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A2Z MANUFACTURING WEST COAST • 1 • APR/MAY 2015

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CONTRIBUTORSLinda Daly, Hugh Taylor, Eugene Wirth, Stephen

Hannemann, Kate Carpenter

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Shop Profiles, & Articles:

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Announcements/Releases ....................6-21Front Cover & Shop Profile .............1,24-25Feature Articles ................................... 48,49Buyers Guide Equipment ....................68-74Buyers Guide Processes ......................75-81Card Gallery ........................................68-81Index Of Advertisers ...............................82Editorial .................................. Throughout

Kim Carpenter

As You Think, So You Are!

“ I am no longer cursed by poverty because I took possession of my own mind and

that mind has yielded me every material thing I want, and much more than I need. But this power of mind is a universal one, available to the humblest person as it is to

the greatest. “by ~ Andrew Carnegie

“ Whether you think you can or can’t either way you are right. “

by ~ Henry Ford

“ Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. “by ~ Albert Einstein

I know this is a manufacturing magazine, and we make things with our hands, our machines, our software, and our minds!

So, I was talking with a very wise businessman and he shared with me he concentrated on a certain project. He wanted it. It would be a game changer for his business. At that time he focused, and went to bed thinking he would win it. Of course there was paperwork involved and a bunch of quoting, but this focused individual wanted this job and he asked the universe through his focused persistence for this job and he won it!

“I wanted this aerospace job so bad, I focused on it and made it my mission. I won it and I was not surprised, yet very surprised! My team and I have created a great precision business and I knew we were poised to evolve to the next level. I knew this aerospace job was a top tier level job and this was my goal, to be a “Top Tier Supplier”. With concerted effort and the right team, I made this happen, and with what I would like to call luck, preparedness that meets opportunity, my company won this work and we continue to grow and meet my vision of a World Class Manufacturing Company.”

This visualization is one of many for small business owners. They have a vision, they make it happen in their mind and then in their garage, they work to make it happen, assemble a positive team, dream much more, work hard, and the vision becomes a viable business!

The stories I like to write about the most are the small garage shop type of start ups, that have a dream, they work it hard, they focus on the outcome, and make it happen almost effortlessly, without too much blood, sweat, and tears.

It’s not easy but it’s worth it. And, “At The End Of The Day”, if you can sell your business to Microsoft or some other big fish, you have a big payday.

However, most of these companies I’m talking with choose to continue to keep and work the business they have built and pass it on to their hard working sons and daughters. Yes, the boy or girl who swept the floor, deburred parts, and answered the phone, and helped with the books has now many years in the business and though they can move on with their college degree, for some reason choose to continue the legacy and eventually run the business and even take it to the next level!

U.S. Manufacturing is everything to the U.S. positive future! Thank you all for your service! I encourage you all to believe in your dream, work it, believe it, and see it as if it is already here in your hands! Then, enjoy it, share it, and be greatful! Gratitude is the icing on the cake!

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Announcements & ReleasesNorthwest Metalcraft Is Formed

Mystique Engineering & Manufacturing (Marysville, WA) and Dan’s Machine Works (Arlington, WA) have been acquired in a recent transaction by Metalcraft Industries (Denver, CO). The newly formed entity, Northwest Metalcraft Inc., has consolidated operations in Marysville, WA. Northwest Metalcraft has a long history of machining aerospace components and subassemblies for the interior and commercial market,

as well as machined parts for the medical device OEMs. Northwest Metalcraft an AS9100C and ISO9001:2008 certified company is a proud member of the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA).

For more information on Northwest Matalcraft contact them at: 888-280-7080, www.nw-metalcraft.com

CHIRON Announces Eugene Hendrix As West Coast Regional Manager

CHIRON America is pleased to announce that Eugene Hendrix will manage sales and distribution for the company, supporting customers in CO, UT, ID, MT, WY, CA, OR, WA, AZ, NV and NM.

Eugene is a mechanical engineer, ear n ing h i s deg ree f rom Northwestern University. He

is also a card carrying Journeyman Mold and Die maker. Eugene spent more than 24 years working in shops, from apprentice to head designer and programmer.

After his career as a mold and die maker, Eugene held positions supporting machine shops while working for machine tool builders and dealers. Eugene says, “I am so proud to work for CHIRON America, where we have the best engineering team to support us in the field. Customers can expect superior support when they purchase machines from CHIRON America.”

Machining centers and turnkey solutions “Made by CHIRON” are the world’s first choice in all metalworking industries, from small to large-sized companies. When it comes to high-quality machining of parts at minimal costs, CHIRON engineers implement perfectly matched components to meet specific customer requirements and the most economical solution. From conception to mass production process, the total solution is provided from a single source. CHIRON machines can be found in nearly every automotive manufacturing company, as well as in a number of aerospace and medical manufacturers. CHIRON is one of the largest automation integrator in the US for lights out manufacturing.

To learn more about how you can increase your automation, and offer ‘lights out’ manufacturing to your customers, contact Eugene at 704-534-5436. Eugene and the CHIRON team are also looking for experienced service personnel in the Western region.

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Sharp Industries, Inc of Torrance, California has released its new rotary table, Model SR-6.7. The units will have a table diameter of 6.7” and is designed to provide an optimum way to handle small parts by using the commonly available 5C collet and collet closure system.

SHARP Rotary Table accuracy is achieved through quality manufactured parts and custom manufactured Dual Lead Worm Gear System. This system is designed specifically for the SHARP model. It is a one piece unit that is more rugged and accurate than the other Split Worm Gear

System. Besides providing a smooth, uninterrupted motion, high worm gear efficiency, and easy adjustment for backlash, it also offers rigidity

and excellent wear characteristics. The unit has a continuous type input increment of 0.001 degree. It is compatible with CNC drives from

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Romi Machine Tools, Ltd. Introduces Jeff Kiszonas as Western Regional Sales Manager

Romi Machine Tools, Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has recently hired Jeff Kiszonas to support the Western United States. Jeff will support customers through distribution, including Smith Machinery Co. Inc. (UT, ID, MT, WY); Machine Toolworks Inc. (OR, WA, Western Canada), and People Tech (Northern CA and Northern Nevada).

Jeff is new to Romi Machine Tools, but he brings a wealth of experience to

Romi’s customers. When he left the Marine Corps as an electrical technician, he spent several years working for a machine shop in Southern California. He additionally supported EDM and CNC machine tool builders, in such roles as a Service Engineer, Applications Engineer, and Product Manager. Later, he supported customers’ EDM consumables requirements, and he has worked for machine tool dealers throughout the USA. Jeff says, “I am so delighted to work with such a great company as Romi Machine Tools. We are renown in machine tool manufacturing in South America, particularly in Brazil, where we are a market share leader. With Eduardo Paiva now running our US operations, we are poised to grow the


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market here in the United States.”

Founded by Americo Emilio Romi in 1930 as an automobile repair shop in Santa Barbara d’Oeste, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Industries Romi S.A. has grown to become a global leader in Machine Tools, Plastic Injection Molding Machines, High Precision Adjustable Boring Systems and Rough and Machined Castings. Its products and services are marketed domestically and exported to five continents for industries such as automobile and automotive components manufacturing, consumer goods, agricultural machinery and implements, and industrial machinery and equipment.

Romi Machine Tools, Ltd. manufactures Machine Tools (metal cutting machines and metal removal equipment such as CNC Lathes, Conventional Engine Lathes, and Machining Centers); Plastic Injection Molding Machines; and Rough or machined grey, ductile and vermicular castings.

In the Western United States, contact Jeff to learn how your machine shop can benefit from the Romi Machine tool line at 480-510-4146. If you are interested in becoming a distributor in this region, you can talk to him directly. Visit RomiUSA.com to learn more about the company’s superior products.

Treske Partners With The Engineers

Of Tomorrow

What do wiffle balls, robots, and teenagers have in common?

All were present at the 2015 FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC) in Oakland on March 28th – where 72 young engineering teams from 13 states came together at the Western US Teen Robotics Competition.

FTC is a global program that ignites an enthusiasm for science, technology, and discovery among students – which fits in perfectly with Treske’s mission of innovation. This year Treske Precision Machining had the honor of helping one of the young teams compete – by manufacturing custom parts for one inventive young team, and seeing them through to the super regional championship! Named for their collective love of Lord of the Rings, “The Fellowship of the Robot” consists of Jackson Friess, Nic Quattromani, AJ Rise, Ethan Schaezler, and Reed Slobodin – all passionately interested in science and engineering.

A vast majority of participants leveraged prefabricated parts and kits to design a robot for this competition – where their contestant creations would be tasked with completing a variety of challenges for varying point values.

But for a team of five sophomores from Lake Oswego High School, that

just wasn’t good enough.

Rather than using prefabricated parts, “The Fellowship of the Robot” elected to design their own custom parts in CAD design software (representing only one percent of teams at the competition), and reached out to Treske to help machine and manufacture their original parts for a competitive advantage.Using 3D models provided by the team, Treske fabricated and iterated the parts out of the specified materials – and in turn, played a key role in the development of the bot.

“Treske really came through and saved the day,” reflected team mentor, Jim Rise, “Their support has been fantastic and made a real difference for these aspiring engineers.”

And the team’s hard work has paid off – they have been the proud recipients of the First-Place Inspire Award at the qualifying tournament, and the Rockwell Collins Innovate Award (granted based on innovative engineering design) at both the super-qualifying and Oregon state championship.Our commitment to the next generation

At Treske, we believe in pushing it forward – and we take this commitment seriously when it comes to nurturing the next generation of our field. We’re thrilled to have contributed the team’s ongoing success, and to have played a role in such a noble cause. We wish The Fellowship the best of luck in their continued endeavors, and look forward to seeing great things from these engineers of tomorrow!

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Announcements Continued United Performance Metals Introduces Global

Nest, A Multi Customer Nesting Program For Laser Cut Parts

United Performance Metals introduces Global Nest, an enhanced, multi-part, multi-customer laser nesting program.

The Global Nest Program m a x i m i z e s m a t e r i a l usage for laser cut parts by matching up

multiple parts and orders to achieve the greatest yield with the least amount of scrap. The result will lower job costs and move customers closer to Just In Time production.

“Nesting laser orders is nothing new. Nesting orders from multiple laser customers through the Global Nest program is smart. We can match up your metal requirements with others and drive down part costs by utilizing multiple parts and orders on a sheet at one time,” commented Ryan Getz, Laser Cell Business Leader for United Performance Metals. “The outcome will save our customers both time and money.”

A video has been created that cleverly describes the Global Nest program. View the video on the United Performance Metals’ website at http://www.upmet.com/videos or on the company YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/upmetals.

About United Performance Metals

United Performance Metals is a leading supplier of stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, nickel alloys and cobalt alloys. The company’s comprehensive inventory of high temperature, high strength and corrosion resistant alloys includes sheet, coil, strip, plate and near net shapes that can be processed to customers’ exact specifications using its proprietary FIRSTCUT+® Services.

Headquartered in Hamilton, Ohio, United Performance Metals maintains branches in

La Mirada, California and Houston, Texas as well as sales and stocking locations worldwide. Specialty divisions of the company include Plus Ten Stainless located in Benicia, California, and Vulcanium located in Northbrook, Illinois.

United Performance Metals is a subsidiary of O’Neal Industries (onealind.com), the U.S.A.’s largest family-owned group of metals service centers, composed of more than a dozen leading brands. With sales of approximately $2.66 billion in 2014, O’Neal Industries is based in Birmingham, AL and has more than 90 specialized facilities throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.

For more information on United Performance Metals and its specialty divisions, visit www.upmet.com.

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Savage Machining Continues To Step Up Their Certifications To Provide Aerospace Quality To

Their Customers

Savage Machining Inc. takes pride in producing quality products that meet the needs of their customers. Savage offers a full selection of CNC milling and turning services; specializing in production and prototypes. Providing the best product possible at an exceptional value is their number one priority.

Savage Machining Inc. specializes in manufacturing for the aerospace industry, including fueling products, unmanned aircraft parts, electronic control boxes and many other components. Savage works with many different industries: aerospace, electronics, automotive, motion picture and automation.

Savage Machining Inc. works as a team, and every person there is thoroughly trained in order to perform their tasks smoothly and efficiently. Some employees have been with the company for more than 20 years.

Savage is AS9100 certified and maintains the capability to work with extremely tight tolerance parts. As an AS9100 certified company Savage’s quality management system guarantees every product goes through a comprehensive inspection process. The use of top of the line inspection equipment, combined with their experienced staff, gives Savage the capability to ensure customers receive the highest quality possible.

For more information on Savage Machining Inc. contact them at: 805.584.8047 [email protected]

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Albina works with all forms of structural steel including: angle (up to 8”), wide flange (up to 40”), channel (up to 18”), square and rectangular tubing (up to 20” x 12”), and solid bars. In addition to structural steel, Albina also bends pipe and round tubing (up to 26” OD) and has the ability to roll plate. Albina can virtually bend any ferrous and non-ferrous metals produced.

Some manufacturing products include boiler tubes, heat exchangers, coils, pipe sections and tanks, pipe spools, hydraulic lines, solar panels, chip lines and much more. In addition, we serve the marine, locomotive, aviation, automobile, agricultural, and medical and dental industries with unique, high quality parts that require metal rolling or bent steel.

Albina has produced rolled metal parts and components for several divisions of the Armed Forces including parts for aircrafts, blimps, helicopters, Ground Missile Defense (GMD), Ground Support Equipment and launch systems, as well as for Navy boats, ships and submarines.

There are six typical methods of bending in the industry: rotary-draw bending, roll bending, plate rolling, point bending / gag pressing, incremental bending, and hot bending (using induction or other heating sources).

Rotary-Draw/Compression BendingMaterial is bent by rotating it around a bend die (and typically pulled or pushed over mandrel rod). A bend die is formed to fit a specific material size/type and at a specific diameter to fit the bend requirements. The material to be bent is clamped to the bend die and then is drawn/pulled around the bend die until the desired degree of bend is met.

Roll bending (a.k.a. “Pyramid” Rolling)Typical method of curving steel for construction related projects and is usually the most economical bending method for curving members to larger radii. A steel member is placed in a machine and curved as it moves through the three rolls. All three rolls are independently rolling / spinning and two of the rolls can move adjacent to the material creating more or less pressure on the material, resulting in tighter or larger radii.

Plate Rolling (Three or Four Roll Configuration) Typical method of curving plate (i.e. sheet of material) into round / cylindrical or conical shapes. This method of rolling is similar to the pyramid rolling method where individual “shafts / rolls” turn independently to form the sheet of material to desired radii.

Point Bending or Gag Pressing (i.e. cambering)Used for cambering and sweeping members to very large radii. Bending is achieved by applying a minimal number of point loads with a hydraulic ram or press at selected points.

Synchronized Incremental Cold Bending Performed by applying pressure in a highly synchronized fashion (typically in very small sections at a time) over an entire length of material. This can result in tight or large radii bends with minimal distortion.

Hot Bending Structural member is heated directly, which can done either internally or externally, and then bent. The heat source could be induction, direct flame or furnace. Hot bending allows one to bend to extremely tight radii and to meet AESS quality standards.

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Recognizing the need for more technical training to be offered in order to bridge the skills gap, Delcam is waiving all fees for any non-profit organization incorporating its FeatureCAM and Delcam for SolidWorks CAM software in its manufacturing education programs. This applies to all non-profit institutions qualifying to Delcam Training Center (DTC) requirements in the United States and Canada starting from April 6th, 2015.


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Western Precision Products, Inc. (WPP)WPP, located in Tualatin Oregon and in business for nearly 30 years, has been known mostly for their CNC milling services. In order to better service existing customers and to develop relationships with new customers, WPP has invested in more state of the art CNC turning technology by adding a Mori Seiki NLX2500 SY lathe with a magazine bar loader. With this new lathe, WPP adds capacity for additional turning work, which may not require the full complexities and versatility of WPP’s existing Mori Seiki NTX2000 multi-tasking mill-turn center, while still offering two spindles and live tooling with a Y-axis. In addition to the new NLX2500 lathe, WPP further added a Mori Seiki NHX4000 horizontal machining center to its CNC milling capacity.

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FeatureCAM Training Centers, the forerunners to the Delcam Training Centers, were introduced over 15 years ago to help prepare students that wanted to further their education in engineering or get knowledge and training for entry level jobs in manufacturing. Commenting on the new initiative, Delcam North America President, Glenn McMinn, said, “The program was created with the intention of allowing training centers the opportunity to properly train students and machinists with skills to seek employment effectively or to improve their current skills. With the U.S. manufacturing sector as competitive as it has been in decades for new jobs and investment, we are looking to build on this momentum in the classroom by improving our offerings in CADCAM.”

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David Crewe Named Senior Vice President of Engineering at Flow International Corporation

Flow International Corporation, the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of industrial waterjet machines for cutting applications, announces the appointment of David Crewe as senior vice president of engineering reporting to Waterjet Holdings president & CEO David Savage.

Crewe will be responsible for technology deve lopment and new produc t

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Crewe joins Flow from VEECO Instruments, where he led companywide engineering and product development teams across all business unit product lines. During his tenure, he successfully developed innovative products while also developing cross functional processes and business tools in product development, manufacturing, sales, service, and marketing.

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A Big Thank You From Helical

Scott Tiehen, National Sales Manager, and Rick Woods, Applications Engineer for the Northwest, thank their customers for visiting them at the NW Pacific Machine Tool Expo held in early April.

Helical Solutions, LLC manufactures high performance custom and standard end mills. Scott says, “We design and manufacture all of our carbide cutting tools with the end user in mind, creating application-specific tooling to suit your needs. At Helical, we strive for quality in everything we do, beginning with the highest quality carbide available. Our end mills are inspected using the latest in optical and laser touch-free inspection equipment. We believe in 100% repeatability in performance, ensuring that our customers always receive the best tool for their job. Our commitment to excellence, combined with our consideration toward value and service, has helped us create a high performance product that is also affordable. We are confident that our tools will exceed your expectations and improve your productivity.”

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Oregon’s Premier Supplier of Complex Aerospace Airframe and Engine Components, Cascade Engineering Technologies, Inc. Has

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Cascade Engineering Technologies, Inc. (CET Inc.) specializes in the development and production of challenging and complex aerospace airframe and engine components for both new and aging aircraft. They provide design and manufacturing solutions for complex aerospace systems through their talented and highly motivated team members.

CET Inc. would like to announce the addition of the Makino T1 to their highly sophisticated arsenal of precision machine tools. The Makino T1’s unique kinematic structure is virtually unmatched in the industry. Its 155-degree tilting A-axis and deep chest column provide full five-sided machining capability for parts up to 1,500 mm in diameter. The key to the T1’s flexibility is its 12,000-rpm spindle. The T1 tackles titanium with 1,000 Nm of duty-rated torque from spindle start to 1,000 rpm. Aluminum structural components are at home on the T1 with continuous power output of 76 hp out through 12,000. While titanium and aluminum highlight the extreme boundaries of the T1 spindle capability, mid-range power and torque levels are well suited for materials ranging from stainless steel to Inconel®. The 5-Axis Makino T1 delivers the productivity and flexibility CET’s customer’s need for any shape and any material.

CET Inc. is one of the only precision manufacturing companies to have the T1 in operation on the West Coast. CET prides themselves as being and living their mantra of “Being The Best Of The Best” by utilizing the best in class machine tools with the best family of talented and trained employees in the industry.

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A technology startup backed by Intel Capital is nearly doubling its space with a move to an evolving office park in Pleasanton.

SmartZip Analytics, which gives leads to residential real estate brokers on potential home sellers, has signed a 36,000-square-foot lease at Rosewood Commons.

T h e l e a s e comes as the p r o p e r t y ’ s new owner is crafting plans to boost amenities to entice similar tech tenants, who are often more attracted to offices in San Francisco. Source: San Francisco Business Times

Oregon Small Businesses Could Soon Collect $2M For R&D Work

A Beaverton Democrat is pushing a bill that would boost the maximum corporate tax credit for research done within the state. It would also allow smaller businesses the ability to access the credit.

A bill before the Oregon legislature aims to broaden the availability of the state’s research and development tax credit to a wider selection of companies.

House Bill 2752, could also boost the maximum credit given through the program, according to the measure sponsored by Rep. Tobias Read, a Beaverton Democrat.

Read wants to increase the R&D tax credit from its current maximum level of $1 million to $2 million. The bill also proposes to provide “refundability of credit” which would allow companies reporting less than $1 million in Oregon sales to get a refund on credit eligible activities.

The idea behind this proposal is to encourage smaller businesses and startups to invest in research and development.

Oregon’s R&D tax credit allows companies tax breaks on research conducted within the state. The program follows definitions set out in the federal R&D tax credit statutes.

The research is used by companies on future product development and can incur costs well before a product hits the market.

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Many states offer these incentives on R&D as a relatively affordable and effective investment for the state to stay competitive.

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How A Sacramento Manufacturer Used Technology To Cut Energy Expenses

Tri Tool Inc. makes custom-designed, precision portable machine tools for clients in the U.S. and around the world. That means the Rancho Cordova-based firm faces all the competitive challenges of a globalized economy

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The company found one by adopting new technologies to cut power costs.

Tri Tool, an internationally-recognized manufacturing firm, was already benefiting from SMUD’s reliable electricity delivery and low rates. But their facilities team, led by Joel Walton, was looking for even more operational efficiencies. He posed the challenge to SMUD’s Leah Pertl, a Key Accounts Energy Advisor at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

One of the first projects to achieve significant results involved the lighting in Tri Tool’s large parking area. “We replaced existing parking lot lighting that was 1,000-watts per bulb with 400-watt LED bulbs,” Joel Walton noted. Because the LED lighting was compatible with an advanced lighting control system, the advantage was even greater.

“In the middle of the night, when no one is in the parking lot, we can drop that wattage down to under 200 watts a pole,” Walton said.

An even more significant breakthrough came through changes in the facility’s cooling system. Like most conventional air conditioning, cooling equipment in the Tri Tool plant production area tended to lose efficiency as temperatures rose — just when cooling was needed most. This drove up energy costs and hurt the company’s bottom line.

Pertl took this challenge back to her team of SMUD energy experts. The solution was surprisingly old-school: a variation on the traditional swamp cooler. SMUD recommended an Australian system called Climate Wizard, which uses a similar principle but is far more powerful.

Installation of Climate Wizard at Tri Tool was the first test of this 60-ton, 24,000-cubic-feet-per-minute indirect evaporative system in the U.S. It was designed to supplement the 90-ton HVAC unit that was ill-equipped to handle cooling in the plant production area.

In addition to substantial energy savings – the system uses 80 percent less energy than conventional large HVAC systems – the facility has realized additional benefits. These include improved air quality, lower humidity and an enhanced working environment for workers and machinery.

“Everything we’ve done with SMUD has been driven by solving a business problem,” Walton said. “In the process, we ended up saving energy.”

Taken together, the energy-saving projects cut the company’s power bill by 25 percent, he said.

It might be surprising that SMUD would be so eager to help a major customer reduce the amount of electricity it purchases. The publicly-owned utility says saving energy is compatible with its core mission. Helping business customers succeed with lower operating costs is, in the long run, good for the business, Pertl said.


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More than Just Milling for NASA’s Tormach PCNC 1100

The Tormach PCNC 1100 that NASA’s Goddard Spaceflight Center has in their lab is used for all the milling projects you might expect from an aeronautics organization. Alan Kogut, an astrophysicist at the center, explains, “We’re using it for making parts for flight projects, high-altitude

balloons, and prototyping things for an eventual satellite mission.”

NASA uses the PCNC 1100 to mill enclosures, brackets, and braces for satellite missions that perform specialized measurements related to quantum gravity and the way physics behaves at energies that are about a trillion times higher than can be reached with the world’s largest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. “We build a fair amount of instrumentation for various projects. One of the things we’re using it for is building a telescope,” Alan continues. “It’s a project called Primordial Inflation Polarization Explorer (PIPER) that’s going to fly in a high-altitude balloon this fall. The balloon will carry the telescope up to where the atmosphere sort of thins out to outer space, about 25 miles up.”

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Genentech Announces $125M Expansion In Hillsboro

Biotech giant Genentech plans to invest more than $125 million to expand its fill/finish production facility in Hillsboro, resulting in up to 100 new skilled manufacturing jobs, the company announced.

The investment in sterile production operations will bring the total number of Genentech jobs in Oregon to more than 500 over the next five years, Larry Sanders, Genentech general manager and vice president of Hillsboro Technical Operations, said in

a statement.

“This announcement is another indicator that this is an exciting time in Oregon’s history,” Gov. Kate Brown said in a statement. “Genentech’s investment in its Hillsboro campus and Oregon’s robust workforce underscore that Oregon is a great place for all businesses to build their future and for the biotech sector to grow.”

Genentech opened its Hillsboro plant in April 2010 as part of the company’s strategy to increase manufacturing capacity.

Genentech, which is headquartered in South San Francisco, is a unit of Swiss drug-maker Roche.

Inside The Box: Texas Modular Building Company Expands In

Oregon

A Texas firm that specializes in modular buildings used for schools, multifamily housing and hospitals has expanded into Oregon and the Northwest.

Aries Building Systems has launched its Pacific Northwest Major Projects group, which includes one manager in Bend and others in Washington in Vancouver. The group will be headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Greg Pfeiffer, a senior account manager and educational/commercial specialist, will be stationed in Vancouver, and Mary Grim, an administrative manager, will work from Bend.

According to the company, Aries Building Systems’ PNW group will focus on providing both standard and custom designed temporary and permanent modular buildings for a variety of growing businesses and organizations throughout the Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions.

“We’re very pleased to be opening an office to serve the Northwest market, and feel strongly we can play an important role in providing organizations in the region with the space they need to grow,” said Barry Roman, president of Aries Building Systems.

Aries specializes in remote workforce housing and commercial modular buildings. The company touts its buildings as “better for the environment,” as modular buildings are built in a controlled factory environment that produces less waste.

Modular buildings can also be disassembled and reused, which reduces the consumption of raw materials and energy used to construct a new building.

At the same time, Aries notes that modular structures are built to meet or exceed the codes and standards of on-site construction and use the same materials — wood, concrete and steel — as traditional buildings.

The PNW group currently has contracts in western Washington along the I-5 and I-90 corridors. Source: Portland Business Journal


Just Like Dimples On Golf Balls, Reshaping Aircraft In Flight Could Make Planes Fly Better

In the not-too-distant future, airplanes will scythe into the wind with an airframe that can virtually streamline its shape using nothing but air. In pursuit of this goal, researchers at NASA and Boeing moved a vertical tail from an old 757 inside the world’s largest wind tunnel at NASA Ames Research Center in California to test technology called active flow control. Active flow uses tiny air jets to reduce friction and turbulence across flight surfaces.

The idea is definitely in the air. Last summer, Austrian mathematician Martin Hairer received a Fields Medal, considered to be math’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize, for his study of the flow of air around aircraft wings.

The NASA and Boeing teams outfitted the tail with a technology called sweeping jet actuators, which are devices with no moving parts that pump pressurized air across the tail. Just like dimples on golf balls, the actuators

create a thin, t u r b u l e n t layer of air t h a t h e l p s

“reattach” air flows to the surface and make flight more efficient.

Once refined, the technology could allow aircraft designers to make smaller and lighter tails that produce less drag, which could translate into more efficient flight, lower fuel burn and save airlines millions of dollars. Boeing plans to conduct flight tests in 2015.

Scientists at GE’s Global Research Center have separately been studying active flow control for aviation and to improve wind turbines’ ability to convert wind into electricity. The GE scientists are using a technology called synthetic jet actuators, or SJAs, which have no moving parts but use tiny amounts of energy to breathe in and pump out air jets through small holes along a wing or blade’s surface.

SJAs speed up air that naturally slows as it flows over the surface due to friction. “By expanding and contracting a chamber such that air is sucked in and ejected through a single hole, this device works similar to a human lung,” says Seyed Saddoughi, principal engineer in Aero-Thermal & Mechanical Systems, who is leading the actuator’s development. “The advantage is that there is no need for pumps that use external flow, or fans with moving parts. The device is lightweight and very simple in operation, with minimal power usage.”

The actuators pump air efficiently by applying an alternating current to two parallel plates separated by a slight space. Employing a phenomenon called the piezoelectric effect, the two plates bend and straighten as electricity moves through them, causing the middle chamber to rapidly pull in and push out air. GE has already licensed the technology to cool consumer electronics and computers, where it will replace bulkier fans that need more energy and space.


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Usher Precision Manufacturing (UPM) was started in 1972 in Darryl and Barbara Usher’s garage. Darryl wanted to build an experimental airplane. He formed a bond with Bob Bushby, the founder of an experimental aircraft kit called the Midget Mustang. Bob was looking for someone to make small aluminum aircraft parts. In those days, all you needed was the will and knowledge to do it, a pair of metal cutting tin snips and a card table. Darryl had all three. That would be the foundation for the start of Usher Precision Manufacturing (formerly Usher Enterprises).

Around 1974 Darryl’s good friend Dick Vangrunsven (Van’s Aircraft) had developed an aircraft that was creating great excitement in the experimental aircraft industry. At that time history was being made with the Van’s Aircraft design. Van’s Aircraft was gaining so much popularity that Dick Vangrunsven needed help, and called on his friend Darryl to help him. Darryl then solicited his son (Karl Usher) to join forces to help him process the many parts for Van’s Aircraft.

Darryl was a full time employee for IBM and worked there for 30 years. During his tenure working for IBM, his wife and son were holding down the fort at the recently formed Usher Precision Manufacturing. By 1984 Van’s Aircraft was Usher’s only customer, but had become a sizable customer for just two employees. Through Darryl’s relationships at IBM, the Vice President of Payless Drug Store approached Darryl about manufacturing a design change in a cash register for Payless. Darryl agreed to design this modification and install it on every cash register Payless had. Knowing he bit off more than he could chew, he solicited Karl to graduate early from college to come home and help with this project. Payless was so happy with the modification that Usher Precision did to their existing cash register that Payless asked Usher to develop a new cash register from the ground up and they guaranteed to purchase 7000 registers. Usher tackled this project for the next 7 years.

During the time Usher built the 7000 cash registers, Van’s Aircraft was becoming the largest kit manufacturer of experimental aircraft in the world. Their website indicates that nearly 9000 aircraft are flying.

Brad Durham the General Manager that oversees all operations of Usher Precision Manufacturing Inc. said, “At some point in your company’s development you have to decide what type of equipment that you want to utilize to promote your growth and direction. Being keenly aware of the dollar and the business model at the time, Usher chose lower cost equipment. As we continued to the develop and expand over the years, the “true” cost to manufacturing came to light when we stepped up to our first DMG Mori Seiki Machine. In very simple terms it was 3 times the cost, but made better parts 4 times faster. The Mori Seiki machines are more rigid than lower cost machines. The rigidity leads to longer tool life, greater depth of cut, faster feed times, finer finishes, and an overall more accurate part. Tool change times were also dramatically faster. We also found that the “UP” time was longer because the machines are just built to last, so repairs are minimal. In every area the DMG Mori Seiki machines won. We are basically a Mori shop to this day.”

Brad continued, “I think one of our key strengths is our ability to change with our customers’ demands. With the mindset that you will do whatever it takes to make your customers happy, you must be willing to invest in change as your customers evolve. Usher does just that which is evidenced in our investment into the DMG Mori Seiki machine tools we continue to utilize and invest into. I think the willingness to go the extra mile to make sure our customers are happy is another key to our successful business model. Everyone including our customers say Usher goes the extra mile for their customers’. Usher Precision Manufacturing puts it on a whole new level and we lead the field. We also consider ourselves as a single source solution for our customers. We pride ourselves as a valued partner and we supply a completed part to our customers without them having to send parts to multiple shops for multiple processes.”

Dean Trump, Machine Shop Manager for Usher said, “We started using Mori over 10 years ago and it has just been bullet proof and accurate. We started with a Mori Seiki lathe and we looked around at a lot of other brands and the Mori Seiki machines fit our business. We also looked for the best support system in regard to service and we chose Ellison Technologies. Ellison’s service is great! Their service techs actually give us their cell phone numbers and they have gotten to know us personally. If we have a problem we just call and we are taken care of on the spot. Steve Witmer (our Sales Pro from Ellison) is always there to help us with our next big challenge and he is a huge help with the knowledge of all the machines. He always steers us in the right direction. I really appreciate that they have always been there for us when we have a need. Our need is always urgent to them and they take good care of us.”

In 2008 Usher Precision stepped up their game plan to support their customers more with one of the highest aerospace certifications in the industry, AS9100 Rev C and ISO 9001:2000. With this certification added to the Usher arsenal, along with 25,000 square feet of manufacturing space and another 12,000 square feet available for expansion, Usher is poised to grow in the right direction. Add to that the great employee base and their ethic of “doing anything to make the part correct for their customers”, the Usher business is a win win for everyone involved.

Usher Precision has evolved into a manufacturing partner and is much more than a job shop with capabilities that include precision machining/turning, laser cutting, sheet metal, welding, hydroforming and assembly. They are


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Considering the growth the aerospace industry is experiencing right now, it’s no surprise that the job of aerospace engineer is one of the most secure positions in the U.S.

Economic news site Marketwatch sifted through U.S. unemployment and sector growth data to rank the top 10 jobs in the country if you’re looking to stay employed for the long term.

No. 4 on that list was a job familiar to many Washingtonians: Aerospace engineer.

“Aerospace engineers were frequently paid six-figure salaries in 2012,” the report said. “Because many of those employed in this occupation work on national defense projects, prospective employees are also often heavily screened and require security clearances.”

Security clearances are difficult and time-consuming to get, so once an organization pays for an employee to get them, it’s unlikely to send that employee packing without some serious thought.

The report showed that aerospace engineers have an unemployment rate of 0.3 percent. Compare that to the U.S. unemployment rate, which is currently a little more than 5 percent.

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The creator of one of Washington state’s most creative aerospace companies is back at it after a four-year “retirement.”Jim Hoover, founder and former CEO of Primus Aerospace, has created a new company he has named “Omada International.”

Last month, Hoover announced that Kirkland-based Omada has acquired Carlson Formetec, a Tacoma company that specializes in a technology for forming titanium for aerospace.

The Tacoma company, which now operates in a 25,000-square-foot facility, is the second acquisition for Omada.

Hoover, who is CEO of Omada, started building the new company by acquiring an Oklahoma City company called Pro-Fab Inc., which makes precision machined parts for aerospace in a 195,000-square-foot facility.

Omada, which was formed in 2013, also is building a 150,000-square-foot plant in Thailand. That facility will open in 2016.

The Thailand plant parallels part of Hoover’s business plan for the former Bellevue-based Primus Aerospace, which included balancing the cost and requirements of manufacturing at plants in Puget Sound region versus plants in Thailand and in China.

Portland-based Precision Castparts Corp. bought Primus in 2011, and Hoover remained through the transition, staying on for about 18 months.

Hoover has homes in Seattle and in Thailand, and spends half his time in each region.

“I failed retirement,” said Hoover, who is 68 years old. “I think there’s a need for a different kind of supplier, and I have an idea what that might look like, based on the volume of work ahead in the industry.”

Boeing and Airbus have record backlogs right now, and are ramping up to unprecedented production rates for the smallest models of their planes, the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.

Boeing is now building 42 model 737s monthly, already a record, and that is set to rise to 52 monthly.

Hoover said it took him six months to choose the name Omada, which means “teamwork” in Greek.

“I’m trying to create something a little different and create an opportunity for some people to be part of it,” he said. “The term is very important to me in how we’re going to be successful.”

The new company is being backed by private investors, he said.

A central theme of Hoover’s new company will be to produce parts more cheaply, and he said hot-forming titanium, a new manufacturing process, will be key to that.

“I believe it can replace machined parts and composite parts...lower the cost and maintain the performance,” he said.

Jason Wilder, who is the company’s “chief value officer” and who negotiated purchase of the Tacoma plant, said he believes the new hot-forming process brought by Formetec will be industry-changing.

“Omada and its customers see a significant opportunity to improve the manufacturing buy-to-fly ratio and lower the cost of aircraft production,” he said. “We are excited to build upon Formetec’s decades of experience and help the business capitalize on its numerous growth opportunities.”

Hoover plans to move the Tacoma factory to a new facility of about 50,000 square feet. He declined to say how many people work there.

Steve Wilhelm covers manufacturing, aerospace and trade for the Puget Sound Business Journal.

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A year after receiving $150,000 from Oregon BEST and the Portland Development Commission, Wilsonville startup HoneyComb Corp. is adding staff and attracting attention from some of the biggest names in the agriculture industry.

The drone maker has grown from its three original founders to 17 full-time employees and raised $1 million in funding. It has also won attention from John Deere and Case-New Holland, which together operate more than 3,000 dealerships selling agricultural-related gear to farmers. Both are interested in selling HoneyComb’s fixed-wing drones at their dealerships nationwide, according to Oregon BEST.

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Dreamliners Flying Out The Door At 10 A Month, Boeing Reports

Boeing aircraft deliveries rose 14 percent in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same period last year, driven mostly by increases in 787 and 737 production.

The company delivered 184 jets in the first quarter —— 121 of those the high-volume 737, Boeing’s smallest model.

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A particular bright spot was the delivery of 30 787 Dreamliners, which puts Boeing exactly where it wants to be, pumping out 10 a month of the carbon composite jets. That compares to an average of six a month in the first quarter of 2014.

Within the Dreamliner segment, a significant development this year is the increasing volume of 787-9s, the newer, middle-sized version. Ten of the 30 Dreamliners delivered were those 787-9s, which have been coming off the line far more smoothly than the smaller 787-8 did in the early years.So far, Boeing has delivered more than half of the 787-8s ordered, compared to fewer than 5 percent of the newer 787-9s, wrote Uresh Seth, who produces the widely read website All Things 787.

“The more of these airplanes (787-9s) that are delivered the better Boeing’s financial results will look,” Seth wrote.

Down on the bottom end of its backlog, Boeing (NYSE: BA) delivered four 747s and five 767s in the first quarter.

The twin-engine 767s are all freighters, and all will be delivered to FedEX.Three of the 747s are passenger versions destined for Lufthansa, which has supported the model, while the fourth is a Cargolux freighter.

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A Panama airline announced this week it will buy $6.6 billion worth of Boeing 737s, a significant order for Boeing’s smallest jetliners.

Copa Airlines will buy 61 of the single-aisle 737 Max 8 and Max 9 planes to expand its fleet. This is the largest-ever deal between a Panamanian and U.S.-based company, according to Boeing(NYSE: BA).

As a result, U.S. President Barack Obama and Panama President Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez came out to witness the deal.

“It is an honor to be joined by Presidents Varela and Obama on this great day. All of us at Boeing are proud to partner with Copa as it works to remain one of the most progressive airlines in the world,” said Boeing CEO Jim McNerney in a statement. “Copa has a history of leading the way for Latin America’s aviation industry, and this order shows their dedication to continuous improvement in performance, customer satisfaction and efficiency.”

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Washington State University is renaming its business school after Scott Carson. Carson, a former Boeing executive, said to keep the aerospace industry in Washington state competitive, kids must get engaged in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields early on.

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Scott Carson knows the aerospace industry. He spent more than 30 years at Boeing Co., three of them as the CEO and president of the company’s Commercial Airplanes division.

He also knows education. Carson is on the Board of Regents at Washington State University and is the namesake of the school’s Carson College of Business.

When Carson was asked how to keep the aerospace industry competitive, his answer was surprisingly straightforward: Get kids, particularly girls, excited about and engaged in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).

“Invest in more STEM,” Carson said in a recent interview. “I’m a big proponent of STEM education. It’s a big challenge and it’s both a general challenge but it’s also a gender-specific challenge.”

According to the most recent data available, 30 percent of all employed people worked in the aerospace industry in Washington state. Gross revenue for the hundreds of aerospace businesses in the state – including Boeing was nearly $60 billion in 2014.

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Funded by the US and the 12 other Patriot partner nations through a shared engineering services agreement, the improvements are expected to augment the system’s capability and readiness.

Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems business integrated air and missile defense vice-president Ralph Acaba said: “The US and other Patriot partner nations have made significant investments over the years, so that Patriot can maintain a high readiness rate and outpace evolving threats on the modern battlefield.

“This latest contract builds on those previous investments and helps ensure that fielded systems in the inventories of the 13-nation Patriot partnership are prepared to perform whenever and wherever they are called upon.”

Jointly manufactured by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, Patriot is a long-range, all-altitude, all-weather air defence system designed to protect soldiers against advanced threats such as aircraft, tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the battlefield.

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The system is currently in service with Egypt, Germany, Greece, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Korea, Taiwan, as well as the UAE and the US.

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The NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster-Commercial -- or NEXT-C -- will be developed for at Aerojet Rocketdyne’s campus in Redmond, Wash., said spokeswoman Lynn Machon.

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Power management chips are like second-born kids. They do a lot of hard work, but don’t always get the recognition they deserve.

Like microchips inside computers and laptops, power management chips are pieces of semiconductor as small as a cornflake. But they move electricity (watts), not data (bytes). Their circuits help extend battery life and reduce power consumption for a broad range of devices: from smartphones and tablets to brain scanners and jet engines. They can make machines smaller, lighter, and more efficient.

The best ones are made from a hard material called silicon carbide, which was originally used for abrasives like sandpaper and still gives many skateboards their rough grip. It can work at temperatures that are twice the boiling point of water where ordinary silicon chips falter. They handle megawatts of power, an order of magnitude higher than silicon, and operate at much higher frequencies, which makes them much more efficient.But until recently, they’ve also been very difficult to make. Manufacturing a silicon carbide chip requires as many as 300 steps performed in a clean room, and companies have to negotiate pitfalls opened by the complicated interactions between silicon, carbon and metal oxides. (The full name of the device is silicon carbide metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor, or SiC MOSFET.)

But scientists at GE Global Research have figured out how to bypass silicon carbide’s limitations and came up with new ways to make power management chips that could revolutionize the power electronics industry and bring in big savings for users. They are providing their technology and intellectual property valued at more than $100 million to a power electronics manufacturing consortium created in Albany, NY, last summer.

Ljubisa Stevanovic, chief engineer for energy conversion at the GE lab’s advanced technology office, says that scaling up production from the current four-inch wafers to six inches will nearly triple the number of chips per wafer and reduce manufacturing costs by a factor of two. “This will be revolutionary,” he says. “We could soon compete with existing silicon chips on price with a better technology. Silicon carbide is more robust, requires much less cooling and can deliver cleaner power than ordinary silicon.”

GE plans to use the new fabrication plant to manufacture power management chips for its own machines ranging from oil and gas pumps to MRI scanners. The company will license its technology to other companies using the plant to bring products to market.

Merfeld and Stevanovic estimate that the chips could make trains, planes and automobiles run up to 10 percent more efficiently, reduce the energy footprint of data centers by 5 percent, and improve the efficiency of wind and solar farms by more than 1 percent.

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Reaper Deploys Live Weapons on Maritime Training Target

Air Force News by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler

An MQ-9 Reaper successfully hit a sea-going target with an AGM-114 Hellfire missile during a joint service training exercise over the Gulf of Mexico.

This was the first time a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) hit a maritime target.

“It was the first time we had put live weapons into boats and participated in maritime (exercises),” said Capt. Timothy Ford, a 26th

Weapons Squadron flight commander. “For our (RPA) community it’s a big step forward, it’s a mission set we had looked at for a long time and training opportunities over water are not very prevalent (at Nellis).”

In addition to this being the first time an RPA squadron hit a maritime target; it was also a chance to integrate with other aircraft including A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-35A Lightning IIs.

“It’s the first opportunity for us to fly with the F-35, talk to each other and coordinate attacks between the two platforms and ensure deconfliction while we’re doing that,” said Capt. Ryan Cross, a 26th WPS training officer.

Another high note of the exercise was that it gave the RPA community a chance to demonstrate to operators of other aircraft, the unique capabilities the MQ-9 can bring to the fight.

The MQ-9 is able to stay in a potentially hostile area for hours. It can collect intelligence and pass that information on to other aircraft when it becomes a more volatile situation.

“As soon as it does become a situation where the shooting happens, we’re the ones with the situational awareness because we’ve been there so long and we’re able to pass that on to other fighters as they check in and build their situational awareness,” Ford said. “That’s our role in a lot of mission sets. It’s nice to be able to prove it in a maritime environment.”

Through this exercise, the MQ-9 demonstrated its abilities in destroying sea-going targets, integrating and deconflicting with other aircraft, as well as being able to stay in an area far longer than any other platform.

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Google has thrown open the doors of a major data center in The Dalles.

The $600 million expansion boosted Google’s total investment in The Dalles to $1.2 billion, the company said.

“We are proud to call The Dalles and Oregon our home and to have significantly grown our presence here over the last 10 years,” said Dave Karlson, a Google operations manager, in a release.

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Google announced on Friday it would also contribute nearly $100,000 for computer science education in Wasco County’s schools.

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Lockheed Steps Up Marketing Of Naval Missile Defense System

By Sandra I. Erwin Facing a slowdown in U.S. Navy orders, Lockheed Martin Corp. is eyeing opportunities in the international market for the Aegis air-defense antimissile system.

Aegis uses an array of ship-based computers and radar to track and guide interceptor missiles to destroy enemy targets. It has been sold to five navies outside the United States, which have equipped 19 ships with the system.

Arms sales of big-ticket systems like Aegis now require substantial industrial incentives and technology transfer, said Doug Wilhelm, director of international Aegis programs at Lockheed Martin. “One of the constants in international programs is the growing desire for technology transfer and for the local defense industries to have a significant role in the program,” he told reporters.

“Aegis has become the naval combat system of choice for top tier navies,” Wilhelm said. Brand-name appeal alone, however, is not enough. To open up the Aegis market, Lockheed is sweetening deals not only by offering traditional industrial offsets but also by funding technology upgrades to make it easier for foreign buyers to adapt Aegis to their specific ships models and command-and-control systems.

The company is making a big push for international sales amid worries that the U.S. Navy is delaying Aegis upgrades for current and future ships. Although Aegis is a 40-year-old system, it has been updated over the years. Its latest version, baseline 9, is capable of simultaneous anti-air warfare and ballistic missile defense. Aegis tracks, cues and fires automatically. The newest version uses the Standard missile 6, made by Raytheon. The Aegis system includes Lockheed Martin’s SPY radar. Ships can intercept and destroy short and medium-range ballistic missiles.

“I would have thought there would have been a greater outcry from the Navy about that,” said Jim Sheridan, director of Aegis U.S. Navy programs at Lockheed Martin.

Navy leaders frequently warn about shortages in the sea-based missile defense fleet to meet the demands of regional commanders, Sheridan said. “Yet you look at the president’s budget for 2016 and several ships have been removed.”

Of the Navy’s fleet of 62 destroyers and 22 cruisers, just 33 (28 destroyers and five cruisers) are equipped with the Aegis ballistic missile defense system. Sheridan believes the Navy needs at least 40, and some combatant commanders have hinted they need 70.

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Lockheed officials are skeptical. “The way I observe the Navy balance its books is always by reducing the number of modernizations,” Sheridan said.

“Back in the day, four to five ships would be modernized per year. Now we are lucky if we get one. Maybe two.”

With growing uncertainty about U.S. defense spending, Lockheed is ratcheting up efforts abroad. Besides 19 Aegis ships already in service six in Japan, five in Spain, five in Norwayand three in South Korea there are three more soon to be commissioned by Australia.

Two of Japan’s newest ships will be undergoing an Aegis modernization similar to the U.S. Navy’s program, said Wilhelm. This will be the first time that Aegis baseline 9 with the most advanced integrated air and missile defense configuration will be brought to an international partner, he said. These upgrades are scheduled for 2017 and 2018.Lockheed has teamed up with Spain’s largest shipbuilder Navantia, and with other top yards in South Korea, Japan and Australia for Aegis work. “Our designs are adaptable,” said Wilhelm. This is a good deal for everyone, he said, as governments seek advanced military technology while also creating jobs for their countries’ economy, and it could lead to more Aegis sales. The partnership

with Navantia paved the way to the deal with Norway and possibly to more sales in the coming years. Navantia was chosen as the designer for an air warfare missile destroyer in Australia.

Spain likely will place additional Aegis orders when it builds a new ship class to replace older frigates, said Wilhelm. “They are interested in what we can do with baseline 9.”

Lockheed’s business philosophy: “make it easier to increase the role of our partners,” said Wilhelm. Other foreign partners have developed components for Aegis and for the SPY radar, and sell them to the United States and other countries. “The engineering know-how we transfer helps them improve. They want the benefits to flow back into their economies.”

The company invested internal corporate R&D funds to design an “international Aegis fire controller” so foreign navies can use their own computer systems to operate key Aegis components. “It’s really resonating well with customers,” Wilhelm said. Navies want to use command and control systems with which they are familiar, he said. When Aegis was first sold to Japan and Spain, the approach was that the U.S. government would sell them the “whole thing and that’s what was installed,” Wilhelm explained. “That doesn’t allow the use of their own operator look-and-feel systems.”


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Water scarcity has again become a hot topic as California and Texas lurch into their fourth year of drought and Brazil’s Sao Paulo may start rationing water in 2015. But in some parts of the world the lack of water has been a

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In Algiers, the capital of Algeria, residents could not depend on having enough water in their pipes to fill up their teapots for decades. But in 2008, the North African country built

the continent’s largest desalination plant and tapped a huge body of water located on its doorstep: the Mediterranean Sea. Today, the plant, located in the central Hamma neighborhood, is using GE technology to supply the city with 53 million gallons of drinking water every day. That’s enough to satisfy one quarter of Algiers’ daily usage.

Engineers at GE’s Power & Water business can tick off many similar examples, where innovation and new technologies helped solve nagging water problems. They say that nano-scale membranes, high-tech filters, bioreactors and other systems are helping process and recycle 5 billion gallons of water every day in 130 countries. There are more projects in the pipeline. Motors, transformers and drives from GE Marine power one of the world’s largest desalination plants near Melbourne, Australia. They will also go inside the world’s largest wastewater treatment facility in Abu Dhabi.

Above: If water desalination was only this easy. Above: All of Earth’s water fits into a sphere roughly 950 miles in diameter. GIF by Julian Glandder based on data from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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Many water challenges spring from inefficient usage. Nearly 20 percent of global fresh water resources, for example, are swallowed by industrial installations like power plants, and refineries. In the U.S., the number is close to 45 percent. Yet only 6 percent is being reused.

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As much as half the water on Earth is older than the solar system.

The tech is also helping the environment. In New Zealand, GE’s ZeeWeed bioreactors are using high-tech membranes riddled with tiny holes just 40 nanometers wide to filter out protozoa, bacteria, sediment, and unwanted nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen. They treat 50 million gallons of wastewater and agricultural runoff per day that used to threaten the Great Barrier Reef.

In Algiers, the Hamma facility has become a model for a dozen other desalination plants strung along the Algerian coast, where a third of country’s population lives. When it opened, it was the first large-scale water treatment facility to strip salt from seawater with a process called reverse osmosis. The process uses huge pressure to push saltwater molecules through a superfine filter that stops the salt and lets fresh water pass.

The plant has been a hit. “Hamma is something that links us to the society,” says Ali Nouioua, GE Power & Water manager and Algiers resident.

“People don’t see just water, they see GE.”

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Congress Wants The Pentagon To Develop A Long-Range, Deadly Superdrone

Northrop Grumman’s X-47B is one contender to provide new drone aircraft through the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike program. (Photo courtesy Northrop Grumman) The revolution in unmanned aerial flight has advanced quickly and in dramatic leaps, perhaps none more momentous than the historic landing of an autonomous Navy drone on an aircraft carrier.

That happened for the first time two years ago, when Northrop Grumman’s X-47B, which looks more like a UFO than a military aircraft, took off and landed on the USS George H.W. Bush.

It made history again last year, when it flew alongside F/A-18 fighter jets, the first time a drone flew in concert with piloted planes off a carrier. And later this month, the X-47B is expected to attempt what would be another aerial triumph: refueling midair by a tanker plane.

But despite those breakthroughs, some powerful members of Congress and leading military think tanks say

the Pentagon is being too cautious in its development of a technology that they think could push the boundaries of unmanned flight—and the future of warfare.

In what has become a made-for-Washington drama, a group of Congress’ most influential members are pushing the Pentagon to develop what to some sounds like sci-fi fantasy: drones that could not just take off from carriers, but fly for days at a time, covering hundreds, if not thousands, of miles, and perhaps most importantly, haul a hefty arsenal of bombs deep into enemy territory.

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To counter that, the carriers need stealthy, unmanned aircraft that can fly long distances, in a combat environment, they say. Without that ability, the U.S.’s long-held air dominance is lost and its fleet of aircraft carriers, long a symbol of the U.S.’s ability to project power from wherever, whenever, is at risk of obsolescence.

“If you take the most elementary missiles the Chinese have developed they have already pushed our carriers to a standoff of about 1,000 miles,” said Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-Va.). “If our carriers get set back that far the F/A-18 and the F-35 are not going to get us where we need to go.”[Meet the most fascinating part of the F-35: The $400,000 helmet]

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But defense consultant Loren Thompson said that if the program becomes too expensive, the Navy might decide it can’t afford to pursue it.

“If you ask for too much, it either won’t work or it will be the size of a B-52 Bomber,” he said. “Every time Congress tries to add another requirement to this program, it undercuts support in the Navy for what was supposed to be a relatively modest effort.”

He also said that the Pentagon has plenty of aircraft that can attack from long distances, and noted that it is close to awarding a contract for what’s known as the Long Range Strike Bomber, which would have nuclear capabilities.

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Last year, Congress held up funding for the X-47B program until the Pentagon figures out what it exactly it wants. And now the Defense Department is doing a review that would determine whether it should be able to strike at long distances or primarily a surveillance aircraft.

Bryan Clark, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, predicted that the review would find that there are “a lot of other aircraft that can do surveillance around the carrier.”

While creating a drone that can fly long distances, while also carrying a heavy weapons payload, sounds like a massively complicated endeavor, he said that the X-47B “has been so successful it seems like building an aircraft like that is not as risky a proposition as we had thought.”

Forbes said he was glad the Pentagon was taking a deliberate approach. The decision it makes “will lock us in to the direction we will go for the next 20, 30 years,” he said. “That’s why it’s so important …we make the right decision now.”


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Army Orders As Many As 32 Boeing Ch-47 Heavy-Lift Helicopters In $713.9 Million Deal

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U.S. Army aviation experts are ordering as many as 32 Boeing CH-47 Chinook multi-mission, heavy-lift transport helicopters under terms of a $713.9 million contract.

Officials of the Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., are asking the Boeing Co. Defense, Space & Security segment in Ridley Park, Pa., to provide 26 remanufactured CH-47 helicopters, four new CH-47

helicopters, and the option to build two additional CH-47s.

The Chinook’s primary mission is to move troops, artillery, ammunition, fuel, water, barrier materials, supplies, and equipment on the battlefield. Its secondary missions include medical evacuation, disaster relief, search and rescue, aircraft recovery, fire fighting, parachute drops, heavy construction, and civil development.Under the U.S. Army Modernization Program, new-build CH-47F began deliveries in 2006. Under the same program, CH-47Ds are being upgraded to remanufactured CH-47F aircraft.

The CH-47F is an advanced multi-mission helicopter for the U.S. Army and international defense forces. It contains an integrated, digital cockpit management system, common aviation architecture cockpit, and advanced cargo-handling.

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The twin-rotor CH-47F Chinook is 52 feet long, 12.4 feet wide, nearly 19 feet tall. It has two 60-foot-diameter rotors and has two Honeywell T55-GA-714A engines. The rotorcraft can lift 24,000 pounds, fly as fast as 170 knots at ranges to 200 nautical miles, and can fly as high as 20,000 feet.

With a crew of three, the CH-47s can transport 44 seated troops or 24 casualty litters. The aircraft can carry palletized cargo internally, including the U.S. Army HMMWV, or sling-loaded external cargo, using its triple cargo hooks for stability.

The CH-47’s triple-hook system stabilizes large external loads like the 155-millimeter howitzers, and can fly these loads at speeds to 140 knots. The helicopter can deliver external loads like fuel blivets to three separate destinations in one sortie.

On this contract Boeing will do the work in Ridley Park, Pa., and should be finished by the end of 2020. For more information contact Boeing Defense, Space & Security online at www.boeing.com/boeing/bds, or the Army Contracting Command-Redstone at www.acc.army.mil/contractingcenters/acc-rsa.


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3 Major Perks Of Producing In Americaby Steven Kilzer

My name is Steven, and I’m the founder of Capital. For the last 5 years, I’ve been building a brand and a small factory to make eyewear in the USA. The goal has always been to make the highest quality eyewear in the most responsible way possible. We do this by keeping production in-house and maintaining control over the details. It’s not the easiest way to make glasses, but I believe it’s crucial to making a quality product.

Building a brand takes hard work. When you have to simultaneously build a factory, the workload is compounded beyond belief. On more than a few occasions, the end of a long day has left me covered in dirt, dust, grease, and a little blood. As I lock up the studio on night like that, I sometimes ask myself “Why am I going to the trouble of building onshore production when it’s never been easier to outsource?”

Below are a few of my favorite reasons for keeping design and production in the USA, but before I get to it, I want to mention a few things:

A) Our production is highly vertically integrated i.e. we own the factory where all our glasses are made. This is an extreme and in many cases, I wouldn’t recommend it. Working with onshore factories that already exist to keeping production close to design has many (if not more) of the benefits with a little less blood, sweat, and dust than doing everything on your own.B) I say “Made in USA” many times in this article but these benefits hold true no matter where you live. For Capital that is the USA, but keeping production in the same location as the design process provides these benefits no matter where you live. 1) Deep Knowledge Improves DesignMany jobs today are highly specialized. When designs are made in one place and products are made in a far away land, knowledge of the total process becomes fragmented. Being the best designer possible requires a deep knowledge over the processes used to make that product. You can read about processes all you want, but that will only get you so far. A great way to learn processes is to see them in action. Getting your hands dirty and experimenting is even better. The closer you are to your production, the deeper your knowledge will run and the more ideas you’ll have on how to make your product even better.

When we started making acetate sunglasses, we needed a way to apply text to our glasses for branding, legal markings, etc. There are a few ways this is typically done on eyeglasses, but today, the most likely candidates are pad printing, foil stamping, or a custom made part that’s attached to the frame. Pad printing and foil stamping don’t last for more than a few years and all of these processes require you to commit to a single mark for a significant run. I don’t like that kind of commitment and I wanted the text to last a lifetime so I had to find a new way. It was time to step out of the office and into the studio. The obvious choice was to engrave the text into the glasses. A hole doesn’t really exist so it can’t wear off but it didn’t look great either. After a few weeks of tests on different paints, pigments and fillers, I found a way to fill the text so that I could change the color or graphic without any significant investment. Not only is this a really cool detail on our glasses (On the clear frames you can see the depth of the text on the inside of the temples which


I love) but it’s opened doors to other things we can do in- house. By using the same process on other items like displays or signage, we can make beautiful customized text and images on any material without the hassle and cost of custom dies or parts. 2) Faster Product DevelopmentWhen I have a new idea for our product or process, I have to walk about 20 steps from my office to the studio where all our glasses are made. There’s no need for emails to different time zones and no complications from language barriers. This allows us to try new things with incredible ease and speeds up the rate at which we can develop new products or improve existing ones.

Modern communication allows us to connect across time zones, but it’s no replacement for a solid face to face relationship with your factory or supplier.

“Modern communication is no replacement for a solid face to face relationship with your factory or supplier.” Being in the same time zone as your partners allows multiple communications per day. When dealing with a factory halfway around the world, one exchange per day is pretty normal and extra emails are often necessary to communicate what gets lost in translation. Ultimately, there is no better way to develop and perfect a product than to sit down with the people producing it to make sure every detail is dialed in. You might be thinking, “Well I can buy a plane ticket and we can work out most of it face to face, then deal with any changes remotely.” Depending on the product that might be true, but I know for a fact that after 5 years of developing processes for making sunglasses—a product that might appear simple on the surface—if that were the road I took, I’d have purchased enough plane tickets for elite status on every airline by now.

Products are never finished. They are developed through an ongoing process. The more you can speed up that process by removing unnecessary complications, the more your product will stand out from your competitors.

“There is no better way to develop and perfect a product than to sit down with the people producing it.”

A word of warning: Again, our in-house production is an extreme and one that I wouldn’t recommend for most cases. There’s a fine line between simplifying production by doing things in-house and diving into a huge money/time sink. The best case scenario is to find a partner who is willing to sit down with you to help develop and produce your product. If you can make that relationship mutually beneficial, you’ll learn from their

knowledge and won’t have to bear the entire burden of production on your own. 3) Show Your Motives (And Have Good Motives to Show)As a consumer, when you purchase goods such as shoes, food, or a car, how often do you purchase the cheapest possible option? Price is almost always a consideration, but most of us understand that paying a bit more is worth the benefits we’ll receive in style, health, or reliability.

When a company outsources production to the cheapest place possible, it says something about where their heart lies. Choosing the lowest priced option suggests that money trumps all other issues and worker’s rights, quality products, or even unnecessary carbon emission from shipping goods halfway around the world is not a priority.

“Choosing to produce your goods in the USA tells customers that you are interested in making a quality product responsibly.”

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American Manufacturing Is On The Uptick

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Last month three colleagues from 3D Plastics and I attended the 2015 National Plastics Expo (NPE) in Orlando, FL. With over a million square feet showcasing the latest equipment and technology, we returned home with a sense of excitement and awe, and a renewed confidence that American manufacturing is on the uptick. More importantly, we came away with ways to improve and leverage our businesses for growth in the future.

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What we saw is too much to describe here, but the point to make is, no matter what facet of manufacturing we are in, events that showcase our industries are well worth the investment to attend. They inform, energize and make us better at what we contribute to the American manufacturing juggernaut. Hope to see you at the next IMTS 2016 in Chicago, IL and of course again in Orlando, FL 8.

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DoD Tech Needs Private Sector

By Andrew Clevenger

Kendall, Others Stress Need To Better Engage Silicon Valley The US Department of Defense needs to do a better job of engaging Silicon Valley in its acquisition process if the US is to maintain its military technology superiority, Pentagon acquisition head Frank Kendall said.

Speaking at an event at The Brookings Institution, Kendall touted the potential of the Pentagon’s new Better Buying Power 3.0 program, which officials unveiled last week.

“3.0 is a focus on a culture of technical excellence,” he said, adding that the reform effort would not radically reshape the acquisition process. “This is more about continuity than it is about change. The idea here is a shift in emphasis, not a fundamental break with what we’ve done in the past.”

Technology poses a particular challenge, because the DoD’s structure does not make it attractive to many American technology companies, he said. For Silicon Valley giants with global reach, working with the DoD may not be worth the trouble.

“We don’t have enough business to make them excited,” Kendall said. Smaller start-ups, where lots of innovation happens, are often put off by the red tape that comes with working with the Pentagon, he said.

Kendall pointed to the F-35 joint strike fighter as an example of where the DoD’s slow-moving development process was outstripped by progress in the private sector. Three times during the fighter’s decades-long development, the project needed technology refreshes to keep it up to date with commercial developments.

Bill Lynn, the CEO of Finmeccanica North America and DRS Technologies, said that in the first half of the post-Cold War period, the DoD was a “net exporter” to the private sector of technologies it had developed in-house, like GPS and early Internet breakthroughs. In recent years, the Pentagon has become a net importer of technology that it makes operational for defense applications, with the private sector taking the lead in 3-D printing, nanotechnology and IT, the former deputy secretary of defense said.

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“We’re just not agile enough, we’re not fast enough, we’re not modular enough” when it comes to military information technology, Lynn said.Jason Tama, a US Coast Guard commander who is also a Brookings fellow, said part of the issue is the cultural divide between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon. In the private sector, entrepreneurs foster “a culture of trying lots of things and failing fast and failing often,” he said, which allows them to quickly get past ideas that don’t work to ones that do. Too often on large military contracts, developers invest up front in meeting the program’s requirements, then move forward.

There are 150,000 people working in defense acquisition, 90 percent of whom are civilians. Roughly three-fifths of the DoD’s acquisition employees are between the ages of 40 and 60, putting its workforce out of step with the private sector’s workforce, Tama said.

“If you want top talent on a technical level, you’re not going to build that on the inside of the US government,” he said.


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The FAA Cleared The First 3D Printed Part To Fly In A Commercial Jet Engine From GE

The fist-sized piece o f s i l ve r meta l that houses the compressor inlet temperature sensor inside a jet engine i s a par t that ’s bit obscure even for many aviation aficionados. Starting now, however, it’s becoming a symbol of one of the biggest changes sweeping jet engine design.

The housing for the sensor, known as T25, recently became the first 3D-printed part certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation A d m i n i s t r a t i o n (FAA) to fly inside GE commercial jet engines.

GE Aviation is currently working with Boeing to retrofit more than 400 GE90-94B jet engines – some of the world’s largest and most powerful

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But the 3D-printed housing won’t be an outlier for long. GE has already started flight tests with the next-generation LEAP jet engine, which holds 19 3D-printed fuel nozzles. The engine, which will power new narrow-body planes like the Boeing 737MAX and the Airbus A320neo, was developed by CFM International, a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aviation and France’s Safran (Snecma).

The 3D-printed housing for the T25 sensor. Located in the inlet to the high-pressure compressor, the sensor provides pressure and temperature measurements for the engine’s control system. Image credit: GE Aviation

GE is also developing 3D-printed fuel nozzles and other parts for the GE9X engine for Boeing’s new 777X aircraft. The GE9X will be the largest jet

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Although the LEAP is still in testing and the GE9X in development, CFM has received more than 8,500 orders for the LEAP, and GE has received 700 for the GE9X. G E Av i a t i o n ’s total backlog now exceeds $135 billion for both equipment and services, and the value of the backlog has grown by a quarter over the last two years alone.


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A 3D-printed fuel nozzle for the LEAP below. Both of the engines feature new materials like ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) and carbon-fiber fan blades. But parts made by 3D printing represent perhaps the most attention-grabbing breakthrough.

GE scientists have been experimenting with 3D printing and other “additive manufacturing” methods over the last decade. The company has made several key acquisitions in the space, such as buying Morris

Technologies, started by 3D printing pioneer Greg Morris.The 3 printer shoots a laser or electron beam into a thin layer of cobalt-chrome powder to make the part.

Unlike traditional manufacturing methods that mill or cut away material from a metal slab to produce a part, additive manufacturing “grows” components directly from a CAD file using layers of fine metal powder fused together with an electron beam or laser. The method can produce complex parts that would be difficult or even impossible to make otherwise. It creates them in a fraction of the time, compared with traditional methods like machining and welding, and leaves behind little waste.

As a result, additive manufacturing allows engineers to replace complex assemblies with single parts that are lighter than previous designs, saving weight and boosting a jet engine’s fuel efficiency.

Additive manufacturing allows designers to create complex parts like this jet engine combustor below, which would be very difficult to make on conventional machines.

The new 3D-printed housing, made from a cobalt-chrome alloy, protects the temperature sensor’s delicate electronics from icing and punitive airflows inside the engine.

It would normally take GE several years to design and prototype this part, but the GE team was able to shave as much as a year from the process. “The 3D printer allowed us to rapidly prototype the part, find the best design and move it quickly to production,” says Bill Millhaem, general manager for the GE90 and GE9X engine programs at GE Aviation. “We got the final design last October, started production, got it FAA certified in February, and will enter service next week. We could never do this using the traditional casting process, which is how the housing is typically made.”

Jonathan Clarke, program manager for the project, says that the team ended up with a faster and simpler design, and superior material properties. “Once we found a workable solution, it went straight to production,” Clarke says. “This technology is a breakthrough.”


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Textron Aviation Optimistic About Business Prospects In China

By Jerry Siebenmark

A slowing Chinese economy isn’t slowing optimism for future business there in the eyes of Wichita’s biggest business jet maker.

And it appears Textron Aviation’s optimism has been rewarded, with the company announcing more than a dozen orders for its aircraft on the eve of the opening of the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exposition in Shanghai, China.

Textron Aviation’s presence at ABACE includes the static display of five aircraft: the Beechcraft Bonanza G36, Beechcraft King Air C90GTx, Beechcraft King Air 350i, Cessna Grand Caravan EX Amphibian, and an XLS-Plus.

Textron Aviation said it had taken orders from four companies in China – three general aviation operators and one flight training academy – for 11 single-engine Cessna Skyhawks and two Cessna Turbo Stationair airplanes. It did not disclose the value of those orders.

It also said it took an order from FT Business Jets Co. Ltd., based in Shanghai, for a Cessna Citation XLS-Plus. That airplane will be delivered later this year by Textron’s joint venture in China, Cessna-AVIC Aircraft (Zhuhai) Co. Ltd. That joint venture, established in 2012, currently takes assembled XLS-Pluses, installs interiors, paints them and makes them flight ready for delivery.

In an interview last month, Bill Schultz, Textron Aviation senior vice president of business development in China, said the joint venture is moving in a “phased approach” toward adding final assembly of the XLS-Pluses in China for customers based there.

He said the deliveries of the first two XLS-Pluses in China last year “is particularly good news for us” because China has generally been a large-cabin jet market Textron Aviation, through the joint venture seems to be making inroads into the market with last year’s deliveries of – and a 2015 order for – its super-light business jet, Schultz said.

“This represents a new normal in China,” he said, adding the new normal means a “more predictable and steady rate” of growth that will mean

“better quality and value in the economic base.”

Industry analyst Brian Foley said in a note last week that business aviation in China “has already experienced a full market cycle from frothy peak to today’s quiet trough.”

“One leading indicator, the Shanghai Composite index, has nearly doubled in the past year to a seven-year high with a favorable environment for further government stimulus,” Foley wrote. “As investors and companies gain confidence in financial market vitality and stability we’ll begin to see more discretionary income move into general aviation.”

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How Industrial 3D Printing Will Transform Business And Save Money

There is a widespread, contagious conversation taking place today about Additive Manufacturing (AM), also known as industrial 3D printing. For a manufacturing process to generate this much excitement is pretty rare in contemporary times.

The enthusiasm is spreading so broadly because “additive” technologies that “grow” parts and products, rather than “subtract” material (via machining), are being embraced by young entrepreneurs and industry giants alike.

From the wings of a Victoria’s Secret angel to patient-specific cranial-plate implants for skull injuries to high-tech nozzles for aircraft jet turbines, the reach and attraction of AM is indisputable. Those who apply themselves can learn to make something unique, be they engineers or artists. And they can do it very quickly and relatively inexpensively at a local service bureau—if not from their home, lab or office.

This is why additive manufacturing, industrial 3D printing and all the variations of growing parts by laser, electronic beam and other means, will dramatically change business!

Moreover, such innovations can truly be made anywhere in the world—thereby promoting domestic production and greater in-country consumption. Beyond its reshoring possibilities, AM now means build-it-where-you-sell-it: create to local needs in only the volumes necessary, and radically change supply-chain economics along the way.

Additive manufacturing allows more functions of value (things people want a product to do) to be included in a single part. This has huge business and manufacturing implications, as we will see.

Part consolidation, as it is called, has been a 30-year industry obsession. Taking individual components of a product, and combining them into fewer, more functional parts and assemblies, lowers their cost and increases quality. Molded plastic was the initial material of choice for executing part-consolidation strategies—and that industry exploded with growth. Machining also worked harder to cut fewer, more complex shapes out of blocks of material.

Today AM is the one process that uses most of the common materials, plastics and metals, and accomplishes an almost divine level of this kind of integration. Because AM grows things in layers, it can produce organic shapes that provide more features and greater value. Conceive it, follow a few rules of gravity and access when designing, test it for required strength, and just make it.

In terms of the next industrial business model, the ability of AM to transform electronic warehousing and just-in-time-delivery—with parts made to feed the demand stream, one by one, or a dozen at a time—is simply elegant.

One-off parts for 50-year-old tractors are now economical to produce. Scan

the old component—skip expensive tooling—and just grow it overnight! And this time why not optimize for less assembly labor and weight? Here is where the new money of AM really starts to take shape.

AM embedded in complementary work cells, spread across the globe, allows companies to avoid large capital investments, material and inventory buildup, long-distance shipping, currency-exchange issues, and demands for localization. If a successful product should call for higher volumes, then scaling up using traditional manufacturing and design is much less risky.

There are challenges ahead. Designers need to visualize shapes as pure functions of value. This will change the supply chain, too—how they prepare themselves, understand new delivery cycles and formulate design strategies. Many of them are more than ready. AM is the medium that will accelerate a long effort towards better collaboration between the top office, its engineering staff and key suppliers.

Make no mistake, AM is already being used for high-end production parts in aerospace and beyond. Its quality is increasingly repeatable and predictable, on par with traditional machining, molding and casting.

As the debate moves forward on globalization versus domestic production, AM sheds a different light on how both can co-exist. Making things to serve individual tastes is a trend that AM does well. With its ability to mass customize and take advantage of local economics, AM/3D printing has business-profit dimensions that are becoming more evident every day.

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CONTRACTS: General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, California, was awarded a not-to-exceed amount $61,780,484 undefinitized contract action to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract N00024-13-C-4404 on March 31, 2015, for USS Makin Island (LHD 8) fiscal 2015 phased maintenance availability. A phased maintenance availability includes the planning and execution of depot-level maintenance, alterations, and modifications that will update and improve the ship’s military and technical capabilities. Work will be performed in San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed by November 2015. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Navy) and fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation funding in the amount of $35,196,683 will be obligated at time of award. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $25,551,329 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.

Astronics Test Systems Inc., Irvine, California, is being awarded a $36,402,740 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity supply contract for the manufacture, test and delivery of radio frequency distribution and control systems (RFDACS) and system parts which is a major subsystem within the common submarine radio room installed on board all submarine classes. The RFDACS provides a means of routing signals and information between the various antenna systems and other submarine communication subsystems. Work will be performed in Irvine, California, and is expected to be completed by March 2020. Fiscal 2015 other procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $949,380 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current

fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with two offers received. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, is the contracting activity (N66604-15-D-1083).

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $47,700,000 modification (P00023) to contract W58RGZ-13-C-0109 for the full-rate production II Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system - acquisition of ground equipment. Fiscal 2014 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $47,700,000 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is July 30, 2017. Work will be performed at Poway, California. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $517,300,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) requirements. This contract will procure all necessary efforts to design, qualify and test ESSM Block 2 and prepare the program for a successful ‘Milestone C’ decision, currently planned in FY18. The ESSM Block 2 is an international cooperative effort to design, develop, test, and procure ESSM Block 2 missiles. ESSM Block 2 provides enhanced ship self-defense. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00024-15-C-5420).


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CNC Controls & Retro FitsRosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439

CNC LathesAutomatics & Machinery Co., Inc ____303-990-6190Chevalier USA _____________562-903-1929Ellison Technologies __________ 206-669-3578Ganesh Machinery ___________888-542-6374Gosiger _________________937-586-5067King Machine Inc. ____________509-435-6741Machine Toolworks __________ 800-426-2052Methods Machine Tools Inc. _______623-826-1025Muratec _______________ 949-466-8255North Western Machinery _______ 206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools _______510-249-1000Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439Selway Machine Tool __________503-314-3165Selway Machine Tool __________425-931-1680

3 , 4, & 5 Axis CNC MillsAutomatics & Machinery Co., Inc ____303-990-6190Bixby Machine Tool Supply ______ 509-534-1208Chiron America ____________ 704-534-5436Ellison Technologies __________ 206-669-3578Ganesh Machinery ___________888-542-6374Gosiger _________________937-586-5067King Machine Inc. ____________509-435-6741LMI Machinery Inc. ___________866-437-7315Machine Toolworks __________ 800-426-2052Methods Machine Tools Inc. _______623-826-1025North Western Machinery ________206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools _______ 510-249-1000Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439Selway Machine Tool __________ 503-314-3165

Selway Machine Tool __________ 425-931-1680Starrag Group _____________ 859-534-5201

CNC 3 & 5 Axis Routing MachinesACS/MultiCamNW ___________ 360-318-7534Ellison Technologies ___________ 206-669-3578Impact Machine Tools ___________253-219-0119

CNC Swiss Turn MachinesAutomatics & Machinery Co., Inc ____ 303-990-6190Ellison Technologies ___________ 206-669-3578Ganesh Machinery ___________ 888-542-6374Gosiger _________________ 937-586-5067King Machine Inc. ____________509-435-6741LMI Machinery Inc. ___________ 866-437-7315Machine Toolworks ___________ 800-426-2052Methods Machine Tools Inc. _______ 623-826-1025North-South Machinery _________ 253-333-2439North Western Machinery ________ 206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools _______ 510-249-1000Starrag Group _____________ 859-534-5201

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

Dot Peen MarkersKwik Mark Inc _____________815-363-8268

EDM Automation

ONA EDM USA ____________602-328-0881EDM Die Sinking Machines

ONA EDM USA ____________602-328-0881EDM Filtration

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Robert Herling

West Coast Regional

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1900 EAST TYLER ROAD

BUILDING 800

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CELL 206-972-6215

E-MAIL [email protected]

www.fab-line.com

Selway Machine Tool 425-931-1680

763.682.0322763.682.3122763.682.3954

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David OlsonDirector of Sales & Marketing

888.713.7201 714.970.1683 x39

[email protected]

Toll FreePhoneFax

Rocky Mountain Saw BladesSawBlade.com

DCM Tech

Northwest Regional Manager


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Kwik Mark Inc

www.kwikmark.com

Dot Peen Marking Systems

Phone 815 363 8268Fax 815 363 [email protected]

Kwik Mark Inc4071 Albany Street

McHenry IL 60050

For AZ, NM, and NV publication Southwest Edition

Delivering Alloy Solutions Worldwide

Patty Negoro (800)337-3766 ext. 148 [email protected]

www.aerodynealloys.com

O’Neal High-Performance Metals

Delivering Alloy Solutions Worldwide

O’Neal High-Performance Metals

For No. CA, OR, and WA publication Northwest Edition

Bill Voden (800)337‐3766 ext. 152 [email protected] www.aerodynealloys.com

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EDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782EDM Machines

Current EDM, Inc. ___________ 612-840-0037EDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782Methods Machine Tools Inc. ______ 623-826-1025North-South Machinery ________ 253-333-2439

EDM Drilling & Micro Hole MachinesCurrent EDM, Inc. ___________ 612-840-0037

EDM Service

Desert EDM Sales __________ 480-816-6300EDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782

ONA EDM USA ___________ 602-328-0881EDM Tooling Systems

EDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782Global EDM Supply __________480-836-8330

Equipment Financing

Quick Turn Financial _________415-608-5692Pacific Continental Bank ________503-310-3604Scottrade Bank Equipment Finance __206-948-0022U.S. Bank Equipment _________800-810-0038

Gantry & Bridge SystemsEllison Technologies __________ 206-669-3578

Horizontal Boring & Milling Machines (CNC )

Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439Jig Boring

Methods Machine Tools Inc. ______ 623-826-1025

Large Milling MachinesStarrag Group _____________859-534-5201

LathesBixby Machine Tool Supply ______ 509-534-1208CNC-PROS _______________602-344-9753King Machine Inc. ___________ 509-435-6741Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439

Long Bed & Dual MachiningChiron America ____________ 704-534-5436

Multi-Spindle MachiningChiron America ____________ 704-534-5436

Parts WashingGosiger _________________937-586-5067

Profile & Bar MachiningChiron America ____________ 704-534-5436

SawsFahey Machinery Co., Inc. ________503-620-9031King Machine Inc. ___________ 509-435-6741

Sub Spindle LathesRosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439

Turning CentersCNC-PROS _______________602-344-9753

Used Wire EDM MachinesCurrent EDM, Inc. ____________612-840-0037EDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782

MATERIALAluminum

Fry Steel _______________ 800-423-6651

Gorilla Metals Inc. ___________ 855-516-3825Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______ 818-729-3333Laser 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 Coastal Metals ____________ 800-811-7466Fry Steel _______________ 800-423-6651Gorilla Metals Inc. ___________ 855-516-3825Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______ 818-729-3333Ryerson Corporation _________ 425-204-2601Sequoia Brass & Copper _______ 800-362-5255

BronzeCoastal Metals ____________ 800-811-7466Sequoia Brass & Copper _______ 800-362-5255

Carbon SteelCoastal Metals ____________ 800-811-7466Fry 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

CopperGorilla Metals Inc. ___________855-516-3825Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______818-729-3333Ryerson Corporation _________425-204-2601Sequoia Brass & Copper _______800-362-5255

Drill RodAZ Tool Steel _____________877-795-1600

Electrical SteelsFry Steel _______________800-423-6651

High Temperature AlloysUnited Performance Metals ______888-282-3292

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

LeadIndustrial Metal Supply Co. ______818-729-3333

Material SalesCoastal 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 _______800-362-5255

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Ron Rankin, President4058 Hammer Drive, Unit B-101Bellingham, WA 98226

Router • Plasma • Knives • Waterjet • Laser • Cutting Solutionswww.appliedcuttingsolutions.com

Cell: 206-604-4928 Bellingham, WA Office: 360-318-7534 Salem, OR Office: 503-585-8741 Email: [email protected]

Ron Rankin, President4058 Hammer Drive, Unit B-101Bellingham, WA 98226

Router Router Router • Plasma • Knives • Waterjet • Laser • Cutting Solutionswww.appliedcuttingsolutions.com

1355 Pacific Place, Unit #117Ferndale, WA 98248


United Performance Metals _____ _888-282-3292Nickel Alloys

Aerodyne Alloys ___________ 800-337-3766 Fry Steel _______________ 800-423-6651Marzee Inc. ______________ 602-269-5801United Performance Metals _____ _888-282-3292

Plate: Wear and StructuralChapel Steel ____________ _503-928-7442Ryerson Corporation _________ 425-204-2601Temtco Steel _____________ 480-389-2883United Performance Metals _____ _888-282-3292

Precision Ground FlatAZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600TCI Precision Metals __________ 800-234-5613

Sheet & CoilChapel Steel ____________ _503-928-7442Ryerson Corporation _________ 425-204-2601

Stainless Steel & SteelAerodyne Alloys ___________ 800-337-3766AZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600Fry Steel ________________800-423-665Gorilla Metals Inc. ___________ 855-516-3825Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______ 818-729-3333Laser 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

Tool SteelAZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600Industrial Metal Supply Co. ______ 818-729-3333TCI Precision Metals _______800-234-5613 CNC

MASTERCAM TRAINING

Streamingteacher.comMECHANICAL ENGINEERING

CONSULTINGDesign to CAD to Build

Full Circle Development ________ 503-867-6514METROLOGY PRODUCTS

Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439NEW MACHINERY

FABRICATIONBixby Machine Tool Supply ______ 509-534-1208Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031Gladwin Machinery __________ 360-448-0951Jorgensen Machine Tools _______ 800-952-0151

Band & Cut Off SawsFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031Hydmech Sawing Solutions ______ 714-620-5560Icon Machine Tool, Inc. WA ______ 306-434-8844Icon Machine Tool, Inc. OR _______ 503-887-1003Innovative Tool Sales _________ 714-780-0730Jorgenson Machine Tools ________801-214-7309North Western Machinery _______ 206-583-2333

Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439CNC Knife Cutting with Registration

ACS/MultiCamNW ___________360-318-7534CNC Turret Punches

Muratec _______________ 949-466-8255Drill Lines

Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031Cold Saws/Saws

Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ _503-620-9031Hydmech Sawing Solutions _______ 714-620-5560

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

Iron WorkersFahey Machinery Co., Inc. ________ 503-620-9031Icon Machine Tool, Inc. WA _______306-434-8844Icon Machine Tool, Inc. OR ________ 503-887-1003Jorgensen Machine Tools ________ 800-952-0151

Laser Cutting MachinesACS/MultiCamNW ___________ 360-318-7534Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. ________ 503-620-9031Gladwin Machinery ___________ 360-448-0951Icon Machine Tool, Inc. WA _______306-434-8844Icon Machine Tool, Inc. OR ________ 503-887-1003

Magnetic Drills/CuttersInnovative Tool Sales __________ 714-780-0730

Material Handling SystemsHydmech Sawing Solutions _______ 714-620-5560

Metal Marking SystemsKwik Mark Inc _____________ 815-363-8268

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

Plasma/Gas Cutting Tools/SystemsACS/MultiCamNW ___________ 360-318-7534Fab - Line Machinery __________ 206-972-6215Rosco Precision Machinery _______ 253-333-2439

Plate Bending & RollsFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031Jorgensen Machine Tools _______ 800-952-0151

Power ToolsIcon Machine Tool, Inc. WA ______ 306-434-8844Icon Machine Tool, Inc. OR _______ 503-887-1003MP Industrial _____________800-759-4282

PressesBixby Machine Tool Supply ______509-534-1208

Press Brakes Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031Fab - Line Machinery__________206-972-6215Gladwin Machinery __________ 360-448-0951Icon Machine Tool, Inc. WA ______ 306-434-8844Icon Machine Tool, Inc. OR _______ 503-887-1003Jorgensen Machine Tools________800-952-0151

PunchesFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-903Gladwin Machinery __________ 360-448-0951Icon Machine Tool, Inc. WA ______ 306-434-8844Icon Machine Tool, Inc. OR _______ 503-887-1003

Rolling MachinesFahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031

Shearing MachinesFab - Line Machinery _________ 206-972-6215Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______ 503-620-9031Jorgensen Machine Tools ______ _800-952-0151

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Cinetic Landis Corp. Manufacturer of CITCO tools & Gardner abrasives7605 Disovery LaneConcord Twp., Ohio 44077 - USAwww.fivesgroup.com

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ACS/MultiCamNW

Muratec

Fahey Machinery Co., Inc.

ACS/MultiCamNW __________ 360-318-7534Tooling

Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. _______503-620-9031Welding Equipment

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Midaco Corporation __________847-593-8420Manual Lift Off Pallet

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Midaco Corporation __________847-593-8420Manual Rotory Pallet Systems

Midaco Corporation __________847-593-8420Shipping Solutions

Perry Pallet Co. ____________360-366-5239Wood Pallets

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PROG. SYSTEMS

Factory Automation/LogisticsMuratec _______________949-466-8255

CAD/CAM Software, CADAutomatics & Machinery Co., Inc ___ 303-990-6190Delcam Software ___________ 877-DELCAM1

MRP SoftwareSigmaTEK ______________513-595-2022

Nesting SoftwareSigmaNEST ______________513-595-2022

Software, Solid ModelingDelcam Software ___________ 877-DELCAM1Shop Floor ______________ 877-611-5825

PROTOTYPE MACHINERYSanta Cruz Electronics ______831-479-5444

REPAIRCNC-PROS ______________ 602-344-9753

Bar Feeder RepairEdge Technologies __________ 562-243-4659

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSUL DQS Inc. ______________ 360-901-4785

ROBOTICSEllison Technologies __________ 206-669-3578LMI Machinery Inc. __________ 866-437-7315

Robotic Part Loading Systems

Midaco Corporation __________ 847-593-8420ROUTERS

Rosco Precision Machinery ______ 253-333-2439

SERVICES

AS9100 RegistrationGreat Western Registrar ________ 623-580-1881UL DQS Inc. ______________ 360-901-4785

Environmental ManagementUL DQS Inc. ______________ 360-901-4785

Financial Services

Intech Funding ____________ 800-553-9208Quick Turn Financial _________ 415-608-5692U.S. Bank Equipment _________ 206-948-0022

ISO Consulting/RegistrationGladhill Associates __________ 719-239-9830Great Western Registrar ________ 623-580-1881

Lean Consulting TrainingGladhill Associates __________ 719-239-9830Lambie Engineering _________ 509-868-3100

ISO / AS9100 CertificationBMSC_________________ 602-445-9400Gladhill Associates __________ 719-239-9830Sustaining Edge Solutions _______ 888-572-9642UL DQS Inc. ______________ 360-901-4785

Machine Tool RebuildingEDM Network ____________ 480-836-1782

Management Systems TrainingBMSC_________________ 602-445-9400Gladhill Associates ___________719-239-9830Sustaining Edge Solutions ________888-572-9642

Quality Management System RegistrationUL DQS Inc. _______________ 360-901-4785

Supply Chain AssessmentsGladhill Associates ___________719-239-9830Sustaining Edge Solutions ________888-572-9642

SIX SIGMA TRAININGSustaining Edge Solutions ________888-572-9642

SOFTWARE CAD CAM

Machining Cimatron _________ 248-596-9700 ext. 237Delcam ______________ 877-335-2261Solid Products ___________480-206-0330

Mechanical DesignCimatron _________ 248-596-9700 ext. 237Delcam ______________ 877-335-2261

SPINDLES & SLIDES

Spindle Rebuilding/RepairC & M Precision Spindle, Inc._ ______503-691-0955GMN USA LLC______________ 800-686-1679Setco _________________714-222-6523

Spindle Sales NewC & M Precision Spindle, Inc._ ______503-691-0955GMN USA LLC______________ 800-686-1679Setco _________________714-222-6523

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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTUL DQS Inc. _______________ 360-901-4785

TOOLING SYSTEMSMP Industrial ______________800-759-4282

USED MACHINERYAutomatics & Machinery Co., Inc ____ 303-990-6190

EDM Network _____________480-836-1782Jorgensen Machine Tools ________ 800-952-0151K.D. Capital Equipt ___________ 480-922-1674

Machine Tools Northwest ________206-650-8999North Western Machinery ________ 206-583-2333Performance Machine Tools _______ 510-249-1000

WATERJET CUTTINGACS/MultiCamNW ___________ 360-318-7534Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. ________ 503-620-9031

Flow International __________909-620-5707King Machine Inc. ___________ 509-435-6741Jorgensen Machine Tools _______ 800-952-0151 Machine Toolworks __________ 800-426-2052

Waterjet & Blast AbrasivesBarton International _________951-551-2685GMA Garnet Group __________832-243-9300

Waterjet BricksGMA Garnet Group __________832-243-9300

Waterjet HoppersGMA Garnet Group __________832-243-9300

Waterjet Replacement PartsBarton International _________951-551-2685EDM Performance __________800-336-2946GMA Garnet Group __________832-243-9300

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3D TOOLS3D Printing

NW Rapid Mfg. _________ 503-434-8557Peak Solutions __________ 503-944-9438

3D ScanningNW Rapid Mfg. _________ 503-434-8557Peak Solutions __________ 503-944-9438

3D SoftwarePeak Solutions __________ 503-944-9438

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BENDINGMandrel

Aeroform, Inc. ___________360-403-1919Buyken Metal Products _____ 206-947-9122Laser Cutting Services, Inc ________ 503-612-8311

Speciality BendingAlbina Co., Inc. _________ 866-252-4628

Structrual BendingAlbina Co., Inc. _________ 866-252-4628

Tube and Pipe BendingAlbina Co., Inc. _________ 866-252-4628

BONDINGAdhesive

Vacco Industries _________ 626-450-6472

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BRAZINGEvans Precision _________ 623-582-4776Precision Casting Repair _____ 801-972-2345Thermal-Vac Technology______714-997-2601

Brazing: DipThermal-Vac Technology______714-997-2601

Brazing: Vacuum

Thermal-Vac Technology______714-997-2601BROACHING

Evans Precision _________ 623-582-4776Ponderosa Ind ___ _______303-298-1801Specialty Steel Services _____ 801-539-8252

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Investment Casting-PrecisionAATC ____________ 866-792-2814 X 235Dolphin Investment Castings____602-272-6747

CHEMICAL ETCHINGPMA Photometals ________ 480-773-3239Vacco Industries _________ 626-450-6472

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Bar & Plate Cutting

AZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600Industrial Precision Grinding ___ 310-352-4700Laser Cutting Services Inc ________ 503-612-8311

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

DEBURRINGIndustrial Precision Grinding ___ 310-352-4700

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/FiltrationEbbco Inc _____________586-716-5151

EDM: Drilling Small HoleLayke Inc. ____________ 602-272-2654EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075

EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking)Micropulse West, Inc. ______ 480-966-2300Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. ______ 714-373-0098Stevens Tool & Die ________ 503-682-3185

EDM: WireEDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075Evans Precision _________ 623-582-4776Micropulse West, Inc. ______ 480-966-2300Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. ______ 714-373-0098Metal Products Company ____ 800-345-2069Micropulse West, Inc. ______ 480-966-2300Jet Processing ________ 623-869-6749x117Plastic Injection Molding _____ 509-531-2634Stevens Tool & Die ________ 503-682-3185

ELECTRO-FORMINGVacco Industries _________ 626-450-6472

ELECTRO MECHANICALSub-Assembly Builds

Cascade Systems Technology __ 503-640-5733ENGINEERING/DESIGN

Cascade Systems Technology __ 503-640-5733Hexatron Engineering ______ 801-363-8010Lambie Engineering _______ 509-868-3100

FABRICATION

Architectural Forming & FabricationAlbina Co., Inc. _________866-252-4628

Fabrication: Sheet MetalAEI Fabrication __________480-733-6594Aeroform, Inc. __________ 360-403-1919Aero Tech MFG __________ 801-891-2740AG Machining __________805-207-0584Buyken Metal Products _____ 206-947-9122Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____ 818-240-7574Laser Cutting Services Inc _______ 503-612-8311NW Metalcraft Industries ____888-280-7080Mountain View Machine _____435-755-0500QUAL-FAB, Inc. __________ 206-762-2117SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951

Fabrication: Custom MetalAEI Fabrication __________480-733-6594AG Machining __________805-207-0584Buyken Metal Products _____ 206-947-9122Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____ 818-240-7574Group Mfg Serv _________480-966-3952Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878NW Metalcraft Industries ____888-280-7080

QUAL-FAB, Inc. ___________ 206-762-2117SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226Valley Machine Shop, Inc. _____ 425-207-5951

Weiser/Mile High Precision ____303-280-2778Wrico________________480-892-7800

Forming & FabricationAlbina Co., Inc. __________866-252-4628

Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication: Medium & Large

AEI Fabrication ___________480-733-6594 Aeroform, Inc. ___________ 360-403-1919AG Machining ___________805-207-0584Bending Solutions, Inc. _____ 360-651-24443

Buyken Metal Products ______ 206-947-9122Group Mfg Serv __________480-966-3952Industrial Machine Svcs ______503-240-0878Laser Cutting Services Inc ________ 503-612-8311Marketcraft ____________ 503-329-7678NW Metalcraft Industries _____888-280-7080QUAL-FAB, Inc. ___________ 206-762-2117SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226

Solid Form Fabrication ______ 503-435-1400Weiser/Mile High Precision ___303-280-2778

FINISHINGArizona Finishing ________602-438-4443Arizona Hard Chrome ______ 602-278-8671Coating Technologies ______623-581-2648

Gold Tech Industries _______ 480-968-1930Real Axis Machining _______360-723-5386

Galvanizing: Hot DipTMM Precision __________800-448-9448

Glass Bead Clean Byington Steel Treating, Inc. ___408-727-6630Coating Technologies ______623-581-2648

Gold Tech Industries _______ 480-968-1930

Liquid PaintingAero Tech MFG __________ 801-891-2740MPI International ________956-631-6880

PassivationCoating Technologies ______623-581-2648

Gold Tech Industries _______ 480-968-1930Polishing

Solid Form FabricationSolid Form Fabrication

APR/MAY 2015A2Z MANUFACTURING WEST COAST 76 APR/MAY 2015APR/MAY 2015

Architectural Forming & Fabrication

Innol/ative

Tool !!iales

Manufacturers Representatives

Randall J. Wilson

Industrial Products Manager

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

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

[email protected] Fax, [714] 780-0735

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


Shawn Carlin [email protected]

Joe TripiISO9001:2008 President

[email protected]

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

Arizona Hard Chrome ______ 602-278-8671

Powder CoatingAero Tech MFG __________ 801-891-2740AG Machining __________ 805-207-0584

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

Silk ScreeningArizona Finishing ________ 602-438-4443

FIXTURINGReal Axis Machining _______ 360-723-5386

FORGINGSAluminum

Aluminum Precision _______ 714-227-2098Hand Forgings

Aluminum Precision _______ 714-227-2098Titanium

Aluminum Precision _______ 714-227-2098GASKETS

3-D Plastics, Inc. _________ 503-720-0572

GRINDINGAZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600Bourdelais Grinding Co., Inc. ______ 805-583-9966ChemResearch __________ 602-253-4175EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075Evans Precision _________ 623-582-4776Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878Industrial Precision Grinding ___ 310-352-4700Mountain View Machine _____ 435-755-0500

Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320Superior Grinding ________ 801-487-9700TCI Precision Metals _______ 800-234-5613

Grinding, BlanchardAZ Tool Steel _____________ 877-795-1600Bourdelais Grinding Co., Inc. ______805-583-9966Diversified Metal Services ____ 801-972-6093Evans Precision _________ 623-582-4776Industrial Precision Grinding ___ 310-352-4700Superior Grinding ________ 801-487-9700 TCI Precision Metals _______ 800-234-5613

Grinding, CenterlessRon Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320

Grinding, Double DiscBourdelais Grinding Co., Inc. ______805-583-9966Industrial Precision Grinding ___ 310-352-4700TCI Precision Metals _______ 800-234-5613

Grinding: ODArizona Hard Chrome ______ 602-278-8671Bourdelais Grinding Co., Inc. ______805-583-9966Precision Tech __________ 801-285-7288Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320Superior Grinding ________ 801-487-9700

Grinding: SurfaceBourdelais Grinding Co., Inc. ______805-583-9966ChemResearch __________ 602-253-4175Industrial Precision Grinding ___ 310-352-4700Superior Grinding ________ 801-487-9700TCI Precision Metals _______ 800-234-5613

Grinding: Tool & CutterSuperior Grinding_________888-487-9701

GUN DRILLINGEvans Precision _________ 623-582-4776

HEAT TREATINGByington Steel Treating______408-727-6630Controlled Thermal Tech______602-272-3714Evans Precision _________ 623-582-4776Inland NW Metallurgical______800-379-2231MET-TEK Heat Treating______503-519-9864

Phoenix Heat Treating_______602-258-7751Thermal-Vac Technology______714-997-2601

CryogenicsPhoenix Heat Treating ______ 602-258-7751

Heat Treating/ISO/AS9100Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630Phoenix Heat Treating_______602-258-7751Thermal-Vac Technology______714-997-2601

Heat Treating/AerospaceByington Steel Treating______408-727-6630Inland NW Metallurgical______800-379-2231Phoenix Heat Treating_______602-258-7751Thermal-Vac Technology______714-997-2601

Large Capacity Drop Bottom Oven/Aluminum

Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630MET-TEK Heat Treating_______503-519-9864

Vacuum

Inland NW Metallurgical______800-379-2231HONING

Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951HYDRAULIC REPAIR

Arizona Hard Chrome ______ 602-278-8671GASKETS RUBBER PRODUCTS

RJM Sales Solutions _______ 630-849-8644INJECTION MOLDS

Plastic Injection Molding _____ 509-531-2634INJECTION MOLDING

Plastic Injection Molding _____ 509-531-2634LABELS-DECALS-OVERLAYS

RJM Sales Solutions _______ 630-849-8644LASER CUTTING

Laser CuttingAEI Fabrication __________ 480-733-6594AG Machining __________ 805-207-0584Buyken Metal Products ______206-947-9122Laser Cutting Services Inc ________ 503-612-8311Marketcraft ___________ 503-329-7678Metal Products Company ____ 800-345-2069United Performance Metals __ _888-282-3292Wrico_______________ 480-892-7800

Laser Cutting: MicroLaser Cutting Services Inc ________ 503-612-8311

Laser Cutting: 3DLaser Cutting Services Inc ________ 503-612-8311

Micro-LaserVacco Industries _________ 626-450-6472

A2Z MANUFACTURING WEST COAST

Shelly Conti

[email protected]

Mountain View Machine_____ 435-755-0500 TCI Precision Metals

www.tfcplating.com

503-771-0969 [email protected]

13305 41st Ave NE | Marysville, WA 9827I360-386-6294 | 888-280-7080 x204 [email protected]

Darrin J. CaschettePresident

Mystique Engineering & MfgDan's Machine Works

AS9100CISO9001:2008

[email protected]

_______


E-CoatMPI International ________ 956-631-6880

EMI/RFI ShieldingIndustrialEX ___________ 303-456-6847

Laser EngravingMarketcraft ___________ 503-329-7678PMA Photometals ________ 480-773-3239

Laser MarkingPMA Photometals ________ 480-773-3239

Precision Etched PartsPMA Photometals ________ 480-773-3239

LEVELINGUnited Performance Metals __ _888-282-3292

MACHININGAG Machining __________ 805-207-0584Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381Bar-S Machine, Inc. ________928-636-2115Cascade Engineering Tech ____ 503-266-1300Central Valley Machine _____ 435-752-0934EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075Faustson _____________ 303-420-7422Howard Precision Machine _____801-619-9850Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700Machinists Inc. __________ 360-202-7342MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742NW Metalcraft Industries ____ 888-280-7080Metal Products Company ____ 800-345-2069Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-253-6700Real Axis Machining _______ 360-723-5386

Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320St. Vrain _____________ 303-702-1529SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821TVT Die Casting _________ 800-280-2278Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951Western Precision Products, Inc. _ 503-786-8923

Machining: 5-AxisAccutech Machine Inc _______ 801-975-1117Cascade Engineering Tech ____ 503-266-1300Machinists Inc. __________ 360-202-7342St. Vrain _____________ 303-702-1529Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821Western Precision Products, Inc. _ 503-786-8923

Machining: AerospaceAlpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381Bar-S Machine, Inc. ________928-636-2115Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700Layke Inc. ____________ 602-272-2654Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-253-6700St. Vrain _____________ 303-702-1529

SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226Teton Machine __________208-642-9344Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821Western Precision Products, Inc. _503-786-8923

Machining: ChemicalNW Etch _____________ 408-364-6001Vacco Industries _________ 626-450-6472

Machining: Horizontal BoringMachinists Inc. __________360-202-7342

Machining: Proto-R & D Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381Bar-S Machine, Inc. _______ 928-636-2115Cascade Engineering Tech ____ 503-266-1300Central Valley Machine _____435-752-0934Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-253-6700Proto Technologies. _______ 509-891-4747Real Axis Machining _______360-723-5386Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320Savage Machining Inc. ______ 805-584-8047SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226

Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821TVT Die Casting _________ 800-280-2278Western Precision Products, Inc. _ 503-786-8923

Machining: CNC MillingAccutech Machine Inc _______801-975-1117Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381A.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 503-538-0350Bar-S Machine, Inc. __ _____ 928-636-2115Cascade Engineering Tech ____ 503-266-1300Central Valley Machine _____ 435-752-0934EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075Faustson _____________ 303-420-7422Howard Precision Machined Prod. 801-619-9850Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700Layke Inc. ____________ 602-272-2654MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742NW Metalcraft Industries ____ 888-280-7080Metal Products Company ____ 800-345-2069Micropulse West, Inc. ______ 480-966-2300Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-253-6700Real Axis Machining _______ 360-723-5386

Rebecca PrenticeBusiness Manager

www.IndustrialMachineServices.comwww.IndustrialMachineServices.com

SCOTT FERGUSONMarketing & Sales Manager

[email protected] (503) 625.2821

TRESKE.COMISO 9001:2008 | AS9100C (2013) | ITAR

KOTLOFFRON

[email protected] W. Birchwood AvenueMesa, Arizona 85210

TELFAX

EMAILWEBMAIL

Founder / CEO

AEIFABRICATION

Treske Precision Machining

A2Z MANUFACTURING WEST COAST • 78 • APR/MAY 2015 A2Z MANUFACTURING WEST COAST • 79 • APR/MAY 2015

Savage Machining Inc. ______805-584-8047SMH Inc LLC ___________360-341-2226Stevens Tool & Die ________ 503-682-3185Teton Machine __________208-642-9344Treske Precision Machining ___503-625-2821Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951Western Precision Products, Inc. _503-786-8923

Machining: LargeAccutech Machine Inc ______ 801-975-1117Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381Cascade Engineering Tech ____503-266-1300Machinists Inc. __________360-202-7342Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951

Machining: MedicalCascade Engineering Tech ____503-266-1300Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-253-6700Teton Machine __________208-642-9344

Machining: ProductionAccutech Machine Inc ______ 801-975-1117Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381A.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____503-538-0350Cascade Engineering Tech ____503-266-1300Howard Precision Machined Prod. 801-619-9850Larkin Precision Machine ____831-438-2700MacKay Manufacturing _____509-922-7742Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-253-6700Teton Machine __________208-642-9344Western Precision Products, Inc. _503-786-8923

Machining: Shaft TurningMachinists Inc. __________360-202-7342

Machining: SwissBar-S Machine, Inc. _______ 928-636-2115Howard Precision Machined Prod. 801-619-9850

Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320Teton Machine __________ 208-642-9344Western Precision Products, Inc. _ 503-786-8923

Machining: TurningAccutech Machine Inc _______ 801-975-1117A.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 503-538-0350Bar-S Machine, Inc. ________928-636-2115EDM Express ___________ 800-780-7075Faustson _____________ 303-420-7422Howard Precision Machined Prod. _801-619-9850Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700Layke Inc. ____________ 602-272-2654MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742NW Metalcraft Industries ____ 888-280-7080Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-253-6700Real Axis Machining _______ 360-723-5386Savage Machining Inc. ______ 805-584-8047SMH Inc LLC ___________ 360-341-2226Teton Machine __________ 208-642-9344Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951Western Precision Products, Inc. _ 503-786-8923

Machining: Turning LargeMachinists Inc. __________ 360-202-7342Valley Machine Shop, Inc. ____ 425-207-5951

MANUFACTURING VALUE ADDED

Contract ManufacturingAATC ____________ 866-792-2814 X 235AEI Fabrication __________ 480-733-6594Aeroform, Inc. ___________360-403-1919Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381Cascade Systems Technology __ 503-640-5733G & G Custom Metal Fab ____ 503-931-7069

Group Mfg Serv _________ 480-966-3952Larkin Precision Machine ____ 831-438-2700MacKay Manufacturing _____ 509-922-7742NW Metalcraft Industries ____ 888-280-7080Metal Products Company ____ 800-345-2069QUAL-FAB, Inc. ___________206-762-2117Portland Precision Manufacturing 503-253-6700Teton Machine __________ 208-642-9344Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821TVT Die Casting _________ 800-280-2278Western Precision Products, Inc. _ 503-786-8923

Industrial ManufacturingAlbina Co., Inc. _________ 866-252-4628

Turnkey Product ServicesAero Tech MFG __________ 801-891-2740

METAL INJECTION MOLDINGRJM Sales Solutions _______ 630-849-8644

METAL POLISHINGCommercial Polishing

Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109Metal Polishing By Timothy ___ 503-253-5294Custom Airplane to Marine PolishingMetal Polishing By Timothy ___ 503-253-5294

Personal Collectables PolishingMetal Polishing By Timothy ___ 503-253-5294

Production PolishingMetal Polishing By Timothy ___ 503-253-5294

TimesavingMasic Industries _________ 503-232-9109

METALIZINGControlled Thermal Tech ____ 602-272-3714

METROLOGY

Part Probing & Inspection

Blum Novotest ___________805-823-3255

Production MetrologyBlum Novotest ___________805-823-3255

Tool MeasurementBlum Novotest ___________805-823-3255

Tool BreakageBlum Novotest ___________805-823-3255

MOLDING: RUBBER

Molds: Plastic InjectionPlastic ________________509-531-2634Plastic Injection Molding _______509-531-2634SMH Inc LLC _____________360-341-2226

MOLDS Aero Tech MFG ____________801-891-2740Arizona Finishing _________ 602-438-4443Jet Processing _________ 623-869-6749x117Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. ________714-373-0098Plastic Injection Molding _______509-531-2634

Molds: High Volume Class 100Stevens Tool & Die __________503-682-3185

Molds: Fast Turn Prototype and Bridge Molds

Stevens Tool & Die __________503-682-3185

Molds: Expertise in Overmold and Insert Molding

Stevens Tool & Die __________503-682-3185

PAINTING & POWDER COATINGA.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. _____ 503-538-0350Marketcraft _____________503-329-7678Masic Industries ___________503-232-9109Precision Industrial Painting ____ 602-256-0260

Intricate Masking

Heather CutlerSales ManagerOFFICE 503-406-3774 MOBILE 503-853-6234

[email protected]

Passivation, Electroless Nickel, Gold, Hard Chrome, Silver, &

Tin Plating. 206-947-4052 [email protected]


Precision Industrial Painting ___602-256-0260Passivation

ASKO Group ____________206-947-4052

TFC Plating _____________503-771-0969

PC BOARDSSurface Mount & Thru Hole

Cascade Systems Technology ___503-640-5733

PLASTIC MACHININGMacKay Manufacturing ______509-922-7742Portland Precision Manufacturing _503-253-6700

PLASTIC MOLDING3-D Plastics, Inc. __________503-720-0572Plastic Injection Molding ______509-531-2634SMH Inc LLC ____________360-341-2226

Mold Making3-D Plastics, Inc. __________503-720-0572Plastic Injection Molding ______509-531-2634

PLATINGASKO Group ____________206-947-4052ChemResearch ___________602-253-4175East Side Plating __________503-654-3774EPSI ________________ 714-519-9423Foresight Finishing_________480-772-0387Gold Tech _____________480-968-1930Masic Industries __________503-232-9109

AnodizingChemResearch ___________602-253-4175

Bright TinForesight Finishing_________480-772-0387Precious Metal Plating Co. _____800-481-6271

Chrome/Nickel/PalladiumEPSI ________________ 714-519-9423Gold Tech _____________480-968-1930Masic Industries __________503-232-9109

CoatingCoating Technologies _______623-581-2648Controlled Thermal Tech _____602-272-3714

Coating: Black Oxide

Coating 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

Copper

Gold Tech Industries _______480-968-1930Foresight Finishing________480-772-0387Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109

TFC Plating ____________503-771-0969

Embrittlement ReliefEPSI _______________ 714-519-9423

Electroless NickelASKO Group ___________206-947-4052

Gold Tech Industries _______480-968-1930Foresight Finishing________480-772-0387Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109Precious Metal Plating Co. ____ 800-481-6271

TFC Plating ____________503-771-0969Gold

ASKO Group ___________206-947-4052EPSI _______________ 714-519-9423Foresight Finishing________480-772-0387Gold Tech ____________480-968-1930Precious Metal Plating Co. ____ 800-481-6271

Hard ChromeArizona Hard Chrome ______ 602-278-8671ASKO Group ___________206-947-4052

NAD CAP & Boeing Approved Processes

Precious Metal Plating Co. ____ 800-481-6271Nickel-Bright

Gold Tech Industries _______480-968-1930Foresight Finishing________480-772-0387Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109Precious Metal Plating Co. ____ 800-481-6271

TFC Plating ____________ 503-771-0969GTin / Zinc Plate

ASKO Group ___________ 206-947-4052EPSI _______________ 714-519-9423Gold Tech ____________ 480-968-1930Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109

TFC Plating ____________ 503-771-0969Olive Drab-Chromate

Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109Silver Plating

ASKO Group ___________ 206-947-4052EPSI _______________ 714-519-9423Gold Tech ____________ 480-968-1930Precious Metal Plating Co. ____ 800-481-6271

TFC Plating ____________ 503-771-0969Tin Plating

Precious Metal Plating Co. ____ 800-481-6271

TFC Plating ____________ 503-771-0969

PLASMA CUTTINGG & G Custom Metal Fab ____ 503-931-7069

Oxy Fuel-Plasma CuttingChapel Steel ____________ _503-928-7442

PRECISION FORMINGAeroform, Inc. _ _________360-403-1919Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____ 818-240-7574Pacific Tool, Inc __________ 425-882-1970QUAL-FAB, Inc. __________ 206-762-2117SpringWorks Utah ________ 801-298-0113Wrico_______________480-892-7800

PRINTING

UV LED Printing

Stratavision Industries ______ 951-272-5700

Flat Bed Digital PrintingMarketcraft ___________ 503-329-7678

PROCESSING: METAL

Acid Pickle

MPI International ________ 956-631-6880

TFC PlatingTFC Plating 503-771-0969

Inland Northwest Metallurgical Services, Inc. 16203 E Marietta Ave

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

Dan Tabish

509-922-7663 800-379-2231 509-922-7626 Fax

President

Now Bright Hardening Superalloys!

[email protected] www.inlandmet.com 509-939-1590 Cell

Chemical

LA Specialties ___________ 602-269-7612


Chem-Film ConversionMasic Industries __________503-232-9109

Plating Alodine


Phosphate


PROTOTYPESCascade Systems Technology __ 503-640-5733NW Rapid Mfg. __________503-434-8557

PUNCHINGAEI Fabrication __________ 480-733-6594AG Machining __________ 805-207-0584Cygnet Stamping & Fab ______ 818-240-7574Group Manufacturing Serv ___ 480-966-3952Pacific Tool, Inc ___________425-882-1970QUAL-FAB, Inc. ___________ 206-762-2117

RECYCLING MATERIALSAluminum, Brass, Copper, Nickel, Plas-

tics, Stainless Steel, Steel, TinCalbag Metals Company _____253-283-8657Metro Metals Northwest _____503-819-1284

Bin ServiceCalbag Metals Company _____253-283-8657

Excess Material HandlingCalbag Metals Company _____253-283-8657

Full Service Scrap ManagementCalbag Metals Company _____253-283-8657

Scrap Metal PrrocessingCalbag Metals Company _____253-283-8657

Waste Metal ManagementCalbag Metals Company _____253-283-8657

Precision Industrial Painting 602-256-0260 Coating TechnologiesCoating Technologies

Cell: 937/503-4708O�ce: 937/885-1878E-mail: [email protected]

Wohlhaupter Corporation10542 Success LaneCenterville, Ohio 45458

Nick HochuliSales Engineer

C O R P O R A T I O N


Wood Products

Perry Pallet Co. ____________ 360-366-5239

REPAIRCNC-PROS ______________ 602-344-9753Derest Machine Tool Repair ___ 480-226-3128

ROLLINGAG Machining __________ 805-207-0584Albina Co., Inc. _________ 866-252-4628

ROUTING -CNCMarketcraft ___________ 503-329-7678

SANDBLASTINGByington Steel Treating, Inc. ___ 408-727-6630Masic Industries _________ 503-232-9109

SAWS: AUTOMATICA.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 503-538-0350

Production SawingBourdelais Grinding Co., Inc. ______ 805-583-9966

SHEARINGUnited Performance Metals __ _888-282-3292

SIGNAGE & DISPLAYSMarketcraft ___________ 503-329-7678Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. ______ 714-373-0098

SILICONE3-D Plastics, Inc. _________ 503-720-0572

SINTERINGWestern Sintering ________ 509-375-3096

SLITTINGUnited Performance Metals __ _888-282-3292

SOFTWARE

MachiningDelcam _____________ 877-335-2261

Mechanical DesignDelcam _____________ 877-335-2261

SPINNINGEvans Precision _________ 623-582-4776

SPLINESSpecialty Steel Services _____ 801-539-8252

SPRINGSSpringWorks Utah ________ 801-298-0113

STAMPING PRECISIONAEI Fabrication __________480-733-6594Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____ 818-240-7574 Metal Products Company ____800-345-2069NW Metalcraft Industries ____888-280-7080Precision Die & Stamping ____480-967-2038SpringWorks Utah ________ 801-298-0113Weiser/Mile High Prec. _____303-280-2778

Stamping:DesignSpringWorks Utah ________ 801-298-0113Weiser/Mile High Prec. _____303-280-2778

Stamping:Flat FormingNW Metalcraft Industries ____888-280-7080SpringWorks Utah ________ 801-298-0113

Stamping: LightNW Metalcraft Industries ____888-280-7080SpringWorks Utah ________ 801-298-0113

Stamping: Production/Precision

Precision Die & Stamping ____480-967-2038SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Cascade Systems Technology __503-640-5733TESTING

Testing: Corrosion, Product Stress, Vibration

Cascade TEK ___________888-835-9250Testing: Non-Destructive

Noranco Jet Processing _____ 623-869-6749THERMAL SPRAY

Controlled Thermal Tech ____ 602-272-3714TOOL & DIE DESIGN

Metal Products Company ____800-345-2069Wrico_______________480-892-7800

TOOL Cutting & GrindingPowerhaus Precision _______480-225-8845

TOOLINGIndustrial Machine Svcs _____503-240-0878Lambie Engineering _______ 509-868-3100Mountain View Machine _____435-755-0500

Real Axis Machining ______ 360-723-5386TUBE BENDING &

CUTTING FABAG Machining _________ 805-207-0584Albina Co., Inc. ________ 866-252-4628Bending Solutions, Inc. ____360-651-24443Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____818-240-7574

WATERJET CUTTINGAccutech Machine Inc ______ 801-975-1117Aeroform, Inc. __________360-403-1919Marketcraft ___________503-329-7678Marzee Inc. ___________602-269-5801Milco Waterjet __________714-373-0098United Performance Metals _ _888-282-3292

WELDINGCustom Metal Fabrication ____503-788-5701Cygnet Stamping & Fab _____818-240-7574G & G Custom Metal Fab ___ 503-931-7069Evans Precision _________623-582-4776Industrial Machine Svcs ____ 503-240-0878Mountain View Machine ____ 435-755-0500Weiser/Mile High Prec. ____ 303-280-2778Weld Metal Works ________503-788-5701

Welding: Aluminum

Medium & LargeG & G Custom Metal Fab ____ 503-931-7069Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878

Friction Welding:RJM Sales Solutions _______ 630-849-8644

Robotic WeldingBending Solutions, Inc. _____360-651-24443

Welding: PrecisionA.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 503-538-0350AG Machining __________ 805-207-0584G & G Custom Metal Fab ____ 503-931-7069Evans Precision _________ 623-582-4776Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878Weiser/Mile High Prec. _____ 303280-2778

Welding: MIG-TIGA.R.E. Manufacturing, Inc. ____ 503-538-0350G & G Custom Metal Fab ____ 503-931-7069Evans Precision _________ 623-582-4776Industrial Machine Svcs _____ 503-240-0878

WIRE FORMINGEvans Precision _________ 623-582-4776

WIRE HARNESSESCascade Systems Technology __ 503-640-5733RJM Sales Solutions _______ 630-849-8644

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