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Editors Corner “Individual commitment to a group effort--that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” --Vince Lombardi Recently, I was read an article that discussed the capabilities of draft horses. Draft horses are very large, muscular animals that, throughout history, have been used for pulling great loads and moving very heavy objects. A single draft horse can pull a load up to 8,000 pounds. So what would happen if we hooked up two draft horses to a load. One might estimate that two draft horses hooked up to a load could pull double the weight, or 16,000 pounds. In actuality, the two draft horses pulling together can pull three times as much. The two draft horses that can each pull 8,000 pounds alone can pull 24,000 pounds working together. And this is even more remarkable - If the two horses that are pulling together have trained with one another and have worked together before, they can’t just pull three times as much working together as they can by themselves. The two trained horses in tandem can actually pull 32,000 pounds, which is a load four times as heavy as either of the horses could pull by themselves. We can use the draft horses analogy in our work places. It’s about effectively improving organization al results through team building. Team building is a collective term for various types of activities used to enhance social relations and define roles within teams, often involving collaborative tasks.The formal definition of team building includes:

• Aligning around goals • Building effective working relationships • Reducing team members’ role ambiguity • Finding solutions to team problems

Of all organizational activities, studies have found team-development to have the strongest effect (versus financial measures) for improving organizational performance. Modern Machine Shop does an annual benchmarking survey of machine shops in the US. Its survey findings result in a designation of ‘Top Shops’, the 20% highest performing shops based on total points assigned to business and technology related questions. In the latest ‘Top Shops’ published, the highest performing companies used team-building practices significant more than their counterparts, at 47% versus only 5%.Top Shop suggests that team building can help break down barriers and improve working relationships, and as a result, improve an organization’s efficiency and productivity. The effectiveness of team building differs substantially from one organization to another.The most effective efforts occur when team members are interdependent, knowledgeable and experienced and when organizational leadership actively establishes and supports the team. We are still early into 2017, and I encourage you to take the opportunity to build stronger, more productive teams through team building. Employee team members will likely be more satisfied in their work environment, and you have the additional opportunity of improving your business performance. Indicators point to a strong 2017 for those making precision parts for the defense, aerospace and medical industries. Until next issue, I wish you the best and God bless our troops!

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Announcements & Releases Haas Factory Outlet-Phoenix Invites Machinists to CNC Training 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 help Monday through Wednesday from 3:30 to 7 pm. 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 class – March 20 – 22, 2017 Lathe class – April 17 – 19, 2017 Training is held at Haas Factory Outlet- Phoenix, a Division of Ellison Machinery, located at 1610 S Priest Drive, Tempe, AZ. To register or for additional information, call 480-968-5877 or visit ellisonaz.com

Bralco Metals Announces LCS Certification for Pratt & Whitney Bralco Metals is pleased to announce that it just certified to ‘Laboratory Control at Source’ (LCS). This certification permits Bralco to provide metallic, raw materials to companies that are also LCS approved for Pratt & Whitney parts. A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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Bralco Quality Manager Shaun Thomas attended training and was certified at Pratt & Whitney’s training center in Hartford, CT, during the summer of 2016. Bralco received its formal letter of LCS certification in January of this year. Kevin Randall, Sales Manager at Bralco Metals, says, “Our newest certification gives our customers who are manufacturing parts for Pratt & Whitney a local certified metals distributor and cuts down on freight costs and potential delays.” To find out more about how Bralco’s LCS Certification can help your business, contact them at 602-252-1918 or email Kevin at krandall@ bralco.com

Leach Laser Celebrates 25 Years In Business! Leach Laser thanks its customers for 25 years in business, providing its customer with laser marking and engraving of a wide range of materials. Leach Laser has been performing this service since 1992 in the Phoenix area. The company serves a wide range of Announcements Continued Page 7

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Ganesh Machinery Expands With Announcement Of New President Ganesh Machinery announced that they have hired Method MachineTool’s Sales Executive, Robert Serrano, as their new President, effective January 16, 2017. The appointment follows the recent promotion of former President Harvinder Singh to CEO of Ganesh Machinery.The organizational change allows Robert to advance and guide Ganesh’s overall growth strategies. “As Ganesh expands, our team continues to evolve. Robert’s vast experience in the machine tool industry brings a different perspective needed for an expansion of this size. His experience building dealer networks in such a niche industry is impressive and we’re excited to see him in action. We’re thrilled to have him on board and have him lead our growth efforts.” –Harvinder Singh, CEO, Ganesh Machinery

Robert has over 27 years of experience working in the OEM machine tool industry with a proven track record of success. He’s worked for several major manufacturing players such as Method’s Machine Tools where he implemented a sales growth strategy that brought the marketing and sales goals to fruition. He led his team in developing tactics to spread company’s presence throughout the West Coast to increase brand awareness. In addition, he has managed key customer relationships, built and executed growth plans, assembled dealer networks, implemented manufacturing training programs, increased revenue and more. Founded in March of 1985 with only a 1,200 sq. ft. facility, Ganesh Machinery has since grown into an industry powerhouse with a 15,000 sq. ft. facility, supported by a 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse. They are dedicated to excellent customer service with an emphasis on building and maintaining customer loyalty.They have sold and serviced machines to over 12,000 machine shops, technical schools, and more.They have a 4,000 sq. ft. showroom, fully stocked parts room, and an in-house training center.

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RMT was founded by longtime friends who are as close as family, Kyle Jorgenson and Steve Larsen. Kyle 1/3 page square - 5 3/8 x 5 3/8" started in the machine tool industry working with his father, Roger Jorgenson, who founded Jorgenson Machine Tools in 1974. Roger taught Kyle how important relationships and customer service are, and Kyle has built his reputation on those principles. Steve has over twenty years of business management experience in both corporate America and as an entrepreneur. While Kyle is the visionary giving direction for the company, Steve helps make it happen. RMT is supported by an ever-expanding team of industry professionals, who have experience in include machine design, marketing, service, and support, and they also share the vision of the company. It is a very robust and talented group. Together, they are creating a revolution in the metal fabrication Machine Tool industry. While RMT continues to grow, their impressive product line demanded a larger space and the ability to display their machines for customers. This necessitated finding a building that not only offered a large showroom space, but also enough office space for 20 people and a warehouse with enough room to store their increasing inventory of both new and used equipment as well as a crane that can move it all. There were many buildings available, but only one that was just right. A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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

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Okuma Highlights the Benefits of Lights-Out CNC Machining at NTMA Plant Mangers Roundtable Okuma America Corporation, a world leader in CNC machine tool manufacturing, is pleased to announce that Jeff Estes, director, Partners in THINC, spoke at the NTMA Plant Managers Roundtable at Modern Industries in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Estes discussed the various types of automation devices that make lights-out manufacturing possible in addition to the advantages and challenges of each type of automization. Estes’ presentation examined: • Supporting technologies like tool life management and metrology, which are critical to lights-out manufacturing. • How to prep equipment with larger tool capacity, larger lube tanks and agile workholding for unattended, extended runs. A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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About Okuma America Corporation Okuma America Corporation is the U.S.based sales and service affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a world leader in CNC (computer numeric control) machine tools, founded in 1898 in Nagoya, Japan. The company is the industry’s only single-source provider, with the CNC machine, drive, motors, encoders, and spindle all manufactured by Okuma.The company also designs their own CNC controls to integrate seamlessly with each machine tool’s functionality. In 2014 Okuma launched the Okuma App Store, the industry’s only centralized online marketplace for machine tool apps and related content. Along with its extensive distribution network (largest in the Americas), and Partners in THINC, Okuma is committed to helping users gain competitive advantage through the open possibilities of machine tools, today and into the future. For more information, visit www.okuma.com/ americas or follow us on Facebook or Twitter @OkumaAmerica.

Proper Requirements of Spring Design When approaching an engineering challenge such as the designing of a custom spring, you may ask yourself, “What parameters would be paramount in the manufacturing of this particular item?” In this article, we aim to educate the designer on the key factors that are required to precisely evaluate and engineer a custom spring that will meet and exceed all of the designer’s expectations. The first question a designer must take into consideration is the environment in which this custom spring will be required to perform within. Will this spring be required to perform in excessive heat or Announcements Continued Page 18

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The next requirement in material selection that should be addressed is cycle life. This simply means the amount of cycles that this spring was to encounter over its life time. For instance, if the designer is engineering a spring that works in an engine and the spring were to be cycled several million times over its lifetime, a material such as Chrome Silicon Valve or Chrome Vanadium Valve should be the material of choice. If the application calls for minimum cycle life, say a safety switch that may only be implemented around 1,000 cycles over its lifetime, perhaps the most efficient material to implement would be Music wire?

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Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions®, helped some of the most important charities in the world raise nearly $2.2 million benefiting groups including children, U.S. veterans and medical research during the 46th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction on Jan. 14-22, 2017, at WestWorld in Arizona. Celebrities, pro athletes and top business executives donated collectible vehicles to cross the block for charity, including Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steven Tyler, who sold his 2012 Hennessey Venom GT Spyder (Lot #3003) for $800,000, with 100 percent of the hammer price benefiting Janie’s Fund, a philanthropic initiative created by Tyler to bring hope and healing to girls who have suffered the trauma of abuse and neglect. “If you were looking for the world’s coolest cars and hottest stars under one tent, BarrettJackson was definitely the hot spot to be,” said Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of BarrettJackson. “We’re not only a collector car auction; we’re a gathering place for the who’s who of entertainment, sports and business icons. With over 76 acres of family activities to do and see, you never know what celebrity you might run in to while you shopping for your favorite collector car.” Some of the celebrities spotted during the auction were the cars themselves. John Lennon’s Austin Princess, which was used in the rock and roll legend’s 1972 documentary Announcements Continued Page 25

Announcements & Releases Continued film “Imagine,” crossed the block on Saturday. A 1980 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am identical to the one featured in “Smokey and the Bandit II” was accompanied to the block by its owner, Burt Reynolds, star of the cult classic movie. Before the auction doors opened, the entertainment was already well under way. Barrett-Jackson teamed up with Pennzoil and World Championship drifter and professional “fun-haver,” Vaughn Gittin Jr. to film “No Reserve Drifting,” an adrenaline-pumping video shot at Barrett-Jackson’s longstanding auction site,WestWorld of Scottsdale.Throughout the 76-acre site, Gittin is shown piloting his 2017 Monster Energy Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR through harrowing hairpin turns and calculated donuts that demonstrate his natural dexterity behind the wheel. Some of the biggest names in the entertainment, sports and business world attended this year, included: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Steven Tyler Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Justin Bieber Undefeated pro boxing champion Floyd Mayweather NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt Jr. Actor Burt Reynolds

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That really opened my eyes.What’s really great is that the program combines science and engineering with friendship and fun.” The focus on STEM-based career opportunities is integral to the values of Honeywell and its employees. During the program, astronauts and engineers share their personal journeys and career experiences with students. “The act of bringing this global Honeywell community together with Space Camp allows these students to plan for a future of improving life on our planet and beyond,” said Dr. Deborah Barnhart, CEO and executive director, USSRC. “They bring the best of their diverse cultures to Space Camp, where they will use teamwork and technology to prepare them for a future they have yet to imagine.” Since its launch in 2010, Honeywell, in partnership with the USSRC, has awarded 2,093 scholarships to students of Honeywell employees. Scholarships are granted after a rigorous application and review process based on academic achievement and community involvement. Financial contributions from Honeywell and its employees fund the scholarships, which cover the cost of tuition, meals, accommodations and program materials. For more information about the Academy, visit http://leadership.honeywell.com/.

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Honeywell Ignites STEM Interest Through Interactive Space Camp Experience For 320 Students Honeywell announced that 320 students from 45 countries and 27 U.S. states and territories will attend the Honeywell Leadership Challenge Academy this year. As part of the leadership program, Honeywell will host students for two consecutive, weeklong programs, Feb. 25 through March 10, 2017, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) in Huntsville, Ala. The Honeywell Leadership Challenge Academy aims to encourage excitement and engagement around Science,Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) subjects for students between the ages of 16-18.The program is packed with hands-on activities such as building and testing rockets, simulated astronaut training, shuttle missions, and a moon walk. The program is designed to educate students on the importance of STEM in an ever-changing, connected world. Ashley Fitzpatrick, a student from New Mexico who attended the Academy in 2016 and is returning this year as a student ambassador, said: “We build and launch model rockets and learn that there are so many different types of engineering fields to pursue. It’s a growing field with a high demand for men and women. A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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The University of New Mexico,Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been awarded a $7,045,544 cost contract for advanced processing of electronics components research and development. Contractor will conduct research and development, to include, but not limited to, seeking innovative techniques towards advancing the state-of-the-art technologies for investigating new semiconductor material systems grown essentially defect free, using standard semiconductor growth techniques. Work will be performed at Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is expected to be complete by Feb. 6, 2022. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition with four offers received. Fiscal 2016 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $146,414 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is the contracting activity).

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diameter of the turbine itself is over 80 inches. This electron beam technique is so fast it’s even competing with casting, which is the standard way to manufacture TiAI parts. The team is also able to use the same machine to change the part shape and print different blades at the same time.

Aerospace Industry Sets $146B Expor t Record In 2016 The U.S. aerospace and defense industry set a new record for inter national sales in 2016, deliver ing $146 billion in exports, the Aerospace Industries Association announced. Exports for the sector have been on an upward swing for a while, increasing by 52 percent over the past five years. Compared to 2015, companies were able to sell an additional $3 billion in products to international customers in 2016, AIA data shows. Unsurprisingly, civil aerospace sales made up the majority of the $146 billion total, with defense products comprising about 15 percent of sales, AIA stated. The U.S. military aerospace sector shipped about $16 billion worth of products to foreign militaries in 2016 — a 5 percent increase from 2015. Non-aerospace military companies fared even better, increasing exports almost 9 % from $5.6 billion to $6.1 billion. Europe impor ted about 34 percent of US aerospace and defense exports last year, making it the industry’s largest regional customer. However, sales to the Middle East are rapidly growing, increasing by 22 percent over the past year.

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Marine Corps to Plead Case for More Aircraft, Spare Parts, Maintenance Crews The Marine Corps’ aircraft fleet — notably the V-22 Ospreys — is being flown to exhaustion in operations around the world. Crews are overextended, spare parts are in short supply and there are never enough airplanes to satisfy commanders’ demands. On the upside, Marine aviation readiness has improved in recent years, although there is still a deep hole to climb out of, says Lt. Gen. Jon M. Davis, deputy commandant for aviation. An executive order that President Trump signed last week requires Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to complete a 30-day examination of many aspects of military readiness, including equipment, facilities, maintenance, personnel and training. As far as Marine Corps aviation readiness is concerned, Davis boils down priorities as follows: Increasing the number of aircraft that are available to fly, stocking up on spare parts and boosting the ranks of enlisted maintainers. He also intends to push the case that the Marine Corps needs more money to buy new aircraft. “Old metal has to be replaced,” Davis tells reporters Feb. 1 during a roundtable meeting. The Marine Corps’ tactical fighter fleet of F/A-18s and Harriers is among the oldest in the entire U.S. military. And the V-22 today is A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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As the Pentagon gears up for a new budget submission — which in theory will be shaped by the 30-day review that Trump directed — the Marine Corps should have an opportunity to argue that “we do need to recapitalize,” says Davis. “It’s imperative for the Marine Corps to get out of the old and into the new.” Mattis issued new budget guidance that is broken down into three parts: a fiscal year 2017 budget amendment proposal, a fiscal year 2018 president’s request and the 2019-2023 out-year plan. Davis says more resources will be sought for spare parts, flying hours, maintenance crews and procurement of new aircraft. “The president is putting pressure on the people who build our airplanes to come up with a better price,” he says, in reference to Trump’s individual meetings with the CEOs of Boeing and Lockheed Martin. “We’ll see what they come up with.”

In a separate review, the Defense Department will investigate whether an upgraded F/A-18E/F Super Hornet — to be proposed by Boeing — could replace the F-35C naval variant of the joint strike fighter.The Marine Corps intends to buy 353 vertical takeoff F-35Bs and 67 F-35Cs. Davis would not comment on the review but says he expects it to validate the current requirement. With regard to the V-22, Davis suggests the Marine Corps might seek to increase the approved requirement of 460 aircraft if the Trump administration directs the Pentagon to grow the Marine Corps. The Corps is still acquiring new V-22s from the manufacturer — a Boeing and Bell Helicopter consortium. The Osprey is now the service’s primary personnel carrier, so a larger Corps would require more airplanes, Davis says. Under a five-year contract signed in 2013, the Navy is buying 99 V-22s: 92 MV-22s for the Marine Corps and seven CV-22s for the Air Force Special Operations Command. Davis noted that the Marine Corps has “loaned” 12 Ospreys to the Navy for carrier-based operations but expects to get those aircraft back. The $70 million apiece aircraft became operational in 2007 and has become a workhorse. The upkeep of the V-22 fleet has been complicated because over the years units have customized and modified aircraft with various subsystems for different missions. The current fleet of nearly 300 V-22s includes 77 different configurations. The Marine Corps has funded a program to begin standardizing the oldest 129 aircraft to match the more modern versions. “It makes it hard to maintain readiness when you have to maintain 77 variants,” Davis says.The Marines also intend to continue to invest in aerial refueling kits that turn Ospreys into in-flight refueling tankers. The upcoming budget proposal will reflect Marines’ growing concerns about aircraft maintenance and spare parts. A spike in mishaps in recent months has been blamed on human error but a number of ground-based accidents were the result of maintenance blunders, Davis says. “Each ground mishap takes airplanes out of the service for weeks.” Because there are not enough spare parts, maintainers cannibalize other aircraft. “That’s negative maintenance,” says Davis. “Attacking those things will allow us to have more airplanes on the flight line. … The best thing we can do for readiness is fix our spare parts problem. Across the Department of the Navy, we do not have the spare parts to sustain our aircraft.”

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Predictions Vary, But Experts Agree Commercial Drones To Become Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry Drones have the potential to grow into a massive industry within the next decade, but finding a consensus opinion on just how much it will grow is a difficult task. A report in January 2015 predicted that the commercial drone market would be worth more than $4 billion by 2021, with significant growth in oil and gas mapping applications helping to drive an increase in revenue. A report from the US Congressional Research Service released in September 2015 noted a handful of different forecasts on the industry’s future, with some organizations predicting growth to $14 billion by 2025. Another report released last November predicted that drones would be a $28 billion market by 2022. Colin Snow, founder and CEO at Skylogic Research, said the aggressive growth projections are commonplace in drone market analysis, and that the proliferation of divergent opinions makes it necessary to view a lot of reports with some degree of skepticism. “You think you might have the answer, but everybody kind of has a different answer when they try to pin it down,” Snow said. “If one goes about to try and find a proper answer to this question A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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of how big is [the drone market], you see people put charts up. I go to conferences and everyone puts a chart up. So, from the very inception of this industry, we’ve always seen these huge upticks.” Last July, Skylogic released several reports examining the role drones may play in specific sectors, including surveying and facility construction and inspection. In one report, Snow wrote that Part 107 of the US Federal Aviation Regulations, passed by the US Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in June, should allow for easier inspection of various facilities, including oil rigs and refinery flare stacks. Part 107 covers a spectrum of commercial uses for drones weighing less than 55 lb. It allows operators to fly drones in daylight or twilight with appropriate anti-collision lighting. Drones cannot fly over anyone not directly participating in its operation, under a covered structure, or inside a covered stationary vehicle.The regulation establishes a maximum height for drone flight (400 ft above ground, or higher if the drone is within 400 ft of a structure) and a maximum speed of 100 mph.

Automation Alley Report: Manufacturing Industry In U.S. Rapidly Moving To Embrace Industry 4.0 The manufacturing industry in America is moving rapidly to embrace technology as a critical part of its processes and plans to make new technological investments in 2017, but barriers to Industry 4.0 adoption still exist, according to Automation Alley’s 2017 Technology Industry Report. Industry 4.0, also known as the fourth industrial revolution, refers to the convergence of digital and physical technologies currently disrupting the manufacturing industry, including: the Industrial Internet of Things, autonomous robotics, advanced materials, additive manufacturing, big data, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and modeling, simulation and visualization. For this year’s report, Automation Alley

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advancements, barriers to technology adoption remain. Only slightly more than half (52 percent) of the national manufacturers surveyed have a dedicated budget and process to support the adoption of new technologies. In contrast, 68 percent of Automation Alley manufacturers reported having a dedicated budget and process to support the adoption of new technologies. “Encouragingly, our survey results show that the Automation Alley manufacturing base seems to be more prepared for the Industry 4.0 transformation than their national counterparts,” said Tom Kelly, Automation Alley’s executive director. “However, we found that barriers to adoption remain at both a local and national level. In addition, there are striking communication gaps that exist between the technology and manufacturing executives surveyed.” The results show the technology industry needs to better understand pain points among manufacturers. The top barriers for technological advancements as reported by national manufacturing executives are cost, uncertainty about which technology supplier has the best solution, and employees who are reluctant to change. Each year, Automation Alley publishes the Technology Industry Report to provide the technology business community with valuable insights into the future of the tech industry, both locally and nationally. Since the organization began publishing the report more than a decade ago, businesses and municipalities have used it for business planning and business and talent attraction. A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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The Metalworking Industry Expands For The First Time In Almost Two Years With a reading of 53.8, the Gardner Business Index showed that the metalworking industry grew in January for the first time since March 2015, reaching its highest point since May 2014. This also is close to its fastest rate of growth since April 2012. New orders increased for the third straight month and at their fastest rate since March 2014.The same was true for the production subindex. Although it is still contracting, the backlog subindex continued the steady improvement that began last June and reached its highest level since August 2014.This trend in backlogs indicates that capacity utilization should increase in 2017. Employment increased for the third time in four months and at its fastest rate since July 2015, while exports continued to contract. Material prices increased at a dramatically faster rate for the second month in a row. In fact, they increased at their fastest rate since February 2012. Prices received also increased for the second straight month and at their fastest rate since January 2014. After a huge spike in November attributed to the results of the presidential election, future business expectations increased in both December and January, moving above 80 for the first time since July 2011. The primary metals sector grew in January for the fourth time in five months and at its fastest rate since June 2015. This is a positive sign for the metalworking industry, since all its manufacturers need metal to cut. The forming/fabricating industry grew at a very strong rate for the second month in a row, and metalcutting job shops grew at their fastest rate since June 2014. In fact, all but a few industries expanded in January. Shops of all sizes showed growth in January. Plants with more than 250 employees grew at an accelerated rate for the fourth month in a row; facilities with 100-249 employees expanded for the fourth time in five months; shops with 50-99 employees grew for the fifth time in six months; those with 20-49 grew at their fastest rate since at least December 2011; and those with fewer than 20 employees expanded for the first time since June 2015. Source: Gardner Business Media

Phoenix Ranks As A Top 2017 U.S. Market For Industrial, Manufacturing Phoenix ranks among the top 10 markets to watch for industrial real estate in 2017, according to real estate firm Colliers International. Industrial space also includes manufacturing — a top focus for President Donald Trump. Phoenix ranks third on the list, which is topped by Columbus and Denver. The industrial segment has seen growth in various parts of the Valley unlike office and technology which has been happening more in Tempe, Scottsdale and the East Valley. “We’re seeing good absorption,” said Rob Martensen, executive vice A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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president at Colliers’ Phoenix office. “From an Industrial standpoint, user activity has been incredibly active Valley-wide. We are seeing continued strong annual net absorption growth while adding much-needed new product offering the features corporate America is looking for,” Conrad said. That includes higher ceiling heights than older buildings and increased manueverability for trucks. Greenville, S.C., Indianapolis, Kansas City, Memphis, Nashville, Los Angeles, Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and Tampa are also on Colliers’ top 10 list. Martenson does see a regional bifurcation when it comes industrial and manufacturing space. The big distribution operations and e-commerce hubs such as ones operated by Amazon. com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) continue to land in the West Valley because of Interstate 10 location and proximity to ports at Long Beach and Los Angeles. The Los Angeles regional industrial in the market is one of the tightest and most sought after in the country.

“That’s because of the proximity to the port,” Martensen said. Phoenix’s industrial vacancy rate ended the year at 10.2 percent — the lowest since 2007 and before the market crash and recession, according to Colliers. Colliers researchers also like the Phoenix workforce between the ages of 18 and 34. They make up 25 percent of the region’s population. On the east side of Phoenix, Martensen is seeing more high-tech and other manufacturing landing. Some of that is enabled by the east side’s semiconductor industry. But Martensen also sees a supply of air-conditioned industrial spaces conducive to production operations. Source: Phoenix Business Journal A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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Boeing Positive On Raising 787 Rate Before 2020 Boeing is pressing forward with plans to raise 787 monthly output to 14 aircraft per month by the end of the decade, but still has dozens of order slots to fill as company executives begin a final evaluation of the ramp-up decision. After raising the monthly production rate to from 10 to 12 aircraft last May, Boeing is already delivering 787s at a faster clip than any widebody aircraft in history. Raising the rate even higher would help Boeing offset declining cash-flow from the 777 programme and claw back savings from a $30 billion stockpile of deferred production and unamortised tooling costs still hanging over the program. Raising monthly output by 16.7% by the end of the decade carries some risk that Boeing’s once mighty order A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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backlog for the 787 can’t keep up with an annual delivery rate of 168 aircraft. As of 25 January, Boeing has 691 remaining orders for the 787, which is equivalent to 4.8 years of production at current production rates. “That is a very strong position to be in,” argues Boeing chairman, president and chief executive Dennis Muilenburg, addressing market analysts on a fourth quarter earnings call. There is some evidence to back up Muilenburg’s confidence. Since 2009, Boeing’s sales teams have added about 68 orders on average each year for 787s. In a purely hypothetical scenario, Boeing maintains that average over the next three years and delivers 787s at the existing production rate, leading to a backlog of 472 aircraft by the end of 2019. If output increases to 14 aircraft per month afterward and the same yearly order average holds, Boeing could sustain deliveries at the higher rate for four years before the backlog is fully depleted. “We’re assuming at this point that we go to 14 [per month production rate],” says Boeing chief financial officer Greg Smith. “The market supports that -- going to 14. But we don’t have to make the formal decision yet. So as we get close to that we’ll continue to monitor the marketplace.” Elaborating on Boeing’s long-term outlook, Muilenburg notes that Boeing forecasts sales of more than 9,000 widebodies over the next 20 years. Early in the next decade, Boeing also anticipates a wave of replacement orders for widebody aircraft, Muilenburg says.

US on Track for Record Foreign Weapon Sales This could be another banner year for the defense and aerospace industries. In the first quarter of this fiscal year, the U.S. State Department approved foreign military sales worth an estimated $45.2 billion dollars — more than total foreign military sales for all of fiscal 2016, Defense News reported in December. If approved by Congress and manufactured this year, some of those purchases could help rack up the export total for 2017.

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U.S. factory output increased for the fourth time in five months amid gains in machinery and chemicals, extending a gradual recovery in manufacturing. Production at factories, which make up about 80 percent of all output, increased 0.2 percent in January from the previous month, a Federal Reserve report showed Wednesday. That matched the median forecast in a Bloomberg survey.Total industrial output, which includes mining and utilities, fell 0.3 percent as warm weather reduced demand for heating, with utility production falling the most in 11 years. Healthy consumer spending and a recovery in the oil sector have supported recent gains in manufacturing, with a key gauge of industry rising last month to the highest since November 2014. At the same time, modest overseas demand, a strong U.S. dollar and soft investment in equipment from domestic firms have made for slow progress. Estimates in the Bloomberg survey for manufacturing output, which accounts for about 12 percent of the economy, ranged from a decline of 0.1 percent to an increase of 0.6 percent. The previous month’s reading of a 0.2 percent gain was unrevised. For total industrial production, the Bloomberg survey showed estimates ranging from a 0.6 percent drop to a rise of 0.4 percent, with a median projection for no change. Capacity utilization, which measures the amount of a plant that is in use, declined to 75.3 percent in January from a revised 75.6 percent the prior month. Utility output dropped 5.7 percent, the most since January 2006, after December’s 5.1

percent gain. Last month was the 18th-warmest January in the last 123 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mining production, including oil drilling, expanded 2.8 percent in January after a 1.4 percent drop. Drilling of oil and gas wells jumped 8.5 percent. U.S. rig counts increased to 741 in the week ended Feb. 10, the highest in more than a year, helped by increasing energy prices, Baker Hughes Inc. data show. Machinery output rose 0.9 percent, while chemical production rose 1 percent. Consumer durable-goods output fell 0.9 percent last month on a 2.8 percent drop in automotive production. Business equipment production ticked up 0.1 percent following a 0.8 percent increase. Source: Bloomberg Markets

Apple, Foxconn plot new iPhone manufacturing plans — check out where Apple Inc. and one its leading suppliers, Foxconn Technology Group, are plotting new iPhone manufacturing plans in very different places. Foxconn is talking to Pennsylvania about a U.S. manufacturing plant, according to Fast Company. The Taiwanese company makes iPhones for Apple. Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou has indicated he could look to land a $7 billion factory in the U.S. Arizona could be in the mix for that. Apple has a data and operations center in Mesa. Arizona economic developers have had contact with Foxconn over the past few years about potential U.S. investments. Arizona is also home to high-tech manufacturing including Intel Corp. which has a fabrication campus in Chandler. Apple is also looking to start making iPhones in India, according to reports by TechCrunch as well as Indian outlets. Apple’s moves in one of the world’s largest market comes as President Donald Trump has encouraged the tech giant and its supplier Foxconn to make iPhones in the U.S. Source: Phoenix Business Journal

Trump Administration’s Polices Encouraging For Defense Sector, Melcher Says Dave Melcher, president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association, says in a recent podcast that the Trump administration’s support of increased defense spending and fostering US manufacturing are positive signs for the industry. He cited AIA’s support of ending caps under the Budget Control Act. Source: Defense News A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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The nonprofit The Solar Foundation released its annual National Solar 2/9/17 1:00 PM Jobs Census report this week, where New Mexico ranked No. 23 in the country for solar jobs. Per capita, New Mexico was No. 8 for the number of solar jobs.

When asked about GE quickly capitalizing on machine learning and artificial intelligence, Immelt pointed to another example from healthcare. He said that a radiologist uses just 10 percent of what a medical scanner can deliver on the first read. “The other 90 percent can be modeled using AI post-processing,” Immelt said. “We saw that 10 or 15 years ago. So these are concepts that are well known inside the company, and ones we think we can leverage across the installed base.”

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New Rules For Defense Under Trump? For U.S. defense companies, value creation in the past 10-15 years has been achieved mainly by return of cash flow to shareholders, margin and cash-flow maintenance via head-count reduction and, for some, facilities consolidation, international growth and program execution.Growth investors have replaced value-oriented shareholders, so profitable sales growth has emerged as a more important factor for management to drive value higher. The Trump administration could recast some of these rules for value creation. Defense contractors may well find that some of what worked to create value over the past decade will not work as well, requiring a new set of strategies and tactics. U.S. contractors could find they need to rework their supply chain relationships, be even more mindful of human capital and become more multinational and less export-driven.

Primes could follow three wellworn paths to reducing prices: press suppliers for lower costs; work with the Pentagon to simplify requirements and regulations; or address cost structures through better business practices. The last option combined with a lower regulatory burden would be ideal for the sector. The middle option may have some merit, but relaxing requirements could conflict with warfighter needs. The first option is the least attractive from a sector standpoint, considering the damage such practices have done in the automotive sector and may be doing to commercial aerospace. One byproduct of a push for lower costs is that it triggers more defense sector restructuring. If the Pentagon leans harder on prices, vertical integration may be less attractive and compel management and boards to divest some businesses before they have to explain to shareholders why margins are going to decline. Trump’s desire to increase U.S. jobs and reset the trade balance by reducing imports and battling with China could raise risk for the global defense supply chains for electronic components. Supply chains could migrate to U.S. companies, although this would affect program costs.

Finally, competition for engineering talent and skilled workers could intensify. The issues to watch The first change is the notion of “America First” and Trump’s focus on more high-paying manufacturing jobs in here are Trump policies on H-1B the U.S. Prior to 2017, U.S. aerospace companies aimed to grow international sales and lower product costs to visas and domestic energy and improve margins and competitiveness. Offsets and to a lesser extent international joint-development programs infrastructure, which could have been a defining attribute of the defense trade. In 2017-20, the U.S. aerospace sector will have to determine sop up skilled tradespeople and what to do if Trump draws a bead on defense offset practices, demanding that work not be sent from the U.S. to some engineering talent. If U.S. other countries. Another challenge could be the flip side of “America First”—other countries more stridently commercial technology companies placing their interests first. see changes in H-1B visa policies and parameters, competition Tax and trade policies could have other effects on the defense trade. For U.S. defense companies, growing may grow for U.S. citizens with internationally has generally meant boosting exports. Imports are not a major factor in costs, so if a border tax is enacted, there may not be a direct impact on U.S. defense contractor costs. However, some economists believe engineering degrees, and the that a border tax will cause U.S. dollar exchange rates to surge, and that could make U.S. defense exports less defense sector would have to pay competitive. Having a global regional defense footprint may be more important than just exporting from the U.S. even closer attention to human capital recruitment, retention Trump is signaling that he will demand lower weapons costs. It is possible that senior Pentagon political appointees and development. Byron Callan | will put real teeth into these plans and push for lower negotiated prices that contractors cannot easily game. Aviation Week & Space Technology A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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BAE, Northrop, SAIC, Others In $3.04 Bln U.S. Defense Contract A group of companies including subsidiaries of BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman Corp , Science Applications International Corp, Teledyne Technologies Inc and KBR Inc will share in a $3.04 billion missile defense contract, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The order-dependent contract is for a “research and development effort for the design, development, demonstration, and integration, domain-one of space/high altitude and missile defense hardware and software solutions,” the Pentagon said in a statement. Other participants include privately held Dynetics Inc, and QWK Integrated Solutions LLC, which is a joint venture owned by a KBR subsidiary, Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc and privately owned Vencore Inc.Source: Reuters A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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You Should Always Call Quick Turn For A Competitive Quote - What Do You Have To Lose? to their manufacturing customers Paul says, “Generally, we understand machine tool equipment and its value better than your personal bank does. This allows us to arrange an application-only approval (without financials) with as little as 0% down payment on any age of equipment and up to seven-year terms. Banks that don’t focus on the machine tool industry or don’t understand resale values of equipment are more likely to “structure” your approval with shorter term lengths or down payment requirements that may not work for your business. In addition, we have found that many personal banks often will not finance used equipment older than seven years and will start filing unnecessary blanket liens over an entire shop to over-collateralize themselves, which Quick Turn will not do.” For precision manufacturers, securing the funding required to grow your business with new machinery can be challenging, time consuming, and likened to the level of enjoyment you experience when getting your tooth pulled. You might have a personal banker for your investments, and you may even go to this banker for your machine tool equipment purchases. Bob Daly, co-founder of QuickTurn Financial, says, “We encourage you to always call us before you make a decision on your machineryfinancing partner. Even for those businesses who normally only pay cash, machinery purchases are such a major decision – at the very least, we can provide you fast financing options for comparison purposes.” Paul O’Donnell, Arizona representative for QuickTurn, says, (remove this comma) “At QuickTurn, it should take you about five minutes to fill out our application, then we will turn a finance proposal back to you the same or next day.We literally offer a no obligation quote to you, and in the end, you know with our competitive quote that you have secured competitive financing, with us or with your current financing company.” With the one page “application-only” program at Quick Turn, there is typically no need to provide past tax returnsor financial statements. Bob adds, “Nearly all businesses can qualify for equipment financing depending on the value of the equipment, company history, and credit rating. Unlike many banks that maintain very strict credit guidelines or are unfamiliar with manufacturing equipment, at Quick Turn we have such a wide array of financing options that we will nearly always be able to find excellent financing optionsfor you.It’s a very fast and simple application process.”

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Bob says, “Used machinery dealers or auction purchases typically require 100% funding prior to shipment because all equipment is sold ‘as is - where is’. New machinery dealers often require progress payments at different points during the PO/shipping/installation phases of the purchase. In both cases, many banks cannot accommodate the unique funding terms required to complete a transaction in this industry.”

E x p e r i e n c e d Fi n a n c i n g Pr o fe s s i o n a l s – Quick Turn has a team of eight financing professionals supporting customers throughout the Western United States. Bob and his partners recruited a core team who each have 3 to 4 decades of industry experience and then added to the company younger millennials, who bring the knowledge of technology into the business. Bob says, “The core seasoned team members each brought long time relationships andsuperior financing skills to Quick Turn. We all joined together and have become one of the highest volume finance companies in the manufacturing business. This helped us in negotiating superior rates and terms for our customers and is why we continue to grow and expand every year.

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Quick Turn offers approximately 20 different financing options to meet the needs of every machine shop business owner. Whether you have many years of business ownership with superior credit and command the very best of rates, or you’re a start-up with little business credit history or less than outstanding personal credit (whether you have an ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ or ‘D’ credit rating), Quick Turn will provide an excellent financing option for you.

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Healthy cash levels are a necessity for the ups and downs of running your business. Don’t deplete your cash reserves over an equipment purchase when you don’t need to. Paul says, “Maybe make a large down payment and do a short term loan. Many companies don’t realize how easy it is to get excellent machinery financing today and end up paying cash when they really didn’t prefer to, or thought financing would be too hard to get or will take too long. Not true.”Being a specialist finance company for the manufacturing industry, Quick Turn makes borrowing for machinery so fast and easy. Just a one page credit application and an answer usually within 24 hours, with the best finance terms!

and he always has the interest of his customers first.At QuickTurn Financial, there are so many resources for different financing alternatives. Paul and the QuickTurn team make financing painless - it is done in a timely manner and there isn’t back and forth for additional paperwork.” “It is good to know that people like Paul (and the Quick Turn Team) are still doing business the old fashioned way, with honesty and integrity. He walked us through the whole process of financing our first machine and made it quick and painless.” Dan, Owner Grinding Business “I have used Paul O’Donnell for all of my machine tool financing for the past 15 years, for 12+ machines. Paul is knowledgeable, honest, and always easy to work with. Now that Paul is with Quick Turn, I have the benefit of shopping around for the best lender - and I don’t have to do any of it. Paul puts the paperwork together and shops multiple lenders for me. In the end, he recommended a specific one for our company. Paul offers, what he calls ‘Clean Papers’, whereby the only thing I have to collateralize is the machine. With a commercial bank, there will often be stringent lien clauses (you have to collateralize more machines than just the one you are purchasing), and there can be pre-payment penalties. With Quick Turn, I get ‘Market Place Shopping’ all done by them. I couldn’t be happier.” Scott, Machine Shop Owner

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“We were in a hurry to buy a vertical machining center. We requested a loan from another provider and after a week we still didn’t have approval or the funds. I turned to QT Financial and within two business days we were approved at an interest rate lower than my target, funds were made available and we never looked back. QT Financial powered through the process and serviced our needs way beyond my expectations.There wasn’t a single hiccup during the entire process! We’ll look to QT Financial the next time we need competitive financing fast.” Bob,Machine Shop Owner “I think you are quick in response and efficient. I have had you finance 4 machines total so far and each time was a great experience. You are definitely on top of my list for contact for any future financing.Thank you Bob for all your help.” Jennifer, Machine Shop Owner “Paul O’Donnell is my financing partner for all of my machine tool equipment purchases. Paul is very knowledgeable about financing options,

Bob Daly started doing machine financing in the late 1980s here in Arizona. He and Paul O’Donnell joined forces in 1993. Several years later, Bob relocated to Southern California andcontinued servicing customers with their machine tool equipment purchases. In 2011, Bob moved back to Arizona and cofounded QuickTurn Financial, assembling a team of machine tool financing professionals with decades of experience in the industry. In Bob’s off hours, his hobbies include family oriented activities, golfing, hiking, and exotic cars. Paul O’Donnell has been doing equipment financing for nearly 40 years now, all in Arizona. Paul owned his own business, O’Donnell and Associates, where he had previously worked with Bob. Just a few years ago, Paul joined the newly established QuickTurn Financial. Paul says, “Joining up with Bob and the team at QuickTurn provided me with a greater variety of financing products to offer my customers.” Over his career, Paul has helped customers secure more than $200 million in financing for their machine tools. When Paul isn’t working, he enjoys hiking, visiting craft breweries, and traveling (his favorite vacation was hiking the North Rim of the Grand Canyon). Paul says his next trip planned is Ireland. To learn more about how Quick Turn Financial can help you with your new and used machinery financing, call them at (480) 385-1220 or visit qtfinancial.com. You have nothing to lose, and you have an excellent opportunity to secure more favorable financing. A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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Raytheon Marks Milestone With Another Key Defense Missile An AIM-120 AMRAAM missile is fired at an aerial target drone over the Gulf of Mexico during a Combat Archer mission. Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems marked a milestone for one of its key defense programs with the completion of its 20,000th Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM. The AIM-120 AMRAAM entered service in 1991 and was originally made by Hughes Aircraft, which was acquired by Raytheon in 1997. It is used by the U.S. and 36 allied nations and has been credited for destroying at least nine enemy planes in combat over Iraq and Kosovo during the 1990s. The cost of AMRAAMs varies from about $400,000 for AIM-120C versions, the main export variant, to more than $1 million apiece for the longer-range and more capable AIM-120D. A new study found that Raytheon Missile Systems contributes

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Bell-Boeing Contracted For V-22 Sustainment And Upgrade Planning Bell-Boeing, a joint venture between Boeing and Bell Helicopter, received a $58 million order to provide various services for the U.S. Navy’s V-22 Osprey aircraft. The joint venture’s latest contract with the Navy includes engineering and technical support in addition to flight test planning.The company will also perform avionics upgrade planning, qualification testing and integration testing. Bell-Boeing received $33 million in fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2017 aircraft procurement funds from the Navy and the U.S. Air Force at the time of the contract award, with $25.9 million set to expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting activity. The MV-22 Osprey has been in active service with the U.S. Armed Forces since 2007, primarily used by the U.S. Marine Corps and the Air Force.The aircraft is fitted with fixed-wing and rotary-wing capabilities, and is built for high-speed vertical takeoff and landing. A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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Vector then launches the rockets into space off the back of a trailer. “We can put up to 140 pounds into orbit,” Cantrell said. The company is also receiving a strategic investment from Kanematsu Corp., a Japanese trading company. Cantrell said he couldn’t disclose the amount, only saying it was a significant capital investment of equity financing for Vector’s bridge round. The 23-employee Vector, which has been in business for a year, has raised $5 million in funding. Vector is also breaking ground on a new Tucson factory in July in the Pima County Aerospace Park. The 70,000-square-foot facility will have the capacity to double in size when the space is needed, Cantrell said. “Arizona has been very welcoming and supporting to us,” he said. Vector was one of several Arizona aerospace companies that had booths on the Capitol lawn for today’s inaugural Aerospace Day. The day was hosted by Aerospace Arizona, the state chapter of the Aerospace

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way, allowing revenue growth to fund business improvements. In 2012, HK Machining certified to ISO 9001:2008/ AS9100, enabling the business to pursue new business in the aerospace and defense industries. They have just recently registered with ITAR. Sean McIntosh, Director of Quality and Engineering, came on board about 2 and a half years ago. Sean immediately saw the potential for HK Machining to grow by adding complex milling to the company’s offerings. Rick says, “We grew explosively once we offered both complex milling and turning.” Sean says that he came to work for HK Machining because he valued the culture of the business. “We are family here, and each team member is motivated to build the business. Also, everyone has the opportunity to grow at the company.” Prior to joining HK Machining, Sean worked with Bill’s son Lee at another machine shop, and with growth, the business was able to bring Lee onboard as the Quality Manager. One of HK’s customers over the years is Euless Aero. Lenny Rascon worked for Euless in Arizona, and when the company moved toTexas, Bill and Kien asked Lenny to join the company as Operations Manager. Lenny says, “Joining HK was an easy decision for me. As I had been buying from them for years, I knew that I was coming to a company with an outstanding reputation. As a buyer, I saw first hand their quality and on-time delivery. In their 7 years as a supplier, we never rejected a part from HK, and they delivered thousands of parts to our company.” He added, “The culture of HK, that of family, also was key to my decision to come onboard.”Today, Lenny’s previous employer still utilizes HK for many parts, and HK now ships final product to Texas. Just about 2 years ago, HK Machining stepped up their machining capabilities with the purchase of their first 5-axis machine, the Haas UMC 750. Sean says, “The Universal Machining Center is designed for 3+2 Machining and full 5-Axis Machining.” Chris Hansen, Business Manager at Ellison Machine Co., supporting HK Machining, says, “The Haas UMC 750 comes standard with a 40+1 tool side-mount tool changer. One of the many benefits it offers is its trunnion, which can position parts to nearly any angle for 5-sided (3+2) machining, or provide simultaneous 5-axis motion for contouring and complex machining. The machine provides +110 and -35 degrees of tilt and 360 degrees of rotation for excellent tool clearance and large part capacity.”

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Professional Services Company AGM Certifies To ISO 9001: 2015 With the Help Of BMSC AllSource Global Management, LLC (AGM) is pleased to have been recently certified to ISO 9001:2015.The professional services company, founded by Cecilia Mata, is aWOSB, SDB, DBE andWBENC certified company. AGM owns two subsidiary companies, Global Eagle Security (GES), an armed and unarmed security company and BrockTek, an engineering, design and manufacturing company for unmanned aerial systems. Both subsidiaries are ISO 9001:2015 certified as well. Cecilia Mata was born and raised in the Republic of Panama in an entrepreneurial family. She moved to Sierra Vista December 2000 as a military spouse whose former husband had been stationed at Fort Huachuca. Having had a corporate career working in manufacturing, wholesale and consulting, Cecilia came with the vision to start a business but did not know exactly what it would be at the time. “I had to learn the culture, practice humility, listen intently, and learn and absorb everything I could from those in business around me.” Cecilia founded AGM in 2005. It is a highly competent, professional products and services defense related company with a management team with over a century of management and leadership experience in the following core competencies: Medical Administrative Services and Support, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), C4ISR, Training and Training Development, Logistics and Warehouse Management, Information Technology (IT) Support, and BRAC Preparation and Implementation. The company possesses a full complement of management and staff ranging from Human Resources, Finance and Accounting, Business Development and Program Management, to Contracts Management and Engineering and Product Design. Today, while the corporate headquarters are in Sierra Vista, AGM rents an office in Tucson that houses its engineering, design and manufacturing business. AGM and its subsidiary’s customers include state and federal governments, private, commercial and not-for-profit entities. Cecilia says, “We hire the most talented and flexible people we can find and turn them loose.We do not engage in the, build it and they will come model but rather concentrate on fulfilling real market needs. What is more, we no longer look at opportunities or markets that are single or binary in nature. Instead, we examine the trends from a multivariate perspective, attempting to identify opportunities in major business sectors e.g. defense, telecommunications, information technology, energy, security, surveillance, intelligence, environment etc. In other words, we are analyzing the markets, identifying prospects and redirecting our resources to pursue those areas where the greatest demand exists now and in the future. And we can do it quicker, more effectively, efficiently, and creatively than others in the industry.” AGM’s business model is designed to help make businesses and government organizations more efficient and safer in their day-to-day operations.As such,

The ISO 9000 family of quality management systems standards is designed to help organizations ensure that they meet the needs of customers and other stakeholders while meeting statutory and regulatory requirements. ISO 9000 deals with the fundamentals of quality management systems, including the seven quality management principles upon which the family of standards is based. These include: Customer focus, Leadership, Engagement of people, Process approach, Improvement, Evidence-based decision making and Relationship management.

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Cecilia says, “When we made the decision to certify to ISO 9001, I asked others in the industry for recommendations on ISO consultants, specifically someone with experience who could guide us through the process in a timely and proficient manner and, without hesitation.” She added, “As a result, Bretta Kelly, owner of BMSC, a superior company was highly recommended by a colleague who went through the ISO Certification

Today, AGM and its subsidiaries, GES and BrockTek are certified to ISO 9001: 2015. Cecilia says, “Going through the process was a great experience thanks to Bretta’s guidance. As a result, we met every deadline and completed it in record time.” Both Bretta Kelly and Debbie Hart travelled back and forth from Serra Vista and Tucson to ensure implementation and internal audits were conducted and comprehensive for all three companies registered under AGM. Cecilia adds, “Preparing for ISO certification was not an easy process and is much more difficult when you include two subsidiary companies and continue normal daily operations in each. Notwithstanding, we are now in excellent shape given we have standardized and documented the processes.” AGM has been the recipient of a number of prestigious awards, including: * 2016 Minority Service Firm Champion of theYear for the State of Arizona, Small Business Administration * Department of Defense, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD, 2015 * Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Business Woman of the Year, 2013 * Office of the Secretary of Defense, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Patriotic Employer Award, 2013 * SBA 100, 2011 * Honors 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support FreedomAward Nominee *Arizona Companies to Watch, 2008 *Wells Fargo Copper CactusAwards-Business Growth Finalists, 2007 & 2008 To learn more about how AGM can help your business grow, contact them at (520) 458-1314 or visit www. agmaz.com Bretta Kelly, founder and owner of BMSC has helped more than 100 small and medium sized businesses to certify to ISO 9001 and AS9100. Contact Bretta at (602) 445-9400 or visit businessmsc.com A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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Karas Kustoms Proudly Manufactures Fine Pens — Made In the USA And With The Help Of Autodesk FeatureCAMTM

Karas Kustoms operates in a small, nondescript (from the façade) warehouse building in Mesa, Arizona. But inside, the company has built a brand of heirloom quality pens that are sold in the tens of thousands each year, almost exclusively through the company’s website. Karas Kustoms pens typically come in three versions, aluminum, brass and copper.The aluminum is lightest and the copper and brass are about 3 times as heavy as the aluminum. The pens all utilize standard available refills, so Karas Kustoms pen owners may easily purchase refills. Founder and owner Bill Karas was mechanically inclined from a young age. “I grew up fixing cars, and so once I graduated from High School, I knew that I wanted to learn the trade of machining.” Bill earned his associates degree in Tool & Die making from Mesa Community College, and was able to secure work as a machinist easily. Over the course of the next decade, Bill worked for such entities as B&T Tool and Engineering and Baer Brakes. “After years of machining for other companies, I knew that I wanted to own my own business”, Bill says. In 2008, he founded Karas Kustoms. During those early years, like any business owner can attest, Bill worked 14-16 hour days and often 7 days a week. Early on, the company earned success manufacturing iPhone cases. These sold very well, but Bill’s employee Dan Bishop is very Internet savvy, and in his research, he determined there was a viable market for well-made pens, pens that were so attractive and well made, that they would make excellent presents that the recipient would use for years to come. Today, nearly all Karas Kustoms manufactures are their specialty pens. Bill says that the company does do some job shop type machining for local companies who request these services, but in his words, “We aren’t out selling machining services.”Today, pen manufacturing comprises more than ¾ of the company’s business. A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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Bill says, “At Karas Kustoms, we do one thing; manufacture high quality, hand crafted products, and, we do it here in the USA. Since the beginning, our goal has been to use our collective experiences to bring unique, trendsetting products to market.Across our team, we have backgrounds in everything from machining, tool and die work, fabrication, automotive repair and restoration, to product design and development.These skill sets allow us to find a market need and to make a quality, well-designed product to fill that need. Because we make what we sell, we are able to control everything from product development to manufacturing, and do it all under one roof. We love what we do, and we hope it shows.” Bill is proud that Karas Kustoms is able to offer a number of people ‘fair wages’ in the United States, thereby making an impact on our economy. As well, when the company needs to outsource special processing or machining which they don’t have in-house (e.g. waterjet), Bill says that they always try to select a local Arizona company. “I will stay local versus saving 5% by taking the work outside of our state”, Bill elaborates. Bill is a machinist by trade and by talent, and from the inception, he purchased quality machine tools. “I always buy used machines, but I always buy superior machines”, he says. Recently, the company acquired a couple of Ganesh screw machines. Bill says that the Ganesh machines are set up to run lights out, 24x7.

are extremely knowledgeable about their software, and he likes their approach to selling, “They let the software sell itself when they do demos”. His team also occasionally takes advantage of the Autodesk ‘Help Desk’, but Bill says more frequently they use the online portal available for questions and clarifications. Bill says that as far back as he has been using FeatureCAM (more than 20 years ago); it was a superior CAM software package. “The fact that it is automated makes it very intuitive — it does a lot of the work for you. For example, if you want to drill a hole, it will intuitively pick the tools for you based upon the features.” Bill says other CAM systems require more effort to get a result. He says, “You don’t understand how much better CAM software is that works in this way, until you start using it.” Bill says that his team did purchase a competitive CAM license from another software provider. “We toyed with the other CAM software, and it took us a lot more work to get to the same spot. It just didn’t work for us.” When asked about his feelings regarding the Autodesk acquisition of Delcam (founders of FeatureCAM), Bill says that is having a very positive impact. “With the joining of forces, we can now purchase CAM software for Swiss turning, wire EDM, 2D, 3D and 5 axis machining all from one company, and they even offer a package for additive manufacturing, just to name a few.”

Anyone involved in manufacturing recognizes the need for software, and Karas Kustoms utilizes FeatureCAM. Bill was first introduced to FeatureCAM more than 15 years ago during his tenure at Baer Brakes. “Christian Briscoe was my contact back then, and he remains with the company today.” Christian has been promoted to Product Specialist Sales Manager, and Blaine Duke has taken over support of Karas Kustoms. The two are pictured above with Blaine on the left and Christian on the right. Bill says that both Christian and Blaine

Bill says that Autodesk does a superior job of innovating. In fact, Bill and his team are exploring options to use Autodesk for their CAD software, as he feels the fact that both his CAM and CAD systems will all be managed through Autodesk will simplify issues inherent with software from multiple companies. Bill and the team at Karas Kustoms have developed such a strong relationship with their Autodesk support team that they were selected to participate in a beta program for their Swiss machining software. “We had purchased a new Swiss machine that they wanted to write a post-processor for, so we engaged for

the beta program”, Bill says. Autodesk is a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. The company makes software for people who make things. If you’ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a Smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you’ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with their software. The company has made several software acquisitions in the past few years, including its purchase of Delcam in 2014. To learn more about FeatureCAM, visit www. featurecam.com or call 877-335-2261. Looking for a special present for someone special? Check out KarasKustoms.com for an heirloom pen. For an even more unique pen, you can also find some of their ‘Special Edition’ pens, some Arizona themed, and one even dedicated to those who served our country, the ‘Brave Rifles Special Edition.’ A2Z MANUFACTURING SW •

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Previously, employers were not required to send completed forms to OSHA unless they received a letter from the agency asking them to do so. Beginning in 2017, certain employers will be required to electronically submit that information using a secure website provided by the agency. Reporting requirements will be phased in over two years: Companies with 250 or more employees must electronically submit information from their 2016 Form 300A by July 1, 2017, and must electronically submit information from all OSHA forms (300A, 300, and 301) by July 1, 2018. Companies with 20 to 249 employees in certain high-risk industries (identified by OSHA) must electronically submit information from their 2016 Form 300A by July 1, 2017, and their 2017 Form 300A by July 1, 2018.

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Beginning in 2019, the submission deadline will be changed from July 1 to March 2. Nothing in this rule changes what data employers must collect or the responsibility to report all work-related fatalities, in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye. Employers that were previously required to do so will still need to complete, retain, and certify injury and illness records, and post the 300A Log from February 1 until April 30 each year. Source: Albuquerque Business News

What You Need To Know About OSHA’s New Record-Keeping Rule

Why the Arizona-Mexico Auto Supply Chain Draws Headquarter Companies

In May 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced new regulations for the reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses. The new “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injur ies and Illnesses” rule has two main provisions: It requires employers to submit work-related injury and illness reports electronically and to inform workers of their right to report an injury or illness without the threat of retaliation.

Lucid Motors isn’t the first company to look at Arizona operations because of the state’s potential automotive supply chain.

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AButBAE win The Malaysian firm bought a 90,463-square-foot industrial that,” said Ager. He cautioned that he has Army fleet because of weight and cost,” Ager inone March. hurdle could be a discrepancy between the valuations current manufacturing building at 45th Avenue and Polk Street. no knowledge of how the Army would said. With the lighter replacement, the Army owners expect and what new investors are willing to agree to. “This factor industrial-base considerations in the plans to install two lasers kits in each aircraft The Army notified contractors that there industry is underrated,” he says. Late last year, Scientex announced it was investing $25 million in a selection process, if at all. “This could be an to get near spherical coverage. “That’s one of will be no more proposal revisions and asked new U.S. manufacturing plant. Not only are total revenues for the finance industry rising, there unintended consequence that has an impact the big advantages of CIRCM,” he said. them to submit their best and final offers. has also been a lot of trading activity between lessors late. In base.” on the of industrial That building is north of Van Buren Street and south of Interstate 10 2009,Ager, only 209 changed ownership between lessors, but is selected Chris who aircraft oversees BAE Systems’ in on the west side. The sale Whoever price was $5.65 million.next month will that number increased to 641 in 2014 and was at about that same CIRCM will be the lighter, less expensive receive a 26-month infrared countermeasures business, said The property was vacant at the time of purchase. development contract level (632) last year. replacement for the advanced threat infrared for 21 systems, with options for low-rate both companies are strong contenders, countermeasures (ATIRCM) system that production and thewas possibility of supplying but wonders if the Army will consider the Norfolk, Virginia-based Dominion Enterprises the seller. Most industry players say that is not a sign of nervousness and BAE developed for the Army in 2008 on an additional CIRCM units to the Navy. Full proposals or to shape our portfolio therefore strictly no reasononfortechnical concern:merit “We trade accelerated schedule in the wake of rampant production would begin in 2019. 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The constant deals are often also the competition only way for over new lessors warning to grow.system Source:detects the incoming missile and communicates the missile’s position said winning this contract “crucially Aviation & Spacea Technology the years Week has created “vibrant industrial “We were excited to be working with international clientsis making relative to the aircraft, cueing the ATIRCM important” to BAE Systems and Northrop base” that could be weakened as a result their first foray into the Phoenix market. Scientex officials were very Malaysian Manufacturer Picks Phoenix For jam head to the missile’s location. ATIRCM Grumman. “For the loser, living without of the CIRCM award, Ager said. If BAE clear about what they wanted, which made the selection process a the U.S. Market Entry, $25M Plant then locates and trackspositive the incoming threatfrom therevenue fromMcClurg. 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but some employers say they know it is happening. Reversing A Herd Look out a similar window five or six years from now and you may see the Mentality Howard Hauser, a vice president with Hiawatha Rubber Co., next iteration of Aviation Partners ingenuity: flexible and continuous control says for a long time, manufacturers followed a herd mentality of sending surfaces that reduce drag by getting rid of sharp edges that cause turbulence. Anwork influential senator a key defense panel has proposed spending $430 offshore. Theyonall wanted components produced in low-wage, billion more on defense over the next five years. emerging markets like China. “They were looking at the piece price. The design of the first blended winglets was so successful, saving up to 6 And it looked ’We’reaircraft, going tothat savethea two lot ofcompanies money,’” formed he said. a“But percent of fuellike, on Boeing joint Sen. John McCain, a Republican from Arizona and chairman of the Senate the bottom line was venture to build andthey sell didn’t them. save nearly as much as they thought. And Armed Services Committee, included in aproduct white paper released with the quality issues, they’re just the notfigure getting that’sheacceptable last month. Now, membrane-like flexible wing flaps are expected to allow air to for thethe customer.” flow more smoothly over them. This could decrease fuel burn up to 3.5 “The damage that has been done to our military over the past eight years percent addedbased toinexisting aircraft designs, and upthose to 12contracts. percent ifthe built Now outside Minneapolis, is getting And will notHiawatha, beifreversed one year,” the document states. “Just stemming into a new jet. Hauser caused has himself decided to “reshore” production that bleeding by recent budget cuts will take most ofofthea component next five years, was being made in China. The move will result in three new hires at toThe say nothing of thewas sustained increases in funding required thereafter.” his developed by Sridhar Kota, a mechanical plant.technology He says the part was not difficult to make, but the Chinese engineer factory and professor at the University of Michigan. kept botching the job. He says Hiawatha, which makes rubber components The white paper reads looks like a budgetary blueprint for President-elect for equipment such printersadministration. and pumps, can do it better. Donald Trump and his as incoming In 2000 Kotain’ founded Inc., a company commercialize GE ‘all onFlexSys aviation dealintended withtoChina the technology. FlexSys and Aviation Partners announced a jointtroops venture Trump hasOvertime proposed a massive military buildup including Fromhimself Soup To As business picks up and hiring more resumes, the to commercialize thealso flexible technology. 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His memory of that lean time: “Many, many months, aThe fantastic system is one of several highly valuable next-generation better mix ofgroup.” weaponry. and a lot of soup,” he says. “But you just buck it up and get through it.” technologies that GE has developed — and that the company has Aviation Partners CEO Joe Clark said his company, which continually “Our military’s … out balance,” the document states. “On passed alongcapabilities to China are as part of aofjoint venture with the state-owned comes up with new65breakthroughs, is considering many different Beaulieu andof the full-timers are back to normalofhours — and the lower end theother spectrum, we need greater numbers more now affordable, Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). applications of the technology.“It’s pretty exciting, it’s pretty new,” Clark can even count on some overtime. less advanced systems to fight terrorist enemies in permissive environments. said in an interview. “We think it’s a breakthrough technology, we think to the second-largest economyrivals is critical for nearly OnAccess the higher endworld’s of the spectrum, as nation-state can increasingly it’s disruptive technology.”He addspower, thatMeckstroth, the have certified The More Competitive Dan anwill economist counter ourLooks military’s ability to project we more anyaU.S. global company. Yet this often comes at company aneed cost:longer-range, the transfer ofwith the equipment available in two years. the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, says labor in survivable platforms that and leading munitions, more officials autonomous systems, GE greater very technologies business — including chief the United States is looking more competitive internationally for a number cyber and space capabilities, among neweran technologies.” executive Jeffrey Immelt, who heads Obama administration panel Frost and Sullivan aerospace analyst Michel Merluzeau agrees with the of reasons. For one, U.S. wages are still depressed because of the relatively on U.S. jobs and competitiveness —interesting cite as essential to theforUnited promise. “It really potentially is an technology future Specifically, therecovery. proposal for a“synthetic $640 wages billion basebeen budget in for fiscal 2018 slow overall Atcalls theThe same time, have rising in emerging States’ economic future. vision” system, example, designs,” headdition, said. than —markets. $54 billion more the amount currently planned for. In the skill level of American workers is generally higher. could be worth millions of dollars to airlines, which could significantly And the supplyfrom chainweather-related disruptions afterdelays. last year’s Japanese disasters made reduce Just a fewcosts percent fuelover savings very significant for airlines, and efficiency The additional funding fiveisoutsourcing years wouldtogo toward increasing the some companies skittish about Asia, he said. increases are the key reason why the market has been so strong for Boeing Navy’s fleet from 274 ships to 355 ships (though limiting the number of GE,Airbus like other companies, must weigh which technologies should be and jets.Combat the new Littoral Ships); boosting the size of the Marine Corps to But Meckstroth says it’s hard to quantify anyhow job to gains from them “reshoring.” brought to joint ventures with China and protect from about 200,000 Marines; buying the Air Force “as many F-35As as possible” The number may not be great, but at least the trend line is good, heon Abeing NASA analysis says that winglets’ 4 percent to 6 percent fuel savings stolen or misused. decisions faceinvirtually any executive (though possibly curtailing theThese overall plannedofbuy the long-term) asback wellto said. “I’m not saying there’s a tsunami production coming atrying Boeingto737 can savea about 100,000 gallons of fuel—a year. develop presence in the from the most asthe acquiring penetrating counter-air andcountry electronic attack capabilities” United“new States. It’s a trickle,” Meckstroth said. “But a trickle back to is sophisticated technology firms, which worry about software piracy, and new “light attack fighters”; and adding 8,000 soldiers a year while Aviation Partners tracks fuelmakers, savings from it has delivered, better than the tidal wavetheout.” But at Hiawatha Rubber, Hauser does a old-line industrial equipment whichwinglets have seen knockoffs developing for the Army a new “adaptable ground combat vehicle,” as wellof not think the future of manufacturing lies in bringing work back, even if number now above 5 billion gallons. The company predicts double that products pop up soon after making dealsMilitary.com with Chinese partners. as their new unmanned vehicles and munitions. Source: that’s benefiting his company now. He believes greater productivity for by 2020. Source: Puget Sound Business Journal. Under the agreement with AVIC, GE avionics will be on board a new the sectorcommercial will come through automation. 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Where 2017 Aerospace Forecasts Could Be Wrong The year-end 2016 reporting season for the U.S. aerospace and defense sector is almost finished, and the Europeans’ are due to begin in the next couple of weeks. Most companies in the sector have provided guidance to investors, when announcing their 2016 fourth-quarter results, on the financial performance they should expect over the next 12 months. Here is a recap of the forecasts for broader industry trends in 2017—and where these forecasts could be wrong. Large Commercial Aircraft The 2017 forecasts from Boeing and the aerospace supply chain are essentially unchanged following their results. The large aircraft OEM process has pretty long lead times, so investors generally do not expect much volatility in the projection for aircraft production from quarter to quarter. However, it is notable that Boeing was talking up the prospects of a move to building 14 787s per month, despite weakening widebody trends, and a 2016 book-to-bill ratio for this aircraft of only 0.4x. For Boeing to go ahead with this rate increase would take the 787 to unprecedented 48

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levels of production at a very late stage in this up-cycle, and it could ultimately prove counterproductive. Aerospace suppliers generally toe the line on OEM forecasts, deferring to Airbus and Boeing, but they do get to predict the outlook for the aftermarket, which is always tricky, given limited lead times. By and large, the expectation is for growth to continue at the same pace as 2016, averaging in the mid-single digits. However, this pace of growth could have downside risk later in the year as airline profits ease thanks to increased costs, notably fuel. This in turn could reverse the respite on old aircraft retirement rates, with 15-20-year-old aircraft returning to their more usual pace of exit from mainline service. Business Jets Last year was another tough one for business jets, and companies in this market are understandably wary of predicting any sort of snap-back in 2017. In fact, results to date point to a further drop in deliveries this year, with Cessna planning to trim its non-Latitude models. While these delivery forecasts are probably not too far off for the next 12 months, there have been some tentative signs of things improving in the fourth quarter. Both Cessna (owned by Textron) and Gulfstream (owned by General Dynamics) saw improved sales activity in the fourth quarter, and General Dynamics noted that Gulfstream lead times and pricing had held up nicely.Textron has taken a stand on pricing and walked away from fourth-quarter sales rather than agreeing to major discounts. It will be interesting to see how pricing, usedsales activity and new jet orders progress through 2017, as the business jet market is

likely to get “less bad,” led by the U.S. market, which in turn should help the shares of companies exposed to business aviation. Defense Perhaps the biggest surprise for some defense investors is that companies in this market did not provide “gung ho” guidance for 2017. This might reflect some unrealistic expectations from those that are relatively new to the sector, as defense companies are generally masters of the “under promise, over deliver” approach when it comes to financial guidance. Their conservative forecasts were in contrast to the actual results as they exited 2016, particularly for revenues and bookings. Based on the companies that have reported so far, sales growth has averaged 5%, with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.2x. With a backdrop of improving U.S. defense spending and robust export demand, these revenue and booking numbers bode well for defense companies to do better than their initial guidance for 2017. There is some “Trump tweet risk” that could cause more volatility than usual in defense this year, but by and large the fundamental outlook for this market is favorable. Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology

Phoenix Serial Tech Entrepreneur Raising $100,000 For First Near-Space Mission Launch A Phoenix-based near space commercial flight startup is trying to raise $100,000 in a Kickstarter campaign to help it fund a manned near-space launch later this year. Phoenix-based SpaceUnbound is working with two other companies to launch the Helios Mission, where three pilots will capture the 2017 total solar eclipse in virtual reality on Aug. 21. The goal for the upcoming Helios Mission launch is to prove the viability of commercial near-space vehicle launches for future near-space tourism. Joseph Lazukin, the founder of SpaceUnbound, is working with London-based WimmerSpace and Nashville-based Students and Teachers in Near Space. Lazukin, a 24-year-old and serial tech entrepreneur from Chandler, will launch into near space with the CEOs of the other two companies, Per Wimmer and David Jankowski. The goal is to prove the viability of commercial near-space vehicle launches for future near-space tourism, Lazukin said. “When the launch is done and proves it works, we will do subsequent launches in either Arizona

or Nevada,” he said. “Our ultimate goal is to reduce the cost of near-space flight, to educate the next generation on the merits of space exploration, and to create a foundation for future space exploration and innovation.” Lazukin is self-funding the project through his previous successful software launches and sponsorships. The Kickstarter campaign will fund an alternative launch site if the weather is too hazardous that day and cover final launch costs. As of Friday afternoon, the campaign had raised close to $2,000 from 38 backers. The campaign will end March 10. The vehicle the three pilots will be in will be launched by an atmospheric balloon capable of carrying up to eight tons. The vehicle will fly to 140,000 feet, he said. Lazukin then plans to space jump from that height wearing a space suit and parachute to attempt a world record, if the conditions permit. The Helios Mission will include six 360-degree, high-definition virtual reality video cameras placed on the vehicle and on the pilots’ helmets, Lazukin said. “People will experience the mission with us,” he said. “This will be streamed live through UStream through a partnership with NASA.” The three pilots are currently doing a lot of training to prepare for the flight, including physical training, vehicle operation training, recovery training and skydiving training. Source: Phoenix Business Journal • 49 • Nov / Dec 2015 79 • March / Apr 2017

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