Rocky Mountain Edition A2Z Manufacturing Magazine

Vol. 11, No.4 July / Aug 2018

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“Protectionism was America’s de facto policy from the passage of the Tariff of 1816 toWorldWar II, switching to free trade only in 1945, when most of its industrial competitors had been wiped out by the war.” — Michael Lind

“Manufacturers Play Down Tariffs” read a WSJ article in late July, adding that strong demand at home and abroad is yielding stronger than expected Q2 profits. Manufacturers are booking more orders and delivering higher profits in a strong US economy, many helped by a rebound in oil prices, as well as a weaker US dollar.

We can’t help but hear about tariffs on a daily basis now. It has spurred my interest in their history in the US. In fact, our tariff history spans from colonial times to present. The first tariff law passed by the U.S. Congress was the Tariff of 1789. Its purpose was to generate revenue for the federal government (to run the government and to pay the interest on its debt), and also to act as a protective barrier around domestic industries.

Tariffs have historically served a key role in the nation’s foreign trade policy. They were the greatest (approaching 95% at times) source of federal revenue until the Federal income tax began after 1913. For well over a century the federal government was largely financed by tariffs averaging about 20% on foreign imports.

So how do Americans feel today about tarriffs? A poll released by Quinnipiac University in June found that a majority (52%) of registered voters support a generic question on raising tariffs on products imported from China, with a third in opposition and 12% who aren’t sure.

But what will tariffs mean to us? Marketwatch says that very few Americans have paid a price from the latest escalating U.S. tariffs, but if trade fights get worse, the first big bill will come due shortly after the school year starts.

For now most consumers don’t have to worry much. The economy accelerated rapidly in the spring and is expected to remain strong through the summer months. Come fall, though, and the price of many imported consumer goods in the crosshairs of the White House could begin to rise.

China exported about $500 billion in products to the U.S. in 2017.They encompass a vast range of goods such as fabrics, clothing, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, computers, lighting and so forth — the kind of goods that are no longer made in America or are only made in small quantities. Absent another source of supply, prices on these goods are sure to rise.

On a bigger stage, a round of tit-for-tat tariffs on steel and autos could substantially raise the price for new cars and trucks. The auto-buying service AutoWise estimates the cost of top-selling vehicles such as a Toyota Corolla, Honda CR-V or Ford F150 could rise by up to $1,000 each.

How will tariffs affect the Aerospace industry? The US aerospace industry is a world leader that employs 1.4 million people across all 50 states. It also contributes an enormous amount to America’s GDP each year and is one of the single largest factors working to level our trade imbalance with other countries. Let’s hope this industry remains a strong one for our country.

I think it is safe to say we all want a great country where our people thrive. Let’s hope our Government wants the same thing. Until next issue, I wish you well, and as always, God bless our troops!

Linda Daly.Publisher

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Announcements & Releases United Performance Metals Earns AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015 United Performance Metals has successfully achieved certification to revision D of AS9100 and ISO 9001:2015. This achievement confirms the company’s commitment to providing the highest quality products and services.

The scope of this registration includes the supply, processing, and distribution of stainless steel, titanium, and high temperature alloy sheet, strip, coil, plate, bar, forgings and consumable products for the aerospace and commercial markets.

Processing methods include cutting to length, slitting, edging, shearing and laser/ water jet cutting.

United Performance Metals (UPM), an O’Neal Industries affiliate company, is a global distributor of high-performance specialty metals. UPM’s full line of high strength, high temperature, and corrosion resistant materials coupled with FIRSTCUT+® Processing Services provides quality solutions which support a variety of industries including aerospace, fastener, medical, power generation, oil and gas, semiconductor and many others. UPM is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio and maintains nine service centers worldwide. For more information, visit www.upmet.com.

O’Neal Industries (ONI) is the largest family-owned group of metals service centers in the United States. Composed of six leading brands and generating sales of approximately $2.2 billion in 2017, ONI is based in Birmingham, Alabama, and has more than 80 specialized facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.onealind.com.

Verdant Commercial Capital has acquired Intech Funding Verdant Commercial Capital, LLC (Verdant) of Cincinnati, Ohio announced that it has acquired Intech Funding Corp (Intech) of Monrovia, California. Intech is focused on financing and leasing for manufacturing companies nationwide.

Intech will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Verdant and maintain its operations in Monrovia. All of Intech’s employees will continue in their current roles and capacities, including Jeff Glikman and Ric Rivett as President and Senior Vice President, respectively. This acquisition will give Intech opportunity for more growth along with a stronger capital base to expand. Intech is currently one of the leaders in machine tool financing with over $1 billion in lending for manufacturing companies since 1995.

“I believe Intech and Verdant will be a powerful combination with greater strategic depth than we could have accomplished on our own, Jeff Glikman, President of Intech said. “The combination benefits our customers, vendors and employees thus positioning Intech to be an even greater force in the marketplace.”

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Energy Efficiency, SpecialtyVehicle and Industrials. Verdant features a substantial capital base and now a shared vision with Intech to become an even greater force in the Industrials market.

“I’ve long admired the way Jeff and Ric managed Intech.

Their reputation in the machine tool market is unsurpassed and well deserved. Adding like-minded professionals, like the Intech team, that are focused on providing superior support to customers and vendors is what Verdant is all about.” Mike Rooney, CEO of Verdant said. “We look forward to continuing the Intech success story”.

Verdant’s acquisition of Intech closed on June 29, 2018.

No financial terms were disclosed.

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Seeking Nominations For The 2018 NTMA Service Awards This year, the NTMA celebrates 75 years of excellence. Our anniversary year will culminate at our annual Fall Conference, slated for Oct. 23-26, 2018, in Denver, Colorado. At the conference, we will be recognizing those individuals and companies who have made notable contributions to our industry.

Do you know an individual or a company that should be recognized? Please complete the form below and return it to Candy Davis (cdavis@ntma.org) no later than Aug. 15, 2018, so that your submission may be considered by our review panel.

Denver Precision Products Announces New Machinery Purchases Denver Precision Products upgraded two pieces of equipment at the end of 2017. We purchased a Miyano BNA-MSY42 and a Miyano BNA-42S. These two machines replaced our older machines, 1983 Miyano BNC- 34 and 1993 Miyano BND34S-2. Although our older machines were still holding tolerances of +/-.001, our new BNA machines can hold tighter tolerances with a CPK of 3.30 for +/-.0005. These two machines have also increased our productivity for many of our existing parts and have created more capabilities for new parts. Denver Precision Products continues to upgrade its machining capabilities to service our customers.

For more information, contact: Amy Primrosse at 303-469Announcements Continued Page 8

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NUNTMA is the Northern Utah chapter of the National Tooling & Machining Association.

As a chapter focusing on supporting the precision machining and manufacturing industry along the Wasatch Front, NUNTMA welcomes machining companies and others concerned about creating a dynamic environment where businesses can grow and thrive. Our current focus is to develop the best talent from our Northern Utah communities by providing information about how to become a machinist apprentice.

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This year, Methods Machine Tools, Inc. (www. methodsmachine.com), North America’s foremost supplier of leading-edge precision machine tools, automation and additive manufacturing solutions, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Founded in November of 1958, with 3 employees and a few refurbished machines, Methods has grown into one of Announcements Continued Page 10

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The company’s founder Mr. Clement McIver Sr. established principles that have continued to set Methods apart from conventional importers or distributors: “Anyone can sell a machine. But not everyone provides the extra effort that makes a difference on a company’s bottom line”— Clem McIver Sr., 1917 - 1995.

“Staying true to our founder’s vision, we have built an excellent reputation in the machine tool industry by closely partnering with machine builders and customers, as well as providing strong application expertise,” says Mr. Scott McIver, Methods Chairman and 3rd generation Owner. “We offer a total service solution from design and applications to engineering, installation, training and unmatched support, to help manufacturers be more profitable, productive and competitive.”

Methods’ product line strategy offers only the most advanced, optimal technology for each machining discipline or class. Machine tool partners include Nakamura-Tome, Yasda, FANUC, KIWA-Japan and most recently, Niigata Machine. EDM partners include FANUC Wire EDM’s and new partner Ocean Technologies Co., Ltd. In addition, A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Methods 3D, Inc. provides the industry’s most advanced 3D printing solutions through 3D Systems and MarkForged. For measurement and inspection solutions, Methods offers Digital Optical Comparators from VISIONx INC. Strategically located across the U.S., Methods Sales and Technology Centers complement an extensive, national network of distributors and dealers, offering the latest technology and automation solutions, machines, training, spare parts and engineering support demanded by manufacturers. In addition, the company has state-of-the-art Automation Centers in three locations as well as 3D printing labs throughout the U.S. To commemorate its impressive anniversary milestone, Methods will be hosting Open Houses, holding Technology Events and introducing new product lines throughout the year.

Methods Machine Tools, Inc. is privately held and headquartered in Sudbury, Massachusetts U.S.A., with an expansive campus including a 125,000 square foot showroom featuring the latest metalworking technology and a vast array of advanced CNC machines, EDM and automation under power. For more information about Methods Machine Tools, Inc., the company’s history or the 60th Anniversary, please contact Mr. Jerry Rex, Methods President & CEO, TEL: (978) 443-5388, or visit www.methodsmachine.com Announcements Continued Page 12

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Robert Serrano Promoted to CEO At GenMill I GenTurn by Ganesh

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GenM ill I GenTurn by Ganesh has appointed Mr. Robert Serrano as President and new CEO effective i m m e d i a t e ly. Wi t h t h i s n ew organizational change, Robert will not only continue to guide and advance the growth strategies at GenMill I GenTurn, but also work to innovate internal process efficiencies to better serve

Robert came to GenMill I GenTurn by Ganesh 14 months ago from Methods Machine Tools where he was a Sales Executive known for building and executing business growth plans. He has used his 28 years of experience working in the machine tool industry to guide the substantial progress that has been achieved at GenMill I GenTurn over the last year.

Harvinder Singh, previous CEO, is stepping aside to focus on machine sales, where his passion lies, and is leaving the daily operations to Robert Serrano so he can give his full concentration to this important sales growth area for GenMill I GenTurn.

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lathes and knee mills, GenMill I GenTurn by Ganesh has since grown into an industry powerhouse with a 15,000 sq. ft. facility supported by a 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse. GenMill I GenTurn by Ganesh is dedicated to excellent customer service with an emphasis on building, and maintaining, customer loyalty and is a major player in the CNC Swiss, Vertical Machining Center, Multifunction CNC lathe business, as well as toolroom manual and CNC lathes and milling machines.I encourage you to explore our new website at www.ganeshmachinery.com

NIMS Part Inspection Process-Major Breakthrough NIMS, alongside partners,Verisurf and Immerse2learn, has launched a pilot for a major break-through in the inspection process of NIMS performance parts, called the NIMS Inspector Credential.This new credential, released in the fall 2018, will allow a much faster, more efficient performance validation for NIMS credentials.

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“The results of the testing and feedback from NIMS instructors has been very positive”, said King.

“Instructors now have more control over the process of testing and evaluation of student parts while better managing the expectations of students regarding timing to receive NIMS Certification.”

“It is extremely gratifying to be part of bringing the NIMS performance validation solution to the education market; there is such a demand for skilled workers, today, anything that can shorten and improve the training process is a welcome site,” said Chris Bien, President of Immerse2learn.

Until now, schools offering NIMS Certification training were required to send out all their students’ machined test parts to be inspected and evaluated by a NIMS sanctioned Met-Tec review committee.

The individual Met-Tec reviewers are working professionals and volunteer their time, so dependingon workloads the process often takes one month or more, holding up final NIMS Certification.

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Once the program is launched, this process will be available to all automated inspection software providers as well as open set-up inspection, where appropriate.

It is part of NIMS’ continuous improvement process to provide customers, employers, and most importantly, students and workers, with the most efficient and effective credentialing process.

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Immerse2lear n online training solutions are used to develop a skilled workforce in the fields such as engineering, manufacturing and automation. Our learning content is developed with industry experts and technology providers to ensure the most relevant infor mation and assessments address the skills needed to be productive and succeed in today’s competitive workforce. For more information, www.immerse2learn.com.

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August Lunch and Learn - Lean Robotics Speaker: Mitchell Conn of In-PositionTechnologies Tuesday, August 14, 2018 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM MST EnerSys2 1751 S Fordham | Suite 100, Longmont, Co 80503 $15.00 and Non-Member $20.00 Join us for a lunch and learn on lean robotics with Mitchell Conn. Lean Robotics is a set of principles developed by Robotiq CEO Samuel Bouchard. In his book, Sam and his team lay out an efficient and cost effective method to deploy robots in factories with the goal of achieving a quick Return on Investment to the manufacturer. Modern robotic cells are often too costly and difficult to convert most manual manufacturing processes.

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This seminar will explore how the Principals in Lean Robotics can provide manufacturers with the tools needed to significantly reduce the cost and complexity of robotic cell deployment.

The seminar will provide an overview of the fundamental aspects of Lean Robotics and provide an explanation of the methodology used to simplify the deployment of robots in factories.

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Additive Manufacturing Conference 2018 Returns to IMTS 3D-printing technology now holds promise as a production technology.

For instance, it can be used as a means of making these watch cases cited by contributor Dr. Timothy Simpson of Penn State. Dr. Simpson is one of the speakers at the 2018 Additive Manufacturing Conference. (Image courtesy of Imperial Machine & Tool Co.) Registration is now open for the Additive Manufacturing Conference (AMC 2018), the annual event hosted

by Additive Manufacturing. Scheduled for September 11-12, 2018, the fifth edition of this event is co-located with the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.

The hallmark of the AMC is a practical focus on 3D-printing technology and the application of additive manufacturing today, as well as its potential and promise for the future of manufacturing.

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printing to the additive manufacturing of end-use parts at production scale. Speakers hail from Additive Engineering Solutions, Desktop Metal, HP, Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies, Jesse Garant Metrology Center, Penn State, Protolabs, UL and more.

Register for the Additive Manufacturing Conference with discount code AM20 for access to all AMC technical sessions and conference proceedings, networking opportunities and full access to the IMTS 2018 show floor. Once you’ve registered, follow @learnadditive for updates and use #AMCIMTS to join the conversation. Source: Stephanie Hendrixson, Additive Manufacturing

Takumi USA to Partner with 3D-Hybrid Solutions at IMTS Takumi USA will showcase 3D-Hybrid’s Metal 3D Printing Tool at IMTS 2018. The result will be one of the largest and fastest Metal 3D Printers with full in-process machining capability, according to Karl F. Hranka, founder of 3D-Hybrid Solutions With Takumi’s large double-column machining center and 3D-Hybrid’s economical Wire-Arc Additive tool, we will be breaking new ground in the market for a high precision, lower cost metal 3D Hybrid machining center, said Hranka.

Takumi USA: The Takumi H12 double-column machining center is the perfect platform to accept the integration of the additive process, due to the large work envelope and high speed machining

capabilities.

3D-Hybrid: “Large scale Metal Additive Manufacturing applications will be realized with the technology on Takumi’s machine.”

– Karl Hranka, Founder of 3D-Hybrid. The demonstration will be focused on matching with the machine’s strengths for producing very large high precision parts found in the tooling, mold and die industries.

Production metal 3D printed parts require post machining to be joined to mating parts. 3D-Hybrid embraces that and is focused on evolving and advancing directed energy deposition technologies as 3D-Tools for the CNC environment, said Hranka. The company offers three metal AM technologies for CNC machines:WireArc Additive Manufacturing, Laser Metal Deposition and Cold Spray.Together these technologies can handle almost any metal AM application and alloy, said Hranka.

VisitTakumi USA and 3D-Hybrid Solutions at booth #338420 in the South Building (Level 3 – Metal Cutting) at McCormick Place for a demonstration schedule and to learn more about additive manufacturing.

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“We brought H2 in when we started looking at additive manufacturing possibilities.

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They gave us outstanding insight into how it can benefit our business and we are in the process of implementing 3D printing now.

H2 is on top of the latest technologies, and they offer a fresh look at the challenges manufacturers face. Working with Adam everyday on the project was a pleasure.

Heidi and Adam do so much for manufacturing in this community with their volunteer efforts. They’re not just in it for the money.”

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Heidi Hostetter and Adam Papillion

con·sult·ant — a person who provides expert advice professionally. Some consultants (like Peter Drucker and W. Edward Deming) have brought dramatic shifts in management thinking and improvements in the performance of organizations.

Synonyms for consultant include: advisor, mentor, counselor, expert, professional, and specialist, amongst others. Heidi Hostetter, owner of ‘Manufacturing Advisory Specialty’ firm H2 Manufacturing Solutions, dislikes the word consultant. She says, “If you were to ask me what H2 Manufacturing Solutions does, I would say it is best summed up by, “We make day-to-day challenges that manufacturers face a little more manageable and a lot less frustrating to achieve the best possible outcome.”

And though Heidi doesn’t especially like the term consultant, the true definition says that you have to be a specialist or an expert. If you live in the Front Range and you are even remotely involved in manufacturing, you will undoubtedly have heard of Heidi. Heidi’s reputation in the field is outstanding – Heidi is indeed a manufacturing specialist.

• She is Vice President of Faustson Tool, a successful precision manufacturing company in Colorado that offers 5 axis and EDM machining, and was an early adopter of additive manufacturing (3-D printing) services. FaustsonTool parts have gone onto NASA’s Kepler space telescope, and onto the U.S. F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jet. The company has been honored with the ‘Manufacturer Innovation Award’ and the ‘Ball Platinum Supplier of the year’.The company was featured by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in its Heroes of American Manufacturing series of stories.

• She is a board member for the Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCom) and a founding member/board member of ADAPT (Alliance for the Development of Additive Processing Technologies).

• In 2016, the Colorado Women in Manufacturing association’s first Manufacturing Woman of theYear award named Heidi Hostetter as a finalist. Most recently she was awarded 2018 Bizwest Women of Distinction for Business & Business Services.

• She has worked with government agencies to spearhead manufacturing initiatives. One such effort resulted in a $2.4 million grant from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Alicia Svaldi, founder and president of Faustson Tool, says, “Heidi is passionate about manufacturing, and not just for Faustson and our clients, but for all manufacturing, particularly in Colorado.When she is working with other machine shop owners and managers, Heidi doesn’t look at them as competitors – she works with them through collaboration.” She continued, “In the past 10+ years that I have worked with Heidi, I continue to witness first hand her relentless pursuit in making manufacturing great here in Colorado.”

Heidi says, “Alicia actually recommended that I start a company to help small manufacturers – she suggested I make some money for what I have been doing gratis for the many years.”Additionally Alicia comments that she has been running this organization for the past 38 years and is considering next steps regarding the legacy of Faustson and future of all employees. This seemed a good business decision for both Faustson and Heidi in the years to come.

And so H2 Manufacturing Solutions was founded more than 2 and a half years ago. Heidi says, “H2 Manufacturing Solutions offers a unique range of services that separates us from the ‘manufacturer’s rep’ crowd. Based on 20 years of metal manufacturing experience, we can offer our partners a full range of support from all directions, making H2 a rare onestop-shop that can address most any business challenge in the area of metal manufacturing, including additive manufacturing.”

Heidi says, “Our clients appreciate that we have

“I met Heidi 8 years ago while working with Faustson to help implement lean manufacturing and ISO quality training. When H2 was formed, they had valuable expertise, and thus we added them to our short list of approved partners for Manufacturer’s Edge, the CO Manufacturing Extension Program (MEP).”

At Manufacturers Edge, we support manufacturers with a variety of client technical assistance programs. These programs are provided typically by 50% using internal expertise, and 50% utilizing 3rd party experts. We’ve contracted with H2 for a number of programs, including technology and innovation workshops, Sales Training, and in support of our Federal Additive Manufacturing Grant due to their technical expertise using additive manufacturing. H2 is a partner who helps to keep Colorado on the front end of innovative manufacturing technologies.”

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worked with and speak the language of engineers, of academia, and of government.” In fact, H2 Manufacturing Solutions works very closely with Colorado’s MEP (Manufacturing Extension Program), called ‘Manufacturers Edge’, and this government funded program has monies and resources allocated to small manufacturers in Colorado. H2’s relationship with Manufacturers Edge means that H2 clients can easily learn about and have access to these programs and funds.

In addition to founding H2 Manufacturing Solutions, Heidi is quite busy with her responsibilities asVice President at FaustsonTool. She met Adam Papillion at a ceremony in which she was being nominated for an award. Heidi says, “Adam has a strong background in sales and operations, which is critical for his role; but it is his passion for manufacturing and unique technical skills that make him more than qualified to run H2 on a day to day basis.” She elaborates, “Plus all of our customers love working with Adam.”

While newer to manufacturing, Adam today is active in a number of initiatives. He is Chairperson for NOCOM 2019, the largest manufacturingTrade Show in Colorado, and he is a co-founder of the Colorado Chapter of Women in 3D Printing, and the newly formed association will host its next event on August 16th.

Adam says, “We operate as advisory specialists for our customers in the manufacturing industry.The list of services and solutions we can offer to our customers is very long; we are a great first stop to any manufacturing problems because if we can’t help, we certainly will know who can.”

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He adds, “With H2, your company can tap expertise at the right time; we’re not full time employees on your payroll for an extended period of time.We are often brought in by a client when especially complex or sensitive issues arise; our involvement can be an extra measure to ensure problems

receive proper attention and are thoroughly resolved. It also can be useful to have a third-party’s perspective on matters that require objectivity, or an “extra set of eyes” to verify that no mistakes have been made in a critical process.”

Heidi says, “We are often brought in to support our client’s sales and marketing initiatives. One of our clients contacted us, saying that he gets stuck in negotiations with his customers.

We put together a slide deck that outlined all of the work his company would do for the project, and our client was able to successfully negotiate the price he wanted to charge.” H2 will even attend and/or present for their clients. Adam says, “Our fees are negotiated based upon the clients’ business model. In many cases, when we help our client to win a new account, they pay us a percentage of the sale.This is attractive to some clients who appreciate that they only pay if they win the contract.”

Heidi says, “H2 is not always the right solution for our clients.

We had a client engage with us to help diversify their customer base. Once we fully understood what they were trying to accomplish, we determined that they needed to hire a full time sales executive; H2 wasn’t the answer.”

Adam adds, “We do technical training classes on a regular basis.

Our most recent course was focused on Design for additive manufacturing (aka metal 3D printing).” Here are some comments from attendees: “The workshop was informative and thought-provoking as industries across sectors need to know how AM will change process and has potential that is still unqualified.”

“Taken many classes on this subject. This was the most informative. I will be able to take the knowledge gained and apply at work.”

“This course helped me get up to speed with the current capabilities of metal 3D printing. It was also a great opportunity to meet and interact with like-minded professionals who share my passion for additive manufacturing.”

“I am a veteran of the AM industry and learned quite a bit about best practices as well as the technology, materials, workforce and processes. Presenters focused on the what and the why.”

Adam says that H2 recently began offering SalesTraining classes.

He says, “Our sales course is designed for small to midsized companies who are not yet ready to invest in an expensive CRM, like Salesforce. It provides great techniques for selling and walks you through the entire pipeline process along with how to track the sales pipeline.”

To learn more about how H2 Manufacturing Solutions can help your manufacturing business, visit their website at H2ManufacturingSolutions.com or call them at 970-692-3344.

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We’re #3, Says Global Manufacturing Scorecard

The United States ranks near the top for overall manufacturing environment in a new Brookings Institution report that evaluated nations on the basis of policies and regulations, taxes, costs, workforce quality and infrastructure and innovation.

The U.S. ranked third, edged out by the United Kingdom (#2) and Switzerland (#1) in Brookings’ 2018 Global Manufacturing Scorecard, released last month.

The survey took the long view, using data from 2011 to 2015 and comparing it to years prior. In addition to the above categories, it also analyzed data on manufacturing output, manufacturing employment, and changes over time.

China ranked #1 in manufacturing output (U.S. #2), while Poland had the largest percentage of its workforce, 20.2%, employed in manufacturing (U.S. #16, 10.5%).

In developed countries, the study found, manufacturing overall dropped from employing 16.8% of the workforce in 1970, to 12.8% in 2011.

During that period, East Asia (including China and South Korea), Southeast Asia, and India, increased their manufacturing employment as a percentage of the workforce.

The high corporate tax rate, the lack of availability of government grants/loans and the high costs of healthcare kept the U.S. out of the top spot.

American manufacturing drives 35 percent of productivity growth, 60 percent of exports, and 70 percent of private sector R&D nationwide, the study found. Manufacturers contribute $2.17 trillion to the United States economy, which is nearly 12.1 percent of the U.S. GDP. “Moreover, the gap in labor costs found in the United States in comparison to other countries has started to drop and likely will continue to drop as the cost of industrial robots falls,” the study authors stated, with additive manufacturing, advanced robotics, the Internet of Things and Big Data driving this.

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The study also credited the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) grants for driving advanced technology innovation.

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DoD Awards Lockheed Martin Services Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been awarded a $7,313,281 modification (P00127) to contract FA8823-13-C-0002 for global positioning system (GPS) control segment sustainment.

Contractor will provide the latest design changes to minimize GPS operations risk during transition to joint legacy monitor station technology and capability and modernized MSTIC operations and to address increase in security certification activities and related documentation details. Work will be performed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 6, 2020. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $7,313,281 are being obligated at the time of award.

Total cumulative face value of the contract is $318,420,614.

Space and Missile Systems Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, is the contracting activity.

K a n s a s C i t y, M i s s o u r i (W912DQ-18-D-3008); CH2M Hill Inc., Englewood, Colorado (W912DQ-18-D-3009); HDROBG A JV, Omaha, Nebraska (W912DQ-18-D-3010); Louis Berger U.S. Inc., Morristown, New Jer sey (W912DQ18-D-3011); and Tetra Tec Inc., Parsippany, New Jersey (W912DQ-18-D-3012), will compete for each order of the $120,000,000 hybrid (costplus-fixed-fee and firm-fixedprice) contract for unrestricted architect-engineer services. Bids

(303) 466-3777 foothillsmachinery.com were solicited via the Internet with 11 received. Work locations and functions will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 28, 2023. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri, is the contracting activity.

Arcadis U.S. Inc., Highlands Ranch, Colorado, was awarded a $27,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for hazardous, toxic, radioactive, waste and military munitions clean up. Bids were solicited via the Internet with 14 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 1, 2023. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W912DR-18-D-0004).

Arcadis U.S. Inc., Highlands Ranch, Colorado (W912DQ-18-D-3007); CDM Federal Programs Corp., Swank Enterprises, Valier, Montana, was awarded a $17,335,200 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a 3,839-square-meter Tactical Alert Force Facility with an 809-square-meter space for a flight simulator. Bids were solicited via the Internet with three received. Work will be performed in Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 13, 2020. Fiscal 2018 military construction funds in the amount of $17,335,200 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle, Washington, is the contracting activity (W912DW-18-C-0020).

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Timeliness another big one because they are taught in the military, ‘If you are not early, you are late.’”

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“After recent changes, The Returning Heroes Tax Credit now provides incentives of up to $5,600 for hiring unemployed veterans, and the Wounded Warriors Tax Credit doubles the existing Work Opportunity Tax Credit for long-term unemployed veterans with service-connected disabilities, to up to $9,600,” the military news website states.

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Unemployment tax credits Qualified Long-term Unemployment: This is a credit for new hires that begin work on or after January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2019, during which the individual is employed no less than 27 consecutive weeks, and includes a period in which the individual was receiving unemployment compensation under state or federal law.

For WOTC-certified new hires working at least 120 hours, employers can claim 25 percent of the first year wages paid up to $6,000, for a maximum income tax credit of up to $1,500. ForWOTC-certified new hires working 400 hours or more, employers can claim 40 percent of the first year wages up to $6,000, for a maximum income tax credit of up to $2,400.

Short-term Unemployment: A credit of 40 percent of the first $6,000 of wages (up to $2,400) for employers who hire veterans who have been in receipt of unemployment compensation for at least four weeks.

Long-term Unemployment:A credit of 40 percent of the first $14,000 of wages (up to $5,600) for employers who hire veterans who have been in receipt of unemployment compensation for longer than 6 months.

Disabled veteran tax credits Veterans with Services-Connected Disabilities: Maintains the existing Work Opportunity Tax Credit for veterans with service-connected disabilities hired within one year of being discharged from the military. The credit is 40 percent of the first $12,000 Long-Term Unemployed Veterans with Services-Connected Disabilities: A new credit of 40 percent of the first $24,000 of wages (up to $9,600) for firms that hire veterans with service-connected disabilities who have been in receipt of unemployment compensation for longer than 6 months. The credit can be as high as $9,600 per veteran for for-profit employers or up to $6,240 for tax-exempt organizations.

Certain tax-exempt organizations can take advantage of WOTC by hiring eligible veterans and receiving a credit against the employer’s share of Social Security taxes.

More information on tax credits is available on the Department of Labor website at dol.gov. Source: Colorado Springs Business Journal

Ball Corp. To Form New Packaging Entity In $675 Million Deal

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Ball Corp. said it’s forming a new packaging company with a Los Angeles investment firm in a $675 million joint venture deal.

The Broomfield can manufacturing giant said it will contribute its U.S. steel food and aerosol packaging manufacturing assets to the joint venture, called Ball Metalpack, which will make steel containers for aerosol products, food, household consumables, pet food, nutritional and other products.

Platinum Equity of Los Angeles will own 51 percent of Ball Metalpack and Ball Corporation will own 49 percent.

According to Ball, it will receive more than $600 million in pre-tax proceeds from the transaction and will retain a 49 percent interest in Ball Metalpack, for a total value of approximately $675 million.

About 1,300 employees will move from Ball to Ball Metalpack, which will have U.S. steel food and aerosol packaging manufacturing assets operations in Canton (Brookline and Warner Rd.) and Columbus, Ohio; Milwaukee and Deforest,Wisconsin; Chestnut Hill,Tennessee; Horsham, Pennsylvania; Springdale,Arkansas,

Jim Peterson, who currently manages those assets for Ball Corp., will act as CEO of the joint venture.

“The upfront cash proceeds and our retained stake in the joint venture company will benefit Ball shareholders,” said John Hayes, chairman, president and CEO of Ball, in a statement.

Last June, Ball ranked No. 9 on the annual Denver Business Journal list of Colorado public companies’ employees, with 18,540 employees as of 2016.

Source: Colorado Business Journal, By Ben Miller – Contributing Writer

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U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption Up 10.1% in 2018, Tracks Economy’s Strength U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $215.13 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

This total, as reported by companies participating in the Cutting Tool Market Report (CTMR) collaboration, was up 5.6% from April’s $203.68 million and up 12.1% when compared with the $191.93 million reported for May 2017.

With a year-to-date total of $999.82 million, 2018 is up 10.1% when compared with 2017. Totals represent the majority of the U.S. market for cutting tools.

“The cutting tool industry continues to show improved growth in 2018.

The ball is still rolling with positive numbers despite the chaos with global trade agreements,” said Brad Lawton, chairman of AMT’s Cutting Tool Product Group.

Pilot Program Makes Way For Electric Scooters To Stay In Denver The City of Denver announced it will try to play nice with the companies that dropped off those dockless e-scooters that appeared in Denver seemingly overnight.

Bird and Lime, the companies responsible for the scooters, were notified of the city’s intention to create a pilot program that would make way for the scooters to have a permanent home in Denver.

The pilot program, the city says, will be modeled in a way that meets “Denver’s mobility goals” which goals include: • Offering people more options to et around town in ways that meet their day to day needs.

• Decreasing the percentage of people taking single-occupancy vehicle trips Increasing the percentage of people who take transit by helping them get to and from transit hubs and solving what is known as the first mile, last mile problem.

• Increasing access to smart technologies and mobility services for everyone, including low-income residents and underserved neighborhoods.

In the meantime, LimeBikes and Bird have been asked to remove their scooters from the public right of way until the permit system is established. Rebecca Troyer, Denver Business Journal A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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The graph is updated to include the 12-month moving average for the Durable Goods shipments and Cutting Tool orders. These values are calculated by taking the average of the most recent 12 months and plotting them over time.

“The cutting tool results match overall economic indicators and continue to show strength in the manufacturing sector,” said Costikyan Jarvis, president of Jarvis Cutting Tools. “With cutting tools showing a 12.1% year-over-year growth, the PMI at 60.2 in June and consumer confidence a strong 126.4 in June, it would indicate that the economic train is going nicely down the tracks. This should be a great time to be in manufacturing.”

However, Jarvis added that “it would be impossible not to mention the tariffs and potential trade wars and

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“It is a great concern how these costs and negotiations will alter the ability for American manufacturers to compete,” Jarvis said. “The opposing tariffs, which have already been created, will have a significant impact on the agricultural sector of the economy. This will inevitably trickle down to a reduced demand for the tractors, combines and other equipment that is manufactured for the farms. How other costs affect the larger industries like the automobile and aerospace segments remains to be seen. As someone else said.‘an eye for an eye can leave everyone blind.’”

The Cutting Tool Market Report is jointly compiled by AMT and USCTI, two trade associations representing the

development, production and distribution of cutting tool technology and products. It provides a monthly statement on U.S. manufacturers’ consumption of the primary consumables in the manufacturing process—the cutting tool. Analysis of cutting tool consumption is a leading indicator of both upturns and downturns in U.S. manufacturing activity, as it is a true measure of actual production levels.

Historical data for the Cutting Tool Market Report is available dating back to January 2012. This collaboration of AMT and USCTI is the first step in the two associations working together to promote and support U.S.-based manufacturers of cutting tools. by AMT/USCTI - Cutting Tool Market Report

Boulder-Based Aerospace Company Gets Two-Year NASA Contract Advance Space LLC, which designs software and provides specialized services for the aerospace industry, has signed a two-year contract with NASA to continue developing a peer-to-peer navigation system for the moon.

The goal is for the system to scale with increased demand and to be used for government and commercial space missions.

“As we increase the number of vehicles in space and missions to the Moon, we must equally advance the technology used to figure out where they are and where they are going,” Bradley Cheetham, CEO of Advanced Space, said in a prepared statement. “As space becomes busier, we are working to reduce the cost and congestion associated with mission planning and operations.”

The contract builds one a six-month Phase 1 effort. The next two years will focus on the technical development of software and supporting systems.

Advanced Space, based in Boulder, also received a matching grant from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade for $250,000. Source: BizWest A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Flight operations services, including pilot training and flight-planning solutions, will generate $1.5 trillion in spending over the next two decades, Airbus said, noting that fleets are expected to more than double to 48,000 aircraft by 2037 and 540,000 new pilots will need to be trained by then.

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Advancements in the passenger experience make up the remainder of the commercial aircraft services growth picture, with Airbus predicting an estimated $900 billion cumulative value in cabin upgrades, cabin crew training, IFE, connectivity and booking improvements over the coming 20 years. Business in this segment is expected to double in the next 20 years, Airbus said, rising from $27 billion annually at present to nearly $70 billion annually by 2037.

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Airbus said its ambition is to triple its services revenues from more than $3.2 billion in 2017 to reach $10 billion in commercial services revenue in the next decade. “To attain this goal, [we] will continue to develop full lifecycle integrated services for all Airbus aircraft operators,” the company said. “Airbus will also expand its current service portfolio to non-Airbus platforms, given that 62% of Airbus’ total fleet is operated by ‘multi-fleet’ operators.”

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Airbus, Boeing Forecast Doubling In Aircraft Demand, Services By 2037 Airbus and Boeing each released 20-year market forecasts at the Farnborough Air Show, with the European manufacturer focusing largely on the commercial aircraft services market and the US manufacturer highlighting fleet projections.

Boeing’s updated 20-year market forecast predicts demand for 42,730 commercial jets with 90-plus seats by 2037, valued at $6.3 trillion.Airbus is predicting $4.6 trillion in cumulative value for the aircraft services market sector through 2037.

For the first time, Boeing added services to its annual long-term forecast, which has been renamed as the Commercial Market Outlook (CMO).

Services revenues are expected to grow by 4.2% annually, creating an $8.8 trillion opportunity – exceeding the projected aircraft sales total.

“This is a bigger market in the long term than the aircraft market,” Boeing VP commercial marketing RandyTinseth said. “We only have 7% market share, so what a great opportunity as we grow to expand our share.”

Airbus said aircraft-focused lifecycle services—maintenance, spares pool access, tooling, technical training and system upgrades—will comprise the largest portion of business growth in the next 20 years, valued at $2.2 trillion, from $76 billion in 2018 to over $160 billion per year by 2037.

Maintenance will be the dominant element, with increased outsourcing and paid-by-the-hour (PBH) contracts seen as a growing trend.

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Boeing’s aircraft demand forecast is about 4.1% up on the figures released in 2017. “That shouldn’t be a surprise, because the market has grown by about 4%,”Tinseth said.

Within those figures, the outlook for regional jets is “down a bit,” while the numbers for single aisles, widebodies and freighters were all up, based on passenger traffic growth and aircraft retirements.

Boeing sees a need for 31,360 single aisles, valued at $3.5 trillion, up 6.1% over last year. This will be driven by continued low-cost carrier (LCC) growth and replacements in markets such as China and Southeast Asia. “Single aisles will continue to be the backbone of the fleet,” he said.

In the widebody segment, Boeing forecasts demand for 8,070 new aircraft worth nearly $2.5 trillion, triggered by a “large wave of replacements” from early next decade. “In the past, we segmented widebodies into different sizes, but that gets harder and harder, so we’ve just taken all that stuff out and tried to make it simpler,”Tinseth said.

Today’s global fleet includes more than 900 aircraft that are over 25 years old. By the mid-2020sTinseth said more than 500 aircraft a year will reach 25 years old, double the current rate and fuelling the retirement wave.

Around 44% (18,000) of the 42,730 new delivery total will be used for replacements.The outlook for freighters has also increased, based on a “definite uptick” in the market, driven by a pick up in trade, economies and industrial production.

Over the next 20 years, Boeing sees a need for 980 production widebody freighters, up 60 on last year. These will be evenly split between large and medium sized aircraft. “This kind of demand will support production of two aircraft per month. Moving forward, freighters will be very important for production lines,”Tinseth said.

However, he added that new-build freighters are “only part of the story,” which includes a further 1,670 converted freighters. This means the total freighter fleet will grow from 1,870 today to almost 3,300 by 2027.

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Helium In The Four Corners? This Denver Company Thinks So A Canadian company with its U.S. headquarters in Denver believes that there’s helium to be found in the Four Corners.

American Helium Inc. said it’s partnering with a Golden company, Holbrook Basin Energy LLC, in an exploratory drilling effort in the Holbrook Basin in Arizona, near the Four Corners where Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona meet.

American Helium said the “Holbrook Basin (is) a well-established helium production district where concentrations of the gas range from trace amounts up to 10 percent. The area has good potential for additional discovery and production,” adding that “Arizona is the Saudi Arabia of helium.”

Last month, American Helium of Vancouver, British Columbia said it’s opening a new Denver office and will look at Colorado helium opportunities. Helium prices, the company said, have doubled in the past eight years. Source: Colorado Business Journal, By Ben Miller

Colorado’S Economy Ranks 5Th In Nation Colorado has the nation’s fifth-best state economy, tying for first in lowest unemployment rate and ranking second in highest GDP growth, according to a new report.

Washington, Utah, Massachusetts and California took the first four state economy rankings, whileWestVirginia,Alaska and Mississippi brought up the rear, with Louisiana in last place.

The report, “2018’s Best & Worst State Economies,” released by personal finance website WalletHub, compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 28 key indicators of economic performance and strength.

States surrounding Colorado received mixed rankings: Wyoming was 40th

overall; Nebraska 36th; Kansas 39th; Oklahoma 44th; and New Mexico came in 42nd.

The data set included GDP growth, median annual household income, startup activity, share of jobs in high-tech industries, unemployment rate, highest state government surplus, building permit activity, highest educational attainment of recent immigrants, and highest change in non-farm payrolls, according to the report.

Colorado has the nation’s fifth-highest median annual household income but doesn’t do so well with exports, ranking 49th in exports per capita. For the report’s three overall “key dimensions,” Colorado ranked third in the nation for economic health, eighth for economic activity, and fourth for innovation potential.

Data used to create the rankings came from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Deloitte, United Health Foundation, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, the American Legislative Exchange Council, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, the Council for Community and Economic Research, Renwood RealtyTrac, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the National Science Foundation and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. By Helen Robinson A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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Small manufacturers — those employing fewer than 100 people — comprise 94 percent of all domestic manufacturers, according to statistics from the Manufacturing Institute, which helps employers build skilled workforces.

Rural manufacturers often stay in their original location because of historic roots, according to Steven Deller, a professor at the University ofWisconsin who specializes in economic growth and development patterns.

The manufacturers who remain close to — or return to — their roots often play a significant role in their local communities. On average, they are the second-largest regional employer after a category that includes education and social services, according to statistics from the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture.

But the rural labor force is not necessarily less expensive.Bob Hess, a vice chairman of Newmark Knight Frank, the global real estate company, explained that labor costs were no longer significantly lower in rural parts of the country.

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With the advent of lean manufacturing that relies more heavily on automation and robotics, compensation is a smaller portion of overall expenditures. Salaries amount to, on average, 10 percent to 15 percent of the cost of manufacturing a product, according to John Molinaro, the president and chief executive of the Appalachian Partnership.

Other costs, like real estate, energy and taxes, for example, can differ significantly, even within a region. According to a Newmark Knight Frank analysis, property costs can vary by as much 500 percent from one location to another in the Midwest. Energy — whether electricity or natural gas — can deviate by as much as 45 to 60 percent.

These variations make the calculus of factory location difficult, whether the manufacturer wants to expand or cut costs.

Essentially, Deller said, “If you’re a startup manufacturer, it may make more sense to be in an urban area where you have more access to infrastructure as well as industry clusters and thicker labor markets. But the disadvantage is the cost of operation.”

Apart from historical location, workforce availability sometimes drives site selection.With low unemployment and a need for highly skilled employees, competition can be fierce for a relatively small pool of potential workers.Yet, while urban manufacturers may be able to find a larger pool of skilled workers, clusters of related industries sometimes can result in higher wages and the ability of workers to leave one company for another that pays more.

The workforce shortfall can disproportionately affect smaller manufacturers.To fulfill orders, some, like Dana Jordan, the chief executive of the Cascade Rescue Co. in Sandpoint, Idaho, which makes search-and-rescue equipment, have employees work longer hours until they can hire more people.

Manufacturers are also watching the new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration and their effect on costs.The often thin margins of smaller companies can be wiped out if costs rise, but cannot be offset by higher sales prices.

For small manufacturers, no matter where they are, volatility is especially troublesome. Many factory owners rely on predictable expenses, and sudden spikes can cause disruption to a consistent cash flow.

Randy Altschuler, the chief executive of Xometry, an online marketplace based in Maryland that connects small manufacturers with customers, hopes to help bridge that gap.

His company, which recently raised $25 million in new financing and bought MakeTime, a competitor based in Kentucky, uses a proprietary algorithm to help its customers find manufacturers that can fill orders quickly.

“Many of these companies are second- or third-generation businesses, but they’re scattered throughout the country,” he said. “There’s so much capability and capacity, but often there’s no access” to other customers outside of their immediate industry. Source:The NewYork Times A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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“It gives you a low cost per shot against quadcopters and a deep magazine,” Dauk says. “As long as there is power, it can keep firing.”

Power for the electric laser can come from a battery, generator or the platform that the system is mounted on.

Systems supplied to the Marine Corps are being used by active warfighters, and are packaged in a Quadcon quarter-size intermodal container. Multiple systems can be operated remotely from a command-and-control center.

With power levels of 2, 5 or 10 kW, the CLWS is effective against small drones 1-3 km (0.6-1.9 mi.) away, he says.

Boeing’s core directed-energy technology is in acquisition, tracking and pointing, Dauk says, and it has provided the beam director for the U.S. Army’s High-Energy Laser Mobile Test Truck (HELMTT). This will soon begin testing with a 60-kW fiber laser developed by Lockheed Martin. “We are integrating the laser now and will test in the very near future,” Dauk says.

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mand on plans to test a high-energy laser in an AC-130J gunship. In the mid-2000s, the company developed the Advanced Tactical Laser, a chemical laser that was test-fired from a C-130. “Since then the technology has matured with the development of electric lasers,” Dauk says.

In the strategic arena, Boeing’s Phantom Works is one of three companies working on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Low Power Laser Demonstrator. This is a multi-kilowatt laser payload mounted on an unmanned aircraft to demonstrate precision tracking as a step toward shooting down ballistic missiles. “This is the next step in pointing and tracking,” he says.

Dauk says Boeing is now “actively engaged” with all the services on laser weapons. “The technology is ready. The focus now is on tactics, techniques and procedures, on how to bring these weapons into the battlefield,” he says. “We are working with customers to develop the capability to safely implement laser systems on the battlefield.” Source: Graham Warwick | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

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Jeffrey helped organize the flight of a ScanEagle during the Royal International Air Tattoo in 2005 – effectively laying the foundation for the MQ-9B flight last week. Yet plans were also in an advanced stage that year to fly a Global Hawk over the Atlantic to Fairford, before airframe unavailability led to the flight’s cancellation.

“We successfully put in requests for the airspace from the point Global Hawk would transition into the UK FIR [flight information region], and got it cleared by the CAA from where it was going to cross the border into the UK,” he recalls. “We had a temporary restricted area near RIAT where the aircraft would fly during the show and use its sensors to view the airfield, so it could sit there, deconflicted from the displaying aircraft, and downlink its footage in real time.”

The USAF “were very, very happy to help – very proactive,” he says. “But I was pretty sure that ops would have to take priority. However, the exercise in getting the airspace in place allowed all to be confident this could be done safely.”

A flight such as this could have taken place at Farnborough, too, according to Farnborough International Ltd.’s chairman, Paul Everitt. The only reason it hasn’t so far is that no UAS operator has wanted to.

“It’s perfectly possible,” Everitt says. “There’s a cost, and it takes time – it isn’t something you can decide to do a month out. We’ve done the work with the CAA we would need to do to be able to do it – but we haven’t had somebody that has shown an interest to want to do it.” By: Angus Batey | ShowNews A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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LV Swiss owners Paul Klein, Darren Hatch and Richard Hoffman know what it takes to make a successful, sustainable manufacturing business.The winning combination is Paul’s extensive knowledge of running successful multiple large corporations in Silicon Valley, Darren’s strong technology/software design background and Richard’s vast knowledge of precision machining and the industry.

Richard describes the Utah based company as a precision manufacturer of CNC machining, CNC milling, CNC turning, including precision CNC Swiss screw machine parts with demanding tight tolerances (+/- .0002) and short lead times. He elaborates, “Our AS9100 Rev D and ISO 9001:2015 set us apart from other manufacturers. Another key to our success is our prototyping program with follow-on production runs. Our engineering staff is there with design assistance and value engineering to help our customers achieve the most cost-effective manufacturing process.We have full-service maintenance and tooling departments on site that are capable of complete rebuilding and repair of all production equipment as well as building all custom drills, boring bars and form tools.

We also save time by having our own Centerless grinding capabilities in-house.”

LV Swiss’ key to success is the ability to adapt quickly to change. Darren stated, “With all the changes in government policies and the unknown future of changes that could possibly come (tariffs, regulations, etc.) as well as experiencing how our customers were moving to ‘Just In Time’ ordering, we knew we had to find a way to adapt.We were starting to see many of our customers who previously would place blanket purchase orders in quantities of 50K+, now order quantities of 2K, more frequently. This type of ordering increases the part costs due to the multiple set-ups.”

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Jeff came to LV Swiss more than 5 years ago with a strong medical manufacturing background. He was well versed in the Star precision machine line. He says, “The Star CNC line offers a broad range of Swiss-type Automatic Lathes to meet all our small, complex and precise machining requirements.”

Richard says, “We did substantial research when we made the decision to replace our old Swiss screw machines. Jeff highly recommended the Star line; it was an ideal machine for the smaller lots LV Swiss was running, and it was priced very competitively.”

He continued, “There are many really good Swiss-type machines on the market today. In the

end, our decision was based upon the level of support we would get from Smith Machinery, the Utah machine dealer for Star, and from Star directly.” Jeff adds, “I’ve been working with the Smith Machinery team for 25 years now. I’ve always received outstanding support from Klaus Lassig, our Smith Machinery Sales Engineer and Star directly.” (Klaus is pictured above alongside Darren, Richard and Jeff.)

Today, LV Swiss owns 12 Star machines that complement their other CNC machines and their CNC mills. Jeff stated that the service on the Star machines has been outstanding. Richard adds, “If we have an issue (which is rare), they are here typically by the next day. Additionally, their phone support is excellent, so frequently the issue is fixed remotely.”

Jeff says, “Where we could do 4-5 set ups per week with our older machines, today we can do 15-20 set ups in this same time with our Star machines.”

LV Swiss is nearly paperless today. Darren spearheaded the development of LV Swiss’ MRP system a few years ago. Darren designed the system so LV Swiss has the ability to trace the manufacturing of a part from drawing to engineering to manufacturing, to shipping to delivery, all with real-time up to date information. This allows Customer Service to easily check on the status of a part or answer questions when a customer calls. Richard stated, “We didn’t realize just how superior our custom MRP system was until we had the auditors for AS9100 Rev D recently come to our facility, where they remarked how outstanding it was.”

The owners hired Margo Jordan (pictured to the right) to expand the company’s customer base.

“Margo has a very strong manufacturing and sales background, with prior experience in the aerospace industry,” Richard stated. LV Swiss’ customers now hail from a number of industries (Aerospace, Test and Measurement, Automotive, Recreational, Military, Medical and Dental, etc.), and products are shipped all over the United States. LV Swiss is also a subcontractor to many other machine shops that do not have the machinery or expertise to manufacture high precision tight tolerance parts.

The company just completed its latest AS9100 certification to Revision D with ‘0 Findings’!

Darren stated, “As part of our diversification strategy, we are planning to increase our customers in the medical industry. When we went through the AS9100 certification process, we wrote all processes to adhere not just to the aerospace AS9100 standard, but also to the even more rigorous quality management system for the design and manufacture of medical devices, ISO 13485.” LV Swiss plans to achieve ISO 13485 certification by Q2 2019.

In preparation for its expansion in the medical market, LV Swiss built out its ‘CTQ (Critical to Quality) Lab’. Darren says, “Each of our CTQ labs have been designed with the Medical

traceability requirements in mind, and the labs have been configured with all the necessary gauging and tooling to efficiently check each specific part to a preplanned CTQ (Critical to Quality) Quality Assurance check plan. Each lab is equipped with a dedicated workstation that has electronic access to all the necessary production documents and prior CTQ observations so real-time decisions can be made on the quality status of each part i.e.Cpk, Control Charts, and High/Low Median. As each new CTQ observation is entered and validated production views are updated enabling immediate updates throughout the organization.

Management has the visibility to see the status of each machine.”

LV Swiss is succeeding for so many reasons; they embrace change, they invest into the equipment and processes to continuously improve, and they value their employees. The company offers a broad spectrum of benefits to their employees inclusive of the recently implemented 401K plan. Once a month, the company hosts a celebration for all employees whose birthday falls in the month, and they celebrate successes in their monthly newsletter. To learn more about how LV Swiss can help you with your precision manufacturing needs, contact them at (435) 635-1482 or visit LVSwiss.com To learn more about Smith Machinery, a 50+-year-old distributor of a variety of advanced manufacturing technologies, contact them at (801) 263-6403 or visit SmithMachineTools.com To learn more about the Star CNC line, contact: Rob Hirzel, Star CNC Western Region Office: 714-694-1255.

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PMI Shows 22 Consecutive Months Of Manufacturing Sector Growth The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for June, and the story told is another positive one with the PMI at 60.2% — up from May’s reading of 58.7%.

The number is well above the reading of 50% that indicates the manufacturing economy is generally expanding. Below 50% indicates it is generally contracting.

A PMI above 50%, over a period of time, generally indicates an expansion of the overall economy.Therefore, the June PMI indicates growth for the 110th consecutive month in the overall economy, and indicates growth in the manufacturing sector for the 22nd consecutive month.

According to Timothy Fiore, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, “Comments from the panel reflect continued expanding business strength. Demand remains strong, with the New Orders Index at 60% or above for the 14th straight month, and the Customers’ Inventories Index remaining low. The Backlog of Orders Index continued to expand, reading at 60% of higher for the third consecutive month. Consumption, described as production and employment, continues to expand in spite of labor, skill and material shortages. Inputs, expressed as supplier deliveries, inventories and imports, had expansion increases, due primarily to negative supply chain issues. Lead-time extensions, steel and aluminum disruptions, supplier labor issues, and transportation difficulties continue.

Export orders expanded at higher rates. Price pressure remains strong, but the index saw its first expansion softening since November 2017. Demand remains robust, but the nation’s employment resources and supply chains continue to struggle. Respondents are overwhelmingly concerned about how tariff related activity is and will continue to affect their business.”

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The New Orders Index registered 63.5%, a decrease of 0.2 percentage point from the May reading of 63.7%. The Production Index registered 62.3%, a 0.8 percentage point increase compared to the May reading of 61.5%. The Employment Index registered 56%, a decrease of 0.3 percentage point from the May reading of 56.3%.

The Supplier Deliveries Index registered 68.2%, a 6.2 percentage point increase from the May reading of 62%. The Inventories Index registered 50.8%, an increase of 0.6 percentage point from the May reading of 50.2%.The Prices Index registered 76.8% in June, a 2.7 percentage point decrease from the May reading of 79.5%, indicating higher raw materials prices for the 28th consecutive month.

Of the 18 manufacturing industries, 17 reported growth in June, in the following order: Textile Mills; Wood Products; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Printing & Related Support Activities; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Fabricated Metal Products; Computer & Electronic Products; Food, Beverage &Tobacco Products; Paper Products; Transportation Equipment; Furniture & Related Products; Machinery; Primary Metals; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Chemical Products; Petroleum & Coal Products; and Plastics & Rubber Products. No industry reported a decrease in June compared to May.

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Autoliv and Delphi: A Tale of Two Spinoffs

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Late last month, Autoliv, the world leader in seat belts and airbags, completed a spinoff of Veoneer, which will make so-called active safety systems that use lasers, cameras, artificial intelligence, and more to prevent accidents. Both are based in Sweden and listed in New York.

Already,Veoneer is up 22% since its debut, versus 3% for Autoliv, even though Autoliv has hit a growth spurt following the bankruptcy of Japan’s airbag maker, Takata.

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In December, Delphi Automotive did the reverse, spinning off its outof-fashion engine components into DelphiTechnologies (DLPH), while keeping advanced electronics and active safety operations, and changing its name to something with a more futuristic ring: Aptiv (APTV). The new Delphi has shifted into reverse since the spinoff, losing 11%. Aptiv is up 10%.

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Pratt AndWhitney Surges U.S. Hiring As Bet On Geared Turbofan Pays Off

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The aircraft engine unit of United Technologies is hiring thousands of manufacturing employees in the U.S. as its breakthrough Geared Turbofan technology transforms the global aircraft propulsion market. Pratt & Whitney has brought on 4,500 new employees over the last 18 months at plants in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and elsewhere, and says the number of new hires will rise to 25,000 by 2025.

Part of this surge is due to increased demand for high-performance turbofan engines on the tri-service F-35 fighter. Production of that aircraft’s engines doubled over the last two years, and will double again by 2020 (to 170 units) as more and more allies buy the stealthy fighter.

Pratt engines also will power the Air Force’s next-generation bombers and tankers. But the biggest driver of Pratt’s hiring spree is the Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine for civil aircraft, which is estimated to have a lifetime revenue value to the company of $500 billion.

It took Pratt &Whitney 20 years and $10 billion to perfect GTF technology, but now the company enjoys a performance advantage over rivals General Electric and Rolls Royce that will likely make it the dominant global provider of jet engines through mid-century.The basic idea behind the GTF design is to introduce 3:1 reduction gears on the shaft between the fan at the front of the engine and rotating elements (compressors and turbines) in the rear so that each component turns at optimum speed.

Pratt &Whitney’s GearedTurbofan engine took 20 years and $10 billion to develop, but the payoff is a 16% gain in fuel efficiency, 50% reduction in emissions, and 75% decrease in noise.

Pratt &Whitney’s GearedTurbofan engine took 20 years and $10 billion to develop, but the payoff is a 16% gain in fuel efficiency, 50% reduction in emissions, and 75% decrease in noise.

The result is a 16% gain in fuel efficiency, 50% reduction in carbon emissions, and 75% decrease in noise. And that’s just the beginning: further refinements to the technology will likely reduce fuel consumption more than 20% compared with conventional turbofans, enabling airlines to slash spending on fuel, fly longer routes, or carry more passengers.

Decreased emissions will minimize the impact of civil aircraft on local air pollution and global climate patterns.The noise reduction associated with using GTF engines is go significant that half a million fewer people will hear planes taking off from NewYork’s La Guardia Airport. Pratt is a contributor to my think tank, so I have been following the company’s progress in developing GTF technology for a long time.

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MICHAEL HOWARD Account Manager c | 281.883.8231

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Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. Since 1946

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

Brandon Anderson President

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

DIRECT: 763.682.0322 PHONE: 763.682.3122 FAX: 763.682.3954

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

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Static Tool Holders MEP Center________ 801-587-0713 Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 Sustaining Edge Solutions___ 888-572-9642 TRAINING Reverse Engineering MEP Center________ 801-587-0713 Advanced Coord. Tech ___ _303-469-6161 CAD/CAM Training Diversified Metal Services___ 801-972-6093 Davis Applied Tech College___801-593-2483 Klontech Measure Sol____ 480-626-8131 CNC/Conventional Rigging & Transfer Machining Atlas Rigging & Transfer_ 801-539-3885 Davis Applied Tech College___801-593-2483 IRH ___________ _801-972-5581 Machining Software MEI Rigging__________801-701-7975 Davis Applied Tech College___801-593-2483 Spindle Rebuilding USED MACHINERY GMN USA__________ 800-686-1679 EDM Network_________ 480-836-1782 Setco-Pope Spindles______866-362-0699 King Machine_________208-345-9600 Transportation K.D. Capital Equipment____480-922-1674 IRH ____________801-972-5581 Methods West_________602-437-2220 SOFTWARE ReSell CNC West________480-694-9919 CAD/CAM/CAE S&S Machinery Sales_____602-368-8542 SolidCAM_________ 530-863-0461 Selway Machine Tool___ 888-735-9290 Consulting/Engineering WATERJET CUTTING Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 MACHINERY Fabricating Equip Sales___303-466-7342 SPINDLE REPAIR Flow International_______800-446-3569 RMS Assembly & Mfg___ 303-777-3064 Global EDM Supply_____480-836-8330 TOOLING Jend Machinery________303-775-3697 PrecisionToolholding Products Jorgenson Machine Tools____435-659-9455 Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 King Machine_________208-345-9600 _ Tooling Systems OMAX Corp________ _800-838-0343 Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 Abrasives/Blast Media Barton International_ ____ 800-741-7756 Live Tool Holders Von Ruden Mfg______ 763-682-0322 GMA Garnet Group_____ 832-243-9300

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JEFF ROBINO

VICE PRESIDENT SALES / MACHINE MECHANICAL GROUP

t 520.294.3126 c 520.247.5977 jeffr@caid.com www.caid.com

Acu-Tec CNC___________303-365-9245 Bar-S Machine__________ 928-636-2115 CAID Industries_________435-890-8823 Dayton Rogers_______ 763-717-6303 JD Machine_________ 801-782-4403 Pillar Machine_______ 801-965-1900 Wrico____________ 480-892-7800 AUTOMATION Motion Control/ Machine Vision Calibration Services Advanced Coord. Tech ___ 303-469-6161 In-Position Technologies__ 303-231-9955 Klontech Industrial_____480-948-1871 Electronics Assemblies Western States Calibration_801-466-1700 Advantage Manufacturing__877-7270281 Consultant,3D Printing CAID Industries_______ 435-890-8823 H2 Solutions_________ 970-692-3344 Welded Assemblies Consultant,Operational Weiser Engineering___ 303-280-2778 Consultant, ISO BAR CODING ABS Quality Evaluations_ 702-371-7591 BMSC___________ 602-445-9400 Western Sintering___ 509-375-3096 MEP ___________ 801-863-7001 BROACHING Sustaining Edge Solutions__ 888-572-9642 Ponderosa Ind_________303-298-1801 H2 Solutions_________ 970-692-3344 Precision Mach’d Products__970-482-7676 Consultant,Supply Chain Specialty Steel Services__ 801-539-8252 H2 Solutions_________ 970-692-3344 CASTINGS Qualified Rapid Products__ 801-999-4297 Die Casting Design/Engineering Qualified Rapid Products__ 801-999-4297 TVT Die Casting_______ 800-280-2278 Die Casting: Aluminum/Zinc ASSEMBLIES Advantage Manufacturing__877-727-0281TVT Die Casting_______ 800-280-2278

Mobility Ramps & Stairs Modular EZ-Access_________ 800-451-1903 SERVICES AS9100 Certification ABS Quality Evaluations_ 702-371-7591 BMSC___________ 602-445-9400 MEP ___________ 801-863-7001 Sustaining Edge Solutions__ 888-572-9642

ADDITIVE MFG/ 3 D PRINTING Faustson___________303-420-7422 SolidCAM_________ 530-863-0461 PROTOTYPE MACHINERY 3D Parts To Go________801-380-7935 RECYCLING Recyclable Metals Iron & Metals, Inc_____ 303-292-5555 Utah Metal Works_____ 801-364-5679 Scrap Metal Recycling Iron & Metals, Inc_____ 303-292-5555 Utah Metal Works_____ 801-364-5679 ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT Integrated Systems Inc__ 928-649-9600 SAFETY Fire Protection Systems Rotarex__________ 480-689-8756

UTAH 189 South State St. Suite 100 Clearfield, UT 84015 801-355-9899

COLORADO 6531 West 56th Ave. Suite 15 Arvada, CO 80002 303-231-9955

CHEMICAL PROCESSING PAS Technologies____ 480-487-1906 COATING Coating:Black Oxide PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 Coating:Chemfilm PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 Coating: Liquid Pilkington Metal Finishing_ 801-972-2146 Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/Chrome Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.

Coating Technologies____623-581-2648

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Paramount Machine

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

PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 COMPOSITES S.A. Composites_______ 970-776-3877 DESIGNCAD/CAM Bar-S Machine________ 928-636-2115 H& S Machine________ 801-755-7627 DIES Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 EDM EDM: Drilling Small Hole LAYKE, Inc.__________ 602-272-2654 Micropulse West_______ 480-966-2300 EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking) Innovative Precision____ 801-334-6317 Maverick Mold & Machine_ 970-535-4604 Micropulse West_______ 480-966-2300 Prec. Mach’d Products____ 970-482-7676 EDM: Wire Custom Design & Mfg____ 435-257-0668 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EDM Express_______ 800-780-7075 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

Innovative Precision_____ 801-334-6317 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Micropulse West_______ 480-966-2300 Paramount Machine____ 801-886-2755 Qualtek_________ 719-598-3394 X23 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 Custom Auto/Truck/Bike Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 H& S Machine_______ 801-755-7627 Wrico____________ 480-892-7800 Fabrication: Filament Winding ELECTROPOLISHING S.A. Composites_______ 970-776-3877 Qualtek_________ 719-598-3394 X23 Fabrication: Composites ENGINEERING/DESIGN S.A. Composites_______ 970-776-3877 Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 Fabrication: Enclosures AzMark___________480-926-8969 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Custom Design & Mfg____435-257-0668 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Fabrication: Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 Medium & Large Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Bandsaw LLC_________303-744-7181 Reverse Engineering Precision Tech________801-285-7288 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 EMJD Corp__________ 303-761-5236 FABRICATION Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Aero Tech________ 801-292-0493 Group Mfg Serv_______480-966-3952 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Dayton Rogers_______ 763-717-6303 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Fabrication: SheetMetal Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EMJD Corporation______ 303-761-5236 Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 AzMark___________480-926-8969 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Denver Machine Shop____303-295-6000 Mountain View Machine __435-755-0500 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 EMJD Corporation______ 303-761-5236 Star Precision________303-926-0559 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Group Mfg Serv_______480-966-3952

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JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Pillar Machine_______ 801-965-1900 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Fabrication: Steel Bandsaw LLC_________ 303-744-7181 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 EMJD Corp________ 303-761-5236 FINISHING Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 Arizona Finishing______602-438-4443 Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 CPCS_____________303-438-8328 Gold Tech Industries_____ 480-968-1930 PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 Precision Mach’d Prod____ 970-482-7676

Qualtek________ 719-598-3394 X23 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Superior Grinding______801-487-9700 TVT Die Casting_______800-280-2278 Wasatch Powder Coating__ 801-718-7969 Finishing: One Stop Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906

Powder Coating Arizona Finishing______602-438-4443 CPCS_____________303-438-8328 Pilkington Metal Finishing_ 801-972-2146 Qualtek________ 719-598-3394 X23 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Wasatch Powder Coating__ 801-718-7969 Sandblasting Wasatch Powder Coating__ 801-718-7969 Shot Peen PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 Silk Screening Arizona Finishing______602-438-4443

Aluminum (Medium & Large) Glass Bead Clean Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 Aero Tech________ 801-292-0493 Gold Tech Industries_____480-968-1930 GAS NITRIDING PAS Technologies______ 480-487-1906 Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 Iron Phosphates GEAR CUTTING Wasatch Powder Coating__ 801-718-7969 Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 Specialty Steel Svcs____ 801-539-8252 Passivation Certified Inspection Service___602-267-0661 Gear Hobbing Coating Technologies____623-581-2648 Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 Gold Tech Industries_____ 480-968-1930 GRINDING Qualtek________ 719-598-3394 X23 AzMark___________480-926-8969 Photochemical/Etching Diversified Metal Services__ 801-972-6093 VACCO Industries______626-443-7121 GMN USA_________ 800-686-1679

Prec. Mach’d Products__ 970-482-7676 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Steel Services Grinding___ 800-662-0126 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Superior Grinding______801-487-9700 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 Grinding, Blanchard Diversified Metal Services__ 801-972-6093 Steel Services Grinding___ 800-662-0126 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Superior Grinding______ 801487-9700 Grinding, Centerless Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Grinding, Cold Saw AA Carbide________ 801-486-4881 Grinding: OD AzMark___________480-926-8969 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Superior Grinding______ 801487-9700 Grinding: Surface Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Sun Grinding________602-238-9595 Superior Grinding______ 801487-9700 Grinding: Tool & Cutter BC Tool & Cutter Grinding__ 713-638-0303

Exact Tool Grinding_____ 801-712-2720 Passivation Gold Tech Industries_____ 480-968-1930 Polishing Gold Tech Industries_____ 480-968-1930 FORMING Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Star Precision________303-926-0559 HEAT TREATING Blanchard Metals Proc.___801-972-5590 Pilkington Metal Finishing__801-972-2146 Qualtek_________ 719-598-3394 X23 Temperature Processing___ 303-772-0250 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-63311 Heat Treating/Cryogenics Temperature Processing__ 303-772-0250 Heat Treating/Custom Temperature Processing___ 303-772-0250 Heat Treating/Nitriding Temperature Processing___ 303-772-0250 Vibrational Stress Testing Temperature Processing___ 303-772-0250 HONING/LAPPING LAYKE, Inc._________602-272-2654 Precision Tech________801-285-7288

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CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Custom Design & Mfg____435-257-0668 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 LV Swiss___________435-635-1482 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 RD Machine & MFg____ 801-977-0447 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 TVT Die Casting______ 800-280-2278 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Machining: 3D Faustson___________303-420-7422 Qualified Rapid Products__ 801-999-4297 Machining: 5 Axis Accutech Machine______ 801-975-1117 AzMark___________480-926-8969 Faustson___________303-420-7422 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Paramount Machine___ 801-886-2755 MACHINING Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Advantage Manufacturing___ 877-727-0281 S.A. Composites_______ 970-776-3877 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Machining: Aerospace Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 AzMark___________480-926-8969 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 CAID Industries______435-890-8823

IDENTIFICATION Silk Screen Arizona Finishing_____602-438-4443 INSPECTION Inspection, First Article Klontech Measure Sol____ 480-626-8131 Inspection Services Klontech Measure Sol____ 480-626-8131 Micropulse West_______480-966-2300 Sustaining Edge Solutions__888-572-9642 LASER CUTTING Laser Cutting Advantage Manufacturing____ 877-727-0281 EMJD Corporation_____303-761-5236 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Kustom Koncepts______ 307-472-0818 Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Star Precision________303-926-0559 VACCO Industries_____ 626-443-7121 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Wrico____________480-892-7800 Laser Cutting: Pipe&Tube Richards Fab______ 801-409-0392 Laser Engraving Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Laser Marking Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175

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CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Flex-Pro___________480-773-3239 LAYKE, INC__________602-272-2654 LV Swiss___________435-635-1482 Micropulse West_______480-966-2300 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 Paramount Machine_____801-886-2755 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 Precision Mach’d Products_ 970-482-7676 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 RD Machine & MFg____ 801-977-0447 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 Machining: Ceramic O’Keefe Ceramics______ 719-687-0888 Ceramic: Sapphire, Alumina, Silicon, Aluminum, Quartz O’Keefe Ceramics______ 719-687-0888 Machining: CNC Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 Accutech Machine______ 801-975-1117 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 Bar-S Machine_______ 928-636-2115 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 Custom Design & Mfg____435-257-0668 Denver Precision Products__ 303-469-1771 DMSI___________801-972-6093 DRP Machine_______ 801-699-4372 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EPOCS Mfg________970-535-4540 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239

H& S Machine_______ 801-755-7627 HPMP____________ 801-619-9850 Innovative Precision___ 801-334-6317 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 LAYKE, INC__________602-272-2654 Leading Edge Machine__ 435-563-9425 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 LV Swiss___________435-635-1482 Maverick Mold & Machine_ 970-535-4604 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Electromechanical Design RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Star Precision________303-926-0559 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 The Toolroom Inc.______ 801-773-6331 Wrico___________ 480-892-7800 Machining: Composites Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Machining: Contract Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Paramount Machine____801-886-2755 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 Electromechanical Design Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Machining: DoD CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Machining: Large Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Machining: Laser AzMark___________480-926-8969

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Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 Gerome Mfg________520-622-8402 Innovative Precision___ 801-334-6317 L.A.R. Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 Southwest Waterjet-Laser__480-306-7748 VACCO Industries_____ 626-443-7121 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Machining:Medical A&L Machining_______303-373-1540 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 LV Swiss___________435-635-1482 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Teton Machining_____ 208-642-9344 Machining: Milling Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 DRP Machine_______ 801-699-4372 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Mountain View Machine__435-755-0500 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 Prec. Mach’d Products__970-482-7676 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320

Machining: Production Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 Custom Design & Mfg___ 435-257-0668 Elite Machie_________ 801-710-7891 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 HPMP____________ 801-619-9850 Innovative Precision___ 801-334-6317 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 LV Swiss___________435-635-1482 Newport Tool________801-295-7411 Paramount Machine___ 801-886-2755 Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Radtech____ ______303-789-4247 RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Star Precision________303-926-0559

Machining: Prototype Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Accutech Machine______ 801-975-1117 Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 Bar-S Machine_______ 928-636-2115 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 Custom Design & Mfg____435-257-0668 Denver Precision______ 303-469-1771 Faustson___________303-420-7422 Flex-Pro ___________ 480-773-3239 Innovative Precision___ 801-334-6317 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Machining: Mold Base Maverick Mold & Machine___970-535-4604 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926

L.A.R. Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 LAYKE, INC__________602-272-2654 Custom Design & Mfg____435-257-0668 Leading Edge Machine___435-563-9425 Dynamic Design & Mfg___ 303-652-0431 Micropulse West______ 480-966-2300 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 Mountain View Machine_ 435-755-0500 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 Newport Tool________801-295-7411 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 Pillar Machine______ 801-965-1900 Radtech__________ 303-789-4247 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Machining: Swiss RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Bar-S Machine_______ 928-636-2115 Skydandee Mfg______ 801-774-8031 Denver Precision Products__ 303-469-1771 S.A.Composites______ 970-776-3877 HPMP____________ 801-619-9850 The Toolroom Inc._____ 801-773-6331 LV Swiss___________435-635-1482 Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing_ 503-557-9407 Machining: Precision Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Able Machining & Eng.__ 801-268-6766 Ron Grob Co.________970-667-5320 Advantage Manufacturing_ 877-727-0281 Teton Machining_______208-642-9344 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Machining: Turning CM Manufacturing____ 406-543-4450 Cornerstone Machine___ 801-731-8862 Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 Flex-Pro___________ 480-773-3239 American Machine & Eng.__ 801-973-0494 Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Apex Engineering_____ 435-713-0072 Kings Peak Manufacturing_ 801-337-5926 AzMark___________480-926-8969 Bar-S Machine_______ 928-636-2115 Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Custom Design & Mfg____435-257-0668 LV Swiss___________435-635-1482 Denver Precision Products__ 303-469-1771 Newport Tool________801-295-7411 DRP Machine_______ 801-699-4372 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 EPOCS Mfg_________970-535-4540 Ponderosa Ind________ 303-298-1801 Faustson__________ 303-420-7422 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 HPMP____________ 801-619-9850 Precision Machined Prod.__ 970-482-7676 JD Machine_________801-782-4403 TVT Die Casting_______800-280-2278 LAYKE, INC__________602-272-2654 Machining: R & D Leading Edge Machine___ 435-563-9425 Acu-Tec CNC_________303-365-9245 Machinists Inc_______ 800-244-4130 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

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

Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Mountain View Machine___ 435-755-0500 Precision Tech________801-285-7288 RD Machine & Mfg____ 801-977-0447 RP Machining_______ 719-550-1724 Teton Machining_______208-642-9344 Weiser Engineering__ 303-280-2778 Machining: Ultra-Precision Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing_ 503-557-9407 Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 MANUFACTURING A&L Machining_______303-373-1540 CAID Industries______435-890-8823 Group Mfg Serv______480-966-3952 Electromechanical Design CAID Industries______435-890-8823 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 A2Z Manufacturing Rocky Mountain •

Precision Tech________801-285-7288 Rapid Prototyping Jensen Precision_______ 801-866-0175 Robotic CNC DMSI____________ 801-972-6093 Routering CNC DMSI____________ 801-972-6093 Small Part Pinnacle Precision____435-563-2722 Turnkey Product Services Aero Tech_________ 801-292-0493 L.A.R. Manufacturing___ 801-280-3505 METAL STAMPING Qualtek________ 719-598-3394 X23 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 Hi-Production Precision Stamping Metalcraft__________888-280-7080 Precision Die & Stamping__ 480-967-2038 Thompson Machine_____ 505-823-1453 MOLDS Loveridge Machine Co.___ 801-262-1414 Maverick Mold & Machine_ 970-535-4604 Molds: Plastic Injection Maverick Mold & Machine_ 970-535-4604 Molds Steel DMSI____________ 801-972-6093

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Clark Smith, 4th Generation Smith of the Family Business, Says, “Over the years we have sold more than 700 new Mazak machines to our customers in the Mountain States.

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