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Training for leadership is something frequently done in large corporations. Often termed some version of a high potential program (HiPo), it is a structured program designed to find talented employees who have high potential for growth. Organizations design these programs to develop leaders for the future of their organization. Chosen employees are those who innovate and improve company processes.

In smaller companies, preparing future leaders is just as critical, though you often won’t see formal HiPo programs in place. There just aren’t the resources available for this task. Still, every owner and business head should not leave their future leaders to chance.

A simple but not often used practice is to look for leaders instead of promoting bosses. Impactful leaders usually exhibit common behaviors. It’s not who you need to look for, but what you need to look for. Bosses tend to be more about the power of their position, while a good leader looks at the influence of their position.

Here is what the Denison Leadership Development 360 Survey, used by thousands of manufacturers over the past 25+ years, says are the top five drivers of what bosses, peers, and direct reports see in effective leaders:

1. Has earned the confidence and trust of others. They have gained respect and give respect. They are dependable, accountable and a model employee. People will probably describe this employee as a good person, knowledgeable and a hard worker.

2. Engages others in ways that ensure buy-in and commitment. This person works well with everyone. They are good at setting up informal networks with people throughout the facility. They are a good negotiator, setting their ego aside for the good of the organization. They understand success is about we, not me. They are probably known for having good suggestions, but also listen to others’ suggestions.

3. Builds effective teams that get the job done. People who are effective leaders are natural coaches. They understand the key to success for any team is to develop the people who work for them. This person’s boss has probably noticed they are naturally a good trainer. Note: this person might be an excellent candidate to manage an apprenticeship program.

4. Serves as a model that creates change in other parts of the organization. This person would not be described as negative, and people probably refer to them as a problem-solver.

5. Provides employees with a clear mission that gives meaning and direction to their work. They get how all the various parts of the organization fit together and what it takes for it to be successful. They are a good communicator and are good at sharing information with others.

Companies with great cultures never leave anything to chance. With everything being equal, they go the distance. They take the time to carefully promote future leaders and by doing so, put themselves ahead of their competition. And remember, talented people aren’t always tenured employees or those most visible in the organizational hierarchy. Use these 5 Denison Leadership Characteristics, and see if it yields a different set of leaders than you would have otherwise planned for. In closing, God bless our troops and I wish you continued success.

Linda Daly,Publisher

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Haas Factory Outlet-Phoenix Invites Machinists to CNC Mill & Lathe G&M Code Programing Courses

Mill and lathe classes are scheduled every other month. Each course consists of 3 days of hands-on instruction led by a Haas Certified Instructor. Students will learn the basics of the Haas control, operation of machines, and Haas programming using G & M codes. Classes are free to all Haas CNC machine owners and operators. Classes are held Monday through Wednesday from 2:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.

Please join us for an upcoming session of the Haas CNC training. We recommend registering as early as possible as class sizes are limited.

Mill Training Class — 3/22 - 3/22

Lathe Training Class — 4/17 - 4/19

Training is held at Haas Factory Outlet- Phoenix, a Division of Ellison Machinery facility located at 1610 S Priest Drive, #101 Tempe, AZ 85281. To register and for additional information visit www.EllisonAZ.com or call 480-968-5877.

KD Capital Equipment Is Very Excited About The Addition Of Bill Bursik To Our Team

KD Capital Equipment is very excited about the addition of Bill Bursik to our team. Bill brings a wealth of experience and professionalism in particular in the area of specialty

cnc turning applications where for many years he was in charge of overseeing engineering and turnkey projects for major machine tool manufacturers. In addition, his technical expertise and 31 years of sales management experience for a major machine tool distributor will no doubt provide our organization and the used machine tool marketplace a tremendous resource for equipment values and manufacturing solutions for our valued customers. Please feel free to reach out to Bill for

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MPC Machines Expands With New Larger Facility and 2nd Star SR-38/B CNC Swiss-Type Automatic Lathe

MPC Machines is pleased to announce that they are expanding their capabilities for customers. Last year, the precision machine shop, in business since 2009, moved from their 4500 square foot facility into a new state-of-the art building, nearly 50% larger, but also with a 10,000 back property for storage.

In their new facility, they had the space to add a second Star Swiss-type machine, the Star SR-38 Type B 10-Axis CNC Swisstype Automatic Lathe.

Founder owner Jorge Ochoa and his wife Sofia came to this country 14 years ago, in 2009, where they started up their machine shop in Brea, California. The two made the decision to move

the minority-owned business to Mesa, Arizona 6 years later, Jorge says, because Arizona offered a much more business friendly environment.

Jorge says, “We are proactively adding products and capabilities that support our customers’ production needs. Though we are well equipped to handle our customers’ R&D needs, we additionally have the capability to support our customers’ production requirements. The Star SR38/B, our 2nd is ideal for this.”

MPC Machines is renowned for their ability to machine very complex parts.

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The Star SR-38/B offers the following capabilities:

• Rigid machine construction handles bar stock up to 1-1/2” (1.500) diameter

• Built-in main- and sub-spindles and high tool post rigidity ensure exceptional accuracy

• Designed for two-tool turning, heavy material removal, and/or rough and finished tooling

• 8-spindle backworking unit for complex parts production in one operation with the precision and accuracy required by quality critical applications

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The recent sled test, conducted with a 103-pound mannequin, is the latest sign that the JPO can make good on its promise to finish the three design fixes by November, allowing the military services to lift restrictions on lightweight pilots flying the F-35 Last year, Defense News first repor ted that pilots under 136 pounds were barred from flying the fifth-generation aircraft after testers discovered an increased r isk of neck damage to lightweight pilots ejecting from the plane. The US Air Force has also acknowledged an “elevated level of r isk” for pilots between 136 and 165 pounds.

The prototype helmet tested weighs about 4.63 pounds, approximately 6 ounces lighter than the orig inal Gen III helmet, and is designed to ease some strain on smaller pilots’ nec ks during ejection

• Programmable B axis for angular machining on both spindles

• Motion Control System significantly reduces idle machine time

The first test of a new, lightweight F-35 helmet was successful, according to the prog ram office, a promising sign that the Pentagon can qualify and implement all three fixes to the jet’s escape system by the end of the year.

MPC Machines offers Swiss-type machining as well as milling and turning capabilities, and they are able to run parts 24x7. They additionally have high speed saws that allow them to cut up to 6000 parts per day, Jorge says.

Recently, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 conducted the fir st test combining all three solutions designed to reduce the r isk of neck injury to F-35 pilots during ejection, according to spokesman Joe DellaVedova. Once the full gamut of testing is completed, hopefully by the end of the summer, the JPO can beg in implementing the two modifications to the ejection seat and issuing the new Generation III “light” helmet to the fleet, he said

Landmark Solutions is proud to announce the addition of Matt Kassman as Applications Specialist to their growing Arizona sales and service team. An Arizona native, Matt brings with him many years of experience in field sales serving a variety of industries. Matt looks forward to focusing on the metal fabrication industry in Arizona and being a key part of the growing Landmark Southwest customer support team.

Although the test was the fir st test of the new helmet, the JPO, Loc kheed Mar tin and seat-maker Mar tin Baker have conducted at least seven other tests with the latest version of the seat, which is equipped with two modifications designed to reduce r isk to pilots.The fixes to the ejection seat itself include a switch for lightweight pilots that will delay deployment of the main parachute, and a “head support panel,” a fabric panel sewn between the parachute r isers that will protect the pilot’s head from moving backward dur ing the parachute opening.

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The prog ram office has about another 10 tests planned, which will use a mix of low-, middle- and high-weight mannequins.

“This initial test had promising results and the F-35 enterpr ise is on a path to qualify the helmet . by the end of this summer,” DellaVedova told Defense News. “The lighter helmet expected to be fielded by the end of the year is in line with the seat timeframe as well.”

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additional 16,500 square feet of manufacturing space. This takes the total square footage to 41,500 square feet.

recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team and our commitment to our valued customers.

RMG has also added a laser cutter and larger press brake to its equipment lineup which will increase its capacity in its fabrication division.Contact: RM Garrison Machining, Inc. (623) 582-6544; admin@rmgmachining.com

KD Capital Equipment, LLC is recognized by Inc. Best in Business

The Federal Reserve reported that industrial production in March rose 1.4%, returning to growth after an unseasonably stormy February knocked it down 2.6%. The report shows total industrial production rose 2.5% at an annualized rate during the first quarter of 2021 despite the losses endured in February by manufacturing, mining, and utilities companies.

KD Capital Equipment, LLC is thrilled to announce that we have been recognized by Inc. Best in Business as one of the top companies making an extraordinary impact in the manufacturing field.

Motor vehicles and parts production, which fell 10% in February, rose 2.8% in March but remained depressed by a persistent shortage of semiconductors. Most durable goods indexes rose between 2% to 3%.

At KD Capital Equipment, we understand that the key to success in the manufacturing industry is staying ahead of the curve in terms of new technologies and innovations. We are constantly exploring new ways to improve our products and services, and we are committed to providing our clients with the latest and most up to date equipment on the market.

The industrial production gauge includes productivity in three sectors: manufacturing, mining, and utilities. Manufacturing production (which excludes mining and utilities output) rose 2.7% in March after falling 3.7% the month before. Mining production improved 2.7%, while utility output fell 11.4% thanks to unseasonably warm March temperatures. Manufacturing output rose 1.9% at an annualized rate.

As a leading provider of high-quality pre-owned manufacturing equipment, KD Capital Equipment has been dedicated to helping our clients improve their technology for over 25 years. Our team of experts work closely with each client to understand their needs and provide solutions that help them increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve the quality of their products.

We would like to thank our clients for their trust in our company. We look forward to continuing to serve the manufacturing industry and help our clients achieve their business goals.

Capacity utilization in manufacturing rose by 1.9 points, also reversing February losses.

In nondurable manufacturing, the index for the chemicals industry rose 4.1%, and petroleum and coal products rose 5.7%, although neither sector has fully recovered from severe weather damage—the Federal Reserve noted that some chemicals factories remain offline thanks to damage sustained from February’s winter storms. Most nondurable goods indexes rose between 0.9% and 3.0%.

Phoenix Heat Treating Announces another successful NADCAP audit

Almost all market groups saw improvements in March, despite lingering challenges. The Federal Reserve’s index for other manufacturing, which includes publishing and logging, remained the same, but durable goods and nondurable goods indexes rose 3.0% and 2.6%, respectively.

We are humbled to be recognized by Inc. Best in Business for our contributions to the manufacturing industry. This

Phoenix Heat Treating is pleased to announce another successful NADCAP audit. The 5 day audit resulted in three minor findings. As a result, Phoenix Heat Treating has officially been granted NADCAP merit status for

If February was notable for its storminess, March was notable for its heat. The unseasonably warm month coincided with a roughly 10% drop in consumer energy products, and the 11.4% drop in utilitie s utilization was the largest recorded in the history of the index’s 48-year history.

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This award recognizes companies who exhibit excellence in their scope and meet rigid audit criteria. Excellence in quality is just one of the reasons why prime aerospace companies and commercial manufacturing companies trust Phoenix Heat Treating for their endothermic, vacuum, aluminum, and salt processing.

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Introducing Skill UP Arizona,

Apprenticeship and Award Foundation

The Arizona Tooling and Machining Association, or ATMA, the leading trade association for the precision machining industry in Arizona, is rebranding the Arizona Precision Manufacturing Apprenticeship Program, or

AZPMAP, to Skill UP Arizona, Apprenticeship and Award Foundation. Skill UP Arizona will provide apprenticeship opportunities and award scholarships to help workers gain the skills they need to succeed in precision manufacturing.

This announcement came during the association’s annual Board of Directors Invocation dinner on January 12th, 2023. The meeting was attended by ATMA member companies, representatives of the educational and apprenticeship community, and students attending manufacturing programs in their high schools. During a panel discussion of educational partners that followed the announcement, several students shared thoughts on their futures in manufacturing careers and how manufacturers can appeal to younger generations to fill the skills gap.

“We are proud to be able to offer this opportunity to our members,” said ATMA President Rodger Shepherd. “The need for skilled machinists in our state is critical, and this program will help ensure that our member companies have the workforce they need to compete and thrive.”

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personal use, and business accounts. With the addition of Arizona Iron Supply, we can accommodate even larger industrial accounts and offer even more equipment and metal inventory to choose from.

We feel privileged to continue to serve Phoenix and surrounding areas. We can’t wait to show you how this development will improve your metal purchasing, metal recycling, and Rolloff Service experience.

The Skill UP Arizona Tools of the Trade scholarship will cover the costs of training for new machinists and existing employees of ATMA member companies. The scholarships will range from $500 to $2000 per individual and will be awarded based on a combination of specific talents or achievements, need, and overall merit expressed through the completion of an online application and a sponsorship from a member of the ATMA. The first-round submission window will open on April 20, 2023, at an ATMA dinner meeting and reception.

Visit one of our two locations to see how this exciting change will benefit you! Davis Metals: (602) 267-7208 / 3322 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034 Arizona Iron Supply: (602) 244-9649 / 130 S 23rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85034

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ATMA has been working to address the skilled labor shortage in Arizona for several years. In 2009, the organization launched the AZPMAP, which has provided training and education opportunities for individuals interested in careers in precision machining. For more information about Skill UP Arizona or the scholarship program, please visit skillupaz.org.

Arizona CNC Announces Their Open House!

L andmark Solutions held an Open House event at Metzfab Industries in Phoenix earlier this month.

On Wednesday, March 22nd, Arizona CNC will host a Gala Open House. The event, scheduled from 10 am until 3 pm, will include a gourmet meal much like ones their customers have come to expect from Arizona CNC.

During the Open House, guests will have the opportunity to see the following:

• Latest mult function and 5 axis technology from OKUMA

• New Drill Tap centers from NOMURA

Metzfab’s facility was chosen due to their company growth, and the addition of several new state of the art pieces of equipment. Metzfab is always pushing technology and equipment limits in an effort to build and deliver the best parts to their customers.

Space is limited for this event, so register today: https://arizonacnc. com/event-registration/

If you have any questions, call 480615-6353

Landmark Solutions Accepts OMAX 2022 Dealer of the Year Award

Metzfab recently installed a new OMAX 80x 5 axis waterjet, a Bystronic Tube Laser system, a Bystronic ByStar Fiber Laser with full automation, multiple large high performance press brakes, and a fully automated robotic press brake. Installing soon is a new material finishing machine also coming from the Landmark Team.

The Landmark Solutions open house event was a success, and we are all excited to continue our long term partnership with Metzfab. Everyone attending the event were impressed with the new equipment and technology, and how this has helped Metzfab grow and diversify their business.

2022 saw Landmark Solutions’ second consecutive year as OMAX’s Dealer of the Year. OMAX Vice President, Steve Ulmer, proudly presented the award to Fred Mooneyham,

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Mr. Ulmer remarked that, “every year, the Landmark team has consistently grown OMAX sales in the Southwest region, and they set a new record in 2022.” Accepting the plaque, Mr. Mooneyham responded, “We are proud of our long-term partnership with OMAX and look forward to continuing to grow the waterjet business together.”

Latitude Machinery, LLC, Announces It’s Machining Lines

Latitude Machinery, LLC, a new and used machinery distributor based in Mesa, AZ serving AZ, NM, CO and UT is proud to announce its association with the following machinery manufacturers:

• ESAB - XXL plasma/oxy-fuel water jet and CO2 laser products. ESAB also recently purchased Swift Cut, a UK based company manufacturing entry level plasma and water jet tables.

• Cutlite Penta – The new king in high power fiber lasers. This Italian manufacturer imports 2d and tube lasers from 4-40kw with optional bevel head and automation.

• Bendmak USA – Offering structural fabrication machinery that includes Beam Lines, Angle Lines, Plate Rolls, Section Rolls and weld positioners.

• Cosen Saws – Horizontal Miter, Scissor and Contour Saws, Vertical Contour, Plate and Tilt Frame Saws.

Virtek Vision International – Laser Inspection Equipment and Virtek Vision Iris 3d and LTG Laser Template Generator that eliminates the need for weld fixtures.

MSS Nitr ogen – Nitrogen Generators, Compressed Air Systems and Gas Mixing Systems for lasers. Please visitlatitudemachinery. com or contact sales@latitudemachinery.com for more information.

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Jerry isn’t a newcomer to TramTek; he has 24 years of tenure with the company. Jerry came to the company as a Manufacturing Engineer and spent much of his career in the Quality Department. With the support of his team, Jerry spearheaded the company’s ISO and AS9100 certification efforts.

Today, Tram-Tek manufactures parts from raw stock, castings, forgings and complete assemblies, in a variety of materials including aluminum, stainless, titanium, nickel-based, plastic, etc. They run volumes from one-off R & D to production. They offer 5 axis machining, EDM (plunge), NC lathe, ID Grinding, part marking and light assembly.

In addition to machining, Tram-Tek has a department which can provide you with precision springs and wire forms. They manufacture compression and leaf springs, as well as belleville washers, wave washers, snap rings and wire forms to aerospace tolerances and standards.

The company was founded in 1976 by husband and wife team Moe and Jacque Cowin. After the passing of Moe in 1997, Jacque has led Tram-Tek through the company’s continued growth.

Jerry says, “We specialize in quick turnaround with the added distinction of superior quality ((>99% On-Time and 97% Quality Ratings). Tram-Tek has the capability to complete very challenging work, and we also have an extensive network of outside processors that enables us to offer a complete solution to your precision machined product needs.”

The company enjoys low turnover with its exceptional staff, and within its customer base it has long term agreements in place. “We are hiring experienced machinists and inspectors, so qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

To learn more about how this woman-owned business can support your machining needs, contact them at: 602.305.8100 or email Jerry at jmckechnie@tramtek.com

Totten Tubes is Pleased To Announce The Promotion of Eric Sovis To Branch Manager

Eric Sovis joined The Totten Tube’s Team in October of 2022 as Branch Manager of their Phoenix location.

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With him, he brings over 25 years experience in the tube and metal fabrication industry.

Prior to joining Totten Tubes, Eric served as The Director of Sales and Marketing for Atlas Manufacturing, a precision sheet metal fabricator in Minneapolis, MN.

Totten Tubes is a premium domestic distributor of structural steel tubing and pipe for an extensive range of industries and also provides precision laser tube cutting services.

Feel free to reach out to Eric. He can be reached at 602-680-4619 or via email at esovis@tottentubes.com

Semiconductor Supplier Picks Peoria For Manufacturing Plant

HyRel Technologies, a semiconductor modification and contract manufacturing company, announced it began operations at its Peoria plant that spurred creation of 50 new jobs.

HyRel is leveraging its micro-robotic systems to modify microelectronic components and semiconductors for companies from the 20,000-square-foot plant at 7820 W. Golden Lane. The company is also providing component recovery and contract manufacturing services at the facility.HyRel co-founders Scott Baker and Brian Watson said that the company chose to relocate from Torrance, California to the Valley because of its thriving semiconductor industry.“From the Arizona Commerce Authority’s ‘firstof-its-kind’ National Semiconductor Economic Roadmap and dedicated investments to the industry, to the white glove service we’ve received from the city of Peoria

in helping find our facility, we are very excited to launch this chapter and draw upon the wealth of expertise in the West Valley area,” Watson said.

After founding HyRel in 2021, Baker and Watson initially considered Albuquerque, New Mexico and other areas of the Valley as potential locations for the company’s new plant.They chose Peoria because of its closer proximity to semiconductor companies, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which announced plans in December to build a second fab in north Phoenix, increasing its investment from $12 billion to $40 billion and marking one of the largest foreign direct investments in the state and U.S. history.

TSMC will produce 4- and 3-nanometer chips at its two north Phoenix fabs, which are both under construction. The nanometer chips are used in smartphones, AI, computers and autonomous vehicles.

The company aims to expand its vocational training and internship opportunities to increase diversity, retain skilled workers and boost awareness of jobs in the semiconductor industry among Valley students.

“One of my passions is also to develop new talent by providing hands-on educational opportunities for local students,” Watson said.

“We are very excited to announce that we are working with our first class of four interns from Cactus High School to learn and develop robotic systems.”

Additional jobs at HyRel’s Peoria plant will be determined in part by future semiconductor industry demand, Watson said.

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Assembly of 1,000th Lockheed Martin F-35 begins

The final assembly of the 1,000th Lockheed Martin F-35 lightning II fighter jet has begun.

The occasion was marked by BAE Systems, the manufacturer of F-35’s rear fuselage sections, which announced delivery of the 1,000th fuselage built at its facility in Samlesbury, Lancashire.

“This is a significant moment for everyone involved in the programme and a testament to the highly-skilled workforce we have in the North West of England,” Cliff Robson, Group Managing Director at BAE Systems Air, is quoted as saying in the company’s press release.

The milestone delivery marks a step forward in the aircraft’s manufacturing effort, which saw a steady production ramp-up, coupled with an increase in foreign sales.

Lockheed Martin has been preparing for this milestone for a while. The

1,000th engine for the jet was delivered by Pratt & Whitney in September 2022, although it is unlikely that the exact engine will be used on the 1,000th fuselage.

In 2021 Lockheed Martin estimated that the 1,000th F-35 would be delivered in 2023. However, the program encountered significant problems in that time, including the discovery that Chinese alloys were being used to manufacture the aircraft.

The discovery resulted in an investigation and deliveries of jet being placed on hold for a month. Lockheed Martin did not comment on the effect of this hurdle and how far back it had set the program.

Despite the difficulties, the F-35 is already by far the most numerous fifth-generation fighter jet in the world. Fewer than 200 F-22s were ever built.

The number of China’s own J-20 are also estimated at 200, while around 10 of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57s are currently operational. By: Valius Venckunas

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Solstar Space Co., last year’s Inno Madness champion, lands contract to test space technology

A phase one technology transfer contract through the Department of the Air Force will help Santa Fe-based Solstar Space Co. test one of its new space connectivity products.The company announced that it received the three-month, $75,000 contract to further its Slayton Space Communicator. It’s one of a few technologies currently under development by Solstar.

The Slayton product is essentially a broadband network device that allows constant high-speed uplink and downlink data relays on various space assets that range from satellites to space stations to lunar habitats.

Solstar’s CEO Brian Barnett told Albuquerque Business First that money from the contract would support Solstar as it readies the Slayton Space Communicator for commercial and government applications.Through the contract, the company will partner with Andrei Zagrai, Ph.D., a mechanical engineering professor at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, to test the space communicator using a satellite health monitoring unit developed at the university.

Solstar’s Slayton Space Communicator complements one of the company’s other products, Barnett said. Called WiFi access points, they are small connectivity devices designed to be used inside space stations, on lunar rovers or lander cabins, according to Solstar’s website.

The company plans to deploy one of those access points inside NASA’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost. It’s one part of the agency’s lunar-orbiting space

station called Gateway, which is under development for its Artemis program.

Solstar has another space communication product called the Deke Space Communicator, which is a narrowband network device used to connect satellites with other Internet of Things devices.

Solstar is developing this suite of space communications technologies to be ready for commercial and government application in the next couple of years, Barnett said. Solstar’s Deke Space Communicator provides narrowband network connections.

Solstar plans to apply for a phase two contract once the current contract for the Slayton Space Communicator technology is done, Barnett said. That phase two contract would give Solstar over $1 million to further develop the product through more testing and prototyping. Barnett said the broadband technology could be ready for commercial use in 2025.

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Mesa Electric Vehicle Battery Supplier Collaborating With Global Company For US Production

Mesa-based graphite processing company Urbix Inc. says it’s closer to establishing a $280 million production facility now that it has signed a joint development agreement with South Koreabased global electric vehicle battery maker SK On (SKO) Co. Ltd. to develop materials for advanced lithium-ion batteries.

Under the deal, Urbix will work with SKO on industrialized anode materials that will supply the battery maker’s American gigafactories.

Urbix was founded in 2014 and describes itself as the only U.S. company producing natural battery grade graphite for use in electric vehicles and battery storage systems. It says that its partnership with SKO will accelerate its plans to establish a commercial anode production facility. Plans call for producing 28,500 metric tons of anode products yearly — enough to power 350,000 highperformance EVs — by 2025.

The Mesa company said through a spokesperson that it hasn’t decided yet where its production facility will be located but that it hopes to secure a site by the end of March, and places both inside and outside Arizona are being considered. Urbix currently employs 55 people in Arizona and said it hopes to hire at least another 30 over the next 12 months.

The partnership with SKO helps reduce the need for EV battery-grade graphite from China.

“Working with such a renowned battery manufacturer means that we can accelerate our production efforts, and more effectively address the supply of graphite,” Urbix CEO Nico Cuevas said in a statement. “By utilizing Urbix’s innovative technologies, we can shift more of the refinement and production of battery-grade graphite to the US, a mission we remain committed to.”

Urbix says its proprietary graphite processing system uses 10% of the energy, 6% of the acid and 7% of the time needed by existing processes. The Mesa company also said it eliminates the use of hydrofluoric and hydrochloric acids and has yields that are more than twice the industry standard.

SKO is the lithium-ion battery subsidiary of SK Innovation. It has two battery manufacturing plants in Georgia. It also has a joint venture with Ford Motor Co., called BlueOval SK, to build three more battery plants in the Southeast that will go online in

2025. That ramp-up in U.S. production means more U.S. supplies are needed.

The deal also helps SKO benefit under provisions of the federal Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, which uses tax credits to encourage domestic energy production and manufacturing using domestic supplies. The IRA also aims to reduce carbon emissions by about 40% before 2030. By Jeff

Gifford, Phoenix Business Journal

NASA, DARPA To Develop NuclearPowered Rocket To Reach Mars

NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will collaborate to develop a nuclear-powered rocket intended for crewed missions to Mars.

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The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) which represents the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, today revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2023. Real private investment by U.S. businesses in equipment and software is forecast to be more than $2 trillion in 2023, with a substantial amount of that investment activity financed, so these trends impact a significant portion of the U.S. economy.

ELFA meetings in compiling the trends.

Nammo Defense Systems Inc., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $498,092,926 firm-fixed-price contract for the full rate production of M72 Light Assault Weapon variants and components for shoulderlaunched munitions training systems. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 19, 2026. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Newark, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.

ELFA forecasts the following Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2023:

ELFA President and CEO Ralph Petta said, “Slower economic growth underlies the trends this year as equipment acquisition continues to drive supply chains across all U.S. manufacturing and service sectors. Nearly eight in 10 of U.S. businesses currently use equipment leasing and financing to acquire the productive assets they need to operate and grow. We are pleased to provide the Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends to help businesses make their strategic equipment acquisition plans.”

Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $55,121,826 costplus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N0002421C5434) for engineering and technical services in support of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile and NATO Seasparrow Missile Sys-tems programs. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. govern-ment (99%); and the governments of Japan and United Arab Emirates (1%) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (82%); Portsmouth, Rhode Island (17%); Andover, Massachusetts (less than 1%); San Jose, California (less than 1%); Aranjuez, Spain (less than 1%); Brisbane, Australia (less than 1%); and Koropi Attica, Greece (less than 1%). Work is expected to be com-pleted by December 2022. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Wash-ington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

ELFA distilled recent research and data, including the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s 2023 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, industry participants’ expertise and member input from

The U.S. economy will experience sluggish growth in 2023. U.S. GDP growth bounced back during the second half of 2022, but underlying conditions remain troubling, including a struggling housing market, volatile financial markets and the slowing global economy. With a mild recession expected to begin midway through the year, U.S. GDP growth is forecast at 0.9% (annualized) for 2023.

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The pace of growth in capital spending will continue to slow. A surge of 12% annualized growth in capital spending in Q3 2022 provided a solid jumping-off point for 2023. While growth in equipment and software investment has been steady since the onset of the pandemic, rising interest rates, high inflation and other economic uncertainties are expected to weigh on investment with 4.2% growth forecast for this year.

Honeywell International Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, is awarded a $22,467,124 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development, build and demonstration of the Compact Rubidium Extended

The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $239,590,243 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Apache Improved Turbine Engine Inte-gration Phase II. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated comple-tion date of Dec. 31, 2026. Fiscal 2021 and 2022 research, develop-ment, test and evaluation, Army funds in the amount of $18,000,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Com-mand, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Financial conditions will tighten regardless of interest rate hikes. Interest rate levels are expected to rise above 5% this year, and potentially higher as the Fed continues to battle inflation despite the risk of an economic downturn. Even if rate increases slow down or pause later in the year, the Fed’s shrinking balance sheet will contribute to tighter

financial conditions.

The majority of equipment acquisitions will be financed. In 2023, more than half (55%) of equipment acquisitions are forecast to be financed. Eight out of 10 businesses use leases, secured loans or lines of credit for their acquisitions. Protection from equipment obsolescence, tax advantages and cash flow optimization will be the top drivers for end-users to finance.

Businesses will utilize equipment and software investment to offset labor costs. To reduce dependence on labor, businesses in some industries will increase their use of automation and other laborsaving equipment. Additional benefits will be increased economic productivity and downward pressure on inflation in the long term. Normal supply chain backlogs will ease equipment acquisitions. By most measures, supply chain backlogs have returned to their historical averages, and will ease equipment delivery delays or shortages this year. A combination of cooling demand and an improving public health situation have given suppliers a chance to catch up. In addition, global supply chains disruptions have triggered a paradigm shift with many large organizations “nearshoring” and/or “re-shoring” elements of their supply chains.

Many equipment types will thrive amid a slow-growth economy. Despite a souring economic backdrop, residual effects of the pandemic will spur demand for certain equipment types. Postpandemic hybrid work arrangements will require acquisitions of equipment types such as computers, software, office

equipment and communications equipment. Aircraft investment will boom early in the year as supply chains unwind and travelers return to the skies. Medical equipment appears to be another stand-out vertical for 2023.

Federal spending will provide a boost to equipment investment. Three major bills passed in Congress authorize at least $600 billion in new funding for a variety of industrial and infrastructure projects and should provide a sharp boost to equipment investment. Funding from these bills will be distributed over the next five years, and should help backstop the U.S. manufacturing sector and increase the demand for equipment in 2023 and beyond.

Explosive growth in green projects will drive demand for “climate financing.” Organizations are committed to cutting their production and emissions of greenhouse gases and require equipment from wind turbines and solar energy systems to microgrids, storage facilities for lithiumiron and hydrogen batteries, electric vehicles and more. Globally, an estimated $18 trillion of climatefocused equipment is forecast to be financed

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between now and 2030.

“Wild cards” will factor into business investment decisions. Businesses will keep an eye on other areas that could impact their equipment acquisition strategies in addition to the trends above. Tightening credit, a potential debtceiling showdown in Congress and energy price increases due to Russia’s war on Ukraine are among potential business impacts.

For an infographic highlighting the Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2023, please visit ELFA’s Equipment Finance Advantage website for end-users at https://www. equipmentfinanceadvantage.org/toolkit/10trends.cfm.

Chandler Company Wins Exclusive Distribution Deal For Honeywell Aircraft Component

A Chandler-based company that provides aviation aftermarket products has signed an exclusive distribution deal for key aircraft parts made by Phoenix-based Honeywell Aerospace.

The deal makes AvAir the worldwide distributor of Honeywell’s 85- and 95-series auxiliary power units, or

APUs, which are in use on more than 1,400 aircraft globally, including C130 and P3 defense planes and Boeing 737-CL commercial jets.

“We’re excited to announce this new partnership with Honeywell and create a unique distribution channel for these APUs,” said Moe El-Khatib, vice president of defense at AvAir, in a statement. “This opportunity will allow us to continue to provide our existing and new customers improved access and more solutions to critical parts.”

AvAir has been in business for more than two decades. The company specializes in helping customers and suppliers buy, sell, exchange, loan, lease or consign aviation aftermarket parts, and offers customized options for its clients.

Honeywell Aerospace’s senior director of sales, Tim Van Luven, praised AvAir’s capabilities and said in a statement that his company looks forward to a long partnership with AvAir to improve market reach and customer service.

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Basic Metals Inc. is an independent metal service center specializing in aluminum & stainless cut-to-length sheets, slit aluminum & stainless coils, and aluminum circles. And while it may not be a household name in the Southwest, yet, newly hired General Manager Kevin Randall certainly is well known within our industry. Today, Basic Metals’ presence in the Southwest includes large warehouses in Goodyear, Arizona; Dallas, Texas; and Monterrey, Mexico.

A little background on the Basic Metals’ history is warranted. Founded in 1980, Don Fogel was hired as the first employee of the Wisconsin based company. Don purchased a Paxton slitter and hired a machine operator to get the business started. Three years later, Don’s son Todd graduated from college and joined the Basic Metals team as employee #3.

Todd and Don transitioned between suits and shop overalls, manning machines and out selling to prospective customers. The two learned much about how to run and grow a metals distribution company in those early years. 5 years into their employment, in 1985, the two approached ownership with a compelling proposal and they purchased the assets of Basic Metals to become the sole owners.

Under Todd and Don’s ownership, the company grew rapidly. They invested in state-of the art Red Bud coil processing equipment and built a 36,000 square foot facility in Germantown, Wisconsin. In 1999 Todd became sole owner of Basic Metals. Todd continued to steward the relationships that his dad built and again expanded the company with a Mississippi warehouse, Germantown, Wisconsin expansion to >80,000 sq ft, and new processing equipment.

In 2010, Todd’s son, Andy, joined the Basic Metals team. And like in past years, once again a father and son Fogel team expanded operations, this time to the Southwest, to Goodyear, Arizona, where they added a cut-to-length processing line and became an ISO 9001:2015 certified company.

To this day, Basic Metals is still family owned and operated under Andy’s leadership, continuing the legacy that Don and Todd built. Millions of pounds

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Kevin Randall was hired in October of last year as the general manager to expand Basic Metals’ business in the Southwest. Kevin brings 3 decades of experience selling metals in Arizona to the company. Kevin says, “I started in the industry working for a family run business in early my years and then I spent 20 years with a leading corporation in metals distribution. I made many friends and learned a great deal in my corporate endeavor, and I was ready once again to work for a family run business. I can make decisions on the spot that help our customers, without being impeded with bureaucracy. If a customer needs a sample piece of material, I can just get it for them. It doesn’t take an act of Congress to get things done at Basic Metals, as our customers are treated like family, not a number on a spreadsheet.”

He adds, “To sell metal you need to have a substantial inventory, so that you can get product to your customers in timely fashion. We carry in excess of $3 million of inventory in our Goodyear facility, and we own five acres for expansion.”

The company expanded to Goodyear (a suburb of Phoenix) in 2016 when one of their largest customers expanded in Phoenix and asked Basic Metals to support their expansion. With the

opening of the Goodyear facility, the company hired Frank Barrerra as the plant supervisor.

Kevin says, “The Southwest is such an exciting high growth market to be in, and we are prepared to support customers here in the semi- conductor, electric vehicle, battery and solar markets. Basic Metals is fully prepared to continue to invest in equipment at our Goodyear facility to support this growth.”Kevin says that the company added Nick Olson to the team to operate the fabrication equipment they have invested in.

Basic Metals has the infrastructure and programs in place to support large customers. Kevin says, “We excel at selling programs to our customers, not just 5-10 sheets of metals. We are relationship driven in our customer base, as opposed to transactional. Also, in additional to selling aluminum & stainless through contracts and programs to our very large customers, we support local distributors who have a need for our products for their customers. Typically, regional distribution service centers come to us for our custom and pattern size sheet metal.” Kevin adds that as a testament to Basic Metals’ superior relationship with its customers, it has remained a key supplier for decades to a number of companies, included a Fortune 1000 manufacturer, a Forbes ‘Best Mid-Sized Employer’ and an “Inc 500 Best’, amongst others.

Basic Metals’ customer base is extremely diverse, including power generation, appliances, trailers, defense, automotive, metal fabrication, agriculture, heavy trucks, food service, lighting, as well as others.

Kevin says he is having a blast in his new endeavor. “It is refreshing to work for Basic Metals. We are an extremely well-run company with state-of-theart equipment. We communicate as a company – there are daily morning meetings via Zoom where we review schedules, deliveries, and any issues we must address. And not just management, but the inside sales force and all of the administration within corporate headquarters really cares about our customers. The support I receive is nothing less than outstanding.”

He adds, “We excel at aluminum slitting and cut-to-length sheet and can offer our customers slit coil faster than anyone, I believe, on the West Coast and Texas.” Kevin says the one thing he misses from his previous employer is the customers he has come to know and care about over the past decade. Some will be good candidates for Basic Metals, he believes, but there are a whole new set of customers that Basic Metals is extremely well suited to support.

In its quest for continuous improvement, Basic Metals has recently installed new software from Stratix Systems Technology. Kevin says the IT technology from Stratix Systems is enabling Basic Metals’ customers to have instant

access to their orders, delivery schedules and inventories, to name a few. He says that it will also help with overall document management and offer cyber security protection. “It is just another step we are taking to better serve our customers”, Kevin adds.

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Nikola Corp. unveils HYLA brand to represent its growing hydrogen business

N ikola Corp. has unveiled a new brand, HYLA, to represent its hydrogen business, the company announced last month.

HYLA encompasses Nikola’s energy products for producing, distributing and dispensing hydrogen to fuel its zero-emissions electric trucks and those of other manufacturers, Nikola said at a brand launch event attended by more than 300 people at its Phoenix headquarters.

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“Simply put, the strategic mission of HYLA is to secure supplies of clean hydrogen and then to distribute it to our customers at very competitive prices,” Carey Mendes, president of energy for Nikola, said. “This is going to help every

In December, Nikola agreed to sell 75 of its Tre Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles over the next three years to Plug Power in exchange for purchasing a liquefaction system for its hydrogen production hub in Buckeye.

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Nikola is also manufacturing a mobile fueler, which cools and compresses hydrogen to quickly fill more than 700 FCEVs. When paired with a hydrogen tube trailer, the mobile fueler can fill customer trucks back-to-back, according to the company.

Nikola released its first mobile fueler earlier in the month with additional fuelers to hit the market in the first quarter of 2023.

“It’s important because it helps us get hydrogen and these trucks on the road — not five years from now — but right now in 2023,” Mendes said. “And it makes the transition to a zero emissions truck much more seamless.”

Nikola indicated its building 60, heavy-duty hydrogen filling stations by 2026, beginning with California stations in Ontario, Colton and near the Port of Long Beach.

“What this means is that HYLA, our new hydrogen energy brand, can deliver hydrogen to its customers anytime, anywhere,” Mendes said. “It’s perfect for quickly establishing refueling sites anywhere you can imagine.”

Earlier this month, Nikola announced plans to move its battery manufacturing operations from Cypress, California to its Coolidge facility by the third quarter of this year. The move will bring Nikola’s truck and fuel cell power assembly and battery module and pack production under one roof.

“Nikola is the only company that is successfully integrating a revolutionary new product, the hydrogen fuel cell truck, and the full hydrogen energy infrastructure supply chain under one roof,” Michael Lohscheller, Nikola president and CEO, said in a statement.

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Today, AEM, a Singapore-based company, is trusted by its semiconductor and electronics customers around the world to integrate test, smart automation and handling solutions with the design and manufacturing process, to leverage critical, realtime data to provide optimized test coverage, assuring their customers that their products are safe, reliable, and work as intended. The company offers customized automated test solutions for world-leading semiconductor manufacturers and outsourced semiconductor assembly and tests (OSATs).

As a leader in test innovation, AEM has a global presence across Asia, Europe, and the United States. Their manufacturing plants are based in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, and Finland, and they support their US customers with domestic engineering support, sales offices, and engineering labs.

AEM opened its Tempe, Arizona pristine engineering and rapid prototype center, with the official Certificate of Occupancy January 2023. This location will serve as AEM’s US headquarters. Stephen Ade,

Director of Operations for the new facility, says, “Our Tempe location is specifically set up to help our customers with quick turn engineering, rapid part prototyping and testing for proof of concept. We have a team of engineers who work alongside our customers’ engineers to expedite our next generation testing solutions. Under strict non-disclosure agreements, it’s our job to develop test solutions for these upcoming semiconductor and electronics products. With our Engineering, Machining / Prototyping and Testing at one facility our engineers work closely with the machine shop and our testing lab personal. This allows all disciplines to have a role not only in the proof of concept but just as important its manufacturability of the solution when it was released to production.”

Stephen was a Journeyman tool & die maker as well as a mechanical engineer. While he has over 25 years’ experience in designing test cell solutions for the semiconductor industry, he has extensive experience as a machinist as well. He recognized that the machine shop that he would install in the Tempe location would require high precision CNC machines that would allow the AEM Tempe team to turn products very quickly. Stephen says, “I had some knowledge of the Haas machines, and I was partial to them for a number of reasons;

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• Haas does such a good job of helping students in colleges learn on their machines, as it offers scholarships to students and discounts to schools for the machines.”

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• A Haas UMC-500SS 5-Axis Mill is just what is needed for when machining very tight tolerancing on multiple sides of the part.

Josh Hansen, Business Manager for Ellison Machinery, says, “The UMC500SS is equipped with a faster spindle, high-speed tool changer, and high-speed trunnion table to reduce cycle times and boost productivity.” He adds, “Stephen has selected the perfect bank of machine tools for his R&D and Quick Prototype requirements.” Josh says that AEM also recently purchased the Mitutoyo CRYSTAApex V high performance CMM from Ellison Machinery, adding, “It offers high speed tactile or scanning measurement with reliable accuracy.”

As the AEM lab and machine shop is brand new, Stephen is actively seeking experienced machinists to run the machines. He says, “Our machinist positions will be unlike what you typically see in a standard job shop. Our machinists will work directly with engineers from our company and from our customers, and they will help our engineers with designs that are optimized for manufacturability. This will be a clean shop and everything will have a ‘lab type’ feel. Further, as AEM aspires to be a great place to work, we’ll have regular team barbeques and our employees can enjoy games of ping pong to help relax.” If you are interested in working for a great global company with a state-of the art equipment and superior opportunities, contact Stephen Ade at: stephen.ade@ aem.com.sg Or Erika Fifield at erika.fifield@aem.com.sg

Haas Automation manufactures a complete line of CNC Vertical Machining Centers, Horizontal Machining Centers, Turning Centers, 5-axis Machining Centers, and Rotary Products, as well as fully integrated Automation Solutions. To learn more about the Haas machines, as well as Ellison Machinery’s other fine machine lines, contact Haas Factory Outlet / HFO130, a Division of Ellison Machinery Company, visit www.EllisonAZ.com or call (480) 968-5877.

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Honeywell Aerospace To Test Sustainable Aircraft Fuels In Phoenix

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Aerospace is now testing a new kind of sustainable aviation fuel in Phoenix with the aim of making its equipment fully compatible with these new energy sources.

Frank Fontana,VP of Sales expressed, “We are proud of our success, believe in our quality and we will show our appreciation with a 5 year no cost limited warranty on our 15 best-selling machines over the course of the next year. This sets us apart from any other machine tool brands in the country.” Please visit www.knuth-usa.com/5yrs for additional details.

Denver Precision Products Announces New Machinery Purchases

Honeywellsaid it received its first delivery of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, and will be using it in support development and production testing for auxiliary power units, or APUs, and propulsion engines at the company’s Phoenix Engines campus and at its repair and overhaul facility.

The fuel was developed, using Honeywell refining technology, by World Energy LLC in California and was produced using renewable materials such as hydro treated esters and fatty acids, which come from vegetable oils.

The SAF can be combined with petroleum-based jet fuel in blends of up to 50% and can be used in existing systems. Honeywell said it intends to test other SAF blends as well.

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.

Honeywell said it plans to eventually run engines and APUs completely using SAF. This testing is intended to help Honeywell with its goal to be carbon neutral by 2035.

For more information, contact: Amy Primrosse at 303-469-1771 or visit their website at denverprecisioncncturning.com

To develop the fuel, Honeywell’s own UOP Ecofining process was used. Honeywell says Ecofining uses a wide range of waste fats, oils and greases or feedstocks such as oil crops that can be grown on marginal land or as part of a crop rotation pattern.

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Heidi Hostetter, CEO of H2 Manufacturing Solutions, is one of eleven women honored for their achievements in business, philanthropy, and government at BizWest’s Women of Distinction Awards April 18th, 2018.

Honeywell Aerospace is one of the largest defense contractors in Arizona, and its APUs are in wide use in commercial and military aircraft. APUs are used to power functions besides actual propulsion on an aircraft.

The eleven women being honored have all made considerable contributions in leadership, time, and philanthropy to the Larimer or Weld county communities. This year, nine women won awards for nine different business, government, or philanthropic categories, along with a “Leading Lady” Award and an “Outstanding Mentor” Award. Hostetter will be

In one recent application, Honeywell was selected by Boeing in October to provide APUs for the U.S. Air Force’s long-range B-52 bomber as the aircraft is upgraded for a future generation. Those APUs will be used to provide high-pressure air to start the B-52 Stratofortress’s main jet engines before departure. By Jeff Gifford – Digital Editor, Phoenix Business Journal

Gibbs Readies Itself To Take On More Precision Production Work With It’s Newest Mazak Horizontal Machining Center

Many shops, large and small, still resist upgrading their machine shops with horizontal machining. Terry Gibbs, owner/founder of Gibbs Precision Machine, was never apprehensive about bringing horizontal machining into his business. Prior to opening Gibbs Precision Machine, Terry had decades of experience working for a large machine shop that was well equipped with horizontal and vertical machinery. “When my previous employer invested in their first horizontal machine, it took their business to a whole new level. I have long known how valuable horizontal machining could be for any precision machine shop, and especially one that is machining production parts.”

And while Terry wasn’t apprehensive about how to use a horizontal machine, he was still a fairly young shop, having opened in 2007, and so making major capital purchases was something he did strategically. “The largest investment we ever made in the business was to buy our building. The Mazak HCN-5000 CNC horizontal machining that I purchased this past summer was the 2nd largest investment I ever made in the business.” Terry admits he was nervous about the investment.

Jeff Trimble, Sales Engineer for Magnum Precision, the distributor for Mazak machines, says, “Compared with vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers are easier to remove chips during workpiece machining, and are more advantageous for complex undercuts and mold cavity machining. Due to the structural advantages of horizontal machining centers, horizontal machining centers can process large workpieces. Simply put, workpieces that are difficult or impossible to machine in vertical machining centers can be machined in horizontal machining centers.”

Terry says that with the new Mazak horizontal, where he was

previously machining 11 parts for a key customer in 4 operations, he now gets this done for all 11 parts in 2 operations, and the parts come off complete and almost always error free. “We are not only getting more parts out the door quicker, but we are also able to take on parts we couldn’t previously bid on”, he adds. Further, where Gibbs Precision in the past typically quoted tolerances up to .001 with their non-Mazak machines, today, with their rigid Mazak machines, they can quote tolerances to .000001. “Our Mazak machines are providing us with the ability to grow into new markets, and particularly with production capabilities”, Terry says.

In addition to the Mazak horizontal machining center Gibbs recently acquired, they also own a Mazak QUICK TURN 200MSY CNC turning center with multi-tasking capability. Jeff says, “The machine features milling capability and Y-axis functionality as well as a second turning spindle to process parts in DONE IN ONE® operations. Plus, the machine comes with the SmoothG CNC that features MAZATROL conversational programming, complete with monitoring and diagnostics, and EIA-ISO programming as standard. Terry’s machine is set up for automated operations, as it is outfitted with a bar feeder.”

Terry says, “When I told one of the buyers at one of our largest customers that I was buying Mazak machine tools, she commented that she thought this was an excellent decision, as, in her words,

“they are one of the top machine tool builders in the world.”

Prior to purchasing the Mazak machines, Terry invited other machine tool dealers to propose their solutions. “In the end”, Terry says, “there were a few high end, extremely rigid machines we liked. But what made our decision was the amount of local support we would get with our Mazaks. Not only do they have Magnum, the local dealer here with 5 service technicians, but Mazak also has 4 service technicians here in the valley. You just can’t get this from any other machine tool builder.” The Gibbs team worked with Magnum’s Applications Engineer DJ Olson recently, and said that DJ was knowledgable, professional and extremely customer focused.

Jeff adds, “Mazak builds all components of the machines they sell; they don’t outsource to 3rd parties, and this means that when you have a hardware or a software issue with the machine, you only have one company to call, and that is Mazak. There isn’t finger pointing between suppliers, resulting in delays in getting your machines back up and running.”

Terry says that Mazak has been doing ‘plug and play’ development on their machines for years, and they have it down to a science. He says he also likes the fact that the Mazak HCN-5000 CNC horizontal machining center offers a buildable cell, and that it will be seamless for Gibbs to automate their new horizontal machine with a pallet system that is off-the-shelf.

Mazak has been successfully manufacturing some of the world’s most advanced Multi-Tasking, 5-axis, turning and milling machines in Florence, Kentucky since 1974. Terry has been to the Florence facility with Jeff on more than one occasion, and he says, “The Mazak Kentucky facility has an extensive inventory of parts, so we can get parts delivered next day, if needed. They also have a spindle department that does nothing but repair spindles. The operation Mazak has in Florence is extremely impressive.”

“I’ve taken the approach in business that if you build it, they will come”, Terry says. And it’s working, not just with customers but the team Terry has built. He and his wife Shelley are spiritual people, and they are blessed to have 2 of their 3 adult children working full time at the family business, Kristie handling quality, finance and most office functions, and Kyle, with a degree in business, not only a machinist, but also growing into the Operations Management role. Terry also has 2 ‘new’ employees, Debby Arneson and Brian McInnis, that he has worked with for ~4 decades. Terry says, “We started working together in 1982, and moved to Arizona with our previous employer in 1995, and though Debby and Brian are new as full time employees of Gibbs Precision, they have been supporting

my business since it started up in 2007, working weekends and evenings while they kept their full time jobs. Debby joined us full time in December of 2021 and Brian came on board just this year.” Terry says, “Between the 3 of us, we have more than 130 years of experience.” He adds, “Another long term employee is Richie Ramos; he’s been with us 10+ years and has been a key person to our success. He has taken on the task to learning, running and overseeing our new Mazak lathe.”

Gibbs Precision Machine is a precision machining facility that is certified ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D (with 98.5% OnTime and Quality metrics) and specializes in manufacturing precise components using state of the art CNC technology. Core competencies include CNC machining (milling and turning) prototype/ production components from a diverse variety of materials. For more information, contact them at: 480-753-1166 or visit GibbsPrecision.com

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Raytheon Extends Relationship With University Of Arizona With Expansion Into Tech Park

Arizona defense contracting giant Raytheon Missiles & Defense has picked up some new office space at a new southern Arizona tech park.

Raytheon becomes the first corporate tenant at the UA Tech Park at the Bridges near the University of Arizona’s main campus in Tucson. The company, whose Missiles & Defense division is also based in Tucson, said expanding there will help it in its ongoing partnership with the university.

“The Refinery provides us the much needed space where we can continue to collaborate with our university partners and government agencies to develop next-generation technology,” said Wes Kremer, president of Raytheon Missiles & Defense, in a statement. “It will also help us continue to develop the local workforce for future careers in aerospace and enable us to expand are our research due to the proximity to the University of Arizona’s engineering facilities.”

Raytheon’s new leased office space is about 14,000 square feet in The Refinery, a multitenant four-story building on the southern edge of the tech park.

The park is directed by Tech Parks Arizona (TPA) which manages the University of Arizona Center for Innovation, a startup incubator network focused on science and tech. Raytheon also has offices at an affiliated existing tech park location, the UA Tech Park at Rita Road in Tucson, where the defense company has been since 1993 and is one of the largest tenants.

The newer tech park is described by TPA as an ideal place for tech companies to work that employ students as interns and to recruit fresh UArizona graduates. Raytheon is already a major recruiter out of the school and has an ongoing internship program as well.

“Raytheon’s commitment to The Refinery is an extension of the robust relationship with the University of Arizona,” said Carol Stewart, vice president for Tech Parks Arizona, said in a statement. “We purposefully built the UA Tech Park to facilitate university-industry interaction and create a sandbox for new technology advancement and economic prosperity. We have seen first-hand the regional benefits of the Raytheon and University relationship and it is exciting to see that relationship expand.”

The Refinery opened in 2022, and 50% of its 120,000 square feet is reserved for UArizona, with the rest available for businesses and organizations. The building was developed with the cooperation of The Boyer Co., which has an office in Phoenix and multiple projects around the Valley.

Robotic Nation: 84% Of Americans Think Robot Workers Can Help With Staffing Shortages

Robots are becoming a daily part of people’s lives in America. Some have robotic vacuums that automatically clean their carpet. Others work side-by-side with robotics in plants and factories. For some businesses, robot workers have helped fill staffing shortages and keep production moving. As Americans rely more on robots what does this mean for the future?

Our new survey of more than 1,100 people gets to the roots of how Americans feel about these ever-evolving machines. While many see the benefits, others remain unsure about how robots will impact their lives, especially in workplaces.

Robots are already a reality in many manufacturing plants. According to data released in 2022 from the U.S. Census Bureau, Iowa currently has the plants with the most robots in the nation. Nearly 1 in 5 (18.6%) plants in the state have them.

Michigan, a state well known for its automotive manufacturing, ranked second followed by Kansas (3rd), Wisconsin (4th), and Minnesota (5th).

As for states with the least robots: New Mexico topped the list followed by Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Montana. It’s important to note these states may not have as many plants to begin with as the data did not note the total number of plants in each state.

The majority of Americans (88%) are not worried about losing their job to a robot. However, 2 in 3 are worried that robots will make others lose their jobs. Our survey found the workers most worried about being replaced by robots are those working in tech/IT, manufacturing, and retail industries.

More than 1 in 10 (12%) who took our survey have worked or previously worked in the manufacturing industry. Among them, nearly 1 in 5 (18%) are worried about robots taking their jobs. Census data shows more than 1 in 4 (26%) manufacturing workers have already worked with robots on the job.

The manufacturing fields with the most robots are transportation equipment, plastics and rubber products, electrical equipment, appliance and component, primary metal, and machinery. Most Americans are unclear about what to make of robots. Nearly half (45%) of those surveyed said they were unsure about whether or not to trust robots. More than 2 in 5 (41%) trust robots and nearly 1 in 6 (14%) do not trust them at all.

However, despite America’s uncertainty, more than 4 in 5 (84%) acknowledged that robots can be helpful by filling staffing shortages, a problem many industries are facing right now. The majority also believe robots can make work safer for humans by filling less desirable jobs and

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Blockwise Engineering believes in simplicity in the products it designs and manufactures, and likewise in the machine tools it purchases. That’s why they select Hurco.

“We think carefully about implementing complexity and bureaucracy in our business practices, just as we do in our machine designs.”

Ed Goff, Founder Blockwise

Founded in 2000, Blockwise Engineering is a leading-edge manufacturer of specialized equipment used to make balloon catheters, stent heart valves and other medical devices. Their products are shipped throughout the world, and their 400+ customers include the world’s largest balloon catheter, stent, and heart valve manufacturers, many medium-sized and small manufacturers, and many universities and regulatory agencies. Their design and end products have earned the company more than a dozen patents.

“Our philosophy at Blockwise is to use complexity sparingly in our designs, where we can see that it will improve the quality or productivity. Our simple designs, however, are born of sophisticated engineering analysis and mathematical models”, Ed says.

Though the business was started in the laundry room in Ed’s house, today the company resides in a beautiful factory within an office complex in Tempe, Arizona. It runs lean, with less than 50 team members, including degreed engineers, and specialists in toolmaking, electro-mechanical assembly, software development, production planning, purchasing, and finance/accounting. Interestingly, the sales force at Blockwise consists of the engineers who are also designing the next generation products. Goff, a mechanical engineer, earned both a bachelors and master’s degree from Arizona State University, and he gained his practical experience over the years while employed at Garrett Turbine Machines (now Honeywell) and at W.L. Gore.

The company has a complete in-house metalworking and toolmaking shop with CNC mills, lathes, wire EDM, surface grinding, and other supporting tools. It is run by a small team with experience ranging from manufacturing engineering to toolmaking, many with decades of experience.

Ryan Schmidt, one of the shop leaders, joined the company 6 years ago. Prior to Blockwise he worked for more than a decade at machine shops in the Valley, including Tech Mold, where he apprenticed in injection mold making. He started at Blockwise with no Hurco experience, but quickly learned on the 2 Hurco VM10 vertical mills Blockwise owned at the time. Randy Flores, owner of D&R Machinery, the distributor for the Hurco machine tool line, says, “The Hurco VM10i machine offers accurate, powerful machining in a compact footprint and I believe it’s absolutely the best value on the market.”

Ryan says, “Our machinists are crucial to Blockwise operations, and it is important for them to like the control they are using. The Hurco VM10’s are a great fit for many of the products we build and they are good general-purpose mills that work great for 80% of

our products. We started shopping around for a more rigid and accurate machine only when it became clear we were going to continue needing to cut a significant amount of 420 stainless steel.”

Blockwise did its due diligence in evaluating the mechanical performance of many machine tool brands to determine the best machine for the company’s growing 304/420 stainless products. “In our test cuts, we were fairly surprised to find that the Hurco VMX series machines offered performance as good as or better than any other well-known brand machines we tested. We checked spindle deflection under load, positional repeatability, and accuracy. The repeatability and accuracy we saw matched the claims made on the Hurco website, and the minimal deflection under load was impressive. All design is tradeoffs, and we think that Hurco made choices that reflect good mechanical design versus choices that tend to look good on a sales sheet.”

The Blockwise team has been running large chunks of stainless steel (~60 lbs.) on the Hurco VMX30i 3 axis mill for the past couple of years, and the machine continues to perform very well with both rigidity and accuracy.

Though Ryan says that Blockwise does not make machine tool purchases based on brand loyalty, over the years they have purchased 6 Hurco machines as well as other equipment through D&R Machinery. “D&R is extremely helpful to our machine shop; they are very responsive to any questions we have, and they know the Hurco product line so well that even Randy does some of our installations.” Randy says, “I don’t mind getting my hands dirty at all. When Jeff is backed up with installs or service calls, I jump in to help. We don’t like our customers waiting with a down machine!”

The other important aspect Blockwise tested for was the controller. One machinist says, “Hurco has done great job at organizing the interface in a way to emphasize the tools an operator uses constantly. The less common, but still very important tools are only a few clicks away, but importantly are not a distraction during normal use. This makes them intuitive for both experienced machinists, and inexperienced operators.”

The company also recently purchased a TMX8MYi lathe, and one of many things they say they really like about the lathe controller is the ability to link any tool number to any turret location at the controller. “This means

when programming using a CAD/CAM system we can program using a tool library much like a mill carousel, and no longer have the need to program off a turret pocket location. As an example, we can set tool 4 as a .094 grooving tool on every single cam program, but during setup, place this tool in any turret location by assigning tool 4 to turret location 9 at the controller. No more need for posting new code.”

The Hurco can run two types of programs: Hurco conversational programs and G-code programs. Blockwise likes to run the Hurco machines with G-code. Randy says, “Writing a G-code program gives you direct control of the machine. Sometimes it is the best way to program the Hurco to do a specialized operation. Our Hurco users love the ease of use, especially for training new employees and the conversational side helps reduce the workload on G-code programmers. They like that feature a lot. It is why Hurco Winmax is so popular with its users.”

Ryan says, “Our favorite features on the Hurco machines are the ‘Interrupt Cycle’ button and the program restart feature.” Randy elaborates, “Interrupt Cycle can be used anytime the operator wants to suspend the automatic operation of the machine – in either conversational or NC programs – and place the machine into a semi-manual mode. During an Interrupt Cycle the machine can be manually jogged – in any axis – to any desired location, for any reason. Once automatic operation of the machine is required again, the operator can simply press the AUTO mode key, followed by the flashing START CYCLE button and the machine will return to the cutting position where it was interrupted. This is a favorite feature for many Hurco machinists. The program restart allows restarting the program from any line of code using a selection of simple search features which we use constantly.”

Blockwise has a Google-like high tech culture coupled with a small company family like environment. Ryan says, “It’s a great place to work, we have an outstanding team across the whole company, and we are growing faster than we can hire great candidates.” If you are interested in a career at Blockwise, please apply at sales@blockwise.com; 602-954-7703. We are currently hiring for engineers, machinists, and electromechanical technicians. We look forward to hearing from you!

Established in 1999, D&R Machinery is a distributor of high-quality CNC machine tools, including the Hurco line, and related products. They offer expert factory trained, full service, applications support and training on all the products they represent. D&R Machinery covers Arizona, Southern Nevada, and the Mexico/Arizona bordering Maquiladora facilities from their Gilbert, AZ office. To find out more about how they can help you, call: 480-353-9715 or visit dandrmachinery.com

DARPA’s AI-piloted F-16 completes first flight testing program

The X-62A VISTA (Variable Stability InFlight Simulator Test Aircraft), a modified F-16 fighter jet flown by an artificial intelligence (AI), has completed a series of 12 flights at Edwards United States Air Force (USAF) base in California, US.

The jet is a collaborative effort between the US Department of Defense (DOD), the USAF Test Center, the Air Force Research Laboratory and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

The test program included both within-visual-range (WVR) dogfighting and beyond-visual range (BVR) fights with a simulated opponent, a press release issued by Edwards Air Force Base explained.

The BVR fights were handled by the AACO (Autonomous Air Combat Operations) agent, an AI designed by the Air Force Research Laboratory, while DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) agent handled basic flight maneuvers during a dogfight. According to the release, the jet had to be landed to switch between the algorithms.

It is one of the first tests to be flown by an actual physical fighter jet piloted by an AI.

X-62A testing began in December 2022 and was designed to pave the way for the development of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA): highly capable AI-piloted drones, also known as loyal wingmen.

The X-62 aircraft is a highly modified General Dynamics F-16D, which the USAF has used for testing a range of advanced technology since the early 1990s.

First flown in 1992 as NF-16D, it was modified with multiaxis thrust-vectoring engine nozzle, which gave it extreme maneuverability characteristics.

By the early 2000s the same jet was testing Direct Voice Input technology and virtual head-up display, features that were later implemented on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jet.

In 2021, it was renamed the X-62 and became part of the USAF’s Skyborg program, which unites a range of agencies and companies with the goal of developing airframes

and software for upcoming loyal wingman drones.

According to the USAF, the X-62 can mimic flight characteristics of both a production F-16 fighter jet and the MQ-20 Avenger drone, indicating that the latter could also be intended to eventually perform air-to-air missions.

Electric Car Batteries Could Vastly Boost Grid Storage

The study published in Nature Communications found that the batteries could help boost short-term grid storage in times of increased demand or lower supply.

One way to help solve this problem is boosting the storage capacity of electricity grids, so that even when there is no sun or wind energy supply won’t be interrupted.

New research published found that electric car batteries could help boost short-term grid storage in times of increased demand or lower supply, either by setting up “vehicle-to-grid” or “second use” schemes.

“Harnessing this potential will have critical implications for the energy transition,” said the study published in Nature Communications.

A “vehicle-to-grid” approach would allow drivers to connect car batteries to the grid for short term-storage when needed, the authors said.

For example, commercial fleets could inject power into the grid when at a depot.

“Second-use” schemes would allow drivers to sell or donate car batteries once they can no longer

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be used to power vehicles, which is generally when their capacity falls below 70 to 80%.Even a low level of participation from drivers could make a big difference, the researchers said.

“Low participation rates of 12 to 43% are needed to provide short-term grid storage demand globally,” study co-author Chengjian Xu, of Leiden University in The Netherlands, told AFP.

“Short-term grid storage demand could be met as early as 2030 across most regions”, he added, saying this was a conservative estimate.

By 2050, it would exceed the storage capacity required to help limit global warming to well below 2C, as outlined by the International Renewable Energy Agency.

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Raytheon Missiles and Defense System, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $34,126,317 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide engineering, training, analysis/studies, integration, test event, and program management review support, in support of the Joint Standoff Weapon Program for the Navy and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (65%); Sydney, Australia (8%); Poznan, Poland (6%); Tampere, Finland (5%); Khamis, Saudi Arabia (5%); Doha, Qatar (5%); Hualien City, Taiwan (4%); Souda Bay, Greece (1%); and Eskisehir, Turkey (1%), and is expected to be completed in February 2028. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001923D0002).

Vector Solutions Inc., Glendale, Arizona, was awarded a $ 19,742,299 contract to provide MC-12 Tactical System operator training support services. This contract provides for non-personal services to train Air Force Special Operations Command MC-12 Tactical Systems operators. Work will be performed at Will Rogers National Guard Base, Oklahoma, and is expected to be completed by March 20, 2028. This contract was a competitive acquisition and seven offers received. Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $3,793,602 are being obligated at the time of award. The 765th Enterprise Sourcing Flight, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Hurlburt Field, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA002123C0001).

Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nevada, is awarded a $716,764,615 firm-fixedprice, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable, indefinitedelivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract procures various Multi-Intelligence Sensor Development Sensor Suite system production unit components, as well as associated engineering support in support of fi elding the system in various manned and unmanned aircraft for the Navy, Foreign Cooperative Partners and Foreign Military Sales customers. Work will be performed in Sparks, Nevada (85%); and Englewood, Colorado (15%), and is expected to be completed in January 2028. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(c) (1). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001923D0012).

General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona, was awarded a $481,578,860 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plusfi xed-fee and fi rm-fi xed-price) contract for sustainment of Prophet Enhanced detecting systems. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2028. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W56JSR-23-D-0001).

Raytheon Technologies, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $21,596,222 modification (P00026) to a previously awarded, cost-plus-incentivefee contract (N0001919C0079).

This modification adds hours to finalize the design, integration, and to conduct test and evaluation in support of Phase Two for the Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST) rapid deployment capability. Additionally, this effort provides for joint flight test to be performed which will provide additional data for MST integration of hardware and software. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed in September 2024. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test, and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,876,000 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Weston Solutions Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, was awarded a $7,934,873 modification (P00018) to contract W912DY-19-F-0061 for recurring maintenance and minor repair of petroleum systems. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 8, 2024. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nevada, is awarded an $11,205,758 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Orchestration of Resilient Cyber Activities project. This contract provides for the delivery of game-changing tools and methods to overcome known and emerging challenges and ensure continued Navy cyber superiority. Work will be performed in Englewood, Colorado, and is expected to be

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completed by Jan. 18, 2027. The maximum dollar value, including a 48-month base period with no option periods, is $11,205,758. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $115,004 are obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured under N00014-21-S-B001, the long range broad agency announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps science and technology. Since proposals will be received throughout the year under the long range BAA, the number of proposals received in response to the solicitation is unknown. The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N00014-23-C-1014).

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $208,736,138 firm-fixed-price contract for the Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System for the Republic of Romania. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring its cumulative value to $217,136,549. Work will be performed in Kongsberg, Norway (60%); Tucson, Arizona (34%); Schrobenhausen, Germany (2%); Raufoss, Norway (1%); and various other locations each less than 1% (3%), and is expected to be completed by September 2028. Foreign Military Sales (Romania) funds in the amount of $208,736,138 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(4) — international agreement. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-23-C-5432). (Awarded Dec. 22, 2022)

EMR Corp, Manufacturer of High Quality RF Filtering and Amplification Products, Machines Their Products

Exclusively on Milltronics Machine Tools

William (Bill) Lieske Sr, was a pioneer in the field of Radio Frequency (RF) systems and component design and founded EMR Corp more than 40 years ago. His work helped set standards in Land Mobile Radio (LMR) communications and antenna site management Globally. Bill’s work earned him the prestigious ‘Fred M. Link’ award from the Radio Club of America.

In the late 80’s, EMR began to broaden their product line to eventually include the manufacture of cavity resonators, filter and hybrid ferrite combiners, receive multicouplers, tower top multicouplers, site monitoring, antennas, Class B bidirectional and unidirectional systems and Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) infrastructure products for signal distribution; as well as the components necessary in each of the previously mentioned RF systems. EMR offers RF products that operate between 30 and 2,000 MHz and at power levels from as little as a Picowatt to as much as 2 kW. EMR’s products are utilized by First Responders, US troops and embassies overseas, power plants, office buildings, One World Trade Center, railroads, subways, cab companies, farmers, warehouses, mines, stadiums, golf courses, NASCAR events, industrial facilities, and anywhere that people, organizations, or companies need to communicate effectively and reliably.

In the early years, when volumes were low, EMR Corp. machinists utilized manual Bridgeport machines and hand-cranked parts. When quantities were too high for manually producing these parts EMR would outsource those parts to local machine shops which were better equipped to handle higher volumes with their automated machines. Over time EMR began to experience delays with getting parts from these outside vendors. In time the priorities of these outside vendors were resulting in too many and too lengthy a delay in EMR receiving parts. When a $20 part from a vendor results in delaying the shipment of a $50,000 system to a customer; changes need to happen. It was at this point that the decision was made to expand the EMR Corp umbrella to include EMR Machine and to acquire automated CNC machines to have better control of parts and inventory to meet reasonable delivery schedules for EMR’s Customer base.

EMR’s first machine tool purchase was a Milltronics, purchased from eBay in 2002; for less than $20,000. Steve Broscious (EMR General Manager) stated, “Let’s just say the machine had a lot of hours on it.” Steve proceeded to overhaul EMR’s newly acquired machine replacing parts where needed. When Steve needed technical assistance, he contacted Milltronics. “They were outstanding and provided superior technical support over the phone; even though I had purchased a used machine.” Milltronics then introduced Steve to their local distributor Richard White; owner of White’s Niche Products (WNPLLC). “Richard’s technical support was as outstanding as what I had experienced from Milltronics. In fact, over the next several decades in working with Richard, I think we’ve only stumped him one time with a Milltronics support questions.” Steve says this is one of the many reasons he won’t buy a machine from anyone but Richard. Less than a year after EMR’s acquisition of the Milltronics machine from eBay they purchased their

first new Milltronics machine through WNPLLC. Richard says, “Milltronics machines hold their resale value very well. So, we also helped EMR to sell the old Milltronics they purchased from eBay to another customer in Phoenix, which is still working great for that customer.” To date, EMR has purchased nearly a dozen Milltronics machines.

Today, in its 27,000 square foot facility, the company has a Milltronics VM16 Vertical Machining Center. They also recently added the Milltronics VM4222IL. Richard says, “The VM4222IL 3-Axis Performance Vertical Machining Center is our most popular size IL Series, and it features travels of 42” x 22” x 24” and a 46” x 22” table as well as a 24 HP dual wound 15,000 RPM BIG-PLUS spindle.”

Billy Jack Vallejo, Machine Shop Manager and machinist, says, “The Milltronics machines are an excellent value for the money. They are reliable and their User Interface is extremely intuitive. This is advantageous for us because we train and promote from within, so it’s important for machinists to be able to learn quickly.” He adds, “We added the Milltronics VM422IL in order to better equip our team for larger volume, production orders.” He adds that EMR continues to buy Milltronics machines from WNPLLC because the service is outstanding. “If we have an issue, they are generally at our business the next day.”

Today, EMR Machine not only fulfills the need for parts for the parent company, EMR Corp, but it also offers job shop services nationally. “We

not only offer mill and lathe, but we are also expert at assembly”, lead program Michael Elliott says. Steve adds, “For those interested in working with us, we’re also a ‘helluva a great engineering firm.” EMR Machine’s customers include: General Dynamics, Anixter, Vintage Parts and Jayco, to name a few. So many things make EMR an outstanding business, but throughout interviews with several team members, a recurring message was that EMR is an outstanding place to work. Steve says, “I have 22 years with the company, and I am a newbie. So many of our team members have more than 25 years tenure with our company. These aren’t just employees, they are my brothers, sisters, friends, sons and daughters.” EMR additionally does an outstanding job of hiring from within. Billy Jack, now Machine Shop Manager, came to the company with no experience in machining; his last job was working for Pizza Hut.

Rodney DeFoor, Technical Manufacturing Manager with 32 years at the company, says, “EMR is a different breed; we take care of our own more than most companies. As well, we treat our competitors so fairly that they send work to us when it’s something they can’t do. One of our previous customers eventually became a competitor after licensing our technology. We look to establish relationships that are beneficial for all.”

Richard White is a 5th generation native Arizonan. He is a trained Journeyman, mold maker, and he has been working on Milltronics machines for nearly 3 decades. Richard not only sells Milltronics machines but he can service them as well. Richard’s daughter Lorisa is the friendly voice on the other end of the line when you call or stop in the front office at WNPLLC. About the Milltronics line, Richard says, “When you look at the total price you will spend on a precision machine tool purchase, including the options, you will find the Milltronics machines to be one of the most competitively priced precision machine tools on the market.”

About Milltronics: We’ve been doing this for more than 40 years and have over 14,000 machines installed globally. And what all those customers will tell you is that if you choose Milltronics you will get a better built machine with more standard features for a great price. Milltronics USA is located in Waconia, Minnesota and is a member of the Hurco Companies Machine Tool Group.

White’s Niche Products, LLC (WNP) is the exclusive distributor for the Milltronics

USA line in Arizona. For more information, contact them by email wnp-sales@earthlink.net, by phone 520-277-7967, or visit www.wnpllc.com. Use this QR Code to watch the video.

To learn more about how EMR Corp can help you with your machining needs, contact them at: 623-581-2875 or visit their website at EMRCorp.com.

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ASU Startup Scores Funding From Shell For Fire-Safe Lithium-Ion Battery Research

An Arizona State University startup has received funding to validate research for fire-safe lithium-ion batteries.Safe-Li, which holds a license to commercialize fire-safe lithium-ion and lithium-metal battery technology, received $300,000 in seed funding and was accepted into Shell’s GameChanger Program.

The Ga meChanger program assists startups with early-stage ideas that have potential to impact the future of energy. GameChanger will provide Safe-Li with support and expertise, but the startup will maintain independence to make its own decisions.

ASU’s technology transfer partner, SkySong Innovations, facilitated the commercialization and patent process for Safe-Li’s battery technology, according to the announcement.

The round of seed funding will be used to progress research by Jerry Lin, a professor of chemical engineering at ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, who developed a scientific approach for creating a fire-safe lithium-ion battery.

Lin, who is also Safe-Li’s chief scientist, plans to validate the science as a coin cell battery, which are typically used to power key fobs.He created a

unique coating method that adds a step to current battery manufacturing, making them fire-safe while improving performance.

Safe-Li expects to gain scientific confirmation for the multilayer pouch battery in the fourth quarter. From there, it will scale up its science to create larger pouch cell batteries for future commercial use, Dee said.

Lithium-ion batteries are commonly used in consumer electronics, electric vehicles, commercial power tools and grid storage. However, fire hazards and explosions have raised safety concerns regarding lithium-ion battery systems, Lin said. “Our technology, once scaled up, will enable fabrication of firesafe, high-performance lithium-ion batteries for various energy storage applications,” Lin. “Furthermore, the platform technology we are developing can be extended to make lithium-metal batteries with higher energy density, which will have a big impact on developing long-range batteries for electrical vehicles.”

Electric Vehicle Maker Acquires Large Site In West Valley

Nestle Wants Legislature To Change Arizona Law For Industrial Water Use, Storage

A controversial industrial water bill, Senate Bill 1660, has moved forward in the Arizona Legislature and is being backed by food and beverage giant Nestle USA.

Nestle is in the process of building a new coffee creamer factory in the Phoenix metro and has proposed to invest $775 million and bring 350 new jobs to Glendale, Laura Magnus, a representative for Nestle, said.

Arizona-based vehicle maker Nikola Corp. quietly purchased nearly 1,000 acres in the Phoenix metro at the end of September for $16.5 million, according to Maricopa County records.

Food and beverage makers like Nestle require a lot of water resources and wastewater capacity for their processes — Nestle last year estimated its annual water use for its new plant would range from 280 million to 547 million gallons, or the equivalent to the average use of 2,500 to 5,000 homes in Arizona.

Nikola acquired the 920-acre site through Phoenix Hydrogen Hub LLC from Hardison Farms on Sept. 30, real estate database Vizzda shows. George Quinif of Peak Group LLC represented Nikola in the sale.

Like other beverage makers in Glendale, Nestle chose the West Valley for its new plant over other states because of its promised infrastructure, but state officials said the West Valley’s infrastructure has struggled to keep up with the growth of the area while groundwater depletion is also a major concern in the state amid Colorado River shortages and a drought.

The massive site is located at 28702 W. Patterson Road in south Buckeye just west of State Route 85 near the Arizona Department of Corrections Lewis Prison, which is one of the largest prisons in the state and houses more than 4,400 inmates.

“Nestle was provided assurance that utilities would be supported and they moved forward with that in mind,” Magnus said at a Senate committee hearing. But since then, Magnus said Nestle “has faced risk numerous times due to our inability to get [wastewater] capacity from the regulated utility in the area,” which is served by Epcor Water (USA) Inc. Instead of relying on Epcor to increase its ability to take on more

The sale comes after Nikola made multiple announcements that it planned to break ground on a hydrogen production hub in Arizona. The company’s CEO said in August that Nikola would start construction on the new facility by the end of this year but did not disclose the location.

According to the Arizona Corporation Commission, Corey Hessen and Omar Khayum, senior vice president and vice president of Canada-based TC Energy, respectively, are the managers of Phoenix Hydrogen Hub LLC. Oil and gas giant TC Energy partnered with Nikola last year to develop large-scale hydrogen production hubs across the U.S. and Canada.

wastewater, Nestle is hoping to instead change Arizona’s long-established water laws so it can conserve and recycle its own groundwater without additional costs, a process that is not allowed by existing laws or permits.

As a proposed solution, the new bill would allow an industrial user like Nestlé to treat and store wastewater underneath its facility so it can reuse the water for free through water credits, rather than an existing option of placing the water back into the public system that’s managed by utilities and having to pay to draw the water back out.

Nikola hasn’t confirmed, though, whether it plans to build a hydrogen production hub in Buckeye. Nikola said it has no comment about the Buckeye land sale or its plans for the property. The city of Buckeye said nothing has progressed with the company beyond negotiations.

“This bill is necessary for a very complicated issue that several of our businesses are facing, even issues that our water utilities are facing,” said the main sponsor of the bill, state Sen. Sine Kerr (R), during the Senate committee meeting.

The automaker is currently producing battery electric vehicles and has produced several alpha prototypes of its fuel cell electric vehicles, which run on hydrogen. Nikola is planning to build out a hydrogen fueling network to support its vehicles. Its first three locations will be established in California.

Epcor said in a statement that it has continued to meet with Nestle to see how it can support the company’s footprint in the West Valley and that it’s “equally focused on Arizona’s long-term water sustainability.” By

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Audrey Jensen – Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal

Scottsdale Diamond Manufacturer Adamas One Corp. Raises $11M in IPO

A Scottsdale-based company that leverages technology to produce labgrown diamonds for jewelry and industrial uses has closed on an initial public offering that raised more than $11 million.

Adamas One Corp. began trading on the Nasdaq exchange on Dec. 9 under the ticker symbol ‘JEWL.’ It issued more than 2.4 million shares at $4.50 per share under its IPO.

Adamas plans to use the additional capital to ramp up operations at a new manufacturing facility that could potentially house more than 300 diamond growing machines. The company’s 12 existing diamond machines are capable of producing 3,000 rough carats of diamonds a month. Adamas anticipates the expansion will begin in early 2023 and occur in phases, according to a company announcement.

“We are optimistic about the future of Adamas One, and while there is significant work yet to be done, we believe that this work will serve to drive the company forward in terms of capacity, revenue, and ultimately shareholder value,” Jay Grdina, CEO of Adamas One Corp., said in a statement. “We look forward to taking this journey with our current and future stockholders, customers, and partners.”

Despite the company’s optimism, a prospectus filed with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission indicates Adamas is a “developmental stage company with minimal revenue and a nominal operating history.”

For the year ending Sept. 30, 2021, the company incurred a net loss of $12.1 million and had an accumulated deficit of $30.2 million. For the nine months ending June 30, 2022, it reported a net loss of $7 million and accumulated deficit of $37.2 million.

“While we are in a position to go to market based on our current operations, it would be on a very small scale,” the company wrote in the SEC filing.

Adamas plans factory expansion in South Carolina

Adamas operates an office in Scottsdale and a more than 6,400-square-foot factory in Greenville, South Carolina, where it plans to open an additional 23,485-square-foot manufacturing space, according to documents filed with the SEC.

The lab-grown diamond manufacturer has filed 36 patents and uses a proprietary process called “chemical vapor deposition” to grow diamond crystals that it says has

the same physical, chemical and optical properties as mined diamonds.

The company said in the SEC filing it will use some proceeds from the IPO for sales and marketing, and research and development to improve the chemical vapor deposition process, in addition to expanding its manufacturing operations.

Adamas said its diamonds could be monetized through endproduct sales, joint ventures and licensing agreements with third parties as well as continued development of intellectual property. Market opportunities include diamond gemstone jewelry, cutting devices for precision manufacturing, thermal management for semiconductor and medical science technology.

Prior to establishing Adamas, Grdina founded AMMO Inc., a publicly-traded Valley ammunition company. He also served as CEO of NOHO, a former lifestyle beverage company. He is co-owner of celebrity blogs, TheDirty.com and Kikster.com. Grdina was the founder and former CEO of Club Jenna Inc., which was sold to Playboy Enterprises in 2006.

Adamas was incorporated in Nevada in 2018. A year later, it acquired Scio Diamond Technology’s assets, which consisted of diamond growing machines, patents and intellectual property valued at more than $8.6 million.

Scio failed to commercialize the chemical vapor deposition technology, despite having created lab-grown diamonds for industrial use. As a result of failing to file its periodic reports with the SEC, the company’s registration was revoked in August 2019.

Adamas said Scio’s funding constraints contributed to its downfall and the company claims it has improved upon its recipes for pink and white diamonds to make them commercially competitive, in addition to adding new capabilities for diamond planning and laser cutting, according to its SEC filing.

By Amy Edelen – Phoenix Business Journal

Tesla considers acquiring Sigma Lithium

Tesla is reportedly considering purchasing Sigma Lithium, a Brazillian lithium mining company, for an estimated $3 billion.

Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have shown a continued interest in the extraction and refinement of lithium over the past five years. With the company’s exponentially growing demand for the substance, and its alacrity to vertically integrate, a corporate purchase of a lithium miner certainly is within its MO. But now, Tesla may be closer than ever to such a purchase, as Bloomberg reports that the automaker is exploring purchasing Sigma Lithium for $3 billion.

The Future Of The F-35 - How An Engine Upgrade And Better Cooling Would Unlock The Fighter Jet’s True Power

The U.S. Department of Defense has an ambitious plan to update the F-35. And amid all the documents, discussions and details, there is one very important factor: the demand on the cooling system.

The amount of cooling needed to control waste heat from the fighter jet’s many electronic systems is growing. And it is expected to double as military officials add to the increasingly high-tech stack of sensors, jammers and other systems that make the F-35 what it is: a flying data center and command post. Or, as military officials sometimes call it, a “quarterback in the sky.”

At the moment, the future F-35’s cooling needs are out of reach. But they don’t have to be.To make them possible, two Raytheon Technologies businesses –Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace – are proposing a pair of improvements:

An upgraded power module for the engine that would boost performance and provide the compressed air the cooling system requires.

A new, optimized cooling system that uses compressed air more efficiently. Combining those upgrades, company experts say, would give the F-35 a fast and cost-effective way to stay formidable for decades – well into the

forthcoming era of even more advanced aircraft.

“The F-35 has to be not just equal to the near-peer fighter threat. It has to be superior,” said Rick “Slash” Crecelius, a former F-35 pilot and retired U.S. Navy captain who now works as a director for customer integration at Pratt & Whitney. “But technological advantage is a temporal thing. If we take too long, we start falling behind.”

Before we get too far into the future, there’s an immediate F-35 update to consider. It’s called the Block 4 modernization effort, and it will include dozens of improvements in areas such as sensing, jamming, communications and the computer systems that underpin it all.

To put the power behind Block 4, U.S. defense officials are considering what’s known as an adaptive engine – an entirely new technology that would cost more than $6 billion to develop and take more than a decade to integrate onto the aircraft.

Engineers at Pratt & Whitney are developing an adaptive engine, but they believe it’s best suited for a new generation of fighter jets. As a faster, more affordable and more practical option for the F-35, they propose what’s known as the Engine Core Upgrade – an improved power module for the fighter jet’s current engine, the Pratt & Whitney F135.

That engine has outperformed its original specifications, having supported three major upgrades to the F-35’s airframe and payload. It has also amassed more than 600,000 safe flight hours – or 1 million, if you count the safety record of the F119 engine it was based on.

The Engine Core Upgrade boosts the original F135’s performance, including a 7 percent increase in range and thrust, through better aerodynamics and optimized cooling flows. It also keeps about two-thirds of the existing engine’s parts – a factor that makes it easier and less expensive to produce than a new engine, said Caroline Cooper, Pratt & Whitney’s senior director for F135 strategy.

“When you leverage that existing production capacity and that 60 to 70 percent commonality in parts, it’s not a hard putt,” she said. “You retrofit into the old and produce for the new.”

And while an adaptive engine would mark a major move forward in fighter jet technology, its benefits to the F-35 don’t justify the added time and expense, said Jonathan Niemeyer, chief engineer for the F135 program.

“An adaptive engine provides lots of capability, but a lot of it isn’t required based on what our customer is telling us. All those things you’re adding on,

they add risk and schedule,” Niemeyer said. “If the real threat is a fight on a date that’s soon, our focus has to be on delivering mature, low-risk capability on the schedule the customer is asking for. In my heart of hearts, I believe the Engine Core Upgrade is delivering exactly that.”

The Block 4 improvements are expected to keep the F-35 competitive for years. But given the level of investment in the aircraft by the U.S. and more than a dozen other countries – and the fact that the U.S. plans to fly it until 2070 – it’s important to think even farther into the future.

Managing the waste heat from those systems takes a good bit of energy in itself. To better serve the cooling needs of a future-state F-35, Collins has developed the Emergency Power and Cooling System – a combination of an air conditioning unit, an electric power generator and an auxiliary power unit, all packaged to fit into the current cooling system’s footprint.The system’s key advantage is its efficient use of what’s known as “bleed air,” or compressed air from the engine.

Tesla to double Supercharger network in the US as it opens it to non-Tesla EVs, White House says

Tesla and the White House announced that they reached a deal for the former to open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla EVs in the US. The automaker also confirmed plans to double its number of chargers in the US by 2024.

Over the last year, Tesla has been working to open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric vehicles.

In Europe, Tesla has already opened hundreds of stations in most countries it operates in. The automaker indicated that it planned to do the same by the end of 2022 in North America, but we are now in 2023 and Tesla has yet to do it.

We knew it would be a bit more complicated in North America since, unlike in Europe where Tesla uses the standard CCS connector that is on all electric vehicles there, here, it uses its own proprietary connector, which makes opening the Supercharger to non-Tesla EVs more difficult.

When the automaker decided to open-source its proprietary connector in an attempt to make it the new North American standard last year, it cast some doubts about Tesla’s plan to open the network.

But we have since learned that Tesla has a solution to onboard EVs with CCS connectors on the Supercharger network with something called the Magic Dock, which is basically an integrated CCS adapter on Supercharger stalls.

With this in place, it’s unclear why Tesla had yet to open the Supercharger network to non-Tesla EVs in the US yet. We know that Tesla has a strong incentive to do so since a requirement to get access to the $7.5 billion in funding for EV charging infrastructure that the federal government announced is that the chargers work for EVs from more than one automaker.

Today, the White House released its official guidance for this program and as part of the announcement, it confirmed that Tesla has agreed to open the Supercharger network in the US by the end of 2024.

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New Mexico Startups To Watch

New Mexico has a diverse selection of startups making exciting moves in industries like biotechnology, aerospace and hydrogen energy.

Last year, New Mexico Inno highlighted 10 such companies in its inaugural Startups to Watch List. Now, that List is back, packed with 10 more startups that we think are primed for a big 2023.

As more companies look to the skies, Proof Labs is ready to help them keep their high-risk space assets safe.

“Retail sales are up, and sectors such as transportation, logistics, warehousing, and construction are performing extremely well,” Arora added. “Right now, business owners are confident in the future of their firms. August is typically a slow month for loan volume, but that wasn’t the case this year.”

Proof Labs, based in Albuquerque, started as a company focused on Internet of Things cybersecurity. But when its co-founder and current chief technology officer, Dick Wilkinson, realized there wasn’t a lot of demand for cyber vulnerability assessments in the IoT market, he and cofounder and CEO Ricardo Aguilar pivoted into space in March of 2022.

“We’ve got a very big market,” Wilkinson told Albuquerque Business First. “There’s a lot of players in space, there’s a lot of operators, there’s a lot of component manufacturers, there’s a lot of users, and they all care a lot more about security in this industry than they do in the IoT industry.”

Business loan approval rates rose at regional and community banks as well. Small banks granted 49.8 percent of the funding requests they received in August, up one-tenth from July. It represents the highest figure for small banks since November 2014.

Institutional lenders — pension funds and insurance companies — remained unchanged at an Index record 64.9 percent, up one-tenth of a percent from July’s figure.

Loan approval rates among alternative lenders rose to 56.6 percent, one-tenth of a percent higher than in the previous month.

The startup is now planning to run cyber vulnerability assessments on satellites that companies want to launch into space. It’ll soon start this work at the Cybersecurity Vulnerability Lab in Colorado Springs, which is part of Space ISAC, a national information-sharing organization that Proof Labs joined last summer.

Alternative lenders have become a source of quick capital. When small business owners, alternative lenders could approve riskier loans via innovations in fintech, which give them more flexibility than the banks to adjust rates and covenants on the deals. This includes an ability to accept non-conventional sources of collateral, such as real estate and outstanding invoices (h/t Forbes).

Credit unions approved 40.2 percent of loan applications in August, a slight drop of one-tenth of a percent from July and a large drop from their all-time high of 57.9 percent in March 2012. By

Anthony Noto – Reporter, New York Business Journal

Wilkinson recently announced plans to hire a team of engineers and technicians to work in the Colorado Springs lab. The startup is in the process of earning a cybersecurity assessment license with the U.S. Space Force, which would allow Proof Labs to validate the cybersecurity of hardware components from companies looking to land Space Force contracts.

Once it receives this license, Aguilar said Proof Labs is “pretty much guaranteed that the work is going to come to us.”Aguilar and Wilkinson said they plan to set up their own labs in different locations, including Albuquerque. The two co-founders said they see a more than $1 billion market in cybersecurity for risky space assets.

“That’s where we make money,” Wilkinson said. “It’s when people have to protect their assets and have to protect their investments. High-risk environments are good for us, and space is about as high risk as it gets.” By

Jacob Maranda – Albuquerque Business First

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With Renishaw PH20 5-Axis Touch Probe or SP25M Scanning Probe

CNC CMM Packages Include:

 A2LA Accredited calibration using NIST traceable artifacts

 Installation

 Training

 Computer and Workstation

 MCOSMOS Software

 PH20 5-Axis Touch Probe or SP25M Scanning Probe

 2 Year Warranty

 5 Years Unlimited Software Phone Support

No Software Maintenance Agreement!

 No annual fees

 Complete support

 Eligible for software upgrades

SP25

The SP25M is comprised of two sensors in a single housing. Users can switch between a choice of five scanning modules (styli with lengths from 20 mm to 400 mm) enabling configuration by the user to precisely match the application’s needs. The TM25-20 adaptor module is compatible with Renishaw's TP20 range of probe modules. With the mix of scanning modules and TP20 modules, measurement performance wis optimized, ensuring high accuracy and productivity.

Accuracy starting at: (1.7 + 3L/1000) μm

PH20

The PH20's infinite positioning guarantees optimal feature access, minimizing stylus changes. The 5-axis simultaneous motion allows larger parts to be measured on the CMM by minizising the space required around the part for head rotation. The PH20 automatically aligns itself with the part co-ordinate system, avoiding stylus collisions.

Accuracy starting at: (2.2 + 3L/1000) μm

Available in Arizona, New Mexico, and Southern Nevada from:

The higher accuracy specification of the CRYSTA-Apex S gives it more than double the effective measuring range in terms of accuracy-guarantee capability.

The CRYSTA-Apex EX T is the same in terms of measuring range and accuracy as the CRYSTA-Apex S only configured with the dedicated PH20 probe system.

You Have 3 Very Good Reasons To Call BMSC:

√ Are You Ready To Simplify Your ISO9001 and/or Your AS9100 System? We Can Help With Do-It-Yourself Templates all the way to Full Implementation Services.

√ Working Remotely? Now is the time to implement Continuous Improvement Software (CIS) and have transparency in your Business Management System! Are you ready to get help Maintaining your QMS (Internal Audits Management Reviews)?

√ Need Help Maintaining Your Internal Audits or Management Reviews?

If You Are Not A Member of the Arizona Tooling & Machining Association (ATMA), You Are Missing Out!

The Arizona Tooling & Machining Association (ATMA) is the Arizona Chapter of the National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA). The ATMA is a trade association comprised of over 60 regular and associate member companies located throughout Arizona. The Arizona chapter was formed in 1972 and is one of 37 state chapters.

Our industry supplies the necessary precision tooling and machining for such vital industries as defense, automotive, aerospace, medical, appliance, business machines, electronics, agricultural implements, ordinance, transportation, environmental, construction equipment, nuclear, and many, many more.

Like the NTMA, the ATMA endeavors to help member companies to achieve business success in a global economy through advocacy, advice, networking, information,

programs and services and workforce development.

The ATMA sponsors Dinner Meetings, Emerging Leaders lunches, Shop Tours, 2 Golf Tournaments, a Casino Night, D-Backs game night and the Annual Holiday Party. Guest speakers and/or industry related topics are featured each month.

Pictured are some of the latest events: a tour of EMJ, the January meeting inducting new officers, and the Turbine Aero tour.

For more information on how to join, email: bbennett@arizonatooling.org or visit arizonatooling.org

Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Equipment and Services

NEW MACHINERY

Additive Mfg/3 D Printing

Bramac Marchinery 951-383-4195

CNC Pros ____________ 602-332-5815

D & R Machinery ______ 480-775-6462

DMG Mori 480-276-7019

Sodick 714-318-0095

Automation Equipment/ Robotics

Acieta 402-650-8132

CNC Pros 602-332-5815

Hexagon 303-859-7159

CHIP CUTTING Boring Mills

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

Magnum Precision Mach

602-431-8300

Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389

CNC Mills

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

Arizona CNC Equip______480-615-6353

CNC Pros 602-332-5815

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

Datron 480-826-3689

DMG Mori 480-276-7019

Doosan Infracore America__973-618-2500

Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335

Haas Factory Outlet 480-968-5877

Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300

Magnum Precision Mach __ 505-345-8389

Matsuura Machinery _____ 510-685-6151

Makino 602-228-0347

Methods West 602-437-2220

MMT, A Div of Productivity 505-415-2004

North-South Machinery 602-391-4696

TSM Machinery 602-233-3757

White’s Niche Products

CNC Lathes

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

DMG Mori 480-276-7019

Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335

Magnum Precision Mach

602-431-8300

Magnum Precision Mach __ 505-345-8389

Matsuura Machinery

510-685-6151

Methods West 602-437-2220

MMT, A Div of Productivity

TSM Machinery

White’s Niche Products

602-290-9402

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

Arizona CNC Equip_______480-615-6353

CNC Pros 602-332-5815

505-415-2004

602-233-3757

602-290-9402

CNC Drill/ Tapping Machines

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

CNC Pros

602-332-5815

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

Haas Factory Outlet 480-968-5811

Magnum Precision Mach __ 602-431-8300

Magnum Precision Mach ___505-345-8389 Methods West 602-437-2220

Desert Machine Sales ____ 623-826-1025

EDM Network 480-836-1782

Makino 602-228-0347

Methods West 602-437-2220

North-South Machinery 602-391-4696

Sodick 714-318-0095

TSM Machinery 602-233-3757

EDM Filtration

Desert Machine Sales 623-826-1025

Ebbco Inc 800-809-3901

Sodick 714-318-0095

EDM: Dielectric Systems/Filtration

Ebbco Inc 800-809-3901

Sodick 714-318-0095

ELECTRICAL

Equip Hookup & Disconnect

Geiger Electric Co 623-773-1787

Industrial Electric Inc 623-582-5204 Lighting

Geiger Electric Co ______ 623-773-1787

Industrial Electric Inc 623-582-5204

Relocation: Electrical

Geiger Electric Co 623-773-1787

Industrial Electric Inc

Service Upgrades Geiger Electric Co

Industrial Electric Inc 623-582-5204

GRINDING

Grinding Filtration Ebbco Inc

CNC Equip_______480-615-6353

Bramac Marchinery 951-383-4195

CNC Pros 602-332-5815

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

DCM Tech 800-533-5339

DMG Mori 480-276-7019

Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300

Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389

MMT, A Div of Productivity _ 505-415-2004

North-South Machinery ___ 602-391-4696

Grinding Machines, OD/ID

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

Bramac Marchinery 951-383-4195

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

Haas Factory Outlet

480-968-5877

Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300

Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389

Grinding Machines, Rotary Surface

Bramac Marchinery 951-383-4195

DCM Tech __________ 800-533-5339

Grinding Machines, Tool

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

Bramac Marchinery 951-383-4195

D & R Machinery

480-775-6462

Honing Machines

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300

Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389

Magnetic Drills/Cutters

ACC Machinery 602-258-7330

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

Manual Lathes & Mills

ACC Machinery 602-258-7330

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

Arizona CNC Equip______480-615-6353

CNC Pros 602-332-5815

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

Haas Factory Outlet 480-968-5877

Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300

Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389

TSM Machinery 602-233-3757

Sawing Machines

ACC Machinery _______ 602-258-7330

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

Echols Saw & Supply 602-278-3918

Mesa Mach Sales 480-545-0275

Echols Saw & Supply 602-278-3918

Swiss Screw Machines

CNC Pros 602-332-5815

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

Schenk Intertech 949-360-1512

Tapping Machines

ACC Machinery 602-258-7330

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

FABRICATION

CNC Punching Centers ACC Machinery 602-258-7330

Latitude Machinery 602-517-7153

Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300

S&S Machinery Sales 602-368-8542

S&S Machinery Sales _____

Power Tools

Copper State Bolt & Nut

Press Brakes

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

Latitude Machinery 602-517-7153

Magnum Precision Mach ___ 602-431-8300

WaterJet: Filtration/Chillers

Ebbco Inc

800-809-3901

WaterJet Cutting Systems

D & R Machinery ______ 480-775-6462

Landmark Solutions

714-393-3783

North-South Machinery 602-391-4696

800-603-6887

ACC Machinery 602-258-7330

Adams Machinery

Landmark Solutions

480-968-3711

714-393-3783

Latitude Machinery 602-517-7153

Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300

Magnum Precision Mach 505-345-8389

Mesa Mach Sales

_______ 480-545-0275

Welding Equipment

ACC Machinery ________ 602-258-7330

METAL FINISHING EQUIPMENT

Anodizing, Plating, Passivation Equipment

Americhem Engineering 602-437-1188

INjJECTION MOLDING EQUIP

3D Laser Scanners

Hexagon 303-859-7159

INSPECTION EQUIP

3D Measurement Systems Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335

303-859-7159

Mitutoyo America 480-294-7631

Zeiss Ind. Metrology 800-327-9735

Coordinate Measuring Mach.

Advanced Coordinate Tech

480-921-3370

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

Ellison Machinery _______ 480-968-5335

Hexagon

303-859-7159

Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871

Mitutoyo America 480-294-7631

Renishaw

Rapid Optical Inspection

Mesa Mach Sales 480-545-0275

Repair & Certification

Advanced Coordinate Tech

Total Quality Systems

Washington Calibration

480-921-3370

480-377-6422

480-820-0506

Video Measuring Systems

Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335

Klontech Industrial Sales 480-948-1871

Mitutoyo America 480-294-7631

WaterJet: Filtration/Chillers

Ebbco Inc

800-809-3901

USED MACHINERY

ACC Machinery 602-258-7330

EDM Network 480-836-1782

K D Capital 480-922-1674

Latitude Machinery 602-517-7153

Methods West 602-437-2220

Resell CNC 844-478-8181

S&S Machinery Sales _____ 602-368-8542

TSM Machinery 602-233-3757

Zachman Machinery _____ 602-908-3447

ACCESSORIES

Abrasives

Barton International 800-741-7756

Copper State Bolt & Nut ____ 800-603-6887

Global Superabrasives 888-586-8783

GMA Garnet 882-243-9300

S.L. Fusco 602-276-0077

Stellar Industrial 480-251-6888

Adhesives

S.L. Fusco

Stellar Industrial 480-251-6888

Air Blast Cabinets, Blast Rooms

Lone Arrow 480-507-8074

Air Distribution Systems

Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300

Stellar Industrial 800-562-8258

Band Saw/ Blades

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

Echols Saw & Supply 602-278-3918

S.L. Fusco 602-276-0077

Bar Feeders

Arizona CNC Equip_______480-615-6353

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

Edge Technologies 951-440-1574

Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335

Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300

Bellows

Hennig______________909-420-5796

Blast Abrasives

Barton International _____ 800-741-7756

GMA Garnet __________ 882-243-9300

Cabinets, Custom

Lone Arrow 480-507-8074

Chip Conveyors

Hennig_____________909-420-5796

Chip Management

Arizona CNC Equip_______480-615-6353

Ellison Machinery________480-968-5335

Hennig_____________909-420-5796

Chip Removal

Arizona CNC Equip_______480-615-6353

Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335

Chuck Jaws

Arizona CNC Equip_______480-615-6353

Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335

Lucy’s Machine Company 323-587-6162

Chucks

Adams Machinery _______ 480-968-3711 Arizona CNC Equip_______480-615-6353 Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335

Spindles

Grinders

Midaco Corporation ______ 847-593-8420

Live Centers

Royal Products 800-645-4174

Live Tool Holders

SCHUNK 919-452-4535

Kyocera Cutting Tools

480-244-4758

NTK Cutting Tools 425-365-3613

S.L. Fusco

602-276-0077

Stellar Industrial 480-251-6888

Von Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322

Digital Readout Units

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

Lone Arrow 480-507-8074

Magnum Precision Mach 602-431-8300

Draw Tubes & Bars

Lucy’s Machine Company 323-587-6162

Enclosures fo Machine Tools

Hennig 909-420-5796

Fasteners

Copper State Bolt & Nut ___ 800-603-6887

Filtration Equip.

Ebbco Inc 800-809-3901

Qualichem, Inc. ________ 480-320-0308

Star Metal Fluids 800-367-9966

EDM Tooling Systems

EDM Network 480-836-1782

EDM Performance 800-336-2946

Filtermist Mist Collectors

Royal Products 800-645-4174

Gaskets

Von Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322

Lubricants / Systems

S.L. Fusco ___________

Star Metal Fluids

602-276-0077

800-367-9966

Machine Tool Accessories

Von Ruden Manufacturing

763-682-0322

New Way Covers & Repair

Hennig______________909-420-5796

Pallet Systems

Adams Machinery

480-968-3711

Arizona CNC Equip_______480-615-6353

D & R Machinery

Ellison Machinery _______

480-775-6462

480-968-5335

Parts Washing Equipment

D & R Machinery

Qualichem, Inc

S.L. Fusco

Star Metal Fluids

Stellar Industrial

Power Tools

480-775-6462

480-320-0308

602-276-0077

800-367-996

800-562-8258

R8 Quick-Change Tool System

Royal Products

800-645-4174

Robot Accessories

SCHUNK 919-452-4535

Rota-Rack Parts Accumulator

Royal Products

800-645-4174

480-251-6888

602-276-0077

800-562-8258

GMN USA ___________ 800-686-1679

SCHUNK

Static Tool Holders

919-452-4535

Von Ruden Manufacturing 763-682-0322

Tooling Columns

Stevens Engineering ______ 602-272-6766

Vibratory Equipment

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

Vises and Vise Jaws

Arizona CNC Equip_______480-615-6353

Stevens Engineering 602-272-6766

Waterjet Abrasives

Barton International 800-741-7756

GMA Garnet 882-243-9300

Lone Arrow 480-507-8074

Waterjet Accessories

Barton International 800-741-7756

GMA Garnet 882-243-9300

Lone Arrow 480-507-8074

Waterjet Bricks/Hoppers

Barton International 800-741-7756

Waterjet Replacement Parts

Arizona CNC Equip_______480-615-6353

Barton International 800-741-7756

GMA Garnet 882-243-9300

Wipers

Hennig_____________909-420-5796

Work Holding

Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335

Kurt Manufacturing 763-574-8320

Stevens Engineering ______ 602-272-6766

CONSUMMABLES

Cutting Fluids & Oils (Coolants)

Castrol Industrial 602-921-7634

Jeff Klimowicz Regional Sales Manager 480.320.0308 mobile jklimowicz@qualichem.com qualichem.com

HARDWARE MATERIAL

Sulli Tool & Supply 714-863-6019 PALLET SYSTEMS

Manual & Automatic Pallet Systems

Midaco Corporation 847-593-8420

PRODUCTS Safety Glasses Midaco Corporation 847-593-8420

ROBOTICS

Acieta _____________ 402-650-8132

Bramac Marchinery 951-383-4195

Delta Technology 480-867-6320 Part Loading Systems Midaco Corporation 847-593-8420

CAD/CAM

Arizona CNC Equip_______480-615-6353

Feature Cam __________ 602-502-9654

MLC CAD (MasterCAM) 480-696-6056

MLC CAD (SolidWorks) 480-696-6056

/ ISO9001 Certification

KALOS Certifications 480-486-8007

Platinum Registration 303-639-9001

Auctions/Appraisals

KD Capital 800-922-1674

Zachman Machinery 602-908-3447

Automation & Controls

Metals Eng & Testing Lab. 602-272-4571 Banks

Alerus Bank & Trust 480-905-2414

Banterra Bank 480-770-0007

Tech Financial Services 402-639-0475

Western Banks 480-917-4243

Calibration Services

Advanced Coordinate Tech 480-921-3370

Arizona CNC Equip _____ 480-615-6353

Field Calibrations 480-756-8828

Klontech Industrial Sales ___ 480-948-1871

Washington Calibration 480-820-0506

Calibration: Repair & Certify

Advanced Coordinate Tech 480-921-3370

Field Calibrations ______ 480-756-8828

Washington Calibration ____ 480-820-0506

Commercial General Contractor KLM Realty 602-723-3508

Consulting

BMSC 480-445-9400

GoYellowbird.com 480-229-2272

Quality Training Consultants 928-284-0856

Consulting:Business Improvement

BMSC _____________ 480-445-9400

GoYellowbird.com 480-229-2272

Contract Inspection

Klontech Measure Sol 480-626-8131

Contract Programming

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335

Klontech Measure Sol 480-626-8131

CNC Training

Adams Machinery ________ 480-968-3711

Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335

GateWay Community College 602-286-8050

Crates/Pallets Beau’s Crates 480-966-3630

Human Resouces

CBIZ 480-748-9634 Insurance Services

NFP Property & Casualty 480-458-6052 ISO/AS9100 Consulting

BMSC _____________ 480-445-9400 Quality Training Consultants 928-284-0856

ISO9001 Lead Auditor Training KALOS Certifications 480-486-8007

Network Specialists

Phreedom Technologies 602-336-3451 Leasing and Financing Alerus Bank & Trust 480-905-2414

Banterra Bank _________ 480-770-0007 Epic Finance 402-639-0475

Equipment Leasing Services__ 480-458-7413

KLM Realty 602-723-3508

Tech Financial Services 402-639-0475

Western Banks 480-917-4243 Lean Consulting

BMSC _____________ 480-445-9400

K L McINTYRE GC

General Contractors

602-723-3508

Kenneth McIntyre, Sr.

KLMcIntyre@cox.net

Lean Green Belt Training

IRH ____________ 800-334-2409

Transportation: Air/Freight/Ground

Designed for professionals with little

C&M Rigging 602-253-8200

IRH _____________ 800-334-2409

Working Capital, Credit Lines

Banterra Bank

Epic Finance

Group 1: February 03-04 & 10-11

480-770-0007

Group 2: February 05-06 & 12-13

402-639-0475

Equipment Leasing Services 480-458-7413

Western Banks 480-917-4243

RECYCLING

Group 3: February 17-20

*Breakfast and Lunch provided daily Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix Chandler Fashion Center Phoenix, AZ

Consolidated Resources Inc. 623-931-5009

Davis Salvage Co _______ 602-267-7208

REPAIR/DESIGN

Bar Feeder Repair

Edge Technologies

951-440-1574

Machine Tool Rebuilding

Advanced Precision 602-525-0156

API Services

757-223-4157

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

DM Machine Repair 480-709-1450

EDM Network 480-836-1782

Martin Engineering

602-692-7357

The Werks C&C, Inc ______ 602-569-1809

Universal CNC Repair _____ 520-510-7008

Machine Retrofitting/CNC

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

API Services 757-223-4157

Arizona CNC Equip_______480-615-6353

Universal CNC Repair 520-510-7008

Contract Programming

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335

Klontech Measure Sol 480-626-8131

Martin Engineering 602-692-7357

CNC Training

Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

Ellison Machinery 480-968-5335

GateWay Community College 602-286-8050

Engineering Services Advanced Coord. Tech 623-780-4137

Fast DMS 424-FAST-DMS Martin Engineering 602-692-7357

Metals Eng & Testing Lab. 602-272-4571

Maint/Repair Services Adams Machinery 480-968-3711

Enroll Now at 480-327-8949 or www.isiworld.net

Scissor LiftRentals

Pro Lift Rental 480-925-6190

Shipping

Craters & Freighters 480-966-9929

Transportation

C&M Rigging _________ 602-253-8200

Advanced Precision ______ 602-525-0156

Arizona CNC Equip_______480-615-6353

DM Machine Repair 480-709-1450

D & R Machinery 480-775-6462

Machinery

AZMF Precision 602-476-7477

Creedbilt 623-939-8119

Jaguar Precision Machine 505-242-6545

ASSEMBLY

AAE ______________ 928-772-9887

Abrams Airborne Mfg 520-887-1727

AEI Fabrication 480-733-6594

ANEWCO 520-751-1222

CAP _____________ 602-464-9629

Cleveland Electric Labs 480-967-2501

GHT Services 480-396-1800

Hi-Tech Machining & Eng 520-889-8325

JD Machine __________ 801-782-4403

JDB Ltd.

Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes

602-992-9627

KLK Ind. 602-267-1331

MAKstride 928-460-6054

Apache Gear, Inc 623-934-7144

CASTINGS

AATC _____________ 602-268-1467

Western Cast Parts 480-250-9764

Castings: Prototype

AATC 602-268-1467

Western Cast Parts 480-250-9764

Castings: Production

AATC 602-268-1467

Western Cast Parts 480-250-9764

COATING

Arizona Finishing

Bolts Metallizing - CWST

602-438-4443

602-244-2432

CAP 602-464-9629

Coating Technologies _____

Collins Metal Finishing

Louie’s Black Oxide

623-242-9575

602-275-3117

602-257-0530

Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090G

old Tech Industries _480-968-1930

Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090

Semiray, A Div of Mistras

602-275-1917

The Metal Man ________ 800-448-9448

Sav-On Plating 602-252-4311

Coating: Black Oxide

Louie’s Black Oxide 602-257-0530g

Phoenix Heat Treat 602-258-7751

Coating: Dry Film Lube

Coating

ologies

WESTERN CAST PARTS LLC

Louie’s Black Oxide

Coating:Passivation

Semiray, A Div of Mistras

AZMF Precision

Collins Metal Finishing

Frontier Group 602-437-2426

Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090

Phoenix Fab & Design_____480-590-5058

Pilkington Metal Finishing_____801-972-2146

Perfection Industrial Finishing_520-434-9090

COIL

Carlos De Leon P: 602-268-1467 x232 Email:edeleon@aatcinc.com F: 866-792-2814

Powill Manufacturing 623-780-4100

Pro-Tek_____________928-759-9494

Quality Mold__________480-892-5480

Thompson Machine ______ 505-823-1453

Whitley Machine________602-323-5550

Wrico 480-892-7800

ENGINEERING/ PROGRAMMING

K-2 Manufacturing ______ 602-455-9575

Pro-Tek_____________928-759-9494

FABRICATION: SHEET METAL

A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-2191

Abrams Airborne Mfg 520-887-1727

AEI Fabrication ________ 480-733-6594

AERO Spring & Mfg Co

Aero Tech ___________

Allfab Engineering_______602-437-0497

ATEC Engineering

Aluminum (Medium & Large)

Aero Tech

801-292-0493

Bending

A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace

Fabrication: Custom Metal

623-377-2191

AEI Fabrication _______ 480-733-6594

AZMF Precision 602-476-7477

Allfab Engineering______602-437-0497

Fine Line Fabricating

K-2 Mfg

Precise Metal Products

Dayton Lamina 248-489-9122

Desert Precision Mfg

Dynamic Machine & Fabrication

Fine Line Fabricating _____

Gilbert Metal Stamping ____

JD Machine

K-2 Manufacturing

LEI Machining

Lynch Brothers Mfg

Companies

539-9591

Tool & Die 602-909-6697

Nelson Engineering 602-273-7114

Precise Metal Products 602-272-2625

Reiter’s Custom Welding

RM Garrison Machining 623-582-6544

Scriven Precision ________ 480-961-9775

Stewart Precision Mfg _____ 623-492-9400

TMM Precision 800-448-9448

Wal-Tek Industries 623-587-4611

Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778

Whitley Machine________602-323-5550

Wrico 480-892-7800

602-863-3506

602-455-9575

602-272-2625

Fabrication: Medium & Large

A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-2191

Abrams Airborne Mfg 520-887-1727

AEI Fabrication

ANEWCO

BEL Machining

Big O Metals

Spring&ManufacturingCo.,Inc.

ACompleteManufacturingFacilityfor Fabrication,MachiningandAssembly

SPRINGS- STAMPINGS- MACHINED PARTS- WASHERS -WIREFORMSFORMEDTUBING -ASSEMBLIES

3325EastWierAvenue Phoenix,Arizona85040

Phone:(602)243-4329 Cell:(602)370-5777 Aerospring1@aerospringmfg.com

Spring&ManufacturingCo.,Inc.

ACompleteManufacturingFacilityfor Fabrication,MachiningandAssembly

SPRINGS- STAMPINGS- MACHINED PARTS- WASHERS -WIREFORMSFORMEDTUBING -ASSEMBLIES

480-733-6594

520-751-1222

480-445-9881

480-477-9182

Continental Machining 800-777-2483

Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339

Fine Line Fabricating

602-863-3506

Fry Fabrications ________ 602-454-0701

Fine Line Fabricating ____ 602-863-3506

Jan’s Inc. 480-833-7305

JD Machine 801-782-4403

Metzfab

Precise Metal Products 602-272-2625

Precision Metalworks 602-455-9575

RM Garrison Machiing___623-582-6544

Southwest Waterjet-Laser 480-306-7748

Stewart Precision Mfg 623-492-9400

TMM Precision 800-448-9448

Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778

Fabrication: Steel

3325EastWierAvenue Phoenix,Arizona85040

Phone:(602)243-4329 Cell:(602)370-5777 Aerospring1@aerospringmfg.com

Spring&ManufacturingCo.,Inc.

SPRINGS- STAMPINGS- MACHINED PARTS- WASHERS -WIREFORMSFORMEDTUBING -ASSEMBLIES

Phone:(602)243-4329 Cell:(602)370-5777 Aerospring1@aerospringmfg.com

Plasma Cutting

Big O Metals 480-477-9182

Martin Engineering ______ 602-692-7357

Marzee 602-269-5801

Precision Metal Forming

A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-219

AEI Fabrication ________ 480-733-6594

AZMF Precision 602-476-7477

Desert Precision Mfg _____ 520-887-4433

K-2 Mfg 602-455-9575

Moore Tool & Die _______ 602-909-6697

Reiter’s Custom Welding

623-847-4028

SPRINGWORKS Utah 801-298-0113

Thompson Machine 505-823-1453

Wrico 480-892-7800

Punching

A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-2191

Big O Metals 480-477-9182

Desert Precision Mfg 520-887-4433

Fry Fabrications 602-454-0701

K-2 Manufacturing 602-455-9575

Nelson Engineering 602-273-7114

Precision Metalworks 602-455-9575

Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778

Roll Forming

A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-2191 Ron Grob 970-667-5320

Saw Cutting MPC Machines 714-271-5319

Paragon Machining & Design 480-635-9163 Shearing

A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-2191

FINISHING

Arizona Finishing

AZMF Precision ________ 602-476-7477

Coating Technologies 623-242-9575

Louie’s Black Oxide 602-257-0530

PAS Technologies 602-744-2600

Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090

Phoenix Heat Treating____602-258-7751

TVT Die Casting _______ 800-280-2278

Abrasive Blasting

Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090

Phoenix Heat Treat 602-258-7751

Semiray, A Div of Mistras 602-275-1917

STP Performance Coating LLC 602-276-1231

Carburizing

Dry

Lubrication

Semiray, A Div of Mistras ___

Electro-Polishing

FOUNDRY

AATC 602-268-1467

GEAR CUTTING

Air Gear

Apache Gear, Inc

GRINDING

Arizona Wire & Tool

602-275-7996

623-934-7144

480-813-1002

Auer Precision 480-834-4637

Blue Streak Grinding

CRC Surface Technologies ___

East Valley Precision

GMN USA

Grindworks

602-353-8088

602-288-0394

480-288-6601

800-686-1679

623-582-5767

JWB Manufacturing ______ 480-967-4600

Osborn Products

623-587-0335

Phoenix Grinding 602-437-8401

Powill Manufacturing

623-780-4100

Ron Grob ___________ 970-667-5320

Shaw Precision 480-785-4925

Superior Grinding

888-487-9701

Grinding, Blanchard

Superior Grinding 888-487-9701

Grinding: Centerless (OD)

Blue Streak Grinding

602-353-8088

Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339

Rolamech Mfg

623-587-8444

Grindworks __________ 623-582-5767

National Grinding & Mfg 602-588-2869

Osborn Products 623-587-0335

Phoenix Grinding 602-437-8401

Ron Grob 970-667-5320

Shaw Precision 480-785-4925

Superior Grinding 888-487-9701

Grinding, CNC/Contour

Blue Streak Grinding _____

National Grinding & Mfg

602-353-8088

602-588-2869

Powill Manufacturing_ ___623-780-4100

Superior Grinding

888-487-9701

Grinding… Cylindrical

Grindworks

Phoenix Grinding

602-437-8401

Pro-Tek_____________928-759-9494

Quality Mold__________

Superior Grinding

623-582-5767

Grinding… Double Disc

Phoenix Grinding _______ 602-437-8401

Grinding…Gear/Spline

Air Gear

Air Gear

602-275-7996

Grinding: ID

Blue Streak Grinding

Grindworks

National Grinding & Mfg

Osborn Products

Rolamech Mfg

Ron Grob

Superior Grinding

602-275-7996

602-353-8088

623-582-5767

602-588-2869

623-587-0335

623-587-8444

970-667-5320

888-487-9701

Tram-Tek 602-305-8100

480-892-5480

888-487-9701

Grinding: Tool & Cutter

CTE 800-783-2400

Superior Grinding

888-487-9701

Gun Drilling

Powill Manufacturing

623-780-4100

HEAT TREATING

ABS Metallurgical 602-437-3008

Bolts Metallizing - CWST

Controlled Thermal Tech

602-244-2432

602-272-3714

Phoenix Heat Treat 602-258-7751

Heat Treating/NADCAP

ABS Metallurgical 602-437-3008

Bolts Metallizing - CWST ____ 602-244-2432

Phoenix Heat Treat 602-258-7751

Large Capacity Drop Bottom Oven/ Aluminum Heat Treating Lynch Brothers Mfg 602-267-7575

HONING/LAPPING

PREMIUM PLASTIC-INJECTION MOLDING Brian Parker Owner 303-592-9548 brian@ltmplastics.com

Office: 480-785-4925

Chris Cell: 602-349-7921 • chris@shawprecision.com

Jennifer: jen@shawprecision.com

Chris Torres - President Jennifer Torres - Vice President

Silk Screen

Arizona Finishing 602-438-4443

Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090

INJECTION MOLDING (PLASTIC)

LTM Plastics 303-592-9548

Pro-Tek_____________928-759-9494

ARCAS Machine _______

AZMF Precision

Cassavant Machining

Dynamic Machine & Fabrication

Evans Precision Machining

F&B Manufacturing ______

Hi-Tech Machining & Eng

Industrial Tool Die & Eng

Jaguar Precision Machine

JDB Ltd

Metalcraft Inc. ________

Morsch Machine 480-961-7673

MPC Machines

Specialty Turn Products ___

T-N Machining

Tech Five Machining

Tram-Tek

Uni-Tek

714-271-5319

602-426-9340

602-278-8665

480-699-4856

602-305-8100

602-272-2601

Machining: Aerospace

AATC______________602-268-1467

Abrams Airborne Mfg

Allied Tool & Die

Alpha Mfg Solutions

520-887-1727

602-429-2514

602-332-3608

Mfg _________ 623-587-8444

Quality Mold 480-892-5480

RM Garrison Machining __623-582-6544

RMSS ____________ 623-780-5904

Ron Grob 970-667-5320

Select Machining 602-881-5845

T-N Machining 602-278-8665 Tech Five Machining 480-699-4856

Tram-Tek 602-305-8100

Uni-Tek 602-272-2601

Val-Tech Mfg 480-966-7376

Wrico

480-892-7800

Machining: Industrial & Repair

BEL Machining_________ 480-445-9881

LEI Machining 928-310-7110

Machining: Large

Alpha Machine

Alpha Mfg Solutions

602-437-0322

602-332-3608

Continental Machining 800-777-2483

Empire Precision Mach.

F&B Manufacturing ______

480-633-4580

602-512-5237

HK Machining 602-278-6704

K-zell Metals, Inc. 602-232-5882

KLK Ind. ____________

Machining:

Machining: Swiss

623-492-9400

Uni-Tek 602-272-2601

Val-Tech Mfg 480-966-7376

Metalcraft Inc. 480-967-4889

Morsch Machine 480-961-7673

Uni-Tek 602-272-2601

Machining: Turning: Automatic American Prec. Machine 602-269-6298

Challenger Aerospace 480-894-0802

Evans Precision Mach’g 623-581-6200

JB’s Precision Ind 623-581-9088

LAYKE, Inc.

602-272-2654

LV Swiss 949-233-7390

Matrix Machine 480-966-4451

Paragon Machining & Design 480-635-9163

Rhino Machine 480-250-3366

RMSS 623-780-5904

StarRex Precision 480-834-6344

Stewart Precision Mfg 623-492-9400

Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778

Machining: Ultra-Precision

Auer Precision 480-834-4637

Axian Technology 623-580-0800

GRPM 480-423-3848

LV Swiss 949-233-7390

Pacific Swiss & Manufacturing 503-557-9407

Rhino Machine 480-250-3366

Southwest Swiss Precision 602-438-4670

MACHINING: LASER

Laser Cutting

A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-2191

AEI Fabrication 480-733-6594

AZMF Precision 602-476-7477

Allfab Engineering_______602-437-0497

Fine Line Fabricating 602-863-3506

K-2 Mfg 602-455-9575

Laser Engraving & Etching

Marusiak LLC _________

Paragon Machining & Design 480-635-9163

Perfection Ind Finishing 520-434-9090

TechMark

Leach Laser 602-254-1141

Marusiak LLC 480-318-8883

Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090

TechMark __________ 480-820--9444

Pro-Tek_____________928-759-9494

Quality Mold

SPRAY: METAL, PLASMA

Empire Precision Mach. 480-633-4580

Stamping Design SPRINGS WORKS Utah_____801-298-0113

Stamping Flat Forming SPRINGS WORKS Utah_____801-298-0113

Stamping: Precision

A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace 623-377-2191

SPRINGS WORKS Utah_____801-298-0113

Stamping: Progressive Die & Tooling

Moore Tool & Die _______ 480-622-1705

TESTING

Testing: Non-Dest/ Pressure 602-464-9629

Chemetall 714-739-2821

Phoenix Heat Treating_____602-258-7751

Pilkington Metal Finishing___801-972-2146

PAS Technologies 602-744-2600

Semiray, A Div of Mistras 602-275-1917

Testing: Turbine Instrumentation Cleveland Electric Lab (CEL) 480-967-2501

THERMAL SPRAY

Bolts Metallizing - CWST___602-244-2432

Controlled Thermal Tech 602-272-3714

Empire Precision Mach. 480-633-4580

THREADING

Thread Grinding

Blue Streak Grinding 602-353-8088

Grindworks 623-582-5767

Osborn Products 623-587-0335

ThreadRolling

Shaw Precision 480-785-4925

TOOL & DIE 3D Machine LLC ________ 480-239-8254

MAKstride 928-460-6054

Marusiak LLC 480-318-8883

Marzee ___________ 602-269-5801

Metzfab 602- 539-9591

Milco ____________ 714-373-0098

Moore Tool & Die 602-909-6697

Phoenix Waterjet & Laser 602-484-9393

Precision Aerospace 602-352-8658

Reiter’s Custom Welding

623-847-4028

Rhino Board 505-842-5100

RM Garrison Machining

623-582-6544

Southwest Waterjet-Laser __ 480-306-7748

Whitley Machine_______602-323-5550

Waterjet, 5-Axis

Southwest Waterjet-Laser 480-306-7748

Waterjet, Multi head

Whitley Machine_______602-323-5550

Waterjet, High Press. Cutting

Alpha Machine 602-437-0322

Marzee 602-269-5801

Phoenix Waterjet & Laser

602-484-9393

Rhino Board _________ 505-842-5100

Southwest Waterjet-Laser 480-306-7748

WASHERS

AERO Spring & Mfg Co 602-243-4329

WIRE FORMS AERO Spring & Mfg Co

Moore Tool & Die

SPRINGWORKS Utah

Tram-Tek

WELDING A1 Precision Metal & Aerospace623-377-2191

AEI Fabrication

Allfab Engineering_______602-437-0497

Alpha

AZMF

K-2 Manufacturing 602-455-9575

Lynch Brothers Mfg 602-267-7575

Precision Aerospace 602-352-8658

Welding: Alum. Med & Lg

AEI Fabrication 480-733-6594

Alpha Machine

602-437-0322

Continental Machining 800-777-2483

Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339

Empire Precision Mach. 480-633-4580

Magnum Companies

602.272.3600

P3 Built 602-830-8300

F&B Manufacturing ______ 602-512-5237

Frontier Group 602-437-2426 Group Mfg. Serv 480-966-3952

Jan’s Inc. 480-833-7305

K-2 Manufacturing 602-455-9575

K-zell Metals, Inc. _______ 602-232-5882

Lynch Brothers Mfg 602-267-7575

Magnum Companies 602.272.3600

P3 Built 602-830-8300

Precision Aerospace ______ 602-352-8658

Precision Metalworks 602-455-9575

Quality Mold 480-892-5480

Reiter’s Custom Welding 623-847-4028

RM Garrison 623-582-6544

Scriven Precision ________ 480-961-9775

Val-Tech Mfg 480-966-7376

Valley Machine Works 602-254-4173

Weiser/Mile High Precision 303-280-2778

Wrico _____________ 480-892-7800

Welding: Aerospace

Dynamic Machine & Fabrication 602-437-0339

RM Garrison 623-582-6544

Valley Machine Works 602-254-4173

Consultation

Precise Metal Products 602-272-2625

Weiser/Mile High Precision 303-280-2778

Welding: Enclosures

AEI Fabrication ________ 480-733-6594

Allfab Engineering_______602-437-0497

Welding: Design

ATEC Engineering 480-569-3337

Welding: Heli-Arc

Precision Aerospace 602-352-8658

Welding: Laser

Cleveland Electric Lab (CEL) 480-967-2501

Quality Mold__________ 480-892-5480

Welding: Mig

Allfab Engineering 602-437-0497

ATEC Engineering 480-569-3337

Continental Machining 800-777-2483

Cutting Edge Mfg 480-609-7233

Frontier Group_________602-437-2426

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• Automation-ready

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