A2Z Metalworker NW Edition April-May 2013

Vol. 3, No. 2 Apr/May 2013 Front Cover Story

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

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Editors Corner “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Maya Angelou (1928-) When I interview business owners and their team members I get real jazzed about how passionate they are and how their level of enthusiasm fires up the rest of the team. It’s fun to write a good story about a good company that loves what they do and loves the team they work with.

While I was at the manufacturing trade shows in Portland and Seattle these past months I met a lot of engineers, business owners, presidents, buyers, machinists, students, and other great people. I asked them questions; how do you like the show, are you finding what you are looking for, and what is your company having challenges finding in regard to outsourcing. I got so much feedback and I would open the magazine and show the solutions we have in the Buyers guide and I would tell them stories about particular companies and how these companies could help them. It was so enjoyable telling them stories and asking them the right questions.

I met a nice older gentleman who was listening intently to one of the stories I was telling a group of people about how important U.S. manufacturing is to our nation and how thrilling and hi-tech our U.S. manufacturing is becoming. He waved 4 young men over and told them to listen to me. As I shared my zeal I asked the older gentleman questions about his business and he told me the young men accompanying him are his succession plan and he wants them to be proud and passionate about the business they will eventually take over. He told me it made him feel very proud to see his son and his nephews get excited about the new technology at the show and how they couldn’t wait to try designing with some new software they had just witnessed a demonstration on.

I think these guys might forget what I said and they might forget my name, but judging from the fire in their eyes, I don’t think they will forget how they felt when walking through that show. I hope they were encouraged and felt good talking with me about how cool manufacturing really is! They all shook my hand and walked away clutching our magazine.

I hope our stories in our 3 regional magazines touch you and I hope we make you feel good when we write a story on a great company.

I would like to talk with you all soon and swap a few stories.

Until then may you all have good health and prosper! Thank you all for being a part of the manufacturing community.

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This Month’s Cover - Shop Profile, & Articles:

Quality Magnettics Corporation UPM, Plus Ten Stainless Larkin Precision Machining, Inc. Announcements/Releases ...................... 6-9 Front Cover & Shop Profile ..............1,22-23 Front Inside Cover .................................... 2 Feature Articles ......................16,28-29,38-39 Buyers Guide Equipment .....................52-56 Buyers Guide Processes .......................57-61 Card Gallery .........................................52-61 Index Of Advertisers.................................62

Published by: A2Z Metalworker NW PUBLISHERS/EDITORS Kim Carpenter & Linda Daly Kim@AZMetalworker.com Mail Address: PO Box 33857 Portland, OR 97292 Telephone: (480) 773-3239 Website: www.A2ZMetalworker.com www.facebook.com/A2ZMetalworker E-mail:Kim@AZMetalworker.com

CONTRIBUTORS

Linda Daly The Larkin Team Skip Green & The Buckley’s Kris White Published bi-monthly to keep precision manufacturers abreast of news and to supply a viable supplier source for the industry.

Circulation: The A2Z Metalworker NW maintains a master list of over 10,500 decision makers consisting of fortune 1000 companies, small manufacturing companies, engineering firms, DOD & Scientific Lab facilities, machine shops, fab-shops, and secondary source businesses. It has an estimated pass on readership of more than 25,000 people. The majority of our readers are based in the Pacific Northwest!

Advertising Rates have remained the same since 1999, deadlines and mechanical requirements furnished on our webite at: www.a2zMetalworker.com.

All photos and copy become the property of A2Z Metalworker NW. The Publisher assumes no responsibility for the contents of any advertisement, and all representations are those of the advertiser and not that of the publisher.

The Publisher is not liable to any advertiser for any misprints or errors not the fault of the publisher, and in such event, the limit of the publisher's liability shall only be the amount of the publishers charge for such advertising.

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Announcements & Releases Flow International Introduces the Mach 4c Waterjet Flow International Corporation, the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of industrial waterjet machines for cutting and cleaning applications, is setting new performance standards for the waterjet industry with the Mach 4c.

• Broadened liability coverage – example – ability to waive aircraft exclusion at no extra cost • Broadened property coverage – example - Pattern / Die / Mold limitation removed • Underwritten by an A-rated, size X IV insurance company With the current market conditions driving increasing rates and limits in coverage, we have seen a tremendous migration into our Metals Manufacturing program.

Further benefits with LaPorte: • OSHA / Safety consulting • Agency Loss Control – supports a better review of the risk from insured’s point of interest • Workers Compensation consulting

The system that is years ahead The Mach 4c is the newest addition to the Mach 4 line of waterjets and offers a variety of features unique in the waterjet industry including an expandable modular design, up to 14m (48’) in length, allowing customers to increase the size of the cutting area as their business grows. The system’s exclusive roller pinion system provides fast, accurate cutting with zero backlash. The new Mach 4 is ergonomically designed to improve operator convenience and productivity with lighting to enhance work piece visibility, efficient abrasive removal, and easy access to material and parts with full four-sided accessibility.

This program is managed by Larry Johnson, who combines an early career in the Metals industry with ten years commercial insurance.

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503 239-4116 phone ljohnson@laporte-insurance.com.

United Performance Metals Meets You on the West Coast Located in La Mirada, California, United Performance Metals’ 65,000 sq. ft. west coast service center is complete with inventory, processing, and sales capabilities.

United Performance Metals stocks specialty stainless and high temperature alloy sheet and coil that can be further processed to your exact specifications.

About Flow International Flow International Corporation is the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure waterjet technology for cutting and cleaning. Flow provides state-of-the-art ultrahigh-pressure technology to numerous industries including automotive, aerospace, job shop, stone interiors, surface preparation, food and dozens more. For more information, visit http://www.FlowWaterjet.com.

Plus Ten Stainless, a division of United Performance Metals, is located in Benicia, California and is a premier processor of stainless steel plate. Plus Ten specializes in carbide-tipped, precision cold saw cutting and offers Prodec® Plate to its west coast customers.

LaPorte and Associates announces an exclusive Metal Manufacturing Insurance Program LaPorte and Associates, a leading independent insurance brokerage in Portland, Oregon is now the exclusive Northwest Agent for a National Metals Manufacturing insurance program.

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Headquartered in Hamilton, Ohio, United Performance Metals is a leading supplier of specialty stainless steel and high temperature alloys. In business since 1982, United Performance Metals has experience serving the needs of customers in diverse markets including aerospace, aircraft, automotive, medical, food service, house-wares, petro-chemical and many others.

For more information on United Performance Metals, visit us at www.upmet.com, call us at 1.888.282.3292 or email sales@upmet. com; for Plus Ten Stainless, visit www.plustenstainless.com, call 1-707-745-4625 or email plusten@sbcglobal.net.

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For more information on the Pemserter® machines, please call DW Machinery Sales; (425) 827-6931 or e-mail; dwmachinery@ dwmachinerysales.com

Tools For Quality Management: ISO 9001 And AS9100 Implementation Training Program – Session 1 Registration to ISO 9001 provides customers confidence that your quality management system will meet their requirements. A number of major purchasers, including clean tech industries, require their suppliers to be registered to ISO 9001, but beyond that there are numerous benefits to companies including: consistent, repeatable processes and a common, understood system.

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DW Machinery Sales Announces PartnershipWith Penn Engineering DW Machinery Sales is excited to announce their new partnership with Penn Engineering, as the sales representative for Pemserter® machines in the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Penn Engineering is the pioneer and global leader in fastening solutions for automotive, electronic, marine, aerospace, and other diverse industries. They provide fastener and fastener installation solutions.

Pemserter® is one company within the Penn Engineering family of companies. Pemserter® fastener installation machines range from hand held presses to fully automatic presses and robotic cells. The typical models of Pemserter® machines range in size from 6 to10 tons, with throat depths of 16” to 24”.

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GANESH MidWest Technical Center GrandOpening The new Ganesh Machinery mid-west technical center and mac hiner y showroom will host a Grand-Opening on May 7th in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

The tech center features strong production analysis, automation and turn-key capabilities in support of challenging production applications.

Ganesh offers a complete line of CNC milling and turning machines.

The Ganesh Cyclone multitasking CNC lathe series is available in versions from 3 to 11-axis featuring up to 3-turrets, with 16 live tools each totaling 48-tool stations and 70mm (2-3/4”) barstock diameter.

Vertical Machining Centers start at 18” x 12” in X & Y axis and go up to 86” by 35” for the standard machine series. A CNC bed mill series is also available for Toolroom applications. The “Big-Bore” lathe series start at 22” swings and goes up to 63” lathe swing capacity with bores up to 14”. Rear chuck mounts are available for oil field type applications.

The 15,000 sq. ft. facility will house engineering, service, sales, and spare parts. Machine demonstrations and training classes will be hosted during the “Lunch & Learn” programs at the tech center.

Ganesh provides free lifetime training with each machine.

The Grand- Opening is scheduled for May 7th at 318 Remington Road, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223 from 10am – 8pm to show the capabilities that Ganesh has to offer production minded shop owners.

Seco Unveils Revolutionary CX1 and CX2 PCD Drills A leading provider of metalcutting solutions for milling, turning, holemaking and toolholding, Seco recently introduced the company’s new CX1 and CX2 polycrystalline diamond (PCD) drills for composite holemaking. The new diamond-tip technology eliminates issues with uncut fibers or delamination in composite machining, and has allowed the company to successfully develop the industry’s first PCD three-flute geometry (CX1) for composite drilling.

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Announcements Continued Designed to offer the sharpest and strongest cutting edges currently available, the new CX1 and CX2 PCD drills use solid PCD tips.These tips can be much sharper than PCD-coated drills as the coating, when applied, wraps around the cutting edge and creates a dulling effect.

Additional benefits of the new solid PCD tipped drills include high cutting speeds, long tool life, low friction, superior thermal conductivity, multiple re-sharpening capacity and high process reliability.

“In composite machining, acute edge sharpness is everything as the very thin fibers that co mprise composite material are extremely difficult to cut,” said Scott Turner, Marketing Manager-Holemaking at Seco. “If left uncut, these fibers eventually lead to material fray and premature part replacement. Furthermore, a sharper cutting tool requires less stress on the material and with less stress comes a lower chance of toughness compromising delamination.”

For effectively drilling through “plain” composite materials, the third flute on the CX1 provides high levels of stability in the hole as well as decreases vibrations and improves roundness. Also, the dome-shaped tip of the CX1 applies a double-angle geometry that reduces uncut fibers and delamination in composite-only applications. Grinding these highly complex types of geometries was previously impossible using conventional brazed or similar PCD techniques.

Seco developed the CX2’s flat geometry drill point for the machining of stacked composite materials that incorporate layers of aluminum, titanium or stainless steel. With a PCD cap and drill point angle of 180-degrees, the CX2 provides efficient chip breaking and evacuation.This reduces the chance of metal chips damaging the hole when transitioning between layers of metal and composites and, as a result, keeps the surface finish of the composite intact.

“While solid PCD-tipped drills are more expensive than PCD-coated drills,” continued Turner, “the investing makes sense when hole quality is of the utmost importance, as with aircraft components. Also, the overall return on investment for these solid-tip designs can be substantial in certain applications such as the drilling of a large number of holes. In fact, the PCD drills with the CX1 and CX2 geometries have the ability to effectively drill two to three times more holes than a PCD-coated drill.”

Both the CX1 and CX2 series include a mix of dimensions for holes that range in size from 0.125” to 0.375”. Chamfers can also be incorporated into the drill designs to further increase application flexibility.

For more information on Seco’s offering of PCD drills, please visit: http://www.secotools.com/en-US/Global/Products/Holemaking/ Drilling/PCD-Drills/.

Ryansdovetails.com provides a low-cost alternative to CNC dovetail tooling.$888 per fixture The BIG MAN is here! Tough, reliable and built to last.The BIG MAN line offers customizable work holding solutions using the dovetail methodology,and is an affordable tool for all shops to own.The aluA2Z METALWORKER NW •

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minum in each fixture is 7075 T651 with a hard black anodize. 1/2 x 13 and 7/16 x 14 bolts with spring activated keyway that comes up through center and locks part into fixture.The -2 and the -4 work great for 4 axis machining and my new -7 and -8 are great for 5 axis machining. Check out our web site.Lots of pictures and videos.

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Specs: Spring activated keyway in our CNC dovetail tooling comes up through center and locks part into fixture.

CNC Dovetail The BIG MAN is here -- Tough, reliable, and built to last. The BIG MAN offers increased rigidity during machining, and powerful gripping force for those demanding jobs that require toughness in tooling and flexibility for each project.

The BIG MAN line offers customizable work holding solutions using the dovetail methodology, and is an affordable tool for all shops to own.

Diagram and Price for CNC Dovetail The aluminum in each dovetail fixture is 7075 T651 with a hard black anodize on it. Bolts measure 1/2 x 13 and 7/16 x 14. Springed keyway is .625 DIA 304 stainless steel machined to .375 on end. Heavy duty design at 16 pounds.

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New Plate Mill Allows Diehl Steel to Custom Machine Large Footprint Steel Block Diehl Steel has installed a new plate mill that allows the company to custom machine steel material up to 30 inches wide by 50 inches long by 12 inches in height. Diehl can now machine larger sizes of tool steel, alloy steel, high speed steel, carbon steel, powder metal product and stainless steel to customer’s exact specifications and tolerances.

With a 20 inch cutting head, the new plate mill eliminates the ridges that occur when cutting with smaller diameter cutters. The new plate

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mill is capable of producing Diehl’s Accu-Square™ steel products that are machined to toolmaker tolerances. The result is a flat, squared and parallel final block that saves time and increases productivity.

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About Diehl Steel Diehl Steel is an international supplier of quality tool steel, alloy steel, CPM powder metal, mold steel, carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum products and services.

The company offers standard and custom cut and machined sizes of flats, bars, squares, sheets, plates, drill rod, hollowbar and rounds.

With its unique Accu-Square process, the company can square metal block to toolmaker tolerances. Diehl Steel focuses on serving the rapid turn-around needs of the tool and die, mold shop, machine shop, and O.E.M. industries, typically shipping in-stock items in 24 to 48 hours.

For more information:Diehl Steel Company 800 Ross Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45217, www.DiehlSteel.com, Phone: (513) 242-8900, Client Contact: James Brackman, Vice President Marketing, (513) 242-8900

Chevalier clients are giving great reviews for the newly designed FBL-360L, with its 45-degree slant bed, rigid box ways structure and programmable tailstock The FBL-360L Series will be exhibited at the 2013 Eastec show in May at Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA. Stop by Chevalier’s booth #1450 and see this versatile turning center in action.

“The FBL-360L offers a flexible, accurate and efficient solution for mixed-volume, short-run or dedicated high-volume applications, delivering fast parts machining of bars up to 4.5” in diameter,” says Chevalier’s Chipcutting Sales Manager Herbert Hou.

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The tool setters help reduce set-up times and keep non-machining times to a minimum. “That’s a huge asset,” Hou says.

CAPACITY: The FBL-360L slant-bed lathe features a 15” chuck, 4.5” bar capacity, 30.3” maximum swing, maximum turning diameter of 22.4”, maximum turning length up to 80”.

The FBL-360L offers a flexible, accurate and efficient solution for mixed-volume, short-run or dedicated high-volume applications, delivering fast parts machining of bars up to 4.5” in diameter at speeds up to 2,500rpm, X and Z travels of 12.6” and up to 78” and 708ipm rapid traverse. The X- and Z-axes positioning accuracy is ±0.0002” while repeatability is ±0.0001”.

POWER: The lathe features 35HP, AC digital spindle motor with a two-speed gearbox and 12” hydraulic chuck. It produces 735 ft.-lbs. torque at lower rpm.

TURRET: The fast 10-stationx servo-indexing turret offers 0.5 secs. tool indexing time. The OD shank is 1 1/4” and the boring bar holds up to 2.5”.The carousel is held by a large curved coupling and clamped by hydraulic pressure.

For standard and optional accessories, call Chevalier Machinery.

Contact: Herbert Hou of Chevalier Machinery Inc. at (562) 903-1929 or email: info@chevalierusa.com or visit us on the web at www. chevalierusa.com

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

The Metals and Advanced Materials Jobs and Innovation and Acceleration Challenge (JIAC) grant recently awarded to the Portland/Vancouver region to promote business growth and innovation will support high-potential, small and medium business-tobusiness companies Participating manufacturing companies will benefit by immersing themselves in a detailed review and assessment of their current business growth strategy and discover potential opportunities to address new markets and current or new product offerings.

WHO CAN USE IT? The Portland and SW WA regional grant is available for manufacturing companies that participate in a wide variety of industries: —Aerospace —Healthcare and Medical Materials —Packaging —Construction —Technical Textiles —Transportation —Defense —Electronics & Computers

WHAT DO COMPANIES GET? Business leaders will be introduced to the ten interrelated innovation best practices designed to operate together to help a team manage innovation as a whole-company cross-functional process. The sessions will focus on:

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Creating strategic innovation improvement strategies bridging the gap between today’s performance and your company’s forward-looking vision

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Businesses that participate in this opportunity will have upon completion of three half day sessions: • Developed a strong and refreshed business model strategy to significantly grow the business • Gained a descriptive roadmap of opportunities to pursue to accelerate the company’s growth strategy in 1) existing market segments 2) new market segments, 3) new product opportunities.

With support from the Jobs and Innovation and Acceleration Challenge (JIAC) grant, there will be no participant cost for the sessions but a limited number of companies can be served.

HOW CAN WE SIGN UP?

Portland Metro Region

Jim Wehrs OMEP – Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership Cell: (503) 789-9357 jwehrs@omep.org

SW Washington Region Kristin Kautz Impact Washington - A NIST-MEP Affiliate Cell: (360) 241-5135 kkautz@impactwashington.org

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Stanford and Hanyang Universities Develop New Production Method For Solar Thin Film Hanyang University in collaboration with Stanford University has succeeded in fabricating peel-and-stick thin film solar cells (TFSCs).

The Si wafer is clean and reusable. Moreover, as the peeled-off TFSCs from the Si wafer are thin, light-weight, and flexible, it can be attached onto any form or shape of surface like a sticker.

Professor Dong Rip Kim of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has succeeded in fabricating peel-and-stick thin film solar cells (TFSCs) with the collaboration of Stanford team led by Professor Xiaolin Zheng.This method makes possible the overcoming of hardships related to working with traditional solar cells, namely the lack of handling, high manufacturing cost, and limited flexibility while maintaining performance.

Kim is currently in charge of the Hanyang University Nanotechnology for Energy Conversion Lab. His research interests are solar cells, energy conversion devices using nanomaterials, flexible electronics, nanoelectronics, and nanosensors. Among Kim’s recent publications are “Peel-and-Stick: Fabricating Thin Film Solar Cell on Universal Substrates” in the journal of Scientific Reports, “Shrinking and Growwww.facebook.com/a2zmetalworker

ing: Grain Boundary Density Reduction for Efficient Polysilicon Thin-Film Solar Cells” in the journal of Nano Letters, and “Thermal Conductivity in Porous Silicon Nanowire Arrays” in the journal of Nanoscale Research Letters.

Most solar cells are now fabricated on Si wafers or glass substrates.

The biggest issue for commercialized solar cells is their high price. In addition, due to their fabrication on the Si wafer, the cells are rigid and heavy while being fragile. While they are recognized as one of the most crucial alternative sources of energy, such limitations have prevented wider application of solar cells.

Fortunately, Kim and his colleagues devised an idea to produce a light-weight flexible solar cell on nonconventional or universal substrates that overcomes the limitations of traditional methods while maintaining performance.

By doing so, Kim believed that his new cells could broaden the application spectrum of solar cells.

The success comes from using the same traditional fabrication method while adding a metal layer between the fabricated a-Si:H TFSCs and the underlying Si/SiO2 wafer. After numerous attempts and trials, Kim and his colleagues found a method to reliably peel the fabricated TFSCs from the Si/SO2 wafer by using water penetration between the metal layer and the SiO2 layer on the wafer.

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Stubbornly low aluminum prices have weighed on the company’s business of mining bauxite, refining it into alumina and smelting alumina to produce aluminum.

Northrop Grumman Delivers 500th Distributed Aperture System Sensor Component for the F-35 Lightning II

The lingering price slump has led to speculation that Alcoa could offload some raw material assets. In an interview with cable channel CNBC after the results, Chief Executive Klaus Kleinfeld declined to rule that out: “This is not the time to speculate,” he said.

Nor throp Gr umman Corporation has delivered its 500th AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) sensor to Lockheed Martin for integration into the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

John Tumazos, an analyst at Very Independent Reseach.com, said, “Most analysts when they update their spreadsheets probably will reduce their 2013 estimates (for Alcoa) because the metal price plunged so much in the last several weeks,” he said.

The DAS is a multifunction infrared system that provides passive, spherical battlespace awareness for F-35 pilots by simultaneously detecting and tracking aircraft and missiles in every direction, as well as providing visual imagery for day/night navigation and targeting purposes.

Recent growth at Alcoa has come from its engineered products segment, which makes wheels, aircraft parts and other goods. In the just-ended quarter, after-tax operating income also rose in the hard-hit alumina and aluminum segments, where Alcoa has cut higher-cost capacity.

DAS imagery projected onto the pilot’s helmet mounted display provides the capability to look at targets and terrain through the floor and wings of the aircraft. The DAS works in conjunction with the Northrop Grumman AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and other onboard systems to give pilots an unprecedented degree of situational awareness.

Since the start of March, the three-month aluminum price has hovered under $2,000 a tonne - a level close to the cost of production at many smelters - due to sluggish global demand and plentiful supplies.

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“Aluminum prices are now down around $1,900 a ton,” said Bridget Freas, an analyst at Morningstar in Chicago. “It’s very difficult for the company to make any meaningful improvement in their earnings around that level.”

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Boeing Opens New Everett Delivery Center Boeing opened its new expanded Everett Delivery Center (EDC), a world-class facility which will be the home of deliveries for the 747-8, 767, 777 and 787. The grand opening ceremony was attended by Boeing employees, customers and state dignitaries.

“Boeing is producing market-leading commercial airplanes at its highest rates ever,” said Pat Shanahan, senior vice president and general manager, Airplane Programs, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “The new facility enables us to meet growing demands and continue doing what our team does best – exceed customer expectations.”

The 180,000 sq. ft. facility triples the amount of office, conference and delivery operations space as the old EDC and is designed to increase operational efficiencies.

“I want to congratulate The Boeing Company and its hard-working employees on the new Everett Delivery Center. This facility shows the strength of the aerospace industry in Washington and is a sign that the state’s long history with the company will continue to grow,” said Governor Jay Inslee. “As production rates increase and the company looks to roll out new airplane derivatives in Washington, it is clear this facility is going to see a lot of use.”

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The building features three floors dedicated to customers and the delivery experience. Amenities include a customer lounge, a Tully’s cafe, over 20 conference rooms, four contract signing rooms and 35 offices to support resident customers and on-site delivery teams.The building’s highlight, a customer event area, offers sweeping views the Olympic Mountains beyond the neighboring flightline and Paine Field.

“Last year we delivered a record 183 airplanes and this new facility will help us continue to increase deliveries,” said Tom Maxwell, Everett Delivery Center vice president. “The expanded space will also allow us to keep pace with customer demands.”

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US Won’t Lead New Manned Moon Landings, NASA Chief Says NASA chief Charles Bolden says the space agency won’t be sending astronauts to land on the moon any time soon, according to press reports.

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an asteroid, and eventually Mars, Bolden said during a joint meeting of the Space Studies Board and the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board.

“NASA will not take the lead on a human lunar mission,” Foust quoted Bolden as saying. “NASA is not going to the moon with a human as a primary project probably in my lifetime. And the reason is, we can only do so many things.”

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Instead, he said the focus would remain on human missions to asteroids and to Mars.

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Bolden’s comments on new manned moon missions came in response to a suggestion that the scientific community, as a whole, is not enthusiastic about pushing ahead with a manned mission to an asteroid by 2025 — an idea endorsed by President Barack Obama in 2010.

In April 2010, Obama called on NASA to pursue the manned asteroid mission as a precursor to sending astronauts to Mars in the mid-2030s. That new space vision, unveiled just after Obama canceled NASA’s moon-oriented Constellation program, which sought to send astronauts on new lunar landing missions, in favor of the asteroid and Mars plan.

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Bolden apparently made it clear that CALL BOB OR ROB KROHA TODAY! NASA does not plan to lead the charge back to the moon’s surface.“I don’t know how to say it any more plainly,” Bolden Chang’e 3 mission — later this year that is expected to include said, according to Foust. “NASA does not have a human lunar misan orbiter, lander and rover. sion in its portfolio and we are not planning for one.”

NASA made history on July 20, 1969 when Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans ever to walk to on the moon. Five more successful moon landings would follow until 1972, when the series ended with NASA’s Apollo 17 mission.

Since then, NASA has launched many unmanned missions to the moon, including the prolific Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has actually photographed the Apollo moon landing sites and is still active today. In the last decade, Japan has explored the moon with its Kaguya orbiter, while India explored the lunar surface from orbit with its Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft.

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Course In “Battery University” Aims To Train People For Next-Generation Battery Makers The New York Times “Wheels” blog reported that this summer, San Jose State University “is offering the first classes in what it calls ‘battery university,’ a series in its professional development program” aimed at training “a work force for the next generation of battery makers.”

Venkat Srinivasan, head of the Energy Storage and Distributed Resources group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a partner in the program, said, “Start-up companies with new ideas are coming on board, but there is no work force to get those ideas to completion and to ultimately reach a point of success for the marketplace.”

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Partner with Plus Ten Stainless Amid the never-ending pursuit of remaining in the forefront of customer’s buying needs, today’s manufacturers are on a constant search for savings. While most suppliers quickly turn to material costs as a primary means of lowering their price, these short term accommodations are seldom sustainable. The constant struggle to protect or win back business seems like a revolving door of competition.

One supplier of stainless steel and aluminum plate has provided its customers a tangible cost reduction that may be less visible in the market, but more maintainable in the long run. Plus Ten Stainless positions itself with a duel advantage by offering Prodec® Plate and by specializing exclusively in precision cold saw cutting.

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“The goal of the Night Rover Challenge is to stimulate innovations in energy storage technologies of value in extreme space environments, such as the surface of the moon, or for electric vehicles and renewable energy systems here on Earth,” said Michael Gazarik, NASA’s associate administrator for Space Technology. “NASA wants this challenge to generate new ideas that will allow planetary rovers the ability to take on a night shift, and possibly create new energy storage technologies for applications of benefit here on our home planet.”

This is a Centennial Challenge in which NASA provides the prize purse for technological achievements by independent teams while the Cleantech Open manages the competition as NASA’s allied organization.The challenge is extended to those working outside the traditional aerospace industry. Unlike most contracts or grants, awards will be made only after solutions are demonstrated successfully.

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During the Night Rover Challenge energy storage systems will receive electrical energy from a simulated solar collector during daylight hours. During darkness, the stored energy will be used for simulated thermal management, scientific experimentation, communications and rover movement. A winning system must exceed the performance of an existing state-of-the-art system by a predetermined margin. The winning system will be the one that has the highest energy storage density.

“The partnership NASA has with the Cleantech Open allows us to leverage taxpayer dollars in advancing technology development in this critical area,” said Larry Cooper, program executive at NASA Headquarters. “Technology development is a priority for NASA; we push technology development effectively by partnering with industry and academia to advance our nation’s space exploration and science goals while maintaining America’s technology edge.” www.facebook.com/a2zmetalworker

Since the program’s inception in 2005, NASA’s Centennial Challenges has awarded more than $6 million to 15 different competition-winning teams through 23 events. Competitors have included private companies, citizen inventors and academia working outside the traditional aerospace industry. The competitions are managed by nonprofit organizations that cover the cost of operations through commercial or private sponsorships.

The Cleantech Open bills itself as the world’s largest accelerator for renewable, or clean, energy technology development. Its mission is to find, fund and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that address today’s most urgent energy, environmental, and economic challenges.

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BAE to continue IMX-101 projectiles production for US Army BAE Systems has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to continue production of insensitive munitions explosive 101 (IMX101) projectiles for the US Army.

Valued at $18.4m, the award represents an initial instalment under the original $780m contract, and covers development of additional quantities of IMX-101 munitions, which have already been qualified by the army as a safe and effective alternative for legacy TNT in the M795 155mm artillery rounds.

BAE Systems support solutions sector president Erin Moseley said the IMX-101 was an innovative military ordnance for saving troops’ lives on and off the battlefield once deployed.

“The IMX-101 is a high-performance explosive, designed to only detonate on planned missions.”

Manufactured and fielded in collaboration with the army, the IMX101 is a high-performance explosive, designed to only detonate on planned missions.

Made up of non-traditional ingredients, such as Dinitroanisole and Nitrotriazolone, the explosives’ formulations are significantly more stable compared with traditional TNT and Composition B, which makes the weapon systems they support safer to transport and handle for soldiers, both at home and overseas.

Selected from a group of 23 different formulations in August 2010, the low-cost munition is also c a p a bl e of maintaining chemical stability, even when exposed to mechanical shocks and fire, as well as the rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) impact, while performing as expected.

In addition, the army is researching the munition’s use in other field artillery types as the TNT is gradually phased out of its stockpile.

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General Dynamics Awarded $40 Million for Abrams Tank Production General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded an additional $40 million for the procurement and production of Saudi M1A2 (M1A2S) Abrams tanks for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This modification is part of an existing contract to upgrade the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s fleet of tanks. The Foreign Military Sales contract was awarded by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command on behalf of the Royal Saudi Land Forces.

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This contract extends work started in 2008 to update M1A1 and M1A2 tanks to the M1A2S configuration for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The M1A2S conversion increases the efficiency and capability of the tank. The work will be performed by current employees at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2014.

Tektronix Real-Time Oscilloscopes to Achieve 70 GHz Performance Tektronix, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, announced that lab testing has shown that its next generation performance oscilloscopes - due for availability in 2014 - will deliver real-time bandwidth of 70 GHz, with significant upside potential.The new oscilloscope platform will deliver the performance and signal fidelity needed for applications such as 400 Gbps and 1 Tbps optical communications and fourth generation serial data communications.

Tektronix also announced an investment program that will give customers a cost-effective migration path to the new platform.

The extraordinary gain in bandwidth performance, with improved signal fidelity, is due in part to the development by Tektronix engineers of a patent pending signal processing architecture called Asynchronous Time Interleaving.The new real-time oscilloscope platform will also include a number of other enhancements and refinements to improve overall performance and measurement precision.

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we can attitude really helped stimulate the business. QMC ventured into many new materials and products saying “yes” to all new work. Their willingness to take on new projects and can do attitude landed new customers for QMC including the Defense, Medical, Automotive, and many other industries. Billy basically became a non-degreed mechanical engineer solving problems and winning the trust of his customer with his quick and innovative solutions. Bill passed on this mechanical aptitude to his son and today William, the president of Quality Magnetics Corporation, finds himself looking at every problem or constraint with a mechanical solution.William admits his knack is more on the process side and likes to find leaner more efficient ways of doing things. He strives to find methods to make parts better, faster and more efficient.

QMC, (aka Quality Magnetics Corporation) is a company you need to know. QMC is a Small Minority Business with certifications of 8A, ITAR Compliant, AS:9100 and ISO 9001:2008. Their reputation is built on their ability to perform close tolerance work their competitors are not capable of achieving.

QMC’s motto is “When others say they can’t, we say yes we can!”

Many years ago on a farm in Naples Texas, East of Dallas, there was a hard working young farmer who pushed a plow and worked the land. This young hard working farmer was Billy Buckley, founder of Quality Magnetics Corporation. His dream was to own a business having nothing to do with farming or pushing a plow. Billy’s goal was to make millions of a product small enough to hold in his hand .

Billy Buckley formed QMC in April of 1973 with just 300 square feet of floor space, 5 surface grinders, and a handful of customers. The controlled growth continued until 1991, when QMC moved into a 5000 square foot building.They grew their customer base to over 100 customers.Today, QMC’s facility is an impressive 28,000 square feet of operating space. QMC’s employees have a combined experience of 200 years in Grinding, Slicing, Lapping, Centerless Grinding, and Honing.The company has maintained their ISO certification for years and AS9100 certification since 2011, providing the highest level of quality for their customers.

William Buckley, the second-generation leader of QMC, shared how much he learned from his Dad. At the age of 12, William’s job was to sweep the floors and clean the shop. This did not suit William, as he thought, “Hey, I’m the owner’s son, and I should be doing something better than a janitor’s job.” William’s Dad had other plans for his young son. Billy wanted William to be humble and start at the ground floor to learn every aspect of the business.William ended up working at many other businesses before realizing and appreciating the opportunity his father gave him and came back full time to learn to operate QMC. So back to the beginning...

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William elaborated, “Our goal is to exceed our customer’s specifications. It’s actually in our AS9100 mission statement; to provide the best service and quality possible to exceed customer expectations in both quality and delivery.

Our ability to hold close tolerances and be more cost effective has helped us stand out among our competitors.”

The machinists of QMC make magnetic components with time and care to perfect these parts.

It takes a different mindset to machine Alumina, cobalt, neodymium, samarium, garnet, zirconia, sapphire stycast, cordierite, quartz, stealite, pyrex, and ferrite. It takes many steps to prevent these materials from stressing and cracking.

William said he sees some automation in the near future as a method of maintaining the processes and relieve the human element of moving

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The 24 employees at QMC work a 4-10 schedule and enjoy nice long weekends. The longevity at QMC is many years of service. The team enjoys their work, the family atmosphere, and are all versed at meeting their company’s needs.

William works closely with his wife, Chante, who is the Director of Finance and Operations. Chante worked in finance and operations for over 15years in industries including gaming, medical, defense, and manufacturing.

William earned his degree in Business Administration from Azusa Pacific University and spent many years working in the film industry managing personnel and film locations with multi-million dollar budgets. He admits since he was 12 he worked at QMC in many capacities.

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Retired Air Force General Charles Wald, now a director at Deloitte Services LP, said he expected the Pentagon would cut furloughs “to zero.”

Wald, speaking in a separate interview on “Capitol Gains,” said the Pentagon had been “very frugal” in its spending since the start of the fiscal year.

“My guess is that they will find a way not to have furloughs,”Wald said.

U.S. Army Awards BAE Systems Contract To Produce More Innovative Explosives Under this contract, the company received an initial $18.4 million order to produce additional quantities of IMX-101, an insensitive munition that is approved by the Army as a safe and effective replacement for TNT in artillery rounds.

“The work we do at Holston is critical to the defense of our nation and to the safety of our men and women in uniform,” said Erin Moseley, president of BAE Systems’ Support Solutions sector. “IMX-101 is truly innovative and is revolutionizing military ordnance. Once fully fielded, it will help save lives on and off the battlefield.”

BAE Systems developed IMX-101 and fielded it in partnership with the Army at the Holston plant, which the company operates and manages for the government. IMX-101 is part of a new family of explosives under development called Insensitive Munitions eXplosives (IMX).

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Textron to supply turrets and support services for Colombian APCs Textron Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS) has been awarded a contract to supply components and support services for the Colombian Army’s (COLAR) armoured personnel carriers (APC).

Awarded by the US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), the $5.5m contract covers production and delivery of 12 armoured turrets, vehicle repairs and spare parts, as well as technical support services for the Colombian APCs. A number of TM&LS’s Commando Advanced APCs are currently operational with the Colombian Army, which has also requested purchase of additional units under a separate US foreign military sales (FMS) program.

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Textron Marine & Land Systems senior vice president and general manager Tom Walmsley said the contract represented an extension of the company’s positive working relationship with the Colombian Defence Ministry and Army, and was an example of its capability as a full-spectrum armoured vehicle provider.

“Building on this success, we’re working with Colombia to increase the number of APCs in COLAR units while sustaining its entire vehicle fleet with a coordinated program of maintenance, training and field service support.”

An extended variant of the M1117 Armoured Security Vehicle (ASV), the Commando Advanced is used for troop transport operations, and offers enhanced on-road/ off-road mobility and ample firepower in urban, jungle, desert and mountainous terrains.

The vehicles have also been used by the US Army and other militaries in Afghanistan and Iraq in the past ten years.

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Lockheed Martin’s Havoc 8x8 Completes Swim Tests in Marine Personnel Carrier Competition Lockheed Martin’s Havoc 8x8, an eight-wheel-drive Armored Modular Vehicle, successfully completed amphibious testing as part of its evaluation for the Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC) competition.

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During the Camp Pendleton testing, Havoc demonstrated its resistance to water penetration while easily accommodating a full complement of Marine Corps battle gear for the crew.

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Tesla Model S Sales Exceed Target Tesla Motors announced that sales of its Model S vehicle exceeded their target. As customers who note their Model S serial number this weekend will realize, vehicle deliveries (sales) exceeded 4,750 units vs. the 4,500 unit prior outlook. As a result, Tesla is amending its Q1 guidance to full profitability, both GAAP and non-GAAP. “I am incredibly proud of the Tesla team for their outstanding work.

There have been many car startups over the past several decades, but profitability is what makes a company real. Tesla is here to stay and keep fighting for the electric car revolution,” said Elon Musk, Tesla Motors co-founder and CEO. “I would also like to thank our customers for their passionate support of the company and the car. Without them, we would not be here.”

Also being announced is that the small battery option for the Model S will not enter production, due to lack of demand. Only four percent of customers chose the 40 kWh battery pack, which is not enough to justify production of that version. Customers are voting with their wallet that they want a car that gives them the freedom to travel long distances when needed.

The customers who ordered this option will instead receive the 60 kWh pack, but range will be software limited to 40 kWh. It will still have the improved acceleration and top speed of the bigger pack, so will be a better product than originally ordered, and can be upgraded to the range of the 60 kWh upon request by the original or a future owner.

General Motors To Invest $332 Million In Plant Upgrades The Detroit News reports, “General Motors Co. said it will invest $331.8 million into four powertrain plants in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana to help it build more fuel-efficient engines and an eight-speed transmission. In addition, the company is adding $46 million to previously announced investments at two other Michigan” factories.

“Flint Engine Operations will get the bulk of the new money - $215 million - to build a small Ecotec gasoline engine and upgrade tooling for production of a current V-6 engine.” The Detroit Free Press reports, “In addition to Flint, the investments are: $55.7 million for

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GM’s Toledo transmission operation.erations for additional capacity and equipment to make an existing six-speed transmission and a new eight-speed automatic transmission that will be integrated into vehicles by the end of 2016; $31.7 million for GM’s Bay City powertrain facility to make a new six-cylinder engine and parts for the small Ecotec engine; an additional $41 million on top of $256 million previously announced for the Saginaw metal castings facility to make parts for the new six-cylinder engine;” and an “additional $5 million on top of $390 million previously pegged for the Romulus engine operations to make the six-cylinder engine.”

50 groups in 37 states vie for federal drone test site tag The competition for government recognition as a federal-approved test site for drone technology has heated in recent weeks, and now 50 groups from 37 different states are vying for the title.

The tag, from the Federal Aviation Administration, is seen as a means of generating money for states.

There are six such designations available, and technically, the designation itself does not award any money. But the FAA stamp could indirectly bring jobs, industry analysts say — and that, of course, generates tax revenues for flailing state coffers.

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said Bob Knauff, a retired general leading a New York-Massachusetts bid, in the L.A. Times report.

Other states making pitches: Oklahoma touts its experience in testing drones for the military. Arizona says it has “perfect flying weather” for almost the entire year. Florida counters that its more severe weather patterns would provide a more comprehensive testing stage.

And the head of a collaborative effort for Alaska, Hawaii and Oregon said: “We think we bring something to the table that is going to be hard to match” in terms of “relatively unpopulated airspace,” the L.A. Times quoted.

Report Shows Manufacturers Had 259,000 Job Openings In February Bloomberg News reports job openings “climbed in February to the highest level in almost five years, signaling US employers were preparing to expand before federal government budget cuts took effect last month.

The number of positions waiting to be filled rose by 314,000 to 3.93 million, the most since May 2008, from a revised 3.61 million the prior month, the Labor Department said in Washington.” The report “indicates the labor market was gaining momentum before acrossthe-board cuts in government spending went into effect on March 1.”

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Five Generations of Machining DNA Combined With The Best in Manufacturing Software for CAM Programming in Production Machining Initially Rob and Rick worked as vice presidents for major corporations that were eventually acquired by much larger companies, and as great minds think alike, they thought they might strike out on their own together and build their own company. In early 2000 they started their own small machine shop in a one bay commercial building, worked long hours, and eventually added 4 more bays as the word got out that the Larkins were in business.

The Larkin Precision Machining Inc. family is rooted in a long line of 5 generations in the precision machining and manufacturing industry. It is literally in the Larkin family DNA! It all began in 1920 with Great Grandfather Walter J. Larkin starting the Southwest manufacturing business then continued with R.W. Larkin Sr. starting the O&M Machine Co. in 1938, making such diverse parts as large assemblies for nuclear power plants to small high precision aerospace assemblies. The Larkin family excelled at machining high tolerance assemblies to continue a long line of perfection. The reputation of the Larkin’s work spread and they started to work with the great companies such as General Dynamics and Rockwell International.

Today his history continues on in the Larkin lineage.

High tolerance precision components are the Larkin’s specialty and they rarely say no to their customers. In fact a company came to them when they were with a previous company and asked if they could make an auger that the customer just laid on their desk. Of course the first words the Larkins gave were yes, we can make that part. This customer had no prints and no data to offer, just a sample part. The Larkins had to reverse engineer this intricate two-foot long 6-inch diameter screw auger and machine it using 4 axis machines. To get it done, they tried using the design software they had but it did not work. Their engineering department took near 8 weeks to design a step-by-step process to machine the part on the 4 axis machines they had. Even though they got it done this wasn’t the methodology they wanted to use going forward.

Richard Jr., Robert, Richard 3rd, Jonathan, and Seth are embracing new technology, software, 5 axis machines, and continue to evolve as one of the best manufacturing companies in the west. A tight family unit, they optimize one team, one direction, moving in unison and with compassion for the industry they love.

The Larkin families, with their diverse personalities, get along very well and Rick attributes this to the great working environment at Larkin. Each of the family members are responsible for different sections of the business, and communicate back to one another to keep the operation running smooth. Seth oversees the lathe department and Jonathan oversees the milling department. Rob handles the purchasing &, quoting, engineering, and works with the customers while Rick does the programming, & schedules, engineering, and works with Jon and Seth with opportunities on the shop floor.

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In later days the company that they did the work for was sold and the new company that took over just wanted to focus on semi-conductor work. Since they did not want to work on the screw augers any longer, and wanted to make sure that their customer was taken care of, they asked the Larkins if they would help them by taking over the auger business to support this customer. In time the customer wanted many different designs and the Larkins didn’t feel they could handle the new designs without some really powerful software for programming.

It was at this time that Rick contacted many different software companies to help make the part with their respective software, the company that could make/ program the part to be machined on 4 axis machines they announced would be the company that they would buy new software from. Not surprisingly almost every company that came in said it couldn’t be done, or gave up and told the Larkins they had to buy new 5 axis machines to get the job done.

“The only one that could do it for us was Delcam’s FeatureCAM. So, that’s why we bought FeatureCAM, and we are very glad we did, because it really helps us save a

lot of time on the parts we get in today.” said Rick.

Rick continued, “Right around this time line we were getting more and more solid models in from our customers and FeatureCAM allowed us to just input the customer solid models directly in and do a seamless programming to the machines.”

I asked Rick if it was really as easy as all that and what was the learning curve.

Rick said, “John Gale was our salesman he is really great to work with. He’s very knowledgeable and we could always get a quick answer back from Delcam when we had questions or didn’t understand something.

In fact sometimes I’d just send the file to Delcam and they’d show me better ways to work with the part by doing things differently. The support just couldn’t get any better! We also watched numerous training videos on FeatureCAM and this really helped us to become more proficient at using the software. It additionally saved us so much time programming the parts. Once we saw how easy it was to take in a solid model and work with the FeatureCAM software, and use the power of the software, we could program everything so much faster saving us so much time programming our parts.”

Rick continued, “As part of the yearly maintenance package, Delcam continually sends us updates and service packs for the software that keeps us up to date with the latest fixes or improvements to the software. This is a great benefit for our company! It’s so easy to update while we are in the software. We just hit the update tab, the software verifies our version, and we get an update or patch, it’s that easy. The software becomes more powerful with every update but always beneficial, making the software more user friendly which makes us become better at our job.”

What’s the future look like for Larkin Precision?

The addition of 5 axis machines will take Larkin to a whole new level, and they will not go back.

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Rick said, “It’s hard to find good machinists today, because there are fewer out there, so we are buying into technology that does more within the software or machine tool itself. In the old days you would have an employee on each machine. To be competitive we just can’t afford to operate that way today. We must have the best software, like Delcam’s FeatureCAM, and we must utilize multi-axis machine tools that can be programmed to run intricate components to come off www.facebook.com/a2zmetalworker

machine finished.”

Larkin is a certified ISO/AS9100 Rev. C manufacturing company and prides itself on continuous improvement. The Larkin Company is diversified in its customer base as a plan for longevity and strength. The Larkin customer base consists of Department of Defense, Semi-Conductor, The Food Industry, Robotics, Aerospace, Medical, and Commercial sectors. The Quality Department consists of a Quality Engineer and two Quality Inspectors versed in the ISO and AS9100 Rev. C system and utilizes the latest in inspection equipment including CMM’s.

The Larkins learned a long time ago that making parts to print wasn’t good enough. They learned from Richard Johnson Machining (when they were young men) a quote that stuck with them in their business model today “Always Make A Better Part, Visually, Dimensionally, and Consistently. Rick said, “We focus on what our customer’s requirements are, then go above and beyond to give them the best part possible. If they ask for a 125 finish we give them a 32, if they want good welding we give them great welding. We always exceed our customer’s requirements and this creates happy loyal customers.”

Rick continued, “We make our buyers and engineers look good. We provide on time delivery of the highest quality components at a very competitive price. Many times when engineering comes up with a design in solid format, they will send it over and have us look at it to comment on its manufacturability. We will look it over, ask questions and offer suggestions in order make the part better, save them additional operations, and reduce cost.

Some customers allow us to make up a drawing for them using our software and then submit it to them. Once the drawing is approved they will sign off on it and incorporate it into their system.”

With this winning combination I see a continued, bright, long future for the Larkin Precision Machining Inc. Company.

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“The $40m contract forms part of Saudi Arabia’s plan to upgrade its Abrams MBT fleet.”

The SEP upgrades include the integration of digital maps, Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) capabilities, as well as an enhanced cooling system, to compensate for heat generated by the additional computer systems.

GDLS also received a $132.7m contract from TACOM for procurement and development of 69 tanks for the Royal Saudi Army in January.

An upgraded version of the US Army and Marine Corps’ M1A1 MBT, the M1A2 Abrams is designed to engage and attack enemy forces using enhanced firepower, manoeuvrability and shock effect in the battlefield.

Integrated with manually loaded 120mm M256 smoothbore cannon, the tank is also capable of firing a multitude of different rounds, such as M865 TPCSDS-T and M831 TP-T training ammunition against enemy armoured vehicles, soldiers and low-flying aircraft.

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Boeing is developing a family of three small satellites – from 4 to 1,000 kg in size – to whet the growing appetite of commercial and government customers interested in pursuing lower-cost space platforms.

This small satellite market is one that is “coming of age,” potentially worth billions over the next 10 years, says Alex Lopez, vice president

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of advanced network and space systems at Boeing. The company has yet to get a committed customer, but has been briefing the government and commercial operators.

Boeing unveiled the concept, developed by its Phantom Works advanced development arm, on April 8 on the eve of the 29th National Space Symposium here. Called Phantom Phoenix, the platform options will share a common architecture and flight software, potentially cutting down on unique research and development costs for customers. In the past, each Air Force satellite program required dedicated software, a large development cost for uniquely designed or modified buses.

Boeing officials are also boasting that the designs will simplify integration work for missions including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for government customers to civil planetary science.

“Building upon the success Boeing has had with our 702 satellite family, we’ve rapidly developed a line of satellites to address the market between large geosynchronous spacecraft and nanosatellites,” says Darryl Davis, president of Boeing Phantom Works.

The three designs are as follows: Phantom Phoenix (500-1,000 kg designed for single and dual launch); Phantom Phoenix EELV Secondary Payload Adaptor (180-kg class spacecraft designed to mate with the ESPA ring capable of carrying up to six satellites on an Atlas V or Delta IV Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle); and Phantom Phoenix Nano (a 4-10 kg class spacecraft optimized for space and weather missions.

Customers can expect delivery within two years of an order, Lopez says.

Though prototype work is under way for each of these satellite classes, much of the focus is in reducing risk in common software and avionics. “It is less about the structure and more about being able to plug and play for the mission,” says Bruce Chesley, director of advanced space and intelligence systems. “The structure is not the difficult part” of the development.

The software is the “crux of the investment we are making now,” he says.

Boeing is paying for this work out of its internal research and development accounts.

These options could interest the U.S. Air Force, which is exploring opportunities to disaggregate missions in the future so as not to have to develop massive, $1 billion satellites such as the Space-Based Infrared System or Advanced Extremely High Frequency constellation.

Though this may not be a cheaper approach than building large satellites, it could offer more flexibility and resiliency than today’s architecture, says Gen. William Shelton, Air Force Space Command chief.

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Boeing Completes Preliminary Design Review for Connection Between CST-100 Spacecraft and Rocket

and NASA teams,” said John Mulholland, vice president and program manager of Boeing Commercial Crew Programs. “It sets the baseline for us to proceed to wind tunnel testing and the launch segment review in June.”

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Boeing completed two additional CCiCap milestones earlier this year: the Engineering Release 2.0 software release, which lays the groundwork for spacecraft control and communications, and the Landing & Recovery Ground Systems and Ground Communications design review, which establishes a plan for the equipment and infrastructure needed for ground communications and landing and recovery operations.

The structure that will join the Boeing Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft to an Atlas V rocket has successfully completed a preliminary design review, another step toward the return of humans to space on a U.S. vehicle.

This is the third milestone under the company’s Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) agreement with NASA that Boeing achieved on schedule.

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General Dynamics Awarded $26 Million for MK46 Naval Weapon Systems General Dynamics Land System, has been awarded a $25.7 million contract to produce eight MK46 30mm Naval Weapon Systems for the U.S. Navy for use on San Antonio-class (LPD-17) ships and the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class.

Energy industry and Solar Oregon step up to meet need for science education The K-12 Renewable Energy Education Program is in full swing with ten classrooms already served and another forty scheduled for the remainder of the school year. The program supports teachers in providing meaningful, hands-on science education while exposing students to possible careers in the renewable energy fields. The curriculum explores the trade-offs of renewable and non-renewable energy sources, how electricity is produced and used, and wind and solar technology. Students use inquiry and engineering design principles to solve current, real-world energy problems. The program helps teachers meet Oregon State Science Standards and provide lab-based science lessons that otherwise might not be possible because of class size, lack of supplies or teacher knowledge.

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The MK46 30mm Naval Weapon System is an allweather, day/ night, fully stabilized weapon system. Its lightweight, modular and compact size makes it an ideal c a n d i d at e f o r numerous antisurface and antiair defense applications. The system’s family of turrets represents a balance of lethality, performance, reliability and versatility, and it is one of the most cost-effective medium-caliber weapon systems.

General Dynamics has delivered 30 MK46 systems to the Navy since 2005. It is the main deck gun for LPD-17 ships and is the secondary gun battery for Littoral Combat Ships.

Work will be performed by the existing workforce at General Dynamics Land Systems facilities. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in September 2014.

“General Dynamics Land Systems is committed to providing cost-effective mission-critical products and services to the Navy’s surface warfare fleet,” said Michael Bolon, senior vice president, U.S. Marine Corps and Navy business sector at General Dynamics Land Systems. “The MK46 gun system’s open architecture software supports stand-alone and integrated variants for multiple uses and maximum flexibility.”

SAIC Awarded Contract by U.S. Navy Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) to provide technical and engineering support for maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and information operations (ISR/IO) for emerging and existing U.S. Navy and joint command, control, communications, computers and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. The cost-plus fixed-fee contract has a two-year base period of performance, three one-year options, and a total contract value of approximately $54 million, if all options are exercised. Work will be performed primarily in San Diego, Calif.

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SSC Pacific is the Navy’s premier research, development, test and evaluation laboratory for C4ISR. Under the contract, SAIC will provide technical and engineering support, including: program and configuration management; technical services; systems engineering; algorithm development; hardware and software development; material analysis; data processing, testing, repair, installation, deployment and recovery; and analysis in support of maritime ISR/IO and autonomous and non-autonomous systems or air systems that can be used in ISR/IO operations. “We look forward to our continued support of SSC Pacific and the critical ISR/ IO systems that enable warfighter information dominance and operational success,� said Thomas Watson, SAIC senior vice president.

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NASA Selects Explorer Investigations for Formulation NASA’s Astrophysics Explorer Program has selected two missions for launch in 2017: a planet-hunting satellite and an International Space Station instrument to observe X-rays from stars.

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) were among four concept studies submitted in September 2012. NASA determined these two offer the best scientific value and most feasible development plans.

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be trained Multipurpose Job Tools In a multi-tool partnership with Aerotek staffing and WorkSource Oregon, MHCC is helping to train multi-skilled workers for Leatherman Tool Group.

Sometimes the planets, or at least the pliers, blades and tools, align perfectly—like the fact that Tim Leatherman, former English teacher and helicopter mechanic, inventor and founder of worldfamous Leatherman multi-tools, had a cool, outdoorsy name.

Whifflehimper Tools may not have had the same success with sportsmen, adventurers, workers and the military.

But Oregon-based Leatherman Tool Group has been exceptionally successful since the iconic multitool (all-in-one pliers, knives, screwdrivers, saw blades, etc.) first appeared three decades ago. Today, there are 46 different Leatherman products, sold in 82 countries around the world. The company employs some 400 people, and the manufacturing happens right here in Portland.

And that manufacturing still happens under Tim Leatherman’s original philosophy: Make great products, make them on time and at top-quality, add value and create a great place to work.

A typical tool manufactured at Leatherman will require 300 different processes to produce, and this precise production plus the company’s devotion to quality require special employees—who aren’t always easy to find, even in an economic recession.

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“Safety is always our first concern on the production floor,” says Juli Potts, human resource generalist at Leatherman, “and that takes highly trained and highly focused employees working as a team. We use all the tools available to ensure qualified applicants and well prepared employees.”

In 2010, Leatherman called upon the Portland office of Aerotek, a worldwide staffing agency, to recruit a production team for the Leatherman manufacturing facility.

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Those who successfully complete the new program are then qualified and prepared to start work at the Leatherman production facility.

“This is a great opportunity for us to help provide both Leathermanspecific training and industry-specific training that reaches beyond a single employer,” says Robert Weinman, MHCC’s business and industry workforce training coordinator. “From MHCC’s perspective, we wanted to develop a program

Tools for Success “If you want to go into manufacturing, this program is the way to do it. I learned the skills I needed quickly and went to work the following week.” that was of value to Aerotek and Leatherman, but that included industry recognized skill assessments and credentials.”

In addition to earning the OSHA 10 completion, all participants complete the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC). The NCRC is a nationally recognized skills assessment tool that ranks an individual’s abilities in math, reading and locating information. The NCRC is now being implemented into programs in at least 35 states.

“We understood that the requirement was based on worker safety,” says Aerotek’s Sarah Hovdey, “but we were also familiar with MHCC’s expertise in workplace training, and we wondered if together we could develop a training program and certification that would satisfy Leatherman’s requirements and open the door to new employees.”

Indeed they could—what has emerged from the Aerotek partnership with MHCC and WorkSource Oregon is a comprehensive recruitment process that involves initial screening, cognitive and physical assessment and several interviews before the candidates can attend the training.

Like a Leatherman tool, all pieces have fallen perfectly into place.

Acquiring those skills has led to the hiring of more than 30 new employees at the Leatherman site.

One such success story is Michael Hernandez, who went through the training and now has a good job at Leatherman. He says, “I was working part-time in a shoe store and wanted something better. If you want to go into manufacturing, this program is the way to do it. I learned the skills I needed quickly and went to work the following week. Leatherman is a great place to work and I hope to be here a long time.”

With a little help from MHCC— part of the College’s standing commitment to the community— Hernandez and the other new employees will contribute to a safer production environment and higher production rates for Leatherman, and are aligned to advance quickly in their career goals.

For other examples of MHCC’s commitment to workforce development, please visit mhcc.edu/training.

“The NCRC is now something we encourage our regular employees to obtain for future opportunities at Leatherman as well as external candidates who apply for an open position,” Leatherman’s Potts explains.

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Through a 28 test qualification program, the Merlin 1D accumulated 1,970 seconds of total test time, the equivalent run time of over 10 full mission durations, and is now fully qualified to fly on the Falcon 9 rocket.

The program included four tests at or above the power (147,000 pounds of thrust) and duration (185 seconds) required for a Falcon 9 rocket launch. The Merlin 1D engine was also tested at propellant inlet and operating conditions that were well outside the bounds of expected flight conditions.

SpaceX’s testing program demonstrated a ratio of 4:1 for critical engine life parameters such as firing duration and restart capacity to the engine’s expected flight requirements. The industry standard is 2:1.

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The Merlin 1D builds on the technology of the Merlin engines used on the first five flights of Falcon 9.With nine Merlin 1Ds on the first stage, the Falcon 9 rocket will produce nearly 1.5 million pounds of thrust in a vacuum. The Merlin 1D has a vacuum thrust-to-weight ratio exceeding 150, the best of any liquid rocket engine in history.

This enhanced design makes the Merlin 1D the most efficient booster engine ever built, while still maintaining the structural and thermal safety margins needed to carry astronauts. Additionally, the new engine is designed for improved manufacturability by using higher efficiency processes, increased robotic construction and reduced parts count.

United Technologies Completes Sale of Electric Power Systems Unit United Technologies Corp. announced it has completed the sale of the former Goodrich Corporation electric power systems business to Safran for approximately $400 million. Sale of the electric power systems unit was one of the two divestitures required by regulatory authorities as a condition of UTC’s acquisition of Goodrich Corporation. UTC completed the sale of the other unit, the legacy Goodrich pumps and engine controls business, earlier this month.

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Faucett says his team of engineers know the ins and outs of the drone business, and could be the only option for some people right now.

“We understand the nature of the equipment drone manufacturers are using and understand how to counter their sensors,” Faucett tells US News & World Report. “We’re not going to be countering Predator drones that are shooting cruise missiles, but we’re talking about local law enforcement drones and commercial ones that people might be using for spying.”

Domestic drones will soon be soaring through the sky left and right, but a company in Oregon with ties to the US military is marketing a service that they say will make sure private property is safe from surveillance.

The team at one-month-old Domestic Drone Countermeasures doesn’t go into many specifics, but says they can offer services that will make sure Americans aren’t being spied on by hovering eyes in the sky.

“If there’s going to be private and commercial drones, there will be people who want to safeguard information,” DDC’s Tim Faucett told Portland’s KOIN 6. “Think about industrial espionage, or companies that don’t want drones around their facilities.”

Faucett is no stranger to working around factories — he also runs a company, Aplus Mobile, that has been recognized for providing “high quality computer and appliances” to defense contractors that deal with drones, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.

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The Federal Aviation Administration expects there to be roughly 30,000 drones in American airspace by the year 2020.

Telerobotic System Designed to Treat Bladder Cancer Although bladder cancer is the sixth most common form of cancer in the U.S. and the most expensive to treat, the basic method that doctors use to treat it hasn’t changed much in more than 70 years.

An interdisciplinary collaboration of engineers and doctors at Vanderbilt and Columbia Universities intends to change that situation dramatically. Headed by Nabil Simaan, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt, the team has developed a prototype telerobotic platform designed to be inserted through natural orifices – in this case the urethra – that can provide surgeons with a much better view of bladder tumors so they can diagnose them more accurately. It is also designed to make it easier to remove tumors from the lining of the bladder regardless of their location – an operation called transurethral recession.

“When I observed my first transurethral resection, I was amazed at how crude the instruments are and how much pushing and stretching of the patient’s body is required,” Simaan said.

That experience inspired the engineer to develop a system that uses micro-robotics to perform this difficult type of surgery. Its features and capabilities are described in an article titled “Design and Evaluation of a Minimally Invasive Telerobotic Platform for Transurethral Surveillance and Intervention” published in the April issue of the journal IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

The specialized telerobotic system “doesn’t take the judgment out of surgeons’ hands, it enhances their capabilities and hopefully gives them surgical superpowers,” commented S. Duke Herrell, an associate professor of urologic surgery and biomedical engineering, who specializes in minimally invasive oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and is collaborating on the project.

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The engineers report that they can control the position of the snake-like arm with sub-millimeter precision: a level adequate for operating in clinical conditions. They have also demonstrated that the device can remove tissue for biopsies by gripping target tissue with the forceps and then cutting it off with the laser.

The fiberscope produced a 10,000-pixel image that was directed to a digital video camera system. Because it is steerable, the instrument was able to provide closeup views of the bladder walls at favorable viewing angles.

However, the testing revealed the camera system’s effectiveness was limited by poor distance resolution. According to the researchers, this can be corrected by re-designing the fiberscope or by replacing it with a miniature camera tip.

In the future, the researchers intend to incorporate additional imaging methods for improving the ability to identify tumor boundaries.

These include a fluorescence endoscope, optical coherence tomography that uses infrared radiation to obtain micrometer-resolution images of tissue and ultrasound to augment the surgeon’s natural vision.

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“Surgeons can typically identify the gross visual margin of a tumor within a millimeter, but a robot like this has the potential of doing so with sub-millimetric precision and additional technologies may actually be able to distinguish margins at the cellular level,” said Herrell.

The team plans to make use of this level of precision to program the robot to perform what surgeons call an “en-block resection,” the removal of an entire tumor plus a small margin of normal tissue in one operation. That procedure is designed to ensure that no cancerous cells are left behind that can reseed the tumor.

The engineers are also using the system’s capabilities to design a number of safety measures into the telerobotic system. For example, the operator can set a maximum depth that the laser will cut and, even if the operator’s hand slips, the robot will not cut any deeper.

These safety measures are an example of Simaan’s primary research goal: develop surgical robotic systems that can be inserted into the human body and interact safely with it.

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Bradley IFV is generally surrounded by a protective armour unlike mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles, which features several transparent armoured windows for crew to survey the surroundings.

Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center engineer Andrew Kerbrat said the window receives and displays imagery collected by the high-definition camera installed on the rear of a Bradley vehicle, enabling troops to view outside the vehicle even when the ramp is closed.

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The Pentagon has decided to use $380 million from the continuing resolution passed last month to fund a joint missile defense program, despite a provision in last year’s Defense authorization bill specifically prohibiting funding the program.

In a letter sent to the German and Italian Defense ministers, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the U.S. would provide the money in 2013 for development of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), a joint venture between the three countries.

“The appropriated amount, less the sequester reduction, will be the final U.S. contribution to the MEADS program,” Hagel wrote in the letter, obtained by The Hill. “I am pleased we are able to fulfill our commitment.”

MEADS has long been in the cross-hairs of congressional lawmakers, as the Army decided two years ago it would not procure the missile defense system.

But the Pentagon has urged the completion of development for MEADS anyway, in order to manufacture the technology and uphold its obligations to NATO allies.

The program is produced by MEADS International, a group of international defense firms headed by Lockheed Martin.

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Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) led the charge against MEADS during debate on the government funding measure last month, calling the system the “missile to nowhere.”

“It’s outrageous that the administration is ‘pleased’ to provide this funding, especially at the same time the Defense Department has begun grounding combat aircraft as a result of sequestration,” Ayotte said in a statement to The Hill.

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Defense officials argued that the termination costs associated with breaking the U.S. contract to the Germans and Italians were roughly the same as the costs for developing the program, so they said that the money might as well go toward the program.

Pentagon spokeswoman Maureen Schumann confirmed the Pentagon would fund the program. She said the money would provide for an intercept flight test in late 2013 and closing out the program.

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“This final year of funding will allow the program office to complete the archival of data from the development and test program so that each participant will have a database of the design and performance data that can be used in future air and missile defense efforts,” Schumann said.

The Pentagon and some lawmakers in Congress still disagree, however, over how the Pentagon should be using the $380 million for the program that was in the continuing resolution.

Appropriators had said in the legislation that the money could either go toward developing the program or covering termination costs.The House Appropriations Committee, however, said that the funds could only be used for termination costs, because the National Defense Authorization Act specifically prohibited using money to develop the program.

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Ayotte attempted last month to strip the MEADS funding with an amendment to the funding resolution. But the amendment was not given a vote, thanks in part to efforts from the Senate’s No. 3 Democrat, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), as his state houses jobs for the weapon program.

Committee spokeswoman Jennifer Hing said that the Pentagon’s decision was not in compliance with the law.

“The committee’s position is that the funding provided for MEADS should be used for termination costs only, as prescribed by the Defense Authorization bill,” Hing said. “We do not believe that any other use of the funds would be in compliance with the law.”

The House Armed Services Committee also disagreed with the Pentagon and said it was ignoring “very clear congressional intent,” an aide said. The aide said the committee would work with appropriators to ensure this situation does not occur again.

The Pentagon, however, argued the continuing resolution “effectively superseded” the authorization bill, and as a result funding MEADS is not prohibited.

Raytheon, which is headquartered in the Northeast, lobbied hard against MEADS, as the defense firm has the rival Patriot Missile program that MEADS was supposed to supplant.

During the Senate’s budget vote-a-rama, Ayotte successfully included a measure that prohibited funds for the program in 2014, although that was nonbinding.

MEADS International said in a statement that the funding “will enable the U.S., Germany and Italy to demonstrate the advanced 360-degree capabilities of MEADS in a tactical ballistic missile intercept test later this year.”

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Resolvers Fadal CNC _______________ 208-855-9426 Saw Blades & Replacement Parts California Cold Saw ___________ 877-700-7610 Rocky Mountain Saw Blades ______ 303--761-3000 Roentgen USA _____________ 760--900-1110 SawBlade.com _____________ 800--240-2932 Solvents & Degreasing Agents DCM Tech _______________ 800-533-5339 Petroferm Inc. _____________ 317-371-8899 Solvents:Vapor degreasing Petroferm Inc. _____________ 317-371-8899 Solvents:HandWipe Petroferm Inc. _____________ 317-371-8899 Solvents: Mil PRF 680 Petroferm Inc. _____________ 317-371-8899 Spindles Fadal CNC _______________ 208-855-9426 Setco-Pope Spindles___________ 866-362-0699 Thread Mills Micro 100 _______________ 208-888-7310 Sandvik ________________ 503-381-8740 Tooling Systems Horizon Carbide ____________ 480-335-7688 Micro 100 _______________ 208-888-7310 RyansDovetails.com __________ 253-876-9981 Sandvik ________________ 503-381-8740 S.L. Fusco San Leandro _________ 510-895-9000 S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez _________310-868-1010 S.L. Fusco National City _________ 619-477-7733 Western Sintering____________ 509-375-3096

(858)-505-0432

Vises &Vise Jaws 5th Axis Fixtures ___________ 858-505-0432 RyansDovetails.com __________253-876-9981 Waterjet Accessories KMT Waterjet Systems _________800-826-9274 Waycovers Fadal CNC _______________208-855-9426 Workholding 5th Axis Fixtures ___________ 858-505-0432 Innovative Tool Sales __________714-780-0730 DOOR SYSTEMS Automatic Door opening Systems Midaco Corporation___________847-593-8420 ENGINES (SPORT PLANE) Hexatron Engineering _______801-363-8010 FINANCING La Porte & Associates __________ 503-239-4116 U.S. Bank Equipment __________206-948-0022 GRINDING Grinding Filtration S.L. Fusco San Leandro _________510-895-9000 S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez ________ 310-868-1010 S.L. Fusco National City _________619-477-7733 Grinding Machines Chevalier USA _____________ 562-903-1929 A2Z METALWORKER NW •

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Edward Gieblewicz

Account Manager

MACHINERY INC.

970 Industry Drive Tukwila, WA 98188

Toll Free: 1-866-437-7315 Cell: (206) 300-3945 Fax: (780) 437-7328 edward@newusedmachines.com Web: www.newusedmachines.com

Micro 100 Tool Corporation www.micro100.com

Jeff Saltness

Manufacturer Representative - Oregon Sales Office 23180 SW Price Terrace Sherwood, OR 97140 Email: jnsaltness@comcast.net Office: 503-625-1578 Fax:503-715-0430 Cell: 503-330-5414

CNC Machine Services___________425-788-4500 Machine Toolworks ____________800-426-2052 North-South Machinery __________253-333-2439 North Western Machinery_________206-583-2333 Performance Machine Tools________ 510-249-1000 Guard &Vacuum Pedestals For Grinders Midaco Corporation___________ 847-593-8420 Aircraft brake rotor DCM Tech _______________ 800-533-5339 Grinders, Rotary CNC Machine Services___________425-788-4500 Silicon & Quartz DCM Tech _______________ 800-533-5339 Manual Lathes & Mills Ganesh Machinery ____________888-542-6374 Machine Toolworks ____________800-426-2052 North Western Machinery_________206-583-2333 Sawing Machines Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._________503-620-9031 North Western Machinery_________206-583-2333 Performance Machine Tools________ 510-249-1000 Rocky Mountain Saw Blades _______303-761-3000 Western Machine Center _________408-955-1000 Saw Replacement Parts Rocky Mountain Saw Blades _______ 303-761-3000 SawBlade.com _____________ 800--240-2932 Punch & Die DCM Tech _______________ 800-533-5339 INSPECTION EQUIP OGP _________________ 480-889-9056 S.L. Fusco San Leandro __________510-895-9000 A Z METALWORKER NW • 54 • Apr/May 2013 2

Company Office 1410 E. Pine Avenue Meridian, ID 83642 Toll Free: 800-421-8065 Ph: 208-888-7310 Fax: 208-888-2106

S.L. Fusco R. Dominguez ________ 310-868-1010 S.L. Fusco National City _________ 619-477-7733 CMM Probes OGP _________________ 480-889-9056 Coordinate Measuring Mach.

OGP _________________ 480-889-9056 Gauging Equipment Total Quality Systems Inc. ________ 480-377-6422 LaserTrackers Metrology Instruments OGP _________________ 480-889-9056 Optical Comparators OGP _________________ 480-889-9056 Particle Inspection Mach DCM Tech _______________ 800-533-5339 MATERIAL Aluminum Diehl Steel _______________ 800-543-1566 Fry Steel ________________ 800-423-6651 Laser Cutting Services, Inc _________503-612-8311 Ryerson Corporation __________ 425-204-2601 TCI Precision Metals ___________ 800-234-5613 Aluminum Extrusions Aluminum Precision __________ 805-889-7569 Armor:Commercial Service Steel ______________ 503-224-9500 Temtco Steel ______________ 480-389-2883 Armor: Military Grade Service Steel ______________ 503-224-9500 Temtco Steel ______________ 480-389-2883 Brass Fry Steel ________________ 800-423-6651

Coastal Metals ______________800-811-7466 800-811-7466 Ryerson Corporation ___________425-204-2601 Sequoia Brass & Copper ________ 800-362-5255 Bronze Coastal Metals ______________800-811-7466 Sequoia Brass & Copper ________ 800-362-5255 Carbon Steel Coastal Metals ______________800-811-7466 Fry Steel _________________800-423-6651 Laser Cutting Services, Inc _________ 503-612-8311 Ryerson Corporation ___________425-204-2601 Cobalt Alloys United Performance Metals ______ _888-282-3292 Copper Ryerson Corporation ___________425-204-2601 Sequoia Brass & Copper ________ 800-362-5255 Drill Rod Diehl Steel ________________800-543-1566 Electrical Steels Fry Steel _________________800-423-6651 HastelloyTube & Pipe Haynes International __________ 425-422-6496 HighTemperature Alloys Haynes International __________ 425-422-6496 United Performance Metals ______ _888-282-3292 Laser Cut Material Laser Cutting Services, Inc _________ 503-612-8311 Material Sales Haynes International __________ 425-422-6496 Coastal Metals ______________800-811-7466 Fry Steel _________________800-423-6651

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Laser Cutting Services, Inc _________ 503-612-8311 Temtco Steel _______________480-389-2883 United Performance Metals ________888-282-3292 Metals: Bar & Plate Fry Steel __________________800-423-665 Ryerson Corporation ___________ 425-204-2601 Sequoia Brass & Copper _________800-362-5255 United Performance Metals ________888-282-3292 Nickel Alloys Fry Steel _________________ 800-423-6651 Haynes International ___________425-422-6496 Marzee Inc.________________ 602-269-5801 United Performance Metals ________888-282-3292 Plate:Wear and Structural Ryerson Corporation ___________ 425-204-2601 Temtco Steel _______________480-389-2883 United Performance Metals ________888-282-3292 Powder Metal (CPM) Diehl Steel ________________ 800-543-1566 Precision Ground Flat Stock Diehl Steel ________________ 800-543-1566 Sheet & Coil Ryerson Corporation ___________ 425-204-2601 Stainless Steel Diehl Steel ________________ 800-543-1566 Fry Steel __________________800-423-665 Laser Cutting Services, Inc _________ 503-612-8311 Ryerson Corporation ___________ 425-204-2601 TCI Precision Metals ____________ 800-234-5613 Temtco Steel _______________480-389-2883 United Performance Metals ________888-282-3292

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MANAGER MANAGER NORTHWEST NORTHWEST REGION REGION SECO TOOLS INC., 8215 SW TUALATIN-SHERWOOD ROAD, SUITE 200

SECO TOOLS INC.,

TUALATIN, OR 97062

8215 SW TUALATIN-SHERWOOD ROAD, SUITE 200 CELL: 503-267-4805 OFFICE: 248-528-5990 503-404-2440 CELL: FAX: 503-267-4805 E-MAIL: dladzick@secotools.com OFFICE: 248-528-5990 FAX: 503-404-2440 www.secotools.com E-MAIL: dladzick@secotools.com

TUALATIN, OR 97062

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Vice President/General Manager

Titanium Rod, Bar, &Wire Supra Alloys, Inc._ ____________866-949-1699 Titanium Sheet & Plate Supra Alloys, Inc._ ____________866-949-1699 TitaniumTube & Pipe Haynes International ___________425-422-6496 Supra Alloys, Inc._ ____________866-949-1699 Tool Steel Diehl Steel ________________800-543-1566 TCI Precision Metals ____________800-234-5613 MACHINERY CNC & Engine Lathes Chevalier USA ______________ 562-903-1929 Ganesh Machinery ____________ 888-542-6374 Hallidie Mach.ine Tool Sales ________253-939-9020 Machine Toolworks ____________ 800-426-2052 Muratec _________________949-466-8255 North Western Machinery_________206-583-2333 OmniTurn ________________ 541-332-7004 Performance Machine Tools________ 510-249-1000 Selway Machine Tool ___________ 503-314-3165 Selway Machine Tool ___________ 425-931-1680 CNC Mills Chevalier USA ______________ 562-903-1929 Ganesh Machinery ____________ 888-542-6374 Hallidie Mach.ine Tool Sales ________253-939-9020 LMI Machinery Inc. ____________ 866-437-7315 Machine Toolworks ____________ 800-426-2052 North Western Machinery_________206-583-2333 Performance Machine Tools________ 510-249-1000 Selway Machine Tool ___________ 503-314-3165

ROBOTICS EDM Network _____________ 480-836-1782 Robotic Part Loading Systems North-South Machinery _________ 253-333-2439 Midaco Corporation___________ 847-593-8420 EDM Service NEW MACHINERY Desert EDM Sales ___________ 480-816-6300 FABRICATION EDM Network _____________ 480-836-1782 Fahey Machinery Co., Inc.________ 503-620-9031 EDMTooling Systems Jorgensen Machine Tools ________ 800-952-0151 Desert EDM Sales ___________ 480-816-6300 Band & Cut Off Saws EDM Network _____________ 480-836-1782 DW Machinery Sales __________ 425-827-6931 Global EDM Supply __________ 480-836-8330 Innovative Tool Sales __________ 714-780-0730 CNC Horizontal Boring & Milling Machines Jorgenson Machine Tools ________ 801-214-7309 Chevalier USA ______________562-903-1929 North Western Machinery________ 206-583-2333 Slant Bed Lathes CNC Knife Cutting with Registration Chevalier USA ______________562-903-1929 ACS/MultiCamNW ___________ 360-318-7534 Sub Spindle Lathes CNCTurret Punches Chevalier USA ______________562-903-1929 DW Machinery Sales __________ 425-827-6931 UsedWire EDM Machines Muratec ________________ 949-466-8255 Drill Lines Desert EDM Sales ___________ 480-816-6300 Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. ________ 503-620-9031 EDM Network _____________ 480-836-1782 Cold Saws/Saws PALLET SYSTEMS Manual & Automatic Pallet Systems DW Machinery Sales __________ 425-827-6931 Midaco Corporation___________ 847-593-8420 Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._______ _503-620-9031 CNC Mills Manual Lift Off Pallet Chevalier USA _____________ 562-903-1929 Systems Ganesh Machinery ___________ 888-542-6374 Midaco Corporation___________ 847-593-8420 Hallidie Mach.ine Tool Sales _______ 253-939-9020 Manual Rotory Pallet Systems LMI Machinery Inc. ___________ 866-437-7315 Midaco Corporation___________ 847-593-8420 Desert EDM Sales ___________480-816-6300 Machine Toolworks ___________ 800-426-2052 PROTOTYPE MACHINERY EDM Network _____________480-836-1782 Hexatron Engineering _______ 801-363-8010 North Western Machinery________ 206-583-2333 EDM Machines4 Performance Machine Tools_______ 510-249-1000 REPAIR Bandsaw Tech _____________ 562--419-7675 Selway Machine Tool ___________503-314-3165 Desert EDM Sales ___________480-816-6300

Selway Machine Tool __________ 425-931-1680 Tornos USA._______________ 951-240-0818 CNC 3 & 5 Axis Routing Machines ACS/MultiCamNW ___________ 360-318-7534 CNC SwissTurn Machines Ellis Machinery WA ___________ 253-838-3443 Ellis Machinery OR ___________ 503-258-0526 Ganesh Machinery ___________ 888-542-6374 LMI Machinery Inc. ___________ 866-437-7315 Machine Toolworks ___________ 800-426-2052 North-South Machinery _________ 253-333-2439 North Western Machinery________ 206-583-2333 Performance Machine Tools_______ 510-249-1000 Tornos USA.______________ _951-240-0818 Custom Design/Build Machines Lambie Engineering __________ 509-868-3100 Dot Peen Markers Telesis __________________510-413-1771 Double ColumnVertical Milling Machines Chevalier USA _____________ 562-903-1929 Drill Presses Hallidie Mach.ine Tool Sales _______ 253-939-9020 Drill Sharpeners Hallidie Mach.ine Tool Sales _______ 253-939-9020 EDM Filtration

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Cell: 206-604-4928 Bellingham, WA Office: 360-318-7534 Salem, OR Office: 503-585-8741 Email: ronr@multicamnw.com

Ron Rankin, President 4058 Hammer Drive, Unit B-101 Bellingham, WA 98226 Router • Plasma • Knives • Waterjet • Laser • Cutting Solutions www.appliedcuttingsolutions.com

Contact Us for Your Local Representative Serving Washington, Oregon and Northern California

P.O. BOX 17010 800 ROSS AVE. CINCINNATI, OHIO 45217 sales@diehlsteel.com

(800) 543-1566 FAX (513) 242-8988

www.diehlsteel.com

Selway Machine Tool ___________ 425-931-1680 Tornos USA.________________ 951-240-0818 North Western Machinery_________206-583-2333 Hardware Insertion Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._________503-620-9031 IronWorkers Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._________503-620-9031 Jorgensen Machine Tools _________ 800-952-0151 Laser Cutting ACS/MultiCamNW ____________ 360-318-7534 DW Machinery Sales ___________ 425-827-6931 Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._________503-620-9031 Laser Marking Telesis ___________________510-413-1771 Magnetic Drills/Cutters Innovative Tool Sales ___________714-780-0730 Notchers Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._________503-620-9031 Magnetic Drills/Cutters Innovative Tool Sales ___________714-780-0730 Muratec _________________949-466-8255 Pinstamp Telesis ___________________510-413-1771 Plasma/Gas CuttingTools/Systems ACS/MultiCamNW ____________ 360-318-7534 DW Machinery Sales ___________ 425-827-6931 Plate Bending & Rolls Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._________503-620-9031 Jorgensen Machine Tools _________ 800-952-0151 Presses DW Machinery Sales ___________ 425-827-6931 Press Brakes DW Machinery Sales ___________425-827-6931 Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._________503-620-9031 Jorgensen Machine Tools _________ 800-952-0151 Punches Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._________503-620-9031 Rolling Machines Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._________503-620-9031 Sanders/Finishing DW Machinery Sales ___________425-827-6931 Shearing Machines Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._________503-620-9031 Jorgensen Machine Tools ________ _800-952-0151 A Z METALWORKER NW • 56 • Apr/May 2013 2

Sign & Graphic Cutting Solutions ACS/MultiCamNW ____________ 360-318-7534 Telescribe Scribe Markers Telesis ___________________ 510-413-1771 Tooling Fahey Machinery Co., Inc._________ 503-620-9031 Tube Bending DW Machinery Sales ___________ 425-827-6931 UID Marking Systems Telesis ___________________ 510-413-1771 Welding Equipment Rocky Mountain Saw Blades _______ 303-761-3000 OTHER ACCESSORIES Tooling Systems USA EDM Supply _____________480-836-8330

SIX SIGMATRAINING Sustaining Edge Solutions________ 888-572-9642 SPINDLES & SLIDES

ROBOTICS LMI Machinery Inc. ___________ 866-437-7315

Spindle Rebuilding/Repair GMN USA LLC_ ____________ 800-686-1679 Setco _________________ 714-222-6523

Spindle Sales New Fadal CNC _______________ 208-855-9426 GMN USA LLC_ ____________ 800-686-1679 AS9100 Registration Setco _________________ 714-222-6523 ABS Quality Evaluations_________ 702-371-7591 Great Western Registrar_________ 623-580-1881 USED MACHINERY Gap AnalysisTraining EDM Network __ ___________480-836-1782 ABS Quality Evaluations_________ 702-371-7591 Jorgensen Machine Tools _________800-952-0151 Financial Services K.D. Capital Equipt ___________ 480-922-1674 Intech Funding _____________ 800-553-9208 PROG. SYSTEMS U.S. Bank Equipment _________ 206-948-0022 Machine Tools Northwest ________ 206-650-8999 Factory Automation/Logistics North Western Machinery________ 206-583-2333 ISO Registration Muratec _________________ 949-466-8255 ABS Quality Evaluations_________ 702-371-7591 Performance Machine Tools________510-249-1000 Great Western Registrar_________ 623-580-1881 CAD/CAMSoftware, CAD WATERJET CUTTING Lean ConsultingTraining Delcam__________________ 877-DELCAM1 ACS/MultiCamNW ____________360-318-7534 ABS Quality Evaluations_________ 702-371-7591 MRP Software SigmaTEK ________________ 513-595-2022 Lambie Engineering ___________509-868-3100 Fahey Machinery Co., Inc.________ 503-620-9031 Flow International ___________ 909-620-5707 Liquid Penetrant Nesting Software SigmaNEST________________ 513-595-2022 Team Industrial Services_________ 801-397-2202 Jorgensen Machine Tools _________800-952-0151 Team Industrial Services_________ 602-269-7868 Machine Toolworks ___________ 800-426-2052 Software, Solid Modeling Delcam__________________ 877-DELCAM1 X-Ray OMAX Corp_______________ 800-838-0343 Team Industrial Services _________ 801-397-2202 Shop Floor ________________ 877-611-5825 Waterjet Abrasives Team Industrial Services_________ 602-269-7868 REALTY PROFESSIONALS KMT Waterjet Systems _________ 800-826-9274 ISO / AS9100 Natalie Frainey ______________503-799-6529 Waterjet Replacement Parts Certification REPAIR PARTS EDM Performance ___________ 800-336-2946 ABS Quality Evaluations_________ 702-371-7591 SERVICES

BMSC_________________ 602-445-9400 KMT Waterjet Systems _________ 800-826-9274 Belts WaterJet: Filtration/Chillers All World Machinery ____________815-943-9111 Sustaining Edge Solutions________ 888-572-9642 MachineTool Rebuilding Bearings(Precision) KMT Waterjet Systems _________ 800-826-9274 All World Machinery ____________815-943-9111 EDM Network _____________ 480-836-1782 Waterjet Nozzels Metric O-Rings Management SystemsTraining KMT Waterjet Systems _________ 800-826-9274 All World Machinery ____________815-943-9111 ABS Quality Evaluations_________ 702-371-7591 Waterjet Pumps BMSC_________________ 602-445-9400 Switches (Proximity, Limit) Flow International ___________ 909-620-5707 All World Machinery ____________815-943-9111 Sustaining Edge Solutions________ 888-572-9642 KMT Waterjet Systems _________ 800-826-9274 Valves (Hydraulic, Supply Chain Assessments Waterjet Robot Kits Pneumatic) ABS Quality Evaluations_________ 702-371-7591 KMT Waterjet Systems _________ 800-826-9274 All World Machinery ____________815-943-9111 Sustaining Edge Solutions________ 888-572-9642 www.facebook.com/a2zmetalworker

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David W. Wright - President

Randall J. Wilson Industrial Products 755 East Debra Lane

Manager

480.892.9595 • Dave@Accuwright.com 1350 North Mondel Drive • Gilbert, Arizona 85233 www.Accuwright.com • Fax 480.892.9799

ITS Office, (714) 780-0730

Anaheim. CA 92805

Weld Shop: [7 I 4) 533- 1690

randall@lnnovativetooisaies.com

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[714] 780-0735

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Protective Computer Enclosures for the Industrial Environment

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Noranco-Deer Valley Division 1620 W. Knudsen Drive Phoenix, Arizona 85027 Tel: 623-582-2261 Fax: 623-582-2380 www.Noranco.com

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PMA Photometals _________ 480-773-3239 ASSEMBLIES Diamond Tool & Die, Inc. _____ 510-534-7050 COATING Matrix Machine __________ 480-966-4451 Accuwright Industries _______ 480-892-9595 Prescott’s MFG __________ 719-659-0262 Coating Technologies _______ 623-581-2648 BENDING Coating: Black Oxide Mandrel Coating Technologies _______ 623-581-2648 Aeroform, Inc. ____________360-403-1919 Coating: Dry Film Lube BK Machine Inc. __________ 801-253-1929 Coating Technologies _______ 623-581-2648 GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525 Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/Chrome Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776 Coating Technologies _______ 623-581-2648 BONDING Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.

Diffusion Coating Technologies _______ 623-581-2648 Matrix Machine __________ 480-966-4451 COLD SPRAY BRAZING Accuwright Industries _______ 480-892-9595 Precision Casting Repair ______ 801-972-2345 DIE CASTING BROACHING SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226 Ponderosa Ind ____________303-298-1801 Specialty Steel Services ______ 801-539-8252 TVT Die Casting __________ 800-280-2278

EDM EDM: Dialectric Systems /Filtration Ebbco Inc ______________ 586-716-5151 EDM: Drilling Small Hole Layke Inc. _____________ 602-272-2654 Micropulse West, Inc. _______ 480-966-2300 EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking) Micropulse West, Inc. _______ 480-966-2300 Petersen Inc. _____________800-410-6789 Wright Prototype___________541-924-1203 EDM: Wire Diamond Tool & Die, Inc. _____ 510-534-7050 Micropulse West, Inc. _______ 480-966-2300 Jet Processing _________ 623-869-6749x117 Pacific Tool, Inc. __________ 425-882-1970 Plastic Injection Molding ______ 509-531-2634

FABRICATION Fabrication: Sheet Metal Aeroform, Inc. ____________360-403-1919 Aero Tech MFG ____________801-891-2740 Cygnet Stamping & Fab _______818-240-7574 Diamond Tool & Die, Inc. _____ 510-534-7050 GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525 Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776 Metalcraft Industries ________ 720-274-4504 Mohawk Metal __________ 541-556-6095 Mountain View Machine ______ 435-755-0500 Qual-Fab Sheet Metal _______ 206-790-3567 Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500 SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226 Valley Machine Shop, Inc. _____ 425-207-5951

Fabrication: Custom Metal Cygnet Stamping & Fab _______818-240-7574 GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525 ENGINEERING/DESIGN GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525 Group Mfg Serv __________ 480-966-3952 DIES Turning: Automatic Hexatron Engineering _______ 801-363-8010 Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776 Tool & Dies Matrix Machine __________ 480-966-4451 Industrial Machine Svcs ______ 503-240-0878 Micropulse West Inc. ________ 480-966-2300 Lambie Engineering ________ 509-868-3100 Castings: Repair Metalcraft Industries ________ 720-274-4504 Accuwright Industries _______ 480-892-9595 Plastic Injection Molding ______ 509-531-2634 Mohawk Metal __________ 541-556-6095 Petersen Inc _____________800-410-6789 Pacific Tool, Inc. __________ 425-882-1970 Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500 EDGING CHEMICAL ETCHING Acu-Line _______________206-634-1618 United Performance Metals ___ _888-282-3292 Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500 SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226 A Z METALWORKER NW • 57 • Apr/May 2013 www.facebook.com/a2zmetalworker A Z METALWORKER NW • 57 • Apr/May 2013 2

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Darrin J. Caschette President

1250 West 124th Ave | Westminster, CO 80234 720-274-4504 | djc@metalcraftind.com www.metalcraftind.com

ISO 9001:2008

Oregon

Washington

www.mohawkmetal.com

Doug Mielenz Sales Manager dmielenz@mohawkmetal.com Cell 541.556.6095 Toll-free 1.855.JIT.SHOP (548.7467)

Solid Form Fabrication_______ 503-435-1400 Valley Machine Shop, Inc. _____ 425-207-5951 Weiser/Mile High Precision ____ 303-280-2778 Wrico _______________ 480-892-7800 Wright Prototype__________ 541-924-1203 Fabrication: Medium & Large Aeroform, Inc. ___________ 360-403-1919 BK Machine Inc. __________ 801-253-1929 GK Machine ____________ 503-678-5525 Group Mfg Serv __________ 480-966-3952 Howell Precision __________ 623-582-4776 Industrial Machine Svcs ______ 503-240-0878 Metalcraft Industries ________ 720-274-4504 Service Steel ____________ 503-224-9500 SMH Inc LLC ____________ 360-341-2226 Solid Form Fabrication_______ 503-435-1400 Weiser/Mile High Precision ____ 303-280-2778 FASTENERS/HARDWARE Self Clinch _____________ 801-746-2689 FINISHING Arizona Finishing _________ 602-438-4443 Coating Technologies _______ 623-581-2648 Gold Tech Industries ________ 480-968-1930 A2Z METALWORKER NW •

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