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Columbia Sportswear Announces New
Marketing Strategy
By Demi Lawrence
Columbia Sportswear (Nasdaq: COLM) is launching a new marketing strategy with the help of a London-based creative agency and a new head of marketing.
According to the company, the new strategy will lean into the Columbia brand’s 86-year-old history and focus on product strategy and marketing.
“We’ve built an extraordinary outdoor brand that set the standard for excellence worldwide. The past year we’ve been retooling and reshaping our business to scale new heights,” said Columbia Brand President Joe Boyle in a statement.
“In the year ahead, you’ll see the Columbia brand roll out a product strategy that is deeply intertwined with marketing, allowing us to reach consumers in new, surprising ways to reintroduce our iconic brand.”
Leading the company through the new creative strategy is the agency adam&eveDDB and Matthew Sutton, Columbia’s new head of marketing. Sutton started with the brand in September and comes to the role with experience in leading retail and direct-to-consumer brands like The Black Tux and in global marketing for Facebook.
“Matt will help lead the strategic integration of our entire global marketing, including developing omni-channel marketing strategies and up-leveling our capabilities,” Boyle said in a statement. “His arrival brings significant momentum as we unlock our brand’s opportunity.”
Earnings have been lackluster as of late for the Portland-based outdoor brand, with sales numbers dropping for at least three consecutive quarters. It also underwent a round of layoffs earlier this year, slashing “U.S. corporate personnel costs” by at least 5%.
There have also been several executive-level shakeups in the last year, specifically in the Sorel brand, which the company projects will be the fastest-growing component of its portfolio over the next three years. In 2023, Sorel sales dropped by 18%.
Once Upon A Time:
1. America was the richest creditor nation in the world.
2. The U.S. dollar was backed by gold.
3. Printing money was a crime known as counterfeiting.
4. A person went to school, got a job, retired young, and lived happily ever after.
5. You could buy a house and when your house increased in value, you were rich.
6. You could invest in the stock market and when the stock went up you were rich.
7. A college degree meant higher pay.
8. Age was an asset.
9. Retired folks could count on Social Security and Medicare to take care of them.
In 1971 President Richard Nixon took the U.S. dollar off the gold standard and this hurt the poor, elderly, and everyone on fixed incomes. In 1972 Nixon traveled to China and opened trade doors between USA and China. This was good for owners of factories that moved their production to China but it was bad for American workers that had to compete with low Chinese labor rates. In 1974 Nixon resigned over the Watergate Scandal.
In September 1974 the new president Gerald Ford signed the ERISA, the Employee Retirement Income Act that grew into the 401K plans many subscribe to today.
When you look closely at a lot of these government acts like the affordable care act they tend to be the very opposite of what they say they are. The affordable care act made health insurance more expensive for many workers and ERISA’s (401K Plans) security became much less secure.
In 1802 Thomas Jefferson said, “I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of prosperity until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.”
In 2007 many in the middle class lost their biggest asset, their homes. When home values dropped their debt increased significantly. A massive stock market crash occurred and a massive economic emergency wiped out millions of people.
In 2014 there were approximately 115 million households in the USA, of those 43 million were renters and 25 million were families that owned their home free and clear. Of the 50 million houses with mortgages there were about 24 million underwater or they owed more on their home than their home was worth.
What is fake money? Printing fake money is not new. The ancient and modern banking systems are built on printing fake money. Printing fake money is the way banks make money. The reason banks make so much money is because, for thousands of years, the banking system has had a license to print money.
History has proven that printing fake money never ends in prosperity. History is evidence that printing fake money always ends in poverty for those who work for fake money. Historically – from the Chinese, the Romans, the German Weimar Republic, and Venezuela today – printing fake money has never produced a sustainable prosperity. Historically, printing fake money has always ended in depression, revolution, war, or all of the above. It’s time for us to take a hard look at what is real and to work together to bring positive change and prosperity to our great USA.
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Announcements & Releases
E-Z Lok Provides Threaded Inserts For Wood
E-Z LOK, a leading manufacturer and master distributor of threaded inserts for metal, plastic and wood offers E-Z Fin™ brass threaded inserts for wood.
Also known as Finserts, these threaded inserts provide robust, metal threads in softwood materials.They are capable of distributing stress over a greater surface area, which allows for permanent fastening that minimizes the possibility of thread erosion. Simply press the inserts into place and the OD fins grip the wall of the hole and lock in place. To accommodate for varying material thicknesses, E-Z Fin™ inserts are available in single, double or triple fin designs. Internal threads sizes range from #6 to 5/16.
Features include easy and fast press-in installation, design that reduces splitting and splintering and they can be applied to composition board, MDF and pine. Additionally, when using Finserts it is possible to tighten and loosen threads an unlimited number of times. If normal wood screws were tightened and loosened, the hole would be enlarged and lessen the grip.
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CAD files on this product can be downloaded in over 100 file formats from the E-Z Lok website at https://www.ezlok.com/cad-downloads. For more information, please contact:
Kyle Lindsly-Roach, Director of Sales & Marketing E-Z LOK, Phone: 310-323-5613 x221 , klindsly@ezlok.com , www.ezlok.com
E-Z LOK is a leading manufacturer and master distributor of threaded inserts for metal, plastic and wood. Inserts for metal include solid wall and helical wire-thread inserts, while inserts for plastic feature press-in and ultrasonic/heat stake designs. Those for wood are die cast zinc alloy hex drives for soft wood and brass knife threads for hardwood. A variety of kits for the above inserts are available and feature installation tools, drill bits, etc.
E-Z LOK is a third-generation family owned and operated company. Founded in 1956, it primarily sells through local, regional, and national industrial distributors.
Hurco’s AI Innovations Set to Revolutionize the Industry, Ushering in a New Era of Speed and Precision
Hurco Companies, Inc made waves at the 2024 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), unveiling cutting-edge technological advancements that mark a turning point in the company’s ability to leverage emerging AI technology directly into its core control software. Business owners and operators will be excited to learn that these innovations, born from relentless R&D efforts, position Hurco as a leader in machine tool technology. Visitors to IMTS were given an exclusive preview of the revolutionary AI-driven features that will define Hurco’s next-generation control systems, showcasing the company’s forward momentum and continued leadership in CNC control technology.
Hurco’s AI implementation isn’t just a buzzword—it’s real AI delivering real results.What once took several minutes to accomplish with conversational programming can now be done in just seconds. This breakthrough speeds up the machine tool operation process, transforming efficiency in unprecedented ways. Hurco’s AI technology is a real programming option embedded at the core of the control technology, enabling customers to achieve faster, smarter, and more precise outcomes.
“Our success stems from two key advantages,” said Greg Volovic, Hurco’s President and CEO. “First, our complete vertical integration—we own the entire CNC machine, control, and software.This gives us unparalleled agility in testing and integrating new technologies. Second, our unwavering commitment to innovation spans all economic cycles, supported by a robust balance sheet and disciplined financial strategy cultivated over many decades.”
Hurco Companies, Inc. is an international, industrial technology company that sells its three brands of computer numeric control (“CNC”) machine tools to the worldwide metal cutting and metal forming industry.Two of the Company’s brands of machine tools, Hurco and Milltronics, are equipped with interactive controls that include software that is proprietary to each respective brand. Web Site: www.hurco.com
Aims Connect: Your First Step To Integrated Manufacturing Provides
Efficiency Gains Of 20%,
ANCA’s innovative job management and production control software improves quality and reduces cost for tool manufacturers
ANCA CNC Machines, a world leader in CNC grinding technology, announces the launch of AIMS Connect, a job management and production control software designed to benefit tool manufacturing by optimizing processes, enhancing quality, and reducing costs.
In a highly competitive industry where efficiency is key, AIMS Connect addresses the growing demand for smarter, more streamlined operations. As a smart solution to integrated manufacturing, AIMS Connect has the potential to boost productivity by 20% or more, setting a new standard for excellence in the sector.
“AIMS Connect offers a flexible and customizable solution for tool manufacturers looking to increase efficiency, improve quality, and reduce costs,” said Steffen Kluth, ANCA Product Manager.
“Our goal is to make digital manufacturing accessible to everyone, and with AIMS Connect, we are helping our customers embark on a journey toward a fully integrated smart factory, step by step.”
Key features and benefits of AIMS Connect:
• Centralized machine file management: Offers a single source of truth for tool manufacturing data, reducing errors and inconsistencies.
• ERP/MES
connectivity: Facilitates faster setup times and reduced manual data handling, improving overall operational efficiency.
• Production
control and optimization: Enhances tool quality and consistency across batches through robust process monitoring.
• Legacy m achine i ntegration: E nables sea mless integration with existing equipment, minimizing disruption and reducing costs.
• Worker guidance system: Provides clear instr uctions and guidance, boosting workforce productivity and lowering training requirements.
AIMS Connect is an accessible entry point into digital manufacturing, emphasizing the logical connection of machines and systems. It delivers transparent and verifiable processes, featuring a worker guidance system that informs employees about production stages and task schedules. This system frees skilled workers from repetitive tasks, allowing them to focus on areas where their expertise is most valuable. Each tool is meticulously described in a job order process, ensuring consistent quality through defined compensation strategies and logical frameworks.
Building on the foundation laid by AIMS Connect, ANCA’s AIMS Automate transforms tool manufacturing into a fully integrated smart factory. AIMS Automate autonomously adapts to production changes, ensuring smooth operations even during disruptions. With the mobile robot, AutoFetch, it effortlessly manages tool pallet transfers, from raw materials to finished products, maximizing efficiency and minimizing downtime.
To learn more about AIMS Connect, visit www.anca.com/AIMS-Connect
For further information, please contact: Amanda Bakun
Marketing & Communications Manager - Americas 248-497-1168 amanda.bakun@anca.com
About ANCA CNC Machines
ANCA CNC Machines is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and service of advanced CNC grinding machines. With an illustrious history spanning over 50 years, ANCA is renowned for its cutting-edge technology, innovative solutions, and exceptional customer support. ANCA’s comprehensive range of products includes tool grinders, CNC grinding machines, software, and automation solutions, catering to diverse industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical, and general manufacturing.
Haas Automation Breaks Ground On Henderson Manufacturing Facility
Earlier this month, the company held a ceremonial groundbreaking with Haas founder and CEO Gene Haas, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, Henderson Mayor Michelle Romeo, and City of Henderson Councilman Dan Shaw. While the groundbreaking is the official start of construction, Peter
Zierhut,Vice President, Outside Operations for Haas Automation, previously told me that Haas has already put over $100 million into the site.
“We started about three years ago. We put over a year of work into grading that property, which was a significant project,” Zierhut said. “What starts this month is actually vertical construction and the construction of the factory itself.”
He added that Nevada seemed like a good fit for the company, who has their world headquarters in Oxnard, California.
“Henderson and Nevada have made it very easy for us to secure land and build a factory fairly quickly.We have had some delays but it was due to the pandemic and not their fault,” Zierhut said. “I think Nevada, overall, is just so much more business-friendly than other parts of the country that we’ve looked at. It’s been an easy and wonderful process.”
“I’ve been in the machine tool business for 50 years and this building will reflect that experience. Nevada fits our personality.We are a small company by California standards and Nevada is a small state but people here are more direct and get things done.You are not afraid to build here,” Haas said. “It is a beautiful piece of land. Our goal is to turn it into a manufacturing sector. We will be moving our operations here under one roof.”
Haas Automation site in Henderson City of Henderson
Initially, the factory will hire 200 to 300 workers and that workforce is projected to grow to 2,500 jobs over the next 10 years.
“Primarily, it’s going to be workers to build our product, assembly line workers. That’s a skill level like, say, a mechanic, somebody that can assemble, build, follow instructions and drawings. It’s not heavyduty work. It’s something that we can train fairly easily,” Zierhut explained. “The rest of it is machinists, warehouse workers, engineers, a lot of engineers in both mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as manufacturing engineers.”
“From 2012 to 2022, manufacturing jobs in Nevada have increased by 61%, while overall employment in the state grew by 26%,” Lombardo said.
“Advanced manufacturing will enable our state to attract quality employers and good-paying jobs that contribute to economic diversity and resilience.”
“The City of Henderson went through a whole target industry study. When we went through this study, what we found is there are target industries like logistics management and technologies,” said Jared Smith, the Director of Economic Development and Tourism for the City of Henderson. “We’re also building back-end artificial intelligence to monitor those industries so that we are understanding, in real-time, those industries and how they’re doing here in the City of Henderson.”
The Southern California National Tooling and Machining Association Is Strong
(SoCal NTMA) is the center of knowledge and action for Southern California’s precision manufacturing community. We offer networking opportunities, management ideas, technology updates, and other exclusive membership benefits.
The Southern California Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association has a rich history. Our members are part of an indispensable $40 billion industry. We foster the growth of creative and talented manufacturing professionals; we support each other in excellence and innovation, and we help train those new to the field.
Ever since the Industrial Revolution, machine shops have been at the core of American innovation and production. Cited as a major contributor to the industrial revolution, John Stevens overcame ridicule for inventing a steam locomotive – a concept no one could fathom – to become an innovator in many other mechanical concepts and products.
Not the least of his contributions was bringing about the Patent Act of 1790, the basis of our patent law today. Three patents were applied for that year, one of which was for an improved method of producing flour.
By definition, a machine shop is where metal is cut and shaped by machine tools. The establishment and proliferation of machine shops launched industries that depended on mass-produced products with interchangeable parts. Today, business and industry without precision metalworking is unfathomable.
To stay flexible and state-of-the-art, the majority of precision tooling and machining shops are small, but flourish in every state. Manufacturing creates three to five times more secondary employment than service industries. Our skilled jobs command above-average salaries, offer family benefits, contribute to our nation’s economic stability, and produce tax revenues for our communities, our states, and our nation. Over 75% of U.S. exports are manufactured goods that foster economic growth in such vital industries as defense, aerospace, automotive, energy, appliance, electronics, medical and construction.
This important segment of the industry formed an association of members in 1943, incorporated in Ohio as NTMA. Eight years later, in 1951, the Southern California Tool and Die Association was formed primarily to train those seeking work in the exploding post-WWII field of precision machining. In 1973, it became the Los Angeles Chapter of NTMA. In 2024 it became known as SoCal NTMA.
SoCal NTMA is the largest and most active chapter of our national association. Together with the other chapters in the United States, we form the backbone of modern manufacturing.
Bombardier Starts Manufacturing New Biz Jet
Major structural components for the twin-engine private aircraft, called the world’s fastest business jet, is underway at plants in Québec, Texas, and Mexico.
Bombardier has started production for its new Global 8000 twin-engine private aircraft, which it unveiled in 2022 as “the world’s fastest and longest-range, purpose-built business jet.” Manufacturing centers in Saint-Laurent, Québec, Red Oak, Tex., and Querétaro, Mexico, are manufacturing major structural components for the jet that’s due to enter service in the second half of 2025.
At the unveiling of the new model two years ago, Bombardier projected a list price of $75 million.
The Global 8000 will have a range of 8,000 nautical miles (14,816 km / 9,206 miles) at a top speed of Mach 0.94 (or 721 mph.) Bombardier has offered Dubai-to-Houston, Singapore-to-Los Angeles, and London-toPerth as examples of long-distance routes that the aircraft will be capable of covering with non-stop service.
The new aircraft’s cabin will offer a series of luxury details introduced on Bombardier’s current top model business jet, the Global 7500, including a principal suite with a full-size bed and a stand-up shower, entertainment controls and connectivity, etc.
Operators of the Global 7500, are eligible to purchase an ‘upgrade’ through the OEM’s aircraft service centers, to gain increased air speed and jet range.
“The manufacturing process for what will be the industry’s fastest business jet, … has begun,” stated Bombardier’s exec. vice president David Murray. “Our engineering and production teams continue to demonstrate unmatched levels of expertise, pride and innovation, qualities that are an intrinsic part of Bombardier’s DNA. Our people’s mastery is behind the progress we are making at our production sites and underscores Bombardier’s culture of excellence, as well as our commitment to elevating the world of aviation.”
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Mullen Back In Compliance With Nasdaq Requirements
By Ben Miller
It took three reverse stock splits last year but Mullen Automotive Inc. is now back in compliance with the Nasdaq Stock Exchange’s minimum-bid price requirements.
The Los Angeles electric-vehicle maker (Nasdaq: MULN) said it received a letter from the stock exchange on Wednesday that said it “is now in full compliance with all Nasdaq continued listing requirements and will continue to be listed and traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market.”
Last year, Mullen undertook three separate reverse stock splits to get its share price above Nasdaq’s $1 minimum share requirement: a 1-for-100 reverse stock in December; a 1-for-9 reverse stock split in August; and a 1-for-25 reverse stock split in May.
Mullen officials said in December that although the latest reverse stock split was unpopular with shareholders, the company undertook the measure to remain on the Nasdaq exchange and maintain access to capital, and the reverse stock split was the only way to do that.
Now the company said it’s taking a new direction by eliminating plans to
come out with an electric car and will concentrate instead on making electric trucks and vans.
Earlier this month, Mullen said it will reduce its workforce by 20% and enact other measures it said will save $5.5 million per month and allow it to generate $75 million in estimated revenue over the next six months.
The company announced in August it received a $210 million order for 3,000 of its Class 1 and Class 3 EV cargo vans and trucks from United Arab Emirates-based leasing company Volt Mobility.
Mullen builds its electric trucks and vans in two U.S. plants: one in Tunica, Mississippi, that’s 120,000 square feet, and another in Mishawaka, Indiana, that’s 650,000 square feet.
MRO Network
Following the authenticity crisis in the commercial aircraft supply chain, the jet engine giants are focused on enhancing their LEAP engine service network.
LEAP engine manufacturer CFM International is rebranding its network of licensed jetengine service centers as “Premier MRO” providers. The new brand is seen as a further step to ensure the authenticity of CFM parts and services supplied to aircraft operators – an upshot of the controversy involving unauthorized parts in the commercial aircraft supply chain.
CFM International, and the two engine developers that jointly own it, were partners in the Aviation Supply Chain Integrity Coalition formed to address the controversy, which recently introduced a standards to ensure the authenticity of parts in use by MRO providers.
“Our commitment to an open MRO ecosystem is unwavering,” stated Gaël Méheust, president and CEO of CFM International. “By introducing the Premier MRO brand, we’re giving operators a clear understanding of the extensive capabilities and technical expertise they can expect from these shops.”
CFM pointed to several airlines adopting its MRO services for their LEAP engine fleets.
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The LEAP engine is a high-bypass turbofan engine model designed by CFM International and produced in three variants for twin-engine narrow-body aircraft, including the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX series. The LEAP-1A, the Airbus version, is manufactured by Safran Aircraft Engines, one half of the CFM partnership. The other partner is GE Aerospace, which manufactures the LEAP-1B for Boeing 737 MAX jets.
In parallel with CFM’s announcement, GE Aerospace announced new plans to invest in its European MRO and component repair operations. The $130 million in EU capital programs it set forth through 2026 are part of a $1-billion increase in MRO spending by GE.
It indicated the European MRO investments investment will fund additional engine test cells, new equipment and technology, “including
AI-enabled enhanced inspection techniques,” to reduce turnaround times for customers and expand component repair capability.
GE Aerospace’s MRO projects in the region include locations in England, Hungary, Poland, Scotland, and Wales.
Manufacturing Trends and Outlook for 2024
By Nicole Sheynin
The manufacturing industry has contended with countless issues in recent years—economic uncertainty, labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, and inflationary pressures, to name a few.To some degree, these challenges have been a result of uncontrollable macroeconomic events and circumstances, but they were also in large part due to the industry’s adherence to severely outdated practices and systems.
The manufacturing industry is historically one of the most slow and resistant to change. This is understandable, given that making any facility and equipment reconfigurations has traditionally necessitated severe cost and time sacrifices. For most manufacturers, the drive to evolve, innovate, and pivot simply did not exceed the motivation to keep things moving smoothly and predictably.
However, the events of the past few years have shined a light on the cracks in the foundation, demonstrating the substantial long-term costs and risks that manufacturers are taking on by trying to avoid short-term challenges. This has prompted both government and individual company action aimed at increasing resiliency and laying the groundwork for long-term transformation in the manufacturing sector.
With the recent boom of generative AI (genAI), manufacturing companies are taking a good hard look at their data capabilities and
how well they are implementing data across the organization. The possibilities genAI opens up in the manufacturing industry are endless.
For example, machine learning algorithms can boost innovation by analyzing vast amounts of data—including market trends, customer preferences, and historical performance—to identify patterns and generate new ideas faster and more effectively than humans can alone.
Generative AI can also be used for predictive maintenance in factories— analyzing real-time data from sensors and equipment to detect anomalies and potential equipment failures before a breakdown occurs. This can be monumental in cost saving and enhanced operational efficiency. Research shows that predictive maintenance can reduce machine downtime by 30-50% and extend machine life by 20-40%.
Finally, leadership in manufacturing companies is becoming aware of how generative AI can contribute to better decision-making by analyzing vast amounts of historical data in seconds—such as market trends, customer feedback, and inventory management—and generating insights that manufacturers can then use to optimize strategy and operations.
Yet we are still far from full adoption of generative AI in this industry. Most manufacturers agree that they have the right data, but they do not yet have the necessary infrastructure to utilize that data most effectively. Ultimately, it’s up to leadership to build sustainable strategies for
implementing generative AI and advancing data capabilities.
Digitalization and the Rise of Smart Factories
More and more manufacturers are transitioning to smart factories, which integrate advanced technologies such as AI, 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, and cloud computing.The benefits these technologies bring to factories are boundless, from gains in asset efficiency and productivity to cost reduction and improvements in safety and sustainability.
According to a recent study, 83% of manufacturers believe that smart factories will transform the way products are made in five years. And indeed, their proliferation in the industry is hardly surprising. In an age of economic uncertainty, tight labor markets, and rising costs, manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to boost efficiency and resilience in their operations. Smart factories are an ideal way to do so.
While digital strategy is an investment, it’s one that is worth making.The short-term obstacles such as training the staff, switching out equipment, etc. should not overshadow the long-term benefits of digitalization— future cost savings, greater efficiency and productivity, and a strong competitive advantage.
Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Processes
In addition to generative AI’s possibilities with data utilization and the rise of smart factories, artificial intelligence is opening up unprecedented
workflows, such as remote monitoring, servicing, and equipment operation. With technologies such as digital twins, machine learning, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), manufacturers no longer need to even be on site to ensure safe, effective, and smooth production processes.
Focus on Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality
Manufacturing companies are more than ever prioritizing sustainability and carbon neutrality, as ESG and the pursuit of a net-zero carbon emission future continue to be at the forefront of investors’ and consumers’ minds. 2023 saw an influx of federal funds and incentives for electrification and decarbonization of product portfolios, such as IIJA’s investments in electric vehicle charging infrastructure and the IRA (aiming to accelerate EV adoption and boost battery manufacturing).
To meet these demands, manufacturers are turning to various strategies, such as partnering with external collaborators that are equipped to drive sustainability, investing in electrification and low-carbon or renewable fuel technologies, and even forming specialized verticals for zero-emissions products and technologies.
Artificial intelligence is another highly lucrative strategy for creating more sustainable processes in manufacturing. By improving data utilization and identifying inefficient material use, AI can eliminate wasted resources and increase operational efficiency, all of which contributes to a more sustainable business model.
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contracts To Develop Advanced Connectivity Capabilities For U.S. Army Apache Helicopter Fleet
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a contract from the Apache Attack Helicopter Project Management Office (with the Apache Sensors Product Office having responsibility for the management of the program) to develop the Gen 3 Radar Frequency Interferometer (RFI) / Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) APR-48B system for the U.S. Army’s Apache helicopter fleet.
The Gen 3 RFI system will provide significant capability enhancements that are enabled by advanced microelectronics. This development effort is the next step in Lockheed Martin’s 30+ year history of successfully developing and producing the Gen 1 RFI and Gen 2 RFI systems for Apache.
How we got here
The Gen 3 RFI system will build on technology developed as a result of Lockheed Martin’s ongoing collaboration with Intel (NYSE: INTC), Altera, an Intel Company, Booz Allen Hamilton, and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E) under theTrusted and Assured Microelectronics (T&AM) program’s Stimulating Transition for Advanced Microelectronics Packaging (STAMP) and State-of-the-Art Heterogeneous Integration Packaging (SHIP) projects.
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Through the SHIP project, Intel’s Altera developed a Multi-Chip Package (MCP-2) that can be tailored to different functions to
mission-critical Department of Defense (DoD) systems. Through STAMP, Lockheed Martin and Altera optimized architectures that leveraged the MCP-2 microchip for electronic warfare applications, accelerating the transition of capabilities to the warfighter.
The Big Picture
Lockheed Martin has used its 50 years of electronic warfare expertise, coupled with investments in state-of-the-art microelectronics and modern software capabilities, to architect the Gen 3 RFI system and provide optimized advanced capabilities.
In collaboration with the Apache Program Office, Lockheed Martin will be able provide a significantly improved sensor performance in a smaller, lighter package providing the ability to add additional functionality into the Gen 3 for the Apache. Through this upgrade, Lockheed Martin will complete the
development, build, and qualification of the Gen 3 RFI system, with the long-term plan to replace all currently fielded Gen 2 systems and integrate the Gen 3 system on all Apache aircraft.
A key enabler for this effort is the use of the MCP-2 microchip, which is the catalyst for the full-system technology upgrade, making it smaller, lighter, and more powerful than the legacy Gen 2 system.
Significantly, this is also the first time that Radio Frequency System on a Chip (RFSOC) is being used in the APR-48B electronic warfare system, demonstrating Lockheed Martin’s commitment to furthering electronic warfare microchip capabilities and advancements.
Strategic Perspectives
“This accomplishment aligns with Lockheed Martin’s electronic warfare strategy to partner with commercial microelectronics companies and use our subject matter expertise to deliver our customers game changing solutions that maximize capability, while minimizing size, weight, power, cost, and development time,” said Deon Viergutz, Spectrum Convergence vice president at Lockheed Martin. “We are honored to partner with our commercial partners and committed to providing technology to our service members that helps to keep them ahead of ready.”
What’s Next?
design, test, produce and deliver the Gen 3 RFI System.
To obtain full capability, it is crucially important to combine microelectronics with Lockheed Martin’s expertise in proven system architecture, which allows delivery of electromagnetic spectrum capabilities in smaller and less expensive packages.
With over 50 years of airborne electronic warfare experience, Lockheed Martin is strategically positioned to continue developing microelectronic technologies.
OUSD(R&E)’s T&AM program supports DoD microelectronics modernization leveraging state-of-the-art, commercially driven technologies. By leveraging commercially-driven technology and partnerships, supply chain integrity and U.S.-based capabilities, T&AM is accelerating the delivery of best-of-breed solutions for the warfighter.
Throughout the next several years, Lockheed Martin will partner with the Apache Attack Helicopter Project Management Office to implement,
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Lockheed Martin is a global defense technology company driving innovation and advancing scientific discovery. Our all-domain mission solutions and 21st Century Security® vision accelerate the delivery of transformative technologies to ensure those we serve always stay ahead of ready. More information at Lockheedmartin.com.
Giant Wind Farm Comes to New Mexico, Featuring GE Vernova’s 3.6-154 Turbines
Getting renewable electricity to big population centers is a growing challenge in the United States, but in the high desert of central New Mexico a plan is coming together.There, near the tiny town of Corona, GE Vernova will deploy 674 of its new “workhorse” 3.6-154 wind turbines* for the SunZia project and its developer, Pattern Energy.When completed in 2026, this colossus of a project will weigh in at a total 3,500 MW, making it the largest wind farm — and in fact the largest renewables project — in the Western Hemisphere, providing enough power for some 3 million people.
Spread out over a million acres, SunZia’s ambitious scope has been compared to the Hoover Dam. But it has a leg up on that landmark project: Back in the 1930s, the U.S. didn’t have access to the fast transmission technology available today. SunZia will send its wind-generated electricity through high-voltage direct current cable (HVDC) to Phoenix, where the power can be sent onward to markets in Arizona and California. “This is just the kind of project,” says Steve Swift, chief commercial officer at GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind business, “needed to really decarbonize the U.S. and stay on the path to climate goals.”
One of the biggest challenges in the burgeoning renewables space is the supply chain. Manufactured parts and materials like steel have to converge at the right points, at the right time, and must fit onto trains or ships. If you build your components so that they fit nicely with standard construction equipment, you’ll reach the finish line much faster. GE Vernova, which is providing 74% of the turbine capacity of SunZia, has contracted to manufacture some of the turbine towers in Belen, New Mexico, near the project site, saving time and costs. (Facilities in Pueblo, Colorado, and Amarillo, Texas, will also manufacture towers.) The hubs that enable the turbine blades to spin, as well as the big rectangular box that holds the electronics, gears, and motor, known as the nacelle, will be manufactured by GE Vernova in Pensacola, Florida.
To bring a project like this to fruition requires complex coordination.
Putting it all together in a sparsely populated part of New Mexico is not easy, but the reduced complexity of the workhorse turbine makes the project and logistics execution much simpler. Not nearly as large as an offshore giant like GE Vernova’s 14-MW Haliade-X, the 3.6-154 turbine possesses what Kevin Siwik, director of North American sales at GE Vernova Onshore Wind, calls an efficient “logistics and construction envelope.”
This is a machine that can be delivered and installed at rapid scale compared with much larger machines, where you might trade logistics and construction efficiencies for larger nameplates — i.e., higher maximum outputs — “but won’t install at the same pace,”
he says. “So this really is intended to be logistically friendly, in a quick time frame.” Siwik points out, for example, that the fleet of commercially available construction cranes in the region are the right fit for GE Vernova’s more compact workhorse, and wouldn’t be able to handle larger turbines. And as with any construction project, time is money:The faster the turbines are erected, the faster the return on investment.
SunZia is spread out over a million acres, on a rectangle of land roughly 80 by 30 miles, with GE’s turbine array covering a 45-by25-mile portion of the whole. According to Matt Lynch, commercial director for North America at GE Vernova Onshore Wind, the site itself is challenging, because at that scale you have a lot of variance in topography. Computer modeling is used to find exactly the right spot for each of GE Vernova’s 674 turbines. “From the engineering perspective, having one single product fitting all those locations is a challenge,” says Soner Ozkan, senior account manager for Pattern Energy at GE Vernova Onshore Wind. Moreover, to send renewable electricity over the highly efficient HVDC cable, which prevents the kind of line losses typical of older wires, the new wind power will have to be converted to direct current (DC) on-site before being converted back to alternating current (AC) in Phoenix.
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That’s where another wing of GE Vernova steps in: Financial Services and Consulting Services. Regarding Consulting Services’ support, Ozkan says, “They have all the PhDs and the modeling capabilities. And we have weekly discussions with them.”While Hitachi Energy is handling the HVDC part of the construction project, Ozkan, Siwik, and Lynch stress that ongoing cooperation is needed to make sure all the technology works together.
GE Vernova’s services are integrated into the product development cycle, and for SunZia this meant providing customized software to the turbines, enabling them to work more efficiently with the long-distance HVDC line. In a region known for lightning strikes, for example, turbines and the minigrid in which they’re nested are vulnerable to power spikes. But the system is designed to be able to respond to those surges within 50 milliseconds, ensuring that equipment is protected.
In addition, Financial Services assisted SunZia in reaching financial close with a sizable commitment to finance the monetization of future tax credits. In this way, GE Vernova offers a unique set of full-stack solutions, from modeling to financing, differentiating it from competitors that are unable to offer the
same type of one-stop-shop approach.
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Lynch says that sequencing a mega-project like SunZia is also crucial so that each completion goal is reached at the right time, in the right order: “What’s the best execution plan? What’s the best project cycle — not trying to make too aggressive a schedule, where neither party would succeed? What are the milestones? What’s the commercial operation date?”
Just one of the major tasks that needs to be addressed at a project like SunZia is establishing road access, a delicate operation required not only for building a pad for each turbine but for maintenance later on. The developer, Pattern Energy, has worked closely with the National Audubon Society to address the multiple environmental challenges involved in building such a big infrastructure project on healthy rangeland, as well as the impact of the route taken by its 550-mile transmission line across two states.
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Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $73,000,000, cost-plusfixed-fee delivery order under the Enterprise-Wide Agile Acquisition contract (FA8656-21-D-A004) for hypersonic attack cruise missile manufacturing capacity enhancement.Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2028. Fiscal 2024 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $20,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8656-25-F-B002).
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $878,000,000 undefinitized contract action modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-17-C-2100) for additional material in support of the planned Virginia Class submarines SSN 812 and SSN 813 and in furtherance of the Navy’s commitment to the health and stability of the industrial base.Work will be performed in Chesapeake,Virginia (6%); El Cajon, California (4%); Waltham, Massachusetts (3%);Westfield, Massachusetts (2%); Depew, New York (2%); South El Monte, California (2%); Ladson, South Carolina (2%); Linden, New Jersey (2%); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2%); Jacksonville, Florida (2%); Manchester, New Hampshire (1%); Parsippany, New Jersey (1%); Spring Grove, Illinois (1%); Woburn, Massachusetts (1%); Sunnyvale, California (1%); and other locations less than 1% (68%), and is expected to be completed by September 2033. Fiscal 2024 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $658,500,000 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems
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Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $37,707,636 firmfixed-price contract for Bell 412 EPX commercial aircraft. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2025. Fiscal 2025 aircraft procurement, Army funds in the amount of $37,707,636 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-24-F-0253).
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, has been awarded a $25,663,409 modification (P0007) to a previously awarded contract (FA8690-22-C-1000) for equipment replenishment spares. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $52,090,936. Work will be performed in San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed by April 30, 2029. This contract involves Foreign Military Sales to North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $25,663,409 are being obligated at the time of the award.The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center,Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
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Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, is awarded a $1,752,834,831 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (HQ003425G0001). The purpose of the contract is to provide analysis, research and development, and system engineering support to assist the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering with conducting unclassified and classified research and analysis for essential engineering, research, development, test and evaluation, and analytic capabilities using operational knowledge of the national defense, intelligence, and security environments.The estimated completion date is Oct. 20, 2029. The work will be performed at Laurel, Maryland. No funds are being obligated at the time of the award.The total, if all options are exercised, is $1,752,834,831. Washington Headquarters Services, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is awarded an $876,608,528 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-24-C-2114 for naval nuclear propulsion components. Work will be performed in Monroeville, Pennsylvania (67%); and Schenectady, New York (33%), and is expected to be completed by September 2034. Fiscal 2025 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $876,608,528 will be obligated at time of award and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
RAM-System GmbH, Ottobrunn, Germany, is awarded a €244,525,866 and $137,130,508 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00024-23-C-5403 to procure additional Rolling Airframe
Missile Block 2B Guided Missile Round Pack and special tooling/test equipment. This contract is a 100% purchase for the German Navy under a cooperative Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (38%); Überlingen, and Röthenbach, Germany (37%); Schrobenhausen, and Ulm, Germany (19%); and Ottobrunn, Germany (6%), and is expected to be completed by November 2031. German MOU funds in the amount of €244,525,866 and $137,130,508 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Safran Defense and Space Inc., Norcross, Georgia, is awarded a $47,014,381 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to procure airborne instrumentation modular data recorder system hardware to include solid state recorders, recorder modules, cameras, connector kits, and power supplies which come together to form completed airborne instrumentation modular data recording systems, as well as associated repair services to support the Naval Air Systems Command Special Flight Test Instrumentation Pool under the Prototyping Instrumentation and Experimentation Department, Airborne Instrumentation Division for use on F/A-18, EA-18G, V-22, F-35, E-6, C130, CH-53K, MQ-4, MQ-8, MQ-25, P-8, H-1, and MH-60 aircraft in addition to various other platforms for the Navy.Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland and is expected to be completed in October 2029. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competed. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0042125D0003).
The Boeing Co., Albuquerque, New Mexico, was awarded a $277,054,837 cost, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Starfire Electro-Optics, Laser Lab Advancement. This contract provides for the development of ElectroOptics and Directed Energy technologies, in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Electro-Optics Division’s mission to advance the nation’s space superiority capabilities. Work will be performed at Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 20, 2033. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2024 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $13,526,814 are being obligated at time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico is the contracting activity (FA945125-C-X002).
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is awarded a $79,324,841 cost-plusfixed-fee modification (P00024) to an order (N0001920F0647) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001916G0001). This modification exercises options to procure eight P-8A Increment 3 retrofit A-kits installations and associated ancillary support for anti-submarine warfare capabilities upgrades for the Navy. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Florida (79.6%); St. Louis, Missouri (10.9%); and Mesa, Arizona (9.5%), and is expected to be completed in April 2026. Fiscal 2025 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $79,324,841 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competed. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Stark Aerospace Inc., Columbus, Mississippi, is awarded a $61,454,230 firm-fixed-price contract for MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) MK 25 canister production in support of fiscal 2024-2028 MK 41 VLS canister
production requirements.This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $312,787,824. This contract combines purchases for the Navy and fellow NATO participating and partner nations. Work will be performed in Columbus, Mississippi (54%); Clackamas, Oregon (21%); Johnstown, Pennsylvania (21%); and Fairfield, New Jersey (4%), and is expected to be completed by October 2026. If all options are exercised, work will continue through January 2030. Other customer funds in the amount of $35,775,911 (58%); and fiscal 2024 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $25,678,319 (42%), will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the System for Award Management website, with two offers received. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-25-C-5314).
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California, is awarded a not-to-exceed $34,927,342 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded undefinitized contract N00024-24-C-4423 to exercise options for the repair, maintenance, and modernization of the USS Halsey (DDG 97), a fiscal 2024 Chief of Naval Operations Depot Modernization Period (DMP). The scope of this procurement includes all labor, supervision, facilities, equipment, production, testing, and quality assurance necessary to prepare for and accomplish the USS Halsey (DDG 97) fiscal 2024 DMP. Work will be performed in San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed by April 2026. Fiscal 2025 other procurement, (Navy) funds in the amount of $17,114,395 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
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GE Aerospace to Invest Over $650M in Manufacturing Facilities, Supply Chain
Cutting-edge equipment, building upgrades, safety enhancements will continue strengthening quality as production increases More than 1,000 jobs open across U.S.
GE Aerospace announced plans to invest $650 million in its manufacturing facilities and supply chain this year to increase production and strengthen quality to better support its commercial and defense customers.
standalone company this spring, we are making significant investments in the future of flight and in the dozens of communities and supplier partners helping us build it,” said H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., Chairman and CEO of GE and CEO of GE Aerospace. “These investments are part of the next chapter for GE Aerospace, supporting cutting-edge equipment and safety enhancements that will help us meet our customers’ growing needs.”
The 2024 investment plan calls for nearly $450 million to go toward new machines, inspection equipment, building upgrades, and new test cells and safety enhancements at 22 GE Aerospace facilities across 14 states. An additional $100 million will go to supplier partners based in the United States. Some of the investments include:
$54 million to Auburn, Ala., site for additional additive (3D printing) machines and tooling to increase the production of military rotorcraft engine components, along with narrow and widebody commercial aircraft engines. Additive manufacturing is a critical technology that allows for greater performance and fuel efficiency while reducing weight and part count.
$30 million to Lynn, Mass.,
site for investment in engine assembly and testing that supports the production of U.S. and allied military helicopter and fighter jet engines. Additional investments will be used for facility maintenance and upkeep, and build on investments made in 2023.
$46 million to four North Carolina facilities that produce parts and assemble engines for either narrowbody or widebody commercial engines to meet growing demand.
Asheville will receive $11 million for highprecision machines used to produce critical components;
Durham will receive more than $7 million for tooling and equipment to increase the assembly capacity of engines;
West Jefferson will receive almost $5 million for quality inspection equipment and high-tech machinery; and Wilmington will invest $22 million for machines and specialized tooling to increase capacity.
$107 million to facilities in the greater Cincinnati region. Additional additive manufacturing machines, new tooling and equipment, and modernization and upgrades to test cells will allow the company to increase production capacity of engines used in commercial aircraft and in U.S. and allied military helicopter and fighter jets.
The $100 million will strengthen the company’s U.S. supply chain, helping suppliers build and maintain capacity and capabilities needed for sustained growth. Suppliers provide materials (castings and forgings) and some early-stage parts for commercial and military engines.
To support its customers operating around the globe, GE Aerospace also plans to invest approximately $100 million at some of its international sites in North America, Europe and India.
“This is an investment in the future of manufacturing, ensuring we can continue producing high-quality, cutting-edge engines and services while meeting customer demand,” said Mike Kauffman, GE Aerospace Supply Chain Vice President.
Many of these investments are being made as the result of employees and leaders coming together to find ways to improve safety, quality, delivery and costs, through our lean operating model, FLIGHT DECK.
In addition to the investments announced today, GE Aerospace is hiring more than 1,000 employees for open external positions at its U.S. factories.
GE Aerospace and its partner engines power three out of every four commercial flights around the world and two-thirds of U.S. military aircraft. GE Aerospace continues to see strong demand from its military and commercial customers for new engines and to maximize the availability of engines in operation.The 2024 investment plan expands the company’s capacity to continue ramping LEAP engine production, prepare for production of the GE9X, and to continue supporting the U.S. military and its allies around the world.
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Cutting Tool Demand Improves, but Faces Uncertainty
New orders for cutting tools improved 9.1% from July to August as manufacturers purchased a total of $209.3 million worth of the critical supplies during the latter month, according to latest Cutting Tool Market Report by the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute and AMT - the Assn. for Manufacturing Technology.
While the August figure reverses a three-month trend of falling purchases for cutting tools, the result is -4.5% less than the August 2023 order volume.
“U.S. cutting tool orders have hit significant headwinds as we move into the fourth quarter of 2024,” according to USCTI president Steve Boyer. “We saw drop-offs in orders for two of the last three months of the third quarter of this year compared to last year.”
The current year’s total purchases of $1.67 billion represent an improvement of just 1.5% over January-August 2023.
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The month-by-month direction of U.S. cutting-tool consumption, August 2020 to August 2024. Through the first eight months of 2024 activity, cutting-tool consumption totaled $1.67 billion, or just 1.5% better than the January-August 2023 result.
The month-by-month direction of U.S. cutting-tool consumption, August 2020 to August 2024. Through the first eight months of 2024 activity, cutting-tool consumption totaled $1.67 billion, or just 1.5% better than the January-August 2023 result.
Everede Tool Co. president Bret Tayne observed that “Sales of industrial metal-cutting tools seem to have plateaued. We can look past some of the ‘noise’ by focusing on the 12-month moving average, and that is flat. This conclusion seems to be consistent with what we read about the broader economy.
“We are at an inflection point,” Tayne continued: Some macro data points to a recession, and other data indicates we may avoid it.”
According to Boyer, “Challenges continue with work stoppages in the aerospace sector. Instability in world events is also significantly impairing market confidence as we finish out 2024. Defense spending continues to be strong, while other markets have shown some stagnation. Early expectations for continued growth in 2025 originally showed promise, but a lackluster 2025 is probably more realistic with so many factors in flux.”
The Cutting Tool Market Report is a monthly summary of shipments made by companies who comprise the majority of the U.S. market for cutting tools – whose customers are contract machine shops (job shops) and OEMs for whom cutting tools are significant consumable. Because of the wide range of markets served by cutting-tool buyers, the CTMR is considered a relevant indicator of overall manufacturing activity.
Manufacturers’ consumption of cutting tools declined for three straight months but remains narrowly in positive territory, and the industry continues to be hopeful for a positive end to the current year.
U.S. manufacturers’ demand for cutting tools fell -7.8% from June to July, or $191.8 million, while still managing to remain slightly above (1.7%) the demand total recorded for July 2023. The new figure brings the 2024 year-to-date cutting-tool consumption total to $1.46 billion, which is 2.5% higher than the January-July total for 2023.
“July is typically a slower month, but overall, the curve has flattened out,” offered AMT Cutting Tool Product Group chairman Jack Burley.
AMT - the Assn. for Manufacturing Technology, along with the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute reported the totals in their latest Cutting Tool Market Report, a monthly summary of shipments made by companies who comprise the majority of the U.S. market for cutting tools – whose customers are contract machine shops (job shops) and OEMs for whom cutting tools are significant consumable.
Because of the wide range of activities represented by cutting-tool buyers, the CTMR is considered a relevant indicator of overall manufacturing activity.
“Commercial aerospace and automotive production have leveled off, and this has a direct impact on cutting tool consumption and new orders. As we near the end of the third quarter, I expect shipments of cutting tools to continue to trend as they have so far this year,” Burley added.
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The month-by-month direction of U.S. cutting-tool consumption, July 2020 to July 2024. Through the first seven months of 2024 activity, cutting-tool consumption totaled $1.46 billion, or 2.5% better than the January-July 2023 result.
The month-by-month direction of U.S. cutting-tool consumption, July 2020 to July 2024. Through the first seven months of 2024 activity, cutting-tool consumption totaled $1.46 billion, or 2.5% better than the January-July 2023 result.
CTMR totals have declined for three consecutive months, including the July result. As such, the slowing rate of consumption is indicative of the pace of manufacturing activity in the weeks prior the Federal Reserve
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That development, following the International Manufacturing Technology Show recently completed in mid-September – an event that typically spurs high levels of investment in capital equipment and consumable products like cutting tools – could shape manufacturers’ spending in the remaining months of 2024.
AMT’s Burly expressed optimism that IMTS would “provide the necessary boost to our shipments for a positive end to 2024.”
“Manufacturing production typically slows during the summer months, but it is concerning to see the year-on-year growth in cutting-tool shipments continue the decline that began in April,” observed Tom Haag, president at Kyocera SGS Precision Tool. “If we consider inflation and price increases, I see the current year as flat.”
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The Manufacturer’s Secret Weapon
Borne of Fire – Part 1
By Stephen Hannemann
We live in an era of phenomenal technology. AI, additive manufacturing, lights-outmachining, and now, 3D printing is nearly passé. All have carried us to a point in time where our imaginations are the only limiting factors in manufacturing. There is, however, still one viable, not so much heralded industry that refuses to die, an industry that has been around nearly since early man discovered fire – the foundry industry!
Those of you who have been following my articles for the past 10 years know my love affair with manufacturing, and particularly the foundry industry. As a manufacturers rep I have enjoyed working and selling for two magnificently performing small foundries: Calcagno Foundry in Boring, Oregon, and Northwest Brass and Aluminum Foundry in Portland, Oregon. Borne of Fire Part 1 will showcase Calcagno Foundry.
When he entered the industry in 1985 Jim Calcagno quickly garnered a stellar reputation for peerless quality aluminum, brass, and bronze sand castings. He developed a lucrative sand cast and lost wax bronze art casting following.Within 10 short years, Jim made a bold move by adding a second location, also in Boring, OR. In 1995 with the addition of a new electric induction furnace, Jim now had the ability to investment cast a full cadre of ferrous alloys.
Fast forward to the present, Jim is
now semi-retired and has passed the helm to his gifted daughter, Nicki. Nicki has been in lockstep with her father since she could walk. Immersed in her father’s creative artistry, by age 13, Nicki was sculpting and selling her bronze work and socking the profits away for a future nest egg! I proudly have one of her early works, “The Gecko” on my living room wall. Nicki Calcagno Nisbet is now married with two children.While she has always been at the foundry full time, she has served as Office and Production Manager since 2012.
Since 1995 Calcagno Foundry has developed a significant commercial business with customers in varied industries – medical, aerospace and general aviation, defense, commercial casting, aftermarket automotive, and still a significant amount in fine art.
Investment casting is a tightly controlled lost wax process. Beginning with a mold to create wax patterns, liquid wax is then injected into the mold. The wax is then demolded, and wax welded onto a wax gate tree. The tree is then dipped into a ceramic slurry, dipping and drying multiple times until the desired thickness is attained, creating a shell with the strength to support the weight of the metal pouring process. The shells are dried for several days in the temperaturecontrolled shell room until they can be heated to melt the wax for removal.The shells are then heated to a complimentary temperature to accept the metal being poured into the shells. Once cooled the tree is removed by vibration and the parts removed from the tree for finishing. Investment castings produce components with high metallurgical integrity accompanied with a superior finish – peerless products “Borne of Fire.”
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Sterling Saw Blades 800-828-1180
Bar Feeders
Spinetti Machinery 775-996-3770
Boring
THINBIT
888-844-6248
Caabinet Spray Washers
ALMCO 507-380-1009
Cams
Dayton Lamina. 708-203-6684
Carbide Tools, Indexable
ARNO USA____________815-236-8118
Cycle Time Solutions 510-708-8665
Horizon Carbide 602-524-38028
Ceramic Cutting Tools
NTK Cutting Tools 425-365-3613
Chemicals: Ultrasonic
Star Metal Fluids 800-367-9966
ChuckJaws & Adapters
Hainbuch
www.coastaluminum.com jpalmer@coastaluminum.com
Palmer Jr. Vice President: Northwest Region
KBC TOOLS & Machinery____714-278-0500
THINBIT 888-844-6248
Deburring Tools
Royal Products 631-273-1010
Die Tooling Springs
Dayton Lamina. 708-203-6684
Dot Peen Markers
MarkinBox 310-214-3367
Draw Tubes
Lucy’s Machine Co._______323-587-6162
Drills/Cutters-Magnetic
ARNO USA____________815-236-8118
Sulli Tool & Supply 714-863-6019
Drills/Reamers/Taps
ARNO USA____________815-236-8118
Sulli Tool & Supply ______ 714-863-6019
EDM Materials & Supplies
Desert EDM 480-816-6300
EDM Network_________480-836-1782
EDM Performance 800-336-2946
End Mills
ARNO USA____________815-236-8118
Horizon Carbide_______602-524-3802
Sulli Tool & Supply 714-863-6019
Filiter Mist Collectors
Royal Products_______631-273-1010
Fixturing
Hainbuch America______253-293-2062
KBC TOOLS & Machinery____714-278-0500
Form Tooling
THINBIT 888-844-6248
Grooving Head, Grooving Tools
CASEY JOHNSON
Head of Marketing (855) 222-7084
casey@sterlingfabtech.com sterlingfabtech.com
Cycle Time Solutions
510-708-8665
THINBIT ____________ 888-844-6248
Indexible Tools
SCT-USA.___________805-584-9495
Inserts
ARNO USA____________815-236-8118
Horizon Carbide_______602-524-3802
Sulli Tool & Supply______714-863-6019
Jaws
EDM Network________480-836-1782
US Shop Tools________800-243-7701
Keyseat Cutters
Sulli Tool & Supply 714-863-6019
Lifting & Material Handling
Ingersoll Rand 206-472-0826
Live Centers
Royal Products 631-273-1010
Load Unload Systems
Midaco Corporation _____ 847-593-8420
Lubricants / Systems
Star Metal Fluids 800-367-9966
Machine Tool Acccessories
US Shop Tools 800-243-7701
Mandrels
Hainbuch America 253-293-2062
Mounting Brackets
Lucy’s Machine Company 323-587-6162
Packaging/Shipping Supplies
Alliance Packaging 206-445-5898-
Parts Washing Equipment
Ebbco Inc 800-809-3901
Port Tools
“Equipping Your Success”
SCT-USA.
805-584-9495
Power Tools
KBC TOOLS & Machinery____714-278-0500
Precision Bearings
C & M Precision Spindle, Inc._ 503-691-0955
Probing Systems
Sherpa Design_ 503-771-3570
Profiling
THINBIT
888-844-6248
Punch Die Tooling
Dayton Lamina. 708-203-6684
Quick Change Systems
Hainbuch Workholding____818-970-7874
stRetention Knobs
Safety Products
US Shop Tools _________ 800-243-7701
Sindle Point Tools
SCT-USA. ____________ 805-584-9495
Solvents: Vapor degreasing
Star Metal Fluids 800-367-9966
Solvents:Hand Wipe
Star Metal Fluids 800-367-9966
Solvents: Mil PRF 680
Star Metal Fluids 800-367-9966
SpecialtyTooling
SCT-USA. 805-584-9495
THINBIT
888-844-6248
Spindle Deburring Machines
ALMCO 507-380-1009
Spindle Liners
Lucy’s Machine Company 323-587-6162
Stamping Tooling
Dayton Lamina. 708-203-6684
Stationary Clamping Devices
Hainbuch Workholding____818-970-7874
Support Stands
Lucy’s Machine Company 323-587-6162
Testing Measuring Technology
Hainbuch Workholding____818-970-7874
Threading Thread Mills
SCT-USA.
Vises & Vise Jaws Rick Smith C 408.396.1238 Rick@peopletechMT.com N.Calif-Santa Clara Office T 408.598.2200 S.Calif-Irvine Office T 949.398.0400 www.peopletechMT.com
805-584-9495
THINBIT ____________ 888-844-6248
Tooling Pins & Bushings Dayton Lamina. 708-203-6684
Tool Sharpening (Grinding)
Applications Specialities ___ 253-872-0305
Swift Tool Co, Inc. 800-562-0900
Tooling Systems
Applications Specialities 253-872-0305
Bilz USA 224-563-7233 Cycle Time Solutions _____ 510-708-8665
Horizon Carbide 602-524-3802
Rosco Precision Machinery 253-333-2439
RyansDovetails.com 253-876-9981
Sulli Tool & Supply 714-863-6019
Spinetti Machinery 775-996-3770
THINBIT 888-844-6248
Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc.763-682--3122
Western Sintering 509-375-3096
Tumbling Meda and Compounds
ALMCO 507-380-1009
Vibratory Deburrung Bowls
ALMCO 507-380-1009
Vibratory Deburrung Tubs
ALMCO 507-380-1009
RyansDovetails.com
Workholding
253-876-9981
Cycle Time Solutions 510-708-8665
KBC TOOLS & Machinery____714-278-0500
APPRENTICESHIPS & TRAINING
Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships
AJAC
AJAC
206-737-8342
Machining Apprenticeships
206-737-8342
Precision Metal Fabrication Apprenticeships
AJAC 206-737-8342
Training & Education
AJAC 206-737-8342
ADDITIVE MFG/3D PRINTING
Bramac Machinery, Inc. 951-383-4195
MLC-CAD
DISIGN FOR MANUFACTURABILITY 3-D Plastics, Inc. 503-720-0572
DOOR SYSTEMS
Automatic Door opening Systems
Midaco Corporation 847-593-8420
ENGINEERING/DESIGN
Mechanical Design
THOMPSON MACHINE. 505-823-1453
Reverse Engineering
THOMPSON MACHINE. 505-823-1453
FINANCING EQUIPMENT
Tech Financial Services 414-224-0209
Valley Financial Services___818-968-4861
GARNET
BARTON 800-741-7756
GRINDING
858-358-0067
APPRAISALS
Machinery Resources 480-694-9919
Perfection Global 847-545-6906
AUCTIONS/LIQUIDATIONS
Machinery Resources 480-694-9919
Perfection Global 847-545-6906
BANKING
Quick Turn Financial 415-608-5692
Tech Financial Services 414-224-0209
Valley Financial Services ___ 818-968-4861
BUSINESS ADVISORS
Muerller Prost 314-862-2070
CARRIERS & RIGGING
IRH Carriers & Rigging 435-230-1779
CNC PROGRAMING TRAINING
MLC-CAD 858-358-0067
DISIGN CAD CAM
THOMPSON MACHINE. 505-823-1453
Flywheel & Rotor Grinders, DCM Tech 800-533-5339
Grinding Filtration
Grinding Machines
Bramac Machinery, Inc. 951-383-4195
DCM Tech 800-533-5339
Ellison Technologies 206-669-3578
HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436
North-South Machinery 562-690-7616
Performance Machine Tools 510-249-1000
Guard & Vacuum Pedestals For Grinders
Midaco Corporation 847-593-8420
Grinders, Rotary
Bramac Machinery, Inc. 951-383-4195
DCM Tech -----------------------------------800-533-5339
Industrial Surface Grinders
Bramac Machinery, Inc. 951-383-4195
DCM Tech ____________800-533-5339
Silicon & Quartz
DCM Tech __________800-533-5339
Punch & Die Grinders
DCM Tech___________800-533-5339
INSPECTION EQUIP
HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436
Hexagon 206-304-3847
King Machine Inc. 509-435-6741
Rosco Precision Machinery 206-818-6813
Zeiss Industrial Metrology 800-327-9735
3D CAD for CMM
Hexagon 206-304-3847
CMM Probes
Hexagon____________ 206-304-3847
OGP 480-889-9056
Zeiss Industrial Metrology 800-327-9735
Coordinate Measuring Mach.
HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436
Hexagon 206-304-3847
OGP 480-889-9056
Zeiss Industrial Metrology __ 800-327-9735
Laser Trackers
Metrology Instruments
HS&S Machine Tool _______ 408-472-2436
Hexagon 206-304-3847
OGP _____________ 480-889-9056
Zeiss Industrial Metrology 800-327-9735
Optical Comparators
Hexagon 206-304-3847
Zeiss Industrial Metrology_800-327-9735
Particle Inspection Mach
DCM Tech 800-533-5339
INSURANCE
Business Insurance Solutions
Sentry Insurance 877-373-6879
LASER & FIBER LASER
MACHINES
MarkinBox
310-214-3367
MACHINERY/MACHINE TOOLS
Additive Manufacturing 3D Machines
Production Machine Tools, Inc. 425-881-1200
Boring Mills
Rosco Precision Machine ry 253-333-2439
Bridgeport Parts
Desert EDM 480-816-6300
CNC Controls & Retro Fits
Rosco Precision Machinery 253-333-2439
CNC Lathes
Desert EDM 480-816-6300
Ellison Technologies ______ 206-669-3578
Expand Machinery 818-349-9166
HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436
Machinery Resources 480-694-9919
Romi Machine Tools, Ltd 480-510-4146
Rosco Precision Machinery 253-333-2439 3 , 4, & 5 Axis CNC Mills
Desert EDM 480-816-6300
Ellison Technologies____206-669-3578
Expand Machinery_____818-349-9166
HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436
Machinery Resources 480-694-9919
Production Machine Tools, Inc. 425-881-1200
Rosco Precision Machinery 253-333-2439
CNC 3 & 5 Axis Routing Machines
Ellison Technologies 206-669-3578
CNC Slant Bed Turning Centers
Expand Machinery 818-349-9166
CNC Swiss Turn Machines
Ellison Technologies 206-669-3578
Machinery Resources 480-694-9919
Machinery Resources 480-694-9919
Methods Machine Tools Inc.
714-292-9384
Dot Peen Markers
Kwik Mark Inc
King Machine Inc.
815-363-8268
EDM Automation
EDM Die Sinking Machines
EDM Network_________480-836-1782
EDM Filtration
EDM Network 480-836-1782
EDM Machines
EDM Network _________ 480-836-1782
HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436
EDM Drilling & Micro Hole Machines
Current EDM, Inc.
612-840-0037
EDM Network_________480-836-1782
HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436
EDM Service
EDM Network
480-836-1782
EDM Tooling Systems
EDM Network 480-836-1782
Equipment Financing
Pacific Continental Bank 503-310-3604
Scottrade Bank Equip. Finance_ 206-948-0022
U.S. Bank Equipment 800-810-0038
Gantry & Bridge Systems
Ellison Technologies 206-669-3578
HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436
Horizontal Boring & Milling Machines (CNC )
HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436
Rosco Precision Machinery __ 253-333-2439
Jig Boring
Methods Machine Tools Inc. 714-292-9384
Lathes
CNC Machine Services 206-999-3232
HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436
Swiss Screw Machines
Spinetti Machinery______775-996-3770
Turning Centers
Spinetti Machinery______775-996-3770
509-435-6741
Rosco Precision Machinery 253-333-2439
Spinetti Machinery ______ 775-996-3770
Summit Machine Tool 800-654-3262
Laser Marking Machines
Spinetti Machinery 775-996-3770
Manual Mills And Lathes
Ganesh Machinery_______818-349-9166
HS&S Machine Tool 408-472-2436
KNUTH Machine Tools 847-415-3333
Machine Toolworks 800-426-2052
North Western Machinery ___ 206-583-2333
Sharp Machine Tool ______ 310-944-8016
Summit Machine Tool 800-654-3262
Swift Tool Co, Inc. 800-562-0900
Parts Washing
Gosiger 937-586-5067
Prototype Machines
DATRON 480-826-3689
Robotics & Automatics
Ganesh Machinery______818-349-9166
Saw Lubricants
Saw Service Of WA 360-738-6437
Sawing Machines
Fahey Machinery Co., Inc. 503-620-9031
KNUTH Machine Tools 847-415-3333
North-South Machinery 562-690-7616
North Western Machinery 206-583-2333
Performance Machine Tools 510-249-1000
Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000
Rosco Precision Machinery 206-818-6813
Saw Replacement Parts
Rocky Mountain Saw Blades 303-761-3000
Saw Service Of WA 360-738-6437
Sub-Spindle Lathe
Rosco Precision Machinery 253-333-2439
Used Wire EDM Machines
Current EDM, Inc. ________ 612-840-0037
Desert EDM 480-816-6300
EDM Network 480-836-1782
MASTERCAM TRAINING/SALES
MLC-CAD 858-358-0067
MATERIAL
Aluminum
Bralco 602-722-3324
Coast Aluminum 877-398-6061
DIX Metals
714-677-0788
Fry Steel 800-423-6651
Gorilla Metals Inc. 855-516-3825
Industrial Metal Supply Co. 818-729-3333
Ryerson Corporation 425-204-2601
Sunshine Metals 760-579-8327
Aluminum Extrusions
Aluminum Precision 805-889-7569
Bralco ______________ 602-722-3324
Armor:Commercial
Kloeckner Metals 480-389-2883
Service Steel 503-224-9500
Armor: Military Grade
Kloeckner Metals 480-389-2883
Service Steel 503-224-9500
Brass
Bralco 602-722-3324
Coast Aluminum 877-398-6061
Coastal Metals
800-811-7466
Fry Steel 800-423-6651
Gorilla Metals Inc. 855-516-3825
Industrial Metal Supply Co. 818-729-3333
Ryerson Corporation ______ 425-204-2601
Sequoia Brass & Copper 800-362-5255
Bronze
Carbon Steel
Bralco
Coastal Metals
Fry Steel
602-722-3324
800-811-7466
800-423-6651
Laser Cutting Services, Inc 503-612-8311
Ryerson Corporation 425-204-2601
Cobalt Alloys
United Performance Metals _888-282-3292
Copper
Bralco _____________ 602-722-3324
Coast Aluminum 877-398-6061
Gorilla Metals Inc. 855-516-3825
Industrial Metal Supply Co. 818-729-3333
Ryerson Corporation 425-204-2601
Sequoia Brass & Copper 800-362-5255
Electrical Steels
Fry Steel
800-423-6651
High Temperature Alloys
Altemp Alloys 800-227-8103
United Performance Metals _888-282-3292
Laser Cut Material
Laser Cutting Services, Inc 503-612-8311
Lead
Industrial Metal Supply Co. 818-729-3333
Material Sales
Altemp Alloys 800-227-8103
Coast Aluminum 877-398-6061
Coastal Metals 800-811-7466
Fry Steel ____________ 800-423-6651
Kloeckner Metals 480-389-2883
United Performance Metals _888-282-3292
Metals: Bar & Plate
Altemp Alloys 800-227-8103
Fry Steel 800-423-665
Ryerson Corporation 425-204-2601
Sequoia Brass & Copper 800-362-5255
Sunshine Metals 760-579-8327
United Performance Metals _888-282-3292
Nickel Alloys
Coastal Metals
800-811-7466
Sequoia Brass & Copper 800-362-5255
Altemp Alloys 800-227-8103
Fry Steel 800-423-6651
United Performance Metals _888-282-3292
Plate: Wear and Structural
Kloeckner Metals
480-389-2883
Ryerson Corporation 425-204-2601
United Performance Metals _888-282-3292
Sheet & Coil
Ryerson Corporation 425-204-2601
Stainless Steel & Steel
Bralco
Fry Steel
Gorilla Metals Inc.
Industrial Metal Supply Co.
Kloeckner Metals
Richard Amy Regional Sales Manager
B AR T ON INTER NATIO NAL cell 951.551.2685 sales 800.741.7756 ramy@barton.com www.barton.com
Hexagon
206-304-3847
Metrology Software
Hexagon 206-304-3847
Portable Metrology
Hexagon 206-304-3847
Metrology Scanners
Hexagon 206-304-3847
Metrology Maintenence
Hexagon 206-304-3847
NEW & USED MACHINERY FABRICATION
Automation-Laser
Bystronic 702-340-6964
602-722-3324
800-423-665
855-516-3825
818-729-3333
480-389-2883
Laser Cutting Services, Inc 503-612-8311
Ryerson Corporation 425-204-2601
United Performance Metals _888-282-3292
Titanium Plate, Rod, Bar, & Wire
Bralco 602-722-3324
United Performance Metals _888-282-3292
Tool Steel
Industrial Metal Supply Co.
818-729-3333
CNC MASTERCAM TRAINING
Streamingteacher.com
METAL MARKING SYSTEMS
MarkinBox 310-214-3367
METROLOGY PRODUCTS
Hexagon 206-304-3847
Rosco Precision Machinery 253-333-2439
Metrology Hardware
North-South Machinery 562-690-7616
Perfection Global 847-545-6906
Sterling Fab Tech 855-222-708
Automation-Bending
Bystronic 702-340-6964
Band & Cut Off Saws
North-South Machinery 562-690-7616
Rosco Precision Machinery 253-333-2439
Sterling Fab Tech 855-222-708
CNC Turret Punches
Sterling Fab Tech ________ 855-222-708
Cold Saws/Saws
Hydmech Sawing Solutions 714-620-5560
KNUTH Machine Tools 847-415-3333
Laser & Fiber Laser Machines
Bystronic 702-340-6964
North-South Machinery ____ 562-690-7616
Sterling Fab Tech 855-222-708
Magnetic Drills/Cutters
Innovative Tool Sales 714-780-0730
Material Handling Systems
Hydmech Sawing Solutions __ 714-620-5560
Metal Marking Systems
Kwik Mark Inc 815-363-8268
MarkinBox 310-214-3367
Plasma/Gas Cutting Tools/Systems
Rosco Precision Machinery 253-333-2439
Plate Bending & Rolls
Bystronic 702-340-6964
Sterling Fab Tech 855-222-708
Plasma/Gas Cutting Systems
Sterling Fab Tech 855-222-708
Presses
Sterling Fab Tech 855-222-708
Press Brakes
Bystronic 702-340-6964
North-South Machinery 562-690-7616
Sterling Fab Tech 855-222-708
Shearing Machines
North-South Machinery 562-690-7616
Sterling Fab Tech 855-222-708
Welding Equipment
Sterling Fab Tech 855-222-708
Shipping Solutions
Perry Pallet Co. 360-366-5239
Tube Processing
Bystronic 702-340-6964
PRECISION TOOLHOLDING PRODUCTS
Tooling
Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. 763-682--3122
Tooling Systems
Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc. 763-682--3122
PRODUCTIVITY
Productivity Tools and Systems
Sterling Fab Tech 855-222-708
PROG. SYSTEMS
Factory Automation/Logistics
North-South Machinery 562-690-7616
CAD/CAM Software, CAD Applied CAx ___________ 503-962-0287
Automatics & Machinery Co.__303-990-6190 MRP Software SigmaTEK 513-595-2022 Nesting Software SigmaNEST 513-595-2022
Software, Solid Modeling
Delcam Software 877-DELCAM1
PROTOTYPE MACHINERY Santa Cruz Electronics 831-479-5444
Acieta
ROBOTIC AUTOMATION/
ROBOTIC INTEGRATION
402-650-8132
Midaco Corporation 847-593-8420
ROBOTIC PRODUCTS
Cobots
Acieta 402-650-8132
Fanuc Robots
Acieta 402-650-8132
Gripper Systems
Acieta 402-650-8132
Robotic Welding Cells
Acieta 402-650-8132
ROBOT MAINTENANCE
Acieta ___________ 402-650-8132
ROBOT TRAINING
Acieta 402-650-8132
ROUTERS
Rosco Precision Machinery 253-333-2439
SHOT PEEN MARKING
Shot Peen
MarkinBox
310-214-3367
MLC-CAD
SAWS
Band & Cut-Off Saws
Swift Tool Co, Inc. ______ 800-562-0900
SERVICES
AS9100 Registration
Great Western Registrar 623-580-1881
Custom Packaging/Shipping
Supplies
Alliance Packaging 206-445-5898-
Engineering/Mechanical Design
Sherpa Design_ 503-771-3570
Financial Services
Intech Funding 800-553-9208
Quick Turn Financial _____ 415-608-5692
Machine Tool Rebuilding
EDM Network 480-836-1782
Management Systems Training
BMSC______________ 602-445-9400
SOFTWARE CAD CAM
SOLIDWORKS/MASTERCAM
858-358-0067
Spinetti Machinery 775-996-3770
Mechanical Design
Cimatron 248-596-9700 ext. 237 Delcam 877-335-2261
MLC-CAD _____________ 858-358-0067
SPINDLES & SLIDES
Spindle Rebuilding/Repair
C & M Precision Spindle, Inc._ 503-691-0955
SURPLUS ASSET MANAGEMENT
Perfection Global 847-545-6906
TRAINING
ISO Consulting/Registration
BMSC______________ 602-445-9400
Lean and NADCAP Consulting Training
BMSC______________ 602-445-9400
ISO / AS9100 Certification
BMSC______________ 602-445-9400
Productivity Training
BMSC______________ 602-445-9400
Machine Tools 510-760-9518
WATERJET CUTTING Flow Internatil 909-620-5707
Machine Toolworks 800-426-2052
Waterjet & Blast Abrasives, Garnet
Barton International 800-741-7756
GMA Garnet Group 832-243-9300
Waterjet Bricks
Barton International 800-741-7756
GMA Garnet Group 832-243-9300
Waterjet Hoppers
GMA Garnet Group 832-243-9300
Waterjet Replacement Parts
Barton International 800-741-7756
EDM Performance 800-336-2946
Buyer’s Guide & Card Gallery Processes
The Manufacturer’s Secret Weapon
Head of Marketing (855) 222-7084
BROACHING
Evans Precision 623-582-4776
FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272
DIE CASTING
Ponderosa Ind _______303-298-1801
SMH Inc LLC 360-341-2226
SMH Inc LLC
ASSEMBLIES
___________
BENDING
Mandrel
Albina Co., Inc.
360-341-2226
Specialty Steel Services 801-539-8252
CASTING
Precision Enterprises Inc. 851-797-1000
Investment Casting-Precision
Dolphin Investment Castings 602-272-6747
Precision Enterprises Inc. ____ 851-797-1000
TVT Die Casting 800-280-2278
DIES
Tool & Dies
Micropulse West Inc. 480-966-2300
DEBURRING
Industrial Precision Grinding 310-352-4700
866-252-4628
Aeroform, Inc. 360-403-1919
Speciality Bending
Albina Co., Inc.
866-252-4628
Bending Solutions, Inc. 360-651-2443
Structrual Bending
Albina Co., Inc.
866-252-4628
Tube and Pipe Bending
Albina Co., Inc.
Cogitic
866-252-4628
BRAZING-JOINING
719-473-8844
Evans Precision 623-582-4776
PAS Technologies
Precision Casting Repair
Brazing:
602-744-2600
801-972-2345
Bolts Metalizing-CWST______602-244-2432
CHEMICAL ETCHING
CMR Manufacturing _______ 602-273-0943
PAS Technologies 602-744-2600
COATING
Bolts Metalizing-CWST______602-244-2432
COLD FORMING
ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918
CONTRACT MANUFACTURING
UNITED PACIFIC ELECTRONICS 760-438-2375
CUTTING
Bar & Plate & Die Cutting
AZ Tool Steel 877-795-1600
FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272
Industrial Precision Grinding 310-352-4700
LASER CUTTING
DESIGN
FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272
EDGING
United Performance Metals _888-282-3292
EDM
EDM: Dialectric Systems /Filtration
Ebbco Inc _____________ 586-716-5151
EDM: Drilling Small Hole Layke Inc. 602-272-2654
Milco Waterjet 714-373-0098
Precision Aerospace, LLC 602-352-8658
SOUTHWEST EDM 623-826-1025
EDM: Ram-Type (Sinking)
SOUTHWEST EDM 623-826-1025
Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. 714-373-0098
Precision Aerospace, LLC
602-352-8658
Stevens Tool & Die 503-682-3185
EDM Solutions
EDM: Wire
Clings Aerospace 480-968-1778
Evans Precision 623-582-4776
Micropulse West, Inc. 480-966-2300
Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. 714-373-0098
Micropulse West, Inc. 480-966-2300
Plastic Injection Molding 509-531-2634
Precision Aerospace, LLC 602-352-8658
SOUTHWEST EDM 623-826-1025
ELECTRO MECHANICAL
Sub-Assembly Builds
Cascade Systems Technology 503-640-5733
ENGINEERING/DESIGN
ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918
Cascade Systems Technology 503-640-5733
FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272
Extrusions
Plastic Extrusion Services
Inline Plastics Inc.
909-923-1033 FABRICATION
Architectural Forming & Fabrication
AERO TECH MFG, Inc.
801-335-3283
FLATLINE FAB__________503-707-9272
Fabrication: Sheet Metal
Aeroform, Inc.
AERO TECH MFG, Inc.
FLATLINE FAB
503-707-9272
Industrial Thermoplastics
Cleveland Electric Labs. 330-697-4125
Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication: Medium & Large
Aeroform, Inc. __________ 360-403-1919
AERO TECH MFG, Inc. 801-335-3283
American Precision Ind.. 503-784-5211
360-403-1919
801-335-3283
American Precision Ind.. 503-784-5211
FLATLINE FAB
503-707-9272
NW Metalcraft Industries 888-280-7080
Mountain View Machine 435-755-0500
Precision Aerospace, LLC
602-352-8658
QUAL-FAB, Inc. 206-762-2117
SMH Inc LLC 360-341-2226
Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778
Fabrication: Custom Metal
AERO TECH MFG, Inc.
801-335-3283
American Precision Ind.. 503-784-5211
FLATLINE FAB
503-707-9272
Group Mfg Serv 480-966-3952
Industrial Machine Svcs 503-240-0878
Precision Aerospace, LLC ____ 602-352-8658
SMH Inc LLC 360-341-2226
Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778
Wrico 480-892-7800
Forming & Fabrication
AERO TECH MFG, Inc. 801-335-3283
Bending Solutions, Inc. 360-651-2443
FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272
Precision Aerospace, LLC 602-352-8658
QUAL-FAB, Inc. 206-762-2117
SMH Inc LLC 360-341-2226
Solid Form Fabrication 503-435-1400
Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778
Tube & Pipe Bending Fabrication
Albina Co., Inc. 866-252-4628
Bending Solutions, Inc. 360-651-2443
FIBER OPTICS TESTING
Cleveland Electric Labs. 330-697-4125
FINISHING
AB Finishing Tech 503-803-3322
Advanced Precision Anodizing 503-661-6700
American Precision Ind.. 503-784-5211
Coating Technologies 623-581-2648
FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272
Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410
Real Axis Machining 360-723-5386
DRY FILM LUBRICATION
Bolts Metalizing-CWST______602-244-2432
Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410
Passivation
Coating Technologies _623-581-2648
Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090
Polishing
Arizona Hard Chrome 602-278-8671
Powder Coating
AERO TECH MFG, Inc. _______ 801-335-3283
Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090
Sandblasting
Byington Steel Treating, Inc. 408-727-6630
Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Shot Peen
AB Finishing Tech 503-803-3322
PAS Technologies 602-744-2600
Silk Screening
Arizona Finishing 602-438-4443
FIXTURING
K-Mol Engineering 530-906-1705
Real Axis Machining 360-723-5386
Nexus Grinding
480-230-9525
Superior Grinding 801-487-9700
Grinding, Blanchard Evans Precision _________ 623-582-4776
Industrial Precision Grinding 310-352-4700
Superior Grinding 801-487-9700
Grinding, Centerless LV Swiss 435-635-1482
Nexus Grinding 480-230-9525
Ron Grob Co ___________ 970-667-5320
Grinding, Double Disc
Industrial Precision Grinding 310-352-4700
TCI Precision Metals _______ 800-234-5613
Grinding: OD
Nexus Grinding
480-230-9525 1 Ron Grob Co 970-667-5320
Superior Grinding 801-487-9700
Grinding: Surface
Industrial Precision Grinding 310-352-4700
StandardAero 602-744-2600
Superior Grinding
801-487-9700
Grinding: Tool & Cutter
Superior Grinding_________888-487-9701
Swift Tool Co, Inc. ________ 800-562-0900
GUN DRILLING
Evans Precision
623-582-4776
HEAT TREATING
ABS Heat Treating_________602-437-3008
Byington Steel Treating_____408-727-6630
Controlled Thermal Tech_____602-272-3714
Evans Precision 623-582-4776
MET-TEK Heat Treating______503-519-9864
PAS Technologies 602-744-2600
Phoenix Heat Treating______602-258-7751
Cryogenics
Phoenix Heat Treating 602-258-7751
Heat Treating/ISO/AS9100
ABS Heat Treating_________602-437-3008
Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630
Phoenix Heat Treating_______602-258-7751
Heat Treating/NADCAP
ABS Heat Treating_________602-437-3008
Phoenix Heat Treating_______602-258-7751
Large Capacity Drop Bottom Oven/Aluminum
Byington Steel Treating______408-727-6630
MET-TEK Heat Treating______503-519-9864
HONING/LAPPING
PAS Technologies
Precision Aerospace, LLC
602-352-8658
Real Axis Machining 360-723-5386
Ron Grob Co 970-667-5320
SMH Inc LLC 360-341-2226
Sunshine Metals 714-225-4972
Treske Precision Machining 503-625-2821
TVT Die Casting 800-280-2278
VWeiser Engineering 303-280-2778
Industrial Thermocouples
Cleveland Electric Labs. 330-697-4125 JIGS & TOOLING
K-Mol Engineering 530-906-1705
Machining: 5-Axis
Accutech Machine Inc 801-975-1117
American Precision Ind.. 503-784-5211
Cascade Engineering Tech 503-266-1300
Strom Manufacturing 503-447-1021
Machining: Aerospace/Space
American Precision Ind.. 503-784-5211
ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918
Cleveland Electric Labs. 330-697-4125
Layke Inc. 602-272-2654
LV Swiss 435-635-1482
Precision Aerospace, LLC 602-352-8658
Strom Manufacturing 503-447-1021
SMH Inc LLC 360-341-2226
Teton Machine 208-642-9344
Treske Precision Machining ___ 503-625-2821
Machining: Ceramics Advanced O’Keefe Ceramics 719-687-0888
Machining: Proto-R & D
American Precision Ind.. 503-784-5211
ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918
LUX Precision MFG 928-380-0317
Newport Tool. 801-295-7411
Real Axis Machining _______ 360-723-5386
Ron Grob Co 970-667-5320
SMH Inc LLC 360-341-2226
Strom Manufacturing 503-447-1021
Treske Precision Machining 503-625-2821
TVT Die Casting 800-280-2278
Machining: CNC Milling
Accutech Machine Inc 801-975-1117
American Precision Ind.. 503-784-5211
ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918
Cascade Engineering Tech ___ 503-266-1300
Die-Tech Precision Machining 669-888-3500
Faustson 303-420-7422
Grovtec US, Inc. 503-557-4689
Layke Inc. 602-272-2654
LUX Precision MFG 928-380-0317
LV Swiss 435-635-1482
Micropulse West, Inc. 480-966-2300
Precision Aerospace, LLC 602-352-8658
Real Axis Machining 360-723-5386
Ron Grob Co 970-667-5320
SMH Inc LLC 360-341-2226
Strictly Business 541-270-4878
Strom Manufacturing 503-447-1021
Teton Machine 208-642-9344
Machining: Large
Accutech Machine Inc 801-975-1117
American Precision Ind..
503-784-5211
Cascade Engineering Tech 503-266-1300
Machining: Medical
American Precision Ind.. ______ 503-784-5211
LUX Precision MFG 928-380-0317
602-744-2600
Cascade Engineering Tech 503-266-1300
Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. _ 253-395-7381
Machining: Production Accutech Machine Inc 801-975-1117
Precision Ind.. ______ 503-784-5211 ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918
Cascade Engineering
Industrial Manufacturing
866-252-4628
360-202-7342
Turnkey Product Services
Machining: Turning With Live Tooling
ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918
LV Swiss 435-635-1482
Weiser Engineering _______ 303-280-2778
MANUFACTURING VALUE ADDED
Contract Manufacturing
AATC
602-268-1467
Aeroform, Inc. 360-403-1919
Albina Co., Inc. 866-252-4628
Alpha Precision Machining, Inc. 253-395-7381
American Precision Ind.. ______ 503-784-5211
ATF Aerospace, LLC.. ________ 480-218-0918
Bending Solutions, Inc. 360-651-2443
Cleveland Electric Labs. 330-697-4125
FLATLINE FAB __________ 503-707-9272
LUX Precision MFG _________ 928-380-0317
LV Swiss 435-635-1482
Teton Machine 208-642-9344
TVT Die Casting _________ 800-280-2278
PAINTING
FLATLINE FAB
801-891-2740
Custom Airplane to Marine Polishing
503-253-5294
Personal Collectables Polishing
503-253-5294
503-253-5294
602-272-3714
Plastic Injection Molding
509-531-2634
SMH Inc LLC 360-341-2226
MOLDS
Aero Tech MFG
801-891-2740
Advanced Mold Technology ____ 714-990-0144
Arizona Finishing 602-438-4443
Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. 714-373-0098
K-Mol Engineering 530-906-1705
Molds: High Volume Class 100
Advanced Mold Technology 714-990-0144
Molds: Fast Turn Prototype and Bridge Molds
Advanced Mold Technology 714-990-0144
Molds: Expertise in Overmold and Insert Molding
Advanced Mold Technology 714-990-0144
PC BOARDS
Surface Mount & Thru Hole
Cascade Systems Technology 971-330-8054
Anodizing
503-707-9272
Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090
PLASTIC EXTRUSION
Custom Plastic Profiles
Inline Plastics Inc. 909-923-1033
Custom Plastic Tubing
Inline Plastics Inc. 909-923-1033
Custom Thermoplastics
Inline Plastics Inc. 909-923-1033
Extrusion Die Development
Inline Plastics Inc. 909-923-1033
Custom Plastic Spiraling
Inline Plastics Inc. ________ 909-923-1033
Custom Plastic Finishing
Inline Plastics Inc. 909-923-1033
PLASTIC MACHINING
PLASTIC MOLDING
3-D Plastics, Inc. 503-720-0572
K-Mol Engineering ________ 530-906-1705
SMH Inc LLC 360-341-2226
Mold Making
3-D Plastics, Inc. 503-720-0572
K-Mol Engineering 530-906-1705
PLATING
Advanced Precision Anodizing 503-661-6700
ASKO Group 206-947-4052
Collins Metal Finishing 602-275-3117
EPSI 714-519-9423
Frontier Group 602-437-2426
Foresight Finishing 480-772-0387
Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410
Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090
Advanced Precision Anodizing 503-661-6700
Collins Metal Finishing 602-275-3117
Frontier Group __________ 602-437-2426
Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410
Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Black Oxide
Frontier Group __________ 602-437-2426 Bright Tin
Foresight Finishing 480-772-0387
Coating Technologies______623-581-2648
Frontier Group
Nickel-Bright & Electroless
602-437-2426
Leadtek Plating _________ 503-682-4410
Coating: Nickel/ Teflon/Chrome
Coating Technologies ______ 623-581-2648
Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410
Coating:Zinc & Mag.Phos.
Coating Technologies
Savon Plating, Inc
Copper
623-581-2648
602-252-4311
Foresight Finishing 480-772-0387
Drylube
Frontier Group
ASKO Group
602-437-2426
Electro-Polishing
206-947-4052
Foresight Finishing 480-772-0387
Frontier Group 602-437-2426
Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410
Precious Metal Plating Co. 800-481-6271
Passivation
Collins Metal Finishing 602-275-3117
Frontier Group 602-437-2426
Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410
Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090 Phosphate
Frontier Group __________ 602-437-2426
Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090
Powder Coating
Perfection Industrial Finishing 520-434-9090
Aeroform, Inc. __________360-403-1919
QUAL-FAB, Inc. _________ 206-762-2117
SpringWorks Utah 801-298-0113
Strictly Business _______ 541-270-4878
Wrico 480-892-7800
Laser Cutting
Strictly Business 541-270-4878
PROTOTYPES
Cascade Systems Technology __ 503-640-5733
NW Rapid Mfg. 503-434-8557
RECYCLING MATERIALS
Aluminum, Brass, Plastics, Stainless Steel, Steel, Tin, Stainless Steels, Copper Alloys, Nickel and Nickel base alloys, Hastelloys, Monel, Cupro-Nickel, Nickel-Chromes, Cobalt base alloys, Stellites, Heat-Treat alloys, Complex-Nickels, Corrosion Resistant metals, Titanium, Tungsten, and Superalloys
Metro Metals Northwest 503-819-1284
Grovtec US, Inc.
503-557-4689 SHEARING
United Performance Metals _888-282-3292
SIGNAGE & DISPLAYS
Milco Wire EDM,, Inc. 714-373-0098
SILICONE
3-D Plastics, Inc. 503-720-0572
SINTERING
Western Sintering 509-375-3096
SLITTING
United Performance Metals _888-282-3292
SPINNING
Evans Precision 623-582-4776
SPLINES
Specialty Steel Services 801-539-8252
SPRINGS
Ace Wire & Spring Form 412-458-4830
SpringWorks Utah 801-298-0113
SPRINGS: CUSTOM Extension/Compression/ Coil
Ace Wire & Spring Form 412-458-4830
STAMPING PRECISION
Collins Metal Finishing
EPSI
602-275-3117
Embrittlement Relief
714-519-9423
Savon Plating, Inc
ASKO Group
602-252-4311
Electroless Nickel
206-947-4052
Collins Metal Finishing _____ 602-275-3117
Foresight Finishing 480-772-0387
Frontier Group 602-437-2426
Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410
Precious Metal Plating Co.
Gold
ASKO Group
800-481-6271
206-947-4052
EPSI 714-519-9423
Foresight Finishing_______480-772-0387
Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410
Precious Metal Plating Co.
800-481-6271
PAS Technologies 602-744-2600
Hard Chrome
Arizona Hard Chrome 602-278-8671
ASKO Group 206-947-4052
NAD CAP & Boeing Approved Processes
Precious Metal Plating Co.
800-481-6271
Shot Peen
AB Finishing Tech 503-803-3322
PAS Technologies 602-744-2600
Tin / Zinc Plate
ASKO Group 206-947-4052
EPSI 714-519-9423
Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410
Savon Plating, Inc ________ 602-252-4311
Silver Plating
ASKO Group 206-947-4052
EPSI 714-519-9423
Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410
PAS Technologies ________ 602-744-2600
Precious Metal Plating Co. 800-481-6271
Savon Plating, Inc ________ 602-252-4311
Tin Plating
Precious Metal Plating Co. 800-481-6271
Leadtek Plating 503-682-4410
Zinc Nickel
PAS Technologies 602-744-2600
PLASMA CUTTING
G & G Custom Metal Fab 503-931-7069
PRECISION FORMING
Spectrum Alloys LLC 323-587-2284
Bin Service
Metro Metals Northwest 503-819-1284
Spectrum Alloys LLC 323-587-2284
Excess Material Handling
Metro Metals Northwest 503-819-1284
Spectrum Alloys LLC 323-587-2284
Full Service Scrap Management
Metro Metals Northwest 503-819-1284
Spectrum Alloys LLC 323-587-2284
Wood Products
Perry Pallet Co. 360-366-5239
REPAIR
CNC-PROS 602-344-9753
ROLLING
Albina Co., Inc. _________ 866-252-4628
ROLL FORMING
ATF Aerospace, LLC.. _______ 480-218-0918
SANDBLASTING
Advanced Precision Anodizing__ 503-661-6700
Byington Steel Treating, Inc. 408-727-6630
Production Sawing
Bourdelais Grinding Co., Inc. 805-583-9966
SEWING
AEI Fabrication 480-733-6594
NW Metalcraft Industries 888-280-7080
Precision Die & Stamping 480-967-2038
SpringWorks Utah 801-298-0113
Strictly Business 541-270-4878
THOMPSON MACHINE. 505-823-1453
Stamping:Design
ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918
SpringWorks Utah 801-298-0113
THOMPSON MACHINE. _____ 505-823-1453
Stamping:Flat Forming
ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918
NW Metalcraft Industries 888-280-7080
SpringWorks Utah 801-298-0113
Stamping: Light
ATF Aerospace, LLC.. 480-218-0918
SpringWorks Utah 801-298-0113
THOMPSON MACHINE. 505-823-1453
Stamping: Production/ Precision
ATF Aerospace, LLC.. ________ 480-218-0918
Precision Die & Stamping 480-967-2038
THOMPSON MACHINE. 505-823-1453
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Turbine Instrument Testing
Cleveland Electric Labs. 330-697-4125
THERMAL SPRAY
Bolts Metalizing-CWST______602-244-2432
Controlled Thermal Tech 602-272-3714
THREAD ROLLING
Ron Grob Co 970-667-5320
TOOL & DIE DESIGN
ATF Aerospace, LLC..
480-218-0918
Newport Tool. 801-295-7411
Wrico 480-892-7800
TOOLING
Industrial Machine Svcs 503-240-0878
Mountain View Machine 435-755-0500
Newport Tool. 801-295-7411
Real Axis Machining ________ 360-723-5386
TUBE BENDING & CUTTING FAB
Albina Co., Inc.
866-252-4628
Bending Solutions, Inc. ______ 360-651-2443
Clings Aerospace 480-968-1778
EZ-ACCESS 800-258-8503
TURBINE ENGINE TESTING
Cleveland Electric Labs. 330-697-4125
WATERJET CUTTING
Accutech Machine Inc 801-975-1117
Aeroform, Inc. 360-403-1919
Milco Waterjet 714-373-0098
Precision Aerospace, LLC 602-352-8658
Rickard Engineering 866-845-8838
SW Waterjet & Laser 480-306-7748
United Performance Metals _888-282-3292
5-Axis Waterjet Cutting
Rickard Engineering 866-845-8838
Micro-Machining
Rickard Engineering 866-845-8838
WELDING
Evans Precision 623-582-4776
FLATLINE FAB 503-707-9272
Frontier Group 602-437-2426
Mountain View Machine
Precision Aerospace, LLC
Weiser Engineering
435-755-0500
602-352-8658
303-280-2778
Weld Metal Works 503-788-5701
Laser Welding and Services
Cleveland Electric Labs. 330-697-4125
Robotic Welding
Bending Solutions, Inc.
360-651-2443
Welding: Precision
Evans Precision
623-582-4776
Weiser Engineering 303-280-2778
Welding: MIG-TIG
Evans Precision 623-582-4776
WIRE FORMING
Ace Wire & Spring Form
412-458-4830
Evans Precision 623-582-4776
Index of Advertisers
3D-Plastics...16,40
ABS Metallurgical...1,20-21,40,47
Acieta...42`
Advanced Precision Anodizing...42
Aeroform, Inc...43
Aero Tech Manufacturing...41
Allied Tool and Die...45
ALMCO...36
American Precision Industries...42
ARNO...35
ATF Aerospace, LLC...35
Barton...24,38
Big O Metals...36
BMSC...18,34
Bramac Machinery Inc...35
Capacity Commercial Group...3
Cleveland Electric Laboritories...40
Coast Aluminum...25,34
Coastal Metals...27,34
Coating Technologies...41
Collins Metal Finishing...43
Continenttal Machining Co...41
CTT...1,21-22
CRC Surface Technologies...23
Cutting Tool Control...37
Cycle Time Solutions...36
DCM Tech...37
Design 2 Part Long Beach..25
Die-Tech Precision Machine...41
DN Solutions... 1,20-22
EVP Machining...30-31
Editors Corner...4
EDM Performance..34,35
Ellison Technologies...22,34
EPIC Finance...3,29
Evans Precision...43
Expand Machinery...37
Foresight Finishing...45
Frontier Group...
Gentech...41
Grovtec...40,48
HS&S Machine Tool...38
Haimer...36
Hainbuch...26,35
Hexagon...36
Horizon Carbide...38
Hurco...19
Industrial Metal Supply Co....9,38
K-Mol Engineering...41
KD Capital...38
Kloeckner Metals-Temtco...10,34
Landmark Solutions...11,36
Layke Inc...43
Leadtek...45
Lucy’s Machine...34,43
LUX Precision Machining...40
LV Swiss...41
Marzee...12
MC Sales & Marketing...35
MET-TEK Inc...41
Metal Rollforming Systems...1,20-21
Metro Metals Northwest, Inc...44
MetzFab...41
Micropulse West...42
Micro-Tronics...45
Midaco Corporation...10,36
Milco...45
MLC-CAD...35
Mountain View Machining...42
MRI , Machinery Resources...36
Nexus Grinding...28,41
North-South Machinery...34
Pacific Swiss...40
People Tech...35
Perfection Global...43
Perfection Industrial Finishing...33
Performance Machine Tools...8,38
Phoenix Heat Treat...13,42
Precious Metals Plating...29,40
Precision Aerospace, LLC...42
Precision Die & Stamping...14,40
RRBG, Inc. Quality MGMT...30
Ron Grob...10,42,44
Rosco Precision Machinery...19,34
Royal products...24,34
SCHUNK...35
SigmaNest...34
SMBHUB...39
SMH Inc LLC...32,40
Spectrum Alloys LLC...44
Spring Works Utah...41
StandardAero...42,45
Star Metal Fluids...35
Sterling Fab Tech...28-29,35,40
Strictly Business...38
Sulli Tool...34
Superior Grinding...17,41
TCI Precision Metals...34
ThinBit...2,34
TJ Davies...8,36
TJ Snow...5
Thompson Machine...36
TVT Die Casting...40
United Pacific Electrictronics...40
US Shop Tools...15,35,38
Valley Financial Services...37
Weiser Engineering...42
Western Sintering...40
Wrico Stamping...45
