Rocky Mountain April A2Z Manufacturing Magazine

Vol. 10, No. 2 March / April 2017

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

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Editors Corner

“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success.You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” Babe Ruth

As we go to print, we are in the midst of the NCAA March Madness.

We will know the results by the time you receive the magazine, but regardless of who emerges the winning team (and since I live in Arizona, I hope it’s University of Arizona), all entrants face the unforgiving rules of ‘single elimination’. During March Madness, you can’t have a bad day as a team and emerge the winner. It just doesn’t work that way.

In business, you rarely get multiple chances to demonstrate your capabilities to your customers, and sometimes, particularly when it’s a recently acquired customer, it is in fact,‘single elimination’.

We all make mistakes, in life, and in business. We simply strive to minimize the risks and maximize the opportunities for success. I visit more than a hundred small precision manufacturing shops each year, and I see distinct patterns in very successful shops. Great companies embrace technology; often incorporating sophisticated business technology systems and automation into their operations. They are not afraid to make the significant investments into their business, whether it is software, machines, employees, and even the consumables they use that enable their machines to hum.

Technology reduces the opportunity for error when making parts. When I interview a shop that has 5 axis machine tool capabilities, the discussion always comes up about a reduction in the number of operations required to make a given part – and the reduction is always substantial. When a company can reduce manufacturing a part from 9 operations to 2, they are greatly increasing the likelihood that the part will be made perfectly to spec.

You can read feature articles on 2 very different companies in this issue. The first is a precision manufacturing business that is celebrating 50 years in business. What makes them so special is not only their adoption of technology, including business technology systems and 5 axis machining, but also the longevity of their employees. Clearly, when you hire and retain superior employees who become expert in the parts they are making for customers, your customers remain with you, and the ‘tribal knowledge’ inherent in your team makes you nearly indispensible to your customers.

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This Issue’s Shop Profile Announcements/Releases..........................6-17 Feature Articles..............................1,24-26,34-36 Buyers Guide Equipment..........................49-54 Buyers Guide Processes..............................55-61 Card Gallery.................................................49-61 Index Of Advertisers........................................62 Editorial...........................................Throughout

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

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

CONTRIBUTORS Kim Carpenter Gene Wirth Hugh Taylor

The 2nd feature article is about a company that sells precision tooling, typically Swiss made.

In an industry that is governed by nationwide ‘Big Box’ industrial product suppliers, who offer catalogs with thousands of products, this small entity has not just survived, but thrived as an independent specialty tool supplier, offering superior products, often custom, manufactured Published bi-monthly to keep precision manufacturers abreast of news and to supply a viable vendor source by some of the most high quality manufacturers of cutting tools. The company differentiates for the industry. itself by offering engineering and technical expertise you cannot find from a catalog company.

Each year Modern Machine Shop surveys machine shops throughout the United States. From the results, they designate ‘Top Shops’, those that by their finding are in the top 10% of all shops. ‘Top Shops’ are more likely to have 5 axis machining capabilities, they are more likely to invest in custom/ specialty tooling, and by a 24% spread, they have implemented ERP/ MRP systems. And when it comes to employs, ‘Top Shops’ are significantly more likely to invest in apprenticeship programs, offer bonus programs, and engage their employees through team building. This is how they retain qualified employees.

If you have been in a profitable business for some time, likely, you are investing in programs to grow your business. I encourage you to benchmark your business (or business unit) against others to see where there is room for improvement. It is guaranteed to help your bottom line. In fact, ‘Top Shops’ reported a profit margin that was double that of all shops in the survey, at 15% versus 8%.

Until next issue, I wish you the best, and God Bless our Troops!

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“Customer requests lead us to expand our waterjet parts offering to include aftermarket parts for Flow® equipment. Genuine Flow® parts are recommended for machines under warranty, but for shops looking to find competitively priced alternatives, aftermarket parts can be a good option. A one stop shop, BARTON gives customers the convenience of purchasing Genuine Flow® OEM parts, premium aftermarket Flow style parts and garnet abrasives from a trusted partner.” says Waterjet Parts Manager, Stephen Podnorszki.

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5-axis machine, and probing with a bull nose end mill. It was taking them 45 minutes to make each part. When I introduced them to our cusom tooling, we reduced the cycle time on the part to 2 minutes.”

He continued, “A shop can save 60-90% on their tooling when they come to us for sharpening.”

Contact BC Tool & Cutter Grinding to see how they can help your critical tooling needs. They can be reached at 719-638-0303 or visit their website at bctoolandcutter.com

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HFO Salt Lake City and Denver will be hosting our annual Haas Demo Day Wednesday May 10 from 10AM-5PM. Mark your calendars to come and see the latest technology from Haas Automation and related metal working accessories. Come see us for lunch and be sure to enter in the drawing to win a trip to see Haas compete in a Formula 1 race.

QRP (Qualified Rapid Products) Can Support Your Design, Engineering and Manufacturing of 3D Additive Metal Parts Qualified Rapid Products (QRP) just celebrated 2 years in business.

Founded by Robert Smith, an advanced degreed Mechanical Engineer, Robert brings decades of experience to the industry.

For more information visit www.barton.com, e-mail us at info@ barton.com, or phone 800-741-7756.

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L3 Communications employed Robert for 20+ years, and he helped get their Additive Manufacturing lab up and running.

BC Tool & Cutter Grinding, in business for more than 4 decades, can typically refurbish or sharpen your tools in 1-2 weeks. Brian Cook, founder and owner of the company, says, “To our knowledge, we have the largest CNC grinding shop in all of the Rocky Mountain states, with 7 ANCA CNC grinders.” The company makes scheduled trips throughout the Western United States.

Two years ago, Rob made the decision to open his own business supporting customers with 3D Metal manufacturing. In just 2 short years, QRP is a supplier for some of the largest aerospace companies (a designated ‘Approved Supplier’ by some), including Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, Eaton, Triumph Gears and AutoLiv, to name a few. QRP has also secured contracts with the Department of Defense, and his 3D metal parts can be found at Hill Air Force Base.

BC Tool & Cutter Grinding serves customers throughout the United States, and offers tool refurbishing, custom tooling, and tool coating.

They also have an inventory of carbide blanks for custom form tools, with diameters ranging from 1/8” to 1/25” in diameter, and up to 12” long.

Today, QRP owns 2 3D Metal printers, including those manufactured by Concept Laser and EOS.

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Rob says, “What differentiates Announcements Continued Page 8

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Cimatron is now part of 3D Systems THINGS ARE GETTING BIGGER AND BETTER As one of the early pioneers developing CAD/CAM software for manufacturing, Cimatron will continue its 33 year legacy going forward as part of 3D Systems.

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Announcements Continued QRP from other small additive manufacturing companies in the industry is that we provide additive engineering support, which is most beneficial for new products.” He continued, “We were recently awarded a project for a microwave antenna with a tracking wave guide structure.

The assembly that this product replaced was comprised of hundreds of parts, it weighted 10 lbs., and it took more than 8 months to be designed. Initial cost for the original assembly was ~$50,000 for the first unit (reduced to $20,000 in production). With additive design and manufacturing, we replaced this assembly with a single part, it took 1 month to develop (1 day to build), the new product weighs 1.4 oz. and the cost per product was much less than that of the original assembly. This is the kind of work we can do.” Rob notes that final pricing for this project is still in progress.

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Monckton’s Machine Tools in Salt Lake City Opens Its Training Lab Monckton’s Machine Tools in Salt Lake City is now offering in house training from Troy Blundell our Applications and Maunfacturing E n g i n e e r . We offer basic mill and lathe control training, operation of machines and Haas programming using G and M codes. Please contact engineeringslc@mmtproductivity. com or call us at 801.886.2221 for class schedules and more information.

Hirsh Precision Announces Appointment of Peter Doyle as Chief Operating Officer Hirsh Precision Products (HPPI) announced that Peter Doyle has joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer. He will report to Mike Hirsh, Hirsh Precision’s CEO. “With this transition, we are demonstrating our commitment to growth and better serving our customers.” said Mike. “Peter is a seasoned leader who brings experience across many areas where we don’t have capabilities today.

His efforts will enable us to better serve our customers and scale our operations. His initial focus will be on building on our success through improved production scheduling, asset utilization, and training investments for the team. Peter has a proven track record as a professional who can structure and execute major cross-functional projects. I’m excited about the business acumen, tools, and project management expertise that he brings to our leadership team.”

Peter is an accomplished operational and financial leader with more than 15 years of

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“I am thrilled to be joining the incredible team at Hirsh Precision.

I am energized by this opportunity and honored to work with a company built on its core values and known for its outstanding customer service.” said Peter. “I look forward to working with the exceptionally talented people at Hirsh and hope to set the pace in the market for quality and timeliness for our customers. The company’s legacy and leadership team are truly unique. Given the growth that the Company has experienced in recent years and its investments in best-in-class manufacturing capabilities, I’m confident we have a bright future ahead.”

Prior to joining Deloitte Consulting, Peter led his own consulting company for small businesses in Colorado and served as an Air Force officer for several years in South Korea, England, and Iraq. Peter is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and earned an MBA at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Hirsh Precision Products is the leader in the Front Range in precision contract manufacturing with almost 40 years of experience and a wide variety of capabilities.

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Revolution Machine Tools Has A New Location!

Revolution Machine Tools (RMT) has upgraded to a larger space as is now in North Salt Lake, just miles from the Salt Lake City International airport and downtown Salt Lake. This move has allowed them to facilitate their growth and expansion as well as provide a great space to showcase their awesome machines.

RMT is a metal fabrication machine tool company who specializes in innovative and precision tools such as Fiber Lasers, Press Brakes, Plate Rolls, Shears, Band Saws, Angle Rolls, Structural steel drills and their new Pipe Master facing lathe.

RMT was founded by longtime friends who are as close as family, Kyle Jorgenson and Steve Larsen. Kyle started in the machine tool industry working with his father, Roger Jorgenson, who founded

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Announcements Continued Jorgenson Machine Tools in 1974. Roger t a u g h t Ky l e h o w important relationships and customer service are, and Kyle has built his reputation on those principles. Steve has over twenty years of business management experience in both corporate America and as an entrepreneur. While Kyle is the visionary giving direction for the company, Steve helps make it happen. RMT is supported by an everexpanding team of industry professionals, which include machine design, marketing, service, and support, who have these same values and respect Kyle’s vision. It is a very robust and talented group.

Together, they are creating a revolution in the metal fabrication Machine Tool industry.

While RMT continues to grow, their impressive product line demanded a larger space and the ability to display their machines for customers. This necessitated finding a building that not only offered a large showroom space, but also enough office space for 20 people and a warehouse with enough room to store their increasing inventory of both new and used equipment as well as a crane that can move it all. There were many buildings available, but only one that was just right.

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months, so please keep an eye out for your invitation. Live music, local BBQ (don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it) and much more, this should be a fun event! Of course, you can always stop by and say hello anytime. If you don’t know them yet, but would like to, you can visit their website at www.rmtus.com or contact them directly at 1-844-RMT-INFO. (844) 768-4636

Ganesh Machinery Expands With Announcement Of New President Ganesh Machinery announced that they have hired Method Machine Tool’s Sales Executive, Robert Serrano, as their new President, effective January 16, 2017. The appointment follows the recent promotion of former President Harvinder Singh to CEO of Ganesh Machinery. The organizational change allows Robert to advance and guide Ganesh’s overall growth strategies.

“As Ganesh expands, our team continues to evolve. Robert’s vast experience in the machine tool industry brings a different perspective needed for an expansion of this size. His experience building dealer networks in such a niche industry is impressive and we’re excited to see him in action. We’re thrilled to have him on board and have him lead our growth efforts.” –Harvinder Singh, CEO, Ganesh Machinery Announcements Continued Page 14

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Robert has over 27 years of experience working in the OEM machine tool industry with a proven track record of success. He’s worked for several major manufacturing players such as Method’s Machine Tools where he implemented a sales growth strategy that brought the marketing and sales goals to fruition. He led his team in developing tactics to spread company’s presence throughout the West Coast to increase brand awareness. In addition, he has managed key customer relationships, built and executed growth plans, assembled dealer networks, implemented manufacturing training programs, increased revenue and more.

Founded in March of 1985 with only a 1,200 sq. ft. facility, Ganesh Machinery has since grown into an industry powerhouse with a 15,000 sq. ft. facility, supported by a 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse. They are dedicated to excellent customer service with an emphasis on building and maintaining customer loyalty. They have sold and serviced machines to over 12,000 machine shops, technical schools, and more.

They have a 4,000 sq. ft. showroom, fully stocked parts room, and an in-house training center.

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I’d like to introduce myself, my name is Phillip Ramos and I am excited to get to know you.

I have been happily married to my best friend since high school, Melissa Ramos for 16 years. We have 2 beautiful boys, Sebastian who is 13 and Manolo who is 6. They are the light of my life and are what keep me enjoying each and everyday.

I spent 10 years building a successful sales and customer service career in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving my diverse clientele in English, Spanish and Chinese. I have spent the last 6 years of my career coordinating sales for independent distributors, building and educating customers on products and services, providing them with training and support. We moved back to Utah 2 years ago to stay more closely connected to our families.

Growing up, my father owned his own business, I learned the value of customer service, and the importance of building, developing, and maintaining relationships. Having spent much time in the corporate environment, I am very excited to return to a company that has that family business feel, putting the focus on the importance of long term service and customer relationships. I am grateful to have the opportunity to join the Smith Machinery family and I am excited for the future. I Announcements Continued Page 16

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Northern Utah Tooling and Machining Association Announces Upcoming Events!

The Northern Utah Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association (NUNTMA) was founded in 2007 and exists to help members achieve profitable growth and business success through advice, camaraderie, education, networking, information, advocacy, collaboration and services. The NUNTMA places workforce development among their top priorities, which lead them to applying for and receiving grant funding to develop machinist apprenticeships in each one of their member’s shops.

Just last month, the NUNTMA was a sponsor for the Rocky Mountain Battlebot Competition, which was held at the Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College.

The NUNTMA has several exciting educational and networking events scheduled over the next few months: April 13th - CHAPTER MEETING: Gary Peterson (OC Tanner) –DATC Employee Engagement A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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May 11: SPRING SOCIAL Roosters Brewery, Ogden September 8: GOLF TOURNAMENT - Stonebridge Golf Club The NUNTMA is proud to announce Accutech Machine from Salt Lake City, Utah as their newest member.

Accutech was founded by Bryan Becker in 1994, and will be a great addition to the association!”

To learn more about how you can benefit from becoming a part of the NUNTMA, contact Maddie Dahl at chapterexec@nuntma.org

MMT, LLC in Salt Lake City Is Looking For A Skilled CNC Mainentance Technician MMT, LLC in Salt Lake City is expanding our team! We are looking for a skilled CNC Maintenance Technician who is responsible for the installation, repair and maintenance of CNC equipment. We offer competitive pay, health insurance and 401K program. For more information call 801.886.2221 or send resumes hrapply@ productivity.com Announcements Continued Page 17

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Manufacturing in U.S. Expands at Fastest Pace Since August 2014 Manufacturing expanded in February at the fastest pace since August 2014 as factory managers reported stronger orders and production.

The Institute for Supply Management’s index climbed to 57.7, the sixth straight advance, from 56 a month earlier, the Tempe, Arizona-based group’s report showed Wednesday. Readings above 50 indicate growth.

The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists was 56.2.

The ISM’s gauge of orders increased to the highest level in just over three years, while an index of production posted its best reading since March 2011. The data were preceded by recent regional indicators showing similar strength that has prevailed since the presidential election as companies begin to step up investment and the global economy stabilizes.

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Seventeen of 18 industries surveyed by the purchasing managers’ group, the most since August 2014, posted growth in February, including textiles, apparel, machinery and computers. Furniture was the only industry that shrank.

Even while manufacturing sentiment gauges have surged, actual measures of output have shown more moderate progress.The Federal Reserve’s gauge of factory production increased 0.2 percent in both December and January.

Estimates for the ISM’s manufacturing index from economists in the Bloomberg survey ranged from 55 to 58.5.

The group’s gauge of new orders increased to 65.1 last month from 60.4 in January. Forty-two percent of purchasing managers said orders were better in February, up from 32 percent in January and the largest share since April 2011.

Order backlogs jumped to 57 from 49.5, the biggest one-month advance in four years. The pickup in unfilled orders indicates production will probably stay strong in coming months. The ISM said 26 percent of purchasing managers reported backlogs were increasing, the biggest share since May 2015.

The measure of export demand improved to 55, close to a December reading that was the strongest since May 2014.

The index of production rose to 62.9 in February from 61.4.

The ISM’s factory employment index fell to 54.2 from 56.1 the prior month, Wednesday’s report showed.

The report also factory inventories expanded in February for the first time since June 2015. Customer stockpiles, however, became leaner. The group’s gauge fell to 47.5, the fastest rate of contraction since April 2016.

A measure of prices paid eased by 1 point to 68. That’s still the second-highest reading since 2011.

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SpaceX Wins Its 1St Competitively-Bid Air Force Satellite Contract Elon Musk’s SpaceX has beaten Centennial-based United Launch Alliance for the first time on a competitively-bid rocket launch contract from the U.S. Air Force.

The Air Force announced Tuesday afternoon it awarded SpaceX a contract to launch a global positioning systems satellite into orbit in April 2019 at a cost of $96.5 million.

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The Air Force’s Tuesday award notice said the 2019 GPS III launch attracted two bids. Only ULA and SpaceX are certified to bid for such launches.

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Inc., won a contract 11 months ago to launch another of the GPS III satellites.

ULA stirred controversy in late 2015 by sitting out that bidding, saying it didn’t have RD-180 rocket engines available to bid with a launch using one of its Atlas V rockets.

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SpaceX was started by Musk, a PayPal co-founder, in 2002.The company fought for several years be certified by the Air Force and allowed to bid against ULA for national security missions, saying its Falcon 9 rocket could launch medium-lift missions at half the price of what ULA typically has been paid. Source: Denver Business Journal A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Parker Hannifin Completes CLARCOR Acquisition Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, completed its acquisition of CLARCOR Inc., a major manufacturer of filtration products, for approximately $4.3 billion in cash, including the assumption of net debt.The strategic transaction creates a combined organization with a comprehensive portfolio of filtration products and technologies, offering customers a single streamlined source for all their purification and separation needs.

Under the definitive agreement signed on December 1, 2016, Parker has purchased all outstanding CLARCOR shares for $83 per share in cash.The transaction is expected to be accretive to Parker’s cash flow, earnings per share and earnings before tax, interest, depreciation and amortization, after adjusting for one-time costs.

In the highly complementary combination, CLARCOR joins Parker’s Filtration Group and provides Parker with additional proprietary media, industrial and process filtration products and technologies, as well as a broad portfolio of replacement filters. It also adds more than a dozen respected CLARCOR brands, including CLARCOR, Baldwin, Fuel Manager®, PECOFacet, Airguard, Altair, BHA®, Clearcurrent®, Clark Filter, Hastings, United Air Specialists, Keddeg and Purolator. In addition, Parker possesses strong relationships with original equipment manufacturers and customers in international markets while CLARCOR contributes a solid U.S. presence, especially for recurring sales in the aftermarket.

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Typically, the type of work coming to Machinists Inc. is build to print. Somebody designed and created blueprints, then sent them to MI to quote and build.

More and more, MI is seeing customers that need a part or a complete system designed and manufactured, sometimes installed and tested. They prefer working with a supplier that can provide more than just building to their provided plan, they need design and manufacturability for their project, in some cases.

MI can provide all the detailed aspects of the design, then works collaboratively with the customer to develop the product, then proceeds into manufacturing of it at that point.This is called design-build, new to the manufacturing industry, our customers recognize the value in the process. In the construction industry, design-build yields breakthroughs in quality, cost, and schedule. It has been a proven process over many years and MI has found that is provides outstanding results in the manufacturing industry as well. MI offers a comprehensive array of services for design-build projects, that could include: engineering, mechanical, fabrication, controls and installation.

“Many of our customers do not have the engineering resources at their disposal or they are involved in other projects. It allows them to subcontract the design effort out, and not have to maintain an engineering staff,” said Jeff Tomson, MI director of marketing. “The second part is, we’re finding the inception/ideato-market is faster.”

Customers do not have to go through the full development process.

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Design-build is a flexible structure for building parts and systems “We are given a concept. They pitch that out to three or four suppliers.

They say, come to us with your proposal, maybe some rough order sketching and the estimate for costs, both the design and the build,”Tomson said. “Then the customer can make a selection based on past experience of the supplier, price and schedule.”

In comparison, a turnkey project would be a situation where the customer has a project to be completely designed, built, installed and tested.

So MI would go through the process of running a series of tests, packaging the whole thing up, taking it to the customer’s location literally anywhere in the U.S. or the world. Install and run a series of tests, then turn it over to them in production.

In design-build, the typical delineation is, after it is built with some preliminary testing at MI, then it is handed over the customer. And it is up to the customer to take it from there, install it and run the first tests in their facility.

Design/Build often includes proprietary processes or products.

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is based on the success of that,”Tomson said. “It’s how the customer wants to manage it. It’s not better or worse either way.”

Large and small projects can be developed with the design-build structure. MI would work with the wide variety of engineering resources available to them. MI would act as the prime contractor, so they would be responsible for the design and manufacturing effort.

Tomson said they are seeing this as the trend for their customer base.

“We are seeing more and more customers, big customers, that are pitching this as their preferred approach going forward. It helps reduce the time and helps them put their engineering resources on other projects they have going on internally,” Tomson said.

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In an industry that is governed by nationwide ‘Big Box’ industrial product suppliers, who offer catalogs with thousands of products, Toolnet International has not just survived, but thrived as an independent specialty tool supplier, offering superior products, often custom, manufactured by some of the most high quality manufacturers of cutting tools.Toolnet not only specializes in Swiss made cutting tools, but they also offer unique engineering and technical expertise you cannot find from a catalog company.

Over the years,Toolnet grew into a more diversified supplier of premium quality tooling. Today, the company is one of the best and most complete sources for Specialty Swiss CNC tools, including: standard and special tools, collets, guide bushings, feed fingers, spare parts, microtools, micro-taps, dies, slitting saws, dies, gages, and thread whirling, to name a few.

Today,Toolnet supports hundreds of customers all over the country, and many of their long-term customers include Fortune 500 companies, including Glidwell Dental, Honeywell, GM, Intel, Triumph Manufacturing LLC., Sundyne, and CoorsTek Medical. They specialize in industries that use Swiss CNC machining, including medical, automotive, dental, electronic, aerospace, automation and for general machining. Toolnet is currently offering partnerships with tool distributors around the country, supplying Wibemo products.

Service, Quality, Technology, Innovation From Our Partners: As an independent cutting tool supplier, Toolnet has placed service at the top of its priority list.

Emil says, “We provide a fair, valuable, competitive, consistent and above all ethical approach to helping our customers. Every customer receives professional and knowledgeable inputs — it starts with understanding what is important for each customer— cost-per-part and quality of their product depends on the tooling they use and the support provided byToolnet and manufacturers we represent.” The company specializes in ‘Difficult to make, produce and engineer tooling.’

Emil adds, “We represent some of the best manufacturers of products related to high-volume, Swiss-type machining of small parts, and we can sell these throughout the United States.” Our products are renown for: A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Business Philosophy: fair, honest, competitive, consistent and competent.

Toolnet International built its reputation as a competitive and knowledgeable service provider.

Their business model is one in which, in their words, “We do not sell anything! We just facilitate and try to provide the best possible solutions and accommodate requests for our customers.

We hope to be part of their success and longterm growth. We are here purely because they chose to do business with us and we honor and appreciate that, with every response: e-mail, phone conversation, estimate, tools test, recommendation or just a simple friendly conversation.”

Toolnet’s Swiss CNC Tool Expertise: Best Options Worldwide - Toolnet’s in-depth expertise available through their partners from around the world helps to create substantial competitive advantages for their customers.

Their unique access to the best Swiss CNC manufacturers of very specialized tooling for highvolume production is one of the reasons customers from all over the US continue to purchase their Swiss CNC tools from Toolnet.

Support - Through Toolnet, an extensive network of national and international tooling engineers and technical support from some of the best tool manufacturers from around the world is at your fingertips.

One-Stop Shopping - One Purchase Order – One phone call – For more than a decade and a half,Toolnet has found an answer for its customers, accurately providing the most competitive offerings. Their end goal is reducing the cost of purchasing and sourcing for all of its customers with latest technology updates and tooling, always offering the most economical solutions.

EXPERIENCE - Find what you need quickly, reliably and cost-efficiently. ProductsToolnet offers have been tested and produced with premium quality and focus on technology. They know how to find the best quality tools, offering value through quality and consistency.

Meet One Of Toolnet International’s Premier Partners: WIBEMO SA WIBEMO SA is a Switzerland-based family owned company founded by Willy Bendit in 1967.

Today the company is managed by his son Thierry and assisted by his sister Nadine, who are leaders of a team of over 35 employees. Thanks to an efficient, modern production shop they are able to produce precision tools, and can also take on sub-contracting jobs. Mr. Andre Boillat has worked with Emil for 15 years to assist with some of the latest technology for small precision Swiss CNC parts machining.

Active for many years in the field of Swiss type machining, WIBEMO offers a wide range of products, including collets, carbide guide bushes, bar loader accessories, carbide tools, chucks, and tool holders.

Collets: A superior quality collet is critical to achieve the high accuracy one expects in Swiss type lathes and precision machines.

As an official dealer of well-known Swiss collets manufacturers like Habegger, RegoFix, Schaublin,Tecnopinz, PCM, etc., through its relationship with WIBEMO,Toolnet can propose a full range of products. Most of conventional types are available immediately from their stock.

especially suitable for single spindle Swiss type automatic, multi-spindle MultiSwiss, rotary transfer machines, turning lathes, and is compatible with Tornos, STAR, Citizen,Tsugami, and Hanwah Swiss CNC machines.”

Bar Loader Accessories:

WIBEMO offers a bright range of different revolving tips, collets and accessories like cables and pushrods, distance pieces, end caps, revolving end pieces, fixed jaws, rods and hooks suitable for most brands of automatic bar loaders. Some models are also available with extended long carbide pads.

Carbide Brazed Tools:

When required, the Toolnet/WIBEMO team can propose a regrinding service for non standard bore sizes of steel or carbide collets, offering a delivery time of 1-2 days.

WIBEMO can produce some special execution, modification or custom made collets according to drawing. All of their homemade products are made with a high degree of accuracy and XP quality.

Carbide Guide Bushings: Guide Bushings and Collets executed in carbide are developed for optimal hardness and extreme wear resistance. Through WIBEMO, Toolnet offers its customers Swiss quality for all models, including: fixed, revolving pushed, pulled, Magic or roller types.

Additionally, some models are available with extended long carbide pads.

Patent-Pending Spindle Centering System: WIBEMO recently announced its new product, a spindle centering system called the Mowidec- TT. The patent-pending product is available for all bar turning or mechanical machines, and it enables adjustments within 1 micron.

Emil says, “The WIBEMO-TT will reduce your set-up time and save your tooling cost, especially by small dimensions. It is useful for all types of machines where you need to adjust a spindle, a tool, a drill, on steadying of a revolving unit.” He added, “It is

For many kinds of high precision jobs, the carbide-brazed tool remains the best solution versus inserts. It is still an economic way compared with inserts and tips.

Especially suitable for Swiss type lathes and small work pieces, these tools can be ground by you and used for different specific applications.

WIBEMO manufactures 100% of its carbide braze tools in its Swiss facility. They offer a great range of different sizes available from stock and some special dimensions can be made on demand. For each job, you’ll find the best suitable carbide quality to achieve maximum productivity — reducing your tooling costs and saving grinding time.

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…the cutting edge just got sharper ...Meet Some Of Toolnet’s Premier Partners GLOOR AG tools are manufactured with the desired profile of the customer. Their own special production process allows them to provide even the most complicated profile forms with logarithmic relief grinding for both straight and helical fluted tools.As their tools are ground with a logarithmical relief, they can be reground and the profile keeps 100% constant. GLOOR offers custom services, including their ‘Changing Profile Service’, and a Consulting Team to help design a custom tool.

Schaublin SA was founded more than a century ago in Malleray, Switzerland, by Charles Schäublin to manufacture lathes for the watch-making industry. Today, the company designs and manufactures clamping tools and bearings.

ARNO-Werkzeuge combines German traditions with state-of-the-art cutting technologies worldwide. Their popular and economical drilling systems SHARK-Drill, SHARK-Drill² and SHARK-Cut, as well as the AKB short hole drill and their large variety of indexable inserts represent their experience and competence in the field of precision tooling.

More than a century of expertise in cutting tool manufacturing, combined with powerful R&D resources, place Guhring at the forefront of technical innovations in cutting tools. Guhring engineers can take blueprint part concepts and design specialized tools in high speed steel, cobalt, carbide and even PCD which combine multiple manufacturing operations and lower production costs.

NTK Cutting Tools is a division of NGK Spark Plug Company, of Nagoya Japan. They are a world leader in ceramics materials technology. Their ceramic series inserts include a silicon nitride type for efficient machining of cast iron, a titanium carbide type for machining ductile cast iron and a cubic boron nitride ceramic type for the machining of heat resistant alloys.

Manigley SA was founded in 1918 in Switzerland by Louis Manigley manufacturing tapping tools. Over the years, expansion was guided by three generations of Manigley family members. In 2014, the company was integrated into the group of TDC, and today the company manufactures high-quality thread cutting and forming tools.

Neukomm SA has been manufacturing high precision tooling for swiss type automatics since 1943. Today, the Swiss based company manufactures toolings, carbide guide bushings, collets, and rotating bushholders —their products are recognized worldwide for their quality and accuracy.

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Mikron Tool came into existence in 1998 out of the former Tools department of the Rotary Transfer Machines manufacturer Mikron SA Agno. The company designs and manufactures various drill bits. Today the company is a globally active tool supplier with headquarters in Switzerland (Agno Ticino), and offices throughout the world.

Serge Meister SA was founded in 1948 in Berne, Switzerland.The company specializes in the manufacture of guide bushes, collets and a wide range of hard metal tools for the bar-turning industry.

Driven by the power of innovation and tenacity, Fritz Weber laid the cornerstone of the company REGO-FIX in 1950. Today, his three sons are leading REGO-FIX. The name REGO-FIX is composed by letters drawn from the name of the village where the company was founded in 1950—REIGOLDSWIL—and FIX for fixing. REGO-FIX offers a number of products, including toolholders, collets and reduction sleeves.

NSK’s strength comes from its consistent “build everything in-house” philosophy; from development to manufacturing, and from jigs to small parts. Since 1930, NSK has been dedicated to high-speed rotary cutting technology and its applications.

Rollier is a small family owned cutting tool manufacturer that has been in business for more than 50 years.The company provides cutting tools for drilling (Micro drills are available in increments from 0.01 mm, to Ø 0.10 mm), for milling, for threading, for turn-screw cutting and for endmills. Rollier also offers a complete range of slitting saws and engraving tools.

HORN USA, based in Franklin, TN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Horn S.A. Luxembourg, Europe’s leading supplier of grooving tools and a world leader in precision grooving technology. Manufacture of customized tooling accounts for a substantial amount of HORN USA sales, as a customized tooling solution will often save the end user many thousands of dollars through improved productivity, longer tool life and enhanced accuracy.

Founded in 1926, mechanical engineering specialist Schwanog has built up a reputation down the years as a manufacturer of high-quality carbide tools and measuring devices. At the beginning of the nineties, the company took the strategic decision to launch an innovation offensive with the aim of becoming the market leader for insert tool systems.

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“Delivery of the wind turbines is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2018, with commissioning expected in the fourth quarter of 2018,” Vestas added.

November 2013, Coleman won a contract to produce medium-range ballistic missile targets for MDA, a contract that goes through Sept.

2018.

Vestas employs about 3,500 people at its four Colorado factories.

Speaking to reporters ahead of the announcement,Tyler Evans, Aerojet Rocketdyne’s vice president of Rocket Shop and Defense Advanced Programs, expressed his belief that the acquisition will give Aerojet a major foothold not just in the test vehicle market but the commercial sector as well.

In a detailed report earlier this month, the Denver Business Journal’s Cathy Proctor reported that Vestas closed out last year with a blitz of orders, and wrote “the company operates a plant that builds turbine towers in Pueblo, a blades factory in Windsor and two sites in Brighton that make turbine blades and nacelles, the assemblies atop the towers that house gears and generators.”

Aerojet Rocketdyne Acquires L-3’S Coleman, Boosting Launch Portfolio Aerojet Rocketdyne announced the acquisition of Coleman Aerospace, a subsidiary of L-3, in a move executives believe will position the rocket motor company to grow into the commercial launch and, perhaps, offensive-weapons market.

The acquisition was for $15 million in cash. Aerojet does not plan any major changes to Coleman in the near term, including job cuts.

Coleman’s main business has been producing targets – essentially, small vehicles which look and act like enemy weapons -- that can be used by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to test its systems against. In A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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“We believe that there is tremendous synergy in combining the capability and system engineering vehicle integration with the rocket motor capability that we bring, so that we can provide affordable tip-to-tail solutions, if you will, for the Missile Defense Agency, for the services, and potentially for commercial launch providers as we look to grow this capability beyond just suborbital launch to potentially commercial launch,” Evans said.

In a statement, Aerojet predicted Coleman will provide $40 million in revenue in 2017. Evans declined to go into details about where that figure comes from, but indicated it would be a mix of keeping up the existing MDA contract, finding new customers for Coleman’s targets, and synergies from the merger of the two companies.

As an example, Evans pointed out that Coleman currently gets government-furnished rocket motors for their designs, something Aerojet Rocketdyne would now obviously be able to provide directly for their new subsidiary.

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“This month’s Rural Fast Track grants are expected to lead to 21 jobs paying above county average wage,” said Linda Gillmor, associate managing director of Urban and Rural Business Services. “These are high-quality positions that will enhance and diversify the local economies involved.”

Wardell Brothers Construction, located in Morgan County, plans to use the $50,000 grant for the expansion of a new company headquarters. The company expects to create three new full-time positions with a total project cost estimated at $726,409.

K Screens, also located in Morgan, is a screen-printing business. The $38,092 grant will support the purchase of fabrication and finishing machinery. The company expects to create three new full-time positions with a total project cost estimated at $76,183.

Optimum Composite Technologies, located in Brigham City, Box Elder County, specializes in the design, fabrication, and production of alternative fuel cylin-

ders and composite over-wrapped pressure vessels. The $50,000 grant will be used for equipment and modification, and facility adjustment to accommodate the improvements. The company expects to create two new full-time positions with a total project cost estimated at $232,292.

Little Learners, located in Price, Carbon County, is a childcare center and plans to use the $50,000 grant for building expansion and equipment purchases. The company expects to create one new full-time position with a total project cost estimated at $503,115.

AVA Management – Red Sands Hotel, located in Torrey, Wayne County, plans to use the $50,000 grant to expand its current property to include 20 guest-room suites and villas, employee dorms and a full-service spa. The company expects to create 12 new full-time positions with a total project cost estimated at $2,000,000.

“It’s exciting to note that, in aggregate, each dollar of the state’s grant funding is matched by nearly $14 of private investment,” Gillmor said.

To see if a business in your rural county may be eligible for a Rural Fast Track grant, visit http://business.utah. gov/programs/incentives/rural-fast-track/.

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materials for the manufacturing of next-generation transit vehicles, habitats, power systems, and other exploration systems. These building materials need to be lighter and stronger than those currently used in even the most advanced systems.

US-COMP aims to develop and deploy a carbon nanotube-based, ultra-high strength, lightweight aerospace structural material within five years. Success will mean a critical change to the design paradigm for space structures. Through collaboration with industry partners, it is anticipated that advances in laboratories could quickly translate to advances in manufacturing facilities that will yield sufficient amounts of advanced materials for use in NASA missions.

Results of this research will have broad societal impacts. Rapid development and deployment of the advanced materials created by the institute could support an array of Earthly applications and benefit the U.S. manufacturing sector.

These awards are funded by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, which is responsible for developing the cross-cutting, pioneering, new technologies and capabilities needed by the agency to achieve its current and future missions.

Colorado Airplane Company Forms Alliance To Try To Develop New Plane A Denver-area airplane company said it’s formed an alliance with another Colorado company to try and develop a new airplane.

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“We’re continuing with our plan but we’ve made two important changes. First, with the engineering expertise of the team at Bye Aerospace, this first prototype will be powered by a state-of-the-art hybrid-electric propulsion system. Second, because we’re now able to significantly reduce the weight and cost of producing the TriFan, our first prototype will be a full-size TriFan 600 instead of the 65 percent subscale version,” said Robert LaBelle, XTI CEO, in a statement.

LaBelle was named CEO last month to replace a former CEO, Jeff Pino, who was killed in a plane crash in Arizona. He took over his new role on Feb. 1.

XTI is trying to raise money to build a six-seat airplane that can take off and land vertically like a helicopter.

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The initial research period concludes in March, and Lockheed Martin and BYU are discussing options to continue the virtual reality research partnership, as well as pursue additive manufacturing research opportunities.

Virtual reality and additive manufacturing are elements of Lockheed Martin’s Digital Tapestry approach, which employs modern digital technology to seamlessly connect conceptualization, design, verification, manufacturing and sustainment. The company applies the Digital Tapestry to a variety of projects, from interplanetary spacecraft to missile development programs.

The Digital Tapestry will also play a prominent role in a new Lockheed Martin program office that is under construction at Hill Air Force Base in Northern Utah.

Lockheed Martin Teams Up with Brigham Young University on Virtual Reality Engineering Grant

“With VR and the high-tech laboratory space we are building in Utah, our customers will be able to experience our designs virtually with greater fidelity than we’ve ever had before,” said John Karas, Lockheed Martin vice president and Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program manager.

GE Additive Education Program Accepting Applications

Lockheed Martin and BrighamYoung University (BYU) are collaborating to apply gaming technology for engineering purposes, allowing users to interact with, record and share engineering designs in virtual reality.

Last year, the company awarded a research grant to the BYU Department of Mechanical Engineering to develop aspects of a virtual reality (VR) training and design review system that will advance Lockheed Martin’s digital engineering capabilities. BYU engineering student and Lockheed Martin intern Jeffery Smith helped facilitate a virtual reality research partnership between the company’s Collaborative Human Immersive Lab (CHIL) and BYU. “The BYU students created an impressive demo of the VR system that really highlights the potential of this technology, even in its early stages,” A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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GE is now accepting applications from schools for the GE Additive Education Program (AEP). Enabling educational institutions to provide access to 3D printers will help accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing, worldwide.

“We want to build an ecosystem for additive manufacturing across multiple industries,” said Mohammad Ehteshami, vice president of GE Additive. “GE is committed to this technology for the long-term.”

One global program will focus on primary and secondary schools, and the other one focuses on colleges and universities.

GE will invest $2 million over two years to subsidize desktop polymer printers for primary and secondary schools around the world.

Priority will be given to institutions serving ages 8-18 with a strong commitment to Science,Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education.

GE will invest $8 million over five years to subsidize up to 50 metal additive machines to colleges and universities around the world. Priority will be given to institutions with curriculum and/or research underway in the area of additive manufacturing.

Applications for initial selections in both programs will be accepted until Feb. 28, 2017, enabling printers to be available to schools and universities beginning Fall 2017. Additional applications will be accepted in 2018.

Here is the timeline for the 2017 application and selection process: Primary and secondary schools (ages 8-18): February 28, 2017 – Introductory applications due March 15, 2017 – Down-selected schools notified April 7, 2017 – Detailed applications due April 28, 2017 – Final selections notified Post high school, universities, colleges, technical schools (ages 18+): February 28, 2017 – Introductory applications due March 30, 2017 – Down selected schools notified April 30, 2017 – Proposals due May 30, 2017 – Final selections notified Interested schools may complete the application form here. For more information, see GE Additive’s FAQ page here, or visit www. geadditive.com.

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Additive manufacturing, which is also known as 3D printing, involves taking digital designs from computer aided design (CAD) software, and laying horizontal cross-sections to manufacture the part. Essentially “grown” from the ground up, additive components generate far less scrap material and are typically lighter and more durable than traditional forged parts because they require less welding and machining.

Freed of traditional manufacturing restrictions, additive manufacturing dramatically expands the design possibilities for engineers.

GE is a leading end-user and innovator in additive manufacturing. GE has invested approximately $1.5 billion in manufacturing and additive technologies at GE’s Global Research Center (GRC), developed additive applications across six GE businesses and is pioneering services applications across the company.

Late in 2016, GE signed an agreement to acquire a 75% stake in Concept Laser, a leading global supplier of additive manufacturing equipment, representing a key step in GE’s commitment to the additive revolution. In addition, GE concluded its tender offer for the shares of Arcam AB of Sweden, first initiated in September, and purchased 76.15% of the company.

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1967 to 2017 Bemsco Defense Products Thanks Its Customers For 50 Years In Business!

Bemsco, Inc. is pleased to be celebrating their 50th year anniversary. The Bemsco team thanks their customers for half a century of manufacturing service opportunities. Bemsco, a premier manufacturer of hydraulic, electro-mechanical assemblies and complex machined components for the aerospace industry, opened for business in 1967. Company founder, Ted Block, has worked diligently for decades developing the company with son, Jeff Block. Today, they are integral to the company’s weekly operations in coordination with General Manager, Clint Muhlestein and the management team.

Bemsco has built many legacy products for the Department of Defense providing support to the U.S. military as well as private sector companies. In some cases, Bemsco’s knowledge and experience with given DOD parts has earned them the distinction of source approved manufacturer. They support a number of platforms, including the UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter, A-10 Thunderbolt, B-1 Bomber, B-52 Stratofortress, C-130 Hercules, C-135 Stratolifter, C-5 Galaxy, E-3A Sentry, F-15 Eagle, F-35 Lightning, F-16 Fighting Falcon, CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, CH-53 Super Stallion, M-39 Cannon and many other commercial and military aircraft.

Muhlestein says, “Bemsco’s success is due in a very large part to our employees.

Our management team is second to none and has an average of more than 32 years in the industry and they have incredible expertise in aerospace manufacturing and processing.”

Bemsco excels at difficult to machine parts that often require high-temperature, heat-treated exotic metals including Inconel, Hastelloy, Stainless Steel, and Titanium to name a few. They are also working with General Atomics, test machining Ferrium S53, which is a corrosion resistant, ultra high-strength steel for structural aerospace and other applications where 300M (BS S155) and 4340 are typically used. Muhlestein says that the S53 steel provides much greater resistance to general corrosion and to stress corrosion cracking.

Bemsco is AS9100/ISO 9001 certified offering superior machining (milling and turning) capabilities.With an inventory of 23 machines in-house (14 CNC machines), V.P., Jeff Block says that Bemsco is primarily a Mazak shop. “We own 12 Mazak machines, having used them for decades. Our Quality Assurance department is furnished with two Zeiss Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM), and three Trimos Vertical Micro-Heights.” Bemsco’s superior quality has earned them ‘Performance A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Excellence Awards’ from Boeing, Sikorsky, and Lockheed.

Bemsco’s latest machine tool purchase introduced long-bed five axis machining. Block says the new Mazak VTC800/30-SR was purchased for a specific job. They had been machining a part for a customer prior to their purchase of the five axis Mazak, but it was cumbersome, requiring nine operations. Block says their five axis Mazak VTC-800/30-SR reduced machining to four operations. “Extensive savings in set-up and production time were achieved through our new technology”, he adds.

After reviewing other five axis machine brands, Bemsco purchased the Mazak VTC800/30-SR. Bemsco also reviewed four Mazak alternatives.They chose this machine for a number of reasons: • It has a large work zone (118” x 31” x 28”), and it offers a fixed table. The Mazak

VTC enables Bemsco to machine extremely heavy and long work pieces, ideal for Bemsco because they are manufacturing parts 10’ or longer in length. Muhlestein says they would need a machining area twice as long if they didn’t have the fixed table and vertical traveling column that the Mazak VTC offers. The Mazak VTC-800/SR additionally offers a table partition, and this allows the long machine table to be transformed into two separate work areas.

• The footprint of the VTC-800 is ideal for Bemsco, because of their very full machine shop environment, utilizing nearly all of their 22,000 square feet dedicated to machining (the company operates in a 36,000 square foot building in the heart of Salt Lake City). Muhlestein says with competitive five axis machines, they would’ve needed 35-40% more space for the new machine.

Their machines must be extremely reliable, always up and running, in order for Bemsco to continue to earn the ‘A Report Cards’ that they get from their suppliers for their quality and on-time delivery. Muhlestein says, “Bemsco’s philosophy is Continued next page A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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to buy superior, high end machine tools.” He adds, “Service is key to us, and over the years we have been very pleased with both Smith Machinery, our local Mazak dealer, and with Mazak’s service capabilities.” He notes that with Mazak, Bemsco gets two tiers of service. Smith Machinery has its own dedicated service team through its Smith-Neotech Service Group, and Mazak has a staff of more than 300 service people located throughout the United States, with two in the state of Utah. “The technical expertise through Mazak and Smith Machinery is the best I have ever seen.”

To learn more about how Smith Machinery Company can help you with your machining needs, call (801) 263-6403 or visit smithmachinetools.com Bemsco offers its customers half of a century of aerospace manufacturing excellence, particularly in the Aerospace and Defense industries. To learn more, contact them at (801) 487-7455 or visit bemsco.com

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Trump Budget: New Priorities, New Opportunities

cuts in domestic spending in several government enterprises. It is vital that cuts do not negatively impact FAA certification procedures.

President Trump’s preliminary budget submission reflects a substantial re-ordering of priorities.The Aerospace Industries Association welcomes the President’s proposal as the vital first step in determining national priorities for the coming years and looks forward to working with him and Congress as these proposals become law.

AIA is pleased to see continued support for NASA’s major programs of record including the International Space Station, Space Launch System/ Orion and James Webb Space Telescope. However, cuts to NASA Earth Science missions,Aeronautics research and future NOAA satellite programs risk our access to key information that is used across government agencies for national security, public safety and community planning applications.

AIA embraces the increase in defense spending as a good first step. Civilian and uniformed military leaders have acknowledged that inadequate and uncertain budgets have forced our military to raid long-term investment accounts in order to keep our deployed forces ready. Unfortunately, the $603 billion defense budget proposed by the President today will not go far enough toward restoring the lost buying power and delayed modernization imposed by Budget Control Act caps. AIA supports raising the base defense budget to at least $640 billion in FY2018, as proposed by then-Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in his FY2012 defense budget plan, and by both Senate Armed Services Chairman McCain and House Armed Services Chairman Thornberry in their recent proposals for FY2018 defense spending.

AIA also is encouraged by the President’s continued commitment to reduce burdensome regulations.This budget places a clear priority on promoting a regulatory environment that unshackles business and will allow our industry to fulfill its great potential to create high-skill, high-paying manufacturing jobs.

While we support much of the President’s plan, we are concerned about

The interconnected nature of many government programs mean that cuts will have far-reaching impacts. For instance, the Departments of Commerce and State play important roles in managing U.S. security cooperation with key allies and partners and supporting the global competitiveness of American manufacturers. It is critical to consider the impact of these spending cuts on those missions and our industry’s continued ability to generate a trade surplus – $90 billion in 2016.

Finally, we are concerned that the 13% reduction in Education funding will eliminate federally funded Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs such as the 21st Century Community Learning Centers. STEM education is essential to our industry to ensure that there is a sufficient and capable talent pool entering higher education in STEM-related degree programs.

AIA looks forward to working with PresidentTrump and Congress to refine these proposals and promote investments that ensure our national security, contribute to economic growth and create jobs across America. Statement

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In the cash-and-stock deal, MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd., or MDA, of Vancouver will acquire the Westminster satellite imaging company and assume DigitalGlobe’s $1.2 billion in debt.

Thousands of orange-clad people gathering for a Denver Broncos victory “The combination will bring together complementary space-related capabilities, creating a stronger company uniquely positioned to capture growth in the U.S., Canadian and global Earth observation and geospatial services markets,” the companies said.

The deal — subject to regulatory approval and a vote by shareholders of both companies — is expected to close in the second half of the year.

DigitalGlobe is the largest U.S.-based commercial satellite imagery company, selling images and data to online mapping companies, real estate developers, industry and for declassified U.S government intelligence that can be shared with foreign governments and aid agencies.

It has five satellites collecting images and data about the earth’s surface.

The company employs nearly 1,600 people, including contract workers.

About 1,200 of DigitalGlobe’s total workforce is in Colorado.

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The 737 MAX 9 is the second member of Boeing’s 737 MAX family, with a maximum capacity of 220 passengers and a range of 3,515nm.

The airplane now begins system checks, fueling, and engine runs on the flight line. Once completed, the airplane will begin flight testing in the coming weeks – the final phase of verification of the operational characteristics and overall performance of a new airplane.

“The 737 MAX team continues to do a fantastic job getting us to these important milestones right on schedule,” said Keith Leverkuhn, vice president and general manager of the 737 MAX program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “Our primary focus is delivering an aircraft that has the legendary reliability our 737 customers depend on, plus the optimized flexibility and range capability they desire.”

The 737 MAX 9 is scheduled to enter service in 2018.The 737 MAX 8 is on track to deliver to customers in the second quarter of 2017.

The MAX 8 and 9 will be followed in 2019 by the smaller MAX 7 and higher capacity MAX 200, while studies and discussions continue with customers on growing the family.

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There’s no question, says Vicky director of the ColoradoInc., Space The business publication listedLea, Grand Canyon Education as the Coalition, who points to thewhile regionCavco as anIndustries innovation hub forinthe seventh best small company, Inc. came at No. aerospace sector. “Colorado very33rd. much the epicenter of innovation 13 and Inventure Foods Inc.iswas and a convergence of civil, military and commercial aerospace,” Lea Forbes the 100 best small companies that are hadvery beenstrong, publicly said.

“Theranked contractors working for those three pillars traded for at least a year, generated annual revenue between $5 million and we have a great spread across those assets that act as engines and $1 billion, and had a stock price no lower than $5 a share.

The driving our private aerospace economy.” rankings were based on earnings growth, sales growth and return on equity in the past year and over five years. Stock performance over the The state ranks first in the U.S. for the number of private aerospace last year also was factored into the ranking. workers per capita, with nearly 163,000 jobs and more than 400 companies annual payroll of $3.2 billion.sales were $641 From Oct.generating 1, 2013, toanOct. 1, 2014, Grand Canyon’s million. The for-profit Christian university posted sales growth of 28 percent and earnings per share of 54industry. percentThe over theispast “Colorado is simply booming in thegrowth aerospace state five years. second largest in the nation for total private aerospace jobs…[and] third for NASA prime contract awards, so we are right in the mix of Cavco brought in $539 million for the year ended Oct. 1. The factorykey decisions and contributions to space missions,” says John Roth, built home manufacturer reported earnings per share growth of 88 vice president of past business development Sierra Nevada percent over the five years, but only for a 4 percent increaseCorpoin return ration.

“Every major space industry company has an office here… on equity for that period. making it the heartbeat of aerospace activity.”

Inventure posted $253 million in sales for the past year. The specialty It’s a boom driven a growing and talented workforce advancing food marketer andbymanufacturer posted 14 percent sales growth, 19 the critical missions of NASA, anda 12 thepercent U.S. Airreturn Force,onand percent growth in earnings perNOAA share and equity by a healthy to partnerships between Journal academic, govover the pastcommitment five years.Source: Phoenix Business ernment and industry stakeholders.

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“Collaboration is what makes Colorado such a vibrant hub,” says Debra December 2008 Facktor Lepore, VP and general manager, strategic operations and commercial aerospace business unit for Ball Aerospace. “For examBloomberg News reports, “The cost of living in the U.S. fell in ple, WorldView-3, the industry’s first multi-payload, super-spectral, November by the most in almost six years, depressed by falling energy highresolution commercial manythe ways can be seen as agoal prices that signal inflation satellite, will stay in below Federal Reserve’s quintessential due to theindex collaboration so many heading into‘Colorado 2015. TheMission’ consumer-price droppedof0.3 percent” Colorado-based companies including DigitalGlobe, Ball Aerospace, in November, “the most since December 2008,” according to a report the UnitedbyLaunch and others.” released the USAlliance Labor Department.

Today, Blue Canyon in Boulder provides techBloomberg News Technologies adds, “The median forecast of satellite 84 economists nology for by NASA and is one of the owned surveyed Bloomberg called forfastest-growing a 0.1 percent privately fall.” engineering companies in the United States. It was recently awarded Business Insider reports, “‘Core’ inflation, which excludes the aThe contract for the agency’s HaloSat project, a new high-performance moresatellite volatilefeaturing cost of an food and gas, rose by 0.1% insystem.

November, small ultra-precise attitude control The inline withisexpectations. inflation rosecreating 1.3% year-on-year, company also developingHeadline a new test facility and a ground just below expectations, coreoninflation rose as 1.7%, also just station for satellite missions –while building state’s history a strategic below expectations.” location for some of the nation’s most critical command and control systems going back to the 1950s.

Fed SignalsThat It Is In No HurryTo Raise Rates

Colorado’s aerospace industry was “destined to grow because of its The AP reports thecentral Federalvicinity Reserve that it States will bemade “patient” location,” and thethat state’s in said the United when it comes to deciding when to increase rates.

At a news conference, it less vulnerable to enemy attack, according to a history of the Fed ChairbyJanet Yellen “saidSpace she foresaw no Also rate hike in the first industry the Colorado Coalition. important was quarter the of 2015.”ability to “bounce shortwave radio signals to both its Asian military’s and European operations from Colorado bases.”

Yellen added that the “strength of U.S. economic data and the level of inflation, not a calendar date, will dictate when it raises rates.”

Colorado’s location would only become more desirable as the

industry grew over time. In 1955, the Glenn L. Martin Company established a plant to build intercontinental ballistic missiles in Waterton Canyon, just southwest of Denver.

Ball Aerospace, a business of Ball Corporation, was founded in Boulder, Colorado, in 1956 by Ed Ball, one of the sons of the original Ball Brothers in collaboration with faculty and graduate students from the University of Colorado. By then, the “Centennial State” had long been a site for military training and activities – think of the Army’s famous 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, whose veterans helped found the modern ski industry.

In the 1940s and 1950s, Colorado added aerospace to its military role. Aurora’s Buckley Air Force Base, begun as an Army Air Corps base. In 1943, today is an Air Force Space Command base with responsibility for air operations, space-based missile warning capabilities, space surveillance and communications operations. In 1954, Air Force Secretary Harold Talbott announced a site north of Colorado Springs as the new location for the Air Force Academy.The youngest of the nation’s five service academies has distinguished itself by graduating thousands of pilots, astronauts and officers who have provided leadership for U.S. air and space activities. In and around Colorado Springs are a number of sophisticated military aerospace commands: The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). Colorado Springs also is home base for the Space Foundation, whose annual Space Symposium at the world-famous Broadmoor Hotel draws civil, military and commercial space leaders from around the globe. AIA and its member companies regularly participate in the Space Symposium, scheduled this year for April 3–6. At the 2016 Space Symposium, AIA’s David Melcher spoke to attendees about the need for a 21st Century Space Competitiveness Strategy.

Given that Colorado has produced a disproportionate number of astronauts, including one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, Scott Carpenter; and Apollo 13 command module pilot Jack Swigert, whose heroic image in statue greets visitors to Denver International Airport and the U.S. Capitol; it’s fitting that the space community gathers in Colorado Springs each year.

Of course, Colorado is a hub much of the innovation occurring in the aerospace industry right now. Today, companies like Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company and Ball Aerospace support multiple commercial and government programs from Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver-area locations.

“Colorado is at the intersection of virtually every element that makes the aerospace industry successful. It attracts a talented, diverse workforce with the high-tech skills aerospace demands,” says Mark Valerio, vice president, Enterprise Solutions and Integration for Lockheed Martin Space Systems. “A strong network of suppliers and small businesses complement a number of large prime contractors that operate here.The state government also works proactively to create an environment where aerospace can thrive. Few places offer that incredible mix of talent, partnerships and infrastructure.”

Lockheed’s Colorado-based programs include Orion, NASA’s next-generation deep space crew exploration vehicle that will take astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Orion’s engineering and design is led out of Lockheed’s Denver office. The company also built the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft – operated from Denver – that NASA launched in September 2016 on a seven-year mission to the asteroid Bennu. Lockheed Martin also supports a growing commercial satellite industry with capabilities and partnerships in Colorado that are improving the design and manufacturing process.

At a facility in Denver, the company is working with additive manufacturing technology – and materials from plastics and polymers to titanium – to produce 3D-printed satellite parts, which can be manufactured in half the time and at a fraction of the cost of traditionally manufactured components. When it launched in 2011, Lockheed’s Juno was the first interplanetary spacecraft made with parts produced through additive manufacturing.

Meanwhile, Lockheed can trace its current work for military customers back to the military command, control and reconnaissance missions that accounted for Colorado’s aerospace growth throughout the 20th century. Programs and capabilities supported by Lockheed in the state include the Army Warfighter Information Network, the Air Force’s global intelligence processing system, the Air Force Operations Center and the Missile Defense Agency Battle Management System. “We do a lot of work that entails capabilities related to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for different types of platforms,” said Suzanne Smith of Lockheed Martin. By Don Meyer (AIA-Aerospace.org) A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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York Space Systems is a year-old satellite manufacturing company specializing in small and medium-sized satellites.

It plans to have up to 15,000-square-feet in MSU Denver’s Aerospace and Engineering Sciences building for small satellite manufacturing and engineering, and a center for operating its satellites in orbit.

The 142,000-square-foot building is on track to open in July.

“This partnership is a manifestation of our belief that we create public-private partnerships where students gain theory and practice, and our partners have the opportunity to advance their own companies,” said Stephen Jordan, MSU Denver’s president. “Having the opportunity to work with York Space Systems as they greatly impact Colorado’s Aerospace industry is an exciting opportunity not only for our students but also faculty, and the community.”

Having space in the $70 million facility will give the York capacity to make between 150 and 200 satellites a year, Wallinger said.

York’s full-time employees will start out being about 80 percent of the staff using the space, with the remaining 20 percent being students and interns helping the company while applying the advanced manufacturing techniques, software development and aerospace engineering skills their learning in MSU’s aerospace program, Wallinger said.

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Legislature OKs $4 Million Ongoing Funds for UTC Engineering Initiative The Utah Technology Council, joined by Utah’s high tech industry and the state’s eight computer science and engineering programs, has secured $4 million in ongoing funds from the Utah State legislature to continue to fund the Engineering Initiative, further expanding the local supply of qualified technical talent.

Since the 2015 appropriation, the funding of this initiative has added 657 additional computer science and engineering graduates per year in the statewide system—more than double the 250 promised in that appropriations request.

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“This is one of our greatest impacts in expanding tech grads, now with $38 million in funding annually, further amplified by matching funds from higher ed institutions. Creating an outstanding, well-educated workforce to feed into these high paying jobs is a win-win for Utah taxpayers as it increases taxable income, diversifies the economy, and stimulates additional economic growth,” he added.

In addition to UTC, 81 technology companies statewide endorsed the Request for Appropriation led by Representative Val Peterson and supported by legislative leadership.

Richard Brown, Dean of Engineering at the University of Utah said, “As the technology industry and Utah legislature continue to come together there is limitless potential for Utah’s economy.” Brown continued, “This funding will make an incredible difference in boosting capacity at engineering programs statewide.”

Flight Of Northrop’s Victor-Model Black Hawk Opens Door For More Cockpit Business The first flight of the US Army’s UH-60 Victor-model Black Hawk helicopter last month marks the beginnings of new opportunities for Northrop Grumman in the global cockpit avionics market, according to a company executive.

Northrop Grumman won a US Army contract to upgrade Black Hawk L-model helicopter cockpits from analogue to integrated, open-architecture digital ones. The converted version is called the Victor-model.

Back when Northrop first won the contract, Jeff Palombo said the company was looking ahead to how it could take technology and lessons learned from the UH-60V program into the future -- perhaps even as far as the service’s plans to field a new helicopter in the 2030s.

Three prototype helicopters have spent the last two years in the Prototype Integration Facility -- the PIF -- at Redstone Arsenal,Alabama, undergoing integration.The plan is to ultimately convert 760 L-model variants to the V-model which brings them to an M-model standard, the most up-to-date variant of the Black Hawk.

Around the world, countries with L-model Black Hawks might be interested in upgrading to a digital cockpit or they might be interested in streamlining a fleet of different aircraft with the same cockpit to help reduce logistics and training costs of a mixed-fleet or they could design brand new cockpits using the technology for brand new helicopters, Palombo described.

It’s clear many countries, including in the Middle East, are looking to upgrade equipment already procured. Budgets are tight as oil prices remain down, even for the richest countries, and there’s more concern over how to sustain existing equipment than buying new.

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“In a banner year for U.S. solar, a record 22 states each added more than 100 megawatts,” said Cory Honeyman, GTM Research’s associate director of U.S. solar research. “While U.S. solar grew across all segments, what stands out is the double digit gigawatt boom in utility-scale solar, primarily due to solar’s cost competitiveness with natural gas alternatives.”

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The non-residential market also exceeded expectations with two major growth drivers in the segment.The first is community solar, adding a record total of more than 200 MW, led by Minnesota and Massachusetts. Second, rate design and net energy metering fueled a rush in project development and installation growth across a number of major state markets, most notably in California.

For the first time since 2011, non-residential installation growth surpassed residential solar growth, which posted a still-impressive 2,583 MW. While growth in California’s residential market has begun to level out, strong growth in markets like Maryland, New Jersey and a handful of emerging states where solar has achieved grid parity, helped the residential segment to grow 19 percent year-over-year.

As a result of a remarkable 2016, the U.S. is now home to more than 1.3 million solar PV installations with a cumulative capacity of over 40 gigawatts.

SpaceX Says It Can Beat NASA To Moon SpaceX has two paying customers for a lunar flyaround, and will try to send them on their way before the end of 2018, founder Elon Musk said.

If the ambitious schedule is met, it would beat an accelerated mission NASA is studying to send two astronauts on an eight-day flight around the Moon on a heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS)/ Orion capsule combination before the end of 2019. President Donald Trump’s NASA transition team has asked for the study to see if the agency can carry out the space spectacular before the next presidential election in 2020.

Musk said his company will give NASA priority if it decides to send its own astronauts on the Moon mission on a Falcon Heavy/ Dragon 2 vehicle stack. He believes the U.S. space agency will have human-rated its vehicles for flights to the International Space Station (ISS) under its $6.8 billion commercial crew program before SpaceX sends them deeper into space.

“We’re expecting to fly a human-rated Dragon 2 on a Falcon 9 at the end of this year, but without people on board, just a test flight to the space station,” Musk said in a press teleconference.

“Then about six months later we would fly with a NASA crew to the space station on Falcon 9/Dragon 2, and then about six months after that—assuming the schedule holds—by the end of next year is when we would do the lunar orbit mission.”

Musk declined to name the two individuals who approached SpaceX looking for a ride around the Moon, saying only that they have made a “substantial deposit” on a space-tourist flight that would cost more than NASA will be paying for flights to the ISS. Instead, he said SpaceX hopes to conduct more of the commercial lunar flights, and predicted that eventually they could account for 20% of company revenues. The roughly five-day lunar missions would require the Falcon Heavy—essentially three Falcon 9 first stages mounted in tandem below a single upper stage—and a Dragon 2 modified to handle deep-space communications.

“The heat shield is quite massively overdesigned,” he said of the capsule’s ability to withstand re-entry at lunar-return velocities.

“It’s actually designed for multiple Earth-orbit re-entry missions, so that you could actually do up to 10 Earth-orbit re-entry missions with the same heat shield. So that means it can do at least one, conceivably even two lunar entry velocity missions.”

Like NASA’s planned first human mission with SLS/Orion, currently targeted for 2021 after an unmanned flight late next year, the SpaceX plan would send the human-rated Dragon on a direct-return trajectory around the Moon. Musk said the exact trajectory is still in development.

Despite his optimism about human-rating the Dragon 2, Musk’s plan has its skeptics. The Government Accountability Office reported earlier this month that both SpaceX and Boeing, NASA’s other commercial-crew contractor, may not be able to fly their capsules until 2019. Because NASA may have waited too late to order more seats on Russia’s Soyuz vehicles, the agency also is studying contingency plans for continuing to get its astronauts to the ISS. Also to be determined is the fueling sequence for the Falcon 9.

The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel warned in its 2016 annual report that the current “load-and-go” sequence, which pumps propellants into the launcher after the payload is in place, may be too dangerous for human crews.The warning came before an on-pad Falcon 9 explosion during fueling last year destroyed an Israeli communications satellite.

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Biomerics to Build Corporate Headquarters in Utah Biomerics and the Governor’s Office of Economic D eve l opment (GOED) announced the medical device plastics manufacturer will build its corporate headquarters in Utah, adding up to 380 jobs to the community and an estimated $38.5 million in capital investment.

“Biomerics is a Utah success story and a major player in both manufacturing and life sciences industries,” said Val Hale, executive director of GOED. “We are grateful for their commitment to support the continued growth of these industries in the state.”

Biomerics specializes in the design, development and production of medical devices for diagnostic and interventional procedures for the cardiovascular, structural heart, cardiac rhythm management and vascular access markets. The investment will be used to build a new 200,000 square foot corporate headquarters. The company, formed in 2009, has grown into a leading supplier for the $250 billion dollar medical device industry. Biomerics has five locations, including a recent expansion in Minnesota.

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“Biomerics looks forward to expanding in Utah,” saidTravis Sessions, CEO of Biomerics. “Utah provides a unique business environment and community for the growth of the company.We are proud to be part of this community and appreciate the support of GOED and EDCUtah in this important decision.”

The Biomerics project will create up to 380 jobs over the next eight years.

The total wages in aggregate are required to exceed 110 percent of the county average wage. The projected new state wages over the life of the agreement are expected to be approximately $133,035,032. Projected new state tax revenues, as a result of corporate, payroll and sales taxes, are estimated to be $15,022,082 over eight years.

“Biomerics will bring additional strength, not only to the manufacturing industry in Utah, but also to the thriving life sciences industry in the state,” said Theresa Foxley, president and CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah). “We congratulate them and look forward to the innovative solutions they will provide to Utah’s vast medical device community.”

Biomerics may earn up to 20 percent of the new state taxes they will pay over the eight-year life of the agreement in the form of a post-performance Economic Development Tax Increment Finance (EDTIF) tax credit rebate.

As part of the contract with Biomerics, the GOED Board of Directors has approved a post-performance tax credit rebate not to exceed $3,004,416.

Each year as Biomerics meets the criteria in its contract with the state, it will earn a portion of the total tax credit rebate.

Biomerics is working closely with the local community to determine the best location for the expansion. Exact location will be announced at a future date.

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PALLET SYSTEMS Iron Workers Fabricating Equip Sales__ 303-466-7342 AutomaticPalletSystems S&S Machinery Sales___ 602-368-8542 Midaco___________847-593-8420 Laser Cutters AutomaticDoorOpenerSystems AMADA America______ 303-670-9406 Midaco___________847-593-8420 MMT, A Div of Productivty_303-571-4933 ManualRotaryPalletSystems PrecisionFab Inc._____303-779-9180 __________ 847-593-8420 Midaco_ EDM Tooling Systems S&S Machinery Sales___ 602-368-8542 Desert EDM Sales_____ 480-816-6300 Sidley Diamond Tool___ 800-544-9070 RoboticPartLoadingSystems EDM Network_______ 480-836-1782 Triad Machine_______ 303-424-0268 Midaco___________ 847-593-8420 EDM Perform. Access.____ 800-336-2946 Pipe & Tube Benders/Notchers WoodworkingMachines Global EDM Supply____ 480-836-8330 Amada America______ 303-549-9167 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 Micro Hole Drilling Fabricating Equip Sales__ 303-466-7342 PRODUCTS Machines S&S Machinery Sales___ 602-368-8542 PRODUCTS Current EDM Inc_____650-966-9676 Plate Rolls CASES Swiss Screw Machines Fabricating Equip Sales__ 303-466-7342 PlaSteel___________ 888-752-7899 Schenk Intertech_____ 949-360-1512 Revolution Machine Tools__ 385-355-0316 Guns NEW MACHINERY Press Brakes Layke Tactical_______ 602-272-2654 PVD COATING AMADA America______ 303-670-9406 Weld Cleaning Centers Titanium Coating Services_562-548-2550 Fabricating Equip Sales__ 303-466-7342 Capital Weld Cleaners___ 480-967-0016 NEW MACHINERY King Machine_______ 208-345-9600 FABRICATION PROG. SYSTEMS Revolution Machine Tools__ 385-355-0316 Angle Rolls CAD/CAMSoftware, CAD Revolution Machine Tools__ 385-355-0316 S&S Machinery Sales___ 602-368-8542 AME, Inc._________ 303-922-9266 Shearing Machines Band Saws Cimatron_________ 248-596-9700 Fabricating Equip Sales__ 303-466-7342 Fabricating Equip Sales__ 303-466-7342 Delcam___________ 877-35-2261 King Machine_______ 208-345-9600 King Machine_______ 208-345-9600 Feature Cam_______ 602-502-9654 Revolution Machine Tools__ 385-355-0316 Revolution Machine Tools__ 385-355-0316 SolidCAM_________ 530-863-0461 Ultimate Machinery_____ 480-966-2000 S&S Machinery Sales___ 602-368-8542 PROTOTYPE MACHINERY Welding Equipment Bar Feeders 3D Parts To Go________801-380-7935 Edge Technologies______ 562-597-7824 Rocky Mountain Saw Blades_ 303-761-3000 Welding Equipment: Spot RECYCLING Cold Saws Welders Fabricating Equip Sales___ 303-466-7342 Recyclable Metals AMADA America______ 303-670-9406 Iron & Metals, Inc_____ 303-292-5555 CNC Punching Centers S&S Machinery Sales___ 602-368-8542 OTHER ACCESSORIES Utah Metal Works_____ 801-364-5679 AMADA America______ 303-670-9406 Tooling Systems Scrap Metal Recycling Fiber Lasers Desert EDM Sales______480-816-6300 Iron & Metals, Inc_____ 303-292-5555 Revolution Machine Tools__ 385-355-0316 USA EDM Supply_____ 480-836-8330 Utah Metal Works_____ 801-364-5679

ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT Integrated Systems Inc__ 928-649-9600 SAFETY Fire Protection Systems Rotarex__________ 480-689-8756 FOD Prevention PlaSteel__________ 888-752-7899 Mobility Ramps & Stairs Modular EZ-Access_________ 800-451-1903 SERVICES AS9100 Certification ABS Quality Evaluations_ 702-371-7591 BMSC___________ 602-445-9400 MEP ___________ 801-863-7001 Sustaining Edge Solutions__ 888-572-9642 Calibration Services Advanced Coord. Tech ___ 303-469-6161 Klontech Industrial_____480-948-1871 Western States Calibration_ 801-466-1700 Consultant, ISO ABS Quality Evaluations_ 702-371-7591 BMSC___________ 602-445-9400 MEP ___________ 801-863-7001 Sustaining Edge Solutions__ 888-572-9642 Contract Inspection Advanced Coord. Tech ___ 303-469-6161 Klontech Measure Sol___ 480-626-8131 Education Ogden-Weber Tech College_ 801-395-3795 Engineering Services Advanced Coord. Tech ___ 303-469-6161

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Schenk Intertech_____ 949-360-1512 Financing Bank of the West______ 303-202-5525 IEC ___________ 303-593-0403 Intech Funding______ 385-553-9208 Scottrade Bank Equip Fin__ 206-948-0022 Univerity Federal Credit Union_ 801-463-3597 US Bank___________ 909-466-5020 US Bank___________ 507-5328437 First Article Inspection Advanced Coord. Tech _____303-469-6161 Heavyhaul IRH ____________801-972-5581 Injection Molding 3D Parts To Go______ 801-380-7935 Inspection Services Advanced Coord. Tech _____303-469-6161 Insurance Services Sentry Insurance_____ 877-373-6879 Lean Consulting ABS Quality Evaluations_ 702-371-7591 Process Improvement/ Audit ABS Quality Evaluations_ 702-371-7591 BMSC ______________ 602-445-9400 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

Transportation We Buy & Resell CNC, Plastics and Sheet Metal Machinery IRH ____________801-972-5581 X-Ray SOFTWARE Certified Inspection Service__602-267-0661 CAD/CAM/CAE ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert.

SolidCAM_________ 530-863-0461 BMSC ______________ 602-445-9400 Gladhill Associates_______719-495-8045 Business Mgmt Software www.kdcapital.com | 800.922.1674 MEP _____________801-863-7001 Vision 33______ 303-937-6543x353 AUCTIONS | APPRAISALS | LIQUIDATIONS Orion Registrar ________303-645-4017 Consulting/Engineering Machining Software Sustaining Edge Solutions__ 888-572-9642 Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 ISO Registrar Vision 33______ 303-937-6543x353 Davis Applied Tech College___801-593-2483 Orion Registrar ________303-645-4017 USED MACHINERY TOOLING Lean Manufacturing EDM Network_________ 480-836-1782 Precision Toolholding MEP _____________ 801-863-7001 King Machine_________208-345-9600 Products Sustaining Edge Solutions__ 888-572-9642 K.D. Capital Equipment____480-922-1674 Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 Machine Tool Rebuilding Methods West_________602-437-2220 Tooling Systems EDM Network_______ 480-836-1782 _ New West Mchine______801-561-2001 Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 ReSell CNC West________480-694-9919 Process Improvement BMSC ______________ 602-445-9400 Live Tool Holders S&S Machinery Sales_____602-368-8542 Sustaining Edge Solutions___ 888-572-9642 Schenk Intertech_____ 949-360-1512 Selway Machine Tool___ 888-735-9290 WATERJET CUTTING Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 Reverse Engineering MACHINERY Advanced Coord. Tech ___ _303-469-6161 Static Tool Holders Fabricating Equip Sales___303-466-7342 Diversified Metal Services___ 801-972-6093 Schenk Intertech_____ 949-360-1512 Flow International_______800-446-3569 Klontech Measure Sol____ 480-626-8131 Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 Global EDM Supply_____480-836-8330 Rigging & Transfer Jend Machinery________303-775-3697 TRAINING Atlas Rigging & Transfer_ 801-539-3885 King Machine_________208-345-9600 CAD/CAM Training IRH ___________ _801-972-5581 OMAX Corp________ _800-838-0343 MEI Rigging__________801-701-7975 Davis Applied Tech College___801-593-2483 Abrasives/Blast Media CNC/Conventional Barton International_____ 800-741-7756 Spindle Rebuilding GMA Garnet Group_____ 832-243-9300 GMN USA__________ 800-686-1679 Machining Setco-Pope Spindles______866-362-0699 Davis Applied Tech College___801-593-2483 Fives ____________909-263-9282

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Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes

ZAC HUMES

VICE PRESIDENT FLUID SOLUTIONS GROUP

c 435.890.8823 zhumes@caid.com www.caid.com

ADDITIVE MFG/ 3 D PRINTING Faustson___________303-420-7422 Qualified Rapid Products__ 801-999-4297 Design/Engineering Qualified Rapid Products__ 801-999-4297 ASSEMBLIES Advantage Manufacturing__ 877-727-0281 Acu-Tec CNC__________ 303-365-9245 Bar-S Machine_________ 928-636-2115 CAID Industries________435-890-8823 Dayton Rogers________ 763-717-6303 JD Machine__________801-782-4403 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 PlaSteel____________ 480-491-8100 Wasatch Laser Processing__8_ 01-972-3500 Wrico____________ 480-892-7800 Electronics Assemblies Advantage Manufacturing__ 877-727-0281 CAID Industries________435-890-8823 Welded Assemblies Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 BAR CODING Western Sintering______509-375-3096

Jeffrey son

Saw Cutting Bandsaw LLC________ 303-744-7181

Peter-

3063 North 575 East North Ogden, UT EliteMachineSales@Gmail.com

BROACHING Ponderosa Ind_ _ _______303-298-1801 Precision Mach’d Products_ 970-482-7676 Specialty Steel Services___ 801-539-8252 CASTINGS Die Casting TVT Die Casting_______ 800-280-2278 Die Casting: Aluminum/Zinc TVT Die Casting_______ 800-280-2278 COATING Coating:Abrasive Blasting LA Specialties________ 602-269-7612 Coating:Black Oxide LA Specialties________ 602-269-7612 Coating:Chemfilm LA Specialties________ 602-269-7612 Coating: Liquid Pilkington Metal Finishing_ 801-972-2146

Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/Chrome Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 LA Specialties________ 602-269-7612 Coating: PVD (Titanium) Titatnium Coating Services_562-548-2550 Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.

Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 COMPOSITES Elite Machine_________ 801-710-7891 S.A. Composites________ 970-776-3877 CUTTING Metal Bandsaw LLC_________ 303-744-7181 Plasma Cutting Bandsaw LLC_________ 303-744-7181 Plastic Bandsaw LLC_________ 303-744-7181

DESIGNCAD/CAM Bar-S Machine________ 928-636-2115 H& S Machine________ 801-755-7627 DIES Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 EDM EDM: Drilling Small Hole EDM Express________800-780-7075 LAYKE, Inc.__________ 602-272-2654 Micropulse West_______ 480-966-2300 EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking) EDM Express_______ 800-780-7075 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 Central Utah Tool______ 801-374-2745 Custom Design & Mfg____ 435-257-0668 EDM Express_______ 800-780-7075 Innovative Precision_____ 801-334-6317 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175

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Paramount Machine

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

Micropulse West_______ 480-966-2300 Paramount Machine____ 801-886-2755 Qualtek_________ 719-598-3394 X23 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Wrico____________ 480-892-7800 ELECTRONICS Contract Cascade Systems Tech____ 503-640-5733 Design Cascade Systems Tech____ 503-640-5733 Kitting Cascade Systems Tech____ 503-640-5733 Prototype Cascade Systems Tech____ 503-640-5733 ELECTROPOLISHING Qualtek_________ 719-598-3394 X23 ENGINEERING/DESIGN Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 AzMark___________480-926-8969 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Custom Design & Mfg____435-257-0668 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

Reverse Engineering CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 EMJD Corp__________ 303-761-5236 FABRICATION EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 Falcon Sheet Metal_____801-298-5064 Aero Tech________ 801-292-0493 Group Mfg Serv_______480-966-3952 Arrow Sheet Metal Prod_ 303-427-6419 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Fabrication: SheetMetal Dayton Rogers_______ 763-717-6303 Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 EMJD Corporation______ 303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Arrow Sheet Metal Prod___ 303-427-6419 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 AzMark___________480-926-8969 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Mountain View Machine __435-755-0500 Denver Machine Shop____303-295-6000 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 EMJD Corporation______ 303-761-5236 Star Precision________303-926-0559 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Falcon Sheet Metal___ 801-298-5064 Custom Auto/Truck/Bike Group Mfg Serv_______480-966-3952 H& S Machine_______ 801-755-7627 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Fabrication: Filament Winding Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 S.A. Composites_______ 970-776-3877 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Fabrication: Composites Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 S.A. Composites_______ 970-776-3877 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Fabrication: Enclosures Falcon Sheet Metal___ 801-298-5064 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Fabrication: Steel Fabrication: Bandsaw LLC_________303-744-7181 Medium & Large Arrow Sheet Metal Prod___ 303-427-6419 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Bandsaw LLC_________303-744-7181 EMJD Corp________303-761-5236

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Falcon Sheet Metal_______ 801-298-5064 FINISHING Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 Arizona Finishing______602-438-4443 Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 Gold Tech Industries_____ 480-968-1930 Phoenix Heat Treating___ 602-258-7751 Precision Mach’d Prod____ 970-482-7676 Qualtek________ 719-598-3394 X23 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Superior Grinding______801-487-9700 TVT Die Casting_______800-280-2278 Finishing: One Stop Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 Glass Bead Clean Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 Gold Tech Industries_____480-968-1930 Passivation Certified Inspection Service___602-267-0661 Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 Gold Tech Industries_____ 480-968-1930 Qualtek__________719-598-3394 X23 Photochemical/Etching VACCO Industries_______626-443-7121

Powder Coating Arizona Finishing______602-438-4443 Pilkington Metal Finishing_ 801-972-2146 Qualtek________ 719-598-3394 X23 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Silk Screening Arizona Finishing______602-438-4443 Aluminum (Medium & Large) Aero Tech________ 801-292-0493 GAS NITRIDING Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 GEAR CUTTING Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 Specialty Steel Svcs____ 801-539-8252 Gear Hobbing Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 GRINDING AzMark___________480-926-8969 Central Utah Tool______ 801-374-2745 Diversified Metal Services__ 801-972-6093 Fives_____________ 909-263-9282 GMN USA_________ 800-686-1679 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

Wasatch Laser Processing__801-972-3500 HEAT TREATING Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 Central Utah Tool______ 801-374-2745 Phoenix Heat Treating___ 602-258-7751 Pilkington Metal Finishing__801-972-2146 Qualtek________ 719-598-3394 X23 Temperature Processing___303-772-0250 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 Heat Treating/Aero Phoenix Heat Treating___ 602-258-7751 Heat Treating/CryogenicsTemperature Processing__303-772-0250 Heat Treating/Custom Temperature Processing___303-772-0250 Heat Treating/Nitriding Temperature Processing___303-772-0250 Large Capacity Drop Bottom Oven/Aluminum Phoenix Heat Treating___ 602-258-7751 Vibrational Stress Testing Temperature Processing___303-772-0250 HONING/LAPPING LAYKE, Inc._________602-272-2654 Gold Tech Industries_____ 480-968-1930 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Polishing IDENTIFICATION Gold Tech Industries_____ 480-968-1930 Silk Screen FORMING Arizona Finishing_____602-438-4443 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 INSPECTION JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Inspection, First Article Star Precision________303-926-0559 Klontech Measure Sol____ 480-626-8131 Grinding, Blanchard 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, JIG Central Utah Tool______ 801-374-2745 Grinding: OD AzMark___________480-926-8969 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Superior Grinding______ 801487-9700 Grinding: Surface Precision Tech________801-285-7288 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 Passivation

Inspection Services Klontech Measure Sol____ 480-626-8131 Micropulse West_______480-966-2300 Sustaining Edge Solutions__888-572-9642 LASER CUTTING Laser Cutting Advantage Manufacturing____ 877-727-0281 Arrow Sheet Metal Prod_303-427-6419 EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Howell Precision_______ 623-582-4776 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Star Precision________303-926-0559 VACCO Industries_____ 626-443-7121 Wasatch Laser Processing__801-972-3500 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Laser Cutting: Pipe&Tube Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Wasatch Laser Processing__801-972-3500 Laser Engraving Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Laser Marking Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 MACHINING A&L Machining_______303-373-1540 Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 Advantage Manufacturing___ 877-727-0281 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494

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Darrin J. Caschette President

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

ISO 9001:2008

HIRSH PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC .

Specializing in Production CNC Turning & Milling

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

Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Custom Design & Mfg____435-257-0668 Elite Machine________ 801-710-7891 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Evans Precision Machining_ 623-581-6200 Fives_____________ 909-263-9282 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 RD Machine & MFg____ 801-977-0447 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 TVT Die Casting______ 800-280-2278 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Machining: 3D Micropulse West_______480-966-2300 Machining: 5 Axis Accutech Machine______ 801-975-1117 AzMark___________480-926-8969 Central Utah Tool______ 801-374-2745 Faustson___________303-420-7422 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 King’s Peak Manufacturing_801-337-5920 Paramount Machine___ 801-886-2755 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

6420 Odell Place Boulder, CO 80301 www.HirshPrecision.com

Premier Technology Inc___208-785-2274 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 S.A. Composites_______ 970-776-3877 Machining: Aerospace AzMark___________480-926-8969 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Evans Precision Machining_ 623-581-6200 Flex-Pro___________480-773-3239 King’s Peak Manufacturing_801-337-5920 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 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 RD Machine & MFg____ 801-977-0447 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 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 A&L Machining_______303-373-1540 Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 Accutech Machine______ 801-975-1117 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072

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Bar-S Machine_______ 928-636-2115 Central Utah Tool______ 801-374-2745 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 Custom Design & Mfg____435-257-0668 Denver Precision Products__ 303-469-1771 DMSI___________801-972-6093 DRP Machine_______ 801-699-4372 Elite Machine_______ 801-710-7891 EPOCS Mfg________970-535-4540 Evans Precision Machining_ 623-581-6200 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 H& S Machine_______ 801-755-7627 Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131 HPMP____________ 801-619-9850 Innovative Precision___ 801-334-6317 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 King’s Peak Manufacturing_801-337-5920 L.A.R. Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 LAYKE, INC__________602-272-2654 Leading Edge Machine__ 435-563-9425 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Maverick Mold & Machine_ 970-535-4604 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Premier Technology Inc___208-785-2274 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 Evans Precision Machining_ 623-581-6200 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Paramount Machine____801-886-2755 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 Electromechanical Design Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Machining: DoD CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Machining: Laser AzMark___________480-926-8969 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 A&L Machining_______303-373-1540 Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Central Utah Tool______ 801-374-2745 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 DRP Machine_______ 801-699-4372 Elite Machine________801-710-7891 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540

sales@aandlmachining.com

Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 King’s Peak Manufacturing_801-337-5920 Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 Prec. Mach’d Products__970-482-7676 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Machining: Mold Base Maverick Mold & Machine___970-535-4604 Machining: Mold Making Machining: Plastic Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 Machining: Production A&L Machining_______303-373-1540 Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 Custom Design & Mfg___ 435-257-0668 Elite Machie_________ 801-710-7891 Evans Precision Machining_ 623-581-6200 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131 HPMP____________ 801-619-9850 Innovative Precision___ 801-334-6317 L.A.R. Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Newport Tool________801-295-7411 Paramount Machine___ 801-886-2755 Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Radtech____ ______303-789-4247

RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Machining: Prototype A&L Machining_______303-373-1540 Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Accutech Machine______ 801-975-1117 Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 Bar-S Machine_______ 928-636-2115 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 Custom Design & Mfg____435-257-0668 Denver Precision______ 303-469-1771 Evans Precision Machining_ 623-581-6200 Faustson___________303-420-7422 Flex-Pro ___________ 480-773-3239 Innovative Precision___ 801-334-6317 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 L.A.R. Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 LAYKE, INC__________602-272-2654 Leading Edge Machine___435-563-9425 Micropulse West______ 480-966-2300 Mountain View Machine_ 435-755-0500 Newport Tool________801-295-7411 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 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

Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 Elite Machine________801-710-7891 Evans Precision Machining_ 623-581-6200 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 King’s Peak Manufacturing_801-337-5920 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Newport Tool________801-295-7411 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Precision Machined Prod.__ 970-482-7676 TVT Die Casting_______800-280-2278

White Rock Inc________ 435-750-6414

Machining: Turning Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 AzMark___________480-926-8969 Bar-S Machine_______ 928-636-2115 Custom Design & Mfg____435-257-0668 Denver Precision Products__ 303-469-1771 DRP Machine_______ 801-699-4372 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Evans Precision Machining_ 623-581-6200 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131 HPMP____________ 801-619-9850 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Machining: R & D Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 LAYKE, INC__________602-272-2654 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Leading Edge Machine___ 435-563-9425 Custom Design & Mfg____435-257-0668 Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Evans Precision Machining_ 623-581-6200 Mountain View Machine___ 435-755-0500 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Premier Technology Inc___208-785-2274 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Teton Machining_______208-642-9344 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Wasatch Laser Processing__801-972-3500 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Machining: Ultra-Precision Machining: Swiss Bar-S Machine_______ 928-636-2115 Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing_ 503-557-9407 Denver Precision Products__ 303-469-1771 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 MANUFACTURING HPMP____________ 801-619-9850 Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing_ 503-557-9407 A&L Machining_______303-373-1540 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Machining: Precision A&L Machining_______303-373-1540 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Elite Machine________801-710-7891 Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Teton Machining_______208-642-9344 Group Mfg Serv______480-966-3952 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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LA Specialties_______ 602-269-7612 Anodizing Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 Pilkington Metal Finishing_ 801-972-2146 Qualtek________ 719-598-3394 X23 Copper Foresight Finishing_____480-921-0000 Electroless Nickel LA Specialties________ 602-269-7612 Foresight Finishing_____480-921-0000 Gold/Silver Plate Gold Tech Industries___ 480-968-1930 Nickel/Chrome/ Copper Foresight Finishing_____480-921-0000 Gold Tech Industries___ 480-968-1930 LA Specialties________ 602-269-7612 Tin Plate Foresight Finishing_____480-921-0000 Gold Tech Industries___ 480-968-1930

SAW CUTTING Diversified Metal Services__ 801-972-6093 SHOT PEENING Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 SINTERING Western Sintering______509-375-3096 SPINNING: METAL Metal Spinning Solutions__ 480-899-0939 SPLINES Specialty Steel Services__ 801-539-8252 SPRINGS Custom/Compression/Extension/Assembly/Torsion Ace Wire Spring & Form__ 412-458-4831 Flat & Wire Ace Wire Spring & Form__ 412-458-4831 SPRING WORKS Utah____ 801-298-0113 STAMPING Dayton Rogers_______ 763-717-6303 Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Routering CNC Precision Die & Stamping__480-967-2038 DMSI____________ 801-972-6093 Qualtek________ 719-598-3394 X23 POLISHING Small Part Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Gold Tech Industries___ 480-968-1930 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 PRECISION FORMING White Rock Inc________ 435-750-6414 Thompson Machine___ 505-823-1453 Richards Fab________801-409-0392 Turnkey Product Services Wrico__________ 480-892-7800 Aero Tech_________ 801-292-0493 Thompson Machine_____505-823-1453 L.A.R. Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Stamping:Aerospace METAL STAMPING Precision Die & Stamping__480-967-2038 PRINTING Qualtek________ 719-598-3394 X23 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 3D Printing Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 The 3D Printing Store____720-443-3733 Qualtek________ 719-598-3394 X23 Hi-Production Precision Stamping:Deep Draw 3D Prototyping Stamping Qualtek________ 719-598-3394 X23 Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 The 3D Printing Store____720-443-3733 Thompson Machine___ 505-823-1453 PROCESSING: METAL Precision Die & Stamping__ 480-967-2038 Wrico__________ 480-892-7800 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Chemical Stamping:Design LA Specialties________ 602-269-7612 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 MOLDS King’s Peak Manufacturing_801-337-5920 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Stamping:Flat Forming Etching/Photochemical Electromechanical Design Maverick Mold & Machine_ 970-535-4604 VACCO Industries_____ 626-443-7121 SPRING WORKS Utah____ 801-298-0113 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Molds: Plastic Injection Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 PUNCHING Lifetime Products______801-728-1260 Stamping:Foil Forming Composites JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Maverick Mold & Machine_ 970-535-4604 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 S.A. Composites________970-776-3877 Group Manufacturing Serv_ 480-966-3952 Contract Molds Steel Stamping: Light Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 DMSI____________ 801-972-6093 Star Precision________303-926-0559 SPRING WORKS Utah____ 801-298-0113 Teton Machining_______208-642-9344 Aero Tech_________ 801-292-0493 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Manufacturing: Electrode Arizona Finishing_____602-438-4443 REPAIR Stamping:Precision Wire-Tech_________ 480-966-1591 Bearing Surface Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Production Denver Machine Shop____303-295-6000 Precision Die & Stamping__480-967-2038 Aero Tech_________ 801-292-0493 PAINTING Hydraulic Cylinder EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236 Coating Technologies_____ 623-581-2648 Qualtek________ 719-598-3394 X23 Denver Machine Shop____303-295-6000 L.A.R. Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 Jet Processing______ 623-869-6749 x117 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 ROLL FORMING Wrico____________480-892-7800 White Rock Inc________ 435-750-6414 Lifetime Products______801-728-1260 Richards Fab_________ 801-409-0392 Stamping:Prototype Rapid Prototyping Rolling: thread Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 PLATING Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 White Rock Inc________ 435-750-6414 Blanchard Metals Proc.__ 801-972-5590 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Stamping:Short Run ROUTERING, CNC Foresight Finishing_____480-921-0000 Robotic CNC Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 DMSI____________ 801-972-6093 Gold Tech Industries___ 480-968-1930 Micropulse West_______480-966-2300 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Wrico____________ 480-892-7800 SWISS SCREW MCHG. Denver Precision Products__ 303-469-1771 Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing_ 503-557-9407 White Rock Inc________ 435-750-6414 Screwing: Lead Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 TESTING Testing: Non-Destructive Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 Pilkington Metal Finishing___ 801-972-2146 TOOL & DIE Central Utah Tool______ 801-374-2745 Newport Tool________801-295-7411 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Tool & Cutter Grinding BC Tool & Cutter Grinding__ 713-638-0303 Exact Tool Grinding_____ 801-712-2720 TOOLING Elite Machine________801-710-7891 Mountain View Machine__ 435-755-0500 Western Sintering______509-375-3096 Custom Tooling BC Tool & Cutter Grinding__ 713-638-0303 Tool Coating BC Tool & Cutter Grinding__ 713-638-0303 Tool Refurbishing BC Tool & Cutter Grinding__ 713-638-0303 WATERJET CUTTING Diversified Metal Services__ 801-972-6093 Leading Edge Machine___435-563-9425 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500

Southwest Waterjet-Laser__480-306-7748 WELDING Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Advantage Manufacturing___ 877-727-0281 Arrow Sheet Metal Prod___ 303-427-6419 Dayton Rogers_______ 763-717-6303 Denver Machine Shop____303-295-6000 H& S Machine_______ 801-755-7627 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 Premier Technology Inc___208-785-2274 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Wasatch Laser Processing__801-972-3500 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Wrico__________ 480-892-7800 Welding: Aluminum Medium & Large Premier Technology Inc___208-785-2274 Skyline Products________719-392-9046 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Welding: Orbital Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Welding: Precision Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 Arrow Sheet Metal Prod___ 303-427-6419 Premier Technology Inc___208-785-2274 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Welding: Robotic Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Welding: TIG Arrow Sheet Metal Prod___ 303-427-6419

Mountain View Machine___ 435-755-0500 WIRE FORMING Flat & Wire Ace Wire Spring & Form__ 412-458-4831 SPRING WORKS Utah____ 801-298-0113 ASSOCIATIONS N. Utah NTMA________ 801-337-7097

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