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Editors Corner “A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all that and strives to make the world a better place.” — Bill Ford It’s not just a new year, 2020 is the beginning of a new decade.What will the 20s hold for us? And is it only as we leave it behind that we will be able to see this new decade for what it truly represents?

Often, decades come to be known by a single title, like the ‘Swinging Sixties’ or the ‘Warring Forties’. A hundred years ago, it was the ‘Roaring Twenties’ that were about to begin. What name will the 20s be described as?

For me, 2020 means that I just passed the 15 year mark as a small business owner, having purchased the Arizona Metalworker in 2005. In these past 15 amazingly rewarding years, I have interviewed hundreds of companies, nearly exclusively all precision machine shops.

My business interviews are always inspiring and rewarding. These are companies that are successful; after all, our articles are invariably based upon some new milestone in their business, whether it is celebrating X number of years, having achieved a certification, or having made some major capital acquisitions.

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In this issue, we showcase 3 companies across 3 states. They are all successful, and there are many attributes they share. One is now global, with hundreds of employees throughout the world, one is just a few years old, and the inventor of new products, and the 3rd is a machine shop, acquired in the last few years by a savvy business person and excellent business leader.

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What makes these companies successful? Clearly, quality products, timely deliveries, and excellent customer service are all necessary factors. But what else makes these and other companies that continue to thrive, successful? 3 attributes or business philosophies stand out.

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Retention is a key factor, not just customer retention, but also employee retention. Most of the successful companies I interview talk about their employees as essential to their success.

And these companies generally have longevity with a large percentage of their employees.Their good employees just stay.

The second thing I hear that stands out with the successful companies I meet is that they have a strong focus on helping others,on charitable activities. Whether it is the plaques proudly displayed of contributions to a Little League Baseball teams, or dental products donated to help people to receive badly needed dental care they can’t afford, or participation in associations that help underemployed to find meaningful careers, ‘Giving Back’ seems to be a consistent theme in the successful small manufacturing entities I have the pleasure to interview.

The 3rd key element I see is the investment in new and innovative technologies. We certainly live in uncertain political times and this is warrants concern for where the economy is going.

But if you are a business owner and you are holding off on making needed capital investments to improve your operation, know that you are putting yourself at a competitive disadvantage to those of your peers who are moving forward boldly.

I hope this next decade offers our industry a number of very strong years; I hope that upcoming generations recognize that trades in manufacturing can be a rewarding, well paying career choices. I hope that the A2Z Manufacturing magazines, with your help, remain a relevant set of trade journals for our industry.

Until next issue, I wish you all a very good 2020 and God Bless OurTroops!

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Announcements & Releases Smith Machinery Introduces Lucas Harwood to The Smith Sales Engineering Team Smith Machinery would like to introduce our newest sales engineer, Lucas Harwood. Lucas previously worked for a company inWest Jordan Utah as a shop foreman managing 30 employees. He started 25 years ago in the machining industry and has done everything from Operator to programmer and has extensive machining knowledge. As part of a team, he understands how critical it is to your business to get the machine ordered, installed and quickly cutting chips.

Lucas will help you accurately define the best machine tool for your business, monitor the order and provide support through install and start-up.

He is looking forward to using that knowledge with a great company that has been in business for 60 years!! Smith Machinery has a great reputation in this industry and Lucas is honored to be a part of the team.

hundreds of manufacturers and companies from diverse industries and backgrounds with categories ranging from aerospace and automobiles to apparel and textiles. Approximately 50 percent of exhibitors were either woman- or veteran-owned. Highlights included presentations and forums led by industry leaders and peer-to-peer networking with the Made in the USA community. Organizers behind MADE IN AMERICA 2019 say this is “only the beginning of the nationwide movement.”

Moser’s reshoring efforts have been widely recognized. In 2010, he was inducted into the Industry Week Manufacturing Hall of Fame.

Moser actively participated in President Obama’s Insourcing Forum at the White House in January 2012. He also won The Economist debate in January 2013 on outsourcing and offshoring, and received the Manufacturing Leadership Council’s Industry Advocacy Award in 2014. In 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce named Moser as a member of its new Investment Advisory Council. The Council advises the Secretary of Commerce on how government policies and programs affect the United States’ ability to attract and facilitate business investment, including reshoring.

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The Reshoring Initiative tracks and drives the reshoring and FDI (foreign direct investment) trends, which together brought 145,000 manufacturing jobs to the U.S. in 2018 and 757,000 since 2010.

Consistent use of the Reshoring Initiative’s Total Cost of Ownership Estimator® and Import Substitution Program by companies, and the Competitiveness Toolkit by the government would double or triple the size of the trends.The TCO Estimator helps companies recognize the benefit of producing in the U.S. for the U.S. market.

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Lucas says, “I am so lucky to have a great support system with my awesome wife Holly, two kids Hailee 16 andd Landon 13. I look forward to working with you and earning your business!”

Harry Moser and the Reshoring Initiative team received the MADE IN AMERICA 2019 Reshoring Award during the four-day MADE IN AMERICA 2019 event recently held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The event’s mission is to raise awareness for the economic, environmental and community impact of American-made manufacturers and brands. “I am honored to receive the award and I am delighted to participate in this inaugural event. MADE IN AMERICA 2019 was a great success, especially for a first of its kind event. I want to thank Don Buckner and his MadeinAmerica team and congratulate them on the event’s success.” said Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative. Harry Moser established the Reshoring Initiative in 2010 to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. The event drew a powerful network of policymakers, industry professionals, advocates and conscious consumers and boasts the largest-ever collection of American products. Exhibitors at the event included A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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The National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) begins the new decade with a new president, Roger Atkins. Atkins was appointed by the NTMA Board of Directors and joins the association following a successful career in contract manufacturing and in consulting for manufacturing companies. Atkins knows NTMA well, having joined the association in 1979. He previously held every officer position for NTMA at the national level, including serving as NTMA Chairman in 2012, and served in every officer position in the Houston, Texas NTMA chapter.

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into our industry, and a true generosity of spirit demonstrated through his commitment to serving the companies that make our association and the entire manufacturing community great.We are excited to have Roger take the NTMA helm and lead our organization into the future.”

Atkins began his career at his family’s contract manufacturing business, immediately after graduating from Texas A&M University. Over the years, he spear-headed significant growth in multiple contract manufacturing companies, all of which also belonged to NTMA. His greatest success was growing a Texas-based contract manufacturing company from $22M to $156M which included acquisitions and international greenfield startups.

For the past several years, Roger has operated RJ3 Enterprise, LLC, an executive advisory company, guiding small- to medium-sized contract manufacturing companies through growth and change and into success.

“As we welcome Roger, we also express our gratitude to Doug DeRose who has served tirelessly as NTMA’s Interim President,” Lashinske added. “Doug’s energy and dedication helped maintain our association’s high level of programming and member services during this time of transition and growth.”

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effect, manufacturers of metal goods, particularly those that supply parts to the automotive industry, will see some major changes from the previous North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which first went into effect Jan. 1, 1994.

The biggest change is a 70% “regional value content” (RVC) for steel and aluminum in autos and a separate list of other products.There was no such requirement in NAFTA. Some metal product categories, such as chains and wire, were included in NAFTA and subjected to some rules, although not the steel/aluminum RVC rules. Other product categories were not touched by NAFTA but have been brought into the USMCA: Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples, and similar articles of iron or steel Certain welded tubes and pipes, fittings, and tool joints The National Association of Manufacturers and the Precision Metalforming Association, among many others, support the USMCA. Various metal fabrication sectors are concerned about the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed changes to air emission requirements governing hazardous air pollutants for companies doing surface coating of metal parts.

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We previously noted that an EPA-proposed rule from last fall made no significant changes in emission limits for metal parts manufacturers, nor for automobile and metal furniture manufacturers, either.That was the good news. All those sectors were rolled into one large rulemaking.

However, complaints have emerged from other sectors of the metal manufacturing community about some of the new requirements that are proposed.

with regard to how the SSM provisions affect magnet wire facilities.

As is often the case with the EPA, it has taken its time implementing a court decision, in this case one from 2008 in Sierra Club vs. EPA, that requires some changes in the SSM provisions. But what the EPA is proposing will make it “challenging to find a methodology for emission calculations during SSM periods,” according to Squair.That could be true too for other fabrication sectors.

The slightly significant changes the EPA is proposing include amending provisions that address emissions during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM); that cover electronic reporting of performance test results; and that cover monitoring requirements. Some of these changes could be problematic, according to public comments submitted in the aftermath of the proposed rule. For example, Mike Cassidy, manager, EHS technical resources, Kohler Co., cited one new requirement that initial notifications, performance test results, performance evaluation reports, and semiannual reports using the new template should be submitted electronically through an electronic reporting tool called Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).

David Darling, vice president, health, safety, and environmental affairs, the American Coatings Association, suggested that the EPA clarify that the proposed requirement to conduct performance tests every five years so that it applies only to control devices and that the timing of the tests should be aligned with Title V operating permit requirements. In addition, EPA should also allow for testing extensions for facilities that need additional time to obtain representative conditions. Source: The Fabricator

“Reporting through CEDRI should not be required for sources in states delegated to administer/enforce the NESHAP, unless required by that specific state,” he told the agency. NESHAP stands for National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.

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Final Spending Bill for Fiscal Year 2020 Includes Increases to Workforce Training On December 20, President Trump signed a spending bill for the 2020 fiscal year which included several increases to workforce training programs supported by One Voice. The new law includes $2.8 billion for Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Grants, an increase of $30 million when compared to the 2019 funding level.

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Registered apprenticeships also saw an increase in funding of $15 million when compared to last year, totaling $175 million, while also raising the maximum Pell Grant award to $6,345. Lawmakers also provided more resources for Manufacturing Extension Partnership Programs (MEPs) by adding $16 million to last year’s total.

These all marked significant victories for the OneVoice lobbying program in 2019 and the NTMA and PMA thank their members who supported these efforts by sending letters to their Senators and Representatives calling on them to increase resources for training programs and raise awareness of manufacturing careers available.

ASTM International Announces Additive Manufacturing Training Course ASTM International’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (CoE) has announced a three-day training course that will focus on the basic concepts of the additive process chain.

The course will be held between March 10-12 at Auburn University in Alabama and give participants the opportunity to pick up ASTM’s ‘Basic AM Certificate’. Sessions will be led by experts from industry, regulatory agencies and academia and relate theory to real-world scenarios as experienced by industrial users of 3D printing technology. The course is available to those in government, industry and academia with an interest in 3D printing.

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and development to advance standards and facilitate an increased adoption of 3D printing technologies. To supplement that ambition, Dr Mohsen Seifi, ASTM International’s Director of Global Additive Manufacturing Programmes, says the CoE has, “made education and workforce development a major priority for creating a culture that accelerates AM adoption.”

The training course aims to equip participants with core technical knowledge and consists of more than half a dozen modules. Attendees will get to grips with the different additive manufacturing processes, design and simulation, post-processing, mechanical testing, safety issues, qualification and certification, and more.

Participants in the course will have to pass an exam to earn the Basic AM Certificate which serves as a foundation and prerequisite to attend future courses and pick up other specialised, role-based certificates through the AM CoE.This certificate programme has been developed in compliance with the ASTM International standard practice (E2659) and adopted by ANSI in the Certificate Accreditation Program (ANSI-CAP).

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In our 2019 report, Idaho, Arizona and Florida nearly took the top spot, but fell short again. For the other 49 states, outcompeting Utah is starting to look about as futile as beating Rafael Nadal on the red clay at the French Open.

How does Utah manage to remain so economically competitive? As a destination spot, the Beehive State has natural advantages, including gorgeous red mountains and national parks that make it a scenic and recreational wonderland. But the real secret to Utah’s success is disarmingly simple:The state’s politicians tend to do everything right to encourage business development and job creation.

Utah has a low, flat-rate income and corporate tax of below 5%.There’s no death tax, so wealthy people don’t have to flee to Florida after they retire. It’s is a right-to-work state, meaning workers can’t be compelled to join unions. Even though the regulatory touch is light, Utah has some of the best health outcomes in the nation.

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The minimum wage in Salt Lake City and Provo is $7.25 an hour, not the $10 to $15 mandated in many blue states and cities. This has allowed employers to respond to labor-market forces. Because jobs are so plentiful, wages are rising briskly. Job growth has ranked second in the nation for the past decade, and the state’s population growth ranks in the top three. The Salt Lake metro area has become one of America’s fastest-growing tech sectors and is now nicknamed the Silicon Slopes.

Utah’s K-12 schools serve families well despite per pupil state spending that is the lowest in the nation and $4,000 below the national average. Fourth-graders in the state ranked in the top 10 in both math and reading on the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress. So much for money buying better school results.

The state government in Salt Lake also has Utah’s fiscal house in order. Utah was among the first states in the nation to start erasing public pension liabilities by gradually shifting to a defined-contribution pension system for government workers. Property taxes fund actual municipal services—schools, police protection, hospitals and roads. In other states—most notably, California, Illinois andWestVirginia—hundreds of billions of dollars in pension liabilities are draining tax revenues.

“We are unapologetically pro-business and pro-jobs in Utah,” Gov. Gary Herbert told me. “And we have a long tradition of being frugal on how we spend tax dollars.” Utah spends a third less per capita on state and local government services like housing and education than do New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island. But while their elected representatives are frugal, Utah residents don’t feel deprived. According to WalletHub. com Utah is the second-happiest state in the country. Only Hawaiians are happier.

Part of the reason for Utah’s consistently strong economic growth is a still-predominant Mormon culture that encourages out-of-fashion virtues such as thrift, delayed gratification and stable

families. The state has the nation’s lowest median age. There is no dreary Malthusian concern about “overpopulation” in young and vital Utah. Stand outside a church on a Sunday morning, as I did recently, and you will see families with large numbers of kids spilling out of minivans. In the graying Northeast, that’s a rare sight.

Many analysts have attributed Utah’s prosperity to favorable demographics. But good economic policy leads to favorable demographics. Roughly half of Utah’s population explosion has been due to net migration of almost 80,000 newcomers (mostly young) over the past decade from other states.

If Utah had New York’s or California’s tax rates and antibusiness attitudes, the flow of people would likely run the other way.

Progressives dismiss red states like Utah as places that reward the superrich with low taxes at the expense of everyone else. But perhaps the most confounding thing about Utah is that despite (or because of) its antiprogressive policies, it has the least income inequality in the nation, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data.By Stephen Moore

Breeze Aviation Announces Utah as Corporate Headquarters The Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) is pleased to announce a corporate headquarters in Salt Lake for Breeze Aviation, a new company with plans to create 369 jobs in the next five years.

“Breeze Aviation’s headquarters operation will be a welcome addition to Utah’s growing aerospace industry,” said Val Hale, GOED executive director. “We’re excited to partner with an experienced

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Breeze Aviation is founded by David Neeleman, who previously co-founded Morris Air (later sold to Southwest), WestJet, JetBlue, and Azul Brazilian Airlines. Neeleman has been one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the airline business. Breeze Aviation plans to unveil an as-yet-unnamed low-cost carrier in the new year which will provide flyers with convenient non-stop service from secondary airports.

“We’re excited to announce our investment to make Utah our headquarters,” said David Neeleman, CEO of Breeze Aviation. “Utah’s exceptional workforce and business environment will ensure that we have all the support needed to provide exceptional customer service for our new startup.”

Breeze Aviation may earn up to 20% of the new state taxes it will pay over the five-year life of the agreement in the form of a Utah Legislature-authorized Economic Development Tax Increment Finance (EDTIF) tax rebate.The GOED Board has approved a post-performance tax rebate not to exceed $1,082,000. Each year the company meets the criteria in its contract with the state, it will earn a portion of the total tax rebate.

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Five EmergingTrends As Millennials Run Manufacturing’s Next Act Millennials are projected to overtake baby boomers as America’s largest generation after they became the largest generation in the U.S. workforce in 2016. At a time when a significant percentage of the industrial world’s current workforce is at or nearing retirement, millennials — the oldest of which will turn 38 this year — are starting to transition at a rapid rate into management positions.

What should the industrial market in general, and specifically the manufacturing industry, anticipate as millennials take charge?

1. Ubiquitous, instant connectivity and real-time collaboration We are all very aware that millennials’ use of technology clearly sets them apart from previous generations. According to the Pew Research Center, more than 9 in 10 own a mobile device. Nearly 100% say A Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain • 2

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they use the internet, and 19% of them are smartphone-only internet users, meaning they own a smartphone but don’t have broadband internet service at home.As the first generation to have truly grown up with apps, social media and immediate access to any and all information at their fingertips, they value and expect the type of connectivity that only modern digital tools can provide.

This is also the first generation to enter the workplace with a better understanding of new technology as business tools than older, more senior employees. They will want the same connected experience they have in their personal lives in the workplace and will expect the ability to be digitally connected with their teams quickly.In simple terms, the six-inch binder, walkie talkies and clunky legacy enterprise software assets won’t do the job as the industrial market’s execution suite of tools.

2. Enhanced productivity and efficiency without compromising safety or quality As they move into managerial positions, millennials will learn the nature of shift work, where employees, for the most part, don’t take work home with them, and an efficient handoff from one shift to the next is critical. Since most front-line workers aren’t typically connected to their jobs unless they are on-site, millennial managers will want to leverage technology that ensures their teams are working as efficiently as possible while clocked in.

As advancements in automation and artificial intelligence reimagine the role of industrial work and upskilling/ reskilling efforts become mainstream, semi-skilled workers will become knowledge workers and less physically tied to the factory floor. Instead, they’ll be able to oversee and manage digitally connected machines and equipment from a distance, enabling more flexible, less time-bound work.

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Mobile devices on the factory floor not only make it easier to collaborate, but they can also improve worker and customer safety. This is especially important for remote or distributed workers who may not have easy, timely access to assistance or expertise nearby. For example, a worker who logs an equipment reading that indicates a dangerous situation can quickly initiate an instant video conference call with team members or off-site experts, provide visual context for the situation and receive immediate guidance.

Bottom line: There are no more excuses since these mobile devices are robust, cost-effective and secure.

4. Sustainability and purpose as work motivation According to a survey from clean energy platform Swytch, 70% of millennials said a company’s sustainability record would impact their decision to stay with a company for the long haul. Many millennials want to work for an organization with a mission and purpose they believe in, and they likely prefer to work at a company that is transparent about its ecological impact.

As millennials gain ground in manufacturing management positions, the production efficiencies enabled through technology — and its ability to document gains made or waste averted — will be key to that transparency, as well as a reason for them to stay loyal to a company and a motivating factor

for the Gen Z employees they’ll need to recruit to join their ranks.

5. Consumer choice explodes for products and for careers In addition to the obvious demographic/age transformation going on in the industrial workforce, another powerful market force is occurring: Mass-market products are no longer what consumers want.

They want highly personalized products with features that rapidly change in terms of styles, colors, sizes and flavors.This is being driven by millennials and will accelerate with Gen Z. Think about how quickly fashion trends come and go, the exploding number of craft beers in the market and all the features you can have on a new car. Choice is the new norm, and manufacturers must have far greater agility in terms of the ability to change when, where and how long they manufacture a product. Referred to as the “batch size of one” in the industry, it is a reality and a soon-to-be norm.

The same applies to career choices. No longer will employees stay at a company for 10 or 20 (let alone 30) years. According to a 2019 Deloitte study, 49% of millennials would, if they had a choice, quit their current jobs in the next two years, up from 38% in 2017. Industrial companies need to rethink how they hire, retain and train both junior and midlevel millennials at a far greater velocity than ever before.

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Accounting departments are no different! Driving profitability and cash flow with your accounting function, starts by analyzing accounting team skillsets; key accounting processes; and the use of technology.

Accounting Team Skillsets As businesses grow and become more complex, accounting departments must evolve also. Generally, there are three levels of accounting skillsets to consider: 1) bookkeeping and accounting staff, 2) controller, and 3) Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The role and skillset of each must be understood to maximize profit and cash flow.

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Controllers are responsible for producing monthly financial reporting packages which include financial statements and basic analysis.

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The right mix of skillsets on a full-time or fractional basis within your accounting team is essential for maximizing profit and cash flow.

Key Accounting Processes Maximizing profit and cash flow is also a result of focusing on key accounting processes, such as cash receipts, disbursements, purchasing, and financial reporting. Properly designed processes provide consistency, predictability, accuracy, efficiency, accountability and timeliness while also preventing fraud. The accounting department should continually evaluate and improve its processes to help drive profitability and cash flow.

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GreenBroz Builds the Best Harvesting Machines For Their Clients With The Help Of SafanDarley Press Brakes When you are designing and manufacturing some of the best harvesting machines in the world, the machines you use to make all the components required for the machines must be best in class. And so is the case at Green Broz, where they have invested in 2 SafanDarley press brakes to make parts for their automated harvesting machines. Cullen Raichart founded GreenBroz in 2012.

Cullen says, “I feel strongly that when a business invests in equipment, they should get high quality, thoroughly tested, top of the line machinery. First and foremost, the machine needs to work perfectly, and secondly, equipment costs should not jeopardize a company’s success.”

Cullen speaks these words because his parents learned a very difficult lesson.When Cullen was younger, his parents owned a print shop, and to grow the business and remain competitive, they purchased a very expensive new piece of equipment. Unfortunately, the machine never worked properly, and this led to the demise of their business. Cullen would learn an important lesson that he carried forward into his new business.

History of GreenBroz Cullen calls himself very fortunate. AVeteran who served in the United States Navy and then spent years with Fortune 500 Military and Communications corporations, Cullen made the decision to launch his own business. He had learned over the years that he had a passion for creating innovative products, and with his military background, he sought to launch a company that would proudly manufacture products in the USA, and would make an effort to hire Veterans.

Prior to opening GreenBroz, Cullen did some extensive analysis of various industries, seeking out one that had tremendous growth potential. “I looked at the evolving cannabis industry and saw that there were bottlenecks. After visiting a number of cultivation facilities, I recognized that the equipment wasn’t the most technologically advanced. I knew I could improve the harvesting machines.”

GreenBroz was officially formed in 2012, and from its inception, the GreenBroz strategy was to design and manufacture machines that would enable their clients to process their harvest more efficiently and consistently while saving them time, money and labor costs.

As start-ups often do, Cullen‘s first ‘corporate headquarters’ was his garage. He calls himself fortunate because, very early in the company’s existence, and with just the 2nd piece of equipment he invented, a dry trimmer, the company was an overnight success. So much so that today Green Broz isn’t operating out of Cullen’s garage, rather is occupies a 50,000 square foot building in Las Vegas, Nevada. GreenBroz manufactures a number of products, many which have patents or are patent pending, including sorters, trimmers, extractors, batchers, destemmers, rosin presses, and fan slides. They even have a line of GreenBroz apparel.

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continues, “Our trimmer machines are our flagship product. GreenBroz’ latest trimmer, introduced months ago, the GreenBroz Model M Dry Trimmer, is designed to closely mimic the act of hand trimming your harvest while at the same time increasing the consistency and efficiency of your harvest process.

It is GreenBroz, Inc.’s largest and most high-efficiency automated harvesting machine to date, with 8-12 pounds per hour.

The lesson Cullen learned from his parents’ purchase of a machine that didn’t work properly drives GreenBroz’ business model. GreenBroz must make machines that work well and help their customers to increase profitability. “The machines we purchase to make our machines too had to be reliable and so technologically advanced that we would be able to manufacture best in class harvesting machines on time and at the right price.”

In addition to being an entrepreneur, Cullen is a manufacturing engineer with a very high comfort level, even a passion, for new technology. Cullen evaluated different press brakes while attending Fabtech in LasVegas a few years ago, and in the end, decided on builder SafanDarley. SafanDarley is the leading global specialist in developing and constructing press brakes and shears for both thin and

thick sheet metal.

GreenBroz’ first SafanDarley was the E-Brake 110T. The O-Frame construction, paired with the servo driven belt and pulley system, means incredibly accurate bends across the full length bed of the machine. It offers so many features vies-a-vies competitive machines, including; a full electric drive, more than 30% higher productivity, up to 50% energy saving, low CO2 emissions, noiseless operation, a full working length back gauge, a user friendly touch screen control, and most importantly a fully integrated safety system designed seamlessly into the machine operation.

Cullen and the GreenBroz team were so pleased with their first SafanDarley purchase that when it was time to add another press brake, they again looked at SafanDarley for a solution. Their second machine was the SafanDarley H-Brake Hybrid 190T, which is a hydraulic press brake with innovative hybrid control. SafanDarley reports that GreenBroz purchased the first of this machine in the United States.

E Brake Principle Cullen says the H-Brake Hybrid offers an open frame construction, which works well when you are bending off the machine. He says it is similar to their electric press brake with ‘On Demand’ hydraulics.

Safety is a key element to all SafanDarley products. SafranDarley machines have a safety system built into the controls, and it works with a safety light screen that is automatically directed from the SafanDarley E-Controls. Cullen says, “We love the safety controls — it provides an opportunity not to get yourself into trouble, and we can even bend parts without ever touching the foot pedal.”

The SafanDarley E-Control is fully touch screen, whereby the only buttons visible on the 21” screen are those that are needed during operation. The controls simply run on a PC under Microsoft Windows®; the software was developed based on Microsoft. net Framework.

Cullen says the consistency across the SafanDarley product line is a key advantage to their products. “All their machines use the same safety, the same control and the same software, so there was almost no learning curve when we added our H-Brake Hybrid 190T”, he elaborated.

“SafanDarley makes some of the most intuitive, easy to run press brakes out there. We brought in a new employee who had no press brake experience, and he was able to begin running the machines very quickly”, Cullen says, “And 8 months later he is phenomenal on the machines.” He added, “Another thing about the SafanDarley machines that we like is that there is almost 0 maintenance required.

“We bring customers to our facility, and we have other shops who are looking at SafanDarley press brakes come to see a demo. Nobody can believe the kinds of bends and the quality of the products we can make”, Cullen said.

“Another outstanding feature you can get from SafanDarley (as an option) is their AutoPOL sheet metal software. It is a modern 3D system for offline press brake programming and unfolding of 3D CAD models. Your ability to use simulation off-line will save valuable production time, minimize part scrap and validate the process before you have even started the machine. Cullen says, “We waited 2 years to purchase the AutoPOL, it was a long 2 years, and we should have ordered it sooner.”

The dealer for SafanDarley in Colorado and Utah is Action Machinery with offices in Englewood, CO and Salt Lake City, UT. With Randy Breitenbach leading the team in Colorado and Tom Weaver in Utah, Action Machinery has positioned itself as one of the leading suppliers of MachineTools in the Rocky Mountain Region. Action Machinery offers a full line of metal fabrication machinery in both areas as well as being the Mazak dealer for CNC Machining equipment in Colorado. Providing local installation, training and service for SafanDarley products enables Action Machinery to be a single point support for SafanDarley customers.

Action Machinery’s mission statement, to be an invaluable resource to the Metal Working Industry, passionately providing outstanding products, creative ideas and extraordinary service to their customers, has helped them to serve their customers since 1982. To find out more about Action Machinery’s machine tool lines, call them at (888) 289-9100 or visit action-machinery.com SafanDarley is headquartered in Lochem, Netherlands and has a second production plant in Eijsden.

SafanDarley employs approximately 200 members of staff. Their SafanDarley North America Service office recently moved from Baltimore, Maryland to Waukesha, Wisconsin.

SafanDarley is the inventor of the servo-electronic press brake and brought about a veritable evolution in sheet metal working. Not only because of superior electronic technology compared to traditional hydraulics, but also through innovative machine concepts, unique control systems and optimal production automation. To learn more about their products, visit safandarley.com You can learn more about GreenBroz by visiting their website at greenbroz.com A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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ACT Aerospace: Big-Time Success in a Small Rural Utah Town Located in Gunnison, Utah, ACT Aerospace is an industry leader in engineering and manufacturing aerospace components. The company creates high-end and lightweight aircraft components for military helicopters and larger aircrafts such as Boeing’s 787.

The company has grown from its humble beginnings in a small building to its current facility of over 100,000 square feet. ACT Aerospace plays a significant role in the community by providing over 165 full-time jobs.

“We are focused on meeting our customers’ needs,” says Andy Hill, program manager at ACT Aerospace. “With our full-scale machine shop, large autoclaves, and a staff of experienced engineers and tool fabricators, we can efficiently manage any composite related project to customer specifications.”

The company has experienced tremendous growth in the last five years. It attributes a lot of its success to the economy, coupled with assistance from the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development and local authorities.

ACT Aerospace has a long history of working with GOED and received Rural FastTrack grants that helped establish the company in its early days. Since then, the company has participated in trade missions and was awarded the REDI grant.

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“GOED has been an integral part of our success,” said Hill. “They have not only provided us with financial assistance but are true friends and deeply committed to seeing businesses in rural Utah not only succeed but thrive.

The company recently participated in a trade mission to Japan with Gov. Herbert, organized by World Trade Center Utah, in partnership with GOED. ACT Aerospace identified the Pacific Rim region as a potential target to grow its business.

As a result of the trade mission, the company was introduced to several trading partners and aerospace manufacturers, including Fuji Industries, Kawasaki Aerospace, Mitsubishi Industries and Subaru Aerospace, to name a few.

“Our company met with several Japanese aerospace and defense companies, and it was a great opportunity to present our company and capabilities to a captive audience,” said Bret Ashton, business development manager for ACT Aerospace. “The trade mission accelerated our relationships in Japan by several years.”

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in Asia or Central America, 57 percent of respondents think that products made in Europe are typically of the same quality as products made in the U.S. · Manufacturing Careers: 79 percent of Americans think government funding should be used to support apprenticeship initiatives. · Sustainability: 75 percent of respondents report that sustainability has a very important or large impact on the goods and services they purchase. · National Security: A combined total of 87 percent of respondents feel a strong manufacturing sector is very or at least somewhat important to national security. · Tariffs: 46 percent of Americans feel increasing tariffs on imported foreign goods and services is too disruptive for the U.S. economy.

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Thomas, the leader in product sourcing, supplier selection and marketing solutions for industry, released results from its second annual “Manufacturing Perception Report.” The national survey examines Americans’ perceptions about the manufacturing industry, including sustainability and tariffs, as well as whether they plan to pursue a career in this sector, long considered the backbone of the U.S. economy.

While only one quarter of respondents think the current state of manufacturing is either growing or stable but strong, 95 percent of all respondents stated that manufacturing is important to the U.S. economy.

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“Since the skills gap is one of the biggest issues the industry is facing, it’s good to see that 60 percent of survey respondents would likely encourage someone entering the workforce to pursue a career in manufacturing, said Tony Uphoff, Thomas president and CEO. “In reality, there has never been a more exciting time for industry as output is at an all-time high and job growth continues to rise.” Among the survey’s findings:

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Centennial-based United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket was expected to blast off as soon as summer from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying astronauts aboard Boeing Co.’s CST-100 Starliner capsule. A hiccup in the Starliner’s test flight on Dec. 20 without crew aboard raises questions about when that crewed launch will happen.

After the Boeing Starliner’s automated systems misfired its thrusters and failed to rendezvous with the International Space Station last month, reporters questioned whether the first flight with astronauts for both the Starliner and ULA’s Atlas V rocket would still happen in 2020. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine suggested he’d be comfortable having astronauts fly on Starliner’s next flight, assuming its investigation turned up and resolved a clear cause of the December mistake.

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After the Boeing Starliner’s automated systems misfired its thrusters and failed to rendezvous with the International Space Station last month, reporters questioned whether the capsule’s first flight with astronauts for both the Starliner and ULA’s Atlas V rocket would still happen.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine suggested he’d be comfortable having astronauts fly on Starliner’s next flight, assuming investigation turned up and resolved a clear cause of the December mistake.

ULA, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin Corp., has been the premier space launch provider to NASA and other federal agencies since its founding in 2006, notching an unrivaled 135 consecutive successful launch missions.

NASA’s Commercial Crew program tapped Boeing and Elon Musk’s SpaceX, based in Hawthorne, California, for contracts to fly U.S. astronauts to the ISS, eliminating the need to buy trips to the station from Russia, which NASA has done since retiring the fleet of space shuttles in 2011.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and its Falcon 9 rocket were scheduled to launch before Starliner. But it’s not clear when SpaceX will be cleared for a mission since a mishap that exploded an empty Dragon capsule during testing. By Greg Avery – Denver Business Journal A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Colorado Aerospace Manufacturer Strikes Merger Deal To Expand Stake In Airplane, Industrial Market A merger of two large aerospace manufacturers will create a bigger aviation supplier based in Colorado.

Woodward Inc. , based in Fort Collins, and Hexcel Corp., based in Stamford, Connecticut, last month revealed an all-stock deal combining major makers of aircraft control systems and parts.

“Together we will be one of the largest independent aerospace and defense suppliers in the world,” said Nick Stanage, CEO, president and chairman of Hexcel, adding the company will have “significant positions on all key programs.”

The new company will be called Woodward Hexcel, based in Fort Collins. The deal is expected to close by fall.

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Stanage will become the CEO of the post-merger company.Tom Gendron, CEO, president and chairman of Woodward, has been its top executive since 2005. He will become chairman of the board of the post-merger company and then plans to retire in 2021, he said.

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Chicago-based aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing is Woodward’s biggest customer, accounting for 15% of Woodward’s annual revenue. General Electric, the industrial conglomerate that makes aircraft engines, is roughly a similarly sized Woodward customer.

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Hexcel manufactures advanced composite materials and composite parts used in aviation, space and industrial items. Its composites are used in the blades of many airliner engines.

Woodward employs about 9,000 people, about 3,000 of whom are outside the United States. Hexcel employs nearly 6,300 people worldwide.

Executives from the companies have traveled and worked together closely, watching the aviation industry increasingly stress making planes lighter, more fuel efficient and integrating sensors into control systems.

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The combined business will be at forefront of improving aerodynamics, emissions, fuel consumption and safety, the executives said.

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Beginning then, employers must pay hourly overtime at a rate of time-and-a-half to any worker exceeding 40 hours per week who makes less than $35,568 per year — a change in state rules that synchronizes up with a federal order requiring the same things as of Jan. 1 of this year. That minimum-salary threshold for overtime pay then will rise to $40,500 at the start of 2021, $45,000 to begin 2022, $50,000 to start 2023 and $55,000 at the beginning of 2024, after which the threshold will be indexed to inflation.

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Mined material from Round Top will be separated into rare-earth elements and purified in the Wheat Ridge pilot facility. The companies plan to optimize a new type of refinement process there and make it ready to be done on a larger scale at the Texas mine.

Wheat Ridge made sense as the location of the ion-exchange processing pilot plant, said Pini Althaus, CEO of USA Rare Earth.

It’s estimated to cost between $10 million and $12 million to establish because of the involvement of rare-earth materials and mining expert Deepak Malhotra, and research connected to the Colorado School of Mines.

“It’s a very good place to tap into the unique set of expertise that is required for the processing of rare earths,” he said. “It is the place that makes the most sense.”

By mid-February, the joint venture expects to have teams from two partner companies, Inventure Renewables and Fenix NZ, in Wheat Ridge optimizing the processing of rare earths, such as dysprosium, and refinement of other non-rare earth materials with commercial value, such as lithium.

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“What if we were able to embed electronics in absolutely everything?”

Tomás Palacios, an electrical engineer at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, said recently. “What if we did energy harvesting from solar cells inside highways, and had strain sensors embedded in tunnels and bridges to monitor the concrete?

What if we could look outside and get the weather forecast in the window? Or bring electronics to my jacket to monitor my health?”

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The key to the technology is a promising new material called molybdenum disulfide, or MoS2, that can be deposited in a layer just 3 atoms thick. In the world of engineering, things can’t get much thinner.

And thin is useful. For instance, a layer of MoS2 could wrap around a desk and turn it into a laptop charger, without any power cords.

As researchers like Palacios see it, two-dimensional materials will be the linchpin of the internet of everything.They will be “painted” on bridges and form the sensors to watch for strain and cracks. They will cover windows with transparent layers that become visible only when information is displayed. And if his team’s radio wave-absorber succeeds, it will power those ever-present electronics. Increasingly, the future looks flat.

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The craze for 2D chemistry began in 2004, when two researchers at the University of Liverpool used cellophane tape to peel 1-atom-thick layers of carbon from chunks of graphite, forming graphene. Graphene is identical to graphite and diamond in composition, but the thinness gives it very different properties: It is flexible, transparent, extremely strong, and an exceptional electrical and thermal conductor.

Researchers quickly set out to make all kinds of new and improved gadgets from it. Recently several companies released headphones with diaphragms — the vibrating membranes that produce sound in audio devices — made of graphene. Some paint manufacturers are adding graphene to their formulas to make longer-lasting coatings. Last October Huawei introduced the Mate 20 X, a large, powerful cellphone that uses graphene to help cool the processor. Samsung used graphene to develop a faster-charging battery, which may appear in phones in the near future.

Urban is working with 2D materials to improve fuel cells, which have drawn interest as a clean propulsion system for green vehicles. Most fuel cells generate electricity from hydrogen, but even under high pressure hydrogen gas takes up several times more space than a comparable amount of gasoline, making it impractical to use in automobiles.

Instead, Urban is embedding hydrogen atoms in solids, which are much denser than gases. In March, he and his colleagues announced a new storage medium: tiny magnesium crystals wrapped in narrow strips called graphene nanoribbons.

Hydrogen stored in this manner, they found, could provide nearly as much energy as the same volume of gasoline, while weighing much less.

Urban compared the process to baking chocolate chip cookies, where magnesium is the chocolate chip — the key part — because it holds the hydrogen. “We want a chocolate chip cookie with as many chocolate chips as possible,” he said, and graphene nanoribbon makes excellent cookie dough.The nanoribbon also helps hydrogen enter and exit the magnesium crystals quickly while boxing out oxygen, which competes with hydrogen for space in the crystals.

Urban peers into the super-thin realm at the Advanced Light Source, a domed laboratory with an expansive view of San Francisco and the neighboring bay. There, electrons are accelerated to near the speed of light, generating powerful X-rays that can be used to finely probe the atomic structure of materials.

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At the ALS, Urban and his colleagues learned exactly how graphene wrapped around and bonded tightly to magnesium. Those bonds, they believe, are what make the composite material stable over long periods — an important trait for real-world use.

Elsewhere, researchers are taking super-thin layers of materials and stacking them into three-dimensional blocks that have properties distinct from both 2D and conventional 3D materials.

Kwabena Bediako, a chemist at the University of California, Berkeley, published a study last year in Nature that described how he and his colleagues had embedded lithium ions between many layers of two-dimensional materials, including graphene.

“We start out with a piece of bread, slap on some mayo, bring it down on cheese, bring it down on some ham,” he said. “You can do that as many times as you want and create a sandwich.”

By varying the different layers in the three-dimensional stack, the researchers were able to fine-tune how the materials stored lithium, which could lead to the development of new, high-capacity batteries for electronic devices.

One place where two-dimensional materials are blossoming is in Singapore, in the lab of Liu Zheng, at Nanyang Technological University. Singapore is known as the Garden City, and the tiny country has zealously filled its land with greenery — including at the university, which has placed gardens in spare nooks all around its modern buildings.

Many TMCs, including the MoS2 used by Palacios to absorb radio waves, show potential for various industrial uses. The twodimensional platinum selenide made in the Singapore lab could make for cheaper fuel cells, which typically use the precious metal platinum to separate a hydrogen atom’s proton from its electron. Switching to two-dimensional platinum selenide could reduce the amount of platinum used by 99%, Zheng said.

Nanyang Technological University is in talks with manufacturers about commercializing the technology. The future isn’t yet twodimensional, but it’s getting closer. Amos Zeeberg – The New York Times

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Replacing ‘Tribal Knowledge’ with Advanced Technology; Ultradent Products’ Story When you think about manufacturing here in the USA, it is truly inspiring to hear about companies like Ultradent Products.

The privately held company, based in Salt Lake City for the past 4 decades, designs a n d m a n u fa c t u re s dental products that are used worldwide.

And in a testament to manufacturing in the USA, nearly all design and manufacturing of Ultradent Products happens in Utah.

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ON Their ANCA MX-7, As a young dentist, Ultradent Grinds Core Pins Dr. Fischer realized with Diameters as small as that rapid, profound .006 hemostasis was imperative for quality operative dentistry. Because there wasn’t a product on the market that predictably controlled bleeding, he developed one. Today, products that address this issue, including Astringedent® and Viscostat®, are flagship products for the company.

Not far from the company’s headquarters, is a satellite building that was added a couple of years ago to accommodate Ultradent’s growth (it has seen year over year growth every year since its inception). The building houses an engineering team, a molding operation plus a machine shop. The employees in this facility aren’t doing production work; rather the intricate parts they make are one-offs used for molds, dies, automation, assembly lines and custom parts.

Since the shop does small quantity, often-complex parts, their employees are some of the most experienced Journeyman caliber tool & die makers. Michael Krumpelmann, Machine Shop Manager with 15 years tenure with the company, says, “A few years ago we knew that Eldon, our most experienced grinder, would soon be retiring. We recognized that we wouldn’t be able to replace A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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him with a grinder o f h i s c a l i b e r, particularly one who would have the ‘tribal knowledge’ inherent with grinding our products.”

To complicate matters, the grinder Ultradent had acquired more than a decade ago would have to be replaced. Michael and Eldon did some research on the best CNC grinders for their shop. 2 builders made the short list.

“In the end, we chose the ANCA MX-7 grinder from Smith Machinery”, Michael says. “He elaborates, “In particular the flexible software and outstanding simulation was something we found extremely valuable, and we also liked the fact that ANCA provides a complete solution; designing and manufacturing almost all their technology in-house (e.g. CNC, motors, & drives, polymer casting, spindles, software).”

Jerry Perkins, Regional Sales Manager for ANCA, says, “The MX-7 Linear is a powerful, versatile CNC tool grinder. It is built to meet the demands of high output, high precision manufacturing. The powerful 38 kW (51 HP) permanent magnet spindle provides high torque at lower RPM, which is ideal for carbide grinding and a wide range of other applications.” Still, he and the ANCA team were resistant to bid on and recommend their machines based upon Ultradent’s unique requirements. Jerry elaborates, “As an example, one part they grind has a diameter of .008” and a length of 3”. On a CNC grinder with a part of this length, the part can deflect even from rotation! Over subsequent discussions, evaluation and testing, we determined the ANCA MX7 would meet their requirements.” Michael adds, “We are stubborn and we knew it could be done!”

Ultradent took possession of the ANCA MX-7 in November of 2018, and Eldon retired just under 8 months later. During this period, Michael knew he had little time to equip the shop with employees who could learn the ANCA MX-7 quickly. “Key employee Lewis Jeffs is an experienced and talented machinist”, Michael says, “so he is one of the Ultradent team members we selected to learn the ANCA.” He adds, “Lewis didn’t know grinding until we put him into this position.”

The 2nd team member selected to learn the ANCA MX-7 was Scott Jessop, who was a new hire and had no prior machining (let alone grinding) experience before joining Ultradent. Michael says, “We are extremely specialized in what we make and we have a strong team with longevity with our company. For additions to the team, we sometimes select someone with the right attitude and aptitude, and then we train the individual with our methodology. Scott is one of these hires, as he’s been on the ANCA for less than a year now.”

Both Scott and Lewis received ANCA provided training, at both at ANCA’s location and onsite. The team agrees that ANCA’s John Francis, who came onsite to provide training, was outstanding.

How is the machine shop performing since the ANCA arrived?

Smith Machinery’s Clark Smith and Klaus Lassig with Michael Krumpelmann

Michael says, “Our productivity is through-the- roof, and we haven’t any services issues at all. We’re very pleased with the support we received from ANCA both pre-sales and postsales.”

Lewis Jeffs and Scott Jessop with ANCA Regional Manager Jerry Perkins the boundaries of a machines’ capabilities, and do it so successfully.”

Scott Jessop is the sole grinder that works the afternoon shift after Lewis leaves work.

Michael says, “Scott is learning everyday but he is highly competent

Lewis says, “Our ANCA is so easy to set-up and program we have used the machine for parts that are typically done on a turning center, and the precision far exceeds that of a lathe. With its rigidity, flexibility and accuracy, we’re also using our ANCA for not just grinding, but also to do Jig grinding operations.”

Lewis was an experienced machinist when he started on the ANCA, but he had no grinding experience. Today, Lewis is a highly skilled CNC grinder.

Smith Machinery is celebrating 6 decades as a distributor of advanced manufacturing technologies serving manufacturers and job shops of Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. In their Salt Lake City showroom they stock a variety of these technologies and can provide custom demonstrations, test cuts, process development, training and turnkey projects.

ANCA CIM 3D (Simulation Software) on CNC grinding plus programming with our ANCA.”

Life in the Ultradent machine shop has changed dramatically since the ANCA MX-7 came into the shop.

“Core pins that were taking 12 hours pre-ANCA are now taking 30 minutes to an hour and they are done more accurately”, Lewis says.

Today, Ultradent can not only produce many more core pins, but, as Michael says, “Engineers come to us and say “if you can make them this small, can we try a design that goes even smaller and longer?”

He sums it up: “Our ANCA is a tool and cutter grinder, but it is also a 5 axis machine. It can be programmed to do anything.”

Clark Smith, owner of the company, says, “Our expertise at Smith Machinery, is in unattended operation and advanced multi-tasking as well as 5-axis machining, EDM, and Swiss-turning. In addition, we stock a full line of quality products for sawing, grinding, milling and manual/CNC combination lathes. We are proud to have represented the ANCA line of grinders for the past 12 years.” To learn more about how Smith Machinery can help you with your precision machining and grinding needs, contact them at 801-263-6403 or visit their website at smithmachinetools.com

Long term Smith Machinery Sales Engineer Klaus Lassig supports Ultradent. Klaus says, “It has been rewarding working with the team at Ultradent seeing how they push

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Michael says, “We were outsourcing some production parts prior to the ANCA, and with our ANCA MX-7, we are able to make these at our shop.” He adds, “We are grinding smaller, more delicate parts so much more efficiently with the ANCA MX-7.”

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2019 Additive Manufacturing Market Growth Surpassed $10B Worldwide According to SmarTech Analysis the global additive manufacturing market grew in 2019 to over $10.4B crossing the pivotal double-digit billion threshold for the first time in its nearly 40-year history.

However, while several complex factors contributed to a second year of slowing growth rates in the industry, long term opportunities for the high-profile collection of technologies remains encouraging.

Furthermore, while smaller and new entrants to the market have driven growth the past several quarters, SmarTech believes that larger firms who have properly filled out their product lines will be the main revenue drivers in the future.

The analysis within the 2020 Additive Manufacturing Market Outlook and Summary of Opportunities report focuses on providing segmented market data and insights for the metals, polymer, and ceramic additive manufacturing segments, while highlighting influential activities across key AM markets including aerospace, healthcare, automotive, service bureaus, and emerging opportunities like consumer goods, energy, and industrial.

SmarTech’s report said that overall growth rates on a quarterly basis for the market dipped during the middle of the year after a relatively strong first quarter and the market declined just as additive technologies began to truly start penetrating into applications and markets associated with production and manufacturing rather than prototyping, product development, and research.

SmarTech believes that there are now two distinct ‘zones’ of market activity with very different rules for success, and while the industry as a whole continues to evolve into a higher echelon market involved with manufacturing, many competitors must mature in terms of offerings and capabilities before significant growth in this market can be achieved.

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Root Cause Corrective Action: It’s Important Bretta Kelly, owner BMSC, LLC ; Illustrations: Josh Kelly Over a decade has passed since I made a simple presentation on how to document a corrective action, and it still applies in modern times. Root Cause and Action to Prevent Recurrence are both requirements of the corrective action records from the ISO 9001 and Aerospace standards. Companies still struggle recording the Root Cause and applying it to the Action to Prevent Recurrence; the presentation is divided into nine sections, and it can assist any present-day company looking to improve.

How to Document a Corrective Action: Always take the approach that the person reading the corrective action record may not be a person who was involved in finding or solving the problem.

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This is documented so briefly it is hard to know what really happened or if the correct solution was reached.

There should always be a direct one to one relationship with the action to prevent recurrence and the root cause.

How to Test This • The easiest way to test if a Corrective Action is documented correctly is to look at the Action to Prevent Recurrence and then see if it addresses the root cause.

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• If it does not you need to research if it does not match because the root cause was documented wrong (common) or if you jumped to the wrong or potentially wrong solution because the root cause was not in depth enough.

In the Earlier Example the Real Story is As Follows: • Problem Statement – The lamp fell off the table and broke on the tile floor • Root Cause – The lamp was plugged into an outlet on the side of the room, so the cord was stretched across the floor to the outlet.

My children were running through the house and tripped over the cord therefore knocking the lamp onto the floor and breaking it • Containment / Immediate Action - Buy new Lamp / Replace Lamp • Action to Prevent Recurrence – Use outlet under the couch for the lamp so the cord is not exposed.

Train (refresher training) my children of why not to run through the house and the consequences of such actions……………

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February 13th MEETING: Emerging Leaders (1st meeting of this type) MSC Industrial Supply (2355 S 1070 W Suite B, Salt Lake City, UT 84119) March 19th MEETING: Chapter Meeting OC Tanner- Lean Presentation

Please RSVP to Maddie Dahl, NUNTMA Chapter Executive, Ph: 801.337.7097, Email: chapterexec@nuntma.org

Just What Is The NUNTMA? Established in 2010, the NUNTMA ( Northern Utah Chapter of the The National Tooling and Machining Association) is a gathering place for machine shops in Northern Utah.

The Northern Utah Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association’s mission is to help members achieve profitable growth and business success through advice, camaraderie, education, networking, information, advocacy, collaboration and services.

“The National Tooling and Machining Association provides educational opportunities for our team, the sharing ideas for workforce development, networking with other machine shops and connections with associate members who support the machining industry. I continue to be amazed by the wonderful members and associates in the Northern Utah chapter who support and share tips on a wide range of machine shop related challenges.

“The investment in the form of dues is small compared to the value and benefits gained”, — Bry Davis, Brendell Manufacturing

NUNTMA Message From the President Wes Michie, Skydandee As the new president of the Utah Chapter, I’d like to say thank you to Bry Davis and the outgoing board for all that they did during the last 2 years. We had some great events, and their leadership was excellent.

Thanks to all those that came to the Mandarin this last month. We had a great time. Thanks, A Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain • 2

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CATE Industrial for the really nice Goody boxes.

I thought I’d take a chance to tell you a little about me. My wife and I live in Layton. We have 2 boys and we like camping, snowmobiling, dirt bikes and four-wheelers.

From the time I was little until now, I have always enjoyed boy scouts. No matter where I go, I find myself involved in some sort of scouting event. My current adventure involves a community cub scout pack. I am currently the Tiger Den Leader.

I grew up in a machine shop. I remember standing on step stools so I could reach the handles on the Bridgeport Mill. From unloading the material off the Truck to the saw, the machine, weld, heat treat, paint, and delivered to the customer. I’ve had a part in it. Sure, some days have their headaches, but I am thrilled I get to do something I enjoy for a living.

I look forward to getting to know those of you I don’t know. I am excited about the things we can solve together. Thank you for your support.

Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Equipment and Services

Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. Fluid Power / Mechanical / Tool Products ISO 9001:2008 Certified

Since 1946

Brandon Anderson President

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

DIRECT: 763.682.0322 PHONE: 763.682.3122 FAX: 763.682.3954

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

www.vonruden.com

Driven Tooling for the Machine Tool Industry

Made in USA

Industrial Supply Company

INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY COMPANY 1635 SS 300 1635 300WW• Salt Lake City, UT 84115 Salt Lake City, UT 84115

info@indsupply.com

800-288-3838 info@indsupply.com TF: 800-288-3838

Scott Cottrell Manufacturer Rep Wyoming, Utah

SIMPLY RELIABLE www.dormerpramet.com

Bandsaw Blades ACCESSORIES Desert EDM Sales_____ 480-816-6300 Rocky Mountain Saw Blades__303-761-3000 Roentgen USA________ 847-787-0135 Abrasive Products Barton International_____ 800-741-7756 Saw Service of WA______ 877-738-6437 Chemtool Inc.________ 815-957-4140

Bansaw Blades, Custom GMA Garnet_________ 828-243-9300 Saw Service of WA______ 877-738-6437

Sales Director

Direct: 801-230-6794 ptisaltlake@msn.com

Chris Hand

Manufacturer Rep Colorado, New Mexico Direct: 720-837-3232 ptidenver@msn.com

Bar Pullers Collet Fixtures Accudyne Corp_______ 303-991-1500 Royal Products________ 800-645-4174 Edge Technologies______ 951-440-1574 Compressor Systems Boring, Grooving, Milling, Ingersoll Rand______206-472-0826 Turning Tools Coolant Systems THINBIT__________888-THINBIT Chemtool__________ 815-957-4140 Chipblaster_________ 310-502-4184 Clamps & Grips MP Systems_________ 909-282-7463 SCHUNK__________919-452-4535 Qualichem, Inc._______ 480-320-0308 CNC Collet Chucks Royal Products________ 800-645-4174 Star Metal Fluids______ 800-367-9966 CNC Lathe Accessories Coolant Chillers Chipblaster_________ 310-502-4184 Von Ruden Manufacturing_ 763-682-0322

Division of Curran Manufacturing Corporation

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

Tel:

www.royalprod.com

orders@royalprod.com

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

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65 South Cottonwood Street (300 W) 6577 Salt Lake City, Utah 84107 Sa

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Don Loveless Tel: 800-686-1679 181 Bristol Park Dr Fax: 860-409-2552181 Bristol, CT 06010 dloveless@gmnusa.com www.gmnusa.com Dimensional Gaging Specialists

Tim Zimmerman

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phone (801)716-2972 fax

(8 (801)716-2975

c cell

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J.M. GRISLEY MACHINE TOOLS, INC.

LK Metrology, Inc. 12 Goodyear, Suite #105 Irvine, CA. 92618 Email: scott.collier@LKmetrology.com Mobile: 760-978-7091 Office: 949-716-4440 Website: www.LKmetrology.com

Scott Collier

Metrology Solutions Business Manager

STEVE CARLSON

PHONE (801) 486-7519

FAX (8 01) 48 6 - 79 81 DENVER, COLORADO

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MP Systems_________ 909-282-7463 Custom Tools THINBIT___________888-THINBIT Cutting Fluids & Oils Chemtool__________ 815-957-4140 Chipblaster_________ 310-502-4184 Hasco Oil__________ 562-595-8491 Qualichem, Inc._______ 480-320-0308 Star Metal Fluids______ 800-367-9966 Dovetail Cutters & Fixtures Cutting Tools Dormer Pramet______801-230-6794 Dormer Pramet______720-837-3232 Horizon Carbide Tool___480-968-0957 Industrial Supply____ 800-288-3838 SCHUNK__________919-452-4535 THINBIT___________888-THINBIT Von Ruden Manufacturing_ 763-682-0322 Drilling/ Threading Tools Industrial Supply____ 800-288-3838 Dormer Pramet______801-230-6794 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain•

Dormer Pramet______720-837-3232 Dust Collectors, Filtration Equip.

Star Metal Fluids______ 800-367-9966 EDM Materials & Supplies Desert EDM Sales_____ 480-816-6300 EDM Network________ 480-836-1782 EDM Perform. Access.____ 800-336-2946 Global EDM Supply_____ 480-836-8330 Star Metal Fluids______ 800-367-9966 EDM: Tooling Systems Desert EDM Sales_____ 480-816-6300 EDM Perform. Access.____ 800-336-2946 Filtermist Mist Collectors Royal Products________ 800-645-4174 Garnet Abrasives Barton International_____ 800-741-7756 Knives: Replacement Superior Grinding______ 801-487-9700 Lifting & Material Handling Systems Ingersoll Rand______206-472-0826 Live Centers Royal Products________ 800-645-4174 Lubricants / Systems Chipblaster_________ 310-502-4184 Qualichem, Inc._______ 480-320-0308 Star Metal Fluids______ 800-367-9966 Machine Tool Accessories Dormer Pramet______801-230-6794

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Dormer Pramet______720-837-3232 Industrial Supply____ 800-288-3838 SCHUNK__________919-452-4535 THINBIT___________888-THINBIT Von Ruden Manufacturing_ 763-682-0322 Machine Tool Cool. Filtration Chipblaster_________ 310-502-4184 Hasco Oil__________ 562-595-8491 Star Metal Fluids______ 800-367-9966 Milling and Turning Products Dormer Pramet______801-230-6794 Dormer Pramet______720-837-3232 Industrial Supply____ 800-288-3838 Von Ruden Manufacturing__763-682-0322 Parts Washing Equipment Star Metal Fluids______ 800-367-9966 Power Tools Ingersoll Rand______206-472-0826 R8 Quick Change Tool System Royal Products________ 800-645-4174 Robot Accessories SCHUNK___________ 919-452-4535 Rota-Rack Parts Accumulator Royal Products________ 800-645-4174 Solvents /Degreasing Agents Castrol____________ 800-894-7773 Hasco Oil__________ 562-595-8491 Star Metal Fluids______ 800-367-9966 Spindles GMN USA__________ 800-686-1679 Toolholding Industrial Supply____ 800-288-3838

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ACCUDYNE CORPORATION Daniel R. Kenner

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

AlIen Webb Sales Associate

KNUTH Machine Tools USA, Inc. 590 Bond St. Lincolnshire, IL 60069

Ph: (847) 415-3333 x260 Fax: (847) 415-2402 a.webb@knuth-usa.com

www.knuth-usa.com

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Copper Olympic Metals______ 303-286-9700 Garnet Abrasives Barton International_____ 800-741-7756 GMA Garnet Group____ 832-243-9300 Metals: Bar & Plate AZ Tool Steel LLC______480-784-1600 Coastal Metals_______ 800-811-7466 Ryerson___________ 303-227-6310 TW Metals__________800-203-8000 Mold Steel AZ Tool Steel LLC______480-784-1600 Nickel Alloys AZ Tool Steel LLC______480-784-1600 Jacquet West_______310-684-4370 Ryerson__________ 303-227-6310 TW Metals__________800-203-8000 United Perform. Metals_ 317-946-0025 Plate-Precision Saw Cut Erickson Metals______877-543-6061 Pre-Honed Tube Western States Metals__801-978-0562 Stainless Steel AZ Tool Steel LLC_____ 480-784-1600 Coastal Metals_______ 800-811-7466 Jacquet West_______310-684-4370 Kloeckner Metals Corp___480-389-2883 Olympic Metals______ 303-286-9700

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Ryerson___________ 303-227-6310 United Perform. Metals__ 317-946-0025 Steel AZ Tool Steel LLC________ 480-784-1600 Coastal Metals_______ 800-811-7466 Jacquet West_______310-684-4370 Kloeckner Metals Corp__ 480-389-2883 Olympic Metals______ 303-286-9700 Ryerson___________303-227-6310 Ryerson___________303-227-6310 United Perform. Metals_ 317-946-0025 Titanium Laube Titanium___805-388-1050x124 METAL DISTRIBUTORS Erickson Metals_______ 877-543-6061 Coastal Metals_______ 800-811-7466 Jacquet West_______310-684-4370 Kloeckner Metals Corp___ 480-389-2883 Laube Titanium___ 805-388-1050x124 Olympic Metals_______303-286-9700 Ryerson___________ 303-227-6310 TW Metals__________ 800-203-8000 United Perform. Metals__ 317-946-0025 Western States Metals___ 801-978-0562 NEW MACHINERY 3D Metal/ Additive Manufacturing Machines Production Machine Tools__ 425-881-1200 Renishaw__________ 847-286-9953 CHIP CUTTING CNC Drilling/Tapping Methods West_______ 602-437-2220 CNC Mills Action Machinery _______888-289-9100 AME, Inc._________ 303-922-9266

DMG Mori_________ 801-561-2001 Doosan__________ 973-618-2500 Foothills Machinery Sales__ 303-466-3777 Hurco___________ 800-634-2416 J.M. Grisley________ 801-486-7519 J.M. Grisley________ 208-861-8991 KTR Machine_______ 623-202-7177 Methods West_______ 602-437-2220 MMT, A Div of Productivty_303-571-4933 Romi Machine Tools LLC_ 859-647-7566 Selway Machine Tool___ 888-735-9290 Sharp Precision______ 310-370-5990 Smith Machinery Co___ 801-263-6403 Tornos USA_________951-695-0342 Triad Machine________303-424-0268

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CNC Lathes Action Machinery _______888-289-9100 AME, Inc._________ 303-922-9266 DMG Mori_________ 801-561-2001 Doosan__________ 973-618-2500 Foothills Machinery____ 303-466-3777 J.M. Grisley________ 801-486-7519 J.M. Grisley________ 208-861-8991 Hurco___________ 800-634-2416 KTR Machine________623-202-7177 Methods West_______ 602-437-2220 MMT, A Div of Productivty_303-571-4933 Selway Machine Tool___ 888-735-9290 Smith Machinery Co___ 801-263-6403 Triad Machine_______ 303-424-0268 CNC Swiss Turn Machines AME, Inc._________ 303-922-9266 Methods West_______ 602-437-2220 MMT, A Div of Productivty_303-571-4933 Tornos USA_______ 951-695-0342 Triad Machine_______ 303-424-0268 EDM Machines AME, Inc._________ 303-922-9266 Desert EDM Sales_____ 480-816-6300 EDM Network_______ 480-836-1782 KNUTH Machine Tools____847-415-3333 Methods West_______ 602-437-2220 MMT, A Div of Productivty_303-571-4933

Smith Machinery Co___ 801-263-6403 Triad Machine_______ 303-424-0268 EDM Tooling Systems Desert EDM Sales_____ 480-816-6300 EDM Network_______ 480-836-1782 EDM Perform. Access.____ 800-336-2946 Global EDM Supply____ 480-836-8330 Manual Mills & Lathes KNUTH Machine Tools____847-415-3333 NEW MACHINERY FABRICATION Multicam__________ 970-218-9046 Production Machine Tools__ 425-881-1200 Angle Rolls Bud’s Machine Tools____ 385-271-6718 Revolution Machine Tools__ 385-355-0316 Band Saws Bud’s Machine Tools____ 385-271-6718 KNUTH Machine Tools____847-415-3333 Revolution Machine Tools__ 385-355-0316 Ultimate Machinery_____ 480-966-2000 Bar Feeders Edge Technologies______ 951-440-1574 Cold Saws KNUTH Machine Tools____847-415-3333 CNC Punching Centers S&S Machinery Sales___ 602-368-8542 AMADA America______ 303-670-9406 CNC Routers Multicam__________ 970-218-9046 Drill Lines Production Machine Tools__ 425-881-1200 Fiber Lasers Bud’s Machine Tools____ 385-271-6718 Multicam__________ 970-218-9046 Production Machine Tools__ 425-881-1200 Revolution Machine Tools__ 385-355-0316 Grinding Machines KNUTH Machine Tools____847-415-3333 Multitool USA_______ 800-660-0880

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S&S Machinery Sales___ 602-368-8542 Welding Equipment: Spot Welders AMADA America______ 303-670-9406 OTHER ACCESSORIES Grinding Accessories Multitool USA_______ 800-660-0880 Tooling Systems Desert EDM Sales______ 480-816-6300 USA EDM Supply______ 480-836-8330 PALLET SYSTEMS Automatic Pallet Systems Midaco___________ 847-593-8420 Automatic Door Opener Systems Midaco___________ 847-593-8420 Manual Rotary Pallet Systems Midaco___________ 847-593-8420 Robotic Part Loading Systems Midaco___________ 847-593-8420 PLASTICS Acrylics And Polycarbonates Laird Plastics_______ 303-292-1687 Plastics: Fabrication Laird Plastics_______ 303-292-1687

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Selway Machine Tool_____888-735-9290 WATERJET CUTTING MACHINERY Action Machinery ________888-289-9100 Flow International_______800-446-3569 Global EDM Supply _____480-836-8330 Jorgenson Machine Tools____435-659-9455 Multicam___________970-218-9046 OMAX Corp________ _800-838-0343 Abrasives/Blast Media Barton International______800-741-7756 GMA Garnet Group_____832-243-9300 LATE BREAKING ADDITION Bystronic Inc. 2200 W Central Rd Hoffman Estates, IL 847.214.0300 Dan Feis Regional Sales Manager Cell: 213.309.1694 Dan.Feis@bystronic.com

Automation Bystronic Inc__________ 213-309-1694 Bending Bystronic Inc__________ 213-309-1694 Laser Cutting Systems Bystronic Inc__________ 213-309-1694 Tube Processing Bystronic Inc__________ 213-309-1694

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Andy Martin The CNC Pros, Inc. 3329 W 2555 S West Valley City, UT 84119 PHONE: 801-973-0800 CELL: 801-637-8806 andy.martin@cncprose.com www.thecncpros.com www.facebook.com/thecncpros

368 West 600 South Salt Lake City, UT 84101 zdenek@cncmach.net

3D SCANNING The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 ADDITIVE MFG/ 3 D PRINTING Faustson___________303-420-7422 SolidCAM_________ 530-863-0461 PROTOTYPE MACHINERY 3D Parts To Go________801-380-7935 RECYCLING Recyclable Metals Iron & Metals, Inc_____ 303-292-5555 Utah Metal Works_____ 801-364-5679 Scrap Metal Recycling Iron & Metals, Inc_____ 303-292-5555 Utah Metal Works_____ 801-364-5679 ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT Integrated Systems Inc__ 928-649-9600 SAFETY Fire Protection Systems Rotarex__________ 480-689-8756 SERVICES AS9100 Certification ABS Quality Evaluations_ 702-371-7591

Phone: (801) 531-9922 Fax: (801) 531-9944 Cell: (801) 301-1160

Coating:Chemfilm Welded Assemblies BMSC___________ 602-445-9400 MEP ___________ 801-863-7001 Weiser Engineering______ 303-280-2778 Frontier Group________602-437-2426 PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 Sustaining Edge Solutions__ 888-572-9642 BAR CODING Western Sintering_______ 509-375-3096 Coating: Liquid Calibration Services Pilkington Metal Finishing_ 801-972-2146 Advanced Coord. Tech ___ 303-469-6161 BROACHING Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/Chrome Klontech Industrial_____480-948-1871 Ponderosa Ind_________ 303-298-1801 Western States Calibration_801-466-1700 Precision Mach’d Products__ 970-482-7676 Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 ASSEMBLIES Specialty Steel Services____ 801-539-8252 Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.

Advantage Manufacturing__877-727-0281 Frontier Group________602-437-2426 CASTINGS Acu-Tec CNC_________ 303-365-9245 Aluminum Casting Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 CAID Industries_______ 435-890-8823 Precision Enterprises_____ 731-642-8709 PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 CNC Machine & Design Inc_ 801-531-9922 Die Casting COMPOSITES Dayton Rogers______ 763-717-6303 TVT Die Casting________ 800-280-2278 S.A. Composites________ 970-776-3877 Die Casting: Aluminum/Zinc JD Machine________ 801-782-4403 DESIGNCAD/CAM TVT Die Casting________ 800-280-2278 Pillar Machine________ 801-965-1900 CNC Machine & Design Inc__801-531-9922 CHEMICAL PROCESSING Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 DIES Wrico___________ 480-892-7800 PAS Technologies____ 480-487-1906 Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 COATING Electronics Assemblies EDM Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-7270281 Coating:Black Oxide EDM: Drilling Small Hole PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 CAID Industries_______ 435-890-8823 LAYKE, Inc.___________602-272-2654 47 47

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

CNC Machine & Design Inc__801-531-9922 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 Reverse Engineering Precision Tech________801-285-7288

Micropulse West_______ 480-966-2300 EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking) Innovative Precision____ 801-334-6317 Maverick Mold & Machine_ 970-535-4604 Micropulse West_______ 480-966-2300 Prec. Mach’d Products____ 970-482-7676 EDM: Wire Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EDM Express_______ 800-780-7075 Innovative Precision______801-334-6317 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Micropulse West_______ 480-966-2300 Paramount Machine____ 801-886-2755 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Wrico____________ 480-892-7800

FABRICATION Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 Aero Tech________ 801-292-0493 Auburn Tool & Machine_ 303-278-8769 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 CNC Machine & Design___801-531-9922 Dayton Rogers_______ 763-717-6303 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 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 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 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

ENGINEERING/DESIGN Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 Fabrication: Enclosures AzMark___________480-926-8969 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Star Precision________303-926-0559 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Fabrication: Medium & Large Bandsaw LLC_________303-744-7181 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 EMJD Corp__________ 303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Group Mfg Serv_______480-966-3952 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Fabrication: SheetMetal Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 AzMark___________480-926-8969 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Denver Machine Shop____303-295-6000 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EMJD Corporation______ 303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Group Mfg Serv_______480-966-3952 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Pillar Machine______801-965-1900 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778

Wrico____________480-892-7800 Fabrication: Steel Bandsaw LLC_________ 303-744-7181 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 EMJD Corp________ 303-761-5236 FINISHING Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 Arizona Finishing______602-438-4443 Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 CPCS_____________303-438-8328 Metals Finishing LLC______801-718-7969

PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 Precision Mach’d Prod____ 970-482-7676 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Superior Grinding______801-487-9700 TVT Die Casting_______800-280-2278 Wasatch Powder Coating__ 801-718-7969 Anodizing/ Passivation Focused on Machining_____ 303-922-307

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Powder Coating Arizona Finishing______602-438-4443 CPCS_____________303-438-8328 Frontier Group________602-437-2426 Metals Finishing LLC______801-718-7969 Pilkington Metal Finishing_ 801-972-2146

GRINDING AzMark___________480-926-8969 Diversified Metal Services__ 801-972-6093 GMN USA_________ 800-686-1679 PAS Technologies______602-744-2600

Prec. Mach’d Products__ 970-482-7676 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Steel Services Grinding___ 800-662-0126 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Superior Grinding______801-487-9700 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 Grinding, Blanchard Auburn Tool & Machine_303-278-8769 Diversified Metal Services__ 801-972-6093 Steel Services Grinding___ 800-662-0126 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Superior Grinding______ 801487-9700 Grinding, Centerless Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Grinding, Cold Saw AA Carbide________ 801-486-4881 Grinding: OD AzMark___________480-926-8969 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Superior Grinding______ 801487-9700 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Superior Grinding______ 801487-9700 Grinding: Tool & Cutter BC Tool & Cutter Grinding__ 713-638-0303

Exact Tool Grinding_____ 801-712-2720 FORMING Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Star Precision________303-926-0559 HEAT TREATING Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 Pilkington Metal Finishing__801-972-2146 Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-63311 HONING/LAPPING LAYKE, Inc._________602-272-2654 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 IDENTIFICATION Industrial Labels TUFFLabels_________855-855-8833 Silk Screen Arizona Finishing_____602-438-4443 INSPECTION Inspection, First Article Klontech Measure Sol____ 480-626-8131 Inspection Services Klontech Measure Sol____ 480-626-8131 Micropulse West_______480-966-2300 Sustaining Edge Solutions__888-572-9642 49

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LASER CUTTING Laser Cutting Advantage Manufacturing____ 877-727-0281 EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Star Precision________303-926-0559 VACCO Industries_____ 626-443-7121 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Laser Cutting: Pipe&Tube Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 MACHINING Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 Advantage Manufacturing___ 877-727-0281 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 CNC Machine & Design Inc__801-531-9922 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 Precision Enterprises____731-642-8709 Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 RD Machine & MFg____ 801-977-0447 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 TVT Die Casting______ 800-280-2278 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Machining: 3D Faustson___________303-420-7422 Machining: 5 Axis Accutech Machine______ 801-975-1117 AzMark___________480-926-8969 Blackwing Machine____ 801-645-4485 Faustson___________303-420-7422 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Paramount Machine___ 801-886-2755 Precision Enterprises____731-642-8709 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 S.A. Composites_______ 970-776-3877 The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 Machining: Aerospace AzMark___________480-926-8969 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Flex-Pro___________480-773-3239 LAYKE, INC__________602-272-2654 Micropulse West_______480-966-2300 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 Paramount Machine____ 801-886-2755 Pinnacle Precision____ 435-563-2722 Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 Precision Mach’d Products_ 970-482-7676 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 RD Machine & MFg____ 801-977-0447 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724

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Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 Machining: Ceramic O’Keefe Ceramics______ 719-687-0888 Ceramic: Sapphire, Alumina, Silicon, Aluminum, Quartz O’Keefe Ceramics______ 719-687-0888 Machining: CNC Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 Accutech Machine______ 801-975-1117 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 Auburn Tool & Machine__ 303-278-8769 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 CNC Machine& Design__ 801-531-9922 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 Denver Precision Products__ 303-469-1771 DMSI___________801-972-6093 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EPOCS Mfg________970-535-4540 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 H& S Machine_______ 801-755-7627 HPMP____________ 801-619-9850 Innovative Precision___ 801-334-6317 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 LAYKE, INC__________602-272-2654 Leading Edge Machine__ 435-563-9425 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Maverick Mold & Machine_ 970-535-4604 Precision Enterprises____ 731-642-8709 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Quick Turn Machine____801-334-6800 The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 Electromechanical Design 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 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Paramount Machine____801-886-2755 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 Electromechanical Design Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Machining: DoD CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Machining: Laser AzMark___________480-926-8969 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 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 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 Machining: Milling Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Blackwing Machine____ 801-645-4485 Auburn Tool & Machine__ 303-278-8769 CNC Machine& Design__ 801-531-9922 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862

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Paramount Machine___ 801-886-2755 Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 Precision Enterprises____731-642-8709 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Quick Turn Machine_____801-334-6800 Radtech____ ______303-789-4247 RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Star Precision________303-926-0559 The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Focused on Machining____303-922-3076 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 Pillar Machine______801-965-1900 Prec. Mach’d Products__970-482-7676 Precision Enterprises____ 731-642-8709 Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 Machining: Mold Base Blackwing Machine____ 801-645-4485 Maverick Mold & Machine___970-535-4604

Machining: Prototype 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 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 Denver Precision______ 303-469-1771 Faustson___________303-420-7422 Flex-Pro ___________ 480-773-3239 Focused on Machining____303-922-3076 Innovative Precision___ 801-334-6317 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 LAYKE, INC__________602-272-2654 Leading Edge Machine___435-563-9425 Micropulse West______ 480-966-2300 Mountain View Machine_ 435-755-0500 Newport Tool________801-295-7411 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 Precision Enterprises____731-642-8709 Quick Turn Machine_____801-334-6800 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 S.A.Composites______ 970-776-3877 The Toolroom Inc._____ 801-773-6331

Machining: Production Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 CNC Machine& Design__ 801-531-9922 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 Elite Machine________ 801-710-7891 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 HPMP____________ 801-619-9850 Innovative Precision___ 801-334-6317 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 Machining: Precision Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Newport Tool________801-295-7411 Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281

HPMP____________ 801-619-9850 Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing_ 503-557-9407 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Teton Machining______208-642-9344 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Blackwing Machine____ 801-645-4485 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 Focused on Machining____303-922-3076 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Newport Tool________801-295-7411 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 Precision Enterprises____ 731-642-8709 Quick Turn Machine_____ 801-334-6800 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Precision Machined Prod.__ 970-482-7676 The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 TVT Die Casting_______800-280-2278 Machining: R & D Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 Precision Enterprises____ 731-642-8709 The CNC Pros________801-973-0800

Machining: Turning Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 Auburn Tool & Machine__ 303-278-8769 AzMark___________480-926-8969 Blackwing Machine____ 801-645-4485 Denver Precision Products__ 303-469-1771 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 HPMP____________ 801-619-9850 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 LAYKE, INC__________602-272-2654 Leading Edge Machine___ 435-563-9425 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Mountain View Machine___ 435-755-0500 Precision Enterprises____ 731-642-8709 RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Teton Machining_______208-642-9344 The CNC Pros________801-973-0800 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778

Machining: Ultra-Precision Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing_ 503-557-9407 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 MANUFACTURING A&L Machining_______303-373-1540 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 CNC Machine & Design Inc__801-531-9922 Machining: Swiss CNC Machine & Design Inc__801-531-9922 Group Mfg Serv______480-966-3952 Denver Precision Products__ 303-469-1771 Precision Enterprises____ 731-642-8709 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Wire Springs ● Flat Springs ● Wire Products www.springworksutah.com sales@springworksutah.com (801) 298Ͳ0113 2261 S. 1560 W. ● Woods Cross ● UT 84087

Electromechanical Design CAID Industries______435-890-8823 RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 Composites S.A. Composites________970-776-3877 Contract Teton Machining_______208-642-9344 Manufacturing: Electrode Wire-Tech_________ 480-966-1591 Production Aero Tech_________ 801-292-0493 EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236 Robotic CNC DMSI____________ 801-972-6093 Routering CNC DMSI____________ 801-972-6093 Skid Manufacturing ENS Welding Service___208-670-0538 Small Part Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Turnkey Product Services Aero Tech_________ 801-292-0493 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

METAL STAMPING Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Hi-Production Precision Stamping Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Precision Die & Stamping__ 480-967-2038 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 MOLDS Blackwing Machine____ 801-645-4485 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Maverick Mold & Machine_ 970-535-4604 Molds: Plastic Injection Maverick Mold & Machine_ 970-535-4604 Molds Steel DMSI____________ 801-972-6093 Aero Tech_________ 801-292-0493 Arizona Finishing_____602-438-4443 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 PAINTING Coating Technologies_____ 623-581-2648 CPCS___________ 303-438-8328 Frontier Group_____ 602-437-2426 PAS Technologies____ 602-744-2600 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 Richards Fab_________ 801-409-0392

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SHOT PEENING Painting CARC Frontier Group_________602-437-2426 Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 SINTERING PLATING Western Sintering______509-375-3096 Blanchard Metals Proc.__ 801-972-5590 SPINNING: METAL Foresight Finishing_____480-921-0000 Metal Spinning Solutions__ 480-899-0939 PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 SPLINES Anodizing Specialty Steel Services__ 801-539-8252 Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 SPRINGS Frontier Group________602-437-2426 Custom/Compression/ExtenPilkington Metal Finishing_ 801-972-2146 sion/Assembly/Torsion Copper Ace Wire Spring & Form__ 412-458-4831 Foresight Finishing_____480-921-0000 Flat & Wire Electroless Nickel Ace Wire Spring & Form__ 412-458-4831 Foresight Finishing_____480-921-0000 SPRING WORKS Utah____ 801-298-0113 Nickel/Chrome/ STAMPING Copper Dayton Rogers_______ 763-717-6303 Foresight Finishing_____480-921-0000 Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Tin Plate Precision Die & Stamping__480-967-2038 Foresight Finishing_____480-921-0000 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 POLISHING The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 Thompson Machine___ 505-823-1453 PRECISION FORMING Richards Fab________801-409-0392 Wrico__________ 480-892-7800 Stamping:Aerospace Thompson Machine_____505-823-1453 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Precision Die & Stamping__480-967-2038 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 PROCESSING: METAL Stamping:Deep Draw Chemical Thompson Machine___ 505-823-1453 PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 Wrico__________ 480-892-7800 Etching/Photochemical Stamping:Design VACCO Industries_____ 626-443-7121 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 PUNCHING Stamping:Flat Forming JD Machine_________801-782-4403 SPRING WORKS Utah____ 801-298-0113 Group Manufacturing Serv_ 480-966-3952 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Stamping:Foil Forming Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Stamping: Light REPAIR SPRING WORKS Utah____ 801-298-0113 Bearing Surface Denver Machine Shop____303-295-6000 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Hydraulic Cylinder Stamping:Precision Denver Machine Shop____303-295-6000 Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Rolling: thread Precision Die & Stamping__480-967-2038 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Wrico____________480-892-7800 ROUTERING, CNC Stamping:Prototype Micropulse West_______480-966-2300 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 SAW CUTTING Diversified Metal Services__ 801-972-6093 Wrico____________480-892-7800 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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