A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mtn 2015 Jan-feb

Vol. 8, No. 1 Jan / Feb 2015

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

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Editors Corner

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“If you wait for customers to tell you that you need to do something, you’re too late. Good business leaders should be half a step ahead of what customers want, i.e. they don’t actually quite know they want it. That’s what innovation’s about.”

Stuart Rose, British Business Executive Knighted for his services in the Retail Industry Innovation is defined as the process of translating an idea or invention into a good or service that creates value or for which customers will pay.

To be called an innovation, an idea must be replicable at an economical cost and must satisfy a specific need. In business, innovation often results when the company applies ideas in order to further satisfy the needs and expectations of the customers. In a social context, innovation helps create new methods for alliance creation, joint venturing, flexible work hours, and creation of buyers’ purchasing power.

In January of each year, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) takes place in Las Vegas.This grand-scale exhibition of the near future attracts thousands of companies and hundreds of thousands of attendees, setting the tone for the year ahead. CES amplifies the trends that are coming and exposes the ones that are fading.

This year’s event was the largest ever, with more than 170,000 attendees, and included such emerging ‘Home Tech’, ‘Car Tech” and Gaming technologies as self-driving cars, wearable gadgets, and quantum Dot TVs, to name a few. It will be interesting to look back when we hit 2016 to see which of these technologies became a household must have.

Innovation. How is it defined? I think you would be surprised at Forbes 2014 List of ‘The World’s Most Innovative Companies”. I was. It didn’t include companies like Apple or Facebook, or Sony, or Uber. In fact, their worldwide list included only 3 companies I have even heard of (Amazon, Unilever, and ARM). 6 of their top 10 were US based, 4 were pharmaceutical companies (While I wouldn’t have predicted this, I can certainly understand the rationale), 2 were consumer products (Unilever and CP ALL, a Thailand based convenience store chain) and the others were software, computer, and IT related.

Cascade Systems Technology (CST) is an electronic contract manufacturer that offers a diversity of services including engineering and design.

Announcements/Releases .......................6-20 Feature Articles ....................................1,26-27 Buyers Guide Equipment .......................49-54 Buyers Guide Processes ..........................55-61 Card Gallery.............................................49-61 Index Of Advertisers....................................62 Editorial ...................................... Throughout

Published by: A2Z Manufacturing PUBLISHER/EDITOR Linda Daly linda@azmetalworker.com Mail Address: PO Box 33857 Portland, OR 97292

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

CONTRIBUTORS Kim Carpenter Gene Wirth Chris Seay Hugh Taylor Kathy Carpenter

So we don’t all have the opportunity to create the coolest new technology, but we do all have an opportunity to innovate within our businesses. Remember, innovation comes from taking a customer need and exploring ways to improve on it, even before the customer asks for it. And since this magazine is heavily aerospace, medical and defense oriented, you as readers can innovate to make products that improve safety, save lives, or make people better.

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

I publish this magazine, and it is pretty low-tech. Yet, in order to continue to grow the readership, and the magazine, I must continuously look for ways to make it better and more relevant. One change you might notice effective this issue is that we are re-naming the magazine. 21 years ago the founder called the legacy publication the ‘Arizona Metalworker’.

Once I purchased it, over time we changed the name to the ‘A2Z Metalworker’. This facilitated new editions in the Rocky Mountain region and then in the West Coast. Months ago, the newest edition changed its name to ‘A2Z Manufacturing’. Today, the Rocky Mountain edition follows suit. After all, we are about precision manufacturing, not just metalworking.

Advertising Rates, deadlines and mechanical requirements furnished upon request or you can go to www.azManufacturing.com.

In closing, all signs point to a fantastic 2015! Until next issue, I wish you success and innovation, and God Bless our Troops.

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

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Announcements & Releases 25 Years and Still Growing Automatics & Machinery is wrapping up its 25th year as a dealer recognized for the expertise in quality used machine tools.

Their staff specializes in all areas of CNC machinery including CNC Swiss, precision CNC Turning & Milling, EDM, Grinding and tool room equipment.

A&M has always modeled their used machine tool business like a new machinery dealer. They cycle, photograph and video all of the machines that come to their 18,000 sq. ft. climate controlled warehouse.

Customers are encourage to visit and inspect their machines prior to purchase or view a video inspection on-line.

Their approach to a sale is to always make sure the customer has the correct machine for their work. Working as a team, A&M staff pool their expertise to find the best machine available for a customer’s needs.

In addition to used machines, A&M offers new bar feeds, high pressure coolant systems, tooling, accessories, etc. as well as Delcam/Partmaker software to offer a ready to run machine package for their customers.

As they enter their next 25 years, A&M has added their first new machine tool line, representing Ganesh Machinery in the Mountain States.

Ganesh is an American company that designs Japanese quality machines built in the Ganesh plant in Taiwan. Featuring Japanese made critical components and standard features that are optional from other builders, A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Ganesh delivers a superior quality machine at a very competitive price.

Let the A&M staff help you with all your machine tool needs. More information can be found on their website at www.automatics.com or contact them at 303-651-6545.

Smith Machinery Co., Inc. Thanks Its Customers For 55 Years in Business This year, Smith Machinery Co.,Inc., is pleased to announce it is celebrating its 55th year as a machine dool distributor headquartered in Utah. Clark Smith, President of the company, says, “We now have 5 generations of Smiths in the machine tool industry, originally with my great grandfather Arthur, to Edward, to my father Tracy, to me, and then just last year my son Spencer joined the company.”

He continued, “2014 was a record breaking year for Smith Machinery -- the best in all of our 55 years, and this is only possible due to our outstanding customers and suppliers.We thank our customers for their trust and confidence in our products and our service. We also thank all of our machine tool builders who work so hard to support Smith Machinery and our customers.

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able environmental processes throughout the company operations so the role would not be needed. Fagnant accomplished that goal by leading development of an Environmental Management System (EMS) that is being integrated with their Quality Management System and is a precursor to becoming ISO14001 certified. He founded the E-Team and directed projects such as solar panel installation, alternative energy purchases, and significantly reduced energy and water consumption.

“As a third generation manufacturer, I understand the challenges of making great products in the U.S.,” stated Fagnant. “My new job is to help those who need high quality metal parts know how Qualtek delivers efficiently, cost-effectively and collaboratively. We have a great time developing partnerships with our clients.”

Qualtek Manufacturing Inc. (www.qualtekmfg.com) manufactures high quality specialty metal parts by providing metal stamping, heat-treating, finishing, and wire EDM services. Qualtek Manufacturing is privately held and has been in operation for more than 50 years. The company is ISO 9001:2008 Certified, OSHA SHARP certified, and meets AS9100 standards.

Qualtek’s Q-munity© founded and supports Blue Star Recyclers, an enterprise that creates local jobs for people with autism and other disabilities by ethically recycling electronics.

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Qualtek Board Appoints Chris Fagnant VP of Business Development

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1/16/13 10:45 AM Qualtek Manufacturing Board of Directors promoted Christopher Fagnant to Vice President of Business Development during its December meeting. Fagnant’s new role will expand Qualtek’s vertically integrated metal manufacturing work with aerospace and medical device developers and extend its presence among renewable energy generation and storage and apparel hardware manufacturers.

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J.M. Grisley is pleased to announce that Tony Johnson joined the team late last year as an Applications Engineer.

Lars Grisley, Vice President of the company, says, “Tony has worked as a machinist/machine shop supervisor in Utah for the pas 26 years. His background is invaluable for our customers, and he will be a welcome addition to our team.”

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Announcements Continued Tony joins his brother Daven on the J.M. Grisley team. Dave too was a machinist by trade, and joined the J.M. Grisley team in a sales position.

When an Application Engineer position opened up, Dave suggested his brother for the position.

To learn more about J.M. Grisley’s line of machine tools, contact them at 801-486-7519 or visit jmgrisleymachine.com

Datum Inspection Expands with 3D Scanning Capabilities In an effort to continue to provide one stop shopping for all of your measurement and reverse engineering needs, Datum Inspection Services is happy to announce we are offering some exciting new services and products. We now have 3D scanning capabilities with the addition of both Laser Scanning and Structured Light Scanning.

In addition to the new services offered we are now authorized distributors for Steinbichler 3D scanning equipment and Gaspardo and Associates automated scanning systems. Steinbichler offers a full line of 3D scanning systems ranging from structured blue light scanning systems, 3D laser scanning systems, non-contact surface finish systems, motion capturing systems, and various metrology software solutions. Gaspardo and Associates offer automated 3D scanning as turnkey systems or on a retrofit basis for your current structured light scanning systems.

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Moncktons Machine Tools, Inc. Expands Their Sales staff in the Utah Office Moncktons Machine Tools is pleased to announce the addition of Bryan Johnson to their Utah team.

Bryan brings sales experience to MMT after a successful start to his career in the Arizona market. Bryan has sold Haas Automation Products along with other high end machine tool product lines. He additionally has years of professional sales experience in various industries, including implantable medical devices.

“I am excited about the opportunity to join Moncktons Machine Tools” says Bryan. “I look forward to meeting the customers in the area and continuing the success that Moncktons has had for many years!”

“As our new sales engineer, Bryan will be responsible for working closely with our customers to understand their needs and to come up with solutions that best fit those needs. His prior experience and ability will contribute to our continued growth,” said Steve Polster, General Manager MMT/Utah.

Bryan will be focused on the Southern territory providing additional coverage and support to our customers. To contact Bryan and the Moncktons Machine Tools team, call (801)886-2221 or to learn about their product offerings, visit them at www.moncktons.com

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Announcements Continued

Todd Machinery Adds Eurotech to Its Line Of Machine Tools and Invites You to Their Lunch’n’Learn Todd Machinery, Inc., long time machine tool dealer serving customers in UT, CO, MT, WY, WY and ID, is pleased to announce that it is expanding its line of machine tools.

David Mann, president and owner of the company, says, “Eurotech is a leading multi-axis turning machine builder. The company has experienced steady growth since 1958, having delivered over 12,000 machines with a focus on multi-axis with superior technology.We are delighted to add this fine line of machine tools for our customers.”

The company also has planned a Lunch’n’Learn.

When: February 24th and 25th from 11 am - 2 pm What to Expect: Demos on Hurco Conversational Programming; Presentations from Waterjet USA and Autodesk; Lunch (of course) Machines Available to See: Hurco lathes and VMCs, Eurotech 2 Turret Turning Center, Global EDM Wire EDM, Hyundai VMC Please contact them at 801 294 6390 to RSVP for the Lunch’n’Learn.

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Cutting EdgeTool Supply Offers 15% Discount to A2Z Metalworker Readers!

Cutting Edge Tool Supply (CETS) announces a promotional discount to A2Z Metalworker readers.The promotion applies to the purchase of all Monster carbide cutting tools (see ad on page 25), and by utilizing Promotion Code A2ZM15, customers can save 15%.

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Established in 1993, CETS has over 21 years experience in industrial tool sales.With access to all major cutting tool manufacturers needed for milling, parting & grooving, turning, threading, and holemaking; CETS has the cutting tools for your job. CETS has been supplying band saws, boring bars, burrs, carbide inserts, drills, end mills, face mills, hand tools, inspection tooling, measuring tools, reamers, safety, shop supplies, taps, threading dies, tool holders, workholding tools and more to metal workers. Working with their local, national, and global business partners for many years, CETS understands your project and knows the tools you need to get it done.

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QualiChem Director of Metalworking, Mike Forest (L) with QualiChem President, Glenn Frank (R) present award to Russ Kurzawski (Center).

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United Performance Metals Provides Materials For Heat Exchangers United Performance Metals understands the unique material requirements for the heat exchanger industry. A variety of stainless steel, duplex stainless steel and nickel alloys used in heat exchange applications are available through the company. Insight on the industry as well as available alloys can be found on the company website www.upmet.com/application-briefs.

Heat exchangers use containment vessels to heat or cool one fluid by transferring heat between it and another fluid. Users of heat exchangers include chemical, petrochemical, oil & gas, power generation, refrigeration, pharmaceuticals, HVAC, food & beverage processing and pulp & paper industries.

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A plate heat exchanger is a specialized design well suited to transferring heat between medium

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Ben Belzer To Head TCI Precision Metals

Third Generation Belzer Spanning 58 Years In Business

TCI Precision Metals named Ben Belzer as President and Chief Operating Officer for the company effective immediately. Ben, 33, represents the third generation in the closely-held company and has been withTCI full-time since 2004 and will take over day-to-day operations.

John Belzer is stepping aside and will remain active as the company’s CEO. “This is an extremely proud moment for me personally and important milestone for TCI,” said John Belzer, CEO of TCI Precision Metals.

“Ben brings renewed energy, creativity, applied technologies and a focus on transformative culture to the company while providing exceptional value to the company over the past 10 years. Moving forward, under his leadership the company will continue to evolve as a customer-centric organization.”

Ben Belzer holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Information Sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Among his many accomplishments, shortly after joiningTCI in 2004, Ben scoped, sourced, and directed the implementation of an integrated ERP system; in 2008 he was instrumental in acquiring both ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality certifications for the company. Under Ben’s leadership, TCI continues on a path of developing a high-performance workplace focusing on operational excellence and total customer satisfaction.

Founded in 1956, TCI Precision Metals is a family-owned precision manufacturer producing precision Machine-Ready Blanks from aluminum, stainless steel and other alloys. Sawing, Grinding, Milling and Finishing operations with the added benefit of being a plate and sheet distributor for Alcoa make TCI Precision Metals a one stop source for quality aluminum, stainless and other alloy blanks. TCI serves the needs of the medical, oil & gas, aerospace, industrial equipment, defense, food packaging, semiconductor and many other industries.

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VACCO Industries, Photo Chemical Etching Expands Sales Territory VACCO Industries is expanding its territory for manufacturer sales representatives to West, Southwest and Southeast. As an industry leader with more than 60 years of experience photochemical etching and machining components and parts, VACCO serves a variety of markets worldwide, including Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Announcements Continued Page 17

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Shop Tools, Inc., Colorado’s Largest Independent Distributor, Is Celebrating Over 30 Years In Business!

He elaborates, “We are a small shop located in Ogden and we pride ouorselves on our attention to detail and our prompt service.”

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Sales persons interested in representing VACCO Industries should have knowledge of metal fabricating of thin metal parts. Experience with photochemical etching and other similar industries, such as metal stamping, fine blanking and metal forming, is preferred. VACCO has a reputation for delivering intricate detail on complex metals and medical mesh, offering multifaceted services to enhance the value of etched components and parts.

VACCO Industries, part of the Filtration Solutions Group of ESCO Technologies Inc., is a leading designer and manufacturer of specialty valves, filters and advanced fluid control products. For over 60 years, VACCO has been serving the defense, space and commercial markets. For more information about open sales representative opportunities at VACCO for photochemical etching products, contact: Greg Brobston, Sales Manager (626) 450-6472, gbrobston@vacco.com.

R & H Machine Celebrates 25 Years in Ogden, Utah

Flow International Corporation, the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of industrial waterjet machines for cutting and cleaning applications, will run live demonstrations of their Mach 3 waterjet at Houstex 2015, in booth 429. The tradeshow will be held February 24-26, 2015, at Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center. Flow will feature the newest advancements in intelligent waterjet software with FlowXpertTM 2015 alongside the Mach 3 system.

Faster, Smarter Programming The Mach 3 will be running with Flow’s newest software: FlowXpert 2015. The FlowXpert Software Suite is a robust 3D CAD/ CAM platform that expands on the 2D FlowMaster® intelligent Software Suite. The platform includes Design powered by Space-

Richard Hurst and Associates, owner of R&H Machine, wants to thank its loyal customers as it celebrates 25 years serving them. The company specializes in tooling, and they are equipped to support their customers with short-run production parts. Richard says that R&H offers lathe, milling and grinding capabilities for their customers.

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Seco Tools’ Carbide Recycling Program Continues to Expand Seco Tools, LLC collected 15 percent more used carbide in 2014 than the previous year for its North American Carbide Recycling Program. The company received 350 returns during the year and processed a total of 144,877 pounds (65,715 kg) of used carbide tools. Since the recycling program began in 2011, Seco Tools globally has received over a half million pounds (226,796 kg) of carbide returned as grade powder.

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In addition to the environmental benefits of recycling, Seco’s Carbide Recycling Program helps to address the growing global demand for tungsten, which comprises 75 percent of cemented carbide tools. Up to 95 percent of the material in a typical carbide insert can be reclaimed, helping to ensure the long-term sustainability of the metal cutting industry. Seco says recycling reduces related energy consumption by 35 percent and cuts CO2 emissions by 40 percent.

Manufacturers interested in participating in the Seco Tools Carbide Recycling Program can visit www.secotools.com/recycling for more information, or contact Vic Bruni at vbruni@secotools.com.

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In par tner ship with high sc hools, community and technical colleges, and employers, NIMS has awarded a record number of credentials to individuals seeking to enter into or advance in jobs in the industry. In 2014, NIMS issued 18,947 industry-recognized credentials, representing a 36% increase from 2013.

“It is clear that the precision manufacturing sector is strong and growing, and more students and workers are preparing for success in the wide variety of jobs our industry offers,” said Jim Wall, Executive Director, NIMS. “NIMS would like to congratulate more than 8,000 individuals who ear ned at least one industryrecognized credential last year and have the ‘mark of excellence’ that will make them highly sought-after talent.”

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Colorado EDC offers incentives to 3 companies, including Vegas High Roller cabin maker Colorado Economic Development Commission members approved an extension of job-creation tax incentives for a Grand Junction company that built the cabins for Las Vegas’ High Roller Ferris wheel, as well as incentives for two other unknown companies.

Leitner-Poma, a company that originally specialized in building ski lifts, received incentives in 2007 from the commission and from Grand Junction that could garner it as much as $600,000 if it created an expected 100 new jobs at its manufacturing facility. But after the recession hit, business slowed and the company created just 26 new positions before the incentives expired in 2012 and then again in 2014.

But after creating the enclosed cars for the 550-foot-tall Ferris wheel that overlooks the Las Vegas skyline, Leitner-Poma now is working on projects involving a people mover at Miami International Airport and the production of snow groomers as well, and it is bidding on other projects that could require it to ramp up its staff, CFO Bud Haupt told the EDC.

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Musk Expects To Sell Millions Of Cars By 2025 USA Today reports that Tesla CEO Elon Musk, speaking at an Automotive News conference in Detroit, “showed no lack of optimism Tuesday in predicting his company will be cranking out ‘a few million’ of its electric cars by 2025.” However, he “also didn’t indicate that Tesla is any hurry to make a profit under official accounting rules, predicting that it may not go into the black until 2020” when the mass-market Model 3 is expected to be released.

The Detroit Free Press reports that if Tesla could hit that goal, that “would make the company about the size of BMW today.” Musk “also left the door open to eventually establish franchised dealerships.”

Tesla “in 2014 made about 33,000 units of the Model S luxury electric car, its only vehicle, and expects 50% growth this year.

Intel Pledges $300 Million Toward Goal Of Increasing Work Force Diversity USA Today reports that Intel “has set an aggressive goal of dramatically increasing the diversity of its US workforce by 2020.” As part of the plan, the Mountain View, California chipmaker is “pledging $300 million to fund the hiring and retention of women and underrepresented minorities,” making this the “largest investment yet in diversity by a technology company.”

The New York Times reports that Intel’s plan calls for increasing the ranks of women, blacks, Hispanics and other groups employed by the company “by at least 14 percent.” CEO Brian Krzanich said: “This is the right time to make a bold statement. ... We say we’re going to reinvent Silicon every two years even though we don’t really know how we’re going to pull that off.”

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The Wall Street Journal cites Alcoa as reporting that fourth-quarter revenue increased 14% as the biggest US producer of aluminum continued to benefit from rising prices of the metal and strong demand from the automotive and aerospace industries. Alcoa reported a quarterly profit of $159 million, or 11 cents a share, swinging

from a year-earlier loss of $2.34 billion, or $2.19 a share. The fourth quarter of 2013 had included asset write-downs of $1.7 billion in Alcoa’s primary-metals business.

US Trade Deficit Reaches 11-Month Low The AP reports the US trade deficit fell to an 11-month low in November to $39 billion thanks to a drop in crude oil imports, according to information from the Commerce Department. Exports fell 1 percent from October’s value thanks to a decline in the sales of commercial airliners.The reduction in foreign oil declines helped drop imports 2.2 percent from October’s value. Economists predict that the deficit will continue to rise in 2015 thanks to a strong US dollar that will help drive more imports. However, the same economists also predicted overall growth in 2015 will be stronger than in 2014.

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The AP reports payroll processor ADP announced that companies added 241,000 new jobs in December, an increase from the 227,000 new jobs in November, suggesting “This government report on December job gains will also be healthy.” ADP reported that manufacturers had the second-highest monthly total in 2014, adding 26,000 jobs. Manufacturing jobs were up 10,000 from November’s total.

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Cascade Systems Technology (CST) Celebrates 26 Years Supporting Their Customers’ Electronic Design and Manufacturing Requirements

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The company recently purchased a Nordson DAGE X-ray electronics inspection machine. Julie says it uses the latest technology, flat panel detector to provide the first choice for high quality real time imaging in production.

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Air Force approves plan to expand bomber training airspace

B-52 bombers out of Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota would use the new zone.

The Air Force approved a plan that would quadruple the airspace to be used as a training area for pilots of B-1 and B-52 bombers.

Thune argued that the expansion would help Ellsworth avoid being shuttered under a future Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.

The new space over Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas would be the largest training space over the continental U.S. The decision was made over the objections of lawmakers such as Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), who argue the overhead sonic booms will wreak havoc on rural communities and frighten livestock.

The proposal now goes to the Federal Aviation Administration, which will examine the expansion of the Powder River Training Complex (PRTC).

“The expanded training airspace ... is critical to ensuring our airmen and women receive the training they need to protect and defend our nation abroad,” Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said in a statement. “The Air Force has made the safety and security of those living within this training airspace its highest priority.”

Daines said he and Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) would to introduce a bill to restrict Air Force training over the location of a proposed loading terminal for the Keystone XL oil pipeline in Baker, Mont.

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The Air Force projects that, by expanding the airspace, it could save up to $23 million a year in fuel costs by scaling back the number of flights pilots will have to make to Utah and Nevada for training exercises.

Elon Musk announces ‘space Internet’ plan Elon Musk, the billionaire technology entrepreneur, has announced plans for a space Internet project that would provide faster, cheaper access around the globe.

The $15 billion plan would use hundreds of satellites placed 750 miles above the Earth, far lower than existing communications satellites.

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Mr Musk announced the project at the opening of new offices in Seattle for SpaceX, his rocket company that has a contract to supply the International Space Station.

The billionaire said he will have 60 people working on the space Internet project initially and that could rise to 1,000 in a few years.

The project would also form the basis of a communications system with Mars if Mr Musk is able to achieve his stated ambition of establishing a human colony there.

He said: “It will be important for Mars to have a global communications network as well. I think this needs to be done, and I don’t see anyone else doing it.”

He said it could take at least five years to get the first satellites ready.

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Sir Richard said “I don’t think Elon can do a competing thing.

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Speaking on US television, Sir Richard said small satellites could now be built at a fraction of the cost of a decade ago.

He said: “The quantity of satellites will enable us to drive the cost down to an incredibly competitive level. We can literally take off every three or four hours.

“Imagine the possibilities for the three billion people in hard-toreach areas who are currently not connected.”

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Boeing posts record year; commercial deliveries up 12 percent Boeing ended 2014 with records in commercial airplane deliveries and net orders.

The company said that it delivered 723 jetliners, a nearly 12 percent increase from 648 deliveries in 2013.

Boeing said commercial airplane deliveries in 2014 were its most ever in a single year.

The company also said its sales team booked 1,423 net orders, valued at nearly $233 billion at list prices. Its net orders in 2014 broke a previous all-time high of 1,413 set in 2007.

Boeing said deliveries of the 737 led all of its jetliner deliveries for the year, at 485, followed by deliveries of its newest airplane, the 787, at 114.

Boeing said it delivered 99 777s for the year, six 767s and 19 747s.

Boeing has enjoyed a relatively long run of increased orders for its commercial passenger jets as emerging markets develop their air travel industries and U.S. airlines move to modernize their fleets.

The company said that, in 2015, it expects to begin assembly of its first

737 MAX and establish a firm configuration for its 777X. Stern Agee analyst Peter Arment said in an interview that Boeing had “very strong execution” on airplane deliveries in 2014 and expects “another strong year” in 2015.

He’s forecasting that Boeing will deliver 762 jets in 2015, which would be a 5 percent increase from 2014.

Robert Mann, an airline industry analyst and consultant, said Boeing is benefiting from airlines’ “historic” double-digit profit margins.

And the airlines are using some of those profits to buy newer and more fuel-efficient jetliners.

“I’ve been doing this for almost 40 years, and I’ve never seen anything like it,” Mann said of the industry’s profit margins.

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JPL Competing In DARPA Robotics Challenge With Non Human-Like Robot The Washington Post reports on the efforts to develop robots that can take on the “difficult” task of working in areas too hazardous for people, such as disaster sites like that at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant site. UCLA roboticist Dennis Hong, who glimpsed the devastation of the plant up close, is “one of several engineers working to make robots that can come to the rescue in disasters.” Hong and “others from academia, industry, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and the Defense Department’s research agency DARPA traveled to Fukushima last spring to see what they were up against.” Hong said the “take-home message was ‘Wow, it’s damn difficult.’” DARPA launched its DARPA Robotics Challenge to help promote this development. JPL’s Brett Kennedy said, “Someday, it would be

really cool to have a robot that does everything a fireman can do....burst through the door, save the baby, the whole nine yards.”

Announcing The Annual Utah Manufacturers Association Membership Meeting - It’s a great time to get involved February 23,2015 Lunch: 12:15–1:45pm The Little America Hotel; Salt Lake City Come learn about the focus of the Utah Manufacturers Association for 2015!

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G M To U nv e i l N e w All-Electric Vehicle The AP reports that General Motors expects to begin “selling an affordable electric car in 2017 that will be able to go 200 miles on a single charge.” The vehicle, called the Chevrolet Bolt, is expected to retail for $30,000 and go on sale in 2017. A “concept version of the car will be unveiled Monday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, according to the person, who asked not to be identified because the official announcement hasn’t been made.”

Obama Unveils Proposal To Make Community College Free The New York Times reported that President Obama “vowed to make college affordable for all Americans by investing $60 billion over the next 10 years to provide free community college tuition” to up to nine million students each year. While speaking at Pellissippi State Community College, Obama said that Congress should join him in creating the program which “he said would better prepare Americans for economic success and would bolster the country’s” economy.

Johnson Controls, Toshiba Team Up On New Car Battery Johnson Controls Inc. and Toshiba are teaming up to produce a 12-volt lithium titanate battery to improve gas mileage in vehicles.

The battery is a next-generation start-stop battery system that will be produced starting in 2008.The battery will debut at the Detroit auto show.

Major defense companies likely to pursue M&A for growth in 2015, experts predict Major defense contractors are likely to look to M&A in 2015 to grow shareholder value as the U.S. approaches the seventh year of slow military spending, experts predict.

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Employers Add 252,000 Jobs In December, Including 17,000 In Manufacturing McClatchy reported on last month’s Labor Department data showing that US employers added 252,000 jobs in December, along with a combined 50,000 more in October and November than the government had previously forecast, pushing down the nation’s unemployment rate to 5.6% from 5.8% – its lowest level since 2008.The numbers for the final month of 2014 “stamped an exclamation mark on the best performance in 15 years for job creation,” McClatchy said while noting, however, that “the wages of millions of Americans continued to stagnate.”

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Less than three years ago, the Air Force offered up Global Hawk for termination; the plan was to kill the Block 30 version of the aircraft. This is the variant capable of collecting imagery as well as conducting radar and signals intelligence.The Block 40 aircraft, outfitted with a large radar to monitor ground traffic, was expected to be next up for the ax once the Block 30 termination was approved. Source: Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Google Aims To Get Self-Driving Cars On Road In Around Five Years Bloomberg News reports that Google “sees fielding a self-driving car on public roads in the U.S. within about five years without having to seek permission from regulators.”

Google self-driving car director Chris Urmson said at the Detroit auto show, “We think we’re within a couple of years, probably within five years.” He added that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration “could certainly reactively ban it, but we don’t think that they need to grant permission ahead of time.”

Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Reaches Three-Year High The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation releases the January 2015 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) . Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $903 billion equipment finance sector.

Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 66.1, an increase from the December index of 63.4 and the highest level in the last three years.

When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI-EFI survey respondent Thomas Jaschik, President, BB&T Equipment Finance, said, “With third quarter GDP in excess of 5 percent, the economy is primed for a surge in capital equipment spending. I believe domestic companies now have the confidence to make substantial investments in plant and equipment to facilitate growth. This could lead to a record year for equipment finance in 2015.”

January 2015 Survey Results: The overall MCI-EFI is 66.1, an increase from the December index of 63.4.

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• When asked, 50% of the executives reported they expect to hire more employees over the next four months.

50% expect no change in headcount over the next four months, unchanged from last month.

• 3% of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as “excellent”. 97% of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as “fair,” and none rate it as “poor,” both also unchanged from December.

• 43.3% of the survey respondents believe that U.S. economic conditions will get “better” over the next six months.

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Pentagon Said to Seek Funds for 57 Lockheed F35s, Up From 55 The Pentagon will request funding in fiscal 2016 to buy 57 F-35 jets made by Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT), two more than previously planned, according to two government officials.

The Defense Department’s previous five-year plan had projected buying 55 of the fighter jets during the year that begins Oct. 1, said the officials.

If approved by lawmakers, the acquisition would mark a major increase for a program that’s experienced cuts amid tight defense budgets and setbacks in testing of the costliest U.S. weapons system.

The Pentagon had requested 34 of the jets for the current year, and Congress increased that to 38.

The projected budget for 55 aircraft was $9 billion; the added cost for two more planes wasn’t immediately available.

The F-35 represents 17 percent of sales for Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed, the largest U.S. defense contractor.

Pentagon officials have said they would do as much as they could to protect the aircraft from the automatic budget cuts known as sequestration. Those cuts will resume in fiscal 2016 unless they’re eased or overturned by Congress and the president.

The further the F-35 advances, the stronger Senate support becomes “because you’ve got more invested in it,” former Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin told reporters in September.

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BoeingLines: in Talks on 757 Successor as Airbus Blurred Commercial, Defense Sectors Begin ToLands BlendBuyer Group NV has to seize gap the leftMiddle by theEast Boeing Co. for AsAirbus companies continue to tried turn their eyes the toward and Asia 757, whichahasn’t been manufactured a decade, by offering a new business, trend has emerged: The lines for between commercial and defense redesigned wing and more-efficient engines to its A330 wide-bodbusinesses are increasingly blurring. ies and extending the range of the A321, its largest narrow-body.

All but one company in the top 10 of this year’s Defense News Top 100 — our annual ranking of met the largest global30defense firmsto—discuss saw the percentage Boeing Co. has with about customers how to best of their defense business decline or remain flat in 2013.

Thales, at No. 9, was the fill the market void for trans-Atlantic flying left by its out-of-proonly company in the top 10 that saw growth in the percentage of its business duction 757 jetliner as Airbus Group NV offers its response: a new generated by defense. long-range A321 model.

Defense-heavy companies, such as US giant Lockheed Martin, which is once Boeing areareconvinced solution lies Lockheed in an airframe again at theexecutives top of the list, diversifyingthe their businesses. is entering larger than current single-aisle models -- rather than strapping thethat’s commercial marketplace in areas such as air traffic management, aviation training simulation, energy, and as advanced on fuelandtanks to extend range, Airbus manufacturing. proposes with its latest variant, John Wojick, Boeing’s chief commercial airplane salesman, The Maryland-based company saw defense revenue fall more than $4.3 billion told reporters during a telephone briefing. between 2012 and 2013, however the company’s overall revenue fell only $1.8 billion.

Prodded by customers led by Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson and Air LeaseChange Corp. isCEO Steven Those who watch the industry agree: coming, andUdvar-Hazy, companies that the planemakers have been on the gap between the largest don’t react appropriately couldfocusing get left behind. narrow-body aircraft, which are the workhorses of the global fleet, the smallest twin-aisle jetsindustry designedand forthe long-range travel. base “Asand a generalization, the defense defense industrial would be well served by an industry whose structure had more exposure to commercial markets commercial technologies our pure-play “What we’re tryingand to do in that market space isthan to try tomostly understand [defense] companies that comprise top tier ofin,” the industrial structure what our customers are reallythe interested Wojick said.

Basedtoday have,” said Steven Grundman, a former Pentagon industrial policysees chief on feedback from the airlines, the Chicago-based company annow with the Atlantic Council. opportunity for “airplanes larger than the 737 Max 9 and potentially fly a littler further,” he said.

He warns that the days of pure defense firms are endangered.

“Being a pure-play works whenwhich the defense budget is Airbus has trieddefense to seizecompany the gap left by great the 757, hasn’t been growing at 6 to 8 for percent a year, but the other aside of that coin is that manufactured a decade, by offering redesigned wing andwhen growth stops, you’re fully exposed to a flat market,” Grundman said.

“I don’t more-efficient engines to its A330 wide-bodies and extending the think there is as much room in the healthy defense industrial structure for range of the A321, its largest narrow-body. pure-play defense companies as we have today.

a keystone of its business plan, and a look at its catalog makes it That’s 500continue. miles more thetotal maximum forclimb the clearabout that will Boeingthan saw its companyrange revenue current of the andtoexceeds theits3,850-nautical-miles nearlyversion $5 billion fromjet, 2012 2013. But defense business has fallen 38.4 percent of757-200, total company in an 2012 to 36.9 flown by afrom winglet-equipped Robertrevenue Stallard, aerospace percent in RBC 2013. Capital Markets, said today in note to clients. analyst with Airbus sees the potential to replace 469 Boeing 757s still flying “The commercial derivatives plus another 500 aircraft, he market said. is a real competitive differentiator for us,” Chris Chadwick, president and chief executive officer of Boeing & Security, told757s reporters.

Only 50 toDefense, 60 of theSpace out-of-production currently ply the long distances that would be flown by the new Airbus model, Randy The company has two Pentagon — the maritime Tinseth, a Boeing vicemajor president for programs marketing, toldP-8reporters. patrol aircraft and KC-46A tanker — which are based on commercial Market demand for 1,000 orders envisioned by Airbus “is a little versions of the Boeing 737 and 767 jetliners, respectively. bit laughable,” he said. “[W]e’re trying to create this track record of success in this area where Thewe redesigned A321neo continues outsellapproach its Boeing bring to bear an improved ‘OnetoBoeing’ to counterpart, servicing our thecustomers’ 737 Max 9.needs The Airbus jet has tallied 755 orders to 286 for the worldwide,” Chadwick said. largest Boeing Max. “It’s going to be very interesting to see how market dynamics play out oversales the next years,” Chadwick said.it“I considers can’t predict future, but Boeing have10been stronger in what thethe heart of the I think market pressures will dictate that the company who can provide narrow-body market: jets seating about 160 to 180 people,Tinseth more capability less 8cost, from2,212 an innovative said.

Boeing’s 737atMax hasadapt garnered ordersperspective to close in and on bring capability onto current platforms in a very seamless at the the 2,817 tally held by the A320neo, which was the first toway market. right price, will end up on top at the end of the day.”

Boeing delivered more planes than Airbus in 2014, remaining the Commercial companies are investing “tremendous amounts of money world’s biggest airplane manufacturer for the third straight year. and starting to encroach the defense world” in areas including cyber, data analytics and drones, he said.

Colorado millions forit reAs Lockheed universities looks to move moreto intoget a commercial market, will center “around core competencies that we have today,” Hewson said. search in advanced composites The recent purchase of a company in the cyber infrastructure business serves as an example. “It lines right up with the cybersecurity work Colorado universities willsaid. get“It upjust to broadens $14 we are doing,” Hewson our portfolio capabilities million in federal money over five that we can provide.

It opens up years new markets for us.” to pursue research and use of advanced Companies have also been a commercial approach when composite materials, U.S. Rep.taking Ed Perdeveloping lmutter said. new defense products in anticipation of less government funding for these types of efforts.

Airclearest Lease,example the firmoffounded by link leasing ‘godfather’ Udvar-Hazy, is The the growing between the defense and commercial That’s state’sBell universities the first customer for the new A321, which will be outfitted with For because example,the Textron’s Helicopter has been developing V-280 sides comes, perhaps unsurprisingly, from the largest US aerospace company. areValor, part aoftiltrotor a group of pitched 122 companies, a third auxiliary tank to fly 206 passengers across the Atlantic and it has for the Army’s Black Hawk replacement and universities that will make up a new institute focused Boeing, 2 onasthe list, increasingly its commercial division, nonprofits other No. routes long ashas 4,000 nautical exploited miles, Airbus announced. program.

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advanced composites in develop manufacturing.

“If on youusing are going to take a decade to something, you are going to spend a lot more money to develop,” Scott Donnelly chairman, president CEO step of Textron, said in an interview.in“Iclean think energy we can “This is aand critical to accelerate innovation show that we can things and get aircraft in the air in two years. We technologies anddoboost American manufacturing,” said Perlmutter, can take it to production at a fraction of the cost.” impact on manuD-Golden.

“The Institute will have a lasting facturing competitiveness, job creation and energy efficiency Textron, saw support its defense fall manufacturing slightly from $4.29 billion in the which U.S. and therevenue regional economy toin$4.24 billion in 2013 and is No. 17 on this year’s list, is looking Colorado.” at projects “in a more commercial sense and not go through long” engineering and development program,Barack he said. Obama’s “National The institute is part of President

Network for Manufacturing Innovation,” an effort to connect “Time is money,” Donnelly said. “I cannot afford those budgets. I do not researchers, academics and businesses together to boost the think any of our customers are going to have the budgets to go through nation’s manufacturing sector. that process anyway.”

Obama announced that the University of Tennessee in Knoxville Preparing for the Future would lead the 122-member group that will focused on the research and years, use of companies advanced composites.

Ininto recent have been preparing for the decline in

government defense spending, restructuring themselves though Advanced composites are materials, suchoverhead-cutting as carbon fiber,measures. that are downsizing, facility consolidation and other three as strong and twice light asspending the weight of the This hastimes softened the blow of the asdefense cuts, but lightest “there’s metals. They change wide range products probably not a could wholedramatically lot more they coulda really do to of significantly that margins are madefrom in America, wind an turbines acboost here,” saidincluding Byron Callan, analyst and withcars, Capital cording to the institute’s website.

Alpha Partners.

Boeing’s Chadwick saidbut thestronger company has cut $4 billion overmight the past For instance, lighter blades on wind turbines be three years with another $2 billion planned in the coming years.“It’s capable of capturing more wind energy and convert it to electricity. difficult.

It’s participants painful, but it’s a necessity, so that we can have that agile Colorado include the National Renewable Energy cost structure that we have to have to compete over the next decade,” Laboratory in Golden as well as the Colorado School of Mines, heUniversity said. of Colorado, and Colorado State University and private companies such as CoorsTek, Lockheed Martin, Vestas and others, While the splitsaid. between defense and commercial business seems to be Perlmutter trending toward the latter, it does not mean commercial business has picked up, Callan noted.

Said Gov. John Hickenlooper: “We are delighted that Colorado is thenecessarily six memberbestates of theof institute. ... The integration of “Itone mayofnot indicative really successful commercial our regionalstrategies, and industry planning efforts—through Colorado diversification it’s just that defense becausethe of the Budget Blueprint has afforded us the opportunity to leverage federal Control Act and the war-related declines — has been shrinking at a initiatives suchsome as this.

Withcommercial today’s announcement, we successfaster pace than of these businesses,” Callan said. fully reached another goal — to accelerate our state’s advanced industries.”

While many company executives speak of diversifying, some might look Hickenlooper said more Colorado willin get of three hubs that the to shrink to become focused coreone business areas.

advanced setting up,may a hub will focus on “Some of thecomposite changes to institute individualiscompanies alsothat be thinking ahead,” the wind energy industry.

Callan said. “They may be shrinking in size, but they’re shrinking to get more focused on particular markets.”

“While work at our location will focus on the wind energy industry, On the create military companies have looked needed to offsettoUS with it will theside, technology infrastructure fuelcuts growth international business,Hickenlooper particularly in the Middle East and Asia. in other industries,” said.

L-3 Communications, No. 11 on the list, which saw its defense business The institute supported by2012 $70 and million funds revenue declinewill $502bemillion between 2013,inis federal in the midst of matched with more than $180 million in non-federal money. a commercial diversification itself.

L-3 posted will double-digit in its commercial international Thehas institute focus ongrowth research into the use ofand composite mabusiness, Michael Strianese, the New York-based company’s chairman, terials, developing new manufacturing techniques and improving president and CEO, said in anprograms. interview. The goal of the program is clean energy job training improving the performance and cutting the cost of clean energy Strianese toutedSource: the company’s sale ofJournal night-vision equipment to technologies.

Denverfirst Business the United Arab Emirates last year. He also applauded the Defense and State departments’ progress with export control reform and reducing National Tooling and Machining Association bureaucracy.

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Speaking about the international market, Chadwick said: “What you’re tionisthru scholarships - applications nowa seeing that we’ve got to move from [being] an exporter to [being] global presence more than we have in the past. So, you’re seeing where available we’re investing. We’re partnering.”

NTMA is now accepting applications for two NTMA Scholarships Decline in defense has Scholarship created interesting bedfellows for the – the Brock Babbspending Memorial and the Edwin Vobeda few major US defense programs on the horizon.

Helicopter maker Memorial Scholarship.

Sikorsky has teamed with Boeing for the Army’s Black Hawk helicopter replacement program and Boeing has teamed with Sweden-based Saab, These scholarships were created to support students advancing No. 29 on the list, for the Air Force’s new jet trainer. their education and pursuing careers in manufacturing. If you or someonethe younumber know of wants more details oronthe application packet, Increasing military aircraft based commercial ones could contact Ken down McCreight.

Scholarship April 1. have a trickle effect into the globalapplications maintenanceare anddue sustainment market as well, Chrisman said.

Northrop starts early in race to develop

“You can look at commercial opportunities, you can look at vertical next-generation fighter jet operations, or you can look at sustainment.The international sustainment opportunity for US companies, particularly US [original equipment Northrop Grumman has assembled team to develop the “sixth manufacturers], is something they areaconsidering and ought to be generation”more.” fighter jet, anticipating defense sector needs years in considering advance. “Northrop Grumman will compete for the next generation said Tom Vice, president Northrop’s division.

Afighter,” plane based on commonly flownofaircraft, like aerospace a 767, could make Source: Defense News sustainment easier and cheaper, he said.

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The Economic Policy Institute says that the increases will impact “about 3.1 million employees.”

Lockheed Martin Eyes Commercial, Civil UAS Market With fewer dollars being allocated for military unmanned aerial vehicle procurement, Lockheed Martin is looking to sell its drone products to the burgeoning commercial and civil market.

When it comes to the company’s smaller portfolio of drones, such as the Indago quad rotor, the Vector Hawk, the Desert Hawk III and Stalker platforms, there are a number of opportunities, said Jay McConville, director of business development for unmanned solutions atGeneral Lockheed. Dynamics to Deliver U.S. Army’s Newest

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These are new markets that for 10 vehicle-mounted Tactical Ground Station (TGS) Lot Dhave systems seized this capability,” he said during a Jan. media briefing with on an option for 11 additional systems.

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TheThat first will of the newitTGS systems transition them from military to commercial applications, he said. scheduled for delivery during the third quarter of 2013.

Reliability and safety are also critical to commercial and civil customers, andprovides Lockheed Martin offerswith that,access he said.to more than 600 data DCGS-A Army analysts

sources and allows rapid collaboration through shared data access. The The IndagoDynamics-built quad rotor in particular commerGeneral TGS-Lothas D received systems significant allow analysts to comb cial interest, he noted.

Besides ease of use, it has a number of private through millions of classified and unclassified records within minutes, sector applications such as precision agriculture. providing commanders with status updates on persons of interest and imminent threats such as improvised explosive devices.

He also touted the potential civilian uses of the company’s much larger K-MAX cargo unmanned aerial vehicle. The aircraft was first TGS systems have been widely deployed to forward operating bases deployed in 2011 and has since moved more than 4.5 million pounds worldwide, providing U.S. military and coalition soldiers with critical of cargo for the Marine Corps in Afghanistan. force protection intelligence that saves lives at the tactical edge.

K-MAX could be used for commercial cargo missions and for The TGS Lot D procurement followed a full-and-open firefighting purposes, McConville noted.

In November,competition Lockheed and includes TGSthat vehicle integration, materials, field service demonstrated thesystem K-MAX, working training alongside the five-pound and support.

The new TGS systems will deliver superior information Indago quad rotor, could successfully aid in firefighting scenarios. processing capability, secure network communications andhot collaboration During a demonstration, an Indago aircraft was able to locate spots with other intelligence resources worldwide.

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“The aircraft is adaptable to multiple … missions in the civil and commercial space. Delivery of cargo, for civil and commercial purposes, is an obvious one, but firefighting, first responding, disaster recovery and relief operations” are all possibilities, McConville said.

K-MAX is based on mature technology, and Lockheed would feel comfortable flying it in domestic airspace.

McConville emphasized that the company still sees opportunities in the military market.

“We see market growth coming in civil and commercial, as well as a continued robust military environment, both U.S. and international,” McConville said.

“Requirements still need to be filled” for both large and small platforms.

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Even for Utahns already in the workforce, there are opportunities to ramp up their skills. Instructure, a Utah-based technology company specializing in online learning, recently began partnering with Salt Lake Community College to provide supplemental training for its employees.

Whatever the age or experience of the student, Utah school officials are hopeful that supplemental instruction will mean success for students and sustainability for businesses, said Karen Gunn, associate provost of economic development and business partnerships at Salt lake Community College.

“That is our goal,” Gunn said. “It’s really critical to ensure that if we’re trying to recruit companies to the state, that they know they have a skill-ready workforce at varying levels, regardless of whether it’s a post-secondary certificate of completion, all the way up to the advanced degree level.”

Filling in blanks Logan Allen, STEM program manager forYMCA in Weber County, said STEM Hub programs help students discover interest in current and upcoming careers, such as aircraft mechanics at Hill Air Force Base, a major employer in the county.

“Right now, there’s a huge boom in STEM careers here in Utah,” Allen said. “Unfortunately, we’re having to outsource those jobs outside of the state, so it’s important to address STEM with high school students as soon as possible so we can start getting them interested and into the workforce as soon as possible.”

The programs began tlast month at Ogden and Ben Lomond high schools; Mound Fort Junior High School; and T.O. Smith, James Madison, Dee and Gramercy elementary schools.

Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell said providing early support for students in STEM subjects is “absolutely critical” to ensuring their achievement in college and eventual employment.

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“We’ve met with principals one-on-one and explained the STEM Hub model and basically asked them to fill in the blanks to help us understand what social services or academic help their students might need,” he said.

Some programs offer extended after-school hours for students, including dinner, according to Ogden School District spokesman Zac Williams, who said that all programs are open enrollment.

“The programs are ready to take students where they are and enhance their education in STEM subjects, and that’s a big reason that we’re instituting them,”Williams said. “It also allows students who might not have other productive outlets during that time of day. It allows them to be at school and be involved in these activities.”

Still, some come with less-than-sufficient abilities.

“There are some specific skills or knowledge base that we don’t always find in the people we hire,” Weber said. “This workshop with Salt Lake Community College can help us address those things.”

Such training could range from computer automation skills, to management, to basic workplace communication. And being able to prepare customized local instruction on a quick timeframe saves critical time and money, Weber said.

“I think it will certainly help,” he said. “It’s much more cost-effective and efficient than sending someone off to a training course somewhere else.”

Such courses are common at the college. Each year, about 130 companies train their employees — about 3,500 last year — through the college, according to Gunn. Of those companies, about 40 percent deal with STEM occupations.

Parents whose children attend a participating school can enroll their students by completing a registration form and submitting it to the school’s front office.

In addition to workforce training programs, the college offers shortterm intensive programs for individuals who need to be more “work ready” quickly, Gunn said. Companies and the college often share the cost of equipment in order to build infrastructure for future programs.

Becoming work ready Instructure is one of many companies looking to out-of-state applicants to fill needed positions. Of the past 50 technology positions hired by Instructure, about half of them were given to people from outside Utah, Vice President Jeff Weber said during an education workforce alliance summit last month.

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These advances give warfighters the ability to see more targets at much further distances.Warfighters will receive better data more quickly, which means that they can now find out about and engage threats faster.

How will this “digital quarterback” be used? The Hawkeye can be deployed for a range of tasks, from missile defense to border security. It will be key for time-critical threats.

Hawkeye’s combined capabilities are a big advantage in defending and protecting U.S. forces in coastal areas and on land.Its excellent sensor data, battle space situational awareness, and connectivity to other airborne assets make this aircraft ideal for coordinating air strikes against hostile targets.

For forces operating in littoral environments — or those that are part of bodies of water like a river or the ocean – safe access is crucial. The more common these advanced cruise missiles become, the more a solution like Hawkeye becomes important.

An airborne battle manager, the Hawkeye can operate from forward-deployed aircraft carriers.

In a scenario where adversaries suddenly gain possession of missiles, the Hawkeye can detect the threat and use FORCEnet communications to notify an Aegis missile cruiser of a launched threat. Aegis then receives ongoing continuous data to help it destroy the missile.

The aircraft system can help exactly locate and identify an adversary’s launch system. It does so by simultaneously collaborating with various assets like satellite surveillance.This versatile quarterback could also direct an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), or drone.

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TheVTOL X plane is basically a helicopter mashed up with an airplane. Helicopters, with the ability to take off and land without an airstrip (otherwise known as VTOL, or Vertical Take Off and Landing) give the military access to areas that fixedwing aircraft can’t reach. But fixed-wing aircraft provide better speed and range.

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DARPA announced that the competition to build the X Plane has been narrowed down to a final four companies – Aurora Flight Sciences,The Boeing Company, Karem Aircraft, and Sikorsky Aircraft.

All have proposed designs for an unmanned X-Plane. While all in their conceptual stages, each of these designs and new technologies could ultimately revolutionize manned aircraft, too.

VTOL X-Plane challenges the teams to create one single hybrid aircraft that incorporates significant improvements in vertical and cruise flight capabilities.

The final four designs all leverage new multipurpose technologies.

Developing technology that can do more than one thing is a smart approach – the aircraft will need fewer systems to operate.

Would this X-Plane be better than all the rest?

DARPA hopes so.The VTOL X-Plane will have a number of impressive capabilities.

The X-Plane project aims to provide an aircraft that can fly as fast as 460 mph, take off and land vertically, and hover efficiently. This would happen all while the plane hauls crates of heavy cargo.

Current VTOLs, like the tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey, are used operationally and give the military the option to land just about anywhere at relatively fast speeds. But the Osprey can reach only about 322 mph.

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For the full year, Colorado recorded 86VC deals valued at $793 million, up nearly 71 percent from $464.5 million in 2013, said the MoneyTree report by PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data from Thomson Reuters.

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“One of the interesting things is the size of the deals.We’re seeing some very large deals.”

The largest deal in the fourth quarter and for the year in Colorado was a $59.9 million expansion stage investment in Boulder-based data storage technology firm Solidfire Inc., according to PwC. “The larger deals are being done in the later and expansion stages, for companies with a product on the market or ready to go to market,” Parsons said. “There’s less risk with a proven technology.”

He attributes the strong VC activity last year to the fact that “there’s a really good exit market out there. The IPO (initial public offering) market has been the best we’ve seen in a number of years. And there’s still a lot of capital out there to invest.”

Software investments led all sectors in Colorado in 2014, with $222 million worth of deals last year.

VC investments in the industrial/energy sector in Colorado in 2014 were up 17 percent year-over-year to $90.1 million. But VC activity in that sector is likely to fall this year, thanks to the steep decline in oil prices.

“I think that there is going to be a little bit of a downturn with energy and industrial companies, whether it’s oil and gas or renewables,” Parsons said. “But I do think that will be a short-term impact.”

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The piece explains that the researchers are hoping to devise a more versatile system which could improve on the current three-year shelf life of MREs. Moreover, “with 3D technology, food can be tailored to a soldier’s nutritional needs.”

$49.8 million expansion investment in Denver-based Sympoz Inc. a media and entertainment company. $37 million expansion investment in Denver-based software firm Welltok $30 million later stage investment in Boulder-based N30 Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biotechnology firm. $30 million expansion investment in Boulder-based Minute Key Inc., a consumer products and services firm. $25.6 million later stage investment in Louisville-based Door to Door Organics, a consumer products and services firm. Source: Denver Business Journal

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Americans Said To Prefer Solar, Wind Power Contributor Jeff McMahon writes at Forbes about a presentation at the University of Chicago by Harvard professor Stephen Ansolabehere on the data he has gathered from surveying Americans on their energy preferences for 12 years. He found that, “Americans want to move away from coal, oil and nuclear power and toward wind and solar.” He said that the preference was so strong that it overwhelms “the partisan divide” as “about 80 percent” support a large increase in solar and wind power, and another 10 percent “want it to increase somewhat.”

He concludes that few Americans support an “all of the above” energy policy, though “Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz still routinely uses the phrase” in describing the Administration’s policy.

Ansolabehere said that Americans take this approach because they “think of solar and wind as relatively harmless, coal oil and nuclear as harmful and natural gas as somewhere in between.” In addition, they believe that solar and wind power are less expensive.

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Vestas gets SunEdison wind turbine order; company expected to top 2013 orders Vestas Wind Systems A/S says it has a new 60 megawatt order from SunEdison Inc. for wind turbine equipment.

It’s part of a new “master supply agreement” or MSA with Maryland Heights, Missouri-based SunEdison that has a potential for more turbines generating as much as 600 MW, Vestas said.

Under such longer-term deals, Vestas and a customer agree to terms on possible future orders, but those orders are not definite.

“The turbines in the new MSA will be deployed at various projects that are currently being developed,” Vestas said.

The fact that the order was placed before the end of the year means that wind farms that use the equipment will qualify for the federal Production Tax Credit on wind-generated power, which is set to expire tonight.Wind power industry executives and clean-energy advocates will push the new Congress to restore the credit.

The SunEdison order is for wind turbine equipment for both the Vestas 2MW and 3MW turbines, Vestas said.

The Danish company has four factories in Colorado. It did not say which plants will get work under the new order.

By one estimate, a 1 MW turbine on land can provide enough electricity to power 225 to 300 households.

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Astronauts close to moving into space station for year An American astronaut and Russian cosmonaut are just two months shy of launching to the International Space Station for an entire year. Already, though, scientists are clamoring for additional long-term subjects.

Two people are not enough from a scientific perspective, NASA’s space station program scientist, Julie Robinson, said Thursday. The space agency wants to start collecting data from Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko before making any firm decisions on further one-year missions, she said.

NASA and its partners - Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada - are considering as many as 12 one-year test subjects at the space station. All but Russia are new to such long orbital hauls.

Space veterans in their 50s, Kelly and Kornienko will rocket into orbit in late March from Kazakhstan and remain aboard the space station until the following March.

It will be the first time NASA sends someone into space for 12 months; station stints typically last six months.The Russians are old pros at this, but medical and technological breakthroughs since Russia’s yearlong missions from the 1980s and 1990s means even more will be learned this time around, according to Robinson.The two sides will collaborate on many of the experiments.

NASA wants to learn how the body fares after a year in space, before committing to lengthy trips to Mars and elsewhere.Right now, it’s a big question mark as to what happens beyond six months in orbit.

“What we don’t know right now is what that six- to 12-month period looks like,” Robinson told reporters. “We’re talking about it scientifically, but we’re not really having deep discussions about it until we have the first information from the first two. If we see something dramatic, that’s going to change how everybody looks at having additional oneyear missions.”

Kelly will provide an especially unique set of data.His blood and urine

samples, as well as other measurements, will be compared with those from his identical twin brother, Mark, a retired astronaut.

Space station program manager Mike Suffredini said NASA may wait until commercially developed crew capsules are ready to launch astronauts from U.S. soil, before building on Kelly and Kornienko’s flight. That won’t happen before 2017 or 2018. SpaceX and Boeing are the two chosen contractors.

Since the retirement of the U.S. space shuttle fleet in 2011, Russian Soyuz spacecraft have served as the only means to ferry crew to and from the space station.

ViaSat taps SpaceX for satellite launch Operator ViaSat has hired Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch its new high capacity ViaSat-2 Internet satellite in 2016.

SpaceX, a privately held builder of rockets that supply the International Space Station under a contract with NASA, will use its biggest rocket, the Falcon Heavy, to put ViaSat-2 into orbit.

The Falcon Heavy can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest launch vehicle — the Falcon 9 — at one-third the cost.

The launch will take place from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with a launch window running from August through October next year, said Bruce Rowe, a ViaSat spokesman.

Asked why ViaSat chose SpaceX, Rowe said one reason is ViaSat Chief Executive Mark Dankberg “thinks they are like us. They are

trying to do stuff nobody has done before.”

Besides SpaceX, Musk also heads Tesla Motors, which makes all-electric luxury cars.

About four years ago, ViaSat transformed itself from a sleepy maker of communications equipment into a satellite operator with the ViaSat-1. The company used a novel design to offer much faster speeds to Internet subscribers. The company’s Exede service provides 12 megabits per second download speeds starting at $50 a month.

Launched in late 2011 from Kazakhstan, ViaSat-1 powers 657,000 residential Internet subscribers today.With 140 gigabits of total capacity, it’s also the backbone behind fast in-flight Wi-Fi on about 300 JetBlue and United Airlines commercial jets.

Exede has monthly data usage caps on many of its service plans, however.That has been a drawback for potential subscribers who want to play online games or download movies.

ViaSat-2 uses a new architecture to get more capacity and broader geographic coverage than ViaSat-1. The company says the new satellite will not only serve North America but also Central America and the Caribbean.

In addition, the satellite will provide a bridge of coverage across the North Atlantic, connecting North America with Europe for in-flight Wi-Fi and other mobile services.

ViaSat-2 also will have twice the bandwidth economics of ViaSat-1, the company said.

“One of the primary objectives for ViaSat-2, beyond higher speeds, is to offer more data with all of our service plans,” said Dankberg in a statement. “We can do that by building

a network with lots more network capacity at a cost that will attract more customers, and that’s what this new class of satellite is designed to do.”

ViaSat hired Boeing to build its $350 million satellite. The cost for ViaSat-2, including construction, launch, insurance, equipment and other expenses, is $625 million.

Stronger Supply Chains Deemed Crucial To US Manufacturing Growth Writing in IndustryWeek, National Mining Association President and CEO Hal Quinn and Reshoring Initiative founder Harry Moser assert that amid the nation’s current “manufacturing renaissance,” during which industry titans have moved operations back to these shores, “U.S. manufacturers are seriously concerned about how the supply of minerals and metals can impact the success of their businesses.” As the US regains manufacturing prominence, “the need for strong, stable supply chains” of critical minerals and metals becomes more acute, Quinn and Moser wrote, noting that although this country has $6.2 trillion worth of such materials in reserve, US manufacturers are highly dependent on foreign sources.

While praising the House of Representatives’ passage of legislation to improve permitting of minerals mines, the writers urged the incoming Congress and President Obama “to collaborate and take the necessary actions to ensure the success of our domestic manufacturers and keep our economy growing.”

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Solvents /Degreasing Agents Blaser ___________ 801-722-4095 Castrol ___________ 800-894-7773 Hangsterfer’s _______ 316-640-2462 Hangsterfer’s _______ 760-580-1357 Star Metal Fluids _____ 800-367-9966 Spindles GMN USA _________ 800-686-1679 Setco Spindles & Slides __ 866-362-0699 Tapping Paste TAPIT All Lubricants ____ 719-200-9141 Thread Mills Cutting Edge Tool Supply _ 719-277-8780 Tooling Systems AIT _____________ 800-321-3195 Cutting Edge Tool Supply _ 719-277-8780 Seco Tools Inc. _______ 248-528-5960 Vices and Vice Jaws Desert EDM Sales _____ 480-816-6300 Work Holding AIT _____________ 800-321-3195 CALIBRATION SERVICES Advanced Coord. Tech ___ 303-469-6161 Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871 Total Qual. Syst. ______ 480-377-6422 A2Z Manufacturing •

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Saw Replacement Parts Rocky Mountain Saw Blades_303-761-3000 Tool Grinders Punch & Die DCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339 INSPECTION EQUIP Advanced Coord. Tech ___ 303-469-6161 Gage Lab Products_____ 801-716-2972 Klontech Indust. Sales ___ 480-948-1871 OGP ___________ 480-889-9056 Total Qual. Syst. ______ 480-377-6422 CMM Probes Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340 Gage Lab Products_____ 801-716-2972 Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871 OGP ___________ 480-889-9056 Coordinate Measuring Mach.

Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340 Klontech Industrial Sales _ 480-948-1871 Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933 OGP ___________ 480-889-9056 Gauging Equipment Gage Lab Products_____ 801-716-2972 Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871 OGP ___________ 480-889-9056 Low Temp Instrumentation High Precision Devices _ 303-447-2558 Metrology Instruments Datum Inspection ____ 602-997-1340 Gage Lab Products_____ 801-716-2972 Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871

GRINDING Grinding Machines DCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339 Jend Machinery _____ 303-775-3697 Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933 Triad Machine ______ 303-424-0268 Aircraft brake rotor DCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339 Grinders, Rotary Silicon & Quartz DCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339 Manual Lathes & Mills AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266 Pedestals for Grinders Midaco__________ 847-593-8420 Sawing Machines AIT _____________ 800-321-3195 Jorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151 OGP __________ 480-889-9056 Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933 Optical Comparators Rocky Mountain Saw Blades_303-761-3000 Datum Inspection ____ 602-997-1340

Gage Lab Products_____ 801-716-2972 Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871 OGP ___________ 480-889-9056 Particle Inspection Mach DCM Tech ________ 800-533-5339 Video Measuring Systems Gage Lab Products_____ 801-716-2972 Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871 HARDWARE Horizon Carbide Tool __480-968-0957 Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441 Metal Supermarkets __ 303-424-1030 Utah Metal Works, Inc. _ 801-364-5679 METALS & MATERIALS AZ Tool Steel LLC ____ 480-784-1600 Coastal Metals _____ 800-811-7466 Erickson Metals _____877-543-6061 Kloeckner Metals Corp 480-389-2883 Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441 Metal Supermarkets __303-424-1030 Olympic Metals _____303-286-9700 O’Neal Flat Rolled Metals _ 303-654-0300 O’Neal Flat Rolled Metals _ 801-399-5700 Ryerson _________303-227-6310 Samuel, Son & Co. __ 303-422-8282 TCI Precision Metals __ 800-234-5613

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An ISO 9001 Company

Jeff Klimowicz Senior Sales Engineer

Automatic Barfeeds of all Types

Southwest Region: AZ, UT, NV, CO, ID All Products Proudly Made in the USA

Denver, CO 303.654.0300

United Performance Metals888-282-3292 Metals888-282-3292 Western States Metals _801-978-0562 Alloys: Corrosion Resistant United Performance Metals 888-282-3292 Alloys: High Temperature United Performance Metals 888-282-3292 Alloys: Nichel & Cobalt United Performance Metals 888-282-3292 Aluminum Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441 Metal Supermarkets __ 303-424-1030 Olympic Metals _____ 303-286-9700 O’Neal Flat Rolled Metals _ 303-654-0300 O’Neal Flat Rolled Metals _ 801-399-5700 TCI Precision Metals __ 800-234-5613 Armor: Military & Commercial Kloeckner Metals Corp 480-389-2883 TW Metals ________ 800-203-8000 Brass Coastal Metals ______800-811-7466 Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441 Metal Supermarkets __ 303-424-1030 Olympic Metals _____ 303-286-9700 Ryerson __________303-227-6310 United Performance Metals 888-282-3292 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain•

Quality New & Used CNC Machine Tools

Ogden, UT 801.399.5700

Bronze Coastal Metals ______800-811-7466 Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441 Metal Supermarkets __ 303-424-1030 Olympic Metals _____ 303-286-9700 Carbon Coastal Metals ______800-811-7466 Ryerson _________ 303-227-6310 Copper Olympic Metals _____ 303-286-9700 Flat Rolled Metals O’Neal Flat Rolled Metals _ 303-654-0300 O’Neal Flat Rolled Metals _ 801-399-5700 Garnet Abrasives GMA Garnet Group ___ 832-243-9300 Metals: Bar & Plate AZ Tool Steel LLC ____ 480-784-1600 Coastal Metals ______800-811-7466 Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441 Metal Supermarkets __ 303-424-1030 Ryerson _________ 303-227-6310 TW Metals ________ 800-203-8000 Mold Steel AZ Tool Steel LLC ____ 480-784-1600 Nickel Alloys AZ Tool Steel LLC ____ 480-784-1600

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Mobile: 480‐320‐0308 jklimowicz@qualichem.com www.qualichem.com

(303) 651-6545 sales@automatics.com www.automatics.com

Marzee Inc. _______ 602-269-5801 Ryerson _________303-227-6310 TW Metals _________ 800-203-8000 United Perf. Metals ___ 888-282-3292 Plate-Precision Saw Cut Erickson Metals _____877-543-6061 Pre-Honed Tube Western States Metals _801-978-0562 Rubber Marzee Inc.________602-269-5801 Stainless Steel AZ Tool Steel LLC _____480-784-1600 Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466 Kloeckner Metals Corp __ 480-389-2883 Metal Supermarkets ___ 801-972-2441 Metal Supermarkets ___303-424-1030 Olympic Metals ______303-286-9700 O’Neal Flat Rolled Metals _ 303-654-0300 O’Neal Flat Rolled Metals _ 801-399-5700 Ryerson __________ 303-227-6310 Samuel, Son & CO. ___ 303-422-8282 TCI Precision Metals ___ 800-234-5613 United Perf. Metals ___ 888-282-3292 Steel AZ Tool Steel LLC_______ 480-784-1600 Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466

Kloeckner Metals Corp _ 480-389-2883 Marzee __________ 602-269-5801 Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441 Metal Supermarkets __ 303-424-1030 Olympic Metals _____ 303-286-9700 Ryerson __________303-227-6310 Samuel, Son & CO. ___ 303-422-8282 Ryerson __________303-227-6310 TCI Precision Metals __ 800-234-5613 METAL DISTRIBUTORS Erickson Metals _____ 877-543-6061 Coastal Metals ______ 800-811-7466 Kloeckner Metals Corp _ 480-389-2883 Metal Supermarkets __ 801-972-2441 Metal Supermarkets __ 303-424-1030 Olympic Metals _____ 303-286-9700 Ryerson __________303-227-6310 Samuel, Son & CO. ___ 303-422-8282 TW Metals ________ 800-203-8000 United Perf. Metals ___ 888-282-3292 Western States Metals _ 801-978-0562 NEW MACHINERY CHIP CUTTING CNC Drilling/Tapping Methods West ______ 602-437-2220 CNC Mills Action Machine _____ 303-532-2900

AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266 Automatics & Machinery 800-543-7666 Foothills Machinery ___ 303-466-3777 Hartwig Inc. _______ 303-373-9450 Hurco __________ 800-634-2416 J.M. Grisley _______ 801-486-7519 J.M. Grisley _______ 208-861-8991 Jend Machinery _____ 303-775-3697 King Machine ______ 208-345-9600 Methods West ______ 602-437-2220 Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933 Smith Machinery Co __ 801-263-6403 Todd Machinery ______801-294-6390 Tornos USA ________951-695-0342 Triad Machine _______303-424-0268 CNC Lathes Action Machine _____ 303-532-2900 AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266 Automatics & Machinery 800-543-7666 Foothills Machinery ___ 303-466-3777 J.M. Grisley ________ 801-486-7519 J.M. Grisley _______ 208-861-8991 Jend Machinery _____ 303-775-3697 Hartwig Inc. ________303-373-9450 Hurco __________ 800-634-2416 King Machine ______ 208-345-9600 Methods West ______ 602-437-2220 Moncktons Mach Tools __303-571-4933 Smith Machinery Co ___801-263-6403 Todd Machinery ______801-294-6390 Triad Machine _______303-424-0268 CNC Swiss Turn Machines AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266 Automatics & Machinery 800-543-7666 Foothills Machinery ___ 303-466-3777 Jend Machinery _____ 303-775-3697 Methods West ______ 602-437-2220 Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933 Tornos USA ______ 951-695-0342 Triad Machine ______ 303-424-0268

EDM Drilling Machines Inc ____650-966-9676 Current EDM In EDM Machines Action Machine _____ 303-532-2900 AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266 Desert EDM Sales ____ 480-816-6300 EDM Network ______ 480-836-1782 Jend Machinery _____ 303-775-3697 Methods West ______ 602-437-2220 Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933 Smith Machinery Co __ 801-263-6403 Todd Machinery _____ 801-294-6390 Triad Machine ______ 303-424-0268 EDM Tooling Systems Desert EDM Sales ____ 480-816-6300 EDM Network ______ 480-836-1782 EDM Perform. Access. ___ 800-336-2946 Global EDM Supply___ 480-836-8330 End Mills Helical Solutions ____ 866-543-5422 Micro Hole Drilling Machines Current EDM Inc ____650-966-9676 NEW MACHINERY FABRICATION Band Saws AIT _____________ 800-321-3195 Fabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342 Foothills Machinery ___ 303-466-3777 King Machine ______ 208-345-9600 Bar Feeders Edge Technologies _____ 562-597-7824 Trusty-Cook ________ 877-240-2462 Cold Saws Fabricating Equip Sales __ 303-466-7342 CNC Punching Centers S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542 AMADA America _____ 303-670-9406 Iron Workers AIT _____________ 800-321-3195 Fabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342 Jorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151 S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542 Laser Cutters Action Machine _____ 303-532-2900 AMADA America _____ 303-670-9406 Foothills Machinery ___ 303-466-3777

Moncktons Mach Tools _ 303-571-4933 PrecisionFab Inc. ____303-779-9180 S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542 Sidley Diamond Tool __ 800-544-9070 Triad Machine ______ 303-424-0268 Pipe & Tube Benders/Notchers Amada America _____ 303-549-9167 Fabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342 S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542 Plate Rolls Fabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342 Jorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151 Press Brakes AMADA America _____ 303-670-9406 Fabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342 Jorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151 King Machine ______ 208-345-9600 S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542 Shearing Machines Action Machine _____ 303-532-2900 Fabricating Equip Sales _ 303-466-7342 Jorgensen Machine Tools 800-952-0151 King Machine ______ 208-345-9600 S&S Machinery Sales __ 602-368-8542 Welding Equipment Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000 Welding Equipment: Spot Welders AMADA America _____ 303-670-9406 OTHER ACCESSORIES Tooling Systems Desert EDM Sales _____ 480-816-6300 USA EDM Supply _____ 480-836-8330 PALLET SYSTEMS AutomaticPalletSystems Midaco__________ 847-593-8420 AutomaticDoorOpenerSystems Midaco__________ 847-593-8420 ManualRotaryPalletSystems Midaco__________ 847-593-8420 RoboticPartLoadingSystems Midaco__________ 847-593-8420 PRODUCTS Guns Layke Tactical ______ 602-272-2654

PROG. SYSTEMS CAD/CAMSoftware, CAD AME, Inc. ________ 303-922-9266 Cimatron ________ 248-596-9700 Delcam __________ 877-35-2261 Feature Cam ______ 602-502-9654 SolidCAM ________ 530-863-0461 PROTOTYPE MACHINERY 3D Parts To Go_______801-380-7935 RECYCLING Recyclable Metals Iron & Metals, Inc ____ 303-292-5555 Utah Metal Works ____ 801-364-5679 Scrap Metal Recycling Iron & Metals, Inc ____ 303-292-5555 Utah Metal Works ____ 801-364-5679 ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT Integrated Systems Inc _ 928-649-9600 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 Consultants, Health & Safety CKC Services LLC ____ 303-905-2371 Consultant, ISO 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 Contract Inspection Advanced Coord. Tech __ 303-469-6161

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Jeffrey F. Nawrot Vice President, Business Development 10530 E. 59th Street • Indianapolis, IN 46236 T: 317/826.4414 • TF: 877/240.2462 • F: 317/823.6822 jeff@trustycook.com • C: 317/946.1235 trustycook.com

Nick Hochuli Sales Engineer

C O R P O R A T I O N

Cell: 937/503-4708 Office: 937/885-1878 E-mail: hn@wohlhaupter.com Wohlhaupter Corporation 10542 Success Lane Centerville, Ohio 45458

Online Training For www.streamingteacher.com

Klontech Measure Sol__ 480-626-8131 Education Ogden-Weber Tech College 801-395-3795 Engineering Services Advanced Coord. Tech __ 303-469-6161 Financing IEC __________ 303-593-0403 Intech Funding _____ 385-553-9208 Quick Turn Financial____415-608-5692 First Article Inspection Advanced Coord. Tech ____303-469-6161 Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340 Heavyhaul IRH ___________801-972-5581 Injection Molding 3D Parts To Go _____ 801-380-7935 ISO900/AS9100 Audits American Global Standards 617-838-4648 ISO900/AS9100 Registration American Global Standards 617-838-4648 Inspection Services Advanced Coord. Tech ____303-469-6161 Datum Inspection _____ 602-997-1340 Insurance Services Sentry Insurance ____ 877-373-6879 Lean Consulting ABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591 Machine Repair/Servicing Jorgensen Machine Tools_800-952-0151 Process Improvement/ Audit ABS Quality Evaluations 702-371-7591 BMSC _____________ 602-445-9400 Sustaining Edge Solutions _ 888-572-9642 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

X-Ray Certified Inspection Service _602-267-0661 ISO9000 / AS9100 Cert.

American Global Standards 617-838-4648 BMSC _____________ 602-445-9400 Gladhill Associates ______719-495-8045 MEP ____________801-863-7001 Orion Registrar _______303-645-4017 Sustaining Edge Solutions _ 888-572-9642 ISO Registrar American Global Standards 617-838-4648 Orion Registrar _______303-645-4017 Lean Manufacturing MEP ____________ 801-863-7001 Sustaining Edge Solutions_ 888-572-9642 Machine Tool Rebuilding EDM Network ______ 480-836-1782 Process Improvement BMSC _____________ 602-445-9400 Sustaining Edge Solutions __ 888-572-9642

Business insurance solutions for the precision manufacturing industry 1-877-373-6879 businessproducts_direct@sentry.com sentry.com

TRAINING CAD/CAM Training Davis Applied Tech College__801-593-2483 Daystrom Technologies___303-534-8345 CNC/Conventional Machining Davis Applied Tech College__801-593-2483 Machining Software Davis Applied Tech College__801-593-2483 USED MACHINERY Automatics & Machinery __ 800-543-7666 EDM Network ________ 480-836-1782 Jorgensen Machine Tools__800-952-0151 King Machine________208-345-9600 K.D. Capital Equipment___480-922-1674 Methods West________602-437-2220 PrecisionFab Inc.______303-779-9180 ReSell CNC West_______480-694-9919 S&S Machinery Sales____602-368-8542 WATERJET CUTTING TOOLING MACHINERY Arc Cutting Tools Action Machine _______303-532-2900 Reverse Engineering Helical Solutions______866-543-5422 Fabricating Equip Sales __303-466-7342 Advanced Coord. Tech __ _303-469-6161 Precision Toolholding Flow International_______800-446-3569 Products Diversified Metal Services__ 801-972-6093 Global EDM Supply____480-836-8330 Von Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322 Jend Machinery _____ 303-775-3697 Klontech Measure Sol___ 480-626-8131 Tooling Systems Jorgensen Machine Tools__800-952-0151 Rigging & Transfer Atlas Rigging & Transfer 801-539-3885 Von Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322 King Machine________208-345-9600 OMAX Corp________ _800-838-0343 IRH ___________ _801-972-5581 Live Tool Holders Triad Machine______ _ 303-424-0268 Von Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322 Spindle Rebuilding Abrasives/Blast Media GMN USA _________ 800-686-1679 Static Tool Holders GMA Garnet Group ____ 832-243-9300 Setco-Pope Spindles_____866-362-0699 Von Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322 Fives ____________909-263-9282

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Staffing Resource Mfg________801-265-1999 SHOP FLOOR AUTOMATION Hardware: USB Bytebox ___________ 888-Bytebox Serial Port Bytebox ___________ 888-Bytebox Software:CNC Networking Bytebox ___________ 888-Bytebox Transportation IRH ____________801-972-5581 SOFTWARE CAD/CAM/CAE Daystrom Technologies _ 303-534-8345 SolidCAM ________ 530-863-0461 Consulting/Engineering Daystrom Technologies _ 303-534-8345 Von Ruden Mfg _____ 763-682-0322

Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes ISO9001:2008

Joe Tripi President jtripi@micropulsewest.com

444 W. 21st Street / Suite 101 / Tempe, AZ 85282 (480) 966-2300 / Fax (480) 966-2323

Jeffrey Peterson 801-710-7891

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

Precision Investment Castings Since 1972 www.dolphincasting.com MICHAEL BUTLER mikeb@dolphincasting.com Manager Ext. 3335 Phone:Sales 602-272-6747 mikeb@dolphincasting.com

602-272-6747 Ext. 3335 ISOPhone: 9001, PED Directive 97/23/EC ISO 9001, PED Directive 97/23/EC

ASSEMBLIES Advantage Manufacturing _ 877-727-0281 AEI Fabrication _______480-733-6594 Acu-Tec CNC _________ 303-365-9245 Bar-S Machine ________ 928-636-2115 Dayton Rogers _______ 763-717-6303 JD Machine _________801-782-4403 Stacy Machine & Tooling __303-465-3922 Steen & Sons Machine Shop 208-522-7341 Wasatch Laser Processing__801-972-3500 Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800 Electronics Assemblies Advantage Manufacturing _ 877-727-0281 Cascade Systems Tech ___ 503-640-5733 Welded Assemblies Weiser/Mile High Precision 303-280-2778 BAR CODING Western Sintering _____509-375-3096

Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/Chrome BENDING AEI Fabrication ______ 480-733-6594 Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648 JQ Enterprises_________801-975-0777 Collins Metal Finishing __ 602-275-3117 LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612 BROACHING Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.

Ponderosa Ind________303-298-1801 Our company logo Precision Mach’d Products 970-482-7676 Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648 Specialty Steel Services __ 801-539-8252 Collins Metal Finishing __ 602-275-3117

Saw Cutting Bandsaw LLC _______ 303-744-7181

DESIGN/ CAD/CAM Bar-S Machine _______ 928-636-2115 H& S Machine _______ 801-755-7627 DIES Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766 COMPOSITES EDM CASTINGS Elite Machine ___________ 801-710-7891 EDM: Drilling Small Hole Die Casting S.A. Composites _________ 970-776-3877 EDM Express _______800-780-7075 TVT Die Casting ______ 800-280-2278 LAYKE, Inc.__________ 602-272-2654 CUTTING Die Casting: Aluminum/Zinc Font Verdana size Metal 9 (I dropped in this cell TVT Die Casting ______ 800-280-2278 because the “Precision Investment Castings” Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300 ________ EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking) Precision Investment Casting onBandsaw the logoLLC is not very clear. 303-744-7181 EDM Express ______ 800-780-7075 Dolphin Inc. ________ 602-272-6747 Plasma Cutting Precision Castings Since 1972 COATING Bandsaw LLCInvestment ________ 303-744-7181 Innovative Precision____ 801-334-6317 www.dolphincasting.com Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604 Plastic Coating: Liquid Collins Metal Finishing __ 602-275-3117 Bandsaw LLC ________ 303-744-7181 Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300 Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146 ImageTek __________ 303-806-8111 Prec. Mach’d Products ___ 970-482-7676 Font Verdana Size 9

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Fabrication: Filament Winding S.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877 Fabrication: Composites S.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877

EDM: Wire Custom Design & Mfg ___ 435-257-0668 EDM Express ______ 800-780-7075 Foremaster Tool ______801-737--0265 Innovative Precision _____801-334-6317 Micropulse West ______ 480-966-2300 Paramount Machine ___ 801-886-2755 H&R Precision ________801-975-7400 LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612 QualTek ________ 719-598-3394 X31 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 Collins Metal Finishing __ 602-275-3117 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

QualTek ualTek ________719-598-3394 x31 ENGINEERING/DESIGN Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281 AzMark __________480-926-8969 Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668 Stacy Machine & Tooling _303-465-3922 FABRICATION Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281 AEI Fabrication ______480-733-6594 Aero Tech _______ 801-292-0493 Arrow Sheet Metal Prod 303-427-6419 Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574 Dayton Rogers ______ 763-717-6303 EMJD Corporation _____ 303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076 Howell Precision______ 623-582-4776 Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818 Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Wrico ___________480-892-7800 Custom Auto/Truck/Bike H& S Machine ______ 801-755-7627

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Fabrication: Enclosures Falcon Sheet Metal __ 801-298-5064 Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Fabrication: Medium & Large Arrow Sheet Metal Prod __ 303-427-6419 Bandsaw LLC ________303-744-7181 EMJD Corp _________ 303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Falcon Sheet Metal ____801-298-5064 Group Mfg Serv ______480-966-3952 Howell Precision______ 623-582-4776 Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818 Weiser/Mile High Prec __303-280-2778 Fabrication: Plastic ImageTek _________ 303-806-8111 Fabrication: SheetMetal Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281 AEI Fabrication ______480-733-6594 Arrow Sheet Metal Prod __ 303-427-6419 AzMark __________480-926-8969 Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574 Denver Machine Shop ___303-295-6000 EMJD Corporation _____ 303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Falcon Sheet Metal __ 801-298-5064

Group Mfg Serv ______480-966-3952 Howell Precision______ 623-582-4776 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818 Laser Concepts Inc. ____ 801-280-7723 Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 Precision Tech _______801-285-7288 Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Weiser/Mile High Prec __303-280-2778 Wrico ___________480-892-7800 Fabrication: Steel Bandsaw LLC ________303-744-7181 EMJD Corp _______303-761-5236 Falcon Sheet Metal __ 801-298-5064 FINISHING Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281 Arizona Finishing _____602-438-4443 Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648 Collins Metal Finishing __ 602-275-3117 Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930 Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751 Precision Mach’d Prod___ 970-482-7676 QualTek ________719-598-3394 x31

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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

Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Silk Screening Arizona Finishing _____602-438-4443 Industrialex ______ 303-456-6847 Potting/Encapsulation Industrialex ______ 303-456-6847

Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930 Hand Deburring: Precision H&R Precision _______ 801-975-7400 Liquid Painting Industrialex ______ 303-456-6847 Passivation Certified Inspection Service___602-267-0661 Coating Technologies ___623-581-2648 Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930 QualTek ________719-598-3394 x31 Photochemical/Etching VACCO Industries _____626-443-7121 Powder Coating Arizona Finishing _____602-438-4443 Industrialex ______ 303-456-6847 LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612 Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146 QualTek ________719-598-3394 x31

Aluminum (Medium & Large) Aero Tech _______ 801-292-0493 FOUNDRY May Foundry & Machine 801-531-8931 GALVANIZING Jordan River Galvanizing _801-282-9375 Galvanizing: Hot Dip Jordan River Galvanizing _801-282-9375 Galvanizing: Zinc Jordan River Galvanizing _801-282-9375 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 ChemResearch_______ 602-253-4175 Diversified Metal Services _801-972-6093 Fives ____________ 909-263-9282 Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076 GMN USA ________ 800-686-1679 Prec. Mach’d Products _ 970-482-7676 Precision Tech _______801-285-7288 Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320 Steel Services Grinding __ 800-662-0126 Superior Grinding _____801-487-9700 TCI Precision Metals __800-234-5613 The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331 Grinding, Blanchard Diversified Metal Services _801-972-6093 Steel Services Grinding __ 800-662-0126 Superior Grinding _____ 801487-9700 TCI Precision Metals __800-234-5613 Grinding, Centerless Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320 Grinding, Double Disc TCI Precision Metals __800-234-5613 Grinding: OD AzMark __________480-926-8969

Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076 Precision Tech _______801-285-7288 Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320 Superior Grinding _____ 801487-9700 Grinding: Surface ChemResearch_______ 602-253-4175 Superior Grinding _____ 801487-9700 Passivation Gold Tech Industries ____ 480-968-1930 Polishing Gold Tech Industries____ 480-968-1930 Selective Coatings ImageTek __________303-806-8111 FORMING AEI Fabrication ______ 480-733-6594 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500 HEAT TREATING Blanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590 Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751 Pilkington Metal Finishing__801-972-2146 QualTek ________719-598-3394 x31

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Shawn Carlin scarlin@gmsaz.com Henry Parker

HIRSH PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC .

Specializing in Production CNC Turning & Milling

Quality Work Delivered On Time Mike Hirsh

EMAIL: HenryParker4me@comcast.net

The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331 Heat Treating/Aerospace Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751 Large Capacity Drop Bottom Oven/Aluminum Phoenix Heat Treating __ 602-258-7751 HONING/LAPPING LAYKE, Inc.__________ 602-272-2654 IDENTIFICATION Silk Screen Arizona Finishing ______ 602-438-4443 INJECTION MOLDING LMI Machining_______303-776-6629 INSPECTION Inspection, First Article Klontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131 Inspection Services Klontech Measure Sol ___ 480-626-8131 Micropulse West ______480-966-2300 Sustaining Edge Solutions_888-572-9642 LASER CUTTING Laser Cutting Advantage Manufacturing ___ 877-727-0281 AEI Fabrication _______480-733-6594 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 Laser Concepts Inc. ____ 801-280-7723 Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

Star Precision _______303-926-0559 VACCO Industries ____ 626-443-7121 Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500 Wrico ___________480-892-7800 Laser Cutting: Pipe&Tube Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500 EMI/RFI Shielding Industrialex ______ 303-456-6847 Laser Engraving 4 Axis Machining Inc. ___ 303-295-1544 Laser Marking 4 Axis Machining Inc. ___ 303-295-1544 LMI Machining_______303-776-6629 MACHINING A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 Advantage Manufacturing __ 877-727-0281 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072 CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450 Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668 Datum Machining _____208-376-6099 Elite Machine___________ 801-710-7891 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Fives ____________ 909-263-9282 Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076 H&R Precision _______ 801-975-7400 Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131 LMI Machining_______303-776-6629 Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414

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Tel: 303.530.3131 Fax: 303.530.5242 Email: mike.hirsh@hppi.com

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

Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500 Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011 Precision Plus Machining _ 970-484-9511 R&H Machine _______801-621-7922 RD Machine & MFg ___ 801-977-0447 Radtech _________ 303-789-4247 Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031 St. Vrain _________ 303-702-1529 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 TVT Die Casting _____ 800-280-2278 Machining: 3D Micropulse West ______480-966-2300 Machining: 5 Axis 4 Axis Machining Inc. ___303-295-1544 Accutech Machine _____ 801-975-1117 AzMark __________480-926-8969 Faustson __________303-420-7422 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 Paramount Machine __ 801-886-2755 Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274 S.A. Composites ______ 970-776-3877 St. Vrain _________ 303-702-1529

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 Quick Turn Precision____801-334-6800 Radtech _________ 303-789-4247 RD Machine & MFg ___ 801-977-0447 Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031 St. Vrain _________ 303-702-1529 Stacy Machine & Tooling 303-465-3922 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 Machining: CNC 4 Axis Machining Inc. ___303-295-1544 A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766 Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072 Accutech Machine _____ 801-975-1117 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072 Bar-S Machine______ 928-636-2115 CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450 Machining: Aerospace AzMark __________480-926-8969 Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668 H&R Precision _______ 801-975-7400 Datum Machining _____208-376-6099 CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450 Denver Precision Products_ 303-469-1771 Datum Machining _____208-376-6099 DMSI___________801-972-6093 LAYKE, INC_________602-272-2654 Elite Machine___________801-710-7891 Micropulse West ______480-966-2300 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500 Faustson_________ 303-420-7422 Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011 Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076

St. Vrain Manufacturing, Inc. “Precision Machining Solutions for Industry”

Robert Bergstrom President

819 So. Lincoln Street P. O. Box 1066 Longmont, CO 80502 Website: stvrainmfg.com

CHRISTOPHER FAGNANT

Darrin J. Caschette President

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

Phone: (303) 702-1529 x 103 Fax: (303) 702-1534 Email: bobb@stvrainmfg.com RFQ Email: mail@stvrainmfg.com

Director of E.

ISO 9001:2008

Foremaster oremaster Tool____ 801-737--0265 H&R Precision ______ 801-975-7400 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 L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505 LAYKE, INC_________602-272-2654 Leading Edge Machine _ 435-563-9425 LMI Machining_______303-776-6629 Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414 Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604 Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722 Precision Plus Machining _ 970-484-9511 Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274 R&H Machine _______801-621-7922 RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447 St. Vrain _________ 303-702-1529 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Steen & Sons Machine Shop 208-522-7341 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331 Wrico __________ 480-892-7800 Machining: Composites Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 Machining: Contract Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 Paramount Machine ___801-886-2755 Precision Plus Machining _ 970-484-9511

cfagnant@qualtekmfg.com C 719 201 1661 www.qualtekmfg.com sales@aandlmachining.com

Radtech _________ 303-789-4247 Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031 Machining: DoD CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450 Machining: Laser AzMark __________480-926-8969 Faustson_________ 303-420-7422 Foremaster Tool _____ 801-737--0265 Gerome Mfg_______520-622-8402 Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317 L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505 RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447 VACCO Industries ____ 626-443-7121 Machining:Medical A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 Datum Machining _____208-376-6099 Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011 Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722 Stacy Machine & Tooling 303-465-3922 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 Datum Machining _____208-376-6099 Elite Machine___________801-710-7891 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076 Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500

Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801 Prec. Mach’d Products__970-482-7676 Precision Plus Machining _ 970-484-9511 Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320 Steen & Sons Machine Shop 208-522-7341

Paramount Machine __ 801-886-2755 Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801 R&H Machine _______801-621-7922 Radtech _________ 303-789-4247 RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Machining: Mold Base Machining: Prototype Maverick Mold & Machine __970-535-4604 4 Axis Machining Inc. ___303-295-1544 Machining: Mold Making A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 R&H Machine _______801-621-7922 Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766 Machining: Plastic Accutech Machine _____ 801-975-1117 ImageTek _________ 303-806-8111 Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 Machining: Production A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072 Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766 Bar-S Machine______ 928-636-2115 Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668 Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072 Denver Precision Products_ 303-469-1771 CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450 Faustson __________303-420-7422 Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668 Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076 Datum Machining _____208-376-6099 Foremaster Tool _____ 801-737--0265 Elite Machine___________801-710-7891 H&R Precision _______ 801-975-7400 Faustson_________ 303-420-7422 Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317 Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 H&R Precision _______ 801-975-7400 L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505 Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131 LAYKE, INC_________602-272-2654 HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850 Leading Edge Machine _ 435-563-9425 Innovative Precision __ 801-334-6317 Micropulse West _____ 480-966-2300 L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505 Mountain View Machine 435-755-0500 Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414 Newport Tool _______801-295-7411 Newport Tool _______801-295-7411 Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011 Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011 Precision Plus Machining _ 970-484-9511 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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AEIFABRICATION RONKOTLOFF Founder / CEO

TEL FAX EMAIL WEB MAIL

480.733.6594 480.733.6596 Ron@AEIFab.com www.AEIFab.com 1113 W. Birchwood Avenue Mesa, Arizona 85210

FOUNDER & CEO NATE WOODS nate@quickturn mach.com

3340 South 1500 W, Ogden, UT 84401

801-334-6800

www.QUICKTURNMACH.com

Newport Tool _______801-295-7411 Ne 801-295-7411 Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722 Ponderosa Ind _______ 303-298-1801 Precision Machined Prod. _ 970-482-7676 Precision Plus Machining _ 970-484-9511 Precision Tech _______801-285-7288 Stacy Machine & Tooling 303-465-3922 TVT Die Casting ______800-280-2278

Quick Turn Precision __ 801-334-6800 R&H Machine _______801-621-7922 Radtech _________ 303-789-4247 RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447 Skydandee Mfg _____ 801-774-8031 S.A.Composites _____ 970-776-3877 St. Vrain _________ 303-702-1529 Stacy Machine & Tooling 303-465-3922 The Toolroom Inc. ____ 801-773-6331 Machining: Precision A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 4 Axis Machining Inc. __ 303-295-1544 Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766 Advantage Manufacturing 877-727-0281 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 CM Manufacturing ___ 406-543-4450 Elite Machine _______801-710-7891 Focused on Machining __ 303-922-3076 Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414 H&R Precision _______ 801-975-7400 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

Machining: R & D Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 Precision Plus Machining _ 970-484-9511 Steen & Sons Machine Shop 208-522-7341 Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500 Machining: Swiss Bar-S Machine______ 928-636-2115 Denver Precision Products_ 303-469-1771 HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850 Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011 Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722 Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320 Teton Machining ______208-642-9344 White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414 Machining: Turning Acu-Tec CNC ________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng. _ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072 AzMark __________480-926-8969 Bar-S Machine______ 928-636-2115 Custom Design & Mfg ___435-257-0668 Datum Machining _____208-376-6099

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Denver Precision Products_ 303-469-1771 EPOCS Mfg ________970-535-4540 Faustson_________ 303-420-7422 H&R Precision _______ 801-975-7400 Hirsh Precision Products__ 303-530-3131 HPMP ___________ 801-619-9850 JD Machine ________801-782-4403 LAYKE, INC_________602-272-2654 Leading Edge Machine __ 435-563-9425 Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 Mountain View Machine__ 435-755-0500 Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274 Quick Turn Precision __801-334-6800 RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447 Steen & Sons Machine Shop 208-522-7341 Teton Machining ______208-642-9344 Machining: Ultra-Precision Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722 Machining: Waterjet Colorado Waterjet ___970-532-5404 Quick Turn Precision __801-334-6800 MANUFACTURING A&L Machining ______303-373-1540 Elite Machine _______801-710-7891 Group Mfg Serv _____480-966-3952 RD Machine & Mfg ___ 801-977-0447 Composites S.A. Composites _______970-776-3877 Contract Apex Engineering ____ 435-713-0072 Teton Machining ______208-642-9344 Manufacturing: Electrode Wire-Tech ________ 480-966-1591 Production Aero Tech ________ 801-292-0493 EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236 L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505 Laser Concepts Inc. ___ 801-280-7723 Steen & Sons Machine Shop 208-522-7341 White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414 Rapid Prototyping White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414 Robotic CNC DMSI___________ 801-972-6093 Routering CNC DMSI___________ 801-972-6093 Small Part Pinnacle Precision ___435-563-2722 White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414 Turnkey Product Services Aero Tech ________ 801-292-0493 L.A.R. Manufacturing __ 801-280-3505 METAL STAMPING AEI Fabrication _______480-733-6594 Hi-Production Precision Stamping Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 Precision Die & Stamping _ 480-967-2038 Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453

MOLDS Colorado Tool Design Inc 720-218-5246 Lifetime Products ____ 801-728-1260 Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414 Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604 Molds: Blow Lifetime Products ____ 801-728-1260 Molds: Plastic Injection Lifetime Products _____801-728-1260 Maverick Mold & Machine 970-535-4604 Molds: DieCast Design Colorado Tool Design Inc _ 720-218-5246 Molds: Injection Design Colorado Tool Design Inc _ 720-218-5246 Molds: Trim Die Design Colorado Tool Design Inc _ 720-218-5246 Molds Steel DMSI___________ 801-972-6093 Aero Tech ________ 801-292-0493 Arizona Finishing ____602-438-4443 ChemResearch ______ 602-253-417 Loveridge Machine Co. __ 801-262-1414 PAINTING Coating Technologies ____ 623-581-2648 Jet Processing _____ 623-869-6749 x117 Richards Fab_________ 801-409-0392 Mil Spec Painting IndustrialEX _________ 303-456-6847 PARTS: MISC. Lifetime Products _____801-728-1260 PLATING Blanchard Metals Proc. _ 801-972-5590 ChemResearch _____ 602-253-4175 Collins Metal Finishing __ 602-275-3117 Foresight Finishing ____480-921-0000 Gold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930 LA Specialties ______ 602-269-7612 Anodizing Blanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590 ChemResearch_______ 602-253-4175 Collins Metal Finishing __ 602-275-3117 Jet Processing ____ 623-869-6749x117 Pilkington Metal Finishing 801-972-2146 Copper Foresight Finishing ____480-921-0000 Electroless Nickel 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 Tin Plate Foresight Finishing ____480-921-0000 Gold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930

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POLISHING Gold Tech Industries __ 480-968-1930 LA Specialties ______ 602-269-7612 PRECISION FORMING AEI Fabrication ______480-733-6594 Richards Fab________801-409-0392 Thompson Machine ____505-823-1453 Wrico ___________480-892-7800 PRINTING Custom Screen ImageTek _________303-806-8111 PROCESSING: METAL Chemical LA Specialties _______ 602-269-7612 Etching/Photochemical VACCO Industries ____ 626-443-7121 PUNCHING JD Machine ________801-782-4403 Group Manufacturing Serv 480-966-3952 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 REPAIR Bearing Surface Denver Machine Shop ___303-295-6000 Hydraulic Cylinder Denver Machine Shop ___303-295-6000 Manufacturing Equipment Stacy Machine & Tooling _303-465-3922 ROLL FORMING Lifetime Products _____801-728-1260 Rolling: thread Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320 ROUTERING, CNC Micropulse West ______480-966-2300 SAW CUTTING Diversified Metal Services _ 801-972-6093 SHOT PEENING Blanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590 SINTERING Western Sintering _____509-375-3096 SPINNING: METAL Metal Spinning Solutions _ 480-899-0939 SPLINES Specialty Steel Services _ 801-539-8252 SPRINGS Flat & Wire SPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113

STAMPING AEI Fabrication ______480-733-6594 Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574 Dayton Rogers ______ 763-717-6303 Lifetime Products _____801-728-1260 Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 Pacific Metal Stampings __ 661-257-7656 Precision Die & Stamping _480-967-2038 QualTek ________719-598-3394 x31 Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392 The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331 Thompson Machine __ 505-823-1453 Weiser/Mile High Prec. 303280-2778 Wrico _________ 480-892-7800 Stamping:Aerospace Pacific Metal Stampings __ 661-257-7656 Precision Die & Stamping _480-967-2038 Stamping:Bending Pacific Metal Stampings __ 661-257-7656 Stamping:Deep Draw Thompson Machine __ 505-823-1453 Wrico _________ 480-892-7800 Stamping:Design Pacific Metal Stampings __ 661-257-7656 The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331 Weiser/Mile High Prec. 303280-2778 Stamping:Flat Forming SPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113 Stamping: Light Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574 Pacific Metal Stampings __ 661-257-7656 SPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113 Stamping:Precision Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574 Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 Pacific Metal Stampings __ 661-257-7656 Precision Die & Stamping _480-967-2038 Wrico ___________480-892-7800 Stamping:Prototype Wrico ___________480-892-7800 Stamping:Short Run Cygnet ___________ 818-240-7574

Wrico ___________ 480-892-7800 SWISS SCREW MCHG. Denver Precision Products_ 303-469-1771 White Rock Inc _______ 435-750-6414 Screwing: Lead Ron Grob Co. _______970-667-5320 TAPPING Laser Concepts Inc. ____ 801-280-7723 TESTING Testing: Non-Destructive Blanchard Metals Proc. __801-972-5590 Jet Processing ____ 623-869-6749x117 Pilkington Metal Finishing __ 801-972-2146 THERMFORMING LMI Machining_______303-776-6629 TOOL & DIE Foremaster Tool _____ 801-737--0265 Newport Tool _______801-295-7411 The Toolroom Inc. _____ 801-773-6331 Thompson Machine ____ 505-823-1453 Wrico ___________480-892-7800 TOOLING Elite Machine _______801-710-7891 Mountain View Machine _ 435-755-0500 Northwest Swiss, Inc. ___ 208-772-4011 Precision Tech _______801-285-7288 Stacy Machine & Tooling 303-465-3922 Western Sintering _____509-375-3096 TUBE FORMING Howell Precision______ 623-582-4776 Formed Tubing Howell Precision______ 623-582-4776

WELDING Able Machining & Eng. _ 801-268-6766 Advantage Manufacturing __ 877-727-0281 AEI Fabrication ______480-733-6594 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 JQ Enterprises _______ 801-975-0777 Kustom Koncepts _____ 307-472-0818 Laser Concepts Inc. ____ 801-280-7723 Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500 Precision Plus Machining _ 970-484-9511 Precision Tech _______801-285-7288 Premier Technology Inc __208-785-2274 Quick Turn Precision____801-334-6800 Richards Fab _____ 801-409-0392 Star Precision _______303-926-0559 Wasatch Laser Processing _801-972-3500 Weiser/Mile High Prec. 303280-2778 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/Mile High Prec. 303280-2778 Welding: Robotic Metalcraft _________888-280-7080 Welding: TIG Arrow Sheet Metal Prod __ 303-427-6419 Mountain View Machine__ 435-755-0500

Tube Bending /Fabrication Howell Precision______ 623-582-4776 WATERJET CUTTING Colorado Waterjet __ 970-532-5404 Diversified Metal Services _801-972-6093 JQ Enterprises _______ 801-975-0777 Leading Edge Machine __435-563-9425 Marzee Inc. ______ 602-269-5801 Mountain View Machine _435-755-0500 WIRE FORMING Quick Turn Precision____801-334-6800 SPRING WORKS Utah ___ 801-298-0113 61 / Feb 2015 61• •Jan July/Aug 2009

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AEI Fabrication...20,60 Aero Tech Mfg...56 AgieCharmilles...54 AIT...51 All World Machinery Supply..54 AMADA America...49 AME, Inc...50 APEX Engineering...59 Arizona Finishing...58 Arrow Sheet Metal...57 Atlas Rigging & Transfer...54 Automatics & Machinery...19,22,52 AZ Tool Steel...55 AZMark Aerospace...55 Bandsaw LLC...46,55 bandsawreviews.com...48 Bar-S Machine, Inc...56 Bemsco...56 Blanchard Metals Proc...56 BMSC..40,54 Bytebox...50 Canyon State Oil ...49,50,62 Cascade Systems Tech...1,3,26-27,56 Castrol ...49,52,64 ChemResearch...57 Cimatron...16,54 CM Manufacturing...59 Coastal Metals...10,52 Coating Technologies...57 Collins Metal Finishing...57 Colorado Tool Design, Inc...58 Colorado Waterjet...58 Current EDM Inc...53 Cutting Edge Tool...25,50 Custom Design & Mfg...55 Cygnet Stamping...57 Datum Inspection Services...52 Datum Machining...58 Davis Applied Tech College...51 Daystrom Technologies...54 DCM Tech...29,49 Delcam...49 Denver Machine Shop...56 Denver Precision Products...58 Desert EDM Sales...52 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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