Aug Rocky Mountain Edition 2016

Vol. 9, No. 4 July / Aug 2016

Rocky Mountain Edition (CO, UT, ID, MT and WY)

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“Most people, if you live in a big city, you see some form of schizophrenia every day, and it’s always in the form of someone homeless.

‘Look at that guy - he’s crazy. He looks dangerous.’ Well, he’s on the streets because of mental illness. He probably had a job and a home.” Eric McCormack

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The A2Z Manufacturing magazine is in its 22nd year, and it has, since its inception, been a tool to promote positive news in manufacturing.

We simply don’t publish bad news. As we go to print, I have a heavy heart. And I don’t think it is just me…I can see it in the face of friends, colleagues, and family.

Announcements/Releases ........................... 6-14 Feature Articles ...............................1,24-25,36-38 Buyers Guide Equipment ........................... 49-54 Buyers Guide Processes............................... 55-61 Card Gallery.................................................. 49-61 Index Of Advertisers .........................................62 Editorial.............................................Throughout

Our world has never been as scary in my life as it is at this present time. My adult children have both traveled internationally in the past couple of months, and I admit, I was worried for their safety abroad. Just last month, The New York Times stated “In total, more than 1,200 people outside of Iraq and Syria have been killed in attacks inspired or coordinated by the Islamic State.” The research goes on to say that nearly half of the victims were killed in attacks that targeted Westerners.The others have been civilians in Arab and other non-Western countries, killed in mosques, government offices and other targets.

Closer to home, in our own great United States, we are seeing horrific acts of violence, targeting Police officers, the LGBT community, and people of color.

I am a firm believer that most people are inherently good. When we see incidents like we are watching on TV or reading about nearly daily, I think we have to consider that many of these people doing unthinkable criminal activities are suffering from a mental illness of one form or another.

My sister is an Army veteran and a psychiatrist. She served over in Iraq and today she is helping active Veterans with mental illness. One of her recent patients served 8 tours in combat. Understandably, this soldier suffers from PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder), a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety.

This patient didn’t seek help on his own. When his erratic behavior became so severe as to potentially lose his wife and family, he was forced to seek help. People suffering from mental illness are not likely to get the help they desperately need on their own.

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A2Z Manufacturing PUBLISHER/EDITOR Linda Daly linda@a2zmanufacturing.com Mail Address: 13442 N 50th St. Scottsdale, AZ 85254

Telephone: (602) 412-7696 Website: www.a2zManufacturing.com E-mail: Linda@A2ZManufacturing.com

CONTRIBUTORS Kim Carpenter Gene Wirth Hugh Taylor Kathy Carpenter

I suspect that nearly every reader of this publication knows someone who suffers from mental illness. A study from The Kim Foundation estimates that ~26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.

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

What does this mean? In our business and personal life, it is up to us to help those who are suffering. The Mayo Clinic cites signs and symptoms that include: Feeling sad or down.

Confused thinking or reduced ability to concentrate. Excessive fears or worries, or extreme feelings of guilt. Extreme mood changes of highs and lows. Withdrawal from friends and activities. Significant tiredness, low energy or problems sleeping.

Circulation:The A2Z Manufacturing has compiled and maintains a master list of approximately 6500 people in the Rocky Mountain states actively engaged in the Precision Manufacturing Industry. It has an estimated pass on readership of more than 18,000 people.

If you know of someone who is suffering with signs of mental illness, identify these issues with others, and do all you can to help the individual to become productive and healthy again.

We can all help. It will go a long way towards makng America safe again.

On a much more positive note, you can read about some very good news regarding the state of manufacturing in our country. You can also learn about the latest innovations in manufacturing by attending IMTS in Chicago this September. Until next issue, I wish you the best, and God Bless Our Troops!

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Announcements & Releases Bar-S Announces Expansion!

Bar-S Machine, Inc. is pleased to announce that they are expanding their capabilities to continue to support their customers growing needs. They recently took delivery of their 3rd Feeler Mill from Methods West (2 -HV800’s and 1 -HV1000) to keep up with production demands.

Tim Smith, Director of Sales and Marketing, says, “Our company continues to see growing demand from our new and existing customers. To keep up with demand and continue to improve our customer support, we have expanded our machine tool capabilities as well as added additional resources to our programming and inspection departments. I believe customers continue to partner with Bar-S because of our turn-key capabilities. We help our customers with initial design and prototype, all the way to production. We also offer assembly capabilities in house.”

To learn more about Bar-S and their capabilities, contact 928-636-2115 or visit bar-smachine.com

Methods 3D Installs 3D Systems’ New ProJet MJP 3600 High Precision/ Throughput 3D Printers In Technical Centers Methods 3D, Inc., a newly formed subsidiary of Methods Machine Tools, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative precision machine tools, 3D printing technology, automation and accessories, announced the addition of the new high-throughput ProJet® MJP 3600 to its growing line of 3D printers and direct metal 3D printers from 3D Systems (www.3dsystems.com).

The ProJet MJP 3600 is designed for professional product prototyping and manufacturing across numerous industries.The MultiJet Printing technology produces high definition parts, outperforming all other jetting printers, in addition to providing a high capacity build volume and exceptionally fast print speeds - up to twice the speed of the previous generation. Methods 3D has installed the ProJet MJP 3600 within its multiple technology centers across the US to provide product demonstration, training, support, and development of customer solutions on this exceptional production printer incorporating the full range of available materials.

In October 2015, Methods Machine Tools announced it entered into a partner agreement with 3D Systems, a provider of the most advanced and comprehensive 3D digital design and fabrication solutions available today, including 3D printers, print materials and cloud-sourced custom parts. For more information, please contact Methods at (978) 4435388 or visit their website at www.methodsmachine.com.

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Smith Machinery Recognizes Jack Treasure Of Live Wire EDM, Often Referred To As The “Father Of EDM In Utah” For Continuing To Invest In The Future!

Jack Treasure opened ‘Live Wire EDM’ 23 years ago, as a pure EDM job shop. Prior to opening Live Wire EDM, Jack was an F4 Phantom pilot in the Airforce and he studied mechanical engineering in college.

When he decided to make a new career for himself, he went to work for a wire EDM company, where he learned the trade. Shortly after becoming a seasoned wire EDM machinist, Jack bought the EDM equipment from his employer and started his own company.

Jack says, “Back in 1993 there were a few shops in Utah that had wire EDM capabilities, but this is just one of the machine technologies they were utilizing. Live Wire EDM may have been the first pure wire EDM company here.”

Today, Jack is still enjoying wire EDMing for his customers, and he has added EDM small hole drilling. For his wire EDM, Jack purchased 2 Mitsubishi wire EDMs through Smith Machinery, one just last March.

Jack named the company ‘Live Wire EDM’, he says, because a live wire is a charged wire. And this is what EDM is all about.

Jack says that Clark Smith, owner of Smith Machinery, and his sales engineer, David Soares, take very good care of him. He adds, “Clark also buys me colorful socks sometimes!”

To learn more about how Live Wire EDM can help you with your EDM needs, contact Jack at 801-544-8581; Email: jack@livewireedm.com

ONA EDM Announces Availability of New QX4C Electrical Discharge Machine A new addition to the wire and sinker lines of ONA EDM Machines is the QX4C Electrical Discharge Machine. For use in industries that need very fine surface finishing (VD1=0), the product consists of the Machine Tool, the Microfine Generator, the Dielectric Filtration System and the CNC Control Unit.

In addition, also standard on the machines are a fire-warning device, pendant controller, lamp and flushing nozzles.

Optional equipment includes both a 5-position 20 and 40-position automatic tool changer, and pressurized glass scales that incorporate an internal air flow system to prevent the entry of Announcements Continued Page 8

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GOT CIMATRON? More than 40 AMBA member companies are using Cimatron CAD/CAM software to increase productivity and shorten delivery times.

Learn more at www.bettermoldmaking.com or call 248-596-9700 ext. 237 today.

See What AMBA Members That Use Cimatron Say: “Our efficiency has been increasing incredibly. I know it has impacted our bottom line. We can take on more business, because we are not spending as much time in design. The flow from design to manufacturing is much smoother, shortening our delivery dates, making us more efficient and improving quality.”

Kent Smith, President, Diamond Tool & Engineering “Cimatron has really helped us stay ahead of the curve when it comes to creating more sophisticated molds, such as those required for products with blended curves. Without Cimatron in place, designing and producing such goods would be nearly impossible.”

Thomas LaMarca, Jr., Owner, L&Z Tool and Engineering “We believe one of the things that sets LS Mold apart from other shops is our Cimatron CAD/CAM capabilities. Cimatron really listened to our needs and it shows in how they implement our requirements in the software. The modeling package is first rate. It particularly shines in electrode creation. Customer support from Cimatron is outstanding.”

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Seventh Blanchard Grinder Added To The Dix Metals Fleet Ever conscious of the demands on manufacturers’ time and margins, Dix Metals has acquired a seventh Blanchard grinder to complement the existing fleet of Blanchard grinders, six double disc grinders and ten duplex mills already on their production line.

Best suited for single-sided material removal and grinding applications too large for doubledisc grinding, Blanchard grinding, also known in the industry as rotary surface grinding, quickly removes stock from one side of a part.

Each Blanchard grinder has the ability to offer dimensional tolerances to ±.001”, parallelism to .001”, and flatness to .001” part-to-part thickness consistency, multiple part grinding ability and size versatility, in order to meet exacting precision standards.

Ideal in the production of large parts like mold plates, rotary tables or vacuum chambers, Blanchard grinding can also be an effective method for simultaneous grinding of multiple smaller parts. Dix Metals stocks a host of materials including aluminum, stainless steel and other alloys, which can be ground using the Blanchard grinding method, but they also welcome customer supplied material.

Dix Metals prides itself on reducing customers’ prep time, production time and labor costs by supplying custom machine ready blanks direct to the customer. Increasing throughput on the shop floor means parts ship out faster, allowing customers increased efficiency, reduction in costs and noticeable improvements in profitability.

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dust particles. This helps maintain the scales for a longer period of time and leads to more precise work. Both 1 and 2 axes Rotary Tables and Rotating Spindles can be added to the base unit with quick in the field installation.

Whether it’s one blank or 1000, Dix Metals is committed to get you to product completion quicker. With Dix Machine-Ready Blanks, you’re ready to go.

Smith Machinery Sells 700th (and 701st) New Mazak CNC Cimetron_CCI.indd 1 1/16/13 10:45 AM Machine Tools When comparing the QX4C machines to the NX product line, there are a number of benefits to the user. Improved applications include: Ribs where productivity is increased from 23% to 50% over past technologies, with reduction in electrode wear to 500%, depending on the application. Productivity in finish machining increases productivity up to 60%, with improved surface finishing. Micromachining increases productivity for roughing to 30% and finishing to 50%. For additional information, contact info@onaedmusa.com

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Smith Machinery is proud to announce the sale of the 700th (and 701st) new CNC Mazak machines, just before the end of June. “While Announcements Continued Page 10

Announcements Continued we were anticipating reaching this goal soon, we were pleased to receive two orders within hours of each other”, stated Clark Smith. “So, maybe it’s appropriate to say, to the winners goes the tie!”

“Special thanks to Ram Company and Reed’s Precision Machine (RPM), both long time Mazak customers and just great companies to work with.We are very fortunate.”

Smith Machinery has been the Mazak Distributor here since 1977 and has excelled in selling the Mazak Integrex series of 5-axis Multi-Tasking machines, as well as Mazak’s 3, 4 & 5-Axis vertical machining center products. “We feel the long term relationship with Mazak, of almost 39 years, coupled with having Mazak Factory ServiceTechnicians based in Utah, has been a great benefit for all our customers.”

Doosan Celebrates Open House at North American Technical Center The sales, engineering, and executive staff at Doosan Machine Tools America hosted a festive Open House recently, celebrating the company’s recently expanded Technical Center in Pine Brook, New Jersey. The company welcomed valued customers and its North American distributor network. The three-day event served to introduce and confirm to attendees the support that Doosan offers from its Technical Center and its strength in developing new machine tool technologies.

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Visitors enjoyed tours of the Center and watched, listened and learned about t h e var io us ma c hines Doosan unveiled at the Open House in the redesigned demonstration area. For example, the company’s Compact Linear Pallet System (LPS) was integrated with Doosan’s HP5100II HMC was shown how it’s an ideal solution for aerospace components and other high productivity applications. A Puma MX 1600ST mill-turn center was also highlighted that offers manufacturers a compact footprint and bed length for smaller parts such as those made in the medical sector.

In addition to the fully-functioning demonstration area packed with machines comprising CNC turning centers, machining centers and automation cells and systems, the 35,000 sq. ft.Technical Center features dedicated applications engineering, training, spindle lab, parts warehouse, and service departments. The parts warehouse in the Technical Center is a particularly comprehensive inventory, enabling Doosan to respond to customers’ needs quickly and arrange to ship replacement parts when required for routine maintenance immediately – less than 24 hours in most cases.

For more information about Doosan’s Technical Center in Pine Brook, New Jersey and the company’s comprehensive machine tool lines, please calll 973-618-2500, or visit www.doosanmachinetools.com Announcements Continued Page 12

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Nelson Engineering Welcomes Eric Aardahl To The Team Nelson Engineering is pleased to announce that Eric Aardahl has joined the team.

Eric will support Nelson Engineering’s customers as a Sales and Development Engineer.

John Anglin, President of the company, says,”Eric will be such an asset to our customers. He brings over20 years in the valley as a manufacturing professional, and he is a former Marine.”

Eric says, “I am excited to be part of the Nelson Engineering team, and I want to be an integral part of the company’s growth, as we add new capabilities such as ID/OD Grind, Metal Spinning and Press work.”

For over 50 years, Nelson Engineering has manufactured high precision sheet metal and machined products for the aerospace, defense, semiconductor, medical and commercial industries. Over the years, the company has become a major supplier of sheet metal and cast valves, heat shields, flow sensors, brackets, and other precision hardware to many Fortune 500 OEMs. Contact Eric Aardahl to see what Nelson Engineering can do for you. He can be reached at 602-684-0393 or email EAardahl@

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The Navy started the D-5 Life Extension Program in 2002 to replace obsolete components using as many commercial off-theshelf (COTS) parts as possible to keep costs down and to enhance the missile’s capability.

Officials of the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Program Office in Washington announced a $21.8 million contract to the Lockheed Martin Space Systems segment, for long lead items to support the fiscal 2017 Trident II D5 missile production schedule.

In practice, the Trident II missile’s inertial measurement system receives targeting data from computers aboard the submarine.The inertial measurement unit then transmits signals to the D-5 flightcontrol computer and converts them into steering commands to keep the ballistic missile on target.

The Trident II D5 is one of the most advanced submarine-launched atomic missiles in the world. Each Trident II missile has a range of 4,000 to 7,000 miles. The Trident II D-5 was first deployed in 1990 and is scheduled to remain in service until at least 2027.

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Advances From the Design to the Customer Heimrich sees the advances in smart manufacturing stretching all the way back to the design of the product itself. “The process of how the product is designed is changing completely,” said Heimrich.

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As well as digitizing the design process, Heimrich notes that the digital reach should extend beyond the manufacturing process, moving out to the end user by taking the end user’s response to the product and bringing it back to the design team. “Customers want to interact with the producer of the product. Customization is playing a big role in helping the customer interact with the design process,” said Heimrich. “It’s a vertical integration of design and consumer use that also includes the supply chain. It’s more than simple connectivity. It gives the customer the ability to interact with the design.”

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Just as booksellers and the recording industry were completely disrupted by digitization, the manufacturing industry is experiencing the beginning a complete revamping, according to Klaus Heimrich, member of the managing board of Siemens, during the opening session of Siemens Automation Summit in Las Vegas.

In Heimrich’s view, manufacturing will become more efficient with digitization, and not just in the consumption of energy. “We have to think about how we can make our processes faster in timeto-market while also making them more efficient,” said Heimrich.

“We’re seeing an increase in both flexibility and quality. The new efficiency is not only in the use of energy. It’s also in how long it takes to design the product.”

Heimrich asserted that competition requires an overhaul of pervious practices in industry just as it has in consumer products. “Only innovation and the ability to disrupt can keep competitors at bay,” said Heimrich. “Customers expect individualized products. If you don’t give it to them, someone else will. This increases pressure on industrial enterprises.”

While the concept of Industry 4.0 was christened in Germany, Heimrich pointed to the US as the place where digital advances will likely develop for industrial technology. “The United States plays a pivotal role in industrial digitation. In the US, you have leading companies with leading expertise,” said Heimrich. “Digitalization is improving the quality of life, and now visualization is knocking on the door. This is a chance for companies in the US to be even more competitive than they are today.”

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He pointed to software as having the largest potential to bringing innovation to industry. “The biggest advance in machine building is software. Software drives the capability of the company,” said Heimrich. “It’s not only with the automation. It’s in the use of the right industry software along with automation. The next step is not just producing the same bottle of shampoo more efficiently, it’s actually producing a new shampoo that the customer helps to create.”

Heimrich believes digitization will also revamp plant maintenance “Take 3D visualization.You can go into the plant with visualization to train your maintenance guy. You do the test-and-check for integrating a new pump. If you see something is wrong, you can go back and improve it in your design,” he said. “This produces a huge benefit in training and results in faster installation time.”

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It has accumulated considerable debt since acquiring the Mount Mulligan mine six years ago and has been hurt by sagging gold, copper and molybdenum prices. Its share price has dropped about 95 percent over the last five years, Bloomberg reports.

Centerra is offering a premium of 32 percent on Thompson Creek’s share closing price as of July 4.

As part of the deal, Centerra will redeem Thompson Creek notes for $889 million.

It said it has a deal with Denver-based Royal Gold Inc. to restructure a “streaming” deal for future metals production with Thompson Creek. “To broaden interest and maximize value, we demonstrated some flexibility in amending our gold stream to generate interest from gold companies,” Royal Gold CEO Tony Jensen said.

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SME Announces Winners Of Additive Manufacturing Competition SME, working with Stratasys, sponsored a student additive manufacturing competition at the 52nd annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, June 21-23. The students were evaluated on their abilities and knowledge of additive manufacturing/3D printing processes.

SME created the additive manufacturing contest to attract students to the new, exciting, emerging technologies and tools involved.These technologies are already very relevant to industry and companies are looking for a workforce with additive manufacturing/3D printing experience and ability. The competition helps contestants better understand additive manufacturing applications, and with the support of Stratasys, the 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, students get hands-on experience using the latest 3D printing technology and software.

Twenty-two teams competed in this year’s SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing Competition, and six teams walked away with gold, silver and bronze medals for showcasing excellence in the field of digital and additive manufacturing. Prizes for the frontrunners include scholarships from the SME Education Foundation, a MakerBot Mini printer, 3D mouse, and SolidWorks 3D CAD design software.

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sent some of the best and brightest at their schools,” said Jeff Krause, CEO of SME. “Additive manufacturing/3D printing is growing rapidly, and the demand for talent in this field continues to outpace the availability of the workforce. Capturing the attention of high school students is key to securing a skilled workforce.”

Now in its second year, the SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing competition included two design challenges and a written knowledge exam to evaluate students’ general understanding of additive manufacturing technology. Each team designed a trading pin and catapult – printed onsite – to meet contest specifications including 3D print time, size, and material usage. After completing the design process and challenge, the teams presented their findings and engineering notebooks to a panel of judges – professionals in the additive manufacturing field.

The National SkillsUSA conference hosted the top 6,000 high school and college students out of 300,000 contestants nationally to the week-long championship event that highlight the capabilities of career and technical education students in their respective fields.

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US News ranked it #1 in their latest rankings, ahead of Stanford University. Forrest Titcomb, founder of Kineo Inc., earned his masters degree at this impressive university. After college, Forrest worked as an engineer for a number of large companies, including Digital Equipment Corp (DEC) and General Electric, to name a few. In 2003, Forrest founded Kineo, named after a beautiful mountain in the Moosehead range of Maine.

Forrest loves manufacturing — it is in his blood. He has been involved in several designs over the years that have resulted in a dozen patents.

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While Kineo owns 14 CNC lathes and mills, as well as a Citizen screw machine, they admit that their specialty is lathes. They own 10 lathes today, mostly Haas, and their customers come to them for their ability to make small and large diameter round parts. Bill says that the larger round parts the company machines are up to 16” in diameter, and can bar feed 4” diameter rods. They also own 4 Haas mills (with 4th axis capability). Bill says that the company supports customers in a number of industries, including solar energy, commercial, industrial, medical, and computer/electronics. Forrest says a number of their customers value Kineo’s ability to machine parts as well as do higher production (automated) parts via their Citizen screw machine.

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The company has been ISO 9001:2008 certified for the past 5 years.

Kineo has a full time Inspector, Bill says, and he adds, “All

company employees have the ability to use our CMM inspection equipment (we have 2 CMMs), and we are so fortunate to have such talented machinists and support staff.” Kineo employs best in class software to machine and inspect parts. “We utilize SolidWorks and MasterCAM and we run the shop using JobBoss”, he elaborated.

Their CMM utilizes Nikon provided software. Making sure 100% of the parts that ship to the customer are correct is standard procedure here.

Training is integral to Kineo’s business. Just this summer, Forrest brought on two engineering students from his undergraduate alma-mater Worchester Polytechnic Institute who are not only working on projects for their degree, but they are gaining the benefit of seeing and experiencing the projects being manufactured at Kineo. Bill says that internal training is conducted on an ongoing basis, as continuous improvement is a key element to the company’s ability to consistently make great parts for their customers.

Forrest formed Kineo 13 years ago, in 2003. For the beginning years he purchased used machines, mostly Haas machines. Forrest says, “Our oldest Haas machine is 19 years old, and it is still running today.” Used machines do break down sometimes, and Forrest enlisted the maintenance support from MMT (Monckton’s Machine Tools). Forrest says, “The team at MMT provided superior support from day 1, even though we hadn’t purchased the machines from them.” He continued, “As the business grew, and we had the financial capability to purchase new machine tools, we knew that we would buy them from the company that supported us from the beginning, MMT.” Until he took over as General Manager for MMT, Mark Smith supported Kineo as their sales engineer. Today, Tony Rudd has taken over to support the team. Bill and Forrest value Tony’s expertise in the industry, as he formerly ran a machine shop and was a tools sales person for a number of years.

Forrest says that over the years, the service and support Kineo consistently receives from MMT is outstanding. “When we have a machine down, they are here same or next day, and often they have the spare part needed in their truck.”

With the merger of MMT with Productivity Inc. they are even stronger. He also values the fact that the Haas machine tools are designed and manufactured in the United States,

in Oxnard, CA. “I was absolutely impressed with the operation when Mark Smith brought me to the Haas Corporate facility for a tour”, he added. Bill continued,” We like the Haas machines. They work really well for what we do and they are a very good value. We like to stick with a machine tool that our team is all comfortable with.” He added, “We buy our Haas machines equipped with wireless probes – it is an option Haas provides as an extremely economical add-on.”

Just this past year, Kineo is undergoing is third expansion in its current facility. Forrest says, “We are adding new customers and we are growing with many of our current customers.”

Bill and Forrest both agree – the expansion Kineo is undergoing will enable them to continue to add capacity – and this means that they can grow while supporting their customers with ‘A’ rated quality and delivery.

To learn more about how Kineo can support your business with superior machined parts, contact them at 719-278-3516, email them at sales@ kineo.us or visit www.kineo.us To learn more about how MMT can support your machine tool needs with both superior products and service, call them at 303-571-4933 (CO), or 801-886-2221 (UT).You can also email them at mmt@mmtproductivity.com A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Local: (801)the 978-0562 When Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases its monthly Fax: (801) 978-0623 manufacturing job numbers, most people following the markets pay www.westernstatesmetals.com attention. Why? Because like the canary in the coal mine, slowing or declining manufacturing jobs have historically been an indicator of a weakening economy.

In 2016, the BLS has reported relatively flat numbers in the manufacturing sector. While June added some jobs, previous months lost many more.

Although recent trends show that traditional manufacturing jobs appear to be going away, Deloitte is still projecting America to be the most competitive manufacturing economy in the world by 2020, even surpassing China.

So, how is this possible considering we’re losing industrial job positions each month?

Manufacturers are retooling for low-volume, high-mix production, the idea of manufacturing small quantities of many different customized products to meet customers’ unique needs. They are tapping into sophisticated supply chain technologies and moving production operations closer to customers to improve speed and lower costs. Mass production is taking a back seat to mass customization and personalization of products.

Processes that required manual production, paper work and hands-on support have been reduced. But other skillsets such as information technology, digital design, digital production management, supply chain management, big data, analytics and integration are in high demand.

It’s easy to see the impact these changes have made when we look at a specific, small-scale example, such as creating a custom prototype. In the past, this could take many months of designing, testing, iterating and building, only to back up and restart after the testing phase.Today, digital tools including design software, virtual testing and analytics, paired with rapid prototyping and production technologies, allow product developers to reduce this formerly lengthy process to mere days in some cases.

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And this digital renaissance is not limited to 3D printing technologies.

Traditional processes like CNC machining and injection molding have achieved amazing advances in quality, efficiency and speed because of software and hardware automation, too.

Not included in these manufacturing numbers are the burgeoning number of new roles that are powering the digital disruption happening in manufacturing. The same skills required of software developers at the likes of Google, Facebook and Amazon are now being applied

This quick turnaround has become critical in an age where low-volume, high-mix production is becoming the norm. The ability to transition quickly throughout the entire product life cycle process will help manufacturers stay on top of consumer demand and take advantage of trends.

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Enabling the Modern Manufacturing Workforce So, despite a reduction in traditional manufacturing roles, digital manufacturing is actually creating thousands of new jobs and reinventing many of the old ones typically associated with the industry. The new jobs require a greater level of digital literacy and often come with higher pay. For example, entry-level mold technicians can make more than $75,000 per year right out of school, and software developers in the digital manufacturing space often bring in more than $100,000 per year.

The challenge that all manufacturers now face is making sure we’re preparing our labor force for the jobs of today and tomorrow, not yesterday.We can make big strides by expanding and extending apprenticeship opportunities; continuing to invest in training and development programs; and working to influence STEM at every level of education.

But we need to start now because there is already a huge talent shortage in digital manufacturing.

The job numbers released by the BLS don’t tell the full story. Global manufacturing continues to be strong—driven by ingenuity, opportunity and consumer demand. As long as we embrace and nurture change and look at the big picture, we can see a clear shift and high demand for the new digital skills and roles that are powering manufacturing, rather than just a decrease in traditional manufacturing opportunities.

It’s a great time to invest in education for those both within our industry today and those entering the workforce. Because we’re not losing manufacturing jobs, the roles are just evolving to embrace an important digital shift.

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Vestas Secures Orders For 162 MW In The United States Vestas has received two firm and unconditional orders, totaling 162 MW of V110-2.0 MW turbines for projects in the United States.

For one of the orders, some of the turbines will be delivered in the 2.2 MW power optimized mode. Vestas and the customer utilized the flexibility of the V110 power modes to customize a site-specific product mix that extracts the maximum wind resource output, reaping the optimal value between yield and cost.

Both orders include supply and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as Active Output Management (AOM) 5000 service agreements, a full-scope service package to maximize uptime and performance and energy production. Turbine delivery will begin in the third quarter of 2017.

Turbine nacelles, blades, and towers will be produced atVestas’ Colorado factories.

“The V110-2.0 MW is our flagship turbine platform in the United States, and the versatility of site-specific power mode combinations unlocks the potential of the wind conditions and increases site output,” says Chris Brown, President ofVestas’ sales and service division in the United States and Canada.

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Colorado’s Economy Outperforming The Rest Of The Country, Says CU/Leeds Report At the halfway point in the year, Colorado’s economy continues to outperform the rest of the country, a new report says.

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The Centennial State has had faster growth in employment, home prices and personal income than the rest of the nation. It’s having a knockout year in leisure and hospitality with a 5 percent increase in jobs, lost some jobs in mining and natural resources — which includes the oil and gas sector — and maintained its steady growth in the financial services sector.

Colorado’s construction industry continues to grow. In 2015, nominal GDP totaled $14.5 billion, or 4.6 percent of total GDP in Colorado making construction the sixth fastest-growing industry in the state.

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The report paints a picture of a healthy Colorado economy. More than 75,000 people have moved to Colorado in the last year pushing the state’s population up to 5.5 million and making Colorado the second fastest-growing state in terms of percent change, at 1.9 percent, and seventh in total growth in 2015.

Those newcomers may have been attracted to the job scene across the state. Total covered employment in Colorado rose 2.4 percent year-overyear in May 2016.

“There has been more growth in leisure and hospitality than we had anticipated,” said Richard Wobbekind, executive director of business research division and senior associate dean for academic programs at CU/Leeds.

“There has been more growth in leisure and hospitality than we had anticipated. There more growth in government jobs than we anticipated. We certainly see significant flows into venture capital, particularly in software and applications areas.We remain a more desirerable, more rapid growth state that is able to bring in workforce as needed.”

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The good news, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is that all of the Colorado Metropolitan Statistical Areas, saw employment growth year-over-year in May 2016.

Metro Denver had the biggest increase with 3.1 percent, followed by Fort Collins at 3 percent and Boulder at 2.7 percent. Colorado Springs also saw job growth of 2.5 percent.

And that helped keep Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May 2016 at 3.4 percent — below the national average of 4.7 percent — and a civilian labor force of 2.9 million. That’s a 2.4 percent year-over-year increase.

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Part of the economy’s positive review is based on 2015 GDP estimates, among other data, released in June that show Colorado’s real GDP had grown 3.6 percent — outpacing the U.S. GDP growth of 2.4 percent.

That makes Colorado the fourth fastest-growing state in terms of real GDP

in 2015, behind California, Oregon and Texas. Real GDP is adjusted for inflation while nominal GDP is not. Colorado’s total nominal GDP ranks 18th among all states.

The 2015 numbers led to a forecast that the state would increase jobs by 65,000, or 2.6 percent, in 2016. The forecasts from December estimated an employment increase in every sector except natural resources and mining, which was forecast to decrease slightly. As of midyear, that forecast was reaffirmed, the report says.

One area that saw increase in jobs was Colorado’s construction industry, which grew to 158,300 jobs as of May 2016. That still does not match pre-recession levels, and today’s jobs are down 6.9 percent from the peak construction employment in July 2007.

However, the forecast is that the construction sector will grow the rest of this year. One indicator is that in 2015, nominal GDP totaled $14.5 billion, or 4.6 percent of total GDP in Colorado. Real GDP grew 3.9 percent year-over- year, making construction the sixth fastest-growing industry in the state.

Data from Dodge Construction Analytics suggest the value of total construction rose 15 percent in 2015, driven by building construction.

And work on several major multiyear projects in Colorado, such as the Gaylord Rockies hotel in Aurora, roadwork on C-470 and commercial facilities for Panasonic and Amazon, will contribute substantially to the value of construction this year.

Manufacturing ahead of forecasts In manufacturing, employment continued to make gains, increasing 3.5 percent in 2015 and 1.8 percent year-over-year in May 2016 for a total of 143,300 manufacturing employees in the state. Manufacturing employment surpassed the forecast by 1,100 jobs in 2015 and the sector has made gains for five-consecutive years following a decade of employment losses.

Despite sector growth, Colorado has a relatively low concentration of industry employment; it is 35 percent below the national concentration as of May 2016. Manufacturing nominal GDP totaled $23 billion in 2015, making up 7.3 percent of total GDP in the state. Real GDP grew by 3 percent year-over-year in 2015, making it the eighth fastest-growing industry in Colorado.

The state posted modest gains of 3.6 percent in its financial services sector adding 3,500 jobs year-over- year as of May 2016. And the sector’s value to the economy continues to grow as well.

According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2015, Financial Activities nominal GDP totaled $62 billion, or 19.7 percent of GDP making it the fifth fastest-growing industry in the state.

“We will wind up being, at this rate, a top 10 growth state in the country,” Wobbekind said. “You have to feel pretty good about the where state is positioned and that it continues to attract a very talented workforce.”

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Aftermarket Spending To Reach $3 Trillion by 2035 Airbus has forecast that global commercial aviation aftermarket spending will hit $3 trillion over the next 20 years, with the Asia-Pacific region expected to represent the largest market share for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), along with pilot and technician demand.

In its first-ever Global Services Forecast (GSF), Toulouse-headquartered Airbus said the cumulative value of MRO activity will be in excess of $1.8 trillion by 2035. The aircraft manufacturer also predicted annual industry MRO spending will grow 4.6% year-on-year, from $53 billion to $132 billion per year.

The reasoning behind this, according to the GSF, is due to the near-doubling of the global commercial aircraft fleet, from 19,500 aircraft with more than 100 seats in 2015 to 40,000 by 2035.

Much of this growth will come from the Asia-Pacific region, due to the high volumes of aircraft expected to be brought into the fleets of the region’s airlines in the next 20 years to meet demand for air travel.

For MRO spending, Europe and North America combined are expected to account for one-third of total market outlay.

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believes this may not be enough, and forecasts as many as 560,000 pilots may need to be trained during that period to meet demand, as well as to offset the retirement of flight crewmembers.

Demand for technicians is also forecast to grow, and Airbus predicts approximately 540,000 new staff will be needed to service airframes, engines and components.

Airbus is scheduled to further extend its training-center network for aircraft technicians, with a new location scheduled to open in Mexico later this summer. New centers are due to open in the next 18 months in New Delhi, along with facilities in Sao Paulo and in Vietnam, where the OEM will partner with Azul and VietJet, respectively.

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Last month marked the biggest event in commercial drone history. America’s skies will now be officially open for business for the safe and responsible use of small unmanned aircraft as a result of new rules recently released by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The new rules are expected to make it easier for companies, farmers, nonprofits, and government agencies to use drones for mapping, building and site inspections, agricultural surveys, commercial television and film production, search-and-rescue operations, academic study, and countless other uses—many of which have yet to be imagined.

The FAA’s long-awaited final rules for the commercial operation of small drones are the first comprehensive regulations for unmanned aircraft in the US.When the rules take effect in late August, they will enable a broad array of commercial applications for drones weighing less than 55 pounds.

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Beyond dollars and cents, unmanned aircraft also have the potential to save lives. They are transforming the ability of first responders to assist in emergencies and disasters. And they are making some of our most dangerous jobs safer. To take one example, more than 12,000 utility line workers were injured or killed last year. Using drones, workers can inspect power lines and downed electric lines more safely.

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These are still the early days of commercial drones, and we should anticipate many more historic days to come. For now, however, we can take a moment to celebrate that a new era of commercial drone operations has been cleared for takeoff.

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Musk says he has even bigger fish to fry. He expects to announce details of his plan to colonize Mars at the International Astronautical Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico, Sept. 26-30.The 2018 mission will be just the first step.

“What really matters is being able to transport a large number of people and millions of tons of cargo to Mars,” Musk said June 2 at a symposium in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

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SpaceX already uses supersonic retropropulsion to land Falcon 9 first stages back on Earth after using them to send cargo toward the International Space Station and satellites to geostationary orbit.

NASA monitors those landings with aircraft-mounted infrared cameras and shares the data with SpaceX. Now the space agency wants to conduct similar research at Mars, perhaps even turning Curiosity’s cameras to the pink skies and using

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Privately, the NASA team that prepared the unfunded Space Act agreement setting out the terms of the public-private collaboration found the risk of an unsuccessful Red Dragon landing after launch in 2018 “high” and noted there was “insufficient data to properly assess” the chances of success. Even so, according to an internal document prepared late last year, NASA identified 62 payload options for SpaceX missions to Mars in 2018 and beyond, including 20 for the 2018 opportunity.

None was found ready to fly, and none had funding.

Among the candidates identified for 2018 is a prototype Mars helicopter to provide stereo color images of surface targets at 10 times the resolution available from orbit, a “Rover Environmental Monitoring Station” to transmit “daily and seasonal reports” on weather and ultraviolet radiation at the surface and a group of atmospheric-dust sensors. Also on the list is a compressor developed for the “Moxie” In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) oxygen-recovery experiment planned for the 2020 rover that would feed the dust sensors “if not integrated with [the] SpaceX ISRU plant.”

SpaceX apparently agreed NASA would not send payloads on the first Red Dragon flight to Mars, although Musk says he wants to continue flying to Mars in all subsequent launch windows, which come every 26 months.

“SpaceX sees any payload as a low priority for 2018,” the internal

document states. The Dragon vehicle SpaceX hopes to land on Mars (see illustration) would weigh about 6 tons, and Musk says, “if things go according to plan, we should be able to launch people probably in 2024, with arrival in 2025.”

The early flights will require the 27-engine Falcon Heavy, which Musk says should have its first flight by year-end. The company’s website lists its planned payload capability as 29,980 lb. to Mars, with a $90 million commercial pricetag.

While the Falcon Heavy will be “the most powerful rocket on Earth,” Musk says, the vehicle that will launch human colonies will be larger.

He promised to give details in September. Meanwhile, NASA says it will continue to watch near-term developments in Musk’s ambitious plans.

“If he can demonstrate he can land safely, I’m all in.We’ll start working with him on payloads,” says Green. Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology

US Could Approve $40B In Foreign Military Sales This Year The US will likely reach $40 billion in approvals of foreign military sales this budget year -- $6.6 billion lower than last year’s total, according to Navy Vice Adm. Joe Rixey, speaking at the Farnborough International Airshow.

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Reed’s Precision Machine (RPM), located in picturesque Logan, Utah, is the epitome of a family run business that continues to evolve. Reed Bindrup, who turned 85 as we went to print, started the business nearly a half century ago, in 1968.Though he plans to slow down some time in the future, he still comes to work at the business each day for about 8 hours! You can immediately appreciate the work ethic Reed installed in his family.The company is exceeding industry statistics for family-run businesses; according to The Family Firm Institute, only about 30% of family run businesses survive into the second generation, and 12% are still viable into the third generation.

Not only is RPM surviving, it is thriving.

Sons Shawn, Brian and Dave grew up in the business, and they bought Reed out more than 20 years ago. (Shawn and Brian are close in age - just 18 months apart, and brother Dave is a few years younger.) Shawn’s wife Tiffany and his four sons are integral members of the RPM team, and though Brian and Dave’s children are younger, they are now beginning to participate in the business when they are not in school.

From the small shop that Reed opened for business with two machines, a manual mill and a lathe, RPM has evolved into a world class manufacturing entity with the latest in technology. It is housed in a 30,000 square foot facility, and it employs a team of 38. The company provides high-quality parts delivered on time, at competitive prices. In their words, “We have the resources, in machines and manpower, of a large manufacturer with the flexibility of a small job shop.” Some of RPM’s customers formally rate them, and they are an ‘A’ supplier in quality and on-time delivery. Their quality department

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is staffed with 2 full time inspectors who are able to check parts with the most rigorous tolerances, using their state-of-the-art CMMs, Optical comparators and gages.

All 3 Bindrup owners are not just experienced machinists — in fact all earned their degrees in Business/Production Management from Utah State University.Today, each brother specializes in a specific area of expertise, and their roles all include business management (front office), customer interaction (sales), and machining, which they continue to do on a daily basis.

It isn’t often that a small manufacturing entity specializes in both machining and fabrication, but this is exactly what RPM does. They offer Mill, Lathe, Weld, Saw, Laser Etching and fabrication, all done in house. They can manufacture both metals and high technology plastics, which Shawn says are used by their medical, food processing and electromechanical component customers. RPM also supports customers in the automotive, aerospace, and industrial industries. And while the majority of RPM’s customers are located in Utah, they support customers throughout theWestern United States, in CA, AZ, ID,WY, NV and MT, and they even ship products to customers in Ohio and on the East Coast.

RPM offers the newest generation of milling techniques and processes. In addition to skilled machinists, the company has a very high accuracy 5-axis machine, a horizontal machine, and traditional 4-axis and 3-axis vertical machining centers that are great for prototyping and for production.

The company utilizes the best in software to run the business, including: MasterCam,

its employees the ability to go to school for ongoing training, at RPM’s expense.

The 3 Bindrup owners recognize the importance of regularly investing in new machine tool technology for their customers.Their CNC milling capability is impressive – with 15 machining centers, including a Mazak VARIAXIS 500-5X, a fully integrated 5-axis VMC with a 2-pallet changer system. Last year RPM added their first horizontal machining center, a Mazak HCN-5000-III and, in less than a year, they added a 12 station Palletech Manufacturing Cell to this machine. The Palletech system allows RPM to have parts/fixtures ready to go, and allows for extended unattended operations. Also, just this last month, they added another MazakVCN-430B-II. SolidWorks, CAD Systems, MCOSMOS CMM Software and JobBOSS. Shawn says, “Our machining flexibility allows us to serve a broad base of customers, from those who want low run, high accuracy prototypes to those requesting high run, high tolerance parts. Additionally, we can machine a wide range of sizes, from very small parts, to large diameter hubs & rings, to plates up to 48” x 62”.”

Many of RPM’s customers come to them for specialty plate work. Shawn says, “We’ve developed systems for plate work that allow us to handle large, medium, or small plates by using various restraining and tie-down techniques.”

The Bindrup owners are all advocates of education, and they draw from the engineering program at their alma mater, Utah State, to bring in new talent and to support training of our next generation in manufacturing. The company also offers

Clark Smith commented, “It is always rewarding for us to see a company moving forward with higher technology machine tools and be more efficient and more competitive in this global economy.You can’t stand still for too long these days.”

The Bindrups have worked with Clark Smith, owner of Smith Machinery, for more than 20 years now, and they continue to purchase their superior Mazak machine tools from Smith Machinery. Shawn says, “Smith Machinery and Mazak have a service model that is unlike anything else I have seen in the industry. In essence, we get the service and support from Smith Machinery locally, through their service company Neotech, and then Continued Next Page

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we also have the choice for direct support from Mazak’s two local service technicians.” He continued, “We appreciate this model of double-coverage, and we always get service team members who are highly trained.”

David Soares, pictured on the previous page with Shawn, supports RPM for Smith Machinery today. Shawn says, “David does a great job, and since we have worked with Clark for so many years, we appreciate the regular contact and support we get directly from him. Smith Machinery always goes above and beyond for their customers.”

RPM’s customers are a testament to their business. Here is what just a couple have to say about them.

“Reed’s Precision Machine is one of the premier machine shops in Cache Valley and in the Intermountain area. Their expertise is matched by very few others. When I order parts from Dave Bindrup and his excellent staff, I know without a doubt that the parts will be accurate when delivered. Besides the quality that always comes with their products, the entire office staff and machinists are always friendly and extremely helpful.

When our needs are urgent, RPM always comes through when we need them to.”

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variety of parts; both for new projects, as well as spare parts orders for existing customers.

Reed’s is always willing to do whatever it takes to meet our very tight delivery schedules, while maintaining the utmost quality. They continue to provide us with the most competitive pricing and the highest quality parts and service. I would recommend them to anyone.”

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Why Investment In Space Companies Is Heating Up It used to be that the only way to get to outer space was through the government.

Those days are long gone, as the commercial space industry becomes increasingly crowded with companies geared toward such diverse goals as launching small satellites and mining the moon for minerals.

This has made the commercial sector increasingly active for investors. A January report from aerospace consulting firm the Tauri Group found that space start-ups have attracted more than $13.3 billion of investment, including $5.1 billion of debt financing, since 2000. Nearly two-thirds of that investment funding has come in the last five years.

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The Times spoke with Chad Anderson, managing director of Space Angels Network, about the growing interest and what’s next for the industry.

Space Angels Network is a New York-based investor in early-stage private space companies, with virtual offices in Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Zurich, Hong Kong, Stockholm and London, and investor members all over the world.

Chad Anderson is managing director of Space Angels Network, an early-stage investor in private space companies.The investor group has completed deals with outfits like Planetary Resources, a Redmond, Wash., company that intends to mine asteroids for minerals, and Planet, a San Francisco firm that launches small satellites to gather images of the Earth.The typical investment is $500,000 to $1 million.

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It seems like every few months a new commercial space company makes its debut. What’s driving that?

Low-cost access to space, hands down.All of the growth has come, really, over the last 10 to 12 years, so in my mind, it’s all riding on the back of SpaceX. In 2009, they had their first successful launch,Virgin [Galactic] got their first significant funding, and it was sort of on from there.

I think that people look at SpaceX and its lower prices and that is a big piece of the puzzle. But another piece that I think people overlook is that they simply publish their pricing.They say, ‘Here’s this rocket, here’s how much cargo we can carry to what orbit and here’s how much it costs.’

That really changed the game and so once there was access to space and you knew the price of it, suddenly people could say, ‘Oh it cost me $200,000 to launch my small satellite. I could build a business from that.’

Tell me about the origin of Space Angels Network.

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We’ve been around since 2007.The idea then was to bring some credibility to the sector.We started off as a typical angel group and a handful of successful businesspeople that had put money in space ventures, and they did some good work to build credibility through those formative years.

As the industry has ramped up, we have grown into it. We went from 20 members in 2012 to 220 today. It’s really 100% year-over-year growth in

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What do you look for when investing in companies?

We’re invested in 34 companies to date and we look for a lot of things that a typical angel or VC [venture capitalist] would look for. Space is a high-tech industry, but we’re still looking for really great teams, really big bold ideas, people that can work effectively in a dynamic landscape.

We’re looking for people with ambitious business plans, but a practical route to near-term revenue.

I think a common misconception is that space has really long development times and is really capital intensive, but I’m not so sure that’s true. I think that’s true probably for launch companies but there’s a lot of different companies in space, from satellites to software to observation to other things, that’s less true for.

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It’s a dynamic maturing market, there’s a lot going on. And we really look at it ... in sort of three geographical regions –terrestrial, in-space and planetary. It’s really based on where the value is directed.

So terrestrial is like launchers and satellites. Most of the benefit is for Earth. In-space are things that are built or manufactured for space in space. And then planetary markets provide value to other surfaces like the moon and Mars, which are getting more interesting.

Space Angels has invested in that entire spectrum.There’s a lot of interest from VCs in the terrestrial markets because those are existing markets that are being disrupted. There’s no question about “Is somebody going to pay for this thing?” because they are.

It’s more “Are there entrepreneurs doing this better, faster, cheaper?”

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We landed but we didn’t do much. There’s a ton of interest in spending more time on the moon compared to 24 hours at a time.

I think that there’s a lot of opportunities for infrastructure development. People have referred to it as the eighth continent, and there’s a lot of resources on the moon that can be used to go deeper into space. Getting out of the Earth’s gravity is 99% of the issue. If you can launch from the moon ... it doesn’t take much fuel or energy to get anywhere, so you can basically explore the solar system from that point.

Where do you see the commercial space industry going in the future?

The potential is crazy.You talk to people who were around and starting businesses in the Internet boom, and they talk about how similar it feels.I think that the investors and members of Space Angels that are getting involved in this … see it as getting in at the ground floor of a new industry. They’re really looking to invest in the next Microsoft while it’s still a group of guys sitting around a computer lab.

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While the ISM’s export orders index climbed to the highest level since       November 2014 – a tentative sign that global demand is beginning    to stabilize – the group will issue results later from a separate survey 

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3 Phoenix Businesses Make ‘Forbes’ Best Small Companies List Survey Results

The business publication listed Grand Canyon Education Inc., as the Readings than 50 while indicate growth in theInc. industry, the seventh best higher small company, Cavco Industries came inand at No. Bloomberg survey median called for the June index to hold at 51.3.

13 and Inventure Foods Inc. was 33rd.

Economists’ estimates ranged from 50 to 52.5.

Forbes ranked the 100 best small companies that had been publicly traded foron at aleast a year, generated annual revenue between $5 million “We’re pretty good trend,” Bradley Holcomb, chairman of the andISM $1 factory billion, survey, and hadsaid a stock price no lower than $5 a share. on a conference call with reporters.The “It’s rankings were–based on earnings sales growth firming and return not robust I wouldn’t say thatgrowth, – but it’s definitely up.”on equity in the past year and over five years. Stock performance over the last year also was factored into the ranking.

The new orders gauge rose last month to 57 from 55.7, while the index of 1,bookings customers advanced by 1 $641 point From Oct. 2013, tofrom Oct. overseas 1, 2014, Grand Canyon’s sales were to 53.5. million. The for-profit Christian university posted sales growth of 28 percent and earnings per share growth of 54 percent over the past five A years. decline in the value of the dollar this year may be starting to filter through into improving export demand. Nonetheless, a more recent Cavco brought in $539 million for the year ended Oct. 1. The factoryadvance in the greenback, in the wake of the Brexit vote, underscores built home manufacturer reported earnings per share growth of 88 the possibility of more complications for American producers. percent over the past five years, but only a 4 percent increase in return on equity for that period.

“The fallout from Brexit has some risks going forward,” said David Sloan, senior at 4cast Inc. New York. still a Inventure postedeconomist $253 million in sales forinthe past year.“There’s The specialty lot marketer to be worried about in theposted manufacturing The ISM’s food and manufacturer 14 percentsector.” sales growth, 19 measure of production increased to 54.7 from 52.6.

The index of percent growth in earnings per share and a 12 percent return on equity supplier deliveries rose to 55.4 from 54.1.

That was the highest over the past five years.Source: Phoenix Business Journal since December 2014 and shows stronger demand is delaying shipments.

CPI Fell 0.3% In November, “The Most Since December 2008 Factory Employment

Bloomberg News reports, “The cost of living in the U.S. fell in The report alsomost showed a gauge of factory employment inNovember by the in almost six years, depressed by fallingindex energy creased to 50.4, the first print above 50 since November, from 49.2 prices that signal inflation will stay below the Federal Reserve’s goal to indicate worst the industry’s cutbacks in headcounts are over. heading into the 2015.

Theofconsumer-price index dropped 0.3 percent” in November, “the most since December 2008,” according to a report The gauge of factory inventories rose to 48.5 in June from 45, while released by the US Labor Department. customer stockpiles climbed to 51 from 50.

Bloomberg News adds, “The median forecast of 84 economists surveyed

by Bloomberg called for a 0.1 percent The factory data followed a report earlier thatfall.” showed consumers continued spending last month following an April surge on the The Business Insider reports,and “‘Core’ inflation, excludes the heels of steady job growth a nascent pickupwhich in wages.

Personal more volatile cost of food and gas, rose by 0.1% in November, spending climbed 0.4 percent in May after a 1.1 percent jumpin-a linemonth with earlier expectations. rose 1.3%the year-on-year, that was Headline more thaninflation initially estimated, Commerce justDepartment below expectations, while core inflation rose 1.7%, also just figures showed. Source: Bloomberg below expectations.”

U.S. Arms Sales Approvals OnRaise Track To Fed Signals That It Is In No HurryTo Rates Reach Nearly $40 Billion The AP reports that the Federal Reserve said that it will be “patient” TheitU.S. government on track to approve nearly $40 billion in when comes to decidingiswhen to increase rates. At a news conference, foreign military sales in the 2016 fiscal year that ends October Fed Chair JanetYellen “said she foresaw no rate hike in the first quarter1, of down 2015.”from $46.6 billion last year, a top Pentagon official said.

Yellen added that the “strength of U.S.We’re economic data toward and theour levelforeof “We’re tracking toward $40 billion. tracking inflation, not Navy a calendar date, willJoe dictate when raisesthe rates.” cast,” U.S. Vice Admiral Rixey, whoitheads Pentagon’s

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Rixey said the total could still fluctuate, depending on what happened in the fourth quarter.

He declined to comment on the Gulf sales that have stalled for well over a year now, including a $4 billion deal to sell 36 F-15 fighter jets to Qatar and a $3 billion deal to sell 24 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to Kuwait, both built by Boeing Co.

Britain’s vote to leave the European Union should not affect its relationship with the United States, or potential future arms sale, Rixey said, citing two large UK arms purchases of Boeing Co (BA.N) equipment announced on Monday.

“I’m personally not viewing any impacts to our current relationship with the UK,” he said.

Global demand for U.S. helicopters and other weapons remained strong, Rixey said.

Rixey has launched 40 separate initiatives to streamline the foreign arms sales approval process and respond to criticism about delays in handling a sustained high volume of requests.

U.S. industry officials and top military officials have become increasingly vocal in expressing concerns about delays in approving fighter jet sales to U.S. allies in the Gulf and other deals.

Rixey said he was working closely with industry officials to understand their concerns, but it was important to look at each case individually. He said his agency does not make policy determinations, but simply facilitates sales once they are

“Anything that is in foreign policy review is actually part of the deliberate conversation,” Rixey said. “When we get stalled there, the system is not broken, but actually acting as intended.We’re having a debate about foreign policy.”

Rixey urged companies to “take the emotion out of it” and be as specific as possible about their concerns.

He acknowledged that increased demand for U.S. weapons was creating strains for the government agencies that must evaluate such requests and then process the resulting contracts.

“It’s not broken but it’s certainly burdened, with $47 billion (in arms sales approvals) in FY15, and we’re approaching $40 billion this year,” he said. “We’ve got to make sure that we get better.”

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Pitfalls Seen In Aerospace & Defense Digitization The aerospace and defense industry may be just now embracing digitization of business practices, but already warning signs are emerging, according to a new report from management consulting services company Accenture.

Those signs include the growing challenge of A&D science and engineering talent being pulled away from legacy A&D companies to more digitally advanced aerospace startups and Silicon Valley-oriented high-tech industries, according to John Schmidt, global managing director for Accenture’s A&D business.

Others are the rise in the number of cybersecurity breaches—39% of A&D executives report the number of privacy and security breaches has doubled over the past two years— plus the “unprecedented” volumes of complex, difficult-to-manage data being produced and transmitted by industry.

“This is the digital ‘coming of age’ period for the aerospace and defense industry,” Schmidt tells Aviation Week ahead of a new study on Factories ‘Reshore’ Some the topic. “There will be turbulence and it’s notWork going awayFrom anytime soon.

But there will also be plenty of smooth flying for those industry Overseas players who capitalize on this digital opportunity.”

During the worst of the Great Recession, U.S. factory jobs were Digitalization a broadpace. term describe adventAmericans and introdisappearing atisa furious Asused 2007to began, aboutthe 14 million duction of newintechnologies essentially replace old mechanical were working manufacturing.that Three years and one frightful recession practices.

Examples additive manufacturing, alsobeen known as later, only 11.5 millioninclude were. But since 2010, employment has ticking 3-D as well asadding augmented reality systems, robotics, Big backprinting, up, with companies about 400,000 jobs.

Data, autonomous systems, cloud computing, “Internet of Things,” and Onecyber, reasonamong for at others. least a small portion of that growth: the return of factory work from overseas. Experts say it’s difficult to accurately the number of jobs tied has to work returning other countries, Inmeasure turn, the consulting group issued a new from report titled “Navibut some employers say they know it is happening.

Reversing A Herd gating Digital Turbulence: The Accenture Technology Vision 2016 for Mentality and Howard Hauser, a vice president Hiawatha Rubber Co., Aerospace Defense Companies.”

Chiefwith among its offered advice a long time, manufacturers herd mentality of sending issays thatforA&D companies must go “allfollowed in” andabecome a modern digital work offshore.

They all wanted components produced in low-wage, enterprise. emerging markets like China. “They were looking at the piece price.

And it looked like, ’We’re going to save a lot of money,’” he said. “But “Thus far few companies have taken the crucial steps necessary to emthe bottom line was they didn’t save nearly as much as they thought. And brace a digital and develop as the central with the qualitymindset issues, they’re just notdigital gettingcapabilities product that’s acceptable driving force of their businesses,” Accenture says.

“This formidable for the customer.” challenge requires development of comprehensive, interwoven digital strategies throughout every Minneapolis, aspect of their businesses.”

Now Hiawatha, based outside is getting those contracts. And Hauser has himself decided to “reshore” production of a component that Schmidt the digital movement nothires newat for was beingacknowledges made in China.that The move will result in three isnew his A&D—the Boeing 777,was an aircraft designed in the was the first plant. He says the part not difficult to make, but1990s, the Chinese factory digitally designed commercial aircraft.

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Whether its airliner cost pressures on the commercial side of the sector, or the drive for affordability and profitability in a slow-growth defense sector, companies and customers are trying to figure out how to innovate and digitization is becoming one go-to strategy.

Yet, the drive to digitalize is only in part to ensure profitability. Companies are turning to digitalization to help address workforce concerns as well. Where once there was fear of a so-called silver tsunami of baby boomer retirements that would hobble A&D, now there is fear over losing talent to other industries. Accenture found that half of the jobs in the participating companies had a digital component. This is projected to grow to nearly two-thirds within the next three years.

“The competition for talent is coming from new and different sources,” Schmidt tells Aviation Week. He relayed an experience at a recent Aerospace Industries Association meeting he attended that included representatives from Facebook, a new AIA member. Their participation raised

eyebrows and questions among some veteran participants, according to Schmidt, yet it reinforces Accenture’s findings.

Schmidt says, “Not only are they here, they’re competing against you.”

US Air Force Funds Next Advanced Engine Stage The US Air Force has awarded a set of contracts to progress its Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP) forward.

General Electric Aviation and Pratt & Whitney each received a contract following their work on the previous development program. Both companies received contracts worth $1.01 billion, with a period of performance ending in Sept. 2021.

AETP seeks to revolutionize performance in engines used by the Air Force by adding a third stream of air inside the engine. The program’s goal is to “demonstrate 25 percent improved fuel efficiency, 10 percent increased thrust, and significantly improved thermal management,” according to an Air Force release.

It is expected that AETP will help drive requirements and capabilities for the service’s next-generation air dominance platform. It is possible that developments from AETP could pour back into the F135 engine design, produced by Pratt, which powers the F-35 joint strike fighter fleet.

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Globalization, Brexit and the Rise of Localization With the passing of Brexit, the British voted for local control of immigration, regulations and the economy – in turn, rejecting globalization.The 2016 U.S. presidential race shows a similar backlash with U.S. manufacturing’s wide support for reshoring and its rejection of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Even before Brexit and the 2016 election race, international trade had plateaued. Globalization’s peak is no surprise given the inherent economic inefficiencies and environmental damage associated with producing goods or rules far from the point of consumption.

In a statement made earlier this year at Davos, AT Kearney, a global management consulting firm, asked“Globalization is Dead: what now?” And in “‘Brexit’ in America: A Warning Shot Against Globalization,” Jeffrey R. Immelt, G.E.’s chief executive, offered an answer – “A localization strategy.” Mr. Immelt said GE’s goal is to achieve “a local capability inside a global footprint.” Localization – production in the market where the product will be consumed – is a strategy increasingly used by many large companies to shorten supply chains and reduce shipping costs.

On the reshoring front, Harry Moser, president of the Reshoring Initiative, said that offshoring has slowed considerably. “The bleeding of manufacturing jobs to offshore has already stopped,” commented Moser.

Data from the Reshoring Initiative shows that new reshoring, including Foreign Direct Investment, balanced new offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. In comparison, in 2000-2003 the United States lost net about 200,000 manufacturing jobs per year to offshoring. U.S. companies, retailers and consumers are, collectively, implementing localization, voting with their dollars.

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Localization also yields a green benefit. It reduces world environmental impactsthrough reduced carbon emissions fromproducing in developed countries and from much shortertransport. According to Moser, “We have gone from globalization at any cost to our economy, long-term company sustainability and the world environment to recognizing that via localization, a company often can embrace all of these benefits while maintaining or improving profitability.”

The Reshoring Initiative is seeking collaboration and support for development of its Corporate Social Responsibility Estimator (CSRE). The new tool will quantify two key societal impacts of sourcing decisions: on the environment and on the domestic economy. By giving corporations a clearer and more accurate understanding of their decisions’ impacts, we will accelerate the reshoring of manufacturing to the United States, yielding a better outcome for the U.S. economy, the planet and the participating companies.

The Reshoring Initiative wishes the British a successful Brexit and encourages U.S. consumers and companies to buy and produce more in-country.

Both countries will find that avoiding globalization for its own sake brings economic strength and stability.

Tools for better decisions The Reshoring Initiative offers many tools and resources to help compa-

nies make supply chain sourcing decisions.The Reshoring Initiative’sTotal Cost of Ownership (TCO) Estimator™ is the best-known publically available tool for this purpose. It uses advanced metrics that allow users to easily determine the total cost of offshoring by accounting for and understanding the relevant offshoring costs, which include inventory carrying costs, shipping expenses, intellectual property risks and more. www.reshorenow.org About the Reshoring Initiative A 50-year manufacturing industry veteran and retired President of GF AgieCharmilles, Harry Moser founded the Reshoring Initiative to move lost jobs back to the U.S. For his efforts with the Reshoring Initiative, he was named to IndustryWeek magazine’s Manufacturing Hall of Fame in 2010.Additional information on the Reshoring Initiative is available at MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from “www.illinoisreshoring.org”” claiming to be www.reshorenow.org. The Initiative’s many sponsoring associations and companies are also acknowledged on the site.

Casting Your Ballot For The Manufacturing Industry This year has brought some unpredictable election stories, and as the months tick closer to Election Day in November, voters will be focused on major issues of interest and concern.

For the sake of our state’s future economy, let’s hope that manufacturing and its growth get attention from voters and candidates.

When deciding for whom to vote, whether for president or city council, we need to keep in mind a range of topics that will impact job growth in manufacturing.

As Baby Boomers retire, they leave a gaping hole in the workforce, particularly for manufacturing. Over the next decade, nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs in the nation will likely need to be filled. This high number is due to both the gap caused by Baby Boomers exiting the workforce, as well as anticipated growth in manufacturing. Finding new workers for the industry is challenging due a long-standing negative perception of manufacturing work environments. Manufacturing jobs were once seen as dirty, dangerous and physically de-

manding. But today’s advanced medical device manufacturing facilities, for example, are high-tech clean rooms, making everything from cardiovascular stents to an artificial pancreas.

One avenue for bringing in new workers to the industry is to expose young people and their parents to career opportunities available. Supporting vocational schools is a very important step in increasing the availability of new workers into the industry. Vocational school graduates can fill the pipeline of potential workers if curriculum on manufacturing is integrated into their programs of study.

It takes a lot of effort and work to change the perception of manufacturing for the Millennial generation and younger generations to come. It will save hundreds of local manufacturing jobs from going overseas, if we can!

Another topic to keep in mind when voting for your chosen candidate is his or her plan for public transportation. A growing number of people are unemployed or underemployed due to the lack of available transportation to commute to and from work on a daily basis. Owning a car is expensive, so we need better public transportation options in order to move workers from where they live to where the jobs are.According to the American PublicTransportation Association, every $1 invested in public transportation generates approximately $4 in economic returns, and every $1 billion invested Continued Next Page

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Some communities are getting creative with their transportation solutions, such as pooling money from companies for shuttle buses to transfer employees from train or bus stations to the companies’ job sites. If we want to keep the manufacturing industry growing in our region, we need our workforce to be able to easily commute to manufacturing facilities, which are not always close to commuter rail stations and bus stops.

Voters have limited time and focus, and there are other issues that can seem a priority. If we want to keep manufacturing a viable industry in Central Massachusetts, we need advocates at every level of government. Source: Steve Sawin is the CEO of Clinton staffing provider Operon Resource Management.

Pratt & Whitney, BAE Among Major B-21 Contractors The Air Force has named the seven major contractors who will join Northrop Grumman in building the next-generation B-21 bomber, including the new plane’s engine-maker Pratt & Whitney.

Almost five months after the Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a hotly contested contract to build the secretive long range strike bomber, now called the B-21, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James gave reporters a sneak peek at the list of major subcontractors on the program during a March 7 briefing at the Pentagon.

As many expected, F-35 engine-maker Pratt & Whitney will build the B-21 engine at its facility in East Hartford, Connecticut, James announced. As Defense News reported in November, the decision not to go with GE Aviation for the B-21 engine reflects a departure from history, as GE builds the F118 that powers Nothrop’s B-2 stealth bomber.

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The other six industry partners named March 7 will work on “airframe or mission systems” for the new plane, James said. These contractors are: BAE Systems, working out of Nashua, New Hampshire; GKN Aerospace in St. Louis, Missouri; Janicki Industries in Sedro-Woolley, Washington; Orbital ATK in Clearfield, Utah and Dayton, Ohio; Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas.

The Air Force’s decision to release the names of the seven major B-21 contractors is part of an effort to be more transparent and build support for the costly program, James said.

The B-21 faces a battle for funding against other Air Force and Pentagon priorities, particularly on Capitol Hill. Earlier this month, the powerful chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, John McCain, threatened to block the program.

“The B-2 remained in the shadows for too long, it remained classified — too many details remained classified too long,” James said. “In the case of the B-21, we are leaning forward and we are trying to be more transparent and we are going to continue to do so.” Source: Defense News

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DESIGNCAD/CAM Bar-S Machine _______ 928-636-2115 H& S Machine _______ 801-755-7627 DIES Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766 EDM EDM: Drilling Small Hole EDM Express_______800-780-7075 Jeffrey Peterson Precision Investment Castings Since 1972 LAYKE, Inc. Inc.__________ 602-272-2654 801-710-7891 www.dolphincasting.com mikeb@dolphincasting.com Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300 MICHAEL BUTLER Manager Ext. 3335 Phone:Sales 602-272-6747 EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking) 3063 North 575 East mikeb@dolphincasting.com North Ogden, UT EDM Express ______ 800-780-7075 602-272-6747 Ext. 3335 ISOPhone: 9001, PED Directive 97/23/EC EliteMachineSales@Gmail.com ISO 9001, PED Directive 97/23/EC Innovative Precision____ 801-334-6317 Die Casting: Aluminum/Zinc LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612 Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604 TVT Die Casting ______ 800-280-2278 Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300 Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.

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Machʼd Products ___ 970-482-7676 Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648 Dolphin Inc. ________ 602-272-6747 EDM: Wire COMPOSITES COATING Custom Design & Mfg ___ 435-257-0668 Elitecompany Machine logo ________ 801-710-7891 Our Coating:Abrasive Blasting EDM Express ______ 800-780-7075 S.A. Composites _______ 970-776-3877 Innovative Precision ____ 801-334-6317 LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612 CUTTING Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175 Coating:Black Oxide Metal Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300 LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612 Bandsaw LLC ________ 303-744-7181 Paramount Machine ___ 801-886-2755 Coating:Chemfilm Plasma Cutting Qualtek ________719-598-3394 X23 Verdana size 9 (I dropped in this cell LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612 Font BandsawtheLLC“Precision ________ 303-744-7181 because Investment Castings” The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331 on the logo is not very clear.

Plastic Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453 Coating: Liquid Bandsaw LLC ________ 303-744-7181 Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800 Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146 Precision Investment Castings Since 1972 ELECTRONICS ImageTekwww.dolphincasting.com __________ 303-806-8111 Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/ Chrome Contract Saw Cutting Cascade Systems Tech ___ 503-640-5733 Bandsaw LLC ________ 303-744-7181 Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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www.paramount-machine.com sales@paramount-machine.com Office: 801.886.2755 Fax: 801.886.2759

Design Cascade Systems Tech ___ 503-640-5733 Electromechanical Design RAM Company ______ 435-673-4603 Kitting Cascade Systems Tech ___ 503-640-5733 Prototype Cascade Systems Tech ___ 503-640-5733 ELECTROPOLISHING Qualtek ________ 719-598-3394 X23 ENGINEERING/DESIGN Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281 AzMark __________480-926-8969 CAID Industries _____435-890-8823 Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668 RAM Company ______435-673-4603 Solenoids/ Valves RAM Company ______435-673-4603 FABRICATION Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281 Aero Tech _______ 801-292-0493 Arrow Sheet Metal Prod 303-427-6419 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

CAID Industries _____435-890-8823 Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574 Dayton Rogers ______ 763-717-6303 EMJD Corporation _____ 303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175 Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818 Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Wrico ___________480-892-7800 Custom Auto/Truck/Bike H& S Machine ______ 801-755-7627 Fabrication: Filament Winding S.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877 Fabrication: Composites S.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877 Fabrication: Enclosures Falcon Sheet Metal __ 801-298-5064 Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Fabrication: Medium & Large Arrow Sheet Metal Prod __ 303-427-6419 Bandsaw LLC ________303-744-7181 CAID Industries _____435-890-8823 EMJD Corp _________ 303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Falcon Sheet Metal ____801-298-5064 Group Mfg Serv ______480-966-3952

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Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818 Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778 Fabrication: Plastic ImageTek _________ 303-806-8111 Fabrication: SheetMetal Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281 Arrow Sheet Metal Prod __ 303-427-6419 AzMark __________480-926-8969 CAID Industries _____435-890-8823 Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574 Denver Machine Shop ___303-295-6000 EMJD Corporation _____ 303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Falcon Sheet Metal __ 801-298-5064 Group Mfg Serv ______480-966-3952 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175 Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818 Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 Precision Tech _______801-285-7288 Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778

Wrico ___________480-892-7800 Fabrication: Steel Bandsaw LLC ________303-744-7181 CAID Industries _____435-890-8823 EMJD Corp _______303-761-5236 Falcon Sheet Metal __ 801-298-5064 FINISHING Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281 Arizona Finishing _____602-438-4443 Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648 Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930 Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751 Precision Machʼd Prod___ 970-482-7676 Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Superior Grinding _____801-487-9700 TVT Die Casting ______800-280-2278 Finishing: One Stop Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281 Glass Bead Clean Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648 Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930

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Passivation Certified Inspection Service___602-267-0661 Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648 Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930 Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23 Photochemical/Etching VACCO Industries _____626-443-7121 Powder Coating Arizona Finishing _____602-438-4443 Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146 Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Silk Screening Arizona Finishing _____602-438-4443 Aluminum (Medium & Large) Aero Tech _______ 801-292-0493 GAS NITRIDING Blanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590 GEAR CUTTING Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801 Specialty Steel Svcs ___ 801-539-8252

Gear Hobbing Precision Tech _______801-285-7288 Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801 Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320 Sun Grinding _______602-238-9595 GRINDING AzMark __________480-926-8969 Superior Grinding _____ 801487-9700 ChemResearch_______ 602-253-4175 Grinding: Surface ChemResearch _______ 602-253-4175 Diversified Metal Services _801-972-6093 Large Capacity Drop Dix Metals ________ 800-477-4349 Sun Grinding _______602-238-9595 Bottom Oven/Aluminum Superior Grinding _____ 801487-9700 Fives ____________ 909-263-9282 Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751 Grinding: Tool & Cutter GMN USA ________ 800-686-1679 HONING/LAPPING Prec. Machʼd Products _ 970-482-7676 Exact Tool Grinding ____ 801-712-2720 LAYKE, Inc._________602-272-2654 Passivation Precision Tech _______801-285-7288 IDENTIFICATION Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320 Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930 Silk Screen Steel Services Grinding __ 800-662-0126 Polishing Arizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443 Sun Grinding _______602-238-9595 Gold Tech Industries____ 480-968-1930 INSPECTION Superior Grinding _____801-487-9700 Selective Coatings Inspection, First Article The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331 ImageTek _________ 303-806-8111 Klontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131 Grinding, Blanchard FORMING Inspection Services Diversified Metal Services _801-972-6093 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Klontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131 Dix Metals ________ 800-477-4349 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 Micropulse West ______480-966-2300 Steel Services Grinding __ 800-662-0126 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Sustaining Edge Solutions_888-572-9642 Sun Grinding _______602-238-9595 Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500 LASER CUTTING HEAT TREATING Superior Grinding _____ 801487-9700 Laser Cutting Blanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590 Advantage Manufacturing ___ 877-727-0281 Grinding, Centerless Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320 Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751 Arrow Sheet Metal Prod 303-427-6419 Sun Grinding _______602-238-9595 Pilkington Metal Finishing__801-972-2146 EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236 Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Grinding, Double Disc Dix Metals ________ 800-477-4349 The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331 Howell Precision ______ 623-582-4776 Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818 Heat Treating/Aerospace Grinding: OD Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751 AzMark __________480-926-8969 Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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888-280-7080 | djc@metalcraftind.com www.metalcraftind.com

ISO 9001:2008

HIRSH PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC .

Specializing in Production CNC Turning & Milling

Quality Work Delivered On Time Mike Hirsh Tel: 303.530.3131 Fax: 303.530.5242 Email: mike.hirsh@hppi.com

Star Precision _______303-926-0559 VACCO Industries ____ 626-443-7121 Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500 Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778 Wrico ___________480-892-7800 Laser Cutting: Pipe&Tube Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500 Laser Engraving 4 Axis Machining Inc. ___ 303-295-1544 Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175 Laser Marking 4 Axis Machining Inc. ___ 303-295-1544 Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175 MACHINING A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 Advantage Manufacturing __ 877-727-0281 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072 CAID Industries _____435-890-8823 CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450 Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668 Elite Machine _______ 801-710-7891 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200 Fives ____________ 909-263-9282 Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239 Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131 Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414 Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500 Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011 R&H Machine _______801-621-7922 RD Machine & MFg ___ 801-977-0447 Radtech _________ 303-789-4247 RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 TVT Die Casting _____ 800-280-2278 Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778 Machining: 3D Micropulse West ______480-966-2300 Machining: 5 Axis 4 Axis Machining Inc. ___303-295-1544 Accutech Machine _____ 801-975-1117 AzMark __________480-926-8969 Faustson __________303-420-7422 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 Paramount Machine __ 801-886-2755 Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274 RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724 S.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877 Machining: Aerospace AzMark __________480-926-8969 CAID Industries _____435-890-8823 CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450 Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200 Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239 LAYKE, INC_________602-272-2654 Micropulse West ______480-966-2300 Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500 Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011 Paramount Machine ___ 801-886-2755 Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722 Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801 Precision Machʼd Products 970-482-7676 Precision Tech _______801-285-7288 Radtech _________ 303-789-4247 RD Machine & MFg ___ 801-977-0447 RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724 Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031

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Teton Machining Machining_____ 208-642-9344 Machining: Ceramic OʼKeefe Ceramics _____ 719-687-0888 Ceramic: Sapphire, Alumina, Silicon, Aluminum, Quartz OʼKeefe Ceramics _____ 719-687-0888 Machining: CNC 4 Axis Machining Inc. ___303-295-1544 A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766 Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072 Accutech Machine _____ 801-975-1117 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072 Bar-S Machine______ 928-636-2115 CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450 Cornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862 Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668 Denver Precision Products_ 303-469-1771 DMSI___________801-972-6093 Elite Machine ______ 801-710-7891 EPOCS Mfg ________ 970-535-4540 Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200 Faustson_________ 303-420-7422 Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239 H& S Machine ______ 801-755-7627 Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131 HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850 Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317

Machine JD M achine ________801-782-4403 801-782-4403 Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175 L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505 LAYKE, INC_________602-272-2654 Leading Edge Machine _ 435-563-9425 Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414 Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604 Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722 Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274 R&H Machine _______801-621-7922 Electromechanical Design RAM Company ______ 435-673-4603 RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447 RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331 Wrico __________ 480-892-7800 Machining: Composites Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 Machining: Contract Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175 Paramount Machine ___801-886-2755 Radtech _________ 303-789-4247 Electromechanical Design RAM Company ______ 435-673-4603 Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031 Machining: DoD CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450 Machining: Laser AzMark __________480-926-8969

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Faustson_________ 303-420-7422 Gerome Mfg_______520-622-8402 Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317 L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505 RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447 Southwest Waterjet-Laser _480-306-7748 VACCO Industries ____ 626-443-7121 Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778 Machining:Medical A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 CAID Industries _____435-890-8823 Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011 Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 Machining: Milling A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 Cornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862 Elite Machine _______ 801-710-7891 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801 Prec. Machʼd Products__970-482-7676 Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320 Machining: Mold Base Maverick Mold & Machine __970-535-4604 Machining: Mold Making R&H Machine _______801-621-7922 Machining: Plastic Cornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862 ImageTek __________303-806-8111

Machining: Production A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766 Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072 CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450 Cornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862 Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668 Elite Machine___________801-710-7891 Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200 Faustson_________ 303-420-7422 Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239 Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131 HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850 Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317 L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505 Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414 Newport Tool _______801-295-7411 Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011 Paramount Machine __ 801-886-2755 Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801 R&H Machine _______801-621-7922 Radtech ___ ______303-789-4247 RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447 RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Machining: Prototype 4 Axis Machining Inc. ___303-295-1544 A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766 Accutech Machine _____ 801-975-1117 Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072 Bar-S Machine______ 928-636-2115 Cornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862

Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668 435-257-0668 Denver Precision _____ 303-469-1771 Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200 Faustson __________303-420-7422 Flex-Pro ____ ______ 480-773-3239 Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175 L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505 LAYKE, INC_________602-272-2654 Leading Edge Machine _435-563-9425 Micropulse West _____ 480-966-2300 Mountain View Machine 435-755-0500 Newport Tool _______801-295-7411 Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011 R&H Machine _______801-621-7922 Radtech _________ 303-789-4247 RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447 RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724 Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031 S.A.Composites _____ 970-776-3877 The Toolroom Inc. ____ 801-773-6331 Machining: Precision A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 4 Axis Machining Inc. __ 303-295-1544 Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766 Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450 Cornerstone Machine __ 801-731-8862 Elite Machine _______801-710-7891 Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200 Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239 Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175 Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414 Newport Tool _______801-295-7411 Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722 Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801 RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724 Precision Machined Prod. _ 970-482-7676 Precision Tech _______801-285-7288

TVT Die Casting ______800-280-2278 Machining: R & D Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668 Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200 Flex-Pro __________ 480-773-3239 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175 Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500 Machining: Swiss Bar-S Machine______ 928-636-2115 Denver Precision Products_ 303-469-1771 HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850 Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011 Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing 503-557-9407 Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722 Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320 Teton Machining ______208-642-9344 White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414 Machining: Turning Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072 AzMark __________480-926-8969 Bar-S Machine______ 928-636-2115 Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668 Denver Precision Products_ 303-469-1771 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Evans Precision Machining 623-581-6200 Faustson_________ 303-420-7422 Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131 HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850 JD Machine ________801-782-4403

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Precision Die & Stamping _ 480-967-2038 3D Prototyping Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453 The 3D Printing Store ___720-443-3733 Custom Screen MOLDS Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414 ImageTek _________303-806-8111 Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604 PROCESSING: METAL Molds: Plastic Injection Chemical Lifetime Products _____801-728-1260 LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612 Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604 Etching/Photochemical Molds Steel VACCO Industries ____ 626-443-7121 DMSI___________ 801-972-6093 Aero Tech ________ 801-292-0493 PUNCHING Arizona Finishing ____602-438-4443 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 ChemResearch ______ 602-253-417 Group Manufacturing Serv 480-966-3952 Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 PAINTING Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778 Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648 REPAIR Jet Processing ______623-869-6749 x117 Bearing Surface Richards Fab Fab_________ 801-409-0392 Denver Machine Shop ___303-295-6000 PLATING Blanchard Metals Proc. _ 801-972-5590 ChemResearch _____ 602-253-4175 Foresight Finishing ____480-921-0000 Gold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930 LA Specialties ______ 602-269-7612 Anodizing Blanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590 ChemResearch_______ 602-253-4175 Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146 Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23 Copper Foresight Finishing ____480-921-0000 Electroless Nickel LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612 Foresight Finishing ____480-921-0000 Gold/Silver Plate Gold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930 Nickel/Chrome/ Copper Foresight Finishing ____480-921-0000 Gold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930 LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612 Tin Plate Foresight Finishing ____480-921-0000 Gold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930

RDD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447 Composites S.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877 Contract Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072 Teton Machining ______208-642-9344 Manufacturing: Electrode Wire-Tech ________ 480-966-1591 Production Aero Tech ________ 801-292-0493 EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236 LAYKE, INC_________602-272-2654 L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505 Leading Edge Machine __ 435-563-9425 White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414 Rapid Prototyping Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 Jensen Precision ______ 801-866-0175 Mountain View Machine__ 435-755-0500 White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414 Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274 Robotic CNC RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447 DMSI ___________ 801-972-6093 RP Machining ______ 719-550-1724 Routering CNC Teton Machining ______208-642-9344 Weiser Engineering _ 303-280-2778 DMSI___________ 801-972-6093 Small Part Machining: Ultra-Precision Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722 Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing 503-557-9407 White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414 POLISHING Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722 Turnkey Product Services Gold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930 MANUFACTURING Aero Tech ________ 801-292-0493 PRECISION FORMING A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505 Richards Fab________801-409-0392 METAL STAMPING CAID Industries _____435-890-8823 Thompson Machine ____505-823-1453 Elite Machine _______801-710-7891 Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23 Group Mfg Serv _____480-966-3952 Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453 Wrico ___________480-892-7800 Electromechanical Design PRINTING Hi-Production Precision CAID Industries _____435-890-8823 Stamping 3D Printing RAM Company ______ 435-673-4603 Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 The 3D Printing Store ___720-443-3733 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Hydraulic Cylinder Denver Machine Shop ___303-295-6000 ROLL FORMING Lifetime Products _____801-728-1260 Rolling: thread Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320 ROUTERING, CNC Micropulse West ______480-966-2300 SAW CUTTING Diversified Metal Services _ 801-972-6093 SHOT PEENING Blanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590 SINTERING Western Sintering _____509-375-3096 SPINNING: METAL Metal Spinning Solutions _ 480-899-0939 SPLINES Specialty Steel Services _ 801-539-8252 SPRINGS Custom/Compression/Extension/Assembly/Torsion Ace Wire Spring & Form__ 412-458-4831 Flat & Wire Ace Wire Spring & Form__ 412-458-4831 SPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113 STAMPING Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574 Dayton Rogers ______ 763-717-6303 Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 Precision Die & Stamping _480-967-2038 Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23 Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392 The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331 Thompson Machine __ 505-823-1453

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Wrico _________ 480-892-7800 Stamping:Aerospace Precision Die & Stamping _480-967-2038 Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453 Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23 Stamping:Deep Draw Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23 Thompson Machine __ 505-823-1453 Wrico _________ 480-892-7800 Stamping:Design The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331 Stamping:Flat Forming SPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113 Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453 Stamping:Foil Forming Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453 Stamping: Light Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574 SPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113 Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453 Stamping:Precision Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574 Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 Precision Die & Stamping _480-967-2038 Qualtek _______ 719-598-3394 X23 Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453 Wrico ___________480-892-7800 Stamping:Prototype Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453 Wrico ___________480-892-7800 Stamping:Short Run Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574 Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453

Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800 SWISS SCREW MCHG. Denver Precision Products_ 303-469-1771 Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing 503-557-9407 White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414 Screwing: Lead Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320 TESTING Testing: Non-Destructive Blanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590 Pilkington Metal Finishing __ 801-972-2146 TOOL & DIE Newport Tool _______801-295-7411 The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331 Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453 Wrico ___________480-892-7800 Tool & Cutter Grinding Exact Tool Grinding ____ 801-712-2720

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TOOLING Elite Machine _______801-710-7891 Mountain View Machine _ 435-755-0500 Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011 Precision Tech _______801-285-7288 Western Sintering _____509-375-3096 WATERJET CUTTING Diversified Metal Services _801-972-6093 Dix Metals ________ 800-477-4349 WIRE FORMING Leading Edge Machine __435-563-9425 Flat & Wire Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500 Ace Wire Spring & Form__ 412-458-4831 Southwest Waterjet-Laser _480-306-7748 SPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113 ASSOCIATIONS WELDING Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766 N. Utah NTMA _______ 801-337-7097

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