 Southwest Swiss Precision _ 602-438-4670 MACHINING: LASER Laser Cutting Allfab Engineering______ 602-437-0497 AZMF Precision ________ 602-476-7477 Big O Metals __________480-477-9182 EDM Tech __________ 602-278-6666 F&B Manufacturing ______602-512-5237 Fine Line Laser Cutting ____602-863-3196 K-2 Manufacturing _____ 602-455-9575 K-zell Metals, Inc. ______ 602-232-5882 KLK Ind. ____________602-267-1331 M3 (Modern Metal Masters) 623-233-7932 Marusiak LLC ________ 480-318-8883 Precise Metal Products ___ 602-272-2625 Precision Aerospace _____ 602-352-8658 Southwest Waterjet-Laser __ 480-306-7748 The Metal Man _______ 800-448-9448 TMM Precision _______ 800-448-9448 Tube Service Company ___ 602-267-9865 Wrico ____________ 480-892-7800 Weiser Engineering _____ 303-280-2778 Laser Engraving & Etching Leach Laser __________ 602-254-1141 Marusiak LLC ________ 480-318-8883 Paragon Machining & Design 480-635-9163 Perfection Ind Finishing ___ 520-434-9090 TechMark __________ 480-820--9444 Laser Marking Leach Laser __________602-254-1141 Marusiak LLC ________ 480-318-8883 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 TechMark __________ 480-820--9444 Thread Rolling Ron Grob __________ 970-667-5320

MANUFACTURING AAE ______________ 928-772-9887 Abrams Airborne Mfg _____ 520-887-1727 Aero Tech ___________801-292-0493 Creedbilt Inc __________ 623-939-8119 Exactitude Precision ______ 602-316-6957 Hi-Tech Machining & Eng ___ 520-889-8325 Group Manufacturing Serv __480-966-3952 K-2 Mfg ____________ 602-455-9575 KLK Ind. ____________ 602-267-1331 Powerhaus Precision _____480-225-8854 Metzfab ____________602- 539-9591 MoldWORX __________480-668-8400 RM Garrison Mach’ing___623-582-6544 RMSS____________ 623-780-5904 Scriven Precision________ 480-961-9775 Systems Integrators ______ 623-434-3136 Manufacturing: Electrode Quality Mold__________480-892-5480 Mfg: PhotoChemical Aero Tech ___________801-292-0493 Etching Fabrication Turnkey Product Services Aero Tech ___________801-292-0493 METAL FORMING Allfab Engineering_______ 602-437-0497 AZMF Precision _________ 602-476-747 Big O Metals __________ 480-477-9182 Desert Precision Mfg _____520-887-4433 K-2 Manufacturing ______ 602-455-9575 Moore Tool & Die _______ 602-909-6697 TMM Precision ________800-448-9448 METAL RESTORATION Capital Metal Finishing ____ 520-884-7473 METAL STAMPING High Production Precision Stamping Precision Die & Stamping ___ 480-967-2038

Thompson Machine _____ 505-823-1453 MOLDS AAE______________ 928-772-9887 JWB Manufacturing _____480-967-4600 MoldWORX__________480-668-8400 Quality Mold _________480-892-5480 Molds: Construction AAE______________ 928-772-9887 JWB Manufacturing _____480-967-4600 MoldWORX__________480-668-8400 Quality Mold _________480-892-5480 Molds: Plastic Injection AAE______________ 928-772-9887 MoldWORX__________480-668-8400 Quality Mold _________480-892-5480 Molds: Steel Aero Tech __________801-292-0493 MoldWORX__________480-668-8400 OUTGASING Systems Integrators _____ 623-434-3136 PAINTING Arizona Finishing ______602-438-4443 CAP _____________602-464-9629 Capital Metal Finishing ___ 520-884-7473 Coating Technologies ____ 623-242-9575 CRC Surface Technologies __602-288-0394 Frontier Group ________ 928-636-0130 PAS Technologies ______ 602-744-2600 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Precise Metal Products____602-272-2625 STP Performance Coating LLC 602-276-1231

chnologies _______ 602-744-2600 PAS Technologies Precision Metalworks _____ 602-455-9575 Sav-On Plating_________ 602-252-4311

Cody Hukill

Anodizing AZMF Precision ________ 602-476-7477 CAP CA

O: 602-539-9591

602-464-9629

Capital Metal Finishing ___ 520-884-7473 Chemetall __________ 714-739-2821 Collins Metal Finishing ___ 602-275-3117

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E: sales@metzfab.com W: metzfabindustries.com A: 23012 N 15th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85027

Laser Marking Laser Engraving Laser Cutting Waterjet Cutting

CRC Surface Technologies__602-288-0394 Frontier Group _______ 928-636-0130 PAS Technologies ______ 602-744-2600 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090

T.J. Fisher Owner/ President

Perfection Industrial Industr Finishing 520-434-9090

Pilkington Metal Finishing__ 801-972-2146

Sav-On Plating ________ 602-252-4311

Semiray, A Div of Mistras ___ 602-275-1917

POLISHING 2781 N Valley View Dr. tj@arizonaarchery.com Prescott Valley, AZ 86314 928-772-9887 ArizonaArchery.com 928-772-6287 fax

Capital Metal Finishing ____ 520-884-7473

Painting& Blast Booths Sav-On Plating_________ 602-252-4311 PAS Technologies _______ 602-744-2600 STP Performance Coating LLC _ 602-276-1231 Bright Tin Nickel/ Chrome/Palladium Phosphate Capital Metal Finishing ____ 520-884-7473 Capital Metal Finishing ____ 520-884-7473 Coating Technologies _____623-242-9575 Foresight Finishing ______ 480-921-0000 Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117 Wet Paint/CARC Sav-On Plating_________ 602-252-4311 E.P.S.I. _____________ 714-256-8950 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Copper Foresight Finishing ______480-921-0000 Frontier Group_________928-636-0130 Capital Metal Finishing ____ 520-884-7473 Gold Tech Industries ______ 480-968-1930 Sandblast/Automated CRC Surface Technologies ___602-288-0394 PAS Technologies _______ 602-744-2600 Capital Metal Finishing ____520-884-7473 Foresight Finishing ______ 480-921-0000 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 STP Performance Coating LLC _ 602-276-1231 Gold Tech Industries ______ 480-968-1930 Silver Plating Screenprinting & Pad Masic Industries ________ 503-232-9109 Capital Metal Finishing ____ 520-884-7473 Printing PAS Technologies _______ 602-744-2600 CRC Surface Technologies ___602-288-0394 Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Electroless Nickel E.P.S.I. _____________ 714-256-8950 STP Performance Coating LLC _ 602-276-1231 Capital Metal Finishing ____ 520-884-7473 Gold Tech Industries ______ 480-968-1930 PLASMA CUTTING CRC Surface Technologies ___602-288-0394 Foresight Finishing ______480-921-0000 Big O Metals __________ 480-477-9182 Gold Tech Industries ______ 480-968-1930 PAS Technologies _______ 602-744-2600

Masic Industries ________ 503-232-9109

Bright Nickel Capital Metal Finishing ____ 520-884-7473

Marzee ____________602-269-5801 Masic Industries ________ 503-232-9109 Sav-On Plating_________ 602-252-4311 PAS Technologies _______ 602-744-2600 PLATING Tin: Matte

Gold Tech Industries ______480-968-1930 PRODUCTION Challenger Aerospace _____480-894-0802 Louie’s Black Oxide ______602-257-0530 PRODUCTS Industrial Thermocouples Cleveland Electric Lab (CEL) __ 480-967-2501 PUNCHING Big O Metals __________ 480-477-9182 Desert Precision Mfg _____520-887-4433 Fry Fabrications ________ 602-454-0701 Group Manufacturing Serv __480-966-3952 K-2 Manufacturing ______602-455-9575 Nelson Engineering ______ 602-273-7114 Powerhaus Precision _____480-225-8854 Precision Metalworks _____602-455-9575 Weiser Engineering ______303-280-2778

SAW CUTTING Paragon Machining & Design _480-635-9163 Gold Tech Industries ______ 480-968-1930 SINTERING ChemResearch_________ 602-253-4175 E.P.S.I. _____________ 714-256-8950 Zinc Plate Coating Technologies _____623-242-9575 Sav-On Plating_________ 602-252-4311 Capital Metal Finishing ____ 520-884-7473 Western Sintering _______509-375-3096 Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117 Gold Collins Metal Finishing ____ 602-275-3117 SPINNING: Metal Capital Metal Finishing ____520-884-7473

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Louie’s Black Oxide ______602-257-0530 Gold Tech Industries ______ 480-968-1930 PAS Technologies _______ 602-744-2600 Apache Gear, Inc _______ 623-934-7144 A2Z MANUFACTURING •

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BOB HUDZIK

E.D.M. Specialists Precision Machining

SUN TECH

& ENG.

Since 1980

1930 St, #13 1930 E. E 3rd3rd St., #13 Tempe, 85281 Tempe, AZ AZ 85281

SPRAY: METAL, PLASMA SPRINGWORKS Utah _____ 801-298-0113 Empire Precision Mach. ___ 480-633-4580 Thompson Machine ______ 505-823-1453 SPRINGS Wrico _____________480-892-7800 Custom Springs Stamping: Aerospace Compression/Extension/ A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-2191 Assembly/Torsion Dayton Lamina ________ 248-489-9122 Ace Wire Spring & Form Co.__ 412-458-4831 Wrico _____________480-892-7800 Flat and Wire Springs Stamping: Deep Draw Ace Wire Spring & Form Co.__ 412-458-4831 Thompson Machine ______ 505-823-1453 AERO Spring & Mfg Co ____602-243-4329 Stamping Design Dayton Lamina ________ 248-489-9122 SPRINGS WORKS Utah_____ 801-298-0113 SPRINGWORKS Utah _____ 801-298-0113 Stamping Flat Forming STAMPING SPRINGS WORKS Utah_____ 801-298-0113 A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-2191 Stamping: Precision AERO Spring & Mfg Co ____602-243-4329 A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-2191 Auer Precision _________ 480-834-4637 SPRINGS WORKS Utah_____ 801-298-0113 Dayton Lamina ________ 248-489-9122 Stamping: Progressive Gilbert Metal Stamping ____480-503-1283 Die & Tooling Moore Tool & Die _______ 602-909-6697 Moore Tool & Die _______ 480-622-1705 Precise Metal Products ____602-272-2625 TESTING Precision Die & Stamping ___480-967-2038

Controlled Thermal Tech’y___ 602-272-3714 Empire Precision Mach. ____ 480-633-4580 THREADING Thread Grinding Blue Streak Grinding _____ 602-353-8088 Grindworks __________ 623-582-5767 Osborn Products ________ 623-587-0335

Western Sintering _______509-375-3096 TUBING Assembly Formed Tubing Service & Sales ________480-968-9084 Formed Tubing AERO Spring & Mfg Co ____ 602-243-4329 Tube Bending /Fabrication A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-2191

ThreadRolling K-zell Metals, Inc. _______602-232-5882 Shaw Precision ________ 480-785-4925 Service & Sales ________480-968-9084 TOOL & DIE WATERJET CUTTING 3D Machine LLC ________ 480-239-8254 Alpha Machine ________ 602-437-0322

AAE ______________ 928-772-9887 AZMF Precision ________ 602-476-7477 Arizona Wire & Tool ______ 480-813-1002 Creedbilt Inc __________ 623-939-8119 Gilbert Metal Stamping ____ 480-503-1283 EDM Tech ___________ 602-278-6666

Testing: Non-Dest/ Pressure Moore Tool & Die _______ 480-622-1705 Systems Integrators ______623-434-3136 CAP _____________ 602-464-9629 Thompson Machine ______ 505-823-1453 Thompson Machine ______505-823-1453 Chemetall ___________ 714-739-2821 Whitley Machine________ 602-323-5550 Whitley Machine________602-323-5550 FutureWeld __________ 602-437-2426 Wissota Tool & Die ______ 480-507-3484 Wrico_____________480-892-7800 Pilkington Metal Finishing___801-972-2146 PAS Technologies _______ 602-744-2600 Wrico _____________ 480-892-7800 Precision Metal Forming Scriven Precision________ 480-961-9775

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Flow International ______800-446-3569 Jan’s Inc.____________ 480-833-7305 M3 (Modern Metal Masters) _623-233-7932 MAKstride ___________928-460-6054

Marusiak LLC _________ 480-318-8883 Semiray, A Div of Mistras ___ 602-275-1917 Marzee ____________ 602-269-5801 A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-2191 TOOLING Testing: Turbine Instrumentation EDM Tech ___________ 602-278-6666 Metzfab ____________602- 539-9591 AZMF Precision ________ 602-476-7477 Cleveland Electric Lab (CEL) __ 480-967-2501 Moore Tool & Die _______ 480-622-1705 Moore Tool & Die _______ 602-909-6697 Desert Precision Mfg _____520-887-4433 Newport Tool _________ 801-295-7411 Precision Aerospace ______602-352-8658 K-2 Mfg ____________602-455-9575 THERMAL SPRAY Moore Tool & Die _______ 602-909-6697 Bolts Metallizing - CWST___602-244-2432 Paragon Machining & Design _ 480-635-9163 RM Garrison Machining ____623-582-6544 A2Z MANUFACTURING •

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Brandon Metzger O: 602-539-9591

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Welding: Laser K-2 Manufacturing ______602-455-9575 Cleveland Electric Lab (CEL) __ 480-967-2501 K-zell Metals, Inc. _______602-232-5882 Quality Mold__________ 480-892-5480

Jan’s Inc.____________480-833-7305

Southwest Waterjet-Laser __ 480-306-7748 Whitley Machine_______ 602-323-5550 Waterjet, 5-Axis Southwest Waterjet-Laser __ 480-306-7748 Waterjet, Multi head Whitley Machine_______ 602-323-5550 Waterjet, High Press. Cutting Alpha Machine _______ 602-437-0322 Marzee ___________ 602-269-5801 WASHERS AERO Spring & Mfg Co ___ 602-243-4329

Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339

K-2 Manufacturing ______602-455-9575 WIRE FORMS Ace Wire Spring & Form Co.__412-458-4831 Lynch Brothers Mfg ______602-267-7575 AERO Spring & Mfg Co ___ 602-243-4329 Precision Aerospace ______602-352-8658 Moore Tool & Die ______ 602-909-6697 Welding: Alum. Med & Lg SPRINGWORKS Utah _____801-298-0113 Alpha Machine ________602-437-0322 WELDING Continental Machining ____800-777-2483 Allfab Engineering______ 602-437-0497 Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339 Alpha Machine _______ 602-437-0322 Empire Precision Mach. ____480-633-4580

ATEC Engineering ______ 480-569-3337 Magnum Companies _____602.272.3600 AzMark ___________ 480-926-8969 Consultation AZMF Precision ________602-476-7477 Precise Metal Products ____602-272-2625 BEL Machining________ 480-445-9881 Weiser/Mile High Precision __303-280-2778 BID Machine, Inc ______ 480-892-7304 Welding: Enclosures Bolts Metallizing - CWST ___ 602-244-2432 Allfab Engineering_______602-437-0497 Continental Machining ___ 800-777-2483 Welding: Design Desert Precision Mfg ____ 520-887-4433 Empire Precision Mach. ___ 480-633-4580 ATEC Engineering _______ 480-569-3337 F&B Manufacturing _____ 602-512-5237

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Welding: Heli-Arc Group Mfg. Serv _______ 480-966-3952 Precision Aerospace ______602-352-8658

Continental Machining _ 800-777-2483 Cutting Edge Mfg ______ 480-609-7233 FutureWeld _________ 602-437-2426 Jan’s Inc.___________ 480-833-7305 K-2 Mfg ____________602-455-9575 Quality Mold_________ 480-892-5480 EDM Tech ___________602-278-6666

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Index of Advertisers 3D Machine ...................................82 A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace...........84 AAE ............................................. 26,91 Abrams Airborne Mfg................................85 ABS Metalurgical...........................................19 ACC Machinery...............................................73 Accutech..............................................................88 Ace Wire Spring & Form Co....................93 Adams Mach......................................49,73,96 Advanced Precision.....................................80 Aero Spring & Mfg........................................84 Aero Tech.............................................................89 Air Gear .................................................................86 AllFab Engineering.......................................85 Alpha Machine ..............................................91 American Aerospace (AATC) ................83 American Tools & Metals ..................74,75 Americhem Engineering ........................75 ANEWCO.............................................................88 Apache Gear.....................................................85 Apache Steel.....................................................77 Arizona CNC.........................13,71,73,76,78 Arizona Finishing...........................................86 Arizona MEP.......................1,34-35,68,81 Arizona Tool Steel..........................................78 Arizona Wire & Tool......................................93 ATEC Engineering.........................................93 Atlas Machine Tool Repair ......................81 Auer Precision..................................................85 AutoDesk ............................................................84 Averigo Markets.............................................63 Avtek.......................................................................88 Axian Technology.........................................82 Ayers Gear & Machining ..........................71 AZ Metals .....................................................67,76 AZMARK (Imaginetics)..............................91 AZMF Precision...............................................92 B&T Tool & Engineering ...........................79 Backerworks Mfg..........................................89 Banterra Bank...................................2,81 Barton International ...........................48,76 BC Barfeeds.......................................................75 Bears Fix All........................................................81 Beau’s Crates.....................................................80 BEL Machining................................................84 BID Machine, Inc............................................84 Big O Metals..............................................28,84 Black Lab Optical...........................................79 Blaze Precision.................................................83 Blue Streak Grinding ...........................65,85 BMSC ......................................................62,66,83 Bolts Metallizing-CWST............................83 Bralco Metals.............................................76,77 Bystronic Inc .....................................................74 C&M Rigging.............................................38,81 Capital Metal Finishing .............................91 Cassavant CAP ............................................6,93 Cassavant Machining ................................90 Challenger Aerospace...............................87 ChemResearch...............................................87 CIS.............................................................................82 Cleveland Electric Labs .....................58,89 CNC Pros........................................30-31,73,75 Coast Aluminum....................................22,77 Coastal Metals..........................................12,78 Coating Tech........................................... 72,83 Collins Metal Finishing...............................83 Consolidated Resources...................46,80 Continental Machining............................88 Controlled Thermal......................................86 CopperState Nut & Bolt............................75 Craters & Feighters.................................29,80 Crating Tech....................... ...............................80 A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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D & R Mchy.............................17,59,73,74,79 DATRON...............................................................75 Davis Metals ......................................16,92 DCM Tech...................................................74 Desert Precision MFG..........................84 DM Machine Repair..............................80 DMG Mori..................................................................73 Ebbco Inc. ..................................................74 Echols Saw & Supply...........................73 Edge Technologies...............................76 EDM Network....................................27,77 EDM Perform Access...........................78 EDM Tech...................................................84 Elevate Consulting ................................81 Ellison Machinery......................5,45,73,75,77 Empire Precision Mach......................89 Enterprise Manufacturing ...............90 EPSI.................................................................91 Evans Precision Mach’g .....................85 F&B Manufacturing ...............42-44,86 Fast DMS .....................................................81 Faustson .....................................................82 Field Calibrations...................................79 Fine Line Fabricating Inc. ..................85 Fine Line Laser Cutting .......................91 Flex-Pro ................................................70,89 Flow Corp ...........................................73,74 FourPac .......................................................74 Foresight Finishing...............................92 Frontier Group ..................................14,91 Gateway Community College.50,80 Geiger Electric Inc .................................74 Genesis Precision ..................................89 GHT Services LLC...................................82 Gibbs Precision Machine ..................90 Gilbert Metal Stamping.....................82 Gladhill Assoc ....................................64,87 GMN USA............................................50,76 Gold Tech Industries............................87 Grindworks ...............................................83 Group Manufacturing........................84 Hennig ........................................................76 Hexagon ....................................................37 Hi-Tech Machining & Welding.......84 HK Machining .........................................88 Horizon Carbide ....................................82 Hunter Machine Moving..................80 Hurco ...........................................................17 Ind. Metal Supply ...........................64,78 Ind.Tool Die...............................................87 Industrial Electric Inc ...........................74 Industrial Solutions...............................81 Infinisys .................................................83,87 IPE Aerospace ..................................36,90 IPG..................................................................86 IRH .................................................................82 ISI World................................................66,81 ITDE...............................................................87 J&W Manufacturing.............................89 J B’s Prec Ind...............................................87 Jacquet West ............................................78 Jaguar Precision Machine.................90 Jan’s Inc........................................................88 JD Machine................................................82 JDB Ltd........................................................86 Jemelco Inc................................................80 K D Capital.................................................73 K-2 Manufacturing................................91 K-Zell Metals, Inc....................................92 Kaiser Thinbit....................................23,79 KALOS Certifications.............................81 KLK Inc.........................................................88 Kloeckner Metals ..................................77

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Klontech Metrology .............................73 KTR Machine.............................................74 Kurt Manufacturing Co.......................78 Kyocera ........................................................76 L&W Machine Co.....................................87 LAUBE Technology.................................77 Layke Inc .....................................................83 Leach Laser .................................................87 Lone Arrow................................................76 Louie’s Black Oxide..........................84,86 LRW Cutting Tools .................................79 Lucy’s Machine Company.................76 Lynch Brothers ........................................86 M3 Metals...................................................93 Magnum Companies ....................24,84 Magnum Prec. .........................9,73-75,95 Makino .........................................................73 MAKstride...................................................83 Marcus & Millichap................................80 Marshall Tool & Supply .......................79 Marusiak LLC..............................................91 MarZee............................................25,85,92 Mario Pinto ................................................80 Matrix Machine .................................82,83 Matsuura.....................................................73 Mesa Machinery...............................65,75 Metalcraft Inc.............................................87 Metals Eng & Testing Labs ................83 Methods West................................3,74,75 Metzfab...........................................32,91,93 Micropulse West .....................................82 Midaco Corp .............................................83 Mistras (Semiray)..............................55,83 Mitutoyo ...............................................71,75 MLC CAD Systems .................................80 MoldWORX ................................................91 Moore Tool & Die....................................84 Moore Tool & Equip .............................. 75 Morsch Machine ....................................82 MP Systems ...............................................76 Mueller Prost.............................................80 NAI Horizon...............................................63 National Grinding & Mfg.................... 85 Nelson Engineering........................54,84 New Angle Media...................................81 Newport Tool ...........................................93 NFP Property & Casualty....................80 North-South .........................33,73,74,76 Onsite Technical Services............52, 81 Osborn Products ..............................83,85 Paragon Machining & Design ........89 Paramount Honing Machine...........87 Part Partners LLC ....................................89 PAS (Standard Aero) ......................39,92 Perfection Industrial Finishing .......90 Phoenix Grinding...................................83 Phoenix Heat Treat................................86 Pilkington Metal Finishing................ 92 Pioneer Distributing Co......................83 Port Plastics ...............................................78 Powerhaus Precision............................90 Powill Mfg...................................................86 PPE Engineering.....................................93 Precision Aerospace .............................93 Precision Die & Stamping ...........57,82 Productivity, MMT.............................39,73 Qualichem, Inc..........................................77 Quality Improvement Consulting......81 Quality Mold...............................................85 R&D Gage.....................................................26 Renishaw................................................21,75 RMG Machining............................... ....9,85 RMSS............................ ..................................90

Ron Grob........................................................86 Royal Products.....................................48,76 Ryerson...........................................................79 S&M Moving Systems............................80 S.L. Fusco........................................................74 Samuel, Son & CO.....................................78 Sav-On Plating ...........................................90 Savage Machine ......................................74 Scarla Consulting Group......................80 Schenk Intertech ......................................74 SCHUNK.........................................................79 Scriven Precision Fab..............................82 Select Machining .....................................88 Service & Sales ...........................................92 Shaw Precision...........................................86 Single Source Technologies.........73,77 SMH..................................................................63 Southwest Swiss Prec ............................88 SW Waterjet & Laser.............................61,91 Specialty Turn Products (STP) .......53,90 SPRINGWORKS Utah..............................93 Standard Aero...............................20,85,92 Starrett............................................................76 StarRex Precision ......................................88 Star Metal Fluids .........................15,76-80 Steel Services Grind’g ......................54,83 Stellar Industrial ........................................75 Stevens Engineering .............................. 77 Stewart Precision Manufacturing..........84 Sun Grinding..................................47,78,85 Sun Tech ........................................................92 Superior Grinding ................................8,86 Sustaining Edge Solutions...........18,79 SYO Labs........................................................60 Systems Integrators........................................83 TMM Precision .....................................82,85 T-N Machining............................................88 T.S.M. Mach. ..........................................11,73 Takashi Sato.................................................88 Tech Five Machining............................... 87 TechMark.......................................................85 The Metal Man.....................................82,85 The Tool Crib Inc........................................79 The Werks C&C...........................................78 Thompson Machine...............................84 Total Quality Sys ........................................ 77 Tube Service................................................ 77 Tungaloy America....................................78 Turul Engineering .....................................81 TVT Die Casting...................................68,85 TW Metals..................................................... 77 United Performance...............................78 U S Shop Tools .................................... 41,76 Uni-Tek............................................................ 87 Val-Tech Mfg................................................84 Vero Software.............................................79 VonRuden .............................................78,80 Washington Calibration.......................74 Weiser/Mile High Precision ................85 Western Cast Parts...................................82 Western Sintering Co.............................93 Western State Bank..........................56,79 Western States Metal......................58,80 White’s Niche Products...................17,75 Whitley Machine ..........................51,85 Wissota Tool & Die ...................................92 Wrico ........................................................40,84 Yellowbird.com...........................................81 Zeiss Metrology.........................................74

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This is the NHP 5000 with RPS. On its own, the NHP 5000 is a powerful 40 taper, 500mm pallet horizontal machining center. But when teamed with the stackable multi-level Rotary Pallet System (RPS), it becomes legendary. With a compact floor layout and vertical structure, the RPS keeps you running lights out—without taking up valuable square footage. And if projects change constantly from month to month, JIT scheduling on the RPS cuts setup times like 15,000 r/min cuts aluminum.

The 3-tier, 21-pallet RPS is the perfect partner for the massive metal removal of the NHP 5000.. So buckle up, because you’re about to produce day in and night out.

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