A2z metalworker nw august september 2013

Vol. 3, No. 4 Aug/Sept 2013Front Cover Story

Regional Manufacturing Magazine For The Pacific Northwest (WA, OR, and N. CA)

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Regional Manufacturing Magazine for the Pacific Northwest(WA, OR, and N. CA)

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Theo Treske, President

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CONTRIBUTORSLinda Daly Hugh Taylor

Theo Treske, Scott Ferguson, Frank EatonJill Torberson

This Month’s Cover - Shop Profile, & Articles:Treske Precision and Makino

Delcam’s Vortex SoftwareCustom Metal Fabrication

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PUBLISHERS/EDITORSKim Carpenter & Linda Daly

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Editors Corner

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Kim Carpenter

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is liv-ing with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice; and most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” – Steve Jobs

We humans are complex and multifaceted. We are made up of some very incredible sticks and stones and some very

powerful spiritual components. We make a conscience choice every day to open ourselves to a myriad of opportunities and we have faith in many things, most of all our abilities and what we can do. We are constantly told we can’t do things and we can see it and hear it in everything from the daily news to others’ body language. We’re not sure why we are ap-prehensive about a person or a situation, or even a decision that our minds say is just fine, but in the middle of our being and the pit of our stomach we say no. It doesn’t feel right.

We make decisions every day and a lot of them are not always text book. Sam Walton had some interesting business advise to give. He said, “Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody else is doing it one way, there’s a good chance you can find your niche by going in exactly the opposite direction.”

We are all unique and we all know somehow that we are different from others. We are taught to be the same in many aspects and society teaches us conventional wisdom. A book can give you the knowledge but it takes a fervent desire to make an accomplishment. We all must be motivated and inspired to do something and we must have the faith and courage to follow our hearts’ desire.

I believe experience is a good teacher and that when we learn our lessons we avoid the pit-falls of a bad decision. But sometimes it takes a gut decision to move in your right direction.

Donald Trump never struck me as a guy who deviated from the data and the numbers, but here’s what he had to say about the old gut feeling. He said, “Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you are generally better off sticking with what you know and the third is that sometimes, your best investments are the ones you don’t make.”

In closing I would like to ask you all to follow your hearts and to use your own thoughts and ideas to guide you. There’s a good chance that going in a different direction will work well for you. Also, time is in short supply. Let’s all make hay while the sun is shining, and let’s use our time on this planet to the fullest and most fun it can be. I think the work hard, play hard adage is just perfect!

I hope to meet you at the trade shows coming up. Linda and I will be there to talk with you about ways we might be able to help you in your businesses and we will be talking to prospective customers to tell them of how our advertisers can help them.

If I can be of service, please contact me. Thank you!

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Alloy Steel Bar• CF4140ANN ROUNDS – 3/4" THRU 4-1/2"• CF8620ANN ROUNDS – 1-1/8" THRU 4-3/4"• CF4140HT ROUNDS – 3/4" THRU 3-1/2"• HR4140ANN ROUNDS – 1-1/2" THRU 24"

Carbon Steel Tube• ERW STEEL TUBE – 1/2"OD X .049W THRU 6"0D X .188W• ORN STEEL TUBE – 1/2"SQ X .065W THRU 4"SQ X .120W• STRUCT STEEL TUBE – 1-1/2"SQ THRU 6"SQ X .250W

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Stainless Steel Tube• 304 SQUARE TUBE – 1/2"SQ X .065W

THRU 12"SQ X .500W• 304 RECTANGLE TUBE – 1/2" X 1" X .065W

THRU 12"SQ X 8" X .500W• 304 ROUND TUBE – 1/2"OD X .065W

THRU 6.0"D X .375W• AVAILABLE IN MILL FINISH AND

180 GRIT POLISHED

Aluminum Bar• 6061 EXTR & CF ROUNDS – 3/16" THRU 12"• 6061 EXTR SQUARES – 1/4" THRU 6"• 6061 EXTR RECTANGLES – 1/8" X 1/2"

THRU 4" X 8"• 6061, 6063 EXTR ANGLES, CHANNELS, BEAMS• 2024 CF ROUNDS – 3/8" THRU 4"

Tube & Pipe• 6061, 6063 EXTR SQUARE TUBE – 3/4"SQ X

.065W THRU 8"SQ X .500W• 6061, 6063 EXTR RECTANGLE TUBE –

3/4" X 1-1/2" THRU 2" X 8" X .250W• 6061 EXTR ROUND TUBE – 1/2" X .125W

THRU 8"OD X .250W• 6061 EXTR PIPE – 1/2" SCH40 THRU 8" SCH80

Carbon & Alloy PlateWe routinely stock:• Carbon from general purpose to structural, PVQ

and improved machining grades.• Alloy in construction, case hardening, PVQ,

aircraft quality and abrasion resisting grades.

Plate processing:Oxy-fuel CuttingPlasma CuttingShearing

Aluminum PlateWe routinely stock:• Heat treatable, cast tooling and cast mold plate• Standard thicknesses to 16”• Widths to 60.5”• Standard lengths of 96”, 120”, 144”, 240” and 288”• Diamond Tread plate

Plate processing:SawingBand Saw CuttingShearingCutting to Length

Stainless PlateWe routinely stock:• All standard grades• Plate up to 4” thick• Coiled plate inventory: 36, 48, 60, 72” wide• Stainless floor plate in 1/8, 3/16 and 1/4” thickness

Plate processing:Plasma CuttingSawingShearingCutting to LengthPrecision Leveling

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Ganesh Open-House 2013

Ganesh Machinery has identified ways to help you be more com-petitive. Mark your calendar for the big 2013 Ganesh Open-House event on Tuesday the 24th of September from 10 to 6pm at the headquarters facility at 20869 Plummer St. in Chatsworth. Lunch will be served from 11:30am to 2pm from the “IN-N-OUT” Mobil Cookout Grill.

Ganesh will offer the following presentations; and will exhibit or show or demonstrate economics of “Done-In-One” machining. The only way to survive today is “Automation Solutions” which Reduces labor for more productivity. Ganesh has extensive capabilities in production analysis, automation and turn-key solutions in support of challenging production applications, so challenge us to find a better manufacturing solution for you. Ganesh offers a complete line of CNC milling and turning machines to meet your needs and offers a 50-page catalog presenting the entire Ganesh machine tool lineup showing solutions that will provide you with greater manu-facturing efficiency.

Along with raffle prizes, there will be machine demonstrations of live cutting metals. Various industry vendors, including tooling, probe and software vendors, will be present to answer all relevant questions. You will get a chance to see and discuss high productivity solutions with specialists from the field of robotics, atomization, high pres-sure pump, and bar feeder. Challenge us to offer the best solution to your production problems and learn how Ganesh Machinery can increase your profitability!

Please visit our website at www.ganeshmachinery.com today to register online to attend the Open House. For more infor-mation see us online at www.ganeshmachinery.com. We’ll see you at the GANESH OPEN-HOUSE Tuesday September 24th!

LCSI Manufacturing expands its capabilities to support customer service

LCSI is a leading manufacturing company in Oregon and special-izes in servicing their customers by growing the LCSI business

Announcements & Releasesto suit customers’ demands. When the customer speaks we listen!

Recently LCSI was asked to add bend-ing/forming capa-bility to it’s many automated services and we are proud to announce the acquisition of our new Accurpress Edge 425012, twelve foot and 250 ton press break. This new addition to our arsenal has hydraulic clamping options, including the Wila Clamping System. The addition of crowning capability eliminates the need for shimming which translates into big savings in labor costs as well as reduced scrap rate and savings to our valued customers.

LCSI Manufacturing maintains a large inventory of carefully selected products that includes steels, alloys, stainless, alumi-num, and brass. As the premier provider of laser cutting & fab-rication services in the Pacific Northwest, we combine state-

of-the-art CNC cutting & bending technology with old-fashioned service, and free local delivery with attention to detail. www.lasercuttingservices.com

For the best in customer service call us now: (503) 612-8311, [email protected]

Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. grows its repair service and inside service for their customers

Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. is the Pa-cific NW Leader as a machine tool distributor, special-izing in sheet metal and steel fabricating equipment and has become a leading

distributor that represents some of the finest machine tool manu-facturers in the industry.

Fahey supports a wide variety of new and used equipment and ma-

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chines for: bending, punching, shearing, stamping, sawing, burning, welding, rolling, finishing, as well as milling and turning.

We also have professional service, parts, and tooling departments and are dedi-cated to keeping your equip-ment operating smoothly and with precision service professionals and inside service experts.

Fahey is proud to announce the two new members of the Fahey organization; Ed Nasset as service technician with over 20 years in working with customers and many years in hydraulics, electronics, and computers that are resident in current machine tools.

Fahey is also proud to announce Inside tooling and parts sales pro Monte Cohen; Monte is versed in customer service and maintains a high attention to detail. Monte will ask you all the right questions to get your service needs met quickly and expertly.

Contact us at any time for any of your service, new and used equip-ment list, parts, and tooling needs.

Call or email us today for fast service: (503) 620-9031or toll free:(800) 523-2439 (800) 52FAHEY,

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GK Machine Introduces Their Marketing & Sales Professionals

GK Machine is a leader in technology, innovat ion, and manufac-turing, with its home right here in Don-ald Oregon.G K M a -chine’s con-tract manu-

facturing division is a full service manufacturing and engineering powerhouse with state of the art equipment. GK not only makes their own popular line of patented machinery, but also supports their broad range of customers with Design & Engineering Services, Laser Cutting, Machining, Fabrication, Welding, Forming, Sawing, Shearing, Rolling, Bending, Paint & Finishing, Packaging, and World Wide Shipping Services.

GK Machine is proud to introduce their Sales & Marketing team.

Serving the company for 15 years Manager of outside Sales is Jim Wolf. Jim has an extensive background in Agricultural & Industrial equipment and manufacturing. New to GK Machine Sales & Market-ing Team is Dara Abell. Dara comes to GK Machine with many years of educating experience and a broad knowledge and experience of working with people. They would like to talk with you about how GK Machine can partner with you and take your prototypes from concept to production.

Please call Jim or Dara today to see how GK Machine can help you with your Contract Manufacturing,

503-678-5525, [email protected], [email protected] www.GKmachine.com

Almar Tools Unveils Industry Leading Website

Almar Tools has recently unveiled a state of the art website, which allows users to custom design tools using there Tool Builder software. Using Tool Builder customers can now design an array of tools by inputting their own measurements or by uploading their own designs. This revolutionary feature cuts down on processing time and allows for precision accuracy on prints. Try tool builder out for yourself at Almartool.com and experience the future of the tooling industry.For more than 32 years, Almar Tools has specialized in manufactur-ing the highest quality tools and products using the latest technology. Almar Tools offers 5-Axis CNC Grinding and complete Wire EDM services. They also provide the latest in Walter Grinders, housing the most advanced software in the industry. They are confident that their state of the art facilities and expert staff will be able to com-plete even the most challenging of undertakings. Almar Tools takes pride in their attention to detail and will continue to invest in new technologies to meet the future needs of its customers.

For more information on Almar Tools call: 503-255-2763, [email protected], [email protected],

www.almartool.com

Metalcraft Industries Sheds Light on Manufacturing Shop Floor

Metalcraft Industries Inc. recently completed an entire facility light-ing retrofit. The previous metal halide (HID) lamps were exchanged for Hi Bay 6 lamp T8 fluorescents for all 133 fixtures. In addi-

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tion to the lower maintenance cost of the T8’s, the per fixture power con-sumption is less than half at 192 watts vs. 400 watts. Metalcraft par t-nered with a local contractor, power company and city to take advantage

of rebates and grants covering 72% of the total cost.

The retrofit has enhanced part quality by improving visibility at the point of manufacture for engineering, quality and machinists. It has also made a notable difference in illumination of the plant floor for customer facility tours. Darrin Caschette, Metalcraft’s President said, “This is a real win for everyone; we’ve controlled our cost for our customers, improved the work environment and kept with our corporate mission of being stewards of the environment.”

Metalcraft Industries Inc is a full service precision metal components manufacturer offering solutions in the medical device, energy, indus-trial, defense and related industries. They provide complete support for parts and subassembly manufacturing needs. Their extensive range of capabilities include: full CNC Machining, Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication, Metal Stamping, Robotic/Manual Welding and Assembly. They also work with Exotic Materials such as Honeycomb and Microwave Absorbitants.

For more information on Metalcraft Industries lighting ret-rofit or capabilities please contact 888-280-7080 or [email protected] website www.metalcraftind.com.

Anchor Lamina Announces New President

Anchor Lamina America, Inc. announces the hiring of Michael Pur-chase as President. Based out of the company’s Farmington Hills, MI headquarters, Purchase will oversee operations in the US and China and lead the company’s foray into new global business opportunities. Bringing with him a diverse background in the metal machinery and components industries, he most recently served as President of Kaydon Corporation’s Specialty Products Group, with operations in North America and Japan. Purchase holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Master of Science in Engineering and Manufacturing Administration from Western Michigan University. Anchor Lamina America, Inc., a MISUMI Group Company, and your source for Danly, IEM, Lamina and Lempco Components, is a leading manufacturer of tool, die and mold components for the metal-working

and plastics industries. As a customer focused, world-class supplier of choice, Anchor Lamina America, Inc., provides the brands, product breadth, technical support and distribution network for all your metal forming needs.

Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC) Kicks Off Fall 2013 Apprenticeship Programs

The Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC), a non-profit, statewide developer of Washington State registered aerospace and advanced manufacturing apprenticeship programs, announced today its Fall 2013 apprenticeship programs.

AJAC’s Apprenticeship program combines supervised on-the-job training experience with college-level classroom instruc-tion enabling employees to earn while they learn and employers to increase their workforce skills without disrupting production. Upon graduation, the apprentice receives their Journey-Level Certificate certifying them as a master tradesperson. AJAC’s programs set the apprentice on a path towards earning an associate’s degree that can articulate into a four-year degree.

“The expansion of our programs gives aerospace and advanced manu-facturing employers throughout Washington State the opportunity to pass along the knowledge and skills of their master tradespeople, and train their employees with the skills needed to maintain a highly-skilled workforce. Together, with our employers we can create the next generation of tradespeople,” said Laura Hopkins, Executive Director of AJAC.

AJAC designed and implemented with industry input, the following apprenticeship programs across Washington State.

Machining (Aircraft-Oriented) Available in these counties: King County, Pierce County, Snohomish County, Spokane County, Benton/Franklin Counties, Yakima County

Precision Metal Fabrication (PMF) Available in these counties: King County, Snohomish County,

Aircraft Mechanic Airframe Available in this County: King County,

Tool and Die Maker Available in these counties: King County, Pierce County, Snohomish County, Spokane County, Benton/Franklin Counties, Yakima County

To find out how your company can participate in any of AJAC’s ap-prenticeship programs or create a brand new one, please visit AJAC’s website or contact AJAC at 206-7647940 or [email protected].

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Tornos Introduces NEW Cyklos Surface Processing Solution

The Cyklos is the first of a new kind of surface treatment machine that can be installed in a standard mechanical workshop. Launched under the new, Yverdon, Switzerland-based Cyklos SA company formed and owned by Tornos, this patented solution is completely unlike the traditional process that works using vertical immersion. The Cyklos works by rotating parts instead, thus guaranteeing supe-rior quality. The Cyklos was awarded the gold trophy at SIMODEC 2012 for its innovative technological concept and its positioning in the value chain for the production of surface-treated parts. And, in fact, a world-first was achieved with the installation of an anodizing machine at a professional trade show made possible thanks to Cyklos’

‘zero waste’ capability.

Surface processing has traditionally been physically kept separated from machining. The size of the installations and buildings, the safety requirements, and the environmental hazards of the chemical pro-cesses refrained workshops, with a few exceptions, from investing in and operating surface processing equipment in-line with machining (even though most of the finished parts go through a surface pro-cessing step such as anodizing, phosphating, electroplating prior to delivery of finished parts to the customer). As a consequence, there has historically been an interruption in the manufacturing flow of fin-ished parts which greatly increases lead time, logistic costs and defect counts. Tornos tackles these three points simultaneously and enables a continuous manufacturing flow with the Cyklos solution, a unique technology combining a surface processing equipment in a compact, zero reject, high performance and low cost of ownership tool.

The Cyklos concept is based on a patented technology owned by Tornos in which parts are transported from bath to bath on small carriers which rotate as the parts move through the machine. Since typically hundreds of parts can be loaded on each carrier and a carrier can enter the machine every two minutes, the machine throughput can continuously process parts at a rate of one part per second. As each carrier undergoes the exact same processing sequence and since the process (chemicals, temperature, voltage, etc.) is entirely computer-controlled, the stability of the processing performances is ensured. Plus, the carrier performs several complete rotations in the processing baths, eliminating gas and non uniformities seen in existing electro-chemical processing solutions. Hence, the Cyklos technology achieves an unprecedented combination of productivity, stability, quality and uniformity.

The first machines in the family, the Cyklos A300 machines, have already been delivered. The A300 allows anodization of aluminum parts in large quantities; an ideal solution for parts in the automotive market. Learn more about the Cyklos at www.cyklos.com.

For more information, contact Tornos US, 630.812.2040, www.tornos.us.

Chevalier Machinery Hitting The Road This Fall

Dealers and end-users looking for outstanding prices on great ma-chines in October need to stop by the Chevalier Machinery booth at Westec in Los Angeles and at South-tec in South Carolina.

Six machines will be operating October 15-17 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Six machines will also be in action October 29-31 at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, S.C. Chevalier experts will answer any questions in Booth #2812 at the L.A. show and at Booth #1027 at the Greenville show.

Chevalier machines exhibited both at Westec and South-tec:FBL-510C-MC - New large bore horizontal lathe with live toolingChevalier’s new FBL-510C-MC, perfect for pipe threading and in demand by the gas, oil and other related industries, helps manufactur-ers with a wide range of needs while its 21.5’ L x 9.8’ W dimensions eliminate excess floor space.

The multi-functional design of Chevalier’s FNL-250SY Series is the main reason why users in the printing, piping, valves, construction and oil and gas product fields are experiencing ease of operation and increased productivity. The FNL-250SY turning and milling machine is an incredibly versatile linear roller guide way machine that provides excellent rigidity and relays very fast linear motion.

Users of Chevalier’s QP2443 vertical machining center in such industries as aerospace, defense, printing, automotive, construction, gas and oil product fields have experienced a dramatic increase in reliability and productivity. The QP2443 vertical machining center has received praise from our clients for the machine’s rigid structure, high precision and greater productivity for heavy workpieces. An outstanding cooling system reduces thermal expansion to a minimum and upgrades machining accuracy.

The new SMART-B818III is capable of producing “mirror” surface finishes on highly accurately ground workpieces that produce micro-finishes of 5 RMS. The positioning accuracy is (±) 0.0025 micron and the grinding accuracy is 1 micron.

For more information on turning and milling machines, please contact Herbert Hou, Chevalier’s national sales

manager at (562) 903-1929. For more information on grinding machines, please contact Johnson Lan, Che-

valier’s vice president, at (562) 903-1929 or email: [email protected] or go to www.ChevalierUSA.com.


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A leader in the custom tool manufacturing industry and CNC tool sharpening

Manufacture of special end mills, form cutters, step drills, and step reamers

Manufacture of special shapes and contours on the cutting edge of technology

Dedicated in complex solid carbide form cutters with a prompt delivery

Quotes returned same day with PDF drawing

Distributors, please contact us for more informationPhone: 503.255.2763 | Fax: 503.255.5720

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Westec booth 1932

Boeing To Test Advanced 777X Building Methods

The Seattle Times reports that, in a “hush-hush project,” next month a group of Boeing engineers “will begin testing advanced automation methods for building the soon-to-be-launched 777X jet.” The new system would “dramatically change the way the plane’s metal hull is built” with less manual labor and an increased overall production rate. Meanwhile, a person with knowledge of the discussions said that Boeing is talking with Mitsubishi about the 777X fuselage sections “being built in Japan,” although a senior Boeing engineer familiar with details of the new methods “said the company would be loath to outsource the innovation.”

Lockheed Receives PAC-3 Missiles Production Contract From US Army

The US Army Aviation and Mis-sile Command (AMCOM) has awarded a contract modification to Lockheed Martin for the sup-ply of hardware and associated services for the patriot advanced capability-3 (PAC-3) missile seg-ment program.

Besides missile and command launch system production for the US Army in the fiscal year 2013, the contract represents the first foreign military

sale (FMS) of the PAC-3 missile to Kuwait.

The $308m contract also marks the 14th production acquisition of the PAC-3 missile segment by the US government.Under the contract, the company will manufacture and supply 244 hit-to-kill PAC-3 missiles, alongside 72 launcher modification kits, as-sociated tooling and program management services.

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control PAC-3 missile programs vice-president Richard McDaniel said the contract represents another example of the growing global interest for the PAC-3 missile’s capa-bilities.

“Kuwait becomes the sixth international customer to purchase the PAC-3 missile.”

PAC-3 is an advanced, hit-to-kill air defense projectile weapon designed to defeat a broad spectrum of incoming tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs) and cruise missiles, as well as aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by direct, body-to-body impact.

Northrop Grumman: F-35 Program Gaining Speed

Defense giant Northrop Grumman’s San Diego operation has reached a major milestone in its work on the military’s next-generation jet fighter, the F-35.

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Northrop Grumman Information Systems has delivered its 100th CNI (Communications, Navigation and Identification) system to Lockheed Martin, which is lead contractor for the multibillion-dollar Joint Strike Fighter.

Northrop’s Rancho Bernardo facility designs and manufactures the CNI system, which allows F-35 pilots to communicate and share information more effectively while flying.

“It’s the first 100, and we’re now well on our way to the 3,000 expected at least,” said Bob Gough, director of CNI programs and technology at Northrop Grumman. “San Diego should be very proud of this contract, and indeed its ties with the F-35. It’s hugely important for the nation, and the armed forces will be flying F-35s out of Miramar, so it’s very local to us.”

About 270 people are working on the project at Rancho Bernardo.“For us here at Northrop Grumman, it is a huge responsibility, which requires a lot of advanced technology and thinking,” he said.

Northrop Grumman is part of a huge global network of companies involved in building the new fighter jet, also known as the F-35 Lightning II. It’s been under development for more than a decade by Lockheed Martin, as well as Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems and Pratt & Whitney.

The program has more than 1,400 suppliers in 46 states and Puerto Rico. There are approximately 24,760 direct and indirect jobs tied to the F-35 in California, and about 125,000 nationally.

The Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy will get their versions of the plane, with the F-35A replacing the Air Force’s A-10 and F-16, the F-35B replacing the Marines’ F/A-18 and AV-8B Harrier, and the F-35C replacing the Navy’s F/A-18.

To date, 67 F-35s have been delivered from Lockheed Martin.

Textron, UAV Industry Looking To International Sales To Boost Growth

Reuters reports Textron Systems has seen 35 percent growth in total revenues from international sales, expecting to close in on 50 percent, faced with high demand from the Middle East and Asia. Total 2012 revenue was report at $1.74 billion, down from $1.87 billion in 2011. As funding from the Pentagon has decreased through mandated budget cuts, Textron and other firms have sought opportunities with foreign allies and civilian agencies.

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The number of aerospace applications and research projects using additive manufacturing, sometimes called 3D printing, continues to grow. With parts now flying on engines and aerostructures, ex-panded use will also require managing and moving enormous data sets from suppliers to OEMs.

In a look to the future, NASA announced in a press release that it had tested a rocket engine injector made through additive manufac-turing. NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland conducted the successful tests for Aerojet Rocketdyne through a non-reimbursable Space Act Agreement. The release noted that the type of injector, if manufactured with traditional processes, would take more than a year to make. With additive manufacturing, the part can be produced in less than four months, with a 70 % reduction in cost.

While testing novel uses in rockets is important, commercial air-craft engine manufacturers are turning to additive manufacturing for production parts. The Hartford Courant reports that “[Pratt & Whitney], the engine division of Hartford-based United Technolo-gies Corp., put more than two dozen 3D-printed components on its latest quiet and fuel-efficient PurePower geared turbofan engine.”

The article quotes Thomas Prete, the company’s head of engineering, as saying “We’ve contemplated lots of parts and continue to add to the list.” The article also states that GE Aviation is using 3D printing to make complex fuel nozzles for an engine. “The main advantage,” the article quoted Prete as saying, “is that engine designers can do things that would have been impossible.”

GE Aviation is so serious about additive manufacturing, noted in Popular Science, that the company purchased Morris Technology and its sister company Rapid Quality Manufacturing, well-known companies in 3D printing. While plastics and a limited number of metals were once were the only materials available, “That’s chang-ing. Companies have an increasing number of printing techniques to choose from, such as electron-beam melting, which, like SLS, makes production-grade aerospace parts. They can also print with many materials, including titanium, ceramic, and resin…. For now, those parts aren’t critical aircraft components. For example, the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner includes 30 or so printed components—a record—but most of them are air ducts or hinges.”

Tech Industry Gender Gap Narrowing

Though a gender gap remains, women are making inroads in techni-cal fields traditionally dominated by men, now occupying 23% of jobs in science, technology, engineering and math. Being in technol-ogy is a great career path for women.

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Off Shoring, “The Real Cost”

A heightened sense of where things are made has been increas-ing for a while now in America. For the past 40 years we have been conditioned to think we couldn’t afford to buy what we need if it is made in the United States of America. Well the real-ity is products made in the USA are more affordable now and will become even more so in the days to come!

My wife who is a sourcing guru knows some stuff about the cost of goods. Last month we were out shopping and as we left a handbag store she said “These bags used to be advertised as proudly made in America. Now they’re made in China, they cost 40% more, and the quality is not as good.” Take a look at the markets for athletic shoes, kitchen gadgets, appliances, electronics and many items on the shelves today. It is a rampant condition in the consumer side of our buying economy.

Now let’s take a look at the industrial side. In some ways the recent de-pression we have survived has an upside. It caused surviving companies across the country to sharpen their pencils. More and more, the bean counters are putting their company’s finances under tighter scrutiny.

They are now seeing quite a difference between price and cost! What a concept! They are evaluating the Total Cost of Ownership, or TKO, where the perceived offshore price is oftentimes much different than the actual cost when previously overlooked or buried costs are factored in. Landed costs have risen dramatically due to workforce wage increases, the price of oil, costs of engineering, sourcing, monitoring, and risk mitigation travel. Time lost for travel can be anywhere from 20 to 40 Hrs. a pop depending on the country of origin, not to mention meals and lodging expenses.

An Archstone Consulting survey published in, American Machinist magazine from 2009 showed companies that buy offshore ignore a minimum of 20% of their actual total costs. The percentage is even higher today due to host country inflation, exchange rate fluctua-tion, duties and taxes, brokerage fees and surcharges. A big cost can be having large amounts of working capital tied up for prepaid container loads or a warehouse full of purchased goods to be used as needed. Inventory costs money!

Conditions have changed over the past four years and continue to change at a rapid pace. Surviving American suppliers to manufactur-ing have embraced new technology, automation, faster machines and manufacturing education. They have become leaner, more aggres-sive, smarter, and more efficient. Suppliers to manufacturing have moved past the mass production mentality and are now producing component parts in lower volumes and at a higher mix rate with shorter lead times. This is good for manufacturers. It improves cash flow and allows them to receive their components at the rate they use. They no longer have valuable funds tied up in unutilized inventory. In the unlikely event of a quality issue, the manufacture’s representative will be at your plant to deal with the issue with a quick response. You no longer have a container load of bad prod-ucts to deal with and the supplier an ocean away. The overall risk is much lower using a domestic supply chain. New and effective supplier partner relationships are being forged as the machine, cast-ing, plastic molder and sheet metal houses provide sub-assemblies for the delivery of a turnkey component of your product, or even finished goods packaged ready for shipment.

American manufacturing is coming back and it’s making a mark! When you factor in all of the true costs of outsourcing, sourcing domestically is a better bargain than ever. For more information regarding the True Cost of Ownership contact Reshoring Initiative at www.reshorenow.org and check out their valuable tool, The Total Cost of Ownership Estimator™

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First 12 U.S. Apprentices Graduate From VW Program

Three years ago, Saul Flores was study-ing business and uncertain about his career prospects. That’s when he heard about the new Volkswagen apprentice-ship program being created at the Ger-man automaker’s Tennessee plant.

Flores, now 25, was among the first class of a dozen apprentices who gradu-ated Tuesday from the program that mixes technical skills with paid expe-rience working in the assembly plant in Chattanooga. And he is one of two graduates selected to spend a year on an exchange at a VW plant in Germany starting in October.

Flores, who started with no background in mechanics, was attracted by the promise of a guaranteed job with an annual salary starting at $40,000 upon completing the program.

“I wanted to get my foot in the door of company, instead of graduating and then looking for a job and being unemployed for I don’t know how long,” he said. “It gave me an opportunity and a purpose.”

Twelve of the original 20 enrollees successfully completed the three-year automation mechatronics program that includes the same certification issued to German apprentices. The program, based on the German dual-track system, is operated in partnership with Chat-tanooga State Community College and has a current enrollment of more than 50, and VW is adding 24 apprentices each year. New enrollees will also earn an associate’s in the process.

Volkswagen uses the apprenticeship program as a pipeline to fill skilled positions within its plant. The company has 17,000 appren-tices worldwide.

The transition to rigorous vocational training wasn’t without its challenges, Flores said.

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“They may never use a file again because everything is automated,” he said. “But it’s about learning it from the ground up.”

The Volkswagen Academy is located next to the factory, and was built with $40 million in state dollars that were part of Tennessee’s incentive package to attract the plant to the state. Gov. Bill Haslam said the apprenticeship is in keeping with his goal of teaching more skills that can be used in the workplace.

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months. As those orders are filled, factory output should increase.

Auto sales are also supporting factory output and will likely re-main strong this year. Auto sales topped 7.8 million in the first six months of 2013, the best first-half total since 2007. The Federal Reserve will likely take note of the manufacturing gains because the ISM index is one of the earliest signs of how the economy is performing in the second half of the year.

ARPA-E Launches $30M Initiative to Develop Solar Power That Works at Night

The Department of En-ergy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) just announced that it is spending up to $30 million on a new program that will de-velop a cost-effective way to harness solar energy even when the sun is not shining. The project will “engage our country’s top scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs to develop new technologies” and “help advance solar energy beyond current photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies to ensure solar power remains a consistent, cost-effective renewable energy option,” according to the agency.

“ARPA-E’s new program will leverage the ingenuity of America’s best and brightest to develop technologies that are critical to the continued growth of the solar industry,” Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said in a recent statement.

The program will develop hybrid technology that is so far known as FOCUS or the Full-Spectrum Optimized Conversion and Utilization of Sunlight. It will aim to develop two distinct tech-nology options to deliver low-cost, high-efficiency solar energy on demand. It is hoped that these hybrid converters will use the entire solar spectrum more efficiently than PV or CSP technolo-gies by using heat and electricity from variable solar sources.

As well as the FOCUS project, ARPA-E has announced a $145 million budget for the year that will be used to “improve vehicle manufacturing techniques, biologically convert natural gas to liquids, develop robust battery chemistries and architectures for electric vehicles, and create innovative semiconductor materials for improved power conversion”.

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U.S. factory activity expanded in July at the fastest pace in two years, fueled by surges in new orders, production and hiring The gains show manufacturing is rebounding and should provide a spark to growth in the coming months.

The Institute for Supply Management said that its index of factory activ-ity jumped to 55.4 in July, up from 50.9 in June. A reading above 50 indicates growth.

A measure of employment rose to its best level in a year, an encouraging sign ahead of July employment report. And a gauge of production soared 11.6 points to 65, the highest since May 2004. Stronger growth at U.S. factories could aid a sluggish economy that has registered tepid growth over the past three quarters. And it could provide crucial support to a job market that has begun to accelerate but has added mostly lower-paying service jobs.

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Tunnel Work On Highway 99 In Seattle To Test Tech Abilities Of “Bertha”

Tunnel work from Sodo to South Lake Union in Seattle will test the capabilities of “Bertha,” an $80 million tunnel-boring machine that will be used in the project that is replacing the Alaskan Way viaduct elevated waterfront highway, according to this article. Challenges such as “soft soil, seeping saltwater, road pilings and the ground under historic brick buildings” await the operators and the borer. IMAX crews are on hand to film the process. The $2 billion, four-lane tunnel is expected to be completed in late 2015.

Lockheed Unveils Helicopter Mission Equipment Package For US

Lockheed Martin has introduced a new universal, highly adaptable and affordable mission equipment package (MEP) for US Army helicopters.

Designed to meet the joint multi-role / future vertical lift (JMR/FVL) rotary wing programme requirements, the mission equip-ment package uses future airborne capability environment (FACE) software design.

The affordable and dependable solution also features open archi-tecture to meet the multiple customers’ applications.

Lockheed Martin Rotary Wing capture lead, Ed Whalen, said the company is working with the JMR customer to provide a highly adaptable package for use across multiple platforms.

“The JMR program offers the opportunity for the US Army to leverage this investment and many others in its vertical lift pro-gram through open architecture and Lockheed Martin’s advanced avionics, sensors and weapons,” Whalen said.

“Lockheed is integrating the DoD’s FACE software standards to enhance the mission equipment package’s affordability and growth potential.”

“The US Department of Defense (DoD) and Lockheed Martin have invested billions of dollars to create advanced technology mission equipment packages, such as that in the F-35 Lightning II.”

Lockheed is integrating the DoD’s future airborne capability envi-ronment (FACE) software standards into the cockpit and mission systems in order to enhance the mission equipment package’s affordability and growth potential throughout its lifecycle.

The FACE standard for the software design will provide unprecedented flexibility for the army for reuse it across multiple aviation platforms while the solution will take from technologies, processes and lessons learned from the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter program.

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Teaching STEM By Showing Students How Pop Culture Depends On It

US News & World Report reported educators are attempting to boost interest in STEM by linking it to things students are already passionate about. A program called “STEM Behind Hollywood,” developed by Texas Instruments with assistance from the National Academy of Sciences’ Science & Entertainment Exchange, attempts to inspire children by showing them how pop culture relies “on science to make fantastical ideas believable.”

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Boeing Co. expects aircraft demand to remain strong during the next 20 years but shift to long-range, fuel-efficient, mid-sized planes with strongest growth in demand coming from Asia.

Meanwhile, the aviation giant stuck by its forecast for plane production despite turmoil at a key supplier. Boeing, which sees most of its future in making commercial airplanes rather than in

the defense industry, forecasts demand for 35,000 commercial aircraft during the next two decades worth about $4.8 trillion, Boeing officials said during a media briefing last month. That would double the world’s fleet of commercial planes. The plane-making market is dominated by Boeing and European rival Air-bus. The two divide the world market roughly evenly in sales of larger planes.

“We’re in a very good position as we look toward the future,” Randy Tinseth, marketing vice president, said at a briefing in Washington, D.C. Generally, the market for airplanes for com-mercial use has held up despite a relatively weak world economy, Tinseth said. “We expect to gain momentum as we go throughout this year and see better results from an economic perspective as we get into 2014 and beyond,” he said.

Cargo traffic, however, has not held up as well as passenger traffic. But that will likely rebound with in step with an improving world economy, he said. Airlines will continue a move toward buying new, more fuel-efficient aircraft, he said.

Boeing expects airlines to continue replacing 2 percent to 3 percent of their fleets per year with new aircraft. Many will be replaced by mid-sized planes capable of flying long distances, such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The plane was plagued by delays in its introduction and continues to experience glitches, including a

serious overheating problem with an onboard battery that led to a worldwide grounding of the plane earlier this year. However, the plane model has been praised by airlines for its fuel efficiency and amenities for passengers.

Also during the briefing, Boeing said its plane-production rates are unlikely to be affected by the potential sale of the wing division of Spirit Aerosystems Hold-ings, which warned of a second-quarter charge of up to $400 million and delayed its earnings release.

The Wichita, Kan.-based supplier makes wing pieces for all of Boeing’s aircraft models and produces fuselages for its top-selling 737 model. Boeing still plans to increase production of 737s to 42 a month by mid-2014 from 38 currently, Tinseth said.

“We assume we’ll find a way to build these airplanes,” he said.

Intel Introduces Android-Based Education Tablet Reference

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Intel introduced an education-focused tablet reference design, featuring an In-tel® Atom™ processor and the Android* operating system code-named Ice Cream Sandwich*. The Intel Education tablet is specifically for education, featuring student-friendly designs that empower students to create compelling content. Features including front- and rear-facing cameras, a stylus, integrated speakers and microphones bring inter-active, multimedia content into learning. The tablet is fully equipped with Intel Education Software, a com-prehensive suite of applications including an e-Reader, science exploration and data analysis application and painting tools. It also has management software that provides teachers and administrators with tools to protect students and manage technology.

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Rolls-Royce and EADS Join Forces for a Hybrid Jet

Two companies are joining forces to make the sky a greener place with a futuristic airliner, a cross between a jet and a hybrid car.

European aviation company EADS, which is rebranding as the Airbus group, and Rolls-Royce are testing a new technology to build a quiet, efficient jet for a project called eConcept.

Electricity is generated and fed to six fans in the back of the plane to propel the aircraft using an e-thrust system.

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Planemakers Rein In New Jets To Chase Regional Growth

After focusing for years on jetliners that could fly ever further, the world’s leading planemakers are turning to shorter range aircraft that appeal to airlines reluctant to pay for performance they don’t need.

Boeing and Airbus have spent billions of dollars building advanced jets capable of flying a third of the way round the world non-stop, but economic change has forced a new adjustment in strategy.It says the 787-10 Dreamliner will be its most cost-efficient aircraft yet, optimized for regional operations including Asia.

Within days, Airbus pulled from its drawer plans for a new “Regional” version of its A350, as first reported by Reuters.

And after years of enhancing its older A330 to give it more range, it announced it would also

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The decisions reflect both a battle between traditional rivals and a broader economic shift. Asia’s newly affluent nations are increas-ingly trading among themselves.

Half the world’s traffic growth in the next 20 years will involve Asia and traffic within the region is growing fastest.

Although confidence is wobbling as China’s economy slows, Boeing predicts travel within Asia will grow 6.5 percent a year over the next two decades, versus a 5-percent global average.

The top three growth routes are in South and Southeast Asia, all with shorter distances than premier jets were designed for.

Regional powerhouse Singapore saw what may have been the first major deal involving the shorter-stride models.

Singapore Airlines bought 30 each of the 787-10 and A350-900 jets in deals worth $17 billion in June and industry sources say these probably included the scaled-down A350 Regional version.

The response to such demand has been radically different.

Boeing has pledged to build a new member of its 787 family by stretching the upcoming 787-9 to add more seats.

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A jet’s range or cargo capacity is driven by the weight it is allowed to carry at take-off, since this includes the fuel.

The official maximum take-off weight in turn determines the landing and en-route charges paid by the airline. So lowering the maximum take-off weight both shortens range and cuts costs.With less work to do, the engines can also be tuned to a lower thrust, allowing further savings in maintenance costs.

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Others say the move is logical and implicitly recognizes that the launch of the 787-10 may lead to downward pressure on prices.By splitting the A350-900 into different models, Airbus could target the 787-10 and protect the price of the main model.

Airbus officials say flexibility and fine-tuning are what airlines want and make aircraft easier to finance and trade.

The launch has already started a debate between Airbus and Boeing over which of their high-tech jets is more economical.

“I am offering a regional A350 that clobbers the 787-10 to individual airlines right now,” said Airbus sales chief John Leahy, adding that some unidentified airlines had already signed up.

“Our airplane will be lighter, have more seats and bring our customers tens of millions of dollars in added value over its lifetime compared to the competition,” said Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing at Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

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Vortex: Reduce your machining times by up to 60%

Are you looking for a roughing strategy that:

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Vortex is Delcam’s latest patent pending high speed roughing technology. Conventional roughing strategies significantly reduce feed rates and spindle speeds when machining internal corners. Vortex controls the tool engagement angle to maintain the optimum cutting conditions throughout the toolpath, reducing cycle times and maximizing tool life.

Vortex also uses deeper cuts machining with the full flute length as the cutting surface, maximizing the tools usage. Designed for Solid Carbide Tooling it integrates seamlessly with PowerMILL, FeatureCAM, PartMaker and Delcam for SolidWorks.

Optimization

Vortex addresses the fundamental problem of conventional roughing strategies that can only achieve the optimum cutting conditions during a straight-line cut. Unlike other high speed roughing techniques that aim to maintain a constant theoretical metal removal rate, the Vortex strategy produces toolpaths with a controlled engagement angle for the complete operation.

Features

Controlled Engagement Angle

Vortex is Delcam’s latest patent pending high speed roughing technology. Vortex controls the maximum engagement angle of the cutter in the material, such that the angle calculated for the programmed step over is never exceeded, even in internal corners. This allows for optimal cutting conditions to be maintained throughout the toolpath.

By controlling the maximum engagement angle and the load on the tool, Vortex can take deeper cuts than traditionally used in roughing

This allows you to achieve the optimum cutting conditions that would normally be possible only for the straight-line moves across the entire toolpath As a result, you can reduce machining times by up to 60%, with more consistent material removal rates and feed rate.

Efficiency

Vortex toolpaths are calculated to follow the shape of the part by creating offsets from the part profile. This minimizes air moves for more efficient machining of both pockets and cores. Unlike other high speed roughing technologies focused only on 2D roughing of cavities, Vortex can be applied to a variety of machining applications, including 2-axis, 3-axis, positional 5-axis machining and even rest roughing operations.

Because Vortex toolpaths have a controlled engagement angle, tools will never be overloaded and so will achieve the maximum tool life. Shock loading caused by changes in the contact angle is eliminated, preventing chipping of the flutes.

Longer Tool Life

The stability of the cutting conditions gives constant edge temperatures prolonging the life of the tool coating and protecting against heat damage to the surface of the part. The ability to use step downs of up to two, or even three, times the tool diameter spreads the tool wear evenly over the cutting surface of the tool, again contributing to longer tool life.

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Vortex has been seamlessly integrated within Delcam’s existing CAM software meaning applying a Vortex strategy is as easy as applying any other roughing strategy. MachineDNA also reduces the effect of human error by calibrating your machine tools and feeding this information back into your CAM program.

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operations. Depths of cut up to the full flute length enable maximum material removal rate from solid carbide tooling and reduce machining times by up to 60%. Vortex technology can be applied to 2 and 3-axis roughing, positional 5-axis roughing and for rest roughing.

In comparison, when conventional roughing the feed rate is often reduced in internal corners to compensate for the increased engagement angle which in turn increases the forces on the tool. Reducing the feed rate leads to longer machining times.

Increased Tool Life

Vortex significantly increases tool life and reduces tooling costs. Customer tests have proven that in many cases a single Vortex roughing strategy can replace several conventional strategies, thus reducing the number of tools required for roughing.

Cutting trials have demonstrated that Vortex greatly extends tool life. Consistent cutting forces on the tool help to reduce tool wear. In addition this tool wear is spread evenly across the full flute length. The controlled engagement angle also ensures the tool is never suddenly overloaded, eliminating any chance of premature tool failure or chipping of the cutting edge.

In addition, stable cutting conditions give a more constant edge temperature, prolonging the life of the tool coating and protecting against heat damage to the surface of the part.

The benefits to tool life from Vortex can even be heard on the machine. Vortex produces a constant pitch while machining, indicating that the tool is operating under consistent load and cutting conditions. In comparison, conventional roughing will often produce sounds of varying pitch indicating constantly changing load on the tool (e.g. tool chatter in corners).

Not only will you be able to hear the difference, you’ll be able to see the difference. Vortex produces chips with a regular size and thickness, providing further evidence of the consistency of the cut.

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Unlike alternative high speed roughing methods, Vortex is based on generating offsets from the part profile. This produces an efficient toolpath regardless of the part shape. This eliminates the need for any

unnecessary techniques for moating or bridging. These offsets are then grouped and ordered efficiently to reduce the number of trochoids required while still controlling the engagement angle. This is particularly beneficial for rest roughing with smaller tools when there is only a small amount of material to be removed.

In addition, Vortex automatically removes any toolpath segments when a slot or channel is too narrow to be efficiently and safely machined using the trochoidal method.

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Vortex and MachineDNA are integrated across Delcam’s entire CAM software product range. Applying a Vortex roughing strategy is as easy as using any other roughing strategy. Vortex toolpaths can be enhanced even further with the integration of MachineDNA, which optimizes the strategy for your specific machine tools

Step Cutting

Delcam’s step-cutting functionality can be combined with Vortex to produce a single toolpath that quickly and efficiently roughs the part without leaving any large terraces that would typically require a separate operation. After machining an initial step down up to full flute length, the tool will step back up the part to remove the rest material before commencing with the next step down. During the step-up cutting material removal rates can be maintained by automatically increasing the feed rate as the depth of cut decreases.

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MVP Consolodates Business Operations in Kent, WA

Washington-based Magnum Venus Plastech (MVP), citing a desire to consolidate its operations into a single location, is closing its Closed Mould Division in the United Kingdom.

Magnum Venus Plastech (MVP, Kent, Wash., USA) reported that in 2007 it purchased closed mold equipment manufacturer Plastech T.T. in the U.K. Following the purchase, this wholly owned subsidiary became Magnum Venus Plastech Ltd., functioning as the Closed Mould Division.

Due to Magnum Venus Plastech’s desire to have research and develop-ment, manufacturing and technical service functions in one location, MVP Ltd. says it has made the difficult decision to cease business operations of the Closed Mould Division in the U.K. Magnum Venus Plastech will now provide all goods and services previously provided by MVP Ltd. from the MVP Technology Center, operated by Magnum Venus Plastech, in Kent, Wash.

MVP says the change will not affect the company’s global service and training. Magnum Venus Plastech will continue to offer expert technical service, and the Comprehensive Closed Mould Training Course that was scheduled to be held in the U.K. Sept. 24–26, 2013, will now take place at the MVP Technology Center in Kent, Wash.

Lockheed Plans Universal Equipment Package For Army Helicopters

Lockheed Martin Corp said it is developing a universal package of cockpit equipment, electronics and weapons for the U.S. Army’s next-generation helicopter, an approach it says will save money and time, and make future upgrades easier.

Lockheed, the Pentagon’s No. 1 supplier, is pooling resources across the company to develop a mission equipment package for the 4,000 next-generation helicopters that the Army expects to starting field around 2034 - and other helicopters operated by the U.S. military and countries around the world.

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Mounting budget pressures have spurred the military to look at alternative approaches, including buying mission equipment sepa-rately and then supplying it to the helicopter maker. Officials are also pushing for more “open architecture” systems that allow easier upgrades in the future.

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Dan Spoor, vice president of aviation systems for Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems and Training business, told Reuters that building mission packages separately from the helicopters would help lower costs by tapping greater economies of scale and eliminating some costs now added by the aircraft makers.

“Every time a piece of hardware is acquired by an aircraft provider, there’s cost to acquire it, there’s cost to put it into the aircraft, that may have additional handling costs or fees that they put on it,” he said.Spoor said Lockheed hoped to leverage billions of dollars of in-vestment already made in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and other weapons to keep down costs and reduce risk associated with new development program.

The equipment package would be “platform agnostic” and could be used on any of the helicopter designs that are being developed for the new program, he said.

Lockheed is in non-exclusive discussions with the three companies that are working on aircraft designs to ensure that they incorporated a sufficient processor “backbone” so the mission equipment could be integrated later, Spoor said.

Lockheed and other weapons makers have been working with the Army on 10 small study contracts associated with the equipment for the new project since 2012. The Army is expected to award additional contracts for more work this year and next, but larger funding streams are unlikely for several years.

The Army in June chose three companies to work on “technology demonstration” contract to flesh out designs for the new aircraft - Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron Inc ; a team comprising Boeing and Sikorsky Aircraft, which is a unit of United Technologies Corp ; and privately held AVX Aircraft.

That work will lay the groundwork for the Pentagon’s Future Vertical Lift program, a project that will ultimately replace more than 4,000 medium-lift helicopters used by various military services.

Goldman Sachs: Manufacturing Reports Best Barom-eter For Economy

Cynthia Lin in the Wall Street Journal notes that a new Goldman Sachs report claims that manufacturing data serve as the best barometer of US manufacturing activity. While other reports like the government’s employment figures garner more market attention, the manufactur-ing figures – including from regional Fed banks and the Institute for Supply Management – have provided the best indicators of how the economy will fare in the near future, the Goldman analysis concluded.


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Manufacturing Surges Ahead

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector is at its highest levels since June 2011, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Report On Business. Jon Min-nick, Associate Editor, Manufacturing Business TechnologyJon Minnick, Associate Editor, Manufacturing Business Technology

“The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) index jumped upward in July from what was a relatively flat period of production in manufac-turing during the second quarter of this year,” says Daniel Meckstroth, Chief Economist for the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI). “The index was 55.4 in July and averaged 50.2 in April to June; 50 is the dividing line between growth and decline. The July report is particularly comforting because the future direction for manufacturing activity had been uncertain while the overall economy struggled to achieve very modest growth in the first half.

“A surge in production and new orders in July, as indicated in the report, gives growth momentum to the sector and confirms our forecast of an acceleration in manufac-turing activity in the second half of 2013,” adds Meckstroth. “Firms are taking advantage of ultralow interest rates (while they last) and investing in business equipment. There remains pent-up demand for housing and motor vehicles, driving manufacturing growth. In addition, private transportation infrastructure (railroad, trucks,

aerospace) is seeing new investment.”

The PMI registered 55.4 percent, an increase of 4.5 percentage points from June’s reading of 50.9 percent. June’s PMI reading, the highest of the year, indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector for the second consecutive month.

“It’s a great way to start the second half of 2013,” says Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the ISM Business Survey Committee. “I think it’s a very positive and well-balanced report in terms of all of the underly-ing metrics. Things are pointing in a very favorable direction right now.”

ISM’s New Orders Index registered 58.3 percent in July, an increase of 6.4 percentage points when compared to the June reading of 51.9 percent. This represents growth in new orders for the second consecu-tive month, and is also the highest reading for the index since April 2011, when the index registered 63.8 percent. A New Orders Index above 52.2 percent, over time, is generally consistent with an increase in the Census Bureau’s series on manufacturing orders (in constant 2000 dollars).

ISM’s Production Index registered 65 percent in July, which is an in-crease of 11.6 percentage points when compared to the 53.4 percent reported in June. This month’s reading indicates growth in production for the second consecutive month, and is the highest reading since May 2004, when the index registered 65.3 percent. An index above 51.2 percent, over time, is generally consistent with an increase in the Federal Reserve Board’s Industrial Production figures.

“New orders numbers are coming from nine industries including furni-ture and related products; electrical equipment and appliances related to the housing industry; and also food, beverage and tobacco — which haven’t been all that strong this year,” adds Holcomb. “Computer and electronic products, which have been under pressure for a while, are now responsible for some of these new orders.”

The Inventories Index registered 47 percent in July, which is 3.5 percentage points lower than the 50.5 percent reported in June. This month’s reading indicates that respondents are reporting inventories

contracted in July, following one month of growth. For the first seven months of 2013, inventories of raw materials have registered in a well-managed range from a high of 51.5 percent in February to a low of 46.5 percent in April. An Inventories Index greater than 42.7 percent, over time, is generally consistent with expansion in the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA) figures on overall manufacturing inventories (in chained 2000 dollars).

“The dip in the Inventories Index is a natural conse-quence of the strong production number, using up inventories and also working off some of the backlog of orders,” explains Holcomb. “That lower index number is a natural consequence.”

ISM’s Backlog of Orders Index registered 45 percent in July, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the 46.5 percent reported in June.


This is the third consecutive month of contracting order backlogs. Of the 86 percent of respondents who reported their backlog of orders, 15 percent reported greater backlogs, 25 percent reported smaller backlogs and 60 percent reported no change from June.

ISM’s New Export Orders Index registered 53.5 percent in July, which is 1 percentage point lower than the 54.5 percent reported in June. This month’s reading represents the eighth consecutive month of growth in new export orders, and follows six consecutive months of contraction dating back to June 2012.

ISM’s Imports Index registered 57.5 percent in July, which is 1.5 per-centage points higher than the 56 percent reported in June. This month’s reading represents the eighth consecutive month that the Imports Index has registered at or above 50 percent.

“The increase in imports reflects favorable pricing of raw materials from overseas,” says Holcomb. “The slight decline in exports really doesn’t mean a lot. It’s still really healthy and has been positive for eight con-secutive months now — just at a little slower rate this month relative to last month. Overall between the two, it shows a healthy global economy with products and raw materials flowing back and forth.”

The ISM Prices Index registered 49 percent in July, which is a decrease of 3.5 percentage points compared to the June reading of 52.5 percent. This indicates that raw materials prices decreased in July, as they did in May, while the other five months of 2013 registered price readings

at or above 50 percent. In July, 20 percent of respondents reported paying higher prices, 22 percent reported paying lower prices, and 58 percent of supply executives reported paying the same prices as in June. A Prices Index above 49.7 percent, over time, is generally con-sistent with an increase in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Index of Manufacturers Prices.

“The Prices Index number is kind of indifferent right now,” explains Holcomb. “It’s been bouncing around a little bit and if you look at our commodities coming down in price, you’ll see things that are re-ally both up and down. In the short term, it’s good news and allows manufacturers to buy inventories at lower prices. Sustaining it at a level below 50 for a long term speaks to broader demand being soft, which we don’t want. So this is fine for now, but we’ll look forward to it increasing above 50.”

ISM’s Employment Index registered 54.4 percent in July, which is 5.7 percentage points higher than the 48.7 percent reported in June. This month’s reading indicates a return to expansion in employment, follow-ing only two months of contraction in the past 47 months. An Employ-ment Index above 50.5 percent, over time, is generally consistent with an increase in the BLS data on manufacturing employment.

“The Employment Index is strong — perhaps stronger than one would have expected,” says Holcomb. “The fact that it’s back in positive territory is really no surprise. We had just one month of it dropping below 50 and that broke a long-standing 4-year run. This is a good solid number, but back where we expected in positive territory.”


Treske Precision, Achieving World-Class Status Through Innovation and Automation

In 1934 the founder of Treske Precision, Mr. Gustav (Gus) Treske was born in the war torn Soviet Union occupied, East Germany. The Treske’s were a family of farmers and were torn from their farms when their land became part of Poland and were forced to leave.

Gustav’s mother searched to get him into an apprenticeship program, and he started working as a machinist apprentice at the age of 15. Gus immigrated into Canada and then to the United States in 1959. He settled in California where he found work in the trade, marrying Erna in 1960. He served in the US military for two years, and was stationed at the Panama Canal. Returning to California, he worked as a contract machinist for several years, including the aerospace industry where he was involved in machining parts for the Apollo space program.

4 decades ago, Gus moved his family to Oregon and started Treske Precision Machining, Inc. in 1977. Gus always looked for ways to make parts faster and more effectively. This drive for improvement and innovation is the core of Treske’s approach to manufacturing, and the cornerstone of the company’s success.

In 1988, Gus expanded the shop and moved to Tualatin. His son, Theo Treske joined the com-pany in 1989 after graduating from Oregon State University with a degree in business. At this time Gus saw an opportunity to grow the business as some of the Treske customers were doing a vertical integration & phase out of their internal machining services. Gus & Theo grew the company alongside their core customers and added fabrication to their arsenal along with integration services.

In 1999, Treske Precision moved to its cur-rent location in Sherwood. The company is now comprised of 120 employees and it sits in 80,000 square feet of manufacturing area. Treske has evolved over the years from a small job shop to a world-class manufacturer, capable of complex machining, fabrication, and high-level assembly integration.

At the heart and core of this tight family unit smolders a desire to continually improve on the things they do as a business unit and a united team. Treske Precision takes complex CNC

milling and high level integration to a world class level. As a pioneer in the industry, Treske works together to unite the manufacturing pro-cesses, methodologies, and cutting edge machine tooling technology to a same page level, exercising real time data sharing. When everyone has complete real time visibility, everyone is privy to what is happening on each job throughout the system.

As a business manager and a graduate of business through Oregon State University, Theo Treske, President of Treske Precision learned the analytical aspects of managing a business. He learned the data from every aspect of the business, from the employee/team member

to the data from the machine tools. This is key in delivering the best in customer satisfaction and customer service.

Theo visited Asia years ago and toured many of the machine shops after one of the companies they worked for encouraged a visit to the region, in order to seek a lower cost methodology of manufacturing. What Theo saw surprised him; he saw a lot of capacity but not a lot of skill. The companies were not using new technolo-gies, but compensating by the use of cheap labor. This showed Theo that to be successful and maintain a competitive edge with other nations, Treske Precision had to concentrate on innovation, automation, and technology.

Theo said, “We have really skilled people here and our goal cannot be achieved by utilization of the best technologies alone, we have to combine our intellectual resources, skilled machinists and support them with a data management systems the give everyone the tools for success.”

Theo found that most manufacturing software is good for manufacturing companies but not focused on the unique need of a job shop environment with an extremely high mix of parts. He found that his Makino machines utilized a database format that he could seam-


lessly integrate into his own systems. Basically, Treske Precision perfected and engineered their own software to manage all manufacturing data from around the shop, includ-ing machine tooling, SPC quality control, to run times and delivery schedules. Treske was able to har-ness all of their data and tie them together through one interface that was specifically designed to fit their manufacturing model and could be easily manipulated and used throughout the shop. Theo states “since this system was designed entirely in-house we have the ability to easily make changes as our customer and company’s need grow and change”

Theo goes on to say, “The machining business has changed so much over the past ten years. It used to be a guy cranking handles on a machine, now we’re a technology company that harnesses the machines technology to its highest level. And, today; it’s a guy sitting in front of a computer. With the Makino sys-tems coupled with our data management software we have been able to achieve a new level of precision in machining automation. Using our palletized system and robotically fed tombstone’s; we can essentially take a block of metal and produce a very complex finished part, accurately and consistently.

Treske prides itself on being the industry leader for complex, high tolerance com-ponents and assemblies. To make sure they get all of the customers’ expectations and requirements within their manufacturing formula, Treske holds an online webinar communication series with the customer, their engineering staff, and their purchas-ing professionals.

Frank Eaton, Treske Precision’s Business Development Manager said, “We learned long ago from our major customers that being a part-ner and an extension of our customers businesses was crucial. In todays technologically advanced era we can hold a video conference with our customers team (engineering, quality, management, purchasing, etc.) and even transfer data and models over in real time so everyone is on the same page, as if we were in the same room together. This conferencing in a webinar fashion helps save on travel time, expenses, and gives both sides the feeling of being a local partnership. We call this DFM, Design For Manufacturing.”

Marketing and Sales Manager Scott Ferguson con-tinued the theme by stating, “Our goal is to provide

a manufacturing solution to our customers, and we achieve this by stepping back and taking a look at the macro view of their products in terms of form, fit and function, then, together we can create an ac-curate and complete solution. The upfront communication and bet-ter initial understanding of these products actually helps us build a better product for our customers.”

Scott continued, “We have five Makino a51 hori-zontal machining centers on a 66 pallet system. Our machines are equipped with the glass scales; temperature controlled 1000 psi thru tool coolant, and upgraded CPU modules. What makes our sys-tem so unique is we utilize these cells in a High Mix low volume environment, but because this system is modular, we have the ability to easily scale up demand in to high productions volumes. This flex-ibility complements our customer’s demands in the aerospace, defense, laser manufacturing, and semi-conductor industry. We have tied tool management, job scheduling, job costing and quality management together and monitor these systems in real time. For example the CpK values are monitored in real-time off the machine for all of our parts in the Makino cell systems, then we pareto this information from worst

to best and systematically work through potential issues due to the low CpK values or Nelson Rule Violation. Essentially this marriage of the Makino machine tool systems and our proprietary data manage-ment system fixes problems before they even occur. One of the main reasons we chose Makino over their competitor’s is the flexibility that the Makino control systems gave us to tie our systems into. In addition Makino is known for its great quality and precision equipment.”

The Treske “insight portal” is another example of taking the partnership with customers a few steps further than the commonplace machine shop. Treske is perfecting a looking glass into their manufacturing system that views the entire job router in real time. No more guessing. This system give our customers the ability to pull up the information they need, online, during their management meeting to ensure on time delivery, monitor quality data, job progress, inventory levels, WIP, and even rescheduling, if needed.

Theo said, “All of the automation that is evolving at Treske Precision rests on the foundation of reliability and repeatability. You can have the best manufacturing


process, but if the machines don’t have the up time and reliability like the Makino machines have afforded us, the foundation will be weak and the process flawed. Automation is dependent on reliability. That’s how we picked Makino; we researched many other brands and visited a lot of other shops and the up time, reliability, and control systems were unmatched. The Makino cell controller is very user friendly and easy to get information into and out of, and it makes it feasible to run a high mix environment.”

He continued, “In 2002, around the time we got the first Makino we were enlightened to see how they were utilizing the data within the cell controller and we saw the opportunity to extend that technology throughout the shop and we integrated it into all of our systems to have a high level of automation in the manufacturing process. We now have immediate access to every bit of data, all of the time.

The Makino cells were essentially the birthplace of the Treske data management systems. Makino’s machine platform gave Treske a control system that was resident and allowed them to seamlessly pair with the controller for real time quality output of data required.

Theo said, “The Makino ma-chines and the Makino sup-port group through Richard Ellis of Ellis Machinery has been a very good partnership. The Ellis Machinery Team has a very excellent service arm within their company. Richard takes a partnership approach and helps to develop a complete solution. He sends new technology data to help keep us informed and is always there when we need him.”

Theo continued, “The training and service has helped us improve our in-house service. Makino’s authorized repair professionals have educated our team of Treske technicians. This training is just not imperative for repair but also full utilization and optimization of the machine tools and preventative maintenance. Makino of-fers timely webinars for updating and continual training. This helps keep us on the cutting edge of manufacturing practices and technology and getting the most out of our Makino equipment.”

Scott said, “When you buy a Makino you buy a system, not just a machine. The Makino team, which includes its Makino Distributor Ellis Machinery, constantly supports us and from the start made it evident Treske was buying an inclu-sive system with endless backup support. They just don’t drop off a high performance machine

and say; there you go, have a nice day. The Makino team helps you manage it, run it, sustain it, and improve on the system with continuous education.”

Treske Precision has raised the bar from their ISO cer-tification to AS9100 Rev. C certified. This aerospace certification is a commitment to excellence. Treske Precision was already a precision aerospace manufac-turing company, now they are a certified aerospace company. The improved documentation and col-laboration of AS9100 certification has improved the level of quality synergy by raising the bar yet again.

Here’s what some of Treske’s customers say about them:

“We have been working with Treske for over five years. Treske is our first choice for precision machine work based on their quality, service and capabilities. We have a somewhat unique program

with Treske where we issue an annual blanket order for “kits” and pull against this blanket order over the course of a year. The quality and service levels we’ve experienced with Treske are of the highest standard. We have been very pleased with our business part-

nership with Treske and look forward to many more years of working together.”

- A Manufacturing Manager at an Oregon Medical Manufacturing Company

“I have been doing business with Treske Precision for over four years and they are a great partner and a true pleasure to work with. Treske

Precision has helped us reduce cost via lights out manufacturing and through working with us on DFM (Design For Manufacturing) projects. They are timely, relationship focused, and re-ally stand out among their peers. I recommend Treske Precision as a valued partner.”

- Director of Operations for a Leading Manu-facturer of Laser Applications, Including Laser Systems

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Maker’s Row, a website and free service that helps facilitate connec-tions between designers and the small-batch American manufacturers that can help them turn a sketch into a real product, is on a roll. The New York-based technology startup has recently secured $1 million in funding to help hire more developers, who will help expand the service and build in more features. The company’s co-founder and CEO, Mat-thew Burnett, has been featured on the likes of Fox Business and NPR.

The users are happy too — Tanya Menendez, COO and co-founder, was recently pleased to hear that an American manufacturer posted their company’s profile and had a solid lead and a meeting in just two days.

The company launched its website in November 2012, with a focus on the jewelry and apparel markets, plus a relatively simple premise. On one end, designers sign up for the site and can search through the pro-

files of American manufacturers for one that would be a good fit. And on the other end, these small-batch manufacturers can create a profile of their operations and capabilities, fill in all the appropriate contact informa-tion, upload some images of the plant and previous work, and begin to field questions an requests from interested entrepreneurs.

The service is completely free for those aspiring businesspeople, and manufacturers have the option of paying a bit of money for an improved listing. And according to Menendez, this formula is already working. She says, “This type of quick match-making makes it really fulfilling to continue working on Maker’s Row and we’re really hoping that we get more and more factories on, too, to continue the momentum.”

If there was anyone to begin a business like Maker’s Row, Burnett and Menendez may very well be the best choice — they both know the pain and complexity of having to work with foreign manufacturers. Burnett’s own history is perhaps the best type of story to tell, as proof of how using domestic — and even hyper-local — manufacturers can be an incredible asset to a fledgling company.

Burnett’s background is in industrial design, making watches for Marc Jacobs, DKNY and other well-known brands. In 2007, he started his own watch brand, but ran into a plethora of problems when dealing with overseas manufacturers, “from language barriers to time zone differences, and then importing costs. A lot of those costs, you won’t see.”

Production runs took months, only for shipments to get trapped in customs for weeks at a time, and because he’s not a supply chain expert, he didn’t know how to get that process expedited. And if there was an error in the production, he’d have to send it all back. Once, he had a run of 3,000 watches, $40,000 in cost, all show up defective. He says, “As a first-time entrepreneur, you can’t take that type of hit on your business.”

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Since launching, with that million in funding aside, Maker’s Row has helped numerous entrepreneurs make connections with domestic manufacturers, but Burnett says the interested parties haven’t been limited to one-person operations — much the opposite, in fact. He says some of the biggest apparel brands one might find in big-box re-tailers have been reaching out to “branch into new industries or create new products, or even if they’re just looking for a new type of textile.”

And Burnett says the Maker’s Row team is starting to work on plans to help these designers or businesses get the in-person help that they need to get their designs made — almost like a consultancy business on the side — but they’re not quite ready to make an announcement on that front.

What’s so compelling about Burnett’s and Menendez’s new role in the domestic manufacturing community is that they’re seeing things from an all-new angle. They’re directly in the middle of what could very well become a new era in American manufacturing, in which the boutique rules, and where manufacturing is within reach for essen-tially anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit. It could truly change the financial outlook of many smaller contract manufacturers, and enable a whole new generation of “makers.”

Menendez says, “I would say a lot of people are taking their entrepreneurship more seriously. A lot of people are trying to transition out of their 9-5. We get a lot of emails from people that are really trying to ramp up their business, that are putting a significant effort to starting their own business. It’s not just a DIY-type of hobby — these people are really serious about starting a business. We’re really excited about that.”

And while many of the early Maker’s Row users were funded via “crowdfunding” sites like Kickstarter, that has changed. Menendez says that their site offers a search-able category for manufacturers that are willing and able to work with

“beginners” to the manufacturing world, and often don’t need anything more than a technical sketch and some start-up capital. She says, “You can get a website up and going and you can get your first run of samples done. These smaller-batch manufacturers definitely allow for that.”

The most compelling element to that scenario? Menendez says, “You can start a business with $2,000 now.” Or less, she argues, depending on the project.

And that seems to truly be the future of Maker’s Row and the mar-ketplace they’re aiming to serve. If this type of relationship grows in popularity, thanks in part due to Maker’s Row, we could see a whole category of start-up manufacturers that begin with just a few thousand

dollars, and have nowhere to go but up. And as those businesses succeed, so will the domestic contract manu-facturers who make their products. Truly, this seems like the beginning of a “maker” economy.

Burnett says that today, there’s two main avenues for a hypothetical jewelry maker. The first is that the maker travels to China, finds a contract manufacturer, flies home only to fly back to China once the samples are done, and stays to oversee production. Expensive, and a hassle at best. The second finds a Chinese manufacturer on Google, sends over the drawings, and hopes everything works out. Not as expensive up-front, but it leaves far too much in the dark. And if those products, after a six-month wait,

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The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket is seen as it launches from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Alliant Techsystems Inc said it had won an order from Orbital Sci-ences Corp (ORB.N) to provide solid rocket motors for a new air-launched space transport system that is part of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s latest venture.

Blake Larson, president of ATK Aerospace Group, gave no details on the size and scope of the contract, but told Reuters the deal was

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“It further enhances and expands other commercial elements of our propulsion business,” Larson said. ATK is seeking to take on more commercial projects to diversity its portfolio at a time when the U.S. military budget is set to flatten or decline.

Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems tapped Orbital Sciences in June to develop the new transport system which will use a large aircraft to launch satellites, cargo and possibly humans, into space.

Stratolaunch plans to launch test flights in 2016, and may fly its first mission in 2017 or 2018.ATK said it would provide the first and second stage propulsion for the Air Launch Vehicle. The company will also design and develop and flight hardware for initial Strato-launch missions.

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Larry Lawson, Spirit’s CEO, said Boeing is exploring upping its output to 47 737s a month, but the plane maker says it is only studying the higher rate of production, and has declined to say how much of an increase in 737 output might be possible. The plane maker is currently planning to increase the rate to 42 737s a month in 2014 from 38 today.

Spirit is Boeing’s largest supplier of structural parts for its jetliner, including building the entire body for the 737 at its Wichita, Kan., plant.

“We don’t see any major roadblocks” to reaching 47 a month, said Mr. Lawson during the company’s earnings call Monday afternoon, referring to the investment required to increase production in its facili-ties or those of its own suppliers.

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Flight International reports on the synthetic jet actuator (SJA) by GE, which the company says has led to the a speed record for an air jet. The SJA operates as bellows do, putting out air at 220 m/s and measuring 755mm square by 6mm thick. Principal engineer Sayed Saddoughi notes that the SJA can open and close up to 150 times per second while consuming minimal power. “The small size of these devices, combined with a robustness proven over billions of cycles in the laboratory, may open a path to active flow control” and therefore, reduce skin drag by as much as 30 percent. The SJA is currently being considered by computer manufacturers to replace cooling fans, but Saddoughi is hoping to see them added to aircraft.

Lockheed Martin Expects Increase Demand for AEHF Satellites

Lockheed Martin is ex-pecting to see an increase demand for AEHF satel-lites over the next several years. “AEHF is a critical asset to both tactical users and the highest offices of

government,” said Mark Valerio, vice president of Lockheed Martin’s

military space line of business during an exclusive interview with SatelliteTODAY.com.

However, Valerio notes that despite the increased demand for more secure, ultra high frequency satellite systems, Lockheed officials are mindful of military space customers who are facing budgetary chal-lenges and have to make some tough choices.

“We’ve been listening carefully to them about their satellite requirements and we are concentrating on how best to deliver the perfect balance, or nexus, of affordability, capability and resiliency. Most recently, we conducted a study to help quantify the resiliency of our space archi-tectures and we’re briefing this around our customer circles,” Valerio said. “The feedback we have been receiving and the resulting dialogue has been very constructive.”

He also noted ongoing discussions regarding smaller satellites and pay-loads. “If the market shifts more this way, I am confident that Lockheed Martin will be able to offer our customers continued value. Sometimes people overlook the fact that Lockheed Martin has deployed more than 150 hosted payloads and hosted more than 300 payloads,” he said.

“We have actually launched more than 150 satellites weighing less than 1,000 lbs.”

Valerio also points out that AEHF has three international partners (UK, Canada, Netherlands), and all are scheduled to make their first con-nections by year’s end. “Our system is working, in demand, and ready for the future. We are helping [by] developing affordable terminals that will put this capability in the hands of more tactical users, and we have reserve capacity for even more growth,” he said.

And growth is expected throughout the remainder of 2013. “We have a healthy backlog of contracts,” Valero said while declining to comment on specific numbers because of uncertainty stemming from the U.S. government’s budget sequestration’s impact on business.

Valerio said sequestration leaves many questions unanswered as far as the long-lasting impacts. “We expect to see sequestration’s impacts grow as the government’s full year fiscal 2013 cuts are realized,” Vale-rio, said. “But as we anticipated, it is taking time for our customers to determine how they will implement sequestration, and we’re working closely with them,” he added, noting that Lockheed has only noticed a

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But even with budget concerns, the improved communications tech-nology available through the AEHF satellites has generated excitement within the military, law enforcement and intelligence community.

Earlier in 2013, Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to manu-facture two AEHF satellites for the U.S. Air Force in a deal that was expected to generate nearly $2 billion. According to Valerio, the deal involves the AEHF Space Vehicles 5 and 6, which are in the final stages of contract negotiations. “We are finalizing terms of the contract, but we are committed to the schedule. Production on those space vehicles has already begun,” he added.



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The Wall Street Journal reports Spirit AeroSystems CEO Larry Lawson said Boeing is considering another 737 production increase to 47 per month although it now only plans to increase to 42 a month next year. Lawson said his company sees no impediment to such an increase although no timetable was given for it.

Lowering Prices on Biofuels Offers Navy Hope

Senior energy officials with the Navy are optimistic about the future of biofuels and alternative fuels despite Congres-sional criticism, saying an emerging market for biofuel production has continued to lower prices.

Such developments are in keeping with the service’s goal that up to one-half of its energy will come from alternative sources by 2020.

In fact, as part of what it calls its “Great Green Fleet” initiative, the Navy plans to deploy a carrier strike group powered by alternative fuel in 2016, said Tom Hicks, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Energy.

It had been thought by some observers that realistic production and competitive prices for biofuels could be a decade or more away. However, progress with an emerging mar-ket is exceeding some expectations, Hicks explained.

“The alternative fuels piece is coming to-gether more quickly than we had planned. Our partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Agricul-ture is beginning to yield some promising results at this point,” Hicks added.

Recognizing that many members of Con-gress have criticized biofuel efforts on the grounds of cost, Hicks explained that the costs of biofuels are already decreasing as larger quantities become available.

“Biofuels will be available by 2016 in mean-ingful quantities. The market is evolving very rapidly. Economies of scale will drive down the price,” Hicks said.

Hicks, and other proponents of the pro-gram emphasize the need to keep prices low and competitive. Overall, the Navy is optimistic in the prospects for affordable, mass producible quantities of biofuels.

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Could NASA turn to crowd-funding?

Letting the public fund space missions directly is a possibility NASA’s chief engineer, Brian Muirhead, is discussing.

“We’d love to have the public involved, the problem is we still have to work through Congress,” he said.

There’s precedent for a crowdfunding effort at the space agency: Earlier this year it raised $52,000 on Indiegogo to promote its efforts on a movie trailer.

“Campaigns like this one demonstrate that the average American is actually quite passionate about the space pro-gram,” says Dan Hendrickson, director of space systems of the Aerospace Indus-tries Association.

U.S. economic expansion out-strips forecasts

The U.S. gross domestic product rose 1.7% in the second quarter, higher than what most experts expected. Accelerat-ing consumer spending on durable goods and rising business investment in equip-ment and construction projects suggest that growth stands a good chance of continuing the rest of the year.

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Northrop Begins Work On U.S./Taiwan F-16 AESA Radar Upgrade

Northrop Grumman expects to be under contract with Lockheed Martin shortly after being selected to supply the active, electroni-cally scanned array (AESA) radar for an F-16 avionics upgrade under development for the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor for the Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite (Capes) upgrade and was tasked by the Air Force with making the AESA source selection, selecting incum-

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Jill Torberson is an artist, educator, and musi-cian from Portland, Oregon. Primarily, Jill works in steel, creating custom artistic iron-work for homes throughout the metro area.

While in Portland, Jill has studied printmaking, ceramics, mixed media sculpture, and metal arts, including welding and blacksmithing.

Jill’s work can be seen at the Boise Art Museum Idaho, the Mary Lou Zeek Gallery in Salem, and the RiverSea Gallery in Astoria. Oregon. Portland venues include Guardino Gallery, the Mount Tabor Art walk, Cornell Farm garden shop, and the Portland Open Studio tour. Jill also works with the Mark Woolley Gallery and several landscapers and architects in Portland.

Aside from her one or two gallery shows a year. her latest exhibition was at the Guardino gallery in Portland, Oregon. This show was presented with Jeff Schnabel, a local architect and faculty member at Portland State University. Jill has several commissions involving custom steel fabrication for residences in the Portland area. She is a licensed contractor, and creates custom gates, trellises, fences, railings, fireplace mantels and screens, as well as site-specific art for both indoor and outdoor enjoyment.

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In 2007, Jill was selected to participate in a public art project in Portland titled “Salmon for the Sandy”. Thirty juried artists were given fiberglass Salmon to recreate as works of art, which were displayed throughout Port-land. She also was commissioned by the City of Wilson-ville, Oregon, to participate in their outdoor sculpture garden, showing work at the public library and police station, which remained for 2 years from 2010-2012.

Jill was commissioned in the fall of 2005 by the Port-land General Electric Company to create a sculpture for their corporate offices using surplus material from their power stations and metal shop. This was part of a citywide event called “Breakfast of Champions”, in which the city recognized businesses dedicated to the arts. This piece can be seen in downtown Portland, at their office in the World Trade Center building. She was also commissioned in 2010 to create art-work from recycled sources for the PGE hydroelectric office at the Portland World Trade Center.

In 2012, the Portland General Electric Company hired Jill to create art for The Alder Street sub station Portland’s Bel-mont neighborhood. The concept was to create work that captures the eye, while not completely obstructing the power station. Project is 60 linear feet by 8 feet high, and is the first of it’s kind for PGE.

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Airspace access is the holy grail for an unmanned-aircraft in-dustry seeing wartime demand winding down and looking to ci-vilian uses for continued growth. Progress has been slow, but there are signs a breakthrough is near.

Airworthiness certification standards for unmanned aircraft systems are a prerequisite for commercial operations in the National Air-space System (NAS). While industry-led working groups develop performance standards for command-and-control data links and sense-and-avoid systems for UAS, the FAA has taken the first step by issuing type certificates for two unmanned aircraft.

Restricted-category certificates for AeroVironment’s 13-lb. Puma AE and Insitu’s 44-lb. ScanEagle permit aerial surveillance in Arctic airspace, where the likelihood of encountering uncooperative aircraft is zero. Commercial flights will begin soon: the hand-launched Puma for oil-spill monitoring and wildlife observation over the Beaufort Sea; and the ScanEagle for ship-launched flights to survey ice floes and migrating whales in Arctic oil exploration areas.

“Type certification allows us to go beyond the norm, which is a

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The Puma and ScanEagle were pathfinder programs for restricted-cate-gory certification under the FAA’s existing Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 21.25 rules. Insitu submitted its application in January, and the process went “astoundingly fast,” McDuffee says. Key was a “carve out” in FAR Part 21.25 for certification of aircraft already accepted for use by the Defense Department, which applies to both systems.

An aviation rulemaking committee chartered by the FAA in 2011 to recommend operating procedures and regulatory standards for UAS access to national airspace has submitted its plan, meanwhile. “It’s a good blueprint for how to do this, says Scott Dann, director of stra-tegic development at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, noting its similarity to the Access 5 plan developed by NASA and industry in the early 2000s.

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The U.S. Air Force says it has taken delivery of the latest defense weather satellite with plans to launch it next spring.

The military satellites are critical to global U.S. defense and security operations as they help military commanders in the decision-making processes in war zones as well as in peacetime activities.

All defense weather satellites launched over the past 50 years also featured capacity for civilian use. About 50 have been delivered during the period.

The latest satellite delivered to Vandenberg Air Force Base in El Segundo, Calif., is the 19th of its kind.

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft operated by the 60th Air Mobility Wing from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., transported the defense meteorological satellite from Sunnyvale, Calif., to Vandenberg, officials said.

The satellite will undergo final launch preparations, encapsulation and transport to Space Launch Complex 3 East at Vandenberg over the next 250 days. The craft is on track for a March launch.

It will be the first launch of a defense meteorological satellite since Oct. 18, 2009.

The delivery involved USAF personnel and team members from aerospace and defense manufacturers Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.

Lockheed Martin’s Sue Stretch said the company was proud to have its fourth Block 5D-3 spacecraft at the launch site.

“We’ve produced almost 50 defense weather satellites in 50 years, and our block 5D3 DMSP satellites deliver evolved capability,” said Stretch, the satellite program’s director at Lockheed Martin.

The Air Force and Lockheed have been working together since the start of the defense weather satellites program. Over the years, a variety of launch vehicles have been used to put the satellites into orbit.

The satellites monitor meteorological, oceanographic and solar-terrestrial physics. Begun in the 1960s as a classified program, the satellites’ mission was finally made public in 1973. Increased sophistication of warfare, defense readiness and national security measures has put new demands on the satellites’ capabilities.

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Boeing’s Next-Generation 737-900ER (extended range) reached 100 deliveries with a delivery this week to Tajikistan-based Somon Air.

To date, the 737-900ER has logged 414 orders from 16 customers. The Next-Generation 737 family (all models) has won orders for more than 6,000 airplanes and Boeing has delivered more than 3,800.

“Airlines around the world are recognizing the superior performance and operating economics of the Next-Generation 737-900ER,” said Beverly Wyse, 737 vice president and general manager. “It offers the best seat-mile cost of any single-aisle airplane which is especially important with today’s high fuel prices.”

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Goodrich Corporation has been selected by Boeing to provide landing gear system maintenance services in support of the United States Air Force fleet of Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. Included as part of the agreement, Goodrich will provide training to Hill Air Force Base (HAFB) in Ogden, Utah to perform overhaul of C-17 landing gear systems as a Goodrich supplier.

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Northrop Grumman has completed the preliminary design review (PDR) of the US Army’s common infrared countermeasure (CIRCM) program.

Completed on schedule, the review provided the army with a system design that exceeds the programme’s weight and electrical power requirements.

Marking the final design review of the program’s technology devel-opment (TD) phase, the review also offered army the data required for transitioning to the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase.

Northrop is developing eight CIRCM systems to protect helicopters against man-portable air-defence systems (MANPADS) and other heat-seeking weapons, as part of the $31.4m TD phase contract awarded in February 2012.

Northrop Grumman land and self protection systems division vice-pres-ident and general manager, Jeff Palombo, said the review presented detailed performance data from mature CIRCM systems, eventually demonstrating their ability to safeguard aircrews at an affordable cost.

“Our PDR date was established 14 months ago, and with close col-laboration with the army, we executed on time with anticipated results,’’ Palombo said.

“With our CIRCM system testing moving out smartly, we are well prepared to support our army customer with compliant EMD hard-ware and rapid production capability.”

Manufactured in collaboration with industry partners, Selex Galileo and Daylight Solutions, Northrop’s first CIRCM system was delivered to the army along with a complete hardware set in January this year.

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Valued at a minimum of $1.1bn, CIRCM program cost is expected to rise to as much as $5bn if the navy and air force and allied militaries also decide to equip their helicopters with the systems.

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Band Saws/Saw BladesBandsaw Tech ______________ 562--419-7675Roentgen USA ______________ 760--900-1110S.L. Fusco San Leandro __________ 510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez _________ 310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City __________ 619-477-7733SawBlade.com ______________800--240-2932

Band Saw Replacement PartsBandsaw Tech ______________ 562--419-7675

Band Saw RepairBandsaw Tech ______________ 562--419-7675

Bar FeedersEdge Technologies ____________ 562-243-4659

Bar Feeder AccessoriesTrusty-Cook ________________ 877-240-2462

Bar Feeder RepairEdge Technologies __________ 562-243-4659

Boring Bars/ToolsAlmar Tools, Inc. ____________503-680-9716Micro 100 _______________208-888-7310Seco Tools Inc. ____________ 503-267-4805Swift Tool Co, Inc. ___________ 800-562-0900

Carbide ToolsAlmar Tools, Inc. ____________503-680-9716Horizon Carbide ___________ 480-335-7688Micro 100 _______________208-888-7310S.L. Fusco San Leandro _________510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez ________310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City _________619-477-7733Swift Tool Co, Inc. ___________ 800-562-0900

Chemicals: UltrasonicPetroferm Inc. _____________317-371-8899

ChucksSeco Tools Inc. ____________ 503-267-4805

CNC Lathe AccessoriesTrusty-Cook _______________877-240-2462

CNC Spindle LinersTrusty-Cook _______________877-240-2462

Computer Enclosures-ProtectiveByte Box ________________ 888-bytebox

Coolant SystemsEbbco Inc ________________800-809-3901DCM Tech ______________ 800-533-5339

Swift Tool Co, Inc. ____________ 800-562-0900Cutting Fluids & Oils

Castrol _________________ 800-894-7773Hangsterfer’s ______________ 316-640-2462Hangsterfer’s ______________ 760-580-1357S.L. Fusco San Leandro _________ 510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez ________ 310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City _________ 619-477-7733Swift Tool Co, Inc. ____________ 800-562-0900

Cutting ToolsAlmar Tools, Inc. ____________ 503-680-9716Horizon Carbide ____________ 480-335-7688 Innovative Tool Sales __________ 714-780-0730Micro 100 _______________ 208-888-7310S.L. Fusco San Leandro _________ 510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez ________ 310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City _________ 619-477-7733Seco Tools Inc. _____________ 503-267-4805Swift Tool Co, Inc. ____________ 800-562-0900

Cutting Tool HoldersInnovative Tool Sales __________ 714-780-0730Seco Tools Inc. _____________ 503-267-4805Swift Tool Co, Inc. ____________ 800-562-0900

Cutting Tool SystemsInnovative Tool Sales __________ 714-780-0730Seco Tools Inc. _____________ 503-267-4805S.L. Fusco San Leandro _________ 510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez ________ 310-868-1010

S.L. Fusco National City _________ 619-477-7733Drills/Cutters-Magnetic

Innovative Tool Sales __________714-780-0730Micro 100 _______________208-888-7310Seco Tools Inc. _____________503-267-4805S.L. Fusco San Leandro _________510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez ________ 310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City _________ 619-477-7733

Dovetail FixturesRyansDovetails.com __________ 253-876-9981

Drills/ReamersSandvik ________________ 503-381-8740Seco Tools Inc. _____________503-267-4805S.L. Fusco San Leandro _________510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez ________ 310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City __________619-477-773

Dust Collectors, Filtration Equip.DCM Tech _______________800-533-5339

EDM Materials & Supplies

Desert EDM Sales ___________480-816-6300EDM Network _____________480-836-1782EDM Performance ___________800-336-2946Global EDM Supply __________480-836-8330

EDM: Dielectric Systems/Filtration

Ebbco Inc ________________ 800-809-3901Electronics

Fadal CNC _______________208-855-9426

Scott O. McCulloughVice President & General ManagerPacific [email protected] Direct206-683-7396 Mobile425-204-2603 Fax

600 SW 10th StreetRenton, WA 98057www.ryerson.com

MIKE WILLIAMS Marketing Manager 108 McDonough Street

Dayton, OH 45402

T 937.586.5067

C 937.623.8892

E [email protected]

www.gosiger.com

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Micro 100 Tool Corporation

Phil Saltness Manufacturer Representative - Washington

Company Office 1410 E. Pine Avenue

Meridian, ID 83642 800-421-8065 208-888-7310 208-888-2106

Toll Free: Ph:

Fax:

www.micro100.com

Sales Office 23180 SW Price Terrace Sherwood, OR 97140 Email: [email protected] Fax: 253-220-2620 Cell: 253-797-0890

Offices:California (So. & No.) • Florida • Ohio

“Work with passion, sell with conviction, support with dedication.”

• Brass & copper tubes• Dielectric fluid• Metallics• Tooling• Graphite• EDM hole driller

• Zinc coated wire• Brass wire• Resin• Filters• Spare & wear parts• Omax parts

At EPA, one call does it all. Call 1-800-EDM-2-WIN

MIKE ELDRIDGESales Manager, North WestCORPORATE OFFICE

1400 Pioneer St.Brea, CA 92821562•694•5990562•694•6228: fax

1•800•336•29461•510•701•0738 : ce l lemail: [email protected]

End MillsHorizon Carbide ____________480-335-7688Micro 100 _______________208-888-7310Sandvik ________________503-381-8740S.L. Fusco San Leandro _________510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez ________ 310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City _________ 619-477-7733Swift Tool Co, Inc. ____________800-562-0900

Fixturing/Fixtures5th Axis Fixtures ____________858-505-0432RyansDovetails.com __________ 253-876-9981

Indestructable KeyboardsByte Box _________________888-bytebox

InsertsHorizon Carbide ____________480-335-7688Sandvik ________________503-381-8740Seco Tools Inc. _____________503-267-4805Swift Tool Co, Inc. ____________800-562-0900

Jaws

Desert EDM Sales ___________480-816-6300EDM Network _____________480-836-1782RyansDovetails.com __________ 253-876-9981

Lubricants / SystemsDCM Tech _______________800-533-5339Hangsterfer’s ______________ 316-640-2462Hangsterfer’s ______________ 760-580-1357S.L. Fusco San Leandro _________510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez ________ 310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City _________ 619-477-7733Swift Tool Co, Inc. ____________800-562-0900

Machine Tool Cool. Filtration

DCM Tech _______________800-533-5339

S.L. Fusco San Leandro ________ 510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez ________310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City _________619-477-7733

Modular Spray SystemsSwift Tool Co, Inc. ___________ 800-562-0900

MotorsFadal CNC ______________ 208-855-9426

Optical Mouse-Silicone BasedByte Box ________________ 888-bytebox

Parts Washing EquipmentEbbco Inc _______________ 800-809-3901DCM Tech ______________ 800-533-5339

Precision BearingsC & M Precision Spindle, Inc._ _____ 503-691-0955

ResolversFadal CNC ______________ 208-855-9426

Saw Blades & Replacement PartsRocky Mountain Saw Blades _____ 303--761-3000Roentgen USA _____________760--900-1110SawBlade.com ____________ 800--240-2932

Solvents & Degreasing AgentsDCM Tech ______________ 800-533-5339Petroferm Inc. _____________317-371-8899

Solvents: Vapor degreasing Petroferm Inc. _____________317-371-8899

Solvents:Hand WipePetroferm Inc. _____________317-371-8899

Solvents: Mil PRF 680 Petroferm Inc. _____________317-371-8899

SpindlesFadal CNC ______________ 208-855-9426Setco-Pope Spindles __________ 866-362-0699

Thread MillsMicro 100 _______________ 208-888-7310Sandvik ________________ 503-381-8740

Tooling SystemsHorizon Carbide ____________ 480-335-7688Micro 100 _______________ 208-888-7310RyansDovetails.com __________ 253-876-9981Sandvik ________________ 503-381-8740S.L. Fusco San Leandro _________ 510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez _________310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City _________ 619-477-7733Western Sintering ____________ 509-375-3096

Vises & Vise Jaws5th Axis Fixtures ____________ 858-505-0432RyansDovetails.com __________ 253-876-9981

Waterjet AccessoriesKMT Waterjet Systems _________ 800-826-9274

WaycoversFadal CNC _______________ 208-855-9426

WorkholdingInnovative Tool Sales __________ 714-780-0730

APPRENTICESHIPS & TRAININGAerospace & Advanced Manufacturing

ApprenticeshipsAJAC __________________ 206-737-8342

Machining ApprenticeshipsAJAC __________________ 206-737-8342

Precision Metal Fabrication Apprenticeships

AJAC __________________ 206-737-8342Training & Education

AJAC __________________ 206-737-8342

DOOR SYSTEMSAutomatic Door opening Systems

Midaco Corporation ___________847-593-8420ENGINES (SPORT PLANE)

Hexatron Engineering _______801-363-8010FINANCING

La Porte & Associates __________ 503-239-4116U.S. Bank Equipment __________206-948-0022

GRINDINGGrinding Filtration

S.L. Fusco San Leandro _________510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez ________ 310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City _________619-477-7733

Grinding MachinesChevalier USA _____________ 562-903-1929CNC Machine Services __________425-788-4500Gosiger _________________ 937-586-5067Machine Toolworks ___________800-426-2052North-South Machinery _________ 253-333-2439North Western Machinery ________206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools _______ 510-249-1000Guard & Vacuum Pedestals For Grinders

Midaco Corporation ___________847-593-8420

aerospace Joint apprenticeship CommitteeYour key to a loyal, productive and trained workforce

JoE HautHprogram Development Manager

[email protected]

www.ajactraining.org

6770 E. Marginal Way S., Bldg A-106Seattle, WA 98108 Phone 206-737-8342Fax 206-764-5329


Carlos R. LugoSales Manager

NORTH WESTERN, - ,- - - '"

MAC H I ~_ E R Y -

1222 S. Weller St.Seattle, WA 98144www.nwmachinery.org

(206) 583-2333Fax (206) 583-0698Cell (206) 898-6900

[email protected]

LNlIMACHINERY INC.

Edward GieblewiczAccount Manager

970 Industry DriveTukwila, WA 98188

Toll Free: 1-866-437-7315Cell: (206) 300-3945Fax: (780) 437-7328

[email protected]

Web: www.newusedmachines.com

Aircraft brake rotor DCM Tech _______________ 800-533-5339

Grinders, RotaryCNC Machine Services ___________425-788-4500

Silicon & QuartzDCM Tech _______________ 800-533-5339

Manual Lathes & MillsGanesh Machinery ____________888-542-6374Machine Toolworks ____________800-426-2052North Western Machinery _________206-583-2333

Sawing MachinesFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _________503-620-9031North Western Machinery _________206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools ________ 510-249-1000Rocky Mountain Saw Blades _______303-761-3000 Western Machine Center _________408-955-1000

Saw Replacement PartsRocky Mountain Saw Blades _______ 303-761-3000SawBlade.com _____________ 800--240-2932

Punch & DieDCM Tech _______________ 800-533-5339

INSPECTION EQUIPOGP _________________ 480-889-9056S.L. Fusco San Leandro __________510-895-9000S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez _________310-868-1010S.L. Fusco National City __________619-477-7733

CMM ProbesOGP _________________ 480-889-9056

Coordinate Measuring Mach.OGP _________________ 480-889-9056

Gauging EquipmentTotal Quality Systems Inc. ________ 480-377-6422

Laser TrackersMetrology Instruments

OGP _________________ 480-889-9056Optical Comparators

OGP _________________ 480-889-9056Particle Inspection Mach

DCM Tech _______________ 800-533-5339MATERIALAluminum

Diehl Steel _______________ 800-543-1566Fry Steel ________________ 800-423-6651Laser Cutting Services, Inc _________503-612-8311Ryerson Corporation __________ 425-204-2601TCI Precision Metals ___________ 800-234-5613

Aluminum ExtrusionsAluminum Precision __________ 805-889-7569

Armor:CommercialService Steel ______________ 503-224-9500Temtco Steel ______________ 480-389-2883

Armor: Military GradeService Steel ______________ 503-224-9500Temtco Steel ______________ 480-389-2883

Brass Fry Steel ________________ 800-423-6651Coastal Metals _____________ 800-811-7466Ryerson Corporation __________ 425-204-2601Sequoia Brass & Copper ________ 800-362-5255

BronzeCoastal Metals _____________ 800-811-7466Sequoia Brass & Copper ________ 800-362-5255

Carbon SteelCoastal Metals _____________ 800-811-7466

Fry Steel _________________800-423-6651Laser Cutting Services, Inc _________ 503-612-8311Ryerson Corporation ___________425-204-2601

Cobalt AlloysAerodyne Alloys _____________800-337-3766United Performance Metals ______ _888-282-3292

CopperRyerson Corporation ___________425-204-2601Sequoia Brass & Copper ________ 800-362-5255

Drill Rod Diehl Steel ________________800-543-1566

Electrical SteelsFry Steel _________________800-423-6651

Graphite (Iso-Molded)Toyo Tanso USA _____________ 630-248-3885

Graphite (Premium Engineered)Toyo Tanso USA _____________ 630-248-3885

Hastelloy Tube & PipeHaynes International __________ 425-422-6496

High Temperature AlloysHaynes International __________ 425-422-6496United Performance Metals ______ _888-282-3292

Laser Cut MaterialLaser Cutting Services, Inc _________ 503-612-8311

Material SalesHaynes International __________ 425-422-6496Coastal Metals ______________800-811-7466Fry Steel _________________800-423-6651Laser Cutting Services, Inc _________ 503-612-8311Temtco Steel ______________ 480-389-2883United Performance Metals ______ _888-282-3292

Metals: Bar & PlateFry Steel __________________800-423-665Ryerson Corporation ___________ 425-204-2601Sequoia Brass & Copper _________800-362-5255United Performance Metals ________888-282-3292

Nickel AlloysAerodyne Alloys _____________ 800-337-3766 Fry Steel _________________ 800-423-6651Haynes International ___________425-422-6496Marzee Inc. ________________ 602-269-5801United Performance Metals ________888-282-3292

Plate: Wear and StructuralRyerson Corporation ___________ 425-204-2601Temtco Steel _______________480-389-2883United Performance Metals ________888-282-3292

Powder Metal (CPM)Diehl Steel ________________ 800-543-1566

Precision Ground Flat StockDiehl Steel ________________ 800-543-1566

Sheet & CoilRyerson Corporation ___________ 425-204-2601

Stainless SteelAerodyne Alloys _____________ 800-337-3766Diehl Steel ________________ 800-543-1566Fry Steel __________________800-423-665Laser Cutting Services, Inc _________ 503-612-8311Ryerson Corporation ___________ 425-204-2601TCI Precision Metals ____________ 800-234-5613Temtco Steel _______________480-389-2883United Performance Metals ________888-282-3292

Titanium Rod, Bar, & WireAerodyne Alloys _____________ 800-337-3766

Micro 100 Tool Corporation

Jeff Saltness Manufacturer Representative - Oregon

Company Office 1410 E. Pine Avenue

Meridian, ID 83642 800-421-8065 208-888-7310 208-888-2106

Toll Free: Ph:

Fax:

www.micro100.com

Sales Office 23180 SW Price Terrace Sherwood, OR 97140 Email: [email protected] Office: 503-625-1578 Fax:503-715-0430 Cell: 503-330-5414


DAVID LADZICK MANAGER

NORTHWEST REGION

SECO TOOLS INC., 8215 SW TUALATIN-SHERWOOD ROAD, SUITE 200 TUALATIN, OR 97062

CELL: 503-267-4805

OFFICE: 248-528-5990 FAX: 503-404-2440

E-MAIL: [email protected] www.secotools.com

DAVID LADZICK MANAGER

NORTHWEST REGION

SECO TOOLS INC., 8215 SW TUALATIN-SHERWOOD ROAD, SUITE 200 TUALATIN, OR 97062

CELL: 503-267-4805

OFFICE: 248-528-5990 FAX: 503-404-2440

E-MAIL: [email protected] www.secotools.com

Supra Alloys, Inc._ ____________866-949-1699Titanium Sheet & Plate

Supra Alloys, Inc._ ____________866-949-1699Titanium Tube & Pipe

Haynes International ___________425-422-6496Supra Alloys, Inc._ ____________866-949-1699

Tool SteelDiehl Steel ________________800-543-1566TCI Precision Metals ____________800-234-5613

MACHINERYCNC & Engine Lathes

Chevalier USA ______________ 562-903-1929Ganesh Machinery ____________ 888-542-6374Gosiger __________________ 937-586-5067Hallidie Mach.ine Tool Sales ________253-939-9020Machine Toolworks ____________ 800-426-2052Muratec _________________949-466-8255North Western Machinery _________206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools ________ 510-249-1000Selway Machine Tool ___________ 503-314-3165Selway Machine Tool ___________ 425-931-1680

3 , 4, & 5 Axis CNC MillsChevalier USA ______________ 562-903-1929Ganesh Machinery ____________ 888-542-6374Gosiger __________________ 937-586-5067Hallidie Mach.ine Tool Sales ________253-939-9020LMI Machinery Inc. ____________ 866-437-7315Machine Toolworks ____________ 800-426-2052North Western Machinery _________206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools ________ 510-249-1000

Selway Machine Tool __________ 503-314-3165Selway Machine Tool __________ 425-931-1680Tornos USA. _______________ 951-240-0818

CNC 3 & 5 Axis Routing MachinesACS/MultiCamNW ___________ 360-318-7534

CNC Swiss Turn MachinesEllis Machinery WA ___________ 253-838-3443Ellis Machinery OR ___________ 503-258-0526Ganesh Machinery ___________ 888-542-6374Gosiger _________________ 937-586-5067LMI Machinery Inc. ___________ 866-437-7315Machine Toolworks ___________ 800-426-2052North-South Machinery _________ 253-333-2439North Western Machinery ________ 206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools _______ 510-249-1000Tornos USA. ______________ _951-240-0818

Custom Design/Build MachinesLambie Engineering __________ 509-868-3100

Dot Peen MarkersKwik Mark Inc _____________815-363-8268Telesis __________________510-413-1771

Double Column Vertical Milling Ma-chines

Chevalier USA _____________ 562-903-1929Drill Presses

Hallidie Mach.ine Tool Sales _______ 253-939-9020Drill Sharpeners

Hallidie Mach.ine Tool Sales _______ 253-939-9020EDM Filtration

Desert EDM Sales ___________480-816-6300

EDM Network _____________ 480-836-1782EDM Machines4

Desert EDM Sales ___________ 480-816-6300EDM Network _____________ 480-836-1782North-South Machinery _________ 253-333-2439

EDM Service

Desert EDM Sales ___________ 480-816-6300EDM Network _____________ 480-836-1782

EDM Tooling Systems

Desert EDM Sales ___________ 480-816-6300EDM Network _____________ 480-836-1782Global EDM Supply __________ 480-836-8330

(CNC ) Horizontal Boring & Milling Machines

Chevalier USA ______________562-903-1929Parts Washing

Gosiger __________________937-586-5067Slant Bed Lathes

Chevalier USA ______________562-903-1929Sub Spindle Lathes

Chevalier USA ______________562-903-1929Used Wire EDM Machines

Desert EDM Sales ___________ 480-816-6300EDM Network _____________ 480-836-1782

PALLET SYSTEMSManual & Automatic Pallet Systems

Midaco Corporation ___________ 847-593-8420Manual Lift Off Pallet

Systems

Midaco Corporation ___________ 847-593-8420

Manual Rotory Pallet Systems

Midaco Corporation ___________847-593-8420PROTOTYPE MACHINERY

Hexatron Engineering _______ 801-363-8010REPAIR

Bandsaw Tech _____________ 562--419-7675ROBOTICS

Robotic Part Loading Systems

Midaco Corporation ___________847-593-8420NEW MACHINERY

FABRICATIONFahey Machinery Co., Inc. ________ 503-620-9031Jorgensen Machine Tools ________ 800-952-0151

Band & Cut Off SawsDW Machinery Sales __________ 425-827-6931Innovative Tool Sales __________ 714-780-0730Jorgenson Machine Tools ________ 801-214-7309North Western Machinery ________ 206-583-2333

CNC Knife Cutting with RegistrationACS/MultiCamNW ___________ 360-318-7534

CNC Turret PunchesDW Machinery Sales __________ 425-827-6931Muratec ________________ 949-466-8255

Drill LinesFahey Machinery Co., Inc. ________ 503-620-9031

Cold Saws/SawsDW Machinery Sales __________ 425-827-6931Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ _503-620-9031

CNC MillsChevalier USA ______________ 562-903-1929Ganesh Machinery ____________ 888-542-6374

Vice President/General Manager

www.facebook.com/a2zmetalworkerA2Z METALWORKER NW • 56 • Aug/Sept 2013

Hallidie Mach.ine Tool Sales ________ 253-939-9020LMI Machinery Inc. _____________866-437-7315Machine Toolworks ____________ 800-426-2052North Western Machinery _________ 206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools _________510-249-1000Selway Machine Tool ____________ 503-314-3165Selway Machine Tool ____________425-931-1680Tornos USA. _________________951-240-0818North Western Machinery _________ 206-583-2333

Hardware InsertionFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _________ 503-620-9031

Iron WorkersFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _________ 503-620-9031Jorgensen Machine Tools __________800-952-0151

Laser CuttingACS/MultiCamNW _____________360-318-7534DW Machinery Sales ____________425-827-6931Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _________ 503-620-9031

Laser MarkingTelesis ___________________ 510-413-1771

Metal Marking SystemsKwik Mark Inc ______________ 815-363-8268

Magnetic Drills/CuttersInnovative Tool Sales ___________ 714-780-0730Muratec _________________ 949-466-8255

NotchersFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _________ 503-620-9031

PinstampTelesis ___________________ 510-413-1771

Plasma/Gas Cutting Tools/SystemsACS/MultiCamNW _____________360-318-7534DW Machinery Sales ____________425-827-6931

Plate Bending & RollsFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _________ 503-620-9031Jorgensen Machine Tools __________800-952-0151

PressesDW Machinery Sales ____________425-827-6931

Press Brakes DW Machinery Sales ___________ 425-827-6931Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _________ 503-620-9031

Jorgensen Machine Tools __________ 800-952-0151Punches

Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. __________503-620-9031Rolling Machines

Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. __________503-620-9031Sanders/Finishing

DW Machinery Sales ____________425-827-6931 Shearing Machines

Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. __________503-620-9031Jorgensen Machine Tools __________800-952-0151

Sign & Graphic Cutting SolutionsACS/MultiCamNW _____________ 360-318-7534

Telescribe Scribe MarkersTelesis ____________________510-413-1771

ToolingFahey Machinery Co., Inc. __________503-620-9031

Tube BendingDW Machinery Sales ____________425-827-6931

UID Marking SystemsTelesis ____________________510-413-1771

Welding EquipmentRocky Mountain Saw Blades ________ 303-761-3000

OTHER ACCESSORIESTooling Systems

USA EDM Supply _____________ 480-836-8330

PROG. SYSTEMSFactory Automation/Logistics

Muratec __________________949-466-8255CAD/CAMSoftware, CAD

Delcam Software ______________877-DELCAM1MRP Software

SigmaTEK _________________513-595-2022Nesting Software

SigmaNEST _________________513-595-2022Software, Solid Modeling

Delcam Software ______________877-DELCAM1Shop Floor _________________877-611-5825

REALTY PROFESSIONALSNatalie Frainey ______________503-799-6529

REPAIR PARTS

BeltsAll World Machinery ____________815-943-9111

Bearings(Precision)

All World Machinery ____________815-943-9111Metric O-Rings

All World Machinery ____________815-943-9111Switches (Proximity, Limit)

All World Machinery ____________815-943-9111Valves (Hydraulic,

Pneumatic)

All World Machinery ____________815-943-9111

ROBOTICSLMI Machinery Inc. ____________ 866-437-7315

SERVICES

AS9100 RegistrationABS Quality Evaluations __________ 702-371-7591Great Western Registrar __________ 623-580-1881

Gap Analysis TrainingABS Quality Evaluations __________ 702-371-7591

Financial ServicesIntech Funding ______________800-553-9208U.S. Bank Equipment __________ 206-948-0022 ISO RegistrationABS Quality Evaluations __________ 702-371-7591Great Western Registrar __________ 623-580-1881

Lean Consulting TrainingABS Quality Evaluations __________ 702-371-7591Lambie Engineering ___________ 509-868-3100

Liquid PenetrantTeam Industrial Services __________ 801-397-2202Team Industrial Services __________602-269-7868

X-RayTeam Industrial Services __________ 801-397-2202Team Industrial Services __________602-269-7868

ISO / AS9100 Certification

ABS Quality Evaluations __________ 702-371-7591BMSC_________________ _602-445-9400Sustaining Edge Solutions _________888-572-9642

Machine Tool RebuildingEDM Network ______________ 480-836-1782

Management Systems TrainingABS Quality Evaluations __________ 702-371-7591BMSC_________________ _602-445-9400Sustaining Edge Solutions _________888-572-9642

Supply Chain AssessmentsABS Quality Evaluations __________ 702-371-7591Sustaining Edge Solutions _________888-572-9642

SIX SIGMA TRAININGSustaining Edge Solutions _________888-572-9642

SPINDLES & SLIDESSpindle Rebuilding/Repair

C & M Precision Spindle, Inc._ _______ 503-691-0955GMN USA LLC_ _____________ 800-686-1679Setco __________________ 714-222-6523

Spindle Sales NewC & M Precision Spindle, Inc._ _______ 503-691-0955Fadal CNC ________________208-855-9426GMN USA LLC_ _____________ 800-686-1679Setco __________________ 714-222-6523

USED MACHINERYEDM Network ___ ___________480-836-1782Jorgensen Machine Tools _________ 800-952-0151K.D. Capital Equipt ____________ 480-922-1674Machine Tools Northwest _________206-650-8999North Western Machinery _________ 206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools ________ 510-249-1000

WATERJET CUTTINGACS/MultiCamNW ____________ 360-318-7534Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _________ 503-620-9031Flow International ____________ 909-620-5707Jorgensen Machine Tools _________ 800-952-0151 Machine Toolworks ____________ 800-426-2052

Waterjet AbrasivesKMT Waterjet Systems __________ 800-826-9274

Waterjet Replacement PartsEDM Performance ____________800-336-2946KMT Waterjet Systems __________ 800-826-9274

WaterJet: Filtration/ChillersKMT Waterjet Systems __________ 800-826-9274

Waterjet NozzelsKMT Waterjet Systems __________ 800-826-9274

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Randall J. Wilson

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755 East Debra Lane ITSOffice, (714) 780-0730

Anaheim. CA 92805 Weld Shop: [7 I 4) 533- 1690

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www.innovativetoolsales.com [ell, (714) 51 2-73 I 4

ASSEMBLIESDiamond Tool & Die, Inc. _____ 510-534-7050Matrix Machine __________ 480-966-4451Prescott’s MFG __________ 719-659-0262

BENDINGMandrel

Aeroform, Inc. ____________360-403-1919BK Machine Inc. __________ 801-253-1929GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776

BONDINGDiffusion

Matrix Machine __________ 480-966-4451BRAZING

Precision Casting Repair ______ 801-972-2345

BROACHINGPonderosa Ind ____________303-298-1801Specialty Steel Services ______ 801-539-8252

Turning: AutomaticMatrix Machine __________ 480-966-4451

CHEMICAL ETCHINGPMA Photometals _________ 480-773-3239

COATINGCoating Technologies _______ 623-581-2648Controlled Thermal Tech _____ 602-272-3714

Coating: Black OxideCoating Technologies _______ 623-581-2648

Coating: Dry Film LubeCoating Technologies _______ 623-581-2648

Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/ChromeCoating Technologies _______ 623-581-2648

Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.Coating Technologies _______ 623-581-2648

DIE CASTINGSMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226TVT Die Casting __________ 800-280-2278

DIESTool & Dies

Micropulse West Inc. ________ 480-966-2300Plastic Injection Molding ______ 509-531-2634

EDGINGUnited Performance Metals ___ _888-282-3292

EDMEDM: Dialectric Systems

/FiltrationEbbco Inc ______________586-716-5151

EDM: Drilling Small HoleLayke Inc. _____________ 602-272-2654Micropulse West, Inc. _______ 480-966-2300

EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking)Micropulse West, Inc. _______ 480-966-2300Petersen Inc. ____________ 800-410-6789

EDM: WireDiamond Tool & Die, Inc. _____ 510-534-7050Micropulse West, Inc. _______ 480-966-2300

Jet Processing _________ 623-869-6749x117Plastic Injection Molding ______ 509-531-2634

ENGINEERING/DESIGNGK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525Hexatron Engineering _______ 801-363-8010Lambie Engineering ________ 509-868-3100Mohawk Metal __________ 541-556-6095RWE, PLLC _____________ 425-281-3180Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500

FABRICATION

Fabrication: Sheet MetalAeroform, Inc. ____________360-403-1919Aero Tech MFG ____________801-891-2740Cygnet Stamping & Fab _______818-240-7574Diamond Tool & Die, Inc. _____ 510-534-7050GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776Metalcraft Industries ________ 888-280-7080Mohawk Metal __________ 541-556-6095Mountain View Machine ______ 435-755-0500Qual-Fab Sheet Metal _______ 206-790-3567Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226

Valley Machine Shop, Inc. _____ 425-207-5951

Fabrication: Custom MetalCygnet Stamping & Fab _______818-240-7574GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525Group Mfg Serv __________ 480-966-3952Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776Industrial Machine Svcs ______ 503-240-0878Metalcraft Industries ________ 888-280-7080Petersen Inc _____________800-410-6789Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226Solid Form Fabrication _______ 503-435-1400Valley Machine Shop, Inc. _____ 425-207-5951Weiser/Mile High Precision ____ 303-280-2778Wrico _______________ 480-892-7800

Fabrication: Medium & Large

Aeroform, Inc. ____________360-403-1919BK Machine Inc. __________ 801-253-1929GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525Group Mfg Serv __________ 480-966-3952Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776Industrial Machine Svcs ______ 503-240-0878Metalcraft Industries ________ 888-280-7080Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226Solid Form Fabrication _______ 503-435-1400Weiser/Mile High Precision ____ 303-280-2778

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Noranco-JET Processing Division2660 West Quail AvenuePhoenix, Arizona 85027Tel: 623-869-6749Fax: 623-869-9771www.Noranco.com

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PLLCRWE Richard D. Widdle, PhD, PE

Mechanical Engineer / Principal

[email protected]

www.richardwiddle.comPO Box 1793 Duvall WA 98019

CAGE Code: 64GH7NAICS Codes: 541330, 541420

CustomMechanical

Design

AdvancedEngineeringAnalysis

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FINISHINGArizona Finishing _________ 602-438-4443Arizona Hard Chrome _______ 602-278-8671Coating Technologies _______ 623-581-2648

Gold Tech Industries ________ 480-968-1930Galvanizing: Hot Dip

TMM Precision ___________ 800-448-9448Glass Bead Clean

Byington Steel Treating, Inc. ____ 408-727-6630Coating Technologies _______ 623-581-2648

Gold Tech Industries ________ 480-968-1930GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525

Liquid PaintingAero Tech MFG ___________ 801-891-2740IndustrialEX ____________ 303-456-6847MPI International _________ 956-631-6880

PassivationCoating Technologies ______ _623-581-2648

Gold Tech Industries ________ 480-968-1930Jet Processing _________ 623-869-6749x117

PolishingArizona Hard Chrome _______ 602-278-8671

Powder CoatingAero Tech MFG ___________ 801-891-2740

SandblastingByington Steel Treating, Inc. ____ 408-727-6630

Silk ScreeningArizona Finishing _________602-438-4443IndustrialEX ____________ 303-456-6847

Potting/EncapsulationIndustrialEX ____________ 303-456-6847

FORGINGSAluminum

Aluminum Precision ________ 714-227-2098Hand Forgings

Aluminum Precision ________ 714-227-2098Titanium

Aluminum Precision ________ 714-227-2098

FORMINGAmpco Tubes ____________ 503-320-2705

GLASS/OPTICALPrescott’s MFG __________ 719-659-0262

GRAPHITE MACHININGToyo Tanso USA _____________ 630-248-3885

GRINDINGChemResearch ___________ 602-253-4175Industrial Machine Svcs ______ 503-240-0878Mountain View Machine ______435-755-0500Precision Tech ___________ 801-285-7288Ron Grob Co ____________ 970-667-5320Superior Grinding _________ 801-487-9700TCI Precision Metals ________ 800-234-5613

Grinding, BlanchardDiversified Metal Services _____ 801-972-6093

Superior Grinding __________ 801-487-9700 TCI Precision Metals _________ 800-234-5613

Grinding, CenterlessRon Grob Co _____________ 970-667-5320

Grinding, Double DiscTCI Precision Metals _________ 800-234-5613

Grinding: ODArizona Hard Chrome ________ 602-278-8671Precision Tech ____________ 801-285-7288Ron Grob Co _____________ 970-667-5320Superior Grinding __________ 801-487-9700

Grinding: SurfaceChemResearch ____________ 602-253-4175Superior Grinding __________ 801-487-9700TCI Precision Metals _________ 800-234-5613Westwood Precision _________ 425-742-7011

Grinding: Tool & CutterAlmar Tools, Inc. ___________503-680-9716

Superior Grinding_________888-487-9701HEAT TREATING

Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630Controlled Thermal Tech______602-272-3714MET-TEK Heat Treating______503-519-9864

Phoenix Heat Treating_______602-258-7751Cryogenics

Phoenix Heat Treating ________ 602-258-7751Heat Treating/ISO/AS9100

Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630Heat Treating/Aerospace

Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630Large Capacity Drop Bottom Oven/

AluminumByington Steel Treating______408-727-6630

MET-TEK Heat Treating_______503-519-9864HONING

Valley Machine Shop, Inc. _____ 425-207-5951Westwood Precision ________ 425-742-7011

HYDRAULIC REPAIRArizona Hard Chrome _______ 602-278-8671

INJECTION MOLDSHilton Tool _____________ 503-657-9312Plastic Injection Molding ______ 509-531-2634

INJECTION MOLDINGPlastic Injection Molding ______ 509-531-2634Prescott’s MFG __________ 719-659-0262

INSTALLATIONMohawk Metal __________ 541-556-6095

IRON STITCHINGAccuwright Industries _______ 480-892-9595

LASER CUTTINGLaser Cutting

GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776Mohawk Metal __________ 541-556-6095Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500United Performance Metals ___ _888-282-3292Wrico _______________ 480-892-7800

Doug Mielenz Sales [email protected] 541.556.6095 Toll-free 1.855.JIT.SHOP (548.7467)

Oregon Washington www.mohawkmetal.com

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Shawn Carlin [email protected]

Marjorie Langton President

J&M Machine, LLC

1703 NE 43rd Street Renton, WA 98056 Phone: 425-204-0848 Fax: 425-204-0850 Email: [email protected]

CNC Machining and Manufacturing Since 1968

DIAMOND TOOL & DIE, INC.

DDD

510 534-7050 Ext 215Fax 510 534-0454

[email protected]

508 29th AvenueOakland, CA 94601 USA

Laser Cutting: MicroHowell Precision __________ 623-582-4776

Laser Cutting: 3DHowell Precision __________ 623-582-4776

E-CoatMPI International _________ 956-631-6880

EMI/RFI ShieldingIndustrialEX ____________ 303-456-6847

Laser EngravingPMA Photometals _________ 480-773-3239

Laser MarkingPMA Photometals _________ 480-773-3239

Precision Etched PartsPMA Photometals _________ 480-773-3239

LEVELINGUnited Performance Metals ___ _888-282-3292

MACHININGAdvanced Mfg Services ______ 310-320-2897Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. __ 253-395-7381Bar-S Machine, Inc. ________ 928-636-2115Central Valley Machine ______ 435-752-0934Diamond Tool & Die, Inc. _____ 510-534-7050Faustson ______________ 303-420-7422GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525Larkin Precision Machine _____ 831-438-2700Matrix Machine __________ 480-966-4451Metalcraft Industries ________ 888-280-7080Noranco Deer Valley ________ 623-582-2261Ron Grob Co ____________ 970-667-5320St. Vrain ______________ 303-702-1529Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226

Solid Form Fabrication _______503-435-1400Treske Precision Machining ____503-625-2821TVT Die Casting _________ 800-280-2278Valley Machine Shop, Inc. _____425-207-5951VTN Manufacturing, Inc. ______510-623-6868Westwood Precision ________ 425-742-7011

Machining: 5-AxisSt. Vrain ______________303-702-1529Treske Precision Machining ____503-625-2821

Machining: AerospaceAlpha Precision Machining, Inc. __253-395-7381Bar-S Machine, Inc. ________ 928-636-2115Larkin Precision Machine _____831-438-2700Layke Inc. ____________ 602-272-2654St. Vrain ______________303-702-1529SMH Inc LLC ____________360-341-2226Teton Machine __________ 208-642-9344Treske Precision Machining ____503-625-2821

Machining: Proto-R & D Advanced Mfg Services ______ 310-320-2897Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. __253-395-7381Bar-S Machine, Inc. ________ 928-636-2115Central Valley Machine _____ 435-752-0934Industrial Machine Svcs ______503-240-0878IInnovative Precision ________ 801-334-6317Matrix Machine __________480-966-4451Petersen Inc ____________800-410-6789Prescott’s MFG __________719-659-0262Ron Grob Co ____________970-667-5320SMH Inc LLC ____________360-341-2226Treske Precision Machining ____503-625-2821TVT Die Casting _________ 800-280-2278

VTN Manufacturing, Inc. ______ 510-623-6868Westwood Precision _________425-742-7011

Machining: CNCAdvanced Mfg Services ______ 310-320-2897Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. __ 253-395-7381Bar-S Machine, Inc. __ ______ 928-636-2115Central Valley Machine ______ 435-752-0934Faustson ______________ 303-420-7422GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525Industrial Machine Svcs ______ 503-240-0878IInnovative Precision ________ 801-334-6317Larkin Precision Machine _____ 831-438-2700Layke Inc. _____________ 602-272-2654Matrix Machine __________ 480-966-4451Metalcraft Industries ________ 888-280-7080Micropulse West, Inc. _______ 480-966-2300SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500Teton Machine ___________ 208-642-9344Treske Precision Machining ____ 503-625-2821Valley Machine Shop, Inc. _____ 425-207-5951VTN Manufacturing, Inc. ______ 510-623-6868Westwood Precision _________425-742-7011

Machining: LargeAlpha Precision Machining, Inc. __ 253-395-7381Valley Machine Shop, Inc. _____ 425-207-5951

Machining: LaserIInnovative Precision ________ 801-334-6317

Machining: MedicalPrescott’s MFG __________ 719-659-0262Teton Machine ___________ 208-642-9344

Machining: ProductionAlpha Precision Machining, Inc. __ 253-395-7381

IInnovative Precision _________801-334-6317Larkin Precision Machine _____ 831-438-2700Prescott’s MFG ___________719-659-0262Teton Machine ___________ 208-642-9344

Machining: SwissBar-S Machine, Inc. _________928-636-2115Teton Machine ___________ 208-642-9344VTN Manufacturing, Inc. ______ 510-623-6868

Machining: TurningAdvanced Mfg Services _______310-320-2897Bar-S Machine, Inc. _________928-636-2115Faustson ______________ 303-420-7422Industrial Machine Svcs ______ 503-240-0878Larkin Precision Machine _____ 831-438-2700Layke Inc. _____________ 602-272-2654Metalcraft Industries ________ 888-280-7080SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226Teton Machine ___________ 208-642-9344Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ______425-207-5951VTN Manufacturing, Inc. ______ 510-623-6868Westwood Precision _________ 425-742-7011

Machining: Turning LargeValley Machine Shop, Inc. ______425-207-5951

MANUFACTURINGAeroform, Inc. ____________360-403-1919Advanced Mfg Services _______310-320-2897Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. ___253-395-7381Diamond Tool & Die, Inc. _____ 510-534-7050GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525Group Mfg Serv __________ 480-966-3952Howell Precision ___________623-582-4776Larkin Precision Machine _____ 831-438-2700

American Metal Products CompanyISO Quality Certified

David HewettOperations Manager

P.O. Box 14891Portland, Oregon 97293-08911532 SE 3rd AvenuePortland, Oregon 97214

[email protected]: 503.235.8375

Cell: 503.320.2705

1250 West 124th Ave | Westminster, CO 80234720-274-4504 | [email protected]

Darrin J. CaschettePresident

ISO 9001:2008

Call Toll Free 888-280-7080www.MetalCraftInd.com

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Metalcraft Industries ________ 888-280-7080Noranco Deer Valley _________623-582-2261Qual-Fab Sheet Metal ________206-790-3567Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500Teton Machine ___________ 208-642-9344Treske Precision Machining _____503-625-2821TVT Die Casting __________ 800-280-2278VTN Manufacturing, Inc. ______ 510-623-6868Westwood Precision _________ 425-742-7011

Turnkey Product ServicesAero Tech MFG ____________801-891-2740

METAL POLISHINGCommercial Polishing

Metal Polishing By Timothy ____ 503-253-5294Custom Airplane to Marine Polishing

Metal Polishing By Timothy ____ 503-253-5294Personal Collectables Polishing

Metal Polishing By Timothy ____ 503-253-5294Production Polishing

Metal Polishing By Timothy ____ 503-253-5294METALIZING

Controlled Thermal Tech ______602-272-3714

MOLDING GRAPHITEToyo Tanso USA _____________ 630-248-3885

MOLDING: RUBBER

Molds: Plastic InjectionPlastic Injection Molding ______ 509-531-2634SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226

MOLDS STEELAero Tech MFG ____________801-891-2740

Arizona Finishing _________ 602-438-4443Jet Processing _________ 623-869-6749x117Plastic Injection Molding ______ 509-531-2634

Mil Spec PaintingIndustrialEX ____________ 303-456-6847

PAINTINGPrecision Industrial Painting ____ 602-256-0260

Intricate MaskingPrecision Industrial Painting ____ 602-256-0260

PLASTIC MOLDINGPlastic Injection Molding ______ 509-531-2634SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226

Mold MakingPlastic Injection Molding ______ 509-531-2634

PLATINGChemResearch ____________602-253-4175EPSI _________________714-519-9423Foresight Finishing_________ 480-772-0387Gold Tech _____________ 480-968-1930Noranco Jet Processing ______ 623-869-6749

AnodizingChemResearch ____________602-253-4175Noranco Jet Processing ______ 623-869-6749

Bright TinForesight Finishing_________ 480-772-0387

Chrome/Nickel/PalladiumEPSI _________________714-519-9423Gold Tech _____________ 480-968-1930

Copper

Gold Tech Industries ________ 480-968-1930Foresight Finishing_________ 480-772-0387

Embrittlement ReliefEPSI ________________ 714-519-9423

Electroless Nickel


GoldEPSI ________________ 714-519-9423Foresight Finishing_________ 480-772-0387Gold Tech _____________ 480-968-1930

Hard ChromeArizona Hard Chrome _______ 602-278-8671

Nickel


GTin / Zinc PlateEPSI ________________ 714-519-9423Gold Tech _____________ 480-968-1930

Silver PlatingEPSI ________________ 714-519-9423Gold Tech _____________ 480-968-1930

PRECISION FORMINGAeroform, Inc. ___________ 360-403-1919Cygnet Stamping & Fab ______ 818-240-7574Pacific Tool, Inc ___________ 425-882-1970Qual-Fab Sheet Metal _______ 206-790-3567SpringWorks Utah _________ 801-298-0113Wrico _______________ 480-892-7800

PROCESSING: METAL

Acid Pickle

MPI International _________ 956-631-6880

Chemical

LA Specialties ___________ 602-269-7612


Chem-Film ConversionPrecision Industrial Painting ____ 602-256-0260

Dry LubePrecision Industrial Painting ____ 602-256-0260

Plating Alodine


Phosphate


PUNCHINGCygnet Stamping & Fab ______ 818-240-7574Group Manufacturing Serv ____ 480-966-3952Mohawk Metal __________ 541-556-6095Pacific Tool, Inc ___________ 425-882-1970Qual-Fab Sheet Metal _______ 206-790-3567

RECYCLING MATERIALSAluminum, Brass, Copper, Nickel, Plas-

tics, Stainless Steel, Steel, TinMicro Metals Northwest ______ 503-972-4564

SANDBLASTINGByington Steel Treating, Inc. ____ 408-727-6630

SHEARINGMohawk Metal __________ 541-556-6095 Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500United Performance Metals ___ _888-282-3292

SINTERINGWestern Sintering _________ 509-375-3096

SLITTINGUnited Performance Metals ___ _888-282-3292

Rebecca PrenticeBusiness Manager

www.IndustrialMachineServices.com

Scott FerguSonMarketing & Sales Manager

[email protected] (503) 625.2821

treSke.coMISO 9001:2008 | AS9100C (2013) | ITAR

Custom Metal Fab503-788-5701

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MachiningDelcam ______________ 877-335-2261

Mechanical DesignDelcam ______________ 877-335-2261

SPLINESSpecialty Steel Services ______801-539-8252

SPRINGSSpringWorks Utah _________ 801-298-0113

STAMPING PRECISIONCygnet Stamping & Fab ______ 818-240-7574 JP Tool _______________ 541-664-6743Metalcraft Industries ________888-280-7080Pacific Metal Stampings ______ 661-257-7656Precision Die & Stamping _____480-967-2038SpringWorks Utah _________ 801-298-0113Weiser/Mile High Prec. ______303-280-2778

Stamping: AerospaceJP Tool _______________ 541-664-6743Pacific Metal Stampings ______ 661-257-7656

Stamping: BendingJP Tool _______________ 541-664-6743Pacific Metal Stampings ______ 661-257-7656

Stamping:DesignJP Tool _______________ 541-664-6743Pacific Metal Stampings ______ 661-257-7656SpringWorks Utah _________ 801-298-0113Weiser/Mile High Prec. ______303-280-2778

Stamping:Flat FormingJP Tool _______________ 541-664-6743

Metalcraft Industries ________ 888-280-7080SpringWorks Utah __________801-298-0113

Stamping: LightJP Tool ________________541-664-6743Metalcraft Industries ________ 888-280-7080Pacific Metal Stampings _______661-257-7656SpringWorks Utah __________801-298-0113

Stamping: Production/Precision

Precision Die & Stamping _____ 480-967-2038Stamping: Short Run

JP Tool ________________541-664-6743Pacific Metal Stampings _______661-257-7656

SWISS SCREW MACHINING.

Acu Spec, Inc ____________ 408-748-8600Ron Grob Co ____________ 970-667-5320Westwood Precision _________ 425-742-7011

TESTINGTesting: Corrosion, Product Stress, Vibra-

tion

Cascade TEK ____________ 888-835-9250Testing: Non-Destructive

Noranco Jet Processing _______623-869-6749THERMAL SPRAY

Controlled Thermal Tech ______602-272-3714TOOL & DIE

Wrico _______________ 480-892-7800TOOL Cutting & Grinding

Powerhaus Precision ________ 480-225-8845

TOOLINGDiamond Tool & Die, Inc. _____ 510-534-7050Industrial Machine Svcs ______ 503-240-0878JP Tool ________________541-664-6743Lambie Engineering _________509-868-3100Mountain View Machine ______ 435-755-0500RyansDovetails.com _________253-876-9981

TUBE BENDING

CUTTING FABAmpco Tubes ____________ 503-320-2705Cygnet Stamping & Fab _______818-240-7574Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776

WATERJET CUTTINGAeroform, Inc. ____________360-403-1919Marzee Inc. ____________ 602-269-5801Petersen Inc _____________800-410-6789United Performance Metals ___ _888-282-3292

WELDINGAmpco Tubes ____________ 503-320-2705Custom Metal Fabrication ______503-788-5701Cygnet Stamping & Fab _______818-240-7574GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776Industrial Machine Svcs ______ 503-240-0878Mountain View Machine ______ 435-755-0500Petersen Inc _____________800-410-6789Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500Weiser/Mile High Prec. ______ 303-280-2778Weld Metal Works __________503-788-5701

Welding: Aluminum Medium & Large

Industrial Machine Svcs ______ 503-240-0878Petersen Inc _____________800-410-6789Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500

Welding: PrecisionGK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776Industrial Machine Svcs ______ 503-240-0878Petersen Inc ____________ 800-410-6789Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500Weiser/Mile High Prec. ______ 303280-2778

Welding: MIG-TIGGK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776Industrial Machine Svcs ______ 503-240-0878Petersen Inc ____________ 800-410-6789Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500

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WIDTH 1/4” & !/2” 3/4" 1" 1-1/4"4'-6" $15.52 $16.63 $18.16 $20.195'-0" $16.53 $17.76 $19.46 $21.725'-6" $17.54 $18.89 $20.76 $23.256'-0" $18.55 $20.02 $22.06 $24.786'-6" $19.56 $21.16 $23.36 $26.317'-0" $20.57 $22.29 $24.67 $27.847'-6" $21.58 $23.42 $25.97 $29.368'-0" $22.59 $24.55 $27.27 $30.898'-6" $23.60 $25.69 $28.57 $32.429'-0" $24.61 $26.82 $29.87 $33.959'-6" $25.62 $27.95 $31.18 $35.4810'-0" $26.63 $29.08 $32.48 $37.0110'-6" $27.64 $30.21 $33.78 $38.5311'-0" $28.65 $31.35 $35.08 $40.0611'-6" $29.66 $32.48 $36.38 $41.5912'-0" $30.67 $33.61 $37.69 $43.1212'-6" $31.68 $34.74 $38.99 $44.6513'-0" $32.69 $35.87 $40.29 $46.1813'-6" $33.69 $37.01 $41.59 $47.7014'-0" $34.70 $38.14 $42.89 $49.2314'-6" $35.71 $39.27 $44.19 $50.7615'-0" $36.72 $40.40 $45.50 $52.2915'-6" $37.73 $41.53 $46.80 $53.8216'-0" $38.74 $42.67 $48.10 $55.3516'-6" $39.75 $43.80 $49.40 $56.8717'-0" $40.76 $44.93 $50.70 $58.4017'-6" $41.77 $46.06 $52.01 $59.9318'-0" $42.78 $47.19 $53.31 $61.4618'-6" $43.79 $48.33 $54.61 $62.9919'-0" $44.80 $49.46 $55.91 $64.5219'-6" $45.81 $50.59 $57.21 $66.0420'-0" $46.82 $51.72 $58.52 $67.5720'-6" $47.83 $52.86 $59.82 $69.1021'-0" $48.84 $53.99 $61.12 $70.6321'-6" $49.85 $55.12 $62.42 $72.1622'-0" $50.86 $56.25 $63.72 $73.6922’-6” $51.86 $57.38 $65.02 $75.2123’-0” $52.87 $58.52 $66.33 $76.74

WIDTH 1-1/2" 2" 2-5/8"15’-6” $65.93 $95.93 $117.6716’-0” $67.83 $98.79 $121.1416’-6” $69.73 $101.65 $124.6217’-0” $71.62 $104.51 $128.0917’-6” $73.52 $107.37 $131.5618’-0” $75.41 $110.23 $135.0318’-6” $77.31 $113.08 $138.5019'-0" $79.21 $115.94 $141.9719'-6" $81.10 $118.80 $145.4520'-0" $83.00 $121.66 $148.9220'-6" $84.90 $124.52 $152.3921'-0" $86.79 $127.38 $155.8621'-6" $88.69 $130.24 $159.3322'-0" $90.58 $133.09 $162.8022'-6" $92.48 $135.95 $166.2823'-0" $94.38 $138.81 $169.7523'-6" $96.27 $141.67 $173.2224'-0" $98.17 $144.53 $176.6924'-6" $100.07 $147.39 $180.1625'-0" $101.96 $150.24 $183.6325'-6" $103.86 $153.10 $187.1126'-0" $105.75 $155.96 $190.5826'-6" $107.65 $158.82 $194.0527'-0" $109.55 $161.68 $197.5227'-6" $111.44 $164.54 $200.9928'-0" $113.34 $167.40 $204.4728'-6" $115.23 $170.25 $207.9429'-0" $117.13 $173.11 $211.4129'-6" $119.03 $175.97 $214.8830'-0" $120.92 $178.83 $218.3530’-6” $122.82 $181.69 $221.8231’-0” $124.72 $184.55 $225.3031'-6" $126.61 $187.40 $228.7732'-0" $128.51 $190.26 $232.2432'-6" $130.40 $193.12 $235.7133'-0" $132.30 $195.98 $239.1833'-6" $134.20 $198.84 $242.6534'-0" $136.09 $201.70 $246.13

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